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"My lord, why is the range of the rifle of the Xinhua Army so long?" Seeing that the rifles of the Xinhua Army were firing at a distance of more than 200 meters, but they could easily shoot the Qing soldiers, the eyes of the generals of the Qing Army were about to bulge.

The Cantonese land governor Da Libao was also shocked, and he suddenly realized that victory did not seem to be as easy as his counterpart.

"Kill! Come on! "The soldiers of the Qing army, under the instigation of the officers, launched a fierce attack on the positions of the Xinhua army. However, the closer they got to the positions of the Xinhua army, the greater the casualties they paid.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! The sound of rifles rang out one after another, and the soldiers of the Xinhua Army, almost without aiming, just opened fire on the dense crowd, they could always kill or injure the Qing army. At present, the "Zhonghua Type 1" rifle used by the Xinhua Army has adopted a five-round magazine design, which has greatly increased the rate of fire of the soldiers. The rate of fire could reach at least 15 rounds per minute, which further improved the infantry firepower of the Xinhua Army. But the Qing army, which was the enemy of the Xinhua army, was not so happy. The intensive firepower of the Xinhua army caused them great casualties. Although they were only more than 200 meters away from the position of the Xinhua army, this distance covered their corpses.

"Oh my God! Why is the firepower of the Xinhua Army so fierce? A Qing soldier lay on the ground and complained bitterly. Their shotguns. It's nice to be able to fire two or three shots a minute. But the rifles of the Xinhua Army, as if they didn't have to stop, couldn't raise their heads when they hit them. The battlefield is the best place to test combat power. The comparison between the two sides immediately made a judgment.

This time, Da Libao led the most elite troops under his command, all equipped with shotguns, and among the many green battalions of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they were also considered elite troops. However, tens of thousands of people besieged the positions of the Xinhua army. was easily blocked by the Xinhua Army, but suffered heavy losses. Such a result was completely beyond Dalibao's expectations. It also made him unacceptable.

"Don't stop, keep attacking! As long as we break through the defense line of the Xinhua Army, we will win! Daribao urged impatiently.

The battle was very fierce, and the Qing army desperately tried to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. But under the intensive fire of the Xinhua army. They got nothing but corpses left behind. The battle had turned to killing, and the Xinhua army, with its superiority in weapons and training, wantonly slaughtered the Qing army. The combat effectiveness of the two sides is not at the same level at all. If the Xinhua Army is compared to an adult man, the Qing Army can be regarded as a toddler at best. How is it possible for a baby to want to overcome an adult?

Braving the rain of bullets and bullets of the Xinhua Army, some Qing troops finally rushed to a place less than 50 meters away from the position of the Xinhua Army. But. They were stopped by barbed wire. The barbed wire fence is not high, only a little more than a meter. But it made the charging Qing soldiers have to stop, and then find a way to turn over. This gave the Xinhua Army the opportunity to shoot them. Once stopped, the hit rate of the Xinhua Army will undoubtedly be higher. Soon, a thick layer of corpses piled up on both sides of the barbed wire. Some Qing soldiers had just climbed over the barbed wire fence when they were killed by oncoming bullets!

"Despicable! The Xinhua Army actually used this way to block our attack. "Daribo's teeth are about to be crushed. Seeing his soldiers, he finally rushed to the front of the Xinhua Army, but was blocked by barbed wire, so he was calmly shot by the Xinhua Army. It almost drove Daribao mad. This is completely different from what he had imagined before the battle began! He originally thought that with the advantage of more than 300 troops, he could easily win. However, reality slapped him hard.

"My lord, what should we do? Do you want to let the brothers tear it off, if it goes on like this, we will lose a lot. A general soldier suggested. The weapons and tactics of the Xinhua Army taught these generals a good lesson, and also made them understand the gap between the two sides.

"No, you can't take it down. We've managed to get there, and if we retreat now, we'll be all done. My lord, we should redouble our efforts and send all our troops out. In addition, the cavalry also went up, and only in this way could there be a chance to break through the defense line of the Xinhua army. Another general said. In order to rush to the front of the positions of the Xinhua army, the Qing army had already paid thousands of casualties. If you retreat now, those dead and wounded will be in vain. At that time, if they want to rush in front of the position of the Xinhua Army again, they will have to pay such heavy casualties.

Dalibao glanced at the two commanders, and after a little hesitation, he made a decision. There was a flash of determination in his eyes. He knew that now was the time to do his best and take all his chances. Otherwise, you'll be a complete failure!

"Come, order the remaining 10,000 troops to also enter the battle, do not break through the positions of the Xinhua army, and vow not to give up. In addition, let the Eight Banners Iron Cavalry attack from the flank to contain the firepower of the Xinhua Army. "Daribao gave the last order.

