Chapter 726: Division of Troops
Without the use of artillery, the huge size has an absolute advantage.
The explorer navy did not dare to show its head easily, and all the officers above were holding back their ruthlessness, so let them be arrogant for a while, and it would not be long before they could see what the real firepower coverage was.
When the main force of the East China Sea Fleet was slowly advancing towards Jiangmen Port, news also came from other fronts one after another.
The detachment of the East China Sea Fleet, which attempted to attack the interior of the Danube Plain through the other five rivers, had more than 2,000 large and small warships and more than 55,000 infantry.
This detachment was not divided into five equal parts, each heading for five rivers.
They drove north along the coastline of the Danube Plain, and wreaked havoc all the way up.
Strictly speaking, this is not exactly the territory of the Eternal Night Lord.
When they realized the threat of the East China Sea Kingdom, the high-level leaders of the Eternal Night Army knew that the large-scale development of the Danube Plain would definitely not be so smooth.
Sooner or later, there will be a battle between the two sides, and the Danube Plain, along the coast, is likely to become the main battlefield.
Until their navy is strong enough, they can't shelter the safety here.
When the large-scale development is promoted, it is natural that this will not be a priority.
Developed for half a day, making wedding dresses for others, this kind of low-level mistake, the high-level of the Eternal Night Army Leader will not make.
Their core development area is radiating around the Danube River, which is not only the most fertile section, but also the most convenient for defense, and also convenient for the circulation and transportation of materials and personnel.
Just because the Eternal Night Warlord hasn't developed this place doesn't mean it's empty.
There is too much wishful thinking in the great migration and transformation of the crocodile people by the Eternal Night Army Leader, and some crocodile people or tribes with stubborn temperament are unwilling to obey the arrangements of the Eternal Night Army Leader.
The later you go, the harder the work becomes.
After all, there are a large number of crocodile people who have joined the Eternal Night Commander, and the people's hearts have not yet been completely stabilized, and it is not easy for the Eternal Night Commander to use too brutal methods.
Especially after living in the East China Sea for a long time, Stubbin simply changed his strategy and no longer paid attention to them.
Now you ignore me, and you can't afford to climb the future me.
Later, after they have been harassed and plundered by the East China Sea Kingdom, they will turn around and beg the Eternal Night Commander to accept them.
In addition to these diehards, the islands along the coast of the Danube are also inhabited by crocodiles who had previously migrated here.
They also ignore the Eternal Night Leader.
The navy of the Eternal Night has not yet taken shape, and it is difficult to pose a threat to them.
They didn't even recognize the Council of Elders of the Crocodile, let alone the Eternal Night.
Since they don't recognize their rule, Sean naturally has no obligation to protect them.
This time, the troops were arranged, but they were not counted.
The soldiers of the East China Sea who came ashore did not care about this, for them, the people of the Danube Plain were a kind of peopleβthe objects of their plunder.
They are like swarms of locusts, swept away wherever they pass.
Not only the goods and food were looted, but even the people here were not spared.
The old, weak, sick and disabled were slashed with a knife.
A strong man, reorganized into the ranks of cannon fodder slaves.
The women and children were entrapped on the warship and prepared to be transported back to the East China Sea Kingdom as wealth.
The southernmost rivers Barnes and Ness have been hit hardest.
Most of the entire East China Sea Fleet detachment was the first to go ashore here, spreading upstream along these two rivers.
Sean had already anticipated this situation, and when he ordered the troops, he was obviously inclined to do so, and the defensive forces became stronger from north to south.
The four major legions of the Guards, the Cliffs, the Ancestral Spirits, and the Holy Spirits, relying on the building ships and a large number of small and medium-sized warships assigned to them, deployed layers of defenses in the dangerous river sections, and threw black powder mines into the river section as if they didn't want money.
There is no way, the artillery cannot be used, they are at a disadvantage on the river section, and they can only use this stupid method to delay time, and there is no taste of luring the enemy into the depths.
The ground forces under the command of the Eternal Night Army wanted to fight a ground battle with the East China Sea Fleet detachment.
However, the East China Sea Fleet detachment had already received a warning from King Stubbin, and it had come to a shallow confrontation with the ground forces led by the Eternal Night.
It was found that either cavalry or half-giant-like Kentana barbarian warriors ran faster than rabbits one by one, and when they got back into the warship, they no longer landed lightly, relying on the banks and coasts of the river and the coast, and started a guerrilla war with them.
