Chapter 204: The Battle of the Monte Rebels (Part II)
() A large number of forts built by the Chinese Empire were equipped with radios, which could communicate with the cavalry divisions at any time, and in the event of a Mont cavalry attack, the cavalry divisions that were quickly informed could quickly come to their aid. In addition to the support of the cavalry division, although these forts were only garrisoned by one platoon, they were all equipped with machine guns, and with these sharp weapons, they were not at all able to capture in a short period of time by the troops of the Monte cavalry, who lacked artillery and machine guns.
Under all kinds of unfavorable circumstances, these Monte cavalry did nothing in the area controlled by the Chinese Territory, coupled with the fierce encirclement and suppression of the cavalry division and the infantry division, the Monte cavalry would soon be wiped out.
Perhaps it was because the Chinese army was advancing too fast, and the pressure on Marshal Bayange was too great. Marshal Bayang finally decided to delay the attack on the royal family, gather all the mobility at hand, and first destroy the Chinese army that penetrated deep into the territory of the Monte Empire.
When the Chinese army advanced to the city of Dayinshan, which was already 170 kilometers away from the border, Marshal Bayange, who had temporarily gathered 300,000 troops, finally arrived here.
No matter how well Wang Ling trained, after several fierce encounters, casualties were inevitable, although there were not many deaths under the protection of plate armor, but there were many wounded, and the number of cavalry divisions had dropped to 12,000 at present.
Such a small cavalry force could not compete with the formidable Monte cavalry group, so the cavalry division retreated after only a slight contact with the main rebel force, and they immediately informed the infantry division of the news by radio.
Among the current infantry units, the Sixth Army of the Defense Army has been dispersed to various strongholds in the rear, and at present, there are only more than 100,000 infantry of three armies left in the hands of Lin Yangchun, the commander-in-chief.
When Lin Yangchun received this situation, he immediately ordered the troops to throw away useless burdens such as bedding, and the infantry threw off the artillery units and marched quickly, and they must rush to Yinshan City before the enemy. He knew very well that only by occupying favorable terrain would he be able to confront the rebels' army of 300,000 with insufficient troops.
Although the Chinese infantry had done their best, the infantry only had two legs after all, how could they outrun the four legs of the rebel cavalry on the flat steppe, so when the Chinese army arrived at Andaji, which was twelve kilometers away from Dayin Mountain City, it received news from the cavalry division that Bayanger's troops had entered Dayin Mountain City.
Seeing that there was no hope of seizing the city, Lin Yangchun immediately changed his strategy, ordered the troops to organize defense on the spot, dug ring fortifications around the small town of Andaji, and ordered the rear to immediately transport enough ammunition, military rations and barbed wire for defense to Andaji, Lin Yangchun planned to use Andaji as a bait to attract the main force of the rebels, and consumed a lot of enemies here.
Due to the continuous attack of the cavalry division, the rebels' reconnaissance work was very difficult, and the scouts they sent were annihilated in large numbers, until ten days after being stationed in Dayinshan City, the Chinese infantry unit that was building fortifications in Andaji was discovered by a group of rebel scouts, and when these scouts brought back the news that the main force of the Chinese army was not far away, Marshal Bayang thought that his opportunity had finally come.
As long as the main force of the Chinese Lords can be annihilated, Marshal Bayang can rely on the large army to sweep away the fortress groups behind them little by little, regain the lost land, and even rely on the captured fortress groups to counter the Chinese Lord's backup forces.
Although Marshal Bayange had some psychological shadows on Fang Xiaoyu's army because of his defeat in the Lanmeng War last time, he thought that there was no strong city on the plain, and the cavalry was effortless to deal with the infantry, so when he got the news, he immediately led all the cavalry to Andaji.
Facing the oncoming 300,000 Monte cavalry, Lin Yangchun did not have a trace of nervousness. For Marshal Bayange, he is also an old opponent, Lin Yangchun also participated in the defense of Ulan City, although he was not at the north gate of the frontal battlefield, but he is also very familiar with the combat methods of the Monte cavalry.
For these Monte cavalry, the unit led by Fang Xiaoyu back then was not afraid of only one brigade and not strong equipment, not to mention that the current Chinese Led Army not only has more numbers, but also the quality of soldiers and weapons and equipment are no longer what they used to be.
Ten days is not a long time, but it is not a short time, so much time is enough for Lin Yangchun to build a five-layer defensive position on the periphery of Andaji and pull up two layers of barbed wire. In these ten days, not only did all the artillery units arrive here, but a large amount of supplies were transported, enough for the hundreds of thousands of infantry to hold out for several months.
The first troops to arrive were the Third Army of the Monte Empire, which had participated in the Battle of Ulan City, which had suffered heavy losses in the tragic siege battle, but as an elite force, this army was subsequently replenished and rebuilt, and today, a few years later, this old enemy of the Chinese army has become a full elite army again.
