To be honest, there are really no very high defensive measures at the junction of the two sides, but two pillboxes built near the mountain, and a barbed wire fence anti-counterfeiting line.

Zhang Xianzhong saw those barbed wires, and to be honest, he was disdainful in his heart. The cement production of this republic is so high, why not build more bunkers like that, but instead spend so much iron to make these defenseless wires?

Of course, he also knew that this was not an ordinary wire, with thorns on it, so it had the ability to block the soldiers.

Zhang Xianzhong is not an idiot, he naturally knows that the real function of these wires is to block their soldiers and ensure that the two pillboxes behind the wires can effectively shoot at the soldiers who are holding the pass.

"Very nice design, but I'm curious to know why it hasn't been reported to me before!" Zhang Xianzhong looked back at his subordinates behind him.

Everyone lowered their heads, apparently even if they knew that this was the layout, they didn't think that deeply.

"In the future, no matter how big or small, you must report it truthfully!" Zhang Xianzhong reprimanded him sternly.

"Father, it's not to blame the people below...... There are only two bunkers here, and if you look at the muzzle of the gun, it can only allow one or three muskets to fire. However, considering that there are no dead ends, only one firearm is allowed to shoot. Father, the two bunkers are just two firearms in operation, and their lethality is limited! Sun Kewang stepped forward and said.

"Did you notice the two batteries on the slope over there? Even if there are only four artillery pieces on it, if we can't attack it, the opponent's flowering shells can blow our soldiers and even our artillery units into slag! Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the two forts on the slope behind him.

"But father, such a bunker can't stop the pace of our army's assault at all!" Sun Kewang is still a little confident.

"Yes, so they set up these three layers of barbed wire, for the simple purpose of stopping our rapid advance. Besides, they may not have enough guns, but they have artillery, and they bomb with high efficiency and speed from top to bottom, which means that we have to go with this place, which is almost impossible. This is the era of thermal weapons, where barbed wire is useful, easy to carry, and effective. Zhang Xianzhong pointed to the barbed wire, a very serious educator.

"Then we can try to choose to go somewhere else......" said the second Er, Ai Nengqi, on the premise.

"Second brother, this is very unlevel...... Sun Kewang shook his head.

"Did I say something wrong?" Eneng looked at the boss suspiciously.

"Here, apart from two muskets and four guns, there is no more enemy in sight for the time being. And with four guns plus two guns, even if the number is doubled, how many people can there be? If a few people can keep us out, do you think there will be such checkpoints elsewhere? In addition, the road into Sichuan has always been very difficult to walk, and the widest and best way to take is this road, and if we take other roads, the risk will be too high, and the speed of the new army will be greatly reduced, which is not in our interests. Sun Kewang explained.

"Besides, if others knew that we were so frightened by these people that we wanted to change our route, then do you think that the soldiers below would not think that we were afraid of the republic? This master general has no courage, do you still want the people below to have this courage? Zhang Xianzhong added.

"I'm sorry......" Eneng is known for his bravery, but his tactical strategy is a little worse. But one thing to be commended is that he knows how to listen with an open mind.

"So, we have to take down this hellish place, but what makes people desperate is that our artillery and the opponent's artillery have the same range." Zhang Xianzhong looked at the crater 300 meters in front of the artillery array, which was the crater caused by the defensive shelling of the artillery unit in the early formation.

It is precisely because of this crater that Zhang Xianzhong probably knows the effective range of the opponent's artillery and the power of the shell.

Unfortunately, the range of the opponent is the same as that of the artillery unit, which means that the artillery has to shoot at the necessary range of the wire, and the opponent can also hit it. If you want to knock out those wires, you have to sacrifice either a group of soldiers or a group of artillery, there is no other possibility.

It is also inappropriate to use ricochets to knock off the barbed wire, because the barbed wire is erected on the chest of a man who is 1.7 meters tall, which is about 1.4 meters high. At this height, it is completely possible to avoid the attack of ricochet. There is an 87.3% chance that the shell will slide under the barbed wire. But the barbed wire fence with a height of about 1.4 meters can completely block an adult man from the outside. If you crouch or crawl forward, your speed will inevitably decrease, and you will be targeted by artillery and firearms.

"Bring over a batch of military rations that we can only be facing!" Zhang Xianzhong thought about it, turned back to the quartermaster and said.

The quartermaster understood, and immediately turned back to the back of the line, and soon about thirty sheep arrived. These sheep were all 'requisitioned' from the surrounding households temporarily, and of course they were paid, but it is difficult to say whether they were enough or not. Originally, this sheep was all added vegetables to celebrate the establishment of the Republic checkpoint. Who knows, the celebration banquet was not used, but it was used in such a place.

"Strap them with grenades, then make a wire and let them clear the way for us!" Zhang Xianzhong ordered with a smile.

"Father-in-law, good idea!" Sun Kewang patted a sycophant at the right time.

"Boy, learn a little!" Zhang Xianzhong is also very useful.

The sheep were quickly loaded with grenades and waited to rush over and blast the barbed wire. But he didn't want to, just approaching 500 meters outside the barbed wire, only to see a flash of fire suddenly appear at the launch port of the pillbox, and then the grenade on one of the sheep exploded.

At this moment, the sheep began to move forward, so they gathered together, and the explosion not only killed the sheep, but also detonated the surrounding sheep.

Looking at their results, the guards in the bunker took back the sniper rifle and blew on the muzzle.

This is a newly issued sniper rifle with an effective range of up to six hundred meters. Don't look at this distance is a bit short, it is definitely worthy of a sniper rifle in this era. It's a pity that there is no optical sight yet, so the soldier can only ensure the safest distance of 500 meters before shooting, so as not to startle the snake, otherwise it will not be difficult for him to end up with the enemy army 600 meters away.

For this day, they have to conduct daily shooting training, not only for light machine guns, but also for accurate shooting of sniper rifles. Those who can be sent here to guard are naturally first-class elites in the army.

They have been practicing hard for many years, and today they finally have a chance to show their skills.

And Zhang Xianzhong, on his side, saw that his best strategy was solved by such a bullet, but he was angry, but he was helpless. Even the large army retreated a mile back because of this. If nothing else, I'm worried that the opponent's firearm can hit farther, and what if I accidentally shoot them.

"This ...... This is almost more than 350 steps away, and the opponent's firearm can hit so far? That's not all, how can you hit so accurately? Enchi exclaimed.

"This is the republic, our common enemy. I don't want to be annexed, so I can only take advantage of this time to kill it. But it is ironic that other people's two pillboxes and two batteries, no more than ten people in front and behind, blocked our 30,000 troops here! Zhang Xianzhong said very dissatisfied.

"Or, organize a group of daring troops, charge once, and even if you fill it with corpses, you have to destroy these barbed wire!" Sun Kewang mentioned yì to.

"There's no way around it...... But then again, it's so unfair that this attack is so hard to fight and that our side suffers! Luo Rucai is a traitor, you have to let him taste it too! At the very least, make him pay enough for it! Zhang Xianzhong pinched the horsewhip and looked to the north.