Chapter 363: Mingjin withdraws
"Da... Da-da-da..."
The eight revolvers in the mountains were screaming.
"Smack... Bang bang bang bang..."
The guards in the defensive line were also firing their muskets as fast as they could.
"Ahh
"Hiss......"
In front of the barbed wire, the cavalry of the Qing army fell one by one. The fallen man and the horse were screaming incessantly.
However, even so, the cavalry of the Qing army still rushed forward with unimaginable casualties.
In the face of such a huge cavalry charge, even the defense formed by the physical wall is estimated to allow them to break through the past, not to mention that this is just a defensive line constructed by the bullets of the bandit army?
Although the Qing cavalry in front suffered heavy casualties, the defensive line constructed by machine guns of the bandit army was not impregnable. In the charge of the Qing army, regardless of casualties, many cavalry still broke through the defensive line of the machine gun and resisted the barbed wire used by the bandit army to defend against the enemy's advance.
This barbed wire is indeed a difficult existence for infantry without tools to break through. But not necessarily for the cavalry.
Dozens of cavalrymen pulled out ropes or grappling hooks and the like, and tied the stakes on the barbed wire fence to hold to the ground.
With the help of horsepower, dozens of cavalrymen pulled back, and the stake could not withstand the force, or fell off or broke.
Soon, the barbed wire used by the bandits to hold back the enemy was torn to the ground by the cavalry. The well-defended barbed wire fence opened a large opening for cavalry to enter.
"Rush..."
The cavalry of the Qing army couldn't help but shout with joy.
With such a good timing, it was impossible for the Qing cavalry in front of the barbed wire to let go. And behold, they leaped in through the gap.
At the same time, the bullets from the revolver machine gun on the mountain also fell.
"Beep... Beep..."
In an instant, the bullets that fell on the gap kept splashing the sand and stones on the ground, kicking up puffs of dust.
At the same time, in an instant, there were pieces of cavalry falling down in the breach.
People turned on their backs, and the casualties were even more severe.
But even with such heavy casualties of the Qing army, there were still many cavalry who poured into the barbed wire defense line of the bandit army by virtue of their unfortunate luck.
However, before the cavalrymen who had entered the barbed wire of the bandit army had time to be happy, they found that there were dense horse nails in front of them.
The horses that ran into the horses could not stop the horses' feet, so they stepped on the nails of the horses.
In an instant, the horses with painful feet rolled down under the action of inertia. And the cavalry who was thrown down by the horses, even if they were not thrown to death, had to be nailed to the ground by the dense zap-sax.
More and more barbed wire fences were pulled apart, and the gaps were getting bigger and bigger, although there were many Qing cavalry who died in front of the barbed wire, but there were also many cavalry who entered the barbed wire.
However, the cavalry who entered the barbed wire fence could not walk, and they were all rolled to the ground by the horses on the ground without exception, and the casualties were so heavy that it was terrifying.
Since ancient times, it has been said that the house leak coincides with overnight rain. When a person is unlucky, he will often be unlucky for the rest of the period.
At this time, a shout faintly came from the position of the bandit army.
"Grenade bomb preparation..."
"Throw..."
Then, I saw something like an iron lump fall into the barbed wire, and in less than half a breath, I heard a continuous explosion sound.
"Jump... Bouncing..."
The sound was so loud and powerful that it suddenly set off a wave of qi.
The air wave that exploded was like a strong wind blowing, instantly sweeping away the thick white gunpowder smoke around it, and kicking up a thick layer of sand and dust.
Under the explosion, combined with the fire of the machine guns and platoon guns of the bandits, the Qing troops in the barbed wire fence area were completely killed and wounded.
The huge explosion in front and the heavy casualties made the Qing cavalry who were hiding thirty feet away to shoot all tremble and break out in a cold sweat.
The tragedy of the battle made Eji, who had been gritting his teeth to support him. He Mueller couldn't take it anymore. At this moment, I saw him yelling at the flag officer next to him: "Mingjin, Mingjin, let them withdraw, withdraw quickly..."
"Bang... Bang Bang... Bang Bang Bang..."
Wait for Eji. Just after He Mule's words, a loud sound of gold was heard on the Qing army's position.
When they heard the sound of retreating, the surviving Qing cavalry all exhaled deeply, quickly turned their horses' heads and fled. Even turning a blind eye to the wounded all over the ground.
The cavalry of the Qing army came and went quickly, like a gust of wind and disappeared.
Looking at the way they departed quickly, if it weren't for the horses that were all over the ground, one would even wonder if they had come to fight.
"Smack... Bang bang bang bang..."
Even though the cavalry of the Qing army was already retreating, the guns of the bandit army on the mountain were still ringing constantly.
However, the cavalry ran extremely fast, and the bandit army did not leave many people behind, until the cavalry slipped a mile away, and the bandit army stopped shooting.
Looking at the cavalry who desperately fled back, Eji. He Mule couldn't help but cry without tears. And looking at the lifeless team, Eji. He Mueller felt even more powerless.
Compared with the high spirits at the beginning, now Eji. He Mueller was at a loss.
He really didn't know how to fight this battle.
Eji. He Mueller felt that he had tried his best, but he still couldn't break through the seemingly simple defense lines in Ma'anshan, and he was really derelict in his duty.
And the heavy casualties of the Qing army in this attack on Ma'anshan were enough to make Eji. He Mueller is not to be blamed.
Let's not mention the situation in the southeast, but in the southwest.
The 12,000 Green Battalion soldiers lost more than 5,000 men, and the nearly 10,000 cavalry suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Fortunately, the armor soldiers behind did not keep up, otherwise they would not dare to think about it.
In the morning, the attack had already lost thousands of Green Battalion soldiers, even if the casualties in the southeast were not counted, the Green Battalion had more than 10,000 casualties.
Compared with the losses of the green battalion, the casualties of the cavalry are the ones that make Eji. He Mueller's heart was bleeding.
Of the more than 3,000 cavalry casualties, few could be saved. Although these cavalry are mainly cavalry of the Green Battalion, it is enough to make Eji, who is the commander of the cavalry battalion. He Mueller's heart ached unbearably.
The importance of cavalry to the Qing Dynasty is self-evident, and the reason why the Manchurians were able to enter the Central Plains was that the Eight Banners cavalry played an important role.
In Eji. In Homuller's mind, in the battle of the plains, one cavalry should be worth ten infantry, or even a hundred.
Even the cavalry of the Green Battalion should be able to deal with the thieves, not the slaughtered and helpless as they are now.