18th century total war

Chapter 275
The teammates around Emir saw that there was only one person in the other party, their faces were overjoyed, their morale was bursting, and they rushed up screaming.

It has to be said that men who joined the army and fought in the war all have violence factors in their bones. Even if they didn't, they were full of hostility under the violent training of the instructors!
This kind of hostility is also needed by the army!

Otherwise, all the soldiers in the army would shout 'eat peaches, it's so cool', and this army would probably be abolished...

Could it be possible to go to the battlefield and conquer the enemy by being cute?

If you encounter the kind of enemy soldiers who like to make things more difficult, you might be able to save your life...

Of course, the crazy fighting spirit of the soldiers on the battlefield is very terrifying in the eyes of the people of the country that has been at peace for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to describe them as murderous demons!
The indifference of battlefield veterans to life is several times greater than the indifference shown in movies and TV dramas. They are not only indifferent to the lives of their enemies, but also indifferent to the life and death of their own people. Perhaps only when their own lives are threatened will their innermost feelings be inspired. Fear everywhere.

This is actually a kind of mental illness. So many veterans in the United States who returned to society after the end of the war suffered from serious mental illness, which is the root cause of the disease that fell on the battlefield. This kind of mental illness is often more difficult to eradicate than physical illness.

Because in the eyes of many veterans, there is no difference between the life and death of humans and animals...

If it were not for the constraints of the state's violent machinery, it is estimated that these veterans returning home after the war would immediately degenerate into murderous villains.

Because these veterans in the war zone often slaughter and humiliate ordinary civilians in the occupied area wantonly according to their own preferences.

Unacceptable massacres for no reason in the harmonious society of the 21st century are actually very common in the war years. Many soldiers even kill people just to vent their negative emotions accumulated during the war!

In the Hessian army, there are not only new recruits like Emil, but also a lot of veterans. When they see the lone French army, their adrenaline will naturally surge.

Because the gunpowder smoke produced by a large number of grenade explosions obscured the field of vision of the battlefield, Emir and others could not see the surrounding environment at all, they could only hear the sound of explosions one after another. They thought it was the follow-up grenade throwing, so they didn't care.

At this moment, Emil, who had never personally killed anyone, became cowardly. He watched his teammates yelling and rushed forward, intending to surround and kill the soldiers of the French Defense Force who came up. He watched with a little fear.

This is the first time he has participated in a real battle after completing recruit training. The excitement of bayonet combat cannot be compared to that of bullet killing.

Fighting with cold weapons often tests people's courage even more.

Puff!

With quick movements, the guard infantry inserted the bayonet in his hand into the chest of a horrified Hessian veteran who hadn't reacted yet, but before he could pull out the bayonet, he felt severe pain from five places all over his body. And the power in the body is lost instantly!
When the Guards infantry inserted the bayonet into the enemy's chest, the surrounding Hessian veterans had already taken the opportunity to dice the Guards infantry into a sieve...

It was all too easy for these Hessian veterans to find an opportunity to kill.

A regular army soldier may be able to fight and kill several ordinary civilians, but it is difficult for a special forces soldier to fight and kill several regular army soldiers!
It's because regular army soldiers often know better how to kill people quickly and efficiently!
With a puff, the infantry guards spewed blood from their mouths, screaming with all their might, "Your Majesty the Emperor! Long live!"

Boom~
Amir was so frightened by the sound of the explosion that he sat down on the ground, his eyes widened to the extreme, and he looked at the several teammates from the same company who rushed forward screaming, and fell down around the dilapidated corpse covered in blood. .

It wasn't until this moment that Emil figured out why there was a chirping sound behind the other party!
That was the sound of burning the fuse of the dynamite pack!

At the same time, the white mist of gunpowder smoke around did not dissipate at all, and with the sound of explosions wave after wave, the smoke of gunpowder smoke became denser instead.

The explosive packs of this era are all granular black powder. Due to insufficient combustion, the smoke produced is very large. Naturally, the smoke will not dissipate when the guard infantry rushes towards the self-exploding infantry.

After Emil listened carefully for a few seconds, his eyes widened again.

