Chapter 29 It is a foregone conclusion
After Rivet Atwick led an army of 60,000 out of the city, he discovered that the army of the Ice and Snow Kingdom was indeed not as powerful as before.
Under his attack, although the opponent's resistance was far beyond imagination, it was much different from the combat power he had shown in the battlefield west of Weihai City.
There is naturally a difference between commanders, and more of it is manifested in the overall quality of military soldiers.
"It seems that this idiot Benedict Keo has learned something from the hands of the Xia people." Although Rivet Atwick was still calling Benedict Keo a idiot, it can be seen from his serious expression that he did not underestimate the other party at all.
After several sieges of the Ice and Snow Kingdom's army outside the city, there were originally 70,000 troops, and now there are only more than 40,000 people left. According to Rivette Atwick's plan, he could lead an army of 60,000 to defeat the opponent.
But after the two armies fought, Rivet Atwick found that the army opposite was not as defeated as originally imagined, but instead fought evenly.
"Tell me the commander of the Knight to let all the troops guarding the city go out of the city to attack the enemy's flanks." Seeing that his army was still partially disadvantaged, Rivet Atwick made a ruthless heart and directly transferred the left-behind troops in the city.
The departure of the ten thousand new forces instantly reversed the situation on the battlefield. It turned out that the stalemate battle between the two sides was broken by the sudden 10,000 people.
Behind the Ice and Snow Kingdom Army formation, Benedict Keo was very excited when he saw that his side was less than the enemy's number in the battle but still had a local advantage, and this advantage was still expanding.
Benedict Keo was watching a great victory that was about to win with less and more, and he imagined the moment of glory he would be about to win after returning home.
But the sudden appearance of ten thousand people from the enemy instantly broke his fantasy. Seeing the flanks of his military formation retreating due to insufficient numbers, Benedict Keo couldn't help but be anxious.
"What's going on? Where did these enemies come from? Hold on, hold on to the captain of the Knight." Benedict Keo roared and gave orders, but he couldn't help but hear his anger from his panicked tone.
The addition of 10,000 new forces in the Beihan Kingdom made the result of the battle clear. Although the failure of the Ice and Snow Kingdom side was only a matter of time, the tenacious resistance of the new army, which had 30,000 people left, has delayed this time for a long time. It was this little time that allowed the entire battle to develop dramatically.
On a high ground not far behind the Ice and Snow Kingdom Army Formation, Xiang Chen, who had been waiting for many days and the Marine Brigade of a battalion commanded by him, saw this situation and said intimately: "The time is here!"
"Brothers, although the Ice and Snow Kingdom drove us away from the battlefield, they are at least a vassal state of my Daxia. We cannot watch them defeat."
"It seems that we will have to wipe their butts in the end, haha~!" Xiang Chen mobilized pre-war mobilization at the 1,500 soldiers in front of him. With the last joke, he saw that it was almost done. After looking around, he waved his hand straight and neatly, "Go!"
The total force of the two countries fighting on the battlefield exceeded 100,000. Logically, Xiang Chen and the 1,500 soldiers under his command were only a drop in the bucket and could not play much role.
But this is only theoretical, because the combat power of the Xia army, which is converted into a new army, must be up to 10,000, not to mention the various meanings it represents.
In the eyes of outsiders, the emergence of the Xia army represents invincibility, the momentum of invincibility and unyielding.
So at this time, Xiang Chen led a battalion soldiers to appear on the battlefield. Whether it was the Ice and Snow Kingdom or the Beihan Kingdom, they brought two completely different impacts to the soldiers on both sides.
For the Ice and Snow Kingdom Army, although the current battle situation is dangerous, the Xia army of his own people appears behind him, which represents the hope of turning defeat into victory.
For the soldiers of the Beihan Kingdom, it is a bad thing that the enemy has been reinforcing, but this enemy reinforcement is still the army of the Xia Kingdom, which is even more a bad thing.
With Xiang Chen's support, the military formation of the Ice and Snow Kingdom suddenly burst out with infinite combat power, not only ending the defeat, but even having a counterattack.
In fact, in the army of the Ice and Snow Kingdom, especially the 30,000 new troops, although their combat power has not decreased after the general of Xia Kingdom left, the most important point is the belief in winning!
Originally, these new troops won consecutive victories under Xiang Chen's command, and both morale and will to fight were the highest. At that time, in their eyes, the enemy was used to defeat them.
For a period of time, the new army has lost consecutive battles under the command of Benedict Keo, and has consumed almost the entire elite army.
But now Xiang Chen has reappeared on the battlefield, which has injected the belief of winning the remaining new troops, and has instantly restored the combat power of these new troops to its peak.
What is completely different from the sudden burst of morale among the Ice and Snow Kingdom military formation is that after the emergence of reinforcements from the Xia Kingdom, the morale of the Beihan Kingdom suddenly began to decline, especially after the sudden burst of strong combat power of the Ice and Snow Kingdom military formation, its morale plummeted.
After a battalion of Xia soldiers began to roar about 300 meters away from the enemy on one side of the battlefield, a large number of enemy troops in this direction on the battlefield were immediately shot down.
