By the time the Canadian infantry arrived, the air above the battlefield was even more condensed.
Although Drunni looked down on Liu Zhenming, he still led a group of staff officers to ride to a small hillside to observe the enemy's situation.
He raised his telescope, frowned slightly at first, and then his expression became relaxed again. He frowned because he saw that the terrain was not conducive to the attack, and his expression was relaxed because the people defending inside were a group of Chinese who had just picked up guns.
"General, the artillery position can be set up over there!" a colonel staff officer next to him suggested.
Drunni brought 12 Gruson 57 rapid-fire guns, which of course have a longer range than mortars, reaching about five thousand meters.
"Well, that's a good position to get the kids moving." Drunni nodded, agreeing with the staff officer's point of view.
Drunni found that the mountain terrain of the self-rescue army's position was not very gentle, which was not conducive to the cavalry's attack, so he immediately moved the cavalry to both sides to prevent the self-rescue soldiers from escaping.
The Canadian army's offensive formation was inherited from the British army's offensive formation. At this time, the British army was violently attacked by the Boers because of their neat and dense offensive formation on the Boer battlefield, resulting in heavy losses.
This move also attracted the attention of the British and Canadian armies, who began to study their skirmishing offensive formation, but it was not yet perfected.
Sadly, Drunny, who was hiding in the rear of Canada, did not pay enough attention to this point. He only participated in suppressing the Northwest Uprising. At that time, due to guns, dense formations had advantages.
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Although Liu Zhenming did not have a telescope at the Self-Rescue Army position, he could see the enemy's movement through the scope of his sniper rifle, especially the enemy's artillery movement which was very eye-catching.
"Are all the firewood ready?" Liu Zhenming turned around and asked softly.
There is a lot of thatch and dry firewood scattered in the open space between the criss-crossing trenches. When the enemy starts bombarding, they can light it. This will not only blur the opponent's vision, but also make it difficult for them to understand the purpose of the bombardment.
Effect.
"Report to the battalion commander, everything is ready."
"Yes! Pass my order. After the first round of shelling by the foreign devils, firewood is lit, and the entire battalion of soldiers passes through the communication trenches and quickly enters the anti-gun holes in the support trenches to take shelter."
"Yes!" The messenger came down hurriedly.
In the trench, Ye Geyin, Madman Zhang, He Xiaoqing, Er Gouzi, and hundreds of other soldiers were lying on the parapet, waiting quietly. At this time, no one spoke or moved, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.
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Drunni put down the telescope and said in a deep voice: "Let Fordo's infantry battalion prepare for the attack!"
"Yes!" the messenger quickly responded.
Drunni brought two infantry battalions. He first had to conduct a trial attack to see the actual situation of the Self-Rescue Army's position, and then choose a weak area to launch the attack.
Of course, if the Self-Rescue Army is vulnerable, a trial attack will be no different from a general attack.
Soon after, everything was ready for the attack. The Canadians had already aimed their guns at the Self-Rescue Army positions, and the infantry were lined up neatly.
"Start the bombardment! Let the yellow people know what hell is." Drunni said lightly.
Following Drunny's order, the Canadian artillery positions became busy.
Boom!
The sound of the artillery shelling was heard, and the first shell rushed out of the barrel at the same time, roaring and hitting the Self-Rescue Army position.
Boom! Boom! Boom…,
A few seconds later, more than a dozen other Gruson guns opened fire almost at the same time, followed closely by 11 shells, which streaked across the trench like meteorites falling.
Boom, boom,…
Huge explosions rang out around the trenches. In an instant, the trees below the trenches and the open space between the trenches were all lifted high into the sky by the huge explosive force...
The shell fragments were flying everywhere, like a goddess scattering flowers. Anyone who was hit by these shrapnel would definitely not feel comfortable.
Liu Zhenming held his ears tightly, but had to look around. Fortunately, this was just a test firing by the enemy, and the accuracy and timing were far from perfect.
However, the entire position was filled with smoke, and more than ten lines of smoke rose from the ground and began to spread in all directions.
