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Chapter 483: Falling in at the last moment

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    Zulexin instinctively felt that it was a fraud, because this was not at all the way he behaved when he resisted his own troops just now.  But there was no time to think too much at this time, the artillery troops were setting up their array step by step.

    This time, the People's Army on the opposite side stopped running away, and Zulexin was lucky again.  As long as the cannon is set up, no matter what the opponent's strategy is or what defensive method they adopt, they will be scum in the face of absolute firepower.  Behind them is the main force of the Asian Cavalry Division. The cavalry has been sent out on both sides to conduct reconnaissance. The vast land is basically unobstructed. It is quite difficult to ambush oneself.

    The afterglow of the setting sun slants on the Cossack artillery position. In the cold season, even under the sun, there is still no warmth.  "We must take shelter from the cold in the Buying City tonight. This damn weather is really unbearable." Zulexin tightened his coat and looked at the low buying and selling city not far away, thinking daydreamingly.  The afterglow of the sun shone on his face, making him a little dazed, and it took him a while to get used to it.

    Several chimneys were slowly raised on the top of the city, making people feel at home in this bleak cold wind. After fighting for a while, it was time to eat free rice.  However, the chimney should have been erected there a long time ago. Why is it still moving and facing me?  Lie Zuxin suddenly became serious and said, "Not good!"

    He reacted quickly, and his voice even preceded the violent whistling in the distance by a few seconds, but the fire was faster.  Before he could make the next order, the explosion sounded.

    Three artillery shells landed almost at the same time. One of them fell into the arranged cavalry artillery array and raised the two cannons.  The splashing gravel passed through Zulexin's face, and the sound of the wind was very sharp. The blow on his face was more painful than the cold wind.

    But Zulexin didn¡¯t have time to feel this. He had already shouted at the top of his lungs: ¡°Push the cannon away!¡±

    No need to think about it, he knew he had made a big mistake.  It is natural for the enemy to retreat with a great victory.  He was always on guard against ambushes, but was inadvertently led step by step to the artillery coverage area set up in advance by the People's Army artillery.  The first round of test firing just now was so accurate, and the subsequent lethality will be astonishing.  Although he is a cavalryman, he has considerable knowledge of artillery.

    His reaction was not unpleasant, but how easy was it to move a fixed cannon in a hurry?

    Due to the unremitting efforts of the Shenyang Arsenal, especially the absorption of Western advanced hydraulic-mechanical composite braking mechanism technology, the People's Army's artillery fire rate can easily reach 10 rounds per minute.  Almost at the same time that Zulexin gave the order, three more artillery shells roared in, specifically attacking the White Army's cavalry and artillery positions.  This time, the accuracy was extremely accurate. Not only did it destroy three cannons, but what was even more abominable was that it riddled dozens of artillerymen who were desperately protecting the cannons.

    A cannon without a gunner is just a pile of scrap metal, but a cannon without a gunner is also a useless person.  Under the threat of sharp artillery, the gunners began to take cover. Some of them lay on the ground, and some even moved far away from the artillery group.  Although Zulexin wanted to set up cannons to attack, he was unable to summon enough manpower for the time being. In addition, he also knew that the opponent's cannons were far beyond his range.  Although Mongolia is located inland, he still feels hopeful about the future.

    On the low wall of the Merchant City, Li Du set up a telescope to observe the effects of the shelling.  For this bombardment, Li Du had to think hard.

    All the defense lines outside the city will eventually be unable to hold because the number of people is too small. He already knew this result.  The cost of defending the trenches outside the city is too high, but it is much more advantageous to defend the city against the city.  With the many vertical tunnels in the city and the walls and houses that can withstand bullets, the enemy's cavalry units are completely unable to exert their combat effectiveness, while his infantry can take advantage of street fighting.

    It¡¯s just that the cavalry artillery carried by the Asian cavalry divisions is a huge threat.  Imagine that 21 cannons are attacking a small town with a radius of less than four miles. Although its power is much smaller than that of infantry artillery, the earthen walls and wooden doors will never be able to withstand it; if the enemy bombs indiscriminately, the advantage of street fighting will be lost.

    Therefore, we must try to destroy their artillery units, so Gao Fuyuan's battle to lure the enemy came into being.

    First, use the firepower of mortars to let the enemy understand that without the use of artillery, they will not be able to successfully attack the Maimai City, and then fight and retreat, making progress step by step.  In order to offset the weak firepower, the enemy will definitely try to set up cannons. At this time, the role of the tunnel will be reflected.

    In fact, when digging the tunnel, Li Du had already taken a gamble.  He deliberately left a very narrow and shallow passage in the middle when digging various tunnels, so that in order to save time and effort, the enemy would most likely pass through here first.  Then based on inertial thinking, the enemy will definitely choose a relatively straight channel to advance forward. You must know that setting up cannons requires manual labor.

    It is preset that the path for enemy artillery to pass is relatively flat., In this way, the trajectory of the enemy's artillery movement will be roughly clear.  After Gao Fuyuan retreats to the established line of defense, the enemy's artillery will surely set up positions in order to conquer this line of defense.

