Chapter 528: Risking Death to Advance
"Raise your gun—" usurpation
As the grenadiers of the Xia Army forcibly approached the Russian defense line under heavy artillery fire, the musketeers of the Russian Shooting Corps and the Western-style regiment raised their rifles and took aim at the orders of the officers.
The Russian soldiers armed with heavy arquebuses all stood in front of them and mounted their arquebuses on top of them to stabilize the muskets and counteract the recoil of the next shot.
Seeing that the Russian infantry on the opposite side raised their muskets and aimed, the grenadiers did not hesitate to do so, and they still marched forward with their heads held high, until they came within range of the arquebus.
"Shoot—"
Bang bang bang –
The Russian army line suddenly burst into gunfire, although the accuracy of the arquebus was not high, but the number was there, and dozens of soldiers in the Xia army column instantly burst out of the chest of a cloud of blood mist, and fell down in response.
Ignoring the projectiles, the grenadiers knocked down and demolished the horses that stood in front of them, clearing the obstacles for the infantry behind them, and then moving on. usurp
After firing the projectiles, the Russian musketeers put away their arquebuses and moonblade axes, turned around and retreated to the last row to reload along the gap between the soldiers, and the soldiers in the second row stepped forward, put their muskets on the moonblade axes, and opened fire under the orders of the officers.
The second round of salvo fired, and dozens of grenadiers who were clearing the obstacles there fell, and before the Russian army could shoot the third round of shooting, the Xia army had already cleared the obstacles on the road, and they continued to move forward with neat steps.
One hundred meters.
Eighty meters.
Sixty meters.
Fifty meters.
The grenadiers of the Xia army continued to advance against the intensive firepower of the Russian army, and the 3-pounder guns and 3.5-pounder guns of the Russian army also followed with a roar, smashing the shells into the ranks of the Xia army, and the smaller the number of pounds, the smaller the caliber of the shells fired, although it would not plow a bloody path in the queue, but it was easy to cut off a person's head. usurp
Bang bang bang –
In the face of the constant bursts of gunfire in front of them, some of the grenadiers were shot and fell from time to time, but the entire queue did not say a word, and the soldiers stepped forward silently to fill the gaps in the queue, perhaps because the Russian army also paid attention to the unwritten rule of deliberately avoiding shooting officers, Qihou Heshen and the officers were basically unscathed, and only a very few particularly unlucky ones were shot and died.
The silent advance of the Xia army quickly caused unease among the Russian army, and the arquebusiers couldn't help but swallow their saliva when they looked at the enemy who was advancing regardless of the casualties, and in good conscience, if it were them, they would not have been able to achieve this level, let alone advance to this distance in the face of huge casualties, even if they met a few rounds of shelling, they had already collapsed in advance before they reached the range of the muskets.
"This, is this really something that humans can do?" A Russian soldier swallowed his saliva and said subconsciously.
No one answered him, and the robes around him were all stunned, as were the officers, but soon the officers reacted, and they loudly reprimanded the stunned soldiers under them, ordering them to keep shooting and not stop.
The artillerymen deployed on the front line also stepped up to drag the bags full of shotguns, turned the muzzles up, and poured all the shotguns into it, ready to give Xia Jun a big hand.
Soon, they finished loading, and the Xia army finally advanced to a distance of fifty meters, and they still showed no signs of stopping, even after them, the corpses of the fallen soldiers were already strewn, and many of them were also splattered with the blood of their robes. usurp
"Fire!"
Although his heart was full of respect for the Xia infantry who were not afraid of death, the Russian gunners did not hesitate to ignite the lead under the order of the officer, only listening to the sound of the lead burning, and after a few seconds, the artillery let out a deafening roar, and thousands of iron bead barrages swept past the Xia Army grenadiers facing forward in a fan shape.
In the next second, the infantry of the Xia Army fell in pieces, and the entire queue directly burst out with a thick blood mist, and the armor on the soldiers' bodies could not withstand the bombardment of the shotgun at all, and the human body was like a fragile rag doll, which was torn apart by the shotgun, almost becoming a puddle of minced meat.
Under the shotgun, all beings are equal, whether they are noble marquises, or also
It was the grassroots privates, all of whom were shattered into pulp under the bombardment of the shotgun, and Qihou Heshen died under the bombardment of the shotgun with the fighting spirit of making meritorious contributions, and even the soldiers behind him suffered heavy losses.
