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spnThe sky above the empty battlefield was filled with the deafening sound of gunfire.

"Boom...boom..."

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

"Da da da... da da da..."

Accompanied by the occasional explosions of landmines, the flying bullets knocked each body out savagely, and the ferocious heavy machine gun bullets even directly cut people into two pieces.[

The constantly moving mortars also let out a low roar. They fired a few rounds of mortars and then moved away. They did not wait for the mountain artillery that was following them to catch up and set them up again.

, start a new round of attacks.

The soldiers of the Indian regiment did not pay attention to the Chinese opposite them at first.

There is a saying circulating in Indian society: What happened to the colonies? The Chinese are not even qualified to become a colony of a great power.

Along the way, the ragged mountain people they occasionally saw made these Indians proud. Compared to the people in Bombay, these people were much poorer.

The Indians who had received training from the rulers knew how to charge with a hunched waist. They carried long Lee-Enfield rifles and hunched their bodies. When they rushed near the line of fire, they all fell down.

A pig is stronger than a human, and even a pig can't do it while standing and firing a gun. Of course, there are people who are stupider than pigs. Not only will they roar and charge, but they will even take the initiative to take out the pig. This is because of the advantage of this.

You won't accidentally hurt yourself, and of course you don't need to hit others.

Flying bullets, a regiment of Indians launched an attack on a defense line of more than a mile at the same time. The cross heavy machine gun fire and the death bullets fired from the bunker immediately mopped up a group of Indians.

These Indians went to see their Lord Shiva before they even understood the battlefield situation.

Before the artillery regiment of the Second Division of the Southwest Army could say anything, the British mountain artillery regiment took the lead in roaring. When the attack was blocked, a mountain artillery fire flew over the front line position again.

"boom!!"

Amidst the violent explosions, many soldiers on the first line of defense were unlucky, and the cruelty of war was reflected. However, the relatively complete positions protected many soldiers. Unfortunately, in the second division's replacement plan,

The production of steel helmets is still difficult to keep up, and they have not been replaced for a while, otherwise the situation would be even better.

Amidst the violent explosions, Dai Anlan's battalion was being bombarded indiscriminately on the front line.

"Division Headquarters, Division Headquarters, requesting artillery support, requesting artillery support."

Chen Jiheng picked up the field phone and shouted in a roaring voice that the soldiers must not be allowed to be bombarded indiscriminately like this. Although the sound of the explosion was just remembered, it was different at this time when he was hiding in the shell-proof cave. At this time, the soldiers were

Need to stop the Indians on the ground.

"Order the artillery regiment to launch a bombardment in five minutes regardless of whether they have found the opponent's artillery position and beat the hell out of them." Zhuge Sheng ordered the combat staff on the side to order the artillery regiment to fire. The reason why he did not shell in advance just now was to seize the opportunity.

opportunity to find out the opponent’s mountain artillery position,

Destroyed in one fell swoop. "Infantry and artillery coordination, I didn't expect that this old empire still has a skill, at least their commanders are not idiots. The Indians are a bit stupid and cannot learn infantry and artillery coordination, but the British artillery will actively cooperate with the infantry."

I hope our artillery will perform better."

The performance of the artillery regiment was certainly not bad, especially when the artillery regiment was established, it was based on men and horses drawn from the main force. The British artillery had not arrived yet, so they could only launch shelling with mountain artillery. They wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to break through in one fell swoop.

How could the position and artillery regiment allow them to achieve their wish?

Although mountain artillery is fast in action, its biggest drawback is its insufficient range. The detailed performance parameters of this kind of mountain artillery equipped by the British were issued to the artillery staff yesterday.

"The 13th area, the 18th area, fire at these two areas, the opponent's two attached mountain artillery regiments are there." The artillery staff finally yelled out the results of the calculation, and the sound of artillery coming from the front had already made him sweat.

, because that is also one of their training subjects: infantry and artillery coordination.

Only at this time can the shelling do the most damage to both the offensive and defensive forces.

"First detachment, target the thirteenth area and fire artillery! Second detachment, target the eighteenth area and fire artillery!!" the artillery regiment leader roared and waved the command flag himself.[

"boom!!"

The 105mm field artillery regiment of the second division finally roared. More than 30 artillery pieces were divided into two groups, firing several rounds a minute. In the blink of an eye, dozens of artillery rounds went straight towards the British mountain artillery position.

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"What is that sound??"

Major General Knox was proudly observing the artillery bombardment with his binoculars when he suddenly heard a strange sound coming from behind the opponent's Chinese position. The rumbling sound was clearly the sound of artillery fire.

Not only was he not unfamiliar with this kind of artillery sound, he even spent every night in this kind of artillery sound, even more harsh artillery sound, during the battlefield of World War I. However, this kind of artillery sound should not only appear in the battlefield.

On the battlefield between great powers?

This is the sound of at least a 105mm heavy field gun, and possibly even a 120mm heavy field gun.

"Immediately order the artillery regiment to move its position!!"

The main artillery was too bulky, and those 105mm guys couldn't keep up. Knox could only rely on the mountain guns of the two artillery regiments in his hand to carry out artillery attacks. It would be bad if they were damaged.

Unfortunately, before the signal corpsman picked up the phone, another signal corpsman received a field call from the artillery regiment.

