The first station was taken down almost effortlessly. Even after the station was taken, a supply team entered the station, and of course they somehow became prisoners of the Independence Army.

A large amount of supplies were seized from this station, including food, clothing, weapons, ammunition, medicines...... There are all kinds of them, so that the soldiers' eyes are dazzled. Originally, according to the plan, after seizing the station, take away some things that can be taken away, and burn those that cannot be taken away. And the so-called "can be taken away" criterion - "can not affect the march".

But after seizing the station, everyone was a little reluctant to burn those things. Let's take grain, for example, what kind of grain did the farmers in Ireland eat in the past? That's a potato, of course! Basically, the Irish eat three meals a day, boiled potatoes, boiled potatoes, boiled potatoes.

But in the warehouse of the military station, bags of flour are bags and bags! That's a great thing to make bread! Be sure to carry it! And that clothes, that quilt, you see how much you know about the cloth, how much cotton you know...... This is really, compared to these things, we used to use them, what are they? This is really more people than people to die, and goods to be lost. Why don't you bring this stuff with you? There are also weapons, although they are not as good as those sent by the French comrades, but, take them back to the comrades of the county brigade and district squad, isn't it fragrant? Of course, the most important thing is these medicines, which are all good things that you can't necessarily buy with money, and we can't lose any of these things, we have to ask for them all! What are you talking about, Commander? I don't care, I just want it, I just want it......

But fortunately, in this short period of operation, in addition to capturing a large amount of supplies, a large number of prisoners were also captured, especially those black dogs of the "security forces", who almost knelt as soon as the gun went off. For some time before, the guerrillas' attacks on small strongholds made them known, and the guerrillas' policy towards them was to "shoot but not kill."

So the two hundred or so black dogs, except for two or three fools who were too slow to surrender in time, were basically unharmed. Joyce called Roy, the squad leader: "You take a squad, let these black dogs take all these things as much as possible, and go back to our supply point." The strength is tight, there are only ten people in your class, and you have to watch these two hundred or so black dogs, is there a problem? ”

"Report to the division commander, no problem, it's no problem to double it again!" Roy replied immediately.

When Roy came out of Joyce's, he went to the warehouse and found some long ropes, and tied them around the waist of each of the black dogs, tying more than two hundred black dogs into a string. Then he had each of them carry a large load of things on his back, and carried them to the other side of the swamp.

In addition to the black dog, Joyce also used the captured carriage and everything else, and slowly sent it back.

Of course, Joyce dared to do this because he knew that there were no large forces in the vicinity that the British could use. So for a short time, they are still very safe.

Of course, this delay also had a negative effect, because the time consumed at this station was so great that when Joyce pounced on the second target with his army, he found that the British army was ready for defense.

"We were so inexperienced with what to do with the loot that we spent too much time on something like this. As a result, the target that could have been taken by surprise attack had to be captured by a strong attack. This not only increased casualties, but also gave the enemy the opportunity to destroy important supplies in the warehouse......" - Joyce, "Summary of the Second Anti-Sweeping Struggle"

Joyce's second target was the Blackwater Pool Station, which was garrisoned by about the same force as the first one they had taken, but by this time the British had raised the drawbridge, the soldiers had climbed the high wall, and the artillery was ready to fire.

The commander of the British troops stationed here was the company commander, Captain Lloyd. After receiving the news of the attack on the Wong Poplar Gang station, on the one hand he sent a messenger to Dublin City to report what he had learned, and on the other hand, he had the drawbridge raised and prepared for defense.

He still had some confidence in the matter of defense, according to the previous estimate of the Governor of Norfolk, because of the lack of artillery, the traitors' ability to attack the fortifications was actually quite limited. Therefore, although the number of enemies is quite large, there is not much to do about the well-defended military station.

And when he saw these Irish rebels, his confidence was even more abundant. Because he saw very clearly that those "traitors" really did not have artillery.

"Don't panic, everyone, they don't have cannons! Without artillery, how could they possibly take our stronghold with such a small number of people? As long as you hold the stronghold, in the future, Your Excellency the Governor will be rewarded! Captain Lloyd shouted loudly, on the one hand, to boost the morale of his soldiers, and on the other hand, to the "black dogs".

