Zhang Wansi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Royal Army of China, issued the order for the artillery attack.
Zhao Changhai, commander of the artillery battalion of the 1st Cavalry Division, read the order from the flag language.
He immediately issued an order: "Dismount and deploy artillery positions as quickly as possible."
The cavalrymen of the artillery battalion immediately removed the mortar components from their horses.
Quickly set up the mortar and place your thumb between your eyes to determine the distance between the mortar and the enemy.
Immediately afterwards adjust the parameters of the mortar.
Under the command of Zhao Changhai, the artillery battalion took only five minutes to set up the mortar position.
Instead of the more powerful infantry artillery, the cavalry chose the less powerful mortar.
The first reason is that mortars are easy to carry. One artilleryman and two horses can take away all the parts of the mortar.
The second reason is that mortars are easy to deploy, and they don't care about the terrain.
Whether on flat land or steep mountains.
Mortar positions with curved trajectories can be deployed in a short time.
The third reason is that the mortar is simple to operate and does not require mastering too complicated technology.
A cavalryman is required to master superb artillery skills, or an artilleryman is required to master superb riding skills.
These two kinds of outstanding talents are very rare in number.
The requirements are too high, even if the Great China Empire has millions of troops, they can't gather too many people.
Zhao Changhai personally held the mortar body with his left hand, and held the mortar shell in his right hand, hanging in the air at the muzzle of the mortar, aiming at the Russian camp.
He shouted: "Fire!"
Release the mortar shell with your right hand. The mortar shell slides along the barrel to the bottom. The tail of the shell hits the firing pin, igniting the primer of the propellant.
With a whooshing sound, the mortar shell flew directly into the sky. The four tail fins behind the shell were balanced to ensure the stability of the air flight.
Swishing sounds continued to sound, and hundreds of mortar shells flew towards the Russian position.
Yellow explosive is far more powerful than black powder. Even if the mortar shell is smaller, its power is far more powerful than ordinary explosive shells.
Zhao Changhai saw mortar shells exploding in the Russian camp soon.
At the center of the explosion, the Russian cavalry on horseback was blown up directly by the explosion, and the larger horses were torn to pieces by the shells.
Anyone within ten meters of the explosion would be killed or maimed.
This power cannot be compared with that of infantry artillery, but mortars are also cannons and can kill people much faster than guns.
Cannon is indeed the king of war. Even the weakest cannon can achieve great results.
The explosion of the artillery shells raised clouds of smoke and dust, obscuring the view of the Russian troops ahead.
Zhao Changhai saw that some artillerymen were shocked by the tragic situation of the Russian army.
This was the first large-scale battle in which mortars were deployed.
During the training, many people were stunned for a moment by the bloody scene on the battlefield.
Zhao Changhai immediately yelled and scolded: "You little brats, don't be stunned, extend your mortar fire.
Show me your training level and blast the Russian camp.
If you can shoot all the artillery shells you carry, I will personally go to the division commander to ask for your credit.
Don't worry about the life of the mortar. Even if the barrel is destroyed, we won't feel bad. "
Under the supervision of battalion commander Zhao Changhai, the artillery battalion began to continuously bombard Russian positions.
The barrel of the mortar was slightly red from the continuous firing.
Artillerymen can only use water bottles to cool down mortar barrels.
When water is splashed on the barrel, it immediately evaporates into water vapor, making a constant hissing sound.
The Russian army's position was hit by a sudden shelling and was immediately stunned.
When many Russian soldiers saw powerful artillery shells flying towards them, they subconsciously ran to the side to avoid the shells.
The Russian army's formation was directly disrupted by the artillery fire.
The Russian war horses should not have been trained to undergo intensive shelling.
Horses are very sensitive animals. When encountering unfamiliar situations, they are easily frightened and cannot be controlled by their owners.
The Russian army's war horses should only be able to adapt to musketry, and they have never seen an artillery attack of this scale.
They were immediately stunned by the intensive shelling, and began to ignore their master's instructions and fled frantically towards a place they thought was safe.
Kandel, the commander of the Cossack cavalry, saw this happening.
He had realized that the Cossack cavalry could not sit still and wait for death.
If it continues to be delayed, the Great China Empire will only need continuous bombardment to send all of their 10,000 cavalry to see God.
Kandel drew his saber and shouted: "Ula! Ula! Everyone, follow me and break through the enemy camp.
These cowards will just hide behind the cannons and attack us.
As long as the heroic Cossack cavalry rushes to the enemy's position, they will surely win. "
Led by Kandel, the cavalry that had not been affected by the mortars immediately obeyed the order and rushed towards the cavalry division's position.
General Eric Komikov saw Cossack cavalry leading Operation Kandel.
He immediately ordered the infantry to maintain their formation and follow the cavalry to charge.
