Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 462: Riot and Night Raid
The cold wind blows through the city at night, making people feel bone-chilled.

Although it should be spring according to normal season, the north can still feel cold.

Not only that, earlier this evening, there was a patter of sleet, making the city muddy and the air very damp and cold.

This undoubtedly caused great trouble to the revolutionary army's operations, especially after they learned new tactics and became more accustomed to ambushes and sneak attacks. The harsh environment undoubtedly made lying in the mud and water to ambush in this weather a very test of willpower.

The temperature was almost close to zero, and the ground was full of mud and ice. The soldiers of the revolutionary army could only lie in the mud wearing very thin clothes, allowing the freezing cold mud to soak their clothes.

In such a harsh environment, it is easy for people to lose the ability to move due to low temperatures.

But at this moment, neither the Revolutionary Army nor the Imperial Army had any intention of stopping, and they even showed signs of preparing for a night battle.

As for the Imperial Army, after a fierce battle during the day, with the assistance of the Steam Knights and the Northern Army, they had broken through the train station and controlled the surrounding area.

Although the colonial garrison's attack suffered a slight setback, their progress was still smooth as the Northern Army opened up the situation.

Therefore, when it started to snow, the Imperial Army stopped the attack, apparently intending to wait until the snow stopped.

But the Revolutionary Army did not have such an idea. On the contrary, they took advantage of the moment when the Imperial Army was shrinking its defense and launched a counterattack, regaining some of the positions they had lost before.

What followed was a brutal street fight between the two armies, which resulted in heavy casualties on both sides.

However, the revolutionary army had the advantage of terrain, and they could shoot in crouching and lying positions, so they still maintained a certain advantage.

However, fighting in muddy water full of ice in such a cold season was a huge test for the soldiers of the revolutionary army.

Even the most determined fighters in the revolutionary army, faced with such a cruel and harsh combat environment, could not help but retreat and wanted to wait until the snow stopped before attacking.

However, despite this idea, the revolutionary army did not stop their attack because they knew that if they gave the enemy time to consolidate their position, their attack would become more difficult.

Compared to attacking while lying in muddy water full of ice chips, attacking under the enemy's hail of bullets seems to be more unacceptable.

Of course, there may be a simpler and more direct reason, which is that they are unwilling to hand over their homes to the enemy.

So, braving the biting cold and the continuous sleet, the thinly clothed revolutionary soldiers launched another attack in the cover of night.

Kevin was also in this city at this time, directing the war as the commander-in-chief.

Although he also felt that the soldiers should be withdrawn to rest before attacking, the soldiers' eagerness to fight and the situation on the battlefield made him decide to continue the attack.

Not only that, he also sent a team to bypass the train station from other directions, trying to blow up the train by surprise and destroy the Steam Knights' supplies on the train.

After the fierce battle during the day, the Revolutionary Army had fully realized how terrifying the Steam Knights' combat capabilities were. They were no longer something that could be resisted by flesh and blood. In the fierce battle during the day, the 500 Revolutionary Army soldiers stationed at the train station suffered heavy casualties of more than 300 people, and only managed to injure one of the 12 Steam Knights, and only injured the opponent's arm, forcing him to change his main weapon.

That's it.

The casualties of three hundred people only resulted in the enemy injuring an arm and did not affect the combat.

If we calculate based on this ratio, defeating a Steam Knight would probably require at least a thousand casualties.

However, with the current strength of the Revolutionary Army in this city, it is impossible to defeat this team of twelve Steam Knights.

It was not until this moment that Kevin finally understood why Kallen's booklet was full of tactics for destroying the Steam Knights' logistics in various ways. It included almost all the combat methods Kevin could think of, but there was no content about how to confront them head-on or even delay time.

Because it can't be done, it can't be done no matter what, no matter how tragic the casualties are.

Kevin finally realized at this moment that five Steam Knights were enough to defeat a Guards Infantry Regiment.

The troops he currently has are about two infantry regiments, which can in no way be compared with the Guards in terms of equipment and personnel quality, and they have to face twelve steam knights.

With this level of combat power gap, Kevin can only find ways to influence the Steam Knights' combat from other angles.

"If I had known this, I would have attacked the train earlier. This way, I could at least delay them for a while!" Kevin in the command center slammed his fist on the table, regretting in his heart why he did not attack the train a few days ago.

If an attack had been launched, even if the train could not be destroyed, it would have at least had an impact on it, and the battle today would not have been so difficult.

"Don't say such angry words, Kevin. If we had launched a sneak attack a few days ago, we would have been fighting the Steam Knights in the wild, and we would have suffered even greater casualties." Another Revolutionary Army officer calmed Kevin down.

Of course Kevin also knew that even if they launched an attack at that time, it would not actually have any decisive impact on today's battle situation.

Unless they could destroy the train and the Steam Knights on board along with the train, it would be meaningless.

The power of the Steam Knights has exceeded the level expected in this era, and traditional military means cannot deal with it at all.

This feeling is probably like when the French faced the English longbowmen during the Hundred Years' War between England and France, and they did not use yew longbows, but Apache longbows.

"Only Steam Knights can resist the attacks of Steam Knights. It would be great if we also had Steam Knights!" Kevin sighed, and then asked with some anticipation: "How is the progress of the night attack team? The Steam Knights participated in the battle during the day and should be doing maintenance at night. They should have a chance."

"The last news we got was that they have approached the train station and are currently approaching the train." The officer answered Kevin's question with the same anticipation on his face.

(End of this chapter)