18th century total war

Chapter 78
In the middle of talking, Old John suddenly stopped, and he thought of the various war performances of Li Wei's rebel soldiers that were very different from ordinary people.

At this moment, Jon also looked into Old John's eyes meaningfully, and the two said in unison: "The devil will not be a deserter!"

Afterwards, the two rushed towards the barracks. They were guarding the secret post, so Li Wei's rebels didn't notice.

In the middle of the night, I couldn't see my fingers. Even the Black Dragon Legion without night blindness had to light a few torches to guide the way, otherwise it would not be an accident if they walked into the river!

Not to mention, to find the secret whistle hidden in the remote grass...

A bang of a gun, extra loud in the silence of the night!
In the provincial coalition camp where torches were brightly lit in the distance, noises suddenly rang out. It was obvious that the previous general’s proposal was not completely ignored. Wallace and his team were not stupid enough to sleep peacefully. Down……

After Jon and Old John fired the first warning shot, several other sentries fired warning shots one after another. This time, the barracks of the provincial coalition army completely boiled over.

Why were there so few night battles in ancient times, and some cases were cited as classics?

This is because sneak attacks at night are too difficult. As long as the defenders are alert and spread out sentries, and the sentries do not neglect their duties and sleep, it will be easy to spot the moving torches of the brigade!
The ancient army was not like the army brainwashed by the system. It only needed a few guiding torches to move forward steadily. It is not an easy task to distinguish the way by the moonlight in the wilderness.

Moreover, who said that the moon at night will be very round and bright?

Most of the night, it's pitch black!
Therefore, the prerequisite for a sneak attack at night must be that the hostile side cooperates very well, for example, the security is lax, there are not many sentries, etc., so that the enemy's night attack can be successful, otherwise the night attack will easily turn into a night battle storm.

For example, the guard infantry led by Li Wei can only change from sneak attack to storm attack.

Of course, Levi didn't care.

Li Wei could vividly remember the battle situation during the day, and he knew very well what the state of these provincial coalition forces, which were not of good quality, was like at this time.

To be honest, Li Wei was surprised that the other party was able to detect the Black Dragon Legion in advance.

But that's all there is to it.

The high level of alertness only shows that the top brass of the provincial coalition forces have a strong desire to survive, but it does not mean that the provincial coalition forces still have good combat effectiveness.

After firing a warning shot, Old John suddenly grabbed Jon who was about to run into the sight of the barracks.

"Don't go back to the barracks!

If you want to live, come with me! "

Jon looked at Old John. The friendship established on the battlefield is quite reliable. Jon nodded heavily, keeping up with the direction of Old John's change, and at the same time puzzled:

"Why are we going in this direction?"

"Now Li Wei's rebels must be attacking the camp. We have to fight Li Wei's rebels when we flee back. Do you still want to fight against those demonic soldiers?"

After hearing this, Jon thought about it seriously, and responded clearly: "The Li Wei rebel soldiers should be the weakest type of demons, because I killed a person with my own hands, and they would also bleed when they were injured. If you run out of strength, you will collapse."

Old John stared at Jon speechlessly until he scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Do I have any flowers on my face?"

"Jon, I didn't expect you to be so brave, to evaluate the devil so calmly!
If you want to compete with demons... Oh, by the way, according to what you said, you are competing with the weakest demons. You can go back to camp and I will go on my own! "

"No, Old John, I know I was wrong. I was just thinking about it. I never want to see the demon soldiers of Levi's rebel army in my life."

Naturally, no one noticed the behavior of the two small-time sentries who deserted in the dark. In other words, after the provincial coalition camp confirmed that Li Wei's rebels had arrived, it was already in chaos, and no one had the energy to pay attention to the police outside. post.

Wallace, who hadn't slept well, got dressed, took his belongings and his flintlock pistols for self-defense, and when he walked out of the camp, he saw soldiers running around, many of them didn't even have muskets. run around!
Wallace didn't understand, the sound of warning gunfire outside was so obvious, and the enemy hadn't attacked yet, why did the camp fall into chaos?

However, Wallace didn't understand why these soldiers were in chaos, but he knew that under such circumstances, Li Wei's rebels only needed a wave of charge, and the entire camp would collapse!
He didn't even bother to deal with the messy officers and soldiers of the provincial coalition army, so he hurried to his horse.

As the top leader of the provincial coalition forces, Wallace's war horse naturally has a dedicated person to take care of it, and it is also Wallace's privately hired 'bodyguard'. Even if the military camp is a mess, this good horse has not been 'touched' by anyone in the chaos. .

With the help of the bodyguards, Wallace stepped onto the horse, looked at the camp where order had collapsed, sighed helplessly, and said to the two private bodyguards: "Then you two don't have to follow me, this is for you For the final payment, take it and run for your life."

After speaking, Wallace threw out a small bag of coins. It was obvious that he had been prepared.

The two bodyguards below took the money bag, opened it and counted it, and then they looked happy, took off their hats and saluted Wallace: "May God bless you, generous sir!"

Wallace nodded slightly, controlled the horse and fled towards the warning barracks gate in the opposite direction.

There is only a wooden fence outside the barracks, which is crookedly built and has many small doors. It is very easy to leave the barracks.

Before leaving the military camp, Wallace had already begun to think about his future prospects after this defeat.

There are not a few military leaders and even 'generals' who behaved the same way as Wallace. Although many officers were still trying to restore order, they felt that the situation was over and there were even more senior officials of the provincial coalition forces who were busy running away!
The higher the level, the faster you run!
Any concerns about political prospects, official skins, etc., all have to give way in front of life safety.

If you are killed or captured by the Black Dragon Legion, it is not a matter of taking off your official skin!
As for reputation... will a group of capitalist congressmen care about reputation when their political careers are hopeless?

In a sense, the hearts of capitalists are darker than that of nobles!

After Li Wei arrived at the provincial coalition barracks with his troops, he couldn't help being taken aback. He thought that he would need to fight in order to defeat the provincial coalition army. In the war mode of queuing up and shooting, he might fall down after a round of shooting A lot of infantry guards.

However, what did Levi see?
A naked man scrambling to escape from the barracks, even without all his clothes on...

Li Wei couldn't help but draw a smile, and ordered: "Take as many prisoners as possible!"

(End of this chapter)