The next step was to excavate the base. The hundred or so people spread out and dug separately, then connected together.
After it was basically formed, it had to be reinforced, especially the anti-cannon hole. It had to be firm. In the 20-odd days, he had to set aside some time to familiarize himself with the equipment and practice defensive battles.
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"Are you ready?" The Minister of Defense brought many officers to West Point, including Pershing.
It was extremely difficult to promote a military rank in the Bald Eagle Kingdom, but there were some exceptions. Pan Xing was promoted from captain to brigadier general. This gap was unimaginable in a normal country.
He was currently stationed in the colony, and he had specially called him back this time for this exercise. Pan Xing was very curious about this.
He had also read Zhang Hanqing's thesis and agreed with it. After all, he was a general who had always been on the front line.
"Alright, let's see how far these recruits can go!”The minister was also full of anticipation.
The drill officially began. Zhang Hanqing wanted to use a semi-automatic rifle, but the principal denied it.
He admitted that this was a good gun, but Zhang Hanqing couldn't sell too many things, especially rifles. This would steal the Springfield Arsenal's rice bowl.
Light machine guns, mortars, and grenades could be used. After all, the Munitions Factory did not produce these weapons.
Moreover, the firing rate of semi-automatic rifles was too fast, which would weaken the effect of heavy machine guns and trenches.
In the original time and space, the Bald Eagle Country used semi-automatic rifles during World War II, but other countries still used bolt-action rifles. There were too many reasons.
Therefore, even if Zhang Hanqing were to promote it now, it would probably be impossible to sell it.
These wooden stakes were deployed in the anti-cannon hole. Two positions were reserved for the other line of defense. These were the positions of the observers.
" Boom, boom, boom…" Three regiments of artillery fire. However, this was produced by the Rooster Kingdom, which was Miss 75.
The firing speed was extremely fast, and there were quite a number of them. A total of 36 cannons bombarded the defensive position that Zhang Hanqing and the others had built for half an hour.
Of course, he didn't directly reach the maximum theoretical firing rate. Instead, he controlled the rhythm.
After all, the ammunition on the attacking side was not unlimited. During the bombardment, the three regiments began to gather their forces and prepare to attack after the bombardment ended.
A battalion of soldiers would be sent into the front 300 meters of attack width, and two battalions would be prepared to follow behind.
The density of the people was quite high. Although it was not the entire battalion swarming together, it was still quite scattered from the front. However, from the side, the density was quite terrifying.
When the attacking party advanced to 200 meters, the attack stopped. This time, it was the defending party's turn to enter the position, and the attacking party began to set up wooden stakes.
Of course, they had to first assess the damage the defending side had suffered during the bombardment. The result was zero.
Because the soldiers were in the anti-cannon hole at the back, they were not in the firing area. The positions of the observers were also heavily protected. Unless they were directly hit, it would be difficult to endanger their safety.
However, some parts of the camp had already been damaged. When the enemy infantrymen attacked, the defending soldiers began to fill in the gaps with spare sandbags, while the others were ready to shoot.
The entire position was not a straight line, but an arc. The left and right sides were slightly protruding, and the heavy machine guns were deployed here. At the same time, the position was slightly higher. The heavy machine guns on both sides fired crossfire, forming a crossfire that blocked the front of the 300-meter-wide area.
The remaining heavy machine gun was left at the second line of defense, higher than the frontline. However, it was not firing at the moment. In the frontline, there were eight light machine guns as supplementary firepower.
Most of the riflemen stayed behind at the second line and used the Haruta Rifle to fire. There weren't many riflemen at the front line, so they wouldn't fire casually. Instead, they would focus on the left and right.
After a round of concentrated fire, the wooden stakes were broken by the heavy machine guns one by one, and the power of the side-fire was also highlighted.
The advance was blocked, and the defending side could pour out a large amount of firepower to cause damage to the enemy.
The enemy fired again. This time, the focus was on the front of the camp, clearing the barbed wire and mines.
Before this, the attacking side had calculated the number of soldiers they had lost. They had lost more than 300 people, and the battalion at the front of the attack was almost crippled.
The minister nodded and said,""In fact, just looking at the defensive firepower just now, it's not surprising that it reached this number. The crossfire of two heavy machine guns can indeed seal off the front of the 300-meter-wide area, and this width is not the limit.”
The drill continued, and then it entered a seesaw mode. At the same time, the attacking side's artillery was no longer limited to the front line. However, due to the sturdiness of the fortifications, the 75mm artillery was not powerful enough to cause too much damage.
In addition, it was also very difficult for artillery shells to enter the trenches. After all, there was not such a large angle. As for the serrated trenches, even if the artillery shells landed in the trenches, it was difficult to cause large-scale damage.
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