Chapter 220 Libreville Retreat (1)
The port city of Libreville, West Africa, also developed from the slave trade during the colonial period and flourished because of it. It also declined due to the disappearance of the monster rumored population. At present, the population of the entire city is less than 10,000, which are all the poor people in the lower class who are unable to escape and black slaves who originally lived here.
The same number of coalition forces landed here, and there was also a division of the vanguard. The difference was that their scouts were very efficient and they reconnaissed early on that the enemy set up a battlefield near Entum and waited for their arrival.
It seems that this is not the result of the scout's efforts, but the enemy does not care about their arrival at all, and appears in front of them openly.
The commander from Britain, Colbaqiao, was extremely cautious when he saw the other party's attitude. He was not a young young man, but a veteran who had been through many battles. Otherwise, he would not have handed over the 300,000 coalition forces to him. He was born in a flat manner and has come step by step to this day. With his many military achievements, the three-way coalition forces, the journey he served is the most convincing.
"Your Excellency the Commander, it has reached the deadline for the European Union to launch an attack. Should we set out?"
The subordinates did not understand the commander's anxiety, but kept urging him to lead the large army to set off. Most of the officers were full of confidence. With the advanced rifles and artillery in their hands, except for the Chinese Empire, they felt that no other enemy would be their opponent. The army composed of slaves in front of them would definitely be destroyed by themselves, and they could quickly return to the country to become more and more officials.
Corbaqiao was the exact opposite. Since taking up this position, he also visited Kevin, who had become a devout believer. From his mouth, he learned that the enemy's weapons and equipment were not worse than himself, and may be more advanced. This shows that their manufacturing industry is very developed, and the weapons and equipment of all European countries must be imported by the Chinese Empire. This is the obvious gap. The armies that have been deeply explored on the African continent have been wiped out. This is definitely not a small problem, and all he can do is to be more cautious.
"Generals, have you not noticed that our enemies had already expected our landing place? And seeing that they were fearless, don't think too simple. I don't want the 300,000 young men I led to return to their hometown."
Although the generals believed in this old battle, their current handling method did not convince them. What they needed was a commander who could lead them to victory, rather than a coward who had been hesitating in Libreville since landing.
"Mr. Commander, tomorrow is the deadline for us to launch an attack, and the young men are desperately in need of a victory. I hope you can order the army to set off immediately. We have been wasting too much time at the port."
Korbaqiao looked around and saw that all the officers had an expression of agreement. He said helplessly: "Okay, we can set out, but we must listen to my orders. It's absolutely right to be careful."
The large army finally set off, but when he advanced fifteen kilometers away from Entum, Korbaqiao ordered all soldiers to start building fortifications, not just one trench, but one trench after another, with only 50 meters apart, which was the result obtained under his forced order. The general and all soldiers were very dissatisfied with this strange order.
The construction of fortifications day after day made everyone feel bored, but Colbaqiao was uncompromising in this regard. The soldiers could only execute the order helplessly. Passive slacking off is definitely inevitable. Even the lower-level officers were perfunctory, let alone them.
Until the trenches were built in front of the enemy's formation, all the soldiers felt that they were no longer soldiers, but professional civil workers, and they were about to forget how they fired.
It seems that the war is about to begin, but surprisingly, the army of the Demon Empire just watched them slowly build fortifications, and their training was normal every day, as if the coalition did not exist. It was not until the coalition's fortifications were built that they slowly entered the battlefield.
The coalition was facing the Fourth Army of the Demon Empire, commander Elcinda. He was not as patient as the commander of the Fifth Army, and he did not want to recognize the meaning of being a pure indigenous commander in his eyes. He also did not take the coalition into consideration and just gave the other party a chance to fight fairly, because this was specifically said by General Alcza. Although he was impatient, the general's words were still very serious.
The coalition's cannons have slowly moved forward, and the artificially made trenches have caused great trouble for their artillery units, because the already bulky cannons are now more difficult to transport.
"Are our artillery and soldiers in place?"
Holding a telescope in hand, Korbaqi silently observing the situation of the enemy's positions, as if the opponent's trenches were more professional than those in the old side.
"It will take half a day to prepare all the preparations."
"I don't know if the enemy will give us half a day. They are ready to attack..."
Before Colbaqiao finished speaking, the roar of cannons "boom, boom" sounded.
The first reaction of the guards was to retreat their commander to the rear safely, because they were now too close to the enemy's shelling position, and they were holding a telescope and wearing handsome military uniforms, which allowed the enemy to know at a glance that this was an important target.
However, the enemy let go of his conspicuous target and instead focused the artillery fire on the artillery position on the ground. The artillery, who were still in a hurry to prepare, was blown into wreckage by the enemy's artillery fire before they could react.
"God, they gathered artillery together and used it, and one bombardment could destroy most of our artillery. How did they discover our artillery positions?"
No one can answer Commander Korbaqiu, who has returned to the rear of safety, nor has the time to answer his questions.
Because the enemy's attack had begun, simple infra-cannon-cannon coordination tactics were once again staged on the Libreville battlefield. The soldiers who had been civil workers for more than half a month were washed away before they could react, and more disappeared under the dense shelling.
A war that is destined to end before it begins.
Chapter completed!