Expedition to Europe

The number of rebels is not large, there are still three or four thousand people.

Although the number is not large, compared with the defenders of Wuyou Palace, the number of rebels has an absolute advantage.

In fact, in the era of hot weapons, the number of people is no longer the main factor in determining victory or defeat. The quality of soldiers and the degree of modernization of weapons and equipment are the main factors in determining victory or defeat.

In this regard, the Lan Fang First Brigade undoubtedly has an absolute advantage.

The density of the oak forest outside Wuyou Palace is not large. The oak forest that used to grow here was extremely lush. Each tree was hundreds of years old. Those that were older needed several people to hold hands to embrace.

It was precisely because of the excellent growth that the previous oak forest was cut down, and then Wuyou Palace was built. The oak trees in Wuyou Palace were replanted later.

Artificially planted forests have a characteristic that the spacing between trees is basically standard, and the rows are also very neat. Such forests do not actually provide much cover for the attackers, but are quite beneficial to the defense of the defenders.

After the flare was launched, it was slowly dropped down by a small parachute. During the time when the flare fell, the ground was really as bright as day, and the attacking rebel soldiers were clearly visible.

In order to show their identity, the rebels still used the old-fashioned helmets during the World War. There was a gun-tip-shaped decoration in the center of the top of the helmet. It did look a bit more mighty and iron-blooded, but it was also very easy to distinguish in battle.

Precisely because it was too easy to distinguish, many German soldiers used mesh cloth to wrap their helmets in the World War to cover the gun-tip-shaped decoration. The rebels now obviously don't have this consideration, so those helmets have become the most obvious signs of the Lan Fang fighters.

The rebels have no artillery, and those explosive packs are probably not many. They have not had time to use them since the attack was launched, so the rebels' attack methods are extremely monotonous, and there are not many tricks except the human wave tactics.

For the soldiers of the First Brigade equipped with a large number of automatic weapons, defending the human wave tactics is really easy and enjoyable.

The soldiers of the First Brigade did not take it lightly. Each soldier prepared at least two or more individual bunkers. In the past, they would move to another place after firing a shot. Now, because the weapons are more advanced, they can fire a box of bullets and then move, which gives the rebels greater lethality.

The first three attacks were all handled by the soldiers of the First Brigade in this way with ease and joy.

This time, the rebels obviously spent a lot of money. When the flares were launched into the sky, the sharp-eyed soldiers found that there were several black things flying in the sky, and there seemed to be a ignited fuse on them.

Almost in an instant, seven or eight soldiers warned at the same time: "Explosive packs, anti-artillery--"

Strictly speaking, explosive packs are not artillery shells. The lethality of this thing depends entirely on shock waves, and there is no shrapnel damage or the like.

Even so, if the amount of explosives is large enough, it can still cause huge damage.

Lan Fang's "Infantry Drill Manual" has a set of standard regulations for anti-artillery bombardment. As long as you follow it, you can minimize the casualties of artillery shells. The soldiers of the First Brigade are all elites and are already familiar with this set of drill manuals.

Therefore, the damage caused by these explosive packs is extremely limited.

Oak forests must have branches. Although these oak trees are not big enough, the branches and leaves are already quite lush. Two explosive packs did not even fall down, but were directly blocked by branches, turning into two unparalleled large fireworks.

Only one explosive pack fell on the position of the First Brigade. A soldier had no time to dodge and was directly killed by the impact. Two soldiers were affected and had a slight concussion. At the same time, their internal organs were also injured and lost their combat ability.

This was even the first case of death in the First Brigade after the battle began.

They were all soldiers who were accustomed to life and death. Facing the attack of the rebels, the soldiers of the First Brigade had no time to unite against the enemy. They just kept repeating aiming-shooting-aiming-shooting. These two actions caused the greatest casualties to the rebels.

Facing the accurate and fierce shooting of the soldiers of the First Brigade, if there were no heavy equipment such as tanks to help, the rebels would not have been able to break through the circular defense line of the soldiers of the First Brigade.

After the mortars joined the battle, the rebels' attack finally retreated again.

The mortar troops of Lan Fang have always used "three rapid shots", no matter what they have, they will fire a few shots first.

The artillerymen of the First Brigade were even more brutal. They simply ignored the drill manual and fired three three-round rapid shots. The 12 mortars fired the firepower of an artillery regiment in a short period of time, completely defeating the confidence of the rebels.

"No pursuit, defend on the spot, no pursuit, defend on the spot--" The officers' reminders immediately sounded on the position.

In fact, many soldiers have already hung bayonets on their rifles and are preparing to pursue the victory.

