18th century total war

Chapter 26 The Enemy
The dozens of artillery pieces of the defenders of Vannes City were all arranged on the small high ground in the back row of the infantry formation, and only the old-fashioned mortars with a short range were placed at the forefront.

These old-fashioned mortars were not fired, because their effective range was similar to that of flintlock guns, and they had to wait until the enemy advanced to the firing position before they could effectively kill the enemy.

Although the effective range of these mortars is short, their lethality is not weak at all, because they are equipped with the flowering ammunition of this era, which is the originator of the grenade!
Even if the explosive power of black powder filled with explosive bullets in this era is not too strong, the damage to infantry is considerable compared with solid projectiles. Not to mention that in this era, infantry groups are relied on to fight in square formations. Once the explosive bullets hit the target, They usually fall into the middle of the crowd and explode!

As for the remaining direct-firing artillery, the effective range is quite far. When the Black Dragon Army was still marching far away, they were bombarded by solid iron bullets. From time to time, some unlucky ones would be broken by the iron bullets!

This kind of long-distance direct-firing artillery is not very efficient in killing the enemy, but it is very effective in hitting the enemy's morale, because people killed by solid iron bullets are often very miserable, and any part of the body hit by a solid iron bullet will kill It was smashed bloody on the spot!
Li Wei, holding a binoculars in his hand, saw with his own eyes an advancing line infantry, with a serious face one second, and turned into a headless corpse the next second!
The whole head was shattered!
Even the line infantry, who had been brainwashed to 100% loyalty, changed their colors one after another, and a very rare serious look appeared in their eyes.

Kacha~
Borza, who was standing beside the queue and following his soldiers, couldn't help turning his head to look at the piercing sound of bone cracking, and then his face twitched uncontrollably.

Because he saw a corpse lying on the ground with a big hole in his chest, broken ribs and scattered around, and the soldiers in the back row stepped over the corpse to sit on top of this person with embarrassing faces.

Bolcha, who is now a captain, happens to be in control of a company phalanx. As the company's chief officer, he doesn't need to stand in front to lead the team, he just needs to follow the team at the edge of the back row.

"It's coming, it's getting closer, we can attack the enemy with a hundred steps!"

At this time, the infantry in Vannes did not move towards each other, but stood straight in a tight battle line.

This was a field duel, and the defenders of Vannes did not stay in the rear breast defense line.

The reason is simple, if the defenders in Vannes don't take the initiative to come out, Li Wei will naturally not take the initiative to attack the heavily guarded field fortifications!

The city of Vannes is so large, where can we attack from?

More than 5000 people say that there are not many, and that there is a lot less. It is also possible to encircle the entire city of Vannes, but doing so is equivalent to spreading out the superior forces, and Li Wei's Black Dragon Army, as the attacker, can concentrate Go all out and attack a little bit!
Due to the rapid advance of Li Wei's Black Dragon Legion, the city of Vannes never thought that a war would break out at all. There was no time to build a permanent field fortification on the outskirts of the city to surround the whole city, so naturally they did not dare to divide their troops to garrison.

Without permanent field fortifications, relying solely on temporarily dug trenches and chest barriers, the defenders of Vannes City really dare not resist the attack of the Black Dragon Army with inferior forces.

This is why the defenders of Vannes City were brought out by Gibbon and took the initiative to intercept the Black Dragon Army on the outskirts of the city.

The defensive fixed point cannot determine the enemy's attack route, but it is easy to intercept Li Wei's black dragon army when he walks out, unless Li Wei gives up attacking Vannes and turns away.

After all, Li Wei's troops are infantry, and it is impossible for them to come and go like the wind like cavalry.

Intercepting Li Wei's large troops in the wild, the army of Vannes City naturally cannot build fortifications in advance, even simple ones, because Li Wei will not just watch the defenders of Vannes City dig holes and fill them!

As a result, a wild encounter broke out.

Of course, the garrison of Vannes City still has a certain advantage because they have artillery. After the two sides contact, the garrison of Vannes City does not need to take the initiative to attack at all.

And the Black Dragon Legion must use the fastest speed to attack the defense line of the defenders of Vannes City. One minute more delay means that they will be bombarded for one more minute!

Even if the bombardment of solid iron bullets is not very lethal, it is not a way to always miss the enemy and be bombarded by the enemy.

Therefore, when Li Wei decides to fight, he must go all out to attack, and then attack!

Who said Charles Town couldn't even build a cannon!

When they arrived at the battle line of the defenders in Vannes City, the Black Dragon Legion had been shot to death and disabled dozens of people by enemy artillery!

The closer the distance, the greater the casualties!
Moreover, the injured were all seriously injured with broken arms and legs, and they had completely lost their combat effectiveness.

Under the bombardment of solid iron bullets, it is impossible for there to be lightly wounded.

Of course, for a large force of 3000 people, the casualties of dozens of people are just a drop in the bucket.

The morale of the brainwashed black dragon army is still very stable.

This made the defenders of Vannes feel uneasy. The enemy, who had been bombarded by artillery for so long, pressed forward like a normal person!
From this point of view, the Black Dragon Legion is no less than a regular army!
The front row of the battle line of the defenders in Vannes was already ready. The first row half-kneeled and the second row stood. The two rows formed a group, and there was a gap between each phalanx.

On both sides of the phalanx are old-fashioned mortars, which have already been filled with ammunition. The firing personnel hold a red-hot ignition rod and can ignite the propellant powder package on the base at any time.

"Get ready~ fire!"

When the Black Dragon Legion entered a distance of [-] meters, the garrison officer of Vannes City took the lead in issuing an order, and then the sparse volleys of gunshots fired out. Step up, raise your gun and shoot.

After the first round of volleys, the defenders of Vannes never fired again...

In the movies and TV dramas of the era that Li Wei watched in his previous life, volleys of military fire seemed to be very common. But in fact, on the battlefield of this era, except for the first round of volleys that had been prepared, subsequent volleys were basically It's all free fire.

Only very elite troops can shoot salvos one after another!
Because salvos have very high requirements on morale and the ability to change formations, if troops that do not meet the requirements forcefully pursue salvos, it will only cause large-scale confusion among their own soldiers and lose the opportunity to output firepower!
The officers of the garrison in Vannes also knew what the composition of this army was. It was simply uncomfortable to expect them to fire a volley of guns. If you fire, you won't be able to shoot a salvo!
(End of this chapter)