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Chapter 505: Great Victory in Ambriz County
"There are a total of forty-five giant throwers." General Bolognik put down the monocular telescope in his hand: "There are still more than 800 meters away from our defense line. It is estimated that it will take at least two hours to reach their furthest throwing distance. . ... "
The terrain of Ambriz County is divided by those small hills, small rock hills and several small rivers, so that the National Alliance Army in the Eastern Region cannot invest more troops in the attack. The Hicks deployed two standing armies at once to launch the attack. The offense has reached its limit, and there is no room for more. It has to be said that the Rock Legion chose a good terrain to deploy their defense line.
Forty-five giant single-arm lever throwers, each standing at a height of twelve or three meters, coupled with the thick base and thick components, make each giant thrower a behemoth. Countless soldiers were running around underneath it, and from a distance it looked like a group of worker ants busy around a chicken wing that had fallen to the ground. A dozen healthy cattle dragged the thick hemp rope and moved the giant thrower forward step by step...
In front of the giant thrower, there are three rows of more than a dozen wooden platoon cars and shield cars surrounding the front, which are used to resist the solid iron projectiles of the artillery. Pushed by the soldiers, these huge wooden carts and shield carts kept a distance from the giant throwers and moved forward step by step.
"The Hicks have simply developed the research on throwers to the extreme." General Beachlin praised: "Now I finally know how the first line of defense was lost. Last time, Lindnor of the Guards Corps General K told me that the Hicks' giant throwers could throw grenades to a distance of six hundred meters, which was one hundred meters further than the maximum throw distance of the heavy throwers we provided them. At that time I didn’t believe it yet, but now that I see such a huge thrower, I believe what he said.”
General Bolognik nodded: "To be able to hold on for half a month under the heavy bombardment of the Hicks, the kingdom's legions are doing their best and not caring about life and death. No wonder the casualties are so heavy. But Hicks People still want to use the same tricks to deal with us, but they can only say that they are very unlucky, and they don’t know who will bombard whom..."
"In the face of our new infantry field artillery and white phosphorus bombs, these giant throwers will only become blazing torches." General Beachlin said proudly.
White phosphorus bombs actually add white phosphorus to artillery shells. After the artillery shell hits the target and explodes, the burning white phosphorus splashes everywhere. Once burned, it is difficult to extinguish. This is mainly a request made by Fleet Admiral General Muriel to Lady Sonia. In general naval battles, if you want to burn the enemy's warships, you will first put the solid iron projectiles in a brazier and burn them red, and then shoot them at the enemy's sail warships, and use the high temperature of the burning red solid iron projectiles to ignite the sails, reins, ship plates, etc.
Ironclad warships now use new naval guns and explosive shells that explode when they hit the ground. On the contrary, the threat to sailing warships is not as great as solid iron projectiles, and they only play the role of killing personnel. Unless it happens to hit the waterline of the enemy warship and make a big hole in the ship's deck. But when aiming at an enemy warship with the naked eye on a fast-moving warship, the hit rate of this bombardment is not very high. Therefore, Murray Ed could only ask Mrs. Sonia to research and manufacture this kind of white phosphorus bomb.
The Rock Legion is naturally equipped with a lot of white phosphorus bombs. It was originally intended to deal with the threat from the sea by the Sea King Fleet of the Hicks Kingdom. But after arriving at White Deer City, it was discovered that the Sea King fleet had not come to sweep the southwest waters at all, so these white phosphorus shells could be used to deal with these giant throwers of the Hicks Kingdom.
More than two hours later, the two standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks finally pushed the giant thrower to the predetermined position and also completed the formation. At the front are two rows of huge wooden carts and shield carts, and behind them are giant throwers lined up. Next to and behind the thrower are countless small square formations. The size of these square formations is more than two hundred people at the brigade level. They will launch an attack when the giant throwers throw grenades to bombard the defensive fronts, forcing the throwers and artillery on the defensive fronts to attack them at the risk of being bombed, in order to eliminate the firepower deployed on these defensive positions. .. ...
"The distance is five hundred and forty meters." A staff officer from the Rock Legion reported the accurate observation distance. It's a thief, five hundred and forty meters. The maximum distance that the heavy thrower produced by the overseas dominion can throw the lightest projectile is five hundred meters. In addition to the distance of the position layout, there is still a gap of 60 meters from the enemy's giant throwers. This 60-meter distance puts the entire defensive front into a dilemma of being beaten but unable to fight back.
