Li Zixuan said: "Order the air force and artillery to shift the target of attack, focusing on hitting the Qing army on the front line of Xinglongtun, Shitun and Zhangjiafang, and open the way for our army." ”

With the transfer of the bombing targets of the Tiance Army, the Qing army of the Han Army, which had just arrived at the front line of Xinglongtun, Shitun and Zhangjiafang, immediately fell into the brink of death struggle.

This line of defense is the last line of defense of the Qing army, breaking through here The Tiance army is about to reach the foot of the chimney mountain, not far behind the chimney mountain is the Daqing River, and Gaizhou is on the opposite bank of the Daqing River, which is not wide.

Relying on trenches, earthen walls, stone walls, hills, and abandoned earthen forts, the Qing army used the complex terrain to resist the attack of the Tiance army.

I have to say that the Qing army is still relatively good at learning, they have learned to use obstacles to conceal their bodies to fight against the Tiance army, which is much more advanced than the Japanese army in this time and space, and the combat thinking of the armies of other forces, so the attack speed of the Tiance army is not as fast as before.

In accordance with the operational idea of putting the lives of the soldiers first, the 3rd Division of the Tiance Army adopted the tactics of steady and steady fighting.

Therefore, although the Qing army became smart and changed its tactics, it still could not change the fate of being slaughtered, but only delayed the offensive progress of the Tiance army.

The soldiers of the 3rd Division advanced one after another, relying on the range and accuracy of automatic rifles and submachine guns to methodically kill any enemy who dared to show their size.

The Qing army gave up the formation tactics of the Middle Ages and played positional warfare with the Tiance army, which also gave up its own firepower density.

The range of a bow and arrow wound is only 60 or 70 meters, the strongest strong bow can reach a range of 150 meters, and the fan range of a shotgun can reach 300 meters.

But under the dense and accurate fire of the Tiance Army, everything became a floating cloud, even if hiding behind obstacles, the earth walls, stone walls and earth forts could not block the penetration of heavy machine guns, let alone recoilless guns and other big killers.

"Smack, smack!" With the sound of a gunshot, a Qing soldier leaning out and preparing to shoot an arrow was overturned, and the dead body fell back into the trench. The shooting of bows and arrows is different from that of muskets, and it is necessary to lean out and shoot in a position, which undoubtedly becomes the best target for the Tiance Army.

"Boom, boom!" Several grenades were thrown into the trench, and after the explosion, there was a flood of mourning, and the sound of screams and groans filled the entire Qing army trench.

What is even more desperate is that the mortars of the Tiance Army also moved to the vicinity of the forward positions, and from time to time they dropped mortar shells into the trenches.

The last line of defense of the Qing army, three or four kilometers long, was filled with more than 10,000 remnants and more than 30,000 reinforcements who had retreated from the front.

Under the frenzied blows of the Tiance Army, all the trenches were littered with wounded soldiers rolling on the ground and corpses that had been blown to a bloody pulp. Stumps and shredded flesh were everywhere, the walls of the trenches were charred black, and moans and howls filled every corner of the trench like background music.

The ground of the trenches had been soaked with blood and turned muddy, and many Qing soldiers were stunned by the scene in front of them, and they couldn't help but tremble, and there were fewer and fewer people who had the courage to poke their heads out to test the shooting level of the Tiance army.

"Give me a hard beating, if anyone cowers and doesn't dare to fight, don't blame Lao Tzu for being rude!" A Manchu Qing Zheng white flag Dadan Zhangjing who came to supervise the battle brandished his saber and roared.

At this moment, there was a sharp whistling sound from far and near, and there was a bang, and a mortar shell exploded in the trench. This Dadan Zhangjing was knocked to the ground by the air wave of the explosion, and when he struggled to get up, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and when he looked down, he found that his stomach had been cut open by shrapnel, and blood flowed out along with his intestines.

"Ahh The screams of this Dadan Zhangjing resounded in the trenches.

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"Prince Rui, let's start it! A few more moments later, the Tiance Army will rush over! Zilharan urged Dolgon anxiously.

Dolgon's forehead was also sweating nervously, and he asked Goshha beside him sharply, "How are the kings of Anping and their situation?" How many troops were lost? How many routs have been collected now? ”

Goshha hurriedly bowed down and said: "Prince Huirui's words, the king of Anping said that according to rough statistics, our army suffered more than 30,000 casualties in Majiagou and Nantungou, and now more than 20,000 defeated troops have been collected, most of whom are cavalry. ”

The 3rd Division indiscriminately bombarded Majiagou and Nantungou, inflicting heavy losses on the 80,000 Qing troops who arrived at the assembly site, among which the cavalry ran relatively fast and suffered fewer casualties.

Dolgon immediately said: "Quickly go and inform the king of Anping County, and lead the whole army to charge the Tiance army on the front line of Xinglongtun, Shitun and Zhangjiafang!" ”

"Cover!"

The Manchu timekeeping method was still relatively primitive, and the time for half a pillar of incense was fifteen minutes.

Goshha galloped away, and Dorgon ordered a half-pillar of incense to light a time.

Fifteen minutes later, at 15:50 p.m., a temporary command post next to the armored command vehicle of the 3rd Division.

"Reporting to the division commander, the air force reconnaissance found that Jiannu had once again gathered the remnants of the troops near Majiagou and Nantungou, and was charging towards the defense lines of Xinglongtun, Shitun and Zhangjiafang. Visually estimated at the strength of about 25,000 men, most of them cavalry, about five kilometers from the front line, according to their current marching speed, the time to reach the front line should be within ten minutes. Staff Officer Zhang reported to Li Zixuan.

"Oh? Jiannu doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he dares to fight hard? Li Zixuan said in surprise.

Judging from the current battle statistics, the casualties of the Qing army have exceeded 60,000, reaching more than one-third of the total strength of the Qing army's Gaizhou defense line.

Judging from the situation, the defeat of the Qing army has been decided, and the morale has been seriously low. According to the ferocious firepower of the Tiance Army, even if more than 20,000 reinforcements reached the front line, it would be useless, and it would not be able to maintain the last weak defensive line at all.

The Qing army still had the courage to fight hard, which really surprised Li Zixuan.

"Ordered the artillery to intensify the attack on the first line of Jiannu in Xinglongtun, Shitun and Zhangjiafang. In addition, the chariot unit was almost rested, and ordered the chariot unit to set off immediately to assist the infantry in taking the enemy's defense. ”

"Yes!"

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"Prince Rui, the king of Anping has already led his men and horses to rush up." The pro-soldier Goshha said to Dolgon.

Dolgon hurriedly raised the monoculars to observe, and then said excitedly: "Send a signal to the dwarf Dongjiala, start it immediately!" ”

"Cover!

He couldn't help but be excited, Dolgon had waited too long for this opportunity, and for this moment, he had pressed almost all the chips.

"Woo, woo!" The vast horn sounded rhythmically.

This is the signal agreed between Dolgon and Anthony and others, and after receiving the signal from Dolgon, Anthony can't help but shout: "Ignition!" ”