Chapter 2549: Battle of Gu Cangshan (Ⅱ)

On June 13th, just after the dawn, the Feizhen warship patrolling at sea discovered the movement on Gucang Mountain.
General William Howe ignored the notice to the army and immediately ordered the warship to fire at Gu Cang Mountain.
The heavy artillery fire destroyed many bunkers built by the militia, but did not cause many casualties.
The sound of naval guns awakened Winthrop and his generals from their sleep. They were surprised to find that the barn hill was overwhelmed with rebels overnight, and the enemy actually took the strategic high ground ahead of them.
General Clinton believed that it is time to send troops to capture the "neck" of the Ridingshoe Peninsula and cut off the peninsula's connection with the mainland.
"The rebels on the peninsula lack the support of ships. Once they are cut off, they will destroy themselves without attack."
Generals Convalley and Burgoin unanimously opposed Clinton’s proposal. They believed that the offensive should be launched directly from the sea. Army troop carriers could easily land on the Ridingshoe Peninsula under the cover of naval fleet artillery, and annihilate the rebels trapped on the hills. .
On the contrary, it is too risky to go around a long way to attack the "neck" of the peninsula. The army loses its artillery cover at sea and attacks a position heavily guarded by the rebels. It is likely to fall into a hard fight as a result, and the rebels on the Gucang Mountain can take the rack Raise a cannon, cross the narrow strait between the two islands, and directly bombard New Avalon City.
The city of New Avalon was shelled by the rebels, and the direct casualties and losses would not be too great, but it would surely cause a severe setback to the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city. As the governor of the city, Earl Winthrop couldn't hold back his face.
The Earl of Winthrop finally made a final decision, adopting the battle plan of directly attacking Gu Cangshan.
The two new generals were not very familiar with the terrain of the battlefield, and the battle was commanded by Thomas Convalley.
General Kang Huali's command style is particularly conservative, and the most prominent tactical feature is to act every step of the way, not seeking merit but no demerits.
He planned to take seven thousand soldiers to attack Gu Cangshan. It took four hours to gather the seven thousand people, and then let the soldiers board the barge and transport them from the New Avalon Wharf to the shallows of the Riding Peninsula, where the naval ships fired. Under cover, the landing was not completed until two o'clock in the afternoon.
The procrastination of Feizhen's troops gave the Continental Army militia enough time to build fortifications and strengthen the defense force of the Gu Cangshan position.
But the Continental Army also has its own troubles, such as command confusion, such as loose military discipline!
After all, Laval is a general from Midgard. Although he is the interim commander of the Continental Army, he can only command the officers and guards he brought from Midgard.
The militiamen from the villages and towns of Jotunheim were more accustomed to listening to the words of their own "leader brother" and ignored him, the temporary commander in chief, which irritated Laval, who had always admired strictness in military governance.
At 2:40 pm, Feizhen finally launched an offensive.
General Convalley himself left a regiment as a reserve. Burgoin and Clinton each led an infantry brigade to attack Gu Cangshan from the left and right wings.
At the same time, General Convalley contacted the commander of the Navy, General William Howe, and asked the warships to shell Gu Cangshan to provide fire cover for the infantry.
Trenches were built on the mountain, and the artillery shells from the warships from ten miles away were not accurate at all. The damage to the Continental Army was very limited. It only served as a threat. What really made them aware of the huge gap was the individual soldiers on both sides of the war. Equipment level.
Fei's real standard army is equipped with the all-standard smoothbore magic crystal rifle.
Less than one-third of the Continental Army's militias are equipped with a variety of shotguns, and even the bullet specifications cannot be unified. As for the rest of the soldiers, they can only fight with cold weapons such as crossbows, swords and spears.
Laval knows that his ammunition is limited, and each bullet must exert its maximum effect. He issued a simple and rude instruction to the soldiers:
"When you see the enemy's white eyes, shoot again! Go down!"
This trick really worked. Seeing that Feizhen's troops were about to rush to the top of the mountain, the militiamen creeping in the trenches on the top of the mountain fired all their guns and arrows, and immediately fell a large swath.
Feizhen's troops still followed the old habit. With the accompaniment of the military band, they lined up neatly and marched forward, completely exposed to the opponent's guns.
The militiamen of the Continental Army were protected by trenches and bunkers, and they had no psychological burden to "snap black guns". After several rounds of shooting, Fichen's troops suffered heavy losses, and General Kang Huali had to order to retreat.
On Gucang Mountain, the militiamen saw the Feizhen army retreating, cheering and celebrating the victory.
This is the first time they face to face to defeat the powerful Fei real ruler, there is reason to be proud and proud.
Baron Laval is worthy of being the No. 1 Titan in the New World, calmly reminding everyone not to be too happy too early, the battle is not over, the Feizhen Army will make a comeback.
Sure enough, within an hour, Feizhen soldiers rushed up again.
Of course, the soldiers of the Continental Army would not be polite, and they still used the trick Laval taught them-when the enemy was approaching under their noses, they shot it!
However, this time, the casters of Feizhen's side also participated in the offensive, holding a magic wand from a thousand feet away and blasting countless blazing fireballs, accurately falling on the inside of the trench, making a series of roars that shook the hills, and the mud and sand seemed to be boiling. , Flesh and blood flying!
No less than two hundred Continental Army soldiers died in the first wave of fireball bombings launched by Fizhen's Austrian troops.
Most of the militiamen who took part in the battle were young people from remote areas. They had little knowledge. In the past, they only heard stories about wizards and warlocks in the tavern. Many people had never seen a spellcaster in person when they grew up. Magic seems to be very far away from their lives.
Now they finally saw the legendary spellcaster, and saw the legendary magic, but in the most cruel way.
It’s the first time in my life to participate in a real war. It’s the first time I have witnessed the terrifying power of magic. I watched the guy who was smoking a pipe with him a few minutes ago was blown to pieces by the "fireball technique", and blood sprayed himself. Face, let alone a country boy who lacks actual combat experience, even a veteran is inevitably frightened.
Seeing that the militiamen were curled up in the trenches and trembling by the rain of fireballs, they didn't dare to look up, even crying and praying, and Laval shook his head. He was not surprised by this situation.
He confessed to Colonel Wall Stone, his deputy, nicknamed "Stone Wall": "Call the casters of the troops quickly to launch a counterattack against the enemy Austrian troops."
When General Laval went north for his post, many of the old men who followed him were spellcasters who originally belonged to the Midgard Corps, including his younger brother, the 13th-level "Knight of Arca", Arnold. Major Laval.
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