"Retreat, retreat!" Liu Zhenming shouted loudly, using his hands and feet. Even if others did not hear his voice clearly, they understood his order.
The soldiers lying in various trenches jumped down the small steps, bent down, and quickly retreated from the front trenches. Dozens of them even threw their torches onto the dry firewood scattered in the open space outside the trenches.
At a distance of 80 meters, when the enemy adjusts the elements and launches the second round of attack, it is best to run to the support trenches. If it is too late, it does not matter. The communication trenches are generally relatively hidden and strong. As long as you are not too unlucky,
Boom, boom…
The enemy's second round of artillery fire arrived as promised. At this time, Liu Zhenming was already hiding in the artillery cave.
From time to time, the entire position was engulfed in a sea of fire, filled with gunpowder smoke.
Each impact point formed a large pit.
When Liu Zhenming saw this scene, he lit a cigarette and looked leisurely at the thick smoke outside. He thought to himself, this rapid-fire cannon is not powerful enough. Even the crater can be made so small, and it is not injured by shrapnel.
People, if you didn't have a brother to help you, it probably wouldn't have such a big effect.
Liu Zhenming is enjoying the hard work. People's rapid-fire cannons use shotguns. Instead of relying on shrapnel, why should they rely on explosive waves?
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On the hillside, Drunni saw the Self-Rescue Army position that looked like it was boiling, and couldn't help but feel happy. He didn't expect that this old-style Gruson rapid cannon was so powerful.
The Canadians are always picking up the pieces. Except for the Canadian troops on the Boer battlefield, the other Canadian troops use things that the British are about to phase out.
Who says there is no war in Canada?
"General, there is not a single living person visible in the yellow camp. It seems that their trenches are just for display and cannot defend against our shelling. In my opinion, there is no need to try the attack at all. Let the two infantrymen
The battalion launched a general offensive together, and there are not many yellow people left alive." A staff officer joked with a smile.
Drunni smiled and said nothing, and waited until the artillery fired continuously for more than half an hour, destroying almost half of the artillery shells, before Drunni ordered to stop the shelling and let the infantry start attacking.
At this time, the coordinated operations of infantry and artillery were not as perfect as those of later generations. It was difficult for artillery shells to explode around our own infantry, thus making it impossible for the enemy to get close.
Lieutenant Colonel Fordo, who received the order to attack, did not hesitate at all. With a wave of his hand, the order to attack was sounded.
"Soldiers, kill all those yellow men!" Fordo roared.
Countless soldiers hunched over, holding rifles in hand, passed him quickly, shouting arrogant slogans in their mouths.
In the artillery cave, the observers saw the foreign infantry starting to attack, and quickly passed the news to Liu Zhenming.
"Brothers, we did not sacrifice anyone in the artillery fire. This is the greatest victory. Let the arrogant foreign devils cry for their fathers and mothers, and we enter the fighting position!" When Liu Zhenming heard the sound of artillery outside gradually subsided, he couldn't help but roared and rushed towards
Run out of the bombhole.
Immediately, the soldiers in the artillery holes, like ants after the rain, surged out in groups and quickly returned to the frontline trenches from the communication trenches.
The frontline trenches were at the front, so the burning firewood could not affect the soldiers' vision.
Liu Zhenming returned to his headquarters with the flow of people, and then he lay down on the wall and found that the Canadians were actually lined up in a tight formation. He couldn't help but be overjoyed. He didn't expect that the other side didn't even use skirmish formations. So don't
I blame myself and others for being rude.
"Kill!" Canadian soldiers roared with excitement, running up from below quickly. They had already seen the 'tragic situation' on the position, and what could be more exciting than this.
One thousand meters,...five hundred meters...
The distance is getting closer and closer, but Liu Zhenming's order has not yet been issued. Everyone is holding their breath and trying not to worry about their beating hearts.
Ye Geyin found that he could hit a foreigner with just one click, but he did not fire because he was waiting for Liu Zhenming's order.
Countless soldiers were looking forward to Liu Zhenming's order being issued quickly.