The 12000 soldiers of the 1st Division of the National Defence Force woke up at 3 am. After washing up and eating, the artillery quickly unloaded the large-caliber artillery from the towing truck. They pulled open the support and fixed it properly. The shells were also carried over and placed neatly.
The five infantry regiments were much more relaxed. Other than the 120mm heavy mortars that were pulled out by the regiments to cooperate with the 6th Heavy Artillery Regiment to provide long-range artillery coverage, the rest of the soldiers were lined up and sitting at the side to rest.
Build fortifications?
Impossible, don't even think about it.
According to the commander-in-chief's original words, after the artillery is done, we will directly charge up and clean up the battlefield. The Qing army is not worthy of us repairing the defensive positions.
"Stop, who is it?"
Two hundred meters away from the artillery position, Zheng Sanpao and the others were stopped by the soldiers in charge of guarding.
Looking at the dozen or so tall and burly soldiers of the National Defense Force in colorful military uniforms, helmets, and guns, the hundreds of bandits were relieved.
No wonder the Chief insisted on coming to seek refuge.
Just the appearance of the National Defense Army was miles ahead of the Qing army.
Zheng Sanpao took a step forward and replied respectfully,""Sir, we are here to seek refuge with the Flame King!”
Join us?
Qin Feng, the commander of the 3rd Company of the 1st Battalion, who was leading the 1st Regiment, frowned and sized up Zheng Sanpao. He then looked at the 200 - 300 armed men behind him.
"Are you bandits?"
The fifteen soldiers didn't have much of a reaction when they heard their captain call them bandits.
What kind of reaction? There were 10,000 fully armed comrades sitting behind them. This group of bandits was nothing!
Zheng Sanpao nodded awkwardly." Yes, but we've never robbed the poor. Everyone in the countryside knows that."”
Qin Feng didn't continue to interrogate him. He turned to look at the artillery position.
"The cannons are about to fire. You guys take a rest by the roadside and take care of the elderly and children. Don't be frightened by the cannons.”
"When the cannons stop, someone will bring you into the city to register, cut your braids, and eat!”
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"
Zheng Sanpao bowed gratefully and turned around to let his subordinates comfort the family members.
"Wang Lao Er, you guys go and keep an eye on them. Don't let the villagers be afraid when they hear the cannon fire.”
"Don't worry, Chief. We understand.”
Five minutes later, Zhu Lingye rode out of the city gate on a black warhorse, followed by a platoon of guards.
The ten thousand soldiers of the five infantry regiments immediately stood up straight!
Zhu Lingye circled around the artillery group and returned to the five infantry regiments.
"Let's cut to the chase. The 30,000 Qing troops have arrived three kilometers ahead. When the artillery fire, everyone charge forward!”
" Don't take any prisoners. Kill them all!"
Yes!
The 10,000 soldiers responded in unison with a murderous aura, making Zheng Sanpao and the others 'blood boil.
"Oh my god, even the western army doesn't have such an imposing manner.”
"The Flame King is so young. He looks like the young master of a rich family.”
"Young heroes, as expected of young heroes!”
"If this army had 100,000 people, it wouldn't be a problem for them to sweep through the south.”
"Look, it's about to fire!"
Peng, peng, peng ~
With a gunshot, the cannons that were already prepared opened fire in unison.
100 howitzers of 105mm and above and 120 heavy mortars of 120mm fired at the same time. The scene was huge and the visual impact was overwhelming.
On the city wall, Isaac and Elvis, as well as Philip, the commander of the Gaul garrison, had brought dozens of officers to watch the battle.
As soon as they got on the city wall, they saw the cannons firing at them. They were instantly shocked to the point where their mouths were wide open.
Yesterday, they heard that the National Defense Force had many trucks parked outside the city, but because the city was sealed off, the people sent to investigate could not enter.
Only now did he know that it was a truck dragging heavy artillery.
"God, where did these yellow-skinned monkeys get such a large caliber cannon? 105mm Howitzer, 120mm Cannon Howitzer, 150mm... No, it should be a 155mm Heavy Howitzer, and it looks lighter than our most advanced cannons of the same type. Unbelievable, unbelievable!”
Phillip was an artillery soldier, so he could easily identify the model of the cannon.
It was precisely because he understood that he found it unbelievable.
In order to prevent the rise of the Great Dragon of the East, the western countries signed an arms ban treaty against the Qing Dynasty two years ago. Other than firearms, cannons could not be sold to the Qing Dynasty, nor could they be transported to the Qing Dynasty.
Where did the National Defense Force get these large-caliber heavy artillery?
Unlike Philip, Elderweiss had a smile on his face.
He did not want to delve into the source of Zhu Lingye's weapons. He only hoped that Princess Elizabeth and Deputy Prime Minister Gregg would arrive as soon as possible.
"The Eastern Dragon is waking up. Philip, do you think Zhu Lingye can defeat the Qing army?”
"Of course. The Qing army's weapons and equipment are outdated. Without large-caliber artillery, they have no way to fight back in front of Zhu Lingye!”
" Elvis," Philip said seriously," we can't just sit back and do nothing. We need to report this shocking change to the country as soon as possible."”
"Yes ~"
Report my ass. If nothing goes wrong, Zhu Lingye will soon be the Yanhuang Governor of our Empire.
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