I Will Be The Crowned King

The latest website: Just as the siege of the grass and forest is about to turn a corner, another battle is also taking advantage of the later weather to be staged on the periphery of the siege position of Yangfan City.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The golden-red cannon flame, accompanied by the loud noise of gunpowder smoke, illuminated the siege position under the night, exploding large swaths of smoke in the countryside, and then splashing out countless sparks flying all over the sky.

Amidst the fireworks, hundreds of Clovis soldiers lined up in loose but orderly columns, like a black and red torrent gathered by a stream, shouting messy slogans, and launching towards the back of the besieged position amid the sound of iron whistles and bugles. charge.

After several days of marching and bypassing the road, the lightly armed Storm Division finally reached the outside of Yangfan City successfully.

The reason why this time was specially chosen was not only for the troops to rest and to take advantage of the time difference when the enemy had just finished the siege that lasted for a whole day, but also because An Sen found a surprise.

That is Bernard Morwes, he actually went to rescue the Weeds Forest stronghold!

Although he appeared confident in front of his own people, it was impossible to say that he had no doubts—a small number of defenders, a wealth of trophies, and a grassy forest stronghold that looked too much like a trap, a trap waiting for him to take the bait.

This is another reason why Anson withdrew decisively, leaving only a small number of troops stationed. He really couldn't convince himself; an opponent like Bernard Morwes, who was too cautious to be more cautious, and liked to figure out the enemy's thoughts, would Go out and put a defensive empty base camp on the only way to a large-scale march.

As a result, when he arrived outside Yangfan City, An Sen, who had watched the battle for a day, was surprised to find that the troops in the siege position would not exceed 8,000 at most; the best evidence was that they only launched one siege throughout the day; In addition to firing artillery and emboldening, the total number of troops that appeared on the scene was only more than 3,000.

For the timid rabble, it is a common phenomenon to send only half of the troops to die under the strong city defenses.

Whether it was a hasty counterattack because of the fall of the grass forest, or it was really a trap prepared for him, there are only six or seven thousand defenders in the siege position. This is an indisputable fact!

In the face of the storm division who suddenly appeared behind, taking advantage of the night to shoot out from the hills and the forest, the imperial defenders on the position showed a panic that was very suitable for their rank-after all, the elites were taken away by Bernard, can Not to mention being left behind to intimidate Yangfan City, it would be considered a stinky fish and rotten shrimp.

In spite of the strong fortifications of the siege position and the large number of artillery pieces; all the light cavalry guns were taken away by Bernard, and all that remained were the heavy twelve-, sixteen- and even eighteen-pounders. , it is very inconvenient to rotate; plus it is a night raid, it is impossible to have any accuracy at all.

Even the artillery flames lit up on the positions in the dark of night directly exposed the firepower of the defenders of the positions, "assisting" the soldiers of the Storm Division to avoid the front and launch the offensive from the gaps that were clearly covered by the enemy's firepower.

Soon, the Grenadier Regiment and Norton Crosell's 3rd Infantry Regiment took the lead in entering the siege position with the illumination of the cannon flames, and quickly cleaned up some of the remaining enemies who were trying to lie on the ground or hide in the bunkers to shoot cold shots.

Hundreds of grenades scrambled to land on top of the panicked Imperial defenders, instantly destroying the last bit of their morale.

After standing up a little, some of the grenadiers took out their shotguns and short knives, and under the cover of their companions in twos and threes behind them, began to advance along the trench.

This is a copy of the "squad tactics" of guards with grenades, shotgun sweeps, and rifle cover-it is useless in the frontal battlefield, but once you enter the trench warfare, you can absolutely crush the enemies who are not suitable for this set of dispatches. pressure.

Of course, the only soldiers in the Grenadier Regiment who have the financial resources and manpower to "copy" the entire Storm Division are the soldiers of the Grenadier Regiment. Some soldiers even put the axe blade on the muzzle of the shotgun, and convert it into an axe gun that turns to chop people after the fight.

Inadvertently and a certain church judge came up with the idea of ​​going together, and the actual combat effect was surprisingly good.

