Chapter 609: Do You Want the Heavenly Army?
Liu Zheng laughed and praised the horse's power. He said that he only needed to fire from the left and right positions to block the enemy's way forward. It was truly a magical weapon.
Zhao Yulin said calmly: Horse-carried bullets are loaded with more powder and have a longer range. They also have a projectile function, just like a machine gun that continuously fires shells.
As they were talking, the staff officer came running to report that the enemy had dispatched the sky army and the Mongolian hot air balloons were coming.
Ma Yi immediately rushed out to command, and Zhao Yulin shouted loudly: Be careful of the enemy's heavenly army directly bombing the horses.
Liu Zheng confidently asked him not to worry, we have ten grenade launchers and can definitely withstand the enemy's army.
So that’s the case. Zhao Yulin is no longer in a hurry.
Ma Yi had already deployed grenade snipers to the front of the formation to snipe at the enemy's hot air balloons, and they started shooting non-stop once they came into range.
The Mongolian army's hot air balloons kept exploding and falling, while some were still flying rapidly, increasing their firepower, inflating and climbing, and flying around in panic, which increased the difficulty of the Shenwei army's sniping. However, they still could not escape the sniping of rifles and grenades.
Seeing that his Heavenly Army was being shot down continuously and the battle record was dismal, Tachaer was furious and ordered the cavalry to charge at full force while the situation was in a panic. Haha, this guy thought that the troops would not be enough to break through the Shenwei Army's position after the troops were scattered, so he brought up the two 10,000-man troops behind.
Indeed, the number of cavalry crossing the horse-carrying fire line increased significantly this time, but the three-attack position of the infantry of the Shenwei Army was fully able to cope with it, and they aimed at and sent each one of them to hell.
Seeing more and more people rushing forward, Tachaer shouted: "Blow the conch to urge them to move forward. Victory or defeat depends on this one move."
The machine gun positions of the new third battalion began to get busy.
At this tense moment, a heavy machine gun on the central position went silent. Zhang Dabiao roared: "Fire, shoot for me." The assistant machine gunner said there was no water, and the barrel of the horse-carried gun was red, and it would explode if it fired again.
The heavy machine gun on the right side of the position also turned red due to lack of water. The deputy machine gunner was so anxious that he cut his wrist with a dagger, trying to use his blood to cool down the machine gun.
A skinny soldier rushed forward and snatched his dagger, shouting: There is another way, pee, pee quickly. As the soldier spoke, he untied his belt, twisted out the small water bottle between his legs and blew into the machine gun.
The other brothers shouted happily: Pee, pee.
The charging Mongolian cavalry saw in despair the mountains of horses and corpses on the front line. They could not take a single step beyond the line and lamented that it was easy to cross the river or the sea, but it was difficult to attack the positions of the Shenwei Army.
Suddenly discovering that the man-eating monster in the center of the Shenwei Army’s position had died, the frightened rider stood there at a loss and was stunned.
It was not until someone with sharp eyes noticed that the soldiers on the Shenwei Army's position were in a panic and didn't know what they were doing that they shouted "Charge!" and all of them launched a charge along the center line.
This would put the ordinary infantry positions, who were equipped with the crossbow and musket to perform three-shot firing, to a test.
The two sides quickly engaged in fierce close combat.
The machine gun positions were getting anxious when they saw the enemies swarming in, but there was nothing they could do. The river valley was five or six miles wide, and the center line was beyond the range of direct shooting. Even if they used projectile sniping to shoot at the enemy, it would be difficult to block it.
However, Zhao Yulin had ordered that the battle could only be fought by direct aiming.
Faced with the sudden change, Liu Zheng urgently ordered the artillery to fire interception shots and concentrate firepower to block the enemy. However, after discovering this loophole, the Mongolian army immediately changed its tactics and implemented a large-scale central breakthrough, attacking the front of the Shenwei Army with a dense formation.
Tachaer saw through the telescope that his grassland warriors were about to charge into the first interception position of the Shenwei Army, and shouted: Beat the drums, blow the conch shells, and he wanted to beat the drums himself to cheer up his men.
He had just dismounted and taken a few steps when the three horse-mounted heavy machine guns in the central position of the Shenwei Army all fired, roaring "da da da" and resuming firing. The extremely dense formation of the Mongolian army actually facilitated the machine guns' strafing, and the soldiers and horses fell down like leeks being cut.
It turned out that Zhang Dabiao saw the situation was urgent and ordered to open fire regardless of everything. The soldiers who were still able to pee were called to pee next to the horses to cool down. A strange scene appeared on the cruel battlefield.
Zhao Yulin saw through the telescope that the enemies were falling like wheat waves in the wind, and felt a sense of inexplicable sadness. He turned around and coldly asked Liu Zheng to send someone to the third battalion to check why the heavy machine guns had stopped working, and then he walked alone to the rear command post.
This desperate charge by the Mongolian army resulted in a glorious record of killing the enemy with heavy machine guns mounted on horses.
They rushed forward one after another, and the troops blocking the position could not retreat at all. The princes and generals of the grassland empire stood there in shock, watching their men rushing towards the flames like moths to a flame, until there was no living thing left standing within the range.
The machine guns of the New Third Battalion had stopped firing, and the front of the position was filled with wounded men and horses neighing and wailing in pain.
Zhao Yulin asked Liu Zheng to use mortars to fire leaflets and allow the Mongolian army to come and transport the bodies and wounded. The Shenwei Army would not open fire, on the premise that the Mongolian army's transport team could not carry weapons.
However, after two sticks of incense had passed, no one appeared on the opposite side. The Shenwei Army repeatedly shouted with copper loudspeakers, but no Mongolian army came to rescue the wounded.
