A few days later

On a gloomy afternoon, a cold wind howled across the fields.

On the outskirts of Pittsburgh, the black smoke of the battle line and the winter wheat fields that had just emerged were full of lodging corpses, white soldiers and many black soldiers, white soldiers with gray hair and childish young men, all of whom were now cold corpses.

On the defensive front, which has been bombarded by artillery fire, the heavily armed officers and soldiers of the Tang Empire are holding guns and waiting for them, and many soldiers in the front row are wearing cuirasses and cotton coats.

Although it is a little bloated, it reveals an indescribable murderous aura.

This kind of cuirass heavy infantry is a new type of equipment in the Tang Empire, and on the Pittsburgh front, there are only two ace infantry divisions equipped with cuirassier heavy infantry, namely the 205 "Fire Division" and the Royal Chang'an Iron and Blood Grenadier Division.

This cuirass heavy infantry is designed to target the imitation British Mini rifles, which are widely used by the American Yankees today, and the protection is quite good judging by the cratered bullet marks on the chests of the soldiers.

In the battle of the line to be shot

The king-style rifle equipped by the Tang Kingdom can cause serious damage to the US army in the range of 700~800 meters, and can ensure accurate hits within the range of 650 meters.

On the other hand, although the imitation British Mini rifle commonly equipped by the US military is slightly lacking in accuracy, it can still cause fatal damage at a distance of 700 meters, and can ensure accurate hits within a range of 500 meters.

At first glance, the lethality of rifles on both sides is about the same.

However, since the imitation British Mini rifle uses a lead round-tipped cylindrical bullet, it can be easily pushed into the chamber with a ram lever. Thus significantly increasing the rate of fire.

The bullet is threaded around the body to match the rifling, and the middle of the thread is stuffed with animal oil. The bottom of the bullet uses a cork material.

When fired, gunpowder gases hit the cork, and the cork was hit by an instantaneous impact, and then the bullet was violently propped up.

Because the bullet is propped up, the chamber can be sealed by relying on the bullet itself at the moment of firing without leaking gunpowder gases, resulting in the loss of kinetic energy of the bullet.

This solved the problem of chamber closure of the old front-loading guns, and greatly enhanced the rate of fire, range and safety of the guns.

There are only two drawbacks;

The first is that the mini bullet made of lead casting and cork is soft and not penetrating enough, and relying on cuirass defense can well ensure the safety of soldiers and greatly reduce casualties.

The second is that the Minnie rifle is slow to reload, compared to the King's rifle that pulls the bolt with one shot and completes the preparation for shooting.

After a shot, the rifle must be turned upside down, and the next Mini bullet must be pushed from the muzzle to compact, and then the rifle is lifted, the pool is opened to fill and fire gunpowder, and after closing the medicine door, aim at the enemy, and fire......

And doing so many actions in front of the enemy is simply looking for death.

Proven in battle

In the brutal battle, after carrying 1~2 rounds of guns fired by the American soldiers, the bolt-action king rifles equipped by the soldiers of the Tang Empire were fiercely firepowered, and the characteristics of high precision were fully exerted, which was a one-sided slaughter of the soldiers of the American Northern Army.

These days

After the Colorado Corps occupied the U.S. Pittsburgh defensive line, it ushered in a frenzied counterattack like a tide of the Northern Army, round after round, endlessly.

The soldiers of the Tang Empire who held the defensive line were like hard reefs, allowing the soldiers of the Northern Army to crash into them like waves, and they still stood still, inflicting a large number of kills on the enemy.

The battle of about a week resulted in more than 110,000 casualties of the US army, while the casualties of the Tang Empire were only about 13,000, of which more than 8,200 were killed, which also included the losses of the initial attack on the enemy's defensive line, playing a battle loss ratio of 9:1.

Today

The strength of the U.S. counterattack in Pittsburgh has also been greatly weakened, showing a situation of inability to follow.

To tell the truth, this is the fear of being killed, and the northerners dare not rush up to death even if they are headed.

General Fan Pengfei personally inspected the officers and men of the 205th Division equipped with cuirass heavy infantry, and looked at the bullet marks on the cuirass, and many lead bullets were completely embedded in it, like smashed persimmons, and he couldn't help but be very satisfied.

These cuirasses are made of the world's most advanced Harvey bulletproof steel, which is very rigid, and the surface carburizing process is very hard, but the toughness is not enough to break easily.

About 1/3 of the cuirasses he had seen had large and small cracks, but they still maintained a certain amount of defense.

"Are there enough reserves for these broken cuirasses to be replaced?" Admiral Fan Pengfei asked.

Major General Lin Feng, commander of the 205th Division, replied after saluting solemnly; "Report to Your Excellency the Commander, there are still 2,200 pairs of cuirasses left in our division, which can barely replace half of the damaged, and the rest needs to be replenished from the rear."

