Chapter 623

Although the night was dark, the movement of 4000 people was not small. No matter how careful St. Redge's men were, they were finally found by the army.

Now that it has been found, it is not hidden at all!

Similar to the bergoin department, the St. Redge department was also composed mostly of Indian soldiers. There were only two infantry regiments composed of British soldiers among his 5000 men. As a result, the 88th light infantry regiment was also crippled by a bombardment of the ninth division of the mixed forces of the bear army.

Among the remaining soldiers in St. Redge, there is a infantry regiment of 1000 British soldiers, and the other 3000 are Indian soldiers drawn from Canada.

In the forest of the night, these Indian soldiers fight. It's a fierce one. The hunting skills practiced in the mountains all the year round play an important role here.

The 1000 soldiers Horatio gates deployed in the West were not elite soldiers of the army. Most of them were guerrillas composed of farmers and bankrupt small handicraftsmen. Their combat effectiveness is limited, but relying on their commanding geographical advantages, once the bergoin department wants to flee West, they can resist for a period of time and play an early warning role, so they are arranged there by gates.

But what Gates didn't expect was that the enemy would have reinforcements, and the reinforcements even came up from behind.

St. Redge's department took advantage of the night to rush, and immediately scattered the thousand armies in the West.

And bergoin was not an idiot. When he heard the sound of guns and shouts in the west, he knew that St. Redge was coming. So he immediately gathered all his men and charged West with the fastest speed.

Thanks to the army's encirclement of bergoin, the soldiers of bergoin's department were all waiting for their help, so they gathered very quickly. Just a few minutes after the shooting in the west, the bogoin department had already started to run towards the West.

Although a crescent moon in the sky is not bright, it is enough for the soldiers of bogoin to see the road under their feet. Combined with the support of the desire to survive, the soldiers of the bergoin department rushed fiercely.

Horatio gates deployed his main forces at the north and south ends of Saratoga. In the west, there were only a thousand guerrillas with low combat effectiveness to give early warning. As a result, these 1000 people were immediately disintegrated under the hedge of St. Redge and bergoin.

In addition to dozens of unlucky men who sprained their feet while charging, there were more than a dozen unlucky men who were hit by stray bullets. The remaining 6000 soldiers of bogoin department rushed into the Adirondack Mountains in the West with little loss.

When Horatio gates and his soldiers arrived at the western line, they only saw the disheartened soldiers. The most unfortunate thing is that in this night attack, these 1000 soldiers lost more than 100 people.

Being rushed out of the bag ring by bergoin made Horatio gates furious.

However, no matter how angry he was, it was an indisputable fact that he had already escaped from life. Moreover, gates still knows the truth that no one can chase a poor enemy and no one can enter the forest. In this case, gates can not and dare not chase.

But Horatio gates did not give it in vain. Since the bergoin department and the reinforcements joined up, the number of British people had at least exceeded 10000, which was enough to confront the army.

In particular, the PLA is not as good as the British in terms of equipment, so once it really fights, although the PLA has a slight advantage in the number of soldiers, it may not be able to beat the more than 10000 British soldiers.

So Horatio gates decisively gave the order to retreat.

Since bogeyn is not trapped by the tiger, we should guard against the tiger's back biting. Therefore, the best choice now is to withdraw, and then continue to choose a good place to fight again.

Horatio gates may not know the saying "plan to lose before you win", but he knows the same thing. Considering the worst result and striving for the best result, this is also the military quality that an excellent general should possess.

Horatio Gates' choice of withdrawing troops is undoubtedly very correct under the current situation, but unfortunately, he wants to withdraw, and John bergoin has not agreed!

Although later historians nicknamed John bergoin "Johnny the gentleman", it was because bergoin began to play art in his later life and wrote a famous play.

But in fact, before John bogooine was defeated by Saratoga, this guy was a complete lunatic.

This can be seen from his early resume.

Bergoin's family background is very good. No matter who his father is, it is undeniable that bergoin's family is very rich.

Later, this guy became a soldier, but he abducted his classmate's sister. This guy went to France for romance with his sister paper, but he almost made his father, count Derby, angry.

This guy went back to England with his sister-in-law for 11 years. Then he made up with his father-in-law, count Derby. Count Derby said he was very helpless. I can't make up if I don't want to. Several children are so old. I can't recognize this son-in-law

The Earl of Derby is a man of great ability and great influence in England. Under the influence of his father-in-law's activities, bergoin was promoted again, and then he won many military exploits in France and Portugal with his subordinates. Finally, he was elected as a member of the British House of Commons as a "hero".

Because of the outbreak of the war of independence, the ambitious bergoin came to the new continent of North America to take charge of and command the battle of Bunker Hill. Later, he was transferred to Canada as the highest military officer of the British army in Canada.

In the original historical time and space, in Saratoga, the 7000 soldiers led by him were surrounded by the army. However, he persisted in the encirclement for 28 days. If he had not run out of ammunition and food in the end, he would not have surrendered to the army.

These things are enough to prove that bogain is a cruel man! Be cruel to yourself, even more cruel to the enemy!

If Horatio Gates's troops could encircle bergoin as they did in the original historical time and space, then bergoin would not be able to jump.

But now, how can bergoin, who escaped from the sky and had reinforcements and ammunition supplies, give up revenge?

After all, in the past few days of being surrounded, two or three hundred of bergoin's men also died at the muzzle of the army. The most important thing is that bergoin can't swallow it.

He was so sullied by Horatio gates, and almost died. As a cruel man, if he didn't take revenge, wouldn't he be too sorry for the word "cruel man"?