Napoleon II Reborn Chapter 99

On the evening of October 30th, the 88th Army, which had just experienced a one-day battle, no longer had the festive atmosphere like when it won the victory in the morning. Although strictly speaking, they still won the battle in the afternoon. The force of 2,500 people withstood the fierce attack of 20,000 Cossack cavalry, and in the end only more than 500 people were killed or injured. This is considered a remarkable victory in other places. Although the 3rd Regiment was supported by the Artillery Regiment and the Heavy Artillery Battalion in the battle, it persisted until the end, but it also proved the combat effectiveness of the 3rd Regiment.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the 88th Army's garrison was still brightly lit. A large amount of supplies had to be transported to the front line, the wounded on the front line had to be treated, and the line of defense damaged during the daytime battle had to be repaired.

At this time, in Xiao Jie's headquarters, an experience summary meeting on daytime combat was being held. Although the victory was achieved, the atmosphere was still a bit oppressive, especially the commander of the 3rd Regiment, Lieutenant Colonel Mike, who had always been ashen-faced. Although his troops were the protagonists of today's victory, they also suffered 100% casualties in the afternoon battle Twenty, which was hard for him to accept.

Xiao Jie saw that the atmosphere was a bit abnormal, so he said: "Okay, don't put on a face, anyway, we still won the victory today, although we also suffered a lot of casualties, but you are already in the army People who have been around for many years should know that there are iron laws in war. Where there is war, there will be casualties. Today is just the beginning, and the casualties are likely to be even greater in the future. You commanders must correct your attitudes. Although our casualties are large, But the enemy suffered more casualties than us. Alright, let the chief of staff sum up today's battle situation."

"First of all, on behalf of the Legion, I would like to congratulate the 3rd Regiment for today's victory. Of course, the Artillery Regiment, the Heavy Artillery Battalion, and other units have contributed to this. Secondly, I also feel sorry for the more than 500 soldiers of the 3rd Regiment who died in battle. But they sacrificed for the empire, they are glorious. Well, let me summarize today's battle. Today we estimate that a total of about 15,000 Russian troops were killed and 512 were killed. The battle damage ratio is 1:30. As far as this result is concerned, it should be considered very good. But our consumption is also very large. Today we consumed a total of 800 105mm shells, 6,400 75mm shells, and mortars. There are 2,300 shells, 30,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, and 40,000 rounds of rifle bullets, which already account for 15% of our ammunition storage. Some problems have also been exposed in the construction of the building, let Captain Mike speak, after all, he has personally experienced today's battle, and his words are the most reliable." Eck said.

Mike stood up and said: "I would like to explain the issue of ammunition consumption, because after the expansion of the legion, many soldiers are rookies who have not experienced war, and it is inevitable to waste a lot of ammunition under extreme tension. The problem is that we lack the training of infantry against cavalry. After the enemy's cavalry breaks through our defense line, many soldiers don't know what to do, causing a lot of casualties. Regarding the construction of the defense line, what I want to say is that the front of the defense line The barbed wire fence is not strong, probably due to the sandy ground. After being repeatedly hit by the enemy two or three times, the wooden stakes fixing the barbed wire fence will be broken. As long as two or three wooden stakes are destroyed in a row, the barbed wire fence will be broken through. This is why today The reason why so many enemies broke through our lines this afternoon."

"We need to solve these problems as soon as possible. Tonight, we will send all those who did not participate in the battle to repair the defense line, paying special attention to fixing the barbed wire. I don't want the enemy to break through our defense line so easily tomorrow. In addition, tomorrow the cavalry regiment will deploy Go behind the first line of defense, in case the enemy breaks through the line of defense, the cavalry regiment is responsible for destroying the enemy who breaks through the line of defense." Xiao Jie simply arranged the battle arrangement for tomorrow, but there is actually nothing to arrange, the battle has reached this point , It is a competition of strength between the enemy and us, to see who can't stand it first.

Everyone took the order, and Brad, the head of the cavalry regiment, was very happy. He had already supported him when he saw other troops killing the enemy, but Xiao Jie put his troops at the back of the line of defense and let him Depressed, it's all right now, and tomorrow I can fight against the most powerful cavalry in the world. I'm going to show them that cavalry from the 88th can fight, Brad thought to himself.

On the morning of the 31st, the Russian army began to attack again. This time they stretched the front line longer and dispersed their troops more, all in order to avoid the fierce artillery fire of the French army, but what they did not expect was that the scattered attack also greatly weakened their impact.

In this attack, Kutuzov still invested 20,000 troops. He firmly believed that as long as the attack power of yesterday was maintained, the French defense line would be easily torn apart. He can also not count on the infantry that is coming soon. So as not to be ridiculed by Nicholas.