Although the killing efficiency is not as good as that of a bayonet, and the portability is not as good as a gun stock, but seeing the front row comrades being smashed by an axe, the shoulders, chest and neck are squeezed into a mass of unrecognizable pieces of meat, which is comparable to the enemy's morale. A six-pound solid round.

As more and more Storm Division troops joined the battle, the rout of the defenders in the siege position became more and more obvious. They, who lost their defensive advantage due to the raid, gradually began to reveal their nature as a rabble.

But strictly speaking, this is not the responsibility of the soldiers. After all, most of them were just farmers, adventurers, homeless and even beggars more than half a month ago. They were simply forced to be part of the glory of the imperial army.

The few line infantry and knight officers have tried many times to counterattack and try to regain the position; but in trench warfare discipline and morale are not the most critical, can maintain integrity, obey command and individual combat effectiveness side is more likely to win.

The stronger side in this regard is actually the Empire. Home battles and the knights' powerful individual combat skills are enough to offset the disadvantage of losing some positions.

But unfortunately, as an attacker, Clovis has another advantage that cannot be wiped out in addition to his organization—that is, the absolute crushing of numbers.

Taking advantage of the firepower exposed by the imperial defenders before, and the "fixed radar station" composed of Anson's casting range and abilities as a conjurer, there is no secret to the deployment of the small half of the siege positions in front of him, and he can gather the advantage in a calm manner. The strength of the troops is formed in various small-scale battles, with more and less, multi-directional and multi-level encirclement and annihilation.

In addition to the part that was defeated at the beginning, in fact, the storm division is the one with the most troops.

"The order - tell Fabian to suspend the attack after controlling the central front, and not to force the enemy to retreat to the fortifications, or semi-independent fortifications such as warehouses, as the casualties will be too great."

Turning his head, Anson said to Jason Fruhoff behind him: "In addition to destroying the army besieging the city, we have more important things to do."

"Yes!"

The cavalry captain who answered did not ask any further questions, turned around and ran towards the battlefield on foot.

Following Jason's back, he turned his attention to the silent Sail City in the distance-this besieged city has been exceptionally quiet since the raid began.

So... Louis Bernard, what the **** are you thinking?

An Sen, who pursed the corners of his mouth lightly, showed an innocent expression like a child.

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Yangfan City Governor's Mansion, in the main study.

Hearing the sound of gunfire that seemed to make the glass windows vibrate slightly in the distance outside the city, and staring at the girl and the Cuirassier Battalion Commander Sado who were the "VIP" in front of him, the young knight's expression was extremely ugly.

If it was just doubts before, then when Sado walked into the room... No, it should be the moment when this girl named Paulina appeared, he finally understood, everything.

"Sir Louis Bernard, please decide!"

Realizing that his plan might be exposed, Sir Sadow finally stopped covering it up. He stepped forward and said solemnly: "As long as you immediately gather your troops and attack the siege position, you can immediately lift the siege of Sail City!"

"We have persisted for so many days, isn't it just to force back Lord Bernard Morwes, so that he can calm down and negotiate with you more fairly, so that Sail City can have a near-missing speed. Have you survived this catastrophe?"

"Yeah!" Paulina on the side also took the opportunity to help:

"Neither Yangfan City nor all of us can stop this tyrannical chief minister and his lackeys by our own strength; only by joining forces can we force him to give up force and talk to us on an equal footing."

equality?

Louis stared at the girl in Grey Dove Castle in front of him, Paulina trembled slightly, but she quickly raised her head to meet the young knight's gaze, and deliberately placed the "Declaration of Resistance" in a more conspicuous place. chest.

For some reason, suddenly a voice deep inside told her that if Anson Bach was here at this moment, he would definitely do it.

"Whether to be wiped out by the tyrannical imperial executioners alone, or join us to meet the enemy - please make a decision!"

Resisting the trembling of her body, the girl shouted out her inner voice.

Louis sighed heavily.

"It is very late now. Unfortunately, our army has not made a plan to leave the city at night and attack the siege position."

After a moment of silence, the young knight facing the two pairs of eyes said coldly: "I am very grateful to your army for your timely help, but unless everything is safe, our army will not easily leave the city defense."