He asked Liu Zheng to release the alert and go forward to rescue the surviving Mongolian soldiers.
In the afternoon, Lai Chuanfang arrived with the main force.
Liu Zheng cleared the battlefield and was burning the mountains of enemy corpses.
Lai Chuanfang was quite surprised to hear that the new Third Battalion alone had withstood the charge of tens of thousands of enemy cavalry. He pulled Liu Zheng to the Third Battalion's position to understand the battle situation.
Looking back, the brothers summarized the battle situation: Tachaer had retreated, and there were no enemies attacking from the surroundings. Zhao Yulin said that we should not rush to pursue, but set up camp and continue to find out the situation before taking any action.
Lai Chuanfang said honestly: My brothers have run themselves to pieces on this trip.
In order to give the enemy the illusion that the Sixth Column was advancing alone in deep territory, they marched at a very slow pace, even though they were still eighty miles away from here in the morning.
Zhao Yulin knew that his brothers were worried about his safety and must have hurried over. He said that the enemy's forces were still there and were particularly good at erratic blitzkrieg operations, so he should not be careless.
Liu Zheng and Li Shichang immediately said goodbye and went out to inspect the camp layout.
Zhao Yulin had already learned that the lack of water in the Third Battalion's horses had caused the firing in the middle of the field, so he asked the guards to invite the Third Battalion Commander and several machine gunners to the big tent for a chat.
He told Chuanfang: The battlefield is changing rapidly, and the heavy machine gun carried by a horse is not the ultimate weapon, it has flaws.
Lai Chuanfang said excitedly: "Young Master is very knowledgeable and has high expectations for his brothers. In his opinion, he is already very satisfied. If he can be given a hundred horses, he guarantees that he will be invincible in the world."
Zhao Yulin was drinking tea when he suddenly spat out the tea in his mouth with a "pop".
Damn it, what are you dreaming about?
The master craftsmen of Cuiping Mountain used up all their knowledge and spent two years to make seven horse-drawn carts, but these kids asked for a hundred of them. They are really imaginative.
Zhao Yulin glared at him and continued drinking his tea.
Later, the third battalion commander Zhang Dabiao came in with the machine gunners. They stood at attention and saluted, asking the third young master to punish them.
Zhao Yulin said with a straight face: What fine? Tell me, what mistakes did you make? Did you force a woman to lie down, or did you take someone's property?
A few veteran soldiers immediately scratched their heads with a smile.
Some people laughed and said that it was not possible, they were not thoughtful enough and forgot that the horses needed water and did not prepare enough for the baby.
Zhao Yulin nodded and drank his tea with a smile, then asked if there was anything else.
Someone else said that the ammunition belt was not well prepared and could not be reconnected if it was broken. Fortunately, we were many in number and could load the bullets with our hands without any delay.
The accompanying craftsmen said: The brothers were all very brave and skilled in the operation, but they did not do a good job and missed the opportunity to fight, so they should be punished.
Zhao Yulin looked at Lai Chuanfang with a smile and said: You all did a good job. This battle demonstrated the power of the horse-mounted heavy machine guns. You deserve a reward, a huge reward.
Lai Chuanfang followed up by saying: Yes, yes, yes, you deserve a reward, you deserve a reward.
Zhao Yulin told Zhang Dabiao: Especially the soldier who suggested urinating for the horses to cool down, he should also be rewarded. The Shenwei Army is going to establish a new second battalion. We must discuss it carefully when we go back, and those who have made contributions will be promoted by one level.
Zhang Dabiao was delighted, and asked his brothers to stand at attention, salute him, and thank the Third Young Master and Commander Lai.
Lai Chuanfang smiled and told them to go back and sum up their experience.
After Da Biao left, he said to the generals in the big tent: Now everyone knows about the horse-borne heavy machine gun and how powerful it is.
All the generals nodded and drank tea with laughter.
Zhao Yulin said: Weapons are not omnipotent, the key lies in the people who use them. Just like just now, if no one had the idea to urinate to cool down the horses' load, the weapons would not only be scrapped, but the situation on the battlefield would definitely take a sharp turn for the worse. He estimated that in the future, the enemy would definitely find ways to destroy our horses' load.
So what? We still have to defeat them.
The generals burst into laughter again.
Tachaer was in a miserable situation. He retreated thirty miles in a panic and met the military supervisor sent by the Khan. The military supervisor was shocked after hearing about the battle situation and told Tachaer: The Khan is in Lijiayu behind, waiting for the news of victory from the king. What should he do?
Tacaer let the military inspector take charge of the army, and he went to report to the Khan.
After listening to Tachaer's description of the new firearm carried by the Shenwei military horses, Mengge learned that it was like a rapid-fire crossbow that did not require loading or drawing the bow, and it fired steel projectiles like a Huihui cannon. The men of the grassland were stunned when they were beaten to the ground in large numbers, and he neurotically suspected that Tachaer was lying.
Meng Ge calmed down, walked to Tachaer, raised his right hand and touched his forehead, then slapped him in the face and shouted, "Shut up, are you scared by the enemy? You are asking for death by making up stories to scare me."
Takaer was stunned for a moment. After he came to his senses, he wanted to argue, but Mengge signaled him to stop talking. He called back his left and right and lowered his voice and said: "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you trying to shake the morale of the troops, my brother?"
The guy then realized that he had been distracted and had violated taboos by speaking at the wrong time.
He reported the defeat in a low voice, and repeatedly stated that he had not told a single lie. Zhao Qier had indeed come, but the Shenwei Army had a new super weapon, which was carried by horses. This firearm spit out deadly steel bullets non-stop, and the light cavalry could not break through their positions at all.
Da Meng was stunned again. He asked Ta Chaer three times in a row, "Are you serious?"
