Chapter 339 Disintegration
"Attack!!! Attack!!!"
The battle was fierce, with both sides firing furiously.
The soldiers of the Holy Cross Kingdom rushed in wildly, and gunshots continued.
In a local area, the concentrated firing of an entire company can suppress an area.
However, the counterattack from the Northern Principality's army was not inferior. The opponent's numbers were obviously not right, and they were very different from yesterday.
The officers of the Holy Cross Kingdom had red eyes, and they directed the artillery to fire rapidly, even regardless of the fact that one of their own was accidentally injured.
It was clear that the opponent's firepower and number of people had been clearly tested yesterday, and when they attacked again today, they found that the opponent's firepower had increased to another level.
Caught off guard, casualties suddenly increased by 40 to 50%.
This is not the most critical issue. Their mission is to open a breakthrough. Now they have paid huge casualties and have not yet achieved their goal. It is conceivable that there will be no good ending after the war.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Holy Cross bent down and began to charge again, starting from a distance of a hundred meters, and soon reached the city wall against the hail of bullets.
The wooden walls of the simple town have long been in tatters.
The soldiers of the Kingdom of Holy Cross inserted bayonets into the muzzles of their guns, inserted a bullet, and began the final assault.
"For God and for His Majesty the King."
Basic officers shouted, driving the soldiers to charge.
After crossing the obstacle and firing a shot at close range, both sides began to fight with their bayonets.
The training of new infantry also requires bayonet skills.
The fighting was fierce and the intensity increased sharply.
Compared with the cold weapon era, casualties occurred too quickly.
However, the soldiers of the Northern Principality in the town are not vegetarians. Their individual soldier quality is actually higher.
Even the elite infantry regiment of the Holy Cross Kingdom was driven out.
After several repeated battles, an infantry regiment was crippled within a day and had no ability to continue marching.
This was not just an isolated case, several elite infantry regiments at several breakthrough points along the entire front suffered sniper attacks.
It's like the Northern Principality holds the Holy Cross Kingdom's attack plan in its hands, and every step is carefully calculated.
Fernandez couldn't understand this.
He knew that the general on the opposite side was just a brave general. When it came to a head-on confrontation, he believed in the other side's ability, but this kind of calculation ability was definitely not the ability that the other side possessed.
A person's behavior style cannot be changed so easily.
This result greatly damaged Fernandez's confidence.
However, he was able to get up after suffering a major blow, and his character was no longer as strong as usual.
He continued to choose several battlefield breakthroughs, but was blocked every time, which made him confirm that it was no longer possible to steal chickens.
"The Northern Principality is really talented, but your military strength will always be a shortcoming." Fernandez stared at the map. He was originally prepared to reduce casualties, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.
It just so happens that according to the opinion of Brother Wang, the noble coalition army and the church army must be consumed.
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Poker Town! ! !
The violent bombings have not stopped. After repelling several attacks from the Kingdom of Holy Cross, this town once again welcomed the enemy.
But this time it was no small matter. The number of Holy Cross Kingdom's troops doubled, with more than twenty artillery pieces.
The gathering of a large number of troops put tremendous pressure on the defenders of Pok Town.
Especially the soldiers with the cross sign wrapped around their arms. Their individual quality seems to be poor, but their fighting will is crazy.
"For God."
The priests shouted slogans and mingled with the charging soldiers.
Cross flags fluttered.
The soldiers charged quickly as if they were risking their lives.
The companions who were covering behind them fired directly, without fear of accidental injury.
With huge casualties, they rushed into the defense lines of the Northern Principality.
Once again, they fought repeatedly and suffered huge casualties, but no one retreated.
The battalion commander personally went into battle and knocked down a Holy Cross soldier with his bayonet straight out. Just in time to see another Holy Cross soldier who had been stabbed in the stomach jumped up from the ground and tried to sneak attack his own soldiers.
He quickly stepped forward and kicked the opponent over.
"A bunch of lunatics." He turned back and glared at his men who were almost attacked by a sneak attack, and said wildly: "Do you want to die? You must remember to hit last blow against this kind of madman."
There are too many madmen trying to die together, so there are many additional casualties.
After several days of repeated efforts, this infantry regiment has less than 600 people.
That is, with the latest military education, otherwise the infantry regiment would have collapsed long ago.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, the Holy Cross side was driven out of Bok Town again. Today's battle is over.
Rows of torches were lit in the Northern Principality to prevent the Holy Cross people from sneak attacks.
Officers at the battalion commander level inspected the positions and gathered at the regiment headquarters.
The battalion commander who had just scolded his subordinates again pulled off his hat when he entered the door and cursed: "What is the headquarters doing? Where are the reinforcements?"
When did the soldiers of the Northern Principality suffer enough? They lost four to five hundred people in a few days. Although the other side had more casualties, they still felt suffocated.
The regiment commander gave him a cold look and said, "Without reinforcements, as ordered by the headquarters, we will retreat tonight."
This was an order from the frontline headquarters, and he didn't understand it. He could still persist, as long as he added one battalion... no, two companies would do.
Sure enough, this order immediately caused a violent backlash.
"What is the headquarters doing? The southern front is advancing rapidly. Are we going to lose our territory? There has never been such a thing. I won't do it."
It has always been the Northern Principality that has encroached on the land. If the land is lost from me for the first time, it will really be a big name.
"Yes, I would rather die here than lose this face. Otherwise, I will not be able to see my children when I go back."
The officers were very emotional. They would rather die in battle than lose their honor.
Bang! !
The commander slapped the table in anger.
"Follow the order. What do you think the army is? Or is it your personal property?
I don't want to withdraw, but I must follow the order.
When I withdraw to the rear, I will go to the front-line headquarters to ask for an explanation. Now...you all go and make arrangements. You must withdraw tonight."
Soldiers never dominate their behavior with personal will.
Following orders is the highest discipline.
After strict military courses, the commander can restrain his impulse.
Seeing the commander get angry, the officers were speechless.
That night, the army quietly retreated. When the Holy Cross Kingdom rushed up the next day, they were shocked to find that the infantry regiment that had fought hard for several days was gone.
However, no one suspected that there was a problem. They saw the losses of the other side, and it was normal that they could not hold on.
Similar situations occurred one after another on the front line, some retreated at night, and some were attacked.
The Holy Cross Kingdom relied on the military strength advantage of the army to finally open a gap, then dismembered the entire front line and recaptured some land.
