The Mauser is a very classic breech-loading needle rifle in human history. Although this rifle has a slower rate of fire than the American Spencer, its accuracy, range, and lethality are very good. If taken into consideration, the Mauser rifle has The score is much higher than Spencer's.
Originally, in Xiao Letian's memory, Mauser rifles should have been equipped in large quantities during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, but later he learned that it was his sudden appearance that broke the delicate balance between Prussia and France, forcing France strongly supported Austria, which allowed Mauser, the secret weapon of the Kingdom of Prussia, to reveal itself in advance.
High accuracy, long range, high lethality, simple structure and high reliability. Even the bullets are produced on smokeless powder assembly lines, which greatly reduces the possibility of misfires and explosions. Which country in the world does not want to have a large number of them? What about such a weapon?
Unfortunately, the empire's finances are too tight. Now there are only more than 20,000 Mauser rifles in the entire Prussian arsenal. There is simply no way to equip the entire army. Most soldiers still use the slightly backward Dreiser rifle.
Although there are not many Mauser rifles, they can still ensure the use of Xiao Letian's friendly forces. To be honest, Bismarck and Old Moltke are quite interesting. The two mixed battalions led by Xiao Letian are all Mauser. The supply of rifles and bullets has also been opened up. For the safety of Xiao Letian and the others, Prussia has spent a lot of money.
Sure enough, when the Mauser rifles started firing, the Austrian army on the opposite side immediately felt the pressure. Now the leading troops of the Austrian army had been destroyed by Spencer and high-explosive weapons. There can no longer be a crowd within the meter interval, just groups of people.
What's even more frightening is that the destructive power of high explosions on human hearing and perception is astonishing. The momentum of charging forward to kill the enemy just now caused the destruction of more than 20 explosion points and quickly dissipated like gunpowder smoke.
"Accelerate, accelerate... There can't be any more enemies, we have to attack..." The company commander, whose ears were deafened, waved his command sword in vain and rushed forward, unaware that there were no more brothers around him. .
"Ah... please give me a shot, my legs are gone..." The veteran, whose legs were blown apart and only his waist touching the ground, was crawling helplessly on the ground. He was begging his comrades to give him a break.
It was only now that the brothers discovered that the enemies on the opposite side were not cowardly sheep at all, but a group of cruel and inhuman lunatics. Their attacks were merciless, their shooting skills were accurate and ruthless, and the bullets rained towards them like locusts. Almost every shot can knock down a soldier.
"Damn, what kind of weapon is this? What kind of soldier is this? What kind of battle is this?" The officer with a face full of pain vented his emotions with roars and curses.
"Damn bastards, are the muskets in your hands scrap metal? Shooting, shooting at the enemy, you are all idiots..." At this time, the charging soldiers realized that they also had muskets in their hands, and quickly aimed and shot.
After all, the Austrian army had a large number of people. This round of musket fire was extremely powerful. The gunshots were like thunder and the smoke was like clouds. They looked really elite. However, it was a pity that there were no enemies standing on the opposite side. Let me shoot you. More than 90% of the bullets fired in a straight line hit the dirt bunker. Only a few lucky ricocheting bullets caused some slight results.
"Hahaha, what a stupid commander. If possible, I must visit him after the war... Hahaha, how stupid is this to launch the entire army without knowing the enemy's situation? Charge? Do you think this is a group fight?"
Xiao Letian shook his head and sighed with a wry smile. He was in a good mood and even acted as a volunteer commentator for Jonas beside him.
"There are only three directions for the development of future wars, firepower, defense and mobility. In my analysis, mobility will not change much in the next 20 to 30 years. Railways and cavalry are still the main factors for mobility. , then the top priority of our military innovation lies in the two points of firepower and defense..."
As soon as Jonas heard that Xiao Letian was starting to share some useful information, he quickly took out his notebook to record it. They knew that on the surface, Xiao Letian's words were meant for him, but in fact, he wanted to use his mouth to convey these words to the higher-ups of the empire.
"Look at those foxholes on the forward positions. Although I only deployed two hundred marksmen, the firepower poured out by these two hundred marksmen is so powerful that you can't imagine... Two hundred Spencers, 1,400 projectiles were poured out in ten seconds. How many lives would be needed to fill such a dense firepower?"
"Look at the twenty concealed explosion points. The latest high-explosive developed by Nobel Company is so powerful. One explosion point only weighs three kilograms, but its power is so powerful that the army is accustomed to using black powder. It’s unimaginable…”
"What a stupid commander. Faced with our weird defensive formation, he actually became scornful from the very beginning. He didn't even bother to use the most basic probing attack and just charged with the army? How stupid is this? What a calcium deficiency..."
At this time, Wing King Shi Dakai who was watching the battle also said, "Yes, any commander should choose a small group of troops to conduct a tentative attack when encountering an unknown enemy situation, and at least three or four waves of attacks, such as Attack like a wave? How can you throw all your capital into it as soon as it comes?"
