Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 251, the enemy's situation suddenly

Near the end of April, Claude had just returned from the Witch Forest. The cabin of the girl mage Sheila has been largely completed, and the rest is a few details, such as curtain fabrics, door lock handles, kitchen utensils and some furniture. When Claude came back, it was nearly 9:30 in the evening. He was still wondering if he would let Mai Jack and the big man Gome run for two. Go to the town of Luosha where the camp is located to purchase the items they need.

Only when Claude returned to the double-storey wooden building in the camp, it was unexpectedly discovered that the Chief of Staff, Mark Qi, and two or three squad leaders were sitting at the table, and when they saw that they came back, they were relieved and relieved to stand up and salute.

"What happened to you?" Claude asked curiously, "Is there something wrong with the camp?"

"Reporting the chief, there was nothing wrong with the camp, everything was normal." Markchi said: "But we caught an enemy agent..."

Crowder stunned: "The enemy's agent? No mistakes, don't mess with others..."

Claude thought, this ghost local enemy sent a secret agent to do it, although there is a mountain road leading to the southern three counties, but this small road is not suitable for large army marching. Even if the anti-Australian alliance wants to counterattack the three southern counties, the heavy troops who have gathered in the east will not go away from this mountain road. It is really heartless. So Claude suspects that Markie has caught a passing trader and said that he is a secret agent.

"It's true, sir, he confessed." Markie answered with a serious look.

"Talk about, what happened?" Claude pointed to McJack: "Give me a pot of water to wash my face, and then go to the bottle of blueberry wine I bought last time. I invite everyone to have a drink."

"It is like this, sir. At noon today, there was a dealer from Cannas Prairie to the Squirrel Village. The soldiers did not have any doubts, but he did not only sell the goods he carried in the Squirrel Village, but he always went to the villagers. We inquired about the number of people stationed here, the firepower configuration of the defensive positions. The village head old man was suspicious and sneaked to tell me. I took two people to secretly monitor the dealer.

Later, I found that the dealer had an excuse to rest, but went to the hillside next to the Squirrel Village. When I peeked at our camp and looked at something on a piece of animal paper, I knew that he must have a problem. Then he took him and grabbed him and found a map of the camp. There are trenches and newly built infirmaries that you dug, and the large wooden shed that was built as a canteen..."

Markch pointed to a brown piece of paper on the table, with some traces of light yellow markings. A closer look reveals that the lines and geometric figures on the paper are exactly the same as the layout of the camp. It seems that Mark is right. The arrested dealer is indeed a secret agent sent by the enemy.

"Who did he send the confession?" Claude screwed a towel from the basin that came from McGee, rubbed his face and asked seriously.

Markchi nodded. "Sir, this is why we are here waiting for you to come back."

If it weren't for the news revealed by this agent, it would be amazing that they would never wait so seriously here.

Because this secret agent said that his master was the ear of the left-handed mountain road leading to the Cannes savannah, the Earl of Leukade Barklaus, because he received the right-hand pass here. To the aristocrats at the exit of the mountain road in the eastern part of the Principality of Eskilin, the Viscount of Soschubby Lope Pastor of the Principality of Eskilin, and the lord of the Squirrel Village, Novi Rick, F. Flinsland At the invitation of the baron, it was decided to send troops to attack the troops of the kingdom of Ovilas, who guarded the mountain. And this secret agent who pretends to be a trader is the one who is sent to scout the garrison force by the Earl of Leukade Barr.

"Wait, this secret agent means that the enemy we are about to face is only the armed forces of several aristocrats in the territories, not the official army of the Principality of Cannes and the Principality of Eskilin?" Claude did not feel anything flustered.

"Sir, although the secret agent said that the private armed forces of several territories and aristocrats were coming to attack us, there were a lot of troops. Several aristocrats on the side of the Principality of Eskilin said that they had organized a battalion and asked Canna. The **** count of the Principality of the Principality will also bring a battalion to come over, they will get through this mountain road, and the soldiers will take a trip to the three southern counties." Markie said nervously.

It seems that these territories and aristocrats already know that the two or three legions of the three southern counties of the Ovilas Kingdom are mainly located on the border of the southern three counties and the Principality of Rimondra and the area bordering the eastern part of the Eskilin Principality. The interior of the county is actually very empty. In addition to several large towns and garrisons, the remaining traffic routes are split up to separate the battalion and squadrons, just like the squirrel village.

If the plots of these territories and aristocrats succeed, then they can enter the southern three counties to seize the benefits of the three southern counties when the garrison forces are insufficient. As long as you don't touch a few large towns with garrison troops, those villages and small towns are the fish in front of them. As for the residents of the small towns and villages in the three southern counties, they are also the people of the Principality of Eskilin. This is negligible. In the end, this pot can be taken to the army of the Kingdom of Ovilas because they It is the best choice for the aggressor, born back pot...

"Sir, when do we retreat?" Markie urged.

Crowder glanced at him and understood that he had been waiting for his return at night. This veteran oil wants to run and he ordered to retreat, otherwise he will become a deserter. I am the responsible officer here. If I don’t run, then this squadron of Markchi will have to accompany him to die here.

"What do you think should be our best choice?" Crowder asked faintly.

Mark and the other two team leaders looked at each other and answered without hesitation: "Retreat, save the troops, and withdraw all the garrison forces on the mountain to the three southern counties, and then set up defensive positions at the entrance to the mountain road. Sniper the enemy into the three southern counties. Because there, we can get strong support from the camp, and the enemy has extended the logistics supply line. It takes more than two days for this mountain road to walk to the southern three counties, as long as we can Sticking to the defensive position for a few days, the enemy can only retreat..."

