Tales of the Reincarnated Lord

Chapter 422 Flooding

"You mean letting water flood these trenches?" Grand Duke Feisabrun's eyes lit up.

"Yes, as long as these duchy rats can't stay in the trenches, they will become our targets as soon as they come up. Locke, you really have a good idea this time, how could I not expect such a simple method..." His Royal Highness patted his forehead in annoyance.

The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became enthusiastic, and the key to breaking the game was found. There is no need to stay in such a stalemate. Everyone is happy at this moment. They are ready to give the Principality of Frondo and the Principality of Fakel in the next attack. The Principality of Handra took a good look, and let out a depressed tone for more than a month.

"Hehe, thanks to Dolles, if it weren’t for him to mention that the rain flooded these trenches during the rainy season, so that the soil mice of the principality could not stay in the trenches, I thought that we could flood all the defense lines with water. Trench, so those dirt rats can only come up and fight us hard." Lorist smiled modestly.

"Yes, but where did we get so much water to submerge the trench..." Duke Kenmes reacted a little later than others, and asked afterwards.

Lorist laughed, showing white teeth full of mouth: "Simple, the Nibalaku River is not far from our camp. We intercept the river, build a small reservoir, and dig a trench to connect with the trench on the front defensive line. As soon as the water is full, just pick up the opening and let the water flow down the trench..."

"We will continue to launch an offensive to conceal our construction of reservoirs and digging trenches, and then release the water when the people are still at night. Maybe it will give those Principality Land mice hiding in the trenches a big surprise." Lorist's unfinished words.

"We also need planks and rafts. The more the better, the more they can be placed on the trenches so that the cavalry and chariots can quickly pass directly under the city of Pedro, come close and beat the dogs, and capture Grand Duke Fredo in one fell swoop. Grand Duke Buren added.

"That's it." His Royal Highness immediately made arrangements: "Locke, you are responsible for building small reservoirs and digging trenches. You can enlist those poor people to work. All the cavalry will help. Try to get everything done in three days. Kenmai You two heavy armoured regiments, Duke Si, handed over to me to command. In the past few days, we are going to capture more of the front turf to cover our intention of flooding the trenches. Earl Shahin, your two light infantry regiments are going to cut down trees. Make some wooden rafts for spare..."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Another offensive began, but this offense made the generals of the principality who were preparing to defend feel a little strange. They found that the attacking heavy-armored soldiers were not going to fill the trenches and push down the earth walls this time. Instead, they just set up the trenches and put the wooden platoons through. The heavy armored soldiers who attacked then even took crossbows, throwing guns, and throwing axes. These short-range shooting weapons and guards hiding in the trenches shot at each other. Because of the relationship between condescending and proper protection, the ratio of casualties was greatly reduced.

Maybe they want to consume our defensive force through mass destruction to achieve the purpose of occupying positions? The generals of the Principality had guessed this way, so they responded by pulling down the guards on the front line, gathering a large number of troops in the rear, hoping to lure the attacking enemy into the rear. Then you can copy the last victory again. Of course, they also arranged for a corps of troops to pass through the trenches to block the enemies that might come to support.

It was just out of their accident that the attacking heavy-armored soldiers occupied more than ten trenches and stopped attacking. Instead, a lot of wooden platoons came from behind, and they even inserted these wooden platoons vertically in the trenches. in……

What does it mean? The generals of the Principality got together to discuss for a long time, and finally came to the conclusion that it is very likely that the enemy wanted to use these wooden rafts to divide the trenches extending in all directions, so that the defense forces could not attack the occupied positions through the trenches, and then In this way, using wooden platoons to separate the past section by section, on the one hand, it can consolidate the occupied position, on the other hand, it can continue to attack until the entire defensive position is opened.

This must be a new wooden platoon tactic to deal with trenches, so all the principals of the defending side's generals were distorted, and concentrated on thinking about how to deal with the wooden platoon tactics of the Antinac Kingdom. They used night attacks and strong attacks at night to pour fire oil on the wooden rafts that separated the trenches, and burned dozens of wooden rafts in one night. But it was useless. The heavy armored soldiers who attacked during the day brought in more wooden platoons and were partitioned again.

At the same time, a bonfire was lit in the trench at night, and guards armed with crossbows were arranged on it. When there was a slight movement in the evening, arrows and gongs were used to summon reinforcements. It was noisy for four or five days, and the attacking side only occupied 40 or 50 trenches. .

The defensive generals finally let go of their hearts. Although the tactic of using wooden platoons to partition trenches is somewhat useful, the threat is not very big. The army of the offensive Antinac Kingdom is now slower and slower, and the resistance of the defending principality soldiers is getting stronger, and at most four or five trenches can be occupied a day. At this speed, they wanted to hit Pedro City for at least two or three years. As long as they persisted for a few more days, the enemy would be weak in attack.

