All the grenades of the grenadiers were thrown, and the smoke and dust had not dissipated. Within a few minutes, the grenadiers had entered the Ming army's trench and started hand-to-hand combat with the Ming army guarding the first trench.
The smoke and dust were billowing, and the Ming army's vision was blurred. After firing a few random shots, the Fubo army's grenadier company had all rushed into the first trench.
After the baptism of grenades, the trenches were in a mess. The sword and shield soldiers in the traffic trenches who were preparing for counterattack suffered heavy casualties and completely lost their combat effectiveness. The Ming army in the first trench had no fighting spirit and only barely survived.
The desire to survive was used to support their desperate counterattack - it was already too late to escape.
The assault platoon of the grenadier company was the first to rush into the trench while taking advantage of the thick smoke. Considering that it was not convenient to use rifles with bayonets in the trench, the first batch of assault grenadiers responsible for throwing grenades used double-handed grenades.
Shooting shotgun: After jumping into the trench, first use the shotgun to open the furnace, and then the engineers will clear the battlefield with shovels.
The engineer's shovel is short in size, has a sharp blade, and is quite tough and heavy. It is quite advantageous in close-range melees. The engineers use a shovel to cut on the left and a shovel on the right. All are slashing, stabbing, and killing.
The remaining officers and soldiers retreated, their limbs and heads were cut off abruptly, blood spurted out from the carotid artery one or two meters high, scarlet red, staining the fighting Fubo Army all over their bodies and faces, like
Like evil ghosts running out of hell.
Wails, gasps, roars and the clash of weapons were a chaotic mess, and from time to time there were screams of the dying. The trenches were filled with corpses in an instant.
The officers and soldiers quickly broke out across the entire line, and then it turned into a rout. Within ten minutes, the commando team completely occupied the first trench.
Jiang Suo ordered all firearms to fire freely, trying to take advantage of the stalemate in the first trench battle to suppress the Kun thieves who jumped out of the trench to charge. However, the trench where the assault was launched was less than fifty meters away from the first trench of the Ming army.
, only a few times before the firearms were fired, the light infantry following the grenadiers occupied the sandbags stacked by the Ming army outside the first trench. Relying on the cover of the sandbags, they quickly opened fire and suppressed the firepower of the servants.
The infantry quickly eliminated the resistance of the remaining Ming troops in the trenches. The grenadiers followed the broken troops who fled along the communication trenches, preparing to rush into the second trench in one go.
The fierce attack of the Australians left Song Ming unable to react for a while, or in other words, he had no time to react. He completed the soil work in an hour, fired hundreds of artillery pieces, and threw grenades together. After a charge, the first trench fell in the blink of an eye.
. He was hiding in the shelter of the second trench and saw the bandits' men and horses entering the first trench in a steady stream. In the blink of an eye, there were hundreds of them.
The swordsmen and shieldmen who gathered in the communication trenches to prepare for the melee counterattack of the Kun thieves who entered the trenches failed to work at all. Instead, they were beaten to death and wounded by the shells fired in depth. In several trenches where people and horses were gathered to prepare for the counterattacks, these
It would be filled with bloody and mutilated corpses and wounded people who screamed in agony. If it weren't for the fact that the bandits didn't have many cannons, none of the soldiers in these trenches would have survived.
The archers collapsed at the first touch, but there were not many casualties, and they are all reorganizing behind them. However, these people are not strong in fighting spirit. They can shoot arrows and cannons from a distance, but they cannot fight face to face with the thieves.
He saw Jiang Suo carrying a Nanyang gun, walking along the trench and peeping, and couldn't help but ask: "What should we do next?"
However, when he looked at it again, he secretly complained in his heart. It turned out that "Coach Jiang" was in a trance, and he seemed to be crazy. Song Ming was worried: He trained hundreds of gunsmiths, what if he went crazy?
But what to do?
After busy calling him a few more words, Jiang Suo turned around and responded, which made Song Ming feel relieved.
"The thief is coming!"
"It doesn't matter. Tiger cannons are arranged at the entrances of all longitudinal communication trenches. A single cannon can seal the trenches. There are also Turtle Dove guns and light Franco machine guns. These openings are blocked to prevent thieves from coming along the trenches.
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In the smoke of gunpowder, I saw the grenadiers rushing over along the trench, their tall bodies and pointed military caps on their heads swaying in the trench.
"Quick! Fire the cannon!" Song Ming shouted loudly.
Several squatting tiger cannons that were pre-arranged in the fortifications at the end of the communication trench were ignited at the same time. With a few booms, the squatting tiger cannons jumped up and sprayed out along the trench with thick smoke, instantly knocking down several chargers in front.
of grenadiers.
"Firegunner!"
Song Ming howled at the top of his throat. It was too late to reload the Tiger Crouching Cannon. The gunman of the Turtle Dove Gun who was waiting near the traffic ditch quickly put down the stand, blew the matchlock, and pulled the trigger. The heavy matchlock gun roared in a low voice, along the
Lead bullets were sprayed into the traffic ditch.
The artillerymen of the Ming Army still followed the traditional "three rows of fighting" method, taking turns to fire in the tunnels. A dense vertical firepower was formed in the traffic trenches, and the approaching grenadiers were quickly driven back.
