Chapter 1244
Chapter 1244
Chapter 1244
Without destroying these barbed wire fences and roadblocks, the coalition forces will not be able to advance to the nearby villages. Although the distance is so close that they can clearly see the muzzles protruding from the holes in the houses, if they want to push forward even if they Every foot is extremely difficult.The iron net split by machetes and big axes is less than one-tenth of the whole roadblock, and the narrow gap cannot accommodate too many people to break through. Everyone has become a victim of the Haihan Army live target.
The people who were squeezed in the front didn't even have room to retreat, so they simply spread the shields in their hands on the barbed wire as a stepping stone. Now someone next to them is also imitating this, laying down shields one by one, trying to use this method Cut a way through the barbed wire.However, when someone tried to step on it and push forward, it immediately became the focus of the audience's fire. Even with a shield in hand, it couldn't stop the shooting from three directions at the same time, and it was instantly turned into a hornet's nest. Fell down in the middle of the barbed wire and became a new stepping object.
Although the coalition forces were slowly advancing at a speed visible to the naked eye, the casualties they paid for this were extremely astonishing, and people were shot and fell down almost every second.The thick smell of blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke made it harder for soldiers on both sides to breathe.However, seeing that the target is getting closer and closer, the red-eyed coalition forces do not want to fall short of this, and are still advancing slowly and firmly step by step.
The reason is that Haihan deployed too few troops on the front, resulting in insufficient firepower output, and it was difficult to completely stop the enemy troops with several times their strength.However, Roger did not panic in the face of this situation. The worst plan he made before the battle was to be attacked by the enemy in the middle, but now it is far from giving up this position. As long as he gives an order, the two gates The artillery can immediately smash the group of enemy troops outside into a pile of minced meat.
But Roger didn't want to expose the last point of fire for the time being. He wanted to leave a little hope for the enemy and stimulate them to continue attacking here tomorrow.Seeing that the enemy troops were breaking through the barricades little by little, Roger couldn't sit still any longer. He took his own rifle and went up to the roof. He set up the gun on the eaves of the house and slowly aimed at the officers in the enemy formation. .
Although Roger has not used the HK416 rifle for shooting training for a while because of the limited stock of bullets, but the gun still feels good in his hand, and he did not fail to shoot a few rounds.Of course, given the crowded and chaotic situation on the opposite side, it is impossible for him to shoot from a high position to miss completely, and he will definitely hit someone if he takes a rough aim.Soon he spotted a senior officer under the banner of the enemy's rear, and his position can only be observed from a relatively high place. Seeing how he kept giving orders, Roger judged that the man should be the enemy The commander of the line of fire slowly adjusted the muzzle of the gun and locked it in his front sight.
Roger pulled the trigger, and a few bursts were fired amidst the chaotic gunfire, which did not attract anyone's attention, but the bullets hit the target accurately and knocked down the senior officer from his horse.Regardless of life or death, Roger can basically be sure that it is impossible for him to insist on commanding on the battlefield.
This crucial kill soon had its effect. After a commotion behind the enemy, a signal to withdraw the troops was sent.So this wave of offensive receded like a tide, leaving hundreds of corpses in the field.Roger probed to look at the defensive barricades outside. About one-third of them had been destroyed by the enemy. If he hadn't personally acted and allowed the battle to continue, the remaining fortifications could last at most ten to twenty minutes. , the situation can be said to be quite dangerous.
"We have to prepare some grenades for emergency tomorrow!" Roger muttered silently in his heart.
Grenades are nothing new in this era. Black powder grenades appeared on European battlefields in the 15th century. Since the 17th century, grenadiers specially trained to use grenades appeared in the armies of some European countries. At the beginning, the Grenadier Guards of the First French Empire became an elite unit of the Napoleon Cavalry Regiment, responsible for defending Napoleon's personal safety, and became the predecessor of the famous Grenadier Guards Cavalry Regiment in the future.