"Sir Louis Bernard, please..."

"This is my final decision as the temporary governor of Yangfan City!" Louis directly steals:

"If anyone disagrees with my order and leaves the city without authorization, then he will no longer be recognized by Sail City, and will be regarded as a traitor and enemy; if everyone is against it, then you can replace me, the 'temporary governor'. ', and put on a... puppet that is more in line with their wishes!"

The young knight, who deliberately accentuated his tone, stared at the opposite: "What do you think, Sir Sadow?"

The cuirassier battalion commander who was named twitched slightly at the corners of his mouth, but he still managed to hold back his anger and stepped back half a step to beat his chest and salute:

"As ordered!"

Looking at Sado who left without looking back, Louis turned his gaze back to the girl in the seat again, and said with a rather complicated expression:

"Miss Paulina Frey, please tell your friends when you go back, I can negotiate with you on behalf of Sail City, but not now, nor will it - at least not now, whether to join the Confederacy or not."

"Regarding your vision for freedom, the rule of the Empire in the New World and the final ownership of Sail City, there should be a more appropriate solution..."

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Inside the Wild Grass Forest stronghold, the incredible Carl widened his eyes and stared at the reinforcements that suddenly appeared in the north of the battlefield.

A row of Confederate soldiers, equipped with almost uniform uniforms and weapons, slowed down their marching pace with the rapid sound of bugles and drums, and took down the rifles on their shoulders in unison.

"You guys from Changhu Town, it's your time to act!"

Under the Blue Star Ring, the former Longhu Town militia commander and current Confederate Corps second division commander Joseph shouted loudly, turning to take off his hat to salute his soldiers:

"Clover's friends are in front, and the enemies of the empire are in front of you! Attack - let them see the fishermen and street vendors in Longhu Town, and use the bayonet!"

"The bayonet--!!!!"

Shouting slogans, they quickly gathered up the formation and formed a small and medium-sized phalanx in units of companies, like a moving "bayonet jungle", and attacked the direction of Alexei, who had broken through.

Facing this "enemy army" that appeared out of nowhere, Bernard, whose face was sinking like water, gave an order to attack. Approaching figure.

Although there was a huge disparity in strength, based on his knowledge of the rabble in the New World, the frontal firepower of one battalion was enough to deal with two or three times the aggressive colonial militia.

It’s right to think so. The military and training level of the colony is too tolerant to describe it as a rabble... But the opposite is the militia of Changhu Town, the most well-equipped of all the empire’s colonies. of the Long Lake Township Militia.

The rapid sound of gunfire exploded in the air at the same time, as if the Long Lake Town militia and the Imperial Line private soldiers who had reached some kind of tacit agreement raised their guns and shot at almost the same time; the gushing lead bullets each brought down more than a dozen figures in the front row. , did not cause many casualties in the real sense - the stinky guns of both sides are the same.

If nothing else, this kind of "shooting guns face to face" like a foreigner will continue for a few more rounds, and then the bayonet charge.

This is also the norm for the Imperial infantry without the support of artillery and cavalry. After all, their main task is to maintain the front line, not to fight the results that make the knights feel no presence.

The problem is ~www.readwn.com~ It's not just the Imperials who are fighting this battle...

"boom--!!!!"

Deafening cannons sounded from the direction of the stronghold.

In order to avoid affecting Alexei, who broke out to the east of the position, Karl did not dare to shoot directly at the flank. Expand the line column in the direction, and expand a vertical line in front of the stronghold muzzle...

The 6-pound solid bullet that roared into the line went straight from the left end of the line to the right end; the entire battalion of line infantrymen didn't even see what was going on, and were smashed by the invisible shadow. The head was shattered, the torso was torn open, and the limbs were twisted and broken... it turned into a stump of shredded flesh scattered all over the sky.

Looking at the sudden disappearance of a whole row of figures in front of him, Joseph, who was stunned and stunned, froze in place, and subconsciously issued an order to attack.

Five minutes later, the Changhu Town Infantry Regiment, which was straddling the broken corpses of the imperial soldiers, successfully joined forces with Alexei.