Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 260 Countermeasures

After returning to the camp, the aristocrats in the territory were ready to banquet to celebrate. Despite a series of failures, the loss of casualties is nearly half, but in any case, the enemies stationed in the Squirrel Village have been forced back to their own camps, which should be considered a happy thing. Even if the enemy built a small fortress like their camp, it would be better to use the insurgent tricks of their mobile defensiveness to make the territorial aristocrats continue to suffer.

Just like a mouse fell into the oil sputum, although the oil occupies a big bargain, but the mouse can't climb out of the oil, and the rest will be seen when it is killed. The reason why the aristocrats in the territory were excited was that they could sleep safely at night, and they no longer had to worry about being harassed by the enemy’s night attack. As long as the nobles held the squirrel village, the enemy could not leave their camp. . The irony is that the enemy still trapped himself in the inside, just like the shackles.

After celebrating for a while, the territorial nobles began to discuss how to capture this small fortress-like camp.

The baron of Quinna, in the Principality of Cannes, who came from a march, came to the table. The mud wall and the log fence that had been pinched into the enemy with white bread were on the table and began their long story: "You, I found out today. One of the shortcomings of the enemy's wall is that it is straight. That is to say, the enemy can only attack the attacker from the front when defending, unable to perform side and side shots, which will reduce our casualties by a large number of casualties. ......"

Many well-known aristocrats nodded, and the Baron of Quinna said that it was true, but perhaps this is also related to the length of the wall built by the enemy of only 70 meters. Too short a distance is not enough to set up the left and right horse face, perhaps because of the lack of manpower and time can only be temporarily constructed like this. But this does not matter the aristocrats, they only care about when they can attack the enemy camp.

"Although we have suffered a lot of losses, we are not as good as the enemy in the training of weapons and soldiers, but our greatest advantage lies in the strength. Now we have learned that the enemy of defense is more than one hundred points, they The real reason for abandoning the wild position and our circumstance is that there are too few garrison forces. Even if we use ten people to change their casualties, they can't continue to do so because they fear that there are not enough soldiers to guard their camp."

Baron Quinna continued to express his high opinion: "We are still in the gap of 20 to one with the enemy's strength, so I am full of confidence in the camp to capture the enemy. But we need to consider reducing our casualties, And as soon as possible to eliminate the enemy in a short time. So I think that tomorrow, all the applicants will be sent to cut down trees, transported to the Squirrel Village to make wooden carts and ladders for siege use.

A territorial aristocrat looked up and asked: "Are we sure to make these things in the squirrel village? The enemy is equipped with two standard infantry artillery pieces from their kingdom. I remember that the artillery can reach a range of seven hundred meters. If we let our private If the soldiers and the applicants are concentrated in the squirrel village, I am worried that the enemy will fire and cause us unnecessary losses..."

"Don't worry about this kind of problem." Baron Quinna laughed and had a well-thought-out look: "In fact, I considered this problem when I observed the squirrel village on the hillside in the afternoon, but I think the enemy gave up the squirrel village and retreated to their station. This is a helpless move in the camp, because their strength is not enough, there is really no way to guard such a large squirrel village.

For us, Squirrel Village is a very ideal starting point for frontier attack. One is close to the enemy camp, and the other is from the squirrel village to the enemy's defensive wall. This is a flat land and can be very smooth. Ensure that the siege device is pushed under the wall in a short period of time, while still maintaining the strength of our soldiers, without consuming too much power.

It is true that the enemy's artillery range really covers the entire squirrel village, but I don't know if you want to understand it. If we only need to be in the back half of the squirrel village, avoid the front distance of 300 meters, the defensive enemy will There is no way to use the cold gun cold gun to cause harm to our people. Even the enemy can open fire and take our people. ”

"Why?" A nobleman in the territory who didn't know much about the military was very appropriate to ask this question and got a look of approval from the Baron of Quinna, so that he could continue the topic.

“It’s very simple. The infantry equipped with this kind of infantry artillery is a famous light standard artillery in the Kingdom of Ovilas. We have also tested it in the Principality, but I know the test result through a military relationship. "The Baron Quinna has shown his military relationship. In fact, this test has nothing to keep secret." The weapons that the enemy is equipped with as a member of the anti-Ovlis kingdom alliance, the Aishrin Principal military naturally wants to understand its power and advantages and disadvantages, so that there are counts in the battlefield.