These explosions are far louder than the previous grenade explosions!
I didn't notice it before, it was just because of inertial thinking and the noisy environment on the battlefield.

Emil, who was sitting on the ground, quickly groped his body up and down with both hands. He breathed a sigh of relief after not seeing any blood or feeling pain anywhere.

At this time, several Hessian soldiers who rushed up from behind glanced strangely at Emil who was sitting on the ground and 'touching himself', as if looking at a fool.

I guessed in my heart that this was another recruit who was frightened by the war.

Neurotic recruits are prone to appear on the battlefield. This is not uncommon for veterans. These recruits are often punished very severely and even kicked out of the army after the battle!

Once you are kicked out of the army, not only will all the resettlement allowances previously paid be recovered, but you will also be severely fined. If you cannot afford to pay the fine, you will be treated as a deserter!
However, this is too destructive, so as long as the recruits are not really crazy, they will generally not be kicked out of the army.

Emil was thankful that he was not injured, so he naturally wouldn't care about other people's eyes. If he could, he would rather stay here forever, neither needing to be shot by the supervisory team behind him, nor having to follow those who rushed to the self-exploding France with explosives on their backs. Wehrmacht lunatics fight wars.

Just seeing the soldier of the French Defense Forces whose entire body was blown apart, it was not difficult for Emile to guess how terrifying the explosive package he was carrying was!
Soldiers in this era will have a special marching backpack on the back when they go to the battlefield, which usually contains the soldier's personal belongings, but the infantry guards take advantage of this, and all the explosive packs are made into the style of a marching backpack!
This prevented the enemy from immediately discovering that the Guards infantry was carrying a large explosive bag behind them.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. A second lieutenant came to Emir's side and kicked him without saying hello!
Before Emil got up, the second lieutenant grabbed the collar of Emir's military uniform and pushed him forward: "Attack me!
You coward!

coward! "

Emil naturally did not dare to disobey the second lieutenant's order, otherwise the other party would have the power to kill him on the spot!

Why do European armies in this era have the guts to play queuing and shooting tactics?
It is because the supervisors and officers of the European army in this era are very strict on the battlefield, and deserters can be executed anytime and anywhere!

People in later generations only saw the British Red Shirts expressionless, walking to the front of the enemy's formation and firing guns at close range, admiring the courage of the British Red Shirts.

What they didn't know was that behind the British Red Shirts on the battlefield, there was a row of supervisors. Anyone who dared to stop or retreat would die without being shot by the enemy!

Moreover, between the various formations of the British red shirts, there were officers riding war horses. These officers brandished their sabers and could easily cut down deserters who turned around.

The thick smoke generated by the self-destruction of the Guards infantry blocked the view of the Hessian army supervisory team behind. Otherwise, Emil, who had been sitting on the ground and hiding for so long, would have been pulled out and shot on the spot.

The second lieutenant officer followed behind Emil, staring at him, and Emil could even feel the sharpness of the other side's saber!
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the white mist in front of him. A Hessian soldier who was a little out of his mind fled back empty-handed, attracting the second lieutenant's attention.

The next second, a soldier wearing the uniform of the French National Defense Force rushed out from the white mist in front. When Emil saw the white smoke coming out from behind, his legs weakened and he collapsed on the ground, like an ostrich. Put your head in your hands and bury your face in the soil...

As for the second lieutenant, he greeted the three Hessian soldiers around him, and greeted them with a grim smile.

Puff~Boom!
After two sounds of sharp blades piercing flesh, a violent explosion sounded not far away from the lying Emil, which made Emil's ears buzz, and for a moment he couldn't hear any sound...

Emil felt a warm liquid spray on his arm, looked up, and saw a broken arm fell beside him, and at the wrist of the broken arm, he was still holding a saber tightly. The handle in the hand of the second lieutenant who forced himself forward just now!
Emil continued to look up, and as expected, the second lieutenant who forced himself to die, his eyes were wide open, and there was still a look of horror in his lifeless eyes, and beside him was a body that had been blown out of shape. The remains of soldiers of the French Wehrmacht...

"too frightening!

