Chapter 76: The Werewolf's Wail (3)

To Grant's surprise, Sean did not directly criticize his own command mistakes.

Sean only euphemistically stated that Grant's command was somewhat conservative in the face of an unfamiliar opponent, leaving the 3rd Legion in a passive position, while at the same time lacking targeted defenses against werewolves.

"Intelligence indicates that the werewolves are out of the pack this time, and they have left the habitat in a desperate fit because they realize this is their last chance. There are more than 10,000 werewolf soldiers to fight, but where are the tens of thousands of old and weak behind them are located, this is a key point. If you can find the hiding place of the old and weak, the werewolves will have to fight you head-on. ”

"The mobility of the werewolf army is unmatched, it is in their nature that they are good at running and possess extreme patience. So don't compete with their strengths, but that doesn't mean we can't do it, you have to find a way to keep the werewolves from moving freely. For example, we can build improvised bunkers in some important locations, which serve as both defensive forts and lookouts. A company of soldiers can rely on the fortifications for at least a month, and if enough are built, we can compress the space for the werewolves to move. ”

"The defense of the 21st Brigade is tantamount to laziness, they built three shallow trenches and thought they were done, lacking both defensive depth and sufficient warning means. The officers took it lightly and did not have enough vigilance. ”

Speaking of this, Sean paused: "I bring a new invention, it's called barbed wire, a barbed wire. I'm sure they'll teach us a lesson, I should have thought of this kind of gadget earlier. ”

"Barbed wire?" Grant hadn't seen it, but since it was the commander-in-chief, he didn't dare not listen to it, so he tried it.

Outside the headquarters, Nelson and others are demonstrating how to place barbed wire outside the camp. In fact, Nelson and others have only tried cattle and sheep, and the results are good.

This small invention was pinned on by Sean.

Seeing the real thing, Grant was also intrigued, so much so that his hand was punctured by barbed wire.

If werewolves dare to charge to the death in the middle of the night, these barbed wire fences will surely make the werewolves unforgettable for life.

Trenches, bunkers, and barbed wire are tactical tools that Sean has in store for the werewolves.

"I have ordered the Genoa Iron and Steel Company to produce this barbed wire in full force and to license the patents to other steel companies so that they can supply it to the army, and these are just the first products. "The little steel companies are particularly interested in supplying the army and are willing to give credit to the national army. ”

"It's good business. Grant laughed.

"That's right, the army is a monster that eats money, and it spends money every day. "So, I'm looking forward to good news from the 3rd Legion." ”

"As you wish, Your Excellency!" replied Grant solemnly.

Sean patted his valued subordinate on the shoulder: "My commander, be bold and make a plan, and patiently execute it until victory!"

Sean only spent two days in the 3rd Legion before leaving the 3rd Legion.

Grant breathed a sigh of relief as Sean asserted his authority in front of the officers and men of the 3rd Legion, which instead made him feel a wordless pressure.

However, Grant was not in a hurry to take revenge, but studied the map with his staff for three days and carefully planned a wolf hunt. It seems that for most of the month, the 3rd Army Corps has been doing nothing.

The barbed wire fence that Sean had promised was soon sent to the front of the army without moving.

Grant ordered his troops to march to the designated place during the day in regimental units, and each regiment was responsible for building a pillbox. The majority of the army's strength provided security for the construction activities.

It was evident that the 3rd Army had learned the lesson of the 21st Brigade, and that they had spent the night preparing their defenses very well and were not in a hurry, and steadily advanced into the vast depths.

The actions of the 3rd Legion are difficult for the wolf king Worf, and once the 3rd Legion completes the construction work, all strategic points are under the surveillance of the national army, and the activities of the werewolves will be greatly restricted.

To this end, Wolf is ready to repeat his old trick and use his night battle to the advantage of trying to launch another surprise attack at night.

Wolf set his sights on a more advanced unit of the 3rd Army, a cavalry regiment under Grant, who had been away from the bulk for about a day's journey, swaggering and looking defenseless along the way.

During the day, the werewolves did not dare to do anything with this cavalry regiment, because the werewolves had already learned the power of the new rifle, and the extremely high rate of fire and accurate firepower of this new rifle were simply incomprehensible in the frontal battlefield.

The werewolves, on the other hand, believe that the night is their own world, and they often use the night to provoke on the outskirts of the National Army camp.

Hugh Ozuf was the commander of this cavalry regiment, and his cavalry regiment left the large force so recklessly precisely to carry out the plan devised by Grant to decoy the enemy.

Apparently Grant has not forgotten the bitter lesson that the werewolf taught him.

The evening on the plain is very beautiful. The evening breeze is very comfortable on people's faces.

The sun was setting, and there were a few fiery clouds floating in the western sky.

As Ozuf's men were busy constructing the camping area, they dug three trenches, the deepest and widest, the other two haphazardly, and placed barbed wire between them, with special alarm bells hung from them.

Some of the soldiers deliberately wandered and laughed outside the camp, both to cover the fortifications and to paralyze the werewolf scouts who were not far away, so that their opponents would be dismissive.

Ozuf let the soldiers have an early dinner, and before leaving, General Grant was gracious and prepared a lot of good things for the officers and men of the cavalry regiment, such as free cigarettes and a kind of wine for the army, and the noise of the soldiers spread far and wide.

When night fell completely, there was silence in the barracks. At 12 o'clock in the night, the soldiers were quietly woken up, and they were ordered to stay in their tents with rifles in hand.

At this time, Ozuf was still unsure whether his plan to lure the enemy would succeed, and he had to look at his pocket watch almost every few minutes.

It seemed to him that time was moving very slowly.

However, until dawn, the werewolf did not move. Ozuf was both disappointed and a little glad that he suddenly became a loser.

After breakfast, all the officers and men of the cavalry regiment packed up their equipment and continued their march.

Two hours after they left, Wolf came to the camp they had discarded.

Looking at the trenches left behind by the national army, the werewolves couldn't help but laugh:

"Let these reckless humans live a few more days. ”

Wolf was very cautious, and he deliberately abandoned the raid last night in order to make the cavalry regiment of the National Army more arrogant and let down its vigilance.

On the other hand, he was worried that this was a trap, and focused his attention on the direction of the main force of the 3rd Army Corps, but the results of reconnaissance proved that he was too worried, and the prey in front of him was really a lone army, and there was no army to respond and echo.

Unconsciously, the mentality of the wolf king Wolf changed, and even he didn't notice it.

On the other side, Ozuf's cavalry regiment went farther and farther, and they seemed to have forgotten that they were already prey in the eyes of the werewolves.