When Hong Chengchou was packing and preparing to go on the road, Li Xiao had already come to the front line of Zhangwu. In the winter, Ao Ye led a division to kill more than 2,400 Jungar cavalry here.

The most annoying season in eastern Liaodong is actually not the winter when the water drips into ice, but spring.

After the land that had been frozen for more than five months thawed, it became extremely soft. There are many places where you step on it, as if you have stepped into a mud puddle. The sound of the boots stepping on the muddy water was very unpleasant, and the sticky soil stuck to the boots, and after a while, it would get a big lump. If you don't get rid of the mud, you have to be prepared to walk with a few catties or even a dozen catties of mud.

"In such weather, the Mongolian horses can't run. Besides, the war horse has experienced a winter, and it has lost fat a lot. It's a pity that our baggage can't be transported. Otherwise, this is the best season to attack Jungar. Ao Ye pointed to the fox wolf that was constantly wandering in the distance, and that place was the place where the Jungar cavalry was annihilated.

It was obvious that Ao Ye was a guy who didn't care about killing and burying them, and these corpses had been frozen for a winter, and now they were thawed just in time for the foxwolves and crows to eat. It is estimated that in a few days, the carcasses of these people and horses will be reduced to a pile of bones.

"The Dzungar Ministry is tempting! For Baturhun, the loss of more than 2,000 cavalry was not unacceptable. What about our casualties? Li Xiao just glanced at the crows in the distance, and lost the interest to continue walking.

"Our casualties were very small, and the two deaths were due to colds. Most of the injured were frostbitten, and only two had broken feet. Speaking of casualties, Ao Ye looked proud. I had never heard of such a small loss of more than 2,000 enemies killed before.

"So small?" Li Xiao also believes that the proportion of casualties is too disparity. You know, on the other side is the famous Mongolian cavalry.

"The rate of fire of the new fast gun is very good, pressing five bullets and pulling one bolt at a time, and the accuracy is also guaranteed. Now the firepower of one company can be compared to the previous three companies. Not to mention, we also have mortars.

The enemy cavalry was brought closer, and the mortars cut off their charging formation. The first division now has more than 200 mortars, which can be combined to create a wall of fire. Whoever gets close will be torn to shreds. Unless they grow wings and fly over! Ao Ye was quite proud to show off to Li Xiao.

"You put the Mongol cavalry closer, what if they rush into your formation?"

"Let these cavalrymen go, they are our live targets. The rabbits are all very learned, no one hits anyone, and they specialize in shooting horses. More than 100 meters away, the Outer Mongolian soldiers charged on horseback, and the people were so small that they were difficult to fight. The goal of the horse is big, and one dozen is accurate.

This bullet is very strong, and no matter how strong the horse hits the head or chest, it can be knocked over with one shot. I went to see it when I first finished the fight, and the hole in the front of the horse's head was only as thick as a finger, and the hole in the back was the size of a bowl. No matter how hard the bones are, they will be beaten into slag.

Those who were lucky enough to rush within fifty meters were also blown over by grenades. One horse rushed within 20 meters before falling, and I had people check it, and there were more than 100 pieces of shrapnel embedded in it. The stomach was densely packed with holes, and the man on horseback was hit by more than a dozen pieces of shrapnel, and he died a thorough death.

The high-speed galloping war horse was knocked down, and the people on the horse were not good. Either they broke their necks or their legs, and at the end of the first day, the wounded Mongol soldiers howled on the ground for half the night, and by midnight they all froze to death. Ao Ye swallowed, he remembered the battle on the side of the Hunhe River more than ten years ago.

Li Xiao nodded, the power of the dummy bullet should not be underestimated. There are no international conventions in these days, and the 12-millimeter dummy bullet can be fired into the soul even in the face of a lion.

"Zhao Shizhen is tinkering with a machine gun that can fire more than 200 rounds a minute. It's a pity that I can't find a suitable material to make the barrel, and I have to change the barrel after hundreds of rounds. On the battlefield, there is no practicality. I heard that there is a tungsten mine in the northwest, and I have sent someone to find it. If you find tungsten ore and make an alloy, it is estimated that you will be able to use a repeating gun.

By that time, cavalry would no longer be a problem. More than a dozen machine guns were lined up, and tens of thousands of cavalry were not afraid to charge. ”

"It's not like you didn't say it, but the guy is fine now. From now on, the things that will be made up will become more and more fucking powerful. Look at the present, there is still a saber to be used? I think even a bayonet can be saved. ”

"The bayonet still has to be matched, and the bayonet has to be practiced. Although there is no chance of white-knives combat now, this white-knuckle combat is the ability of the infantry to watch the house, and it must not be lost. "Ao Ye's idea is very dangerous, the bayonet is the last reliance in the hands of the infantry.

"That's it! Like an old pedant, with Sun Chengzong and Zhang Huangyan, you can't learn well. ”

"Because of the Gritu thing?" Li Xiao shook his head helplessly, he didn't want to do this. But this is a dispute between countries, not a buddy between private individuals.

"Lao Ge was beaten badly, and many of his clansmen were killed. I don't understand why both Dzungar and Khalkha are Mongols, so they can be so ruthless. When we were dealing around in Liaodong back then, Lao Ge helped a lot. Now that people are in trouble, what is it for us to do this. After a while, the full master came, and he was also angry.

Don't say the old brother didn't remind you! ”

"That's for this matter, I'm going to transfer Master Manchu to Shanxi. From Shanxi to the north, cross the Yanmen Pass and fight with the Jungger cavalry. Drive the Jungar cavalry north for at least two hundred miles, and give Geritu a space to move. After all, he also has more than 20,000 people under his command, and it is impossible to stay at the foot of the Great Wall all the time. ”

"Why don't you fight in Zhangwu, I can still give Man Ye a backing."

"Zhangwu? There are more than 2,000 corpses over there that haven't been eaten yet, are you stupid to be a Mongolian? And here will be a heavy army? The Mongols were also collecting firearms, and Dolgona used a firearms battalion in Ili. Specializing in the manufacture of muskets and artillery, Geritu suffered a loss at the beginning, in addition to being raided, the most important reason was the use of grenades by the Jungar cavalry.

When the two armies were forty or fifty meters apart, a round of grenades was thrown. Geritu's men were killed and wounded! ”

"Damn, why did you let him run away in the first place." Ao Canghai scolded hatefully.

"The equipment given to Geritu by the imperial court has finally been discussed! 1,000 revolvers, 50 mortars, 3,000 old-fashioned muskets, and a batch of grenades. You are familiar with Lao Ge, send some people to teach them how to use it. ”

"No problem, I'll arrange it when I get back."

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