The Nanhua Army is dispatched!
In the early morning of September 27, after just a few days of rest in Le Havre, the First South China Army set out.
An army of nearly 30,000 people marched mightily toward Paris along the Seine River under the cover of several gunboats.
Although it was already September, the weather was still a bit hot, and swarms of flies chased the marching team, spinning and flying above the heads of the soldiers who were covered in sweat and dust.
Along the way, whenever we passed through those French towns, there would always be crowds of French people inside and outside the towns. Although they did not understand the language, it did not prevent the enthusiastic French people from stuffing flowers, red wine and other things into the arms of the soldiers.
All of this was naturally captured by cameras and movie cameras.
For Li Ping, who was in the vanguard platoon, he felt this kind of enthusiasm along the way, and even the flirtatious glances from enthusiastic women. However, this was a battlefield.
"Platoon deputy, where do you think the Germans are?"
Looking ahead warily, Zhang Chuanwen asked.
"just in front."
The enemy is right in front. This is an unchanging rule on the battlefield. You never know where the enemy will appear, but what is certain is that, as far as Li Ping knows, those Germans are definitely the most difficult ones they will encounter.
Tangled enemy.
"Germany...it seems there is no Germany yet."
Someone corrected on the sidelines that whether they were in the "New Immigrant Education Camp" or in the literacy class in the military, they had all studied geography and had some basic understanding of European countries through teaching flip charts. Of course, they knew that there was no such thing in the world.
What Germany.
In fact, they were no strangers to Prussia. The Prussians even contributed to the early construction of the Nanhua Army.
Among the earliest instructors who trained the first batch of immigrants were veterans who had served in the Prussian army. And Feng Heisen, who later rose to the rank of deputy chief of staff, was also a Prussian officer. Although he was an artilleryman, he also played an important role in the construction of the South China Army.
Made an indelible contribution.
Although Zhu Xianhai introduced many tactical concepts that were ahead of the times in the army, in fact, the construction of the Nanhua Army still had many Prussian influences.
It is precisely because of this that they regard Prussia as an extremely strong opponent. After all, to a certain extent, the Prussian army is Nanhua's teacher.
"Whatever, Prussia and the others are German anyway..."
Suddenly, with the sound of gunfire, the marching soldiers fell to the ground one after another.
"Enemy attack!"
"hidden……"
As the platoon leader shouted, everyone lay on the ground and looked towards the direction where the gunfire came from. They saw some blue lights flashing on the edge of the town in the distance.
"Prussian blue is Prussian..."
The moment he spotted the enemy, Li Ping picked up the rifle, pulled down the safety on the tail with his thumb, and took aim. The sight formed a straight line with the blue in the distance, and he pulled the trigger.
With a crisp gunshot, the Type 70 rifle opened fire.
The South China Army encountered the Prussian Army for the first time, and the battle was quite fierce from the beginning. Unlike the opponents the South China Army encountered in the past, the Prussians were not only good at concealment, but also relied on buildings and fortifications for defense.
After a brief exchange of fire, Li Ping led a squad of soldiers to approach the enemy from the flank. When he ran on the grass with his waist bent, his speed was very fast. The soldiers also stayed in small groups and kept in small groups.
In front of him, and on his flanks, several low hedgerows obscured his view.
"The South Chinese are coming!"
Lying behind the hedgerow, Heinrich's eyes became a little fanatical. He picked up the Dreiser needle gun and aimed at the enemy in the distance.
South Chinese!
After the Nanhua Army's airships caused them a large number of casualties, now they were finally able to take revenge with live ammunition.
Dozens of Prussian soldiers all pointed their guns out of the hedge with feverish eyes, aiming at the enemy in the distance.
"put……"
Following the officer's shout, they opened fire at the same time. Amidst the roar of bullets, Li Ping heard screams around him, and several comrades fell.
"There is an ambush, there is an ambush..."
Amid the shouting, he lay on the ground and aimed his gun forward.
Where is the enemy?
No need to ask, the gunpowder smoke in the hedge gave away their position.
"They're behind the fence, behind the fence."
The soldiers picked up their rifles one after another, aiming at the fence and shooting. Although the bullets flew across and shattered the branches and leaves of the shrubs, whether they could hit the enemy depended entirely on luck.
For a while, the two sides were just going back and forth, shooting at each other across a field of more than 300 meters.
"Platoon deputy, this doesn't work!"
After rolling around in the ground, Zhang Chuanwen crawled to Li Ping's side and shouted.
"We can't see them, even if the bullets are fired, they can't land. I'll lead a few brothers to get through the fence."
"Okay, be careful."
If you can't do it head-on, take a detour. Whether in the teaching team or the company, these words have long been engraved in Li Ping's mind.
Although Zhang Chuanwen took away five soldiers, with the 70 rifle's magazine and high rate of fire, Li Ping was not at a disadvantage when he fired against the enemy, and even had a slight upper hand.
While the two sides were firing at each other, Zhang Chuanwen, who led five soldiers to approach the Prussians from another fence, did not rush forward immediately when he approached the enemy, but whispered orders.
"With a grenade."
While talking, he took out a Type 61 long-mounted grenade. Although this grenade is larger in size, it is easy to throw and has reasonable human-machine efficiency. Its charge is as high as 120 grams, making it a powerful grenade on the battlefield.
Killer weapon.
In fact, when Zhu Xianhai designed the grenade, the prototype he referred to was the German M24 grenade in World War II. In order to increase the lethality, the thin iron outer shell was deliberately replaced with cast iron. From the grenadiers who were "emergency in overcoming difficulties" back then, to the grenades that were used during the Civil War,
Widely used by the Confederate Army.
The Type 61 grenade containing 120 grams of explosives has proven its power time and time again on the battlefield. The moment the six grenades were thrown out, there was first a scream from behind the fence, and then six loud bangs in succession.
The screams were loud.
The moment the grenade exploded, Zhang Chuanwen rushed out of the fence, pointed his rifle at the Prussians, and pulled the trigger.
"kill!"
After the bullets were empty, he didn't even have time to load the gun, and stabbed the enemy's chest with his bayonet straight out.
"South Chinese..."
Heydrich, who was stunned by the bombing, had not yet stood up when he saw a bright bayonet stabbing him. He rolled over instinctively. When he dodged the bayonet, he stood up with his rifle and waved the rifle.
He hit the South Chinese man like he was holding a stick. At this moment, a gunshot rang out. Heydrich, who felt something hit his chest, shook his body and saw someone rushing over.
Gunshots and shouts of death rang out near the fence, and soon the battle ended with the remaining Prussian troops fleeing.
There were corpses scattered on the ground, and Li Ping frowned.
Although it was only a brief encounter, the Prussians' stubborn resistance exceeded their expectations.
"These people really don't seem to have the same desires as Argentinians..."
This encounter on the morning of September 28th is simply not worth mentioning in the history of war. The casualties on both sides were only dozens, but as soon as they met, both sides seemed to feel the difference in the other side.
This chapter has been completed!