Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 444: Wolftooth Squadron

“General, the enemy has set up a wide perimeter around their camp, from the sea to the eastern mountains, all with their guard posts at high altitudes. In addition, they have arranged patrol cavalry for more than a dozen squadrons, which patrol almost every fifteen minutes at various heights. We can't find a route that will allow us to cross this perimeter. If there are fewer people, we may be able to lurk past, but if there are more people, we can't be undiscovered.....”

Listen to the report from the head of the reconnaissance team, Claude had a headache and I didn't expect to hear such bad news after spending more than a dozen days on the northern mountain border. A dozen reconnaissance teams have been lurking on the northern mountain border for two days, reaching the same conclusion. And the captain standing in front of Claude, the only one who could take his squad deep inside the perimeter of his guard without the enemy noticing his entire body, knew better about the enemy's guard layout.

This reconnaissance team is the Thunder 1303 Regiment, and the captain is an old sergeant, a veteran who Colonel Diaved valued, and Claude knew. Had it not been for his illiteracy, he would have been a lieutenant by virtue of his credentials in the colonial wars, instead of being captain of the reconnaissance team with the rank of sergeant.

It appears that the two Hicks' standing regiments have not been able to shrink into their barracks all the time, but have extended their security to the entire northern coastal mountainous border. Claude wanted to quietly lead a division's forces through their perimeter to attack the Hicks General Logistics Base camp near Rodex Bay City, and now it doesn't seem easy to do, and the reconnaissance concluded that the enemy would inevitably detect...

The old sergeant pulled a thin book out of his arms and opened it and followed the markings on it to begin marking the routes of the guard posts and patrol teams set by the Hicks on the border map. This is the result of the reconnaissance of his reconnaissance team, which went deeper into the enemy's security perimeter and needed to be marked on the map.

Claude had a little surprise, and he said, "Mlake, have you learned to draw? ”

The old sergeant answered with a certain amount of boldness: "The sergeant asked me to learn, let me learn three words a day, I have learned for a year, I can read the newspaper, it is very slow. Colonel Diaved said that I would only pass the literacy exam and I would be promoted to lieutenant in the kingdom..."

Instead of taking the opportunity to talk to Claude a little more, he pointed his finger at the border map: "General, this time I am using a dry trench here to infiltrate the enemy's perimeter for reconnaissance. However, the enemy has set up three guard posts on both sides of this dry trench, all manned by a team. Our reconnaissance team was able to escape enemy patrols by passing through those three guard posts by night and by crawling forward. This dry trench is about a meter, three or four deep and needs to bend over before the enemy can spot it..."

It is true that this dry trench can pass through the entire perimeter set by the Hicks, but there are two problems: the enemy must be pulled out of the three perimeter guard posts set next to the river bank, and the enemy will detect the movement of the Thunder Corps. Don't think of enemies as idiots. A division's strength can easily leave a march mark. A little brainy enemies can see where Claude wants to attack...

Claude wanted to attack the Hicks General Logistics Base camp near Rodex Bay City first, by surprise and by surprise. If the enemy finds out, the Eagle will send a message much faster than the troops march, and when Claude arrives, he will most likely face the enemy's strong and tenacious defenses. The worst case scenario was the opportunity for the Hicks to mobilize two stretches of troops stationed on the eastern mountain front and the northern border in preparation for the siege of Claude, a man and horse deep into the enemy.

While Claude was not afraid of the multitude of enemies and was confident that he would forcibly seize the Hicks' general logistics base camp, his strategic plan would be in vain this time. The defensive installations of the enemy's General Logistics Base battalion may have to be used to counter the enemy's two-way offensive, with the result that even if a heavy siege could be killed, the casualties of the troops would be significant, not as Claude would have liked to see. Most importantly, he was unable to take ownership of the battlefield.

“Find General Albert and Lieutenant Browick, Squadron Leader of the Wolftooth Squadron left by Battalion Thunder 131 in the Legion Department.” Claude gave a very concise order to Lieutenant Colonel Anders.

Blovik arrived at Claude shortly after, and he saluted Claude: "General, please direct! ”

It was a time of war, and even though Blovik was Claude's brother, he still had to be called Claude according to the rules of the army. Claude nodded slightly, indicating that he would wait beside him first.

General Albert was in the back, and it took about half an hour to get there. Claude will soon explain to them what he is facing: "We need to reschedule our plans. As soon as I lead the Thunder First Division through the enemy's perimeter, you lead a full-scale attack on the Hicks' perimeter perimeter guard circle, forcing the enemy to retrieve the perimeter guard posts and find out if the troops have passed their perimeter guard line.

