Chapter 101: The Attack and Defense of Lexington (1)

Xiao Lin brought more than 1,500 old and young women and children from the God of War tribe back to the company, and after throwing them to Yu Xiao, who came to help him deal with government affairs, he left Yanhuang No. 1 Town again. He's going to fight in a battle, a war that can be said to completely destroy the Addams family. In the other two places, James and Apache attacked with troops. The most heavily defended Adams family base in Lexington was attacked by Babu, who was most familiar with it, with the fourth and seventh battalions.

This was originally where the Addams family first made their fortune. Later, however, the Adams family moved out of the city and moved to the big city of Boston, which until the middle of the 8th century was the largest city in British North America and the center of colonial rule. Babu had thought that this was just an old mansion and that there shouldn't be many people. But who would have thought that because the Addams family was continuously attacked by the Yanhuang Trading Company, the family's power was greatly reduced, and in order to prevent future generations from causing trouble again, they were all stuffed back here.

The town of Lexington has no existence that the Addams family can't provoke, so it won't provoke the enemy again. However, in this way, in the small town of Lexington, the strength of the Addams family has been greatly enhanced. By the time they arrived, they had four thousand men, a third of the town. Except for a thousand of them, who were servants, a few young masters, and the women they brought, the other three thousand were the last private forces of the Addams family.

Private soldiers are certainly not as good as regular armies. Not to mention the troops used to attack the Yanhuang Trading Company before, even the British garrison in the town, it can't be compared. However, the Adams family's nest was built very strongly, with an eight-meter-high, three-meter-thick stone wall, which protected the entire family residence. On the city wall, there were thirty cannons, all of which were medium guns of nine and twelve pounders. Even the other two towns under the control of the Addams family did not have this kind of power.

In other towns, the Addams family had only the British army under their jurisdiction to rely on, and would not fight to the death for them. The family private soldiers are different, and the family will not collapse or surrender easily. Babu their offense, for several days without much progress. Fortunately, the garrison of Lexington maintained a neutral attitude and did not move, otherwise I am afraid that Babu and the others would be forced to retreat.

After Xiao Lin found out, he naturally did not plan to retreat. He set out with the most elite battalion of the Guards, and marched to the town of Lexington with ten of the second batch of heavy fist II 120 mm guns. For this army, none of the white settlements on the road dared to act rashly. The most elite army of 30,000 in the entire colony is still clearing the Indians of the god of war, and no one wants to provoke a strong enemy at will.

In order not to expose the arrival of reinforcements, so that the enemy could not observe the specifics, routine firing did not stop. Commander Babu, of course, still left the front line to welcome the arrival of Shorin. Because the matter was not done, Babu was also very weak-minded, and the whole person was submissive, with a cautious attitude, he came to the war horse ridden by Xiao Lin. He respectfully took the horse leash and greeted him with a somewhat frightened tone.

"BOSS, you are welcome to guide the work. ”

Xiao Lin couldn't look down on his girl's chirping performance, and his brows furrowed.

"Alright, don't make such a gesture for me. How can you say that you are also a battalion commander, this time it is an underestimation of the enemy's strength, it is a mistake in intelligence, it is none of your business, and I will not blame you. ”

"Yes, thank you boss, but I still have to take a little responsibility, and it stands to reason that we can still beat each other. ”

"The number ratio of one to five, and the large-caliber artillery, you want to fight for the lives of my soldiers. Alright, let's go, headquarters, and give me a brief overview of the current situation. ”

Since Sholin didn't blame, Babu slowly calmed down. The Barbus have been fighting with the Addams family for a week, and both sides have been hurting each other. At the beginning, the Addams family shrank into the city walls. The people of the small town of Lexington, although they did not join the battle, still provided them with supplies. In order not to expand the war and cause worse consequences, Babu did not let people enter the town of Lexington, but only focused on the Addams family.

This is also the strategy that Xiao Lin set before, in this world, no force is monolithic. At this time, they will not have anything to do with attacking the Addams family, once they make a move against other forces, causing all the British to counterattack, the company is afraid that they will steal chickens and rice. However, they don't have much time. The god of war dragged the 55,000 British and French troops for half a month at most, plus the time for the return, they only had one month left, and in this month, there was still a week for them to hurry home.

Fortunately, the soldiers of the convoy are equipped with mountain bikes, and the artillery also has quad bikes to pull it, otherwise this time would have to be extended. Before, the entire escort team only had five heavy-fist Type II guns, and Babu only had one in his hand, so he had no way to take the thick stone wall, but this time, Xiao Lin brought ten of them that had just left the factory. Some of the small guns captured from the British withdrew from the artillery positions, and the ten heavy guns began to enter.

