18th century total war

Chapter 74 Can't Retire Anymore

On the battlefield that was like a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, the Black Dragon Legion's cleanup team carefully put a bayonet on each enemy corpse.

After this battle, the Black Dragon Legion not only lost a large number of troops, but also exhausted the two precious ammunition such as mine bombs and explosive bombs.

The most important thing is that the military factories in Rennes cannot continue to mass-produce flowering bombs due to the shortage of related raw materials. The production requirements for mine bombs are relatively low, and there are substitutes for raw materials, but they can still produce some.

Exploding mines is not difficult to produce as long as there is enough black powder.

As for metal raw materials, if they are not enough, household tools such as iron pans and kitchen knives can also be 'purchased' from citizens.

Li Wei is still very benevolent, he did not let his soldiers grab it outright, but issued an IOU officially recognized by the Rennes City Government, which can be used to offset the taxes of the Rennes City Government!
For this reason, Levi once again increased the tax amount in Rennes...

Well, the main reason is that everyone has too many IOUs, and there is no way to consume them all. What a waste!

This IOU is on the bayonet of the Black Dragon Legion... Oh no, it should be said that it is under the credit guarantee of the Rennes City Government, which is actually equivalent to a national bond.

It's just that Li Wei has not yet established himself as a king, so it is called an IOU.

When Li Wei establishes the country or restores the old system of the French Kingdom, the IOUs he issues will be legal orthodox national debts!
Well, the kind of national debt without interest. After all, Li Wei is too poor now, so he can only rely on bayonets to threaten the people to buy national debt to make ends meet.

Under the exploitation of Rennes...under the healthy and good tax policy, Li Wei relied on the financial resources of a capital city to avoid falling into the situation of running out of ammunition and food.

After the war, Li Wei discovered why those big countries seldom go to war. Wars are really too expensive!
If Li Wei didn't have a total war system to help brainwash a large number of soldiers, laborers and even officials, Li Wei would not be able to fight high-intensity wars!

In a normal army, Li Wei fought a series of battles, and the pension alone could make him bankrupt countless times.

As the defeated provincial coalition forces, it is naturally impossible to rescue the wounded left on the battlefield by themselves.

The direct result of this is that the number of provincial coalition troops killed far exceeds the wounded!
The Black Dragon Legion still hides its last-hitting skills from professionals.

As for the Black Dragon Legion's own wounded soldiers, the number is very small. The reason is very simple. These brainwashed soldiers will choose to fight until the last moment. Throw the enemy down!
The brainwashing effect of the total war system training camp is very good. After depriving soldiers of unnecessary emotions, these brainwashed soldiers have a far higher tolerance for pain than ordinary people.

It's not that they can't feel the pain, but that for Li Wei's glory, they can use their unwavering willpower to suppress the heart-wrenching pain!

When the Black Dragon Legion cleaned up the battlefield, they found many soldiers from their own side who had not fatal wounds but lost too much blood.

If these people retreat in time when they are injured, they can actually be cured. It's a pity that their loyalty does not allow them to escape before the battle...

However, it was precisely because the Black Dragon Legion was so reckless that they repelled the provincial coalition forces that had the superior numbers and firepower.

"I didn't expect the Provincial Allied Forces to be so desperate, could it be that Wallace's handwriting?

However, after being repulsed this time, the Provincial Allied Forces had no new strength to replenish, so they should no longer be able to attack.

It can give me some time to breathe and rest. "

After inspecting the battlefield, Li Wei thought to himself.

However, the battle of Rennes has not yet ended in the evaluation of the total war system, so Li Wei has not been rewarded by the total war system for a long time.

When the Black Dragon Legion cleaned up the battlefield, searched for loot (the officers and soldiers of the provincial coalition army lost a lot of muskets and ammunition), and repaired the fortifications of the chest barrier.

The remaining main force of the Provincial Allied Forces has retreated to a temporary camp more than ten miles away from the suburban defense line.

The provincial coalition forces led by Wallace and his party came to Rennes and focused their energy on attacking, so they didn't arrange too much manpower to build the barracks, which made the barracks look very simple, and even the parapet was not built.

The entire barracks is just a wooden fence, plus rows of endless soldier tents.

Of course, due to the huge loss of soldiers of the Provincial Allied Forces, many camps can already be abandoned.

At this time, the largest military tent in the center of the barracks was having a heated debate.

"Our army is no longer able to fight anymore. The Levi rebels in Rennes will lead troops to fight out anytime and anywhere. Depending on the morale of the current army, it is estimated that they will be defeated by the Levi rebels in just one face-to-face, so we should stay away completely. Rennes!"

"If we stay away from Rennes, it means that we have completely failed the Battle of Rennes. Don't you know what this means politically?
Everyone present must bear the responsibility for the defeat. Our best end is to take off our official skins, and the provincial coalition forces that have withdrawn have nothing to do with us! "

This time, no generals participated in the military meeting. They were all "members leading the troops," which is the real leadership of the provincial coalition forces.

It is the leadership, not the command, because most of the congressmen present are military laymen.

It can be said that the failure this time was not only due to the poor quality of the provincial coalition forces, it was inseparable from the fact that these military laymen were pointing fingers.

It was they who kept provoking them with francs, causing the [-] provincial coalition forces to cripple themselves in just three days...

Of course, this group of people will not think that they have done wrong, and encourage morale in francs, will they not?
The only thing wrong is that they were defeated!
If you can win this battle, the capitalists who use francs to boost morale are all 'heroes'!
Maybe, when the Parisian government is happy, it will also award medals with little cost but high collection value.

It has to be said that the invention of the medal has brought down the cost of the country rewarding heroes like a cliff. How much material reward can a medal be worth!

Replacing financial expenditures with illusory things like honor, the recipients are still happy, so the invention of the medal is a very successful political show.

It's a pity that these capitalists have no chance to be heroes now, and if they are not careful, they will become grandma heroes...

The congressman who opened his mouth to retreat immediately calmed down after being reprimanded by Wallace.

The reason why he was in such a hurry to retreat was that he was worried that Li Wei's rebels would come after him and his life would be lost.

Now after being reminded by Wallace, they immediately realized that they really couldn't retreat anymore!
Once they exit the boundaries of Rennes City, what is the difference between them and retreating in defeat?

(End of this chapter)