A few grenadiers climbed out of the trench and attempted to outflank them from the ground, but were immediately felled by a volley of fire from Nanyang gunners positioned along the second trench.
In the second trench, in addition to the 300 new troops, there are also many Tiger Crouching Cannons and Folang Machines. Now these weapons are being fired. Although they may not be able to hit any targets, the flying shrapnel and thick smoke are obstacles in the eyes.
This limited the mobility of the infantry during the attack, forcing the infantry who had already rushed out of the first trench to retreat.
Song Ming ignored the smoke and stung his eyes and tried his best to observe the situation in the traffic trench with his eyes wide open. When he saw the blurry figures beginning to retreat, he happily slapped the sandbag - the Kun thieves had retreated!
Although this so-called victory is insignificant - it is difficult to even say whether it is a victory or not, it at least proves that the Kun thieves are not heavenly soldiers and generals, nor are they invulnerable or invincible. As long as they can use the right strategy, they can still be made to retreat.
"Drop bombs!" the commanding platoon leader yelled with red eyes. Several grenadiers immediately began to approach to drop bombs, but the officers and soldiers' Fran cannons and turtle doves fired almost continuously, and projectiles flew everywhere in the traffic trenches.
Due to the smoke and smoke, no grenadier could break into the bombing distance along the communication trench, but instead suffered several casualties in vain.
The commander of the grenadier company hurriedly asked the troops to withdraw - such a blind attack would cause too many casualties. Within ten minutes of breaking into the traffic trench, the entire company had already suffered more than ten casualties.
"Indicate the target to the artillery!" the company commander ordered loudly.
Yellow signal rockets flew up from time to time, leaving traces in the smoke. The mountain howitzer adjusted the firing direction of the artillery according to the trajectory of the rocket. The shells began to extend towards the end of the traffic trench, from far to near towards the entrance of the tunnel.
Defensive positions fell
The infantry who entered the first trench turned around the sandbags and quickly built a parapet. The light infantry and line infantry hid behind the sandbags, firing row after row, pouring out firepower regardless of the cost. Soon the Franchise machine was
The firepower of cannons and turtledoves was suppressed.
Jiang Suo knew that the Fubo Army's operations especially emphasized the use of superior firepower. Even if supplies could be cut off at any time, they would not skimp on ammunition during the battle, using absolute firepower superiority to destroy the enemy's morale. Today's rifle volleys and mountain grenades are nothing more than
The beginning will be followed by a more powerful firepower attack.
Jiang Suo originally wanted to launch a counterattack when the Australians were blocked and the troops fell into temporary chaos - not to recapture the first trench, but at least to disrupt the rhythm of the Kun thief's attack and delay the next attack. However, the Kun thief's reaction was worse than
He expected it to be much faster. Although the assault was once repelled by the officers and soldiers, they would soon organize a counterattack with firepower. It wouldn't be long before their artillery fire would cover the blocking position at the entrance of the traffic trench.
Intense bullets were whizzing overhead, and the gunners continued to suffer casualties. At this time, they had stopped shooting completely and huddled in the trench. Although this army, which was mainly composed of servants, had not yet collapsed, it was only a matter of time.
It won't be long before Bangshan Mountain will fall, and I may die on this Bangshan Mountain.
"Senior sister, I will be here to accompany you soon!" Jiang Suo thought silently in his heart.
In Wuzhou City, Yi Haoran, who was nervously watching the battle at Bangshan on the city tower, had forgotten the time and the rumbling artillery fire outside the city. He ignored the repeated persuasion of the soldiers around him and always looked at the top of the city tower.
Bangshan.
In fact, standing on the tower, you can't see the battle situation on Bangshan. What you can barely see are the fireworks and flags on the mountain. Since dusk, the sound of cannons, guns and bursts of gunfire have been heard from Bangshan.
They shouted to kill. However, they had no idea how the battle was going.
At the beginning, Tang Ma was still able to keep passing on news. He probably knew that the Kun bandits were approaching the defender Luzhai on Bangshan Mountain from trench to trench, and there were sporadic exchanges of fire between the two sides.
Yi Haoran learned a lot about the characteristics of Kun thief's combat from the officers and soldiers, Zuo Bing Ding and Jiang Suo: Kun thief usually does not launch attacks rashly, but often adopts a steady and steady approach. In battle, positions and deer villages must be built first. As evidence for advance and retreat, launch
An attack requires a long time to prepare. Sometimes it can even be said to be quite slow.
However, once the attack starts, there will be super strong firepower projection. Firearms damage can often cause the enemy to collapse, and then the infantry will attack, and the battle can be resolved in an instant with minimal casualties.
Sporadic exchanges of fire showed that Kun Thief was still preparing for the final blow. Yi Haoran couldn't help but secretly worry, could Song Ming and Jiang Suo withstand Kun Thief's fatal blow?
Until now, no one has been able to withstand Kun Thief's thunderous blow.
Can Jiang Suo and the new army he trained do it?
According to Governor Xiong's point of view, as long as it is not a "disastrous defeat", it is considered a "win". He would not hesitate to sacrifice all the new troops. However, Yi Haoran does not hope to obtain this kind of "victory" - he still hopes to keep Wuzhou.
In this city, the common people in this city were saved from the bloody disaster of the war.
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