Chapter 37: Boldly Try New Tactics (Part 2)
This battle in the nameless valley of the Pyrenees was a battle of fame for the special forces of the Ming Empire Army, or an important part of the battle of fame.
In this battle, Fu Yunlong led a brigade of Dingliao's special forces 5,000 troops to ambush the same number of French troops in the Wuming Valley. The five thousand French troops were wiped out, and none of them ran away!
Why so sure?
Because, after the war, the first thing Fu Yunlong did was to check the number of people, whether they were captured or annihilated, they carefully counted them several times.
He also interrogated the captured French officers many times to confirm the exact number.
This time, he really didn't dare to be careless at all, because he next planned to implement the tactic of mingling with the eyes to open the French army's city gate, and break through the largest prism of the French army in the Pyrenees in one fell swoop!
If a French army ran away, the 5,000 special forces he led would be in danger of being wiped out.
What they were going to attack was a large bastion known for their defense. It was a world of difference whether the enemy was guarding. If the enemy knew in advance that they were disguised, the 50,000 people would have delivered vegetables in the past!
Fortunately, after many verifications, all the more than 5,000 French troops were indeed explained here, and no one missed the net.
Next, we have to prepare to attack the bastion. Five thousand people will sneak attack the large bastion with 4,000 people stationed. This is the first time since the bastion appeared. Generally, if the weapons and equipment are not different, a bastion will have to be broken. The number of people on the supply side will be at least ten times that of the defenders, and it will take at least several months to capture it.
If the Ming army brought both armored chariots and Shenwei cannons, of course they had an absolute advantage in weapons and equipment. The problem is that this is a mountainous area, let alone armored chariots, there is little possibility that Shenwei cannons will be transported in.
The special forces brigade under Fu Yunlong was not equipped with artillery at all, and there was not even a single smallest, Type 317 howitzer. It can be said that they were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of equipment.
In this case, there is only a sneak attack, but if the sneak attack fails, it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out.
After the number of people was confirmed, Fu Yunlong began to select French soldiers who "voluntarily" set the way for the Ming army.
At this time, there was no mercy at all. He had only two choices for French prisoners, living and death if he was willing to cooperate!
The battle was going on quite fiercely. The 5,000 French prisoners were captured by less than 2,000. In addition, the more than 600 prisoners were captured last time, which totaled more than 2,500 prisoners. In fact, the Ming army did not need many fish, and a few hundred people was enough.
Therefore, the secret spies of the Jinyiwei were very decisive in interrogation. They only asked one question: "Would you like to cooperate with us to open the first floor of the city gate?"
If you don't want to, drag it aside and chop it;
Hesitantly, dragged and chopped;
His eyes were circling and he dragged it aside;
He agreed, but he was dissatisfied with his face and dragged it aside;
Only those who nodded and agreed without hesitation can escape the disaster!
As the saying goes, "Ci is not in charge of the army. This time, Fu Yunlong made up his mind. For the safety of himself and his soldiers, the orders he gave to the interrogators were very cruel: "Whenever there is something wrong, kill!"
In other words, even if you nodded without hesitation, you may not be able to survive. You can only say that you have escaped the first disaster. There is a more rigorous interrogation later. If there is a trace of wrongness, it will be one word: Kill!
These carefully selected spies and special forces soldiers of the Jinyiwei were all experienced in the battlefield. They would naturally not be lenient when they killed the enemy, but they had another strange move, that is, they actually took off all the clothes of the prisoners before they killed them.
Of course, this is not because they have any special habits, nor is they want to use this to intimidate the prisoners waiting for interrogation. The reason why they took off their clothes was to disguise themselves as French troops and implement the tactic of mixed fish-mess and plastered the fish-mess-mixed beads.
After this interrogation, the remaining prisoners fell directly below the four digits, leaving only nearly 800 people!
This number of people should be said to be too much, not too little.
From the perspective of the French army, there are too many soft men who are afraid of death.
This cannot be blamed on these people. When people are truly facing death, there will be more or less people or things that cannot be let go. They will be executed bravely and treat death as if they are home. Not everyone can do it.
From the perspective of the Ming army, it was too much to escort more than 800 people to the city gate, and it was hard to control at all.
You know, at that time, as long as someone suddenly rebels and shouts, it will be over!
Fu Yunlong decided to screen again and only select 300 "honest and reliable" ones. As for the others, they won't kill them for now.
The Ming army also suffered casualties during this ambush. Although less than a hundred were killed in battle, five or six hundred were injured. These people were naturally not suitable for participating in sneak attacks.
Fu Yunlong finally decided to take only four squadrons and 4,000 troops to attack. The instructor of the Jinyiwei and the injured special forces were all left, leaving two or three hundred people to help them guard the remaining more than 500 prisoners.
If they succeeded in the sneak attack, they would naturally be happy. If the sneak attack failed, then the people who stayed behind would kill all the prisoners and then go to find nearby friendly troops!
It was almost evening to arrange all this. Fu Yunlong ordered the 4,000 special forces soldiers participating in the sneak attack to prepare the French uniforms. If they were not enough, they would take off the dead bodies. Anyway, they pretended to be a defeated army, and their clothes were dirty, broken, or even blood-stained. It would be strange if the defeated army had to wear neatly.
He rested like this for a night. The next morning, Fu Yunlong was not in a hurry to take people to attack. He first ordered the special forces participating in the war to change their clothes, then put on some makeup and try not to reveal flaws. Then he summoned all the squadron leaders and squad leaders to hold a temporary combat meeting.
This sneak attack is also mentioned. If you take people to take them to defeat the army early in the morning, it will easily arouse suspicion of the defenders.
No matter where the defeated army rushed back, it was at least dozens of miles away from the castle, which means it would take at least more than an hour to run. Otherwise, there might be no movement in the castle. If you run over early in the morning, it would be proof that the defeated army was rushing to the night. This dark black run in the mountains at night, why didn’t you fall to death? It would be strange if you don’t arouse suspicion!
Fu Yunlong held a meeting, mainly discussing the details of the sneak attack on the bastion with his squadron leader and the squadron leader. At that time, 4,000 people rushed in and arranged tasks one by one, because at that time, you will know just by shouting at the enemy. These people are not speaking French at all, how could they be their own people!
Therefore, you cannot rush in and then issue an order. Everything must be arranged before you go.
For example, what should we do if the city gates on the first floor are opened, what will happen if the city gates on the third floor are opened, what will each squadron and even each squadron are responsible for, etc.
Fu Yunlong used branches to draw a sketch of a bastion on the ground, discussed the detailed tactics with everyone, and arranged all the tasks of the team. Then he announced the end of the meeting and prepared to set off.
Chapter completed!