No matter how elite the unit is, it is made up of an ordinary soldier. In the long history of human warfare, it is extremely rare for an army that can continue to fight to the death in the true sense of the word when the situation of the war is irretrievable and morale completely collapses. That is, the 'Locust Army', an army that has been completely poisoned, can do it.

It is clear that the Sardinian military did not yet have this consciousness. Although many soldiers chose to fight back and resist, and used various weapons such as grenades to destroy many rudimentary armored vehicles. However, most of the soldiers who were exhausted after a night of fierce fighting threw away their weapons and sat or lay down to their fate.

The counterattack was incredibly successful. The Sardinian army, which was in its weakest state, was knocked to the ground by Zhang Cheng's fist, and he could no longer stand up while searching for teeth on the ground.

The armored car did not run far, and it was only about ten kilometers to die. And also along the road, because of the blockade and road obstacles, as well as the problems with the trucks themselves, a large number of enemy troops were released. But they destroyed the will of the Sardinian soldiers to resist, captured numerous prisoners of war, and most importantly they captured the artillery positions of the Sardinians!

The people of Sardinia were really poor, so poor that even the king had to save money to buy weapons and steel-making blast furnaces. Under such a national situation, there is no need to say anything more about the importance of artillery, which can be called the weapon of the country.

At first, the Sardinian artillerymen were preparing to transport the lost shells away. After all, they are far from the front line and in a safe rear, so their vigilance is not high. In this era, there are no air strikes, and there is no shadow of rapid assault tactics. As for the infiltration of small forces, even in the Ming Army and the German Army, they only had a simple theory. The artillery of this era was unusually safe, and again, their vigilance was not high.

When they received the news that the Chinese army had begun to counterattack, these artillerymen only accelerated their movements, but they did not panic too much. Because the war pattern that has lasted for hundreds of years has been slow progress, layer by layer. It's like a blitzkrieg or something, and there's not even a shadow.

By the time more than 100 trucks full of soldiers roared to the artillery position, it was too late for the shocked artillerymen to explode the artillery again.

The artillery garrison had already lost a lot along the way, and another group was sent to the front during the fierce battle last night. By the time a large number of mercenaries arrived, there was no decent garrison on the artillery position. Don't expect the artillerymen wielding their rifles to resist the mercenaries. They may not lack courage, but the marksmanship should not be mentioned. As for the reinforcements of other troops, where are there any formed troops in the chaotic Sardinian army at this time to come and reinforce them?

"Grab the heavy artillery first!" Zhang Cheng, who followed the troops to launch a counterattack, put down the binoculars in his hand and loudly ordered the mercenaries who jumped out of the car to grab the huge heavy artillery. In this era when artillery is king, even the rich and oily Chinese army is very jealous of those heavy artillery. The military exploits brought by these things were enough to make the soldiers make a small windfall.

Zhang Cheng never thought about it, or he didn't think of it now, as the kind of senior commander who drew a map in the command post and ordered a battle. For him now, leading by example is the best choice to boost morale. Zhang Cheng is very clear about his positioning. It's very difficult to see yourself clearly.

"Boom, boom." The violent explosions that sounded from time to time were not the artillerymen who were already running out of shells firing, but the desperate Sardinian artillerymen blowing up their own artillery! No army will watch its weapons fall into the hands of the enemy. But it's too late.

In the end, the mercenaries managed to occupy the artillery positions of the Sardinians, capturing a large number of artillery pieces. Including six 155 howitzers given by France to the Sardinians, more than twenty 105 howitzers and nearly 200 artillery pieces of other calibers fell into the hands of the excited mercenaries. It was a perfect end to the battle.

More than 13,000 Sardinian soldiers were killed and many more wounded. The number of defeated and captured was as high as nearly 20,000! The living force of the Sardinians was almost destroyed. Moreover, they lost almost all their heavy weapons, and all the formed units above the regimental level were scattered.

On the side of the defenders, more than 2,000 Marines who held their positions after a night of fierce fighting were killed, in addition to more than 2,000 wounded. The 3rd Mercenary Regiment of the London Concession also suffered nearly 2,000 casualties. But they won a brilliant victory like never before. Not only did the First World War relieve the heat. The crisis faced by Naya and Milan also reversed the passive form of the entire battlefield in one fell swoop.

Overnight, the Sardinians, who had been soaring, were beaten back to their prototypes. The countries of Europa, which were about to move, immediately died down, and the civil anti-the-counter countries secretly supported by the countries. Hua Wave also took a beating.

