Chapter 1445 A full blow
Although the troops put into the battlefield by the two sides differed several times, Qian Tiandun, as the commander, would not be flustered by this. Battles with a much larger disparity in troops had not been encountered before. Since the formation of the army, Haihan has followed the route of elite troops. All strategies and tactics are formulated around the idea of defeating more with less. It is normal for the troops to be inferior to the enemy on the battlefield. Both officers and ordinary soldiers have long been accustomed to this. .
However, the situation of the battle between the Jin Army and the Marine Corps that landed behind the defense line after yesterday has been transmitted to Qian Tiandun via the radio. Several senior generals have seen Wang Tom's battle briefing and have a general understanding of the garrison of the fortress. On the defensive line, there are some commanding styles of Jin general Yangguli. The fact that he still uses the all-out tactics in this level of battlefield confrontation shows that he is decisive and ruthless, leaving no room for both the enemy and us.
Although the Marine Corps and the Special Operations Battalion have similar weapons and equipment, their tactical styles are completely different, and their combat experience is even different. In addition, the Special Operations Battalion has more abundant troops. Later, the Jin Army wanted to use the brutal attack against the Marines. Use tactics to attack the position guarded by the special operations battalion, even if you have to kick the iron plate.
After seeing the opponent's cavalry begin to speed up, Chen Yixin decisively gave the order to fire. Although the distance between the two armies is still far, the damage that can be caused by firing at this time is limited, but since the other side has already shown the attitude of fighting to the death, the Haihan Army does not have to worry about firing a few cannons to scare these guys away.
Of course, the most important point is that these four new artillery were transported thousands of miles from the south. The intensity of use on the battlefield has obviously not reached the military's expectations. How long will it take if they are not used to bombard the enemy at this time? These cannons are fast-loading and powerful. They are deployed in the east and west directions of the position. They are just used to deal with the Houjin cavalry who are trying to encircle them at this time.
As the cannon sounded, a bloody passage appeared in Houjin's cavalry team. Everything in the path of the cannonball was torn to pieces in an instant, and the people near it didn't even have time. any reaction to it. Regardless of armor or shields, any individual defense method is useless in the face of this absolute power, and the result is that the body they protect is turned into pieces.
Although the damage of a single shell from such a shooting is limited, the impact caused by it is no joke. When living people and war horses suddenly explode into plasma and minced meat in front of their eyes, even the most battle-hardened warriors will be shocked. It was impossible to maintain a calm mood. Some cavalrymen were so frightened that they fell off their horses when they saw such a scene.
However, the overall advancement speed of the Hou Jin Army was not slowed down by the shelling. These experienced cavalrymen understood that only by shortening the combat distance as soon as possible could they save their lives to the greatest extent. Moreover, even if they wanted to escape from the battle, the supervising team following them could No joke. Before the war, Yang Guli issued a death order. Anyone who dared not move forward in fear of fighting or even turned around and fled back would be killed by the supervising team without mercy.
No matter how fierce Haihan's artillery fire was, such thousands of people could not be destroyed by just a few shots. Although they didn't know whether the artillery shells would hit them in the next second, all the cavalry still pushed their horses forward with all their strength. I hope to get close as soon as possible and destroy these damn artillery pieces.
But when they got closer and closer to the Haihan position, they found that the artillery fire on the position became more intense. Several artillery that had not fired before finally roared, and all the guns fired from these barrels were It is a grape bullet with a limited range but a larger killing area. One shot can mow down an area.
At this time, the soldiers' rifles finally came into use. After the Houjin Cavalry entered their effective shooting range, the intensive firepower was as lethal as the grape bullets fired by the artillery. The Houjin Cavalry who rushed to a distance of a hundred meters quickly turned into corpses on the ground at a speed visible to the naked eye. The blood from the injuries of the men and horses quickly dyed a large area of the ground red, making it muddy.
