"That's when my ear was knocked out. Bullets hit me straight at me. I didn't even know it hit my ear. All I know is that I was hit in the stomach and I was dying of pain. Then he passed out directly. The veteran continued.

"Sudden thud. Sudden Bulge." The machine guns were firing incessantly. This Qi army that had just come to reinforce was wiped out by the Qin army before it could deploy its strength under the beating of machine guns.

The main battles are not only taking place here, but also in other directions, but the scale of the battles is not very large. But the death toll was significant. The defense system of the system relies on the fire point supported by the core of the machine gun position. The Qin army was well protected from the attack of the Qi army.

Not only machine guns, but also six mortars of the Qin army played a role. These mortars constantly provided fire coverage in the direction of the Qi attack, and these fire coverage interrupted the connection between the Qi attacking forces and the rear reinforcements.

And the Qi troops attacking in front were wiped out due to the continuous blows of the Qin army's machine guns. And the troops in the rear, because of the heavy mortar fire, had to retreat, and in this way the offensive of the Qi army in all directions was disintegrated.

As the sky gradually brightened. The battle gradually came to an end, and the night of fighting was gradually exposed to the sun's rays. The Qi army, which had been attacking all night, was tired and couldn't move. They were all tired. The battle is also over.

This battle was reported by telegram to the general staff in Xianyang, Qin State. The General Staff Department excitedly took this telegram and presented it to Wang Qian, King Qin, Wei Yu, and Shang Wen and others.

"According to preliminary estimates, in this battle, our army lost 32 people, 58 wounded, and 8 seriously wounded. The losses of the Qi army were higher than ours, probably around seven hundred. The Qi army has temporarily retreated, and the next movement of the single one is unknown, and we have sent fighter planes to reconnoiter and strike them with some firepower. "The telegram only reported some of the results of the fighting, and the specific details of the subsequent battles would be reported to the military leaders in Xianyang through a long operational report.

According to the report that the major had concluded by synthesizing information from all sides, the Qi army's offensive was doomed to failure. There are several reasons for the failure.

First, there was no more complete plan at the beginning of the plan, the Qi army's attack was a multi-point attack, the focus was on the use of his rear forces, the initial multi-point attack sought a breakthrough point, and after this breakthrough point was found, he immediately used reserve forces to launch an attack. The plan looks perfect, but it is very difficult to execute.

First of all, it is very difficult to find a breakthrough point, and this difficulty lies in uncertainty, because no one can be sure where to break through, and the reconnaissance of the Qi army is not very complete. This leads to a lot of randomness in the breakout.

Secondly, the Qi army did not have a good guarantee that there were complete reserves to carry out breakthrough expansion operations, and the reserves were actually sent out to fight, and it was not until the time of use that they were temporarily withdrawn, carried out a second assembly, and finally sent out to fight, which caused a great waste of physical strength of the soldiers. This waste of physical strength directly led to the low combat effectiveness of the Qi army.

Finally, it should be pointed out that the communication ability of the Qi army was very poor, so bad that the battle was lost because of communication problems. The Qi army could have avoided it, but because of the untimely communication, the Qin army used modern communication tools such as telephones to seize the opportunity, which eventually led to the defeat of the Qi army and the victory of the Qin army. Or maybe it's a certain ability.

The second is the major gap in weapons, although the Qi army is due to the Qin army in some weapons, for example, in terms of short-range rapid-fire weapons, the quantity and quality of the Qi army's equipment surpasses that of the Qin army, such as pistols, and the Qin army's revolver is too troublesome to replace bullets. However, Qi Jun's magazine pistol can quickly change bullets, and in terms of application. The Qi army attached great importance to the assault role of these short-range rapid-fire weapons, mainly aimed at the beginning of trench warfare. And in this kind of hand-to-hand battle, the Qi army inflicted great casualties on the Qin army, and after a platoon of the Qin army was broken through by it, the platoon was almost completely annihilated.

