"Poor people, poor people...... I've given up the musket salvo and just wants to charge...... But...... Is this kind of physical strength really okay?" thought to William. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info looked at the Visigothic Expeditionary Force soldiers with excited faces and trotting all the way over, slightly tired. I couldn't help but shake my head.

"Hell is not just a cannon. ”

Yes, the throwing of grenades, despite its contribution to the rise of the Hereford family, has also attracted the attention of a part of military scientists. But that's about it. The outside world is not too clear about the armament situation of the Hereford family. At the same time, empiricism also made them somewhat dismissive of the Hereford family, the army of the rising family.

The vast majority of stubborn-minded people still attribute the reasons for the repeated victories of the Hereford family to the commanding skills of the two famous generals of the Hereford family, Otto and William. And neither the mass armament of flintlock muskets, throwing grenades, hussars, hussars, nor new artillery did not attract the attention of these people.

Deployed by William on the front line of the defensive line, the three most elite chasseur companies of the White Legion. Equipped with front-loading rifled guns, their lethality is stronger than that of ordinary White Legionnaires - so when the soldiers of the Visigothic Expeditionary Force entered within a hundred meters of the White Legion's defensive position, they encountered not only the last wave of shotgun bombardment from artillery, but also three companies of elite chasseurs that were inconspicuous, but more accurate and more deadly!

After such a "welcome", the first infantry regiment, sent by Count Rochambeau, for a "probing", had already lost more than fifty percent of its losses after artillery strikes, shotgun strikes, and shots from hunting companies. Under these circumstances, the morale of the expeditionary force was almost completely lost. Because the commander of the infantry regiment was killed. So the order was given by the deputy head of the regiment. The remnants of the infantry regiment dispersed and broke away from the battle.

These dejected soldiers scattered, and one by one, they broke away from the battlefield along the gaps in the phalanxes of the following troops.

At this point, the first expeditionary force formation that "withdrew" from this war appeared.

The follow-up troops of the Visigothic Expeditionary Force, ignoring the defeat of these dejected remnants, stepped on their corpses and continued to advance. They were more numerous and more numerous, so fewer died under artillery fire - which allowed them to survive another round of shotgun fire and a round of rifled gun accuracy.

In fact, some of the artillerymen, who were too nervous or underloaded, simply failed to fire this round of shotguns. This gave the expeditionary force an even more delusional impression.

It is about to enter the melee and hand-to-hand combat phase.

But no.

Within seventy meters, the White Regiment, an infantry regiment deployed in the first array, fifteen hundred flintlock muskets opened fire - the already loaded flintlock musketeers pulled the trigger and fired buckshots. According to the standards of infantry conduct, three-stage fire was used, and a fire strike was formed at a distance of 70 meters - and then a new round of fire strikes was formed within a range of 50 meters.

These fires, together with the firepower of the smoothbore gunners of some companies of the expeditionary force on the opposite side, weaved a rain of fire in mid-air. With the crisp sound of gunfire - fifteen hundred flintlock men, and less than five hundred arquebusiers fired. Once again, a new, and even more hideous gap appeared in the phalanx of the expeditionary forces.

On the other hand, under the cover of part of the breastwork, the opponent trotted all the way, rushed over, and then fired a round of attacks in a panic, which did not have any effect.

Two to one. The White Legion fired two rounds in a salvo, while the opposing side fired only one. At the same time, the White Army had more than three times as many muskets as the opposing side. In the second round of firing, three hundred rifled guns from the Chasseur Company were added.

The results of this round of shooting can be imagined. In front of the White Legion line of the Hereford family, there were hundreds of fresh, steaming corpses, and wounded soldiers lying in pools of blood groaning loudly.

"Damn, I wouldn't have stopped if I had known!"

This was the voice of almost all the regiments and soldiers of the Visigothic Expeditionary Force. They unconsciously had the mistaken feeling that they would be able to win in close combat - of course, in a sense, they were not mistaken, that the super-long spear had the advantage of attack range, and that it was indeed superior to the bayonet gun in close combat......

It's just a pity that there's a premise here, and that's if they can get into melee range.

Thirty meters, the Hereford family's signature attack weapon, a wooden-handled grenade, formed a new barrage in the air. The fuse has been improved, the use of a pull wire, instead of a grenade ignited by an open flame, has been enhanced, both for storage and use.

Of course, the lethality has not changed either.

