"I still have hope. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Seeing the artillery on the opposite side, the infantry on the opposite side, the cavalry on the opposite side, and the flags of the Russian Gothic Empire on the opposite side fluttering, Nader Shah thought so to himself.

As long as you can survive today, as long as you can hold back the army of the Russian Gothic Empire for a day, as long as you can make Wilhelm von Hereford understand your strength, then you have a chance.

As long as this is the case, he will surrender, surrender, resolutely surrender, and after surrendering, it doesn't matter if he is a dog for the other party. Stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood. And in this battle, he was able to block the opponent's troops, and he was definitely able to make Wilhelm von Hereford look at him.

In this way, even if you surrender, you will definitely be able to win a relatively good condition.

At least, that's what the Shah thinks in his heart now.

"So, my future is bright. I have tomorrow! That's it, absolutely!" he thought to himself, one might even say shouting and roaring.

Of course, this kind of rant, shouted in the present situation, is actually no different from psychological suggestion, self-comfort. In fact, to put it simply, it is completely useless.

And this was fully manifested in the following wars - as it is now.

When hundreds of six-pounder bombs loaded with high-explosive munitions burst out, and then caused a series of explosions in the array on the opposite side, Nader Shah's thoughts, intentions, and desires on the opposite side were basically equivalent to a complete collapse.

The damage caused by high-explosive shells is actually not too much. In total, the number of people killed was probably only a few hundred, not less than a thousand.

As an artillery salvo, such a result is neither good nor bad, especially when the armed forces of your own army are superior, and the forces of the enemy on the opposite side are completely at a disadvantage.

What's more, the bastards are also lined up in a dense array. One or two are tight.

Such dense arrays were indeed quite important for the wars of the Middle Ages, and even for the wars of the early modern period.

Dense represents unity and discipline, and dense also represents firepower and morale. Therefore, although the dense gathering will also give the opponent's firepower a chance to attack their own troops intensively, but compared with the two, it is indeed more correct for the army to be dense.

Now, however, this "correct" idea, proven by the rapid development of weapons, is completely and utterly incorrect.

Just one round of artillery salvo can kill hundreds of soldiers, if the power of the artillery increases, or the speed of the artillery firing increases, then I am afraid that soon, these tens of thousands of soldiers will become cannon fodder.

They won't even leave corpses behind, and the violent explosion of large-caliber artillery and high explosives will turn these guys into ashes in an instant.

Very few troops were able to remain calm and calm under such terrible artillery bombardment.

Perhaps it is possible to say that a well-trained modern army can be an army that has been transformed into a World War I. After all, those madmen are perverts who can walk with machine guns in their heads.

But of course, the current army under the command of Nadir Shah has absolutely no way, it is impossible to reach that height.

So they panicked, confused, wailed and went crazy. Some of the guys were running aimlessly, while others dropped their weapons and looked at the sparse corpses in front of them that had been torn apart and torn by the artillery fire, their eyes straightened, and they looked like they were stupid.

Others, with a simple roar, launched a desperate charge in the direction of what they thought was their enemy, as if trying to get close to each other and then defeat them completely.

However, either possibility will not succeed.

Around Kandahar, the capital of Afghanistan, is a rare plateau, the terrain is relatively flat, suitable for cavalry combat, that is, in the Russian Gothic Empire expeditionary force, while the artillery roars, its infantry line composed of mounted infantry, and the two cuirassier regiments on both flanks as cover, have begun, slowly advancing towards the enemy on the opposite side.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it, damn it! Soldiers, cheer me up, the enemy, the enemy has attacked, hurry up and organize a defense, organize a defense!!"

Opposite, Nadir Shah yelled in frustration, hoping to regain the composure of his own soldiers in the chaos.

Of course, in addition to shouting, it was also possible to order officers of all ranks to appeal, and to order the Overseers of his most trusted Praetorian Guards to move forward and rehabilitate the soldiers by cutting off their heads.

It just didn't help, under such heavy artillery bombardment, no matter how hard Nadir Shah and his officers and generals tried, there was no way to restore the morale and combat effectiveness of even one army.

That's usually how things go.