Grenades have been installed in the Haihan army for a long time, but because of the cost and production capacity, this kind of melee weapon with strong lethality is not equipped in the hands of every soldier on a large scale, but is equipped in a small amount at the squad level. .There is no grenadier in the army, but officers generally select some strong soldiers for related grenadier training.When the battle is fierce, this weapon can also be used to make up for the lack of firepower output.
The backup plan that Roger originally prepared was to use the grenades in stock if the cold shot didn’t work. Anyway, the artillery can’t be allowed to show up until the last moment, lest the enemy’s fighting spirit will be completely disintegrated. .
Roger returned to the yard along the ladder, handed the gun to his orderly, and ordered: "Hurry up and organize the civilians to repair the destroyed fortifications outside. And see if there are any survivors outside, and bring them back if they are not dead." , interrogate to see if there is any gain."
As soon as Roger turned his head, he called the adjutant to his side, and asked with concern: "How are the casualties on our side?"
The adjutant lowered his voice and replied: "Reporting to the chief, seven people in our army have been killed and 29 people have been injured. Two of them are seriously injured. I'm afraid they won't make it through tonight. The others are all skin traumas and are fine for the time being."
Although the Haihan army has the advantage of the terrain and has houses as bunkers for ambushes, the difference in strength is several times after all. If they approach each other at close range and shoot at each other, casualties will inevitably occur even if there is a bunker.However, after fighting continuously for half a day, the number of casualties on one's own side was less than ten, and even less than one-tenth of the opponent's casualties.
At present, most of the injured personnel have left the position and moved to the rear for bandaging and treatment.The corpses of the dead have also been collected, and the funeral will be arranged after the war is over.As for the civilian husbands responsible for transporting materials and personnel, there have been no casualties so far, and the mood of the people in the rear is therefore relatively stable, and they have not been greatly affected by the exchange of fire in front.
Luo Jie was not very worried about this. After all, there was Tan Juren sitting in the rear. Although Tan Juren couldn't help in the march and fight, he was still fully competent in dealing with public affairs, calming the people's emotions during wartime, and organizing logistics.With him handling these complicated affairs in the rear, Roger doesn't have to worry about everything, and can concentrate on commanding the battle as much as possible.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Roger guessed that after the opponent's withdrawal and reorganization, it would be too late to launch the next wave of offensive, so he immediately sent an order to the rear to quickly deliver the prepared hot food first.As he had promised earlier, the food during the battle was full of oil and water, and a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep had been slaughtered early in the morning for the hard-working soldiers to enjoy.
After the battle, the troops ambushing in the wild also withdrew back in the dark.Although they didn't directly participate in the battle, they squatted in the wild for a whole day, and they had to pay attention not to reveal their whereabouts. This task was really hard.Moreover, we have to set off again before dawn tomorrow, and go to the predetermined location early to set up an ambush, and the time to retreat to rest is only a few hours.
After dinner, Tan Juren finished arranging the logistical affairs, and went to the headquarters to meet Roger in person, and asked him about the actual battle situation today: "I heard that the fight was very stalemate today, and the enemy almost broke the line of defense!"
"Don't worry, the enemy army has put out eight points of force today, and our side has calculated five points of force at most. The troops arranged for ambushes in the wild and the fleet that took the back route have not yet been used. They can attack Nearby, there is more or less a reason for us to release water." Roger said very firmly about this: "I didn't use full firepower today, but I just wanted to wait for their luggage to arrive, and pack it all up tomorrow!"
Tan Juren didn't doubt Roger's ability, but he still warned carefully: "Then don't play it off!"
"It's not us who are playing off, but the enemy." Roger shook his head and said, "They wanted to take this place in one fell swoop with a sneak attack, but they hit the iron plate when they implemented it, and the progress of the battle must be very different from what they expected I deliberately concealed my strength, just not wanting to scare them away too early. They must be hesitating now, whether to continue to attack, or to withdraw as soon as possible. But even if they figured out to withdraw, it is too late to withdraw to Johor tomorrow gone."
