1717 New American Empire

Chapter 119 The first battle with the Hessian mercenaries (1)

Ordinary town militias are naturally no match for the soldiers of the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion, which can be regarded as the most powerful in this era. Because the First Battalion had to escort white civilians, it did not participate in the battle, and the ammunition was not consumed. Therefore, the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion

There is no need to save ammunition. The reckless consumption, coupled with the exquisite shooting skills, caused heavy losses to the militiamen who were unable to react in time. By the time the drunken officers in the town came out, the militiamen had already

It's almost done.

Without any obstruction, the soldiers of the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion quickly left the town and caught up with the First Battalion. The white gangster who exposed everyone before was also found by the soldiers and tied to the roadside.

On a big tree, waiting for Xiao Lin to come and deal with it in person. Xiao Lin naturally did not intend to let this person go. It was about to pass, and the soldiers did not consume any ammunition. Just because of what he did,

There has to be a fight.

The soldiers of the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion don't even have a magazine of ammunition now, and the most people actually only have 21 rounds of bullets. These bullets are all money, and one shot costs Xiao Lin several dollars.

It adds up to over 10,000 yuan. Although it doesn’t seem like a lot, Xiao Lin now

A big family has a big business, and the expenses are also big. Of course, if you can not waste it, you don't want to waste it. I have given dozens of pounds before. Although it is a counterfeit banknote made in the 21st century, it can be used normally in the British colonies. In the small town of Sannes

How can you be a gangster and do good things for one pound a day?

Since he refuses to drink wine as a fine and insists on repaying kindness with evil, Xiao Lin will not be polite. In addition, the civilian team is also unstable now, and this situation may continue to happen at any time. Xiao Lin decided to use him to scare the monkeys.

Xiao Lin asked two Indian soldiers to break his hands and feet, and then hung more than a dozen pieces of very fragrant canned braised pork on his body. The broken hands and feet made it impossible for him to untie the rope and escape by himself, and hung the braised pork on him.

Naturally, it attracts many wild wolves in the wilderness.

Xiao Lin didn't want to kill him by himself. It would be too cheap for this gangster who put everyone in danger. Being eaten by wild wolves was the ending he deserved. This kind of behavior is really harmful to the civilians of Sannes Town.

It was so intimidating that no matter who it was, they would shudder when they thought about being tied to a tree and watching wild wolves eat them. Even many women looked at him as if they were a demon. However,

There were also some people who suddenly became much friendlier to Xiao Lin.

Gangsters naturally often bully ordinary people. Many of these people have been bullied by him. Just because there are a few gangsters and the barefooted ones are not afraid of wearing shoes, everyone dares to get angry.

Dare not say anything. Xiao Lin avenged them, so he would naturally be grateful. After the meeting, Xiao Lin did not let everyone stop, and took advantage of the darkness to speed up. The Hessian mercenaries were already very close to them, and Xiao Lin did not want to

In this state, he fought with the world-famous Hessian mercenaries.

The reputation of the Hessian mercenaries was so great that Xiao Lin did not even think about breaking their will through bribery. Even the weapons were all backward equipment from the 18th century, but Xiao Lin still attached great importance to them. He had fought with them several times before.

Hessian mercenary fighting experience, guard

Three-fifths of the team's casualties were caused by the very small number of Hessian mercenaries. At the same time, Babu, who led the team to support Xiao Lin, also received the third urging telegram. Both sides were desperately trying to

Hurry and try to get together before being chased by the Hessian mercenaries.

Lieutenant General Adolf is a commander with very rich combat experience. Like most Hessian mercenaries, his background is not very good. When Adolf was young, he was just a farmer, but his ancestor seemed to have been a powerful knight.

Attendant. In his home, he not only has decent armor and weapons, but also a combat training record and a battle record. Relying on these two record manuals, Adolf has gained stronger single combat capabilities and commanding combat capabilities than ordinary people.

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This allowed Adolf to show his prominence soon after joining the Hessian mercenaries. That's what mercenaries are like, as long as you can help them survive and make money, they will believe you and obey you. Adolf did not give up learning.

Years later, Adolf, who was already forty-three years old, was already the top general among the Hessian mercenaries. This time, he was hired by the British specifically to deal with the Yanhuang Trading Company, which was full of tricks.

After the war between Britain and France broke out, he could only prepare to command his men to kill the French. Mercenaries must be trustworthy, and they must do things well after taking money, otherwise they will not be able to find customers in the future. But Charlie was not in a hurry, and kept

Pulling him to attend this banquet and that banquet, it seemed that he wanted to win him over and become his subordinate. This time when the Yanhuang Trading Company attacked, Charlie sent Hessian mercenaries out of anger. Adolf, who was already very annoyed, naturally

I chose to lead the team myself.