Moreover, in addition to some of the Qin army's casualties from the opposing snipers, a considerable number of people died from the Qi army's pistols and submachine guns. The Qi army's assault tactics are still very effective.

Opposite. The Qin army was very lacking in short-range assault, and the revolver it was equipped with performed very poorly in actual combat, especially in terms of coherence, although it was very powerful. But in terms of shooting continuity, it was inferior to the magazine-type pistols equipped by the Qi army, and most importantly. The Qin army lacked this sense of assault. Therefore, the Qin army suffered weapons and mental losses in short-handed combat.

However, the Qin army is not without advantages, the advantage is that the huge firepower suppression advantage in long-range combat, especially in static defense, the Qin army is the highest. The fortifications of the Qin army had developed into a complete system. The use of mines and barbed wire has played a very good role in warning and defense, and the use of these defensive weapons, with a large number of equipped machine guns to carry out large-scale strafing operations, in this way, the Qi army attacking from the front is very easy to suffer heavy casualties, more than 1,000 Qi troops, more than 700 people killed in battle, more than 500 people died from machine gun strafing, most of their bodies fell on the defensive belt between the mines and the barbed wire. Especially with the addition of more machine gun use. The rapid-fire effect of the machine gun inflicted heavy casualties on the Qi army.

If simple machine gun fire cannot completely cause a large number of casualties, defense is a whole system, and this defense system established by the Qin army is to attach importance to the fire support role of machine guns, especially infantry squad and platoon tactics. An infantry squad was deployed around machine guns. Then the rest of the infantry used their rifles in their hands to carry out auxiliary shooting. This arrangement provided security for the machine guns, which in turn provided strong fire support for the infantry.

In terms of machine gun applications, the Qin army used crossfire to the extreme, especially the use of side fire. Multi-angle shooting can minimize the shooting blind space. In this way, it is possible to strike the enemy from all angles. The formation of a multi-faceted strike effect makes it easier to break up the enemy's attack.

These are the experiences that the Qin army has summed up before the Huns, mountain people, and people from the Western Regions.

Third, in terms of the use of troops, the Qi army did not adjust the allocation of troops well, especially the concept of reserves. The Qi army is to maximize the strength of the force into battle, when it is used. The temporary transfer of reserves is both manpower and time-consuming, and this waste has caused the Qi army to constantly miss opportunities for formation on the battlefield.

Although the Qin army's frontline defense was difficult, especially the breakthrough formed in some sections, the Qin army was able to quickly mobilize military reserves to make up for it with the help of a developed communication network, which the Qi army could not do. In terms of firepower, the role of the reserve is becoming more and more important, because the breakthrough in the use of weapons is becoming stronger and stronger, no one knows what will happen where, and the reserve can be used to carry out a very good counterattack, and the Qin army himself admits this.

"We wanted to fight back so that we could massively extend our gains, but the reality didn't allow us to do that. First, our mission is to defend the entire airfield, and second, our forces are very limited, and we find it very difficult to defend, let alone take the initiative. And the situation with our mine laying is not very good, although we have set aside some safe areas. But it's too cramped there, and that causes us a lot of trouble with the backlash. Qin Jun said in the report.

The last point to say is that the principle of concentration of troops, the biggest mistake of the Qi army is that the strength is not concentrated to the maximum. On the contrary, he used a multi-point attack, which greatly dispersed his forces, and at this point, his superiority in strength became non-existent, and the Qin army, because of the long-range shooting advantage of weapons, they took advantage of this advantage into their superiority in strength. It is a good blockade against it, and this is something that the Qi army should not have. Just look at these points. The defeat of the Qi army was not wronged at all.

The battle is over. After a night of fighting, the guns finally calmed down.

"Ahh A flock of crows flew over the war zone, and they began to peck at the rotten flesh of the corpses of the battlefield. And most of these corpses belong to the Qi army, and their corpses are in various states. Some are relatively intact, but there are also blurred flesh and blood, and some are blown into pieces. All kinds of organs, limbs are everywhere, and they become a delicacy for crows. The battlefield was in shambles. Corpses, guns, and all sorts of defensive gear.