Anyway, they have a lot of ships, and they have long been accustomed to the wolf pack combat mode.
If they have large prey, they will hunt in groups.
When it is found that group hunting is inefficient, they will divide their troops and go it alone.
Thirty or fifty ships can form an army.
A dozen warships can also form regiments.
Several warships, they can also become a team.
All of a sudden, the Danube Plain was filled with gunsmoke along the coast and in the Five Rivers basin.
"Divide the troops. Marshal Dicron smiled disdainfully and slammed his fist on the military map, "You will divide the troops, we will not?" Order the 1st and 2nd Corps of the Guards Legion, and the 1st and 2nd Corps of the Cliff Legion, each divide their own defense areas and act in squadrons, of which the Cliff Legion is mainly defended, and the Guards Legion conducts repeated sweeps, as long as they are found ashore, they will be surrounded and eaten by me. β
"Yes. β
With the continuous division of the East China Sea Fleet, the Eternal Night Commander is also constantly dividing troops.
Over the Danube plain, mountain eagles shuttle through the sky.
Theodore, the one-eyed, was one of the first wave to come ashore, and he was an out-and-out old pirate leader.
He is so old that his teeth have begun to loosen, half of his hair is gray, and his strength has entered a period of decline, but his influence has not declined, but has continued to grow.
He and his one-eyed pirate group are not the Third Fleet in the true sense of the word, they used to be a serious pirate group, but they were only attached to the Third Fleet.
When Stubin decided to move the Third Fleet to the East China Sea, they were repairing and replenishing supplies on the Third Fleet's islands, and they were carried to the East China Sea with their ships and men.
After arriving here, the Donghai Kingdom was dominant, and Theodore, the one-eyed one-eyed, could not play the previous free tactics, so he could only happily accept the adaptation and become a member of the regular army.
It's just that the plate that Stubin made in the East China Sea Country is too big, beyond the ability of those high-ranking people in the Third Fleet, and the rule in all aspects is relatively chaotic.
So far, this adaptation has only been a name, and the One-Eyed Pirates have done and still do what they do, and even have more rights that they didn't have before.
The old one-eyed Theodore is cunning and cunning, and he will not let go of this opportunity, and he will use his hands to pick meat from the newly established East China Sea Kingdom, enrich himself, and further develop and expand his one-eyed pirate group.
From three brigs when they first arrived in the East China Sea, they have grown to eight now, and have become a medium-sized pirate group with nearly 500 people.
While enjoying the benefits, it is also an obligation to accept.
This time, he accepted the conscription of the East China Sea Kingdom and sent out to raid the Danube Plain, which was led by the Eternal Night Army.
However, the treatment given by the East China Sea State was quite generous, and all the gains in the process of plundering, the East China Sea Kingdom only took 30%, and the rest was freely distributed by Theodore.
When Theodore, who had a good eye, first arrived in the East China Sea, he had already discovered the value of the Danube Plain, and his eyes had long been set on it.
It's just that for their little pirate group, this cake is too big, big enough to smash them.
You can only see drooling from afar, and now that the East China Sea Country has taken action, it is natural that they will get a piece of the pie.
"The combat effectiveness of the infantry led by the Eternal Night Army, you have already seen it, it is absolutely invincible, and we don't need to be invincible, we are pirates and rogues in their eyes, let's continue to be rogues, bypass their main force, burrow into their stomachs, and eat the fattest part, just let those fools attract the attention of their main force and create opportunities for us. Theodore, the one-eyed, triumphantly bragged to his members about his pirate scripture.
Theodore has a lively mind and a little calculation of his own.
After discovering that the Eternal Night Commander had been prepared to snipe the detachment of the East China Sea Fleet everywhere, he decisively led the main force of his pirate group of more than 300 people, took advantage of the night to land, and quietly drilled into the hinterland of the Danube Plain, ready to find suitable prey.
Not to mention that the Eternal Night Commander couldn't predict their whereabouts, even the East China Sea Fleet didn't know.
Due to the early action, the Eternal Night Commander had not changed his strategy, and the legions were still gathered together, and the defense line was relatively sparse, allowing them to easily drill in.
The complacent one-eyed Theodore didn't know.
In the detachment of the East China Sea Fleet, there are too many smart people like him.
They all took action one by one, inspiring the commander of the East China Sea Fleet's detachment, **Moore, to simply come to a big division.
