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"What about our artillery? Fight back now! Counterattack! Lieutenant General Callisto yelled. The artillery bombardment of the Xinhua Army was so fierce that it gave him a great shock, and you must know that the artillery of Western countries, in terms of rate of fire and power, cannot be compared with the artillery bombardment of the Xinhua Army. This directly made Lieutenant General Callisto think that the Xinhua Army had concentrated at least a few hundred cannons and then opened fire on them!

"Yes, General!" A junior officer hurriedly went to give the order.

Since Napoleon was the first to concentrate on the use of cannons, and with great success on the battlefield, the status of artillery as the god of the battlefield has been unshakable. It was only after the advent of airplanes that the position of artillery was replaced. In this day and age, artillery is still the master of the battlefield!

This time, the Spanish Expeditionary Force also carried a lot of artillery. However, because the artillery was too heavy, most of their cannons were small-caliber guns, mostly four-pounder, six-pounder or nine-pounder, and the number of twelve-pounder guns was very small. But the Xinhua Army is different, even the power of the 75-mm field gun is enough to compare with the 12-pounder gun of the Spanish Army!

Soon, the artillery of the Spanish Army also opened fire! A total of 36 cannons, mainly four-pounder and six-pounder. The maximum range of these spherical shells is only three kilometers, and at this range, the accuracy of the shelling cannot be guaranteed at all. Even more lethal is the very slow rate of fire. Breech-loading guns. The process of shelling was very cumbersome and far from being comparable to breech guns.

"Ha Lu Ha! Did the cannons of those foreign devils fire? Order the artillery, suppress the enemy's artillery! Niu Meng ordered.

The heavy artillery brigade of the Xinhua Army immediately changed the target of the shelling. Artillery fire began to extend to the artillery positions of the Spanish Army. The maximum firing range of the 105-mm howitzer reached six kilometers, which fully covered the artillery positions of the Spanish Army within the strike range.

Just a few minutes later, shells weighing 12.5 kilograms whizzed down on the artillery positions of the Spanish Army.

"Boom! Rumble! "Clusters of crimson fireballs rose over the positions of the Spanish Army, with great power, raging the entire artillery positions. One of the cannons was directly overturned, and even the barrels were blown into twists. The Spanish artillerymen, who were busy on the artillery positions, suffered heavy casualties in the shelling. Some gunpowder and shells piled up on artillery positions. Inevitably, there were casualties in the shelling of the Xinhua Army, which inflicted even heavier losses on the Spanish artillery.

In less than twenty minutes, the artillery positions of the Spanish Army were dumbfounded. All the artillery was destroyed, and none survived. It was artillerymen, and most of them were also killed, and the rest of the people saw the wrong opportunity. Escaped early. Otherwise. Their losses will be even greater!

When Lieutenant General Callisto learned that the artillery positions had been destroyed and all the artillery had been destroyed, his whole face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He now really felt the gap between the Spanish Army and the Xinhua Army. The firepower of both sides is not at the same level at all! The Xinhua Army began shelling until now, but in only half an hour, the Spanish Army lost all its artillery. The infantry phalanx of the Jose coalition army fell apart one after another under the heavy shelling of the Xinhua army.

"General. What do we do now? The artillery fire of the Xinhua army was too fierce, and we suffered heavy losses! If you keep fighting. We're going to pay a bigger price! A major general of the Dutch Army said to Lieutenant General Callisto. The Jose coalition army led by Lieutenant General Callisto has a total of more than 15,000 people, of which the Spanish Army accounts for more than 10,000 people, and the rest are the Dutch Army!

"General! The Xinhua Army took the initiative to attack! "It was at this time that the dynamics on the front line changed. Niu Meng, chief of the general staff of the Xinhua Army, immediately ordered the Xinhua Army to start an active attack after seeing that the Jose coalition army had suffered heavy losses under the shelling and many infantry phalanxes had been disintegrated. Otherwise, once the Jose coalition forces escape, it will not be so easy to annihilate them completely!

"Damn! Order the front-line units, prepare for battle! Let those yellow-skinned monkeys know how powerful we are! Lieutenant General Callisto ordered. Originally, he was worried that the Jose coalition army would collapse in the shelling of the Xinhua army, so he was ready to avoid the front for the time being. However, the Xinhua Army took the initiative to attack, which gave him a chance to regain his disadvantage. Lieutenant General Callisto naively believes that although the artillery of the Jose coalition army is not as good as the Xinhua army, in terms of infantry combat power, the Jose coalition army can have the upper hand! In his opinion, the establishment of the Xinhua State was too short, and the Xinhua Army could not be compared with the well-trained Spanish Army. This idea directly buried the Jose coalition army!

"General, the artillery fire of the Xinhua Army is so fierce, it is difficult for us to defeat them!" The Dutch army major general persuaded.

