The artillery cover lasted for 90 minutes, the Xu Jin barrage lasted 30 minutes, and it took 120 minutes to clear the ground, but it only took 10 minutes for the overturned black earth to be covered by the Venetian Red Army again.

The reason for this result, needless to say, is precisely the extremely stupid and rigid tactics of Major General Parkinson.

The people of Albion had no shortage of shells and artillery, but to create a safe passage through the minefield, a high density of shelling was required. The wider the attack surface, the more shells are needed, so for the expeditionary force, which needs to be transported from the mainland thousands of miles away, it is impossible for them to learn from the ghosts of the rich and crude rice countries of another world, and toss what "Van Vliet ammunition amount". They could only concentrate artillery fire to create a "corridor" 60 meters wide and hundreds of meters long, which was suitable for the soldiers of the four battalions to launch a frontal attack on the enemy's position.

One can imagine what would happen when 4 battalions were crammed into such a "corridor" and launched a frontal attack on enemy positions that had not yet suffered heavy losses, with a largely intact defensive system and ample ammunition.

The officers of the Principality Army almost wanted to hug the officers of Albion tightly and give them a passionate kiss. Principality soldiers had been poor in marksmanship due to lack of training, but now they had an eighty percent chance of hitting a target at a distance of 200 yards as long as they didn't raise their muzzles too high or too low, and as for how to keep their muzzles within a relatively normal range, the junior officers who had been trained by the advisors with whips knew what to do. On the contrary, due to the existence of trench fortifications. It was not easy to hit the mole-like cunning woolly bear, and most of the lead bullets were driven into the dirt, and the battle damage exchange between the two sides was naturally beneficial to the principality army.

The second disadvantage of the dense formation is that only the first three rows can launch a counterattack, but the people behind the line can't even see the shadow of the enemy. Often, as soon as the people in the front row arrived, the back row began to raise the gun and was hit again, and what was even worse was that in addition to the smoothbore gun, the Principality Army also equipped the soldiers with excellent marksmanship with flintlock rifles, which not only greatly increased the hit rate, but also tumbled and shattered when the sub-caliber sharp bullet penetrated the human body. The damage is multiplied.

The sound of gunfire and artillery continued to roar. The Albians showed no sign of retreating, and the soldiers in the front row were shot down by the whole platoon, and the soldiers in the back immediately stepped over the corpses of their comrades without hesitation and continued to advance frantically.

"Hell. Those guys are crazy!!"

Private Zaitsev broke the silence and shouted. His comrades-in-arms had long since scolded and scolded. It was clear to everyone that there was no point in shouting, but in the face of the enemy's frenzied assault - the kind of tactics that crushed one's own trenches with the corpses of soldiers, and let the soldiers of the Principality Army drown in the blood of the Albians. If you don't say something. Do something, sooner or later their spirits will collapse.

The commander who came up with this method of battle must have been a cold-blooded madman, this was the unanimous opinion of the principality army, but they could not understand how the people of Albion could be so disregard for their own lives? Seeing the futile death of their comrades in the front row, they actually launched a charge with a hundred times more energy? Even those who still had a breath were crawling towards the positions of the principality army!

It's impossible to do this kind of thing even with the Overseer team, did those guys use some kind of operation system?

"V.E's 'energy medicine' is quite good, it is cheap, and it is much easier to use than operating the system. After this battle, our army should introduce a large number and distribute it to each platoon. ”

Putting down the binoculars, the corners of Major General Parkinson's mouth curled.

In order to make the warriors of Albion more courageous, the major general not only used speeches to motivate his subordinates mentally, but also used drugs to further protect them.

Some central nervous system stimulants are labeled as "energy drugs".

From the beginning, the largest consumer of anandamides was the military, and in World War II, the Germans injected soldiers with methamphetamine to enhance their sustained combat effectiveness. The Japanese used both methamphetamine and amphetamine for the kamikaze warriors who launched the Banzai charge, while the Allies used only amphetamine.

Of course, the misuse of such things is bound to create problems - both personal and social. But as long as it enhances the soldier's ability to sustain combat and makes them more brutal and crazy in battle, politicians and generals are more than happy to use such things that can cause great physical and psychological damage to soldiers. Even when there is evidence in front of them, they will turn a blind eye.

It's like Major General Parkinson.

The Admiral was reveling in the situation he had created, and although the enemy fire continued, the pace of the Albion army did not stop in the slightest, and the Red Shirts were closing the distance to the first trench little by little. Once seemingly out of reach, only 30 meters away from this moment were within reach, although some people in the queue were shot and fell from time to time, soon someone would step over the corpses and continue to advance, and the battle line was closing in on the enemy position.

