After looking at his watch, the squad leader of the Tang Army who stayed in the yard raised his head. He knew that the bombardment was about to begin and the Tang Army's attack was about to begin.
Sure enough, when he stood up and patted the soil on his trousers, the sound of the whizzing shells pierced the sky above his head.
According to the intelligence given by the little boy, the coordinates of the Tang army's bombardment were very clear: they avoided areas where Qi civilians might be, and focused on the area where the Mirage troops were stationed.
The ground shook for a moment, and one person was too insignificant compared to the covering bombardment of hundreds of 155mm howitzers.
The heart-rending screams of shells tearing through the air made the children in the yard cover their ears involuntarily. They did not cry or shout, but it made people feel more distressed.
Soon these cannonballs that flew over the head began to fall to the ground, and then the ground began to shake. The surrounding rubble began to roll down the slope, and some collapsed walls shattered again. At this moment, the still intact courtyard gate
Creaking sound.
After that, there were deafening explosions from far to near. Each explosion was mixed with other sounds, the sound of the collapse of buildings, the sound of shattering glass or ceramics, plus the sound of dry tree branches not far away creaking amidst the sound of gunfire.
swaying.
Similar shelling has occurred every day in the past few days, but the purpose of the shelling is not so clear.
It's just that those shellings were not as fierce as today's, because after today's shelling, there was really an attack.
Soon, the vigilant Mirage army realized something was wrong. They saw the Tang Army's assault guns, tanks, and even thousands of grenadiers.
A fierce battle soon broke out, but gunshots came from inside the city. The Mirage troops who came for reinforcements suddenly discovered that there was a defense line built by soldiers of the Tang Army on their way forward.
"What's going on?" A leader of the Mirage Kingdom looked at his men in disbelief. He could no longer figure out how the enemy appeared inside the city wall.
His men had no way to answer this question, because they had been busy killing Qi civilians and plundering local property recently, and had not bothered with city defense at all.
It stands to reason that there are troops stationed on the city defense side, so it is not their turn to take charge of the internal garrison.
"Trash!" Seeing that his men couldn't answer, the regiment leader pushed the opponent away ferociously, drew out his command knife, and pointed forward: "Attack! Seize this position and kill all the Tang troops!"
"Long live the Mirage!" After so many days, relying on the ferocity accumulated by massacring civilians, the soldiers of the Mirage in front of them howled and rushed towards the position where the Tang army was stationed with bayonets in hand.
"Bang!" There was a clear gunshot, and a Mirage platoon leader who rushed at the front screamed and rolled down the rubble. The gunshots of Tang Army snipers echoed on the battlefield, which seemed very abrupt.
Then the sound of submachine guns rang out, and the dense bullets swept down all the Mirage soldiers who rushed towards the rubble.
In just an instant, at least one platoon of Mirage soldiers fell on the way to attack, but the devils, whose eyes were red with murder, still screamed forward, stepping on the corpses of their companions, getting closer and closer.
The Tang army's position was reached.
"Hahaha! Did you see it? Soldiers who have killed people and seen blood are different!" The commander of the Mirage Kingdom proudly showed off to his subordinates. He felt that his troops only needed one attack to capture the victory.
Enter the enemy's position.
As long as they can quickly reach the breach of the city wall, they can prevent the Tang army from entering the city and hold their position.
Just when the leader of the Mirage was feeling proud, the machine gun positions of the Tang Army on the flanks opened fire, and dense tracer bullets swept into the crowd, knocking down the similarly dense Mirage soldiers in pieces.
The soldiers of the Mirage Kingdom who were attacking from the back suddenly collapsed. Their courage, which had been strengthened by the killings, was instantly wiped out by the continuous sound of the tearing machine.
The remaining people cried and ran backwards, leaving their injured and dead companions among the rubble and ruins.
Seeing the scene in front of him, the commander of the Mirage Kingdom had an extremely sad expression on his face. He had just imagined that he could break through the Tang Army's defense line in one go, but in the end, he was beaten back by the enemy so quickly.
So he continued to wave his saber and loudly encouraged his soldiers: "Attack! Attack for me! Anyone who rushes up will be rewarded! Everyone will be rewarded with gold coins!"
If blood cannot boost morale, let's give money a try. The Mirage soldiers were inspired again, and another group of soldiers rushed forward, mixed in with the defeated team, and launched another attack.
They were like ants, clinging to the ruins and rubble, constantly moving forward, trampling on the bodies of their companions who had just been left behind, and rushing towards the Tang army's defense line regardless of risk.
