Chapter 69: The Killing of the Silent Night

The three company commanders charged forward with thirty soldiers, which was undoubtedly a risky act. If these three company commanders were killed at the same time, it would undoubtedly form a fault line for middle-level commanders.

But Hal couldn't take care of that, and all he thought was, "A good commander should lead by example." Just like Tsuneishi, the deputy commander of the People's Salvation Army, he rushes to the front in everything. ”

Thirty warriors swam across a moat more than five meters wide, which was difficult to dig but easy to swim through. No one in this world, except for magicians, has dealt with such a river full of crocodiles. However, science and technology are power, and Qingling has electricity.

On the other side of the river itself, there is a squad of about ten people guarding the drawbridge. But the town of Chel is located in the hinterland of the kingdom, even if the veterans went out to fight on the frontier, the town of Chel has not been attacked by outsiders for at least decades. Plus most people in this world have night blindness. For various reasons, the guards guarding the suspension bridge were all drowsy.

Thirty warriors surfaced when they reached the opposite shore close to the opposite shore. They stepped on the bottom of the river, and the moat was dug out and dug by hand, and there was no silt. The soldiers stood fairly safely under the river. Standing up, the part of the water near the shore was more than half a man high, and the soldiers took off their repeating crossbows from their backs and aimed them at the soldiers guarding the drawbridge.

"Whoosh"

Several bolts were fired, piercing the guard's body, some hitting the head and face, some in the chest. The soldiers who fired crossbow arrows quickly stepped forward and pressed the guards of the security regiment to the ground, covering their mouths tightly. The guards didn't have time to make even the slightest sound, they kicked their legs wildly, and gradually stopped moving.

The three company commanders breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at their watches. At this moment, the battalion commander Hal has most likely ordered the whole army to attack. They hurriedly lowered the drawbridge.

The heavy suspension bridge was loosened by the winch, and little by little it was placed on the river bank. The drawbridge is wide enough to be able to run two carriages side by side. There are four suspension bridges like this, in the town of Cair. And these, including the moat, including the drawbridge, were built by the head of the security regiment, Tyr, after taking office in this place. His seriousness can be seen.

Thirty warriors guarded the drawbridge, and they were lucky that not a single patrolling defender had passed by at this moment. Most of the 1st battalion made it into the town without incident.

Hal also followed the large army into the town, and then sent the three company commanders back with thirty night raiders. Unlike the soldiers who attacked at night, the soldiers of the People's Salvation Army were not all dressed in black, but a uniform khaki coarse cloth uniform, which was the true color of cotton and linen, and a cotton hat was added to each person. But in this dark night, it doesn't seem so dazzling.

A battalion of 350 fighters assembled after crossing the drawbridge. They all held compound crossbows in their hands, marched along the streets, encountered scattered small groups of enemy troops, and directly nailed the night patrol soldiers of the opposite security regiment to the ground with a direct volley.

There is no curfew in the town of Cair, but the streets are empty at one o'clock in the morning, the sound of compound crossbows is close to zero, only the soldiers of the security regiment who are crucified to the ground will let out a scream, but the doors and windows of the residents are closed, maybe some residents have been discovered, but the residents of this town are not stupid.

Hal strictly ordered the soldiers not to trespass into people's houses, which was ordered by Lin Qiang before he set out on the expedition. The nobles are guilty, but the common people are not guilty, and if they want to change the world, they can't pull hatred for their own ranks. It is necessary to do nothing wrong with the people.

Hal's strict orders worked, as did discipline training such as standing posture and queue training, which Tsuneishi had been advancing. The soldiers really didn't have any intention of the people's houses, even if they passed by some shops, they were not moved.

The soldiers of the People's Salvation Army (NRF) quickly advanced along the main road in the town of Chel in the direction of the barracks. And the closer you get to the barracks, the louder the sound becomes.

It can't be helped, even if the crossbow bolt has no sound, but some people will make a last cry before they die. Far away from the barracks, the security team can't react, but the closer they get to the barracks, the greater the impact on the soldiers in the barracks.

Finally, more than 100 meters away from the barracks, the large unit of the People's Salvation Army was finally discovered by the security group, and at ten o'clock in the morning, all the bells of the barracks sentry clock tower rang.

Hal could clearly see that hundreds of torches were lit up in the security camp in the distance for a moment, and then these fires were more and more light, and they quickly rushed out of the camp gate.

"A company commander!" Hal shouted.

"In!" The commander of a company replied in a loud voice.

"Take your troops, fire three bullets in a volley, seal the camp gate for me, and not a single living person will be released."

Tyre, the head of the security corps, worked late into the night every day. He is a dedicated magician rarely seen in the entire kingdom. However, he had already fallen asleep at one point. But not long after he slept today, he was woken up by the sound of a bell.

