Although the Jiyuan Canal was still considered an important waterway in the Qing Dynasty, it refers to the part below Lutai. When you get here, you are almost heading to Ji County. It has long lost its glory when it was a military transportation thoroughfare. In this cold winter season
The water surface has shrunk to only twenty or thirty meters wide, and the water depth is only waist deep. Although there is a layer of river ice that can be broken by stepping on it, it does not affect the advancement speed of the loyal and brave soldiers at all.
"Get ready to shoot!" A brave Qing army officer looked at the swarming enemies, jumped out of the trench, brandished his saber and roared, but then he was choked by a breath of poisonous gas and squatted on the ground coughing until he could not straighten his waist.
, and he was still preparing to shoot. He was already very brave even before he ran away.
Who among the soldiers in the trenches had time to pay attention to him? They were all busy coughing. Fortunately, the wet towels had a little effect. In some places where the poisonous gas was thin, some soldiers began to stick their heads out and shoot, but their
The number is too small. From the beginning of the war until now, one-fifth of them have been killed by artillery shells, and almost half of them have been poisoned by poisonous gas. There are probably only two or three thousand people left who can endure the poisonous gas and continue to fight. Even these people can't.
All of them were so smoked that their eyes were filled with tears, and they couldn't see clearly where the enemy was in front of them. They just blindly pulled the trigger a few times, then crouched down and continued to cough.
This scene made Yuan Shoushan extremely sad and angry. He despised the opponent's commander from the bottom of his heart. If you have the ability, don't use poison. Let's fight with real swords and guns. It's nothing to bully people with poison gas. It's a pity that Chen Zhong doesn't know how to do it.
Hearing the cry in his heart, of course even if he heard it, it wouldn't be what he wanted. He would be a fool not to use the poisonous gas!
However, Yuan Shoushan was not helpless at all. He found that he actually still had a few surviving mortars. After all, these dozens of kilograms of artillery were easy to transport, so he was very smart when the enemy was shelling them.
Hidden, now it became the only heavy firepower of the Qing army. A total of eleven mortars were quickly set up and began to aim at the river and spray out flames. Watching the shells explode among the enemy with their unique roar.
.There was finally a little warmth on Marshal Yuan's face.
But that's all he can do. Putting this firepower among the 20,000 attacking enemy troops, it can only throw a few small stones into the torrent, which won't even make a small splash, let alone the aircraft above the head.
On the airship, the artillery observers of the Zhongyong Army quickly discovered these fish that had slipped through the net. With a burst of semaphores, hundreds of heavy artillery shells roared in, instantly crushing those mortars to ashes.
At this time, the fast soldiers of the Zhongyong Army had already crossed the river and began to step on the hard frozen soil, shouting and rushing to the shore like crazy. At this time, poison gas bombs were still exploding on the Qing army's position, yellow
The poisonous mist spread and flooded the entire position. All the soldiers were struggling in the poisonous mist, waiting for their end. Almost everyone was coughing in pain, coughing out their blood and lungs, coughing out their
s life.
Yuan Shoushan roared like crazy. When the Japanese saw his unkind expression, he quietly wanted to retreat. But he didn't expect that he was being exposed.
"Didn't you say it was useful?" Yuan Shoushan shouted with an expression on his face as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.
"Sir, I just said that it is somewhat useful, but I didn't say that this method is foolproof!" Sato said with a sad face. If the towel had worked, Japan wouldn't have reached this level!
"You bastard, you delayed the military plane!" After cursing, Yuan Shoushan raised his hand and gave him a knife.
Just as Sato fell down with a look of unyielding grief and indignation, suddenly, as if God opened his eyes, a strong northwest wind blew over, instantly blowing the battlefield into a clear sky.
Not to mention Chen Zhong from Bei'an, even Yuan Shoushan was stunned by this scene.
"God bless the Qing Dynasty, fight back quickly!" he shouted while running forward, waving his saber.
Chen Zhong on the opposite side also woke up. With an order, the artillery immediately re-aimed at the Qing defense line and opened fire. Mortars also joined in at this time. He had nearly 300 artillery pieces in one division and one brigade. He wanted to use fire suppression.
Not simple, dense artillery shells immediately hit the Qing army's defense line like raindrops, and the courage brought by this miracle to the Qing army was instantly blown away.
However, although artillery fire can be effectively suppressed, it is not as wide-ranging as poison gas, and it cannot be as pervasive as poison gas. In the gaps between artillery shell explosions, there are still many remaining Qing soldiers lying in the trenches, bravely approaching
The enemy troops nearby opened fire, and even several machine guns fired. Some of the charging Zhongyong Army soldiers immediately began to fall.
Of course, this resistance cannot have any substantial impact on the attack. The strength gap between the two sides is too big. Both the firepower and the quality of the soldiers are not on the same level at all. Although the Qing army's blockade can cause certain casualties to the Zhongyong Army, I think
It would be impossible to stop them. The heavy machine guns that had been moved to the south bank were densely lined up on the river bank. The violent storm of bullets instantly knocked those brave Qing soldiers unable to raise their heads. In the whistling sound of bullets,
The vanguard of the Zhongyong Army finally reached the barbed wire fence, then took out the wire scissors that had been prepared long ago and began to cut these major obstacles.
