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"General Zhang, Dongyi's firearms are extremely sharp. They can stop the men two miles away. Do you really want to continue charging?"
"Keep charging! No matter what, we must rush into the enemy's fortifications. If we retreat and morale drops, even if we have millions of soldiers, we will never win this war."
"Alas~"
Gu Ertai lamented, watching the soldiers of Ruijian camp fall meaninglessly one by one under the enemy's artillery rockets, and his heart kept bleeding.
And why doesn't Zhang Gui feel pain in his heart?
Ruijianying was a tiger and wolf division that he had spent his entire life and exhausted all means to form. It was the most elite army in Daijin.
They can be sacrificed, they can fall in hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, at least that way their death will be valuable.
But now, faced with unprecedented war methods, Zhang Gui's uncomfortable teeth were bleeding as he watched the living lives being scrapped by "strange techniques and tricks".
"Kill by volley!"
Bang bang bang bang bang bang——
In front of the Han army's iron grid formation, a burst of firecrackers emitted blazing smoke.
As the fire snakes shot out, the sword and shield players in the front row of Ruijian camp fell to the ground like dominoes.
However, there were still brave soldiers of the Jin Army who were not afraid of death, holding cold knives and tiger spears, roaring and charging forward.
At this time, it was about 230 steps away from the Han army's position.
The range and armor-piercing ability of the flash cap gun were higher than Zhang Gui expected.
After being baptized by multiple firearms, the battle formation composed of the four vanguard battalions had been completely dispersed at this time, and the crossbowmen behind them had also been disrupted during the previous rocket attack.
However, despite paying such heavy casualties, the Jin army still did not choose to retreat.
Based on this alone, Yue Shaomu had to give a high evaluation to this army: "The Jin Army is not afraid of death, and its indomitable charging momentum can be called an important weapon of the country. It is a pity that this elite army has the wrong attitude." It is a tragedy for a dead person to be born in a country that cannot compare with his status."
"Uh~"
A mini bullet pierced the double-layered armor of a Ruijian battalion officer. After he groaned softly, he fell weakly on the charging road.
"Three sons~~"
The middle-aged guard on the side rushed forward to support him and shouted heartbreakingly.
"Uncle...I'm...cold..."
"Third son, cheer up. Your mother is still waiting for you to come back. Don't die, don't die~ How will I tell your mother if you are going to die?"
Seeing blood oozing from the team officer's wound, the guard who was his relative hugged him tightly.
However, the team officer finally twitched all over and stopped breathing with a look of reluctance.
"You bastard! I will fight with you!"
Seeing his nephew die on the battlefield, the guard's eyes suddenly turned red, he grabbed a three-meter long spear and rushed forward.
Suddenly a cannonball fell from mid-air and hit his feet.
Boom~~
The moment the grenade exploded, the huge air wave directly cut the guard into two pieces.
When the guard's upper body hit the ground heavily, he was already dead.
Boom boom boom boom——
Seeing that the Jin Army soldiers were still charging forward, the silent artillery array finally let out bursts of life-threatening roars.
The grenades and solid bullets were fired crosswise, and when they landed in the Jin army's formation, they immediately turned into a burst of blood mist, making it difficult for people to find a proper sense of direction.
Fu Ying and other generals sitting at the rear saw this scene and suddenly broke out in cold sweat.
Even though he has been on the battlefield for a long time, this is the first time he has seen such a tragic battlefield. Human life here is nothing more than a piece of grass.
The officers and soldiers of the other battalions were even more frightened and retreated one after another.
Five vanguard battalions and two thousand crossbowmen, that's a total of seven thousand people. In less than half an hour, more than half of them were lost.
If I had to change myself, I would probably lose about 5% of the number of people and my morale would collapse.
"Let Huzi and the others continue to press the reserve troops forward without stopping for a moment!"
"General Zhang! Are you still charging? Why should our soldiers from the Ruijian Battalion lose their lives in vain?"
"Ruijian camp can't defeat them, are you still going to count on those losers?"
Zhang Gui's words immediately woke up Gu Ertai.
Yes, Ruijian Camp is equipped with the most sophisticated soldiers and armor in South Australia. If this cannot be conquered, who can we expect?
It's just that this way of filling your life...
He looked back at the other soldiers of the battalions, and what he saw were all timid looks, and some of them squatted on the ground and retched.
Do you expect them?
Ah……
Gu Ertai smiled contemptuously and waved his hand, and another five thousand soldiers of the Ruijian Battalion stepped onto the battlefield without hesitation.
On the Han army's side, Yue Shaomu's face was equally solemn.
The first wave of enemy offensive had almost collapsed, but when he saw thousands more soldiers sent from the rear of the Jin Army to charge into the formation, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
"Sun Zhong!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"How much gunpowder is left in the army?"
"Back to the general, each gun in the artillery camp still has about 20 rounds of solid artillery and howitzers. Each person still has 20 rounds of musket ammunition. There are only enough rockets for another salvo..."
Yue Shaomu closed his eyes and meditated, then said: "Inform the generals at all levels to prepare for the worst and be ready for hand-to-hand combat at any time!"
"yes!"
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By noon, the noise on the battlefield gradually died down.
Looking around, the ground was littered with the corpses of Ruijian Camp soldiers.
A few soldiers who were lucky enough to survive had their arms and legs broken, or were injured all over their bodies. They were constantly squirming on the ground, seemingly looking for cover.
In one morning, six thousand Ruijian Battalion soldiers stayed permanently on the battlefield. Most of the soldiers who returned to the formation were injured. Many may be disabled for life. Many more are destined to not survive due to limited medical conditions. past.
The 30,000-strong Ruijian Battalion suffered nearly one-third casualties at this time.
Zhang Gui, who was inspecting the camp, looked indifferently at the miserable conditions of the wounded soldiers everywhere and the heart-rending groans coming from the marching tents, and his mood suddenly hit rock bottom.
"Brothers, I, Zhang Gui, am sorry for you!"
Zhang Gui said nothing, silently chanting in his heart, and bowed to the injured soldier.
After counting the casualties, Guertai reported with a sad face: "General, the casualties among our brothers are too heavy!"
After I finished speaking, I couldn't help crying.
"Don't cry!"
Zhang Gui slapped him in the face: "As the commander-in-chief of the army, you have to hold back the pain in your heart. When you cry, the soldiers will be even more discouraged."
Guertai: "General Zhang, I don't understand. One morning, not a single soldier from the other battalions came up, and they just stood aside and watched our brothers from the Ruijian Battalion die one by one! This is not fair to us!"
"There is nothing fair or unfair!" Zhang Gui roared, "Will the enemy be fair to you on the battlefield!? No one will die in a war!"
Gu Ertai: "But I just don't accept it! Why do they have to let us die if they don't come? His Fu family has been favored by the emperor for generations, why can they stay behind!
Also last time, Fukang lost the battle without incident, but let Cao Ying take the blame. Although I, Guertai, am a local noble, I can't stand this kind of behavior! "
"Shut up! Stop talking nonsense!" Zhang Gui shouted sternly, "After lunch, continue the attack. No matter what, we must capture Lucheng as soon as possible!"
"We still have to go! General Zhang! Do we really have to kill all the brothers?"
"Raising an army for a thousand days and using it for a while. I now understand that if you fall behind, you will be beaten. Dongyi... no, the Han Dynasty's army is far ahead of us.
For the present plan, there is no other way but to risk your life..."