Relying on the advanced weapons, the five hundred and seventy-one escort soldiers who still maintained their full combat effectiveness suppressed the remaining 2,500 or so private soldiers of the Addams family to the point that they did not dare to take the lead. There are also some gentlemen here, and there are not many who can preside over the overall situation, just an old housekeeper, who does not think very comprehensively, and has not found a heavy-handed two-style debugging at all. There was no interference, and the artillerymen also methodically carried out the operation of aiming and loading. From time to time, a cannonball came from the stone wall, hitting the fortifications with a thumping sound, but still failed to break through the fortifications.

Only a twelve-pounder cannon can damage a fortification, but each exposed twelve-pounder cannon is heavily guarded by snipers. The gunners went to die one by one, and the operators of the five twelve-pounder guns hid under the battlements to rest and chat, as if they thought that the stone wall under them was impregnable. Until, after eleven dull loud noises, the hearts of all the people on the stone wall almost jumped out. Eleven solid steel bullets with a diameter of 120 mm bombarded the city wall with an earth-shattering sound.

The whole town of Lexington, felt it. They had been hit by a 120-millimeter cannon, but they had only one before, and unless they fired at close range, they could not accurately hit a single point. In addition, under the continuous reinforcement and repair of the people of the Addams family, there was not much effect. However, if eleven doors are taken together, it is possible to continuously fire at a fixed area, which is not something that the Addams family can repair in time. Therefore, more than 2,000 private soldiers have fried the pot.

The old butler hastened to have the bulletproof shield made of the door panels used to protect against sniper fire pushed up the wall and placed on either side of the twelve-pounder gun. These bulletproof shields are still good, the main body is a solid door panel within the family, covered with a layer of rattan, and the thickness reaches thirty centimeters. The Yanhuang Type 1 (Medium Formal) rifle is not known for its penetrating power like the Type 38, and cannot penetrate the bulletproof shield with one shot. With these bulletproof shields, the twelve-pounder cannon can finally be used.

Now, even Babu and Sholin didn't think of it. The company was already small in number, and the army also adhered to the elite soldier system, and in order to ensure the safety of the soldiers, the artillery and attacking infantry began to retreat. Today's offensive can only be temporarily stopped. The previous artillery position, which Babu thought had suppressed the artillery of the Addams family, was only nine hundred meters from the city wall. The twelve-pounder gun could accurately hit a target of 900 meters, and the artillery position had to be pushed back.

Fortunately, the artillery position built by the Babu at a distance of 1,200 meters still exists, and it can be used if it is reinforced. 1,200 meters is still an accurate and effective range for the Heavy Punch 2, but not necessarily for the Adams family's twelve-pounder gun. In particular, none of them were trained regular army artillerymen, and at a distance of 1,200 meters, the accuracy of fire was greatly reduced. However, we will have to wait until the next day. As Babu was about to organize the construction of a new artillery position, Schoring's herald came over and called him to the headquarters.

"Babu, are you familiar with the people of Lexington?"

As soon as Babu entered the door, he was stopped by Xiao Lin. He had been to Lexington more than once, but had not returned since he had been defeated and joined the company that time to take Sam Dean and the family members of the state. He used to know even the mayor of Lexington, but after all this time, he didn't know how much Lexington had changed, and he really couldn't guarantee it.

"Well, I'm not sure if anyone I know is still there. ”

"It's okay, tonight, you take a few people to get close to the town and find a way to talk to the mayor. The town as a whole has been providing resources for the Addams family, and it can be a bit difficult to defeat them. Maybe by this time, reinforcements are already on the way. We have to get through here in five days and then go home. Since it's not the Addams family who has been the mayor here, we can give up some of the benefits. ”

"Okay, I'll go get ready right away. ”

Xiao Lin did this, and there was no way to do it. Lexington still has a population of more than 8,000 and a garrison of 1,000 people, so even if he doesn't join the battle, it will be a big trouble to provide logistics for the Addams family all the time. If it drags on for a long time, I'm afraid it will only be fruitless. The Yanhuang Trading Company also knew that the mayor of Lexington had never been the Addams family. This is also Charlie's means to prevent the Addams family from completely controlling the entire town, since he has chosen to be biased and neutral, I am afraid that he does not care to watch completely.

What Shoren has in his hands is the people who bribed Lexington, and the money and antiques of the Addams family are not as good as the company's goods in their eyes.