From ancient times to the present, war cannot be separated from the word firepower. In the cold weapon era, soldiers rounded their arms with swords, so the three-foot-long area in front of them was the firepower output range. The range controlled by the spearman could reach three or four meters. Then this jungle of spears also falls within the firepower output range.
Not to mention long-range weapons such as crossbows and trebuchets. In fact, ancient generals paid more attention to the firepower output of the army, but this concept did not exist at that time.
Why does the army have military formations? Why was the ancient Roman phalanx able to defeat the barbarians with a small number and a large number? In fact, this is also the result of people's research on firepower output. One person has the power of one, and ten people have the power of ten people. But ten scattered people and ten people fighting in formation, shoulder to shoulder, can kill the enemy. Efficiency is different.
Only a military formation can coordinate everyone's firepower and kill the enemy efficiently in an organized and coordinated manner! Modern biology calls the energy of human muscles chemical energy, which is actually a process of slow burning of carbon elements. It seems that the power of cold weapon combat can actually be linked to firepower in the modern sense.
"Firepower! Firepower! Firepower... What I want is firepower! No matter the casualties or the cost, we must withstand the enemy's attack and send all the grenades up!" Chu Zhao was crazy. He could see clearly now that the enemy's attack was It has become an acute angle and is heading straight towards the direction of Zai Chun's retreat.
This group of people wanted to capture Emperor Tongzhi alive. At this moment, Zaichun had just left the front line more than 200 meters away. He was not far away at all, and the crisis was far from over.
"Assault, assault! Don't be afraid of the dead. There are plenty of reinforcements behind you! Use the corpses of men and horses to fill them up for me! We must not let the big fish escape..." Chuck the Fox felt that his vocal cords were mute, and they were stinging as if they were about to break.
In just such a short time, the strength of a battalion has been exhausted. The corpses of 500 men and horses were spread out on the assault surface of just over 200 meters. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
This is a gambler who is obsessed with gambling. He is not willing to accept such losses, so he wants to get his money back! Capture Zai Chun alive, even if he fired a big shot.
"We still have troops! If we all press forward, you will all die, and I will die with you..."
"Ula! Ula..." Just as Fox Chuck was shouting hoarsely to encourage morale, an endless roar of Ula suddenly came from the dense forest behind him, followed by the neighing of war horses, and one cavalryman rushed out one after another. .
There was a roar in the woods, and the last batch of ambush wires were broken. Now there is nothing that can stop the enemy on the west bank of the Suifen River.
"Hahaha...the main force is here! Break through all of them!"
"Friendly troops! Rush in the direction of our corpses... Where is the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty! Capture him alive..."
"Did you see the direction where my soldiers' heads are charging? That's where the main attack is going. Charge... charge!"
Chuck the Fox stood on the ice, and groups of cavalry rushed over around him. He was crying and laughing, guiding the army in the forward direction, and he was almost going crazy.
Firepower and lives, now it depends on who has the higher density! The final prize is Zaichun, Emperor Tongzhi of the Qing Dynasty!
War horses and empty horses poured out like dark clouds, and the sharp charging angle quickly turned into an obtuse angle. At this time, all the ten Taijia men opened fire. There was no need to aim at all. Everyone rushing towards them was a living target.
Mauser in the forward position also opened fire, and smoke filled the ground. The grenades rolled forward and opened gaps one by one, which were then filled in instantly.
In such a cavalry charge, no one can be a deserter. You can't even move your horse left or right, because there are people on the left and right, and you can only run in a straight line. Anyone who moves around will only cause a horse collision.
There is no turning back, you can only go forward and die. Everyone can only silently pray to God. Finally, when you rush to the position, the gap has already opened.
In the chaos, Gogol also appeared on the shore. He stood on the high ground and looked at the impact point ahead, expressionless and completely ignoring the life and death of his soldiers.
"Increase the density and we can crash through... Even if half of us die in the battle, as long as we capture the Qing Emperor alive, we will win!"
"On the military police supervision team, apply pressure on both wings..."
The division commander gave an order, and the gendarmerie supervisory team began to spread. Soon, uniform shouts were heard from both sides of the army: "Speed up, speed up... Those who hesitate will be killed! Those who escape will slaughter their entire family! Crash them over, all of them will Crash over..." Snap Bang bang, the supervising military police fired into the sky again. The sound of gunfire shocked the soldiers like rolling army ants, ignoring life and death.
No matter how solid the front line is, it can't withstand such an attack density. Although Gatling is easy to use, it can't hold up too many empty horses. These Cossacks sent out all the horses they had snatched during their long march. This is what they used. Horse corpses were filled in instead of human lives.
The efficiency of Uncle Jia's Fire Dragon Slaughter began to decrease. The enemy's corpse had become a good low wall for consuming ammunition. Many bullets were repeatedly hit on the corpse, and the waste became more and more serious.
The cavalry rode over the mountain of corpses and attacked the position crazily, more and more, and finally some cavalry rushed behind the sandbag wall, and the position was in chaos.
The Cossack raised his saber and slashed desperately in the narrow space. He knew that he was bound to die, but he wanted to use his death to confuse the volunteers for just ten seconds.
Maybe just these ten seconds can turn the entire battle around!
The cavalry was hacked to death, and then the volunteers continued to shoot outwards, and then another enemy bumped in. This time it was no longer a cold weapon, the saber, and the grenades exploded and they died together.
Chu Zhao had never commanded such a cruel battle. He felt like he could no longer breathe. "Where is our artillery? Why haven't the artillery fired yet..."
"It's almost... we're about to open fire... Damn! Are the enemies crazy?" Everyone in the headquarters looked back, only to find that one of the eight hundred Cossacks harassing the northeastern part of the battlefield had launched a suicidal attack.
The eight hundred cavalrymen charged forward desperately to the west, allowing the firepower of the surrounding Volunteer Army to peel them off layer by layer, and turning a blind eye to the corpses of the men and horses rolling to the ground. They had only one target, and that was the Volunteer Army artillery position that was preparing to fire.
"Kill up and hold back the Chinese artillery! Even if we all die in battle, as long as we can hold the artillery group for ten minutes... that's enough! God bless the motherland! God bless His Majesty the Tsar!"
At the end of the eight hundred cavalry, only 200 were left, but these 200 people caused chaos in the artillery position. The front line had been fighting for ten minutes, but they didn't fire a single shot.
Chu Zhao watched with tears rolling down his face. He furrowed his paws anxiously, "What should I do? What should I do..." After all, this is a new army, and the battlefield commander is not a veteran. There must be too many people on the road to maturity. Much suffering awaits them.
"Prime Minister! Please stop watching and think of a way!" Chu Zhao yelled, "You can't just defend like this. You must fight back. Choose dead soldiers to charge up with explosives and attack! Now the only way is to attack. !”
"Yes! Order from the commander, each unit selects dead soldiers and rushes to strap the bombs!" The roar of the ordering soldier began to be passed around.
At this moment, a steady voice rang out, "You idiot! Why are you kidnapped? Do you think you are yourself?"
As he spoke, Xiao Letian strode into the field headquarters built with sandbags.
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