Not to mention the "Yu Shuai" who was still furious in Wu Han. At dawn the next day, the sky had just brightened. After a night of rest, the Sichuan Army and the revolutionary army under Bald Man had already begun to move towards Xianning. Other than the people who were guarding the prisoners, the remaining 100,000 troops began to slowly move towards Xianning County. Soon, Liu Feng and the others had arrived not far from Xianning City.
Picking up the binoculars in his hand, Liu Feng began to observe this county town that looked quite historical. Xianning County Town, as the name suggested, was a county town with a city wall that was only a few meters tall.
But now, the entire Xianning City was extremely busy. As early as yesterday, after the Revolutionary Army recovered Tingsi Bridge, the Xianning garrison was constantly prepared. In the early morning, after receiving the news that the Revolutionary Army was dispatched, Xianning City was filled with garrison troops. Wu Peifu's troops in the city also gathered a small number of mountain cannon troops.
Outside Xianning City, Liu Yuchun, Song Dapei, and the others had also arranged a large number of troops. The small county was now filled with tens of thousands of soldiers.
If this was a normal battle, it might have played a significant role. However, was this a normal battle? From the moment Liu Feng joined the battlefield, this was no longer a simple battle. For Liu Feng, a problem that could be solved with a cannon was not a problem! In Liu Feng's eyes, this was more of a training ground than a battlefield!
It was obvious that the direct troops on the other side did not realize this. After the reminder of the defeated soldiers yesterday, these direct officers were on guard against his artillery, so much so that they placed all the mountain cannons and other heavy firepower in the city to prevent them from being destroyed by his indiscriminate bombardment.
On the battlefield outside the city, they had also rushed to make a large number of simple anti-cannon holes overnight. From a certain point of view, this method was indeed correct. It was indeed impossible for Liu Feng to bombard Xianning City. Their artillery was undoubtedly safe, but was it useful?
The answer was obviously no. Although this would indeed cause a lot of trouble for his side and the casualties would inevitably increase, this was indeed unavoidable. There would be casualties in war. They tried their best to reduce the number of casualties. Therefore, in order to achieve this, he had arranged a lot of surprises in the past two days!
In order to deal with Wu Peifu, Liu Feng really put in a lot of effort. After all, this guy's commanding ability was at the top of the entire Northern Warlord system. Liu Feng would never underestimate such a person.
Moreover, a lion would use all its strength to hunt a rabbit. As a transmigrator, he naturally couldn't be like an idiot who always thought," The sky is the boss, the earth is the second, and I am the third." In this era, anyone who had such thoughts would probably be as tall as a person.
While he was thinking, the artillery troops under Liu Feng had stopped moving forward and found a good position. They were not infantrymen, so they naturally did not need to be too close to the position. Moreover, being too close to the position would also be a test for the safety of the artillery troops. Of course, Liu Feng would not be stupid enough to treat the artillery troops as infantrymen to fight with the bayonet.
After choosing their positions, the heavy artillery mounts began to slowly spread out. Although they could only spread out a portion of the heavy artillery due to the environment, even this portion was enough. More than a hundred heavy artillery could still give them an overwhelming advantage.
At ten o'clock, the artillery was ready. The empty barrels were pointed at the Xianning City camp not far away!
"Let's begin!" Without wasting any time, Liu Feng ordered.
"Artillery unit, listen to my order. Target the infantry position in front of Xianning City. Release a base number of firepower and fire!”After receiving the order, the temporary artillery commander, Qi Jingming, gave the order.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" More than a hundred cannons roared in succession.
Upon hearing this sound, the experienced soldiers who were already prepared immediately rushed into the cannon holes that were made last night. The inexperienced soldiers began to look for cover under the orders of their commanders, or directly punched and kicked these people into the cannon holes. However, it was clear that their speed was still not faster than the cannonballs…
Before most of the soldiers could move, the artillery shells crashed into the camp with great momentum. In an instant, more than half of the camp was covered in flames and smoke. Accompanied by the flames and smoke was a huge explosion that symbolized death. Countless unfortunate soldiers were torn apart by the artillery shells, and the screams of the soldiers were drowned out by the huge explosion.
As for the temporary anti-cannon hole that had been built last night, it was extremely fragile in the face of such a large-caliber heavy cannon. Once it was hit directly, the consequences would be that the entire fortification and the people inside would be reduced to ashes. There was no possibility of it existing.
Not long after, the field and mountain cannons that had not been used before also began to roar. In this situation where most of the heavy cannons could not be deployed due to the terrain, these field and mountain cannons became a powerful supplement to the firepower.
Hundreds of field cannons were fired a few kilometers away from the camp and started to roar. Although the power of these cannons was much weaker than the heavy artillery, the difference in power was relative. At least for now, the entire camp was completely surrounded by a sea of fire!
At this moment, the command center in the city said," Report! There's an urgent report from the frontline outside the city!”A signalman said directly, not waiting for the response from the officers in the command center.
In the command room, Liu Yuchun and Song Dapei, who were studying countermeasures in front of the sand table, frowned. They were a little dissatisfied with the reckless behavior of the signalman, but they also knew that this was a critical period, so they did not fuss about it. Liu Yuchun directly replied,"Read!"
The signalman immediately replied,"A call from the front line: At 10 o'clock today, our troops were attacked by hundreds of artillery from the Revolutionary Army. The enemy carried a large number of heavy artillery, and the fortifications were almost completely useless. We have suffered heavy casualties. The front line is in danger. Requesting artillery support!”
" Call them back and tell them to hold on. Reinforcements will be here soon," Song Dapei frowned and replied directly.
"Yes, sir!" The signalman replied and then turned around to pass on the order.
"How are our artillery preparations?”Song Dapei turned around and asked the staff officer next to him after the signal officer left.
" The artillery is ready to fire at any time, but..." The staff officer hesitated halfway, as if he was wondering if he should continue.
"But what? You're so wishy-washy. If you have something to say, say it quickly!”Song Dapei asked in dissatisfaction.
"However, the news from the artillery shows that the heavy artillery of the Revolutionary Army is beyond their range. Even the mountain cannons are beyond their range. They can't hit the artillery on the other side!" The advisor said with an ugly expression.
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