According to the military system of the Xia Kingdom, 1,500 soldiers in an infantry battalion were divided into five infantry companies, and each infantry company had 300 soldiers, which was also the number of round shots during combat.
With the equipment of the front-mounted rifled flintlock rifle, its extremely long range allowed the 55 system organized by the Xia army to play a role-effective range of more than 500 meters, and the five-stage shooting method allowed the army to leave no firepower interruption during combat.
The new flintlock rifle is very convenient and fast to load. After each shot of a soldier, he only needs to retract the rifle and stand it on his chest, then take out a fixed-loading bullet wrapped in oil paper from the medicine box at his waist, bite open one end of the cartridge with his teeth, pour gunpowder into the barrel, and then take out the bullet in another ammunition box and put it in the barrel.
Because this round-headed cylindrical lead bullet is slightly smaller than the caliber of the rifle, it can be easily pushed into the chamber with the push rod. After the ammunition is ready, the soldier finally lifts the rifle to reset the flintlock machine, installs the excitation medicine, and finally aims and shoots, thus completing a round of shooting.
The slowest rate of fire per minute is three rounds, and the fastest can reach five or six rounds per minute. It is precisely because of such a fast shooting speed and five-stage shooting that the soldiers of the Beihan Kingdom, who face the Xia army, will be hit by a round of three hundred bullets every two seconds.
The Marine Brigade only left the troops of one infantry battalion. In addition to not using more troops, it also means that it is for the convenience of movement. After all, the bulkiness of the artillery is not a joke.
If one round of artillery can be supported at this time, the army of the Beihan Kingdom will be hit harder and retreat faster.
Although Knight Rivet Atwick of the Kingdom of Northern Han tried hard to maintain the order of the army, if he was defeated, he would not be able to form a new force again.
Fortunately, there is a city behind him, so that he will not be defeated and cannot defend against defeat.
Seeing that the situation on the battlefield was powerless and decisive, Rivet Atwick immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops back to the city before his army was defeated.
If you wait a little longer, the defeat becomes a defeat, and then Rivet Atwick's order will have no effect, then you will be powerless to make the situation come true. At least now Rivet Atwick's order to withdraw troops will have an important role in resuming the situation.
After leaving behind the body of the land, the Beihan Kingdom successfully withdrew most of its troops back to the city, which made Benedict Keo, who had originally planned to pursue the victory, a little annoyed.
It would have been great if the enemy had been defeated as soon as possible, and it would have been great if the Xia army had come earlier... Such words have now appeared in Benedict Keo's mind, but he dared not say it.
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"The Great Xia Empire is coming to the General!" With a loud shout outside the tent, Benedict Keo took advantage of Xiang Chen's arrival and took advantage of the fact that he quickly stepped forward two steps, and smiled with a smile on his face: "Welcome to General Xiang."
"You're welcome." Xiang Chen waved his hand, regardless of the obvious expression on the other person's face, and said his intention directly: "This general is here to disturb him this time to say goodbye to the Chief Knight."
Hearing Xiang Chen's words, Benedict Keo's smile froze on his face. He was already mentally prepared to hand over the military power again, but what he didn't expect was that the other party was here to say goodbye to him, which surprised Benedict Keo.
If it weren't for this previous battle, Benedict Kio would have hoped to go back early in the morning, and then he would be able to firmly control the power of this army.
But it was precisely because of the previous battle that he understood the gap between the two. He was about to defeat the enemy, take back the territory, and even had the hope of completely eliminating the Beihan Kingdom. If Xiang Chen returned at this time, would he have the ability?
Before Xiang Chen arrived, Benedict Keo understood that Xia Kingdom should not look down on their army with poor combat power, so he is the one who most hopes that Xiang Chen can stay.
"Why should General Xiang go back now? Can't you wait any longer?" Benedict Keo didn't have the smile he had just now, and the only thing left was full of anxiety.
When Xiang Chen heard this, he said, "It is this time that we want!" If we wait for a while, the army of the Ice and Snow Kingdom will be completely defeated by the army of the Beihan Kingdom, it would not be in the interests of the Xia Kingdom."
But Xiang Chen couldn't say so clearly, so he pretended to be helpless and replied: "Master Knight, I should go back when the general's power was transferred before, but I was a little worried and stayed for a while. Now the enemy has no power to fight back, and General Li has urged him several times, so I have no reason to stay again."
"Hasn't the enemy been completely defeated yet?" Benedict Keo couldn't help but feel even more anxious when he heard Xiang Chen's determination to leave.
Hearing this, Xiang Chen looked stern and said without hesitation: "Master Knight! This is a war for your country. My Daxia just came to rescue your country with all the relationship between the two countries. Now the rescue is complete, and the matter from now on has nothing to do with my Daxia!"
When Benedict Keo saw Xiang Chen, who was doing business, he opened his mouth several times but didn't know how to persuade him to stay.
Although Xiang Chen's words were a bit heavy, it was this reason. In addition, the intention of Xia Kingdom made the Ice and Snow Kingdom a balance with the Beihan Kingdom, so Benedict Keo's hope was destined to be disappointed.
Chapter completed!