"This kind of infantry light field artillery is mainly used as a fire support point when the infantry is attacking and defending. Its main feature is that it is lighter in weight and can be maneuvered in mountains and fields. Although the range can reach 700 meters, but true The power is only two or three hundred meters. For example, this kind of artillery can only crush or disperse a wooden row car as a shield within two or three hundred meters, beyond this distance unless several consecutive shots are hit. In the same place, there is the possibility of causing damage.

After the artillery test, our military in the Principality believed that the most important feature of this light infantry artillery was that it could launch a rifle at defensive time, with a range of 100 meters, which would cause great harm to uncovered soldiers. I think we all know this. Yesterday, the enemy's two light infantry artillery pieces were on the defensive positions, and in the afternoon, they bombarded our camp and lured our private soldiers to attack. So we all saw the power of launching the bullets..."

The words of the Baron of Kunluna evoked the memory of the aristocrats of the Territory against yesterday’s unbearable memories. They lost more than 1,200 people a day. It was the most painful failure experience. Many of the territories of the territories suffered from the loss of their own vital interests, and the curses that gnashed their teeth were enemies.

"I propose to make two kinds of logs in the squirrel village for two purposes. One is close to the enemy and the ground is flat, which is suitable for us to attack. At the same time, the existing village houses in the squirrel village have been screened by our people. Although these houses are broken, But as long as it is in the second half of the village, three hundred meters away, the enemy's artillery can't cause harm to our people. We can make a wooden row car there, complete the one to block the shelling in the open space, and so on. As soon as we move forward, we will leave more room for our staff.

The second purpose is to attract enemies to shell the woodcars we made. The more they shoot, the faster the reserve of gunpowder is consumed. I really want to know whether they are destroying the woodcars or killing them. When they are almost the same, then we can easily attack the enemy camp without attack. More casualties. ”

Baron Quintana proudly said that he had proposed the origin and purpose of making the wooden row car, and ushered in the accompaniment and praise of many territorial nobles. Because this is a really effective offensive strategy against the enemy.

"But what if the enemy does not attack the wooden platoons?" There are people who can't see other people's scenery. There are such abundances among the aristocrats in the territory.

"Haha..." Baron Quinnaer laughed. "I used a murder. The enemy will not compete with these rafters. Because the enemy does not bombard these rafts, then when we launch the attack, These wooden platoons can withstand the bullet attacks of their two artillery pieces and can't harm our offensive personnel. Everyone should have carefully observed the enemy's defensive walls this afternoon. They even built rain-proof wood on the log fence. The shed can prevent us from firing in the queue behind the wooden car.

Although our soldiers are equipped with guns that are not as advanced as the enemy's hands and have a long range, they can also perform precise aiming shots. But the musket in the hands of our soldiers is not a fire stick. If there is a shelter for the wooden platoon, we can queue up and fire at the enemy to cause damage. However, the enemy is very insidious. Considering it is very thoughtful, it is specially designed to protect the top of the log fence with wooden sheds. This shows that the enemy has vision and defensive experience. He will not know the hazards of the woodcars and will definitely fire. Destroy them.

Also, I found that there are a lot of wheat straw and firewood in the squirrel village. These are the weapons that we can use to attack. Just push the wooden row car to the front of the enemy's wall, we can pick up some firewood and pile it up and ignite it, then pour some water to make it smoke, use smoke to cover the enemy's shooting horizon, which can greatly reduce us. Soldier casualties. ”

This time, almost all the aristocrats in the territory gathered their hands and applauded the words of Baron Quinna. By his analysis, no one felt that the enemy’s small fortress-like camp was difficult to overcome. So everyone has made suggestions for how to attack the enemy's camps faster and less casualties.

"We may be able to split the two roads along the mountain road, continue to fill the traps on the road, and involve the enemy's defense forces from the mountain road. We all know that the enemy is understaffed, which may make the attack launched by the squirrel village more labor-saving. Some..." A territory aristocrat suggested.