What an exhilarating visual impact, this is the posture of the Albion army!

Major General Parkinson's heart was filled with joy, yes, unbearable joy - this is the mood of Major General at this moment. Victory was within reach, and after the last 30 meters, the brave and fearless Albion soldiers would drive the bears out of the trench with bayonets, plant the red and white rose flag on the land, and proclaim to the world the victory of Albion, the victory of the Major General.

The history of the army will surely leave such a record: Major General Edward Parkinson, a resolute soldier, an outstanding commander, a strong leader over the crowd, a conqueror of the fortress of Riga......

The Major General's smile became more pronounced, but the officer next to him did not notice this, and did not have time to pay attention to the Major General's expression. They were all watching the battlefield, trying not to let despair come out of their faces.

Except for Major General Parkinson himself, no one believed that the goddess of victory would lift her skirt on herself today.

Victory had become an elusive goal, and with more than 1,500 soldiers left on the battlefield, there was no chance of entering the first trench with such a few men, even if some of them rushed in. It will also be immediately overwhelmed by the soldiers of the principality, who have absolute superiority in numbers and body, without even a chance to breathe.

The results were already extremely obvious, and the officers who were still rational and not too bad in military quality could foresee the defeat. However, no one dared to bring it up to Major General Parkinson, and just watched quietly.

"It's terrible. That group of lobster soldiers actually had such a brainless person. ”

Major Conig moved away from the gunner's mirror and sighed softly.

The distance between the red flow and the trench has been shortened to less than 20 meters, but their number is only about 1000~900, and the woolly bears in the trench are at least 4 times or even 5 times the number......

The Principality's traditional basis for counting military exploits is the human scalp, which is much easier to embalm than the head, and is not easy to impersonate. Over time, the principality army has developed a special habit of scalping. And in order to stimulate the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, His Excellency the Grand Duke personally promised that a human scalp was 5 gold rubles, and under such a high reward, all the woolly bears had green eyes, and all the soldiers in the front-line positions had entered the "headhunter" mode.

It was a tragedy for the people of Albion, but it was not the last.

As long as Major General Parkinson remains the commander of the expeditionary force, this tragedy will continue to be repeated, and more Red Shirts will continue to go into battle, paving the road to the fortress of Riga with corpses, until the fortress is finally conquered, and St. Petersburg is captured......

It is also possible that before Major General Parkinson finally planted the red and white rose flag at the head of the Riga fortress, Her Majesty the Queen and the royal army may be frightened by the "record" of the major general, and replace it with a commander with a nimble head, speed up the capture of the fortress while reducing its own losses, and eventually become the idol of the army's hype, worshiped and imitated by many......

The elven camp doesn't want to see this kind of thing, the object of worship of the royal army and even the human camp, or according to the consul - the "god of war", can only be Major General Parkinson, if they can't do it themselves, then the defense army will help them.

The major picked up his special sniper rifle, opened the bipod, and lay down next to his rookie assistant Matthias.

This is a typical two-man sniper team, with the Major sniping and Matthias searching and alerting, re-firing the target when the Major misses the target.

As a result, they were equipped with different weapons, and Matthias's rifle was a semi-automatic sniper rifle with a 4x scope. Major Koenig's rifle was a manual rifle with a 6x scope and a rotary pull-back bolt.

It's not a copycat Mauser 98K, there is no special group called "Hardgate" in the defense army, and it won't go back more and more. Even if they really wanted to do this, Li Lin would correct them back.

Major Conig used a copycat Remington M700.

It is said to be a copycat version, but it is also a handmade fine product that is one in a thousand, and the table on the test ground is no worse than PLA's CS/LR4 7.62mm high-precision sniper rifle, and it is better than the 88-type "sniper rifle" that has been complained about by PLA and the majority of military fans. At the price, the price of this rifle with a scope is worth three automatic rifles.

Now, what this rifle lacks is only a practical test to prove whether its expensive cost and actual combat effectiveness are commensurate.

The face of the Albiang officer appeared in Major Conig's field of vision, and the shiny military caps, medals, and clean uniforms on the mountain were as striking as the feathers of a male peacock.

The Major shook his head mentally and began to calculate the wind speed, wind direction, relative position of the target, and movement speed...... At 700 meters, a little farther away, but still within range, Conig took a deep breath and calmly pulled the trigger. (To be continued......)