Because the Russian army's offensive was too scattered, the lethality of the artillery of the 88th Army was greatly reduced. As a last resort, in order to kill more enemies, the artillery regiment only changed the direction of the artillery at any time, and sent back information through the observation post on the front line. , Wherever the Russian army is denser, it will shell where it is. This made the Russian army even more panicked. Just now, no shells fell in this area, but in the next second, the shells fell densely like rain, tearing up all the living things in that area, and often you can see the internal organs or organs of animals. Human limbs were blown up and flew into the air. Seeing this situation, those with weak willpower would have vomited a long time ago, how could they still have the strength to fight.

After finally rushing to the other side, they were greeted by heavy machine gun bullets and mortar shells that seemed to cost nothing. Knock down all the Russian Cossack cavalry who came ashore.

Sergeant Emir is a heavy machine gunner of the 1st company and 1st platoon of the 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Regiment. Their platoon is guarding a river beach about 200 meters long. Because the terrain here is low and relatively flat, it has always been the focus of the Russian army's offensive. So they also deployed three heavy machine guns and two mortars here. The formed crossfire blocked the entire river beach. Although he is not yet twenty years old today, he is already a veteran who has served in the army for two years and participated in two wars. In yesterday's battle, their machine gun team killed at least 300 people and cost two barrels.

Emil is a devout Catholic. He often wonders if he killed so many people after he died, would he go to **** like the Bible said? But he also knew that on the battlefield, if he wanted to survive, he had to let others die. Emil shook his head, put aside these troubles, and focused on the approaching enemy. On the river in front of him, there were at least a thousand Cossack cavalry walking through the artillery fire, and the unlucky ones were constantly blown into the air. Whenever he saw this situation, he was always very excited. "You should convert to Satan." One of his comrades said to him. It was that kid who turned pale from being frightened by such a scene. But at the same time, he was also very unlucky. Yesterday, when the Russian army broke through their defense line, he was beheaded by a brutal Cossack cavalry.

The enemy was getting closer and closer, and some people had rushed to the river bank, but they were kept out by the barbed wire. Some fools slashed hard at the wire fence in front of them with their sabers, but to no avail. Some smarter people chose to cut to the stakes that fixed the barbed wire.

At this moment, the platoon leader gave the order: "Fire." Emir quickly pulled the trigger, and his heavy machine gun roared cheerfully again, firing bullets at the enemy one after another. Seeing one life after another being killed by himself, Emil became a little numb, but kept shooting mechanically to prevent the enemy from approaching their position.

"How is the situation now? Are there any serious casualties?" Xiao Jie asked anxiously. The battle has been going on for more than three hours, and the gunfire from the front line has never stopped. Xiao Jie is very worried whether the first line of defense can block the enemy's attack.

"The situation is not very good? Several lines of defense are in a hurry. Fortunately, the assistance of the cavalry prevented the enemy from breaking through the line of defense. Fortunately, the casualties were not large, but whether they can persist is a problem. The Russian army does not know what they ate Medicine, today's offensive is much more ferocious than yesterday," said Dougal, who had just returned from the front line.

"Let the second line of defense get ready for battle. If the first line of defense can't withstand it, let them retreat." Xiao Jie said after thinking for a while.

"I'm afraid it won't work now. Even if we want to retreat, we have to wait until night. Soldiers are now in a high-intensity combat situation. If we retreat now, it may turn into a rout. I'm afraid it will have a negative impact on the second line of defense. "Dougal said.

"But can the 3rd regiment make it through? Today is still such a long time." Xiao Jie said worriedly.

"With the help of the cavalry regiment, it shouldn't be a big problem." Dougal was also a little uncertain.

"Oh, I hope they can hold on." Xiao Jie said with some sighs. He knew that even if the third regiment could last until night, the losses would definitely be very heavy, and only God knows how many people will come back alive by then.

At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Mike, the head of the 3rd Regiment, was also anxiously watching the changes on the battlefield. There were constant reports that the position was in a hurry and asked for reinforcements, but all his reinforcements had already been sent out. In the current regiment headquarters there are some staff officers and civilian staff, as well as the firemen of the cooking squad, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com doesn't even have a single redundant person.

"Request support from the legion, and at the same time ask Lieutenant Colonel Brad to help us hold the position." Mike issued an order.

A communications soldier ran into the command post and replied: "The Legion has sent reinforcements, and the Legion Department wants us to support at least until night."

"Which army is the reinforcement?" Mike asked.

"It seems to be two regiments of the Rhine Army." The signalman replied.

"There are still a lot of people, five thousand people in two regiments. It's a pity that they are **** cannon fodder troops." Mike said with a wry smile. He also knew that the legion now had no extra troops to support them, except for these cannon fodder troops. But this is better than no reinforcements, Mike comforted himself.

Looking at the time, it's only two o'clock in the afternoon, so it's not easy to stay until the evening.

(Xiaoyu has something to do today, this chapter is a bit rough, please bear with me) (to be continued)

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