18th century total war

Chapter 179 Too Fast

"Everyone, don't fire. You can only shoot when you hear the order. Whoever dares to shoot first will be dealt with by military law!"

A second lieutenant and a lieutenant walked back and forth behind their own soldiers shouting at the top of their voices.

Originally, the training standards of this Spanish legion were absolutely qualified, and many of the soldiers were 'veterans' who had joined the army for several years, but lacked experience in large-scale wars.

Let them go to the training ground to test, and each of them can get an excellent score.

However, on the battlefield at this time, these Spanish noble officers were not at ease at all, and repeatedly emphasized battlefield discipline!
The battlefield is easy to make soldiers emotional and make mistakes, and now they are facing the black dragon battle flag that makes these Spanish soldiers fearful. How much courage do they have to bring the enemy closer to fight?

At this time, the Spanish generals above all regretted fighting the city of Perpignan. It was precisely because of the failure of 5 people against 1000 people that the reputation of the Black Dragon Army's invincibility was completely confirmed in this Spanish army.

"Everyone, obey orders and shoot!"

boom!
While a second lieutenant was repeating, he suddenly heard a gunshot coming from the side, and a Spanish soldier pulled the trigger for some unknown reason...

Before the second lieutenant could find out the soldier who violated the military order and punish him severely, the other Spanish soldiers either instinctively, or thought it was a signal to fire, pulled the triggers one after another under the influence of the gunshot.

All of a sudden, a large number of bullets were crackling on the forward position of the Spanish Army, and the Black Dragon Army team was still a hundred meters away!

Of course, this crucial first round of salvo was abolished...

"Don't shoot!
Follow orders! "

Some Spanish officers are still trying to stop their soldiers from "wasting bullets" like this, but the Spanish soldiers who fired the first shot have subconsciously reloaded and fired the second or even the third shot. Bean popping gunshots and more and more chaos!

Some soldiers were stopped by the officers, and some soldiers still loaded and fired mechanically there...

It was out of order, and the rhythm of the shooting of the Spanish soldiers in the forward position was all out of order.

And soon some Spanish soldiers shot out their stabbing sticks together, successfully losing the opportunity to continue to reload and shoot...

Some of the Spanish soldiers who didn't have a stick looked blank, and some groped around, as if they wanted to pick up a usable stick from the ground.

A small number of soldiers approached nearby officers and told them about their 'mistakes', hoping to get new stabbing notes issued.

In fact, the soldiers who shot the stabbing bar were lucky. A few soldiers reloaded the barrel twice or even multiple times due to excessive tension, and then shot it out with one shot. Either the chamber exploded or the barrel was scrapped!
Fortunately, the Spanish soldiers were able to save their lives, but unfortunately, they directly came to the battlefield to commit suicide in real-time teaching...

Of course, by luck or misfortune, the musket had come to an end...

As a result, when the Black Dragon Corps walked within 100 meters, the firepower of the defenders in the forward position of the Spanish Army was actually three points weaker than that of the first round of salvo!
And this decline in firepower has intensified with the passage of time!

Because as the number of shots increased and the enemy got closer, the probability of Spanish soldiers making mistakes was also increasing.

Those Spanish noble officers could no longer use anger to describe their feelings. Many Spanish noble officers looked at the black dragon army that was getting closer, and they approached the wooden fence and various obstacles in front of the chest fortification without many people dying. His eyes were full of despair.

Soon, the advancing infantry of the Black Dragon Legion was divided into two parts, one part was responsible for firing a volley of guns for cover, instantly beating the Spanish soldiers whose firepower continued to weaken so that they did not dare to look up.

The remaining infantry guards of the Black Dragon Legion, holding axes and other tools, began to clear the roadblocks in front of the chest fortification!
Obviously behind the fortifications, they can shoot the enemy condescendingly, and there is a parapet to cover them. The Spanish Army, which has a perfect shooting advantage, was exposed to the phalanx of guns in the wilderness by the Black Dragon Legion.

It is true that they are crying for their father and mother, and many Spanish soldiers have already collapsed to the point of calling for their parents.

At this moment, the Spanish mortars and other short-distance curved artillery behind the fortifications began to show their power, and one after another, the explosive shells fell into the crowd of the Black Dragon Legion's infantry guards, setting off a large number of infantry guards' corpses, causing havoc for the infantry guards. Not a small casualty!

At least it caused much more casualties than the random shooting of Spanish soldiers before.

But soon, the shooting positions of these mortars were locked, and a mortar was lifted up by the infantry behind the Black Dragon Legion, and the counter-suppression of artillery fire began.

All of a sudden, the Spanish mortar positions, which were hidden behind the chest fortifications and could not be seen at all, were sent to heaven by bombs one after another...

Without the interference of mortar shells, the guard infantry continued to clear the roadblocks quickly and steadily, and soon filled the trenches in front of the chest fortifications with paths for infantry to walk quickly.

Afterwards, the infantrymen of the Black Dragon Legion began to charge in an all-round way. Everything was like the tactical guidance written in the textbook. The infantrymen who rushed to the bottom of the chest fortification were all grenadiers prepared in advance. The Spanish soldiers who hid behind the breastworks were no longer safe.

The smoke from the explosion shrouded the entire breast fortification, and the Spanish soldiers inside could no longer aim at the enemies close at hand. Their vision was all obscured by the smoke.

Of course, the Guards Infantry were also covered, but the Guards Infantry's attention at this time was no longer on shooting, but on placing small ladders and starting to climb the breast fortifications.

Alik was lucky not to be hit by shrapnel in the mine attack, but he was dizzy by the blast wave. When he finally came back to his senses and got up from the ground, he found that Li, who was wearing a black military uniform, was constantly jumping into his surroundings. Wei rebels.

Alik opened his mouth wide, with an expression of disbelief: "This...so fast...you called in?

Wait, don't shoot, I surrender, I surrender! "

Alik saw a guard infantry looking at him fiercely, quickly threw away the musket, knelt on the ground and raised his hands, while shouting in Spanish that the other party could not understand...

The language barrier is very troublesome, but fortunately, this gesture of surrender is commonly used internationally. Throwing away your weapon and raising your hands up means there is no threat, and kneeling down means surrendering to the opponent.

Alik's reflex arc saved one of them, and the infantryman no longer paid attention to him, but turned to attack other enemies who were still holding weapons.

At this time, even though the musket was close at hand, Alik did not dare to let go of his hands...

(End of this chapter)