Chapter 294 Regaining the Position

"No, the high ground must be retaken immediately. The artillery cannot fall into the hands of the enemy."

The old knight Schroeder made an immediate decision, "Andrew, you command the 4th Battalion to cover our rear. Claude, the 2nd Battalion will charge to the high ground with me."

Andrew nodded silently without any objection. Although he was a noble, he did not dare to show off in front of the knight Schroeder.

Claude said worriedly: "Chief of Staff, our troops are still too few. Is it..."

"No!" Schroeder waved his hand heavily and insisted: "They will drag the cannon away later!"

Just as the two were discussing whether they should immediately counterattack the high ground, someone pointed to the north and shouted happily: "The troops behind are following!"

Everyone immediately looked to the north and saw a team meandering along the road towards the battlefield.

This is a team composed of Alda sailors, militiamen, and auxiliary soldiers recruited on the territory of the Carter family. It seems to be quite large, with about 1,000 people.

The sailors were all equipped with breastplates and muskets, the militiamen were equipped with breastplates and unified spears, and the newly recruited auxiliaries were only equipped with simple cold weapons-most of them were captured from the Carter family.

Schroeder finally had a hint of joy on his face: "It's just the right time, let them speed up!"

After a few whizzing sounds, several rockets flew into the air and exploded. The team in the distance saw the signal and began to run towards this side.

The two armies converged together, and the commander of this team was Commander Tirpitz of the Third Fleet. He learned from Schroeder that the artillery position had fallen into the enemy's hands. He shrugged and said, "It seems that we came a little too early." It’s too late, what should I do now, do I want to take it back?”

Schroeder: "Of course, artillery cannot fall into the hands of the enemy. Everyone, I just thought of something. The opponent has powerful long-range attack methods such as longbows. We need to draw well-protected soldiers from each army."

Ten minutes later, 600 soldiers were assembled. They were not only equipped with breastplates, but also helmets.

Schroeder patted Andrew on the shoulder: "Baron, we'll leave everything behind to you."

Andrew saluted him, "Don't worry, Chief of Staff. Also, please call me Lieutenant Colonel."

Schroeder nodded to him, drew his saber and pointed at the high ground, shouted: "Attack!", and took the lead to move forward.

"唔唔唔~唔唔唔~", as soon as he finished speaking, the marching drum sounded rhythmically. Behind Schroeder, 600 soldiers were divided into two parts, led by Claude and Tirpitz respectively. , stepping on the drums, followed Schroeder towards the high ground.

The enemies on the artillery position discovered the counterattack of the Arda army. They were still fiddling with how to use the artillery. They immediately gathered together. From a distance, they could see that there were about 1,000 people. Most were longbowmen, and many of them were holding spears, swords, and guns. .

When the Arda army was 200 meters away, the mercenary longbowmen began to fire arrows, and the sky was filled with arrows.

The attacking soldiers are equipped with breastplates and helmets, with their limbs exposed, not only to ensure the mobility of the troops. If everyone is to be wrapped into a tin can like the knight, the money required is even Alda, whose financial revenue has soared, cannot afford it.

The bow and arrow hitting the protective gear made a tinkling sound, while the bow and arrow hitting the body caused a scream. Every few steps, soldiers fell down wailing, and some of those who were shot in vital parts may never be able to walk normally for the rest of their lives.

However, compared with their counterparts in this era, they were lucky. After the injured soldiers fell, medical soldiers immediately ran over and carried them to the rear on stretchers. In the temporary field ambulance station, there were dedicated Military doctors used clean bandages, boiling water, and sterilized surgical tools to treat them. Their probability of saving lives was greatly increased compared to other colleagues.

The longbowmen in the duke's army would not feel pity for their screams. Round after round of bows and arrows were thrown out. They were condescending and had a wide field of vision. The Alda army was an excellent target for them.

Human beings are flesh and blood after all. In the face of huge casualties, even Arda soldiers who have gone through rigorous goose-stepping and formation training will feel fear.

The march of the troops gradually slowed down, and some people's footsteps began to become disorderly.

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The uncaptured artillery was not used to support the counterattack on the high ground, but was used to bombard the main Duke's army, which was attacking again.

Fergus and Emerson also discovered the Arda army's attempt to recapture the artillery. Their army had also rested, so they launched a fierce attack again. This time it was not just the cavalry, but also the infantry following the cavalry.

The artillery was deployed in front of the infantry formation. The gunners performed extremely well and caused a lot of damage to the enemy. After the cavalry approached and fired the shotguns, they immediately gave up the artillery and retreated to the infantry forming a square formation to get cover. They waited until a wave of attacks were repulsed. Finally, return to the gun position to operate the artillery.

The follow-up troops arrived and brought spears, but in terms of resisting cavalry attacks, spears were more effective than rifles equipped with bayonets.

There were gunfire, shouts of killing, and the sound of horse hooves. Both sides attacked and blocked for several rounds. The Duke's army was still unable to defeat Andrew's more than 1,000 men.

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Schroeder frowned. If he continued like this, the morale of the troops would drop before they even reached the enemy.

He stopped and turned around to look at all the soldiers, not caring about the arrows whizzing behind him.

"Is this the end of it? Look at how you look now. Are you 10% as good as you are in training on weekdays?"

"We are so soft. People will be able to make fun of us without any scruples in the future. We are a showy force."

The old knight was heartbroken: "The first and third battalions faced the same kind of longbowmen and the same kind of attack at Fort Bido, but they walked up to each other in line without fear, and then fought back with bullets and bayonets. by color.”

"Show your courage and prove that we are heroes who will not lose to them."

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Under Schroeder's repeated reprimands and provocations, many people looked ashamed and puffed up their chests again.

The old knight stopped his lecture at the right time. Now was not the time for a long speech. He raised his saber again and pointed forward: "Now I declare again - attack!"

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"Deng-Deng-Deng~Deng-Deng-Deng~", the marching drum sounded rhythmically again.

Schroeder shouted at the top of his lungs as he walked:

"If I move forward, you will follow me!"

"If I step back, you will execute me!"

"If I die, you will avenge me!"

As soon as these words came out, something seemed to be ignited in everyone's heart.

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"Stand still!"

Finally, we reached a place where we could see the enemy's nose clearly.

"preparation!"

The first row of soldiers immediately knelt down on one leg, and the second row of soldiers and the third row of soldiers staggered and pointed their guns forward.

"Fire!"

There was a loud roar, and the momentum caused by the three rows of musket fire was very terrifying. Many soldiers on the opposite side were frightened and trembled.

What's even more terrifying is that as the thick smoke rises, the black barrels spit out deadly tongues of fire, harvesting lives in swaths.

Almost a whole row of the duke's army fell with a crash.

With a "wow" sound, the people behind were in a panic.

Schroeder waved his saber forward, "Kill!"

"Kill!" "Long live!"

The soldiers behind responded to their commanders, picked up their bayonets and rushed forward!