Chapter 2652: Wetland battle

Feizhen officers and soldiers who had been marching all day were sleepy and tired. Seeing that the hot spring town was right in front of them, they were looking forward to having a good meal in the town and taking a hot spring bath. How could they expect to be ambushed on the way.
Just as night fell, Feizhen's army suddenly heard gunshots in the dense forest on the west side. This sudden change made Feizhen's officers at all levels, including General Bogoin, overwhelmed.
It was the "Sharp Gun Battalion" of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Continental Army who hid in the woods to ambush them. The 500 sharpshooters were personally commanded by the brigade commander Colonel "Stone Wall" Wall Stone.
Colonel Stone told his subordinates to target those Feizhen officers who were wearing gorgeous military uniforms, tall military caps, golden ribbons on their chests, and riding tall horses.
From the perspective of Feizhen, the Continental Army's style of play is very ugly and almost rogue!
Because in this era, the two sides of the old world war have an unwritten "rule"-not to sneak attack on officers, otherwise they are too ungentleman to win.
Colonel Stone, who came from the Orion family, doesn't care about this gentleman's demeanor, he fights officers!
The 500 sharpshooters under Colonel Stone were all expert "black guns" and were extremely efficient. They knocked down more than half of the officers riding on tall horses in a moment.
The Feizhen army has no leader, and retreats in panic.
Colonel Stone led the people to catch up and ran into the guards headed by General Bogoin.
The two sides fired at each other, ping-pong-pong-pong was lively, and there were casualties to each other.
At this time, Feizhen's officers and soldiers had slowed down, and left the baggage and artillery carts to surround him.
Colonel Stone noticed the enemy's dynamics, and knew that he was alone and lonely, and he was not suitable for fighting, so he led his men to turn their horses and retreat to the north.
A colonel under General Bogoin led a thousand cavalry to hunt down.
Seeing that the despicable rebels were about to be caught, there was a sudden gunshot in the woods nearby. Lieutenant Colonel Arnold led the main force of the 1st Cavalry Brigade in ambush here for a long time. In addition to receiving Colonel Stone, the other purpose was to wait." The fish" took the bait.
Lieutenant Colonel Arnold and Colonel Stone joined forces in an ambush, and the chasers were caught off guard. In just ten minutes, no fewer than three or four hundred Fijian cavalry were shot and killed.
In this dark and blazing scene, the battlefield was surrounded by dense forests, and it was impossible to see how many rebels were hidden in the forest. The colonel brigade did not dare to stay for a long time, and hurriedly gathered the troops and withdrew, reporting his own experience to General Bogoin.
Johnny Burgoin realized that the situation was not good and ordered the troops to camp on the spot to take strict precautions, and at the same time sent a letter to the Earl of Winthrop to report.
On this cold and long night, Colonel Stone didn't intend to let Fei Zhenjin sleep peacefully, and Lieutenant Colonel Arnold led a cavalry each, fired a shot to change a place, and took turns to harass the camp of the Burgoin Corps.
This kind of "rogue tactics" actually caused a small number of damage to the enemy, but it was enough to make people distraught and difficult to sleep.
The next morning, the main force of the Northern Corps led by General Gates and General Laval rushed to the Baden Wetlands and joined the 1st Cavalry Brigade.
General Laval commanded an army of 20,000 and launched a three-sided siege of Feizhen's position. Only the side that led to the depths of the swamp was open, making it clear that he would take advantage of Feizhen's shortcomings that did not understand the local environment and drive them to death.
Before the expedition led by General Burgoin, he specially selected a few locals who were familiar with the terrain along the way from the Royalist militia in Midgard. He had known for a long time that the seemingly flat vast grassland in the western part of the battlefield actually contained murderous intentions. .
There may be bottomless mud puddles hidden everywhere under the grass. It is difficult to step in and climb out again.
General Burgoin rode a white horse on the ground, urging his officers and soldiers to hold on to their positions, set up cannons on the spot, and flooded the Continental Army soldiers.
During the march, the heavy artillery carried by the army was an annoying drag. Now it is under an enemy attack. At the moment when the Feizhen 4th Infantry Division is standing firm and waiting for rescue, these 100 heavy artillery pieces have become the savior of the army, and they continue to bombard Heavy artillery shells exploded piles of smoke and dust on the Continental Army positions, and the miserable scenes of flesh and blood flying everywhere.
From morning to dusk, the Burgoin Corps relied on fierce artillery fire to repel the Continental Army, which was twice as strong as its own forces, three times, and firmly held its position.
Seeing that the sun is about to set, the Continental Army has repeatedly failed to attack. Instead, the enemy's guns have caused a lot of casualties, and the morale of the officers and soldiers has been declining.
The enemy’s position was not able to be attacked for a long time, and the battle situation became anxious. In the headquarters, General Gates publicly questioned Laval’s combat plan as not as reasonable as he had boasted in advance. He knew that this hard bone was difficult to crack, so it was better to turn around and attack the rice. Where is Degarde City!
General Laval, who was under tremendous pressure, was calm on the surface, but very anxious in his heart.
Judging from the current momentum, it is impossible to defeat the enemy in a short period of time. The longer you delay, the more dangerous your situation will be. You must try to break the deadlock as soon as possible.
The soldiers of the Northern Corps of the Continental Army have tried their best, but they have twice as much superior force as the enemy. The number of guns they are equipped with is not as good as that of Bogoin’s 10,000 Fiji’s real regular troops. The infantry and cavalry cannons carried by the army, plus There are less than 100, and even the number is not comparable to the enemy's, and the firepower is even less comparable to the large-caliber heavy artillery of Fei Zhenren.
In the muddy waters and overgrown wetlands, the cavalry of the Continental Army is inconvenient to charge and make a surprise attack. It is of little use. In the final analysis, it still has to win by surprise.
General Laval thought about it, and finally had to seek foreign aid.
He doesn't like primitive believers who are ill-intentioned. In contrast, old friends from the "Conquest Order" are easier to deal with.
Laval immediately sent a magic message to the "Snake Hand" Sharman, who had had many cooperation experiences before, and asked him to lead the "Black Axe Mercenary Group" to come and support.
The Sharmans are in the "Hanging Head Forest", far away from the Baden Wetland. Of course, it is impossible to lead a group of people to come to the war in time. After receiving the letter of help from General Laval, they only took two old partners" "Nine Trolls" Scala and "The Ripper" Kul'jin-teleported over.
Don’t think that if there are few people, you should underestimate Sharman and his party. This high-level "withered man" also carried the "Gantias Roots" with him. After a round in the bushes near the camp, he took more than 300 bushes. Transformed into a blight monster.
Sharman also specially left the taller trees and cast the 8-level spell "War Forest", turning them into a large diamond wood catapult.
After exhausting all the 8th-level spell slots and adding a bunch of scrolls, Sharman created a total of 30 catapults, and then ordered the Blight Monster troops to charge forward, and the Continental Army soldiers followed the catapult created by magic. Feizhen's artillery position launched a fierce attack.
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