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Chapter 529 Four Thirty Six, How many people have fought in ancient times?

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    Long Jiguang's heart suddenly sank, and he quickly asked: "How far is it from here? What are their intentions?"

    The sentry replied: "It is less than ten miles away from here, and the intention is not yet known."

    Long Jiguang raised his leg and kicked: "Then why don't you hurry up and explore?"

    As soon as the sentry left, Long Mingzao couldn't wait to say: "Commander, that army of unknown origin is undoubtedly the third brigade of the Hubei Army! Looking at the entire Guangdong, only the First Division of the Guangdong Army and the Ji Army can not be afraid of us.  The Second Division and the Independent Brigade are now dispersed. The commander of the First Division, Zhong Bo'an (Zhong Dingji), is an idle crane. He is indifferent to political affairs and is currently in Guangzhou. He is now able to appear in the northwest of our army without any fear.  It can only be the third brigade of the Hubei Army. The matter is urgent, so the commander-in-chief should make an early decision!"

    Long Ji Guangzheng regretted why he had not followed Long Mingzao's suggestion to capture Guangzhou first. Hearing this, he hurriedly asked: "If we follow Mingzao's advice, how should we respond? Is it still too late to capture Guangzhou now?"

    Long Mingzao said: "Commander, we can't go to Guangzhou now! We have just finished forming the team, and the whole army is panicking. If the two armies confront each other, they will not be able to fight; and the Hubei army will be exhausted after a long-distance attack.  By attacking more and less and waiting for work, you can even win in battle. If the general leads a few battalions of elite soldiers to seize Guangzhou at night, all the officers and soldiers will think that the general has abandoned the army and run away. In addition, the enemy troops suddenly appear nearby, and they will be panic-stricken.  It is easy to collapse at the first touch. If the Hubei army continues to pursue us, even if we successfully capture Guangzhou, we will be unable to fight and defend, and the consequences will be disastrous!"

    Long Jinguang said: "No! Night fighting has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times. Even if the troops are strong and the generals are resourceful, the whole army will be wiped out if they are not careful. What's more, our army is now as panicked as a frightened bird? The third brother is the whole army.  How can I put myself in danger, my lord? How about my third brother rushing to Guangzhou with 8 undamaged battalions, and Brother Yu leading the remaining troops to intercept the enemy here!"

    As the two armies got closer and closer, all kinds of intelligence came to Long Jiguang at a low price.  As expected by Long Mingzao, it was the third brigade of the Hubei Army who came.  Just now, the two people's plans had been decided. At this time, Long Jiguang did not hesitate anymore and immediately issued an order: "Each battalion built defenses on the spot and prepared to meet the enemy!"

    It is said that Deng Xihou, the commander of the fifth battalion of the Hubei Army, already knew the general situation of the enemy before Ji Jun discovered it, but he did not dare to be careless at all.  Although the combat strength of the Ji Army will be greatly reduced after the plane bombing, after all, there are more than 10,000 people in the Ji Army, and the Fifth Battalion only has more than 2,000 people. Even if the plane bombs a few more times, the remaining strength cannot be underestimated.  .

    By the time we were about five or six miles away from Jijun, the sky was already completely dark, and the faint waning moon gave off a dim and blurry light, making the ground even more gloomy and pitch black.  Deng Xihou ordered the vanguard troops to stop, and then mortars fired several illumination bombs at the location of the Ji army.  The flares slowly fell from the sky, and the dazzling light illuminated the Jijun position as bright as day.  With the help of the telescope in hand, it can be seen that the Ji army is building fortifications on the spot in preparation for the upcoming war.  ¡ª¡ªIf the telescope is advanced enough, you may be able to see the horrified expressions of the JI officers and soldiers at the moment when the flare suddenly lights up.

    After the illumination bombs were extinguished in the endless darkness, the dull sound of mortars rang out one after another from the Jijun position, occasionally mixed with the sharp whistle of a few Krupp 75mm mountain cannons.

