"Let's go to the front line!" Roland put on his armor and led the guards from the headquarters fortress to the observation post on the ground. Xia Boyang, Werner and other commanders followed him.
The firepower of the Confederate troops guarding the breastworks began to thin out, and the soldiers of the Bayerland Legion used their amazing fighting power and courage to open many gaps. Although some of them continued to be shot and fell from the wall, the people behind them still came up one after another.
More and more legionnaires boarded the bastion and began hand-to-hand combat. The battle around key gun positions was particularly fierce.
The legionnaires were first bombarded on the way forward, and then crowded between the sharp angle forts and were cross-fired by artillery and rifles. The legionnaires who suffered huge casualties not only did not collapse, but even forced their way onto the barrier despite the intensive firepower, tearing apart
Make a lot of gaps.
"A normal army would have collapsed long ago..." Roland waved his fist, "There is something wrong here."
The commanders of the Confederate First and Second Corps sent out all their reserves. Mobile forces composed of dragoons and mounted artillery attacked the most critical positions first.
Everyone in the headquarters looked tense, and the bastion was at risk of collapse.
"Send the general reserves," Werner said. "The First Verona Front Army is very determined to fight and is well prepared."
"Wait a little longer, you can still hold on..." Roland carefully observed every breach in the bastion. Yes, the Beyeland Army's combat effectiveness was amazing, but at every breach there were Confederate troops fighting to the death.
Harandil's troops are not here. They are just on the front line as headquarters observers. Roland sent a team of capable soldiers to protect him and strictly prohibited him from entering the melee on the front line. However, facing the precarious front line, he could still
I personally feel that frontline commanders are under great pressure.
A small group of Beyelan's elite soldiers broke through the parapet a dozen meters away from Harandil's sentry tower. The leading knight conjured two battle axes from his hands as if by magic, twisted his body, and used his waist to
With just one sweep of force, a battle infantry was chopped to the ground on the spot. The fallen soldier was still screaming, but the knight had already bent over and rolled towards the crowd, and raised his hand to remove one of his thighs.
The nearby Confederate officers blew the whistle and counterattacked, and the infantrymen around them immediately raised their bayonets. The following legionnaires jumped up from the ladder and flexibly climbed over the parapet. In the blink of an eye, seven or eight legionnaires were already swarming on the parapet.
He plunged headlong into the bayonet bush.
"Not good!" Just by looking at the movements of this group of enemies, Harandil realized that they were a commando led by extraordinary people. The squadron in front of him was in danger of being annihilated. Just as he was about to jump up to support, he was already surrounded by others.
The guards who were ready to attack rushed forward and held down the commander.
"The commander-in-chief said you are not allowed to go to the front line!" the adjutant shouted, holding Harandil in his arms. "He specifically asked us to have confidence in our soldiers!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a group of infantrymen ran over from nearby. Their movements were as fast as lightning. They spread out three rows in front of the gap and fired a volley at the legionnaires who broke the formation.
The volley of guns spit out a large cloud of fire and smoke. Several legionnaires were knocked down on the spot, but the remaining people rolled through the forest of guns, killing like windmills in the crowd. More legionnaires rushed to the gap.
, their skills are not as superb as the previous ones, but there are more people.
"Mount bayonets and charge!"
The squadron leader of the reinforcements led the soldiers and rushed towards the flank of the legionnaires.
Beyeland's knights and the Confederate squadron captain who came for reinforcements were killed in the first round of hand-to-hand combat. Rows of battle infantry fell in the violent attack, and the soldiers in the rear row stepped on their bodies.
Come up. Densely packed bayonets thrust forward. The legionnaires were squeezed into a small open space, with bright blades everywhere in front of them.
The combat skills of the Confederate soldiers were not exquisite, but they trained instinctively and repeatedly to form a dense formation shoulder to shoulder and fight against the enemy.
The cavalry dragging light artillery arrived. The artillerymen jumped off their horses and fired cannonballs at the legionnaires who had occupied several positions without any cover. The dense and hot lead bullets tore the huddled legionnaires into large pieces.
