Chapter 1513 Battle of Kisco (Part 2)
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"... Regarding how to deal with the musketeers of the Holy Hiran Empire, before leaving Pendragon, I specifically asked Captain Cheng for advice."
After hearing Deng Jiaer's words, everyone in the tent immediately became energetic.
Su Cheng offered military advice—nothing could cheer everyone up more than this.
"Captain Cheng said that muskets are very powerful. Whether infantry or cavalry are used, it is difficult to suppress the musketeers in a frontal battle."
"So we must avoid direct firefights with the Musketeers at all costs."
"But - the musket also has a fatal weakness."
"As long as you grasp this fatal weakness of the musket, the musket will be useless."
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Xilan's army was ready for any battle.
All kinds of fortifications are available.
However - the Britannian army showed no intention of attacking.
After meeting them on the plains of Kisco, the Britannian army remained motionless.
Just silently reinforce and add various defenses, and wait for the arrival of follow-up troops,
The Britannia army did not move, and Nikita did not dare to let the Hiran army under his command move randomly.
After all, in terms of military strength, their Xilan Army was at an absolute disadvantage.
Using inferior forces to attack an enemy with superior forces is seeking death.
The two armies faced each other quietly on the Kisco Plains, silently strengthening and increasing the various defenses in their respective camps.
Nikita's intuition, who had experienced hundreds of battles, told him that the Britannia army on the opposite side was waiting for something.
But he really couldn't figure out what the Britannia army was waiting for.
Are you waiting for reinforcements? Or are you waiting for subsequent supplies or equipment to arrive?
Nikita thought of various possibilities, but he dismissed all the possibilities he had conceived.
War is like a woman's temper.
One moment he was calm and the next moment he was suddenly furious for no apparent reason.
The battlefield was calm yesterday, but fighting suddenly broke out today.
On the 12th day after the two armies met on the plains of Kisco, it was a gloomy day with constant rain.
Generally speaking, it is rare for an army to go out to fight when it rains.
However, the Britannian army was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. In this gloomy rainy day, the entire army came out of camp and began to set up their formation.
It wasn't until he learned that the Britannia Army had set up camp that Nikita finally realized what the Britannia Army had been waiting for these days.
"Damn it!" Nikita yelled out all the curse words in his Xilan army, "It turns out... he is waiting for the rainy day to come!"
"Commander!" A general asked Nikita in a panic, "Do we need to send out the musketeers to launch a first attack?!"
"No!!" Nikita roared, "You can't send out the musketeers! The muskets can't be used in rainy days!"
After receiving the order from Vasilina to fight against the Britannia army, Erzen wrote him a letter personally.
In that letter, El wrote in detail various experiences of using muskets, as well as various taboos on the use of muskets.
In this letter, El focused on the biggest taboo on using muskets - not to use them in wet weather such as rain.
The musket would never light in wet weather such as rain.
"Damn it." Nikita held his head that was so painful and swollen, "Why do Britannians know this biggest weakness of muskets...! Has our musket technology been leaked...!"
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The Britannia Army specifically chose to launch its attack on a continuously rainy day, rendering the pile of muskets and the 5,000 musketeers in Hiran's army useless.
Without the help of the Musketeers, Sheeran could only use their regular troops to fight the Britannia army.
As for the combat effectiveness of conventional forces,
The combat power of Hiran's army is far inferior to that of Britannia's army...
The Hiran army, whose military strength and combat power were inferior to the Britannia army, was defeated steadily...
Nikita originally wanted to take advantage of this battle to avoid the humiliation of his defeat at the hands of Deng Jiaer a few years ago.
However - the difference in military strength and combat power between the two armies is too large.
There is also a huge gap in the command level among the top commanders.
This war was the first time that Deng Jiaer served as the supreme commander of the entire army.
It was also the first time that Deng Jiaer commanded such a large army.
However, in the battle with Nikita, the inexperienced Deng Jiaer still showed extraordinary commanding abilities and led an army of 300,000 to defeat Nikita's troops.
The fighting lasted from morning until dusk.
At dusk, the Hiran army finally could not withstand the fierce attack of the Britannia army and was defeated across the board.
Nikita himself also died in the rebellion.
The news of the disastrous defeat of the frontline army reached Ailian Muya as quickly as possible, and the central government was shocked.
Vasily never expected that Nikita would be defeated so miserably, and that their 180,000-strong army would be defeated so miserably.
"Haha..." In the main hall of the palace, Vasily laughed angrily, "I didn't expect...our country's army would be so vulnerable..."
"The 180,000-strong army... actually collapsed..."
"Damn Brittanians... a bunch of... villains!"
"When they need our help, they humbly ask for an alliance with our country!"
"After the fall of the Frankish Empire, their wolfish ambitions were immediately exposed!"
"Your Majesty..." A minister stepped out from the ranks of civil officials, "The current priority is to immediately send new troops to stop the Britannian Army!"
"Otherwise, it won't be long before the 300,000 Britannian troops led by Deng Jiaer O'Brien will be at the gates of Erenmuya!"
"I know!" Vasili rubbed his temples on both sides and roared impatiently, "Do you think I don't know that I must find a way to stop the Britannian Army's attack?"
"Isn't it just to come up with a way to stop the Britannian Army that I sent Are you gathered here? "
"Now tell me your ideas!"
As soon as Vasili finished speaking, another civil official immediately stepped out and said in a hurry:
"Your Majesty! Please call back Marshal El Bernard to defend!"
This civil official's words were like turning on a switch. One by one, civil officials and military generals stepped out and said loudly:
"Your Majesty! The Far Eastern Front is the most combat-capable force in our country! Please call back the Far Eastern Front to defend!"
"Your Majesty! Please let Marshal El Bernard come back!"
"Now only Marshal El Bernard can save this country!"
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At least 70% of the generals in the hall asked Vasili to call back El to defend.
Looking at the ministers who expressed a unified proposition, Vasili's eyes were wide open with various emotions such as surprise, anger, and unwillingness.
Naturally, his hands on his legs were slowly clenched, looking like he was struggling...