After capturing Yue City, the Han army did not stop.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Qing army in the surrounding areas had yet to react, Lin Yu ordered Lee Xiucheng to lead the army to attack Buddha City in the south first.
This place had the largest ironworks in the entire south, and the underground iron ore reserves were also very rich. It was the heavy industrial base that Lin Yu had planned.
At this time, Europe had already entered the first industrial revolution.
With the advancement of the industrial revolution, the comprehensive strength and war potential of European countries would be greatly enhanced.
If they did not want to fall behind others, it was necessary to develop their own industries and keep up with or even surpass the pace of the foreign powers!
Fortunately, with the system as his golden finger, Lin Yu could buy all kinds of materials from the system store to help him establish his own industrial system as soon as possible.
There were only 2000 soldiers in Buddha City. They were not prepared for the sudden attack of the Han army. They did not even have time to close the city gates before they were killed by the Han army.
The two sides engaged in a fierce street battle in the city. The Qing army thought that with their familiarity with the terrain and the firearms in their hands, they could resist the Han army's attack.
Unexpectedly, the Han army's firearms were two generations more advanced than theirs.
The Qing soldiers who were still using muskets were far inferior to the Han soldiers who were equipped with Mauser 88 rifles in terms of shooting speed, range, and bullet power.
The Han army's Mauser 88 rifles used smokeless gunpowder, which was more powerful and had a longer range.
Moreover, unlike the Qing army, the Mauser 88 had a magazine that could be loaded with five bullets at a time, which allowed them to fire continuously.
In addition, the Krupp field artillery also provided a great deal of firepower support to the Han army.
The obstacles set up by the Qing army and the defensive measures such as sandbags piled up on the streets were completely ineffective in front of the 75mm field artillery. They were all destroyed one by one!
The Qing army, which had suffered huge losses, soon realized that they were no match for them. As a result, they easily collapsed, and their advantage of being good at escaping was once again displayed.
When the Qing army in the rear saw the heavy casualties of the Qing army in front, they immediately abandoned their companions and turned around to run.
When the Qing army in front saw that their allies had run away, they jumped up and cursed. Then, they abandoned their positions and joined the fleeing troops!
The Qing army was not good at fighting, but they were very good at escaping.
At the beginning of the battle, they had noticed that there was a direction where the Han army did not attack. Thus, when they were fleeing, they swarmed over, wanting to escape from this direction.
However, they did not know that the Han army had prepared a great gift for them!
"Ready!"
"Release!"
Da da!
The concentrated gunshots suddenly sounded like popping beans. The Qing soldiers who were at the front and thought that they had escaped were like wheat blown by the wind and instantly fell to the ground.
This was the first time the Qing army had seen the power of a machine gun. It was also the first time the Han army had used a machine gun on land!
After completing a series of missions issued by the system in the north, Lin Yu received more than three million taels of silver as a reward from the system.
With this money, he replenished the ammunition that Flame Dragon had consumed in the previous battle.
The Han army also purchased 1000 Mauser 1888 rifles to fill the gap in their firearms.
Apart from that, in order to make up for the lack of Han soldiers, he bought 20 Maxim water-cooled heavy machine guns from the system store.
This kind of weapon that played a huge role in the First World War was the weapon that the soldiers on both sides feared the most!
During the entire war, millions of soldiers died under its muzzle!
Its super high firing rate and powerful firepower were like clouds and mud compared to ordinary rifles. In front of it, the lives of infantry were as fragile as a piece of paper!
The side with heavy machine guns only needed a very small number of soldiers to operate the heavy machine guns to repel the enemy's attack that was dozens or even hundreds of times stronger.
At this time, in order to test the actual combat effectiveness of the machine guns, Lee Xiucheng had crazily placed five heavy machine guns at this pass.
The moment he gave the order to open fire, the five heavy machine guns opened fire at the same time. Within half a minute, they had used up 3000 bullets.
The ground was covered in golden bullet shells. After the gunshots stopped, the Han soldiers were surprised to find that the bullets were still in the air.
The Qing army that had been noisy just a moment ago was now completely silent.
When the smoke on the battlefield dispersed, the Han soldiers saw a scene that shocked them!
In front of them were countless corpses of Qing soldiers.
The corpses extended all the way to the city gate until the bullets were blocked by the city wall.
The Qing army in the city was frightened by the terrifying scene outside.
Many soldiers were so scared that they peed in their pants. Many of them trembled and sat on the ground.
Some people knelt on the ground and kowtowed desperately to the sky, as if thanking the heavens for their blessings.
Although they did not even see what the enemy looked like, they could feel the terror of the enemy through the mountains of corpses of their companions!
At this moment, the morale of the Qing army completely collapsed!
"Surrender your weapons and we won't kill you!"
"Raise your hands!"
At this moment, the Han army in the city caught up with them. Under the black muzzles of the Han army, these Qing soldiers hurriedly threw down their weapons and knelt on the ground, begging the Han army to surrender.
Many of the Qing soldiers were not sad when they saw the Han army. Instead, they were happy and let out a sigh of relief.
Compared to the terrifying existence that could kill people without them noticing, they felt more familiar with the Han soldiers.
After successively taking down Yue City and Buddha City, the territory controlled by the Han army suddenly expanded a lot.
At the same time, Princess Yi Mei and her Uncle Hong were making plans.
On the other hand, Lin Yu organized soldiers to mobilize the people to help the residents of the two cities repair the houses that were destroyed in the battle and restore economic production.
At the same time, he posted notices to recruit soldiers and prepare to expand the army.
The Han army was still too small. With such a scale, it would not be a problem for them to fight a small battle against an enemy army of less than 10,000.
However, if the enemy mobilized tens of thousands of troops to attack, they would not be able to deal with it.
Moreover, Yue City was only the beginning. Lin Yu's goal was to occupy the entire Guangdong and Guangxi within three months.
When the time came, as their territory expanded, they would definitely need more troops to protect these territories. Therefore, expanding the army became an imperative matter!
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