Chapter 46: Daguerre (5)

The end of the rebels began with fierce resistance.

The rebels under Daguerre were the most determined part of the rebels. They will form a dense queue, and despite their mistakes, they will never turn back and flee out of timidity, and resist the onslaught of the government army with complete blood courage.

Whenever the cannon sounded, they jumped into the pre-dug trenches to take refuge. When the government infantry advances, they suddenly jump out and crash into the hand-to-hand combat with the government troops without hesitation.

This desperate style of play made the government soldiers very uncomfortable.

However, the war did not depend on courage alone to last to the end, and General Schmidt made full use of his superiority in strength to have his three divisions fight in turn, and the 35,000 officers and men fought from the early morning of January 13 to nightfall, and the attack lasted for 12 hours, which was almost suffocating.

The rebels outside the city were so exhausted that they couldn't even get much support from inside the city, because in the past, the gates were blocked in advance, and they had to be hoisted down from the top of the city.

But their fighting spirit could not but make their opponents respect.

The government army destroyed 30 cannons and spent countless guns and ammunition, but they succeeded in forcing the rebels outside the city back two kilometers, and even touched the city wall at one point. At this time, the artillery at the head of the city was condescending, and finally the government army could taste the severity of the shelling, and Schmidt's army had to let the attacking troops retreat a little.

It was getting late, and the two sides stopped their troops this night, licking their wounds.

Sean's troops quietly began to get busy, and the night was the best protection.

Shielded by the passing troops and their deliberate noise, he dug three pits directly south of the church, which was not marked on the map, and built a gentle slope for the artillery wagons to leave the pits, and then covered them with tents and camouflaged them.

In this way, it is difficult to detect any noticeable changes in the surface of the city during the day.

Late at night, after Sean rounds the camp, he lies down early, and he must make sure that he is in the best shape for the battle tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Sean woke up to the sound of intense gunfire.

In fact, the guns rang out intermittently last night, and the rebels tried to sneak up on the government forces in the night, but the heavily defended government forces did not give them a chance, but such sneak attacks often led to a scuffle.

Daniel Davis brought a basin of hot water: "Commander, do you want a razor?"

"No, I'm the crown prince today. Sean touched his chin, he hadn't shaved in a long time, and his chin and cheeks were more luxuriant, "so I have to look older." ”

Sean wiped his face indiscriminately, ate two more pieces of bread with lukewarm water, and could no longer eat. In fact, he was a little excited, and as a commander, he forcibly suppressed that excitement.

Daniel brought over a set of the crown prince's military uniforms, which fit well on Sean's body and made him feel as if he had really become the crown prince.

But this dress is really not suitable for the battlefield, it is only suitable for the appearance of the golden temple, or the appearance of the victory square in the review of the hosts.

Walking out of the tent, the soldiers had already assembled, and a cuirassier force of about 200 men stood in front of them—they were from the Guards, the Crown Prince's Guard.

The cuirassiers were richly dressed, wearing high black hats with brass brims, red nicknamed uniforms, a piece of armor on each chest, a carbine on their right side, a straight sword on their left, and an elongated bayonet in the saddle that could be attached to the barrel of a carbine.

Such a cavalry, whether on the battlefield or in a peaceful city, is the most conspicuous existence. Especially with the almost black military uniform of the Genoa Civil Defense Army as the background, this red and luxurious military uniform is even more dazzling.

Cavalry was still the most important force of the era, and as a traditional branch of the army, the carbine in their hands was often just a decoration.

Many generals preferred to have cavalry in dense arrays and charge with bayonets, because fear would make cowards as brave as everyone else, knowing that if they hesitated in the middle of the charge, they would be crushed by others.

So when the cavalry charges, their speed tends to collapse the opponent early.

Except for a dragoon regiment that was left behind by General Schmidt to continue to lurk a little further away from the battlefield, Sean was escorted by cuirassiers and marched towards the battlefield "with great force".

At this point, the fierce battle began again.

The cannons were roaring, the battlefield was filled with pungent gunsmoke, and the enemy and the enemy were fighting together.

Sean, the impostor crown prince, everywhere he went, the cuirassiers shouted:

"Long live the Empire! Long live the Crown Prince!"

Those soldiers who were fighting a fierce battle not far ahead, in the smoke of gunpowder, could not see the truth clearly, but only felt that with the dignity of the crown prince, they could be on the battlefield in person, and they were very excited.

They also cheered, and their morale was high.

Sean "patrolled" from the south of the city to the west of the city, stopping on a slightly higher gentle slope.

A dragon flag representing the royal family was erected, and the dragon flag hunted in the wind.

Sean was on his horse, and he used a telescope to look at the city, which was crowded with people, and it was obvious that the leaders of the rebels had noticed him.

In front of him, a unit of the 2nd Unity Division was engaged in a fierce battle with the rebels, and it looked a little difficult. Sean waved his arms vigorously, and from a distance, he and his men were focused on the battlefield in front of them.

Behind him, to his left, the ruins of a church lay quietly.