"General, I...we were under heavy shelling! Casualties..."

Knox put down the phone blankly. The rumbling sound of artillery coming from the phone had already explained everything. The losses of the two artillery regiments were huge.

Where did the Chinese get their heavy artillery? How did the Chinese find the mountain artillery positions? Is this all a dream? As soon as the war started, the mountain artillery positions approaching the front line were concentrated and covered by the opponent's heavy artillery. Damn it, it hasn't been even since the Indians launched their attack.

Within half an hour, the only mountain cannon in his hand was severely damaged. Knox was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.

"Order the remaining mountain artillery to spread out and wait for orders to launch bombardment!"

After a moment of silence, Knox issued the correct order. It would not be fatal if the mountain cannon was lost. His heavy artillery unit would arrive soon. Although large-caliber field cannons are extremely difficult to transport, they are very good to use.

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After hearing that the opponent's artillery bombardment came to an abrupt end, Zhuge Sheng felt happy in his heart. The British commander on the opposite side made a mistake. Without knowing the strength of the Southwest Army's artillery, in order to form a concentrated artillery group advantage, he actually fired

』The mountain artillery with a very close range was concentrated and pulled to the front, and it was probably still densely deployed.

If it is too far away, it cannot be hit, and if it is dispersed, it is difficult to unite the command. Now it is better. When I encounter the militia's 22-year-old 105mm field gun, which has great advantages in range and accuracy, I am immediately stifled.

In fact, even if the opponent arranges their mountain artillery positions further back, they still cannot escape. There is a huge difference in range. Once the opponent has artillery power that can counterattack, even a thousand-meter range advantage will be the British's.

The life-warning talisman of the human-mountain artillery unit.

"Hit them all hard!!"

Dai Anlan leaned over and rushed to a light machine gunner outside the company's command bunker. He found that he was out of breath. After yelling the order, the usually gentle company commander personally picked up the light machine gun.

The Indians who were shooting at Zheng Huan in the distance were all fired with one sweep, hitting the two Indians in the head on the spot.

"Bah, bah, bah!" Just after a sweep, Dai Anlan lowered his waist alertly. Sure enough, several shots hit the sandbag in front of him, making a popping sound.

Although the Indians' marksmanship is not accurate, they can't stand the crowds, so they lie down on the ground and shoot, which is a combat posture.

"Prepare grenades!!"[

The line of defense defended by a battalion faced a regiment's attack, and the pressure was a bit greater. Seeing that the Indians relied on the mountain artillery shelling to rush more than 100 meters away, Dai Anlan cautiously gave the order to prepare grenades. Finally

A few dozen meters is crucial.

"boom!"

This time it was not the British mountain artillery that fired, but the Southwest Army's 105mm 22-year-old field artillery. A huge explosion instantly exploded among the Indian attacking troops. When it exploded, it was a large piece. It was okay to lie down on the ground and hide your head.

Even if it is shrunken under the crotch, it will not escape death.

Dozens of field cannons were unleashed without stopping, and they really wanted to blow up the Indian regiment.

"Company Commander, the Indians have retreated!!"

Sure enough, the Indians were not fools, and the British commanders were not stupid either. After seeing this shocking situation, they could only issue an order to retreat.

"Let the sharpshooter shoot the officer who is targeting the opponent!!"

Dai Anlan laughed and gave the order, and put down the grenades in his hands. The Indians running fast in skirts opposite him were simply too funny.

"Dai Anlan, ask your second company to retreat to the second line of defense."

Before the laughter stopped, Chen Jiheng's voice rang out. Two lines of defense had been constructed, and the second line of defense was much stronger. He planned to let the second company, which had just been replenished and suffered some losses, withdraw first.

.Of course, this is an order from above.

"Why? Isn't this good?" Dai Anlan said nothing, but his face suddenly turned ugly, "No, I won't withdraw!"

"This is an order. Are you afraid that there will be no battle? The British main force will launch an attack in the next two days at this rate. Not to mention you, even I will have to carry a gun."

Chen Jiheng also knew that the reason why his superiors placed their camp in the front was because the second company had experience fighting the British. In order to prevent the first-line troops from becoming timid and panicking before the battle, Zhuge Sheng specially urgently replenished the second company and sent them to the front.

Their entire battalion rushed to the first line of defense.

"yes!"

The well-trained top students of the Chinese Military Academy were not stubborn. He immediately saluted and took advantage of the Indian retreat to retreat to the second line of defense with his company.

"General, the statistics are out. During the Chinese artillery counterattack, two artillery regiments were accurately hit. Currently, there are only 21 artillery pieces left!"

Knox nodded silently. It was enough to leave 21 mountain cannons. The number was small and they could be dispersed. He still underestimated the Chinese.

Able to achieve the position of general, Knox considered himself not a fool. However, the setback in the attack forced him to face up to a problem. At least one Indian regiment could not break through the opponent's defense line.

"Go and call Brigadier General York, Colonel Victor and Lieutenant Colonel Joseph. It seems that we need a more comprehensive battle to defeat the damn Chinese."

From time to time, Knox was waiting for Brigadier General York, commander of the Indian Division, Colonel Victor, commander of the Indian Independent Brigade, and Brigadier General Joseph, commander of the Second Regiment of the Royal Gurkha Regiment.
To be continued...