As Roger expected, the two coalition generals, Bapon and Hogg, were very depressed about today's results.Especially Ba Peng, the last offensive was about to break through the enemy's defense line, but the deputy general he sent to supervise the battle was hit by a stray bullet, which directly led to the retreat of the whole army.When he was brought back, he was already spitting out blood and foaming at the mouth, more air was being exhaled and less air was being taken in, and the military doctor died before he had time to dig out the bullet in his chest.
If he could break through the defense line of the Haihan people, it would be worthwhile for this general to die, but it is a pity that his death only resulted in the retreat of the front-line troops. The three waves of offensives launched today can only be said to be more effective in the end. close to zero.The coalition forces had just withdrawn from the battlefield, and hundreds of civilians had poured out of Haihan Village to collect the corpses and weapons of coalition soldiers on the battlefield outside, and at the same time repair the more severely damaged fortifications in the middle.
The coalition forces had no energy left to launch the fourth wave of offensive against the night, and could only watch Haihan's civilian husbands constructing in the distance.After a night of repairs, the little gap that must have been torn out with great difficulty today will disappear.
Hogg with a livid face said: "We have lost one-tenth of our total force today, but we haven't even touched the wall of Haihan Village. We can't just withdraw our troops like this, otherwise we will definitely be stepped on by the Haihan people in the future." Come on! General Bapon, have our artillery arrived at the camp?"
"Here we are." Ba Peng remained expressionless after listening to the translation, probably because he hadn't adjusted to the blow of his lieutenant general's death.
"Then let's use artillery to compete with the Haihan people tomorrow!" Hogg said bitterly: "It seems that the Haihan people have no artillery deployed on their positions. This is good news for us. We must let them fight tomorrow." Have a good taste!"
Ba Peng felt a little worried in his heart. It is said that Haihan's weapons are of excellent performance, especially the gunfire of naval warships is very sharp.They stationed an army of thousands of people here, how could they not even have a single artillery piece?But if it is equipped with artillery, why do you still insist on not using big killers in today's passive battle situation, but only use rifles to resist? Isn't this asking for trouble?
Bapon couldn't give a reasonable explanation for this contradiction, but he also agreed with Hogg's idea. After so much effort to transport the cannon to the battlefield, could it be withdrawn without firing the cannon?Then I can't explain to my superiors when I go back, let alone military merits, maybe I will be charged with incompetent command.So in any case, Ba Peng also had the mentality of fighting to the death, to see how the Haihan people could cope with the offensive of the artillery.Although the walls of the houses in that village can block musket bullets, they are definitely not able to stop the heavy shells. When the time comes to bombard the houses on the outskirts of the village, the firepower of those hiding in the dark and shooting black guns will naturally not attack themselves. broken.
However, the artillery was transported over long distances, and the amount of ammunition that could be used was limited due to the transportation conditions. Therefore, it was necessary to use sparingly as much as possible in this method of bombarding Haihan.If you still can't get in after the shells are fired, then you really have to consider giving up this operation.
Although still a little uneasy, neither Hogg nor Bapon could think of a better tactic at the moment, and they could only pin their hopes on the big killer weapon of artillery.After the two had a simple dinner, they each led a team to inspect the camp and set up outlying guard posts.This place is currently under the control of Haihan. Although the coalition forces are superior, the battlefield is full of mud, and they dare not do anything like steal the camp in the dark. Instead, they need to be careful of the Haihan army and find out at night. Counter attack.
After the two returned to their tents to lie down, they were thinking about how to arrange the offensive tomorrow morning, but they didn't know that the first battle to start the next morning was not the main battlefield in front of them.
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting darker, an armed fleet with red and blue flags appeared on the water in the Strait of Johor.The reinforcements led by Mu Xiabai spent the night resting on a coast more than ten kilometers away last night, and went straight to the crossing point of the Johor Army early this morning.Mu Xiabo knew that the sooner the Johor army was dealt with, the sooner the war would be over, he personally took the helm all the way, and it was much faster than the local navy that came from the west at the appointed time.
The night sentry of the Johor Army did not even find the fleet in time. It was not until it broke through the morning fog and appeared on the water less than a hundred meters offshore that the sentry finally realized what had happened, and quickly sounded the gong for alarm.
