Chapter 108: 108 Endless as far as the eye can see
Chapter 108 108 Endless as far as the eye can see
The situation on the battlefield was very complicated. Even with Tiger as a local guide, Tang Mo still felt unsure when walking on the path among the woods.
He looked at the dense bushes on both sides and asked Tiger, who was leading the horse in front, somewhat depressedly: "Are you sure this path can go around the enemy?"
Tiger nodded firmly, and then pointed forward: "I'm sure! I've walked here twice, and I can definitely get to where we want to go."
It was obviously impossible to expect 30 cavalry to change the battlefield situation, so Tang Mo and the others set off all the way, and the tactics they discussed on the road were basically to go around the back.
As for tactical penetration, when the troops are low, detouring behind the enemy and launching a crucial assault from a key position behind is basically their best choice.
Relying on the advantage that Tiger was a local and knew the roads and was familiar with the terrain, they did not rush directly to the battlefield. Instead, they made a small circle and chose to insert diagonally from behind the Susas troops to the rear of the battlefield.
Weis led the horse and followed Tang Mo, looking at the surrounding environment: "If we go wrong, it will be great fun."
Behind him are other soldiers holding war horses. The reason why they did not ride horses is that the terrain here is too narrow for riding horses, and also because they need to save horse power and pay attention to concealment.
Thirty or so cavalrymen were forced out of a queue of nearly 100 meters by the slender passage. Everyone was very nervous, because the cavalrymen in this state were actually very fragile.
“Don’t worry! You can’t be wrong!” Tiger said again with great certainty.
“You can already hear the sound of gunfire, that’s right.” Tang Mo listened carefully and nodded: “Everyone rest where you are! Weiss, Tiger, you two follow me!”
"If nothing else happens, there should be a forest ahead." Tiger pushed aside the bushes in front of him and moved forward one step at a time.
They need to go out a little further to investigate the situation nearby so that they can formulate a follow-up battle plan. Just as Tiger explained their current location to Tang Mo, Tang Mo saw the bushes in the distance gradually becoming sparse.
He lowered his voice and bent slightly: "Wait! Stop! There seems to be a forest ahead! Stay hidden!"
With the cover of their gray-green coats, Tang Mo and others were able to hide in the bushes without being very conspicuous.
Tang Mo gestured forward with his hand and reminded in a low voice: "Be careful! There is someone over there! Let's go and take a look."
When they carefully pushed aside the bushes in front of them, they saw through the gaps in the branches that in the open space at the edge of the forest, a group of Susus soldiers were setting up their cannons.
These Sussian soldiers were very tired. They were hurriedly moving their field guns and unloading the shells from the carriages.
Tiger did a rough count and found that there were 10 field guns, all of which were Cyric field guns. They looked very new.
He retracted his neck, looked at Tang Mo beside him, and said softly: "They are the soldiers of Susas! They are in the open space outside the forest!"
"Are you kidding me? Why are they here?" Tang Mo also saw the Sussians wearing blue military uniforms and frowned in confusion.
Tiger is also very depressed, because they did not expect this situation at all: "This is at least 3 kilometers away from the battlefield preset by the Earl!"
According to their previous plan, Susas's troops should fight fiercely with Fisherot's main force farther west.
They broke out of the woodland here and searched westward. They still had to walk one or two kilometers before meeting Susas's troops.
But now, Susas's artillery actually appeared here, which should have been far away from the battlefield, which is a bit confusing.
"You mean, what are these Susas artillerymen doing setting up artillery three kilometers away from the battlefield?" Tang Mo asked Tiger as he let go of his hand holding the branch.
“I don’t know why, but they did set up an artillery position here.” Tiger thought for a while, shook his head and replied.
“There aren’t many people watching over it yet!” Weiss added.
After saying that, Weiss laughed in a self-deprecating tone: "Okay now, aren't we going to raid someone's back? Just in time, the artillery position is right in front of us."
"It's possible that the Earl defeated Susas's troops, and they retreated here to redeploy!" Tang Mo thought briefly and guessed a rough idea.
Wes was stunned for a moment, then a little unbelievable: "Can things really be such a coincidence?"
Tiger looked at the Susas artillerymen who were playing with the artillery, and reminded Tang Mo who had not made a decision yet: "I don't know either, but our time is limited... we have to make a decision quickly."