However, tonight the defending generals of the principality wanted to launch a major counterattack against the heavy armored soldiers of the offensive Antinac Kingdom, with the goal of regaining one-third of the occupied positions. As Viscount Sanscoro of the Duchy of Forrundo, who was responsible for defending this trench, and the commander of the Duchy’s second garrison, Viscount Sansciro was keenly aware that today’s attacking heavy armored soldiers did not have a strong desire to attack. It's not as active and tenacious as it was a few days ago, it seems to be bluffing, or maybe too many wooden platoons have been transported to the front line, and they all seem to be perfunctory.

Very well, the enemy's spirit has been worn away, and it is our turn to fight back tonight. Viscount Sanscoro said to the generals under his opponents, haven’t you noticed? Today the enemy seems to be absent-minded. Although a corps was mobilized to the front in the evening, it seems that their spirit is not as good as the previous few days. Highly, I think the time for our counterattack has arrived. In the evening, we let a corps harass them in multiple ways, and then throw into the remaining corps at dawn for a major counterattack, resolutely driving the enemy back from the position.

Except for the ten trenches in front of the defensive positions, which are all long and straight, the next trenches were dug into a zigzag pattern by the defensive soldiers of the Principality of Forando, and there were also turnouts. Roads and the traffic trenches connected to the front and back trenches, the corners of the zigzag trenches and some wider trenches are equipped with half-meter-high raised soil ladders, which are convenient for defending soldiers to board to launch stone crossbows and observe the enemy’s movement. When they are attacked, they can hide in the trenches. No wonder the soldiers of the Antinac Kingdom that were attacked are called soil rats.

That is, the assault attack of the sword and shield regiment of the White Lion Legion made the offensive and defensive sides truly engage in a hand-to-hand battle, which ended in the defeat of the sword and shield regiment. The next contact between the two sides is more night attacks, harassment and crossbow shooting. Just like Dolles, the regiment commander of the Flying Tiger Corps Steel Crossbow Corps, said, his chariot steel crossbow regiment can't play any role in such a battlefield. On the contrary, the defense equipment has a short range, small size and strength. The fierce old-fashioned stone crossbow played a very good role. In these several attacks, the casualties of the heavy armored soldiers have exceeded three digits under the crossbow arrows.

In addition, the defending Principality soldiers are equipped with short swords, throwing axes, bucklers and other weapons suitable for use in narrow trenches. Heavy armored soldiers with spears and two-handed swords cannot enter the trenches and fight with the enemy because of them. Going down will become the dish of those enemies. Weapons can't compete with the enemy in the trench, so they can only look at the trench and sigh.

Viscount Sanscoro, the commander of the 2nd Defense Corps of the Principality of Forlundo, is a veteran on the battlefield. He is also famous in the Principality. Whether it is to resist the invasion of the prince, or to counterattack the Kingdom of Ridley, and the second soldier His Royal Highness, destroyed the Duchy of Melein, and participated in the offensive and defensive wars of the Southern Province. He basically represented the Duchy of Forlundo in all the wars involving the four principalities in the central part, and he was promoted from a golden knight by the Grand Duchy of Forento to a viscount , Is a general of the principality that the Grand Duke trusts very much.

As a member of the Southern Province offensive and defensive battle, although Viscount Sanscoro experienced an embarrassing defeat, he was lucky to escape from the battlefield. In the past few years after returning to China, he learned from the pain and has been recalling and thinking about the battle with the Norton family's armed forces. He has a very deep understanding of the Norton family's super long-range attack power.

When he learned that the army of the Antinac Kingdom involved in this attack was armed with the Norton family, he stopped the plan of relying on the fortress for defense made by his colleagues, and worked out the use of trenches and trenches together with Lord Frondo. The countermeasures of setting up defensive positions with earth walls are very effective from the current situation.

It is precisely because he understands the characteristics of the offensive and defensive forces and the distressing situation that Viscount Sancorro is confident in his plan to launch a counterattack. First use the cover of night to harass and attack the heavy armored soldiers of the Antinac Kingdom defending on the front line, leaving them restless overnight. When the harassing forces are withdrawn at dawn, the enemy will think that the sky will be bright, and take a sigh of relief and prepare to rest. At this moment, he suddenly dispatched all the troops to carry out a big counterattack, and he would definitely hit the enemy by surprise.

Taking back one-third of the positions is the bottom line, and if you are lucky, you may be able to take back half or even two-thirds of the occupied positions. Viscount Sanscoro believes that after this counterattack, the enemy will lose morale and will no longer be able to launch a larger and more powerful attack. To be honest, the wooden platoon tactics this time really put a lot of pressure on the defending duchy. Unfortunately, this tactic cannot last, and as long as the defending side is willing to pay more casualties, it can still deal with these partitions. The wooden raft of the trench.