No sooner had this cavalry unit reached a few kilometers outside Andaji when they encountered an anti-cavalry trench dug by the Chinese infantry. Because Andaji was too small to accommodate more than 100,000 troops and the required materials, Lin Yangchun's position expanded very largely, leaving enough garrison area.
Lin Yangchun's troops also built a number of military camps around Andaji to house reserve troops or to rest the replacement troops, so that several kilometers away, the Monte army was already in the area where the blocking troops were stationed.
Seeing the Monte cavalry on the opposite side, the soldiers of the defense troops stationed in the first line of defense immediately began to shoot. The Defence Force is a compulsory conscription system, and these soldiers are two-year conscripts who have never been on the battlefield, so it is inevitable that they will panic when they encounter the enemy on the battlefield for the first time.
The soldiers of the Wehrmacht began firing as soon as the enemy reached the effective range of 800 meters, but unfortunately due to the long distance, the results achieved were not high. The shot of a regimental soldier hit only a few dozen cavalrymen. Seeing that the trench could not be passed, there was a commotion, and the Monte cavalry retreated.
The speed of the cavalry was very fast, and after an hour, the cavalry arrived one after another. Seeing that the Chinese army had already arranged a tight defense, Marshal Bayange decided to be safe and set up the camp first. The entire Monte rebel battalion was set up in eight directions, firmly controlling the communication arteries of Andaji to prevent the retreat of the Chinese army.
Marshal Bayang had received a report from the Third Army in advance, and the Monte cavalry was very experienced in these blockades that hindered the cavalry. He immediately ordered the dispatch of three corps, each of whom was carrying a bag of dirt at a horse.
Under the cover of some cavalry shooting, these cavalry with dirt bags shuttled back and forth in front of the trench, they ran to the edge of the trench and threw the dirt bags into the trench, then turned the horse's head, and then went back to load the soil, back and forth several times, the Monte army only paid the price of hundreds of casualties to fill a trench more than 200 meters long.
"These barbarians, their brains are still quite fast, and they actually came up with such a way to fill my trench." Lin Yangchun smiled and put down the binoculars. He smiled and looked back: "I can't let them attack too comfortably, order the mortars in the forward positions to open fire and give them some color." ”
The Monte rebel cavalry, who had filled the trench, struck their horses and whips with pride, intending to give the Chinese infantry a little color, but the barbed wire fence twenty meters away made them stop again.
Some of the soldiers tried to manipulate their horses to jump directly over the barbed wire, but unfortunately these barbed wires were no longer the dragnet barbed wire used against the Japanese soldiers, but the drum barbed wire, which was specially made for the purpose of this battle against Monte, and the drum barbed wire was very wide.
Even though the Monte cavalry were very confident, it was a pity how far the horses could jump, most of these cavalry fell on the barbed wire, the horses were pierced in the intestines, and the riders on them also suffered heavy losses, and occasionally a few people succeeded by luck, but a few of them did not help the attack, and they all died one after another at the guns of the Wehrmacht.
"Pull the cannon up." Marshal Bayange, seeing that the cavalry could not cross the barbed wire, immediately ordered an artillery bombardment.
Although these bulky cannons are very old front-loading guns, they were smuggled from abroad by Marshal Bayange after he had tasted the sweetness of the power of cannons under the city of Ulan last time, and spent a lot of money and energy for many years.
These cannons are also the biggest hole cards that he dares to rebel against the royal family, and they are definitely his treasures, if it were not for the critical situation this time, the other party must be solved as soon as possible, and he was not willing to pull out these cannons for use, after all, in the face of the same artillery, or even more advanced Chinese army, it is impossible for his artillery not to lose.
The great war within the Monte Empire was in full swing, but Fang Xiaoyu didn't care at all, he was concentrating on staying in the laboratory at the moment. Among the major laboratories of Zhonghua Ling, the most popular is Fang Xiaoyu, because the development direction pointed out by Fang Xiaoyu is always extremely correct, which saves the experimenters a lot of effort.
The development of science and technology is like this, if there is no development direction, scientific researchers are like groping in the dark, if they want to find the direction as soon as possible, they must explore in multiple directions at the same time, which consumes manpower and material resources and wastes time.
The direction pointed out by Fang Xiaoyu is like lighting a bright light in the dark, and as long as the scientific and technological personnel move towards the light, they can quickly find their destination. At the beginning, the researchers were still skeptical, but after several practices, Fang Xiaoyu's opinion was taken as an absolutely correct instruction.
At this time, Fang Xiaoyu was sitting in the weapons laboratory, and Benz was fiddling with a large machine. Soon Benz took the crank and inserted it into a round hole with a sharp shake. The 'tom' sound sounded, and then the whole engine shook, and the sound gradually became regular and smooth, but the shaking of the machine did not stop.