"Alas. ' One by one, the Qi soldiers walked back. Many of them were injured. It's covered in dirt all over your body. Listless. Apparently they were defeated.

The general watched everything silently. He couldn't say anything. The damage is being counted. Later he got the figures to be worried, to feel remorseful, just overnight. More than 800 people were lost. At present, there are only more than 100 people in the Qi army. And most of the more than 100 people were injured. Such losses are simply too great.

This was the end of the first attack of the Qi army, but it was not over yet.

"Victory. Victory. Victory. The Qin army cheered loudly after the victory. They felt like they had done something particularly beautiful. But soon they were not happy.

Because the combat planes sent soon brought back a piece of news that none of them wanted to see.

"About fifty miles away, we saw a huge number of Qi troops, they were numerous, and we can't estimate the number, probably tens of thousands. Moreover, we also found cannons. As well as cavalry units. "The pilots of the Qin army reported this to the lieutenant colonel.

"What? Artillery, cavalry. The lieutenant colonel said in surprise.

"Yes." The pilot nodded.

"Oh. Damn it. The lieutenant colonel was speechless, he couldn't say anything. When he heard the news, he felt his heart beat out. This is so possible, it has just repelled an attack by the Qi army. And a large force soon appeared on the side of the Qi army.

"I think we should apply, we have to retreat. Retreat, one way or another, we must retreat. The lieutenant colonel said nervously.

Immediately, the lieutenant colonel began to prepare a telegram to send a telegram to Xianyang of Qin.

In Xianyang, Wang Jian looked at the sand table silently. There was also another person who also looked at the sand table silently. That person was Li Mu. However, the sand table that the two looked at was different, Wang Jian looked at the sand table in the war zone, that is, the place where the Qin army fought. And Li Mu saw that it was a big "world." "Map. The world used on this map is all of the currently known regions of the Qin State and some areas that are not yet known. However, Li Mu is not interested in the geographical environment above, but the railway network. The speed of the railway and the speed of the reaction were also fast, and he wondered how fast it could be.

And Wang Jian had already learned that the front line had finally repelled the enemy's attack. But he wasn't happy. Opposite. He was a little worried, because this repulsion of the Qi army could only be regarded as a repulsion of the outpost army of the Qi army.

And there is no army behind the Qi army? The answer is yes. And there are a lot of them.

"General, look at this." A staff officer cautiously handed over a folder.

"What did you say?" Wang Jian asked. "It is said that our people used aerial reconnaissance to find a large force of Qi troops, and the number is initially estimated to be tens of thousands. On top of that, they also found artillery. "Staff officer of the Qin army.

"Those who should come will come back. but none of them should have come. Wang Jian said.

"What else?" Wang Jian asked.

"Also, the base commander asked you if you would retreat now." The staff officer asked.

"Retreat, it is impossible to retreat at all now, and the enemy will catch up as soon as he gets the situation. And our guys fought all night. Must be exhausted and can't retreat far. ”

"Let them stay put. Let me think about whether it is possible to mobilize forces from other directions. Wang Jian said.

"Yes, sir." The staff officer left.

Immediately, Wang Jian returned to a state of contemplation. The current situation is still very grim for the Qin army, don't look at the Qin army's victory, but in the future, this Qin army will still face big problems. For example, there is a huge disparity in strength, although the Qin army has a great advantage in technology and weapons, the Qi army has a numerical advantage, and most importantly, the Qi army now has artillery. Although these cannons were old-fashioned artillery, they were powerful enough to affect the defense of the Qin army stationed there.

The Qin army was not equipped with large-caliber artillery, not even small-caliber flat-firing artillery, and they only had three-inch slappers that could be used for two miles. As a result, the situation of the Qin army became worse and worse.

