Alien Empire Total War

"Damn it, why do the rebels have so many artillery pieces?"

Listening to the reports constantly being sent from the front line, Arnie Monis, who was appointed as the commander of the Ankerton City garrison, slammed angrily on the table covered with the city map, making a loud bang.

The general who once led the Second Front Army in the South in suppressing the rebellion of the Proden military government sighed. He withdrew his aching hand and looked towards the southern part of the city, where the cannons were roaring. The position of the cannons was approaching him. , just relying on the sound of the enemy's artillery, he can infer that his front is in retreat.

But what can he do? Not to mention that he is not a general from a professional military academy. Before the outbreak of the Great Revolution, he was just an obscure and down-to-earth painter. The main problem is the soldiers he can command—except Apart from the soldiers of the capital's garrison division who have received certain training, there are only those armed citizens who have been called up by the parliament to take up arms and take to the streets again. It is simply whimsical to expect them.

Moreover, compared with the victorious rebels in the south, he does not have a decent artillery in his hands. The only thing that can be called a heavy weapon is the old-fashioned mortar that was retired in the last century. Know the old thing that was dug out of which pimple.

Those old-fashioned mortars only have poor accuracy, and they can only make a sound. If you want to use advanced artillery to fight the enemy in actual combat, isn't that being beaten by someone?

Not only was Monis wondering why there were so many artillery pieces in Charlie's army, but the National Assembly and the capital's nobles were also amazed at this. According to the tradition of the Rumont Republic, a division should be equipped with less than ten artillery pieces. The frequency of the continuous cannon sounds is not as simple as only ten.

Could it be that Charlie brought all the artillery to equip the Eighth Division?

As soon as this idea came up, it was quickly overturned. I don't know what other people thought, but Charlie's uncle Gunila was very clear. When Charlie was still the brigade commander, the number of artillery pieces in his hands was terrifying. , now that he has become a lieutenant general and holds two provinces, he will not be surprised no matter how many artillery pieces he can produce...

Ani Monis, like the senators in the parliament building, can only pin his hopes on the sixth division that enters the city from the north of the city. Although the sixth division does not have the luxury of assigning infantry artillery to each regiment like Charlie's, it does. Their soldiers were battle-hardened veterans, on par with those of Charlie's.

Therefore, under the continuous attack of the Sixth Division, although the noble army was still desperately organizing resistance, the barricades they built were pulled down one by one. At this moment, both the National Assembly and the aristocratic army felt the pain of massacres from high-end bosses to low-end bureaus.

How should I put it, this was directly beaten by all kinds of hangings, and there was absolutely no strength left to fight back.

Being able to go from an obscure painter to a respected general, Ani Monis was naturally full of gratitude to the National Assembly, and it was precisely because of this gratitude that he decided to stand for the National Assembly until the reinforcements of the 6th Division fought. come over.

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While the two sides in the city were fighting vigorously, the third brigade of the sixth division outside the city also began to move towards the city after completing the task of covering the main force, preparing to join the main force, but the first cavalry division, which had been confronting them, did not give it. The opportunity for them to move, they directly formed a charge formation on the road of the third brigade to the city, staring at the enemy in front of them.

There were more than 3,000 soldiers in the 3rd Brigade of the 6th Division. When faced with the nearly 3,000 rebel cavalry, their hearts were undoubtedly a little empty. In this open and flat place, the charge launched by the 3,000 cavalry was enough to break through several times. As for their infantry, even if they formed a hollow phalanx of anti-cavalry, they would have to pay heavy casualties if they wanted to repel the cavalry who charged at any cost.

Neither side wanted to pay huge casualties here, and it was for this reason that the commanders of the two armies did not take the initiative to order an attack. They confronted each other at a distance of hundreds of meters, maintaining a strange peace and waiting. Which side can't hold back first.

However, this does not mean that the infantry of the sixth division will stand at attention there, but they have a big killer in their hands.

Artillery!

Because the main force of the sixth division had to drive into the city, the heavy logistics carriages and artillery were left to the third brigade. Now they were blocked by the cavalry outside the city, and they could not see the cavalry on the opposite side showing off their might, so they unloaded the artillery. down.

The guns of the sixth division have both 6-pounder and 12-pounder guns. These two guns are standard equipment of the Rumont Republic Army, but because 12-pounders are more expensive, they only have two 12-pounders. And six 6-pounder guns, although there are only eight guns, but it is more than enough to bombard the cavalry...

The soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division did not immediately notice that the enemy was pulling the artillery hidden in the rear forward, and their attention was almost attracted by the melee in the city.

The rumbling sound of cannons continued to come from the direction of the city~www.wuxiamtl.com~ It was like a dull thunder in the daytime, and it was like a heavy drum beating on everyone's heart. The soldiers listened to the movement from the city. , trying to distinguish something from the middle.

The commander of the 1st Cavalry Division, Kate Grant listened for a while, and the corner of his mouth could not help but raise a relaxed degree. The adjutant beside him caught a glimpse of his smile and couldn't help but question:

"General, what did you find?"

"If you listen carefully to the sound of the cannon, it is the sound of the 6-pound infantry guns assembled on a large scale by the Eighth Division." General Grant replied, "and the sound of the cannon has become clearer and clearer from the beginning, so the It can be seen that our army is gradually advancing and has achieved considerable results."

With only a first-level artillery foundry, Charlie can only produce the most advanced 6-pounder infantry guns, so when equipping the infantry divisions with artillery, he only equips them with this kind of artillery, and the more advanced 12-pounder Infantry artillery and howitzers were only visible in his direct 7th Brigade and in the first divisions incorporated into the 4th Army.

Of course, only the 7th Brigade was equipped with a 7-pounder howitzer.

Under Grant's explanation, the adjutant immediately understood, and his face showed the same smile as Grant's.

However, at this moment, the adjutant caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.

He suddenly widened his eyes, stared at the position of the 6th Division opposite, and shouted, "General, artillery!"

"what?"

Grant was startled, followed his voice, and saw a few black artillery pieces in front of the 6th Division's position. He was horrified, and quickly ordered the army to withdraw to avoid the range of the enemy's artillery.

"Retreat! Avoid the range of enemy artillery!"

he shouted loudly.