The battle lasted until about 1:00 p.m., and the battle of Kongsby Plateau had been fierce for nearly two hours, and the battle situation had taken a new turn.

on the battlefield

The Confederate Army suffered more intensive artillery fire and bullets, coupled with the annihilation of the Livingston Cavalry Division, losing more than 30% of its troops, totaling more than 45,000 casualties, and the remaining army numbered less than 90,000, so it had to be transferred to digging trenches and trying to hold on for reinforcements.

On the other hand, the A Corps of the Northern Ocean Kingdom lost about 13,000 people, and the total strength was still about 100,000.

The attack was preceded by a plough with artillery fire, and then a dense volley of guns was used to hit the enemy, always maintaining a high pressure momentum.

If it doesn't work once, it will be twice, and if it doesn't work twice, it will gradually destroy the will of the white soldiers in the south to resist with a rain of steel bullets.

In real combat

The Mauser 1871 magazine rifle licensed by the Azure Arms Company, which was commonly used by the army of the Ocean Kingdom, performed excellently, and suppressed the singles Martini-Henry MK1 rifle equipped by the Confederate Army, and became a winning weapon in the infantry offensive.

The gun magazine can be pressed into 6 bullets, plus one bullet in the chamber, a total of 7 bullets can be fired at one time, pull the bolt to shoot a bullet, the continuous fire is quite fierce.

As the first army in the world to be equipped with a magazine rifle, the Ocean Kingdom Army has been using Mauser rifles for more than ten years and has made many major improvements.

The original German-made Model 1871 Mauser rifle was 11 mm caliber, 1290 mm long, 852 mm barrel long, 4.54 kg in weight, and had a maximum range of about 1500 yards.

Such a long spear coupled with a long sharp spear is a proper spear, and it has a very obvious advantage in white-knuckle combat.

But this gun also has obvious shortcomings, that is, the Mauser 1871 rifle is a typical single-shot rifle, one bullet is loaded with one round, and the gun body is too long and too bulky, maybe this is not a problem for tall German soldiers, but the Chinese use it is too heavy and long.

The Ocean Kingdom introduced the German-made Mauser cartridge mounted rifle, which is commonly known as the carbine, with a gun length of 953 mm, a barrel length of 648 mm, a gun weight of 3.2 kg, and a range of about 1100 yards.

After the Azure Arms Company was authorized to manufacture the gun, a series of improvements were made to the gun, resulting in a new rifle that is currently mass-produced for infantry units, which was named the "Model 1888 Mauser".

The main feature of the gun is the use of the German Mauser magazine type riding rifle advantages, on the basis of the gun length is still 953 mm, the magazine design has been improved to accommodate 6 rounds of double-row feeding, increasing the density and reliability of firepower.

At the same time, the muzzle slot has been improved, and the extended bayonet can be used, and although the overall length is slightly inferior to the original rifle design, the disadvantage in white-knuckle combat is greatly reduced.

Another major improvement was the reduction of the bore caliber from the original 11 mm to 7.7 mm, and the introduction of the new yellow gunpowder, which reduced the penetration power and rejection of the bullet by less and added a rifling line for more accurate shooting.

The benefits are obvious, due to the greatly reduced weight of bullets, the amount of ammunition carried by a single soldier has reached as many as 100 ~ 110 rounds, which is almost twice that of the soldiers of the Southern Army, and the continuous combat capability has been greatly improved.

However, with such a sharp infantry weapon, the attacking soldiers of Corps A were able to inflict heavy casualties on the enemy with continuous firepower, leaving no chance for white-knuckle combat for the white soldiers of the Southern Army.

Winning by firepower is the creed of the army units of the Great Ocean Kingdom.

The situation on the battlefield was very good, and King Li Fushou and a group of high-ranking officials had the opportunity to simply eat something to cushion their stomachs and prepare for a protracted battle until the enemy's will to resist was completely destroyed.

The trench dug by the Confederate Army was a shallow pit, and one regiment or battalion after another stubbornly resisted, dividing the huge battlefield into countless small support points, and struggling to support them in the baptism of artillery fire and bullets, hoping to usher in a turnaround.

After experiencing the initial setback in the attack of Corps A, knowing that it could not swallow such a big prey in one bite, it calmed down and began to "grind the enemy" without impatience.

What is "grinding the enemy".

It is to concentrate artillery fire to bombard the enemy who is dug in the outer circle and defend it, and then send the infantry to attack in a loose skirmish line, and if the enemy resists stubbornly, immediately retreat, repeat the above process, and repeat the cycle until the enemy position is completely captured.

To this end, Corps A also brought up heavy machine guns from the rear to increase the density of fire delivery and inflict continuous heavy damage on the enemy.

Although this method of warfare is slow to produce results, it can greatly reduce casualties, gradually encroach on the enemy's position, and slowly accumulate small victories into big victories, which appears to be safe and reliable.

It was around 4:00 p.m

After more than three hours of fierce fighting, the boiling guns on the battlefield were still heard, the line held by the Confederate Army was greatly reduced, the number of casualties and prisoners increased by more than 20,000, and less than 70,000 people were left struggling to support, and the situation of the war could completely collapse at any time.

