Matsumoto Saburo's heartbeat was also racing. Originally, he had planned the artillery bombardment of the suppressing army, but compared with the current round of artillery bombardment, he could not keep up with it. After all, they used howitzers and mountain cannons, which were too fast.
It was limited, and although it looked very violent, it was not as violent as it is now.
Just now he was observing the line of defense in front with his telescope, but now he couldn't see clearly at all. There was black smoke everywhere, and he could only see the flickering fire in front. Every time the fire flickered, it should be a shell exploding. He
He was also counting silently in his mind. Just the flashes he saw must have been at least a hundred times. Later, he lost count at all. You can imagine what the local soldiers were like, although he also knew that there were
There are many bomb-proof holes and they are all made of hard rock, but under this kind of bombardment, they can at least reduce their number by more than one-third.
According to some laws of war, even if it is an elite army, when they reduce more than one-third of their strength, the army will lose its combat effectiveness. After all, this army has insufficient stamina. The two sides have not met yet.
It was a mortar attack, which already caused such casualties to the opponent.
There are no mortars in the Dongdi Kingdom. They thought that this small artillery was not very powerful, but the situation in front of them stunned them. The 100 mm mortar was already very powerful, but there were still 120 mm behind it at the moment.
Millimeter mortars, the explosive power of the shells is almost the same as that of the howitzers, but the firing speed of the mortars is so fast, more than a dozen shells can be fired out in a minute. The defensive position that originally looked majestic was instantly destroyed.
It became a ruins.
Matsubai Saburo swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Just now, the telescope was full of black smoke. Now a breeze blew by, and he could finally see a general outline clearly. Originally, 1,800 meters directly in front of him, there was a long
The defense line stood there, but now it was in pieces. What I saw through the telescope was very real. The corpses of the soldiers were mixed with the various fortifications, and it was impossible to tell them apart. Many people were still struggling hard.
He is alive, but he probably doesn't have five minutes left to live.
"Order the entire army to prepare for battle."
Saburo Matsumoto immediately gave an order to his men. According to the previously formulated combat strategy, the three infantry brigades will charge together later. More than 3,500 people will be the first to charge forward. Their goal is the first line.
We must defend the line of defense and gain a firm foothold there. Although the bombardment is very powerful, it does not mean that all the troops in front have been wiped out. The chieftains must have other ways. Now it is our turn to show our faces.
The prince is watching from behind. How big a future the mercenaries can have, this battle is crucial.
Saburo Matsumoto changed his combat strategy. The frontmost people of all the troops were bombardiers. They carried more than ten or twenty grenades on their bodies. They kept throwing grenades forward as they advanced. The soldiers behind them held grenades for them.
After they threw the grenades, the soldiers behind them would immediately pass them over and let them continue to use the grenades to move forward. This was also taught to them by the Suppression Army. Last night, hundreds of thousands of grenades were shipped, which was enough for them.
Yes.
According to Matsumoto Saburo's idea, with so many grenades, they can almost blow up the entire mountain. Is this for fighting?
"Kill the chicken for..."
Songbai Sanlang took out his command sword. None of the people who suppressed the captives had command swords, but the Dongdi army retained this. After hearing the commander's order, more than 3,000 people rushed out in an instant. They had already
They couldn't hold it any longer in the trenches. They originally thought that this war would suffer heavy losses, but after the shelling just now, these people were full of confidence. They did not think that the other party was capable of causing casualties to them.
As I was thinking about it, the shelling just now was enough to blow up even a mouse, let alone a person as big as you. It is estimated that not many of you would be able to stand up.
The overwhelming number of soldiers rushed forward. The army under Chief Laxueba indeed suffered heavy casualties, more than one-third of the number. When the shouts from the opposite side came over, only a few dozen people could still stand on the position.
When they got up, they picked up the weapons at hand in horror. Many people found that the weapons were blown to pieces, and only a few bows and arrows were shot out. Although the shots were relatively accurate, several Dongdi soldiers fell down, but for
For thousands of people, this is simply a drop in the bucket.
Just when Saburo Matsumoto thought they had won, suddenly there was a flash of fire again on the mountain. Saburo Matsumoto secretly screamed, "This is another fireball from the opponent. In the battle just now, this thing was very harmful to them."
The damage is not small.
During the last attack, these flaming balls rushed down from the mountains. Because there was kerosene on them, there would be a long chain of fire wherever they went. This caused them huge casualties. Now they have
Repeating old tricks...
More than a dozen burning fireballs rushed down from the mountain. Gao Shaoyi and the others also saw it, and they were frightened in their hearts. According to their thoughts, with the intensity of the shelling just now, our people should not suffer many casualties.
Yes, but after seeing this scene, I realized that the chieftains had persisted for so long, not just in vain. They also knew how to preserve their strength during the bombardment. At least these burning balls brought them huge losses.
of casualties.
The screams just now came from the chieftain's army, and now they come from the Dongdi army. Many soldiers were burned all over because they couldn't dodge, and then they ran around because they were carrying weapons.
Because of the oil, no matter where they ran, they would take the rocket with them, and many soldiers were burned.
"Kill those soldiers."
What everyone didn't expect was that Saburo Matsumoto actually issued such an order. He saw very clearly that there was no way to help these soldiers put out the fire. Even if you rolled on the ground several times, these black kerosene
It will continue to burn. Wherever the soldiers run, the flames will burn. Therefore, killing them will not only allow them to die painlessly, but also delay the defeat of our side. Otherwise, these thousands of people
Everyone will die in front of the battlefield... This chapter has been completed!