1717 New American Empire

"Buzz!"

At five o'clock in the morning, a shrill battle siren sounded in the town. All the soldiers who had arrived at their combat positions to rest in advance immediately stood up and made a gesture of aiming and shooting. Xiao Lin came to the defensive area where the Apache Company was located, and

Together, the Apaches observed the British Army as they began to move toward the town.

As the company with the strongest combat effectiveness among the four companies, basically everyone is proficient in using formal rifles. The Eagle Tribe soldiers, who account for two-thirds of the company's soldiers, have changed their mentality, put down their bows and arrows, and picked up rifles.

Therefore, the first company was responsible for defending the front of the enemy's attack. It was the first time that Apache was responsible for such an important combat mission, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Xiao Lin was here specifically to help him calm down the situation.

The two of them had been observing the enemy with binoculars, trying to figure out the enemy's situation as clearly as possible. This unit looked well-trained at first glance, and every move during the march was quite orderly. The weapons also looked brand new, although they were still smaller than

It's not a medium-sized rifle, but it looks like it's not to be underestimated. It's fully equipped, and important parts are protected by breastplates. Behind the infantry, there are twenty front-mounted artillery pieces, which seem to have a much larger caliber than before.

Xiao Lin and the other two were observing the enemy with telescopes from the 21st century, and Kent was also observing the town with a monocular telescope from the 18th century. Although due to manufacturing process problems, the telescopes in the 18th century not only had poor observation effects, but were also very expensive. If it weren't for

With the support of his family, it was impossible for Kent to send one to each of his thirty confidants. However, they could only see a rough outline. He did see the soldiers on the guard towers and fences, but their weapons

Still can't see it completely.

Last night, he brought his men and horses to a location near this small town. Because the town was brightly lit and seemed to have strict defenses, he did not rush for his men to attack, but asked his men to repair it. By this time

It was only then that he prepared to attack. Although he wanted to attack at two o'clock in the morning when everyone was very sleepy, there were two thousand people of all types of soldiers, and it was too troublesome to mobilize, and it was finally postponed to five o'clock.

However, Kent still felt that he should not lose. The two thousand army was not something this pitifully small town could withstand. He did not send the infantry immediately. When it was four hundred meters away from the town, the army stopped.

After stepping down, the runners rolled out the cannon and began to prepare for shooting. In the small town, they also began to prepare for shooting. Because Xiao Lin did not have good enough cannon operators, they did not attack when the enemy moved.

After they stopped, they could destroy the enemy's artillery in one fell swoop.

Mortars have many advantages over front-loaded artillery. The most important one is that they do not need to load gunpowder and shells. As long as you aim well and put the shells into the muzzle, they will leave the barrel in one second. And the mortars

The artillery is a direct fire cannon, and its power will not be affected by the fortifications and enemies blocking it. Xiao Lin tried his best to delay the time, as long as he attacked before the enemy fired the artillery. With the help of the high imitation military telescope, the enemy artillery 400 meters away could

He could see the activities clearly.

The enemy was also conducting tests. A small cannon fired first and hit the land more than ten meters away in front of the fence, splashing a piece of mud. Xiao Lin's soldiers were so frightened that they almost shot. Fortunately, each company and platoon

The commander suppressed them. The enemy looked at the shooting situation and slowly adjusted the angle of the muzzle. Then, each soldier took the cannon plug and began to load gunpowder and shells. Xiao Lin quickly signaled for all mortar operators to

shooting.

Following the process taught by Xiao Lin, the assistant gunner took out the shells from the box, pointed them at the muzzle, and let go of the gun, causing the shells to fall into the barrel.

"Dong dong dong..."

After ten consecutive shots, ten 120mm mortar shells were fired out. Xiao Lin's command was correct. After a long period of aiming, the soldiers operating the ten mortars all aimed in the right direction. There was only one shell.

Because the gunner was nervous, he fired at the edge of the enemy's artillery camp, killing three soldiers operating the cannon. The remaining nine shells all hit the middle of the twenty cannons. Explosives from the 1970s were given to

These nine cannonballs far exceeded the power of 18th century cannonballs.

After a burst of fire, Xiao Lin saw that the mounts of seven artillery pieces had been scattered, and two other artillery pieces had been directly blown away. At this time, nine enemy artillery pieces were disabled. Kent was stunned. The enemy

What kind of attack was this? It actually wiped out half of his artillery power in one go. With his keen eyesight, he discovered that these artillery shells were shot straight from the sky, which meant that the defenses built by the artillery were of no use.

Before Kent could react, the second wave of mortar shells arrived. After overcoming his nervousness and gaining self-confidence, especially with Xiao Lin personally manipulating a cannon, this wave of attacks destroyed all the enemy's eleven remaining artillery pieces.