Within thirty meters, grenade fragments tore through countless pathetic human shells. The infantry regiments of the second wave of the expeditionary force were put into battle, and the casualty rate exceeded sixty-five percent. After this, they were greeted by the bayonet charge of 1,800 soldiers of Hereford's First Front.

It's a breeze, it's a breeze. Artillery, bullets and grenades shredded not only the opponent's body, but also the more important formation, and more importantly, the desire and hope for victory.

Morale, desire to fight...... The expeditionary force, with heavy casualties, could barely stand on its feet.

They were surrounded by corpses of robes torn to shreds by the dense fire of the Hereford family, or mutilated corpses. In front of them, the White Legion, armed with bayonets, roared and charged.

In this case, running away is better than fighting.

So, the remnants of the two infantry regiments of the expeditionary force wailed, dropped their spears or muskets, turned around, and fled with a crawl.

Some officers shouted in vain, trying to stabilize them, some brave...... Or the crazy people, who stay where they are, want to keep fighting.

Eventually, however, the officers and soldiers were outnumbered and easily wiped out by the White Legion. The soldiers who left them behind and escaped, most of them were lucky enough to survive.

That's why the White Army is doing this. It's not just that these remnants of the army are used to demoralize the expeditionary force, spread defeatism, and make them "smarter". What's more, the third wave of the opponent's attack has arrived again.

"Grenades!" This time, the soldiers of the White Regiment, who did not retreat behind the breastwork, and the infantry regiment commander, who had received military academy education, immediately thought of the tactic that was most suitable for the present situation - after another wave of grenade bombardment, the infantry regiment and the churser company, nearly 1,800 soldiers, rushed into the third wave of the enemy array.

-- The infantry of the two regiments in this wave did not withstand much artillery bombardment, nor did they withstand the accurate fire of musket salvos, shotguns and rifled guns. With a death rate of less than 20%, they still retain almost all of their combat effectiveness. In this case, a round of grenades will not be able to crush them.

"But to break their formation, that's enough. William put down his binoculars, and said—

After the formation was destroyed, the infantry of the expeditionary force, armed with 4.8 meters or even 6 meters long, could not compete with the infantry of the White Regiment armed with 2.3 meters of bayonet guns - in the chaos of battle, the excessive length of weapons was the ultimate reason for their defeat. After breaking the formation, the infantry of both sides could fight face to face, and the distance between them was usually only about a meter. In this case, in addition to getting in the way, the extra-long gun is still in the way-

"Damn! bastard!"

Count Rochambeau shouted angrily. Completely gone, the so-called reserve of the old nobles of the Old Continent - his super pikemen are invincible when they form an array, but they are extremely vulnerable in the chaos of war. In the first stage of contact between the two sides, many of the ultra-long pikemen were knocked to the ground by the infantry spears of the White Legion before they could react.

And in the ensuing battles, these guys who wield super-long spears and get in the way are often no match for the White Legion infantry, being impaled, impaled, impaled - both are equipped with cuirass, which protects the torso. In this case, a more flexible bayonet gun "score" is likely to be higher.

Quite a few clever pikemen either hold the front of the barrel - but then the pikes can't keep their balance - because the total amount of counterweight balls in the back makes the pikes lightweight.

There were also some pikemen who simply dropped their spears and drew their swords at their waists. Their results were slightly better, but not much better - for the sword, as a one-handed weapon, had a short range of attack, making it very unsuitable for fighting with bayonets and guns.

Under these circumstances, the third wave of the Visigothic expeditionary force was quickly defeated again...... Although they were slightly better than the three infantry regiments in front of them, they resisted longer and killed some of the White Legionnaires...... But, to be honest, it's really useless.

The third wave of the Visigothic expeditionary force was defeated. So far, the first line of defense of the Hereford family has lost less than two hundred, but it has repelled the attack of five regiments and more than seven thousand five thousand Visigothic troops.

After shouting loudly, the soldiers quickly retreated behind the paramichia. Then, on William's orders, he quickly moved to the rear of the second line of defense, where he took up a new infantry regiment of the White Legion. All artillery and heavy weapons were transferred without any losses.

In this way, the Visigothic expeditionary force, having paid a heavy price, was left with only an empty line of defense. In front of them was a brand new line of defense of basically the same size, one hundred and fifty meters away.

Looking at this line of defense, from Count Rochambeau downward, all the officers and soldiers of the Visigothic expeditionary only felt a burst of weakness.