He wanted to make sure that the other party's troops were really equipped with rear-loading rifles.

If not, then there is nothing to say, directly rely on the superiority of forces to rush in one go, it is better to rush to a distance of thirty meters and then make a salvo, and then charge directly with bayonets.

But if the opponent is really equipped with a rear-loading rifle, then he will have to change his tactics.

The experience of fighting with the rebels of the South China Sea New Army in the past has made many generals of the county guard know one thing, if the front-loading rifle and the rear-loading rifle are fired at each other, the front-loading rifle is too disadvantageous.

So avoid shooting between the infantry as much as possible!

As for how to fight, many generals in the county guard also have experience.

Therefore, the best way to fight is to wait for the attack, and your own infantry hides behind the breastwork and trenches, and constantly bombards the enemy's infantry line with artillery.

In front of artillery, infantry that doesn't care what rifle you are equipped with is scum.

If you have to attack, you can use intensive artillery preparation, suppress enemy artillery and infantry fire, and launch a rapid charge through various tactical maneuvers.

When charging, don't think about shooting in a row, that's pure death, and the only feasible way is to rush straight up and engage them in a bayonet battle!

In a bayonet battle, there is no difference between loading a gun in front and a gun in the rear!

Of course, this is just a simple statement, and the actual operation also requires a series of tactical changes, after all, the enemy will not be stupid to wait for you to rush up and fight you in hand-to-hand combat with bayonets, and the enemy will also want to take advantage of the range and rate of fire of the rear-loading rifle.

Therefore, how the battle between the two sides evolves depends on the tactical literacy of the commanders of both sides.

If the generals of the attacking side are like fools and will only let the soldiers rush forward in formation, then the result is needless to say, the attacking troops will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

If a clever general deploys various tactics to allow troops to approach more quickly to minimize casualties during the charge, then a unit equipped with a breech-loading rifle can also be routed in the final bayonet battle.

So, war is not a matter of pure comparison of equipment.

Equipment is important, but the quality of the troops is clearly more important!

Armies armed with inferior weapons defeated numerous battles equipped with advanced weapons.

Zhen Changdong can act as the general of the vanguard force, in addition to his decisive bravery, it is also related to his prudence, after all, if the forward general is not cautious enough, it is easy to bring the main force in the rear into the ditch.

Therefore, after Zhen Changdong saw that something was wrong, the first thing he did was to stop the troops in dense formation, and sent a small number of chasseur troops to step forward.

These chasseur units are actually also equipped with front-loading smoothbore guns, but they are purchased in skirmisher formations, which is best used for tentative operations at such times.

After seeing that the opponent's main force queue stopped a few hundred meters away, and only sent a few hundred skirmishers, Xu Zhongshu frowned slightly!

This enemy striker is cautious enough!

Immediately, he said to the commander of the First Cavalry Regiment on the side, Liang Chenglei: "Brother Liang, can your cavalry fight?"

To deal with this kind of skirmishers, the best way to use it is naturally to charge cavalry.

But Liang Chenglei shook his head and said: "The cavalry on the opposite side is also pressing, and the cavalry artillery on the opposite side is also coming up, and it is too dangerous to take the initiative to attack!" ”

Xu Zhongshu knew that Liang Chenglei himself was a very brave general, who often took the lead in charging when fighting, and when he said that it was too dangerous to take the initiative to attack, it showed that the actual situation was even more dangerous.

Today's First Cavalry Regiment is the largest cavalry unit in the Sixth Division system, with five cavalry companies and a total strength of 1,000 cavalry, which is more than the newly formed Second Cavalry Regiment.

Such an important cavalry unit, Lin Ziran naturally attaches great importance to it, and the commander of this cavalry regiment has always been Liang Chenglei.

This man has good ability, loyalty, and a lifeless posture when he fights, and has led the cavalry troops to launch a wall charge several times.

Since the cavalry could not take the initiative to attack, Xu Zhongshu simply ignored those hunters after a little consideration.

Anyway, there are only three or four hundred people here, and it is impossible to have any impact on their own defense line, as long as they dare to come over, just kill them directly.

Time gradually passed, and when the opponent's hunters entered the effective range of four hundred meters, Xu Zhongshu did not still give the order to fire.

The hunters on the other side are skirmishers, and one by one they are advancing with the help of the terrain, and it is difficult for the rifle to hit the distance too far, and as for the artillery, it is even more a waste of shells.

Xu Zhongshu would rather let them in and fight!

When the other party approached a distance of 300 meters, Xu Zhongshu still did not give the order to fire!

He just tried to aim with his rifle himself, but found it still difficult to aim.

This kind of aiming difficulty is not difficult if it is for the battle of later generations, in fact, it is not difficult, when people charge, it is good to be able to let you see the figure, you still expect people to stand still and let you fight!

But for Xu Zhongshu, who used to only play line battles, he really expected the other party to stand still and let himself fight, or come over in a dense formation to let himself fight.

So he still waited, waited for the distance to get closer!

When his own stragglers entered the enemy defense line three hundred meters away and had not been attacked, Zhen Changdong in the rear was a little doubtful of his judgment.

Could it be that the opposite side is not equipped with a breech-loading rifle?

He is a general who has participated in the battle to exterminate the New Army of the South China Sea, and many times his troops are still three or four hundred meters away from the enemy, and the New Army of the South China Sea on the opposite side will open fire, although the distance is relatively far and the hit rate will not be too high, but the other side will still fire.

After all, the rear-loading rifle has a fast rate of fire, and even firing in advance at a distance of four or five hundred meters will not affect the subsequent battle.

But now, the other side has not fired at a distance of three hundred meters!

Could it be that the other party is only equipped with the same front-loading rifle as himself, and this is not because of the rear-loading rifle, but because the terrain is more suitable for the tactics to be adopted?

After Zhen Changdong looked around the battle line, he saw that his stragglers were still advancing slowly, almost to a range of two hundred and fifty meters, but if he got closer, even if the opponent was equipped with a front-loading smoothbore gun, it was estimated that they would enter the range of the opponent.

Immediately, he said: "Let the stragglers keep their distance!" ”

He then continued to order the other generals: "Let the 21st Regiment continue to advance, remain vigilant, and withdraw immediately if the enemy opens fire from a long distance!" ”

The adjutant said: "What if they didn't fire from a distance? ”

At this time, Zhen Changdong snorted coldly: "Then what are you worried about, rush up directly and kill them in one go!" ”

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