The first abandoned mine to which the Norman army followed the "bait", originally produced iron ore and was called "Rusten Iron Ore" by the locals of Lorraine, which reached its peak before the outbreak of the last major war, and was abandoned shortly after the end of the war due to the depletion of mineral deposits. The old abandoned mines discovered by the Normans later, which originally produced silver ore, were famous more than 100 years ago, but with the passage of time, the "Lotz silver mines" were only seen on those old maps, and the new version of the map, whether military or civilian, has been "forgotten".

The Lotz silver mine and the Lysten iron ore mine were born and arose in different eras, and the two have little to do with each other except that they are relatively close to each other - at the time of the discovery of silver ore, the locals also discovered iron ore, but the economic value of the two ores is far from the same, and the transportation capacity is inconvenient and low in the early days, and the iron ore mining in this remote mountainous area is somewhat worth the loss, so there is such a sequential difference. These two abandoned mines, although there are anthill-like underground mines, complex as a labyrinth, but the geographical structure of the mineral deposits determines that their horizontal scope is limited, and it is not as suitable as urban sewers to directly fight guerrilla attacks with the enemy, it is said that as long as the strong side blocks the mine crossing, the weak side can trap the weak side in the pit, but the "Lorraine guerrilla fighters" just played a strategy in this "dead place", and it is far from enough to have courage and courage, but also to have mature guerrilla thinking and magic-like techniques- These two abandoned mines are local private industries, and the mining methods are more traditional and extensive, and the large and small mine entrances are like rat holes, some conspicuous and some hidden. Before designing this serial ambush, Weiss spent several days here, surveying the two abandoned mines. In addition to the mine crossings found by the Normans, there were also a number of "back doors" that were relatively far away from the center of the mine, and he combined the terrain to build two "tunnels" by digging ditches first and then covering the roof, connecting the "back doors" of the two abandoned mines. When the mine was bombarded by the Norman army, the fighters quickly changed the scene through the preset "tunnel", and then used the small detachment that had been ambushed in Wallenstown in advance to wreak havoc, disrupting the enemy's hearing and hearing, and taking advantage of the enemy's dizziness to see the opportunity to come hard!

At the abandoned Lysten iron ore mine, Weiss led the "Lorraine guerrillas" to venture through the area that was about to collapse, from several previously blocked but soon clearable tunnels to the mine surface, burning black grass and dropping homemade smoke bombs to release a large amount of artificial smoke, and then launched a fierce attack on the Normans who remained there.

Black grass, as the locals of Lorraine call it, burns to produce a large amount of pungent smoke. Inhaling large amounts of this smoke can cause symptoms of dizziness, weakness in the limbs, and even the possibility of suffocation. As for the home-made smoke bombs, they are mixed with ground bituminous coal and virgin oil, and after being ignited with yellow phosphorus, a large amount of black smoke can be produced in a short time.

With the help of smoke cover, Weiss and his soldiers did not have to worry about the enemy's flying battleship turning around and suppressing it. Wrapping their faces in damp cloths and putting on windproof glasses, they rushed into the mine with a burst of water. Except for the medical staff of the field hospital and the wounded who did not resist, the rest of the Normans encountered one by one and killed one by one, and by the way, they brought the field artillery company they brought with them to serve in a pot. As for the armored fighting vehicles of the Normans, it was not a problem in this situation. Anti-tank rifles and enhanced spin shells were effective against lightly armored targets, as were incendiary spin shells developed for guerrilla warfare, and the second time the soldiers were added to the battlefield and their skill levels skyrocketed.

Accompanied by fireworks and fires, raids and killings, it took about ten minutes before and after. When the smoke cleared, the Norman battleship was in sight of a ruined mine.

Once again, the attackers came and went without a trace, and the Normans were sure to go berserk. Weiss was not ambiguous at all, and led the soldiers along the mine road into the depths of the mine, followed the pre-marked mark quickly, and returned to the "tunnel" in the mountains and forests through the hidden "back door".

The rearguard troops remaining in the Rust Iron Mine were attacked, and the commander of the Norman garrison in Wallens, Colonel Goptta, who was seven and a half feet tall (about 2.4 meters), led the fighting troops back from the Lotz Silver Mine as fast as he could, but what awaited them was not a vicious battle with the enemy, but a shocking tragedy. For most of the day, Colonel Gopta had lost more than half of the two battalions of troops brought from Wallens, especially in this unexpected assault battle, which directly caused the catastrophic consequences of the field artillery company being almost completely wiped out and most of the vehicles destroyed. Putting aside the personal future, how to transfer the wounded, how to evacuate the troops, and how to deal with the corpses are the top priorities at the moment!

