The maximum range of the machine gun position located on the city gate tower reaches 1,500 meters.
The machine gunner started shooting when the enemy entered a distance of one thousand meters.
It's not that the Second Battalion has more bullets than they can use up.
It is true that the Osa people's cavalry formation is too dense, and the difference between shooting at a distance of one thousand meters and 500 meters is not much.
And Wang Zhenchao didn't want to put the enemy too close.
They have too few people. Although they use quick attacks, their firepower is still slightly insufficient when evenly distributed.
So they have to shoot in advance.
Although the accuracy of the machine gun is limited at this distance, it can still hit the enemy's attack group.
For a moment, the men in black robes riding on the horses turned on their backs, and pairs of people and horses fell to the ground in the black tide.
Hashim was almost shocked by this scene.
He is a king who conquers the world immediately, and he still has the ability to judge distances on the battlefield.
Such a long distance would be within the range of their artillery.
Fortunately, he didn't pull up the artillery just now, otherwise his precious guns would have suffered.
Fortunately, there are enough attacking troops.
Hashim's men were also very smart and took the initiative to distance themselves after being attacked.
Spreading out and reducing the density of the attacking team can reduce the probability of being attacked.
At this time, they are still some distance away from the city, and the team can completely separate.
But the further forward, the narrower the space, and the attacking armies had to gather together again.
At this time, they were only 500 meters away from the city wall.
Mortars inside the city began firing.
It's just that the number of mortars is limited, which seems a bit sparse for the attacking troops.
Machine gun fire is more efficient than before. The gunner can clearly see the enemy.
The machine gun bullets shot out missing lines, as if a huge carving knife was painting.
The attacking Osa army gathered together like a black drawing board.
The carving knife scratched it, revealing blank marks, which were then filled in with black ink.
Just as the carving knife scratches back and forth on the drawing board, the color of the black drawing board becomes lighter and lighter.
"Boom, boom, boom..." The mortar shells fell on the enemy's cluster, making the enemy's attack formation even more scattered.
The enemy entered four hundred meters...
All rifles started firing.
Under the precise shooting of the rifle, the enemy fell faster.
These enemies in black robes don't seem to know what fear is.
They were still sprinting forward at full speed.
The soldiers of the Second Battalion could not see each other's expressions, only that those people did not care about the death of their comrades around them.
They only showed one pair of eyes, and it seemed that they could only see the target in front of them.
"Free fire, don't panic, the enemy won't fly up." Wang Zhenchao encouraged his men while he was copying the guys and shooting.
He was actually sweating.
These enemies lost at least 10% of their troops when they came forward, but they remained unmoved at all.
These enemies have a strong will to fight.
No wonder this country has been able to persist in such a sensitive place for so many years.
Almost every shot of the rifle in Wang Zhenchao's hand can take away an enemy.
Thanks to extensive shooting training, the soldiers of the Renaissance Army can shoot with acceptable accuracy.
Even for newly formed divisions like the 112th Division, the soldiers have participated in militia training for many years.
They must participate in shooting training and assessment every year.
Of course, this costs a lot of money, but Dong Shuheng knows that it is worth it.
Soldiers' shooting skills are all dependent on bullets. If you don't shoot with live ammunition, you won't be able to develop good shooting skills just by practicing with guns.
At this time, in the eyes of the attacking Osa soldiers, the city wall seemed very close at hand.
In their eyes, it seemed that as long as they got close to the city wall, they would be able to win.
At this time, a low shudder appeared in their eyes.
Juma is made of thick logs, with the sharpened part facing diagonally toward the outside of the city.
Some of the faster-moving cavalry were already approaching there.
Some people were wandering around, but after their horses lost speed, they would soon be targeted and shot by the Renaissance soldiers on the city wall.
Some Osa people were very confident in their riding skills. They did not slow down and rushed straight towards Juma.
They patted their horses to encourage them and tried to jump over.
When they jumped over, they did not land steadily as expected, but disappeared.
This is what it looks like from the Osa people's side, with people and horses missing.
From the perspective of the soldiers of the second battalion on the top of the city, these people fell into the trench with their horses and men.
