rise of empire total war

Chapter 460 Despair
"Dig deep here to strengthen the earth wall in front of you."

"Check the ammunition stockpile and clear the battlefield!"

"There are wounded here! Military doctor! Military doctor! Come!"

On the temporary position of the second regiment of the second brigade, various shouts were intertwined in the air. Looking around, you can see many soldiers who took off their military formations to reveal their white underwear, wielding shovels and other tools, digging out a A trench as high as a man.There were also some soldiers carrying improvised stretchers, carrying the dying wounded soldiers in the direction of the military doctor (the so-called military doctor is the military chaplain. At Richard's request, all those who serve as military chaplains must learn medical skills. , whether it is internal medicine or surgery, you must have a skill anyway).

In addition, some soldiers also dragged the wreckage of the supply carriage whose flames had been extinguished to the front of the position under the order of the officer. As part of the fortification, the self-destruction of the artillery caused the supply carriage connected to the artillery to also die. Some of them were broken into fragments, and only a small part was not seriously damaged and could be dragged over for waste utilization.

As time progressed, all kinds of bad news also reached Edward's ears, because the supply carriages were all killed, and the soldiers also consumed most of the ammunition they carried in previous battles, so the remaining ammunition is only It is possible for the soldiers to fight another small-scale battle. If the remaining ammunition is exhausted, they can only hold up their bayonets and fight the enemy hand-to-hand.

Fortunately, they can still find some unused ammunition from the dead soldiers, and the grenadiers in the regiment can throw their own grenades at critical moments, which can turn the tide (hopefully) .Every soldier still has hope, in their opinion, the brigade commander Butters will come to save them with invincible reinforcements.

However, the imagination is very full, and the reality is very skinny. The reinforcements in their fantasy have been turned into dead bodies and buried in a hastily dug pit. After pickling and embalming, it was collected by the leader of Kurban as a spoil of war.And the small group of carbine cavalry they sent was also called one by one by the chasing barbarian cavalry, and all died on the road.It can be said that the Second Regiment has fallen into a desperate situation, and their demise is doomed, and it is only a matter of time.

In the anticipation of the soldiers of the second regiment, the reinforcements still did not arrive after all. Instead, they were replaced by the enemy's main force, which was a mixture of aggressive barbarian cavalry and the Lumi Kingdom army. Looking at the enemy who almost occupied the entire horizon, the position The Winster soldiers on board fell into deep despair. They were not fools. Since they were not reinforcements, but the main force of the enemy, it meant that the friendly forces still in Iluberis were in dire straits.

After thinking about this, the soldiers also had a small-scale riot in despair.

"Enter your respective posts, don't panic!"

Seeing that the soldiers were in chaos, officers at all levels quickly spoke out to comfort them, but under the threat of death, how effective could the officers' comfort be?Although the soldiers seemed calm on the surface, the despair in their eyes and trembling limbs revealed the extreme fear in their hearts.

Seeing all this, Andre Karen was also in the desperate group. Before he could give an order, the adjutant beside him spoke first, and said in a trembling voice: "Break out, sir, we can't fight the enemy. "

"Yes, sir, let's break out of the encirclement before the main enemy force arrives."

Swallowing the saliva accumulated in his mouth, Edward took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in his heart, and responded to his adjutants pretending to be calm: "Do you think we can break out now? The enemy's cavalry is dead We are being watched, and if we dare to leave our position, those damn cavalry will rush over without hesitation and chop us all to death."

"Then we have to wait here to die?" an officer questioned. Edward glanced at him and found that his legs were shaking violently. If I remember correctly, this was a young nobleman who had just graduated from the military academy. Never faced such a desperate situation.

The officer's words aroused the echoes of the others. Seeing their appearance, Edward couldn't help but smile a few times. Now, except for those veterans with rich experience and illustrious military exploits, most of the middle and lower-level officers in the Royal Army are graduates from military academies. The young people who came down from the air, they talked on paper, rarely participated in the war, and they didn't have a thorough understanding of the battlefield. It takes time for them to accumulate experience, but these unlucky officers have no chance to accumulate experience. .

"Break out, we must break out, but we must first deal with the enemy cavalry in the distance." Edward said to several officers, his eyes flashed with determination, as if he had made up his mind, and said: "Leave two brigades behind. The remaining troops will stay in the position to block the enemy's pursuit, and the rest will take advantage of this time to speed up and evacuate to the south!"

"What?!" Everyone was shocked. Before they had time to say something suspicious, Edward stared and scolded: "Don't hesitate, go and deliver the order immediately!"

"..." Several officers hesitated for a moment before agreeing in unison, each passing on Edward's order. They are all graduates from military academies, so they naturally understand Edward's intentions. , still no objection.

Soon, Edward's order was spread throughout the army, and the two brigades with the least damage were "voluntarily" left to serve as the docked tails of the geckos. In order to allow them to last longer, almost every evacuated soldier will wear All the ammunition was left to them, and those grenadiers who represented the elite of the brigade also stayed with their grenades. The tenacity of the system soldiers was vividly reflected at this moment. It is very unbearable, but now, in order for more comrades in arms to retreat safely, they all swear to God that they will take root in this position.

Next, under the gaze of the barbarian cavalry, most of the infantry of the second regiment moved to the south under the leadership of Edward as a company. There were hundreds of people standing behind the retreating infantry. Seeing this, the leader The commander was afraid that they would run away and that he would be punished by the leader of Kurban, so he hurriedly sent someone to report to the leader who was about to arrive, and at the same time personally led the cavalry under his command to march towards the Wensters' position.

The large group of cavalry rode their horses and galloped at the same time, and the originally calm ground shook again. Even though the retreating infantry knew that there was someone covering behind them, they subconsciously fell into chaos!

(End of this chapter)