"As a first-class priority, the Corps Logistics Department needs to arrange it as soon as possible." Admiral Fan Pengfei immediately ordered. Then he pointed to the cracked breastplate and said; "Every bullet mark on it can mean the precious life of a soldier. If the cracked cuirass cannot be replaced in time, can it immediately organize blacksmiths to repair it on the front line, and the corps needs to immediately recruit more than 200 blacksmiths to ensure the defense of the front-line cuirass heavy infantry. ”

"The humble duty understands, and immediately arranges for people to do it."

"Based on battlefield experience, at what close distance can the Minnie rifle pierce armor?"

"Report to the Commander-in-Chief; According to actual combat experience, the strong impact caused by the Mini rifle at a range of 150 meters could cause the cuirass to shatter. If it comes close to 100 meters, there is an 80% chance that the Mini bullet will penetrate the cuirass and cause damage to the soldiers. However, due to the loss of kinetic energy of the bullet, the probability of death is not large. ”

"Well, now it seems that due to the advantages of our rifles, it is difficult for American soldiers to attack within 150 meters, and it is more that the cuirass is broken due to cumulative damage, which should be fed back to the factory in time and asked them to make further improvements to the product."

"I understand that I will immediately collect the first hand of data and give feedback to the manufacturer."

"Hmmm......"

Admiral Fan Pengfei looked up at the battlefield strewn with corpses, and then looked back at His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin.

I saw that His Royal Highness Don Li Xin, who had not taken off his childishness, had a stern look on his face, stretched out his white fingers and tapped the breastplate on the soldier's body, and touched a few bullet marks on it, raised his head and said to the soldier; "I know, you are all warriors who defend the Tang Empire, and I would like to pay you the highest respect."

"I am willing to die for Your Majesty, long live the Tang Empire, long live!" The soldier hammered the iron armor with his fist, and his reply was sonorous and full of passion.

"Thank you!" His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin was young after all, and looking at these slightly bloated and dusty soldiers, somehow his nose was sour, and a layer of mist appeared in his eyes......

He turned his head in disguise, and Second Lieutenant Liu Daqing beside him immediately pulled His Royal Highness aside, took out a white silk handkerchief under the cover of several teenagers, and wiped the tears of the young Highness.

In the days when they came to the front line, these aristocratic teenagers have matured to some extent and understood the meaning of glory and responsibility.

General Fan Pengfei looked at the watch on his wrist, it was already close to 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and it was difficult to say whether the US military would launch a new round of counterattacks.

More than a week of fighting

He could clearly feel that the combat effectiveness of the US army was rapidly declining, and at first when attacking the first and second line positions in Pittsburgh, the combat effectiveness of the Northern Army seemed to be okay, but who knew that it would be more and more collapsed later.

It's normal to think about it

Now that a large number of black slaves who fled north have been pulled onto the battlefield, more than half of the black soldiers who died in this wilderness were black soldiers with incomplete weapons, and there were also some white-haired old men and teenagers mixed with the northern army.

This also shows that the government of the United States of America (North) has reached the end of its strong crossbow.

He looked up

In the wilderness, the cold air was mixed with the heavy smell of gunpowder smoke and blood, which was the smell of war close to death.

In the air, flocks of black-pressed crows circled and flew down, all fat and strong, bringing a hellish atmosphere to this battlefield where the wind was shouting, making people shudder involuntarily.

Admiral Fan Pengfei shook his head, expelled these short-lived negative emotions, his eyes became firm again, and he casually asked the staff officer beside him; "The Pittsburgh defense line has been torn apart, and our army will divide its troops to the north tomorrow to expand this tear, when is the Chang'an Cavalry Corps ready to attack? Is there any definite news? ”

"Report to Your Excellency Commander, the Chang'an Cavalry Corps has just received a telegram and is preparing to pass through the Pittsburgh defense line at about 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, and they have sent a congratulatory telegram by the way, congratulating our corps on successfully tearing through the defense line and making new contributions."

"Well, order the cavalry regiments of each division to sweep 30 kilometers to the northeast and southeast with the cavalry brigade as a unit, to clarify the enemy situation in the area, and remember to me that it is only reconnaissance and not attack."

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander."

It didn't take long

In the distance, there was another black and oppressive army, and it turned out that the northern army was still not giving up, and organized a counterattack again.

Admiral Fan Pengfei's expression became even more cold, and he was already fully mentally prepared to be entangled with the northerners of the head iron for a long time in the huge flesh mill of Pittsburgh.

The field artillery units have moved forward again, and after a few days of rest, they will begin a formal attack on the city of Pittsburgh, kicking off an even more tragic bloody battle.

The arms patents in the rear brought in a large number of shells in order to reduce the entire city to rubble, and all factories, buildings, bridges and infrastructure would be destroyed, including the towns and villages around Pittsburgh, all under a "scorched earth policy".

The intentions of the imperial side are clear; Cities have been destroyed, crops have been burned, young men have lost in the war, what will the Yankees do to continue fighting?

"Pass the order down and prepare for battle."

Order

The mournful horn sounded again, and just after eating something, the cuirass heavy infantry of the Tang Kingdom, which had just recovered some strength, began to regroup, check the weapons and ammunition, and prepare to teach the cannon fodder sent by the northern Yankees another good lesson.

Victory in war cannot be achieved by mere blood and courage.

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