And when Shang Wen heard the report from the front, he was very happy for a while, but after reading the telegram, Yingyu told Shang Wen very bluntly,

"It can't be. Qi Jun can't be underestimated. You'd better figure out how to move troops. Yingyu said coldly.

"We're winning the battle now." Shang Wen said.

"It was only a temporary victory. You know. War is not a one-day war. It's normal to play for a few months. There are also those that last a few years. Moreover, the Qi army is advancing rapidly, and they may increase their troops at any time. And we, there are only 300 people there. The nearest ones are all in Yandu, but there aren't many of us. In this way, the winner will be immediately determined in the subsequent war. The most important thing is that you have to rescue those people, and the weapons, ammunition, and supplies they use are consumed day by day. It's not that nothing moves. War, do you know it? Yingyu looked at Shang Wen with the eyes of an insider's looking at an outsider.

"Oh." Shang Wen nodded. If Yingyu didn't say it, he really didn't know that there were so many things to pay attention to in war.

"In this world, it's really strange that you people who don't know how to fight command those who know how to fight. And it can also make and break the tide of the war. It's weird. Yingyu said grumblingly. Yingyu had to complain. I've been in Zhao for a few days. She felt very uncomfortable with the lack of everything.

Bath, no such big bathroom. The bed was ok, but it was a little smaller. You must know that in the Zhao Kingdom, the spring bed was used by the aristocracy. And Yingyu can't sleep without that kind of thing.

What annoyed her even more was that she wanted to go to the streets, but as soon as she went out and was about to get out of the car, she dismissed that plan, because the streets of Zhao Guo were not clean at all, and the worst thing was that there was nothing fun. Yingyu, who was naturally playful, suddenly felt that it was a mistake to come to Zhao Guo, and Handan was not as interesting as Xianyang.

In the face of such a country, Yingyu naturally did not want to stay longer, she wanted to go to the grassland and see the snow scene of the grassland. Then let the nerd make something called skiing.

The more he didn't want to stay, the more he couldn't stay, Yingyu urged Shangwen every day, but Shangwen couldn't get away because of the fact that the Qin army was surrounded, especially when he kept approaching the representatives of all parties. Think about the attitudes of all parties.

Foreign affairs are inherently annoying enough. It's getting more and more annoying now.

"Prime Minister, new information just came." A clerk handed Shang Wen a telegram clip. Shang Wen opened it and took a look. Sure enough, it's the same as Yingyu said.

"As you said, the Qi army was discovered. There were more than ten thousand people, as well as artillery, cavalry. Now the trouble is really coming. Three hundred, to fight with 10,000 people, and there are also artillery, cavalry. This battle, no matter how you think about it, we are all lost. What should I do? Shang Wen felt that there was no hope at all. The difference in strength is too great.

"We have to rush Zhao Guo. Let them send troops to support them as soon as possible, or we will really be finished. Shang Wen said.

Regarding support, without Shang Wen's urging, all parties were working hard, and one of the Yan army's battalions finally got on the train and set off. And there are more troops on the train behind, and a large number of weapons and equipment are also being loaded onto the train at a rapid pace.

Artillery, armored combat vehicles, machine guns, horses, and all kinds of weapons and ammunition were nervously loaded onto the train under the loading and unloading arrangements of the Qin sappers, and the Qin side could only send out an infantry regiment of the Yan prince's army within this day. A company of armored combat vehicles. Others can't do anything because it's already more than they can transport. And being able to transport an infantry regiment and a company of armored combat vehicles is already the best effort.

Qin's domestic approach to the dispatch of other troops was directly denied. Because the King of Qin will not agree to use the ground forces, as for the air forces, because of the weather conditions, it will be delayed for at least three days. In the next few days, Qin will usher in widespread snowfall. This kind of weather makes it difficult for planes to take off and transfer. For the transfer of the Celestial Army, Qin had to disassemble the plane and complete the transfer task by rail transportation. In this way, the Qin State faced the difficulty of its own army being besieged, and mobilized the army to relieve the siege.