Right now

A large number of blue-gray figures appeared in the rear of the Confederate Army, which was the Victorian Corps rushing to reinforce it, which gave the struggling Williamson Legionnaires a shot in the arm and renewed their hope.

In a short time, an overwhelming number of reinforcements appeared in the horizon of the telescope, with a total number of more than 50,000 people, and pressed forward in a neat queue, less than 5 kilometers away from the encirclement.

At the current pace, it takes about 50 minutes to an hour to reach the battlefield.

Corps A immediately dispatched the Tiger Cavalry Division and the Leopard Cavalry Division to intercept it, and set up an interception line of fire in the space area to prevent the two enemy armies from meeting.

At this time, more than half of the artillery fire of the Southern Union Army had been destroyed, and more than 200 artillery pieces still turned their muzzles and launched a large-scale bombardment of the Chinese cavalry deep in the rear of the enemy line.

The number of guns seems terrifying, but considering the pitiful rate of fire of the retreating artillery, the number of shells that can be fired per minute is less than a thousand, and most of the spilled guns fall into the air, exploding clouds of smoke.

Of course, the A Corps, which had always had the superiority in artillery fire, was not to be outdone, and immediately concentrated its large-caliber artillery to suppress the enemy's artillery positions.

Overall, the situation on the battlefield has been exacerbated by enemy reinforcements.

With nearly 70,000 enemies in its mouth, and more than 50,000 Southern Union reinforcements from outside, this caused great pressure on the A Corps.

At this time, Corps A had been fighting for six hours, with a loss of more than 25,000 soldiers, and a total of more than 92,000 remaining.

It was not that there were no shells, but that a large number of shells were hoarded in the ammunition depot of the city of Novorossiysk, which could not be used at all thanks to the fact that more than 300 wagons were being delivered forward.

The name of the rapid-fire cannon is not covered, and under full fire, the shells piled up like a hill can't withstand the hoop.

"Is the B Corps up?" Li Fushou picked up the military kettle and took a sip of hot coffee, then screwed the lid on casually and asked.

"Your Majesty, the main force of Corps B is already coming quickly, and it is expected that it will be able to reach the battlefield in 40~50 minutes."

"What about the Red First Division?"

"It's already ready, as long as you give an order, you can appear on the battlefield in 10 minutes, and destroy the reinforcements of the enemy."

"Well, take control of the proportions of your military department, my request is that since the enemy is here, don't leave, leave everything for me, this also reduces the pressure on the strongly-fortified metropolis of Sydney, the Southern Federation's recruitment efforts are not small, once the enemy's heavy army group is retracted, the battle will not be easy to fight."

"Your Majesty, Weichen understands that he will resolutely leave the enemy behind and annihilate them all according to your wishes."

"Well, dispose of it as you please."

Li Fushou will not meddle in the military command of the front-line generals, and the Central Kalimantan militia division before the war was an unlucky bastard, which happened to touch the sensitive place.

The slogan of long live, long live, long live of the feudal dynasty is purely a mental anesthetic, not only is it not used at all, but also the ability to suck hatred is first-class.

Fortunately, they fought well on the battlefield, and it seems that they have improved quite a bit after strict training, which makes Li Fushou satisfied.

War can indeed induce soldiers to grow up quickly, and a day of brutal war is more effective than a year's training.

An army that has not experienced the baptism of war can hardly be called a strong army, and the transformation of the army must go through the forging of war before it can be turned into steel.

Some people say...... Didn't the armies of the Ocean Kingdom have experienced the bloody battle of Moresby before? Isn't that enough?

Not enough, far from enough.

Don't forget that during the bloody battle of Moresby, the total number of soldiers in the Shangri-La Garrison was 13,000, which was 8 years ago, and most of the soldiers who fought bloody battles have retired and enjoyed an idyllic life.

A small number of war-experienced sergeants were sent to the African Expeditionary Corps, which is still in Mozambique.

The subsequent raids on Borneo and expeditions to Africa and other wars were also less than 10,000 people, compared to today's large corps of hundreds of thousands of people, the vast majority of the soldiers in the A and B corps are newcomers, and they need to grow up quickly in the cruel war.

The northerners have Chinese militia organizations, the south also has white militia organizations, the north has the National Guard, the south has also set up a national self-defense force to resist, the Chinese cavalry in the north is good at riding and shooting, and the white cowboys in the south are also not inferior, and even surpass.

A war of hundreds of thousands of people is by no means as easy as imagined, and the balance of the war will not be seriously tilted in favor of one side until there is a repressive absolute force.

Li Fushou made a lot of preparations for the war only in a long-term tug-of-war that he could show his strong background, and the stronger military industrial strength, more population, richer resources, and strong industrial production all needed to be gradually revealed with the passage of time of the war.

Much of the supplies were stockpiled for the worst-case scenario (Britain's brazen involvement in the war), which was not apparent in the early stages of the war.

After all, the massive amount of materials piled up in warehouses cannot be immediately turned into actual combat effectiveness, and only in larger-scale war mobilization and long-term fierce battles can they show their might and provide strong support for the war.

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