However, in the face of suspicion, Captain Maria did not say anything. She just urged everyone to continue the march and hurry to seize the target position. Although some people are very dissatisfied, they have been living together and training together for a long time, so that they are accustomed to maintaining good discipline, and they still follow orders and move forward quickly.

As they approached the neighborhood, they noticed that someone had also made it to the area. A group of people were wandering the streets, kicking in the door, and when they found a room to enter, they rushed in and rummaged through it with great fanfare.

They don't seem to have a clear organization, and they don't know which political force they belong to - it's clear that this is a group of thieves who have gathered spontaneously to plunder simply by taking advantage of the chaos.

Along the way, they have already met several groups of such people. In the entire Dongcheng District, almost all of them are there. However, they did not have time to determine the origin of these people. Although it may seem vicious, as long as other more regular military forces enter the field, these thugs will quickly "melt" like the thin snow a few days ago.

After the two sides encountered, the leader of the squad shouted at them and ordered them to drop their belongings and leave. But when they heard the voice of a woman, they were not only not afraid, but they all shouted and screamed, shouting foul language, brandishing their weapons, and rushing towards them.

The team leader stretched out his hand and waved, and the nuns in front immediately retreated to the side, and the people behind also followed, and the two teams quickly turned into horizontal teams, blocking the intersection. The street was not long, and a round of gunfire rang out, and almost all the robbers on the street fell to the ground. The nuns in the front row took a step back and began to reload, and the people in the back rushed out with long and short weapons to dispose of the enemies who were not yet dead.

The rest of the robbers were all hiding in the house, not daring to come out, and a group of nuns immediately blocked the exit with spears, and someone took out a bag, lit it, and threw it in. The mixture in the bag burns, releasing a pungent sulphur smoke. The people in the room coughed and fled in a hurry, and they stabbed them down one by one.

Soon, the enemies here were cleared, and the enemies in the distance were already frightened and scattered. The nuns of the rear team immediately began to check the terrain, determine the location of the battle and the route of advance and retreat.

"Good fight." Captain Maria nodded and praised, "Cynthia, you react the fastest, I'll record it." ”

The team leader, who was at the front of the team and was the first to come into contact with the enemy, smiled shyly at her. However, the other captain behind him snorted, looking a little unhappy.

"What's wrong with you, Cornelia." Captain Maria said helplessly, "Didn't I ask you to lead people to seize the high place, why didn't you move?" ”

"My people are surveying, and I will come to the back of the temple." Cornelia took off the helmet with the red logo angrily and wiped the sweat from her forehead: "In this way, when the battle is fought later, it will be easier for me to pursue, lest everyone run away again and fight in vain." ”

"Nope." Captain Maria categorically refused: "If you want to fight, protect your teammates, don't think about how to kill every day." Get back! ”

Immediately, she shouted to everyone: "Listen up! Remember our principle that when defending, two people go against one; When attacking, teams of four against one person. ”

"Encountering an enemy twenty paces away, shoot with a musket; The enemy came within twenty paces, spears and halberds came forward. If the group is not large enough, stand back and find another group to assemble. The number of the squad is not enough, so they retreat and find other squads to assemble. The total number of people is not enough, so take advantage of the terrain to retreat, and do not easily melee with the enemy when they are still sharp. Did you hear it all? ”

"I heard you!" The surrounding nuns responded.

"You're still too cowardly, Captain." Cornelia whispered.

"That's because I've seen real fights." Captain Maria replied: "A common tactic of the Poles is to pretend to be repulsed by fire. ”

"In order to quickly capture a village, they will not hesitate to drive hundreds of unarmed bandits and outcasts, brave the fire of the guards, and launch a useless charge to the death, in order to let us see their rout. When you think you're really strong and have defeated them, it's time to go out in pursuit, they'll turn around and rush and wipe you all out. ”

"The horsemanship of the Polish cavalry is very good, not inferior to those cavalry from the steppe, and some veterans can cut the neck guard of the chain mail with a single blow. Find a thatched bush a little higher, and they will be able to lie there with men and horses until nightfall. Some cavalry detachments, hiding during the day and operating at night, for days on end, came to bypass the scouts on the border. ”

"And those bandits - in the lower reaches of the Dnieper, just look for a river and find these people in it. They can hide in a forest for days, not afraid of hunger and cold, and they are bent on grabbing something. ”

