338 Defensive Battle

The Qin army crossed the main force of the river and began to build fortifications along the line of Helan Mountain. Their model of fortifications was laid out according to the defenses in depth of Mengtian in the north.

A large number of soldiers began to dig on the spot using bayonets, shovels, pickaxes. At the same time, some soldiers began to lay out barbed wire, and artillerymen dragged the cannons up desperately. There was also a section of sappers crossing the river. Most of these sappers went to re-establish logistical supplies. So, the first mines rationed to the sappers were not laid out.

The defensive line of the Qin army was thirty miles long and thirty-five miles in depth. In this long and narrow defense, the Qin army entered a defensive state. And the other side is trying to restore normal supplies by all means. But in the face of Ling Xun, they were also helpless.

Just when the Qin army was halfway through the construction of fortifications. A thousand-strong team of the Yue clan entered the defensive circle of the Qin army. At first, they just thought it was a small force of the Qin army. But when they climbed up and saw a large number of Qin troops building fortifications. I immediately realized that something was wrong. So they began to send a large number of liaison officers to report to their generals.

Just when this Yue's thousand-strong team accidentally discovered the Qin army. The scouts of the Qin army, the lookout posts also discovered each other. The cavalry of the Qin army immediately dispatched to destroy this group of enemies in front of them.

The other party didn't seem to be in a hurry to fight, and when they saw the Qin cavalry dispatching, they took the initiative to retreat. The Qin army withdrew. The Yue's cavalry stepped forward to harass. But I didn't dare to get too close. Because the other side has artillery. In this way, the two sides pulled back and forth without fighting. The Qin army had no choice but to withdraw from its own position.

The Yue's cavalry is considered elite, and they still know how to fight. Instead of blindly adopting the tactics of striking and rushing.

They were waiting, waiting for the arrival of the main army. The Qin army stepped up the construction of fortifications. They know each other's intentions.

The Yue's army began to assemble rapidly. They were after receiving the order. He began to turn around and head this way. Yue's cavalry is arriving one after another. The fortifications of the Qin army can only be regarded as a so-so repair. In desperation. The Qin army immediately went into battle. They need to take a break for a while. Because, digging these earth and rocks in winter is too laborious.

The Qin army's fortifications were built on mountainous terrain. They are firmly in control of the high ground. The Yueshi people can only adopt the method of attacking from the back. If you attack on the back, you must dismount and fight on foot. The people of the Yue clan didn't know why the Qin army was defending on the spot, could it be that they sent people to reconnoiter their movements. The Yueshi people, who did not understand the intentions of the Qin army, began the first wave of offensive temptations.

They carefully inspected the Qin army's defenses and found that there was a terrifying barbed wire. Compared to the battle in the north. The barbed wire fence is not dense. There was no way for the Qin army to be dense. These are the things at the bottom of the box pressed by the baggage team.

10,000 men, attacking in three directions. The offensive route was to avoid the barbed wire, which would cost lives. Interspersed with the middle. They also knew that the Qin army had something that breathed fire. For this. A large number of soldiers held offensive weapons with bows and arrows. The soldiers in the front row were armed with shields and knives. Bow and arrow cover is provided in the back. Finally, a large number of soldiers followed. Just tear a hole. You can rush straight in.

The offensive began. The Sanlu Tsukishi began to launch a fierce charge. The artillery used by the Qin army first carried out intensive suppression. Yueshi had expected it. They started out in scattered skirmishers. When they get close to the position, they will quickly form a formation and attack. The effect of the Qin army's artillery attack was not very obvious.

The Yueshi people soon approached the barbed wire fence of the Qin army. The Yueshi people in the front row used shields as cover. Start moving forward. The Qin soldiers hid in the trenches and returned fire. The archers of the Yue clan didn't look at it at all, and directly used curved shots to kill and injure a large number of Qin troops. The Qin army muskets were limited. But the shots were still fired. The damage is very limited. The situation was very critical for the Qin army.

The Yueshi advanced to the last line of barbed wire defense of the position. Within fifty steps. This was within the effective killing distance of the Qin army's muskets. Shoot. The quality of Yue's shield varies. A little better has iron plates on the surface. Medium only leather. Those of poor quality were wounded at once, many undefended areas, and the limbs were also severely shot. These people were quickly overtaken by their successors. The Yueshi people are still advancing.

The Qin army began to use their killer weapon. Hand grenade. This grenade is an ignition type. This was the first extremely cheap grenade that the Qin army was equipped with. The purchase price is 10 ten.

The soldiers of the Qin army hid in the trenches and began to throw grenades in large numbers. The explosions rang out incessantly. And the Yueshi people were dizzy by the bombing. And the artillery of the Qin army in order to support the infantry. The gun was removed directly from the gun carriage and placed on the mound for a large depression angle fire. But the effect is not very obvious. Because they were not equipped with curved weapons such as mortars. In mountain defense, especially in close quarters. The Qin army's artillery had very little room to play.

And it was the grenades that played the most firepower. Such an inexpensive weapon. After throwing a large number of grenades. The Qin army began to shoot intensively. The archers of the Yue clan directly faced the musket fire of the Qin army under the cover of a large number of loopholes in the front row.

The bullets hit them so hard that they couldn't even lift their heads. They had no choice but to cover up with their partner's corpse. But damn bow shooting requires upright aiming. In desperation, they could only lie on their backs, holding their bows and arrows horizontally and shooting. The Qin army hid in the trenches. There was no way to shoot the Qin army at all. The dense bullets create a tense environment, and the dense smoke of gunpowder after the gunpowder is fired makes the whole battlefield confused. In desperation. The Yueshi people can only shoot arrows indiscriminately into the sky. This goes down. The erected arm was hit by a bullet. A lot of people have been shot in the arm. The Yueshi people couldn't move forward at all. A little forward is suppressed by the opponent's bullets. The Yueshi were stuck in the middle of a narrow barbed wire passage. This place. It was also the position where the Qin army fired intensively. They can hit each other as long as they shoot indiscriminately.

It was followed by a long queue that was blocked behind. This made them very aggrieved. This position was exactly at the critical point of the attack angle of the Qin artillery. The cannonballs hit them hard. Gong, you can't attack it. Retreat, can't retreat. In desperation. Many people had to wield knives. Cut through those barbed wire fences and move forward. That's it. The Yueshi people broke through several barbed wire fences in a row to open up new passages. They just rushed up. was crushed by a dense barrage of bullets.

If the Yueshi want to break through the position, they must pay a heavy price. The Yueshi people, who were beaten crazy, began to charge frantically at any cost. The shooting rhythm of the Qin army could not catch up with the crazy and bloody charge of the Yue people. This kind of meat bullet attack finally approached the defensive position of the Qin army.