The cannons of the Sichuan army were mainly 75mm caliber. Back then, Big Head Yuan had founded the elites of the six towns of Beiyang, and each town had 54 cannons. It was no wonder that after the Qing Dynasty ended, Big Head Yuan had relied on his Beiyang Army to show off. Unfortunately, it was defeated by an imperial system. He died last year, and Beiyang fell apart.
However, the Beiyang Army still had a great influence on the armies of the various states. For example, the Sichuan Army was now reducing its own allocation based on the Beiyang Division.
The 2nd Sichuan Division had 12 75mm mountain cannons. As the saying went, a cannon could be worth 10,000 taels of gold. A single shot would be worth a lot of money. On the battlefield of the European Continent, 75mm cannons might only be considered a small battle, but in the Dragon Country and Western Sichuan, it was definitely a big battle.
When the flying cannonball finally touched the Independent Regiment's position after a long fiery trail, a thunderous explosion resounded through the sky!!
Lin Xiaotian moved quickly and crouched down in the trenches. In order to avoid the artillery fire, the trenches dug by the Independent Regiment were all serrated. This way, when the artillery shells fell, the impact of the artillery shells would be weakened to the greatest extent.
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He only felt a buzzing sound in his ears.。
Damn, it was too loud.
If a large-caliber artillery shell were to land on them, they would probably be deaf after a war…
Fortunately, there were not many broken stones in this trench. Otherwise, the stones caused by the shells would cause a greater degree of damage and destruction.
"This bunch of bastards is really coming menacingly. They're trying to show us their might the moment they come up!!”
Not far away, especially the area where the 1st Battalion was stationed, they were heavily bombarded. For a moment, the 1st Battalion was suppressed to the point where they could not retaliate effectively.
Dust was flying everywhere in the trenches. Lin Xiaotian, who was hiding in the trenches, could only feel the ground beneath his feet shaking. It was much stronger than the grenade launcher of the Independent Regiment.
He wondered when the Independent Regiment would have such firepower support!
"Get down!“
Lin Xiaotian's body immediately tensed up at the captain's sudden shout. That's right, the captain was right. A cannonball had landed right in that precise area.
The huge impact made Lin Xiaotian feel as if his stomach was churning and his ears were ringing non-stop…
Dead…
His second-in-command didn't have time to dodge and was hit by a stray bullet. His body was about to fall apart. A large shrapnel pierced into his chest.
Lin Xiaotian felt afraid.
"Dead man, dead man…"
In the end, some of these new recruits could not control the fear in their hearts and roared crazily. White fear enveloped everyone's heads. They finally understood why the battalion commander had repeatedly stressed that they had to dig deeper and more solid trenches.。
Under the bombardment of the cannons…
Human life is so fragile…
Taking advantage of the gap between the cannons.
Lin Xiaotian touched the amulet that hung on his chest and was made out of weeds. He felt a lingering fear in his heart. If not for his captain's reminder, he would probably have fallen to the ground by now…
Sometimes, the growth of a recruit depended on this thought alone.
Lin Xiaotian suddenly felt that he must not panic on the battlefield. The more afraid he was, the faster he would die…
He had to calm down, just like how he had been trained. He had a good view of the big picture. He needed to be like the captain and make a calm judgment in order to let his brother live.
Finally, after the fifth round of artillery bombardment, the artillery of Chengdu finally stopped their bombardment.
Lin Xiaotian hid in the trenches, feeling as if he had just survived a disaster. His state of mind was completely different from before the battle. War was like a frenzied test on the edge of death.
He finally understood why his captain was so cold after seeing his brother die…
It was useless to be sad after experiencing so much.
He could only muster up his courage and fire his bullets at the enemies. He could use the heavy machine gun in his hand to shoot at these bastards!!
At the artillery position of the 2nd Sichuan Division, Lin Tianhong and Liu Renhou were also looking down at the entire battlefield from above. There were a total of 12 75mm mountain cannons. After five rounds of firing, they had fired 60 shells. It was estimated that the morale of the independent regiment in front of them had already dissipated.。
Indeed, from their point of view, the five rounds of bombardment were simply devastating. If it were anyone inside, they would have been blown to death.
"I don't know where he learned this from. What's the use of digging this kind of trench?!”
Lin Tianhong held a pair of binoculars in his hand. The city wall of Guangyi County was growing bigger and bigger in the lens. Now, he finally believed that what Zheng Donglai said in the letter was somewhat true.
However, it was pure nonsense for him to say that Li Yao's independent regiment was powerful…
"This kind of little trick has no chance of survival under the coverage of the artillery…"
When Lin Tianhong and Liu Renhou first saw the defensive position in the north, they only had one thought. They would first fire a round of artillery shells so that these country bumpkins who had never seen the world would not even have the heart to resist.
"There's even barbed wire…"
Chief of Staff, what is barbed wire…"
"I can easily step over that thing. Why don't we hide in the city and wait to surrender?!”
Lin Tianhong thought that he had read a few war books on the Continent. This barbed wire and trenches were usually not seen in Western Sichuan. He did not expect to see it today when he was attacking a small county. However, it made him laugh his head off.
If this thing was really useful, there would be no need for cannons to blast it.
On the battlefield, nothing was more practical than a round of cannon fire.
"Men, order the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th regiments to gather their firepower. Open the city gates before dark!!”
"These people are probably scared silly. Look, they can't even see their heads. They're probably almost dead!!”
Hardly had Lin Tianhong given the order when the people of the Second Division were on steroids. They killed Li Yao and were rewarded with ten thousand dollars and promoted three levels. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"Should we let the third and fourth groups wait first?。”
Liu Renhou still voiced out the concerns in his heart, even though he also felt that even if the Independent Regiment launched a counterattack, would they be afraid of four regiments?？
"No need. Let's end this quickly. It's not worth our time!!”
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