"The poorly guarded villages on the second line, the caravans transporting supplies, and the post stations and warehouses of the government are all the targets of their infiltration and attack. Even those who rushed to support could be ambushed if they left too quickly. ”

"The fighting on the border is so brutal that veterans of many years can accidentally capsize in the gutter. The veteran centurion of the front-line reclamation has a common nickname called 'Lucky Man', because almost everyone who survives to get the senior title has survived the raid more than once. ”

"Her Majesty told you that I am an experienced squad commander, but I am actually just a deserter. Many of my brothers and sisters died on the front lines, and I am still hiding in the monastery of the capital, because the Queen Mother told me that you are like her children, and that I should try to keep you alive as much as possible. ”

"But our situation, I know very well. This set of tactics I designed is also based on my experience over the years, based on the analysis I have done my best, and has been approved by Her Majesty the Queen Mother, so I will teach you. ”

"Our enemies are not just these city gangsters. There is information on the surface that some thieves may be the family members of certain forces. Many of them had qualifications in the regular army, were strong, fierce, well-trained men, and operated in formations. In our current situation, these people are dangerous opponents, and we can't fight them hard unless it's a perfect situation. Otherwise, our losses will be unacceptably large. ”

"But we're not weak." Cornelia said unwillingly, "Haven't we trained for so many years just to have the opportunity we have today? They are regular soldiers, but we are more elite soldiers who have been trained since childhood! I don't believe it, I'm not as good as those men. ”

Captain Maria gave her a serious look.

"You have to come to terms with reality, Sister Cornelia. I know that you are talented and have high martial arts, and the Queen Mother often praises you to me. But I still have to tell you that on the battlefield, women are just inferior to men. ”

"War is extremely realistic. On weekdays, in the villages, in the congregation, people will not ask too much of you because you are a woman. But on the battlefield, no one would do that. Unqualified people, young and old, will be eliminated without mercy by the huge and merciless machine of war. ”

"You have muskets and armor, but so do the men who are in charge. You have divine grace within you that can make you more capable of fighting than ordinary people, but those men also have it. Surpassing your sisters in martial arts isn't a reason for you to be proud, Sister Cornelia. ”

"Moreover, I don't just have to take care of you - I was entrusted with the task of commanding this team by the Queen Mother, and my arrangements must consider the safety of all sisters, not let everyone accompany you and take unnecessary risks together in order for you to have a good time."

When she said this, she paused, looked at the silent Cornelia, reached out and snatched her helmet, buckled her up, and said to the crowd as she fastened it.

"Sisters, war is cruel. It is especially cruel for a woman who has the heart to resist. That's why we train for long periods of time – we have to work harder than men, be more disciplined than them, and delve into tactics and weapons more seriously than they do in order to come back on the battlefield. ”

"Why did I choose this musket for you? It's because the last time I went to Sophia Cathedral, I specifically asked Guo Gongzi to pick out this kind of firearm with better accuracy, range and weight from a pile of firearms they tested. I hope that we will be able to launch a salvo of equal effectiveness in advance of the position of fire that ordinary soldiers are accustomed to, at a greater distance than the usual soldiers, so that their impact can be reduced. ”

"Why do I have to let you fight in formation? Because with the exception of Cornelia, our average strength is inferior to that of ordinary trained legionnaires. ”

"The tactics of the legions were accustomed to opening up a slightly looser formation and leaving room for everyone to fight, rather than huddled together with spears as most European soldiers do. Because their overall quality was much higher than that of most infantry in Europe, they called this line of thought 'scatter and fight', which seemed to be more sparse, but could make the most of each and every fighting weapon, while still gaining a wider front to suppress the enemy. But if we fight like this, will we be able to gain an advantage in one-on-one combat? ”

"So, unlike that way of thinking, I want you to think differently and fight as a group, not alone. Through organization and training, we can deal with an enemy as a small group. Moreover, most of our battles are estimated to be in the cities, and the enemies we will deal with are not thousands or hundreds of armies. In this case, a small-scale group is also more beneficial. ”

"I've heard that martial arts is the skill of training to make the short ones as close as possible to the tall ones; Tactics are the techniques that make mediocre people as close as possible to heroes through training. To put it bluntly, these are the tricks of the weak. ”

"I know it's going to make some sisters uncomfortable to say that. But with this technique, there is no shame. Back then, the dwarf Romans used these techniques to defeat the taller and more barbarian barbarians, is this something shameless to say? On the contrary, it is their pride. ”

But on the other hand, if you don't even know your own strengths and weaknesses and refuse to admit them, how can you use your strengths and avoid weaknesses to defeat the enemy? I hope you will think more about it in the future. ”

"If anyone is dissatisfied with my command, you can report to the Queen Mother after the war and cancel my appointment. But until then, I need you to obey orders. Now, everyone, get back to your place at once! She shouted.

