Major General Pascal's concerns are very accurate.
Colonel Zelos of the 6th Mountain Brigade on the top of the mountain looked at the Abyssinians who were pouring out with an ugly face. They were holding various weapons and rushing towards the top of the mountain where the 6th Mountain Brigade was holding firm.
Behind these Abyssinians, some people appeared pushing artillery, which made Colonel Zelos look even more ugly. On this unobstructed hilltop, his 6th Mountain Brigade did not build fortifications. If so,
Anyone can understand the feeling of being hit by artillery fire a few times.
Fortunately, after repelling the enemy's cavalry attack, the machine guns and artillery were finally able to support us. Of course, if we wanted them to support us, we would need the efforts of the officers and soldiers of the 6th Mountain Brigade to stop the enemy.
Seeing that the enemy was getting closer and closer, Zelos, the brigade commander, roared, "Open fire and drive these Abyssinians down!"
Following his order, the officers and soldiers of the 6th Mountain Brigade relied on the terrain to cover themselves, raised their guns, and put each Abyssinian soldier into the crosshairs.
"Bah, bah, bah~"
The 6th Mountain Brigade is indeed an elite unit from the northern mountain warfare. The accuracy of its rifles is commendable. The attacking Abyssinians were blocked and were unable to lift their heads due to the firepower on the mountain.
Here, an Abyssinian soldier who was trying to climb a mountain reached out and grabbed a stone, but nothing happened.
A young Abyssinian soldier was lying on the ground, with his butt raised above his head. He raised the rifle in his hand, pointed it tremblingly in the direction of the mountain, and pulled the trigger with his eyes closed.
Of course, these scenes are just a corner of the battlefield. Most of the Abyssinian soldiers are more at a loss when facing such a hail of bullets. They lack training and have no idea what to do in the face of this situation.
response.
Some people may ask, where are their officers?
Speaking of which, they are not much different from them. Many of these officers were just soldiers before. They expanded the army crazily, allowing these soldiers who only knew orders to get promotion opportunities and become basic officers who led the soldiers. However, in the face of such an unsatisfactory situation,
Due to the situation, these basic officers turned their attention to their superiors.
"Look at what I'm doing, attack and charge forward."
Not long after they were transformed from low-level officers to mid-level officers, their superiors angrily issued their own orders.
However, his order was very wrong. The 6th Mountain Brigade showed enough respect for the Abyssinian soldiers who suddenly appeared and dared to continue the attack, so more firepower was given to them to let them know that they would charge despite the enemy's bullets, unless there was a bullet.
Be fearless, otherwise it is best not to use this method.
Facing the failure of the attack, Emperor Johannes IV, who was watching the battle from behind, was anxious. The news that the previous cavalry raid failed made him want to vomit blood. The elite cavalry unit has always been the most powerful force in the hands of him and other princes and nobles.
How could he not be angry when he suffered a heavy blow from the enemy this time? More importantly, the cavalry did not achieve its purpose of destroying the enemy's artillery, and even lost 6,000 men and horses.
Who knows how difficult the Italian army with abundant firepower will be.
But now for Johannes IV, he was already in a difficult position. After suffering such a heavy loss, if he could not win a victory, his position as emperor would be shaken. Even if the Italians did not fight, other princes and nobles would
I won't let myself go.
Therefore, with no way out, he can only hope to capture these Italians by using a force ten times that of the enemy. As long as he can capture this Italian force, he will still be the wise and powerful emperor, and he will still be subject to the princes.
The respect of nobles.
"Order the artillery to open fire and hit those Italians hard."
After seeing that the artillery was ready, Johannes IV looked at the fierce battle ahead and issued his first order after arriving on the battlefield.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The artillery sent by the British and French efforts finally achieved their wish and launched a fierce bombardment on the defending 6th Mountain Brigade.
Although the artillery skills of these urgently trained artillery were poor, the accuracy of the artillery shells was not high, and they fell as many on their own heads as the enemy's. But this did suppress the firepower of the 6th Brigade and made the attacking soldiers prepare to attack again. Of course, this
You need to ignore greetings from friendly forces that may fall on you.
"Attack! Quick, everyone get up and attack!"
The officer leading the team shouted and ordered the soldiers to rise up and attack.
The continuous kicks and beatings from the officers finally made these soldiers get up. They took various guns sent by Britain and France and attacked the hilltop.
"Quickly, knock down the enemy's offensive!"
The Italian officers who were defending on the hilltop saw that the enemy was ready to move again, and quickly ordered the soldiers to increase the output of firepower to suppress the enemy's momentum.
For them, if they enter into hand-to-hand combat, it will mean failure. Look at the number of enemies at the foot of the mountain, and then look at their own number. If they really want to engage in hand-to-hand combat, the result will be self-evident.
Therefore, for the sake of their own honor and their own lives, Italian officers and soldiers must stop the enemy from thinking.
However, although the Italian army desperately tried to block the enemy, the enemy's shelling did interfere with their shooting. After all, they had to withstand the danger of artillery shells exploding around them, and they could still shoot steadily at the incoming enemy calmly. This is indeed
It's a little difficult for these officers and soldiers.
Fortunately, the support firepower from Major General Pascal, who had just finished the duel with the cavalry, finally caught up.
"Da da da da da~"
The Maxim machine gun is indeed a powerful defensive weapon. Although there were not many machine guns brought up this time, its ferocious firepower immediately suppressed the attacking Abyssinian soldiers.
Facing the enemy's machine guns, of course the Abyssinian artillerymen at the foot of the mountain would not let them go, and immediately concentrated their firepower on these machine guns that emerged.
Well, artillery is indeed the nemesis of machine guns. Facing enemy artillery fire, the machine guns that were so powerful just now suddenly withered. Although the Abyssinian artillery is not good enough, artillery can't have a farther range than machine guns. This cannot
How to fight back in a fight.
But just as they were running away, the artillery from the Italian side, which had gone through so much trouble up the mountain, arrived. Although these were only light artillery, they still posed a greater threat to the enemy by occupying the advantage of the terrain.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
The shelling from the top of the mountain made the unscrupulous opponents restrain themselves.
The high-level shelling from Europe taught beginners like the Abyssinians a good lesson.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!"
An artillery shell fell into the Abyssinian artillery position, and the violent explosion triggered a chain reaction, and several cannons were destroyed. This result scared the Abyssinian artillery and quickly moved their positions.
They are no more expensive than Italy, these artillery pieces cost money to import.
As machine guns and artillery moved up the mountain, the Abyssinians launched several attacks, only to be repulsed.
Johannes IV looked at the top of the mountain that was still firmly in the hands of the Italians. He knew that his desire to capture the top of the mountain in one fell swoop was shattered. But next, he needed to swamp his opponent with a sea of people.
