"Colonel Edward Stamford." General Wilson said, "You have been in Ireland for several years, and how many days have you seen the longest continuous fog you have ever seen?" ”

"About three or four days. Specifically, I don't remember it very clearly. Colonel Edward Stamford replied.

"For three or four days, we should be able to hold it up." General Wilson said, "We should be able to hold out for at least two weeks at the expense of ammunition." For two weeks, we still had time to call for help – even if there was a week of fog in a row, we would be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived. ”

Colonel Edward Stamford could understand General Wilson's thoughts. For General Wilson to abandon the battle plan that would have allowed him to make a great contribution because of the slightest reason in the weather, this is certainly not an option. Moreover, Colonel Edward Stamford also felt that General Wilson's idea was reasonable, and the reason why he had such a proposal in front of him was more because he had to behave more steadily. In the British Army, the atmosphere is a little different from that of the Navy. On the side of the Navy, I hope that every officer is a hot-blooded fanatic; But on the side of the army, above the regiment commander, you need to behave conservatively to make people feel reliable.

But now that the general has expressed his determination, everyone naturally supports it. Then everyone went back to set up their defenses.

Having repelled the Irish attack, it was only natural for the British to seize the time to consolidate their defenses, such as rebuilding the barbed wire fence or even relaying mines. But the damned French with no sense of honor gave the same honorless Irish rebels a lot of vicious things, such as the fact that they produced a special rifle that used smokeless gunpowder, and equipped them with telescopes, and a fancy, all messy strip of cloth, which even beggars disdained to wear, and which had no sense of honor at all.

And then these guys with these guns, dressed like this, hid far away, and shot at the British soldiers who came out to repair barbed wire and lay mines. And those Irish marksmanship is very good, and almost every time a shot is fired, someone gets shot.

Moreover, those Irish rebels not only have good marksmanship, but also have exceptionally vicious hearts. Often, the first shot did not kill the British soldier directly, but wounded the British soldier, left him lying there bleeding, cried out for help, and then shot the soldiers who tried to come to the rescue – which was a no-brainer.

Of course, some people say that those Irish rebels usually speak French, and some people even say that these black guns are damn Frenchmen at all. This argument was very marketable before the war resumed. (At that time, these guys were already in action) because the above needed to blame France in this way, and by the way, maintain the psychological advantage over the Irish traitors - the Irish are so stupid, they can't be so powerful.

But when the war resumed, there was less such propaganda, because the British soon discovered that this propaganda had an unintended consequence - many soldiers felt that it was okay to deal with the Irish, but if they encountered the French on the battlefield, it seemed a little scary......

So, now the British army no longer advertises that those guys are French.

But whether they advertised it or not, these suspected French caused some casualties to the British, interfered with the British repair work, and greatly affected the morale of the British. In order to drive these fellows away, the British had to send out cavalry, and then the cavalry was fired in two volleys by the infantry who were placed a little farther away, and received a few more "wild boar herd repellents", and then they were driven back.

Taking advantage of the fact that the cavalry was out, the British repaired part of the barbed wire and rescued the wounded soldiers - although they were rescued, it was also a burden with no combat effectiveness, but if they were not saved, the blow to morale would be devastating.

As for the delicate work of filling up the mines and hanging bells on the barbed wire, considering that those who shoot black guns are still outside, this is really not something that can be done during the day, and if you want to do it, you have to wait until the night.

Of course, when it was evening, it was actually not able to do anything, because the Irish took advantage of the evening to attack again. Now the minefield outside the barbed wire fence is gone, and there is no moon until the middle of the night, so as soon as the sun goes down, the surroundings are suddenly dark.

Naturally, the Irish would not miss such an opportunity, as the reduced visibility greatly reduced the effectiveness of the enemy's fortifications and firepower. This was naturally advantageous to the Irish, who were inferior in firepower. In fact, in history, those armies with high morale but not superior equipment, or even at a disadvantage, often liked to play night battles, such as the armies of some Eastern countries in later generations. This trend continued until the great development of night vision technology, and it was reversed. And in this era, launching night raids was also a common tactic used by the Irish.

However, there was no fog at night, so the visibility was better than in the morning, and there were searchlights, so the British defended a little more orderly than during the day. But the searchlights were unexpectedly hit, and the Irish seemed to be armed with a rifle with a very long range, which was specially designed to shoot the searchlights, and as a result, the searchlights were often extinguished at the critical moment.

The Irish easily disposed of the barbed wire with blasters, and at this point, the British began to fire shotguns to suppress the Irish charge. But soon, the British noticed that something strange had appeared on the side of the Irish. It was as if they were dragging the cannon to the front while it was dark. I saw a sudden burst of fire in the darkness, followed by the rumbling sound of cannons, and then ...... And then there will be an explosion near the gun emplacements of the British - damn the French, this is a high-explosive shell!

In fact, the losses caused by these high-explosive shells to the British were not particularly large, but the blow to the morale of the British was considerable. Because the appearance of this thing seems to mean that the Irish are more capable of attacking fortifications than they had previously expected. Originally, only one table of dishes was prepared, but two tables of guests came, what do you say?

After a night of fighting, the Irish were able to capture several positions with the support of recoilless guns, and the British were unable to drive them out of here until dawn - in just one day, several gaps were knocked out of Athlone's line.

The next day, the British launched a counter-offensive against these positions occupied by the Irish. But the counteroffensive did not go well, both sides paid a lot of casualties, and the British did not manage to drive the Irish out of their positions. Again, the question of whether or not to call for help immediately became a problem.