Chapter 152: The Trench
Known as the god of war, the cannon has an unrivaled advantage on the battlefield, and its earth-shattering momentum can not only deter the enemy, but also produce amazing lethality.
Every time the shell hit, a few Yi soldiers were killed, Mi Zhenbiao's eyes were red, and he didn't feel distressed when he killed a few big-headed soldiers, the most important thing is that all the cannons were destroyed, this is the treasure of the Yi army, and there are not many artillery pieces in the entire Yi army, and he was so angry that he jumped like thunder.
Compared with the artillery of the Feng army, the Yi army has no advantage at all, if it continues to fight like this, it can only wait to be blown up, so Mi Zhenbiao decisively ordered the Yi army to charge.
Soon, above the vast snowfield, a jumping black line appeared, and it quickly rushed towards the position of the Feng army. Many of the Warriors had just smoked opium, and now their minds were full of illusions, and they couldn't tell what reality was, they only knew the fierce charge, as if victory was at hand.
Mi Zhenbiao was also satisfied with the bravery of his subordinates, and he used his binoculars to observe the situation at the front, and as the two sides gradually approached, an unusual phenomenon appeared on the Feng army's position.
The originally white position was suddenly broken, and the Feng army took away the wooden planks that had been used to cover it, and the dense trenches appeared in front of the Yi army like a trick, and a large number of soldiers poked their heads out of the trenches and aimed their cold guns at the charging Yi army.
At this time, Mi Zhenbiao was also a little dumbfounded, it turned out that he had been deceived by the Feng army, and they had already repaired the fortifications and waited for the Yi army to collide with it. His heart tightened for a while, and he seemed to smell a hint of something bad, but Mi Zhenbiao still had full confidence, even if Feng Jun was well prepared, Yi Jun still had hope of winning.
The Yi army finally rushed to the firing range, and Zhang Tinglan personally ordered the Feng army to open fire on all fronts. The bullet slammed into the Yi Army like hail with the breath of death. About half of these soldiers had fought against Babu Zab and already had some experience in warfare.
When they saw the Yi army charging, they were not in a hurry, but loaded and fired in an orderly manner, and Zhang Tinglan also put a lot of effort into the training of recruits. In particular, being able to produce bullets by themselves gives soldiers a lot more opportunities to shoot live ammunition, and in a few months, these soldiers have fired at least 100 rounds of ammunition.
In addition, Zhang Tinglan also arranged a special shooting range if the soldiers still wanted to continue shooting. Bullets can be purchased at half price and practiced on your own. Many soldiers are keen to go to the shooting range to practice, and in addition to their preference for guns, many soldiers also know that this is the most important skill for their survival. Only by refining into steel can we survive the brutal conditions of war.
Moreover, the independent brigade also to the shooting achievements of the haode soldiers. There are great rewards. In this way, everyone is more motivated, the enthusiasm for training is very high, and some people even have to spend one or two oceans every month to buy bullets.
Therefore, despite the fact that the Independent Brigade had just been trained, it was quite accurate in shooting, so when the Yi Army rushed between 200 and 100 meters, it was met with a head-on attack. More and more people fell, and the frenzied momentum of the attack was frustrated.
At this time, Fengjun's machine guns also began to shoot, and the machine guns had unparalleled lethality against large-scale charges, and the Yi army was like cutting wheat. One by one, the originally dense formation has also become sparse.
In the blink of an eye, one or two hundred soldiers were killed, and a large number of wounded were groaning in pain, and those soldiers who had been stimulated by opium finally came to their senses, and when they saw the miserable scene in front of them, they immediately panicked, and some of them unconsciously retreated.
Fengjun started as bandits and could only fight with the wind, while the banditry in Yijun was even more serious, and his performance on the battlefield was even more unbearable.
Where would Mi Zhenbiao allow this to happen, he took the initiative to provoke the war, and now he has not gained anything at all, he was defeated by a group of recruits, how can he still mess up.
The old fellow was also red-eyed, and he immediately selected a hundred warlords, holding a ghost-headed knife in one hand and a pistol in the other, and if any soldier dared to retreat, they would unceremoniously chop it up. After the Overseer was selected, they were also unceremonious, and immediately cut down four or five fleeing Yi soldiers.
The effect was finally shown, and the soldiers of the Yi Army also knew that there was only a dead end to retreat, so they had to turn around and fight with the Feng army, braving the rain of bullets, and the Yi army rushed towards the Feng army like a tide.
The momentum of this wave became more ferocious, and the resolute soldiers became more frenzied, and at this time, the other half of the recruits in the Feng army began to adjust to the atmosphere of the battlefield. Although they were nervous, although they were also afraid, they were able to hold their rifles firmly and pull the trigger in an orderly manner.
With a snap, a resolute soldier was smashed in the head, and the red brains splashed everywhere, seeing that the dead could no longer die. Killing an enemy, a new recruit is quickly maturing, killing is no longer a terrible thing, with the first time, there is a second time, and there are more and more corpses in front of me.