"Brothers, those mud legs are nothing to fear, we have cannons, don't be afraid!"

As soon as he heard this weak voice, Lloyd knew that it was the commander of the "security army" who was cheering up the soldiers. Lloyd felt that the "vigilantes" were a burden most of the time. But at this time, as long as they can put a few shots on the fence in a mess, more or less, it should also be a help.

The "rebels" stopped outside the range of the artillery, and they did not rush to attack, but seemed to be waiting for something.

"Tommy, what are they doing? Why not attack? A British soldier asked.

"How do I know? Maybe...... Maybe they saw our artillery and were a little scared? The soldier named Tommy replied.

Lloyd, who was on the side, did not speak, but he knew what these "traitors" were waiting for. He immediately remembered what the Governor General of Norfolk had taught them in the officer training course:

"The rebels lack the ability to attack fortifications, so when they have the advantage, they must hope to solve the problem through field warfare, and also because of the lack of artillery, they will choose to focus on ambush warfare in field warfare rather than regular battles. Therefore, their possible means, we can deduce, is to encircle us to the main point, attract reinforcements from our army, and then ambush our army on the battlefield they preset...... And if they must be forced to attack the strong strongholds of our army, they will also use the method of night attack. ”

"So, these rebels are either waiting to fight the ambush of other armies, or they are waiting for the night, under the cover of night to attack." Lloyd thought.

Soon, it was getting dark. In the afterglow of the setting sun, Lloyd noticed that the guys on the other side were starting to move.

The British still made some preparations for night attacks, for example, the British set up minefields and laid mines near their strongholds. (The Irish used the landmines to blow up a lot of British, but some of the mines also fell into the hands of the British, and the shameless Britons immediately violated intellectual property rights and copied them.) In addition to this, a number of illuminated fires were set up outside the fence. This allows the enemy to be in a brighter spot, even at night.

Of course, how effective such a design can be remains to be tested in actual combat.

"If the rebels attack, they always have to pass through a minefield first, which is both a kill for them and an indication of the target." Lloyd patrolled the gun emplacements and waited quietly for the mines to explode. As soon as the mines explode, the artillerymen immediately fired at that area with shotguns. to combat the "rebels" who may be following behind.

However, the mines never sounded. This made Lloyd particularly worried: "What are those traitors doing in the dark? ”

What are the "traitors" doing in the dark? Needless to say? Demining, of course.

After the discovery of the phenomenon of electromagnetic induction, the military-industrial complex introduced a new gadget - a coil mine detector. With the power provided by a simple dry battery, this kind of thing can be quite effective in detecting metal mines buried in the ground. And the British are not short of money, so they don't go and get any stone mines. As a result, the mines laid by the British outside the stronghold were quickly and quietly cleared.

Then there is the fire ahead. In fact, the illumination range of the fire is quite limited, as long as you are not afraid to sacrifice a distance of dozens of steps, you can rush through it in the blink of an eye. In the process, the enemy will only fire once at most. And now, because the mines in front of them are not working, the enemy's attention is not actually on the fire.

At this time, the cannons on the fort of the stronghold suddenly rang out, and the cannons opened fire indiscriminately on the minefield. Apparently, the British did not notice the fighters who had advanced to the edge of the range of lighting of the fire.

"Blow the trumpet!" Seeing that the troops were all in place, Joyce gave the order.

The trumpeter stood up and raised the trumpet in his hand, and the trumpet sounded "Tick Tick". At the sound of the trumpet, the warriors rushed out of the darkness, and in the blink of an eye they rushed through the small area illuminated by the fire, and in front of them was a trench.

The fighters set up ladders on their shoulders over the trench and crossed the trench at once. At this time, the defenders at the head of the wall finally reacted and threw small melons downward. The attacking force suffered considerable casualties.

Braving such an attack, the fighters of the attacking unit leaned the explosive packs against the base of the wall and pulled the fuse. And he ran back.

Lloyd breathed a sigh of relief from the rapid retreat of the "rebels", but then several large explosions followed, and large sections of the wall fell.