Chapter 119: The First Battle with the Hessian Mercenaries (I)
Ordinary town militia is naturally not an opponent for the most powerful night stalker special reconnaissance battalion fighters in this era. The first battalion was not involved in the battle because it was to escort white civilians, and the ammunition was not depleted. Therefore, the night owl special reconnaissance battalion does not need to save ammunition. The attrition at any cost, coupled with exquisite archery, made the militia who could not react suffer heavy losses at once. By the time the drunken governors in the town came out, the militiamen were already running away.
Without any hindrance, the fighters of the Night Stalker Special Reconnaissance Battalion quickly left the confines of the town and caught up with the first battalion. The white gangster who exposed everyone before was also found out by the soldiers, tied to a big tree on the side of the road, and waited for Xiao Lin to come and deal with it in person. For this person, Xiao Lin naturally did not intend to let it go. It was supposed to pass, and the soldiers didn't consume any ammunition, just because of what he did, they had to fight.
The fighters of the Night Owl Special Reconnaissance Battalion now do not even have ammunition for a magazine, and the most people actually only have 21 rounds. These bullets are all money, and one shot will cost Xiao Lin several dollars, adding up to more than 10,000 yuan. Although it doesn't seem like a lot, Xiao Lin now has a big business and a lot of expenses, so he naturally doesn't want to waste it. Dozens of pounds were given before, and although they were counterfeit banknotes made in the 21st century, they could be used normally in the British colonies. How can a pound of good things happen to be a gangster in the small town of Sannays.
Since he toasted and didn't eat and drink, he had to repay virtue with resentment, so Xiao Lin was not polite. In addition, there is also unstable thinking in the civilian team now, and this situation may continue to occur at any time. Xiao Lin decided to use him to make an example. Cellin had two Indian warriors break his hands and feet, and hung a dozen pieces of very fragrant canned braised pork on him. Breaking his hands and feet is so that he can't untie the rope and escape on his own, and hang the braised pork, which naturally attracts a lot of wild wolves in the wilderness.
Xiao Lin didn't want to kill him himself, it was too cheap for this thug who put everyone in danger. Being eaten by a wild wolf is the end he deserves. This kind of behavior is so deterrent to the civilians of the small town of Sannais that whoever thinks of being tied to a tree and watching a wild wolf eat them will shudder. Even many women looked at him with demonic eyes. However, there are also some people who are a lot more friendly to Xiao Lin.
Gangsters, naturally, often bully ordinary people, and many of these people have been bullied by him. It's just that there are still a few gangsters, and the barefoot ones are not afraid to wear shoes, so everyone dares to be angry and dare not speak. Xiao Lin helped them take revenge, and naturally he would be grateful. After the convergence, Xiao Lin did not let everyone stop, taking advantage of the dark night, to speed forward. The Hessian mercenaries were already very close to them, and Xiao Lin didn't want to fight the world-famous Hessian mercenaries in this state.
The Hessian mercenaries were so famous that Shawlin didn't even think of breaking their will by bribing them. Even the weapons are backward equipment from the 18th century, but Shotin still attaches great importance to it. I had also fought with Hessian mercenaries several times before, and three-fifths of the casualties of the escort team were caused by those Hessian mercenaries who were very small in number. At the same time, Babu, who had led the team to support Shoren, also received a third urging telegram. Both sides are desperately rushing to converge before they are chased by the Hessian mercenaries.
Lieutenant General Adolf was a very experienced commander and, like most Hessian mercenaries, he did not come from a very good background. When Adolf was young, he was only a peasant, but his ancestors used to be the squires of a powerful knight. At home, there are not only decent armor and weapons, but also a combat skill training record and battle record. Relying on these two record manuals, Adolf has gained stronger individual combat ability and command combat ability than ordinary people.
This allowed Adolf to make a name for himself soon after joining the Hessian mercenaries. Mercenaries are like that, as long as you can take them alive and earn money, they will believe in you and obey you. Adolf did not give up studying, and twenty years later, Adolf, who was already a middle-aged man of forty-three years old, was already the top general of the Hessian mercenaries. This time, he was hired by the British to deal with the scheming Yanhuang Trading Company.
After the outbreak of the Anglo-French War, he could only prepare to command his subordinates to kill the French. Mercenaries must be reputable, and if they take the money, they have to get things done, otherwise they won't be able to find customers in the future. Charlie was not in a hurry, and kept pulling him to this banquet and that banquet, as if he wanted to win him over and become his subordinate. In this attack of the Yanhuang Trading Company, Charlie was furious and sent Hessian mercenaries out, and Adolf, who was already annoyed, naturally chose to lead the team in person.
