Chapter 87 Musket Fire
Sholin had already relented his men, and only half of the submachine guns were put into battle, and only a third of the machine guns were put into battle. The last time he fought a town, Clark had seen the power of a submachine gun, a weapon that could fire dozens of rounds in a short period of time. However, it was so chaotic that Clark didn't notice how many submachine guns there were, only to hear the sound of puff business and the soldiers fall one by one.
The firepower of the rotary machine guns was even more powerful, and Xiao Lin only let the five machine guns be responsible for taking down the gathered lobster soldiers, and then fired. Xiao Lin didn't want to scare the enemy, if these people ran away, Xiao Lin would be in trouble. If they become guerrillas and come to the town from time to time to harass them, they will cause more trouble than a direct attack. Xiao Lin's plan was to reduce the size of the enemy to about 4,000 men, leave the position, and capture everyone in one fell swoop.
In a short period of time, the British army only suffered more than 500 casualties, and this number is still not taken into account by Bobby. In the Great War in Europe, the number of casualties in which war was not higher than this. Instead, he was excited that the musketeers had managed to get close to the enemy and start firing at them. In his cognition, as long as he continued to press up and endure, he could defeat the enemy in one fell swoop. Reflecting from the level of firepower, the number of enemies is not large.
Poppy didn't care how many mud-legged soldiers he would sacrifice, he only cared if he could win. And that's exactly what he did. The second group of two thousand musketeers, sent out by him, took advantage of the gap created by the first remaining warriors, and charged again. As soon as the second wave of soldiers left, the third wave of soldiers was ready. Five hundred soldiers in the second wave were Indians, and one thousand in the third wave were Indians. A fourth wave of soldiers is also being prepared, and the remaining Indian and white cavalry will make up this final wave of attacking soldiers.
And the remaining 1,000 musketeers are the new force left by Poppy, and they are also the most elite forces under Poppy. And the most elite guards after Clark will be in the fourth wave of attacking soldiers. It didn't seem unacceptable, at least Poppy didn't let them rush up as cannon fodder in the first or second waves. In the dense design of the brown bass muskets, there were really people injured on the side of the escort.
There is no way to do this, after all, there are more enemies than the entire convoy. Although the brown bass musket is inferior to the Zhongzheng style, it is not a burning stick. More than a dozen recruits of the fourth battalion, hit by bullets, covered their wounds and screamed loudly. Originally, they wanted to be like a man, and the ninja didn't speak in pain, but Xiao Lin didn't plan to do so. Let the Babu order them to scream as badly as they wanted, and when they heard the screams, the enemy attacked with even more excitement.
When the medics bandaged their wounds and prepared to carry them down, they finally stopped screaming. In the eyes of the British, this was instead a symbol of the death of the wounded soldier. The third wave of musketeers began to move forward, and the firepower of the British army suddenly increased considerably. According to the plan, the soldiers of the first trench began to retreat in an orderly manner. The British, of course, began to pursue with excitement on their faces. Before they knew it, they had stepped into the trap area.
The screams of "Ahhhhh The traps designed by Xiao Lin are very vicious, and they can't be seen at all on the surface, but if you step on them, your feet will definitely be useless. The British army also rushed too fast, completely unprepared, and a large number of soldiers were hit. One by one, they all covered their feet, screaming there incessantly. Such a tragic situation frightened the soldiers behind them to stop, a little hesitant to continue to rush forward. Especially, Indian warriors who didn't wear much boots.
Poppy was furious in the back, and using such a nasty and despicable means as traps meant that the enemy had exhausted his donkey skills, and if he didn't attack at this time, when would he attack.
"You idiots, go on, keep going, the enemy is out of moves, otherwise they won't use traps to resist us. ”
After Poppy finished speaking, the soldiers still hesitated. After all, the pain of a big hole in the foot is not something everyone wants to try. Poppy had no choice but to shout.
"The first person to enter the enemy's position, a thousand pounds sterling. ”
There must be brave men under the so-called heavy rewards, and with sufficient monetary rewards, the soldiers don't care about any traps or not. After more than 400 people were pricked in the foot, they finally entered the first line of trenches. At this point, the first wave of 1,500 British soldiers was completely wiped out, and the second wave also suffered about 20% casualties. Still, having captured the enemy's trenches, they were very happy. As soon as they entered the trench, they lay on the edge of the trench and learned the posture designed by the guards soldiers.
