Chapter 99: 99 changes

Chapter 99: 99 changes

 Chapter 99 99 Changes

Tuqi was full of curiosity about the North Ridge unit opposite him. He even felt that this unit might be the most elite regiment in North Ridge.

What's more, he once judged that it was the earl of Beiling who used a small number of troops to entangle the Susas troops in the front, and personally led the most elite Northridge army south to confront him personally.

From the telescope, he saw with his own eyes the collapse of the Romell Legion. Under the attack of two consecutive charges, the entire legion actually won easily. Tucci even admired the commander on the opposite side.

"It seems that Viscount Romell has no chance to fulfill his promise." The adjutant stood beside Tucci and said to his superior.

“Yes!” Tuqi rarely looked away from the low wall, and said with some regret and excitement: “It seems that the other side is not a miscellaneous army.”

"We underestimated the enemy before." The adjutant heard what Tucci said and nodded in agreement: "The opponent is obviously very well prepared."

 What he said was actually not accurate, and Tucci didn't particularly agree with this statement in his mind. Because if the other party was really prepared to fight a blocking battle here, why did the good-for-nothing Viscount Romel arrive here first yesterday?

In fact, Tang Mo had no choice. His troops had too much equipment. Even though they were equipped with dozens of carriages, the marching speed was indeed not very fast.

He was able to reach the Sanchakou in a hurry and slowly, but it was actually very difficult. If the troops he trained were to march in a hurry, their combat effectiveness after reaching Sanchakou might not be guaranteed.

"Romel can't count on us, so we have to rely on ourselves." Tucci looked at the officers standing beside him, and his eyes fell on a strong man: "Since we can't defeat the frontal attack, then Why not try a flank attack? Until now, there has been no sound from the flank... Isn’t it strange?”

He also guessed that the other party deployed the main force near the village and was just pretending to be on the road.

 That's why we fought on the frontal battlefield for so long, without even a single gunshot from the flank. As a famous battlefield general, Tucci felt that this matter itself was unreasonable.

Furthermore, he also calculated the distinctive sound of gunfire on the frontal battlefield. In terms of density, the opponent had at least 200 people deployed there.

Calculated also with reference to the army establishment of this era, a battalion can only use about 300 infantrymen, and this number will not exceed too much.

This is equivalent to saying that even if the opponent has a battalion of troops, they will basically be deployed on the frontal battlefield and stay near the village.

In Tucci's opinion, this was also in line with the opponent's tactical purpose of relying on the village to prepare for an attack, so he was almost certain that the opponent seemed to have their main force on the village and the low wall.

Moreover, he now roughly guessed the opponent's purpose of building that low wall: the opponent had no artillery, so he hoped to use this strange tactic to make up for the weakness of his own artillery, or the lack of artillery at all.

As a veteran general, he quickly discovered the shortcomings of this tactical arrangement: concentrated deployment of troops can indeed provide local advantages, but the flanks are also exposed, and the shortcomings are obvious.

At the same time, without the support of heavy firepower, when Susus' troops are fully deployed, the disadvantage of artillery will become apparent, and then there will be no way to defy the odds.

As a result, he almost immediately made battlefield arrangements, preparing to quickly expand the contact area of ​​the two sides' fronts, completely exposing the opponent's disadvantage of insufficient troops.

He looked at his trusted generals and ordered: "You! Lead a battalion 500 meters south, then cross the road! Go around behind the enemy!"

The officer nodded immediately after hearing the order. As a result, before he could turn around, he was stopped by Tucci.

The old general from Susas stretched out **** and said with great instructions: "Two tasks! First! See clearly the configuration and number of troops in Beiling! Then send someone back to report immediately! Don't You make the decision without permission, do you understand?”

The officer nodded.

Tucci continued to say in a cautious tone: "Second! If the enemy attacks you, stabilize your position and hold on there! As long as you hold on until reinforcements arrive, our army will win this battle!"

"I promise you, sir! I will hold on there until the end!" The warrior promised in a naive voice, holding the sword on his waist.

"Very good! Let's go!" Tucci was relieved, and then continued to order another officer: "You lead a battalion! Advance along the road! Prepare to flank the enemy in the village!"

 “As you command, my lord!” The officer immediately saluted and led his deputy to another unit in the distance.

At this time, the Susas troops, who were the first to take action, a whole battalion of soldiers, holding battle flags and beating war drums, had already begun to turn around and turned south along the road.

