I Will Be The Crowned King - v4 Chapter 517 real means

At the moment when the screams approached, Anson, who had not changed his face, was still biting his pipe and looking at the map attentively; Louis, whose pupils had shrunk suddenly, turned around abruptly, and rushed towards the front yard of the farmhouse amid all the shouting.

"Clang-!!"

Translucent water vapor swept past, making a thunderous sound under the clear sky; the command post was still panicking, and the staff and logistics officers who were hurrying to hide suddenly stopped and turned their heads to look at the figure with flying clothes.

"What are you doing there, the battle isn't over yet."

Holding the swung saber tightly, Louis turned his eyes wide and pointed at the mess on the ground: "It's time to clean up, and sort out all the information sent to the front line as soon as possible!"

The voice full of power echoed in the thick smoke of gunpowder air, and then everyone began to clean the scene in embarrassment; five minutes later, the command headquarters, which was almost bombed to the sky, resumed operation.

Almost at the same time, the bullet marks across the dome began to become sparse; the young knight, who was holding back his unease, looked towards the city wall.

There was only one reason for Ludwig to issue an order to stop the artillery bombardment—the soldiers on both sides were already in contact with the enemy, and he wanted to avoid accidental injury.

"The Thirteen Colonies—!!"

The roar of the sky and the sound of bugles exploded on the perimeter of the first defense line of the Mujahideen Army. The shooting corps on the right flank, along with the messy colonies, did not follow the pre-war arrangement unsurprisingly, and rushed to the front of the Storm Army.

Fabian, who was in charge of the front-line command, was stunned on the spot, and quickly ordered the Storm Legion to slow down. At the same time, he sent hussars to send orders to the Sailing City Legion, warning them not to be wrapped up and rush up together.

The deputy commander on the opposite side was the cuirass knight originally under Bernard. After getting the news, he immediately understood and slowed down the advance speed of the Sail City Legion. The position of attacking and defending the heavily defended position relies on a concentrated breakthrough, and the entire line is pressed because of worrying about the enemy. The gun was not accurate enough.

The original cone-shaped New World Legion Front became a trapezoid with high west and east low, and at the same time, it approached the position where the colonial militia broke into.

Roaring through the pungent gunpowder, the colonial militiamen with a variety of rifles proudly planted the 13-star ring flag in the position, stepping on the corpses of the enemy and Paoze into the gap just blasted by grenades and howitzers; Behind them, there are continuous figures climbing the soil slope, rushing like waves.

Although it was only one night, and when the manpower was not very rich, Ludwig still did his best to build a shooting **** in front of the position, and built the outer perimeter of the trench with sandbags; It may really cause many casualties to the opposite side, but at least it can limit the frequency of enemy attacks.

When the soldiers of the New World Legion fought round after round of arranging guns to focus fire, they finally rushed into the position through the gap. They were quickly horrified to find that they had not waited for the reinforcements behind them to catch up, and they were already in position. The defenders here are surrounded on three sides!

Drawing on the experience of the Battle of Eagle Point City, Ludwig, who wasted a lot of time on the first line of defense, changed the second line of defense into relatively independent small strongholds. Soldiers were organized in platoons and companies. Intertwined, the sloping firepower covers the area; it is not a straight line, but a nearly semi-circular trapezoid - similar to a hollow square with only half of it.

As long as the soldiers of the New World Legion who broke through the first line of defense climbed out of the trenches, they would immediately be "warmly welcomed" by the firepower of at least two infantry companies, and the scattered formations would collapse by two-thirds in an instant.

Of course, the extremely high firepower density comes with low frequency; but the New World Corps, whose attack speed was limited by the first line of defense and shooting slopes, could not immediately invest a large number of troops to quickly break through.

What's more, there are ten artillery batteries specially prepared by Ludwig behind the line of defense... The screaming artillery shells continuously blasted air waves that were enough to tear flesh and pierce the eardrums.

Every explosion is the "red rain" flying with flesh and blood, and every round of guns is the last cry of the dying.

