"Shet, stop and hide in the cannon-proof hole." Spencer shouted at the top of his lungs.
He tried to interrupt the meaningless behavior of the soldiers.
But at this time, the soldiers in the entire trench seemed to be infected, and most of them were doing such meaningless actions that showed their courage and vented their inner dissatisfaction.
"Commander, they seem to be shooting at us, they look so arrogant." Another observer said to Liu Pengfei.
"Have the machine gunner prepare to fire and correct the impact point first. Keep the bomb for now and use it later."
Liu Pengfei's order was quickly issued.
At this time, more than a dozen airships were lined up in a row, hovering directly above the trench positions of the Yin Army.
It seems weird and oppressive.
"Hahaha, it's finally our turn, let you have a taste of the bullets flying from the sky." Machine gunner Luo Dachun excitedly fired the machine gun and aimed downwards.
Bullets can hit such a long distance, but the machine gunner cannot see clearly with the naked eye.
So they are all equipped with sights. Although the accuracy is not high, the machine gun does not need to be aimed too accurately.
Spencer now not only has to observe the front of the position, but also the airships in the sky.
He had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Looking at the airship in the sky, this should be a brand new weapon.
These inventions that had already appeared on Europa were first used in the military by the Renaissance Army.
But the rich people in Europa turned it into their own toy.
He also thought that what defeated the navy seemed to be a new type of weapon that he had never seen before.
During their expedition this time, they encountered two new weapons from each other.
And this is not an ordinary new weapon, but a new weapon that can change the entire trend of the war.
Not only that, these weapons even mean that the pattern of war is changing.
Suddenly bursts of smoke and dust flew up from the front of the position, which was caused by bullets bouncing off the ground.
But the bullets were not fired from the enemy positions to the east.
Obviously, the scene of the smoke and dust is completely different.
"Not good!" Spencer's heart tightened.
"Hurry up and hide, hurry up..." he shouted while looking for a place to hide.
He is not afraid of the enemy throwing bombs. How many bombs can there be on the airship, and how many can fall into the trench?
The enemy's airship actually has machine guns, and the cost of bullets is much lower.
The number of bullets this airship can carry is staggering.
Spencer's order was still late.
Just now it was just a correction shot of the machine gun. Everyone can see that the machine gun fired burst fire.
The machine gunners equipped on the airship are all very experienced machine gunners.
Although they couldn't see the specific target, they could still see the approximate impact point through their sights.
Then the machine gunner slightly adjusted the shooting angle.
There were four machine guns on each airship, and they began firing at the trenches at the same time.
A hail of bullets fell into the trenches of the Yin army.
It brought up streaks of blood mist. The trenches were designed only to prevent frontal enemy fire.
At this time, the bullet fell from directly above.
The narrow trenches restricted the movement of the soldiers. They crowded in the trenches and crowded together to seek shelter.
But such chaotic scenes just increased their casualties.
The bullets from the heavy machine gun fell from a high altitude with gravitational potential energy, and were so powerful that some soldiers had their entire arms removed, and some soldiers were hit in the back, but their intestines and internal organs flowed all over the floor from the bullet outlet in the front, and some soldiers were shot in the back.
The unlucky man's head was blown off, leaving only a neck with minced meat left on his body.
For a time, the trenches in the middle of the battle became like hell.
This time the coalition forces mainly attacked the Yin Army's position in the middle section.
The entire confrontational defense line is hundreds of kilometers long and cannot be broken through in its entirety, and the total strength of the Japanese army is greater than that of the coalition forces.
Especially after adding a huge army of servants, the army is really worth a million men.
"Huh...huh..." In the airship pod in the sky, the machine gunners gasped and alternately rubbed their sore arms.
The machine gun has used up all its bullets.
Next, throw those bombs down, and the airship's mission will be completed.
However, after they returned and reloaded their ammunition, they had to return to the battlefield again.
Because the war is not over yet.
"The general attack begins!" Peng Yulin gave the order from the ground.
Flares flew into the sky one after another along the entire central front.
After the baptism of machine guns on airships, coupled with the bombing of aerial bombs.
At this time, the Yin Army's defense line in the middle is the weakest. If you want to break through the Yin Army's defense line, this should be the best time.
"Come on~"
Deafening shouts sounded on the battlefield.
The coalition soldiers, who had been prepared long ago, rushed out of the trenches together and rushed forward to the enemy position on the opposite side.