The night was already a bit deep, and it was more than a mile away from the front line. Viscount Sanscoro looked around. The trench he was in was dug deeper, wider, and larger. This was because it needed to gather forces and could not be discovered by the enemy, so it was dug into a small square. The soldiers of the Principality’s Second Defence Corps, which is a thousand-man contingent, fell on the ground and took time to rest. Even if you can't sleep, you have to close your eyes to regain your energy, and it will be their turn to fight back in more than two hours. There are eight small squares like this on this side, and they are now full of soldiers lying on the ground.

Tonight is a good weather suitable for night attacks. There are many clouds in the sky, and the silver moonlight is sometimes obscured by clouds. Viscount Sanscoro began to be a little worried. It’s almost November. It shouldn’t rain. The light rain is fine. If it rains heavily, it will be bad. Some water in the trenches is a big trouble for the defense. Affects defense, but the mud will affect the speed of the soldiers' defense, and will pay more casualties. I only hope that this counterattack will make the enemy no longer have the idea of ​​attacking. That would be the best result.

The flames on the front line blazed into the sky, and there was a faint sound of killing. It seemed that the soldiers who went to the sneak attack burned some wooden platoons, which looked bright in the night. But then there seemed to be a very loud noise. It seemed that the enemy had transferred more troops to the front line overnight. The light of the torch seemed to be a little bit more bright, and the sound also changed. There was less shouting and killing. Instead, the voice of "Who? Who?" who distinguishes the enemy from us is getting louder and louder.

It’s strange how the sound of the "hustle and rustle" became louder and louder, getting closer and closer to this side, and why the corps sent to harass and attack seemed to be quiet, and the enemy’s torches seemed to be brighter. Come closer and closer here? Does the enemy still want to attack overnight?

Viscount Sanscorro's anxiety became greater and greater, he went up the trench, hid his figure behind an earth wall, and carefully looked forward. At this moment, the silver moon in the sky flashed through the shadow of the clouds, revealing a clean face again, and the silver moonlight suddenly filled the world...

"Then, what's that?" The sentry who stood guard on the side screamed, pointing to the front position.

"Shut up! Bastard! Do you want to attract the enemy's attention?" Viscount Sanscoro cursed in a low voice, took off his helmet and looked forward, only to see patches of silver flashes in the trenches ahead. After that, trenches were filled quickly, and then the trenches were filled with silver light, and there were some small black spots in the silver light struggling...

The silver light was fast approaching to his side, and at this time the silver moon in the sky was again obscured by clouds, the sky and the earth saw darkness, only the torch light in the far front line was shining...

The rustle became louder and louder, but the face of Viscount Sanscoro, who had already understood at this moment, was pale. He no longer cared about whether the screams would attract the attention of the enemy, and he turned towards The soldiers lying on the ground in the trench shouted: "Get up quickly, come up quickly, water...water is coming!"

This is how the tragedy happened. The trenches that looked like a small square where troops could be gathered were dug too deep, more than three meters deep. Most of the resting soldiers were lying on the ground and sleeping. Although they were awakened or kicked, most of them were still in a daze. At this time, the water had come. When the turbulent water poured into this small square from the traffic trench, everyone was anxious. Standing next to the trench hurriedly climbed up, but there were only four or five passageways going up. There are crowded people in between, and a few people push others who are not up...

The water has reached their waists, and all the soldiers are in a hurry. Everyone knows that the place where he is standing is the lowest area of ​​the trench. The order collapses immediately. Everyone is eager to climb up, and the people next to the tunnel climb straight up. , It’s just that they modified the wall of the pit when they dug the trench. It was a bit smooth, but they didn’t climb many people for a long time. Most of them were dragged down by the companions behind them...

Misfortunes never come singly because the soldiers wore iron armors~www.readwn.com~ Being immersed in water was even more heavy, especially the ground of the trench was soaked soft and soft, and it was all silt when pulled up. Can't get up...

Viscount Sanscoro's voice was dumb, and he finally commanded the soldiers to be organized. He made the soldiers next to the trenches to be ladders, first let the soldiers behind climb up and then pull them up, but he persisted for a while and messed up again, because the water had already reached the necks of the soldiers, and some short soldiers were holding their feet. There was no choice but to grab the soldier in front. But the soldiers in front did not want to be dragged down. They turned over and threw the soldiers behind into the water. The soldiers behind clung to them and didn't let go. The two struggled in the water and then sank...

The sky will be bright, and Viscount Sanscoro's eyes are bloodshot looking at the calm trench. The trench like a small square has turned into a small pool, but the water is densely packed with corpses of drowned and twisted soldiers... …

On the top of the trench stood hundreds of lucky soldiers who escaped from the water. They were wet and shivering in the November morning wind. Viscount Sanscoro looked at the corpse at the bottom of the pit, and then at the side standing next to them. The soldiers of, suddenly yelled, drew their swords and wiped them in their throats, splashing blood and falling into the trenches filled with stagnant water and dead bodies...

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