Hexi, the Wild Wolf Regiment, the Seventh Company on the defensive position.

"The enemy is coming. All ready. The platoon commander shouted loudly, and they quickly entered their combat positions, their weapons in their hands.

This is the first time Zhou Da has participated in the battle, he seems to be a little nervous, their position is selected on a nearby commanding height, the cavalry can certainly rush over, but the target is too big, behind them is the supply line of the republican army, if you want to defeat the republican army, you must attack the other party's supply line, and attacking this commanding height, the trouble will be very big, the republican army has created too many obstacles. If you want to rush forward all at once, the cavalry is simply impossible.

Therefore, the Hun cavalry could only dismount and fight. The Hun cavalry was small in number, only more than 3,000 men, and it seems that they were the vanguard of nature, and their attack was perhaps an attempted attack.

Zhou Da nervously put his hand on the trigger of the weapon. He wasn't nervous, but he was a little nervous when he saw those Huns dismount and start rushing up. This was the first time they had faced such a situation.

"There is no order from me. No fire is allowed, and no one hears it. The platoon leader shouted. The soldiers nodded nervously. Zhou Da didn't know why this was happening, it might be that there were not many veterans in their platoon, and if there were veterans, the recruits would easily stabilize.

This was the first battle of the Wild Wolf Regiment, and the commanders attached great importance to it.

"Bang. Bang bang. The sound of the firefight came all at once, which caused a nervous reaction from them, and they even felt that in such a situation, they should pull the trigger.

"Don't fire, don't fire, listen to my orders, don't be nervous, listen to my orders before you fire." The platoon leader shouted. Zhou Da lowered his fingers from the scraper at this time, so that he could avoid making mistakes.

The first to fire is the Rifle, whose weapon can fire longer and is more accurate. They usually perform battlefield sniper missions, but at the moment their main mission is to shoot and kill important targets and form close centurion captains. It's their best goal. The Huns didn't know what they were doing, and their commander would constantly wave his arms to indicate that they were attacking, so it was easy to see where they were, and then find out what their important targets were, so it was very simple for the Return.

The first thing the republican army shot was some of the other side's commanders, so that the Huns' offensive stopped at once, because without a commander, their offensive suddenly entered the most difficult stage, and no one told them what to do next, whether to continue the offensive or retreat, as if retreating would have a better result.

"Whoosh." It didn't take long for the Huns to have their own reaction. How to do such a thing, they reacted at once, it was very simple, they could attack quickly, archery was their only way, but unfortunately, they were feints, and it was always the infantry units of the Republican Army that occupied the commanding heights, and their attack range was very limited, most of the arrows did not fall on the Republican Army, many were on the position, although the projectile range was farther, but the accuracy was too poor. There is no way to attack at all, which directly leads to them getting into a disadvantageous situation.

Suddenly there was a shout, and the Huns rushed up, and their attack seemed to be very ferocious, but Zhou Da's situation was better. He's not nervous anymore. Soon, there was an explosion among the Huns, which was the first to play a role, the explosion had some effects, the formation of the Huns panicked, there was a gap, and even some people turned their heads and prepared to leave. But soon they were again in range.

There will be two barbed wire fences at 50 and 30 steps. This thing is very effective against cavalry, the Huns are very distressed about the horses, and naturally will not launch an offensive attack, but this kind of thing is very tricky, cut constantly, can not be cleaned up at once, hanging on the body, very painful. If you use force, you will pull off a piece of meat at once, which is a very fatal move, in such a situation, it seems impossible to live, such a thing is too simple for them to think about.

This was extremely unfavorable to the Huns, because their attack was greatly hindered, and they were not able to play an extremely effective attack at all.

A large number of Huns were hung in front of barbed wire, unable to move, and they became the best live targets.

The Republican Infantry Combat Regulations stipulate that before building a position, they must lay one or two sections of barbed wire each time, the purpose of this is to prevent the infantry at first, and after fighting with the Hun cavalry, they began to deal with the cavalry, only the barbed wire can hinder the cavalry to a greater extent, and can effectively provide some time for the infantry, so that the infantry has enough time to do such things, which is extremely advantageous for the infantry of the Republican Army.