The mission of the First Brigade is to defend, and as long as the reinforcements arrive at dawn, it will be considered a success. As for how to annihilate the rebels, that is William III's business, which has exceeded the scope of work of the First Brigade of Lan Fang.

The reinforcements should not be far away. After the fourth attack was repelled, the sky was already turning pale. In half an hour at most, it would be bright day. By then, it would be the end of these rebels.

The darkness gave the rebels enough cover. If it was daytime, the soldiers of the First Brigade would be able to prevent the rebels from approaching within 300 meters. The rebels would not have to think about withdrawing, as the soldiers of the First Brigade could chase them out.

The quality of the German soldiers was actually good, but compared to the soldiers of the First Brigade who had to conduct 50 kilometers of armed cross-country every week, it was still a bit insufficient. Whether it was the equipment level or the training intensity, the soldiers of the First Brigade of Lan Fang were second to none in this era.

This was also the reason why Qin Zhiyuan dared to cross Siberia to Europe with 500 people.

When the sky was bright, although the reinforcements had not arrived, the rebels had retreated. Roy commanded his troops to clean up the battlefield, and he personally delivered the battle report not long after.

"It's incredible. In a total of two and a half hours, your troops killed more than 870 rebels, which exceeded our previous four hours of combat results. And I noticed that your troops seemed to have few casualties. Are your soldiers all made of iron?" Roy's expression was a little dull.

Roy knew that the Lan Fang army had outstanding combat effectiveness, but he didn't expect it to be so outstanding. There were less than 500 Lan Fang soldiers in total. They withstood the crazy attack of enemies that were three or four times their own. While killing almost twice their own enemies, they did not suffer many casualties. This made Roy feel really shocked, a shock that was difficult to describe in words.

"It's not made of iron. There are still casualties. Three of our soldiers died in the battle, and 17 soldiers were injured. This is already a heavy loss-" Dong Zishi ruthlessly sprinkled salt on Roy's wounds.

The original text is in Liu # 9 @Shu/Bar!

In the previous battle, Roy's troops had suffered more than half of their casualties, but the results were not as good as those of the Lan Fang First Brigade. Now comparing the exchange ratio, it really feels like "people are dying when compared to people".

What Dong Zishi said was true. Since its establishment, the Lan Fang First Brigade has not experienced any major wars, so naturally there are not many casualties. This time it is indeed "heavy casualties".

At this time, Rummenigge came to report: "The identities of those rebels have been confirmed. They are the 'King Friedrich William I' Grenadiers, and some of them seem to be reserve troops. The identities of those reserve troops are being verified. It has been confirmed that these people are related to Prince Urko."

Rummenigge didn't say much, but the amount of information contained was very rich.

Germany currently has a total of only 100,000 troops. In addition to these professional soldiers, there are still some reserves. Even in various small kingdoms, there are some private armies raised by nobles, which are not counted in the 100,000.

This gave some people an opportunity to take advantage of it. It is obvious that this is a conspiracy against Qin Zhiyuan.

Many German nobles knew that Qin Zhiyuan and William III had a good relationship. If Qin Zhiyuan had an accident in Germany, William III would be related to it anyway, and even the French would blame William III for it. At that time, even if William III was not surrounded by enemies and deserted by his friends and relatives, he would end up abdicating in disgrace.

It was a pity that the combat effectiveness of the Lanfang First Brigade was unexpectedly strong.

"Block this news, and no one is allowed to spread it." William III's voice suddenly came from the door.

"Qin, I'm so sorry." The first sentence William III said when he saw Qin Zhiyuan was to apologize.

"No need to say sorry, I have already said that no matter what, I will stand by you." Qin Zhiyuan did not mean to blame.

After just two days of not seeing each other, William III looked a little tired again, and there were a few more white hairs on his temples. His mental state was not bad, his eyes were still bright, and his voice was full of energy.

"Thank you. There are always some people who are unwilling to be lonely. Their doomsday has come. Now it is just the last struggle." William III's tone was cold, with a sense of desperate.

"Haha, send them to hell, don't be soft-hearted, this is not a game, there is no chance to come again." Qin Zhiyuan reminded casually.

"I understand, I am relieved that you are fine here. You don't know, I was really anxious when I heard that Wuyou Palace was attacked. I ordered the troops to set off before dawn, and I was still one step late. "William III's wording was a bit inappropriate.

"Hey, hey, hey, what do you mean by one step late? It's not late at all. I'm still fine." Qin Zhiyuan immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

It's normal to be late. The police always arrive at the last minute.