Iron Powder and Spellcaster

[Margit Island]

Raymond Montecuccoli ignored the deserters who were staggering and had fear written on their faces, and ran all the way in the trench until he reached the outpost less than twenty meters away from the explosion site.

The "rebels" were so close that Montecuccoli could not only hear the shouts of the "rebel" soldiers to each other with his own ears, but he could even see the faces of the rebel soldiers on the boat clearly through the dim moonlight.

That's right, a boat.

When did the "Rebels" get a ship?

Why didn't the scouts notice?

You must know that before the "fence posts" were erected, the Southern Front Army Headquarters never stopped sending sentries outside the city, and even took away the officers' horses and gave priority to the reconnaissance personnel out of the city.

But why didn't anyone discover that the "rebels" had transported so many ships to the front?

Montecuccoli was lying on the edge of the trench, counting the boats passing by on the river, his teeth itching with hatred.

What the artillery lieutenant colonel didn't know was that the scouts of the Southern Front had done everything they could, and even many "rebels" admired their tenacity and bravery.

But unless the scouts of the Southern Front can rush into the rebel transport team, lift the curtains on the carts, escape the pursuit of the "rebel" cavalry, and bring the information back to the King's Castle alive...

Otherwise, the Southern Front headquarters would have never known that the rebels had a ship.

In order to save transportation capacity to the greatest extent, and to avoid being discovered by the reconnaissance cavalry frequently dispatched by the Southern Front, a certain artillery major in the rebel army specially ordered people to remove the carriages and guardrails of all carriages, and then directly fixed the small boats collected at the rear On the carriage beam, supplies were loaded, covered with a cloth, and the ships and supplies were transported to the front line without anyone noticing.

"Suddenness is the winning condition for gaining combat advantage." A student from the artillery department firmly remembered the knowledge points taught by the teacher.

But right now, Montecuccoli has no time to be conceited.

To his left, the monastery of Domenkos was buzzing with noise - Lieutenant Colonel Lodewijk's troops were mobilizing.

In front of him, the landing point of the "rebels" was unusually quiet.

The sound of gunfire, the sound of gold and iron, and the sound of dying cries came from further south.

Montecuccoli judged that after the rebels broke into the coastal defense line, they did not rush towards the Bishop's Castle, but pointed their spearhead south.

It seems that the "rebels" are clearing their strongholds and defense lines at the southernmost tip of Margit Island.

In contrast, although the actions of the "Rebel" follow-up troops were inconspicuous, in the eyes of the artillery lieutenant colonel, they were more dangerous:

The rebels in small boats were frantically destroying the water fence on the south side of the explosion site;

At the same time, the other side of the river was brightly lit and crowded with people, and a pontoon bridge was stretching towards Margit Island at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Raymond Montecuccoli immediately realized that the "rebels" were not in a hurry to rescue the remaining soldiers in the Bishop's Castle, nor did they expect to rely on a small number of elites to take Margit Island in one go;

The "rebel" commander who planned this offensive was an extremely stable guy;

He wanted to establish a landing site, a bridgehead, and a beachhead at the southern end of Margit Island. He wanted to establish an invincible position first and then pursue victory.

At this moment, the sound of splashing footsteps came from the trench behind him.

Montecuccoli subconsciously touched his thigh and found that he didn't have any weapons with him.

Fortunately, it was our own people who came - the artillery director's adjutant, the guard, and the fort watch officer, each carrying a suppressed spring-loaded short gun, and carefully came over.

Montecuccoli's movements were so fast that before the three young people could react, the middle-aged man had already disappeared from sight.

The rebels were outside the trench. Montecuccoli made a silent gesture, and the three young men nodded immediately.

The four of them squatted in the trench. Montecuccoli pulled the adjutant beside him and whispered an order in his ear, "Go to Domoncos Monastery immediately, find Lieutenant Colonel Lodewijk, and tell him that the rebels are attacking the defensive positions in the south with all their strength." , tell him not to hesitate and attack the rebel landing point immediately."

The adjutant nodded, stepped back a certain distance, climbed out of the trench quietly, and went to the monastery.

"Go back to the fort," Montecuccoli dragged the fort watch officer to him again, "call all those who can take up arms, engineers, artillerymen, my men, Lieutenant Colonel Lodewijk's men... everyone! Come back!" If there is a cannon, push the cannon over..."

"What should we do about the Bishop's Castle?" the star duty officer asked.

"Even if the rebels in the Bishop's Castle break out, don't worry about them!" Montecuccoli gritted his teeth, "The pontoon bridge is the key. Once the pontoon bridge reaches the shore, we are all finished!"

He tugged on the collar of the star officer on duty, wishing that his words would be engraved in the poor young man's ears, "Remember! Even if you use your arms to lift the cannon, you must carry the cannon over..."

Just as he was talking, a series of crackling gunshots suddenly came from above his head.

In the direction of Domenkos Monastery, Lieutenant Colonel Lodewijk's troops occupied the slope of the shore and fired a volley of guns at the "rebels" landing point.

Then the second round, the third round...

The lead bullets hit like hailstones, and the "rebel" soldiers on the river beach jumped into the trenches one after another.

Most of them did not bring muskets, so they could not fight back. They could only stick to the inner wall of the trench to avoid the fire from the island.

But the "rebels" showed no signs of panic. A strong voice echoed in the trenches, ordering the "rebel" soldiers to collect the defenders' muskets.

The "rebel" soldiers who heard the order immediately took action.

The three men in the trench, Montecuccoli, also heard the order of the rebel commander clearly.

The artillery lieutenant colonel immediately realized that something was wrong. He snatched the spring-loaded rifle from the duty officer, pushed the duty officer, and asked the latter to leave quickly. He then went to the entrance of the post, picked up the spring-loaded rifle, and aimed at the corner of the trench.

The duty officer was stunned for a moment, saluted, and walked away.

The "rebel" soldiers who were searching for weapons immediately heard the footsteps of the duty officer.

"Stop!"

A stern shout with a strong Plato accent came from the trench outside the post, and then a figure rushed out of the corner of the trench.

Montecuccoli gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger. A red light flashed, and gunpowder smoke instantly flooded the entire trench.

Regardless of whether he hit the target or not, the artillery lieutenant colonel grabbed the guard and ran. When he ran to the next corner, he snatched the short gun from the guard and fired a shot in the direction of the "rebel" soldiers.

Then, Montecuccoli pulled the guard and retreated to the next post.

At the same time, Lieutenant Colonel William Lodewijk arrived at the battlefield.

Behind him, the main gate of the Domoncos Monastery opened wide, and the provincial soldiers holding torches poured out of the gate and rushed towards the landing site.

[Today is very short, very sorry]

[Today's victory or defeat: no victory or defeat]