Chapter 261: Loss
A thin line about 15 kilometers long is slowly wriggling in the Caspe Forest, and there are huge floating hot air balloons in the sky.
General Dubos was having a headache, and now the route of the troops was extremely long, and if there was an attack at both ends in the middle, there would be no immediate reinforcements. And this happens from time to time.
He had no better way than to place a large number of mines around the troops along the line.
Undoubtedly, the speed of the march was greatly slowed down.
This is also the main reason why Dolly broke away from the army, and he wanted to destroy the camp of these elves according to the intelligence, and cut off their supplies at the root. so that they will not be able to continue to harass,
"The first squad is responsible for the rear flank, the second and third squads are responsible for the left and right flanks, and the fourth and fifth squads are in charge of the enemy head-on. ”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"Also, try to keep your distance. I'd rather let a few more go than be reckless. Yesterday, Aitch lost a squad because of this life, and was directly scolded by the brigade commander. I don't allow this kind of soldier under me, do you hear me?"
"Yes. ”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then fifty people quietly spread out around the elven camp, silently surrounding the unsuspecting elven soldiers.
On the watchtower, an elven soldier was looking around with a telescope from a sneak attack. A curious look at the baby. The reason why he took on the drudgery of standing guard was because he wanted to fiddle with the newfound telescope. However, in the jungle, the telescope's view distance will be blocked by tree branches, green leaves, and the field of view will become narrow.
A truly seasoned Scout never uses a telescope in the jungle, but this one is a rookie at the moment. Play is what interests him.
Then he would pay for his carelessness.
Bang –
The silence was broken by a crisp and loud gunshot.
The elves reacted quickly, and in the past few days, they were no strangers to this gunshot. Immediately began to quarrel with gunshots, and here counterattacked.
Then there were gunshots on the left and on the right. Apparently a large army of the enemy, not the time for the head iron. The elf immediately retreated.
Bang bang –
Gunfire rang out one after another.
Dolly dodges back and forth between the trunks, constantly moving forward while constantly firing behind the trunks. In this way, fifty men gradually closed the encirclement.
The elves find themselves surrounded, but the desire to survive trumps everything. Immediately they scattered in all directions, constantly moving between the branches. As soon as you stop, you will be locked by bullets.
"Surrender with your hands raised, surrender with your hands raised. ”
This group of elves should be thankful that they usually use the Rune language, otherwise if they can't understand the words of the infantry, the consequences may be very serious.
After tying up the captives, the camp was set on fire.
Fifty against a hundred, a beautiful battle of annihilation.
Fighting more with less has become the norm of the First Army, and excellent weapons, precise tactics, and tacit cooperation have made every soldier a sharp knife on the battlefield to pierce the heart of the enemy.
Dubos had apparently found a way to deal with elven guerrilla warfare, and the situation was beginning to stabilize. Most of the daily casualties are caused by complex and harsh environments.
Wayne can receive the battle reports of the first two days of the front line every day, which is already the limit speed of information communication. Before the advent of electromagnetic waves, the amount of communication information on the battlefield and the speed of information transmission were the key to restricting the combat effectiveness of the army.
Wayne also wanted to get a telegraph, but now that there was not even a basic theory of electromagnetism, how could he get it. If he put forward the theory of electromagnetism, it would have hit the confidence of later generations of scientists.
At present, the number of deaths in a fire is relatively high, and there are no casualties in normal times.
He had to admit that Kashuman was indeed worthy of the title of God of War, and set the battlefield in the jungle. The artillery on which Nolan's side relied so much had nowhere to play. At the same time, they use the constant use of temporary formations and training extremely poorly equipped armies to wear out their own side.
It can be said that it is the most suitable strategic policy for the elves at the moment.
But so what, the war has never been a comparison of the military talents of the two generals. The overall strength of the country is the decisive factor. Except, of course, the country of origin.
Eunica.
Erisa watched the steam engine, which she had not easily obtained, being moved to the steel mill, and she didn't even have time to see how it worked, but she had to watch the craftsmen disassemble it and throw it into the furnace.
Stuyard temporarily expanded the army, and the whole country was full of soldiers, young and old. The original equipment reserves were simply not enough, and steel was urgently needed to forge weapons.
She single-handedly built the steel mill in Unica, originally hoping to attack the Rune market, but it turned out that even Stuyard could not compete with it. In addition to the continuous development of Nolan's steelmaking technology, the fundamental reason is that she is the only one who wants to run an industry.
Everyone can rely on the mining industry to make a good living, why spend money to throw it into industry. This is the consensus of all elves. The environment is like this, even if she has the heart, she is powerless.
Now Erisha is pessimistic about this war, and it is natural to lose, so what if she wins. Blowing up all the roads between the cities, and waiting for them to repair it is unknown how long it will take, but it will certainly not be short. Moreover, Stuyad threw almost all of his youth into the battlefield, which would inevitably lead to a significant reduction in the originally small population of Stuyard. So even if he wins, it's a miserable victory, and Stuyard is badly damaged, and how many years will it take to recover?
And Wayne only paid the price of hundreds of thousands of troops at most, although heavy, but not deadly. He will be able to recover in a few years. And Stuyard may not be able to eat this army of more than 100,000 people.
From the very beginning of the war they lost!
The Council of Elders didn't think so.
Looking at the battle report from the front line, I was overjoyed.
Kashoman's strategy worked!
The enemy's advance slowed down significantly, and they no longer had to worry about being captured as soon as they woke up. The best record is a single fire that kills hundreds of enemies.
"Kashuman is worthy of our Stuyad god of war, and the situation is exactly what he expected. ”
Laru said with a smile.
"That Wayne is too arrogant, let him be in trouble now. It is estimated that he is about to explode now, deflated, really deflated. No, I'm going to tell Eri Yarn the news. Let him know that his father won the battle. ”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
According to the loss of intelligence, they will win if they continue to fight like this. In fact, it was the opposite, because they had the battle report from ten days ago. Originally, Stuyard's messenger was complicated and bloated. In addition, Kashoman is located in a deep forest. All of this has led to a significant delay in the message of the Presbyterian Church.
At this time, Kashuman was already in a headache, and the enemy immediately changed his forward strategy. Many of the bases have lost their news, and they don't need to investigate to know that they were terminated.
The casualty toll has skyrocketed.
His means of reconnaissance were scarce, and an enemy hot air balloon could see all their camps clearly. There is simply nowhere to hide.