The strong wind swept the grass and leaves across the field, and there was a rustling sound between the sky and the earth. In the midst of the killing, a faint and faint sound of shouting gradually came.
There is a big hill in the direction from the border checkpoint to Besançon, and the road turns a corner here. The hillsides and shrubs blocked people's view, but they couldn't block the sound, when the noise became louder and louder. Xiao Letian didn't know where the strength came from, but he actually overturned the Prussian soldiers, stood up and shouted loudly.
"My soldiers! It's Xiao Hexin, it's Sima Yun... They finally arrived, hahaha!"
The crazy Xiao Letian was jumping, laughing, and screaming on the spot, but this time God did not continue to play with him. As expected, a group of figures flashed out on the corner of the avenue.
"I know that no matter how difficult it is, you can survive it. We were born with destiny, so how could we die so easily? Who else can I trust besides you..."
Xiao Hexin and Sima Yun were now so tired that they were reduced to human form. They had to endure the forced march of 60 kilometers in one night only by holding on to the breath in their hearts.
All the soldiers had veins popping up on their foreheads and necks, and the sweat steaming from their foreheads looked like a gust of morning mist from a distance. People support each other and rely on each other. I help you carry the rifle, and you help me carry the grenade. It is because of this unyielding comradeship that no one is left behind.
"Run...run! Look...look! The border is here...Luo Huo and the others are fighting...They are buying time for us...cough cough cough!" Sima Yun half-knelt down as if dried chili peppers were lit on fire. He was coughing wildly on the ground.
"Hold on...you can't rest...Luo Huo and Bingtaro can't hold on anymore..." Xiao Hexin grabbed Sima Yun with his hands, holding his arm and running forward together.
"Look, the Prime Minister has crossed the border. You are safe..." I didn't know that the sharp-eyed person saw Xiao Letian laughing and jumping wildly on the other side of the border.
As long as the adults are safe, as long as Xiao Letian is safe, all the sacrifices will be worth it. The young men present seemed to have been injected with a dose of stimulants, and they rushed forward with a roar.
Everyone forgot about fatigue. At that moment, their bodies seemed to no longer belong to them. Sima Yun shook off Lao Xiao's arm, "Let go, I can't die yet... You are the first military commander of the expeditionary force appointed by your Excellency, aren't you?" I don’t need your mother-in-law or mother-in-law to teach you the female nurses in the hospital!”
There is no need to think about the battlefield situation at this time. The French cavalry began to rush up from the forest path in the north. It seemed that they were about to launch an attack formation. However, Yiwang and the others have not gotten rid of the first wave of enemy troops yet. entanglement.
The Prussian army was suppressing fire in the east of the battlefield. Behind them was the Swiss border, which was only more than a hundred meters away. As long as the army could rush across the border, the French would never dare to pursue it in depth.
"Come on, copycats, form a formation on the west side of the battlefield, and flank these French guys..."
The panting soldiers quickly opened fire on the west side of the battlefield. The sound of Spencer's continuous fire was as dense as fried beans. Soon this group of fresh troops and the opposite Prussian army formed a figure-eight shooting angle, just like It was like a bowl turned upside down on the battlefield, tightly controlling the exit of the forest path.
At this point in the battle, the crippled French cavalry battalion could no longer hold on. There were no horses under its legs, and there were a group of lunatic-like soldiers fighting hand-to-hand with them in front of them. The rain of bullets on both wings was dense and accurate, and the death rate soared.
"God, are you going to abandon us... Brave French soldiers, hold on a little longer and continue to attack and stick to the enemy..."
The old battalion commander's left arm had been pierced by a bullet. He hung his arms and still wanted to boost the morale of the soldiers, but he forgot one thing: people are not made of steel, and miracles are not created by everyone.
"Retreat, everyone retreat, retreat to the east..." Under the command of King Yi, the bloody gourd-like New Army soldiers finally distanced themselves from the French army. Under the cover of dense rain of bullets, the distance became wider and wider. big.
"Okay, okay, good job, let's fight like this... Right, right, keep suppressing fire and let the wounded evacuate first..." Xiao Letian stepped on the boundary stake and pointed at the battlefield with his right hand, exuding a compelling feeling all over his body. of domineering.
Leo calmly pressed the shutter next to him. He knew that the turning point in his career had finally come. This series of oriental topics would definitely establish his status as the number one copywriter in Europe.
The current battle situation is a race against time. King Yi and the others have broken away from hand-to-hand combat. The crippled French army has long lost the courage to attack. They hide in the piles of corpses on the battlefield to avoid the rain of bullets from the east and west directions. There is no way to fight back.
The latest French army to arrive on the battlefield was caught off guard before they entered the battle.
Sima Yun gathered all the grenades and spare gunpowder under his command as quickly as possible, and finally led a squad of brothers under the cover of the rain of bullets. He quickly rushed to the flank of the cavalry wave and threw his head away.
Xiao Letian has attached great importance to the training of grenadiers since the day the new army was established. This ancient arm, which was destined to withdraw from the war stage, has gained a second life in his hands.