For this general offensive, Peng Yulin assembled more than a dozen divisions and nearly 100,000 troops on the center line.
Those responsible for the general offensive include all the Renaissance armies and the main forces of each army.
This time Peng Yulin was bound to break through the defense line in the middle of the Yin Army. This would form an encirclement situation for the Yin Army on the north and south lines.
The surprise effect that the airship can bring can only be used once.
Afterwards, the airship troops will continue to participate in the battle, but the enemy will at least be mentally prepared.
"Shet, is there anyone alive? Get up and stop the enemy." Spencer climbed out of an anti-gun hole in the trench and shook off the dirt on his body.
Thank God, he was almost buried alive in the blast hole just now.
The aerial bombs on the airship must be more powerful than the 50-pound cannon shells.
When the explosion occurred, the ground shook and the trenches collapsed.
After fighting for so many days, his company's casualties did not exceed 20%.
But the wave of airship attacks just now caused them to lose almost 50%.
Fortunately, those damn airships finally flew away.
But at this time, the infantry on the opposite side began to attack again. This time the attack was definitely not at the same level as the previous ones.
Looking at the entire battlefield, there are attacking coalition soldiers everywhere.
This is definitely their total attack.
"Tom and Kit manned the machine guns. The others held their positions and fired freely without bringing the enemy closer."
Spencer was still calm, but he still felt uneasy in his heart. The enemy's general attack was too fierce. Without the support of artillery, could the severely damaged infantry in the trenches alone be able to block the enemy's tidal attack?
There was no time for Spencer to think too much. He could only keep pulling the bolt and pulling the trigger, trying to block the enemy with bullets.
"It's useless, it's useless, Shet, you can't stop it at all."
"Faker, the machine gun is stuck." The previous shooting and bombing of the airship killed the company's machine gunner.
Spencer could only let the infantry temporarily serve as machine gunners, but due to improper operation, the machine gun jammed.
The Yin Army has not been equipped with rotating machine guns for a long time, and the problem of jamming when manually operated has not yet been solved.
Spencer could already see the coalition soldiers rushing over from the other side.
What he faced was a group of Gurkhas.
These people look more like Chinese, but have darker skin and shorter stature.
But these Gurkhas are famously tough here in the subcontinent.
This is the new Gurkha Army led by Liao Xiangdong. They performed very well in this battle.
Especially when it comes to attacking enemies, he is very fast and very brave.
In this general attack, they were assigned to the commando position.
The commando team must have suffered the most casualties, but Liao Xiangdong was Chinese after all, so it was easier for Peng Yulin to negotiate.
Moreover, the Gurkha Army came to join the coalition forces this time and was more like a mercenary army.
Peng Yulin asked them to be the most dangerous commando team, and naturally he promised benefits.
Twenty thousand Gurkha soldiers pierced the central line of defense of the Yin Army like sharp knives.
These Gurkha soldiers have been trained by Liao Xiangdong for several years and have become an elite force.
Their fighting will is very firm. There is no fearful soldier in the Gurkha Regiment on the battlefield.
Because whether they are facing victory or death as they move forward, the lives of their families will be changed.
But those who disobey military orders will be kicked out of the army, and everything originally given to them will be taken back.
These people will be despised by everyone when they return to their villages, including their families.
They may even be beaten to death by family elders.
Therefore, there were only Gurkha soldiers charging towards the enemy on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, Spencer's face was covered with stains, and he could no longer see his original youthful and handsome appearance.
He was also furious. The soldiers around him had begun to become timid, and some tried to escape from the traffic trench behind him.
"Shet, hold on to the front, hold on, don't lose your position, support will come soon." Spencer shouted, and I don't know if anyone heard it.
"Fire the bayonet!"
Seeing that the enemy was about to rush in, Spencer could only order his men to fix their bayonets and prepare for hand-to-hand combat.
A group of Gurkha soldiers jumped into the trench with their bayonets drawn to face the enemy's guns.
Some of them were hit by the Yin army, but the bayonets on the rifles in their hands still accurately penetrated into the chests of the Yin army.
Some people's bayonets got stuck on the bones of the enemy soldiers, so they took out the scimitars from their waists and slashed at the enemy's neck.
The machete at the waist is the symbol of these Gurkha soldiers.