Tang Mo calculated the strength of his troops: "We only have thirty people. Although we have 60 revolvers, we still need to be more cautious." In fact, this is already a good force. This unit can be used in a short period of time. More than 300 rounds of ammunition were fired within a time period, which was enough to defeat an enemy battalion.
What's more, the addition of the horses charging together makes them more impactful and visually more powerful than they actually are.
But looking strong and actually being strong are two different things. His family knows his own affairs, and Tang Mo knows his 30 cavalry. It is enough to disrupt and attack in a sneak attack, but it is definitely not enough to fight an annihilation battle.
Tang Mo, a military layman, could only come up with a decent solution: "In a moment, we will mount our horses, rush over, kill all the artillerymen guarding the cannons, and then blow up all the cannons!"
“Is this the plan?” Weiss asked as he slowly retreated behind Tang Mo and Tiger.
"Probably." Tang Mo didn't speak until he was sure that the Susas soldiers at the edge of the forest could no longer see him.
“Looking from a distance, it seems that there are quite a few of them, and we probably won’t have time to blow up the artillery.” Tiger put forward his own point of view at this time.
"Is there any better plan?" Tang Mo thought that this was indeed the case, so he asked.
"Or, we can keep rushing forward and never look back..." Tiger felt that taking advantage of his cavalry's mobility to penetrate the opponent's artillery position might be a better option.
"Then we might all die here." Tang Mo was very dissatisfied with Tiger's suggestion.
Tiger also knew that this suggestion was very risky, so he suggested: "Sir! You and Weiss stay, I will take the people there!"
“Are you kidding? The people you are bringing are all my precious little ones. It hurts my heart if one more of them dies. You still want to take them all and bury them here?” Tang Mo glanced at Tiger and shook his head.
“…” Tiger blushed and felt that such a decision was a bit too hasty.
Tang Mo clapped his hands, wiped the dirt off his hands, and walked back while saying, "Okay! Let's go back."
He walked back to the cavalry without saying a word, looking at these young faces. After this battle, I don’t know how many of these faces I will see again.
Thinking of this, Tang Mo felt inexplicably irritable. He got on his horse and ordered: "Get ready! Everyone, check your weapons! Make sure the flash caps are all installed! Check your saddles again!"
Following his order, all the cavalrymen began to get busy. They checked their weapons, pulled out their sabers and inspected them carefully. Then they calmed down their horses and checked their saddles.
"In a moment, everyone will line up and charge at the enemy's artillery position. Kill as many enemies as possible, and don't slow down the attack!" Tang Mo was riding on the horse, looking at everyone who was also on the horse, and said as calmly as possible The voice ordered: "If we can see more enemies after climbing over that low slope, then we will not look back and continue to attack!"
After hearing Tang Mo's order, Tiger was stunned, and then suddenly looked at the young figure. Something was tumbling in his body. At this moment, he suddenly had an idea: die for him. .
“Attack!” Tang Mo drew out his revolver, clamped his horse between his legs, and loudly gave the order to attack.
His voice had not yet reached the ground when he saw a figure galloping forward, overtaking his horse's head. It was Tiger, holding a revolver in one hand and the reins in the other, getting ahead of him and launching a charge.
The knights following Tiger also rode forward one after another, surpassing Tang Mo, who was not very good at equestrian skills.
A Sussian soldier squatting in the bushes to solve a physical problem had just cleaned his buttocks with leaves. But before he could put up his trousers, he saw a knight riding a tall horse galloping past him.
Before he could shake off the shock, he saw more knights rushing out of the woods and rushing towards the bewildered Susas artillery position.
"Bang!" A gunshot echoed in the sky, and a Sussus officer who was about to draw the musket from his waist screamed and fell down.
At the moment when the Susas officer fell, the Sussian soldiers who had just been busy carrying shells and setting up artillery immediately started scurrying around like headless flies.
As a result, chaotic shouts spread along with the chaotic troops: "Beiling! The army from Beiling is coming! Run!"
No one thought about resisting at all. These Susas artillerymen were chased by the cavalry behind them and ran all the way up the flank **** that blocked their sight.
With just a few shots, Tang Mo's 30 cavalry defeated the Susas artillery force and left the unattended cannons behind.
Tang Mo was riding on a horse, being hugged by Weiss and two knights, and then rushed to the nearby small commanding heights.
Then, his sight suddenly opened up. In front of him, there was an endless stretch of Sussus infantry sitting on the ground and resting in a dense crowd.
(End of this chapter)