"Master Chief, why do we have to ambush here instead of on the mound over there?" Mike, wearing a grass-like hat made of weeds and shrubs, asked as he looked around to observe what was going on around him. Claude rested in the mud puddle with his eyes closed.
"It's very simple. We are now in the enemy's half. Because of the ambush of our ranger battalion, the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry has also learned its lesson. It is no longer a group of three or four cavalry, but a reconnaissance team cooperating with each other. The one in front The mound is the only commanding height in this field. If the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry wants to come to our side for reconnaissance, they must first go to the mound to observe the surrounding movements and see if there are any of our soldiers ambushing in this area.
Some time ago, I observed that the enemy's reconnaissance teams were divided into four fan-shaped formations and rode up to the commanding heights. If we ambush on the mound, although we have a wide field of vision, we will not be able to deal with enemies coming from four directions. Because we have muskets in our hands, not artillery, even if we can destroy the enemies in one or two directions, at least half of the enemies will rush in front of us, and the muskets without ammunition will become fire sticks.
For those who did not come back last week, I asked the insiders and found that they were all lying in ambush at the commanding heights as you said. Insiders said that they indeed shot and killed one or two enemy scouts, but no one could escape the subsequent enemy pursuit. And the enemies are not fools. They are most vigilant when they rush to the commanding heights, but when they find that no one is ambushing them on the mound, they will involuntarily relax, and this becomes our opportunity. "
Claude patiently explained to Michael Jack, firstly, this kid is not yet an adult and is only seventeen years old now. Second, he has been with me for nearly a year. He is diligent and careful in doing things and is very close to me. Sometimes Claude will regard him as his younger brother.
The May sun shines down on my head, giving my body a feeling of laziness and unwillingness to move. The big man, Germi, had curled up and fell asleep, snoring slightly. This guy can eat and sleep, and he can be regarded as the most innocent person under Claude. He doesn't have high requirements, as long as he can eat well, nothing else matters.
"Master Chief, here we come." Mike, who put his ear to the ground, had a nervous expression on his face. He heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance and raised a finger, "A reconnaissance team."
Claude kicked the big man Germi in the leg, waking him up from his sleep. "Wake up, the enemy is coming."
The big man Gemi quickly rubbed his face and checked the straw mat covering the mud pit. After finding that there were no omissions, he lay down next to Claude and stared at the little boy in front of him through the gap between the straw mat and the grass. Mounds.
The small mound in front was only 70 or 80 meters away from the mud pit where Claude and the others were ambushing them, and Belklin led two people to ambush in a pit 15 or 6 meters behind Claude. He led three soldiers to ambush on the right back. They were also like Claude. The pit was covered with a camouflaged straw mat and they wore camouflaged weed bush circles on their heads.
Not long after, tall and strong horses appeared on the mound, and on them were the light cavalry of the Principality of Karnars wearing dark blue uniforms. Obviously, the scouts who climbed to the top of the mound suddenly relaxed. They formed a circle and chatted and laughed loudly, letting their mounts roam around on the mound. There were even a few light cavalrymen. After getting rid of the horse, he took out the water bag he carried to feed his beloved horse water, and another wiped the sweat from the horse's body with a towel.
Claude aimed at a cavalryman sitting upright on a horse, holding a single-tube telescope to observe the surroundings. This should be the leader of the reconnaissance team, probably a second lieutenant. At least the other soldiers behaved more upright and serious when talking to him.
"Bang" the gunshot rang out, and the cavalryman sitting on the horse holding a single-tube telescope swayed on the horse and fell to the ground with one end. Panic shouts suddenly erupted from the mound. Several soldiers who were still riding horses had turned their horses and looked towards Claude, because the sound of gunshots and the rising smoke of gunfire had exposed Claude. At the position where De was ambushing, the cavalrymen squeezed hard and urged their mounts to rush towards Claude.
"Bang" Claude fired again, and another cavalryman who had just mounted his horse on the mound also fell down from his horse.
The remaining ten scouts from the Principality of Karrnath were already in a state of rage. They drew their sharp cavalry scimitars and shouted loudly.