If the enemy's big army is out there, you can take a headache directly, and I'll leave the 1303 regiment equipped with the new rifle with a battalion and half of the sniper squad for you, believing that the enemy will not be our opponent in the field. But keep in mind that you can't attack enemy camps, you can drain our troops for nothing, the enemy is three divisions, and you only have one division, holding and harassing the enemy, is your task.

When I burn down the grass and armaments stored at the Hicks General Logistics Base camp, no matter how many reinforcements the Hicks send here, you will not be allowed to move lightly. When I ambush the road reinforcements and attack the enemy's camp from behind, it is possible that the enemy will assume that they have fallen for it. You are attacking them and getting their attention involved. They'll take my side as the main force in the attack, shift the focus of the defense to the rear, and relax your guard on the front. You hit back and forth, knocking down enemies... "

General Albert nodded: “I know what you mean, don't worry, I'll do as you say. ”

Claude turned to his brother Browick: "Lieutenant Browick, your mission is to lead your Lyceum Teeth Squadron and pull out these three enemy guard posts next to the dry trench for us. And pretend to be the enemy's guard squad, fooling away the enemy's patrol cavalry and escorting our large forces through the enemy's perimeter of sight to keep the enemy from noticing our movements. Remember, in the course of the mission, I don't want to hear gunshots..."

Blovik salutes the two generals standing upright: "Yes, pledge to accomplish the task. ”

Claude pointed to the old sergeant who stood beside him with a silent voice: "His name is Mlake. He can be your guide. Go down and prepare yourselves, and it will be dark. Besides, I don't want to hear gunshots. It doesn't mean you can't shoot. You can shoot your enemies first, as long as there's a threat to the Wolftooth Squadron. I hope you understand that the lives of any soldier in the Wolftooth Squadron are more precious than those of an enemy general..."

Blovik saluted the old sergeant and withdrew silently.

General Albert laughed and said, "You're being too harsh on your brother, always letting him perform such a dangerous task. I used to misunderstand that you picked the most elite soldier out of the entire regiment, and it took a few years to get a Wolftooth Squadron to protect your brother. Later it became clear that you were not protecting your brother, but forging one of the sharpest knives of our Legion of Thunder. Soldiers call Wolftooth Squadron the King Squadron. Only the best soldiers can join in. Unfortunately, the cost is a little too high..."

Indeed, he is tall, the most powerful martial arts master in the whole legion, and the shooters are among them. The new rifle is also the first piece of equipment, and the bullet has been released for them to train. Each person is also equipped with a revolver, which is more rewarding than a lieutenant officer in the ranks of the legions. The cost of raising a Lyceum Teeth Squadron can cost two and a half teams, but Claude is willing to make the Lyceum Teeth Squadron the world's first special unit, at all costs.

“Practice my life, use it for a while.” Claude said, "This money is worth it. If it wasn't for the Wolftooth Squadron, would you think there were other troops that could do this? Regular reconnaissance forces sent them to attack the guard posts of the three enemies, who would most likely have fired at them in the first place, which would have shocked all the enemies. Let's not sneak past the enemy's perimeter and unknowingly go around behind the enemy...

Get ready for the second division's reconnaissance units to lurk near the enemy's guard post. If you hear gunshots coming from the Wolftooth Squadron, shoot them immediately and confuse them. Let the enemy think that we launched a massive attack on the guard post, not just to pull out those three guard posts next to the dry river. ”

“Yes, General.” General Albert gave a well-deserved salute and retreated.

Waiting is a very catastrophic thing, and to be honest, Claude really wants to work with his brother, Browick. It's just that now that he's heavily weighted, it's impossible to go on a front-line mission and get stuck. Sometimes Claude really misses his time in the Rangers' first battalion, and as a small lieutenant officer, he needs his first sergeant to fight on the front line. And he didn't have to think about so many questions at the time, and he didn't have that much pressure on him...

Claude finally fell asleep in his wild thoughts, and when he was awakened by Deputy Anders, it was dark at night.

“What time is it?” Claude picked up the towel Deputy Anders handed over and wiped his face casually.

“General, it's 1: 27 in the middle of the night.” Deputy Anders reports immediately.

Claude was stunned and angry: “I've slept for almost eight hours. Why didn't you wake me up? ”

“I won't let Lieutenant Colonel Anders call you,” General Albert came in outside: “You haven't slept for hours a day, and you've been plotting to defeat the Hicks all day, so your body won't be able to stand it. I told Colonel Anders not to wake you up and let you rest.

All plans are well under way, and the Wolftooth Squadron has pulled out three guard posts by the Dry River without a single shot and no casualties, and the rest depends on how they deal with those patrol cavalry squads. Your Thundering 1st division, Colonel Berklin's 1301 regiment has set out along that river.