"You can take action. The enemy has already set up a formation and is waiting to be beaten." General Bolonik said.
General Beachlin nodded: "Order the artillery position to open fire. First attack the enemy's giant thrower with white phosphorus bombs. After destroying the target, use blooming bombs to fire three rounds of rapid fire at the enemy's infantry square. Attack freely... ..."
The sharp brass horn sounded, and the twenty or so artillery positions that had been deployed emitted thunderous cannon fire and thick white smoke rose up. The shrill whistling sound passed through the sky more than 600 meters and fell into the phalanx of the two standing legions of the Black Crow Hicks Kingdom. Like a stone falling into a calm lake, the black waves rippled.
In General Bolognik's monocular, you can clearly see sparks flashing from the giant throwers on the front, which soon turned into flames and torches. The ensuing explosions sent countless small black dots into the air and then fell down. Those neatly arranged wooden carts and shield carts were knocked upside down, and some even ignited flames and black smoke. There were faint screams and shouts of panic in the wind, and some Hicks officers could be seen trying to suppress the commotion and panic of the troops, but the shells that immediately fell around them quickly made their efforts in vain. .. ...
The cheers of the Rock Legion soldiers kept ringing out from the defensive positions. There is no more enjoyable and wonderful scene than watching the enemy stand there stupidly and get bombed. The artillery observers crawling at the front kept waving instruction flags to the rear, informing them that the artillery positions they were responsible for had destroyed the main target and could turn to the second artillery mission.
The sound of artillery became even more fierce. Each of the 568 new infantry field artillery pieces of the Rock Corps fired three rounds of rapid fire, which meant that they would fire 36 missiles at the area where the enemy's infantry square was located in the shortest possible time. A total of 17,000 artillery shells were about to be poured on the heads of the two standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks. Even the light cavalry division of the Principality of Karnas at the back was within the attack range.
The farthest shelling distance of the new infantry field artillery is about 1,200 meters, and when the two standing legions of the Hicks Kingdom are deployed, they are only more than 500 meters away from the defensive front of the Rock Legion. The small square formation behind One after another, they are all within the range of the artillery attack. When the artillery of the Rock Legion opened fire and destroyed the forty-five giant throwers, the commotion and fluctuations caused were still at the front of the entire military formation. The soldiers in the small phalanx behind were still standing stupidly watching the fun, and I don't understand what happened before...
After the more than 20 artillery positions of the Rock Legion destroyed the forty-five giant throwers and turned them into forty-five large torches, they pointed their muzzles at the infantry square and began three rounds of Round rapid fire. It is worth mentioning that this time they started from the farthest range, that is, they first attacked the back of the entire military formation deployed by the two standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks.
When the white phosphorus bomb landed on the location of the giant thrower and exploded and burned, the senior officers of the National Alliance Army in the Eastern Region who were watching the battle from far behind were in a daze.
"How can that thing be thrown so far?" A senior officer from the Nasseri Kingdom asked in confusion. Currently, among the throwers manufactured by various countries in the Farea continent, the one produced by the Kingdom of Hicks has the furthest throw. Although it is bulky and huge, it can throw the grenade to a distance of 600 meters. This is also the army of the Kingdom of Hicks. It is known as the number one combat power in the alliance. If it weren't for this giant thrower, the alliance army would have to pay at least two legions of casualties and more time when breaking through the first defensive line of the Kingdom of Ovilas.
"They, they fired it from artillery." The sharp-eyed senior officer saw the white smoke rising from the artillery position in the distance, and his face suddenly turned pale: "They, they actually changed the iron projectiles to explode. Throwing bombs..."
Almost at the same time, the senior officers of the alliance army present all turned to look at the alliance commander-in-chief of the Hicks Kingdom and several senior officers. They had always boasted in the alliance that the giant throwers of the Hicks Kingdom were invincible. A weapon for siege and demolition. Well now, the Kingdom of Overas has invented the exploding cannonball, which means that all the money the Kingdom of Hicks invested in the giant thrower was in vain. Everyone understands that compared with the range of artillery, the throwing distance of the thrower is too short, not to mention the maneuverability and dexterity...
