The bodies of 46 mercenary soldiers and 21 Swedish soldiers lay neatly on the ground.
Che Chen looked at these bodies and said nothing. Fedot and others stood behind the head and looked at each other. Although Chechen didn''t speak, everyone could feel that the leader''s mood was unhappy.
In fact, although the mercenary regiment won, no one from Cherchen to yelishei was happy with the victory.
Yes, although they occupied the village, the mercenary regiment paid more than twice the casualties of the enemy, and was escaped by the vast majority of the enemy.
In this depressing atmosphere, vicomte Hesse, the vice captain of Hesse mercenary, was imperceptibly restless.
The relative of count Hesse came to the mercenary regiment as count Hesse''s agent in the mercenary. His purpose is to prevent mercenaries from using Hessian mercenaries as cannon fodder. Originally, Cherchen didn''t let Hessen mercenaries cause serious casualties. He should be happy, but now the Viscount came to Cherchen and questioned Cherchen''s poor command, which caused such a great loss.
Che Chen listened to Viscount Hesse''s words in silence.
At this time, what Victor said to him when he started the mercenary regiment came to his mind: "Commander, if possible, I really want to go to Warsaw with you. Because this army is too young, it can''t be completely changed in more than a month. If your enemy is czar Russian soldiers or Cossacks, I don''t worry, because the overall combat effectiveness of these two enemies is not strong, their training is backward, and they always rely on blood and courage to fight Qi. Although they also have advanced guns and cannons, their organizational structure and training methods are backward, even behind the Western European countries than the Republic. But the enemy you have to face is the Swede, which is the most powerful army in the world. They are well equipped, well-organized and high morale. They can win even in the face of two or three times the enemy. When he When they are our allies, we are lucky; but once they become enemies, we should be extra careful. Especially when they are on the defensive side, the Swedes have the most rich defense experience and architectural knowledge, which is the wealth they gained in the 30-year war. This makes them a nightmare for all attackers. So the regiment Chief, if possible, after arriving in Warsaw, you must not throw them into the battlefield. Let the soldiers watch more and know how their enemies fight. Only in this way can the mercenary regiment not suffer heavy losses in the future war. "
It was also because of Victor''s entrustment that when he knew that there was only a small team of Swedish soldiers in the village, Cherchen only allowed several squadrons composed of recruits to launch an attack. Even if the war situation was unfavorable to the mercenary regiment, Cherchen did not send Hessen mercenaries with the strongest combat effectiveness to participate in the war.
"Viscount Hesse."
Chechen suddenly interrupted Viscount Hesse''s chatter.
"This battle is really my bad command. I accept your criticism. The Hessian mercenaries have also suffered losses today. Go to Ingrid to get 600 Taylor as a reward for the heroic fighting of the Hessian mercenaries."
Viscount Hessen smiled happily. He praised Cherchen loudly, and then walked lightly and quickly to find Ingrid for a reward.
"If he is my subordinate, I must give him a taste of whipping."
Watching Viscount Hessen go away, Jan sobesky said to Chechen.
Pedro and others feel the same way. They all think that the leader''s doing so is too soft and weak, which will make the Hessian people gain an inch.
But Chechen didn''t explain much. He clapped his hands and said to the deputy heads and squadron leaders, "let''s go into the village with me."
"I''ll come too."
Jan sobesky shouted and followed them into the village.
At this time, the smoke of gunpowder in the village was not gone. The mercenary regiment sent 40 or 50 people to sweep and inspect the village. Led by a small captain, Chechen looked at their houses one by one.
I don''t know when these Swedish soldiers settled in the village. Every room in the village was transformed into a human eating bunker by them.
The doors of all the houses were blocked, and the windows were sealed in half, leaving only a small shooting opening. In the remote corner of the house, Cherchen also found the holes dug by the Swedes, which can only allow one person to enter and exit. This made the Swedes deliberately retreat to another room to continue their resistance after blocking the mercenary regiment in one room, and the mercenary regiment is very safe Can spend a lot of effort to break into a house and find nothing in front of an empty house.
"Every time we attack the house, the Swedes inside have escaped from these small holes." a small captain of the mercenary regiment explained to Chechen, the deputy head and squadron leader.
"What else?" Chechen squatted down to explore the hole and asked.
"And."
The team leader took Cherchen and them to the intersection.
"The Swedes blocked up huge trees at every intersection and dug a trap behind. Some of our soldiers accidentally jumped over and fell into the trap," said the team leader.
"What about the Swedes? Don''t these traps slow down their retreat?" asked Jan sobesky.
"The Swedes built a door panel on the huge wood and smoked it when they passed."
After listening to the team leader''s explanation and looking at these entrances and exits and the huge trees and traps blocked in each street, we finally know why the recruits of the mercenary regiment suffered heavy losses.
Although Chechen''s method of training troops is to learn from Gustav. But most of Gustav''s notes left by Christina record the major battles commanded by King Gustav, and Gustav, as the commander of tens of thousands of troops, will not and disdain to record such a hundred man defense skill in his notes.
They are familiar with the fighting skills of the Swedish army such as "Gustav thunder", but they know nothing about how the Swedish army at the squadron and team level fights alone. Even if the mercenary regiment fought side by side with General Robert Douglas''s army.
It can be said that this small army made up a lesson for Cherchen that Gustav, the teacher, did not teach.
After that, they watched the last place where the Swedes fought.
"Right here," said the captain, pointing to a vegetable field, "six Swedish soldiers fought with our men here. They shot all the bullets in their muskets and pulled out their short and broad swords. But we didn''t give them a chance, so we killed them here."
"No one surrendered?"
"No one."
Jan sobesky sighed.
"Let all the captains have a look and see how our opponents fight." after seeing this battle relic, Chechen said to fedot and other squadron captains.
"Let our generals have a look," Jan sobesky also ordered the Ma Bian beside him.
His soldiers were also temporarily allocated by commander sapega, and most of them were recruits, just giving them a chance to learn.