As you ordered, all the officers and soldiers bite a branch in their mouths in order not to make a noise to shock the enemy, Colonel Muried's 1302 regiment is ready to leave immediately, followed by Colonel Diaved's 1303 regiment, you go with them, they are equipped with new rifles and are safer. That's why I asked Lieutenant Colonel Anders to wake you up now. You have to get ready. We're leaving soon. ”

It took Claude almost two hours to reach the Ten Mile Trench, and it was almost four o'clock, the darkest part of the night. But out of the trenches is a huge pine forest, and the troops in front enter the forest without fear of being discovered by the enemy. Because it is almost fourteen or five miles from the enemy's camp, there are virtually no patrols here except the Hicks' logistical veterans who occasionally drive carriages to cut branches of wood for firewood.

Browick, his younger brother, stood at the last guard post with several Lycan squadrons to greet Claude, who smelled a lot of blood from him. It appears that Blovik did not heed his advice and again personally took part in the close combat.

Claude warned him that, as the head of the most elite Lyceum Teeth Squadron in the entire regiment, he was responsible for the development and implementation of the plan, as well as the assignment of personnel and remedial measures following unforeseen circumstances, rather than treating himself as a small soldier. But Blovik fights his magic, and every time he's on a mission, he's a pioneer. While this has earned him a great deal of prestige in the Wolftooth Squadron, it has had a negative impact on his ability to develop his own command.

Claude could only wrinkle his nose and pretend he didn't smell anything: "When the 1304 regiment passes, you can disperse the guard posts set up by the Hicks who attacked other places. General Albert will also be leading the second division's reconnaissance team in front of you to launch an attack on these sentry posts. You have only half an hour to attack, and in half an hour, that is, before dawn, you must evacuate, in the direction of our journey, and I will leave you a receptionist in the front. ”

Both Browick and the Lycans raised their hands silently to pay tribute to Claude, who discovered that the Lycans were carrying a variety of crossbows. He knew very well that the weapons had been manufactured by his younger brother, sister Anna, in the Alchemy Charm Array, and no wonder he had no confidence in firing a single shot at the three enemy squads that had resolved the three guard posts.

Five days later, Claude led the Thunder Division to the vicinity of the Hicks General Logistics Base battalion, where he was pleased to see the enemy's General Logistics Base battalion unprotected. Located 2,000 metres from the camp, Rodex Bay City to the west is also wide open, with officers of the Hicks Kingdom riding horses or riding carriages to Rodex Bay City from time to time.

“It appears that the Logistics Officer of the logistics convoy we captured two days ago did not lie, and the enemy did not know we were here. He confessed that the battalion had received reports of two standing regiments stationed along the northern mountain border, who had been attacked as if they had been harassed in the war zone under our direct authority, losing nearly one battalion's strength and hoping that the General Logistics Base battalion would transport them a shipment of iron pumpkins for defence purposes. And the head of the UNLB battalion reasoned that the current capacity was strained and that it would take a few days to get going..."

Colonel Berklin and others stood next to Claude, measuring enemy camps in the distance with a single telescope in their hand. The previous two days on the road, a convoy of Hicks logistics convoys with more than one hundred and seventy wagons was encountered, escorting only one Hicks veteran battalion.

Colonel Berklin, who drove the road, commanded a successful ambush of the convoy by a 1301 group of thunderbolts, killed the commanding commander of the recalcitrant enemy battalion of veteran Hicks, and a deputy officer in charge of the Hicks logistics department, who was his deputy, simply ordered the surviving soldiers to surrender and save his life.

After the war, Colonel Berklin personally questioned the officer in charge of the Hicks logistics department, who knew from his mouth that the military materiel on the convoy was a catapult-style thrower and a ferrous pumpkin, destined for the battalion on the eastern mountain border. It is said that the Eastern Mountain Front is currently on the battlefield confronting legions in the direct territorial battlefield, and that such throwers and iron pumpkins are the biggest consumables, and that the commander of the front line sent three hawks a day, demanding that the rear battalion move fifty throwers and more iron pumpkins to the front line as soon as possible...

The head of the Hicks Logistics Department also confessed that the division guarding the General Logistics Base battalion, in addition to the veterans' battalion, which had been annihilated by the ambush, had two battalion escort logistics convoys that had not returned to the front line, the rest had stayed in the battalion to fill up barley wine gambling or something, nobody cared about guarding, and the entrance to the battalion had not been closed at night...

The main reason is that officers above the regiment of this guard division and those in charge of the battalion's logistics department are used to going to Rodex Bay City to drink and have fun all night. Like this time he was unlucky to draw the lottery, and unfortunately he was lucky enough to take the job with the convoy to the front line, and as a result he drew himself as a prisoner.

Claude dropped the single binoculars in his hand and gave orders to the senior officers of the 1st Division of the Thunder Legion who stood beside him: "Give the soldiers a rest and start attacking the enemy's General Logistics Base battalion at exactly 11 p.m.! ”