"Soon their shelling will stop! Unless they don't care about their lives! Lieutenant General Callisto said stubbornly.

Lieutenant General Callisto guessed correctly, and after the infantry attacked, the artillery of the Xinhua Army quickly stopped shelling. In order to kill with one blow, Niu Meng ordered the 1st, 2nd and 5th Brigades of the Xinhua Army to attack at the same time. The soldiers of the three infantry brigades, lined up in a skirmish, attacked the José coalition forces. Such a formation is very sparse, but it can minimize casualties.

"Hah! Those cowardly Xinhua troops, they are so scattered, I want to see how they defeat us! Order all units on the front line to meet in a standard formation! Lieutenant General Callisto said with a smile. He looked down on the tactics of the Xinhua Army very much, believing that the tactics of the Xinhua Army were completely a manifestation of greed for life and fear of death. Although the skirmish line can reduce the casualties of the troops during the attack, it will also make the firepower of the troops unguaranteed. In this era, the rate of fire of rifles was too slow, and only the formation of a dense formation was able to ensure uninterrupted firing.

The originally collapsed infantry phalanx was once again reorganized. It's just that the number of infantry phalanxes is much less. In the previous heavy artillery bombardment of the Xinhua Army, the losses of the Jose-Western coalition forces were not small. At the same time, these soldiers of the Jose coalition army were also frightened by the fierce artillery fire of the Xinhua army. It's just that they are well-trained, and after the order is given, they still follow the order as soon as possible!

"Mortar ready! Fire at maximum rate of fire! "The commanders of the front line of the Xinhua Army gave the order. Each infantry battalion of the Xinhua Army has ten mortars, and each infantry brigade has six infantry battalions, a total of 60 mortars. The mortar is light in weight and can follow the infantry in battle! When they were still five hundred meters away from the infantry phalanx of the Jose coalition army, these mortarmen stopped, set up the mortars, and aimed them at the Jose coalition army!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The rate of fire of the Thunderbolt mortars was five minutes, and the three infantry brigades gathered a total of 180 mortars to launch a heavy artillery fire directly on the Jose coalition forces. Shells rained down on the ranks of the Jose coalition forces, and they were blown up on their backs. The shell of the Thunderbolt mortar weighed only 1.5 kilograms, and the charge was only 0.5 kilograms. However, this power is enough to tear the fragile human body to pieces.

Under the heavy mortar fire of the Xinhua Army, the Jose-Western coalition forces suffered heavy losses. One infantry phalanx after another was directly destroyed, and everywhere the frightened soldiers of the Jose coalition army fled for their lives. Although they are all professional soldiers, after a huge blow, they will also be afraid and will collapse.

"How is this possible? How could the Xinhua Army have so many artillery? Lieutenant General Callisto said with a dismal face. The 180 mortars opened fire at high speed, which directly created the illusion that the Xinhua Army had assembled thousands of cannons. This idea, even he himself rushed to the absurd. How could it be possible to assemble so many artillery pieces in a battle with only twenty or thirty thousand men?

However, the reality is right in front of us. The heavy shelling of the Xinhua army dealt a fatal blow to the Jose coalition army.

"General! That should be a small-caliber rapid-fire gun equipped with the Xinhua Army! Although this rapid-fire cannon is not very powerful, it is a deadly threat to the infantry! Our infantry will not be able to hold up at all under such a blow from them! Said the major general of the Dutch army.

"Damn! Order the troops, prepare to retreat! "Lieutenant General Callisto has finally come to terms with reality and is no longer stubborn. It's just that it's too late by this time. The infantry of the Xinhua Army has launched an attack on the Jose coalition army!

The effective range of the Exocet rifle is about 300 meters, and skilled soldiers can fire ten rounds per minute. When the Jose coalition army was on the verge of collapse, the soldiers of the Xinhua Army also entered the range and began to attack!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The crisp sound of a rifle sounded like fried beans. Dense gunfire, incessant. One by one, the soldiers of the Jose coalition fell to the ground. Although the straggler line of the Xinhua Army seems to be sparse, the rate of fire and range of the Exocet rifle effectively make up for the weakness in this regard.

"Oh God! How did the rifle of the Xinhua Army fire so fast? The range is also more than twice as long! How is this possible? Lieutenant General Callisto's face was as pale as earth. The shock caused by this battle was too great! With its strong strength, the Xinhua Army made Lieutenant General Callisto realize the gap between them and the Xinhua Army. If there was a glimmer of hope for Lieutenant General Callisto's victory, now that hope is completely gone!

"General! Let's go! It's too late! Lieutenant General Callisto's captain of the guard said to him.

Soon, Lieutenant General Callisto, under the protection of the Guards, fled on horseback! The Jose coalition army also collapsed in an instant! (To be continued......)