However, after discussion, everyone decided to put this proposal aside, because even if the big trap on the road is buried, I don’t know how many big pits on the mountain road are waiting. Even if you find a trap every time you lose a Hummer, for the aristocrats who have a perfect plan to capture the enemy camp, these Hummers are also their wealth, and the easy loss is in the trap.

"What if the enemy launched a sudden attack when we made the wooden row car?" Another nobleman raised the question.

This time, it was not necessary for Baron Quinna to answer. Soon other nobles stood up: "Our family is not a vegetarian. The Baron of Quinna said that he gave up 300 meters, but the villagers in front of it were broken. We can still use the house and station a group of elite raids to prevent the enemy. Although the guns in our soldiers are not as good as the enemy equipment, the distance can still kill the enemy.

Yesterday afternoon our soldiers made a big mistake. They wanted to seize the enemy's two artillery pieces, and they forgot the guns they had in their hands. If they can shoot a few shots within a hundred meters of the artillery, killing a few soldiers who fired, perhaps they would not be deceived by the artillery shells fired by the artillery and cause the whole army to be wiped out..."

This is the fact that the two or three hundred private soldiers who chased two artillery pieces yesterday only knew to run desperately, forgot the muskets they had in their hands, and they were ambushed by the enemy with the artillery. One did not run back, let The aristocrats in the territory were so mad that they vomited blood.

After negotiating for most of the night, the territories of the Territory finally decided to prepare for the attack in accordance with the recommendations of Baron Quinna. Tomorrow, all the recruits will be sent to cut down the trees, and then transported to the squirrel village to make wooden carts. As for the aristocrats, leaving a brigade to guard the camp here, the rest are divided into two groups. One group supervises those who apply for the people to work, and the other group enters the squirrel village to prevent enemy attacks and assaults.

So for the next two days, the squirrel village was very lively, and the trees were cut down and transported to the village. If the cherry tree is not too big on the hillside behind the village, it may be cut down like other trees in the grove.

The wooden row car is easy to make, and the six or seven trees are cut off from the branches. The thick trunks of the five or six meters in the middle are connected in a row, and the body and two wheels are added to the back. Anyway, it's a one-off thing, it's not necessary to make it so delicate. On the first day, dozens of woodworking applicants produced more than ten wooden row cars, standing in the open space of the village as protective cover.

The enemy did fire at the rafters, but after firing a few times, they found that they were doing nothing and stopped the shelling. On the second day, there were forty or fifty wooden carts in the village, and the position moved forward by nearly 100 meters. The enemy in the camp fired again. But only destroying five or six vehicles stopped the shelling.

On the third day, the village was almost filled with wooden carts. The front of the village was pushed to the entrance of the village, and the enemy camp was more than 100 meters. The enemy fired more fiercely. The shelling took more than half an hour to stop, but the wooden row car was destroyed by more than 30 vehicles and was quickly replaced by a new wooden row car.

"Starting an attack tomorrow morning!" The aristocrats of the Territory have satisfied the orders of the offensive, and let the nobles and the recruits have a good meal and drink. These days are hard enough for them, let them be at night. Squirrel Village has a good night's sleep, recharge your batteries and wait for tomorrow to attack the enemy's camp.

The enemy still did not give up the plan to shell, and fired several times in half an hour. The aristocrats in the territory let the nobles and the recruits pay attention to it. Anyway, even if the row of wooden row cars in the village is destroyed, it will be fine. It will be a big new one tomorrow morning. They have to look at how much gunpowder the enemy has was wasting on these rafters. As long as the aristocrats at the night whistle, pay attention to it, don't let the enemy dog ​​jump into the wall and sneak attack.

In the middle of the night, in the camp, Crowder looked at the three light infantry artillery and asked: "Are you ready?"

There was a charcoal fire in the iron basin next to it, and several iron pellets in the fire were burnt red.

Murray Ed replied: "Don't worry, boss, it's so good that it didn't rain for three days. I watched on the fence. The enemy did not find that the thatched grass above the shack was poured by us, and the village. The dry wood and gunpowder powder in the trenches, the fire oil on the log fence, they were not aware..."

"That line, Mark, fire it, let the enemy come to a barbecue meeting." Claude said in an understatement.