Not only the cavalry and infantry swept by the frenzy, but more than a hundred artillery pieces were also mixed in, advancing from the east and west towards the fortifications on the outskirts of Smyrna. Mehmed II's determination was definitely not just words, he didn't care how many soldiers he would lose in this battle, and he didn't even plan to exhaust Ding Yi's artillery before attacking with all his might.

He is also under pressure, with 100,000 foot riders surrounded for so long, eating and drinking is definitely not a small amount. A city like Constantine, perhaps Mehmed II could endure such attrition; But only Smyrna, and Ding Yi is still out of the city to fight! Mehmed II did not intend to spend any longer.

"Regardless of casualties, this is." Ding raised his binoculars and looked at the cavalry rushing out of the smoke and dust in his field of vision, and said with a smile. He didn't pay attention to Liu Ji who was trembling beside him, the battle plan had been arranged, there was no need to interfere too much, and if he wanted to command the commander of every soldier, it was almost certain that there would be no good ending.

At this time, the mortar platoon of the battalion of the third battalion took the lead in firing, and more than a dozen mortars of 60 millimeter calibre, with a frequency of three rapid fires, smashed dozens of high-explosive warheads at the smoke and dust that rushed first, about 300 meters away from the cavalry.

Artillery is the god of war, but all kinds of artillery roar is different, this kind of mortar ↗, screaming and smashing, is a cluster of explosion points, in the fierce fire, many people, horses, weapons flew up, the Ottoman cavalry rushing forward, cut off a layer of life, at least nearly a thousand people, in this artillery fire, or seriously injured to the ground - usually serious injuries are more painful than death.

Because it is impossible for the companions behind them to be on such a battlefield with such low visibility. Maneuver the horse to avoid the wounded companion, even if the soldiers behind can see and react. There is also simply no room to maneuver the war horse. Therefore, the seriously injured are often trampled to death.

But the Ottoman offensive did not stop there.

The offensive of hundreds of thousands of people could never be stopped because of thousands of casualties.

"Report! Ottoman artillery units. It is about three thousand meters away from the position of the three battalions! "When the signal soldier received the signal from the cannon balloon, he immediately translated it according to the code book and reported it to Ding Yi. Dante nodded, and did not give any orders, he did not even put down the binoculars.

The shrill sound of the mortars belonging to the battalions of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd battalions had already landed on the battlefield on both sides one after another, and the continuous explosions and violent sparks tortured everyone's sight and hearing. So much so that when the signal soldiers were reporting, they had to be close to Ding Yi's ears, and even tactical gestures had to be added.

Shrapnel slashed off the Ottoman troops layer by layer. But in the neighing of the horses, in the dying screams of the Ottomans, their offensive continued, and the sound of the horses' hooves was still ringing rapidly! Every time they are getting closer to the fortifications!

Liu Ji felt like he was going crazy, three thousand meters, three thousand meters, why don't you use heavy artillery! He looked at Ding Yi with different lines around him, and even wondered, was Mr. stunned? He even wanted to substitute Ding's order and let the heavy artillery teach the Ottomans a lesson—no. Let the heavy artillery bring a little sense of stability to his own restless heart that is about to collapse.

But soon, the communications corpsman came to report: "There was an explosion at the position of the enemy artillery, and it is suspected that the ammunition was killed." ”

Ding Yi hooked the corners of his mouth. He's definitely not pretending, and the battlefield can't tolerate this thing.

One of the special teams sent out earlier was dedicated to the enemy camp on the west side. Performing this task.

At this time, the signal corpsmen reported again: "The enemy artillery on the east side is 2,000 meters away from the defense line of the 1st and 2nd battalions, and is preparing for ......."

"Order the howitzer platoon to open fire on enemy artillery on the eastern flank. Once the coverage is confirmed, turn the muzzle. Start from a thousand meters to the west and extend the artillery fire outward! Ding Yi didn't wait for the signal soldier to finish his report, and directly gave the order. This is the battlefield, and there is nothing to manipulate the tone. The communications corps immediately transmitted the order to the observation post on the artillery balloon, and sent people to the position of the howitzer platoon to convey it to ensure that the order was carried out accurately.

So the Ottomans tried again what they called "demonic wrath".

The bombardment of heavy artillery is completely different from mortars, and at once it is the killing range of most of the football field, and in the deafening sound of artillery fire, the seemingly endless cavalry and infantry of the Ottomans, hidden in the smoke and dust, are buried in pieces and pieces, flying stumps, people and horses.

The only thing missing was screaming, hissing.

Under the bombardment of heavy artillery, there was no room for screaming at all, and even at the edge of the shell landing point, the people or horses who were lucky not to die, they or their voices were covered by the explosion of high-explosive warheads.

Ding Yi was in the binoculars, watching this scene like silence - because of the continuous bombardment of heavy artillery, the violent explosion sound was enough to make people deaf for a short time. He let out a long breath, this is the crystallization of his struggle for more than ten years, this is the result of all his efforts.

Liu Ji, who also saw this scene, had a deep understanding of this.

