Chapter 341: Suppression
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"Report to the regimental commander, the first battalion is ready!" Outside the city of Cullen, in the barracks of the 4th Infantry Regiment, all the soldiers moved after receiving the order.
"Let's go! Be sure to rush to Kulen as soon as possible and obey the command of the minister! Wang Shaoxuan, commander of the 4th Infantry Regiment, ordered.
"Yes!" Lu Zhi, commander of the first battalion, replied. Then he immediately led a battalion of thousands of soldiers out of the barracks and rushed to the city of Kulun. In the barracks, the other two battalions and the units directly under the regiment are still being prepared. Because of the ice and snow, the soldiers spent a lot of time preparing for it. The soldiers of the first battalion were on duty and were the first to prepare for battle.
With the soldiers of the first battalion leaving the barracks, Wang Shaoxuan was very called in his heart. The Mongols rebelled unexpectedly, much to his disbelief and a bit of a surprise. However, since these Mongols dared to rebel, they would not be merciful. He knew that this time the 4th Infantry Regiment had entered Kulen to suppress the rebellion. Although there were many Mongol soldiers in the city of Kulen, several times larger than the 4th Infantry Regiment. But he never paid attention to the Mongol soldiers, who were armed with rudimentary weapons.
The barracks of the 4th Infantry Regiment, located less than two kilometers from the city of Kulen. Normally, it doesn't take you more than 20 minutes to arrive. But now, the road is covered with snow and ice, and the snow on the ground is more than a foot deep. Although the soldiers of the 4th Infantry Regiment did not carry heavy weapons, only light and heavy machine guns and 60-mm mortars, other large-caliber mortars and infantry guns, as well as 05-mm howitzers, remained in the barracks. But the soldiers of their first battalion still took thirty or forty minutes to get from the barracks to Kulen.
"Battalion commander, the gates of Kulen City have been closed, there are many Mongol soldiers guarding the city wall, and the gunfire in the city is very intense, it is the sound of our light and heavy machine guns. Come, the Mongols are storming the office! The platoon commander of the reconnaissance platoon came back and reported.
"Prepare for the siege at once, and blow the gates open for me. Heavy machine guns and mortars are erected! Provide cover for the infantry! Lu Zhi, the commander of the first battalion, ordered. Without carrying artillery, they could only blow up the city gate with ** bags. Although the walls of Kulen are not high, they are only more than three meters, and their thickness is only more than one meter. But it's not so easy to blast up. However, the city gate is just a wooden gate, which can be blown up with a ** bag.
The Mongol soldiers on the city walls, to the appearance of the imperial army, also caused panic.
"Don't panic, everyone, these Han people can't attack it, we just need to hide behind the city wall and put our guns!" A Mongol nobleman ordered. It's just that the equipment of these Mongol soldiers is really poor, there are no light and heavy machine guns, no artillery, and the most advanced weapon in their hands is only the Morgancina rifle obtained from the Russians. This is not worth mentioning at all for the Imperial Army, which is already armed to the teeth.
Twelve heavy machine guns were set up less than 500 meters from the city gates, and two 60-mm mortars were also in formation. There were even more light machine guns, and each squad was armed with light machine guns, which made a battalion of the Imperial Army armed with a total of 6 light machine guns.
A few minutes later, Yiqiē was ready, and the commander of the first battalion, Lu Zhi, gave the order to open fire.
"Da Da Da! Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Light and heavy machine guns and mortars opened fire, and a dense rain of bullets swept towards the city, knocking down the Mongol soldiers who had no time to dodge, and many of them even fell from the city walls, not knowing whether they were alive or dead. Mortar shells also continued to explode on the city wall, flying shrapnel, harvesting lives one by one, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the entire city.
"Demoman, come on!"
Two soldiers jumped out from behind and quickly rushed towards the city wall of Kulun, both of them holding ** bags in their hands, ready to blow up the gate of Kulen, so that they could enter the city and suppress the rebellious Mongol soldiers.
"Quick! Hit Lao Tzu against those two Han soldiers! They want to blow up the gates! The Mongol princes, who were guarding the walls, noticed the Demoman's actions and immediately shouted orders.
More than a dozen Mongol soldiers had to poke their heads out and open fire with their rifles.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! "A barrage of bullets hit the snow, leaving holes one after another. The Demoman, who was at the front, bounced and fell to the ground. However, the other Demoman ignored it and sped towards the gate. Although he was very sad about the sacrifice of his comrades, he had no time to think about it now, and his task was to blow open the gates of Cullen.
"Quick, cover the Demoman!" Lu Zhi, the commander of the first battalion, shouted.
Several light machine guns turned their muzzles, and aimed at the Mongols who were firing were shooting at a rapid strafing fire. Rows of disciples hit over and immediately shot several Mongolian soldiers, and the rest of the people immediately retracted their heads and did not dare to raise their heads again. The remaining Demoman had already rushed under the walls.