    Regarding the fire reconnaissance of the Ji Army, Deng Xihou did not order the troops to fight back, but sent scouts to investigate the area between the Ji Army and Guangzhou City.  The results of the investigation made Deng Xihou overjoyed. I don't know whether it was Long Jiguang's lack of thinking or his lack of troops that only one battalion was placed at that strategic position.  He immediately ordered his troops to move quietly under cover of night to the area between Jijun and Guangzhou, so as to prevent Jijun from turning around and seizing Guangzhou after dawn.

    After the Hubei army fired the illumination bomb, Long Jiguang and others on the opposite side thought that there would be a fierce and violent battle like a storm. Unexpectedly, the other side fell into a deathly silence, and there was no reaction even if the shelling was fired.  It was a pity that the Ji army did not have flares in their hands. It was a weapon tailor-made for the Northwest Army by the Ordnance Science Research Institute, so they had to secretly speculate in their hearts: Could it be the calm before the storm?  Long Jiguang, Long Mingzao and others all held their breath and quietly waited for the war to come.

    Unexpectedly, after waiting for more than ten or twenty minutes, there was still no movement from the other side. Long Mingzao couldn't hold back his temper and asked tentatively: "Commander, the Hubei army has not responded. I don't know whether it has broken away from contact or is preparing."  Let's wait for work. Why don't we send a company up to try it out and see what happens?"

    Long Jiguang was also anxious about waiting, and nodded when he heard this: "Okay, then send a company over to explore the situation!"

    Waiting for that companyWith one foot and one foot, he touched five or six miles away and then sent back the news. It was already more than an hour later. The news sent back surprised everyone: Judging from the traces on the ground, the third brigade of the Hubei Army had broken away from contact.  The destination is unknown.  Long Jinguang, who was feeling depressed at the side, muttered at this time: "Is it possible that the Hubei army took advantage of the darkness to shoot a false shot here, hold back our army, and then directly attack Guangzhou?"

    Before he finished speaking, he heard a few sporadic gunshots coming from the direction of Guangzhou, and then a staff officer quickly ran into the camp and reported breathlessly: "Commander Qi, a large group of Hubei troops were found in front of our camp.  After investigation, it was found that the enemy was building fortifications with the intention of blocking our army from entering the city. The battalion commander ordered me to come and ask for instructions, what should our battalion do?"

    Long Jiguang said angrily: "What else can be done? Today, the only way is to concentrate the entire army to break through the obstruction of the Hubei army and seize the city of Guangzhou before making plans. If we cannot break through the obstruction, we should withdraw to Zhaoqing as soon as possible to avoid the consequences of the Hubei army.  The military siege will lead to disaster!"

    Long Jinguang immediately replied: "What the third brother said is true!"

    Long Mingzao also said: "The commander-in-chief's words make sense!"

    It is rare for Long Mingzao and Long Jinguang to maintain the same opinion.  Upon seeing this, Long Jiguang quickly made up his mind and began to mobilize troops and generals, trying to take advantage of the Hubei army's unstable foothold to fight to the death.

    The soldiers of the Ji Army were all born into poor families. Due to their unreasonable diet, most of them suffered from night blindness. Once large-scale military mobilization occurred at night, they must carry torches. Otherwise, they would not be able to find generals, and they would not be able to find soldiers before the war started.  The situation was chaotic first.  The lit torch will invisibly inform the other party of the mobilization information.

    As soon as he saw the Ji army's torches moving wildly, Deng Xihou immediately understood that they were going to make a desperate move. On the one hand, he ordered each company and platoon to arrange firepower points as soon as possible and prepare for battle;  Carry out focused bombing on the gathering areas of the Ji Army to disrupt the offensive rhythm of the Ji Army.  It's just that the deterrence of mortars is obviously less than that of aerial bombs. For Jijun, it feels like "you are not afraid of gunfire after the plane passes, and you don't look at the mountains after returning from the Five Mountains."

    When the battalions gradually arrived at the forward positions, Long Jiguang immediately ordered the three battalions with relatively outstanding combat capabilities and relatively intact structures to launch a charge at the same time, hoping to break through the Hubei army's defense line in one fell swoop using human sea tactics.  Killing 1,500 people at the same time on a not-so-wide front was indeed a huge force.  When the two battalions of Ji troops jumped out of the trenches and rushed towards each other, Long Jiguang, who was supervising the battle from the rear, felt that he had a good chance of winning.

