Night fighting has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times. Although there are many examples of sneak attacks in the dark of night in history, it seems that there are many, but this is definitely your illusion.
The battles that can be passed down in the history books are not destined to be simple. The historians are willing to record classic night attacks in great detail. This has proved that such battles are very rare, so they have the value of recording.
More than 90% of the true wars in history were fought during the day. The reason is very simple. One is the backwardness of command methods, and the other is the poor quality of soldiers.
The army in the Middle Ages relied on flags and drums and trumpets to transmit orders, one using vision and the other using hearing. However, flags no longer work in the field, and relying solely on drums and trumpets for command can easily cause confusion.
Coupled with the dietary structure of ancient Chinese people, night blindness was very common, and field battles could easily turn into a blind melee. Often the fight would not last long before turning into separate battles, and the military formation system would completely collapse.
In the current Battle of Sandaogou, there are already signs of confusion between the enemy and ourselves. The fast-moving troops are always unable to keep up. Sometimes after a fall and getting up, the squad leader and platoon leader cannot be found.
Many times while running, I turned around and saw that I had actually slipped into the company of another commander. Moreover, in the field, musket fire would accidentally injure one's own people. What's more, the defenders of Sandaogou also set up a large number of traps outside the village wall. , although simple, it works wonders in the chaos of the night.
When the demolition team led by Pang Chaoyun was frustrated in their attack in the trap area, the powerful men behind Long Ye suddenly exclaimed. At this moment, Master Long's palms were so nervous that they were all sweaty.
Sister Wu next to her stomped her feet and wanted to rush up. "I will lead the reserve team to support Pang Chaoyun..." Before she could take a step, Master Long grabbed her shoulder.
"I am the commander-in-chief of the battlefield. No one is allowed to act rashly without my order..."
"But..." Sister Wu wanted to argue, but she saw the determined look in Mr. Long's eyes.
"Nothing, this is just the first appearance of the Volunteer Army. If this small setback cannot be overcome and the commander needs to personally appear, then I think it would be a pity to disband this army!"
"You have to have casualties in a war, and you can't build an undead iron army!"
The powerful words shocked the surrounding powerful people, and they were trembling in their hearts. There is no shortage of characters in this world who are cruel to others, but those who are equally cruel to themselves are very scary.
Sister Wu took a step back and did not persist. At this moment, Pang Chaoyun on the battlefield finally received support from friendly forces.
Shiro Date and Nobu Uesugi are both family samurai among the daimyo. They were severely tortured by these special forces team members when they landed. Now everyone is holding back a sense of energy and even has a feeling of anger. He was controlling them, and they rushed to wherever there was danger.
"Sir... we are here to support you..." A squad of warriors crawled to Pang Chaoyun's side. Ida Baixie took out the first aid kit and wanted to bandage Pang Chaoyun's wound.
"Get out of here, leave me alone... The wall must be blown open, the wall must be blown open!" Pang Chaoyun's face turned hideous in pain.
"Sir! Give us the explosive pack... You can't run in this kind of trap area, you have to crawl or roll over it!" An anxious Uesugi grabbed the explosive pack. "Let's go! We definitely don't believe in the expedition's first mission." A battle will be lost, and my military destiny will never end here!"
All the explosive packets of the demolition team were snatched away by this group of Japanese samurai. At this moment, the snipers led by Ye Qiu from behind also increased their fire suppression on the wall, and any defenders who showed up were shot in the head.
The powerful officers at the headquarters were shocked by the scene in front of them. Lao ShenTou trembled all over and murmured only one sentence: "This is a war? This is a war!"
The local tycoons are just grass-headed kings with hundreds of people in one or two villages. On weekdays, being able to command a hundred people to fight with weapons is enough to brag about for a year. How have they ever seen such a scene of blood and fire, especially those who are injured? The spirit of the tenacious soldiers on the battlefield directly shocks people's hearts.
Bullets rained from both sides, artillery boomed, and the shouts of killing in the wilderness were earth-shattering. People in Sandaogou not far away had begun to flee into the distance, dragging their children with them to form a crowd.
Date Baixie and Uesugi Nobu climbed forward on the ground using their hands and feet in a snake-like maneuver. Now the trap on the ground no longer worked. By the time they reached the base of the wall, it was already a blind spot for the enemy to shoot.
A dozen warriors leaned against the heavy logs, breathing heavily. Their hearts were beating so fast that they felt like they were about to fly out of their throats.
Through a log wall, you can hear roars from behind, and there are gunfire and fire on the wall more than three meters high above your head.
Digging holes, burying explosive packs, and pulling out fuses, the samurai tremblingly began to complete a series of preparations. Finally, when Uesugi lit the fuse, the ghost yelled "Run!" and a group of people rushed back.
Bang bang bang... The Russian troops who spotted them on the wall suddenly burst into gunfire. Several warriors were knocked to the ground. Ida Baixie felt as if his butt was bitten by something. It was wet and slippery, but there was no pain. , the tension was overwhelming at that moment.
Boom... After an earth-shattering explosion, the air wave pushed all the soldiers to the ground, and billowing black smoke rushed into the night sky, covering the stars.
The mud fell down like rain. When the mud rain ended, everyone almost fainted when they took a closer look.
"Idiot! What an idiot..."
It turned out that Ida Baixie and the others had not received formal blasting training, and the arrangement of the explosive packs was unscientific. The explosion did not create the expected gap, but blew four or five logs and tilted them far into the military camp, almost A gentle slope at an angle of thirty degrees to the ground.
Green smoke was rising from the surface of the tree trunk that one person hugged, and it had been burned to carbonization. However, people underestimated the toughness of this old mountain log, and not a single one was broken.
"Blow the charge... rush in through the gap! Eliminate those two field guns immediately..." Lord Long seized the momentary opportunity and ordered.
The horn of the charge sounded, and the headquarters suddenly flew into the sky with numerous bright red fireworks. The Japanese armed soldier regiment hiding in the rear and ready to attack finally had a place to use.
"Reserve team... draw swords and attack... give me a duck!" Shimazu Asuka and Mouri Yigen led their more than 500 sword-drawing warriors and swooped towards the gap like crazy.
"The Marines cover the attack of friendly forces...free fire, targeted clearing! Throw incendiary bombs to illuminate the Knife Team..." A series of incendiary bombs hit the vicinity of the gap, and the raging fire illuminated the entire western area of the military camp.
The Battle of Sandaogou entered the most brutal stage of hand-to-hand combat.
