Chapter 256 The regular army becomes a guerrilla
Even with the steel technology of the late 20th century, the heavy punch style could not escape the limitations of the front-loading gun. Front-loading guns need to lower the muzzle for the artillery to reload gunpowder and shells. In the absence of reaching the design position money, it is not realistic to reload artillery ammunition. If it is on a ship, then the distance of twenty or thirty centimeters is not a problem, the point is that Anderson hid them very well before, and it takes tens of meters to push them out. Moreover, the road was not smooth at all, and when it was rolled out, many of the guns shook by a large margin, and if they were loaded with gunpowder, they would all shake out.
And the rear-loading artillery in the hands of the company has long been stuck in its own firing position. The artillery is fixed, and the design parameters are adjusted, also through the mechanical devices on the artillery, and the speed is not half a star faster than manpower. Loading is also very trouble-free, directly open the gun door, stuff the monolithic shell in, then close the door and get stuck, and pull the gun rope again, and the shell is already out of the chamber. Therefore, before Anderson's heavy-handed artillery could be used, the entire artillery unit had already been almost reimbursed.
Anderson was completely desperate, such a terrifying frontal combat force, with his ability, he really couldn't think of any way to deal with it. No matter how hard you resist, you won't be able to live. Of course, at this point, it is impossible to evacuate everyone. Abandoning the army to protect the commander, he can only choose to sacrifice some ordinary soldiers. While the elite troops were not yet fully mired in the quagmire of the battlefield, he immediately gathered the people, and then immediately turned around and left.
The Night Stalker's scouts spotted them and reported them to Apache. The Apache immediately asked the front-line fighters to shout to surrender, but they were unmoved. Because, Anderson has long been thinking about victory before defeat. Through the dictation of the nobles and veterans, and the collection and summary of various information, he knew that this battle was really difficult to fight. It is very likely that it is a message from a few people, and it is not necessarily a true thing, but the news from thousands of people, even if it is a little exaggerated, will not deviate too much from reality.
So, he was ready for failure a long time ago. If it weren't for the fact that he was unwilling not to fight once, and at the same time, local accountability was also a huge problem, maybe he would have chosen to flee directly. Well, now, if he fights like this, he won't receive much reproach for escaping. As for those who stayed behind, Anderson also told them. If it's impossible, let Anderson go first. The company has never been in the habit of mistreating prisoners, and every time a prisoner comes into a war, the worst thing is to become a miner.
The company has no behavior of opening a black-hearted mine, even if it is tired, it will ensure basic survival. Besides, it's for those who resist stubbornly and cause great losses to the company. The current captive, as long as he obeys the reform, will not be long before he becomes a free man. At that time, it was up to them to choose whether they were farmers, merchants, workers, or soldiers in the hands of the company. Anderson promised that if he could fight back, he would definitely rehabilitate them, and if he couldn't, he would say good things for them, even if they lived in the company from now on, it would not harm their families.
There is no way, many of these people have families and families in the United Kingdom, and when they were drafted into the army, the archives are recorded. If Anderson really had a heart to let the royal family hold their families accountable, they really couldn't do anything about it. It's just that Anderson threatened them with this, and it also completely wiped out their admiration for Anderson. In fact, Anderson didn't think that he would surrender with him, but he was also a victim of this method.
Anderson's talent was shown, and gradually it actually caused the royal family to be afraid. Because Anderson's record is really terrible, and he is also very prestigious in the army, if he really rebels, most of the army may follow him. Coupled with the provocation of the parliament, the royal family really thought that Anderson had a disobedient heart, and then they took advantage of the opportunity of Anderson to lead the troops out and controlled his wife and children. As long as Anderson is still serving the royal family, they will not have anything to do, but will enjoy endless glory and wealth.
But if Anderson betrayed them, his wife and children would die without a place to bury. Therefore, even if he surrendered after defeat, Anderson did not dare to try. There are already many people in the royal family who are jealous of his talent, and they are also jealous that he has married a beautiful wife, North America and Europe are too far apart, if these people stir up trouble in the middle, he will not even have a chance to defend himself, then his wife and children will be miserable.