The ** bag was quickly placed, and after the demoman pulled the lead, he immediately rushed to the side. After rushing out for dozens of meters, he immediately threw himself into the snow with his head in his hands.
"Boom!" The bag exploded. The mottled wooden gates of the city of Kulen were blown apart.
"Rush me!" Lu Zhi, the commander of the first battalion, ordered loudly.
A large number of Imperial soldiers jumped out of their positions and quickly rushed towards the city gate that had been blown open. In their rear, light and heavy machine guns and mortars were firing heavily, providing them with fire cover. The fierce attack made it impossible for the Mongol soldiers on the city wall to even lift their heads, let alone prevent the imperial soldiers from entering the city.
"It's over! Finished! These Han Chinese entered the city, and we failed! On the city wall, the Mongolian prince who was in charge of defending here said with a pale face. No matter what dynasty you are in, rebellion is a felony! The consequences of failure can be imagined.
"Attack the office in a row! Three and four companies cleared the city walls! Lu Zhi, the commander of the first battalion, gave the order.
A battalion of more than 1,000 soldiers immediately went into action. Some of them went to the office to relieve the office. The other part wiped out the Mongol soldiers on the city walls. After all, there are still two battalions and regimental units directly under the rear that have not yet arrived.
The battle was very fierce, although the emperor's ** team attacked the city of Kulun, but those instructors were inspired by the living Buddha, as if they had become warriors who were not afraid of death, and launched a fierce attack on the imperial soldiers.
However, their attack is more like sending them to death. The Mongol soldiers, who had no combat qualities at all, rushed straight towards the imperial soldiers with rifles or long knives. That's the best target. Often, a light machine gun could kill a lot of Mongol soldiers with a single shuttle or a few grenades. Although there were tens of thousands of Mongol soldiers in Kulen City, they were only numerically advantaged, and they were still defeated and retreated under the attack of the Imperial Army.
In the city of Kulen, when the 1st Battalion of the 4th Infantry Regiment was besieging the city, the Mongol attack on the office was also at its most critical. On the street outside the office, a thick layer of the corpses of Mongolian soldiers had piled up.
After discovering that the defenders of the office were under very heavy fire, the Mongols changed their tactics. They sent some men to attack the main entrance of the office, while a large number of Mongol soldiers chose to attack other places, or even directly climb over the wall.
There was only one company of Imperial soldiers guarding the office. In terms of numbers, they are at an absolute disadvantage, and they are immediately in a hurry. Mongol soldiers kept coming in over the walls, and even the side walls were pushed in. As a last resort, the company commander Li Daniu had to order to abandon the front yard, and everyone gathered in the back yard. Increases defense by reducing the range of defense.
In this way, they were able to block the attack of the Mongols, but their own casualties were not small.
"Why haven't reinforcements from the 4th Regiment arrived yet? If we continue like this, we won't be able to stand it. Huafu, you send another telegram to ask! Xu Shichang asked anxiously. He also carried a pistol and helped the soldiers defend themselves against the Mongols.
"Reinforcements have already arrived, but the snow outside the city is very thick, so there is some delay. However, it should be there soon, so let's hold on a little longer! Feng Guozhang replied.
Outside the office, when the Mongol princes had entered the office, the Mongol soldiers immediately cheered, as if victory was within reach. However, before their smiles could be dispersed, an earth-shattering explosion was heard at the city gate.
"Damn, the Han have attacked!" Many Mongolian princes and nobles suddenly changed their faces. Some of the cowardly people even slipped away immediately, preparing to flee back to their fiefdoms before the Imperial soldiers blockaded the city of Kulen.
"Don't panic! Don't panic! There are a lot of us, even if those Han soldiers rush in, we don't have to be afraid! Tushetu Khan Naxun Yuktu greeted loudly. However, only a few people listened to him, and the other Mongol princes, when they found out that something was wrong, immediately fled.
As the army of the 4th Regiment entered the city of Kulen, the suppression of the rebellious Mongol princes was immediately launched. Under the powerful firepower of the imperial soldiers, neither the instructors nor the private soldiers of the Mongol princes were opponents. In order to survive, they fell to their knees and begged for mercy.
"Company Commander Li, you immediately take someone to the Dagang Deng Palace, you must control the Living Buddha and protect his safety!" Xu Shichang ordered.
"Yes, sir! Brothers in the first and second rows, follow me! Li Daniu immediately beckoned dozens of people and rushed towards the Dagang Denggong.
The Living Buddha has a very lofty status in the hearts of ordinary herdsmen, and if the Living Buddha is controlled, the lower-class herdsmen will not rebel. However, if the Living Buddha is taken away by those rebellious princes, with the call of the Living Buddha, the whole of Mongolia will be in chaos, which is not conducive to the empire's long-term control of Mongolia.
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