This time, the nuns did not express any further objections and left quickly in silence.

After half an hour, there were some people in armor, passing by here and there. They were keenly aware of the corpses on the street and came to check them out. Captain Maria gave no orders, and the nuns hid behind the corner of the street and did not come out.

Soon, the men turned and returned, as if looking for someone to report the situation. And the main force of this group of people seems to be busy on the road, not caring so much, and still continuing to march.

When they were more than halfway through the procession, Captain Maria beckoned, walked out of the street with a standard-bearer and an attendant, and shouted to the end of the line: "In the name of the Queen Mother, we are ordered to maintain order, who are you and whose orders are you on?" ”

The men saw several women follow, and they exchanged ears for a moment. But soon, a man who appeared to be an officer returned to the back of the line, looked at the flag behind her, and replied loudly: "We were sent by the second master Shi to help in the war, and we want to help put down the rebellion." ”

"Ping who?" Captain Maria asked.

"Someone is besieging Master Wang's house, we are going to relieve the siege." The man replied, "Tell the Queen Mother." We were in a hurry and went first. ”

"No, the Queen Mother has an order to all military forces to obey the unified deployment, so as not to unify the chaotic war, suffer heavy losses, and let the enemy go." Captain Maria said: "We were also ordered to put down the rebellion. Now obey our commandment, and go first to the square on the east side and wait. ”

"This is a family affair of our historians." The officer had no choice but to say: "Although it's a shame, I have to tell my grandmother that the one who led the rebellion was Shi Huizhen, who defected from our house a few years ago." We're going to clean up the portal now, and we're going to have to do it once. ”

As he spoke, he retreated into the crowd and was about to take the people away.

Captain Maria waved her hand, and two small groups of nuns on the corner stepped out and set up their muskets.

"You can't leave today." She said.

The other party also reacted quickly, seeing their posture, some people laughed a few times with disdain, while more people had already entered the combat state, picked up their weapons and prepared to fight back. However, the nuns were better positioned and moved faster, and before they could turn around, they were subjected to a volley.

The soldiers on the periphery fell in a circle, and the rest immediately rushed over. But the nuns quickly withdrew. The officers did not have time to command, and most of the soldiers followed to the street entrance.

Here they were fired at once from three directions. A group of nuns blocked the middle of the road and began to evacuate with the same volley. The enemy at the back had already turned after them, and seeing that they were far behind, the nuns in the street immediately turned back and formed a formation, and resisted the fastest men, and knocked them down with all their hands and feet.

The other party obviously also found out that the situation was wrong. Now it's dark and rumbling, and I can't see how many ambushes there are around. The women looked really trained, and they didn't know what the situation was. In this case, it is obviously not good to storm the building, and even if it can be taken, the rest of the people may not be enough to complete the task.

This time, the officer in command was much calmer than the enemy leader last time, gritted his teeth, threw away a piece of corpse, and quickly retreated, not continuing to go deeper into the trap.

Captain Maria immediately arranged for everyone to leave, change places, and intercept the enemy.

At this time, there was a tremor in the distance, and I don't know what exploded or how it was done. Captain Maria leaned against the wall, frowning as she thought about tactics, not bothering to pay attention.

Moments later, though, a young nun from the defender came running.

"Captain, there's someone over there, too!" She stretched out her finger and shouted, "This time, they said that they are here to support Guo Gongzi." ”

"Good!" Captain Maria was relieved: "Finally, there are other reinforcements. How many cents are there for them? ”

"Uh...... Four people came......" said the nun, with some embarrassment.

“？”

"The leader said that his name was Qiao Feng, and he had also met the Queen Mother. I don't know if you know him......"

Captain Maria wiped her sweat.

"Well, it's better than nothing, call them over." She said helplessly.

In the past two days, we have literally pulled, and everyone must pay attention to food hygiene......

(End of chapter)