After several rounds of attacks ended in throwing dozens of bodies and dozens of corpses, the fanatical colonial militia finally gave up the idea of ​​a quick breakthrough, and instead tried to gain a firm foothold on the first front and concentrate enough troops Try to attack again.

Then, they fell into Ludwig's second "trap".

The seemingly sturdy trench is definitely not spacious, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack and suitable for a Jedi counterattack. Injuring innocents" range.

"Boom-boom-boom-!!"

The thunderous sound of the cannon shook the earth, and the golden-red "Wall of Death" suddenly rose in front of the soil slope, suddenly interrupting the attack of the New World Army.

That's not to mention... At the same time as the shelling started, the "smashed" jihadist army again attacked from the rear of the front line. The soldiers who stepped on the bombing point cooperated to cover each other, regained control of the multi-stage positions, and continued to move towards The enemy hiding under the dirt **** pulls the trigger.

The New World Legion was driven down the dirt slope, and the mortars hiding at the back of the position finally started to fire... The shrapnel that exploded in the air rained down fire on the soldiers' heads; thousands of fiery lead bullets penetrated into one With a wailing flesh and blood, the soldiers of the New World Legion couldn't stand still, and had to continue to retreat.

Once they retreated, they immediately entered the firing range of the Mujahideen Army's battery; the huge number of 6-pounder and 18-pounder guns could bombard the columns and lines of the New World Corps without hesitation.

Fighting until nine in the morning, Fabian, who saw that the right flank might be collapsing, immediately dispatched Norton Crosell to take over the shooting army there in the name of Commander-in-Chief Anson Bach, and at the same time beware of the movements of the colonial militia - continue to fight It is the reinforcements, dare to flee, or it can be the supervising team.

At the same time, in order to share more pressure on the right flank, Fabian, who received the order to attack, immediately issued the order to attack, and the more than 5,000 Storm Legion began to face the artillery fire and advanced to the first line of defense of the Mujahideen Army.

Although the strength of the jihadist army in Beluga Port is actually similar to that of the New World Legion, or even slightly crushed, it was scattered by Ludwig on three defense lines and forts, as well as the army responsible for suppressing the riots in the town, and suddenly had to deal with different The direction of the attack, it is inevitable that there is still some pressure.

However, this level of change was not beyond Ludwig's expectations.

"Since they plan to break through in the center, then give this group of traitors a chance."

Looking at the Storm Legion's offensive line through the binoculars, Ludwig's expression did not change, and he was even a little bored: "Let the defenders of the first line of defense quickly gather to the sides, let the artillery out of the range, let them A little surprise."

"This... what if the enemy is just feigning an attack, but in fact it is to cover the attack of the main force on the west side?"

Arthur Herrid said worriedly, or was eager to try: "Would you like me to bring a reserve army to follow, just in case?"

"There's no need for that." Ludwig directly vetoed without hesitation: "If it was a feint attack, the opposite side would definitely launch a column and attack us with skirmish tactics to reduce the casualties caused by the artillery bombardment - but they still kept the column moving fast, It's really ready to attack the defense line!"

"The purpose is not difficult to guess. Since the flank attack is not smooth, then try to break through the center, and then turn around to cover the flank to open the situation. It is one of the more common Clovis column offensive tactics."

The facts don't stop there... Ludwig guessed that Ansen Bach should have originally planned to break through from the center, but the militia was out of control and launched the attack first, so it had to become a "slash tactic".

But even this is too strange... Normal tactics, normal configuration, and even the problems that arise are "normal" - it's not surprising that this kind of thing happens to others, but Anson Bach?

Does he have even a single coin relationship with the word "normal"?

The most important thing is that as long as you are a sensible commander, you should be aware of such "normal" tactics, and don't even think about breaking through your carefully laid defense line in a few hours or even a day.

So what did he want to do?

A mediocre tactic, the best result is to fall into a back-and-forth fight with himself. Apart from the constant waste of ammunition on both sides, he can't think of any results.

and many more! result?

Ludwig's mind was startled... What if, from the very beginning, Ansen Bach never expected to break through the outer defense line of Beluga Harbor?

