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Chapter 227 Black Maple Castle
“Report, I am back.” Claude is saluting.
Ledfang Major stood up: “What happened to the three camps, why are the casualties so big, what did you know when you went to see?”
Claude took the hat off, hung it on the corner of the coat rack, and put the black briefcase in his hand on the desk: “Although the battalion commander of the three battalions and other officers evaded the enemy, the enemy resisted by defensive facilities and refused to surrender. The three battalion soldiers suffered major casualties during the attack. However, according to my investigation in the three battalions during this time, the three battalions now have no spare power. Because of the high casualties, the morale of the soldiers is extremely low. Defending the current town of Billy is a good job.”
“So the three battalions have been urging us to pick up the defense as soon as possible so that they can withdraw and rest?” Ledfang Major frowned. “I am a little worried. Our battalion is different from their three battalions. They are from mobile. Battalion dispatched the past hunter, and then recruited other well-fired soldiers from other units to form a battle, and there was more combat experience. And in addition to those of you who recovered from the injury, the rest were all recruits sent from the rear, although after The recruits have been trained, but the three-month pre-war training required by your training outline has not been completed, so I rushed to the front line, I don’t want to repeat the mistakes of the three camps…”
Claude shook his head: “But the above asked us to arrive in Billy town before October 5, and change the three camps. It is less than ten days from this date, and the march is three days. We have five or six days of preparation time. This time, I went to the small town of Billy and observed it on the front line. The three battalions were to capture the Black Maple Castle, which was located at the entrance to the Peak of the Peak, and was stationed in a garrison of Rukedra Dukedom.
There are three main reasons for the defeat of the three battalions. The first aspect is self-importance, despising the enemy, and thinking that when they arrive at the enemy, they will surrender. They did not expect to hit a hard nail. They knew that they had no idea of each other and knew nothing about the enemy’s strength in arranging weapons and equipment. They did not catch a few prisoners until they suffered a loss, and they got rough information from their mouths.
The second aspect is that the offensive terrain is unfavorable. When I went to the front line, I found that although the Black Maple Castle is located at the entrance of the Peak District, it is surrounded by several creeks of mountain streams, and the enemy will be surrounded. The trees within a distance of two hundred meters were cut down, and there was an open view in the range of firearms and muskets. No matter which direction we launch the attack, it will be bombarded by the enemy’s artillery, so that we can’t get close to the castle.
The reason for the third defeat is the lack of training. The soldiers of the three battalions of the squadron are all mobilized by other troops. Many soldiers maintain their original habits during the attack. If they do not like to hide, they stand and charge the guns. When you bounce, the result becomes the enemy’s target. In particular, the enemy is now equipped with a large number of precision aiming fire rifles. Although it is not as good as our Obas mark 3 musket, it can still kill a lot of our soldiers under the cover of the castle. And our big red military uniform is more conducive to their aiming shooting…”
Ledfang Major shook his head and smiled. Claude was really resentful of the color of the Kingdom uniform. He also admitted that this is indeed what Claude said. The big red military uniform is indeed the best target color on the battlefield, but this is the tradition of Kingdom. It used to be lined up and fired. The main consideration of wearing a red military uniform is to give The enemy is shocked. The second factor is to reduce the soldiers’ fear of casualties. The blood is also red. Even if the soldiers around them are killed or injured, they will not panic the surviving soldiers because of their large red uniforms.
However, this reason is well known. No one officer will say it. They will only tell the soldiers. The big red represents the bravery and courage, and the blood of the warriors who sacrificed for the opening of the Kingdom. Of course, even if Ledfang Major adopted Claude’s advice, he did not have the power and ability to change the color of the military uniform.
“You said that the defender of the Black Maple Castle was equipped with a precise aiming shotgun?” Ledfang Major asked.
“Yes, I saw the real thing in the camp of the Three Battalions.” Claude replied with some regret: “It is said that this is produced by Eskilin Dukedom. The model is Farshston 185, which is better than our hands. The musket is about three pounds, and the precise aiming range is seventy to eighty meters. It is much better than the musket produced by the Xidings Dukedom. I originally wanted to ask the three battalions to bring them back, but they also I have already reported it as a war crime, so I refused my request.”
Ledfang Major sighed: “In fact, our use of the Obas mark 3 system musket is still in the process of exploration. The maximum effectiveness of how to use this precise aiming fire rifle on the battlefield is still being tested. I did not expect the enemy to find this musket. The role of not only imitation but also a large number of their troops to carry out defensive operations, which will have a very negative impact on the war we are now engaged in…”
Claude also lamented: “In the old saying, war is the best teacher of the military. Now I understand this truth. As long as it is useful, even if it is the enemy’s advantage, we have to learn, otherwise it is our own.”
Ledfang Major poured a cup of tea on Claude: “We still don’t feel this here, we can’t do anything about these things. We still have to think about how to complete the tasks explained above. You go down these days. Go to the four brigades and run around to see how their training is going. This time we will not only pick up the defense of the three battalions, but also order us to capture the Black Maple Castle, master the entrance to the Peak District, and rid the mountain. The resistance of the district.
