Dinghui Temple covers an area of ​​more than 180 mu. With the People's Army's strength of only more than 800 people, it is definitely impossible to surround Dinghui Temple. However, there is no need for the People's Army to surround Dinghui Temple. It is enough to just use points instead of surfaces and use firepower to block it.

The organization of special forces is different from that of regular troops. They are divided into three levels: squad, squadron and brigade, and are progressive in the three-three system. A squad has 16 soldiers, divided into 4 groups, namely 1 machine gun group, 1 mortar group, and 2 combat groups. Each group has 4 soldiers. This organization ensures that each squad has sufficient firepower and can conduct independent combat.

Although such a structure has weakened the individual firepower of the team in mobile combat. After all, there are only half of the combat team, but because it is equipped with a new type of firearm, the Type 08 submachine gun, which is the latest developed by the East China government, can completely make up for this shortcoming.

After completing all the supporting systems for gun production and manufacturing Type 01 rifle rifle family, the East China government began to develop continuous-fire rifles to increase individual combat firepower. Initially, it hoped to develop assault rifles based on the famous AK-47 rifle in the old time and space. However, after nearly three years of research and development, although hundreds of prototype guns were manufactured, due to the materials and craftsmanship level of this era, the manufacturing cost of assault rifles was relatively high and it was difficult to produce on a large scale, so it was changed to develop submachine guns.

In the old time and space, the appearance of submachine guns was indeed more important than assault rifles. The first submachine gun was designed and invented by Italian officer Leviri in 1914. It was called the Vera Perrosa submachine gun. It adopts a double-bar design with a theoretical rate of fire up to 3,000 rounds per minute and a 9mm pistol ammunition. It was originally used as an ultra-light machine gun, which can follow the infantry to charge and provide it with timely support firepower. However, although the gun has a high firing rate, poor accuracy, and is relatively bulky, it is not popular among soldiers.

The recognized world's first practical submachine gun is the MP18 submachine gun designed by the German Schmeser in 1918. It is made in Germany and has a pure bloodline.

Originally, in the late stage of World War I, Germany developed a melee weapon with fierce firepower and high firing speed in order to break the situation of trench warfare. Because the MP18 submachine gun was simple in structure and easy to make, after it flowed into China, it had a large number of imitations in arsenals across China, and was well received by various warlord forces. It also won the commonly known as "Flower Mechanism".

Of course, there is not much difference between submachine guns and assault rifles in essence. They are both guns that can be shot continuously, and the internal structure is similar. In the old time and space, in the early days of New China, the firearms that can be shot continuously were collectively called submachine guns, so the imitation AK-47 rifle was named as the Type 56 submachine gun. The difference between the two is that submachine guns basically use pistol bullets, with a large bullet diameter, fierce firepower, short barrel, short range, and poor shooting accuracy; assault rifles use small and medium-sized bullets, and the range is medium and short range, and the shooting accuracy is relatively high; in addition, submachine guns are relatively short and are easier to carry than assault rifles. Therefore, with the materials and craftsmanship level of this era, the research and development of submachine gun rooms is more realistic.

The Type 08 submachine gun was finalized in March 1908 and adopted a movable gun with a support design. The rifle is 62 cm long and weighs 4.5 kilograms; the rifle is 86 cm long and weighs 5.2 kilograms, equipped with a 30-round magazine, and the theoretical rate of fire is 500 rounds per minute. After testing, the actual rate of fire is between 150-180 rounds per minute. This rate of fire is quite considerable in this era, but the range is only 200 meters. In this era when the range of rifles is generally above 500 meters, not to mention that Japan's latest Type 38 rifle has a range of abnormal 800 meters. Therefore, this is the biggest shortcoming of the Type 08 submachine gun.

However, the range of the submachine gun is smaller than that of the rifle, and in most wars, the best combat distance of the rifle is within 300 meters, exceeding this distance. The rifle accuracy of this era is not enough and can only be compensated by dense firepower. It is better to use a machine gun, and it is more reliable to use a cannon.

The special forces will not participate in large-scale combat, mainly small combat, and the combat environment is more complex. Therefore, after the Type 08 submachine gun is finalized, the first thing that is equipped is the special forces. A small team is equipped with 6 Type 08 submachine guns, machine gun groups, and mortar groups each, and 2 combat groups each. Therefore, in a battle within 200 meters, a submachine gun can fight against 4-5 bolt-pull rifles, and the firepower of the special forces is completely sufficient. It is also possible for the People's Army to block Huisi with pure firepower.

Of course, although the temple is large enough, Cixi and Guangxu were just a brief rest. In order to show respect for gods and Buddhas, they only brought more than 300 guards, eunuchs, and palace maids into the temple, while other soldiers, guards, vehicles, etc. were all stayed outside the temple. However, the Qing army was still professional and sent soldiers to guard them at each temple gate.