By the time they got up in panic, the infantrymen of the second battalion were already targeting them.
The Osa people were not stupid either. They had already seen that this road was not that simple. There was actually a trench hidden behind the low wall.
If this barrier is not removed, they will not be able to get close to the city wall.
The officers on the front line began to organize the soldiers to dismount and dismantle the resisting horses.
The Juma and low walls built by the Renaissance Army themselves happened to serve as their bunkers at this time.
After digging, I discovered that the reason why the Juma is not high is because most of the logs are buried underground.
Because there is no way to quickly open Juma.
The subsequent Osa cavalry could only dismount and hide in front of this line of resistance.
The cavalry who were still far away began to wander out of range, waiting for their companions in front to open a gap.
However, their war horses were still exposed to the guns of the Renaissance Army.
The soldiers of the Renaissance Army naturally did not miss this opportunity and started shooting these war horses.
Many cavalrymen who were close to their horses had red eyes. They wished they could die together with their horses.
This situation lasted for half an hour, until the Osans finally opened several gaps in the low horse-rejecting wall.
Only the subsequent cavalry could rush through these gaps.
After passing through this low wall, the Osa people's old-fashioned muskets and bows can finally be put to use.
However, when they broke through these gaps, they were heavily protected by heavy machine guns.
So many people had to squeeze through the gap, and under the fire of heavy machine guns, piles of corpses lay in the gap.
The barrel of the machine gun on the city head has begun to heat up due to long-term combat. Fortunately, this water-cooled machine gun has very good stability, and its continuous combat capability is much better than the previous rotating barrel machine gun.
"Everyone should hit the gap." Wang Zhenchao ordered.
These people's attack methods are not clever. In fact, they just take human lives to make up for it.
The Renaissance Army likes this kind of enemy the most.
Because the Renaissance Army is the army that pays the most attention to firepower.
If we compare the armies of all countries at this time, the Renaissance Army's firepower output must be the strongest.
However, this also limits the number of regular troops of the Renaissance Army.
Because of such a strong vitality configuration, the cost is also huge.
Even if the Dong Shuheng family has a great business, it cannot equip too many such armies.
At this time, there was only one battalion of troops stationed in the city. The total number of soldiers did not exceed 500.
But now the number of enemy troops they killed and wounded definitely reached 3,000, which was six times their own number.
In other words, the casualties of the Osa Army have now exceeded 20%.
But these people still have no intention of retreating.
Some Osa people had already approached the city and were shooting at the Renaissance troops on the city wall.
There are too many enemies, and Wang Zhenchao only has so many people in his hands.
He cannot prevent all enemies from approaching.
At this time, Wang Zhenchao's Second Battalion inevitably suffered casualties.
"The mortars and machine guns will seal the gap for me, and the others will take care of the enemies who come in first."
Just now, because the machine gunner was changing the barrel, a large number of enemies suddenly got in through the gap.
These people were looking for opportunities to kill and injure the Renaissance troops under the city walls. There were even Osa warriors throwing short spears and throwing bows and arrows at the city wall.
Although the method was primitive, it did cause harm to the Renaissance Army.
Some enemies even ran under the city wall and entered the blind spot of the Renaissance Army's shooting.
The soldiers of the second battalion could only throw grenades under the wall.
The battle became somewhat intense.
The Second Battalion has never fought such a tough battle since its debut.
Some soldiers even became timid. But no one ran away.
Not just because of the strict military laws of the Renaissance Army.
Also because they knew that this was an isolated city and they were facing ferocious natives.
They have no way to escape, and the other side will not treat the prisoners favorably.
If you stay, you can attract more enemies to support you. If you run away, your death will really be in vain.
It may also harm your family.
Not only did deserters on the battlefield receive no pension, the government also had to take back the public land previously given to them, and even recover the rewards previously given to them.
Therefore, on the battlefield, the Renaissance Army rarely deserted.
Wang Zhenchao also found that some of his men were nervous. He did not blame them or scold them, but moved around the battlefield while shooting, using his actions to encourage his soldiers.