At this time, there was no such thing as saving ammunition in the Haihan Army. Both artillery and infantry were firing the weapons they controlled as quickly as possible. The Houjin cavalry rushing over from outside the position were so densely packed that they could hit an unlucky target at random without much aiming.
The sniper team that set up its position on the city wall took advantage of the chaos and took its time to target the grassroots officers responsible for commanding the operations in the Hou Jin army's formation, killing them one by one. Although the killing speed is not as fast as that of his colleagues below, the effect is obvious. Every time an officer is killed, it can cause a certain degree of chaos in the local area, making it difficult for Hou Jin's cavalry charge to maintain an orderly rhythm. After this chaos gradually accumulated, the impact on the Jin Army's offensive on the battlefield became very obvious.
Yangu Li, who was observing the battlefield trends from behind, soon noticed that during the charge of the cavalry, the formation gradually became chaotic. He didn't understand what was going on. Logically speaking, these cavalrymen charging and fighting were just like eating and walking, and they would never make mistakes in such a simple operation. But in this environment, he could not give any instructions to the charging cavalry in time, and could only let them adjust on their own.
Perhaps it was because of this chaos that exceeded Yangguli's expectations that the charging Houjin Cavalry could not approach the Haihan position as quickly as yesterday. About fifty meters away from the defense line, it became a line of life and death. The cavalrymen who were lucky enough to cross this distance were almost immediately shot and then fell off their horses. The cavalrymen didn't even touch the edge of the barbed wire fence outside the position, and they collapsed on this blockade. This is like a bottomless black hole. Although there are always brave cavalry who are not afraid of death, they continue to rush in, but apart from being devoured by them, there is no sign that this black hole can be filled up. signs.
Morgan loaded, aimed, and fired at an extremely stable speed. After each target he hit, he would verbally report the number, and the bodyguards around him would record the results. His position on the city wall was already beyond the range of Houjin's hunting bow. He did not need to worry about personal safety at all and could focus all his energy on shooting the target. He had not experienced such hearty shooting on the battlefield for a long time. The last time he led a sniper team to perform a reconnaissance mission near here, his condition was far from the level where he could almost miss his shots now. Although this battle had just started, Morgan already had a premonition that he would set a new record for the number of enemies he killed in this battle. This record was set back many years ago during the Annan Civil War. . At that time, the CheyTac M200 sniper rifle used in the battle in Annan was still semi-storage. The accuracy and lethality were naturally far better than the relatively primitive rifle in his hand now, but he could feel that his condition today was particularly outstanding. , and even vaguely found a very labor-saving and worry-free shooting rhythm. Such a feeling was also rare in his past military career.
When the first wave of two thousand-man cavalry was almost exhausted, a few cavalry finally broke through the death line and quickly rushed towards the Haihan position. It's a pity that in addition to the terrifying guns and cannons, what's blocking them in front is also the formidable fortifications on the ground.
Most of the time on the battlefield, Haihan used less to fight more. In addition, the cavalry establishment was better than nothing, so he put more effort into position defense, such as deer villages, horse-rejection, barbed wire fences, trenches, horse traps, horse trip ropes, and even Destructive weapons such as landmines are deployed to varying degrees outside this position. Although the completion of these fortifications is not ideal due to the rush of time, as long as they can block the charging Houjin Cavalry for a few seconds, the free infantry on the defense line will naturally focus their fire on the targets that have already rushed nearby. .
Judging from the periphery of the battlefield, thousands of people from Houjin seemed to have surrounded this small position, and it was only a matter of time before they conquered this place. But if you look carefully, you will find that the encirclement outside the Haihan position is actually still some distance away from the edge of the position. Although they are only a few meters apart, it is as difficult as a natural chasm for the attackers to cross. In the process of approaching the Haihan position, Houjin had already paid the price of thousands of casualties in a very short period of time.