Under the rubble, a thick hand stretched out, and then a head wearing an iron helmet pushed through the rubble, and a huge body came out.

Blood Samurai!

One, two, three, and soon three hundred blood warriors emerged from the secret passages underground. They stretched their burly limbs slightly, and then silently assembled.

"Daniel, don't look back, or I'll screw your head off and kick it as a ball!" Sean said.

Daniel was nervous, in fact the officers and men of the Crown Prince's Guard in cuirass were no less nervous than he was a young man.

"But ......"

"No, but, I can already smell the smell of a bunch of northern barbarians. "Sean," Ladies and gentlemen, take your carbines, and remember that the most powerful blood warriors cannot resist the weapons in your hands, unless you want to compete with the barbarians!

Someone chuckled knowingly.

The earth seemed to shake, and 300 blood warriors in heavy armor rushed towards Sean like giant beasts. There are only 300 of them, and the momentum is as vast as thousands of troops.

The dragon flag was suddenly lowered.

This was the signal, the ambush cannon lifted the cover, pulled forward and pushed back, and the soldiers fought hard to push the gun cart up the gentle slope.

Sean led the Guard's cuirassiers to retreat to the east, and at the same time, the Genoese Civil Guard, facing the battlefield, suddenly turned around and fired a dense burst of lead bullets at the Blood Warriors chasing behind Sean from the side.

Due to the distance, the infantry's lead bullets did not cause much damage to the Blood Samurai, but they slowed down the Blood Samurai's advance. Obviously, the blood warriors, who were as tall and physical as giants, seriously affected the infantry's will to fight.

Even the shouts of some of the officers were a little trembling.

Although they had long been reminded of the horror of the Blood Samurai, they still failed to imagine that the Blood Samurai's fearless charge was psychologically shocking.

Eight hundred meters, the infantry's shooting was a bit chaotic, unless they were lucky enough to hit the eye, the heavy armor on the blood warrior's body protected themselves well at this distance, and the first volley of the infantry was just a tickle for them.

Their explosiveness was very strong, and their speed was raised to the maximum, and they reached a distance of six hundred meters in the blink of an eye. The second salvo of the Genoese infantry was finally quite aligned, and the body of the blood warrior who was running at the forefront suddenly stopped, still rushing forward.

"Two volleys!"

Wells himself stood on the right side of the front row and gave the order.

With this type of shooting, the infantry was finally able to sustain their firepower, which was rare for sustained and more accurate firepower, which would have almost saved the infantry's confidence.

At a distance of four hundred meters, the dozen or so blood warriors at the front finally fell, but more blood warriors rushed over.

Like a raging wave, Wells could even see the hideous face of the most majestic Blood Warrior at the front—his mask was blown off by lead bullets, and his face was covered in blood.

At the same time, the rebels at the head of the city realized that the ambush of the Blood Warriors seemed to have an accident, and immediately ordered the rebels under the city to take the initiative to attack, trying to break through the blockade of the 2nd Division of Unity and kill the Genoese in the back.

The situation is critical.

The artillery finally opened fire, 24 cannons and 12 howitzers poured ammunition. Sean had already arrived at the artillery position at this time and personally commanded the artillery.

The cannon roared. The truth was always within the range of the artillery, and Wells hurriedly ordered the infantry to withdraw from the battlefield and turn to the west.

At the same time, a brigade of the 2nd Division of Unity was defeated by the ferocious counterattack of the rebels and had to give up its position.

But the rebels attacked too bravely, and a group of dragoons under the command of Sean suddenly burst out and charged from the flank, instantly shattering the impact of these rebels who were only concerned about rushing forward.

After the cannon sounded, the blood warriors were devastated, no matter how strong the armor, no matter how strong the body, under the roar of the cannon, it was all paper.

The Genoese Civil Protection infantry finally stood firm, and their shots became more and more orderly and accurate.

The surviving Blood Samurai dodged the cannon bombardment, but they couldn't dodge the rain of bullets woven by the infantry. They attacked in vain, but the form of the war had long since changed.

As Sean said, if you are prepared for the unprepared, even a blood warrior will eventually taste the consequences.

The battle northwest of the city of Daguerre suddenly became the protagonist of today. The Genoese were slightly flustered, but brilliantly displayed their fighting qualities.

The victory of the Genoese greatly boosted morale, and the government forces took advantage of the situation to annihilate the rebels outside the city who were divided and surrounded one by one.

But the rebels' slender series of fortified bastions along the city walls, as well as their condescending firepower, quickly defeated the first attempt of the government army.

When General Schmidt and the crown prince arrived, Sean was sitting on the ruins of that church munching on bread, not having enough to eat in the morning.

There was an open cellar in front of him, and several soldiers were preparing to go down.

"You're going to enter the city through the secret passage, I'm afraid the exit inside the city has already been blocked. General Schmidt said.

"No, I just want to plant more explosives at the base of the walls. Sean said.

Sean's eyes made Schmidt feel that his IQ was being despised.