"Damn Jacob, you shouldn't have let this mad dog be in charge." Albrecht said indignantly.

Jacob refers to Julius Jacob von Heineau, also known as the Arad Executioner, the Hyena of Brescia, and the Habsburg Tiger.

"Commander, what do we do now?" Count Buller von Stein, the number two man in the Legion, asked.

"What else can I do? Mr. Stein, we are responsible for the unexpected. There are no contingencies, so let's watch the play here. ”

Albrecht beckoned the cadets to come over.

"Find a place to sit down and watch carefully, the old times are coming to an end"

"Forward!" With a hoarse shout, the ranks of the Polish Restoration Army began to attack. The queue spreads out like a long snake.

The two main offensive formations of this era were the column and the horizontal formation, and the French once thwarted the princes of Europe with their column tactics.

The war of annihilation became the norm, which indirectly gave birth to the universal compulsory military service system. However, at this time, most of the officers of the Polish Restoration Army came from military schools in Prussian Poland, and they received a traditional Prussian education.

Therefore, most people still learn the tactics of Frederick's time, and the tactical innovation needs to wait until the second military reform of Wilhelm I, at this time Krasevitz's theory is not taken seriously.

Although "On War" is highly regarded in history, it was not actually taken seriously until the rise of Prussia in the late nineteenth century, under the strong recommendation of Moltke the Elder.

But only the Prussians took it seriously, the French did not accept the theory until World War II, and the Americans did not accept the term "people's war" until the Vietnam War.

Incidentally, Clausewitz died of cholera, and many other famous people died of cholera.

The main focus of the Scharnhorst's military reform was the streamlining of the organization and the conscription system, as well as the expansion of the officer body.

Therefore, although the Prussians ran a lot of military schools, the content of the class was still how Frederick the Great's horizontal tactics beat Russia, Austria, and the Gallic barbarians.

At this time, Prussian military education also had a very significant feature, that is, the extremely contemptuous role of artillery.

This was not reformed until the Austro-Prussian War was unilaterally beaten by Austrian artillery, and finally shined in the Franco-Prussian War, and at the same time made Krupp steel.

However, there is no absolute distinction between horizontal and column teams, but they must be determined according to the battlefield and their own conditions.

The advantage of the side-by-side tactic is that the personnel are more dispersed, and the rate of each individual being hit by guns is relatively low. Once the French column was hit by a shell, the scene could only be described as miserable.

In fact, the Austrian Empire usually used a horizontal formation, but it would be a mixture of skirmishers. In addition, the horizontal team can also give better play to the advantages of firepower and troops, and the disadvantages are also obvious, it is easy to be stuck in the terrain, easy to be overwhelmed by the flank cavalry, and the discipline requirements are higher.

If the Prussian army was on the battlefield at this time, then there was a high probability that it would advance as usual. However, the militia of the Polish Restoration Army was not so high-quality, and the distance between the front and back of the queue was nearly 100 meters in just one minute.

At this point, the officers of the Polish Restoration Army had to regroup in case of a sudden collapse after the exchange of fire. Colonel Limunta angrily banged on the battlements, bursting foul mouths.

"They're still not fighting!? What about physical education? Give me the gun! ”

The adjutant hurriedly handed over a special sniper rifle, and the soldiers around him felt that the commander was confused. At this time, the distance between the two sides is at least 600 meters, and at this time, a target that can hit a target 200 meters away can be called a sharpshooter.

As for the sniper scope, the improvement of the gunner is not as big as imagined, and the use of triple scopes can effectively greatly improve the shooting accuracy within 400 meters, but the firearm at this time is still relatively primitive, and once it exceeds 450 meters, the bullet will be greatly deflected.

Sometimes, however, a miracle is just a bit of luck and a cheeky face, and about 1.5 seconds later, a Polish Restoration Army officer who was counting the numbers fell to the ground, and the bullet pierced his left chest.

Seeing this, the surrounding militia fled, and there was a cheer from the battlements of the fort.

"Good marksmanship! The head of the regiment is amazing! The adjutant then sent a stiff fart, and the soldiers coaxed in unison.

Only Colonel Monta himself knew that he was actually aiming at the officer standing still next to him, but that didn't stop him from bragging about decompression.

"See? Brothers! As long as you train well, even if you can't compare to me, you can always kill people at a distance of 400 meters.

Listen, you don't have to be polite to the rebels to beat their officers. Kill these bastards with no sense of honor! ”

In fact, during this period, officers should not be shot, but against the rebels is generally acceptable.

Then there was a steady stream of gunfire on the wall, and as the guns rang out, people continued to fall in the ranks of the Polish Restoration Army.

"These damn maggots! Bastards with no sense of honor! How do they do it? ”

Burns Pock was an excellent graduate of the Prussian Military Academy, who had participated in two joint operations of the German Confederation, but was too low in rank to prove his talents.

So Burns Pock decided to join his classmates of Polish descent to make a career and prove his strength by fighting the commanders of the Austrian Empire.

However, the reality was that he was not valued at all as a Prussian in the Polish Restoration Army, and although he was given the rank of major, he was in charge of a company.

(The infantry company commander is usually a captain at this time.) ）

What made him even more depressed was that the Austrian side did not pay attention to martial arts at all, and actually shot and beat officers, which was really a bunch of despicable guys.

But what really made Pence Pock desperate was that the opponent could really hit it.

Although as a soldier, he has long had the consciousness of death, but it is too embarrassing to die before he sees the appearance of the enemy.

The other officers felt the same way, especially when the bullets were specifically aimed at the officers.

The emotions of the officers were quickly transmitted to the soldiers, and fearful feelings spread through the ranks.

Burns Pock knew that if he didn't do something about it, the army would be doomed.

"Do not be afraid! Listen! The opponent's firepower is weak! And there is only one reason to shoot at such a distance! That's what they're afraid of! The Austrians are afraid of us! ”

The officers naturally understood Pence Pocker's words, but the big-headed soldiers did not, and some said tremblingly.

"But they're shooting at us."

Burns Polk didn't bother to talk nonsense with these people, so he changed his mind.

"There are few of them! They only have a few dozen people at most with such firepower, and how many of us are people! Don't be afraid! Rush me! ”

At this time, the two sides were four hundred meters apart, which was theoretically too far for a charge. When they arrived at the place, they had no strength, but at this time, the officers of the Polish Restoration Army could not manage so much.

(End of chapter)