Clincy gently wiped the corners of his mouth and said calmly: "Winter in America is not that easy."
Clancy looked at the two officers, tapped his fingers on the table vigorously, and said in a deep voice:
"We must end the fight for this gold mine as soon as possible!"
"This operation will be left to you. Quickly catch the French by surprise before they can react!"
"yes!"
Captain Green and Captain George stood up and performed a standard military salute.
There are three French positions near the gold mine, forming a triangle. In fact, judging from the map, no matter which position the British attack first, they will be informed by the other two positions.
The success of the sneak attack that day was just an accident within an accident. That position was called Position No. 1 by the British.
The range of activities of position No. 1 is inherently dangerous and defensible. In cooperation with other positions, this situation will never happen through the original understanding of the French.
However, Long Yan's artillery didn't play according to common sense.
The range of Long Yan's artillery was too far, which directly caused the complete failure of the safe distance considered by the French.
This allowed the British man to successfully attack.
But the remaining two positions, No. 2 and No. 3, were not so easy to capture.
Captain Green and Captain Qiao Zhi, who returned to the front line, looked at the map drawn near the gold mine.
It's clearly marked on this map.
The locations of positions two and three.
The distance between the two positions is not too far, and the traffic between the two positions is also very consistent.
Both positions are at high altitudes. Although there are dangers to defend, they are not as dependent on terrain and favorable location as this position.
These two positions do not have too dangerous terrain, they are even flat, and there are no positions higher than them nearby.
According to the current situation in Britain, if one of these two positions is rashly provided, he will be attacked by the other position.
By then the British army will be attacked from both sides, which is obviously not feasible.
We cannot fight against a single French position.
"George, we are fighting these two battlefields at the same time. Do you think we have a chance of winning?"
Captain George looked at the map, his face lost in thought.
If he has enough troops, he will definitely choose to send a team of troops to attract the opponent's attention and attack another position at the same time.
This is the most useful, practical, simple and effective solution.
However, Britain does not have that many troops now, let alone that many cavalry.
He noticed that there was no high ground around this position, and the terrain seemed relatively flat.
It was perfect for the cavalry charge launched by the French army.
As long as there is a wave of charges, the British army will definitely lose its combat capability and even suffer heavy losses.
"My opinion is that there must be no head-on conflict with the French. There is no possibility of victory on the frontal battlefield."
"Even if we have Longyan's ultra-long-range artillery, it won't work. The second and third positions occupied by France are very suitable for cavalry charges."
"With the current combat strength of our army, there is no way to stop it."
Captain Green frowned. There were only three best attack routes leading to these two positions, but they were all suitable for the French to launch a charge.
Captain George looked attentively at the location marked on the map, and soon his eyes fell on the back of the No. 3 position.
The terrain on the back of Position 3 is not drawn.
Captain George asked: "What is the terrain on the back of position three?"
Captain George looked at the map carefully, looked at the real part on the back of Map No. 3, and frowned.
This part is obviously not drawn, but there is a blank space on the map.
It shows that this part of the terrain is either not considered important by their spies or it is because this part of the terrain is strictly guarded by the French. They have no way to get close and have no way to know.
"Let the soldier who made the map come in and ask, and we'll find out."
Captain George nodded, and soon under Captain Green's order, the soldier who made the map walked in.
Looking at Captain George and Captain Green, the soldier performed a standard military salute.
"Hello, sir!"
Captain Green glanced at him and asked, "Why is there terrain on the back of position three?"
The soldier stepped forward and looked at the map he drew. There was indeed a large piece missing in position No. 3.
"Sir, we can't see the back of position three, so we didn't draw it, but according to our inference, the back of position three should be a cliff."
"cliff?"
Captain Green asked in confusion: "How did you conclude that this place is a cliff?"
"According to the terrain!" replied the soldier: "According to the way we now draw maps in Britain."
"Contour Drawing Method."
"The terrain of position three is obviously higher. Based on the geographical trend and the direction of the mountains, it can be inferred that there is either a cliff on the back of them or a route up the mountain."
Upon hearing this analysis, Captain George's eyes flashed.
He looked at the guard and asked with a slightly trembling voice due to excitement: "How did you invent this contour drawing method?"
The British soldier said with a look of shame: "I didn't invent this, it was the French. We discovered this mapping method from topographic maps captured by the French."
A trace of sadness flashed in the eyes of Captain George and Captain Green, as if they felt disappointed because this extremely effective method of drawing maps was not invented by them.
Captain George patted him on the shoulder and said calmly: "Your analysis is very good. When discussing battle plans in the future, your scouts must send someone to explain the map drawn."
"Yes!" The soldier looked overjoyed.
This is equivalent to a disguised promotion of their military rank.
Captain Green looked at the blank space in position three and frowned slightly: "George, I think it would be better for our battle target to be in position two."
"We are familiar with the terrain of position No. 2, and its terrain is lower, making it easier for us to attack. Position No. 3 gives me the feeling that it is a trap for the enemy."
Captain George disagreed. He thought for a moment, looked at the blank space and said, "The French are so concerned about the back of position three. There must be something wrong. I think it is necessary to check."
Captain Green nodded: "Okay."
"Let's do this. Tomorrow I will lead a team of people to take a detour from here to position three and check the terrain to see if I can find any clues."
"good!"
Position No. 3 is located in the Gold Mine Mountains and occupies a small hill. If you want to take a detour to the rear of Position No. 3, you must cross the gold mine vein and climb the mountain from the other end of the gold mine.
The mountains here are connected to the mountains, but they are also covered with dense jungle. Now that the weather is getting colder, the mountains are not peaceful.