"Although war will always kill people, a good commander must be good at achieving the best results with the smallest casualties. How can he not cherish the lives of soldiers so much? This, this... this is nothing compared to driving refugees to attack the city. What’s the difference?”
The second half of King Yi's words was so quiet that only he could hear it. He was immersed in the memories of the past and couldn't extricate himself.
Jonas didn't hear what Shidakai said clearly. He looked at the Austrian troops advancing down the gentle slope while shooting, and asked nervously, "But the situation of being outnumbered and outnumbered has not changed, and the enemy has no intention of retreating at all now..." …Look, they’re starting to speed up again…”
Xiao Letian glanced at it with his binoculars and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter. What they have to face is a three-dimensional defense zone. The foxholes are just appetizers. The massacre is still to come... I'm very worried right now." I'm curious, why hasn't this commander withdrawn his troops yet? And where are their artillery? This is really strange..."
Xiao Letian never imagined that the enemy opposite him was actually Viscount Alan, who was causing trouble for him at the Hamburg reception. The Prussian intelligence officer also never expected that General Benedek would improvise and use this seemingly useless weapon. Thorn Flower Master.
Viscount Alan has gone crazy now. If the opponent is a pure Prussian army, then this regular regiment commander who graduated from a military academy can still make a correct judgment, but today he encountered someone who had been humiliated in Hamburg. His enemy's anger had already burned out his sanity.
"Offensive, all soldiers continue to attack... You idiots, so many people have died, why don't you speed up the charge? Do you want to retreat and charge again, and be swept away by them again? Don't let your The comrades died in vain, and a distance of a hundred meters cannot defeat the elites of the empire..."
Alan was filled with rage now, and the bloody stumps and severed limbs in his glasses made him feel sick to his stomach, but he couldn't back down, absolutely not.
The failure at the Hamburg reception has made Alan a laughing stock in Vienna's aristocratic circles. Now the impression of the Chinese in the whole of Europe is that they are corrupt, backward and cowardly. You, Alan, actually suffered a hidden loss at the hands of the Chinese. It shows that you How incompetent he has become.
This is often the case with people. The son of a wealthy family in the village can lose to the children of a more powerful family, and he can even lose to the descendants of those high-ranking officials, but he must not lose to Wang Xiaoer, who herds his family's cattle in the village. .
The current Viscount Alan is like this. He has equated Xiao Letian and other middle-level officials with lowly barbarians. If he, a noble recognized by the Habsburg dynasty, loses here, he will simply hide his name and go to other countries to live in the future. Come on, he has no shame in going back to Vienna.
"Attack, everyone attacks... charge, speed up... There is only a hundred meters in front of you, what are you hesitating about? Cowards, they are all cowards..." Viscount Alan shouted with foaming at the mouth.
At this time, an adjutant beside him couldn't stand it any longer: "Sir! We can't continue fighting like this. Haven't you seen that the trenches on the high ground are getting deeper and longer? The enemy is very well prepared. Just a peripheral defense line of skirmishers has caused us such a big loss, we can't act recklessly!"
"In half an hour at most, our regiment's direct artillery battery will arrive. Twelve field guns equipped with sufficient shells can completely level this small highland. Why should we do unnecessary things? What about sacrifice..."
Before the loyal adjutant could finish speaking, suddenly a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and there was a snap sound and Viscount Alan whipped him hard in the face with a riding crop.
"Damn bastard, remember I am the highest officer here, what right do you have to order me?"
"Well..." the adjutant groaned and a red mark appeared diagonally on his face, "Sir... I'm not ordering you, I'm just..."
"Shut up, shut up right now! Do you know who the enemy is on the high ground opposite? It's those nasty Chinese, that damn Xiao Letian!"
"You want me to wait for the artillery support now? You don't want to wait until the artillery arrives. Won't the other main forces of our division not be able to arrive? Do you want me to embarrass myself in front of other colleagues? Let them see our company is like this Can’t you knock down even a small slope of dirt?”
"Go away, I just want to win, I don't care about any cost, I just want to win... Since soldiers go to war, they must be prepared to sacrifice, otherwise you are not soldiers at all!"
The adjutant looked at the commander who had gone crazy and couldn't say anything anymore. He just felt that his chest was uncomfortable. yes! When soldiers go to the battlefield, there are no immortals, but the road cannot be told from your commander's mouth. Are you too lazy to even show it?
You look down on the common people from the bottom of your heart. You are a proud noble. You have the guts to be the first one to charge forward with the soldiers. If you can do it, none of the soldiers will complain at all. It's a pity that you can only give orders behind your back. In your eyes, are our lives just a series of numbers on a merit book?
Just as the adjutant was angrily cursing in his heart, suddenly the Austrian soldiers on the battlefield let out a burst of excited roars, "Charge, charge forward, these bastards retreated..."
"What? Retreating!" The adjutant couldn't believe his ears and turned to look at the battlefield.
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