Chapter 172: The Battle of Jiangfang(2/2)
The sound was so loud that even the artillery position two kilometers away could hear it clearly, and a huge plume of smoke rose into the air.
"I hit it! I hit it!" Xu Su suddenly felt that these people were not so ugly.
"Your Majesty Colonel, we have damaged two precious artillery pieces. The Qing army's firepower on the opposite side is too fierce. If this continues, the empire's precious materials will be wasted." The village staff did not care about the lives of the soldiers.
But a soldier not only has a life! He also has rifles, bullets, bayonets, kettles, clothes, shoes, belts, and a lot of other things, and those things are all money!
"Baga!" Die Zuo drew out his command knife, rushed out of the command post and chopped down the trees randomly.
This is a little trick. The battle is not going well, but I did not give the retreat order. It has obviously been successfully overcome...
However, he was a little unlucky. First, the village staff officer asked the guards to protect his assistant with a dark face. There were dozens of soldiers, wearing black clothes, and his assistant was wearing a formal dress. In one word, he was beautiful.
Then it was successfully noticed by the artillery.
"Sir, I seem to have found a big shot!" the artilleryman shouted to the pipe leader after spotting him through the artillery mirror.
"What big shot? Suppress his cannon and blow it up!" Although he said this, Xu Su's curiosity still made Xu Su imitate the appearance of an artilleryman and use the artillery mirror.
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There are two people who are curious. One is an artillery mirror. Usually he is too embarrassed to ask others how to use it. The other one is the so-called big shot.
"Huo! Who is so arrogant?" At first glance, dozens of people were surrounding a gorgeously dressed man, also wearing black clothes, arrogantly walking on the snow.
"Give him a shot!" Xu Su's heart was filled with anger. Lord Nie didn't even dare to be so arrogant. How dare you be so arrogant?
"No! Go and command the artillery battalion, fire a volley, and I will kill him!" Xu Su thought for a while, pointed at the gunner and said.
"Me? I can't, sir..." The gunner looked confused, what's wrong?
"Don't talk nonsense. Just go when I ask you to go. Just command the artillery to fire!" Xu Su waved his hand. In previous wars, artillerymen were always positioned around a kilometer. If they fired in a straight line, two thousand meters was already a projectile. He was not very good at it.
"Okay..." The gunner was dazed. He was suddenly promoted? But it seemed like he wasn't?
"Three to the left, high and low minus two." Get rid of your own four cannons first.
Then he went to tinker with the Krupp cannon, but unfortunately, he wasn't very good at it. He didn't have a shooting chart, and the scale was blurry. Finally, he picked out two new cannons and combined them with four seven-year-old cannons.
"Sir, we're aiming!" the gunner said breathlessly.
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"Then what are you waiting for? Call quickly and wait for me to send you a red envelope?" Xu Su said angrily.
"Yes!" The gunner did not refute. This kind of thing must be agreed by the boss. Some people may not care, but what if they do?
"Everything is there! Fire it!" The gunner waved his flag, and six shells flew towards Die Zuo.
Boom!
"Okay! One more round!" Xu Su saw with his own eyes a cannonball falling next to an arrogant guy, but what if? What if? Then let's have another round.
On the other side, the village staff officer was about to give an order, but an explosion came from not far away.
"It's over!" This was his first thought, and then he realized that he was fine. Not only that, everyone in the command center was fine.
"Colonel Ye, the jade is broken!" Soon, a piece of news came, which made the villager feel that it would be better to just die.
Now, he has become the scapegoat...
"Turn in!" Cunou ordered in despair.
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"This battle was a great victory. 260 people were killed and more than 80 were captured. According to the prisoners' accounts, the artillery also killed one of their regiment leaders. Unfortunately, no one was killed." Mr. Nie was happy.
"Report! The Song Army and the Qing Army have both been attacked and are fighting fiercely. Please ask for artillery support." Unfortunately, it didn't take long for the messengers to arrive.
"Xu Su! Divide the artillery into four groups to support the friendly forces and set off immediately without making any mistakes!" Mr. Nie felt deeply powerless. This was an all-out attack. Can the military camps farther north, which cannot guarantee supplies, be able to stop them?
"Yes!" Xu Su turned around and made arrangements. Each gun has a different caliber, so it is best to act together with the same caliber.
But the Qishengwu gun must be kept. (Nanhua Qishengwu is a three-inch gun with an actual caliber of 762, but the Qing army liked to call it that.)
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Soon, news of this battle spread, and the Japanese soldiers' attacks downstream were unsuccessful. After all, more than 40,000 Qing troops gathered in this section, and they were on the defensive side.
However, the northern part was penetrated, and about 20,000 Qing troops were defeated by the Japanese soldiers who secretly crossed the river. After the First Army integrated its forces, the two reserve divisions had successfully crossed the river.
The defense line along the river is broken!
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Chapter completed!