This time, more Chicago typewriters sounded, and more bullets flew towards them. The Mirage army, which charged in a dense formation, once again experienced what it means to be in a hail of bullets.
Before they had time to reorganize their formation, the attacking Mirage soldiers were defeated again. Because they were defeated so quickly, they did not even discover the bunkers where most of the Tang troops were hiding.
The Mirage army, which had been angered, launched an attack again. Their numbers were absolutely superior, so they didn't mind killing more people at all.
Anyway, as long as the hole is blocked, it is a great achievement. No one will care about the number of people lost. Those who lose too much can even apply for some new recruits.
The attacking formation of more than 200 people was defeated, and more than 200 people rushed up with guns in hand. They shouted loudly and once again approached the Tang army's position.
"Grandma, there are so many people." The machine gun shooter, who had re-established the firing angle, opened the machine gun's box. The deputy shooter finished loading the new ammunition chain and stepped aside to hold the ammunition chain.
The machine gun shooter pulled the trigger, prepared to fire again, and pressed the sight on the densely packed Mirage soldiers.
The next second, he pulled the trigger, and the gun butt hit his shoulder. The heavy force continued, giving him an unparalleled sense of security.
Every few bullets, a tracer bullet flew out of the muzzle, allowing him to very accurately judge whether his ballistics covered the target he wanted to attack.
With the assistance of tracer bullets, the accuracy of the machine gun increased linearly. Another group of Mirage soldiers fell down, and the corpses were almost covering the front of the Tang army's defense line.
No need to count, there are almost 300 corpses lying here. Everyone is very experienced, so they know that a battalion of this mirage army has almost been completely scrapped.
Seeing that one-third of the troops were destroyed, the commander of the Mirage Kingdom could not sit still. He wanted to go up to supervise the battle in person, but he was afraid that his head would be blown off by the snipers of the Tang Army.
So he hesitated for a while, walked around the hiding place, and finally gave up the idea of risking his life.
"You!" He grabbed a battalion commander and pointed at the defeated troops in the distance and ordered: "Gather them up for me! Attack again! Attack again! No matter the cost! Take this place!"
In order to cheer up his men, he even pretended to be an expert: "Tang Jun doesn't have much ammunition! It must have been almost used up! As long as you attack again, they will collapse!"
After saying that, he pushed forward and pushed the scapegoat he had chosen out of the ruins where he was hiding. The battalion commander stumbled, finally stood firm, shrank his head, and immediately ran towards the troops in fear.
Running can significantly reduce the sniper's hit probability. This is the experience of the Mirage people. It has been verified by countless people and can be said to be extremely accurate.
But this time, the battalion commander seemed to be unlucky. He tripped over a stone and managed to stand firm without falling, but he stopped halfway.
His run just now may have attracted the attention of the Tang army's sniper, so at this moment he only heard a gunshot, and the Mirage battalion commander who was going to the front to collect the defeated troops fell to the ground with his brain split.
Seeing that the scapegoat he had chosen was killed, the leader of the Mirage Kingdom looked at the other battalion commander beside him: "You... go!"
The battalion commander swallowed a mouthful of saliva, gritted his teeth and rushed out of the bunker. He moved quickly and carefully passed the body of the previous battalion commander. Finally he found a relatively safe place and began to yell loudly. His hope had collapsed.
The Mirage soldiers were able to stop retreating.
The battlefield was still very chaotic. At this moment, at the end of the rubble, on a relatively spacious street, a No. 4 tank crushed the rubble blocking the road, covering a group of infantry, and exposed its tracks at the corner of the street.
"Tang Jun! Tang Jun is coming!" The remaining battalion commander had good eyesight and immediately saw the enemy appearing on the other side.
Knowing that he was defeated, the commander of the Mirage Kingdom gritted his teeth and pushed the battalion commander with good eyes: "You! Bring people to resist! When we take this side, we will support you! Go quickly!"
When the regiment leader came, he received a fatal order. He must hold his position and not retreat even half a step! He hasn't reached the city wall yet, so he can only try again.
It didn't matter anyway, it was just the soldiers who died. He knew that there was a regiment coming behind him.
"Attack! 50 bounty coins for the first one to attack!" The regiment leader walked back and forth with his sword in his hand, shouting the reward loudly. He looked very majestic and domineering.
On the other side, in the courtyard, the squad leader of the Tang Army left the dry food he brought with the little boy and said, "Take care of the people here. If you encounter people from the Mirage Kingdom, run away!"
After he finished speaking, he walked towards the battlefield, took off the submachine gun on his back as he walked, and climbed up the wall in twos and twos.