However, the newspapers of the Qin State carried out it. They began to engage in a war of words.

The media finally learned from an unknown officer that a three-hundred-man Marine Corps unit of the Qin State and the relevant Celestial Army flight combat units were besieged on the airfield. The news was announced by the newspaper, and the Qin State was in an uproar.

"Our army is besieged in the country of Yan. This is a matter of when. When did our army come to Yan Kingdom. "The people of Qin are very ignorant of the news reported in the newspapers. There's a lot they don't know. As if the reporters were intent on answering, they surrounded the news platforms of the Qin State General Staff, the State Governor's Mansion, and the Prime Minister's Mansion. They want to be the first to know what the hell is going on.

"How should we respond to the reporter's question?" Wang Jian asked.

"These journalists are really messing with us. Do we have to explain everything? Now the Qin Kingdom is about to become a pot of porridge here. Wang Jian said.

So the staff officers of the General Staff began to think of ways to solve the problems of the journalists.

"Excuse me, why did our army appear in the Yan Kingdom?" A reporter asked. "That's the question. That is true. The spokesman didn't know what to say, but he had a draft, so he found the manuscript he had prepared and started reading it. The question goes like this. Our airport is not protected in Yan Kingdom, because there is no protection, therefore, our airport is often stolen, so, in order to maintain the secrecy of the plane, therefore, we send troops to garrison, it is normal to be stationed outside, and it is normal. You know, we also have troops stationed in South Korea. These armies defend our concessions and protect the interests of our merchants from being violated. I don't think I need to explain too much about this, but is it wrong for the army to defend the people of its own country? I guess there's nothing wrong with that. Qin's spokesman said.

"So why did the Qi State suddenly attack us, and I heard that there was a fierce shootout, and both sides exchanged fire. Did we lose? The reporter asked.

"Well, this one!" The spokesman said. "How to say, the relationship between Qin and Qi is not good, and the prime minister of the country insulted our prime minister before, which we can't understand, and asked the other party to apologize sincerely, but the other party ignored it. As a result, relations between the two countries broke off. Our diplomats rushed back. Everybody knows about it. The statement said.

"Not only that, but they also bullied our ally Yan State, our Qin State and Yan State are friendly countries, and Yan State has always had commercial trade dealings with our Qin State, we all know this, and now, they don't care about the business of our Qin people. Blatantly invaded the Yan Kingdom, and soon hit the Yan Kingdom. Can we ignore such a thing? ”

"Obviously, we can't leave it alone." Qin's spokesman said.

"As for the situation on the battlefield, I can tell you clearly. Our soldiers fought bravely, in the fierce fighting of yesterday. Our soldiers killed more than 700 people on the other side, and you must know that the number of people besieging us exceeded 2,000, which shows that the combat effectiveness of our Qin army is very strong. We are all confident in that. The spokesman said.

Subsequent remarks by the speaker. It's all about saying things that don't matter, for example, how the Qin army fought, the equipment of the Qin army, the tactics of the Qin army, and the commander of the Qin army. And so on, these are relatively important reports for the Qin people who want to know the specific battle story. But for the further development of things, there is no role at all.

"We think the military seems to be hiding something, our three hundred people are surrounded. Why did the military not come up with a specific way to break the siege. Based on our observations and known information. We don't have many troops in Yan Country at all, and none of these troops have enough ability to rescue these three hundred people. ”

"Not only that, but it is impossible for us to mobilize a large army in an extreme period of time to help our army get out of trouble, so what should be done with the lives of these three hundred people? We'd love to know. "None of the Qin military gave a profound answer to these questions, on the contrary, they tried to talk about irrelevant topics as much as possible. We don't like to hear about these topics. "We are concerned about the safety of the Qin soldiers, not the Qin soldiers who are paying the price of their lives to achieve victory. And this victory is not worth it at all, and we are working hard for the people of Yanguo. Can the lives of soldiers of our own country be sold like this? The newspapers of the State of Qin wrote.