Adolf is a typical German, and the rigor in his character cannot be changed. In the pursuit along the way, no matter how hard Charlie pressed him, he did not increase the speed recklessly. There were three thousand Hessian mercenaries, and two thousand were armed with colonial weapons.

Musketeers who produce brown bass muskets

Three hundred are cavalry equipped with a full set of breastplates and short muskets, and the remaining seven hundred are all artillery. Seven hundred people, a total of seventy cannons. Of course, because it was a pursuit, they did not carry heavy artillery.

There were four-pounders and six-pounders, and there were only ten six-pounders.

Even so, this kind of equipment can be called luxurious. When he first got the equipment, Adolf thought he had made a mistake. Logically speaking, the greedy nobles could not prepare any weapons and equipment for their mercenaries.

Especially such luxurious weapons and equipment. In fact, the Brown Bess is not much better than what they use themselves. It's just that in order to unify the caliber, they have replaced weapons with different calibers from the Brown Bess muskets.

Charlie gave repeated orders, telling Adolf not to underestimate the Yanhuang Trading Company. These weapons must be fully utilized and no reservations were allowed once a fight started. Adolf slowly began to feel like he was facing a formidable enemy. In addition, the weapons collected during this period were

According to the information, Adolf also roughly knows what his opponent is like. In the final analysis, he is physically strong, has strong shooting ability, and has advanced weapons. In Adolf's view, these are not invincible.

Adolf led the Hessian mercenaries through the town two days after Xiaolin left. The militiamen were beaten and the town now felt depressed. People were afraid that enemies would emerge from the darkness.

Come and attack them again. Adolf learned about the intelligence information and did not

He interfered in the affairs of the town and continued to pursue it with his men. He could feel that the enemy's speed began to slow down significantly. Even if the area behind was not British territory, he was not afraid at all. If this continued, at most

You have 30 hours to catch up with the enemy.

The speed on Xiao Lin's side is really bad. Five thousand civilians are civilians after all, and their physical strength is incomparable to the soldiers of the First Battalion and the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion. Even if Xiao Lin uses pounds and rifles, they can't go all the way day and night.

Run. On the second night after they left the British colony, the civilians were exhausted. If they continued the forced march, they were afraid of casualties and greater setbacks. Xiao Lin naturally had no choice but to rest first, otherwise it would be too much.

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He also sent some Night Owl warriors out to monitor the situation of the Hessian mercenaries after half a day's journey. After walking for more than 20 hours, Xiao Lin found that the Hessian mercenaries had already arrived and they could not continue running.

The Hessian mercenaries were only four or five hours' walk away from them at most, and this distance was still decreasing. And the two battalions led by Babu were still seven hours' walk away from them.

In other words, Xiao Lin must hold on for at least two hours before he can be rescued.

Xiao Lin continued the strategy of adding pounds and rifles and mobilized 5,000 civilians. He began to build positions on the spot. There was not much ammunition left, and he still had more than 600 engineering shovels. 400 were used by the prime workers to dig trenches.

Two hundred were used to process some wooden tools and sharp wooden stakes. This was because there were not enough bullets, so traps were needed. When the fortifications were almost completed, Adolf appeared with the Hessian mercenaries.

The civilians hurried back to the rear, and the soldiers entered the fortifications. The civilians handed over the shovels to the engineers, received the pounds that Xiao Lin said, and hid in the rear. They began to sit back and watch. If Xiao Lin and the others resisted, naturally

Is to continue to follow them. If Xiao Lin and the others can't stand it, they will have no choice but to escape and try to return to the British colony. Why not run outside? That's because these people have no army or even weapons. It is too difficult to live in the wild.

Too dangerous.

Adolf also did not expect that the enemy had actually built fortifications. The trench trap built on the hill was also a very good defense for the light infantry. The more than thirty cannons in the formation also provided a huge deterrent. Each cannon

The guns are all larger in caliber than their artillery, but

It is small in size and looks very convenient. This is also because the steel technology in the 18th century was not up to par. In order to ensure that the barrel would not explode, the cannon wall could only be made very thick. The company's artillery did not need it. It was the steel of the mid-20th century.

Technology can support mortars and front-loading rifled guns.

Coupled with the fatigue of the pursuit during this period, Adolf did not intend to attack the enemy immediately. The artillery unit fell behind during this period of pursuit, and seven hundred musketeers were guarding them. The only ones following him now were

Three hundred cavalry and 1,300 musketeers are not enough strength for the time being. Adolf is not stupid. These are his men. If they die too many, he will be at a disadvantage.

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