Chapter 12: The Battle of the Canal Zone
readx;? And then things went the way General Leopold had intended. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Here, William is also somewhat lax...... Perhaps William felt that he was prestigious enough to be able to intimidate his enemies. After he appeared, it was impossible for the enemy to take the initiative to attack, so he was a little lax.
Even William thought so, let alone the others below, and the garrison general of the canal area breathed a sigh of relief - thank goodness he was alive. His Majesty the Emperor led the main army over, and Nicolesia sat back and relaxed, and all the young people would die. In this way, the Canal Zone will not be captured, and he will not be clicked off by the emperor for dereliction of duty or something because he lost the Canal Zone.
"Yes yes, then it's completely fine, it's completely fine, it's all right, hahahahaha! Celebrate, must celebrate. Everything was saved...... It's a bit of a shame to lose the western part of Nirosia without engaging the enemy head-on - but it's a relatively trivial matter!
As long as the canal is still there, then nothing is a problem. I will only be reprimanded by His Majesty for two sentences at most. If Your Majesty is not happy, then most of my garrison general will not be able to do it anymore.
But even so, with so many years of savings, I was happy enough to spend the second half of my life...... However, the garrison general in the canal area is really a fat job, and if I could, I would really like to do it for a few more years...... Is there any way to make His Majesty understand what I am capable of......?"
The garrison general thought carefully and diligently. It turned out that he really came up with a solution.
"By the way, if I attack the enemy now, the other party will surely collapse easily, right? What a hero, Your Majesty. After hearing the news that His Majesty is here, does the other party still have the confidence to fight against us? In this way, those guys will definitely be scared out, and then a victory will be easily obtained......
As long as there is a foundation for this victory, then I can also have something to say in front of His Majesty. When the time comes, for my sake, Your Majesty will definitely open the net. Ahahahaha...... That's it!"
I thought so in my heart. The general immediately moved as fast as he could, and then delivered orders to his soldiers as quickly as he could.
The soldiers who also felt that the morale of the soldiers who had been greatly boosted by the emperor and the arrival of the main army were somewhat strange, but they still understood the general's order for the first time. After this, the army crossed the canal as fast as it could, then continued westward, and then ...... rushed headlong into the Visigothic army opposite.
Both armies marched on the march. The two commanders are also well-versed in the art of war, and they believe that fighting a war requires high speed and speed.
So for the first time after the two armies met, neither side took the other side seriously.
"Destroy the enemy's light cavalry quickly, and move on. ”
"It's hard to imagine that the other side left an army on the west bank of the canal. But it doesn't matter, hurry up and annihilate them, and move on. ”
Neither side took the other seriously for the first time, and then gave a similar order - after which the light cavalry of both sides was slaughtered as fast as they could. Immediately after that, the forward troops of both sides continued to move forward regardless of the fact that when they reached the place, they naturally spotted the enemy opposite them. After a brief moment of panic, both sides turned their marching columns into horizontal formations as fast as they could, and then began to attack with musket volleys.
To illustrate at this point. The army of the Russian Gothic Empire is certainly the first in the world, and the title of the first power in the army is not in vain - but the first in the world, according to the second-line garrison, it is quite watery. At the same time, the expeditionary force of the Visigothic Republic is an elite force composed of elite generals from various legions, and its quality is better than the average quality of the Visigothic Republican ** team.
Once the two sides go back and forth, this level is basically leveled, which is basically equivalent to reciprocal.
In this case, the reaction of the commanders of both sides, as well as the reaction speed of the soldiers of both sides, is also essentially the same. There was also basically no difference in the speed of the tactical movements of the troops on both sides from column to column, so much so that the losses of the troops on both sides were similar in the first round of firing -
Next, the Russian Gothic Army's army acted strictly according to tactical drills, and the Visigoths, although they did not have that kind of thing, still understood the essence of war.
The commanders of both sides did not put all the companies in the middle of the front. Instead, the various companies were rounded to the left and right flanks, hoping to form a wider frontal line than the other side, and then achieve the tactical effect of two sides and three sides.
It's just a pity that because the four ways of the commanders on both sides are basically the same, the soldiers on both sides move the same. So much so that what happened to the troops on both sides was basically the same next.
The front lines of both sides are getting longer and longer. Eventually, more and more troops from both sides were involved in the fighting. All kinds of howitzers and cannons were also transported to the front line - of course, this is a situation that only happens in the plains. More often than not, when the two sides meet in the dunes, in the hills and other terrain, it is too late to launch a battle formation to shoot at each other.