    As soon as the Jin army took a few dozen steps, mortars of various calibers opened fire one after another, and then the Northwest Army's Zhonggong 1911 rifle also joined them.  Seeing that victory was in sight, Long Jiguang once again invested two battalions of troops as backup.  When the Ji army charging in front was only a stone's throw away from the Hubei army's trenches, the crisp popping sound of seven or eight Maxim heavy machine guns suddenly sounded from both sides of the Hubei army's position. The Ji army suddenly fell down like bundles of straw.  On the ground, he never stood up again.

    This is another unique unique skill of the Northwest Army: machine gun cross fire tactics.  But this is the first time it has been used in actual combat.

    In fact, as early as Sun Yuanqi used airplanes to obtain the Maxim heavy machine gun patent from the United States, the Peiping Iron Works began mass production of Maxim heavy machine guns, and the Ordnance Science Research Institute also began to study the relationship between the Maxim heavy machine gun and the Zhonggong 1911-type rifle.  Collaborative tactics.  They conducted an interesting experiment on the group charge tactics that are very popular in most old armies in Europe, Japan and even China:

    They used 250 balloons to represent charging soldiers. Each balloon was suspended at different heights between 0.5 meters and 1.8 meters. Each balloon was 2 meters apart and spread over an area of ??more than 100 meters wide and several meters deep.  A skilled machine gunner fired from the front with a Maxim heavy machine gun 400 meters away.  The machine gunner fired a total of 250 rounds, but only hit 37 balloons, and many bullets hit the gaps between the balloons.  Moreover, the machine gunner had to re-aim every time he hit a balloon, which wasted a lot of precious time. In the real battle, the enemy had already rushed up quickly.

    Then they changed their approach and placed machine guns on the sides of the 250 balloons. The situation was completely different.  Looking around, 250 balloons form a dense plane of 0.5 meters to 1.8 meters wide, with a narrow front and long depth, which greatly increases the density of targets.  The same machine gunner, the same machine gun, the same 250 rounds of ammunition, hit 240 balloons!

    It is said that in real history, the German army used the Maxim heavy machine gun and this machine gun cross-fire tactics to kill 60,000 British troops (some say 20,000) on the first day of the Battle of the Somme!  Throughout human history, millions of lives have been lost to the Maxim heavy machine gun. It is a famous "widow maker" and "leftover woman producer."  Fortunately, the Maxim heavy machine gun was very expensive and beyond the reach of ordinary people, so it did not cause more killings.  ¡ª¡ªBut these "ordinary people" definitely do not include Sun Yuanqi. With his financial resources and his arsenal, he can ensure that each regiment is equipped with 10 such heavy machine guns, far exceeding the 6 of the Beiyang elite, and proud of the whole country!

    The dark night concealed the cruel killings. Long Jiguang, who was watching the battle, could only see seven or eight chains of fire swaying continuously on the battlefield, and various hoarse screams could be heard in his ears. Even the rumbling cannons could not cover it up.  .  After ten minutes of this, the heavy machine guns stopped screaming, but no one from the five battalions of soldiers who had just charged on the battlefield saw anyone return.  The breeze blew, and only the strong smell of blood hit my nose and made me sick.

    Long Jiguang was a little confused: Where were the more than 2,000 people in the five battalions charging?  Why isn't there any movement?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)Such a heavy machine gun far surpasses the six Beiyang elites, and is proud of the whole country!

    The dark night concealed the cruel killings. Long Jiguang, who was watching the battle, could only see seven or eight chains of fire swaying continuously on the battlefield, and various hoarse screams could be heard in his ears. Even the rumbling cannons could not cover it up.  .  After ten minutes of this, the heavy machine guns stopped screaming, but no one from the five battalions of soldiers who had just charged on the battlefield saw anyone return.  The breeze blew, and only the strong smell of blood hit my nose and made me sick.

    Long Jiguang was a little confused: Where were the more than 2,000 people in the five battalions charging?  Why isn't there any movement?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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