He felt more and more the insurmountable height of the man beside him.

Heavy artillery, everyone can use it, but is it really the case? Seeing the scene in front of him, Liu Ji quickly denied this line of thought. No, even if it is a heavy artillery, the heavy artillery in Ding's hand has brought its effect to the maximum! If it weren't for Ding Yi's unwavering will, without his judgment of the battle situation, and really as Liu Ji asked, he used heavy artillery early, then it would be absolutely impossible to present this result!

But before he could finish his sigh, the sound of a machine-gun tearing through the cloth rang out, because the heavy artillery had long since stopped firing, so he recovered from his deafness. At this time, the machine guns of each bunker have been uncamouflaged, and the rate of fire of the hand-cranked machine guns cannot be very high, and there are jams from time to time, but it is enough to deal with those Ottoman cavalry who were stunned by heavy artillery and repeatedly destroyed by mortar artillery.

"Massacre, this is one massacre, then another! I'm Ming, I'm a Praetorian Guard, mighty! Liu Ji muttered so much that he finally raised his arms and shouted loudly. His affection led many soldiers, including the young man in the trenches, and the strange "Praetorian Guard, mighty!" shouted by the Greeks. The cries came and went.

All of a sudden, morale was high.

And the machine guns were still ringing, almost every firing point, more than two machine guns were arranged, even if there was one jammed, the other could be quickly replaced, forming a cross-fire machine gun position, the Ottoman cavalry blocked by barbed wire, layer by layer, whether in the east side of the position, or in the west side of the position.

At this time, the signal soldier ran over and reported to Ding Yi: "Report, the howitzer platoon position reports that each artillery has fired forty shells, and it is impossible to provide artillery support within an hour." "Because the steel of the barrel is still not up to par, the first heavy artillery firing only fired three shots, and this time forty rounds, which is basically the limit.

"Let the brothers of the howitzer platoon rest well, they have completed their mission in this campaign." Ding Yi was not the slightest bit unhappy, and when he reached this point, he no longer needed the fire support of heavy artillery.

The Ottomans, who were still alive, began to crumble, and it was impossible to maintain the offensive without an army that could remain on the offensive under such heavy artillery bombardment, at least in this era. It's just that the Ottomans within two or three hundred meters of the fortifications did not retreat alone.

Because of machine guns and mortar shells, they have been left here forever.

Ding Yi shouted loudly: "Jeddah! Flag! ”

"That Yan! The flag is in! "Jeddah, straddling an Arabian thoroughbred, came with a flag.

Ding Yi said to the guards beside him: "Prepare armor!" ”

Liu Ji hurriedly stopped Ding Yi: "Sir! Cannot! Don't charge in person again, sir! ”

"I didn't plan to charge in person." Ding Yi held Liu Ji down and said to the guards who came with a chicken breast, "Hang it for Youzhi!" So Liu Ji, who hadn't come back to his senses, was the guard who put on the chicken breastplate, and Ding put the gorgeous Napoleon-style cuirass on Liu Ji's head, and then untied the long knife and stuffed it in his hand, "Jeddah holds the flag, you lead the cavalry battalion and break the enemy!" ”

"But sir, disciple ......" Liu Ji was stunned, he was so scared that he even landed and grabbed the beach, this horse led the cavalry battalion to fight for his life, where could he do it?

Wen Fat Man also persuaded on the side: "Young Master, let's go to the fat man!" After all, the young master is not good at arching horses. ”

"My own disciples, are there any who can't ride a horse or go into battle?" Ding Yi was not fanatical, on the contrary, his voice and expression were very calm.

"Do you believe in being a teacher?" He asked Liu Ji.

Liu Ji said bitterly: "The disciple doesn't believe in himself, but he can also trust Mr. But ......"

"Did I say anything that didn't come to fruition? You answer me, yes? Ding asked him categorically.

"Mr. Hui's words, there has never been." Liu Ji replied, and couldn't help but subconsciously raise his head.

"Attack!" Ding Yi didn't say anything more, and directly issued a military order.

After Liu Ji rode on his war horse and set off, Xu Bin looked at the back of the cavalry battalion attacking, and said to Ding Yi with some surprise: "Rujin, this is a bit too much, on the battlefield, how can it be child's play?" He felt that Ding Yi was too rash to send Liu Ji out. Although by this time the Ottomans had already suffered heavy casualties.

Ding Yi smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything, on the battlefield, he definitely didn't have zài arrogance or child's play.

Liu Ji was dazed until he stepped on the horse, he didn't know how to command the cavalry, he even rode a horse at an average level.

But the horse was already running, he couldn't get off the horse, he couldn't stop, all he could see was Jeddah's back and the flag.

He rode a horse, he couldn't stop, he could only believe in Ding Yi, Ding Yi who never lost his words, never fell short.

The man's words seemed to have a kind of magic.

Dispersed all his cowardice, injected courage, dared him to draw his sword out of the sheath, and taught him to shout loudly: "Six Yi inside and outside, those who dare to call soldiers will be killed!" No mercy! (To be continued......) R752