The viewing position is still a few hundred meters away from the battlefield, and about 1,500 meters away from the Rock Legion's defense line. The reason why it is set so far away is mainly to prevent enemy artillery attacks. If the enemy finds out that there are so many senior officers gathered here and shoots a few solid iron projectiles, not to mention whether they can hit people or scare the adults. It's also very bad. Therefore, the positions where senior officers watched the battle were deliberately arranged outside the range of medium infantry field artillery.
Because they were too far away from the battlefield, the senior officers watching the battle did not react for a moment when such a change occurred. They just watched blankly as the forty-five giant throwers on the battlefield burned into forty-five huge torches. Then he watched the enemy's muzzle turn and bombard the entire military formation that was still waiting on the battlefield...
Sounds of thunder and explosions, sparks and gunpowder smoke rose from the small phalanxes on the battlefield. Countless small black dots flew into the sky and then fell. The entire military formation seemed to be turned into a whirlpool. The phalanxes at the back and The troops at the front all ran to the middle, scurrying left and right like headless flies, huddled together, dispersed, reunited, and then collapsed again amidst the explosion...
"Quick, blow the trumpet and let them retreat..." The commander-in-chief of the alliance army, the somewhat older Marquis of Hicks Kingdom, pointed to the battlefield with one hand and grabbed his chest with the other, as if he had a heart attack. Normally, he only woke up at this time. If he didn't retreat the two Hicks standing legions, he would be doomed...
When the whimpering horn sounded, all the Hicks soldiers on the battlefield were relieved, turned around and ran away. This time they didn't care about anything, even throwing their muskets on the ground, like the ebbing sea water. The pursuing artillery only had time to fire two more explosive shells. There was no longer a living enemy on the battlefield. There were only countless broken limbs and corpses, as well as the voices of the wounded pleading for help. Blood was quietly flowing on the battlefield. The flow...
"I have to admit that the Hicks Kingdom's army surprised me again." General Bolognik put down his monocular and said loudly to General Bichiklin. It couldn't be louder, and the rumble of artillery fire still echoed in my ears.
"What are you talking about?" shouted General Beachlin.
General Bolonik could only shake his head, and waited for a long time to feel better before saying to General Beechlin: "Don't you think the King Hicks Army here is more disciplined than the Hicks Army that appeared in the colonial war? Before the retreat horn was blown, they stood firm and were bombed on the battlefield instead of routing backwards... "
General Beachlin laughed: "Didn't you notice that half of our artillery positions started bombarding from behind their military positions? They could only run to the middle of the battlefield because there were no shells falling there. Haha, but we You can steal the camp at night. All you need to do is bombard them with artillery and launch long-barrel rockets into their camp, and the enemy will completely collapse..."
Although the National Alliance Army in the Eastern Region failed to attack again, the two standing legions of the Kingdom of Hicks were left on the battlefield and suffered a heavy bombardment. They also lost forty-five giant throwers that were used as attack weapons. However, after cleaning the battlefield, the number of casualties was only 30,000 to 40,000, and only one division was lost. However, the morale of the entire alliance army was very low.
After returning to the camp, the senior officers of the alliance were also prepared to prepare for a sneak attack by the Rock Legion. Two rows of early warning sentries were arranged five hundred meters in front of the camp, each guarded by a small team. Their mission was to When an enemy sneak attack is discovered, the main camp is warned in advance. This is also a very common situation for the army to be on duty at night.
Generally, if you want to carry out a night sneak attack on the enemy's camp, especially a camp with hundreds of thousands of people stretching for more than ten miles, you must first deal with the night warning sentry posted in front of the camp. But these sentry posts are basically arranged in a triangle of three, only ten meters apart. A bonfire is lit in the middle of the three sentry posts, and the situation on each other's sentry posts can be clearly seen.
Piles of bonfires were also lit around each sentry post. It was easy for the sentry to detect any movement within a hundred meters of the sentry post. In addition, sentry posts are basically built on high places or at traffic road junctions, with protective trenches dug next to them. The sentry post, on the other hand, was built of logs and stone, three stories high, and protected against solid iron projectiles fired by light infantry artillery. Therefore, in the past, to deal with such a group of sentries, we basically sent out capable personnel to carry out sneak attacks and assassinations, controlling or replacing the enemy's sentries. Only in this way can a large force be organized to pass through the sentry post here to attack the enemy's camp at night.