The Huns hung on it and could not do anything, they could not move forward, and it was necessary to endure great pain to take a step forward, and they were easily enraged.

"Shoot." The platoon commander gave the order.

"Bang bang. Bang bang. "One squad finished shooting, then the next squad, then another squad. The casualties caused by such rounds of shooting are very large. And the Huns were powerless to fight back, because they simply could not resist such heavy fire.

"Boom. Rumble. "The artillery also joined in, a dozen of them, they used **, and the attack effect of the shells was still very good.

And the Huns, who hung on barbed wire, became the best targets. This is the greatest insult to them, but there is nothing they can do.

After losing a certain number of troops, the Huns felt that the attack was hopeless. They quickly retreated. If it continues, it will cost them a lot of money, and such losses are definitely not something that people like them can afford. Therefore, the first wave of attack of the Huns was easily defeated.

"Stop shooting, stop shooting, check the ammunition and rest." The platoon leader shouted loudly, they only had a minor injury, or they were accidentally pierced by the arrow, and the others did not have such a result, so to speak, such a thing is still very beneficial to them.

And so the battle ended. It would be a great advantage to be able to find a way to accomplish such a situation. The war is also a big shock for them.

In general, such a battle is still very easy for the Republican Army, at least their losses will not be too large. Moreover, the battle went well.

Lijiazhuang, weapon testing ground.

"The status of artillery is very important, and if some other artillery is used, it is too expensive and inconvenient. So, we need such artillery. Shang Wu said to Jia Xu. Shang Wu was willing to come to the weapons test site, and Jia Xu also came here to take a look. The atmosphere of weapons here is very strong. The weapons test site is testing a new type of weapon, mortars, previous mortars, mortars are mostly temporary equipment, that kind of equipment is extremely bulky, and the consumption of materials is also very large, which is very unfavorable to field warfare.

Therefore, the Republican Army will not be equipped with a large number of such artillery, on the contrary, stable and reliable field artillery is the weapon they need the most, and a large number of field artillery is manufactured to equip the troops.

But with most of the troops fighting against them not equipped with artillery, the infantry needed a gun that could provide lightness.

Relatively speaking, the field artillery is still too heavy. It is also more expensive because it is cast in bronze.

They wanted to be able to equip a weapon that was not too long-range, capable of providing a certain amount of firepower, and could move quickly, preferably to an infantry company, so that their firepower would be increased and strengthened. At the same time, he is able to move quickly and easily.

At the same time, as the price of bronze increased, mainly because of the blockade of the south. The price of iron fell rapidly, the Republican army could produce iron tools on a large scale, the infantry needed a weapon that could be made of iron, field artillery, and all kinds of cannons had high material requirements, and only mortars could reduce such a requirement, so that the ammunition of the mortar was more curved. His chamber pressure requirements are not too high, and it is necessary to use iron to make such a cannon in the form of low cost.

The test site, the experiment is such a gun.

"If this artillery experiment is successful, our infantry firepower will be greatly enhanced." Jia Xu said. Shangwu nodded in agreement. Indeed, in later armies, the role of mortars is very strong, especially in combat units such as company platoons, his position is unshakable. That's what they need at the moment.

Shangwu has only made some slight improvements, for example, the shape of the **** has been changed to ignite the launch. This requires the removal of devices such as primers, the lower end of the mortar needs to be strengthened, and the base needs to be lighter. It can be carried by a person. Even the rapid maneuvering of the horse, etc., required a redesign of the mortar.

"Indeed, if we look at it this way, our infantry company will be able to fight alone. However, we still need to train more gunners, after all, such artillery is not something that ordinary people can understand, which also requires strict training of gunners and strengthening knowledge training in this area. Shang Wu said. Jia Xu agrees that mastering any kind of weapon requires a certain knowledge base, but fortunately they do not lack such a foundation.