In the following time, the First Legion of the Hereford family went through a series of reorganizations. otbnkotgt Of course, these infantry companies were not in the best condition, that is, at a full strength of 150 men.
But it is enough for the First Army, which is currently in a tight situation.
With these sixteen infantry companies, plus the fifth infantry regiment.
The infantry force on the defensive line was restored to 3,000 men.
Supplemented by two brigades of combat engineers, two incomplete cavalry regiments, as well as the chasseur battalion directly under the legion, the legion guard company, and the guard cavalry company.
The first legion could pull out another five thousand troops.
Full of confidence in defending the second line of defense.
But then, the temporary commander of the First Army received William's order to retreat and rest in the rear.
This order was extremely difficult for the legion commander to understand and accept.
But for William, it is natural and essential.
It is true that the First Guards Regiment of the Hereford family, which can muster an army of 5,000 and has complete infantry, cavalry and artillery, can still hold on to a battle.
Give the enemy strong enough damage.
However, if there is another war of attrition like today, the structure of the First Army will completely collapse.
It is easier to replenish a legion that has a complete framework and has lost half or even more than half of its troops.
At least it's easier than forming a new legion.
And those elite veterans, those who have experienced enough baptism in the flames of war, are naturally stronger than ordinary recruits.
Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, William would never allow the First Legion to fight to the death.
That's why.
Knowing William's good intentions, but also secretly fearing that kind of outcome.
Therefore, although the First Army was still a little reluctant, even though some officers and soldiers of the First Army felt that the First Army lost a lot of soldiers and horses in the daytime battle, it was considered a loss of life.
After losing for a while, they wanted to fight again.
In the ensuing war, he regained his position, regained his face, and so on.
But for the military, the most important thing is not face, the most important thing is obeying orders.
So in this case, the First Guards Regiment of the Hereford family retreated.
The speed was very fast, and all the artillery of the artillery regiment, as well as the three-pounder cannon and organ cannon attached to the infantry regiment, in addition to all the wounded, were brought along.
The entire First Guards Corps, nearly eight thousand soldiers, withdrew from the defense line and moved back to the rear to rest and recuperate.
It is precisely for this reason that the dark elves rushed to nothing.
As mentioned before, Fatima, the female sultan of the dark elves, seems to regard night fighting as the magic weapon for victory in this battle.
So in the following night, a legion of dark elf troops was dispatched to prepare to attack the first legion's position.
The result was as mentioned above, because William ordered the First Legion to retreat in advance, the dark elves' night attack troops fell into vain.
In addition, because of this reason, the cavalry on duty at night noticed that the enemy had occupied the position, so William did not hesitate to order the artillery unit of the Second Army to bombard the first line position.
Within half an hour of bombardment, thousands of artillery shells were poured on this position.
It took the lives of nearly two thousand dark elves in one breath.
It can be said that so far, the dark elves' night attack has completely failed.
But the dark elf commander who led the army was unwilling to let the mission fail like this.
After much thought, he made a decision and led the legion to move forward.
He didn't believe that there was no one on the defensive line he was going to attack next.
As long as they can enter the rhythm of melee combat, the winners of this battle will still be the Dark Elves and the Ottoman Empire.
But it's also a pity that he still guessed wrong.
Before this, the Hereford family became cautious after suffering from the night attacks of dark elves.
Next, after the dark elves touched the first line of defense of the Second Legion, they encountered the biggest defeat the dark elves had suffered in this war.
“The smell of kerosene” By the time he realized something was wrong, it was already too late.
The flames soaring into the sky illuminated the night as brightly as day.
At the same time, the retreat route of the dark elf troops, a total of four infantry regiments, who were rushing at the front, was also blocked.
The three infantry regiments of the Second Army, which were already well-positioned, plus hundreds of three-pound cannons filled with shotgun shells, and hundreds of fully equipped organ cannons were aimed at them.
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Next, the Hereford family attacked like a metal rainstorm, using artillery shells, large-caliber musket bombardment from the organ cannon, three-stage musket shooting, and large quantities of throwing grenades.
In this narrow gap, the Hereford family troops put excessive firepower here.
In an instant, life is like garbage, worthless and dying quickly.
In such despair, many dark elves went crazy with fear and collapsed to the ground screaming.
However, there are also some dark elves who are very courageous.
These guys launched a desperate charge towards the Hereford family's front even though they knew they would die.
He screamed and died under the attack of the Hereford family army.
That's it, shouting loudly, dying in battle, dying screaming.
