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"Dada! Dada! "Boom! Rumble! On the battlefield outside Runing City on the afternoon of the 26th, the Qing army's attack on Runing City continued. Under the persecution of Seng Lingqin, the four infantry divisions under the 13th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army took turns to attack the city of Runing, and the battle almost never stopped from the beginning of the morning. Although the corpses of the Qing army had been piled up in a thick layer outside the city, they still launched an attack as if they were not afraid of death. Those Qing soldiers, like puppets without wisdom, charged with rifles until they were killed by bullets or torn to pieces by cannonballs. For them, perhaps death is the best destination.

The continuous attacks launched by the Qing army also caused great trouble to the imperial army. Not to mention, the high-intensity fighting that lasted from morning to afternoon alone made the soldiers of the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Army very tired. In the fierce battle, everyone was so focused that they didn't even have time to rest, let alone eat and drink. Even in the interval between battles, because of the smell of gunsmoke, the soldiers had no desire to eat at all, and just wanted to drink water. If this continues, the warriors' bodies will definitely not be able to hold on.

"Dada!" The heavy machine guns on the city wall were still desperately firing at the Qing army, and those Qing soldiers who came within the firing range were all knocked to the ground. Some Qing soldiers could only lie on the ground and hold their heads tightly. Pray to the Bodhisattva to bless the bullet from hitting him. These Qing soldiers are very pitiful, they don't look like soldiers at all, but more like livestock driven into the slaughterhouse.

Soon. After suffering huge losses, the Qing army once again retreated. It receded like a tide, leaving only the corpses all over the ground, the wounded soldiers who had been wounded but no one paid attention. The final result of these wounded soldiers is only to slowly lose their lives. The Qing army would not care about them, and the Chinese Empire would not pay attention to them. The first is that there is not enough medicine on the side of the Chinese Empire, and the second is that the war is still going on, and even its own wounded soldiers have not had time to be treated. Where will they care about the enemy?

"Bastard, failed again!" Seeing that the Qing army had retreated again, Monk Lingqin scolded angrily.

Major General Jeffrey Jalison was also silent. However, even he was shocked by the brutal battlefield. In just half a day, the battlefield outside Runing City seemed to have become a Shura hell. There were corpses everywhere. There are also many stumps and broken arms. The artillery fire of the Imperial Chinese Army was too fierce. Many Qing soldiers were torn apart by shells and died.

Zheng Gaoxiang, the commander of the 13th Army of the Qing Army, was full of bitterness, and his 13th Infantry Corps had suffered heavy losses so far. The four infantry divisions under his command took turns to attack Runing City, and each infantry division paid heavy losses, and the 48th Infantry Division, the heaviest, had even lost more than half. Now the strength of the 13th Infantry Corps, counting those who were slightly wounded. It's only in the early 30,000s. The total casualties of the whole army have reached 40 percent. Such heavy losses were enough to even collapse this army. But. Under the close supervision of other units of the Qing army, this force had no other way but to continue the offensive honestly. Otherwise, they would have died at the guns of their own people before they had already died at gunpoint of the Imperial Chinese Army. By the way, those Mongolian cavalry didn't treat them as their own.

"General Zheng, give you fifteen minutes to reorganize your troops. Fifteen minutes later, the attack continued. The attacking troops must not be less than 10,000 people! Monk Greenqin said coldly to Lieutenant General Zheng Gaoxiang. As for the casualties of the 13th Infantry Corps, it was as if he had not seen them at all.

"Lord Wang, you can't do this! If this continues, the 13th Infantry Corps will be exhausted! Let us live and leave us a little seed! Lieutenant General Zheng Gaoxiang pleaded. The development of the current battle situation was completely unexpected by him. The combat power of the Imperial Chinese Army is too strong, no matter how many troops are invested to attack, it will not work, it is more like going to die. Not to mention breaking through the defense of the Chinese Imperial Army, after fighting for so long a day, the Qing army has not even touched the edge of Runing City. Obviously, it is not so easy for the Qing army to win this battle!

"Humph! Zheng Gaoxiang, what do you want to do? Disturbing the morale of the military? I tell you that although we have suffered heavy losses, so have those rebels. They're just the end of the crossbow. If we push harder, we will be able to defeat them. Execute the order immediately, otherwise, you should know what the punishment will be for disobeying the order before the battle! Monk Lingqin said coldly. The more he was at this time, the more he had to assert his authority. Otherwise, people's hearts are scattered, how can you lead the team? Once this war is lost, what will happen to a high-ranking Qing army general like him in the future? Therefore, Monk Grinqin must do his best!