I am a logistics official. I am not very good at how to attack and defend. I can only give this task to you to perform. It is up to you to decide when to attack the troops. Now that you are the operational staff of the battalion department, you have gone to the frontline to investigate. This is your internal matter. It is best to come up with a plan in the past few days. All I can do is give you the greatest logistical support. I hope that this action will win with the least casualties. ”
“Yes, I will do my best.” Claude is once again saluting. Unlike the Leslie Lieutenant Colonel, after Ledfang Major became the battalion commander, he trusted Claude very much and appointed him as the operational staff of the battalion. Training and combat have the greatest deliberation and decision-making power. Of course, this has a lot to do with his origins as a logistics officer. Ledfang Major understands that since he is a layman, he will find an insider to help himself. Claude’s previous record in mobile battalion made Ledfang Major convinced that he was the one he needed, so he reused Claude and gave him the most trust.
On October 4th, the battalion of the squadron arrived in the small town of Billy, in the Dukedom of Bijolin, and the three battalions of the Guards were replaced.
The battalion quickly convened an operational meeting as the creator of the plan to attack the Black Maple Castle. Claude elaborated on the various operational steps to the officers of the battalion at the meeting, and received the unanimous support of Ledfang Major and most of the officers. . The officers involved in the operational meeting are well aware that although Claude’s operational plan is extremely cumbersome, it can significantly reduce the casualties of soldiers. The only downside is that the delay is a bit long, but the above only requires the capture of the Black Maple Castle, and did not make a date limit, so the long time is not a big deal.
In fact, the three battalions of the squadron attacked the Black Maple Castle, which was the attack method of the traditional Kingdom of Aueras army. After entering the town of Billy, they took a day off and gathered a large number of people to go to the Black Maple Castle and sent messengers to ask the defenders to surrender. As a result, the defenders refused to surrender, and the three battalions of the squadron began to besiege.
Because the equipment is equipped with the Obas mark 3 system arquebus, the three battalions of the squadron did not take any traditional attack method of queuing and firing. Instead, they first bombarded with artillery. The three battalions were besieged on three sides and a brigade was preparing. In the eyes of the commanding officers of the three battalions, as long as their soldiers are close to the castle, they can completely suppress the enemy’s firepower with precise aiming and shooting, and blast the castle gate to complete the mission.
But surrounded by the Black Maple Castle is a creek with a diameter of about five or sixty meters wide. The water is not deep, so it is so high, but the attack on the soldiers has caused great obstacles. There is no way to get close quickly. castle. The enemy’s defenders can use the walls and windows to cover the castle’s attackers who are slow and difficult to travel in the stream. The blood almost makes the stream on the entire stream red.
At the same time, the defensive artillery placed at the top of the castle was also launched with the three battalions of artillery, and the advantage of the high range of vision and wide range was increased. The three battalions suffered a big loss in the artillery shot and lost four. Lightweight infantry artillery and two and a half gunners.
This is the real reason for the heavy losses of the three battalions of the squadron. There are only more than 400 troops left in the 1,000-plus force, and nearly 300 injured soldiers are sent to the treatment center. For them, this is a fiasco that has suffered more than half of the casualties. Now the battalion of the Guards took over their defense and the task of capturing the Black Maple Castle. The officers who participated in the meeting have already made it clear that it is impossible to take the same offensive strategy with the Three battalions of the Guards. Since there is no other way, then Just try Claude’s offensive plan.
The attack plan proposed by Claude is divided into three steps. First, it is siege. It cuts off the traffic connection between the Black Maple Castle and the outside world. The squad of the first brigade uses the ambush method to trap the defenders in the castle in the castle. Within the distance of the rice, let the outsiders get in and let the people inside get out.
The second step is to recruit the husbands in the small town of Billy, to divert the stream to the upper reaches of the mountain creeks, and to make the volcanic beach in front of the Black Maple Castle 50 to 60 meters into a dry land, no longer an obstacle to the attackers. This is the main task of the second brigade. The recruitment of the husbands and the creeks is responsible for them.
The third step is to dig a trench about a hundred meters away from the Black Maple Castle, allowing the soldiers to enter the trench to attack the castle defender and use the excellent performance of the Obas mark 3 arquebus for precise aiming. This distance is just right, not to say that the enemy’s fire guns can’t be hit, but they can’t make precise aiming shots, and they can only rely on luck. This dangerous task was handed over to the third team. After all, they needed to excavate under the enemy’s eyelids.
However, this is a distance of 100 meters from the castle just outside the range of the artillery shell, avoiding a large number of casualties caused by the soldiers being attacked by bullets. If the enemy uses a solid bomb, it is very welcome. If you want to destroy a trench, they don’t know how much gunpowder and shells they will spend. What’s more, it is obvious that the trenches are easy to destroy and can’t be destroyed. If the enemy is not able to retreat, then the enemy will be sent to build. Moreover, Claude suggested that a trench should be excavated from two hundred meters away, and then directly digging into the target, which would make it impossible for the enemy to attack the soldiers who excavated the work.
“The last point, the key to conquering the Black Maple Castle is here.” Claude pointed out the mountain behind the Black Maple Castle on the map with a small wooden stick saying: “Broken the black maple castle to get supplies and reinforcements behind this mountain road. It is the focus of our victory. According to our inquiries and reconnaissance, there are small roads on both sides of the mountain that can be circled behind the black maple castle.
Of course, this path is a path taken by the drug collectors and hunters to go up the mountain. It is impossible to pass the horses and vehicles. I need the fourth brigade to send two squadrons to go around these two paths, and choose the important places behind the mountain roads to stick to them. . One squadron placed the position and the other squadron dug the mountain road to make it impossible to pass. And defended until the Black Maple Castle was conquered by us or the defenders surrendered. ”
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