As a result, the contingency mechanism of the Eternal Night Commander was triggered, and their forces were overwhelmingly separated, chasing their traces everywhere!
"The commander of the regiment is wise, not only do we bypass the large army led by the Eternal Night Army, but also loot the wealth in our hands, and we don't have to give three percent to those greedy ghosts in vain, just put it in our own pockets. Boatswain Chad smacked his ass.
"What should be said has to be said that we will rely on this big tree to shelter from the wind and rain in the future, and it will be good for us to develop and grow. Theodor the One-Eyed was a little smug and pretentious.
"Commander...... The regimental commander ......, "A one-eyed pirate soldier ran back in a hurry, because he was running too fast to speak clearly.
"Something, speak slowly. Theodore, the one-eyed glared angrily at the reckless pirate soldier, and immediately recognized his identity, which was one of the outposts he had sent out, and couldn't help but ask with a little expectation, "What's the catch?" β
"I found a village and town, so big, so big. The pirate soldier danced excitedly.
"Villages and towns? Are they from the crocodile people? Or are they from the Eternal Night Army? If they are from the natives, there is nothing to be happy about, those people are all poor ghosts, except for the population, there is basically nothing, we are now alone, and we can't take so many outsiders with us. β
"Nonsense, of course it's the Eternal Night Army, if it weren't for the Eternal Night Army, the greyhound would be so excited? I won't even be able to speak? We're now a hundred kilometers deep into the Danube Plain, and it shouldn't be the territory of those crocodile natives. β
"Haha...... It's been so long, damn it, let's finally see the meat, brothers, what are you waiting for? β
"Commander, what to do, just wait for your words. β
"Be quiet, be quiet, don't expose your whereabouts, such a good opportunity, you should hit them with a surprise attack." β
The pirates of the One-Eyed Pirate Regiment screamed excitedly one by one.
They are going round and round on the sea, and they are drilling into inland rivers, and now they have become rats again, running from place to place, not for this moment.
They've been pirates for a long time, and it's the first time they've been so troublesome.
"What's the hurry? The more this is the case, the more patient you should be, so that you can eat a big meal. Theodore took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and scolded his somewhat restless subordinates as he continued to ask the greyhound, "How far are we from the village and town you found?
It's not for nothing that Theo has grown older and more prestigious.
Although his force is gone, his experience in raiding is getting richer.
The more well planned they are, the better their chances of success and the better the chances of the pirates surviving.
The more successful the raids, the greater the benefits for the team members, and the higher his reputation, which is a very simple and simple pirate principle.
"Villages and towns are no more than eight kilometers away from us. "Although the greyhound is not very old, he is also quite experienced as a former detective, "I was very careful in the process of reconnaissance, and after discovering this village and town, I did not approach it rashly, so I hurriedly came back to report to the head of the regiment, and the specific situation has not had time to find out." β
"Well done. Theodore nodded with satisfaction, "As long as the whereabouts are not exposed, the details can be explored slowly, and it just so happens that the sun is about to set, so we can take advantage of the night." β
"Let's go, let's touch it first and see the specific situation. Theodore, the one-eyed, waved his hand.
Theodore's caution was met with praise from the pirate regiment.
Although they were excited, they couldn't help but lower their figures, slow down their pace, lower their voices, and sneakily touched the direction of the villages and towns detected by the greyhounds.
Within ten minutes, a light rain fell from the overcast sky.
If it were the past, these members of the pirate group who were full of complaints would have to curse a few more thieves.
The autumn rain on the Danube Plain is usually not heavy, but when it rains slowly, it will be endless, and it will fall on people, and at first it will feel nothing, but after a long time, there will be a cold and cold straight into the bone marrow.
Ever since they left the ship and headed deep into the Danube plain, their clothes had not dried.
There was no place to hide from the rain, and there was no way to make a fire, so I could only carry it on my shoulders.
But when you find out about the target of the raid, you can't help but shout God help me.
The autumn rain will be their best cover, allowing them to reach the perimeter of the raiding target more easily.
Especially after witnessing the situation of the raiding target, the members of the One-Eyed Pirate Regiment only felt as if a fire was burning in their hearts, and they could no longer feel the slightest cold.
"Are you sure that the Eternal Night Commander has only been on the Danube Plain for less than ten years, and that these villages and towns have been built in the last four or five years? I have never seen such neatly arranged villages and towns. β