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162 Perfect Pirate(2)

Southern region of Qing.

Not long ago, migrants along with fugitive slaves flocked to this place, often causing the port to fall completely out of control.

The Qing court announced that it would even mobilize the army to suppress it.

“Anyone who wants to go to the territory occupied by foreigners through the southern coast in the future will be beheaded on the spot, and the 9 tribes will be destroyed!”

When the court heard the news of the people’s escape, there was nothing the court could do other than take a super-hard countermeasure.

The Qing Dynasty doesn’t even think about finding out if the countermeasures are appropriate.

However, there was one thing that the Qing Dynasty hadn’t thought of.

That was the existence of the 9th and 10th Fleet.

The 10th Fleet was plundering the real goods going up to the court and distributing them evenly among the people to increase their power.

Now, the scope of the sea they controlled was getting wider, and the Qing government even thought that it was time to gradually give up the South China Sea for maritime trade.

After blocking the sea route, the 9th Fleet came up to the coast and began occupying the port.

After they occupied the southern coastal city, they said:

“If you escape only to the south, we will protect you at all costs! Also, if you can’t come, we’ll go.”

Now that it has been said that he will personally visit and help the escape, the Qing court had no choice but to be nervous.

Accordingly, Chung made a rather extreme choice.

The Qing government decided to send special envoys to each province and form a reconnaissance team to thoroughly control and manage the new and moving populations.

In addition, a decree was issued that, if the government did not notify the government that the whole family was at home once a day, the house would be immediately incinerated, and all the members of the household would be captured and sent to prison.

However, despite this extreme blue behavior, Easterfield’s 9th and 10th Fleet resolutely responded.

“How is the consolidation of the bee swarm going?”

At the question of Yi Gak, the commander of the combined fleet, the staff began to share the good news.

“As Yuhara from Kanto joined the 10th Fleet in earnest, all Japanese pirates have turned toward us. They are constantly training their troops, and those with good training results are sent to China and Korea to unite bandits and foes. Also, the results were so good that 3,000 troops have already gathered.”

“Oh, you’re progressing faster than I thought!”

“If this is the case, I think we will probably have a number comparable to that of any regular army.”

Yuhara’s joining was truly a godsend.

As a pirate, he was so well aware of the plight of the wandering predatory group that, wherever Yuhara went, bandits and foes were coming with ease.

There was even a suggestion to make a manual that would be used when recommending a change in the future by referring to Yuhara’s method of persuasion.

It could be said that Yuhara’s influence was great.

If so, Easterfield now has another weapon.

“Release the former bandits of the 10th Fleet so that they can be sent throughout the Qing Dynasty. So you can run wires and make calls and telegrams through them.”

“iced coffee! Are you planning on planting a spy?”

“of course. Let’s plant a spy to monitor the local situation, while helping those who want to escape.”

No matter how great Easterfield is, it cannot move all the people in Qing to the southern islands.

But at least it was better than getting caught and killed while escaping, Lee Gak thought.

He placed one condition on sending troops from bandits to the field.

“The bandits certainly have a city of origin. Let them dispatch straight to the whole town.”

“Can you understand the situation there?”

“Yeah, but because you’re from there, it’s easier for you to get to know people, and it’s a lot easier for some people to advise you to change because you have acquaintances.”

There is a difference between what local residents say and what foreigners say.

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Moreover, they would have a much better advantage in the operation, knowing which route would be the wisest to get people out.

Lee Gak then ordered the landing of the troops to help them escape.

“Land off the troops with cars, and let them figure out a way to quickly transport the defectors.”

“Yes, Grand Duke. If so, we will mobilize transport vehicles from the 9th Fleet.”

If trucks with diesel engines are mobilized, you probably won’t be able to stop them unless you fire cannons.

***

As Russia and Britain continued to exchange land forces, the two sides finally engaged in a large-scale siege at Rekhodka, Austrian Czech Republic.

Here at Rehotka, the road for supply troops from both countries would pass, and a fateful battle would be held that would determine victory or defeat in the war.

Austria allowed limited fighting in the plains, which included some mountainous areas.

Thus, a battle broke out between Britain and Russia at Rekhodka.

Britain had 80,000 infantry, 3,000 artillery, Russia 120,000 infantry, 50,000 cavalry, and 2,000 artillery.

They had a mountain behind them to be fair, and they were going to compete in the plains.

The commander of the Russian expeditionary force, Igor Kaczynski, had a strong will to end Britain today.