    This position has been selected for the enemy in advance, and of course it has also been measured by the Artillery Detachment of Buying and Selling City.  For this battle, the artillery unit had done enough homework and had a full two hundred rounds of artillery shells nearby. It was a fight to the death.  As long as the enemy's artillery array is defeated, no matter how the cavalry walks like the wind, it will just blow like the wind.  In front of the firepower network composed of machine guns, mortars and even artillery, and in the trading city where every pit was taken, they were basically indistinguishable from targets.

    The plan succeeded.

    Nearly a hundred rounds of artillery shells were dumped on the artillery position of the cavalry division, almost destroying it.  In just these three to five minutes, the artillery cavalry company, weapons and gunners belonging to the powerful Asian Cavalry Division were wiped out.  Not only that, the artillery fire also affected the extremely limited infantry who guarded them and assisted in their formation, and they all fell in a pool of blood.

    Even the cavalrymen nearby were also hit by stray bullets, but the People's Army's artillery was mainly aimed at its artillery array, so these people who were implicated can only be said to be very unlucky.  It shouldn¡¯t be!

    Zuliexin¡¯s heart is bleeding, these heavy weapons are not easy to handle.  Most of their weapons were inherited from the old Russian army. After the Soviet Union changed, due to the war, not only the supply of the Red Army became a problem, but also the White Army in the Far East was completely cut off from weapon reinforcements due to the cutoff of transportation.  Japan, their great benefactor, does not have very good economic and industrial conditions, so the supplements it can get are extremely limited.

    Especially the cavalry artillery, which is a heavy weapon, the Japanese do not have much equipment themselves, so there is no need to expect them.  In this way, one less person will be killed, and now, this heavy weapon that has been with them for several years will be said to be farewell to them completely.  From then on, the Asian Cavalry Division became a true "cavalry division". This change made Zulexin extremely sad.  A question also vaguely emerged in my mind: "Why are their cannons so accurate!?"

    There is no room for overthinking.  Out of his trust in himself, Baron Wen Ganlun entrusted him with such an important force, but he was ruined by him!  Looking at the flames still emitting intermittently from the People's Army artillery, Zulekhin made a decision.

    Since the combat effectiveness of the cavalry is greatly reduced when dismounted, can we use a roundabout method to take advantage of the cavalry's mobility?  Although the road conditions are not good, and although the People's Army has made many obstacles with trenches, stone piles and earth clods, there are still some places along the three sides of the city where the cavalry can use its strengths.  Now without artillery, a slow infantry charge would only lead to more casualties.

    "The cavalry troops are pressing forward! They have smashed our artillery, but we still have the invincible Cossack cavalry! Rush into the trading city, blow up their cannons, and drive these Chinese into the Seglen River!"  Enraged, Zulekhin made a very wrong decision and directly led his elite "Steppe Eagle" cavalry regiment into the land of death.

    The three sides of the city, about five miles long, are relatively wide flat areas.  Zulexin stood on a high hill and looked around and felt that the conditions for using cavalry were reasonable, so he gave this order.  But what he saw from a distance was one thing, and what the white bandit cavalry on the front line felt was another thing entirely.

    Although the order for a full-scale charge was issued, everyone still couldn't run fast. It was not because of anything else. It was because the cavalry saw the rocks blocking the front and instinctively looked for a more suitable road.

    There are indeed some places suitable for cavalry to walk in the ditches. However, when hundreds or even thousands of people squeezed in from a certain gap, the galloping situation Zulexin expected did not happen.  In the unfavorable terrain where people and horses were crowded together, the cavalrymen instinctively tightened their horses' reins one by one and could not help but slow down their pace.  When looking up from the high hill, there are several groups of people taking part in irregular queue relays.  This speed can only be said to be slightly faster than hiking.

    Is this my cavalry?  Zulexin shouted at the top of his lungs: "Spread out and don't begrudge the horses. Are you fools trying to attract their cannons?"

    "Perhaps his words reminded the gunners in the distance, or perhaps the commanders had a tacit understanding. Li Du had noticed this unconscious flaw in the White Army cavalry.  Perhaps, this scene is what he would like to see.  He decisively ordered the artillerymen to throw the shells that hit the enemy's remaining cannons towards the huddled cavalry.

    The first two shots missed slightly and only injured two scattered riders.  After all, this is an emergency situation, and the gunners still need to conduct calibration shooting.  Unlike the previous targeting of the White Army's artillery formation, the success was achieved after many calculations in advance.

    However, it didn't take long. With a well-trained shout, the coordinates were calculated again at the units, and a 6.3-kilogram grenade shell roared towards the crowd and penetrated through the horses.  After hitting the ground, his head dug into the mud and stood upright, like a monument.

    The crowd was as silent as death for an instant. This sudden iron guy tightened everyone's hearts.  At the next moment, everyone present unanimously said one word in their hearts: "Run!"

    But it was too late.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)He landed on the ground and dug his head into the mud, standing upright like a monument.

    The crowd was as silent as death for an instant. This sudden iron guy tightened everyone's hearts.  At the next moment, everyone present unanimously said one word in their hearts: "Run!"

    But it was too late.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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