Chapter 141: Steak Barbecue (Subscription Requested)
Without making Major General Pascal think about it, the soldiers in front of him were in a commotion. At the very front that he couldn't see, the soldiers dodged in both directions.
"Fire!"
The order from the officer caused the soldiers who had taken refuge in the two fields to pick up their guns and pull the trigger on the rushing herd.
"呯呯呯~"
A burst of gunfire rang out, killing several of the charging herd, but that didn't stop the herd.
Seeing this, the leading officer shouted in a hurry. "Keep firing, keep firing."
As for Major General Pascal, who was in the middle of the ranks, he never knew what was happening in front of him, and knew that a herald had arrived to report. "General, there's a herd of mad cows coming this way."
"What, what is the size of the herd?"
Faced with Major General Pascal's words, the herald informed him of what he had seen.
"How can a herd of cattle rush into the valley? They are ......"
Brigadier Zelos on the side was curious.
"We can't do that now, we have to find a way to stop the cattle from causing great damage to the team."
Major General Pascal, who was anxious, opened his mouth to interrupt Zeroth's words.
"If you want to stop these herds, you need fences or barriers, where are we going to look for these now?"
An officer next to him spoke up about his current concerns, but someone spoke up immediately. "You can shoot with a gun."
"The power of the gun is too small, you need to hit the vital point of the cow, and it is very difficult to hit the vital point of the cow."
An officer with a farm at home spoke out about the shortcomings of this approach.
"So what to do?"
Seeing that the officers were faced with this situation, some couldn't think of a good way. Major General Pascal, who was the commander, looked at the machine-gun carriage disguised as a grain and grass cart, thought about it and gave up.
Wait, carriage?
With an inspiration in his head, he immediately ordered, "Pull the carriage out and block the valley." ”
Seeing the officers' visibly stunned expressions, Pascal roared. "Quick, what are you doing in a daze, except for the gun truck and the ammunition truck, there is also this grain and grass truck, and other vehicles are pulled over."
Pascal refers to machine-gun wagons disguised as forage.
Following his order, the officers and soldiers found the backbone of the main body and immediately dragged all kinds of carriages over according to his order. This is also due to the fact that the march took into account various factors, and all the vehicles carried by them were more numerous, and it was not long before a large number of vehicles piled up together, blocking the valley tightly.
Of course, being able to give them so much time has a lot to do with the uneven terrain in the valley and the non-stop shooting of the soldiers in front.
The uneven terrain made it impossible for the cattle to run at a high speed, and the soldiers on both sides shot at the cattle, causing the cattle to suffer losses all the time, and these fallen cattle became obstacles.
However, in the end, there was still a lack of sufficient means to stop the herd, and the shooting of the soldiers in front could only reduce the size of the herd.
By the time the herd appeared in front of Pascal and the others, the charge of three or four hundred cattle was still very imposing.
"Shoot!"
This time, under Pascal's own command, the soldiers shot the insane cows through the barriers made by the wagons.
And in the face of the obstacle in front of them, the herd of cows that were crazy in pain crashed into it.
"Boom!"
A wagon loaded with tents was knocked headlong by a mad cow. However, the mad cow who crashed into the carriage also slowed down.
"Bang! Boom! Boom!! ”
The successive collisions knocked the set wagons to pieces, but this also stopped the forward of the herd.
However, although the striker stopped due to the obstruction of the vehicle, the cow who lost his mind in pain behind did not stop. Then another crash ensued, but this time it was a chaotic impact of the herd itself, and it stopped the herd.
And the Italian officers and soldiers took advantage of this opportunity to keep firing at these crowded cattle with their rifles. There are not many opportunities like this, you must know that the herd was mobile before, which was very unfavorable for shooting, but now it is squeezed into a ball, and it is much more efficient to hit a fixed target than a moving target.
However, although it was very cool to shoot the target like this, there were still some mad cows running around.
"Get out of the way!"
An officer shouted at a soldier who was actually firing at the herd.
And the soldier didn't know what was going on, and immediately felt his body soar into the air, and then a black bull with red eyes appeared in front of him.
"Ah~"
Only then did a scream come out of his mouth, but then he couldn't scream, and he fainted after falling to the ground.
Seeing that his comrades were hit by the mad bull without a sound, the angry soldier immediately aimed his rifle at the perpetrator.
"呯呯呯~"
After a burst of fire, the black bull was killed at the scene.
Of course, such a situation happened from time to time at the scene, but in the end, it was an animal, how could it be a human opponent, and in less than twenty minutes, all the cattle were killed.
It was only then that Major General Pascal re-ordered. "Treat the wounded immediately, count the losses, and send two more battalions to reinforce us, and we must ensure our safety."
As Major General Pascal gave orders one after another, the Italian officers and soldiers began to clean up the mess.
"General, what should we do with these cows?"
At this time, an officer rushed to inquire.
Seeing the dead cows that had made a mess of their army, Pascal said after spitting at the mouth. "Peel all these cows, and in the evening we prepare a steak for a barbecue."
At this time, Major General Pascal felt a little afraid, if the enemy attacked while his team was in disarray by the herd, he would be in danger.
Of course, the kind he said would require tens of thousands of people to attack, and as for the attack of several thousand, he was not afraid at all.
And it's a pity that Duke Harrell only has a few thousand harassing cavalry in his hands, because he is blocked out of the valley, so he only hears the sound of gunfire, and he doesn't know what's going on inside. Of course, he didn't have the idea of sending someone in to take a look, but the two battalions of Italian troops on the hill made him dismiss the idea.
If there are fewer people, it is useless, and if there are more, it will be the life of being surrounded, and a fool will go into the valley to see.
Well, the Duke of Harrell missed the best opportunity.
When the gunfire had subsided, he left with his troops. As for the result, there is no need to look at it, I believe that this attack of the herd caused the Italians to be dragged for a long time.
And inside the valley, Major General Pascal breathed a sigh of relief at the casualty figures in front of him. In this herd attack, the number of direct deaths was not large, only 57 people, but more than 300 people were injured.
In addition, because of the blockage of cattle, there was also a loss of supplies, but fortunately, the loss was not large.
By the time the troops were reready, the sun was already in the west.
So shortly after leaving the valley, Major General Pascal could only order the troops to rest. Although after a battle with the mad cow. But in the evening everyone laughed and laughed, and the aroma of beef wafted over the camp.
However, Major General Pascal, as the commander, has not rested, he is looking at the map.
"We were too slow today, but given the situation, we need to pick up the pace next."
At Major General Pascal's side, Colonel Zelos was also looking at the map. "The terrain we need to pass through next is even more difficult, whether to send troops to hold on first."
"This will not work, less is to send us to death, and more is to distract our strength. But even if this is the case, we must go on and try to reach the village of Alem tomorrow, so that we can be close enough to Mara. ”
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