Chapter 939

Episode 939: The Imperial March 2 – Assault return, running on the ground. (27)

After passing through the gate, the assault troops soon pushed into the residential area, which was tangled like a maze.

At the forefront of the assault force that was pushing forward without hesitation were the assault vehicle A group.

Chick chug! Let’s go!

With the loud noise and dull vibrations from the steam engine and tracks echoing through the road, the A-type assault cars slowly moved forward along the road. The

A-type assault cars passing through the city like this were showing a unique appearance.

The assault troops stood on the railings on the left and right sides of the cockpit, which was raised about half a floor higher than the front battle room, and watched all directions.

Their mission was to eliminate enemies that suddenly appeared in the shadows of city buildings or to find buildings that were at risk of blocking the advance of friendly forces in advance and inform the control room.

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After the assault vehicles were first deployed, their strengths and weaknesses were revealed through various training and mock battles that followed.

-It is the best weapon for breaking through enemy barriers or trench lines built in plains.

-But when you enter a street fight, you suddenly become blind.

In the wide plain area, it was possible to move while checking the luminous signals attached to the command vehicle. In addition, since we were moving in a wide open area, we were able to immediately check the movements of friendly assault vehicles and infantry.

However, once entering the city, it was impossible to check the command car’s orders in real time. Additionally, it was not easy to deal with enemies jumping out of blind spots created by the thick armored vehicle body.

In an open plain on all sides, assault vehicles could block each other’s blind spots, but this was impossible in an urban battle.

The good news was that there was a conduit connecting the fighting room and the cockpit, so that some level of communication was possible inside the car.

Ultimately, when entering an urban battle, the personal judgment of the commanders in charge of the assault vehicles determined everything about victory and survival.

In the end, the only way to solve this troublesome situation was to operate a large number of messengers or send soldiers outside the cockpit to provide snow.

After checking the contents of the report, Hyang ate his food with a face full of regret.

“In some ways, you could say it’s ‘a case of a bad head and a hard body.’ “We are still in an era where wired and wireless communication networks are not even imaginable... despite all our efforts.”

Although researchers were appointed at the research institute and registered in the record of challenge, research on electricity, which was named ‘noegi (雷氣)’, was sluggish.

“Even though we did it that way, people’s cognitive areas haven’t expanded that far yet... Sigh. Electricity is coming. “Electricity hurts.”

Of course, once you smelled it, you could make things like basic generators and telegraphs.

But the problem was next.

-How are you going to explain it?

It was impossible with the knowledge I had accumulated through ‘entrance exam preparation education’.

No, even if it was possible, the problem would be big.

It was a question of ‘how?’

-How did you find out?

-Is there anyone who doesn’t have enough time to take care of the dues coming from all over the empire?

-Are you human?

Because of this very problem, the scent was just waiting for its time.

“I’m sure it will be after I die, but...”

* * *

Anyway, in order to make up for the shortcomings of these assault vehicles, assault troops inspected all directions in the left and right aisles of the assault vehicle’s cockpit.

“stop! stop!”

The soldiers who saw our troops running from the front corner screamed at the top of their lungs into the cockpit.

Let’s go! Squeak!

As the assault vehicle stopped and the soldiers stood guard in all directions, the soldier who came running said his business.

“Go around the front right corner and there’s a bell tower 10 feet (about 30m) ahead!”

“Go around the right corner and see the bell tower ahead! check!”

“check!”

The soldier who confirmed the contents delivered the business through the gun hole in the control room.

Let’s go! Hey!

After a while, the assault vehicle Gap slowly turned the corner and aimed at the bell tower in question.

Wow!

The soldiers crossed the first floor, kicked open the back door, and ran to the neighbor’s house. Meanwhile, the assault troops who went up to the second floor ran to the window and opened it.

As the French army’s ambush was visible beneath the open window, the assault troops began to pull the trigger mercilessly.

Bang bang bang! Ta-ta-tang!

The French soldiers who had been ambushed by the assault troops fell bleeding or began to run backwards.

Just then the stormtroopers moving through the houses spotted them and immediately started pulling the trigger.

* * *

The closer the assault force got to the bridge and ferry in question, the stronger the French resistance became.

The French soldiers desperately held on to the assault troops in order to escape for themselves and their comrades.

bang! clattering!

To block the advance of the assault troops, the French army also began to use cannons generously.

French cannons opened fire to block the assault force’s approach or to target buildings that had seen the assault force enter.

Because it was not a scorching bomb like the shells used by the Imperial Army, there was no secondary explosion, but buildings hit by the French Army’s shells either had large holes in their walls or collapsed.

Those who suffered the greatest casualties in the artillery battle between both sides were the residents of the city of Pavia.

* * *

As the battle intensified, the assault vehicle brothers began to busy themselves with their second mission.

It was used to transport wounded assault troops from the battlefield or to transport military doctors and medics.

Before we knew it, a temporary field hospital for the imperial army had been built on one side of the city gates of Pavia.

Tents were erected in rows with the Chinese character for ‘medical’ written in large letters, and pots were boiling water in makeshift furnaces on one side.

“This is where medical equipment is sterilized, and this is where bandages and blankets are boiled. This is the water the wounded soldiers drink. ah! “Don’t forget that water for wounded soldiers must be boiled once and then cooled before storing!”

“yes!”

It was an imperial army medical unit that had its own system through the large and small battles it had experienced so far.

“How did the water purification frame installation go?”

“It’s done!”

“There must be plenty of clean water for the wounded soldiers to drink!”

“yes!”

“We must not forget the words given by His Majesty the Great Emperor!”

“I am keeping this in mind!”

Even now, in imperial military hospitals being built throughout the empire, wooden boards with the incense’s words engraved on them were hung.

-A son of the empire is a son of the empire even if he dies or is maimed! It’s Jim’s son!

Accordingly, military doctors belonging to the empire’s military clinics did their best to treat wounded soldiers. This was because if a problem arose due to neglect of treatment, it would be ‘a sin for harming the emperor’s son.’

The existence of such an imperial field hospital became an object of envy among both allies and enemies.

And this is where Hyang and Hyeon’s trick came into play.

-Build a hospital for Swiss soldiers employed by the empire!

-All necessary funds will be covered by the assets of the imperial family and Taesang Province!

It was a neat shot for those who opposed ‘providing the same veterans policy as the imperial army.’

* * *

The richest person in the empire during this period was the imperial family.

Many of the highly profitable businesses were operated at the top of the imperial family. It wasn’t just operations. The imperial family was also seeing significant profits in the investment sector.

-Because it was the imperial family, didn’t the emperor know in advance and take action?

As word like this circulated, Hyang neatly handed over the audit to the Board of Audit and Inspection to resolve the question.

When the Board of Audit and Inspection, a descendant of the three old companies, announced the results of ‘no abnormality’, all those who expressed doubts fell silent.

“What kind of people are the people of the Board of Audit and Inspection...”

Even though the imperial family was this wealthy, Hyang’s own wealth was also considerable.

It was thanks to ‘intellectual property rights’.