Thanks to their efforts, the warriors of the Afshar tribe recovered a little morale and prepared to regroup, but at this critical moment, the opposing artillery bombarded them, and the soldiers fell back into confusion.

There are so many things like this that even the overseers, as well as the officers and generals, who were supposed to suppress the soldiers, have a strange mentality.

It was in this situation that the army of the Russian-Gothic Empire approached.

Unlike the vast majority of armies of this era. The Russian Gothic Empire's infantry-artillery coordination, or infantry-artillery coordination, was excellent. Unlike the armies of this era, the shelling usually stopped when the soldiers were advancing after the artillery bombardment. Instead, while the army is approaching, artillery fire is maintained to cover its own infantry and cavalry units.

The reason why the two choose very different tactics is that the armies of other countries usually do not have accurate enough artillery, and if the artillery fire is maintained while the army is advancing, the artillery will probably kill more of your own army than the enemy's army.

And the reason why William's army dared to play like this, in addition to the fact that William had a group of really excellent artillery and mathematical talents under his command, there was also a reason, that is, the artillery manufacturing technology of the Russian Gothic Empire far exceeded the imagination of other countries.

With the guidance of a person like William who was ahead of his time, the scientific and technological route of the Russian Gothic Empire hardly took any detours, and all the investments were the most worthwhile and correct.

The progress of science and technology will indeed lead to the progress of weapons and equipment, and the progress of weapons and equipment will lead to the upgrading of tactics, and the upgrading of tactics will change the traditional mode of warfare.

Anyone who can't adapt to this change will be completely eliminated by the times and become a loser, and Luthor will be talked about as an idiot, a foil for the winner.

"Of course, you can't be blamed for that. ”

At least for this moment, William, who was in control, was full of sympathy for the guy who served as his opponent, Nadir Shah, and his army of the Afshar tribe.

There is no way, there is no way, and of course there is no way.

They failed at the point of birth, their technology, their social organization was not up to the task of an industrial revolution. Moreover, they are too far away from the core of this industrial revolution to be completely affected by radiation.

In this case, no matter how hard they try, it will be useless.

It is even said that William believes that even if he loses this war, he will be driven away by them a little gray, and the final victory will definitely be the Russian Gothic Empire.

It's like the three Anglo-Afghan wars in the previous life. Despite unimaginable defeats and setbacks, in the end, it was the mighty United Kingdom of Britain, not the backwoods of Afghanistan, that won the war.

That's it.

Delightful. Seeing the army of the Russian Gothic Empire, as if crushing, killing and crushing those chaotic enemies, William's mood was naturally very pleasant. Artillery is extending its firing. At the same time, the two cuirassier regiments on both flanks were desperately attacking each other's flanks. It's like a knife cutting butter, and it's a smooth mess.

The elite troops, which are completely modernized, use the latest experimental weapons, the latest reloading rifles, and Minne bullets. The soldiers were able to shoot at a rate of five seconds.

Such a terrifying rate of fire was completely unimaginable before, and William's enemies had never tasted such a desperate dense accumulation of fire before.

If the artillery bombardment that preceded it had caused confusion and disappointment, and fear and hesitation, then the rapid, direct and effective firing of rifles at close range, 80 meters away, made them feel hopeless.

There is still a chance that the artillery will be shelled. The artillery power of this era is still limited, and there will be no such horror as in later generations, when rocket artillery washes the ground and destroys all enemies within a square kilometer in one go.

However, the accumulation of muskets is different, and under the bombardment of bullets from the cheats, there are very few guys who can be lucky enough to survive.

And the few who survived had to endure the bayonet charge that followed—fighting on the plains without cover, and firing muskets at close range, would be enough to crush or even annihilate the vast majority of the enemy.

It was only when attacking densely vegetated, rocky, or slightly fortified hills that the soldiers of the Russian Gothic Empire would pull out their grenades, which they had rarely used, and then throw them. After attacking the bunker, the musket shoots directly at the enemy who cannot be killed.

As a result, the grenade, which originally occupied a pivotal position in the army of the Russian Gothic Empire, became less important. Come to think of it, this is also a helpless thing. (To be continued.) )