A battalion with two heavy machine guns. The Mawei Patrol Battalion's heavy machine guns were comparable to the Beiyang Army in terms of firepower!
The 3rd Infantry Division and 4th Infantry Division that were stationed in the Beijin region each had 24 to 26 heavy machine guns. Maxim and Haqikai were the main ones!
The other trump card of land warfare was the artillery configuration. Yuan Shikai's elite Beiyang Army had been transformed from the original First Town to the Sixth Town, and then into the current Beiyang First Division to the Sixth Division. These six divisions were probably modeled after the Dé country and Japan's armaments!!
Among them, the German-style Krupp 75mm cannon occupied the majority of the proportion, including the 31-type mountain cannon copied from Japan!
Why would the Southern Revolutionary Party give up the results of the revolution? The reason was that each infantry division had 54 full cannons. No army in any period of the National Government could compare to them!
Even now, Duan Qirui had taken over Beiyang's highest authority from Yuan Shikai, but Beiyang's old foundation still existed!
It was impossible for a large-scale army to march on the rugged mountain road. However, for the patrol camp, the infiltration of small troops was the best way to fight!
Meng Fan's 1st Battalion and 1st Company were at the forefront of the entire army. They were chewing on a reed flower and humming a tune. As a veteran who had participated in the war, Meng Fan was not afraid at all!
The box cannon at his waist was polished until it was shiny. He held it tightly as if he knew what to do. The 20-round magazine was like a big belly. The 7.63 mm caliber bullet was extremely lethal!!
The patrol camp's path was all hidden in the forest. On the right side of the 1st camp was the 2nd camp!
"Motherf * cker, don't the brothers of the 2nd Battalion know how to speak?”
Meng Fan spat out the reed flower in his mouth and stared at it carefully for a long time. However, in the depths of his heart, he still found it hard to believe. Whether it was the marching pace or the posture of holding the spear, these people were the elites of the army he had seen in his life!!!
The patrol battalions shuttled through the forest, one after another, like sparks on a prairie fire. At the end of their line of sight, the mountains and plains were covered in green military uniforms!
Most likely, the bandits on the Heavenly Snake Mountain did not know that the Heavenly Snake Mountain would soon become a sea of fire and a mountain of death!
Meanwhile, in Ponytail, Zuo Zongming was also spreading out a huge map of Fujian. Ponytail was like a floating island that was tilted to the side. The Min River was in the middle. Although it was close, it was also separated by a long iron bridge!
"Chen Cheng, tell me, after conquering the Heavenly Snake Mountain, where should our patrol battalion develop in the future?”
Zuo Zongming's gaze was directed at Fuzhou. Li Houji's Fuzhou regime had been unpopular these few years, and the taxes had increased every year!!!
Apart from that, they were also openly obeying Duan Qirui's orders. On one hand, they were recruiting troops and collecting local taxes. On the other hand, they were asking for a huge amount of military pay from the direction of Beijing!!
The two-way military pay was also enough for Li Houji to squander. Just the concubine alone had married as many as eighteen families!
"Battalion Commander, as long as we complete a new round of expansion, I'm afraid that the troops in Mawei will be able to reach 5,000. With 5,000 troops, we can definitely hold Mawei and resist Fuzhou!”
"However, I think that our patrol unit should expand our influence to Shanghai, Guangzhou, and other big cities. At the same time, we should set up a talent center in each big city to recruit all kinds of industrial talents, professional workers, and education teachers!!”
Zuo Zongming listened quietly and did not comment. Indeed, since Ponytail had the strength, he should quickly radiate his strength to the surrounding areas. After all, with a larger territory, he could develop faster!
"Now that the country is weak, if you want to become a new warlord, you must have a reason!”
"The greatest convenience of the ponytail is to seek peace and democracy for the people!!!”
" In the land of China, the most powerful force and the largest interest group are not the big landowners, the businessmen, or the bureaucrats who control the power, but the tens of millions of ordinary people. That is what the so-called people who gather the hearts of the people are!!!”
Zuo Zongming's words seemed to have a clearer meaning. It seemed that many times, what he did was out of his own control. However, since he could not choose to be born, how could he choose to die!
At the same time, in the southern part of Ponytail, in the direction of the Heavenly Snake Mountain, the originally quiet mountain forest suddenly became restless. As time passed, the birds and beasts became restless and irritable!!
Meng Fan's 1st Company finally stationed their troops at the foot of the mountain. As the vanguard of the 1st Patrol Battalion, the heavy machine gun team was also stationed at a place where they had to pass through the mountain path. There were two ferocious Maxim heavy machine guns with 11.43mm caliber barrels. Compared to the 7.92mm barrels made in Hanyang, this huge difference caused the Maxim heavy machine guns to become deadly weapons in war. Usually, the theoretical firing rate per minute could reach 600 rounds per minute. However, the problem caused by the theoretical firing rate would cause the Maxim heavy machine gun barrel to maintain an extremely high temperature. Such an extreme transformation was definitely not what the warlords wanted!
Therefore, the Maxim HMG's firing mode was mostly at low to mid-range, with a firing speed of about 100 to 200. Whether it was the barrel or the consumption of bullets, it was all within the military's control!
"Company commander, we only have eighty brothers in a company. If we are discovered by the whistles of the Heavenly Snake Mountain, we will become live targets!”
Wang Erlong, who was lying on the back of the ravine, held Han Yangzao in her hand. Lying on her stomach, her eyes also carefully observed the situation in the vicinity. If there was any movement, she would be able to discover it at the first moment!
"Didn't you see the two heavy machine guns? With the power of these things, we usually conserve our ammunition during training. If the bandits really come down, with these two heavy machine guns, our company will probably be able to block the bandits of the Heavenly Snake Mountain!!”
Wang Erlong seemed to be in disbelief. Not far away, two pitch-black Maxim heavy machine guns were being urgently adjusted by the machine gunners. The barrels of the machine guns were also constantly adjusted!
" I told you not to read your books. On the battlefield in Europe, the use of heavy machine guns has taken the lives of countless infantrymen. When the time comes, a volley of bullets can tear your body apart!!”
Wang Erlong shivered. Clearly, the captain's words made him somewhat afraid!!
Meng Fan waved his hand and directly lowered his head, hiding behind a rock!
"Everyone, cheer up. This time, the first credit will definitely be ours!!”
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