The French are crazy!
We can't win, we will lose, we will lose..."

Emil murmured, while retreating, the remaining rationality prevented him from throwing away the flintlock in his hand.

Soldiers who throw away their weapons will be severely punished after returning.

Emil got up and ran towards the back without looking back.

At this time, there were still many Hessian soldiers rushing forward, but more people fled back!

As the battlefield was shrouded in thick smoke, the Hessian soldiers behind couldn't see the brutality of the battle, so they were still advancing.

But there were not a few Hessian soldiers who fled back, and they quickly told the Hessian soldiers and even officers who rushed forward of the horrible scene they saw!
As a result, the attacking Hessian regiment was stunned, and more and more Hessian soldiers joined in the escape sequence!

Not long after, the supervising team behind them could not stop them and were scattered by the defeated troops...

As the Hessian regiments in one direction were defeated, a chain reaction soon occurred, and more and more Hessian regiments in other directions were also defeated.

The overall defeat of the Hessian Corps made the infantrymen of the French Defense Forces stop their self-destruct tactics. The infantrymen snuffed out the ignited fuses and began to reload their muskets. gun shooting.

Although there were not many bullets due to the small number of people, it made the Hessian troops even more frightened, and their morale quickly fell below zero!
Just as the generals of the Hessian Army gathered their defeated troops and reorganized their troops, fierce gunfire suddenly came from the other side of the jungle, and a group of Guards Cavalry appeared at the end of the official road!
The battalion commander of the French National Defense Forces who was used as a bait showed a happy smile on his face after seeing the flag of the Guards Cavalry, and ordered to the last remaining soldiers: "Our reinforcements are here, everyone charge with me!"

The battalion commander of the French Defense Forces led his men to flank the guard cavalry on both sides, and easily defeated the Hessian regiment that blocked their back.

The defeat on the front line greatly reduced the overall morale of the Hessian Army. After all, no one expected that a team ten times larger than the enemy ambushing a battalion of the French Defense Forces, or attacking from all directions, would actually suffer failure!
This is simply impossible in the European war!

In fact, the defeat of the Hessian Army was mainly because they had never fought against the French Defense Forces. If the Austrian Army came over, they might be unable to attack for a long time, but all fronts would not collapse one after another!

Because the Austrian Army will not attack everyone at once. They are well aware of the power of the French Wehrmacht's self-destruction tactics. They will invest in the army in batches. After one wave is defeated, they will send out the next wave. In this way, the defeated army will not be trapped. The other troops collapsed together.

Meltdowns are contagious!

Unfortunately, the generals of the Hessian Army pursued a quick victory and were worried that the main force of the French Defense Force's vanguard force would attack, so they invested all their main force from the beginning.

The concerns of the generals of the Hessian Legion are very correct. This battalion is just a forward scout and reconnaissance battalion in the vanguard of the French Defense Forces, and there is the main force of the vanguard behind it!

And this pioneer regiment is the first regiment of the first division of the first army led by Napoleon!
The large group of French Defense Forces that suddenly appeared on the flanks of the main force of the Hessian Army was the main force of the first regiment led by Napoleon himself!
Of course, the main force of the first regiment of Napoleon's first division was still not as large as the current Hessian Army. However, at this time, the Hessian Army had just experienced a major defeat and had low morale. There were many frightened soldiers like Emil. Yes, even many veterans!

At this time, the main force of the first regiment led by Napoleon suddenly appeared on their weak flanks and launched a fierce attack. A group of cavalry guards appeared on the frontal battlefield to rescue the battalion that was ambushed. You know, they have already lost!

If even the grassroots soldiers have the idea of ​​defeat, the army will naturally not have much combat effectiveness left.

Napoleon brought troops far smaller than the Hessian Army, and in this way, he defeated the main force of the Principality of Hesse with a destructive force!

Including the troops who did not participate in the first ambush attack, the main force of the Principality of Hesse, numbering tens of thousands, collapsed in just half a day.

Afterwards, they were followed and killed by the guard cavalry, and very few soldiers fled back to Kassel, the capital of the Principality of Hesse...

(End of this chapter)