“Let’s bring victory to our mother’s arms!”

“Wow!”

The morale of the Russian Imperial Army seemed to skyrocket.

Russia, which had won the battle in the North Sea the other day, gained confidence in the ground battle and thought that as long as they had cavalry, they would never lose.

Such confidence was also reflected in Kaczynski’s strategy.

Kaczynski was thinking of ending the war without retreating by advancing with the artillery rather than securing an escape route while advancing the infantry in the front line step by step.

Russia’s camp, which could be said to be rather dense, was rarely seen in recent European battles.

Even if there is no need for infantry in the front line and the number of advancing troops may be large, an assault without a certain formation in a land battle that gradually leads to a trench battle could seem reckless.

But Kaczynski had a trump card.

It was the existence of a cavalry force that would go all over the mountain.

“How are the mountain cavalry?”

“It is the best. I’ve been honing my skills in the mountainous terrain so far, and I’m never going to fall behind.”

If you look at the formation captured by the British infantry, the rifle positions were built in such a way as to protect the fire support from the rear while catching the Russian infantry advancing using cannons from the highlands with their backs to the mountains.

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Mobility has been abandoned because the trenches and artillery fortifications have completely eliminated the position.

Russia was trying to do this.

“If we fire the cannon to port, the commando will advance through the mountainous terrain.”

“Yes, General!”

“In particular, the role of the flank breakout cavalry on the left and the right to hide the existence of the mountain commando is also important. Do you know?”

“of course. I will do my best to break through!”

The Russian cavalry is the strongest in Europe, and in particular, due to the operation of dragoons, the aspect of battle could change significantly.

After a brief operational meeting, the Russian infantry finally began to advance.

boo! boo!

The Russian infantry slowly advanced, forming a line, and the artillery in the back line followed suit.

Until now, Russia’s artillery tactics supported close combat, but with the artillery power stolen from Britain, dual tactics were possible.

The strategy was that the short-range artillery would advance with the infantry and concentrate their firepower into the trenches to annihilate the infantry, and the long-range artillery would concentrate their firepower on the artillery positions located behind the enemy.

If this strategy worked, Russia would be able to win with little damage.

As the Russian infantry began to advance, the British began pouring out fire.

Aww!

“Aww!”

The advancing infantry screamed and fell.

Then the Russian infantry slowly began to speed up the advance.

“Spread and charge until you reach the enemy camp!”

“Wow!”

From now on, the tactic of sprinting before being killed by bullets and cannons will unfold.

In order for such a tactic to be possible, the artillery in the rear had to provide good fire support.

Short-range artillery was ideally suited for such fire support.

bang bang… … !

Thick gunpowder smoke filled the room, but the bullets they fired fell precisely on the enemy base, and screams echoed from all sides.

“Damn Russian bastards!”

“Go ahead, go ahead!”

The Russian infantrymen began to sprint without hesitation, supported by short-range fire support.

However, if there was one disappointment for such infantry, it was that long-range cannons did not use their power properly.

Although they were using cannons stolen from the British for medium and long-range shooting, the Russian artillerymen, who were so accustomed to short-range artillery, could not properly drop shells on the enemy line.

“Commander! It looks like your rear cannons aren’t working!”

“… … What are we going to do if the cannon doesn’t listen in this desperate moment?!”

“I think it’s because it’s not the weapon we were using.”

“Shit.”

The friendly fire didn’t work well, so only the British cannons were having fun on the battlefield.

If this is the case, the damage to allies will be even greater.

But Kaczynski came up with an idea.

“Wait, do they know that our infantry is lost?”

“of course. Isn’t that the weapon they made?”

“Then you think we can’t properly support artillery?”

“Perhaps not?”

Kaczynski nodded.

“Good.”

“… … What part are you talking about?”

“Perhaps the current situation has given the British rear infantry a little looser. In such a situation, if it is judged that we are walking in vain to port, wouldn’t that negligence deepen?”

“iced coffee! That’s a sensible thing to say!”

The most important thing in war is how effectively you can deceive the enemy, perhaps that.

In that respect, Kaczynski’s strategy had already paid off more than half.

He instructed to fire the cannon to port.

“Now! Run the cavalry!”

“Yes!”

Boo woo woo!

When the long trumpet sound was heard, the artillerymen started firing their artillery to port at a time lag.

The British army was excited to see it and increased their firing speed.

“The enemy continues to fire faster.”

“This is a great opportunity for us!”