Although Markie advocated retreat, the veteran oil was not mixed in the military for so many years. He said that the strategy of retreating and concentrating the troops and then defending the entrance to the mountain road is very operational. It seems that this guy is also thoughtful enough to come to such a conclusion. It sounds like the reason for the retreat is really bright and can't pick anything. Wrong.

Claude shook his head: "We don't retreat."

"Do not retreat?" Mark Qi rushed: "Sir, the enemy has two battalions! More than two thousand troops, even if it is a noble private soldier, the combat power is not strong, but we only have 64 people here, we are even playing ten They can't resist their offense!"

Crowder smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Markie would sit down and not be excited: "Either the enemy has two battalions of strength, but they can set off the offensive position, can they attack us together?"

After receiving a bottle of blueberry wine from McJack, I poured a cup of Markchi and the two captains: "The enemy has two battalions, but they are all aristocrats. The fighting power is not strong. It’s a lot of people. We are few people, but we can ask for help from the camp. The most important thing is that we have the advantage of terrain. If you think about the location of our camp, you know that it’s impossible for the enemy to attack directly. Come to us."

Claude poured some fruit wine on the table and directly used his fingers to outline the three mountain roads, the three-way crossing, the squirrel village and the location of the camp.

"Look, this is the mountain road to the Canas prairie. This is the mountain road leading to the eastern part of the Eskilin Principality. The intersection of these two mountain roads and the foothills is very narrow and still in the middle. Our fire coverage. If the enemy is attacking, then you should be aware that these two narrow mountain roads can only open a squadron. Under the shooting of artillery and firearms, one of their squadrons can have a small team. If the troops rushed to the Sancha crossing, it would be a good luck..."

Claude said with confidence: "The most painful thing is that after they rushed to the Sancha crossing, they had to run another 30 meters to get to the Shangshan Road to Squirrel Village. During this period, we were still in our shooting. Within the scope, the Shangshan Road leading to the Squirrel Village and our camp is not so good. The 100-meter-long mountain road is below our camp. We can get them, but they can't beat us. If we set up a row of wooden fences on this uphill road to stop the road, they could only climb and wait until they died."

Markchi disapproved refuted: "Sir, you are the most ideal state. If I am the aristocrats of the territories, I can completely drive the peasants under my command to die, consume our ammunition, and use them at a distance. Fire shots cover our camps, kill our soldiers, or we can carry cannons and our counterattacks, using ants and elephants to slowly cut our garrison. As long as we have enough people to manipulate the artillery and Shooting with a musket, it’s a very simple matter to take down our camp..."

Crowder nodded and admits that Markchi is very reasonable. The shortage of manpower is the biggest weakness, but the area of ​​the camp is not large. He needs the battalion to send another squad to help the defense. I believe the battalion will be connected. You should be able to support a squadron after you ask for help.

Another small captain also stood up: "Sir, if the enemy attacked with a wooden car, then our artillery would not be enough to threaten the enemy. Even if we can destroy the wooden car, the enemy can be greatly reduced. The casualties of the personnel quickly pass through the three crossings. If you insist on defending here, then we need the battalion to support two light infantry artillery pieces so that we can alternately fire and hold the two mountain roads."

This sergeant captain is very knowledgeable and seems to have also participated in the battle against Wilfgang. The light cavalry regiment of the Nasri Kingdom, which captured the attack on Wilfgang, left a deep impression on everyone. Although the final outcome was that the light cavalry regiment was completely annihilated, they used the four light infantry artillery on the position to capture the troubles of the attacking forces directed by Hansback’s prince within a hundred meters after the capture of Werffgang. . The four-door artillery alternately fired the ammunition, covering the entire frontier position. The distance of 100 meters became a scorpio that could not be seen by the offensive forces. The casualties were heavy and the corpses were everywhere. A dissatisfied light cavalry regiment, in Wilfgang, blocked the attack of nearly two divisions for two days and one night...

"I will ask for reinforcements from the camp." Claude promised: "There are mainly three reasons for not retreating. First, we have only captured one enemy agent. We can't escape when we hear the enemy attacking us. After all, this is only a confession of the enemy agent. We don't even know if he is intimidating us because there is no enemy's specific attack date, strength and equipment deployment. These situations require us to conduct reconnaissance and determination.

The second is that we need to report this enemy to the battalion, and the battalion decides whether we need to retreat, rather than making our own claims. We are stationed here, and we have already stockpiled a lot of food and ammunition here. If we retreat immediately, these will only be cheaper for the enemies that come to us, because we cannot take these stocks away at one time, and now we will take the mountain roads. The road conditions, we will be very slow with the artillery and reserve materials, it is likely to be caught up by the enemies who immediately entered the crime.

The third is that some time ago, I arranged for the soldiers to build some defensive positions. I originally estimated that I would have more than enough to deal with the enemies of one or two brigades, but I did not expect to set up a table banquet, but came to the seven or eight tables. Fortunately, these guests can only queue up, so I think if we have faster hands and feet, there will be enough time to send them home. At least let these unsolicited guests understand that the table banquet we set up is not so delicious..."

Markie died, and Claude insisted that he could not run on his own without insisting on retreating. If Claude promised to retreat, then the responsibility of not fleeing would be Crowder's back. He had nothing at all. But if Claude does not retreat, he is the chief of the sergeant. If the squadron leader runs first, then the responsibility lies with him. With the military law of the king of Ovilas, this is a dead end.

"Sir, I remind you to note that the enemy in the direction of Cannas Prairie can only attack us from the mountain road on the left. But the enemy on the right side of the mountain road is the Principality of Eskilin, which also There is the original lord of the squirrel village, the bard baron. He should be very clear about the terrain here. I think he is likely to take people up the mountain and attack us from the back of the squirrel village..." Markchi wants to retreat and thinks it depends on the terrain. Not being able to live this is also a very important reason.