The density of artillery fire from the rear suddenly increased, and the entire position seemed to be submerged in a sea of fire. Against the flying shrapnel and dense raindrops of bullets, the remaining Qing soldiers struggled to hold on and fought to death with the weapons in their hands.
Blocking the enemy, one after another was shattered into pieces in the flames of the explosion. This scene made Yuan Shoushan burst into tears.
But unfortunately, at the same time, a scene that made him furious appeared. Just as the veterans were sacrificing their lives to defend the Qing Dynasty under artillery fire, a large number of fearful people who were behind them began to swarm out of the position and fled without a fight.
, not even the machine guns of the supervising team can stop them.
These Eight Banners disciples who have been stationed in Beijing for hundreds of years, trying to turn them into qualified soldiers is a truly arduous task. The kind of cowardice that has been engraved in the bones is not just doing gymnastics, walking in step, and driving.
It can be solved by firing a gun. Maybe they did have the courage to defend the Qing Dynasty before the battle, but after the continuous carnage of gas bombs and artillery fire, now they don’t think about anything, they just think about how to defend the Qing Dynasty with the best possible outcome.
Escape your position quickly.
Although the supervising team deployed at the back opened fire to block them, their numbers were so outnumbered compared to the number of deserters. Besides, they would be soft after killing too many of them. Ten or eight could be ruthless, and hundreds of them would be killed.
Ten people may be able to grit their teeth, but how can they stop thousands of people from rushing in? Besides, these people are like crazy. Anyone who dares to block their escape route will really dare to use bullets to greet them. Watching those who are rushing forward one after another
Yuan Shoushan was speechless for a while as he pounced on the deserters until he overran the supervising team and trampled the supervising team under his feet.
Damn, if you have such courage, why don't you go fight with the enemy?
Seeing their companions disappearing one after another, the veterans who were fighting also panicked. At this time, as the barbed wire fences were cut open, it seemed that an endless khaki torrent was rapidly spreading towards the position, and even some people could
The grenades were thrown into the trenches. Seeing this scene, the veterans who finally couldn't stand it began to run away.
These people say that veterans are actually only compared to those Eight Banners disciples. Yike Tang'a just relied on the terrain advantage to defend Motian Ridge. His soldiers were not only inferior to Yang Feng, but also inferior to Nie Shicheng and others.
It's good to be able to persist until now under such circumstances. After seeing that there are fewer and fewer people around, defeat is inevitable.
What's more, the enemies they faced were indeed too ferocious. Nothing else was scary. It was just that the small machine guns in their hands were too powerful. As long as those Qing soldiers showed up and fired a bullet, they didn't even have time to see whether it hit the target.
Then dozens or hundreds of bullets landed on his head, and if he hesitated for a moment, his whole head would be gone.
In addition to this, there are also those small cannons that accompany the infantry. They don't even need to mount the cannon. They can shoot with one on the thigh. They can shoot with incredible accuracy from a distance of 100 meters. The Qing army had very few machine guns left.
Before a few shots were fired, a bunch of artillery shells were fired. Although the power of these shells was limited compared to grenades, it was still very easy to kill a machine gun.
In fact, Yang Feng's infantry tactics have been moving closer to the Japanese infantry during World War II, including equipment. For example, grenade launchers are very useful in such an era. Let alone against the Qing army, they are just for pulling
It is very effective when going out to deal with foreign powers.
As the number of defeated Qing troops increased, there were not many defenders left in the final position. The attacking Zhongyong Army soldiers finally began to rush into the position. At this time, Yuan Shoushan also deployed his last trump card, hiding
The two thousand Horqin cavalry in the rear are authentic Horqin Mongolians, brought directly from the prairie. Each of them is as short as a marmot, riding on a low Mongolian horse, following the orders from the front.
The flags were waving, and the sabers in their hands were roaring and swarming in with the momentum of Genghis Khan.
Yuan Shoushan must have never seen the tragic ending of the Japanese cavalry during the Battle of Tokyo, otherwise he would never dare to let these people come up to die. The attacking Zhongyong Army had hundreds of heavy machine guns behind them, and they had thousands of submachine guns in their hands.
Launching such an attack with just two thousand cavalrymen is really no different from committing suicide. The muzzles of the heavy machine guns responsible for covering were raised, and tens of thousands of bullets were thrown at them. The charging cavalrymen felt as if they were hit on the head by a giant hammer.
The next thing happened, and in an instant the front section suddenly collapsed.
As for the infantrymen who occupied the position, they didn't even look at this scene. They just lowered their heads to look for the surviving Qing soldiers. When they saw those who were breathing, they immediately stabbed their bayonets down without hesitation. It's a pity that these soldiers were fighting a bloody battle with the Japanese in Motian Ridge.
The Manchu warriors who lived in the past have now fallen here silently...(To be continued...)