Gastens and Ivan's troops implemented Gastens' strategic thinking well. After they rushed out of the hiding woods, they almost immediately entered a charge. The staggered straits were moving forward alternately in squads, with everyone holding guns and no one firings.

"Don't waste bullets before entering range. You should know that the production of each bullet will take up time in the Eilena factory. I hope each of you can make the labor of the workers and brothers in the rear not in vain."

This is Gastens' guiding ideology for the use of ammunition in guerrilla warfare. Due to insufficient supply, guerrilla warfare must use ammunition more cautiously. At the same time, due to the advantage of range, soldiers can also aim, shoot, and weapon generation differences give Elena's guerrilla team an excellent guerrilla warfare and mobile warfare environment.

"shooting!!!!"

The voices of more than a dozen commanders rang out at almost the same time, and the guerrilla soldiers who had entered the range began to shoot. In the direction pointed by their muzzles, the enemy's transport team did not show the common panic, but instead gathered together tightly. The soldiers leaned against the outside even built simple fortifications based on the horse and grain trucks in this very short time. The soldiers hid behind the fortifications, held guns and aimed quietly. The rain of bullets shot from the opposite side flew over their heads and bounced on the bunker in front of their bodies. From time to time, soldiers were hit, screamed and died. But even so, the soldiers of the transport team still maintained their basic formation and uneasy silence.

"This team is too calm," Gastens saw the problem, "This is not a pure transport team that has always been!"

"Is it fishing bait?" Ivan instantly understood what Gastens meant, "What should I do? Should I retreat?"

The third and fourth regiments of the production brigade that had just left Elena, were well-supplied, and they did not need the transportation team's supplies. The main purpose of attacking this transportation team was still to make things difficult for Elliot's team. If there were any hidden conspiracy or traps on this team, Ivan would not mind giving up this short battle.

"Continue to fight", Gastens maintained a basic judgment, "Even if there is a fraud, there are only so many people. We have the advantage of weapons, so it is okay to fight. Send some people around and be careful of the enemy's ambush."

Ivan arranged for the soldiers of the guards beside him to check the enemy situation around him, and then focused his attention on both sides of the war. After a while, his soldiers had rushed to a golden position about 150 meters away from the opponent. At this position, the ammunition of his soldiers had sufficient kinetic energy, while the enemy's Type 27 and Glory rifles did not enter the range. The soldiers of the production brigade who had experienced practical tests and rigorous training lay on the ground, aiming and shooting at each shot. The steam backpacks on their backs made buzzing sounds from time to time, inflating the gas cylinders with insufficient pressure. The bullets flying out of the muzzle were spinning and shooting at the target, continuously causing casualties to the opponent.

Gastens observed the situation on the battlefield and made basic judgments in his mind. The shooting distance of his side would make the enemy very uncomfortable. Although they were prepared for a long time, they might even hide steel plates in the large trucks that transported food. However, even if the enemy was only beaten and did not fight back, no matter how elite the enemy was, they would not be able to bear it. To break this deadlock, they had to take action, give up their current fortifications, and take the initiative to attack. But as long as they took the initiative, their soldiers would definitely make them realize the power of the back-fired continuous rifled rifle.

As Gastens expected, the enemy began to act. They pushed up the cart and began to charge towards the guerrilla soldiers under the cover of the cart. Many soldiers stood up from the trucks that transported food, with iron plates on their chests and rifles in their hands. Their bodies swayed left and right as the cart progressed, but the muzzles in their hands were always basically stable.

"These people are elite! This must be a trap!"

Ivan muttered again, but was complained by Haba Nai, who was lying beside him, "Everyone can see that this is a trap. The question now is whether to fight?"

"To fight", Gastenth is determined, "Our weapon and tactical advantages are not so easy to offset, you can watch."

As Gastens said, although the enemy took out armored combat vehicles, it still could not change the weapon gap between the two sides. The guerrilla soldiers killed many soldiers who were pushing the chariots, stopped the armored combat vehicles in place, and killed many soldiers on the chariots. However, the enemy's numerical advantage gradually emerged at this time, and chariots entered the range one after another, and the guerrillas also suffered casualties. Even many soldiers on the chariots jumped off the chariots after entering the range, wielding scimitars to try to fight hand-to-hand. Although the guerrillas still maintained a cautious contact distance and carefully controlled the contact surface between the two sides, as the battle time deepened, the number of casualties on the guerrillas began to increase.

"Head, isn't it okay to fight like this?" Ivan was a little anxious. "Although the enemy died more, we only have these two thousand people. If we really want to die, we will lose everything."

"Are there any ambush?" Gastens answered the question irrelevantly and asked a question he was more concerned about.

Ivan called two people to come and ask, and gave the answer.

"No."

"Tell them that there is no need to save ammunition, suppress the firepower and see the reaction."

Gastens adjusted his tactics, and the guerrillas on the front line quickly implemented. The guerrilla soldiers who had maintained the basic shooting frequency suddenly increased the shooting frequency, and the sudden gunfire lasted for a while and then became sparse again. This wave of firepower suppression caused considerable casualties to the enemy who were launching a chariot charge, and also delayed their offensive. After the guerrilla gunfire continued to sparsely, the enemy soldiers hesitated for a while before charging again.

"The terrain in the woods is more favorable, let's talk to them and fight back."

Gastens issued a new order again. The guerrillas began to fight and retreat with the advantage of range. Half of these soldiers were veterans, and while retreating, they still maintained the overall stability of the team. Although the recruits from the Fourth Production Regiment were a little panicked, they also followed the pace of the team under the leadership of the veterans. Although the rhythm was generally stable during the retreat, the guerrillas' retreat brought the opponent an incentive signal beyond expectations. Seeing those enemies as devils rarely showed fatigue, the soldiers of the transport team let out excited howls. They pushed the chariots to charge, and they had a strong desire to fight, but found that the chariots were blocked from the woods and were not allowed to enter.