Abandoned. Of course, most of them had their gun mounts destroyed. Without the gun mount, it was impossible to temporarily build a firing position due to the recoil of the previous artillery. Especially the twelve-pounder gun, which could collapse the soil or

Temporary gun mount made of wood.

Xiao Lin asked the artillery commander, Rajak, a former member of the Eagle Tribe who was loyal to him, to take over the telescope and command of the artillery team. He also did not let them attack the infantry and cavalry, and just kept an eye on the enemy's artillery. If the gun mounts were repaired,

Or build a fixed gun mount and continue the attack immediately. As for the others, they are the weaklings of Xiao Lin's infantry. If you don't put some pressure on them, you won't be able to train good soldiers.

Xiao Lin ended the bombardment, and Kent felt relieved. He thought that this kind of attack was terrible, but it could not last long. These two attacks were Xiao Lin's only means. Although his cannons also lost their combat effectiveness

, but the artillerymen did not suffer many casualties. When they picked up the guns, he still had more than 1,900 soldiers who could fight.

Since the artillery can't play a role, let the infantry and cavalry move in. The cavalry began to move, looking for a way to rush into the town. The infantry formed a formation of skirmishers and slowly approached the town. The range of his muskets was only one.

One hundred and twenty meters, the same as the compound bow Xiao Lin sold before. However, the real effective range is still one hundred meters. After this period of training, Xiao Lin's soldiers have extended the effective range to one hundred meters.

Seventy meters.

The weapons and bullets are all there. The key is whether the person knows how to use them. Shooting randomly with a gun cannot be considered an effective range. If you hit the enemy, it is bad luck. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the attack, Xiao Lin has been holding tight and not moving.

He did not give the order until the enemy at the front had reached a distance of 130 meters and the enemy at the outermost had reached a distance of 160 meters.

"Fire!"

"Bang bang bang..."

After a burst of gunfire that Kent had never heard before, the Adams family's troops fell to more than seventy people. In addition to a company of soldiers at the fence, fifty soldiers with sharpshooters in five sentry towers also aimed at their own guns.

The opponents attack, and they specifically target soldiers with better performance and officers with distinctive and better equipment.

With the two-pronged approach, the enemy was immediately blinded. Thirty meters became the death line for Kent's infantry. No one in the vanguard could rush through these thirty meters and enter their effective shooting range. As a last resort, they could only

They started shooting when they were about 120 meters away. When the number of people increased, some bullets hit the wooden fence. The shooting hole was too small, only the size of a head. Except for a few shots, it was unlucky to shoot through it and kill six

The soldiers were wounded, and the rest were only thrown into a shower of sawdust.

Because of the good equipment and complete logistics, none of the six soldiers died. They were just hit by bullets and suffered some wounds. Unlike other armies in this era, they were immediately carried down by civilian medics.

Dr. Sa and his five students were already prepared and began to remove bullets from the injured soldiers non-stop. The sterilized operating environment and sufficient and complete drugs meant that these soldiers would not have to worry about their lives. As long as they recuperate for a period of time,

It will restore combat effectiveness.

Therefore, the morale of the soldiers on Xiao Lin's side has not declined at all. The firing rate of the formal rifles is faster than the rifles in the hands of the British Army, and the speed of casualties and combat effectiveness of both sides is completely disproportionate. There are often more than 60 people on the Kent side.

After losing their combat effectiveness, only one or two soldiers from Xiao Lin's side were sent to the medical room. As the infantry army pressed on, the four companies began to shoot non-stop. Occasionally, a few enemies rushed to a distance of more than ninety meters.

They were all killed by the soldiers on the sentry tower.

Kent was also very annoyed with the enemies on the five watch towers, but without artillery, they could not attack those five watch towers. If they sent people to attack by force, regardless of whether they could succeed, the number of casualties was not something they could bear. Kent

He was also anxious. After a period of shooting, some wooden fences were damaged. Kent planned to send out cavalry to see if they could knock down the wooden fences in one fell swoop. The infantry received the order and began to attract firepower for the cavalry. First,

There was a volley of fire, and then dust began to rise, trying to disrupt the sight of Xiao Lin's soldiers.

The cavalry immediately accelerated, hoping to break through the wooden fence before the enemy could react. However, the people on the five sentry towers clearly saw the cavalry's movements. Through the intercom, these situations were reported to Xiao Lin. Xiao Lin asked the soldiers to take down the

The grenades made in the small town were heard when the enemy cavalry was approaching. When they felt they were approaching, they immediately lit the grenades and threw them out. The two hundred cavalry who charged were blown up and turned upside down. Fortunately, a few of them rushed over and did not notice that they were being attacked in front of them.

All the traps covered with tarpaulins fell into it.

Kent's move completely eliminated his advantage. Xiao Lin hadn't even used his submachine gun yet, and the fifty-meter distance was covered by grenades, and no one could get close.