The bell can only be rung in an emergency, and it has not been rung since Tyre took office.

The bell has been beating intensively, and the sound of this knocking sound is not only knocking on Tyr's heart, but also like beating on the heart of every soldier of the security regiment.

The surrounding residents were also woken up by the sound of the bell and opened their windows one after another, intending to find out. A window above Howl's head was also pushed open, and it was a middle-aged man, who was startled at the sight of a group of soldiers crouching in the street.

Hal looked up and looked at him indifferently, so frightened that the middle-aged man quickly closed the window and sealed it. The man's wife asked behind the middle-aged man, "What happened?" How can the bell ring in the middle of the night. ”

"Shhhh Go and see if the door is sealed, move tables and chairs to block the door. The man lowered his voice and shouted.

The surrounding residents also opened the doors of their houses like men, and after taking a look at the current situation, they closed the doors and windows tightly. Of course, there is no shortage of daring people who dare to secretly open a line of window cracks and look out the window curiously.

He only saw a group of about 100 soldiers, lined up in front of the gate of the security regiment's barracks, and then held up an object like a stick in their hands, facing the gate, not knowing what they were doing.

At this moment, Tyr in the security regiment barracks didn't think much about it, he rolled over and got out of bed, he put on the uniform of the head of his security regiment, and rushed out of his bedroom.

At this moment, the barracks was already in chaos, and after Tyr shouted, the soldiers were still scurrying around like headless flies, and in a fit of rage, he shot a fireball into the sky, lighting up the sky for a moment, and everyone quieted down.

Hal also saw the fireball outside the barracks, and couldn't help but clench his fists.

The battle is just beginning in the future.

Tyr is worthy of being Tyr, worthy of a true magician, he quickly assembled the guards in his hand, intending to let a team of security guards go out to explore the truth first, and then he decided which direction to release the magic from.

In his mind, the first step in large-scale combat must be cold weapon combat, and when the team is entangled, he will find the opponent's magician location in the melee, so as to kill accurately.

But what he didn't expect was that the first batch of guards in his hand who rushed out of the gate were greeted by a battalion and a company of the People's Salvation Army that had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing this group of well-trained elites in the era of cold weapons, when they raised the swords and guns in their hands and rushed out of the gate of the barracks of the security regiment, the company commander let out a sneer.

He made a preliminary estimate of the number of people and the number of soldiers in his hands, and remembered what the regiment commander and deputy regiment commander said during the training, and the chief of the forest mine: "You can't shoot this salvo, don't make a three-stage form." ”

When he was really on the battlefield, he had a flash of inspiration and figured out the meaning of the three-stage form.

"A long line!"

"In!"

"A volley of volleys!"

"Yes!"

A platoon of fifty soldiers raised the flintlock rifled guns in their hands, aimed at the soldiers of the security regiment who rushed out of the gate, lowered the muzzle of the gun, and pulled the trigger one after another.

"Bang!"

The sound of thunder, the power of the salvo, even the tiles on the surrounding houses seemed to be loosened.

Ordinary soldiers wore leather armor, and the steel bullets blessed with the rifled wire were simply defenseless, and in an instant, blood was splashed everywhere.

"One platoon loads, two platoons fire!" The commander of the first company calmly gave instructions.

"Bang!"

Another volley of platoons, and the new soldiers fell in a salvo under the salvo of soldiers in the second platoon.

Even if the soldiers of the security regiment are well-trained under the training of Tyr, most of them who have not experienced the battle formation cannot be fearless to death.

Looking at the soldiers who rushed up to the door first, they fell down as if they were cutting wheat, and looked at the blood all over the ground, and the soldiers who had not had time to rush out of the barracks behind them were already cowardly.

Even Tyr hesitated for a moment.

"What is this sound? Magic? But how could there be so many magicians? With such a strong magical strength and so many magicians, why would they attack my little-known town? ”

There was no time left for him to think, and no one could answer him.

Outside, Hal saw the scene of the musket facing the noble troops, and instantly felt very encouraged. He still remembers the night of Huey's massacre. Facing the troops of the third prince of the lord's family, the unarmed miners could only be slaughtered on one side.

Now, the tide has finally turned.

Aristocrats, times have changed! Hal thought to himself.

He decisively ordered the company of troops to spread out on both sides and move a passageway. All the soldiers of the second and third companies were loaded and launched an assault on the barracks.

Before the soldiers of the security regiment could react, the vanguard of the second and third companies had already rushed into the barracks with a platoon of guns. With each shot, dozens of lives were taken, and gradually, the soldiers of the security regiment showed signs of rout.