"Yes, sir!" The other generals took the order one after another.

A few minutes later, the last 10,000 men of the Qing army were also thrown into battle. Da Libao looked at these soldiers eagerly, and he hoped that this 10,000 army could become the last straw that crushed the Xinhua army. Da Libao firmly believed that as long as he could break through the position of the Xinhua army and engage in hand-to-hand combat, the Xinhua army would definitely not be the opponent of the Qing army.

"Humph! Ready to fight hard? Command the artillery battalion, ready to open fire. In addition, inform the front-line departments that there is no need to spare their hands anymore and directly exert their maximum firepower. Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu, commander of the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army, ordered. Before the battle began, the artillery battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua Army had not been put into battle, just waiting for the Qing army to put all the troops in. Sure enough, stimulated by huge casualties, the commander of the Qing army began to order. Next, it's the performance of the Xinhua Army.

"Rumble!"

Suddenly, there was a tremor in the ground, as if it were thunder.

"Cavalry! The Qing army threw in cavalry. The artillery battalion was ordered, turning the muzzle of the gun, and preparing to shell the cavalry of the Qing army. The 5th and 6th battalions, ready to go into battle. Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu's face changed, and he hurriedly changed the order he had given before. In the plains, the lethality of cavalry to infantry was very terrifying. If the opponent breaks through the position and gets close, even if the infantry of the Xinhua Army has strong firepower, it will definitely pay a heavy price. This was not what Brigadier General Zhao Mingfu wanted to see, he hoped that the 5th Brigade would be able to defeat the Qing army and win, but at the same time win at the minimum cost. A crushing victory with huge casualties, this was not what he wanted.

The artillery of the artillery battalion immediately began to adjust the direction of the shelling, preparing to shell the Qing cavalry that suddenly appeared.

I saw a wisp of yellow smoke and dust appear in the distance. The cavalry charged at high speed, and the earth began to shake. At the same time, it makes the dust fly all over the sky. The Manchu Qing Dynasty seized the world with cavalry and archery, even if many of the children of the Eight Banners have become incompetent, but the cavalry of the Eight Banners Army is still the elite of the elite.

Thousands of cavalry fought out from behind the Qing army, and in front of the position of the Xinhua army, drew an arc and charged the left flank of the Xinhua army. These cavalrymen, dressed in light armor and wielding sabers in their hands, were full of might.

"Fire!" When the cavalry of the Qing army was still two kilometers away from the position of the Xinhua army, the artillery battalion of the 5th Brigade of the Xinhua army adjusted the direction of the shelling and opened fire at the first time.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "24 75-mm field guns fired sequentially. The cannonballs cut through the air and made a screeching sound that seemed to pierce a person's eardrums.

"Boom!" A cannonball exploded in the ranks of the Qing cavalry, and the shock wave generated by the explosion of the cannonball swept away several cavalrymen around them, and the wounded war horse fell to the ground violently, obviously unable to survive.

More and more shells exploded in the ranks of the Qing cavalry, causing the Qing cavalry to attack at a halt.

"Rush! Kill all those dogs! A man-filled general shouted loudly. Although the intensity of the artillery fire of the Xinhua army far exceeded their expectations. But on the battlefield, these Eight Banner cavalry still showed great courage.

The speed of the cavalry was very fast, a distance of two kilometers, that is, only a few minutes. However, their path was soon intercepted by barbed wire. Some of the cavalry tried to ride their horses over the barbed wire, but fell to the ground and could not get up. Other cavalrymen tried to cut the barbed wire with their sabers. But they found that the barbed wire fences were so resilient that they could not cut them even if they wielded their sabers.

Taking advantage of this time, the mortars and infantry of the Xinhua Army poured fire on these cavalry at the fastest rate of fire. The 5th and 6th battalions, which were in reserve, also caught up. The addition of two battalions of fresh troops caused the Eight Banners cavalry to receive even greater firepower. In particular, 20 mortars fired at the highest rate of fire and almost killed them.

After the Eight Banners cavalry was blocked by barbed wire, they also became the target of massacre by the Xinhua Army. The offensive on which Dalibao had high hopes was once again blocked by the Xinhua army. Next, the Xinhua Army slowly used its superiority in weapons to slaughter the Qing army. There is no doubt that this time the Qing army's offensive was a complete failure. Such a tactic, if used against the British in the first place, might have worked. But in the face of the Xinhua Army, it will be difficult to succeed. The combat power of the Xinhua Army is much higher than that of the British Army.

The generals of the Qing army looked at Da Libao and waited for him to make the final decision. There is no doubt that this time the Qing army's offensive has failed, and it is a fiasco, a miserable loss! (To be continued......)