Human beings have created many miracles, but the most spectacular one must be war.
The armies confront each other and fight in a bloody battle to determine the ownership of the world. Only true heroes cannot control it.
Accompanying Zhang Yan and standing on the top of the city wall of Dai County, Zhang Yong and the other three looked around curiously with binoculars.
This weapon that can see far away allows them to understand how powerful the National Defense Force is.
But the three of them were worried about the situation on the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, I have a few soldiers, and they are all infantry. If we form an array on the plain, we are probably using our own shortcomings to counter the enemy's strong points!"
In the eyes of Zhang Yong and the others, the contrast between the formations of the National Defense Force and the Qing Army was too stark.
The strength of the National Defense Force is far inferior to that of the Qing army, and there are only a few flags. It is not like the various flags of the Qing army that cover the sky and move people's hearts.
The National Defense Forces just set up square formations one after another on the plains. Although they were well-proportioned, they seemed too thin.
Zhang Yan understood what they were worried about.
"Don't worry, our army has its own tactics and will never let the Qing army get any favors."
He thought of something else, and told Zhang Yong and the others: "Now that I'm in the army, you can just call me by my position. When I get outside, I can use my title to match."
Zhang Yong and the others were startled and quickly responded.
I never expected that there would be such strict rules within the National Defense Forces.
However, in the military, they are only matched by their positions, which is appropriate.
After all, the title of county king is just a title, and his position in the army may not necessarily be high. Is it possible that at that time, the title will be put above the position?
While chatting on the wall, the battle began.
Duduo knew that there was no way out now. If they didn't defeat the National Defense Force in front of them, they would all die here.
Therefore, he issued a strict order. Even if the firepower of the National Defense Forces in front of him was fierce, all ministries were only allowed to move forward and not to retreat.
The horn of attack sounded throughout the wilderness, and the Qing army began to roll forward slowly.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Yan became a teacher.
"You see, the Qing army's formation is about five miles further back than before. This greatly increases their fighting distance. This change will cause them huge losses."
Why did the Qing army set up formations farther away?
Of course it's because the Wehrmacht's artillery range is too far.
If they still arrange their formations in the same way as in the past, they may be beaten to pieces by the artillery of the National Defense Forces before they have even finished forming their formations.
Retreating is an inevitable choice.
But on the battlefield, the consequences of increasing distance are also obvious.
At the very least, when the Qing army begins to attack, it will be a severe test for their array.
Especially in order to reduce the lethality of the Wehrmacht's artillery fire, the Qing army also formed a relatively loose formation.
But in this way, the quality requirements for soldiers have undoubtedly increased a lot.
At the beginning, the formation of the Qing army seemed relatively rigorous, with clear lines and consistent steps, rolling forward with the power of a strong army.
But after walking more than a thousand meters, it was obvious to the naked eye that the Qing army's array began to twist and turn.
After walking another thousand meters, the looseness of the formation was already visible to the naked eye.
Shuo Sai, who was in charge of commanding the front army, certainly saw this situation, but he couldn't express his pain.
The army has already launched an attack and cannot stop to reorganize at this time.
If he dared to do this, the National Defense Force might launch a surprise attack while the Qing army was in chaos.
Shuosei didn't dare to bear that kind of consequences.
He could only ask the messenger to blow the horn and make the soldiers march slower, trying to keep the line as intact as possible.
On the Wehrmacht side, the 36th Regiment was at the forefront.
The entire regiment is organized into companies, arranged in a linear array.
Each company has about a hundred men, and a line of five companies is enough to cover the entire battlefield. Overall, the troops at the front were only one battalion.
The rest of the troops are deployed in different directions, each with their own uses.
In the center of the infantry square, artillery was already in place.
When the Qing army launched an attack, four hot air balloons rose into the sky in Daixian County, causing the first wave of shock.
All the Qing troops looked at the hot air balloon in the sky in astonishment, feeling uncontrollable fear in their hearts.
This kind of thing is really too shocking to people in the current era.
Duduo also stood up from his horse and stared at the hot air balloon, his body trembling to a degree visible to the naked eye.
He picked up the telescope and looked more carefully.
When he saw a living person in the basket under the hot air balloon, he finally felt a little relieved, knowing that this thing was not some magical weapon.
But then his face became increasingly ugly.
There is such a thing in the sky, and all his deployments are clearly visible, which undoubtedly increases the difficulty of combat.
The general on the opposite side was also cunning enough and waited until the Qing army began to attack before releasing the hot air balloon.
Otherwise, if he had seen the hot air balloon first, Duduo would not have ordered the attack anyway.
Now the infantry array of the Qing army is less than a thousand meters away from the National Defense Forces. Even if they want to retreat, they have to worry about the National Defense Forces taking advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them.
And just when he was hesitating, the horn sound of the front army came into his ears.
Shuosei received no other orders and could only launch a strong attack according to the established plan.
Tens of thousands of Qing troops suddenly burst into shrill howls, and their pace suddenly accelerated.
Behind them, the Qing army pushed up the few remaining artillery pieces and began bombarding the Wehrmacht positions.
But just after a round of artillery shells was fired, the hot air balloons in the sky gave guidance to the artillery of the National Defense Forces.
In less than a minute, the Wehrmacht artillery counterattack arrived.
A total of twenty artillery shells exploded one after another near the Qing artillery, destroying the artillery on the spot and killing most of the gunners.
Compared with the Qing army, the National Defense Forces had too many artillery pieces.
Excluding the anti-artillery part, there were still hundreds of artillery pieces that began to attack the Qing army's charge formation.
In the valley, the roaring sound of artillery echoed endlessly, making people dizzy, their heartbeats accelerated, and they became unstable.
When these artillery shells landed in the Qing army's array, they immediately transformed into gods of death, frantically harvesting lives.
"Don't stop, go faster!"
Shuosei ran on the front line, cheering the soldiers crazily.
Explosive air currents swept around him from time to time, killing many of his soldiers.
But when it came time to risk his life, Shuo Sai couldn't care about anything. We can only lead by example and lead the soldiers in a mad rush.
Seeing that he was so brave, Duduo was very pleased and looked to the left wing with his telescope.
Over there, Baiyin Tu is no less generous. He led his men to move among the ravines and hills, approaching the 35th Regiment with massive casualties.
As a result, there were only more than 5,000 people from the 36th Regiment on the frontal battlefield.
"Gather together, send out troops, follow Shuosei, and be sure to disrupt the enemy's formation!"
(End of chapter)