At this point, Colonel Geopta had no choice but to report truthfully to the division headquarters about the current bleak state of the troops. If the division headquarters can negotiate with the flying unit to urgently send transport ships, the three problems that have been left in trouble can be easily solved. In this war, the Norman army's level of ground-air coordination was significantly higher than that of the Kingdom of Wessex and the Ulster Free Federation army, and the reason for such a gap had a lot to do with the military system and historical origins. However, whether or not the flying units can provide timely assistance to the ground forces does not depend on the relationship between the services in many cases, but also depends on the battlefield situation and operational arrangements at that time. Soon after, Colonel Göpta received a call back from the divisional headquarters that the transport ships of the flying units had been ordered to assemble in the designated area, and the support of the ground forces was limited to the three existing cruisers - if the war on the front line was tight, perhaps even they would be withdrawn, but until then, these three flying battleships would do their best to assist the ground forces out of their predicament, including helping them to urgently transport the wounded back to Wallens.

With a thin telegram in hand, Colonel Göpta stood for a long time in the cold wind with his adjutant, Lieutenant Wigde. The Norman troops who had remained in the Lyster iron ore field had few losses in their medical detachment, and medical equipment and medicines had miraculously been preserved, and most of the wounded were able to receive the necessary field treatment here. If the flight unit was to help transport the wounded back to Wallens, it would indeed reduce the pressure on the ground troops, but loading, unloading, and back-and-forth would have basically done the transportation work of the three frigates before dark.

If the flying unit helped transport the wounded, undamaged armoured fighting vehicles and trucks would not be enough to transport the remaining combatants back to Wallens, and two round trips would have to be a risky night walk. If the remaining vehicles of the garrison in Wallence City were brought in urgently, and they would be able to bring everyone back to the garrison before dark without being attacked halfway, who could guarantee that there would be no accidents along the way?

"There's no time to hesitate!" Colonel Gopta suddenly said to the adjutant with a resolute expression, "Although we were tactically cautious, we were defeated by the enemy, and there is no excuse for us to be spared punishment...... So, throw in the towel and retreat! ”

The commander chose to admit defeat, but Lieutenant Wiged, who was the adjutant, was unwilling: "Even if there are only one or two transport ships, we still have room to get back, but it's a pity...... Fortune is not on our side! ”

"Not even a single transport ship can be mobilized, which means that the front-line troops must have made big moves in the near future, and maybe this war will end sooner than we expected." Colonel Gopta speculated.

The lieutenant sighed and turned his head to look up at the colonel: "I'm going to arrange it?" ”

The tower-like Colonel Geopta nodded: "Go ahead!" Do what we have to say. I'm going to have to go up there and talk to them. If they're negligent and caught by the enemy, we're going to be here!" ”

The two looked at each other and left with their own thoughts. At that moment, in the woods not far from the abandoned mine, Weiss poked his head out of a well-camouflaged vent to observe the Normans with his usual calm demeanor.

Knowing that there was no enemy nearby, the "Lorraine guerrilla fighters" who were resting in the tunnels exchanged heads and could not suppress their excitement. If you want to talk about this battle, how can it be summed up as a "thrilling thrill". The tunnels deep in the abandoned mines were not as strong as they had been expected, and many of them collapsed under artillery fire from the Normans, so much so that they suffered non-combat attrition during the transfer - seven or eight unlucky ones who didn't run fast enough lost contact with the troops, and the chances of survival were slim as it sounded. In addition, 11 people were killed and 15 wounded in the raid on the enemy's remaining troops, and the battle loss rate also exceeded expectations, indicating that the frontal melee ability of the soldiers of the second reserve is still weaker than that of the regular troops. Even with such a small situation, killing more than 300 Norman soldiers in a single day with a combat strength of less than 200 men was already quite a glorious victory for them!

Weiss did not restrain the small croaking of the soldiers, and after a series of ambushes and attacks, the Normans had honestly gathered their forces around the abandoned mine, and the three flying warships also hovered over the abandoned mine again. At this time, the Lorraine guerrillas who stayed in the tunnels were very safe, let alone talking, even if they sang loudly, they would not necessarily be discovered by the Normans.

The width and depth of the two tunnels were basically dug according to the standard of trenches, and the soldiers could not only pass through quickly, but also cross each other by staggering. After a short time, Moya, the second-level reserve in charge of communications, "squeezed" next to Weiss.

"Captain, a telegram from the 5th Reconnaissance Detachment: The weather is fine!"

"Oh, got it!" Weiss replied.

Seeing Weiss's words, Mo Ya took the initiative to ask, "Captain, do you need to reply to them with a telegram?" ”

"No, I don't." Weiss replied calmly.

Mo Ya said again: "Captain, I have studied the communication code book captured just now, it is not complicated, as long as the enemy's radio communication is intercepted again, I think I am sure that I can interpret it." ”

Weiss put down his binoculars, looked at the energetic soldier Moya, and said with a smile: "As long as the enemy does not change the codebook, there is no secret to their communication in front of them!" This little codebook is worth more than the hundreds of Norman soldiers we've killed today, so you should keep it. After this battle, we have to find a way to send it out, whether we can turn the tide of the war or not, maybe it depends on it! ”

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