Every Gurkha boy is given his own machete as soon as he can walk.
The scimitar will accompany them throughout their lives. This scimitar is not only a tool for them to eat meat, but also a sharp weapon for self-defense, and a scavenger when they are on the road.
"Get away!" Spencer used his rifle to block a machete that was slashing at him.
Now he could no longer continue to command, and the trenches were in chaos. The short Gurkha soldiers were not inferior in hand-to-hand combat, and were even ridiculously strong.
They were like bloodthirsty berserkers, outputting like crazy.
Their short stature makes them more flexible in trenches.
The remaining fighting troops in the trenches were like fighting between trapped animals.
Failure is only a matter of time.
The attacking coalition soldiers did not take their houses seriously.
Except for the soldiers who were left shivering in the trenches.
The following troops directly set up planks on the Yin Army's trenches and charged towards the rear of the Yin Army.
They seemed to be blowing from above the army like a gust of wind.
In the headquarters of the coalition forces behind the scenes, field telephones were ringing and telegraph machines were beeping everywhere.
Peng Yulin stood in front of a battlefield map and stared at the map silently.
Several staff officers were marking the map.
A Chinese general with a Chinese character came in. He was not wearing the military uniform of the Renaissance Army.
"General Liao, it seems you have brought me good news." Peng Yulin turned around and looked at the middle-aged general with a smile.
"Commander Peng, we have successfully broken through the first line of defense of the Yin Army. Your strategy of breaking through in the middle and detouring on both sides has completed the first step."
"Okay, your Gurkha regiment should take the lead in this battle."
Liao Xiangdong said with some embarrassment: "Commander-in-Chief, I don't dare take this responsibility. This credit should be given to those guys flying in the sky. Without them, we would not be able to break through the Yin Army's defense line so easily."
After all, it was too easy to break through the Yin army's defense line this time.
"Haha, those who fly in the sky will be in charge. I will only take care of those who run on the road. But the task you have taken on is still very heavy. Whether we can keep the army or not depends entirely on you." Peng Yulin turned around and returned to the front of the map.
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Liao Xiangdong followed Peng Yulin to the map and said as he walked: "Commander-in-Chief, please give the order. Our Gurkha Army guarantees that we can complete the mission."
"Look, you have to rush to Area 7 and Area 6 before four o'clock tomorrow morning. These two places are the only way for the retreating troops on the north and south fronts respectively. I need you to at least hold them there.
The Yin Army retreated on the north and south fronts for at least eight hours, waiting for the subsequent troops to complete the encirclement."
Peng Yulin knew that there were at least 150,000 British troops opposite him and more than 200,000 servants.
The Yin Army is said to be a million-strong army in the Mumbai area, but in fact there are not that many people.
A large part of them are civilians responsible for transporting supplies and are not considered combatants.
Peng Yulin only had more than 200,000 people in his hands.
However, now that the coalition forces have completed the breakthrough in the middle, the Yin army has become a frightened bird.
Moreover, the main defenders of the central line that was broken through by the coalition forces were composed of local troops of the Yin Army, and they were the elite of the entire Yin Army's defense line.
There are a large number of servants on the north and south wings to supplement the numbers.
Now that the center line has been breached, the northern and southern wings of the Yin Army must retreat backwards.
But they will definitely panic when they find that their escape route has been blocked.
At that time, the northern and southern wings of the coalition forces will take advantage of the situation to attack and kill, so that two encirclement circles can be formed on the northern and southern lines.
Peng Yulin wants to surround these hundreds of thousands of British troops in two small circles. When the time comes, he will use the support of airships and the advantage of his own artillery to destroy these two groups of enemies.
But this means that the Gurkha soldiers who serve as assault personnel have to contain the retreating enemy's crazy attack.
When the time comes, the enemy will definitely engage in a battle between trapped beasts. The loss of the Gurkha Regiment is inevitable.
After listening to Peng Yulin's mission introduction, Liao Xiangdong hurriedly came out to express his position: "Commander-in-Chief, don't worry. The last thing our Gurkha Army is afraid of is such a hard battle. We will arrive at the designated position two hours in advance."
Peng Yulin cast an admiring look at Liao Xiangdong: "Haha, that's because I underestimated your speed. It's better to be earlier, so that you have more time to build fortifications."
"When daybreak, I will send the airship to support you."
"That would be even better, thank you Commander Peng!"