The Dahua Empire's artillery gave priority to attacking the Cossack cavalry, and the infantry was not affected yet.
Once the Dahua Empire's artillery targets the infantry, the denser infantry formation will suffer greater casualties.
General Eric Komikov has realized that he must not sit still and wait for death, but must take the initiative to launch an attack.
When he saw the infantry starting to take action, he immediately took out a notepad from his arms and quickly wrote down the brief process of the war on the paper with a pen passed down from the East.
The Russian army had no idea before that the Dahua Empire cavalry division could still use so many artillery pieces.
He must inform his superior, Count Vladimir Sergeyev, the commander-in-chief of the Russian Kazakh region, of the relevant news.
General Eric Komikov saw the courier leaving with his handwritten message and immediately followed the main force.
He ordered his soldiers to hold muskets and supervise the battle behind these serf soldiers.
Without the supervision of the war team, these serf soldiers who have neglected training will definitely escape on the battlefield.
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Zhang Wansi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Royal Army of China, looked at the results achieved by the artillery battalion with a smile on his face.
The scholars at the Weapons Research Institute really did not waste any silver coins to develop such an effective slap cannon.
It is an improved version of the mortar, but it is much easier to use than the mortar.
When Zhang Wansi first joined the army, he was extremely surprised when he saw muskets and artillery.
I was extremely envious when I saw the sight of rocket launchers firing in unison.
Now that I see the mortar salvo, I suddenly feel that this is the romance of soldiers.
When Zhang Wansi saw the situation of the Russian army, he already realized that the Russian army could not withstand the shelling for too long.
Any army in this situation where it is unable to fight back and continues to suffer casualties will have a rapid decline in morale.
When morale drops to a certain level, the army will collapse.
Any experienced general will not sit back and let this happen. They will definitely take action before the army collapses.
He immediately informed the messengers that the entire army was ready to charge at any time.
The officers of each battalion received the instructions and immediately issued orders to the soldiers to prepare for war.
The soldiers checked their ammunition and patted their comrades on the head. They adjusted their mentality and took deep breaths to prepare for the upcoming battle.
The reaction of the Russian Cossack cavalry was just as Zhang Wansi expected.
They were under constant bombardment and chaos had broken out.
Once the army's formation is broken, its combat effectiveness will be doubled.
The Russian cavalry generals wanted to prevent the situation from deteriorating.
He led the Russian Cossack cavalry to charge towards the cavalry division's position.
The cavalry division is absolutely not afraid of close combat with the enemy.
The soldiers of the cavalry division don't just have sharp alloy steel sabers.
The saber adopts the most advanced industrial methods. The material of alloy steel is added with certain rare metals, and its performance far exceeds that of ordinary steel.
Using a forging hammer weighing nearly ten tons, the blade is forged very hard and uses the most advanced quenching process to make the blade very sharp.
The saber can be easily cut, a hundred-forged steel weapon forged by ancient methods.
Cavalry division soldiers are also equipped with two pistols each.
Before the two armies come into close contact, they can destroy most of the Russian Cossack cavalry.
Zhang Wansi issued the order: "The whole army charges."
The soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division immediately launched a charge towards the Cossack cavalry that was charging towards them.
In the eyes of the soldiers, these people are walking military medals.
The soldiers of the cavalry division continued to eliminate Mongolian and other nomadic tribes.
They already have a complete set of methods to deal with this kind of traditional cavalry.
They can ensure that their own casualties are very low and annihilate the enemy.
The morale of the cavalry division was very high, but it was the Russian Cossack cavalry who were shelled first, and shells also fell on their heads during the charge.
Their morale was obviously not as high as that of the cavalry division.
The team of Sun Shanyao, a veteran of the cavalry division, acted as the vanguard and was the first to attack the Russian Cossack cavalry.
As the vanguard of the vanguard, he rushed to the front row of the battlefield, surrounded by his comrades who got along day and night.
Sun Shanyao was extremely excited. If he achieved another third-class collective merit, he would no longer be a top soldier but become an officer.
When the time comes, you can lead your own troops, and even if you change jobs and return to your hometown, you can become an official.
Sun Shanyao and his horse cooperated very well, and he had the feeling of oneness between man and horse as mentioned in the storybook.
The famous ancient general in the storybook, the man and the horse merge into one, and immediately send his opponent flying.
The horses of the cavalry division have been rigorously trained. Even if the battlefield is constantly filled with shelling, the horses will not panic at all.
They were not like the war horses of the Russian army opposite. Many of the war horses looked a little panicked.
The distance between the two armies was getting closer and closer, and Sun Shanyao heard the commander's order.
"After throwing a round of grenades, shoot the enemy immediately."
Sun Yayao took out the grenade from his waist, bit off the tab with his mouth, and threw it into the Russian formation with all his strength.
Only the cavalry in the lead will have the opportunity to throw grenades.