For such reports. There are many newspapers in Qin, and there are not a few, and such reports have a great impact on the Qin military. There was a lot of pressure on the Qin military. Wang Jian is under the most pressure. He is now wondering how he can withdraw his troops, and he is considering whether to use diplomatic means to solve the problem, such as peace talks.

But thinking about it, these ideas are not suitable, because the two countries of Qin and Qi have nothing to talk about at all. And it can't be talked about together.

For a time, the Qin State fell into a desperate situation.

In the state of Zhao, the state of Zhao was also in the midst of a tense troop transfer, and the king of Zhao followed Guo Kai's advice in detail, so the Zhao army began a large-scale assembly, and these military regulations were used to go directly to the battlefield on foot, in order to avoid the state of Zhao from being involved in a larger-scale war. Guo Kai proposed to use the number of the Zhao Volunteer Army to borrow troops.

As a result, a large number of Zhao troops marched directly to the Dao border, where they would remove the Zhao royal insignia in favor of an armband. The armband will have this text written on it.

"Zhao State Volunteer Army." They sent troops to defend the Yan Kingdom. It can be said that they are righteous. This justice is greatly questioned.

But far water can't save the near fire. No matter how the Zhao army sent troops to fight, they could not rush to the war zone of the Qin State in time. At this time, Qin Guo hoped that Zhao Guo could send a special team to support Qin State. A paratrooper unit of Zhao State is changing equipment in the Handan area, can this paratrooper unit be airdropped?

But this suggestion was quickly answered, no, no. No way. This is Li Mu's reply, he thinks that this army is an elite force, and the delivery ability is very poor, if the Qin side wants to use it, such as providing planes and airships, and these things are only used by the people of Zhao State. In this way, it is equivalent to taking care of the air force in disguise, and for such a request, the Qin State directly refused.

However, there is another country that has offered to help. That is South Korea, which wants to send a thousand troops of its own to help. But when it comes to transportation, it is still a problem that far water cannot save near fire. Moreover, the South Korean army's combat style is dull, and it is not suitable for fighting with the Qi people. But considering the relationship between the allies, Sang-moon accepted South Korea's kindness.

So South Korea sent troops to help Yan Guo, and the number used was also the Volunteer Army, the Korean Volunteer Army.

In this way, South Korea, Zhao State, and the Volunteer Army were formed.

Since there are volunteers in both countries. So why didn't Qin form a volunteer army by itself? Qin Guo also wanted to, but Shang Wen was thinking about it.

"Prime Minister, I think we should set up the Qin State Volunteer Army, so that we can not only make friends with the Yan State diplomatically, but also provide necessary help militarily, and most importantly, we can solve the problem of our three hundred people in a short time." Said a military adviser. "But we recruit volunteers from there, do we want to know that the troops can be used from the troops." Shang Wen said. "Not the army, but our quasi-army. That's our reserves. The military adviser said. Kindness. Shang Wen nodded. But I still disagree, and I don't want to see it. Shang Wen said. Sending volunteers means that we are participating in the civil war. I don't want to see anything like that. In Shang Wen's opinion, this is the act of fighting a civil war, and this kind of behavior is extremely annoying to Shang Wen. Abhor.

Shang Wen still does not want to see the civil war happen, especially the Qin State, the Qin State can send air power, but the ground forces are dispatched, Shang Wen believes that in the current situation, there are armored combat vehicles, artillery, and machine guns on the ground, and the lethal effect of these weapons is far greater than before. If the Qin State is involved in a civil war, then it is not known how many people will die. The most important thing is whether the accession of the Qin State will lead to a further outbreak of war, because the people of the Qi State will definitely not be able to withstand the joint attack of the four countries, they will definitely call a helper, this helper is the Chu State, once the Chu State joins, then, the civil war can really be fought. In that case, Shang Wen is the last thing he wants to see.

For this reason, Shang Wen was reluctant to send troops. And it's a volunteer army. No matter what form it takes, Shang Wen will not send troops like this. ”