This is not because Xiao Letian is nostalgic, but because he made a wise decision based on the actual situation. At the beginning of the establishment of the new army, basically every battle was completed without artillery support.
The reason for this situation is that on the one hand it is difficult to train a qualified artillery force in a short period of time, and on the other hand it is also because the new army does not have much demand for tough battles yet. The more than a thousand new troops are completely regarded as The Marine Corps came to use it, and their artillery cover was destined to be at sea.
In other words, Xiao Letian had already thought about it from the beginning. His new army would only fight within the firepower of naval guns, control the coastal areas along the river first, and wait until later when financial resources are stronger to form a large-scale army. For the inland army, that was the stage when artillery was unleashed.
Although there is no artillery support for the time being, it does not mean that the new army does not have sharp weapons to attack difficulties. There is no artillery, but we have various types of grenades.
Why did Xiao Letian get in touch with Nobel Factory? Why did he want to invest in a modern factory in Ryukyu? It was because he wanted to work hard to improve the power of grenades, which was an indispensable weapon for the new army.
This time when we came to Europe, the brothers did not bring too many types of grenades. They only chose 1 kilogram heavy grenades and bamboo tube pepper grenades. They also did not bring out the 5 kilogram grenades specially used for blasting.
But this is enough to deal with the French cavalry. The high-explosive grenades filled with fragments and the limited bamboo tube pepper grenades are enough to disrupt the enemy's offensive formation.
The black iron lumps were thrown far and accurately. The intensity of military training in Ryukyu was unimaginable to ordinary people. Every soldier had conducted tens of thousands of simulated mine throwing, and thousands of Throwing live ammunition.
In addition, many brothers in the new army had practiced concealed weapons and eyesight when they were young. It was not easy to play with these iron lumps. This indiscriminate bombardment destroyed the spirit of the cavalry battalion that came in for reinforcements.
"Spread out, spread out all...keep the speed..." French officers at all levels yelled at the top of their lungs, but the current battlefield situation has turned into a mess, and the hilly areas below have created a lot of chaos in the battle just now. things.
The corpses of men and horses, broken firearms, rubble exploded everywhere, and of course the surviving French cavalry hidden in the pile of corpses. Everything slowed down the cavalry charge.
The smoke from the grenade explosion continued to rise in the cavalry formation, and the loud banging noise shocked countless war horses. What was even more terrible was those pepper-faced grenades. Once the thin bamboo tube exploded, it would emit a large cloud of gray-white smoke. As long as the war horses inhale the smoke and dust, no one will be frightened.
Fortunately, strong winds were blowing on the battlefield, and there were not many frightened horses. The choking smoke quickly dissipated, but this indiscriminate bombardment successfully disrupted the enemy's attack rhythm. If the cavalry wants to defeat the enemy, it relies on the impact of waves and the rhythm of the battlefield attack.
"We got it, let's retreat..." Sima Yun threw away the last grenade and began to retreat with his brothers. At this time, the new reinforcements had also begun to move the entire queue to the east side of the battlefield.
The well-trained new army strictly abides by shooting discipline. They follow the orders of the squad leader and fire at least ten Spencer guns at a time. To deal with the speed of the cavalry, they have to rely on dense rain of bullets. Loose shooting is simply impossible. It can't stop the speed of the cavalry.
Each salvo was like the god of war swinging a huge war hammer, slamming against the tide of cavalry. Countless French cavalry fell off their horses, countless war horses rolled and neighed, and the entire battlefield was in chaos.
Soon, Xiao Hexin's main formation merged with Luo Huo and the others. The brothers ignored the excitement of joining forces, fought and retreated, and finally merged with the reinforcing Prussian troops and began to retreat towards the Swiss border.
The reinforcements from the French army were going crazy. They never dreamed that they could suffer such a big loss during their crossing. They urged their horses to rush up with scarlet eyes, but on the opposite side were three hundred pairs of muskets, and they were still Concentrating fire from a high position, the French were shot down three times in a row.
"Chinese people, you are declaring war. You are actually declaring war on France... It seems that you have not learned the lesson from the war six years ago. You are seeking your own death!"
"Don't think about it. France will send troops to take revenge. Whether it is halfway around the world or a whole world, you can taste the fire of France's revenge..."
"And you, damn Prussia, go to hell! The invincible French army will destroy Berlin and Hamburg sooner or later..."
Xiao Letian has relaxed his mood after the battle, and the enemies have begun to quarrel, which shows that they have given up and the breakout was finally successful.
However, Xiao Letian's excitement did not last long. When he saw that almost everyone in the new army was injured on the battlefield, and when he simply visually checked the number of new troops, his heart felt cramped on the spot.
"God, you should take me away. I can't bear such a blow..." Xiao Letian's eyes darkened, and Jonas, who was shaking and frightened, hugged him quickly.
"Prime Minister! Wake up, they have withdrawn..." But at this time, Xiao Letian could not wake up.
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