Adolf is a typical German, and the rigor of his personality cannot be changed. In the pursuit along the way, even if Charlie urged hard, he did not recklessly increase his speed. Three thousand Hessian mercenaries, two thousand musketeers armed with the colony's own brown bass muskets. Three hundred were cavalrymen equipped with a full set of cuirass short firearms, and the remaining seven hundred were all artillery. Seven hundred men, a total of seventy cannons. Of course, because it was a chase, no heavy artillery was carried, all four-pounder guns and six-pounder guns, and the number of six-pounder guns was only ten.
Even so, this equipment can be called luxurious. When he first got the equipment, Adolf thought that he was mistaken, it stands to reason that it is impossible for the greedy nobles to prepare any weapons and equipment for them mercenaries, especially such luxurious weapons and equipment. In fact, the brown bass is not much better than the one they use, but in order to unify the caliber, the weapons that are different from the caliber of the brown bass musket have been replaced by them.
Charlie repeatedly ordered Adolf not to underestimate the Yanhuang Trading Company, these weapons must be fully utilized, and no reservations are allowed once the fight starts. Slowly, Adolf began to rise up as if he were facing the enemy. Coupled with the information gathered during this time, Adolf also roughly knows what the situation of his opponent is. In the final analysis, it is physical strength, strong shooting ability, and advanced weapons. These, in Adolf's view, are not invincible.
Adolf and the Hessian mercenaries also passed through the town two days after Sholin left. The militia had been crippled, the town was now in a state of depression, and people were afraid that an enemy would emerge from the darkness and attack them again. Adolf learned about the intelligence information, and did not meddle in the affairs of the town, and directly led his men to continue the pursuit. He could feel that the enemy's speed was beginning to slow down considerably, and even if the area behind him was not the territory of the British, he was not afraid at all. If you continue like this, you will have a maximum of 30 hours to catch up with the enemy.
Xiao Lin's speed is indeed not good, five thousand civilians are civilians after all, and their physical strength cannot be compared with the soldiers of the first battalion and the night owl special reconnaissance battalion. Even if Shotin used pounds and rifles, they would not have been able to run all the way day and night. On the night after they left the British colony, the civilians ran out of energy. If we continue to march by force, I am afraid that there will be casualties and even greater twists and turns. Xiao Lin naturally had to rest first, otherwise he would be too late.
Some night owl warriors were also sent out by him, and they were separated by half a day's footsteps to supervise the situation of the Hessian mercenaries at any time. After walking for more than 20 hours, Xiao Lin found that the Hessian mercenaries had arrived, and they could not continue to run. The Hessian mercenaries are only four or five hours' journey away from them at most, and this distance is still decreasing. And the two battalions that the Báb had brought with them were seven hours away. In other words, Shawlin had to hold out for at least two hours before he could be rescued.
Sholin continued the strategy of pounds plus rifles, mobilizing all 5,000 civilians. Positions began to be built on the spot, ammunition was running out, and there were simply more than 600 sapper shovels. Four hundred for the prime of laborers, digging trenches. Two hundred were used to make some wooden tools, and sharp wooden stakes. That's how bullets don't get enough, and the traps come to make up. When the fortifications were almost dug and built, Adolf appeared with the Hessian mercenaries.
The civilians hurried back to the back, and the fighters entered the position fortifications. The civilians handed over the sappers and shovels, received the pounds that Xiao Lin had said, and went to the rear to hide. They began to watch from the sidelines, and if Xiao Lin and they resisted, they would naturally continue to follow them. If they couldn't stand it, they would have to flee and try to return to the British colonies. Why don't you run outside, it's because these people don't have an army, they don't even have any weapons, and it's too dangerous in the wild.
Adolf did not expect that the enemy would actually build fortifications. The trench trap built on the hill is also a very good defense for light infantry. The more than 30 cannons that set up a formation also gave a huge deterrent. Each gun, larger in caliber than theirs, but small in size, looks very convenient. This is also because the steel technology of the 18th century is not up to par, in order to ensure that the bore is not blown up, the gun wall can only be made very thick, and the company's artillery is not needed, that is, the steel technology of the mid-20th century can support mortars and front-loading rifled guns.
Coupled with the fatigue of the pursuit during this time, Adolf did not intend to attack the enemy immediately. The artillery units, under the pursuit during this time, fell behind, and seven hundred musketeers guarded them. Now there were only 300 cavalry and 1,300 musketeers with him, and this strength was not enough for the time being. Adolf is not stupid, these are his men, and he is the one who has died a lot.