Chapter 2636 Bear Warrior
The reason why George Vassar and his colleagues made such a misjudgment was that the generals of the Continental Army were used to living in poverty, and their vision was too shallow. They did not understand the old world military theories, new weapons and new tactics in recent years. He didn't understand that magic technology is playing an increasingly important role in modern warfare, and it has changed from a supporting role to a leading role.
Including George Vassar, the senior military officers of the Continental Army had a history of participating in the war, which was limited to a corner of the New World.
Compared with wars in the old world, such as the counterattack war against the Holy Ashean Empire by the Far Easterners that just ended two years ago, the "War of Independence" that has been fought for more than half a year is nothing more than a "children's play house" game .
Until this moment, Master Fei started to get serious. Earl Winthrop taught the young opponents a lesson, telling them in a cruel way what "modern warfare" is.
After Fei Zhen's army crossed the river, they immediately launched a fierce attack on the two wings of the Continental Army.
Although the soldiers of the Continental Army were in a passive situation and their equipment was at least two grades worse than that of the enemy, their fighting spirit was not inferior to that of the enemy, and they stood firm against the hail of bullets.
The fighting continued into the afternoon, and Colonel Magny Powhatan's left-wing position was barely holding on, while Colonel Nathaniel Green's right-wing position was showing signs of chaos.
This can't be blamed on Colonel Green and his officers and men for not living up to expectations, it is because the opponents they encountered were too strong.
On Feizhen's side, the main attack on the right wing of the Continental Army was General Clinton's Second Division and the Asa mercenary regiment led by "Flying Bear" Enfield Wali.
The 5,000 mercenaries under Prince Enfield are all natives of the Wali tribe from the Jotunheim Glacier. They have been known for their bravery since ancient times, and they are a veritable "battle nation".
There are about a thousand elite mercenary regiments, all of whom are "bear warriors" trained by Enfield himself.
General Clinton launched two rounds of tentative attacks first, and found that the resistance of the Continental Army was very tough, so he replaced Enfield and led the Valli Mercenary Corps as the vanguard.
Enfield is a militant madman. Seeing the repeated setbacks of Feiren's attack, he has long been impatient. After receiving the order of General Clinton, he personally led the mercenary group to charge the right-wing position of the Continental Army, and followed him to the front. It is the thousand "bear warriors".
These wolves and tigers from the north were all wearing breastplates and a pair of iron gloves with steel claws as weapons. They didn't bother to carry guns. Turned into an armored brown bear, led by Enfield, the largest white and violent giant bear, like thousands of chariots, rushed straight to the defense line guarded by the Continental Army.
The defenders recovered from the shock and hurriedly shot the "bear warrior" on the opposite side. However, the Wali warrior transformed into a bear was rougher and thicker than the real brown bear, and after the transformation, he still wore a chest Armor and helmet, the lead bullets shot from the opposite side hit the body, at most causing a little flesh injury, and it was impossible to stop the bears from charging.
In the blink of an eye, thousands of dire bears broke through the defense line of the Continental Army, swung their bear paws connected with sharp steel claws, and frantically beat up the enemies within the range of vision.
When it was time to fight in close combat, the mighty strength of the bear warriors was fully displayed. Most of the soldiers in the Continental Army were ordinary people from craftsmen and farmers. A group of wild beasts couldn't get up after being hit by a bear's paw, and even more people didn't even have the courage to fight the bear warriors, and they ran away in fright, so they didn't care about holding their positions.
Colonel Green saw a large group of bear warriors rushing into his position, invincible and massacred. He knew that today's defeat might be inevitable. All he can do now is to appease the troops to calm down, organize an orderly retreat, and minimize losses.
To this end he personally led a guard against the enemy. These 500 officers and soldiers were the elite he personally selected. Each of them had a large-caliber magic crystal rifle ordered from the Nidaville dwarf arsenal. It was equipped with a magazine and could shoot continuously.
Colonel Green commanded the guards to shoot, and poured firepower on the enemy without hesitation. For a while, the bear soldiers couldn't raise their heads, and the offensive was temporarily blocked.
Colonel Green seized the opportunity to regroup the troops, urged officers at all levels to lead the troops back in batches, used trenches and barbed wire to slow down the enemy's pace, and at the same time sent messengers to the headquarters for assistance.
Under Colonel Green's command and dispatch, the right-wing position gradually restored order. After all, the Vali mercenary group is alone and alone, and there is a time limit for the rampage. If it is delayed until the end of the rampage, the bear warrior will return to human form, and the sequelae of physical exhaustion will also occur.
Colonel Green has been paying attention to the dynamics of the enemy army on the opposite side. Clinton's main force has already begun to move. Before they enter the battle zone, their own side may still have a chance to eat this lone army of deep-penetrating Wali tribe mercenaries.
Do you want to take a risk?
When Colonel Green was hesitating, a sinister enchanted bullet pierced through the smoke of the battlefield, passed through many obstacles, and hit his chest silently, and the strong impact knocked him off the horse to the ground.
The person who shot and sniped Colonel Green was none other than Colonel Patrick Ferguson, the "King of Guns" in the Feizhen Army who accompanied Enfield in action.
Ferguson is a level 7 "Arcane Knight" and a level 10 "Magic Archer". He holds the mythical sniper rifle "Southern Cross". The bullets fired are powerful, and can penetrate all non-magical armor and obstacles, directly hitting the vital points of the target!
Thanks to Colonel Green wearing an enchanted mithril vest next to his body, the bullet got stuck in his chest, only half an inch away from his heart, and he managed to save his life.
The guards carried the unconscious Colonel Green away from the battlefield to seek medical treatment. Colonel Carter, who succeeded Colonel Green, obviously did not have the ability to stabilize the morale of the army, and the right-wing position that had just improved fell into chaos again.
The news of Colonel Green's injury reached the headquarters, and George Vassar hurriedly summoned his colleagues to discuss countermeasures.
The Zion siblings kept interrupting, thinking they were making suggestions, but in fact, the quarrel made Vasa very irritable, and waved his hands angrily, telling them to find something serious to do.
What is "business"?
Translation, translation, what is business?
At this critical juncture, what could be more serious than organizing the orderly retreat of the frontline troops?
With an "enterprise-level" understanding, Colonel Audrey decisively determined that she had received the verbal authorization from the Commander-in-Chief, and brought a guard sent by her younger brother Holden and Vasa to protect their siblings, and galloped to the rescue. The most dangerous right-wing position of the Continental Army.