But this did not make the grenadiers retreat, and after the shotgun bombardment, the battlefield fell into a brief dead silence, and the Russians watched the results of the shotguns with great anticipation, and they wanted to watch the back of the Xia army fleeing in a hurry.
However, the next shocking scene was deeply in everyone's eyes, only to see that the Xia army was not defeated by this, after the shotgun bombardment, those surviving soldiers still continued to advance, they did not hesitate to step on the corpses of their comrades, re-formed a line, even if the officers who were in the front fell under the shelling, they still spontaneously marched forward under the shouts of the higher ranks.
"This ...... What a terrible army it is!" usurp
The Russian soldiers couldn't help but sigh like this, and some soldiers with weak psychological endurance were even more pale, and their legs were weak, as if what was standing in front of them was not an army composed of human beings with them, but an iron army of death that had climbed up from hell!
"For the sake of the Son of Heaven, for the sake of the comrades who died in battle, go forward!"
The grenadiers roared angrily, and continued to advance under the frightened gaze of the Russian army, until they reached a distance of nearly twenty meters, and no one in the Russian army reacted in hindsight, they screamed and wanted to raise their guns to shoot, but at this moment, the grenadiers raised their guns and shot the projectiles in the chamber at them, and this volley of close-range fire immediately dispersed the actions of the Russian army.
Before the Russian army could recover from this close-range face-to-face volley, the grenadier immediately removed the grenade from his waist, ignited the fuse, and roared and threw it towards the Russian front.
Among them, the experienced Russian officers and veterans instantly recognized the round things, and they screamed and wanted to turn around and retreat, but the grenade exploded violently at this moment, and the flying shrapnel instantly killed and injured several people, and the Russian line fell into deeper confusion.
After recognizing the grenade, the grenadiers of the Xia Army directly raised their rifles equipped with bayonets, with the will and belief of avenging their comrades, and with full of anger, they roared and charged the Russian line.
In just twenty meters of distance, Xia *** rushed in front of the Russian army in an instant, and the grenadiers seemed to be able to spew out the anger that burned the enemy in their eyes, and stabbed the sharp bayonet into the chest of the Russian soldier. usurp
For a time, the two sides fell into a melee, although the grenadiers suffered heavy casualties and their numbers decreased sharply, compared with the Russian army, they were far from being able to compare, but with the blessing of the belief in revenge for their comrades, they were able to overwhelm the Russian army for a while.
Behind them, the line infantry also rushed over, they rushed past the demolished rejected horses in the face of some reacting Russian artillery fire, and the red Daxia military flags passed through the gunsmoke, inevitably stained with some dust, but this did not tarnish the sacredness of the dragon flag, but made it a little more hideous.
"Kill! Revenge for the robes who died in battle!"
The line infantry roared angrily and strode forward, among which the foreign soldiers such as the Korean Brigade and the Japanese Brigade who were also sent to the front line to attack were also roaring, the Korean infantry held their rifles tightly, even if the shells fell into the crowd from time to time and took the lives of dozens of people, they were still moving forward, and the Japanese Xia Army was carrying rifles on their backs, they were holding the katana specially equipped with them, and they charged with hideous faces!
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Seeing that the Xia army launched a large-scale attack, the Russian commander did not have the idea of sending additional troops to repel the grenadiers who had already been killed, but ordered the soldiers to retreat to the second line, and the artillerymen struggled to push the artillery, aiming the muzzles at the dense military formation, in the roar of the officers, the artillery roared, and thousands of iron beads flew forward, once again swept through the Xia army's formation, shooting a large number of Xia troops.
Even if the Xia army fell one after another, they still charged like crazy, their fierce appearance made many Russian soldiers can't help but be afraid, plus the commander ordered to retreat, they couldn't help screaming, pushing each other and retreating, unwilling to face those terrible enemies. usurp
The second-line shooting corps and Western-style regiments were not affected by the withdrawn friendly troops, although they also had a feeling of awe for the Xia army, but they still raised their guns to shoot under the order of the officer, and the gunfire like popping beans rang out again, and the smoke of gunpowder suddenly filled the entire position.
While the infantry was firing, the Cossack cavalry and Mongol cavalry who were deployed in the position also received an order - an edict from the Tsar, asking them to cooperate with their own infantry to launch a counter-charge after the Xia army rushed into the position, and drove the Xia army back again!