The firepower of the heavy machine gun finally opened up, and several gaps were blocked by the heavy machine gun.
The soldiers on the city wall began to hunt the enemies inside the trench.
The front of the city wall has been cleared long ago, and once you enter the trench, there is no cover.
With the killing efficiency of thermal weapons, these soldiers under the city were eliminated after only harassing them for less than half an hour.
The fighting lasted from noon to evening.
The battlefield was littered with corpses dressed in black robes, and the mountains of corpses of war horses were even more eye-catching.
In the sky, the East African vulture spread its huge wings and circled in the sky, waiting for the opportunity to land.
The dull sound of gunfire continued to sound on the battlefield.
The officers of the Osa Army were still shouting and driving the soldiers to charge towards the gap.
"Batalion Commander, we don't have much ammunition." At this time, a company commander found Wang Zhenchao.
This is what Wang Zhenchao is most worried about.
"Let everyone save ammunition and concentrate bullets on each company's sharpshooters. When the enemy is not attacking on a large scale, the machine guns should not be fired." Wang Zhenchao wiped the sweat from his forehead and made adjustments to the battle.
The battle has reached this point, and the enemy's casualties have exceeded 30%.
It was obvious that the enemy's attack was not so intensive, and a large number of Osa cavalry remained behind.
They seemed to be switching tactics, trying to use the existing troops on the front line to consume the ammunition and willpower of the soldiers on the city.
"Your Majesty, do you want to continue the attack?" Davila said from the rear corner of Hashem Sultan.
His voice was not loud, but it still reached Hashem's ears.
Because at this time, beside Hashim, the civil and military ministers were all silent and silent.
Even a fool can see that the situation on the battlefield is very unfavorable to Osa's army.
The corpses of men and horses scattered on the battlefield cannot be faked.
After hearing Davila's words, Hashem did not get angry. The expression on his face remained confident and stable: "I saw the cowardice of the enemy. The fearlessness and bravery of our Osa warriors have made those infidels from the east afraid.
.I saw that the gunshots on the top of the city were getting sparser and sparse. As long as we give our soldiers a little more time, we can attack this small city."
Davila didn't argue, at least today they couldn't capture the city.
And even if the attack was successful, Davila felt it was meaningless.
Just this small city consumed several thousand of their troops, so what happened next?
He didn't believe that this was the main force of the Renaissance Army.
Although they are several kilometers away from the city, they can still feel that the number of each other is definitely small.
Thinking about it, it is impossible for the other party to concentrate their main force in such a small town.
Hashem didn't think so. He felt that this was where all the main forces of these Eastern pagans were located.
The generals on the side also echoed, otherwise there would be no way to explain why they suffered such heavy losses at the front of the battlefield.
"Ming Jin retreated his troops, let the soldiers rest, and continue the attack tomorrow."
When Hashim gave the order, the general behind him seemed to be relieved, and someone immediately went to carry it out.
They were also worried that all the soldiers in their hands would die here.
Then why fight?
"Woooooooo..."
The dull sound of horns sounded on the battlefield.
It echoes the gradually darkening sky around it.
Those Osa soldiers in black robes came in a rush and left simply.
There were only sporadic gunshots left on the battlefield, which were the sharpshooters of the second battalion hunting down the retreating enemies.
The Second Battalion will not be soft just because the opponent retreats. Only dead enemies are good enemies.
The retreating Osans paid no attention to these shootings.
They were like the tide, receding into the distance.
After a while, the entire battlefield fell into silence.
The first people to react were the vultures circling in the sky.
They fell from the sky like cannonballs.
However, these vultures all landed on the carcasses of war horses. Perhaps in their eyes, the carcasses of war horses were more delicious than those of humans.
"Ah...buzz...la..."
A low a cappella chant sounded in the distance, and the surviving warriors chanted sutras in a low voice.
Wang Zhenchao was also organizing soldiers to clean up the battlefield.
In the afternoon battle, their entire battalion lost more than a hundred people.
This is their biggest loss since their debut.
However, he was not disappointed because these sacrifices were well worth it.