The reason why they wanted to stage a full-scale attack, even to retake the Beluga Port Command at all costs, and to encircle and suppress the Fernando Legion, was to convince the Mujahideen and the Holy See that the colonial rebels wanted to defeat the Mujahideen from the front and take revenge. The gesture to win freedom and independence?

And his real means is actually in Beluga Port City? !

The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible, Ludwig's eyes narrowed, and he locked on to the bombing point where a shell fell in the distance; if nothing else happened, there should be Ansen Bach's headquarters nearby.

That's right, it's because he's not ready to break through from the front at all, so this guy will stay at the headquarters quietly and let his subordinates play as they want. enough.

Thinking along this line of thinking, it does not seem unreasonable: the Dukasky family seems to have reached some agreement with him in private, ruling that the Knights' previous inexplicable truce in Red Hand Bay was not banned by themselves in the city. Destroyed Faithful Alliance...

If these overt or dark forces are activated, it may indeed become an aid for Anson Bach to capture Moby Dick.

But if that's the case, it still seems to be a little insufficient... The Holy See is not a fool, and the Pavel Dukaski family is even less likely to betray the Holy See and the Crusaders; It's really doubtful how much power the thugs can have...

"What's wrong?"

"nothing!"

Ludwig, who was interrupted to think, immediately woke up, and looked at the curious Dragon Roar Knight with a very solemn expression: "I just suddenly thought that your suggestion is indeed reasonable - in case the enemy is really feigning attack, First, there is indeed a possibility that the second position will be broken through!"

"In order to prevent accidents, please lead two infantry regiments to the west side of the position as soon as possible, which may be more secure."

"The west side?"

Arthur scratched his head in surprise, and pointed to the Sail City Legion that was also advancing in the northeast direction: "Isn't it the place where it should be, and the Beluga Harbor Command, what if they attack the flanks of our position at the same time?"

"Don't worry about this, we have made the most adequate preparations." Ludwig held his shoulders, his face was full of sincerity: "Five of the ten forts are aimed at the headquarters. The direction, and the Knights of Oujue are always on call.”

"If the rebels are really stupid enough to break through from the eastern front, they will be greeted by endless bombardment, and the combined attack of the Knights of Judgment and 3,000 jihadist line infantry after the bombing will not give them any breathing room. !"

"It's the Western Front... We don't know that the remaining two legions will arrive at the right time. If the enemy is really ready to attack from here, the risk of being breached cannot be said to be completely non-existent, so it is urgent to sit like you, the deputy commander, to ensure that Soldiers can fight with peace of mind without risk to morale."

It seemed that he was really moved by Ludwig's sincerity. After struggling for a while, Arthur finally nodded heavily: "I see, but feel free to leave it to me!"

Ludwig, who forced a smile, also nodded slightly, and watched the Dragon Roar Knight stride away.

He doesn't really care if the other party will keep his promise, or if he will still run to the east of the position to find Louis Bernard's fault; just make sure that at the critical moment when he must "retreat", no one will interfere with his decision. That's it.

Ludwig, who saw through Anson Bach's "trump card", began to uncontrollably raise the corners of his mouth, and he couldn't help looking in the direction of Long Lake Town.

Since the key to this battle lies in internal demolition, as long as the reinforcements arrive, or the guy makes sure that his position is not lost, then in a sense, his strength and pre-battle preparations are almost equal. Blocked Anson Bach's attack.

That's right, the person who won the attack and defense of Beluga Port was Ludwig Franz...it was himself!

"Boom-!!"

The deafening sound of artillery shelling suddenly came from the direction in front of him. Ludwig, who had no time to be astonished, solidified his smile on his face, and his eyes were fixed on the cannon flames lit up in the opposite position.

Three and a half hours after the start of the battle, the New World Corps finally revealed the location of its artillery positions and bombarded the center of the front line violently.

However, this was just the beginning. Fifteen minutes later, a more violent message was sent to Ludwig.

"Report, the colonial rebels have broken through our first line of defense, and captured several strongholds in the second line of defense, and are attacking the direction of the headquarters!"