This also provides convenience for the People's Army's blockade, because the temple gate is an important node for blocking the temple. After all, the temple wall itself can also be regarded as a blockade belt. Therefore, the temple gate is only used as an important node, and other nodes are distributed between the important nodes, which will complete the fire blockade of the temple. So Yang Rui ordered to start the attack.

First, they used mortars and machine guns to attack the Qing army, chariots and horses in front of the gate of Dinghui Temple. Sudden artillery shells fell into the army, and the Qing army suddenly became in chaos.

The army defending Cixi and Guangxu was the Imperial Guard. When the Qing court organized the new army, it was formed according to the organization and training of the new army, and the weapons assembled were the same as those of the Beiyang New Army. However, the source of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard were the children of the Eight Banners and the children of the royal family, and the generals who led the army were all royal family members. After all, the Imperial Guard was the army responsible for defending the royal family, so naturally needed reliable people. However, the children of the Eight Banners and the children of the royal family members were definitely not as easy as ordinary people to manage, so ordinary training was naturally greatly reduced. Moreover, these people had not experienced the battlefield experience, and even low-difficulty wars such as bandits and destroying bandits. It can be said that they were completely a group of rookies. When they were bombed by shells, they were naturally extremely panicked.

However, the Imperial Guards' loyalty to the Qing court was indeed stronger than that of ordinary troops. Therefore, after being hit by artillery shells, most of the soldiers ran to the temple. Empress Dowager Bi Jing and the emperor were still in the temple, and only a few soldiers fled in scattered areas, but soon they were blocked by the People's Army's firepower, most of them were injured and killed. The remaining people eventually fled into the temple.

Several ministers accompanying him were also shocked. Prince Qing Yili had an average ability and could only welcome Cixi blindly. Prince Chun Zaifeng was still young and had not experienced any major storms. Dai Hongci was so old that he was an old bureaucrat, but he was a civil servant and did not understand military affairs. At this time, he was naturally helpless. Only Yinchang had some military talents, so he commanded the army to set up defenses in the temple and rely on the temple wall to resist the attack of the People's Army.

But soon the shells fell down, blowing up several gaps in the temple wall. Although the power of the 60 mortar was not strong, the temple's courtyard wall was not a professional fortification, so it could not withstand the bombing of the shells. Some Qing soldiers who climbed up the temple wall to resist were also hit by fierce firepower from the People's Army, either being shot dead or hiding under the wall and not daring to show their heads.

Seeing that the temple wall had been blown up, the People's Army also stopped shelling. The assault soldiers launched an attack on the temple under the cover of machine gun fire. Moreover, the People's Army's firepower was very fierce, and even during the attack, the firepower was still uninterrupted. Therefore, the Qing army was completely suppressed by the People's Army's firepower. As a result, the People's Army gradually assaulted into the courtyard wall of Dinghui Temple and launched a fierce exchange of fire with the Qing soldiers who were resisting in the courtyard.

The Qing soldiers were originally poor in quality and lacked practical experience. Many soldiers made mistakes in pulling the bolts and filling the bullets. The People's Army's firepower was too strong. Because it was the Type 08 submachine gun that was first launched, it did have the effect of a micro machine gun. Although the accuracy was insufficient, it was a barrage as soon as it opened fire, which could completely make up for the shortcomings of insufficient accuracy. The Qing soldiers were beaten to death and could not resist, so they could only retreat to various rooms or the backyards of the temple. Of course, a small number of them fled from the temple over the wall, but they were immediately attacked by the People's Army's firepower, and no one could escape.

In fact, the People's Army's firepower interception is not very strict. From a professional perspective, it is even a bit thin. If the Qing army could gather a group of people and flee without hesitation, although the losses would not be small, a considerable number of people could escape. However, the Qing soldiers lacked practical experience and could not see the weakness of the People's Army's firepower interception; the second was that they lacked the determination to sacrifice their strength. Therefore, after they found that there was a People's Army's firepower interception outside the temple, and those who escaped in the early stage were beaten to death, so soon no one tried to escape outside the temple.

After breaking into the wall of Dinghui Temple, the People's Army did not rush to expand the results of the war. On the one hand, it opened the doors of the temple to let more People's Army soldiers come in and increase their strength. On the other hand, it also arranged several firepower points in the temple to firmly defend the results of the phased war. Then it began to clear away the remaining Qing soldiers from house to house, and at the same time searched for the traces of Cixi and Guangxu.

The People's Army is well-trained and has very skilled and professional tactics for cleaning rooms. Either throw a hand into the window and leave bullets, or after breaking open the door, use a submachine gun to shoot into the house, and then go into the house to check the results.

When Yang Rui entered Dinghui Temple, the People's Army had cleaned more than 10 houses, and several of them did have Qing soldiers in them, but they were either dead or injured. Some of them surrendered voluntarily, but Cixi and Guangxu were not found yet.
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