I Will Be The Crowned King

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Along with the earth-shattering cries of killing around him, Carl Bain, who was about to cry without tears, sighed up to the sky, quite confused by the bad luck that he couldn't get rid of:

"It was like this in Thundercastle, it was like this in Clovis City, it was like this in the Iron Bell Fortress, and the Royal Court of Iser... How come it is still like this in the new world, what kind of order am I? Abandoned son?!"

"My chief of staff, is this the time to complain?!"

The grieving Karl was pushed back by Alexei next to him, but the "First Infantry Regiment Commander" was also bloodless: "Can it make a difference? If you complain a few more words, we will all be finished!"

The two of them turned their heads in panic, and the front of the Imperial Army had already stepped through the central forward position of the grass forest; and it was very coincidental that the four cavalry companies that formed the commando type were the first to tear the front line, and the storm division defeated the grass before. The same is true when Lin base camp.

In the thick smoke of gunpowder, hundreds or thousands of Imperial Line soldiers with rifles held high, slowly advancing in a neat phalanx formation; the chaotic sound of footsteps was like a disturbing drum of war, constantly approaching the inner side of the defense line.

In contrast, the star-ring flags on the blue background have been divided by the cavalry, and almost all the troops stationed on the position are fighting with battalions, companies, and even ranked units; trying to counterattack. The warriors couldn't wait to fight back, and they had already ushered in the bayonet charge of the imperial line.

Looking at the battle situation that seemed to have fallen to the ground in front of him, Carl let out a long sigh again.

The cause of the incident has to be pushed back almost six days ago...

Because the raid on the grassy forest went too smoothly, a certain commander-in-chief who was cautious to die suddenly felt that he was okay again, and made a "small" fine-tuning of the strategic deployment: he personally led the storm division to bypass the road to raid and sail. The city besieged the position, leaving another regiment to assist the Confederate army in the vital outpost of the Badgrass.

And this unfortunate person in charge of "the heavy duty of staying behind", for some reason, naturally fell on Carl Bain's head... and the head of the stationed regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Alexei Dukasky.

The two gathered together the Confederate troops coming from the rear, building a defense line along the road, preparing to face Bernard Morwes, who was about to take revenge.

Although it is known as the "Freedom Legion" and is specially organized according to the Clovis military system; in fact, except for the cavalry and the "Grey Dove Castle General Reserve", which can never be moved, the Confederate army is still a mess, and their actions are still in accordance with the The "principle of territoriality" completely disregards the troops of other colonies as one's own.

The direct consequence of the scattered arrival of the troops is that the efficiency of the construction of fortifications is greatly delayed, which can only be described as turtle speed; even in order to meet the construction period, the less important parts have to be given up, and the construction can control the road and connect with each other. fortress.

Even so, the two were not very worried at first; after all, the most important strategic goal of the imperial army at the moment was Yangfan City. Even if the rear base camp was raided, at most, they could only send a small group of troops to counterattack and try to retake it, and last for a short period of time. Time is not an issue.

But they never expected that the news that Bernard Morwes received was not an "enemy forward", a "small force"... He really thought that 30,000 Confederates had come to kill him!

So when the 8,000 imperial army appeared, the "Freedom Legion" that was still building positions immediately became confused; as for Alexei's infantry regiment, they all withdrew into the grass forest stronghold as soon as the enemy's situation appeared.

This is not entirely because of subconscious betrayal of friendly forces, but the imperial supplies in the grass forest are very important to the army; storm divisions who have experience in raids, of course, will not make the same mistakes as the previous imperial defenders.

It was just that there was no Storm Division to assist in the defense, and the first line of defense organized by the Free Legion in a hurry was quickly broken through by the cuirassiers.

Despite the rush, the imperial army still displayed their usual style - almost as soon as the cavalry tore open the gap, three six-pounder cavalry guns quickly appeared behind the cavalry line, firing crossed on both sides of the gap.

More than 200 Winter Torch City skirmishers armed with rifles and machetes were killed by the roaring solid bullets before they touched the hoofs of the cavalry, leaving behind blood and blood all over the place... Successfully scared away the original Also tried the brave Red Hand Bay Rifleman.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the infantry phalanx in the rear line moved forward unhurriedly, preparing to "take over" the fragmented first defensive position.

The cavalry is broken, the artillery is deterred, the infantry draws the line... Under the rigid and classic three-axe tactics of the empire, the "elite division" that the Confederate Legion finally organized seems to have no possibility of fighting back; the outcome of the battle seems to have been It was decided when the war started.