(End of this chapter)
Without destroying these barbed wire fences and roadblocks, the coalition forces will not be able to advance to the nearby villages. Although the distance is so close that they can clearly see the muzzles protruding from the holes in the houses, if they want to push forward even if they Every foot is extremely difficult.The iron net split by machetes and big axes is less than one-tenth of the whole roadblock, and the narrow gap cannot accommodate too many people to break through. Everyone has become a victim of the Haihan Army live target.
The people who were squeezed in the front didn't even have room to retreat, so they simply spread the shields in their hands on the barbed wire as a stepping stone. Now someone next to them is also imitating this, laying down shields one by one, trying to use this method Cut a way through the barbed wire.However, when someone tried to step on it and push forward, it immediately became the focus of the audience's fire. Even with a shield in hand, it couldn't stop the shooting from three directions at the same time, and it was instantly turned into a hornet's nest. Fell down in the middle of the barbed wire and became a new stepping object.
Although the coalition forces were slowly advancing at a speed visible to the naked eye, the casualties they paid for this were extremely astonishing, and people were shot and fell down almost every second.The thick smell of blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke made it harder for soldiers on both sides to breathe.However, seeing that the target is getting closer and closer, the red-eyed coalition forces do not want to fall short of this, and are still advancing slowly and firmly step by step.
The reason is that Haihan deployed too few troops on the front, resulting in insufficient firepower output, and it was difficult to completely stop the enemy troops with several times their strength.However, Roger did not panic in the face of this situation. The worst plan he made before the battle was to be attacked by the enemy in the middle, but now it is far from giving up this position. As long as he gives an order, the two gates The artillery can immediately smash the group of enemy troops outside into a pile of minced meat.
But Roger didn't want to expose the last point of fire for the time being. He wanted to leave a little hope for the enemy and stimulate them to continue attacking here tomorrow.Seeing that the enemy troops were breaking through the barricades little by little, Roger couldn't sit still any longer. He took his own rifle and went up to the roof. He set up the gun on the eaves of the house and slowly aimed at the officers in the enemy formation. .
Although Roger has not used the HK416 rifle for shooting training for a while because of the limited stock of bullets, but the gun still feels good in his hand, and he did not fail to shoot a few rounds.Of course, given the crowded and chaotic situation on the opposite side, it is impossible for him to shoot from a high position to miss completely, and he will definitely hit someone if he takes a rough aim.Soon he spotted a senior officer under the banner of the enemy's rear, and his position can only be observed from a relatively high place. Seeing how he kept giving orders, Roger judged that the man should be the enemy The commander of the line of fire slowly adjusted the muzzle of the gun and locked it in his front sight.
Roger pulled the trigger, and a few bursts were fired amidst the chaotic gunfire, which did not attract anyone's attention, but the bullets hit the target accurately and knocked down the senior officer from his horse.Regardless of life or death, Roger can basically be sure that it is impossible for him to insist on commanding on the battlefield.
This crucial kill soon had its effect. After a commotion behind the enemy, a signal to withdraw the troops was sent.So this wave of offensive receded like a tide, leaving hundreds of corpses in the field.Roger probed to look at the defensive barricades outside. About one-third of them had been destroyed by the enemy. If he hadn't personally acted and allowed the battle to continue, the remaining fortifications could last at most ten to twenty minutes. , the situation can be said to be quite dangerous.
"We have to prepare some grenades for emergency tomorrow!" Roger muttered silently in his heart.
Grenades are nothing new in this era. Black powder grenades appeared on European battlefields in the 15th century. Since the 17th century, grenadiers specially trained to use grenades appeared in the armies of some European countries. At the beginning, the Grenadier Guards of the First French Empire became an elite unit of the Napoleon Cavalry Regiment, responsible for defending Napoleon's personal safety, and became the predecessor of the famous Grenadier Guards Cavalry Regiment in the future.
Grenades have been installed in the Haihan army for a long time, but because of the cost and production capacity, this kind of melee weapon with strong lethality is not equipped in the hands of every soldier on a large scale, but is equipped in a small amount at the squad level. .There is no grenadier in the army, but officers generally select some strong soldiers for related grenadier training.When the battle is fierce, this weapon can also be used to make up for the lack of firepower output.
