This tunnel is a temporary trench, and a large number of British soldiers bend over and lie in the trench. Because of the urgency, the trench is relatively narrow and shallow, and the tall British people are very humbled.
Edmond was surrounded by a heavy machine gun. He asked, "Why do we have so few mortars?"
The heavy machine gunner replied, "It is very good that we have one regiment left here to snatch these guns."
"The Chinese are coming," said the gunner.
Edmund said, "I have no weapon. Can you give me a gun?"
The machine gunner said, "No, wait! You can be the machine gunner instead of me!" "
"Do you know a Vickers machine gun?" Asked the gunner
"Yes, but what should I replace you? Why are you going? " Edmund asked incredulously.
"Wait a minute and you will be white!" The gunner said decisively
China people rushed to the machine gunner, pulled the trigger, and the Vickers machine gun made a unique sound, wrapped in a magazine and jumping happily.
But this exciting sound lasted less than two seconds. China fired a bullet and hit the farmer’s helmet on the top of the gunner’s head. The farmer’s helmet was pierced through a hole and drilled into the gunner’s forehead.
The gunner’s horse died and fell on his back in front of Edmund. A red hole in his forehead was steaming outward. The gunner’s eyes looked at Edmund as if to say to Edmund, "Now it’s your turn!"
Chapter 59 Attack
A lieutenant officer next to him shouted "machine gun!"
The gunner died, and the bomber lay down next to him and even dared not lift his head, but kept calling to Edmund, "You! Call me damn when there is no ammunition. Don’t look at me. I am an ammunition hand. "
Edmund didn’t know what the gunner had just said about letting him take his place. The gunner had long expected that he would die and die quickly.
Commandant officer came running with his head down and kicked Edmond. He shouted, "Wait for the soldiers. I ordered the gunner to shoot at China."
Edmund knew he was going to die, but the commandant had to obey. But at this time, the commandant’s head accidentally exposed the ditch. An China soldier seized this opportunity and shot it. "Boom!" A commandant’s helmet was punched through a hole, and the bullet went in from the side of his head, and his brains and blood were ejected.
The commandant officer fell on Edmund’s face with his brains and blood.
Edmund pretended to faint.
***
In the early hours of the morning, the six infantry battalions of the "Wage Corps" broke through the external defense lines of the British army, wiped out most of the British troops, and gradually squeezed the remaining British troops into a hillside with a square garden less than one square kilometer.
Zhang Yiping also came out from the headquarters and personally came to the front line.
Several mortar shells landed more than 200 meters away in front of Zhang Yiping, and the soil exploded and landed more than 10 meters away in front of Zhang Yiping.
In this encirclement and suppression operation, the British army did not have artillery accompanying it, and there were mortars. Zhang Yiping was not worried about mortars at all because his place was already the limit of mortar range.
At this time, the mortars of the "wage-seeking group" also hit the British defensive positions, and the number of shells was significantly higher than that of the British.
Liu Yihu, the fifth battalion commander, hurriedly ran over to Zhang Yiping and said, "The shelling effect of these small guns scattered in the regiment is not very good. It’s better to form a artillery battalion in the middle. I’ll be the battalion commander and blow one of all the guns together. I promise I can blow up the chaos as soon as I can!"
In the establishment of the’ Wage Corps’, each battalion has a battalion-owned machine gun with a heavy machine gun and a 3-inch (762) British mortar.
But in fact, this mortar place is not big. In these days, the base has not fired a shot in the battle.
Now Liu Yihu also wants to take the opportunity to form a artillery battalion. How can Zhang Yiping agree? Not only did he disagree, but he also wanted to take the opportunity to throw away those mortars as a burden and let the troops move forward more lightly
The 49-kilogram mortar is still too heavy for the’ wage-seeking group’ which pays attention to mobility and light weight, although it is already the lightest and most advanced mortar in this era.
Zhang Yiping knew that his troops had the advantage of rapid mobility. Without mobility, his troops would be besieged and killed by the British and French allied forces sooner or later, so everything that affected their mobility must be removed.
Of course, if it was a lightweight and detachable mortar of the later generations, Zhang Yiping wouldn’t dislike it.
Zhang Yiping ordered the staff to "order all mortars to fire at enemy positions and beat out all artillery shells. Remember to remind the attacking troops not to hit their heads with artillery shells."
Liu Yihu asked, "What should I do after the artillery shell department runs out?"