Although he felt that fate really did not give him any sweetness, Carl was not completely discouraged, and it was not that he had never seen similar scenes.

Now in addition to the Storm Division and an infantry regiment, he also has an artillery company, a reconnaissance cavalry company, a Winter Torch City Skirmish Regiment and two Red Hand Bay Infantry Regiments, as well as at least one Long Lake Town Line Regiment and Winter The Jucheng Skirmishers are on their way!

The chief of staff made a decisive decision and issued a signal to order the Confederate troops on the front line to retreat and enter the range that the grassy forest stronghold could cover.

"Prepare the artillery, and once the line begins to falter, bombard the front and gaps of the second line of defense to cover the retreat of the Confederates!"

Carl, who was struggling, said in a deep voice, his hands behind his back were shaking, and the sweat dripped out on the hem of his clothes:

"Send reconnaissance cavalry to tell them that there is an enemy situation, but the situation is still under control, don't worry too much, rectify the troops, and advance in an orderly direction from the north to the grass forest."

"Why do you say this?" Alexei's expression was very surprised: "In the current situation, shouldn't they be rushed over as soon as possible?"

"Nonsense, let them run away in a hurry, or know that the battle situation is dangerous, and directly flee most of them. What kind of combat effectiveness do the remaining wandering soldiers come here scattered?"

Carl rolled his eyes at him: "Didn't you ask this knowingly!"

Alexei: "...makes sense."

Soon, the Confederate troops on the ground proved that Carl's fears were not unreasonable - after receiving the order to retreat, they who could have been subconsciously brave quickly showed their instinct to survive, and the defense line shocked the enemy. The speed quickly disintegrated and fled in a hurry.

By the time the jaw-dropping cuirassiers reacted, the defenders in front of them had already fled without a shadow.

When the troops fled to the defense line outside the stronghold, Alexei suddenly realized that Karl did not do this to shrink the force at all, but only under the supervision of the Storm Division's guns could the entire front line be prevented from being completely collapsed!

Almost at the same time, the artillery company that stepped on the time to complete the preparations was also ready; before confirming that the troops had completely withdrawn from the artillery range, Karl directly issued the firing order.

"The gunner is in place!"

"Shell loading - six-pound solid round, single charge!"

"The gunner is ready, calibration is ready!"

"All ready - three, two, one...fire!"

"Fire!"

"boom--!!!!"

Clouds of smoke and fireballs rose into the sky above the forward position, blasting the sky of dust and gravel... But because the imperial soldiers on the opposite side hid in the trenches in time, they did not cause too many casualties.

But this is enough - Carl didn't expect a few rounds of artillery fire to be able to repel Bernard, and it was a surprise to kill dozens of unlucky people while holding back the opponent's offensive a little.

"Very well, it seems that the commander on the opposite side is quite cautious, not that kind of pure idiot."

Looking at the cannon flames lit up in the direction of the stronghold, Bernard Morwes on horseback showed some appreciation: "Such a decisive use of precious artillery strikes to interrupt the enemy's attack rhythm, in the extreme fear It's really rare among the Clovis people."

In his memory, the Clovis army was basically an average of 2,000 soldiers and one artillery piece. In most cases, it was useless except for the courage to hear a sound. The killing and wounding depended almost entirely on the infantry - of course, except in the time of Hantu.

When he thought that the Clovis army on the opposite side was Hantu's opponent, Bernard's good mood was instantly shattered.

After a brief shelling, the Imperial line did not continue to advance, but waited for ten minutes before the two infantry regiments in the middle slowly opened the line; under the cover of cuirassiers and cavalry artillery, they retreated to the Confederate army. The stronghold is slowly advancing.

Carl Bain's face froze... The other party did so obviously because he was aware of the reality on his side, and was ready to open the front line and outflank him from left and right.

Once surrounded, or even cut off the connection between the stronghold and the road, the barren grass forest that has completely become an isolated island cannot last for long.

As for the follow-up Confederate reinforcements... so full of exciting surprises, he really didn't expect the slightest bit.

Carl even regretted letting all the Confederate troops retreat around the stronghold. Once one of the troops collapsed, it would likely trigger a chain reaction and lead to the loss of the stronghold; but if they were not withdrawn, the Storm Division alone would not be able to hold such a large stronghold. .