However, they did not notice that the inside side of the trench was much higher than the outside side. With their height, they can't even show the area above the shoulders. At that time, the soldiers of the first convoy went out with the help of ladders. As soon as they went up, they also pulled away the ladder with ropes. At this time, the situation of the British army was even more embarrassing. Here, on the contrary, they could not easily shoot at the convoy fighters, who could fire at will.
First a batch of grenades, then submachine guns firing with all their might, plus more than a thousand medium formal rifles that fired, the second wave of attacking soldiers who entered the first line of trenches, this time it was completely finished. Poppy felt that things were a little out of his mind. The casualties suddenly increased to 3,500, which made him a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, there were only nearly two thousand people who really died, so Bobby continued to send a fourth wave of soldiers.
More than seventy percent of the soldiers in the fourth wave were cavalry. There were not only white cavalrymen on tall horses, wearing cuirass and steel helmets, and carrying muskets and sabers, but also Indian cavalry riding American horses and decorated with bells and whistles and holding wooden handles. Nearly 2,000 cavalry gathered together and galloped wildly, and the movement was really not small. Xiao Lin was also very hot to watch, and he didn't know when he would be able to assemble a cavalry of this size. The equipment of the cavalry, Zhao Menghai, they can easily develop it. However, it's hard to find a war horse.
After nearly two years on the American continent, I really haven't found a stable source of war horses. The ones that were seized before were bred as horses. Therefore, Xiao Lin made a decision, and all the snipers in the escort team, and only fifty snipers, were called over by him.
"You beware, you are only allowed to shoot cavalry, not horses. Before approaching the first trench, I'll ask the other soldiers to cause as little trouble as possible. Look at your speed, I capture a war horse, and each of you will get five flame yellow coins. ”
For the sake of his beloved war horse, Xiao Lin also began a money offensive. A war horse has five Yan Yellow Coins, and a thousand horses are five thousand Yan Yellow Coins, which is their income for almost half a year. If you fight a little more, to 10,000, then this year will be almost alive. Without waiting for Xiao Lin to say that he was disbanded, one by one the snipers with golden eyes turned out of the meeting place and began to look for sniper locations separately.
The sniper rifle modified by the Zhongzheng type can ensure sufficient accuracy at 500 meters. Just then, when the coalition cavalry rushed to the 500-meter mark, the snipers were in position. Without the slightest warning, the cavalry began to drop their horses at a great speed. At a speed of 10 rounds a minute, at least 7 rounds accurately hit the target. The cavalry also came to the wrong place, and the high slope of Xiaoqingshan greatly reduced the cavalry's charging speed.
The snipers went crazy and started shooting like crazy. After the distance was shortened, they were even more successful, three thousand cavalry, and a third of the knights had been wiped out in a short time. On the battlefield, there were mourning horses everywhere, not knowing whether they were sad because of their future fate or crying because of the departure of their masters. The cavalry approached the first line of trenches, which were not wide enough to be crossed, but skilled knights were still able to easily maneuver their horses to jump over.
As a last resort, Xiao Lin had no choice but to let the other soldiers shoot. Two thousand cavalry rushed in, which was not a small problem. Machine guns and submachine guns, burst out with full force, bullets fell to the ground, and collided with each other to produce a tinkling sound. Now I can't care about the safety of those war horses, compared to horses, the safety of my own life is the most important.
And at this time, Poppy also knew that he had been deceived by a cunning enemy. Most of the firepower had been hidden before, but now it was all exposed, just to deal with the trump card in his hand, the three thousand cavalry. In this era, the strength of cavalry is still much stronger than that of musketeers. Clark finally got rid of the effects of the artillery defeat in this situation, rushed forward, and yelled for the cavalry to retreat.
However, it is no longer possible. The cavalry had nothing to fight back in front of the machine guns. Even the extremely cumbersome Makqin water-cooled heavy machine gun can sum up the era of cavalry, not to mention the revolver machine gun that is stronger than it in terms of firepower and convenience.
Seeing the cavalry wailing to death under the terrible fire of the Yanhuang Trading Company, Clarke's brain exploded. He grabbed Poppy by the collar and cursed the stupid Poppy frantically.
"Damn, damn it, you idiot, look what you've done, you've wasted our efforts, the family is finished, whether it's the Addams family or the Pandey family, it's all over. ”
Poppy was also like a fool, staring blankly ahead, and her mouth kept talking.
"Impossible, impossible, how can this be, the enemy should be defeated. ”
Both commanders seem to be suffering from hysteria, and the battlefield is getting worse. In an emergency, the adjutant can only offend the dignity of the two commanders.
"Bang!!" Clark and Bobby came to their senses, covering their faces.