Chapter 2874: Battle of the Bay (Ⅱ)

Faced with the ferocious offensive launched by the enemy, the Continental Army’s first line of defense persisted in less than twenty minutes before retreating across the board.
Little Winthrop watched the battle through the binoculars, feeling a little surprised for the smoothness of his attack.
Judging from the morale before the war, the Continental Army should withstand the meteorite bombing without being disrupted, and the military discipline should be quite strict.
He was ready to suffer stubborn resistance, and when he started fighting, he realized that it was not the case at all.
To put it ugly, the first line of defense of the Continental Army is paperless, and it will collapse when touched!
Of course, Little Winthrop admitted that the enemy army is not useless, for example, the rifles they are equipped with are very good.
The famous Far East Type 1622 "Wind Gun", abandoned the traditional magic crystal firearms design scheme, instead of using high-pressure gas cylinders to launch projectiles, it can be called the most excellent rifle in this era.
The most prominent feature of this air rifle is high-speed continuous firing, with a magazine capacity of ten rounds. When thousands of soldiers fired a salvo, the high-pressure gas propelled the projectiles to make a whistling sound, like a raging horn. , So it is called "the gun of the wind".
The intensive bullet rain on the Continental Army's position caused considerable damage to the offensive side, and no fewer than two hundred Feizhen officers and soldiers fell on the way to the charge.
However, such a strong firepower could not last. Before Feizhen officers and soldiers rushed forward, the Continental Army soldiers guarding the first line of defense picked up their rifles, turned and ran on the hillside with their legs, and fled quickly!
"It's a waste of such an excellent rifle to fall into the hands of those rubbish." Little Winthrop muttered to himself while holding up his binoculars.
The gun is a good gun, but the Continental Army soldier with the gun couldn't help but emptied the magazine in two or three strokes.
What's even more ridiculous is that they seem to be too nervous, and they strayed collectively without changing their magazines.
Yes, the first line of defense of the Continental Army, nine out of ten soldiers retreated after lighting up a magazine...
"You guys won't be... you are so poor that everybody only distributes such a magazine, right?!"
Seeing this absurd scene, Little Winthrop couldn't laugh or cry.
"I thought you really have the courage to fight to the death, but the fighting spirit for these ten minutes? It's ridiculous!"
Little Winthrop looked disdainful, thinking that the battle had been won.
However, he was happy too early.
In fact, the fragile performance of the Continental Army's first line of defense was completely within Colonel Audrey's expectations. Rather, it was an illusion that she deliberately created.
According to contemporary general military principles, the first line of defensive positions is the most important. If the first line of defense easily collapses, and the soldiers who collapsed are so full of their brains to escape for their lives, the subsequent lines of defense will be disrupted.
The soldiers guarding the second and third lines saw their defeated comrades in front of them and blocked all the enemies who were chasing them up. Should they shoot?
If you don't shoot, your fighter will be missed.
It is easy to accidentally injure yourself if you shoot.
What's more terrible is that the atmosphere of "fear" can be contagious. When the people behind see the frontline soldiers rout, they will instinctively feel flustered. They can't help but flee with the rout. Camp", the entire position will be in chaos, and this battle will not be necessary.
Just to guard against this situation, professional officers usually adopt two methods to avoid frontline collapse when arranging troops.
Or put the experienced and calm veterans on the front line, so that they won't be frightened by the sound of guns, and set a model for the rookies behind them, and the position will be stabilized.
Or push the forcibly conscripted cannon fodder units to the forefront, and discharge the gendarmerie from behind to supervise the battle, and order the cannon fodder to guard strictly, and can only move forward, not retreat!
Who dares to take a step back, the bayonet of the supervising team, whether you are your own or not!
The first method will inevitably compromise the elite veterans in the army, and the second method is too cruel.
Only half of Audrey’s troops are veterans. She is reluctant to sacrifice these old men who accompany her in the North and South wars. The principle of the paladin does not allow her to use bayonets to force rookie recruits to be cannon fodder on the front line. After repeated trade-offs, Think of a pattern that looks cruel, but can actually fully protect the recruits.
The first line of defense consisted of more than two thousand militiamen recruited from various villages.
Audrey clearly told these little novices who have an average age of less than 20 and lack actual combat experience:
"There is no bayonet supervising the team behind you, and you don't need to fight until the ammunition is exhausted, empty the magazine, and immediately retreat to the mountain."
"Retreat to the last line of the battlefield. Unless the enemy forces break into your range again and force you to jump into the river to commit suicide if you don't resist, you won't need to shoot another shot in the entire battle."
If Audrey is facing a group of veterans or militiamen in the old world, after listening to her words, she will let go of the stone in her heart, no nonsense, just obediently obey the orders of her superiors.
But sorry, this is the New World!
The militias of the New World are rich in "strokes", especially the Maotou guys, but they are all flying and jumping thorns. Don't think that you are an officer and you are great. We want to make a difference!
Audrey's voice fell, and the recruit camp below was buzzing like swarms of flies in the toilet.
"Colonel! You don't make sense! We are not convinced!"
"Why let us retreat after emptying a magazine, you are despising us!"
"Yes! This is looking down on me! Protest! Protest!"
Two years ago, when Audrey first began to lead soldiers, she would inevitably be at a loss in this situation. However, after two years of training, she has already understood the virtues of the group of recruits under her. The uproar of protests against hundreds of militiamen was just a faint smile.
"I don't mind if you shoot a few more shots on the front line. The question is will you change your magazines?"
The question of the colonel's blessing of "amplification" reverberated over the camp, and the drum noise immediately subsided.
"If you can complete the magazine change operation within ten seconds, raise your right hand!" Audrey asked.
The young militiamen stared at each other and looked awkward. In the end, fewer than 110 dared to raise their hands.
"Colonel! You can't blame me for this!"
How can a real "stroke master" easily admit defeat? Some of the recruits complained.
"My countrymen, I have never seen a rifle that can replace the magazine before. I only got this weird air rifle three days ago. It's normal to be unskilled!"
"Just because you are not familiar with the'Gun of the Wind', I asked you to withdraw after playing a magazine."
Audrey went back calmly.
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