The cavalry in the rear will not throw grenades, otherwise they will kill friendly troops.
Each soldier in the cavalry division had three grenades, except for such occasions.
The grenade also has a name, it's called the glory bomb.
Its function is to be seriously injured and die together with the enemy.
Sun Shanyao heard from his seniors that if he was not injured, he would have a chance to return to the country after being captured by the enemy.
It's better to die than to live. Even if you can't come back, you may have other opportunities.
But if they are seriously injured, the enemy will not be kind enough to treat them.
They died together with the enemy, and were treated like martyrs, with their parents, wives, and children being raised by the state.
If you are captured by the enemy and die there, you will not be treated as a martyr.
Sun Yayao only thought about these things in a flash, and he soon heard the sound of a grenade exploding.
The battle footage of flying grenades directly tore apart the Russian cavalry forward formation.
This was exactly their purpose to disrupt the formation of the Russian cavalry.
Sun Yayao patted his partner on the head with his hand. He clamped his legs on the horse's belly and held guns in both hands to continuously attack the Russian cavalry.
He continuously pulled the trigger of the pistol, and bloody flowers appeared on the chests of the Russian cavalry in front of him.
The Russian cavalryman who was shot quickly fell off his horse and was trampled to pieces by the cavalrymen behind him.
When Sun Yayao saw this situation, he realized that he should try not to fall off his horse.
The formation of the Russian cavalry is chaotic, and they will definitely not survive after falling off their horses.
The cavalry formation of the Royal Army Cavalry Division of Dahua has been maintained in formation.
There is a certain distance between the two horses. When comrades see someone falling off their horses, they will also evade.
As long as you don't move after falling off the horse, you have a high probability of surviving, but it is also very dangerous.
The distance between the two armies was already very close. When Sun Shanyao saw the Russian army on the opposite side, some of them would take out short-barreled muskets.
The Cossack cavalry used short-barreled flintlock muskets. They pulled the trigger, and the lead bullets inside fired out, covering a large area.
This short gun is very similar to a shotgun. It has only one bullet capacity and is not very powerful, but it covers a large range.
Sun Yayao felt a pain in his left arm and immediately fell off the horse with the pistol in his left hand.
He saw that his comrades fell off their horses after being shot. He immediately twisted his body so that he could lie upright in the gap between the two horses to prevent being trampled by his comrades.
Sun Yayao could only pray for his comrade, hoping that he would have better luck.
He held the reins with his injured hand and controlled the direction of the horse's movement.
Holding a gun in his right hand, he kept shooting at the approaching Russian cavalry.
The magazine of the pistol was quickly exhausted. His left hand was injured and he could not change the magazine quickly. Sun Yao saw that the distance between the two armies was already very close. He could get closer with a few more breaths.
He immediately put the pistol on his waist, drew his saber, and prepared to engage the enemy in hand-to-hand combat.
When Sun Yayao saw the blond man opposite, he raised his knife and struck at him.
He dodged sideways and won with his saber.
The sharp saber struck the opponent's sword.
Sun Yaoyao felt like cutting wood, and immediately cut the enemy's sword in half. The saber did not pause for a moment and continued to cut towards the enemy.
With the help of horse power, the sharp saber directly separated the enemy's corpses.
He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw that his comrades were fighting easily, and they could kill the enemy with one blow.
Sun Shanyao rushed too fast and was surrounded by two enemy soldiers.
If you wield a knife to kill an enemy soldier, he will also be chopped down by the enemy soldier.
Sun Yayao's eyes widened, and he suddenly felt that I was about to die.
He heard a gunshot, and his comrade held a gun in his left hand and killed the enemy troops besieging him with one shot.
"Lao Gao, thank you for saving my life. I'll treat you to a drink after the war."
He waved his sword again and charged towards the enemy.
The comrades in the rear have come to support him, and there are fewer and fewer enemy troops around him.
Zhang Wansi, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division of the Royal Army of China.
Use binoculars from behind to look at the battlefield.
He has full confidence in winning this battle.
But one characteristic of war is that it is full of surprises.
It has also happened in history that famous generals in hundreds of battles were defeated by little-known people, with the weak defeating the strong.
As the commander of the war zone, Zhang Wansi did not want to encounter such a situation.
After the battle between the two armies, the situation that emerged reassured him.
The cavalry division seemed to be cutting tofu with a knife.
The Cossack cavalry held out for a while, but they were quickly routed by the cavalry division.
The overall situation on the battlefield is already very favorable to the cavalry division.
Unless a large number of Russian reinforcements arrive, but this will not happen.
He had sent out scouts and airships before the war to monitor the surrounding situation.
If the Russian army had reinforcements, he would not choose to launch an attack at this time.
The cavalry division has been able to confirm victory in this war and get off to a good start in the Sino-Russian War.
(End of chapter)