In this killing area, the Dark Elves endured the greatest pain and frustration they had ever endured since they seized the supreme power of the Ottomans.
It was in this situation that the dark elf officers and soldiers, separated by the flames and unable to rush through anyway, could only watch their own people die helplessly, feeling extremely desperate.
A mixture of regret, fear, anger, emptiness, etc., and countless negative emotions fermented among them.
Many people shouted loudly and cursed, hoping to use this method to relieve the depression in their hearts.
There were also some guys who were even crazier.
They ignored the flames soaring into the sky and charged towards the Hereford family's position.
Most people were burned to death in the flames and died of poisoning from the smoke.
However, there were some lucky guys who broke through the flames and rushed in front of the Hereford family army.
However, the fate waiting for them is not much different from being killed by fire and smoke.
This night attack by the dark elves was declared a complete failure.
Including the dark elves who were killed by artillery before.
The number of dark elves killed in this battle has exceeded six thousand.
Occupies half of the Dark Elf First Guards Corps.
To make matters worse, this defeat had a huge impact on the morale of the dark elves.
It was after this defeat that the Dark Elf Guards, who witnessed with their own eyes how their friendly forces were massacred by the Hereford family's troops, saw their morale drop to an unimaginable level.
The entire First Guards Corps was enveloped in an atmosphere of failure from top to bottom.
He can no longer exert any fighting power.
In this way, the so-called "one hundred thousand army" of the dark elves lost the combat effectiveness of another legion.
Today, only two legions of the Ottoman army remain with their combat strength intact.
The problem is that these two legions have also been affected by friendly forces, and their morale has become very low.
Basically, it's over.
Many Ottoman troops have already thought of this possibility.
It's terrible, it's really terrible.
It might be better if this army was composed entirely of mercenaries like the Imperial Army.
Because no matter how many people die, there will be no heartache.
But this army is different.
The core of this army is the dark elves.
Two dark elf legions.
And now, one of the dark elf legions has lost half of its troops.
This was also an unbearable, heavy and huge blow to the entire Ottoman Empire.
“It’s so damn, it’s so damn, it’s so damn, it’s so damn.”
In her gorgeous tent, the female sultan Fatima was spinning around angrily.
No matter what, she couldn't accept this result.
The ingenious tactics he came up with to deal with the Hereford family were actually countered by the opponent, and thousands of Dark Elf Guardsmen were even sacrificed as a result.
This is something that has never happened in the Ottoman Empire for hundreds of years.
She could already imagine what would happen next.
Her covetous relatives, her sisters, and the princes will take action in the shortest possible time to hold her accountable and criticize her.
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Questioning her ability and qualifications to hold the important position of Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
If they succeed, then Fatima will not only go down in history as the best and greatest sultan in the history of the Ottoman Empire, but her current power and status will not even be able to save her own life.
When she thought about this possibility, Fatima was very frightened and angry.
"What a mistake," she was beginning to regret now.
My biggest regret is that I implemented the night attack tactic rashly before.
My small regret is about the whole war.
But no matter what, she had already begun to think about her options.
"This can't go on any longer."
With the loss of the First Guards Corps, the balance of power between the two sides has undergone drastic changes.
If this war continues, it will not do any good to Fatima.
So, if possible, she now has to consider how to end this war decently.
"If we can get some benefits at the negotiation table, then the other party must not be so stupid."
She thought in her heart.
"Then we can only formulate a relatively reasonable treaty.
But what should we do if the other party refuses to give up?"
The Sultan of Fatima was very worried.
If the other party, William von Hereford, understands her guilty conscience and then opens her mouth, what will she do?
It's one thing to lose thousands of troops, it's another to lose a war.
If these two things happened together, it would be a huge disaster for the Ottoman Empire and the Fatimid Sultan herself.
"So, we must achieve an equal peace no matter what.
Even if we make certain concessions on the Ruthenian issue and then give the entire Cuman Kipchak grassland to the other party, it is not impossible.
Anyway, these The territory was not originally owned by the empire.
One thing that must be done is that the land must not be ceded and the compensation must not be paid.
If you can do these two things, it will be considered a success. " In this way, Nu Sudan secretly made up her mind.
And from her words just now, one thing can be clearly reflected, that is, she has never thought of concentrating all her efforts and dispatching more troops to the city of Kiev to hold a large-scale war with the Hereford family.
A bigger battle, completely defeating him.
In a disadvantaged situation, Fatima's thinking has changed from defeating external enemies and gaining more benefits to defeating internal competitors and preserving her current power. 160420oshow7: