18th century total war

Chapter 215 Death Squad
Karl frantically arranged all his direct-firing field guns in the second line of defense close to the chest defense line, and arranged a cannon at intervals by combining the chest base and the gun base.

The soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who had just crossed the chest line of defense, saw the Li Wei rebel artillery so close, they were not too frightened, and under the guidance of the officers and the red, white and blue tricolor flags, they launched a bayonet charge!

The distance between the two is only about 100 meters, so a bayonet charge is not a problem at all.

Even these direct-fire field guns that were too close had only one chance to fire a salvo in front of the infantry charge.

Then, the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who rushed forward were washed face-to-face by shotgun bullets...

After a round of shotgun shells, the corpses of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army immediately covered the open space between the chest defense line and the artillery defense line. In the true sense, corpses littered the field!
However, there were still a steady stream of soldiers from the National Salvation Revolutionary Army behind, climbing the ladder, crossing the chest line of defense, and rushing up!
They shouted and roared, even with tears in the corners of their eyes, they charged at the artillery that was close at hand with bayonets!

And the infantry guards who were in charge of firing the artillery, faced the situation where the enemy's bayonet was about to stick to their faces, they still loaded the artillery shells without changing their expressions.

"Citizens of France, never step back!!!"

A colonel, with a hoarse voice, personally held a red, white and blue tricolor flag, leading the troops that had been reduced to a battalion, and charged at the forefront!

The Revolutionary Army for National Salvation has gone completely mad.

Originally, at such a distance, the artillery that fired one round would never fire the second round under the bayonet charged at full speed, but Karl had already prepared before making this tactical arrangement.

I saw a group of infantry death squads with bayonets in their hands and white cloth strips tied to their arms, rushing out of their own positions in a uniform order. When they set off, they ignited the explosive packs on their backs, and rushed up with bayonets yelling crazily. .

"The Black Dragon Army must win!"

The lead wires of the high-yield explosive packs carried by these death squads have been delayed, so they will not explode immediately. Before these infantrymen blow themselves up to die loyally, they still have the opportunity to kill one or two enemies with bayonets as a backup , or rush to a place with more people.

And the fuse burning behind the back is also more concealed, so it is not easy to be discovered by the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army directly in front.

In the vision of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, the defenders of the Black Dragon Legion, who were far smaller in number than them, had already sent out the last line of infantry at the end of the road, carrying bayonets and launching a suicide charge with few to many.

Of course, this is indeed a suicide charge!
The speculations of officers and soldiers of the National Salvation Army are quite accurate...

After rushing into the crowd, the small number of guard infantry death squads in a very loose formation, most of them faced countless hostile bayonets, and were stabbed into a sieve before they had time to resist.

Facts have proved that when the advantage in numbers reaches a certain level, no matter how good the bayonet hand-to-hand combat technique is, it will be instantly killed...

However, before the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army kicked down the corpse hanging from the bayonet, a loud explosion exploded in front of them, and then there were explosions one after another, which seemed to never stop.

The Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, which was charging towards the artillery line, was immediately shrouded in smoke from the explosion. The infantrymen who loaded the cannonballs were unmoved by it, and finished loading the cannonballs as quickly as possible.

After all, these infantrymen are artillerymen who have changed jobs halfway. Their reloading speed is not as good as that of professional artillerymen, and professional artillerymen need to be guided and adjusted when aiming.

It's just that the enemy facing the artillery is close at hand, and there is no need for professional artillery guidance, and those so-called professional artillery have no courage to stand on such a terrible battlefield.

Therefore, the Guards infantry does not need to adjust the muzzle at all, they only need to complete the loading and bombard the enemy in front of them.

The suicide squad of the infantry guards successfully blocked the charge of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army. Even the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who were not affected by the explosion could not help but stop in the face of such a tragedy, or lie down on the ground to avoid the explosion of the explosive package. shock wave.

It was not until the smoke from the self-detonation of the Guards Infantry Death Squad dispersed and the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation once again clearly saw the muzzle on the opposite side that they charged again.

It's a pity that the second round of shotgun salvo is ready at this time...

So, it was another massacre like a shotgun washing the ground.

The main artillery of the First Division led by Karl was not much less than that of the Southern Army of the Revolutionary Army for National Salvation, but they were silent throughout the shelling because they placed all the artillery on this line, completely abandoning the lethality of solid bullets. Ask for the effect of shotgun scrubbing!

After two rounds of shotgun cleaning the ground, the National Salvation Revolutionary Army in the back row saw another group of Guards infantry death squads with their arms tied with white cloth strips rushing up, and extreme fear finally appeared on their faces!

For the Guards infantrymen in black uniforms, the white strips on their arms are too clear. After the first self-explosion, how could the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army not know that these were the ones who planned to die together among the Li Wei rebels Self-destruct soldiers?

Unsurprisingly, the soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army began to flee on a large scale. In order to avoid the death squads of Li Wei's rebels, those soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army hurriedly jumped from the chest line of defense and rushed towards their own positions.

It's not one or two people, it's hundreds of people doing it!
Of course, there are also people who have been brainwashed by the revolution to become brain-dead. They are not afraid of death and go head-on, and then there is a loud "boom", and they go to God together to chat with the old man...

As another wave of infantry death squads blew themselves up, more and more soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army fled. After seeing this situation, the commander in the rear had no choice but to give an order to retreat.

Otherwise, the remaining soldiers of the National Salvation Revolutionary Army who are still attacking will only become the targets of being massacred by the enemy because of their small number.

The National Salvation Revolutionary Army left corpses all over the ground and retreated from the chest defense line, while the infantry guards advanced steadily, chasing after them with muskets and killing a wave, regaining the chest defense line that had just fallen.

However, it didn't take long for the red, white and blue tricolor flags to appear densely on the horizon again, and the new force once again launched an offensive against the chest defense line.

At this time, the Guards Infantry defenders didn't even have time to remove all the corpses on the chest defense line!
In desperation, the guard infantry had no choice but to step on flesh and blood, pad the corpses, set up muskets, and even tried to ensure that the medicine chamber of the musket would not be soaked in blood, resulting in an increase in misfire rate.

To be honest, fighting in an environment where you are stepping on corpses and surrounded by blood and water is really uncomfortable, and it may even affect the smoothness of the battle.

At least, the mobility is greatly affected, and if you are not careful when running, you will slip!
(End of this chapter)