18th century total war

Chapter 25 Line Tactics
Various military flags were fluttering in the wind, and the sound of exciting drum beats rang throughout the battlefield. Speaker Yoshimoto, who was riding on a tall horse, held a monocular telescope and looked at the black dragon flag approaching slowly from the opposite side. He said with some confusion:
"What animal is painted on the flag of Li Wei's rebel army?"

A scholar next to him who looked like a secretary took the binoculars, identified it and replied: "My lord, the drawing on that flag seems to be the dragon that symbolizes the imperial power of the Eastern Dynasty in the Far East.

People in the Far East regard this dragon as their totem symbol, and the rulers in the Far East call themselves the sons of heaven and the descendants of the dragon.

However, the dragons in the Far East are generally golden yellow, but Li Wei got a black dragon, probably because he has a little knowledge of Eastern culture, so he did this. "

"In the Far East... I heard that people there seem to shave off their hair, leaving only a short braid on the back of their heads, which is extremely ugly.

People in the Far East also think that it is a beautiful hair accessory, and all men cut it into that kind of hair accessory.

Oh, by the way, the British seem to call that braid like a pig's tail, haha~"

As soon as Gibbon finished speaking, cheerful laughter rang out all around.

At this time, the Kingdom of France's attitude towards the Far Eastern Empire was still neutral. After all, the Opium War had not yet broken out, and the weakness of the Far Eastern Empire had not been exposed to the eyes of European powers.

However, Europeans in this era always believed that Europe was the center of the world. Even if they did not see the weakness of the Far Eastern Empire, they did not take it seriously.

Coupled with the fact that the Far Eastern Empire was closed and closed, Europeans knew little about it. The British who had the most dealings with the Far Eastern Empire had never spoken well of the Far Eastern Empire in Europe because they had been humiliated by the royal family of the Far Eastern Empire.

Under the propaganda of the British, Europeans regarded the Far Eastern Empire as a country with a vast territory and a large population, but it was ignorant and backward.

This is not because Europeans underestimate the Far Eastern Empire, but because they think that European culture is superior to the closed Far Eastern Empire, which is a kind of cultural narcissism.

After all, Europe has completed the Renaissance for many years, and it is a period when national self-confidence is bursting.

The continuous victory of overseas colonial wars has also increased the mentality of Europeans to call themselves a civilized country and despise other continental countries.

Of course, it's not that Europe doesn't value or even fear the Far Eastern Empire, but there are not many of them, and Gibbon and his party just don't belong to that kind of people.

"It's no wonder that the legion created by Li Wei is named the Black Dragon Legion. It turns out that the dragon he said is used to symbolize imperial power. Li Wei's ambition is not small.

Relying on half-baked oriental knowledge, you dare to show off here, and you dare to raise the flag to rebel with only 3000 people, you are really overconfident! "

After laughing, Gibbon concluded in a cold tone.

"Perhaps Li Wei heard that his parents and family were arrested in Paris, so he jumped over the wall.

In recent days, many nobles with swords in Paris have been arrested and imprisoned, and even their family properties have been confiscated. Many of the heirs and cronies of those nobles left in their fiefs tried to gather crowds to rebel, but they were not as prepared as Li Wei. Even 1000 People's armed forces could not gather together, and they were quickly suppressed. "

A member of parliament next to him explained more pertinently.

"France is no longer dominated by nobles. Those nobles with traditional swords stand still and don't know how powerful the industrial revolution is. Now the British are almost riding on us to shit, and they are still playing the manor economy. set!
The progress of the industrial revolution in France is so slow, and the main responsibility lies with those traditional sword nobles.

Fortunately, there are also enlightened people among the nobles, who actively participated in the wave of the industrial revolution and led the capital reform, which is really admirable! "

"Yes, there are good and bad among the nobles. The Constituent Assembly banned the privileges of the nobles in order to get rid of those incompetent nobles who only know how to eat and wait to die. The glory of France cannot be buried in their hands!

The British are becoming stronger and stronger now, and the great France cannot be kept under the pressure of the British! "

Gibbon and his group did not participate in the command at all. They were completely watching a show in the rear, looking around with a telescope, and then talking about the international situation and political ideals...

However, Li Wei was very nervous at this time, this was his first time commanding a field battle!
Even if he is not the one who is mainly in charge of commanding, Li Wei is now the commander in charge of coordinating the overall situation. The formation of 3000 people is all arranged by Li Wei.

Fortunately, the Black Dragon Legion has a very single unit, only line infantry, and Li Wei, who has played many strategy games, can barely command it.

At worst, you can set up your formation according to the Napoleon Total War game you played before!

Line infantry is simple, there are no cavalry and artillery, just spread out the line infantry to form a battle line and push forward.

Of course, the two wings and the rear need to leave separate troops to guard against enemy cavalry raids.

However, the armed forces gathered in the city of Vannes on the opposite side are not very good. There are still more than a dozen artillery pieces, and there is no organized cavalry, only scattered scouts and horses ridden by officers.

Those scouts and scouts are enough to be used as messengers, and a surprise attack is purely death.

The three battalions of the first-line infantry regiment of the Black Dragon Legion lined up in a line, forming a relatively thick battle line.

The line infantry company phalanx of each battalion moves forward in an orderly manner. During the process of advancing, they will not be spliced ​​together to move forward together.

For one thing, doing so will slow down the speed of progress. After all, if a thousand people form a row and want to keep the queue neat, they will definitely not be able to move fast, even if there is a military band!

Secondly, the staggered advancement of each square formation can create strategic depth and ensure that it will not be penetrated by a wave of enemy charges.

When it is close to the effective range of the flintlock, the company phalanx behind can speed up and join together with the company phalanx in front to form a straight line. The rear line phalanx that is not spliced ​​will be used as a reserve soldier. Replenish the battle damage in the front row.

This is the standard tactical attack in the era of queuing and shooting.

The tactic in which all the infantry line up in a long line and press forward in the game is rarely used. It is not only a question of whether the terrain can be expanded, but the main reason is that doing so will cause the front line to be too thin and easy to be easily broken by the enemy.

tong tong~
As the enemy approached, more than a dozen artillery pieces on the side of Vannes fired one after another. Solid projectiles flew over the formation of their own side and flew into the formation of the Black Dragon Army!
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