Next, all the two sides have to do is roar, put on the bayonet and waaagh at the other party, and then let the other party understand that they are not vegetarians.
It was in this situation that the canal garrison corps of the Russian Gothic Empire and the Visigothic expeditionary force inexplicably launched a large-scale encounter. The guns are going back and forth, and the fight is so lively.
However,
That being said, it was the Visigothic expeditionary force that had the upper hand in this war - if nothing else, but because General Leopold had four legions and a separate cavalry brigade. More than four times the strength of the Canal Corps.
Although more than 50 percent of these forces were poorly equipped local legions, even so, they were still very effective - especially when fighting the armies of the Russian Gothic Empire.
These guys were against the rule of the Empire, and in fact quite a few of them had enmity with the Russian Gothic Empire. This led to their extreme efforts in the face of the armies of the Russian Gothic Empire. Although the weapons and equipment in their hands are quite rudimentary, in the process of close combat, these guys can still use the weapons and equipment in their hands to play a lot of role - although more often they are beaten by the bayonet skills of the Russian Gothic Empire, and the blood is flowing like a river.
This encounter between the two sides lasted for two days in one go. The commanders on both sides were rather agitated. At this moment, of course, the commanders of both sides understood that they were not encountering a small force of the enemy, but the main force of the enemy.
Of course, General Leopold did not understand whether he was encountering the enemy's main force or the enemy's division, and even said that perhaps it was Wilhelm von Hereford, Emperor of the Gothic Empire of Russia, who was now facing his own troops.
The thought of this possibility brought a great emotion over him—though General Leopold himself understood that it was not too likely. But even if it's not too big, it's still possible, isn't it?
He was excited by it, and he was terrified by it. Regardless, he felt like he was going to give it his all......
And so on the third day, the Russian Gothic Empire's canal garrison was finally unable to support it - the opposing army was four times their size, and in terms of quality, twice as many troops as they were.
In this case, it would be a fantasy if they could win again.
In a very exhausted condition, the defense line of the canal garrison corps was breached, and then there was a one-sided massacre. The garrison corps of the Russian Gothic Empire, at this moment, finally revealed the essence of their second-line troops, lacking resilience. At the same time, the garrison general also proved that he was a model of incompetence and exhaustion of the three armies.
Tactics of retreat that were not worked out were good enough. Just take care of your own life. After the army showed signs of collapse, the general of our garrison immediately abandoned the army and turned around and ran.
This is the real reason why the entire army collapsed in an instant.
To make matters worse, the garrison general did not burn, or rather collect, the ferries on the shore on the way to retreat, so that the Visigothic expeditionary force did not stop after chasing them to the banks of the canal, but used them to cross the canal, and then completely occupied the entire canal zone.
In this way, the garrison general ran eastward for hundreds of miles in one breath before he ran headlong into the vanguard of the Russian Gothic Expeditionary Force.
When he saw these vanguard troops with unkind faces, looking at him with the eyes of a dead man, the little feeling that the garrison general had just produced and seeing his relatives all disappeared.
A sense of fear instantly enveloped the whole body.
It was only then that he suddenly realized what he had done.
"What a bastard. ”
Even though William was over thirty years old and much better in temperament and spirit, he couldn't help but smash the table after hearing the news - after smashing a sturdy and expensive piece of furniture with a fist, he signed an arrest warrant as soon as possible.
Although this seems to many people to be redundant. But William insisted on doing so. insisted on court-martials, insisted on using this "legal" means to get this guy to die - although there is no doubt that there was no other way for this guy to be court-martialed than to be shot -
In this regard, the laws of the Russian Gothic Empire were at the forefront of the world. The Russian Gothic Empire has abolished the messy, varied death penalty, the dismemberment of horses, the beheading, and the guillotine, all of which should be shot. In this regard, it can be regarded as an example of civilization. It is also a concrete embodiment of the legal advancement of the Russian Gothic Empire.
Of course, this was all before - in fact, although during this period William was fond of boasting about his country's political, economic, cultural, and legal progressiveness. But this moment is the exception. At this moment, William really wished that the laws of his country were a little backward and a little more barbaric.
Those legendary inhumane harsh laws can't be consumed without abolishing them or anything, because then he can use all the harsh laws on this scumbag garrison general.
Even so, there was no way to soothe him. But at least, at least, it can make William a little better.
It's just a little bit though.
That's pretty much it. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it at all, even William didn't expect things to change so strangely. (To be continued.) )