"The boss is indeed the boss. If you enter the woods, you won't be able to do it? Without those cars, I think what they can do!"

Ivan relaxed instantly when he saw that he had effectively stopped the enemy's chariot offensive. Gastens' command by his side allowed him to eliminate the biggest psychological barrier and could observe the battle more easily. However, unlike what he imagined, Gastens did not express any obvious joy because the enemy's attack was blocked.

"Go another wave, then retreat."

"Hey?" Ivan didn't understand, but after careful consideration, he probably guessed the starting point for Gastens to make this order. The enemy's armored combat vehicles and troops far exceed the expected number of troops, which made his own losses exceed expectations. If he continues to fight like this, although he should win, it is not consistent with the idea of ​​guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare is a tactic of the enemy's advance and retreat, and there is indeed no need to fight head-on with the enemy.

Gastens's order was quickly executed. The guerrillas entering the forest did not fight with the enemy for too long. They relied on the range and hit rate of their weapons, fought and retreated, gradually getting rid of the enemy and disappeared deep in the forest. Behind them, the soldiers of the Second Division of the Guards hesitated for a while and gave up the pursuit.

“This time I played well!”

Shortly after leaving the contact, John Duden, commander of the Second Division of the Third Guards, set the tone for the results of this contact battle. "Although there were nearly a thousand casualties, the enemy was killed or injured less than one hundred times. However, this battle verified our new tactics. Using chariots equipped with iron armor, we can improve the army's propulsion ability and can also fight against the enemy's weapon advantages to a certain extent."

"But armored chariots also have shortcomings," Richard Moore, the combat staff officer of the Second Division of the Guards Army, added, "The armored chariots are loaded with limited soldiers and cannot provide sufficient firepower coverage like the queuing and shooting tactics. It can also be seen from this battle that we have more than thirty armored chariots and nearly 600 soldiers, but the killing caused to the enemy is limited."

"Yes, and the soldiers pushing the cart are moving forward with bullets, and there is also a lot of psychological pressure." John Duden nodded, "This is our army, with good psychological quality. If we change another army, we can't continue to fight like this."

"But no matter how you say it is, it is a feasible tactic. You must report it to His Highness," Richard More concluded, "It is better than the current style of play."

"That's nature." John Duden looked into the distance, in the lush woods, and the enemy had long disappeared. He couldn't help but wonder, who would become Gastens' next target?

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"Boss, I think we can win because the casualties are too big and won't fight?" On the way to retreat, Ivan took the initiative to ask questions. Gastens was still relatively radical in his military use, but now he suddenly restrained himself, which made him a little curious.

"Farefore," Gastens crossed a trench, "on the other hand, it is because of the enemy's purpose. The purpose of our guerrilla warfare is to harass the enemy, destroy their logistics, disrupt their rhythm, and reduce their fighting will. This team is specially built to ambush us, and their purpose is to fight with us. In this case, our purpose cannot be achieved, and the enemy's purpose can be achieved. Even if we win, we actually lose. Because we fulfilled the enemy's wishes and fought head-on with them."

"Oh, I understand," Haba Nai, "this should be what the first thing to say is that the war cannot make the other party happy. In this war, the other party wants to fight, but our goal is not to fight, but to harass it, so if we continue to fight, even if we win, we will not achieve our goal."

"That's what it means, and it's also very serious for our casualties, which is not cost-effective."

Gastens nodded and let Ivan and Vir continue to discuss. In his heart, there was a vague worry that he had not said. Because there was no gunpowder, there were very few explosives in this world, and the possibility of developing a powerful artillery like the earth was very small. Steam cannons like the Republic of Niglu, because they used solid shells, were limited in lethality and more of a deterrent effect. At the same time, in terms of weapon power, in order to further improve the lethality of the use of pneumatic propulsion projectiles, the requirements for technology, materials and manufacturing processes would be accelerated.

Improve. In comparison, the cost of developing defensive equipment, such as soldier armor or armored combat vehicles, is much lower. In Gastens's judgment, the development trend of weapons in this world will turn to defensive weapons rather than offensive weapons. He thought that other countries here would not realize this so quickly, but judging from the battle just now, some people have begun to focus on the idea of ​​developing defensive equipment. If the other party is allowed to develop on this idea, their firepower advantages will be offset faster, and the enemies of the revolutionary army will be stronger.

However, there is no good way to do this. With the departure of the magic era and the popularization of the steam-loaded rifled rifled he introduced, the development of weapons and armor in this world will surely enter the fast lane. Although he has advanced knowledge, there are also many smart people in this world. He must create conditions for the revolutionary cause as much as possible and expand his advantages during the period when his own advantages are maximized.

So, time is tight.

"Head, where are we going next?"

Ivan and Haba Nai discussed for a while and began to ask questions. They suffered more than 100 casualties in this battle. Although they were absolutely not large, they were also quite a lot in the history of the production brigade. He and Vir were very concerned about the team's next goal.

"Change a target and continue to fight." Gastens's attitude was very firm. "We came out this time to put more pressure on the enemy as soon as possible and gain space for us. If we can substantially control part of the land in Enspan Province and as the revolutionary area outside Elena, we can get more strategic initiative."

"Okay, fight!"

Ivan himself likes war very much, so he naturally has no objection to Gastens's suggestion. Haba Nai had just become the commander of the Third Regiment and hoped to have more opportunities to fight. The two commanders and Gastens together issued a new combat order.
Chapter completed!