Zhang Yiping said, "What else is there without shells to barrel? Throw it away! I think this kind of mortar is too heavy and the barrel is too thick to disassemble. It’s also very tiring to put 49 kilograms on horseback. ",
Liu Yihu tried to say that Zhang Yiping set up a artillery battalion, but he didn’t think that even mortars would be abandoned. It is conceivable that "an army can’t live without artillery! Especially the artillery of various teams in Europe, that is, the bigger the caliber, the better, and the mountain guns seized before being destroyed, but this mortar is already the lightest and most advanced. If you don’t, you won’t have it! "
It is enough to form an artillery battalion by capturing six French-made 75mm mountain guns before. This kind of French-made 75mm mountain gun is highly mobile, and two horses can pull it around. This kind of gun country can’t even buy it with money.
But Zhang Yiping blew them up one by one, which made Liu Yihu, an artillery man, feel heartbroken. Now the only mortar is going to be abandoned again, and Liu Yihu is a little out of control.
Zhang Yiping persuaded, "Battalion Liu, I know your nickname is Liu Dabao, and you like to have sex, but the cannon is too heavy and inconvenient to move. The cannon is not suitable for us for the time being."
"But it doesn’t matter, don’t worry, the artillery will be there one day. I promise you that if you form an artillery unit, you will be the number one."
The mortar rang in a hurry, and the shells made a peculiar sharp roar when flying. The Zhang Yiping telescope looked at the British position. He didn’t expect what kind of good results these artillery who had just learned to cannon could make. Just be able to hit the enemy position instead of hitting their own heads. The British army was less than a square kilometer, and the hillside was densely covered with people. At least a dozen people were killed when a shell was fired.
The’ wage-paying regiment’ not only shot out the mortar shells it had brought, but also used up the shells it had just captured for half an hour before it stopped. By this time, the British position had changed beyond recognition.
Mortars are here to fight ditches, and the British trench has just been dug, which is not too deep.
After 30 minutes of shelling, many places were turned over by shells, killing the bodies of British soldiers, and the soil everywhere was burnt to scorched earth, smoking white smoke.
Qu Weisheng, a war adviser, saw this situation and suggested, "Let their teacher Harrison try to persuade them to surrender!"
Zhang Yiping shook his head and said, "What should we do with these prisoners if at least one or two thousand people in this mountain surrender? It is too cumbersome to detain them and kill them. It is too inhumane. If you take this opportunity to annihilate their battlefield and kill them, no one can blame them. "
"If the troops want to practice an offensive tactic, let them do sparring!" Zhang Yiping said and picked up the rifle from the side.
Qu Weisheng quickly asked, "Who are you?"
Zhang Yiping said, "Since it is a drill, how can there be no coach like me?" Turned to drink and said, "The guard company is going to let Ma He, a trainee of the officer training class, attack with me!"
Soon, the officers’ training class was combined. Due to the expansion of the army, the members of the officers’ training class also increased, reaching 150. Most of these people are platoon leaders, and some of them have good grades.
Zhang Yiping said in front of the students, "We are infantry, so we should be ready to attack at any time. Then I will tell you what an attack is."
In addition to skill, it is more important to have a spirit of courage and great fear in attacking. Today, I will tell you what courage is by my practical actions.
I hope that from now on, you all have this courage and then give it to every soldier and even every China. "
"If I can achieve this goal, even if I die unfortunately today, I will die and regret it!"
Chapter 6 Faith and Soul
Before Zhang Yiping entered the university, he was an active sergeant in a field army. Four years’ edification has forged his tough character and his military belief.
In the eyes of the world, Zhang Yiping stood up for the workers and went into the barracks with a single knife. These are reckless acts, and there is no difference between them and seasoned road!
In the eyes of the world, Zhang Yiping set up a "salary-seeking group", a foreign country, to engage in armed confrontation with millions of elite British and French Coalition forces, which is also different from suicide
But for Zhang Yiping, it depends on his belief in life and death.
Soldiers, when someone threatens the lives of your compatriots, you have the responsibility to stand up and talk about what you should do. When Zhang Chang and others are going to be hanged by the British, he must stand up.
Soldiers, when someone threatens your life, you should not only dare to shine a sword, but also dare to stab the person who threatens you, not just shine a light. He killed dozens of British soldiers who tried to hang him with a bayonet!
Soldiers should have the courage to go forward in the face of enemy bullets and death
Of course, Zhang Yiping has the courage to face the enemy and die, but it is not enough for him to have this courage alone. He hopes that everyone in the "salary group" will have this courage
However, it is necessary to instill this courage in every soldier of the "salary-seeking group", not by talking about it, but by taking practical actions to set an example.
Zhang Yiping hit the rifle magazine and filled it with bullets, then held the rifle high and shouted, "Now follow me to charge the British army, kill their troops and trample the flag of the British Empire!"
Zhang Yiping turned and took the lead in charging at the British position.
At the same time, the six battalions of the "salary-seeking group" also launched a general attack from all directions.
Zhang Yiping rushed to the front and actually took some risks. This is a real battle, not playing games. If you die, you can’t start again.