The Cossack cavalry and the Mongol cavalry, who had received the order, then began to mobilize, and the leaders of the Zaporozhye Cossacks and the Don Cossacks shouted the Cossack language loudly, inspiring the warriors under their command and greeted the bursts of cheers of the murderous Cossacks, while the head of the Turghut tribe, Ayuchi Khan, who personally led the troops into battle, rode in front of the cavalrymen, and with a solemn face, raised his right fist, and shouted:
"Our Mongol people have been conquered by the Xia army, they are not satisfied with the existing achievements, and continue to come west, trying to make us also bow our proud heads and become servants of the Xia people, we are descendants of Genghis Khan, how can we submit to the Han people who were once ruled by the Great Mongols?!"
"Nope!" The Mongol cavalry shouted angrily in unison.
"Then come with me, Turgots warriors, with their scimitars and hunting bows, to show the Russian Tsar the bravery of the Mongols and repel the Xia!"
"Whew! Call! Whew!" usurp
At the same time as the foreign cavalry was mobilized, the commander of the shooting corps, Ivan Khovansky, also rode to the retreating archery soldiers, and he shouted to encourage the discouraged subordinates, and under his encouragement, the morale of the firing corps soldiers was quickly restored, and they raised their arms and shouted, their eyes full of war.
Here, after paying a large number of casualties, the infantry of the Xia Army line finally rushed into the original front-line position of the Russian army, and fought with the Russian soldiers who had not had time to retreat, but the short Japanese soldiers were the fastest, they raised their samurai swords above their heads, shouted and pounced on the Russian army, and slashed down with the samurai sword in their hands, just like chopping melons and vegetables, and easily killed them.
However, the Xia army had just torn through the Russian defense line, and seeing that it was going to continue the attack, the second-line Russian army was already shouting "Ula" under the inspiration of Ivan Khovansky, brandishing a saber to launch a counter-charge against the Xia army, and those cavalry on the back of the war horse also rushed out and rushed towards the Xia army.
"Array! Array! Rise to the charge!"
The officers shouted loudly, and the soldiers hurriedly formed a line when they heard the news, and they stood directly on the front line with projectiles in the chamber of their guns, and before they could be lined up, the officers led by them had already waved their sabers, and the infantry in the front row immediately pulled the trigger and fired a salvo at the killing Russian army.
This round of volleys immediately shot a large number of Russian troops, and then, Xia Jun took the initiative to raise the bayonet, and also roared to launch a charge, the two sides soon collided head-on, Xia Jun's bayonet first stabbed into the chest of the Russian soldier, stabbing it to the ground, and the saber in the hand of the Russian army then struggled to chop on the armor on the chest of the Xia soldier, but most of the attacks were blocked by the armor.
In addition to bayonet stabbing, Xia Jun was also able to smash the enemy with the hard butt of the gun, and they were very fond of smashing the butt of the rifle against the enemy's front door to break the bridge of the enemy's nose, knock out their teeth, and make the opponent temporarily incapacitated. usurp
The two armies collided, and for a time the Russian army was killed and overturned, and they sadly found that the saber in their hands could not cause effective damage to the enemy, while the enemy's bayonet could easily pierce the heavy leather clothing on their bodies, blood sprayed, and soldiers fell in mourning.
"Kill!"
While the infantry of the two armies were fighting, the Cossack cavalry and the Mongol cavalry also quickly struck out, and they roared and rushed towards the Xia infantry, who bravely raised their bayonets and stabbed their bayonets at the rushing horses, but they were then knocked down by the horses and trampled by the heavy hooves.
The Russian cavalry rushed into the Xia army like a hammer, but soon their way was blocked by the angry Xia army, the cavalry's proud maneuver could not be carried out in the crowd, and there were sharp and cold bayonets in all directions, and in the panic screams of the cavalry, one by one the cavalry was picked and stabbed and fell off their horses, although they struggled to slash and resist, trying to generalize
The enemies who surrounded them repelled, but even if they killed one, another would soon rush up.
What's more deadly is that at this moment, the cavalry of the Xia Army also roared through the rejected horses that were pushed to be demolished, and killed the Russian position, the first and second cavalry brigades respectively charged under the leadership of Anding Bo Mabao and Dingnan Hou Cao Dahao, their target was not the wargroup in the melee, but the Russian artillery that was still being exported!