Using the advantage of the terrain, the 1st Battalion completely suppressed the patrol unit in the open space in front of the camp. This was also Tashan's fault. He had not thought about what to do if Li Donghan wanted to attack him.
He had exposed himself in front of the 49th Association in such a grandiose manner. He did not even have a place to hide. He could only lie on the ground and retreat, praying that the bullets would not hit him.
However, they still underestimated the power of heavy machine guns. In a defensive battle, before grenades and mortars were equipped on a large scale, heavy machine guns were a terrifying existence.
As long as the bullets were sufficient and there were no faults, no matter how many people charged at it, they would be nothing more than food for it. That kind of continuous fire snake was the most terrifying natural enemy of infantry.
Even though everyone was lying on the ground, they were still hit from time to time. Coupled with the shooting from the other members of the 1st Battalion, the casualties of the patrol camp rose sharply.
Under the suppression of such heavy firepower, many people were unable to raise their heads. There was no room for them to counterattack.
Especially when four more heavy machine guns were lifted out from the camp. Six fire snakes shot out at the same time, causing the patrol camp to completely collapse.
Not to mention the trash Tashan, even the veteran soldiers in the patrol camp didn't expect the heavy machine gun to be so powerful in the hands of the new army.
In a short period of time, hundreds of people had died, and their deaths were extremely tragic. This made them even more terrified.
This was a one-sided massacre. He cursed Ta Shan in his heart. If he hadn't chosen such a favorable terrain in advance, they wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties.
However, there was no doubt that they had no room to fight back. If they did not surrender, they could only be slaughtered passively.
Even though they had thousands of people, they were so vulnerable in front of heavy machine guns!
At the back of the 1st Battalion, Li Donghan was quietly watching the battle. Jiang Fangzhen, Chen Chengyun, and the others were standing beside him.
Their faces were also filled with amazement. None of them had expected the heavy machine guns to be so lethal this time. The other hundreds of people in the 1st Battalion had even become the foil to these six heavy machine guns.
In this open terrain, he completely suppressed thousands of people. Although Ta Shan's stupidity was the main reason, it was also an eye-opener.
Chen Chengyun and the others finally understood why Li Donghan had such a soft spot for the heavy machine gun from the very beginning! This was truly a great defensive weapon! Unfortunately, it was too heavy. If only it could be used in offense!
Li Donghan was not surprised by this situation. He understood the future development trend of weapons. Heavy machine guns were an indispensable part.
In fact, heavy machine guns had already proved their terror in the 1904 Russo-Japanese War. The Russian army used heavy machine guns to defend and repel the Japanese's suicide attacks.
Many countries had developed heavy machine guns, but in China, this was still not taken seriously!
It was mainly because it had too many faults, and many technical problems could not be solved! Another reason was that it consumed too much bullets! Ordinary people couldn't afford it!
The patrol camp was suppressed in this open area and could not advance or retreat. They were already terrified by the slaughter and suffered heavy casualties.
At the same time, Li Donghan considered the fact that the heavy machine gun had been firing for a while and the barrel had already heated up. It needed to cool down! Otherwise, it would explode easily!
"Are the field cannons ready?" he asked in a deep voice.”
Cheng Ziyi immediately replied,""Milord, we are ready to fire at any time!”
When Li Donghan heard this, he nodded gently and shouted in a deep voice,""Fire immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
Following Li Donghan's orders, the shells were loaded one after another, and the muzzles were aimed directly at the empty space outside the military camp.
Artillery was a technical branch of the army. A qualified cannoneer was trained with a large number of cannonballs. Although there were some cannoneers in the 98th section, they were still a minority.
Therefore, many of the cannon targets that had just been set up could not shoot accurately. Previously, Li Donghan had not had the opportunity to let them train with a large number of cannonballs.
Fortunately, he didn't have to be too precise when facing the patrol camp outside. This shot could basically hit people.
At this time, the artillery needed momentum. They would use the cannons to destroy the enemy's courage, and then the infantry would attack!
Otherwise, it would be impossible to eliminate all the enemies by relying on artillery alone! No one could be so generous!
When the flames of the heavy machine guns disappeared, the surviving patrol soldiers outside gradually raised their heads. They were secretly glad that the heavy machine guns had finally stopped firing.
Perhaps it was because they had been firing for too long and had malfunctioned, or perhaps they had run out of bullets, but no matter what, their terrifying torment was finally over!
However, they didn't want to take advantage of this opportunity to attack. Instead, they wanted to run back. They were lucky enough to survive, so they wanted to leave this terrifying place immediately.
Looking at the corpses under their feet, they were afraid that if they were a second late, they would become one of them!
However, before they could celebrate, they heard a heavy muffled sound accompanied by a whistling sound above their heads.
Immediately after, the ground around them exploded. The ground seemed to be trembling. Many people did not know what was going on, but they lost their senses!
Experienced veterans knew that this was the new army firing at them, and it was the power of an artillery target!
Screams and wails rose and fell, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. The open space in front of the North Drill Ground had completely become a living hell.
Thousands of patrol battalion soldiers died here, and countless were injured!
After two rounds of artillery fire, Li Donghan ordered the artillery fire to stop. Artillery fire was a show of courage. Now, these patrol battalions had been beaten to a pulp by him.
There was no point in continuing the fight. Moreover, in this day and age, a cannonball was very expensive!
The cannon in Li Donghan's hand was a Japanese 75mm field cannon, with a total of 54 guns.
One round was nearly a hundred taels of silver. Although two rounds of money was not a lot for Li Donghan, he could not spend it like this!
More importantly, he hadn't gotten his hands on the armory in Guangzhou, and there weren't many cannons left. He had to use them sparingly!
Therefore, the artillery's mission was now over!
Donghan said to his officer,""Block 97, 1st Battalion, flank the Patrol Battalion on the left, 2nd Battalion, flank them on the right.”
"3rd Battalion, 98th Battalion and Cannon Battalion, follow me to attack Guangzhou City!”
(To be continued)
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