The backup plan that Roger originally prepared was to use the grenades in stock if the cold shot didn’t work. Anyway, the artillery can’t be allowed to show up until the last moment, lest the enemy’s fighting spirit will be completely disintegrated. .
Roger returned to the yard along the ladder, handed the gun to his orderly, and ordered: "Hurry up and organize the civilians to repair the destroyed fortifications outside. And see if there are any survivors outside, and bring them back if they are not dead." , interrogate to see if there is any gain."
As soon as Roger turned his head, he called the adjutant to his side, and asked with concern: "How are the casualties on our side?"
The adjutant lowered his voice and replied: "Reporting to the chief, seven people in our army have been killed and 29 people have been injured. Two of them are seriously injured. I'm afraid they won't make it through tonight. The others are all skin traumas and are fine for the time being."
Although the Haihan army has the advantage of the terrain and has houses as bunkers for ambushes, the difference in strength is several times after all. If they approach each other at close range and shoot at each other, casualties will inevitably occur even if there is a bunker.However, after fighting continuously for half a day, the number of casualties on one's own side was less than ten, and even less than one-tenth of the opponent's casualties.
At present, most of the injured personnel have left the position and moved to the rear for bandaging and treatment.The corpses of the dead have also been collected, and the funeral will be arranged after the war is over.As for the civilian husbands responsible for transporting materials and personnel, there have been no casualties so far, and the mood of the people in the rear is therefore relatively stable, and they have not been greatly affected by the exchange of fire in front.
Luo Jie was not very worried about this. After all, there was Tan Juren sitting in the rear. Although Tan Juren couldn't help in the march and fight, he was still fully competent in dealing with public affairs, calming the people's emotions during wartime, and organizing logistics.With him handling these complicated affairs in the rear, Roger doesn't have to worry about everything, and can concentrate on commanding the battle as much as possible.
At this time, the sky was getting dark, and Roger guessed that after the opponent's withdrawal and reorganization, it would be too late to launch the next wave of offensive, so he immediately sent an order to the rear to quickly deliver the prepared hot food first.As he had promised earlier, the food during the battle was full of oil and water, and a lot of chickens, ducks, pigs and sheep had been slaughtered early in the morning for the hard-working soldiers to enjoy.
After the battle, the troops ambushing in the wild also withdrew back in the dark.Although they didn't directly participate in the battle, they squatted in the wild for a whole day, and they had to pay attention not to reveal their whereabouts. This task was really hard.Moreover, we have to set off again before dawn tomorrow, and go to the predetermined location early to set up an ambush, and the time to retreat to rest is only a few hours.
After dinner, Tan Juren finished arranging the logistical affairs, and went to the headquarters to meet Roger in person, and asked him about the actual battle situation today: "I heard that the fight was very stalemate today, and the enemy almost broke the line of defense!"
"Don't worry, the enemy army has put out eight points of force today, and our side has calculated five points of force at most. The troops arranged for ambushes in the wild and the fleet that took the back route have not yet been used. They can attack Nearby, there is more or less a reason for us to release water." Roger said very firmly about this: "I didn't use full firepower today, but I just wanted to wait for their luggage to arrive, and pack it all up tomorrow!"
Tan Juren didn't doubt Roger's ability, but he still warned carefully: "Then don't play it off!"
"It's not us who are playing off, but the enemy." Roger shook his head and said, "They wanted to take this place in one fell swoop with a sneak attack, but they hit the iron plate when they implemented it, and the progress of the battle must be very different from what they expected I deliberately concealed my strength, just not wanting to scare them away too early. They must be hesitating now, whether to continue to attack, or to withdraw as soon as possible. But even if they figured out to withdraw, it is too late to withdraw to Johor tomorrow gone."