Broken pieces. Those who were lucky enough not to be hit broke up the formation.
There were breaches everywhere in the fort, but each army and battalion continued to organize reserve teams to launch resolute counterattacks to defeat the legionnaires who broke through the fortifications.
There were crowds of people engaging in hand-to-hand combat everywhere, and the soldiers in a melee were sometimes bombarded by artillery fire indiscriminately from both sides in the chaos.
The new Confederate army was like an embankment, blocking the Legion's frenzied offensive.
The battle line on the bastion gradually became elastic. The cavalry artillery played a vital role in the battle to seal the breakthrough. The sudden and dense shotguns swept away the legionnaires who had occupied the position like raindrops, or in the heat of the battle
When the follow-up troops were cut off, the legionnaires who invaded the bastion were unable to expand the battle without timely reinforcements, and were eventually eliminated or squeezed out by the constantly coming Confederate troops.
…
Xia Long paid attention to the time from time to time. More battle reports were sent to the headquarters.
The earliest battle report was that the chief centurion of the Condé Army led his troops to capture Fort Obtuse in the south and wiped out all the Confederate battalions stationed there; however, the chief centurion was also killed in the battle.
"The Confederate gunners continued to fire until the last moment, and one of the shells hit the chief centurion."
New battle reports continued to arrive: the Confederate army quickly launched a determined counterattack, and with the support of artillery, crushed the legion group that invaded Fort Obtuse Angle.
"It's almost time," Xia Long said to the staff at the headquarters. "Inform Qiulin and Kong Dai to stop the attack and try to destroy the enemy's fortifications as much as possible when retreating."
A staff officer suggested: "Let's send troops to capture the position to the east."
There is a hilly area to the east of Roland's Star Castle that stretches across the battlefield. The Confederacy has sent troops to occupy it. If captured, Beyeran can deploy cavalry on the side of the battlefield.
As a commander-in-chief, Xia Long was very moved by this proposal. But after a short period of thinking, he made up his mind:
"No."
…
"Why doesn't Xia Long attack our flanks instead of attacking from the front?"
After three hours of brutal fighting, Roland raised a question to the headquarters.
The smoke gradually dissipated from the battlefield. The top and bottom of the bastion were piled with corpses, especially under the ramparts, which were even as high as half a man. There were corpses hanging everywhere beside the flattened trench, with blood flowing gurglingly like a river.
A black moat.
Throughout the morning's battle, Roland did not dare to use his reserve army, the First Verona Front. This army was extremely well-equipped and had high morale. It was the best force in the Confederate Parliament. Roland left them in the fortress.
Finally, the main reason is that the bastion cannot block all roads, and there must be enough troops to prevent the Senate's army from outflanking.
At the height of the battle, Challon actually sent some cavalry to bypass the bastion and sneak attack the Confederate supply lines and troops who had withdrawn to rest. It is true that the cavalry was repulsed, but the worries about the flanks became more real.
Xia Boyang said: "They are worried that the detour will scare us away and lose the opportunity for a decisive battle. Even if they lose this fortress, the rebels can defeat the invaders on the vast land."
"It is indeed a speech from the leader of the rebel army," Roland praised loudly, "Where are the others?"
"They must be afraid of our army and dare not disperse their forces!" someone said.
"After the fierce fighting in the morning, I think no one should underestimate the fighting will and enthusiasm of the Legion." Political Commissar Werner Negri severely criticized this unreasonable arrogance.
So why...
Roland said to himself in his heart. The Arcane Council and the Senate have an ultimate solution, which is to use meteorites falling from the sky to crush everything. However, Roland, as a brave man who knows the mystery, knows very well that this kind of attack cannot be overcome due to certain insurmountable restrictions.
May be executed.
There are other reasons, objective factors that cannot be changed, that force Xia Long to attack from the front; in other words, attacking from the front is the most beneficial plan for him...
Thinking of this, Roland stopped the headquarters' speculation:
"How many prisoners do we have? Separate those who can speak and interrogate them as soon as possible!"