The Europeans during the First World War were still very simple.

For example, when they carry out artillery bombardment, they always operate in strict accordance with military regulations, and they must make long-term fire preparations before attacking, and when the shelling stops, the troops will start to charge, and there are not many tricks.

If you change to Chinese artillery, you will definitely be able to play flowers, style, and personality, and if you don't fight, you won't be able to fight artillery.

Just as the German shelling extended from the forward position to the rear, the observer in the trench observed through the high periscope that the Germans had moved to the intended starting position, so he vigorously blew the copper whistle in his hand.

"Hurry, hurry! Move it! Move it! Ammunition hands keep up! ”

"Get into position, get into position!" Without Qin Zhiyuan's urging, the machine gun company commander Lieutenant Gars and the infantry company commander Second Lieutenant Ian led the soldiers into the position.

The most important is of course the heavy machine gun, the M46 type Haqikis heavy machine gun with a total weight of more than 1914 kg is divided into two parts: the gun body and the tripod, and the four soldiers carry it and run like flying. Each machine gun crew was followed by two ammunition men, who dragged the heavy bullet boxes out of the spiral ladder and carried them on their shoulders to follow the machine gun crew, and the machine gun crew went wherever they went. In the battle to be held, they are responsible for replenishing the machine guns, and if there are casualties among the machine gun crews, they must also make up for them in time.

Qin Zhiyuan could see through the trench periscope that behind a breastwork about 500 meters away, there was a faint German signature pointed helmet, indicating that the Germans were ready to attack and could attack at any time.

"Hurry up and get into position, fix your firing position with your shovels, and preferably have a spare firing position." Qin Zhiyuan ran back and forth in the trenches, constantly reminding the Chinese workers who were fighting positional warfare for the first time in Chinese.

"Take out your grenades, put them next to you, and throw them when the Germans are in the 30-meter zone, don't forget to shoot the essentials, smash them first and then throw them out." The F-1 pear-shaped grenade equipped by the French army and the German Type 24 wooden-handled grenade were fired differently, and Qin Zhiyuan particularly emphasized this point, so as not to throw them away without igniting the Chinese workers after a while.

"Ready!" Someone was shouting loudly, reminding the Germans that they had attacked.

Qin Zhiyuan found a trench periscope and began to observe.

I saw groups of murderous Germans around the breastwork, lined up in an evacuation formation, and slowly approached this side.

They were still far away, and they were not in a hurry to charge, so they walked slowly forward with a half-hunched waist, always ready to use the terrain to evade the French machine-gun fire, and at the same time pay attention to the position of their comrades, and try to keep the front line in order and not to be confused.

The first line starts about ten meters later, then the second, then the third, and the fourth......

This already has the meaning of a bit of a skirmish.

Everyone in the French position had already made preparations, and the riflemen simply sorted out their firing positions, and at the same time made it easier for them to draw their guns and protect themselves as much as possible, and made it more comfortable for them to climb or squat, and they all had grenades at hand, ready to throw them out at the right time, and blow the Germans on their backs.

The Heavy had already assembled their heavy machine guns, and they hid behind bunkers made of sandbags, with only their heads exposed. The shooter sets the ruler and is ready to fire at any time; The co-shooter holds a bullet plate in his hand and is ready to reload at any time; The observer and the commander's binoculars are observing, and they are also tasked with the task of the secondary shooter, who will go up if both the shooter and the assistant shooter are killed, and if they are also killed, the two bombers will go up.

There were also several Hatch Chase M1909 machine guns and Lewis light machine guns made by the British on the positions, and as for the Shosha light machine gun, no one wanted to use it anymore because of the serious failure rate and poor shooting effectiveness. The M1909 also uses a bullet plate power bomb, which works similarly to the M1914 type.

The Lewis light machine gun, on the other hand, was more popular with soldiers because of its better fire duration with a 47-round drum.

The Lewis light machine gun has a very thick tube, if you look roughly, you would think it is a water-cooled barrel, but it is not, because the water-cooled barrel patent is registered, the Lewis light machine gun uses an air-cooled barrel. Inside the thick tube outside the barrel is the former heat sink, and the center wrapped by the heat sink is the real barrel. The outer layer of the tube is said to be equipped to extract air and accelerate the cooling of the barrel, but later studies have proved that this sleeve is useless.

It can't be said that there is no use, at least after shooting, you can run with the gun at any time, and if it is an ordinary air-cooled barrel, it can already be used to light a cigarette at that time.

Although the Germans were not charging fast, they were slowly approaching the French positions.

Just about a hundred meters from the French position, with the sharp whistle, the French position began to fire a salvo.

At the moment of firing, the French position was like an evil dragon entrenched on the ground, and every part of the body spat out tongues of fire, mixed with the irresistible ferocious force of manpower, and smashed at the Germans.

The muzzle flame of the machine gun can spray out more than half a meter long, the tongue of fire of the heavy machine gun is still conspicuous, thick and long like a monster, although the muzzle flame of the rifle is fleeting, but it is even shorter and more hidden, like an assassin.

The sound of violent gunfire stimulates people's hearing, but sometimes when the soldiers are fully engaged, they do not hear the gunfire at all, and only the front sight on the muzzle of the gun and the enemy trapped in the front sight. A faint smoke of gunpowder rose, mixed with the dust stirred up by the muzzle air hole, and the whole position seemed to be boiling, making people's hearts beat faster and blood gushing.

Once the station is picked up, the officer's command actually does not play much role, and without the officer's supervision, the soldiers are frantically firing bullets, desperately fighting. Everyone knew very well that if the Germans rushed to the position, everyone would only die in battle, so even if they wanted to escape, it was better to wait until the Germans were beaten back first.

In the midst of it, Qin Zhiyuan couldn't help but get into the firing position, he half-squatted in the firing position, the hand holding the barrel was as steady as a rock, and he kept pulling the bolt and pulling the trigger, knocking down the Germans one by one on the way to charge.

When the French began to shoot, the crossfire showed great value, and the Germans, like the British in July, were knocked down in rows and in the way of the charge. The dead were silent, the pain of the seriously wounded rolled and wailed loudly, and the lightly wounded crawled to the nearest crater to take refuge.

After all, the Germans were fierce, they did not lack fighting spirit, and they were determined, and once they entered the battle, they persevered to the end without hesitation. The Germans' front was in disarray and gaping after the crossfire, but the Germans dodged the bullets in the direction of the tracer shots, taking advantage of the terrain to advance in spite of the heavy casualties of the riflemen.

After reaching the distance of 50 meters, the Germans picked up their pace and sprinted in a running fashion, shouting hoarsely as they charged, and their voices were clearly audible.

The critical time has come.