After paying a heavy price, the Yi army finally approached a distance of about fifty meters, and set up a trench here. It is not the same as an ordinary trench, it is composed of two trenches more than one meter apart, and the excavated soil is not placed on both sides like ordinary trenches, but is placed in the open space between the two trenches, and is piled up into a solid mound more than one meter wide and more than half a meter high.
Don't look at it is only more than half a meter high, because there are trenches on both sides, counting from the bottom of the ditch, it is more than one meter high, and it is a little difficult for ordinary people to climb. Moreover, water was poured on the ridge, which had already formed a thick layer of ice, making it even more difficult to climb.
Therefore, the Yijun rushed here, and was immediately blocked by the mound, and they had to try to climb over, but the design of the mound, which was very immoral, and they couldn't go up at all, so they were blocked here.
And at this time, it was time for the machine gunners of the Fengjun army to behave, looking at the Fengjun position, only a row of heads were exposed on the other side of the mound, and after the bullets swept over, the heads were shattered like watermelons. The other soldiers also found that this was the best time to contact the shot, so they calmly launched their shots.
One shot and one head, it doesn't matter if you don't hit, there are too many targets, you can choose the next one, and just like that, more and more Yi soldiers were killed on the side of the ridge.
Of course, there were also brave men among the Yi army, who used all their strength to climb the mound, but the fate that awaited him was even worse, and after climbing up, he became a king target, and he would be killed before he had time to dodge.
Finally rolled down the mound, but there was another ditch below, and they had to withstand the bullets of the Feng army like a storm, and they couldn't rush through it at all. Such a cleverly designed trench greatly delayed the movement of the Yi army, and it was calmly eliminated by the Feng army.
Of course, there are also many smart people, who simply hide on the side of the trench and bury their heads in the crotch of their pants, so that no one can beat them, and they can survive for a long time.
However, the Yi army has a supervising team, and other soldiers continue to rush over, and more and more people gather here, and a large area of black pressure is pressed, at this time, the artillery of the Feng army is also mobilized, and after choosing the angle, they quickly open fire.
I'm afraid there is no such easy target in this world to deal with, and there will be a dozen, or even dozens of casualties, in one shot. In addition to the 75 artillery pieces, the 122 mm howitzer is also powerful, which is the most powerful weapon of the Feng army at present.
In the face of such ferocious lethality, the Yi Army finally couldn't bear it, they didn't have a strong will to fight, and now it was a one-sided slaughter, they didn't want to fight anymore at all.
Even if there is a team of overseers, everyone is raised by their parents, and their heads have fallen off, and they can't grow back. Therefore, the soldiers of the Yi Army were desperate to rout backwards, and those Overseers also wanted to cut people, but a few of the Yi soldiers actually attacked first and shot at the Overseers, and four or five Overseers were killed in an instant.
At this moment, Ziyi's position was completely chaotic, and Mi Zhenbiao was also dumbfounded, he knew that if he pressed it any further, there would be a rebellion. Therefore, it was only possible to order a temporary retreat, reorganize the army, and restore morale.
The battle lasted only two or three hours, but the Yi army had already paid a heavy price, more than 500 people died, almost a battalion was reimbursed, according to this way of fighting, in a day or two, they had nothing left, and some of his subordinates had already advised Mi Zhenbiao to retreat.
Compared with the gloom of the Yi army, the morale of the Feng army is even stronger, just like the New Year, and everyone did not expect that it would be so easy to defeat the offensive of the Yi army, and their own losses were very few.
Zhang Tinglan was also very excited, although he did not completely defeat the Yi army, but victory was already beckoning.
"Brothers, don't rejoice too soon, and work harder to guard against a larger-scale attack by the Yi Army."
"Brother Tinglan, do they still dare to attack, they are not afraid of death?" Zhang Xueliang asked with a smile.
"Don't take Mi Zhenbiao too seriously, he also brought two battalions of cavalry this time, which is the biggest trump card in his hand, if he doesn't kill the cavalry, Mi Zhenbiao will not admit defeat easily."
Zhang Tinglan also ordered the soldiers to clean up the corpses of the Yi soldiers on the trenches and mounds, this fortification was not for the infantry, the real target was the cavalry. It is difficult for the infantry to climb, and it is a huge difficulty for the cavalry, after encountering a trench, the cavalry instinctively jumps over, but in front of it is a mound, and the difficulty of jumping increases several times.
And what is even more immoral is that there is a trench behind the mound, even if some war horses jump over the mound, they will fall into the next trench at once. Such a simple fortification can greatly delay the speed of the cavalry, and the cavalry without the speed advantage is just a large target.
This kind of trench can not only deal with cavalry, but even against the charge of tanks, and the Yi army enjoys extraordinary treatment!
Obviously, Mi Zhenbiao did not understand the wonder of this trench, and really ordered the cavalry to attack. (To be continued......)