"Ta...ta da da..."
The eight rotating machine guns in the mountain were screaming continuously.
"Pah...pah pah pah..."
The Guardsmen within the defensive line were also firing their muskets as fast as they could.
"ah…"
"hiss……"
In front of the barbed wire fence, the Qing cavalry fell one after another. The fallen man and horse kept screaming.
However, even so, the Qing cavalry still charged forward despite unimaginable casualties.
In the face of such a huge cavalry charge, even the defense formed by a solid wall is estimated to be able to allow them to break through, not to mention that this is just a defensive line constructed by the bandit suppressing army's bullets?
Although the Qing cavalry in front suffered heavy casualties, the defense line constructed by the machine guns of the bandit suppressing army was not unbreakable. Despite the Qing army's charge regardless of casualties, many cavalrymen still broke through the machine gun defense line and stood in front of the barbed wire fence used by the bandit army to defend against the enemy's advance.
This barbed wire fence is indeed difficult for infantry without tools to break through. But for cavalry, this is not necessarily the case.
I saw dozens of cavalrymen taking out ropes or grappling hooks to tie the wooden stakes on the barbed wire fence to the ground.
With the help of horse power, dozens of cavalrymen pulled back. The wooden stake could not withstand the force and either fell off or broke.
Soon, the barbed wire fence used by the bandit suppressing army to block the enemy was torn to the ground by the cavalry. The fully defended barbed wire fence suddenly opened a large hole for the cavalry to enter.
"Go ahead..."
The Qing cavalry couldn't help shouting with joy.
It was impossible for the Qing cavalry in front of the barbed wire to miss such a good opportunity. I saw them leaping in from the gap.
At the same time, bullets from the minigun on the mountain also fell.
"Beep...beep..."
In an instant, the bullets that hit the gap continued to splash sand and rocks on the ground, raising waves of dust.
At the same time, groups of cavalry fell down in the gap in an instant.
People were thrown off their backs, and the casualties were even more severe.
But even though the casualties of the Qing army were so heavy, many cavalrymen still poured into the barbed wire defense line of the bandit suppressing army by virtue of their incredible luck.
However, before these cavalrymen who entered the bandit-suppressing army's barbed wire fence had time to be happy, they discovered that there were densely packed horse nails in front of them.
The running horse couldn't stop the horse's feet at all, so it stepped on the horse nails.
In an instant, the horse, whose feet were hurting, rolled down under the influence of inertia. Even if the cavalry was thrown off the horse, even if he was not thrown to death, he would still be completely injured by the dense horse nails on the ground.
More and more barbed wire fences were being pulled open, and the gaps were getting bigger and bigger. Although many Qing soldiers and cavalry died in front of the barbed wire fence, there were also many cavalrymen who entered the barbed wire fence.
However, the cavalry who entered the barbed wire fence were unable to move. Without exception, they were all impaled by the horses and nails on the ground and rolled to the ground. The casualties were so heavy that it was frightening.
Since ancient times, it has been said that if a house leaks, it rains all night. When a person is unlucky, he will often be unlucky for a while.
At this time, a faint shout came from the bandit suppression army's position.
"Grenade ready..."
"Throw…"
Next, I saw objects like iron lumps falling into the barbed wire fence, and then in less than half a breath, I heard continuous explosions.
"jump jump jump…"
The sound was so huge and powerful that it immediately caused a wave of air.
The air wave from the explosion was like a strong wind blowing, instantly sweeping away the thick white smoke around it and kicking up thick dust.
Under the explosion and the fire from machine guns and volley guns of the bandit-suppressing army, all the Qing troops within the barbed wire fence were killed and injured.
The huge explosion in front and the heavy casualties made the Qing cavalry who were hiding thirty feet away and launching the missiles all tremble with fear and break out in cold sweat.
The brutality of the battle made Eji Hemuller, who had been gritting his teeth and supporting himself, unable to bear it any longer. At this moment, I saw him yelling at the flag officer next to him: "Ming Jin, ring gold quickly, let them retreat, retreat quickly..."
"Bang...bang bang...bang bang bang..."
As soon as Eji Hemuler finished speaking, a loud golden sound came from the Qing army's position.
When they heard the golden sound of retreat, the surviving Qing cavalry all took a deep breath, quickly turned their horses' heads and fled back. He even turned a blind eye to the wounded on the ground.
The Qing cavalry came and went quickly, disappearing like a gust of wind.
Looking at the way they left quickly, if it weren't for the horses that were left with casualties on the ground, one would even wonder if they were here to fight.
"Pah...pah pah pah..."
Even though the Qing army's cavalry was retreating, the gunfire of the bandit-suppressing troops on the mountain was still ringing.
However, the cavalry ran extremely fast, and the bandit-suppressing army could not leave many people behind. It was not until the cavalry slipped away a mile away in a puff of smoke that the bandit-suppressing army stopped shooting.
Looking at the cavalry who desperately fled back, Eji Hemuler couldn't help but burst into tears. Looking at the lifeless team, Eji He Muller felt even more powerless.
Compared with the high spirits at the beginning, Eji He Muller is now at a loss.
He really didn't know how to fight this battle.
Eji. He Muller felt that he had tried his best, but still could not break through the seemingly simple lines of defense in Ma'anshan. He was really derelict in his duty.
The heavy casualties suffered by the Qing army in their attack on Ma'anshan were enough to make Eji and He Muller unable to escape the blame.
Let’s not mention the battle situation in the southeast, let’s look at the situation in the southwest.
The 12,000 Green Camp soldiers suffered more than 5,000 casualties, and the nearly 10,000 cavalry suffered more than 3,000 casualties. Fortunately, the soldiers behind him didn't follow, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to think about it.
The attack in the morning had already lost thousands of Green Camp soldiers. Even if the casualties in the southeast were not counted, the Green Camp soldiers had suffered over 10,000 casualties.
Compared with the losses of the green battalion soldiers, the casualties of the cavalry made Eji Hemuler's heart bleed.
More than 3,000 cavalrymen suffered casualties, and few could be saved. Although these cavalry are mainly green cavalry, they are enough to make Eji Hemuler, the commander of the Xiaoqi Battalion, heartbroken.
The importance of cavalry to the Qing Dynasty is self-evident. The reason why the Manchus were able to conquer the Central Plains was because the Eight Banners cavalry played an important role.
In Eji Hemuller's mind, in a plain battle, one cavalry should be worth ten infantry, or even a hundred.
Even the green battalion's cavalry should be overwhelmingly powerful against the rebels, instead of being massacred without the ability to fight back like they are now.
