Chapter 605
"Dodge the cannon!" Li Hu rolled over and got behind a huge rock. Eagle's Beak Mountain is named because there is a rock like an eagle's beak on the top of the mountain.
Years of battlefield experience told Li Hu that the flash of light was clearly the tail flame of rocket artillery. Rocket artillery is known for its long range and great power. Li Hu also knows that this thing has another characteristic, that is, uncertainty.
Most of the time, the launchers themselves do not know exactly where the rockets will go. You can only roughly grasp the direction and range, and the wind speed, the amount of charge, and the micro-angle when launched all affect the accuracy of the rocket.
Leaning on the solid granite, Li Hu quickly calculated the angle in his mind. If the rocket happens to land on this rock, there is nothing to say. If that's the case, it's bad luck.
The soldiers in the guard squad are all veterans who have followed Li Hu to the north and south over the years. Hearing Li Hu's shout, they all rolled and drilled behind the rocks. At this time, saving life is the most important, who the hell cares about the image.
A group of people, you look at me, I look at you, and you can hear each other's heartbeats. Time seems to have frozen, even though it is only a few seconds, but it seems to be a very long time.
I felt a vibration under my feet, and I heard a "boom" in my ears.
Li Hu let out a sigh of relief, and the explosion point was far away from him. These Mongolian bastards, thousands of miles away, transported heavy cannonballs, smashed on the ground and listened to the sound. I don't know if it's because there are really a lot of shells, or if I don't feel comfortable without making trouble for a few days.
After the explosion, silence quickly returned. Li Hu's head poked out from behind the rock and looked at it with a telescope. At the foot of the mountain, there was a fire in front of their own position, and a section of barbed wire was blown up on the position in front of the mountain, and several mines were detonated by the way. Just after the explosion, several faint explosions were heard.
The position in front of the mountain was quiet, and only one or two sharp soldiers were running on the position in the telescope. The rest of the people either hid in bunkers or got into the bomb holes.
Li Hu nodded, the training in the past six months has not been in vain. These boys all know the key to avoiding artillery, which is a life-saving skill on the battlefield.
The spearhead ran to the place where the fire was burning, and a few shovels of sand swept past, and the fire was extinguished.
Then someone drilled out of the bomb hole and ran to the large underground bunkers that were built every 500 meters. These are swimming whistles, and they don't have to swim anymore tonight.
"Damn, let's go, let's go down the mountain." Li Hu patted the dust on his buttocks and glanced at the launch site of the Mongols opposite.
The clouds obscured the moon, and the telescopes could not see what the Mongols were doing in the distance. Li Hu did not rush to attack, but chose to hold his position. Abandoning a strong position and chasing the Mongols on horseback on two legs in the dark of night, no one on the battlefield could do anything like that.
The launch site of the Mongols just now on the opposite side suddenly flashed again. Li Hu hurriedly drilled into the back of the eagle's beak rock, and the soldiers of the guard company also followed in.
"This dog is not allowed to sleep in the middle of the night. His cannonballs can't make cubs, which is quite arrogant. Li Hu scolded.
Overhead, there was the sound of the air tearing, and rockets could be seen falling at the foot of the mountain with tail flames overhead. Li Hu was very glad that he set up the regiment command post on the back of the mountain. If it had been at the foot of the mountain, it might have been hit by a shell.
"Damn, one shot high and one shot low. This rocket doesn't have a chance to start! A veteran of the guard squad scolded.
"The Mongols, they will shoot a hairy cannon. If you want to talk about playing rocket artillery, our handsome man is the ancestor. Another veteran of the guard squad said with a smile.
Li Hu took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it and took a puff.
"If it weren't for the darkness, let the cavalry even go out and stew them. Damn, get a few broken rocket launchers, and show them off here with Lao Tzu. Li Hu stood up and walked down the mountain while smoking.
Suddenly, Li Hu stopped. glanced back: "Go back to the regimental headquarters." After saying that, the girl ran to the regimental command post halfway up the hill on the back slope.