As Roger expected, the two coalition generals, Bapon and Hogg, were very depressed about today's results.Especially Ba Peng, the last offensive was about to break through the enemy's defense line, but the deputy general he sent to supervise the battle was hit by a stray bullet, which directly led to the retreat of the whole army.When he was brought back, he was already spitting out blood and foaming at the mouth, more air was being exhaled and less air was being taken in, and the military doctor died before he had time to dig out the bullet in his chest.
If he could break through the defense line of the Haihan people, it would be worthwhile for this general to die, but it is a pity that his death only resulted in the retreat of the front-line troops. The three waves of offensives launched today can only be said to be more effective in the end. close to zero.The coalition forces had just withdrawn from the battlefield, and hundreds of civilians had poured out of Haihan Village to collect the corpses and weapons of coalition soldiers on the battlefield outside, and at the same time repair the more severely damaged fortifications in the middle.
The coalition forces had no energy left to launch the fourth wave of offensive against the night, and could only watch Haihan's civilian husbands constructing in the distance.After a night of repairs, the little gap that must have been torn out with great difficulty today will disappear.
Hogg with a livid face said: "We have lost one-tenth of our total force today, but we haven't even touched the wall of Haihan Village. We can't just withdraw our troops like this, otherwise we will definitely be stepped on by the Haihan people in the future." Come on! General Bapon, have our artillery arrived at the camp?"
"Here we are." Ba Peng remained expressionless after listening to the translation, probably because he hadn't adjusted to the blow of his lieutenant general's death.
"Then let's use artillery to compete with the Haihan people tomorrow!" Hogg said bitterly: "It seems that the Haihan people have no artillery deployed on their positions. This is good news for us. We must let them fight tomorrow." Have a good taste!"
Ba Peng felt a little worried in his heart. It is said that Haihan's weapons are of excellent performance, especially the gunfire of naval warships is very sharp.They stationed an army of thousands of people here, how could they not even have a single artillery piece?But if it is equipped with artillery, why do you still insist on not using big killers in today's passive battle situation, but only use rifles to resist? Isn't this asking for trouble?
Bapon couldn't give a reasonable explanation for this contradiction, but he also agreed with Hogg's idea. After so much effort to transport the cannon to the battlefield, could it be withdrawn without firing the cannon?Then I can't explain to my superiors when I go back, let alone military merits, maybe I will be charged with incompetent command.So in any case, Ba Peng also had the mentality of fighting to the death, to see how the Haihan people could cope with the offensive of the artillery.Although the walls of the houses in that village can block musket bullets, they are definitely not able to stop the heavy shells. When the time comes to bombard the houses on the outskirts of the village, the firepower of those hiding in the dark and shooting black guns will naturally not attack themselves. broken.
However, the artillery was transported over long distances, and the amount of ammunition that could be used was limited due to the transportation conditions. Therefore, it was necessary to use sparingly as much as possible in this method of bombarding Haihan.If you still can't get in after the shells are fired, then you really have to consider giving up this operation.
Although still a little uneasy, neither Hogg nor Bapon could think of a better tactic at the moment, and they could only pin their hopes on the big killer weapon of artillery.After the two had a simple dinner, they each led a team to inspect the camp and set up outlying guard posts.This place is currently under the control of Haihan. Although the coalition forces are superior, the battlefield is full of mud, and they dare not do anything like steal the camp in the dark. Instead, they need to be careful of the Haihan army and find out at night. Counter attack.
After the two returned to their tents to lie down, they were thinking about how to arrange the offensive tomorrow morning, but they didn't know that the first battle to start the next morning was not the main battlefield in front of them.
In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting darker, an armed fleet with red and blue flags appeared on the water in the Strait of Johor.The reinforcements led by Mu Xiabai spent the night resting on a coast more than ten kilometers away last night, and went straight to the crossing point of the Johor Army early this morning.Mu Xiabo knew that the sooner the Johor army was dealt with, the sooner the war would be over, he personally took the helm all the way, and it was much faster than the local navy that came from the west at the appointed time.
The night sentry of the Johor Army did not even find the fleet in time. It was not until it broke through the morning fog and appeared on the water less than a hundred meters offshore that the sentry finally realized what had happened, and quickly sounded the gong for alarm.
(End of this chapter)