"Yes, Lord Wang!" Zheng Gaoxiang felt the murderous intent in Seng Lingqin's eyes, so he had to compromise. He knew that if he dared to disobey, the wolf-like Mongol cavalry would definitely arrest him without saying a word, and then drive the soldiers of the 13th Infantry Corps to the battlefield like cattle. Anyone who dares to resist will surely become the soul of the Mongol cavalry. These Mongolian cavalry, killing the Han Chinese, are quite ruthless, and they will never blink. Zheng Gaoxiang didn't want to touch Seng Lingqin's bottom line, so he could only obey orders.

"Come on, send a team of 1,000 people to guard the battlefield, if those Han dogs dare to retreat without my order, they will all be killed!" Monk Grinqin thought for a moment, and then ordered Ao. A thousand Mongol cavalry were sent to serve as overseers, so that the lone infantry could continue their attacks. In this way, the strength of the attack can be ensured. The structure of the Manchu cavalry was different from that of Western countries, although it was still a cavalry corps of 25,000 men, with four cavalry divisions of 6,000 men each. But it is divided into 6 teams of 1,000 people, and each team of 1,000 people has 10 teams of 100 people.

"Yes, Lord Wang!" A Mongol general nodded, and then sent a thousand Mongol cavalry to serve as a warlord.

"General Jeffreyson, will our attack be effective, regardless of casualties? The 13th Infantry Corps has now lost 20,000 men! It's only been half a day! After Lieutenant General Zheng Gaoxiang left, Monk Greenqin also raised questions.

"Your Excellency, of course this will work. The Chinese army is not iron-clad, and long-term high-intensity combat will cause great damage to their physical and mental health, as well as to their weapons and equipment. Although our casualties are heavy now, soon the Chinese army will not be able to hold out. When the time comes, we will be able to break through their defenses at a small cost. That's our chance. We have a much greater superiority in forces than theirs, and that is our greatest advantage. Maj. Gen. Jalison said.

Monk Greenqin nodded, agreeing with Major General Jeffreyson's statement. In fact, now, he has no other way than this method.

The battle to this day has indeed had a great impact on the 5th Brigade of the Imperial Army. However, it is not as strict as Major General Jerrison said. The northern wall of Runing City is only a little more than two kilometers long. The 5th Brigade of the Imperial Army sent only 3 infantry battalions to fight on the city walls. There are also 3 infantry battalions that can be rotated with the troops above at any time. In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops. In addition, those heavy machine guns and mortars, after a long period of firing, did malfunction. However, this time the 5th Army carried a lot of replacement spare parts. If it is damaged, it can be repaired immediately or replaced with a new weapon. If the Qing army wanted to use this method to break through the defense line of the Imperial Army, it was simply impossible. There was only one result if this continued, and that was that the Qing army lost a large number of troops, while the imperial army only lost a large amount of weapons and ammunition.

In terms of the military-industrial strength of the Chinese Empire, the ability to produce weapons and ammunition can be ranked among the top in the world. The 5th Army's operation this time was also well prepared, and it was completely impossible for the Qing army to win in this way.

The Qing army sent the Mongolian cavalry as a supervising team, which made the officers and soldiers of the 13th Infantry Corps of the Qing army very dissatisfied, but under the oppression of the Mongolian cavalry, they had no other way but to honestly obey the order to attack.

Soon, the Qing army organized another attack of tens of thousands of people, but, as before, they quickly collapsed.

Those overseers immediately attacked, thousands of Mongolian cavalry, riding horses and rushing towards the defeated Qing army, the sabers in their hands, fiercely chopped, and the retreating Qing soldiers were slashed to death. For a time, the Qing army suffered heavy casualties.

"Go on the offensive! Keep going on the offensive for me. Without the order of the prince, it is a capital crime to retreat without permission! The officers of the Overseer shouted loudly.

Those defeated Qing soldiers had no choice but to continue the attack. Anyway, it is dead both horizontally and vertically, and if you attack Runing City, there may be a glimmer of life. If you go back, you will be killed by those Warlords.

Under the coercion of the warlords, the Qing army could only fight to the death and not retreat. The consequence of this was that the Qing army tried their best every time they attacked, but they still did not achieve the desired results, but suffered more and more losses.

By nightfall, the Qing army's offensive had come to an end. However, at this time, the 13th Infantry Corps of the Qing Army was almost exhausted. There were more than 50,000 people in the whole army, and by this time there were less than 10,000 left. (To be continued......)