attack!

Following Li Zicheng's order, in the next two days, the bandit army launched several attacks on the Ming army's positions. Each attack required each battalion to take turns. After losing tens of thousands of people,

The army of thieves finally broke through to the two trenches between the officers and soldiers. It seemed that they were about to tear through the Ming army's defense line, and the officers and soldiers had already formed a semi-encirclement.

During this period, the defending officers and soldiers felt that it was becoming more and more difficult. Although the artillery used cyclone rockets to attack large groups of bandits many times during this period, and the effect was very good, forcing back the bandits' attacks many times, the bandits still remained.

He kept attacking as if he was desperate for his life.

Seeing that the rebels were about to break through the encirclement, Zhu Guoqiang threw in a new force of 15,000 rural soldiers who had just been reinforced from Shandong, and added them to the front line to rely on trench defense.

Although the addition of fresh troops made the official army's position like an iron barrel, it was impossible for the bandits to break through easily. However, even so, they still did not stop attacking. Along with the sound of drums, a black line in the distance once again

It spread over the horizon, and there were thieves everywhere in sight.

Looking at the endless stream of bandits, most of the rural soldiers who participated in the war for the first time seemed a little nervous. The veterans looked at their appearance and immediately spoke to calm their emotions.

"Everyone just needs to feel safe and shoot, and start shooting from 400 meters..."

"Yes, it's like shooting at a target!"

When the bandits began to attack, behind them, the gunners of the bandits also began to fire. The continuous sound of artillery echoed between the sky and the earth like thunder, and the shells fired by the bandits' cannons were like raindrops.

It hit the trenches of the army and blasted craters one after another near the trenches.

During the raids and shelling, the officers and soldiers hid in the trenches and endured their shelling.

Now the cannon is speaking!

At the same time as the cannon was speaking, the front line of the bandit soldiers began to attack again. The bandits were overwhelming, and there were as many as 10,000 or 20,000 people. Against the attacking bandit soldiers, the army's mortars once again unleashed their power,

Hundreds of cannons were fired at the attacking bandits.

When they had just entered the distance of a thousand meters, hundreds of large and small high-explosive bombs fell on their heads. The moment the shells exploded, cast iron fragments and soil and gunpowder smoke flew everywhere. These large or small fragments were like

Like sharp blades with the speed of sound, one after another blasted the people around them into the sky or knocked them to the ground. For a moment, the world was filled with blood, and the screams of wounded soldiers were heard everywhere.

A palm-sized shrapnel hit the shoulder of a bandit, tearing his shoulder into pieces and even dragging out his heart. The shattered bones flew behind with the impact and pierced a nearby bandit.

His belly fell, causing him to howl and fall to the ground. After the charging bandits suffered intensive shelling, they were thrown to the ground by the fierce gunfire and fell into chaos for a while.

But even so, they were still driven by the old camp soldiers and rushed towards the Ming army's defense line, just like the previous two days. If anyone dared to retreat, what was waiting for them was the old camp soldiers' swords and axes. I don't know how many

Those who retreated were beheaded on the spot, and even when groups of thieves retreated, what awaited them was the French machine firing hundreds of shotguns.

"Kill him,"

A leader of the bandits chopped off the deserter's head with a knife, then howled and shouted for the others to rush forward together. Driven by these leaders, the bandits could only fight forward desperately.

At this moment, several leaders suddenly fell to the ground and were shot dead by the army's hunting soldiers.

"Aim at the leader. As long as the leader dies, they themselves will collapse..."

On the position, when the hunters were loading bullets, the officer shouted loudly from the side. Sometimes, the officer would use a telescope to look for people who looked like the leader among the thieves. Such people are easy to identify. They are just those carrying

The bandits who hold the battle with long knives will often kill deserters. When such guys die, the bandits will naturally collapse.

Compared to the hunting of the hunters, the infantrymen in the trenches continued to load and shoot according to the command. Just like in the past training, they loaded the bullets in an orderly manner according to the rhythm of the training, and then shot together.

In the attacking ranks of the bandits, people were constantly being hit by bullets or blown up by artillery shells. Often when a shell hit, several people would be blown to the ground. Compared with the bullets fired by the Liao 13 type,

The shells fired by the gunners were undoubtedly more deadly. The shrapnel roared and scattered when they exploded, like hundreds or thousands of bullets, tearing apart the objects in front of them and tearing apart the bodies of the thieves.

smash.

As the bandits continued to approach, the rifles and artillery fire of the government troops rang out. Amidst the dense sound of gunfire, more and more corpses were piled up on the battlefield. The scarlet blood dyed the yellow earth red.

Even the sandy soil cannot absorb so much blood. The scarlet blood is flowing on the ground and flowing into the crater. The air is filled with the pungent smell of blood and the choking smell of sulfur. These smells

Mixed together, it just makes people feel suffocated, even breathless.

The position of the officers and soldiers has been completely shrouded in gunpowder smoke. The entire position is completely white and filled with smoke, and the visibility is only a few hundred steps. This makes the battle situation more favorable to the bandits.

Although the bandit suffered a heavy blow, this was also the moment they were looking forward to. He quickly rushed within a few dozen steps in front of the position.

"Brothers, kill them, kill official dogs, and eat dog meat..."

Looking at the army defense line shrouded in gunpowder smoke, the leader among the bandits shouted excitedly. At the same time, the cavalry behind the bandits also started to move. Luo Hu, who had been waiting for this moment, said in a deep voice:

"The cavalry of all battalions are assembled, ready to attack, kill official dogs and eat dog meat!"

This is a desperate attack. The cavalry army led by Luo Hu totals tens of thousands of horses. They are all elites in the Shunjun army. They are completely different from the infantry who served as cannon fodder before. What they are waiting for is this

Opportunity, when the infantry was about to break through the Ming army's defense line, the cavalry immediately attacked to break through the Ming army's defense line.

This style of fighting was in line with the rules, but they ignored the powerful firepower of the army. In fact, if they had not fought face-to-face with the army, everyone would ignore all this.

But now they need to pay a bloody price for their neglect.

The total cost is not even what they can bear, but for Li Zicheng... it is not a big deal. The most important thing now is to get out of the current predicament.
Chapter completed!