ps: Thank you to my classmates for their support during the heavy rain in winter!
Two days later, the Governor of Coastal Defense Le Yu led a total of 13,000 regular troops and militiamen under his command to advance to the Ha Long camp.
Annan's troops approached the Halong camp step by step without encountering resistance, which strengthened Le Yu's determination to surprise the enemy and quickly wipe out the Chinese troops.
In front of the defensive position formed by a trench at the outermost edge of the Halong camp, Le Yu took the telescope given by his general and carefully observed the configuration of the Chinese troops on the position.
After observing for about a quarter of an hour, Li Yu returned the telescope to Chen Wuyuan.
"The rebels of the Tang Dynasty certainly did not expect that I would gather a large army to attack them." Li Yu controlled his momentum and pretended to be in command as he taught his generals: "The army of the Kingdom of China came with a surprise attack. The rebels did not have time to build a strong defense line. They just
Digging two or three earth pits just to defend yourself against the imperial army is really asking for death!"
"In your opinion, the Governor-General, the frontline position of the rebels is poorly constructed and there is no artillery to suppress the formation. Either the rebel leader really left Ha Long by boat two days ago to go to sea as Nai Ying said, or he is not familiar with military strategy."
People who recruit gangsters with the intention of rebelling just because they have a few coins are really reckless and without any plan."
"General Chen is worthy of being a general who accompanied me in battle. He discovered the true and false identity of the rebels in a short time. He did a great job."
Lai Yu is highly praised by professionals, which can highlight his wisdom and foresight.
"General Chen will be responsible for commanding the frontline operations. I will sit in the middle of the army and wait for news of the general's victory."
"The general will obey your orders!"...
On the wooden floor of Halong Camp, Ye Chenglin stood next to Sun Bin and watched the situation on the front line.
"Mr. Sun, I don't understand why the artillery is not placed in the forward position?" Before the two armies engaged, Ye Chenglin looked at the hundreds of lonely soldiers on his first line of defense and asked.
"Artillery is a weapon on the battlefield. When placed in the forward position, it can destroy the enemy's morale and assist our army in defending the position. However, although Battalion Commander Ye saw me withdrawing the artillery to the third line of defense, he did not notice the fire on the first line of defense.
Five machine guns.”
"Are five machine guns worth five artillery pieces?"
Ye Chenglin had seen five 75mm field guns unloaded from armed merchant ships. The short, dark gun barrels and the neatly stacked shells made him very close. After watching the test firing of the 75mm field guns,
, he even wanted to see five field guns firing together on the battlefield to attack Annan's troops.
"Firing five artillery pieces together can suppress the attack speed of the Annan army. In the early stage of the Annan army's attack, the morale of the troops is high. Placing the artillery in the forward formation can cause some damage to them, but it cannot defeat them.
Only by causing a large number of casualties to the Annan troops can their morale be suppressed, and then the entire army launches a reaction to establish victory in the war."
"Can five heavy machine guns cause huge casualties to the Annan people?" Ye Chenglin said in disbelief.
"Haha, Battalion Commander Ye did not fight with the Crown Prince. When we were in South America, the machine gun tactics deployed by the Crown Prince played a big role.
Battalion Commander Ye will keep his eyes open later and take a closer look at how our machine gun troops are killing and injuring Annan soldiers in rows."
“I’ll wait and see.”…
"Dong dong dong!" More than a dozen Annan drummers beat the skin and bones hard, and the dull and long drum sound spread to seven or eight miles away. The Annan soldiers squatting in the four or five mile long camp heard the drums and started to conduct their respective commands.
Under the leadership of the officer, they formed a queue and prepared to attack.
When thousands of troops gathered together, Chen Wuyuan, the commander of the Annan army, drew his sword and shouted boldly: "Destroy the bandits and make great achievements in this battle!"
Chen Wuyuan's voice was loud, but the ordinary soldiers below did not cater to the general's reaction. They stood listlessly on the ground. Although they were wearing military uniforms and holding weapons in their hands, they did not look like soldiers at all.
"You, you, you, why are you all frowning? General Chen led everyone to wipe out the rebels, please give me some energy!" Chen Yuanjia spoke but no soldiers responded, and the following intermediate generals scolded his subordinates with tigerish faces.
Soldier.
The soldiers responded very little, and Chen Yuanjia felt a little embarrassed. He shook the fat on his face, suppressed his anger, and said loudly again: "Your Excellency, the Governor, the one who first breaks into the Tang bandit's position will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Anyone who is captured will be rewarded."
The leader of the bandits will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"
"Ten thousand victories, ten thousand victories!" Chen Yuanjia announced the reward offered by the governor, and the soldiers below finally burst into cheers.
"Quiet!" Chen Yuanjia spoke out again to stop the chaotic troops. His fat body took two steps forward and pointed his sword at the Chinese position with high spirits: "The whole army listens to my order, target the bandits' position and attack!"
"Boom!" Chen Yuanjia swung his sword downwards, and the Annan artillery unit that was ready immediately fired cannonballs.