He also knew that his choice would definitely sacrifice many innocent people. These people have just been brainwashed into believing in white supremacy. In fact, they are all good people, and even if they have this kind of thinking, they will not wield butcher knives against civilians of other races. However, he had no choice, for the sake of his family, he could only do this. In the end, 3,000 elite soldiers were actually taken out by Anderson. In addition to this, all the British soldiers fell into the hands of the company.
Including the rout in front, there were 30,000 people in total, except for more than 7,900 people who lost their lives on the battlefield, all the others became prisoners of the company. Two garrison brigades remained in the rear for this purpose, guarding the prisoners. For humanitarian reasons, the wounded soldiers were also treated by two brigades of medics. Although a few whites still had to have their limbs amputated, none of the more than 5,000 lightly or seriously wounded had ever died of tetanus.
The captives spent a year under the supervision of two garrison brigades, and those who recovered from their wounds had to do some manual work in exchange for their daily food and daily needs. And the injured person, as long as he does not lack arms or legs, he must join after the injury is healed. If there are no arms or legs, the company will be transferred directly, and they will be concentrated and arranged some easy work, and the income is not much but enough to support themselves. Usually there are police officers who observe their situation, prevent these people who can only become beggars if they leave the company, and provide information about the company to the British.
Anderson took 3,000 elites and went into the mountains and forests. In the days that followed, no matter how fierce the British side and the company were, Anderson did not appear. He actually had no teacher and chose to fight with the people in the company. Three thousand people, all of whom had a Hall M1819 rifle in their hands, and they were all taken away when the bullets were released, and a gun had at least three hundred rounds, which was enough for a long time. Anderson also harassed the company's logistical supply team.
If it weren't for the tank battalion guarding the left and right, I'm afraid they would have been able to get hold of it several times. Even so, a carriage fell into their hands during the attack. The coachman rode out on horseback, but a cart of supplies was gone. Luckily, it's all canned food, compressed biscuits and other food supplies. Although it didn't strengthen Anderson, it also allowed them to hold on for nearly two more months.
There is no way to do this, the supply of 40,000 troops in the late 20th century is not as cost-effective as a horse-drawn carriage, and the safety of a horse-drawn carriage is not as good as using a car. Later, two Type 59-1 tanks were also driven over, and it took a heavy casualty to stop Anderson's attack on the logistics supply team. Anderson didn't dare to attack the town, just a garrison company, as long as the defensive position was erected, it could resist them until reinforcements arrived.
Even if he can fight it in the end, he won't have many people left under him. However, the news that Anderson and the guerrillas had been resisting spread to the British, and many people regarded him as a hero. This is the result that Anderson wants, as long as he keeps fighting, in the end, nothing can be done, and his return to his homeland is just a reprimand, and he will not be harmed by anything. This little bit of people in your hands, if you can keep it until the end, try to keep it until the end.
When Anderson's side had just chosen to escape, Igcik had actually already met the British fleet with thirty large and small ships of the company's navy. In order to prevent the British fleet from harassing the company's coastal towns, and to prevent them from taking away a large amount of property in the end, so that the war would not be very profitable, Sholin decided to let Igcik do it and completely destroy the British fleet. Kamal actually has the idea of striking first.
Combined with the warships that escorted Anderson to the North American continent, Kamal already had sixty-five large and small warships under his command. Anderson brought orders from his homeland to promote Kamal to the rank of admiral, and when the war was over, Kamal would be able to serve at the highest echelons of the navy, winning or losing. Kamal was very happy, and naturally worked very hard. He brought out all sixty-five warships, thinking of annihilating the company's naval power in one fell swoop.
The 037 submarine hunter and the 024 missile speedboat are also strictly confidential during the training process, and Storm Harbor is also a military port, so merchant ships and civilian ships are absolutely not allowed to approach. If they get closer, they will be directly sunk on charges of espionage, so Kamal has no information about them. All he knew was that the company had ten strangely modified warships. If it weren't for the fact that the keel, sail, and bottom had not been dismantled and replaced, he would not have recognized it as a ship made in the style of the British and French.
And it's not a good thing to recognize it. This phenomenon gave him the illusion that the company did not even have the ability to build ships independently. For the admiral of a naval power, a country that cannot build its own warships will not be taken into account by him. Therefore, even the appearance of the twenty ironclad ships did not arouse his caution. These twenty ships, although all ironclad ships, in the eyes of people in the 18th century, had no combat effectiveness at all. First of all, the volume of both ships is not large......