However, both sides were already furious at this time. Haihan, who had taken advantage of the favorable terrain and took the initiative on the battlefield, would naturally not retreat. As long as there was sufficient ammunition, they would not be intimidated even if tens of thousands of enemy troops were surrounded outside. Although Hou Jin had a way out, he was in a situation of no retreat. He was determined to fight Haihan to the death. Although he suffered heavy losses, he still had to keep fighting. After all, if we withdraw at this time, so many people will die in vain.
The cowhide drums in the Hou Jin army continued to beat, encouraging the soldiers to launch a desperate charge towards the Haihan position. The Houjin infantry who followed the cavalry finally entered the area where they could launch an attack. The archers drew their bows and nocked arrows, and launched arrows from behind the cavalry at the Haihan position.
Haihan was not unprepared for such offensive methods. In fact, during the battle, engineers and civilians were still building wooden roofs in the position to prevent arrows from falling from the sky. These ceilings are all prefabricated and can be easily erected as long as support poles are set up on the ground. It's just that the time Haihan spent to build a position after he conquered this place was too short, so this special fortification was not completed when Hou Jin counterattacked.
Because of this, Hou Jin's offensive immediately had an effect, and even several people in the Haihan position were shot by these cold arrows. Haihan had no better way to deal with this. He could only speed up the construction of fortifications while asking the medical soldiers to quickly treat the wounded and carry them out on stretchers. Qian Tiandun also dispatched troops to the rear, allowing the reserve troops south of the position to quickly enter the position to replace the vacancies left by the wounded soldiers.
Since the Houjin archers were temporarily hiding behind the cavalry troops, it was difficult for Haihan's attack methods to directly hurt them, so they could only resist this wave of offensive. However, for the Houjin troops who had gathered in large numbers in front of Haihan's position, in addition to artillery fire, Haihan also used another weapon that could have a large-scale killing effect-grenades.
In order to maximize the effectiveness of this weapon, the military also specially trained a group of grenadiers, which was probably about half a century earlier than their Western counterparts listed grenadiers as an official branch of the military. Although this tactic of standing in a row and throwing grenades seems a bit funny, it is undoubtedly an excellent supplement to the artillery with limited firing frequency in close combat. The grenades thrown in a row will explode simultaneously among the densely packed enemy troops. , no less than grapeshot fired from artillery. Moreover, targets injured by grenades often do not die immediately, and companions who fall to the ground and scream can also effectively weaken their overall combat effectiveness.
As the whistle sounded, more than twenty grenades flew out of the air and smashed into the rear Jin army. Hou Jin did not have a clear understanding of these iron lumps flying from the sky, but only regarded them as some kind of cold weapon-style attack method. However, after only a moment, explosions sounded one after another in the crowd, and screams suddenly broke out. Several war horses were injured and lost control. They turned around and trampled towards the infantry team in the rear, causing considerable chaos.
This time, Haihan Ordnance Industry prepared 1,200 grenades for the Liaodong Army, most of which were deployed by Qian Tiandun on this position. However, the current situation does not allow for any ideas of economy, naturally. Any powerful weapons must be used quickly. Kill one more enemy, and maybe one less person will be injured on your side. So in the next period of time, grenades were thrown at the Jin army as if they were free, and explosions continued to sound in the crowd. Those soldiers who knew what was going on were fine. The trouble was that the horses would run and jump subconsciously once they were injured. It was difficult for the riders on their backs to control them, and they would immediately create chaos around them. There was chaos.
As the battle continued, Yangu Li's heart grew colder little by little. He found that the Haihan position was not as easy to deal with as the beachhead he attacked yesterday. From the beginning to the end, the opponent controlled the rhythm of the battle and continued to use weapons with high destructive power to consume his own troops. However, all the Houjin Army can do after attacking the formation is to use bows and arrows to shoot aimlessly at the Haihan position. So far, it seems that it has not been able to effectively reduce the opponent's combat effectiveness. And if the fight continues at the current pace, I'm afraid that before all the people in the opponent's position are shot to death, all the troops on our side will be under gunfire.
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