Volume 18 Chapter 37
This battle in the nameless valley of the Pyrenees was an important part of the battle of fame of the special forces of the Ming Empire Army, or the battle of fame.
In this battle, Fu Yunlong led 5,000 men and horses of the Liao Army's Special Forces Brigade to ambush the same number of French troops in the nameless valley, and the 5,000 French troops were annihilated, and none of them ran away!
Why are you so sure?
Because, after the war, the first thing Fu Yunlong did was to check the number of people, whether they were captured or annihilated, they were carefully counted several times.
He also interrogated captured French officers separately many times to confirm the exact number.
This time, he really didn't dare to be sloppy at all, because next he was going to carry out a trick to open the French city's gates and break through the French army's largest fortress in the Pyrenees in one fell swoop!
If one of the French troops escaped, the 5,000 special forces he led would be in danger of being wiped out.
What they were going to attack was a large fortress known for its defense, and it was a world of difference whether the enemy was prepared or not, and if the enemy knew in advance that they were disguised, the 50,000 people would have delivered food in the past!
Fortunately, after many checks, all the more than 5,000 French troops have indeed been confessed here, and none of them have slipped through the net.
The next thing is to prepare for a sneak attack on the fortress, 5,000 people to sneak attack the large fortress with 4,000 people stationed, this kind of thing, since the appearance of the fortress is the first time, generally in the case of weapons and equipment is not much different, to break through a fortress, the number of the supply side must be at least ten times that of the defenders, and it will take at least a few months to take down.
If the Ming army moved over the armored fighting vehicles and Shenwei artillery, of course, it would have an absolute advantage in weapons and equipment, but the problem is that this is a mountainous area, let alone armored combat vehicles, and it is unlikely that the Shenwei artillery will be transported in.
The special forces brigade under Fu Yunlong is not equipped with artillery at all, and none of the smallest and smallest Type 317 howitzers are there, so it can be said that they are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of equipment.
In this case, there is only a sneak attack, but if the sneak attack fails, it is likely to be the end of the total annihilation.
After the number was confirmed, Fu Yunlong began to select French soldiers who "volunteered" to open the way for the Ming army.
At this time, there was no mercy at all, and he only had two options for the French prisoners, those who were willing to cooperate lived, and those who were unwilling to cooperate died!
This battle was relatively fierce, and less than 2,000 French troops were captured, plus more than 600 people captured last time, a total of more than 2,500 prisoners, in fact, the Ming army did not need many fish, a few hundred people were enough.
Therefore, the Jinyi Wei secret agent was particularly decisive in interrogation, and they only asked: "Are you willing to cooperate with us to deceive the gate on the first floor of the fortress?" “
If you don't want to, drag it aside and cut it;
Those who hesitated dragged aside and cut down;
The eyeballs rolled wildly, and they dragged one side and cut them off;
The mouth agreed, but the face was unconvinced, and he dragged it aside and cut it;
Only those who nod their heads and agree without hesitation can escape!
For the safety of himself and his subordinates, he gave a very cold order to the interrogators: "If there is anything wrong with anything, kill!" “
That is to say, even if you nod your head without hesitation and agree, you may not be able to live, you can only say that you have escaped the first catastrophe, and there will be a more rigorous interrogation later, if there is a trace of wrongness, it is still one word: kill!
These carefully selected Jinyi Guard agents and special forces are all battle-hardened, and they will naturally not be soft when killing the enemy, but they also have a strange move, that is, they actually stripped the prisoner's clothes before killing.
Of course, this is not because they have any special habits, nor is it intended to intimidate the prisoners who are waiting for interrogation, but because they are disguising themselves as French soldiers in the back and performing tricks of foolishness.
After this interrogation, the remaining captives fell directly below four figures, leaving only nearly 800 people!
This number should be said to be more, not less.
From the perspective of the French army, there are too many soft eggs who are greedy for life and afraid of death.
This can't be blamed on these people, when people are really facing death, there will be more or less some people or things that they can't let go, heroic and righteous, and regard death as home, not everyone can do it.
From the perspective of the Ming army, escorting more than 800 people to the city gate is really a bit too much, and it is not easy to control at all.
You know, at that time, as long as one person suddenly turned against the water and shouted, it was over!
Fu Yunlong decided to screen again, and only select three hundred "honest and reliable" ones, as for the others, they will not be killed first.
The Ming army also suffered casualties in this ambush, although less than 100 were killed, but 500 or 600 people were wounded, and these people were naturally not suitable to participate in the sneak attack operation.
Fu Yunlong finally decided to take only four squadrons and 4,000 men and horses to sneak attack, and the Jinyi Wei instructor and the wounded special forces all stayed, leaving another two or three hundred people to assist them in guarding the remaining 500 prisoners.
If the sneak attack is successful, everyone will be happy, and if the sneak attack is not successful, then these people who remain will kill all the prisoners and go to the nearby friendly forces!
After arranging all this, it is approaching night, Fu Yunlong ordered all the 4,000 special forces who participated in the sneak attack to prepare the military uniforms of the French army, and if they are not enough, they will go to the corpses to pick them up, anyway, they are pretending to be a rout, and it doesn't matter if the clothes are dirty, torn, or even bloodstained, it is strange that the rout army should be dressed neatly.
After resting like this, Fu Yunlong was not in a hurry to take people to the sneak attack the next morning, he first ordered the special forces participating in the battle to change their clothes, and then put on makeup a little to try not to show flaws, and then called all the squadron leaders and squad leaders to hold a temporary combat meeting.
This sneak attack is also timely, if you run over early in the morning with people to pretend to be a rout, it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the defenders.
No matter where the rout army rushed back from, it was at least dozens of miles away from the fortress, that is to say, it would take at least more than an hour to run, otherwise the fortress might not be perceptible at all, if it ran over early in the morning, it proved that the rout army was in a hurry at night, and it was dark at night running in the mountains, why didn't you fall to death? It's no wonder if it doesn't arouse suspicion!
Fu Yunlong held a meeting, mainly to discuss the details of the sneak attack on the fortress with his squadron leader and squad leader, and when the time comes, it will be impossible to rush in 4,000 people at once, and then arrange tasks one by one, because when the time comes, as long as you shout at the enemy, you will know, these people are not speaking French at all, how can they be their own people!
Therefore, you can't give orders before rushing in, you have to arrange everything before you go.
For example, what if only one layer of the city gate is opened, how to act if the three layers of city gates are open, what is the specific responsibility of each squadron or even each squad, and so on.
Fu Yunlong specially drew a sketch of the fortress on the ground with a tree branch, discussed the detailed tactics with everyone, and arranged all the tasks of the team, and then announced the end of the meeting and prepared to set off.