In the distant mainland of China, the Ming Expeditionary Force, which was already preparing to start boarding, was ordered to suspend its operations. Restless heat. Naia, Milan and the colonies on the continent of Europa cheered in unison, and then lived a drunken life. As for the local Chinese people, they have more of a lively mentality about the wars that take place in distant colonies. The people of China have enjoyed a peaceful and peaceful life for too long.

After an unparalleled brilliant victory, the name of Zhang Cheng, as the actual commander, spread all over the world with the airwaves!

"Sir." A herald galloped all the way to Zhang Cheng's side on a tall war horse, turned over and dismounted, handed out a telegram, and shouted loudly, "Telegram from the army headquarters!" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows, and his face showed doubt: "The army headquarters sent me a telegram directly?" ”

No wonder Zhang Cheng was surprised, although he is famous, he is actually still just a small reserve colonel at the moment. What telegram did the army command, arguably the most powerful on the planet, send to this little man?

After taking the telegram and taking a quick look, Zhang Cheng's face quickly became gloomy.

The content of the telegram was simple, the army command ordered Zhang Cheng's troops to immediately stop their march towards Turin City and stay in place until a new order was given.

After defeating the main force of the Sardinian army, Zhang Cheng led his morale-boosting subordinates to march towards the city of Turin, which had almost no resistance, intending to take the city of Turin in one fell swoop and achieve the glory of a war to destroy the country. But now the army headquarters suddenly asked him to stop marching, which naturally made Zhang Cheng angry.

"Hey, hey." Zhang Tao on the side glanced at the telegram and immediately sneered.

Zhang Tao was looking for someone to ask for a relationship to prepare to run away before the defense of Savona, but unfortunately, how could Zhang Cheng allow his deputy regiment commander to escape from the battle under the emergency situation at that time, bringing an unbearable morale blow to the army? At that time, Zhang Cheng took out a gun and slapped it on the table and looked at Zhang Tao, "If you dare to go, Lao Tzu will kill you first!" I'm going to see if you can save you! ”

Zhang Tao was scared. The perennial office life has long worn out the iron and blood of the military in him. In the face of the strong Zhang Cheng, where did he dare to make any moves? As for his backstage, he will definitely not show up for a little person like him, who has no role anymore.

In desperation, Zhang Tao could only hide in the headquarters of Port Savona and accept the eyes of Major General Yunmo. But none of them expected that the situation would change drastically, and the tide of the battle that had been destined for death would suddenly be reversed. Not only was he fine, but he also reaped the benefits of participating in the war.

Zhang Tao, who was in a good mood, immediately became Zhang Cheng's follower, and followed and served carefully. At this moment, when he saw the telegram, he immediately sneered.

"You understand?" Zhang Cheng pursed his lips and stuffed the telegram into his hand.

Zhang Tao shook the telegram in his hand, and said with a smile, "Do you still need to ask?" Seeing that we have made great contributions, the 'young and handsome' from all walks of life will rush over to share the credit, so as to add a beautiful credit to the future promotion of officials. ”

As a middle-level officer who has been in the army all the year round, Zhang Tao is very clear about the way here. In the original situation of decline, the tide of the war was suddenly reversed, and the battle to destroy the country was about to be completed. Who wouldn't want to hitchhike at this great time?

"Sir." Zhang Tao said with a smile, "No one will be able to grab your credit, because you can't grab it." However, it is normal for others to come over and share some profits. It's also a great time to make connections, and these people will owe you a favor. ”

Zhang Cheng turned to look at the mighty marching columns on the road with an indifferent face, looked at the soldiers with smiles on their faces, and unconsciously clenched his hands, "The soldiers sacrificed their lives to fight, in exchange for this?" ”

"Sir." Zhang Tao shook his head and said, "This is the way of the world." ”

Zhang Cheng slowly lowered his eyelids, and the anger in his heart burned brightly. He thought of the sacrificial soldiers wrapped in body bags. I thought of the wounded who had lost their eyes, arms, and legs, and were lying on hospital beds wailing. The anger in my heart cannot be overstated!

"Sir." Feeling the cold anger emanating from Zhang Cheng's body, Zhang Tao, who was holding his stomach, shook his head and sighed, "We don't have the ability to change these things, so let's adapt to it." ”

Zhang Cheng raised his eyelids expressionlessly and watched the troops under his command move forward rapidly, and a look of determination flashed in the depths of his eyes, "I need a strong force, a power strong enough to change everything!" ”