Chapter 1891: Unexpected Turn of Events

At this moment, on the other side of the battlefield.

The troops led by Nashadier had also arrived at the battlefield by this time.

But upon seeing the French Soldier inside the Outpost ahead, he was slightly taken aback.

The French Army had not gone to support the Outpost!

Nashadier's expression shifted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and ordered, "All troops, prepare to launch an attack!"

The Egyptian Army immediately launched an attack; the firepower equipped by this small unit of Nashadier's was even more powerful than that of Shawn's troops.

His surprise attack directly caused casualties to the French Army.

Nashadier was indeed an expert at surprise attacks; after the shelling, he immediately directed the Shield Infantry to move up.

To avoid the appearance of Marshland, which would implicate the entire army.

And at this moment, the attacked Outpost also lit the signal smoke.

Nashadier's current mission was to stall the forces of these two outposts, but Nashadier wanted a quick victory.

His force consisted of only four thousand men.

The enemy's force was around one thousand eight hundred men; this force ratio was basically one to two.

But next, Nashadier would have to face an attack from at least two thousand more troops, so calculated this way, their force held no advantage.

Nashadier's troops fought with speed, catching the French Army off guard.

This battle had no great suspense and would soon end in victory for Nashadier.

Under Nashadier's frantic attack, the traps laid out by the Outpost were almost useless.

And the troops would also soon be routed by Nashadier's operation.

An hour passed, and Nashadier had already ended this battle of disparate forces.

But reaching this point, a trace of unease rose in Nashadier's heart.

Without any hesitation, he immediately led his troops to press the attack and assault the other outpost.

But when Nashadier arrived, there were no French Soldier inside that outpost.

Seeing this scene, his heart sank.

A terrifying thought formed in his mind: it was ruined, they had fallen into a trap.

After seeing the signal smoke, they did not choose to support the Outpost, but instead chose to support the armory!

Nashadier had encountered an ambush near the right outpost; he arrived an hour after seeing the signal smoke lit, at which time the troops at the right outpost had not yet gone to support the armory, they were just about to set off.

Thinking of this, Nashadier made an adjustment: "Quick, we must rush to the armory now!"

The worst-case scenario had appeared; although Nashadier did not believe their troops would lose, the casualties would be extremely heavy!

The troops led by Shawn and Henry had six thousand men; after experiencing the battle with the outpost, their strength had certainly decreased.

Now the force at the armory was about three thousand, and if the forces from the outposts were added, that would be even more.

The most optimistic situation for Shawn and Henry's troops was to be on par with the enemy's strength.

But this also meant they had lost their advantage.

Only by waiting for his own troops to arrive could this disadvantage be turned around bit by bit!

And at this moment.

After Shawn's troops arrived, he was slightly taken aback.

A large number of French Soldier had already gathered outside the armory; it did not look like there were only three thousand.

Henry looked at these French Soldier who had appeared out of thin air in astonishment and said in a deep voice, "We have fallen into a trap!"

"They must be the troops from the outposts; after seeing the signal smoke, they did not choose to support the other outposts, but directly supported the armory!"

"Our current force capable of fighting is about five thousand; we are basically on par with the enemy's strength!"

"Then what do we do now?" Shawn asked, "Nashadier must know this information too; should we wait for him to rendezvous?"

Henry shook his head and said, "It's too late; if we wait for his rendezvous, we will miss the best time to attack, and in that case, we will lose this war."

"The French Army is very likely to send other reinforcements."

"We cannot wait any longer; we must launch an attack as soon as possible!"

"Time is precious!"

Shawn's eyes darted back and forth, hesitant; the outposts were the French Army units closest to the armory, but there were also French troops in even more distant places.

If they were to support the armory now.

This operation would be a complete failure!

Shawn gritted his teeth and said, "Attack!"

Henry roared, "Attack!"

The surviving Egyptian soldiers charged toward the battlefield; the newly captured Cannon were also put to use, with a full seven Cannon erupting in violent shelling.

Now the two sides were evenly matched, and the Egyptian Army held no advantage in numbers.

But in terms of Weaponry and Equipment, they had an advantage the Egyptian Army did not have.

The French Army pulled out a full seventeen Cannon and fired in unison!

The soldiers of the Egyptian Army were suddenly wounded in large numbers.

Seeing so many Cannon, Shawn was anxious; this was a Grassland area, and no matter how strong the Cannon were, they would be useless against a Cavalry attack.

Shawn ordered, "Cavalry, intercept the Cannon..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was stopped by Henry at his side.

Shawn looked at him in confusion and asked, "Why?"

Henry said coldly, "You forgot there is Marshland here; if our Cavalry falls into the Marshland, they will lose their greatest capability!"

"By then, they will be targets for these cannon crews!"

Shawn was jolted awake by the scolding, but looking at the ever-increasing casualties on the battlefield, he could only say with pain, "I understand."

"Crossbowmen, cover the Shield Infantry, find the swamps on the battlefield!"

Shawn issued another order.

But at this moment, the battlefield was already in complete chaos, and it was very difficult for Shawn's orders to be carried out.

The Egyptian Army was being torn apart by the French forces.

The firepower of the Egyptian Army was clearly inferior to the French forces, and they were being suppressed one-sidedly.

However, after undergoing two months of training, the Egyptian Army was more organized in its combat.

Even when facing such a predicament, they still erupted with astonishing combat awareness.

Although the French forces held the upper hand, they were shaken by the Egyptian Army's will to fight with a determination to die.

The situation on the battlefield reached a stalemate for a time; seeing this, Shawn gritted his teeth, and as a commander, he now wished he could charge onto the battlefield himself to teach those French forces a lesson.

But Henry, who was at his side, firmly restrained him and told him not to be impulsive!

A commander's duty is to direct the soldiers in battle and win the war, so as a commander, one must remain calm no matter what happens on the battlefield and make the most accurate judgments.

If one acts on emotion, it will only lead this battle to failure.

Shawn took a few deep breaths to calm down and looked at the situation on the battlefield; the enemy's main offensive firepower point was their cannons, but at the current distance, if they could take out the cannons...

The situation on the battlefield would change.

Thinking of this, Shawn ordered in a deep voice: "Crossbowmen, Musket Team, concentrate your fire on the enemy's cannon crews!"

Currently, the means they had on the battlefield to attack the enemy's cannons were muskets and crossbowmen; although the range of their cannons was sufficient, these cannons did not have the precision of Dragon Flame Cannons! The recent transcoding is severe; let us have more motivation to update faster. Please move your little hands to exit reading mode. Thank you.