18th century total war

Chapter 52 Defeated
Holding the binoculars in his hand, Li Wei felt a little headache as he watched the enemy's reserves who were motionless to receive the rout and continued to harass and shoot the exhausted enemy reserve with artillery.

He still overestimated the combat effectiveness of the basic line infantry, or because of the lack of experience in commanding large-scale battles, Li Wei did not calculate the huge consumption of physical strength when soldiers fought fiercely on the battlefield.

Li Wei felt a little disappointed that he failed to completely defeat the Ille-Vilaine Legion in one go.

Of course, this is not a big problem for Levi.

The exhausted officers and soldiers of the Black Dragon Legion began to shrink back to a safe position and sit on the ground to rest, while more than a dozen artillery pieces began to move forward continuously. The direct-firing field guns once again engaged in an unhealthy artillery battle with the artillery of the Ille-Vilaine Legion.

However, the operation of the Ille-Vilaine Legion to gather the rout was not smooth.

The previous National Self-Defense Forces were killed by these reserves, and the remaining National Self-Defense Forces almost collapsed on their own, and no one gathered towards the flag set up by the Ille-Vilaine Corps.

There are also many other miscellaneous troops from various places who were terrified by the black dragon army. The desperate lunatics are still very scary!

Therefore, many miscellaneous troops who were dispersed simply ran in the direction of no one and completely left the war zone.

Even among the rout soldiers gathered by the reserve team, most of them threw away their weapons, their heads were downcast, and they had no fighting spirit at all.

In a short time, don't expect these defeated soldiers to step on the battlefield again.

At this time, the huge gap between the regular army and the miscellaneous troops is reflected. The elite regular army of any powerful country in this era, after experiencing one or even several defeats, can quickly recover its combat effectiveness after gathering and reorganizing, and then continue to set foot on the battlefield.

But for the local miscellaneous army that has never fought a tough battle, or even has little ordinary combat experience, the difference between being defeated once and being defeated countless times is not that big...

On the contrary, it was the rumors of the panic of the rout that shook the morale of the reserve troops. The general of the Ille-Vilaine Legion had to order to separate the rout from the reserve to prevent the panic from spreading.

At this time, there was only the sound of cannonballs on the battlefield, and the troops of both sides entered the stage of rest.

The generals of the Ille-Vilaine Legion did not dare to retreat. When Wallace and his party fled, they were afraid that the Black Dragon Legion would follow and kill them, so they gave him a death order to stay here!

At least you have to stick to it until dark before you can lead your troops away.

Li Wei planned to wait for the officers and soldiers of the Black Dragon Legion to rest and regain their strength before attacking.

The number of enemies he faced this time was not much different from that of the Black Dragon Army, and Li Wei was confident that he could defeat them easily.

In the previous wave, if the troops of the Ille-Vilaine Army on the left and right wings were not too strong and had to deal with the enemy forces on both wings first, when the National Guards were defeated, the army could have pressed through in one go. The formation of the Army of Le-Vilaine.

The small number of troops, in the era of queuing and shooting, is indeed a big flaw.

After lunch, the officers and soldiers of the Black Dragon Legion once again held their heads high and their chests high, striding towards the enemy's formation.

This time, it will be the final battle.

It is a pity that the cavalry of the Ille-Vilaine Legion were all taken away by Wallace and his party who were busy running to protect their lives.

Otherwise, the general of the Ille-Vilaine Legion will inevitably send cavalry to harass the Black Dragon Legion when they are resting, preventing them from resting easily.

Wallace and his party didn't play a role in this battle at all, and they were deceiving people.

What is annoying is that this group of people will not take the blame in the end, and all the responsibilities will fall on the generals commanding the front.

Power is the sharp weapon in the world to fool the truth.

Turning black into black is not only exclusive to eastern countries, it is also a plaything in the hands of those in power in western society.

The Ille-Vilaine Army found that the Black Dragon Army was attacking again, and sent all the troops to step forward and back, and immediately became nervous.

They stood beside the artillery position, holding their muskets, ready for battle.

It is also beneficial to have fewer troops. At least a small number of artillery can be used to protect all infantry squares.

The artillery of the Ille-Vilaine Legion is arranged on both wings to prevent the Black Dragon Legion from breaking through from the flanks.

After all, there are not many artillery pieces, so there is no way to spread them all out.

Therefore, the Black Dragon Legion chose to attack from the very center, only this position will not be covered by the artillery shells of the Ille-Vilaine Legion.

However, the central position is also the most powerful position of the Ille-Vilaine Legion.

The next battle is almost a replica of the last battle. The battle in the era of queuing and shooting is actually rather boring. It is a variety of formations, looking for the weak points of the enemy to insert.

If there is no weak point, just stand up and line up to be shot, and whoever can't hold it first will finish the calf.

If there is no winner in the duel, charge with bayonets and use bayonets to determine the final winner.

It's a pity that the reserve team of the Ille-Vilaine Legion is also a miscellaneous army, and its performance is not much better than that of the National Guard. After a round of three salvos, the entire army formation collapsed. During the charge, there was no suspense in defeat...

In the case of equal strength, these local miscellaneous troops are not the opponents of the basic line infantry at all, and the morale gap between the two sides is too great!

The gap in individual combat capabilities has not reached the level of qualitative change, so naturally they cannot beat the basic line infantry.

The unlucky aristocratic general of the Ille-Vilaine Legion, who was left behind, took out his gun with a pale complexion after seeing his own team fleeing all over the mountains and pulled the trigger on his forehead.

He knew that after the defeat of this battle, he would definitely take the blame. Instead of escaping alive and being judged, it would be better to die on the battlefield and seek some aftermath benefits for his family.

The dead are worthy of respect in this era, especially the generals who died in battle!

Compared with the capitalists in the Kingdom of France, these nobles are obviously more bloody, and they have the courage to commit suicide when needed.

After Li Wei saw the complete defeat of the Ille-Vilaine Legion, he stopped paying attention, but began to order arrangements to clean up the battlefield and take in the prisoners.

After the victory in this battle, the biggest obstacle to Rennes was removed. As long as Li Wei didn't go to attack one city after another, and went straight to Rennes by detour, taking Rennes was almost a certainty.

Since there is no pressure from foreign enemies, Li Wei does not need to execute all the prisoners caught this time. He can be escorted all the way to Rennes City. After completing the system tasks and obtaining new building points, use these prisoners to train recruits to supplement this battle. Loss.

Don't look at Li Weisheng's ease, but after this battle, there are only more than 3800 basic line infantry of more than 1600 people...

(End of this chapter)