 …

"Sir! I saw an enemy army breaking away from the main force and heading south..." A lookout responsible for detecting the enemy's situation put down his telescope and shouted to Tang Mo in the low-lying area.

Tang Mo glanced at Loew and Weiss beside him, and said with a wry smile: "Ha! I'm really lucky to always encounter such a difficult enemy! They found that they couldn't beat them from the front, so they started to circle to the other side. "There is no other way. He also hopes that the other party will be more stubborn and continue to be in a stalemate with him on the road.

As long as the opponent continues to attack, he can guarantee that with the absolute advantage in the rate of fire of the K1 rapid gun, he can hold on here until dark with a company of troops.

 It is a pity that the enemy is obviously not a fool, but immediately changed his tactics after suffering heavy losses in two consecutive attacks.

 Lew was a little nervous again at this time. It was really his first time to experience a battle of this scale. It was not easy to persist until now.

He then asked Tang Mo: "Then let's..."

"There is no way... We have few people, and it is not easy to fight like this." Tang Mo shook his head and said: "We can only expose our strength according to the pre-plan."

LOF felt a little regretful and said unwillingly: "But..."

"There's nothing to worry about... Compared with exposing our strength, we don't want to see losses." Tang Mo explained.

As he spoke, he waved to his entourage who was holding a horse in the distance and waiting for orders: "The other party is about to come into contact with Redman's troops. I'm going to take command personally. Now we have only two choices, either to destroy this unit." The troops that have moved in must abandon their entire retreat and return to the village."

"I'll leave this to you." Seeing the entourage leading the war horse, Tang Mo glanced at Loew again and said: "You are just a straw bag across from me, just stay here and wait for us to come back. Don't be nervous! "

"Sir, I will definitely hold on until you come back." Loew promised.

"Very good!" Tang Mo didn't say anything more, but took the reins from the attendant's hand and climbed onto the horse unskillfully: "Follow me! Weiss!"

Weis also got on his horse and followed Tang Mo: "As you wish, sir!"

"Do you think...you have a chance of winning?" Tang Mo didn't even look back, and rushed towards Redman's troops in the distance along the roadbed.

"I think it's still too late to run away now." Weiss curled his lips and provided Tang Mo with the safest option: "You are just a businessman, there is no need to take risks."

"If I escape today, I will be just a businessman in this life." Tang Mo looked at Weiss and suddenly said seriously: "A businessman who can sell everything, don't you think it's sad?"

 “It’s even more sad to be dead.” Weiss shrugged.

"You have to give it a try, right? In life, you are never willing to accept more, right?" Tang Mo smiled and clamped the horse's belly, letting the horse gallop forward.

"Do you know why I have to fight this battle today? Because I expanded my production capacity, trained students, and recruited workers... If no one buys our weapons, then everything will be over!" Tang Mo said as he galloped on his horse. He explained without looking back.

His firm voice echoed in the wilderness: "So I must win here today! I must make my weapons the only hope for victory! I must let people all over the world hear the sound of my gun! Let them remember Let’s live under one name…Datang Weapons Group!”

"You're right!" Weiss effortlessly rode up to catch up with Tang Mo, who was not good at riding. "I find that I am getting more and more crazy as I follow you."

Tang Mo didn't say anything, just laughed.

Redman, who had been staying hidden as agreed in advance and had not participated in the battle, anxiously put down the telescope in his hand because a scout had just brought back news that less than a kilometer south of his location, there was an unexpected sight. An enemy force began to cross the roadbed.

It was too late to wait for Tang Mo's order. Redman knew what he had to do to buy precious time.

Hence, he looked at the herald and ordered loudly: "Get ready to fight!"

The messenger saluted him with a military salute, turned around and ran towards the direction where the troops were stationed.

 Subsequently, some officers who heard the order stood up and exposed their heads in the weeds half a man's height. Their hoarse voices echoed in the wilderness at the same time: "Everyone stand up! Prepare to fight!"

"The rest is over! Check weapons! Prepare to fight!" Soon, more shouts joined in, and the soldiers stood up in the grass one by one and looked at the enemy troops on the roadbed over there.

Just when Redman was nervously preparing to issue other orders, a shout of relief sounded from behind him: "Sir! Lord Tang Mo is here! He and Lord Weiss are here!"

 (End of this chapter)