In order to conquer the Halong camp, Le Yu dispatched more than 60 large and small artillery pieces from various places, and more than 60 artillery pieces were fired at the same time. The huge roar instantly covered up other sounds on the battlefield.
"Cough cough." Within the Chinese troops' defense line, Chen Zongbai leaned over and hid in the trench. Because the smell of the shells choked his throat, he coughed twice violently.
"Brother Chen, the Annamites have a lot of artillery!"
Wu Fengdian said loudly.
"There are at least four or five fucking artillery pieces. It seems that old boy Le Yu has brought all the artillery pieces from the Coast Defense Province!"
Chen Zongbai couldn't help but cursed, and asked loudly, leaning forward: "How is the defense line? Are there many casualties among the brothers?"
"There is no problem with the defense line. Brothers are safe hiding in the trenches!" After Wu Fengdian finished speaking, he carefully stretched out his head to check the position environment: "The damn Annan artillery was not accurate, and the shells flew behind the position."
"Hey, it's not like Brother Wu doesn't know the virtues of Annan's soldiers. After they finish firing their cannons, it will be our turn to take action!"...
After the first round of artillery salvo, the intermittent artillery fire lasted for about five or six minutes. When the last artillery stopped firing, the Annan infantry assembled on the front line began to attack under the leadership of grassroots officers.
"Bang bang bang" was still four to five hundred meters away from the Chinese troops' defense line, and the advancing Annan soldiers started shooting.
"Brothers, hold on tight, wait until the Annan people enter a large area of 300 meters before shooting!" Flying bullets fell in front of the position, and several experienced National Defense Force officers loudly reminded the young men who had just joined the army to prevent them from being too nervous.
"Master Zhou, is this ghost really as powerful as you say?" A peasant soldier asked in the machine gun position, pointing at the heavy machine gun.
"It goes without saying that when I followed the prince to conquer the world in South America, a machine gun suddenly rushed over, and none of the enemies in front stood up!" The machine gunner was a veteran dispatched by Sun Bin from the 300-strong National Defense Force.
There is a sense of pride.
"Oh, that little guy is relieved." The peasant army soldier glanced at the swarm of Annan soldiers rushing up to attack, which calmed down his nervous mood a little.
"Brother Wu, let me remind you, if you study hard on the battlefield, you might be able to become an officer like me in the future." The machine gunner is a senior veteran. Because he followed Sun Bin to Nanyang, he was promoted to
As a second lieutenant officer, when facing the Annan soldiers in front of the battlefield, not only was he not nervous or afraid, but he also had a sense of expectation of gaining military exploits.
"Yes, yes..." The peasant soldier nodded and replied, focusing mainly on the Annan soldiers on the position.
"Master Zhou, the Annan people are here!"
"Don't make a fuss, I'm watching!" the machine gunner scolded and said to himself: "Thirty steps, twenty steps, ten steps...enter the shooting range!" After the last sentence, the machine gunner immediately shook the Gatt.
Lin's heavy machine gun fired the wrench, and the clear "ta-da-da" sound of machine gun firing rang out. The Gatling heavy machine gun with nine shooting holes fired bullets continuously, and the Annan soldiers who swarmed up in front of the position fell down one after another.
"Hurry and prepare spare bullets!" The machine gunner loudly reminded the three ammo hands who were standing aside while operating the machine gun.
The Gatling heavy machine gun fired three hundred rounds of bullets per minute, and more than half of the bullets in the machine gun were quickly consumed. However, the three peasant soldiers responsible for loading ammunition were stunned for the first time when they saw the lethality of the machine gun.
"Why are you still waiting, get the ammunition quickly!" The machine gunner kicked a soldier angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes," the soldiers who reacted quickly stood up. One of the three men cleaned the shell casings left after the shooting, and the other two worked together to reload the ammunition.
After a busy reloading, the Gatling gun fired again. The "click-click" sound of shooting became a nightmare for the Annan soldiers. All soldiers within the range of the machine gun fell down.
Less than half an hour after the fighting began, more than 1,000 Annan troops were killed and wounded on the front lines.
Annan's army is a backward feudal army. The casualties of 1,000 people accounted for nearly one-tenth of the total number of Annan's troops, which was close to the edge of collapse of Annan's army.
"Monster!" The heavy machine gun that appeared for the first time on the Annan battlefield scared away the courage of the Annan soldiers at the front of the position. I don't know which soldier shouted it first, and then the other soldiers retreated and continued to attack with the troops from behind.
Collide together.
"Stand still, if anyone dares to retreat, I will kill him!"
General Annan, who was supervising the battle at the rear, shot and killed a fleeing soldier. As soon as he frightened a group of defeated soldiers, an even bigger rout came from the front of the battle line.
"General, withdraw quickly. The troops have been defeated. If you try to withdraw any later, it will be too late!" The soldiers grabbed the sleeve of General Annan who was supervising the battle and urged him urgently.
"Alas! The army was defeated like a mountain. I can't make a comeback with my own strength." The general supervising the battle sighed and had no choice but to retreat to the rear with his soldiers.