No matter what kind of result will be finished, the difference is only the difference between sooner and later and the result.

Facing the imperial line that was pressing up in pieces, the panicked Confederate soldiers barely stood firm under the coercion of guns and cannons behind them. Fire on the opposite side.

On the battlefield where the smoke of gunpowder began to permeate, the unhurried imperial soldiers lined up in a dense queue, advancing calmly in the hail of bullets; at the same time, the two infantry regiments on the right flank hidden in the trenches also began to move, methodically outflanking from the flank, Prepare to cut off the road connection between the east side of the base and the north side.

Once the road is really cut off, they really can't even escape!

In desperation, Carl can only hope for a breakout battle; let a battalion of the Storm Division Infantry Regiment serve as the forerunner, lead the Winter Torch Skirmishers to raid eastward, and stand firm on the previous position before the opponent reacts. Heel, forming a protrusion to attract firepower, and then fire artillery fire from the stronghold to share the pressure of the protrusion.

This sounded like a very reliable plan, but Alexei always felt a little unspeakable, but it was a particularly strange place.

Then he suddenly remembered - isn't this the trick that the commander-in-chief used in the offensive and defensive battle of Black Reef Harbor? !

Although he was a little worried, Alexei, who couldn't think of a good way for a while, had to do it and acted as the commander-in-chief of the assault force himself.

A quarter of an hour later, under the leadership of the Storm Division Infantry Battalion, the Winter Torch City Skirmish Regiment was the main force. Taking advantage of the opportunity when the imperial line had not yet completed the encirclement, they launched a surprise attack on the right position.

The cuirassiers who noticed the abnormality in front immediately wanted to intercept them, and were then hit by a short artillery bombardment in the direction of the stronghold, and were forced to give up - compared with the infantry line, the solid bullets of the infantry artillery at the mid-range position were enough to hit the unfired ones. Charged cavalry posed a deadly threat.

"They actually want to break through?"

Looking at the King Clovis flag that suddenly rushed out of the stronghold, Bernard narrowed his eyes cautiously, and was silent for a minute before slowly and solemnly said:

"Don't be nervous, our goal is to conquer the weeds and forest strongholds, and destroying the enemy is the second priority; let the enemies who want to run let them run, just make sure to completely separate them from the stronghold, and keep harassing and attacking so that they can't stand firm, just let them run. enough!"

"As ordered!"

As the order was issued, the imperial line directly ignored Alexei and concentrated on besieging the deserted grassy forest stronghold and surrounding defense lines that had been isolated and helpless. To harass them who just "successfully broke through".

One after another imperial phalanx quickly followed up. They avoided the front and "shoved" into the gap between the breakout troops and the stronghold like stacking blocks, blocking the connection between the two; many stragglers had not kept up with the team. , was beaten into a sieve by the concentrated fire salvo from many sides.

The two sides were almost completely strangled together. Karl in the stronghold did not dare to order fire at all. He could only watch as Alexei, who was harassed by the cuirassiers, got further away from him, and he was gradually surrounded by the empire's right-wing troops.

As for Alexei... As soon as he stabilized his team, he couldn't stop being harassed by the cavalry; although the Winter Torch City skirmishers, who were not afraid of death, launched several successful counterattacks, they were quickly attacked again. The Imperial Columns fired back, with heavy casualties.

"We can't sit still, Chief of Staff!"

Inside the stronghold, the black-faced artillery company commander grabbed Karl: "Order to fire, wait like this, in case Commander Alexei is eliminated, then we will be the ones who are finished!"

"Do you think I don't know such a simple truth?!" Carl, who was swaying from side to side, also collapsed:

"The problem is that the distance is too close, we don't have the blasting bomb, and the shotgun will hurt the Confederate army on the outer defense line~www.readwn.com~ As for the solid bomb... Are you going to blast them into the sky together?!"

"Then what should we do, we can't just watch them get killed, right?!"

"You ask me? I still want to know!"

The two people with collapsed faces screamed with big eyes and small eyes, and the soldiers behind them also panicked.

At this moment, a loud bugle sound suddenly sounded from the far north side of the imperial encirclement net.

The entangled desperate duo turned their heads sharply, staring at the end of the horizon, and the blue-bottomed star-ring flag that suddenly appeared, quickly captured the other's figure from the memory in their minds.

"Changhu Town Infantry Regiment?"

Carl, who could see the other party clearly, froze in place and muttered to himself:

"They... how come so quickly?!"

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