The soldiers of the guard company didn't understand why, and they all ran after Li Hu.
"Captain! What's wrong! Others didn't dare to ask, the guard squad leader followed Li Hu for a long time, and asked with the courage to ask.
"Fuck, the Mongols are going on the attack." Li Hu took a sip, and he didn't care about the image and slipped down the mountain road.
One shell hit the front of the mountain, and one shell hit the back of the mountain. It's calculating the trajectory, and the rocket thing isn't very accurate. However, it is superior to its fast launch speed and dense impact points, making it an ideal weapon for surface strikes.
In the Eagle's Beak Hill position, most of the fortified bunkers are on the frontal slopes. Although there are underground fortifications, if the heavy rockets do hit, it is difficult to say whether these bunkers can withstand them.
As soon as he got into the regimental command post, Li Hu shouted: "Everyone get up, get fucking up!" The whole regiment was on alert and ready for battle. You go to the position in front of the mountain and order the first battalion to take care of the artillery. Li Hu grabbed a staff officer by the neck and pushed him out of the regimental command post.
"No!"
"I hope it's too late!" Watching the staff officer rush into the moonlight, Li Hu muttered to himself.
Obviously, it's too late.
It was only three to five minutes after the staff officer rushed out of the regimental command post that there was a tremor under his feet. The sound of "boom" came one after another, and it rolled over like thunder. At first, I could hear the numbers, but then I couldn't hear the numbers.
Li Hu felt his scalp tingle, because he didn't know if those fortifications could withstand the bombardment of heavy rockets. Judging by the sound, this time the Mongols made a bloody investment. With so many shells falling down, his own position must have been chosen as the main attack position.
No wonder the Mongols did not provoke during this time, it turned out that they were accumulating supplies. The first batch smashed so many shells down, what a determination it was.
Inside the regimental command post, Li Hu was spinning in circles like a donkey. Hopefully, those fortifications will be useful enough to withstand such a frenzied bombardment.
The artillery fire continued for half an hour, and the position finally fell silent. Li Hu rushed out of the regiment command post like a madman and ran to the top of the mountain in the silver-white moonlight. He wanted to see what was going on with his position and how many people survived the shelling.
The guard squad leader was so frightened that he wanted to pull Li Hu back, but Li Hu ran too fast and he couldn't pull it.
"Captain! Head! You're back, you're back! The guard squad leader was so anxious that he yelled in the back, but Li Hu didn't pay attention to him at all, and ran towards the top of the mountain.
Standing on the top of the mountain, Li Hu's heart was about to drip when he saw his position.
The position that had been carefully constructed for half a year was now almost unrecognizable. Craters are stacked on craters, and craters are cratered after craters. There was smoke everywhere, and there were fires in many places. The barbed wire fence was shattered, the mines were detonated, and I don't know how many.
Some of the bunkers disappeared without a trace, and the sharpened wooden spikes that prevented the infantry from attacking were even more crooked.
There was not a single moving thing on the position, and the whole position was like an old rotten leg with bayberry sores.
"Quick! The third battalion was ordered to send two companies to the top, and the Mongols were about to attack. Li Hu kicked the communications squad leader, and the communications officer turned his head and ran down the mountain.
Li Hu drew his revolver and prepared to personally lead people to hold the position. Because there was already a sound of rolling thunder, it was a large force of cavalry that began to raid. If it weren't for the moonlight obscured by the clouds, you would have been able to see the smoke and dust in the distance and the galloping Mongol cavalry in the distance.
Although the battlefield has entered the age of firearms, the competition is rifles and artillery. But the Mongol cavalry was still willing to ride horses, and with their super high control of horses, their cavalry could even shoot people running a hundred meters away on galloping horses.
Even if it is a tough battle, they will gallop on a war horse. If the terrain is unfavorable, they will rush to the target. Until the horses could no longer move, they would dismount and fight the Ming army with guns.
After confronting the Mongols for more than half a year, Li Hu understood the tactics of the Mongols.
He was about to rush down the mountain with people and enter the position, when suddenly Li Hu stopped.