General Beachlin directly ordered the artillery to pull the new infantry field artillery in front of these sentry posts in the middle of the night, violently bombard and destroy these sentry posts. Then he directly raised the muzzle and bombarded the enemy's camp five hundred meters away at the maximum range. At the same time, he ordered the soldiers of the Rock Legion to launch the long-barrel rockets they brought with them, targeting the depths of the enemy's camp. These long-barreled rockets have a maximum range of 1,500 meters and are filled with white phosphorus. Like white phosphorus bombs, they quickly ignited fires in the enemy's camp.
The Eastern Region National Alliance Army was alerted when the Rock Army bombarded the sentry post in front of the camp with artillery, and arranged the defense of the camp according to the predetermined anti-night attack plan. Countless soldiers were kicked and kicked by the officers into the trenches and defense facilities. The muskets, artillery and throwers were all aimed at the open space in front of the camp. They only waited for the soldiers of the Rock Legion who were attacking at night to appear and gave them a heavy blow. blow.
This is also a traditional way of guarding against night attacks. However, the Union army did not expect that General Beachlin did not intend to use the traditional method to attack the enemy's camp at night. Instead, he continued to rely on the long-range shooting of the new infantry field artillery and Use the explosive power of explosive bombs to bombard enemy camps. All of a sudden, the Union soldiers who were ambushing in the trenches and defense facilities in front of the camp once again suffered overwhelming and violent artillery fire. They were knocked upside down and panicked...
General Beachlin did not concentrate his forces to attack a certain point in the enemy's camp, and then use the points to attack the enemy's camp. He directly ordered the two divisions to form a combat regiment and escort dozens of artillery pieces to launch a comprehensive attack on the alliance army's camp that was more than ten miles long. The long-barreled rockets he carried were also directed in the direction of the enemy's camp. The total number of launches is five thousand.
Fortunately, the grassroots officers of the Alliance army were quite capable, and there were trenches and defensive facilities to hide in. Although the artillery fire was fierce, the casualties were not heavy, and the soldiers who were frightened by the bombing could barely be suppressed. At this time, another whistling sound came from the night sky, and long-barreled rockets with long tail flames passed over the camp's defense position. Under the dumbfounded gaze of the Alliance army officers and soldiers, Dazzling sparks burst out among the densely packed tents in the middle of the camp, and each tent began to burn.
The night wind was a bit strong, and the wind helped the fire. There were also continuous artillery bombardments and long-barreled rockets passing overhead. The armies of the far-right Principality of Sidings and the Principality of Rimodra were the first to collapse. The soldiers climbed out of the trenches, discarded their guns, and even knocked down the officers standing in front of them. They exclaimed that the camp was broken, run for your life, go crazy. They fled to the rear camp and the middle camp...
The field regiment of the Rock Legion, which was attacking the right wing of the enemy's camp, discovered that the enemy in the opposite camp was fleeing. They immediately seized this opportunity to defeat the enemy, pressed on with the entire army, and chased after the enemy to create greater pressure and more pressure. Big impact.
Just like a big stone thrown into the river, the fleeing enemies were like waves stirred up by the big stone that swept across the entire camp. More fleeing enemies appeared. No one could watch their companions flee for their lives while themselves. Continue to stick to the defensive position, and soon, the scene of the enemy's retreat appeared in front of the soldiers of the Rock Legion...
"Stay vigilant, be careful when chasing the enemy, don't fight to the death if you find the enemy has broken off, and wait for the arrival of the rear artillery troops..." General Beach Kerin could only issue such an order at this time.
After dawn, good news spread. After defeating three attacks by the alliance army in five days, the Rock Army attacked the enemy camp at night, successfully breached the enemy camp, caused the enemy's entire army to retreat, and successfully pursued the enemy. The National Alliance Army in the Eastern Region retreated to the second defensive line before gaining a foothold. After checking the losses, it was discovered that seven legions entered Ambriz County, and only four legions returned, and all the weapons they carried were lost. Baggage and military supplies.
This battle was called the great victory in Ambriz County, and the Rock Legion became famous all over the world.