Great Qing Dynasty talker

Seeing that his side had the upper hand, the commander of the 2nd Corps, Hu Zhihuang, unbuttoned the discipline button:
"Your mother!"

"Listen up, brothers. Our empire has plenty of money. How many wives you can marry and how many houses you can build depends on your performance today.

"12th to 30th Infantry Battalions, follow my orders."

"Mount bayonets and push forward on all fronts!"

Soldiers from 19 battalions rushed forward like a tide, with bayonets clattering and boots clanging.

Under the banner of the Central Army,

Lin Huaisheng still had no expression on his face and turned his head:

"Cavalry Artillery Battalion, prepare."

……

Frontline~
Suvorov's favorite general, Army Colonel Kutuzov, rode his horse through the middle passage to the front line.

He raised his right hand all the way and shouted:

"The commander has ordered that I, Kutuzov, take over the command of the front."

"Warriors, fix your bayonets and launch the most resolute charge against the enemy."

"For the Queen, for the Empire."

"Ulra, ul ...

When shouting "Ula", the tongue-twisting sound is the essence.

It is said that

The tongue-twitching sound goes well with the desperate charge.

8 serfs straightened their usually hunched backs, gripped their crudely designed and poorly made rifles, and launched a charge like a wave.

……

Hilly highlands.

A Swedish military observer had mixed feelings.

Several years ago, the elite but small Swedish army was defeated by the poor but large Russian army in this way.

The Swiss army won many times, but finally admitted defeat.

Next to him, an officer said excitedly:

"The Wu army has increased its troops."

In the distance, the Wu army's cavalry artillery battalion set out.

A carriage pulled by two horses, open and without a roof.

The car carries two people: a driver and a gunner.

1 gun on the vehicle: a two-pound short-barreled gun with ammunition carried on the vehicle.

Both sides simultaneously increased their troops massively.

This rare grand scene made all the spectators so nervous that they couldn't breathe smoothly.

It's impossible not to be excited. A battle involving 400,000 men is something that even an officer would only experience a few times in his lifetime.

……

The troops on the front line of the 2nd Army were like reefs. They maintained their formation and fired repeatedly at the enemy who were rushing in like a tide.

Obviously, unless there is Maxim~
Otherwise, muskets alone would not be able to stop thousands of gray animals going crazy at the same time.

The two sides collided fiercely.

Hand-to-hand combat
The bayonet stabbed fiercely and blood splattered.

The 2th battalion of the 19nd Corps also arrived in time to reinforce and replaced their comrades who were holding carbines and were not suitable for hand-to-hand combat.

A new recruit from northern Anhui attacked the gray-robed serf who was charging at him. Bang!
Just shot dead.

Another serf rushed over from behind.

next second~
The bodies of both parties froze at the same time.

After a few seconds of stalemate, they suddenly separated, and the two bodies fell to the ground at the same time, with blood gushing out.

A ruthless person meets another ruthless person.

Bayonet against bayonet.

If neither of them hide, the result will be mutual destruction.

……

The crisp sound of cannons rang out~
The gunners kept firing from the speeding carriage.

The carriages galloped wildly, sweeping across the formation.

There was a rope, one end of which was tied around his waist and the other end was tied to the guardrail of the car to prevent him from being thrown out during the bumpy ride.

A 2-pound muzzle-loading steel cannon can be rotated freely along the iron frame.

The gunner held the hollow handle at the breech of the gun with his left hand, pointed the muzzle slightly at the crowd, and held the fuse wrapped around his neck with his right hand, pressing it on the goose feather tube filled with gunpowder inside the firing port.

Boom~
A group of serfs fell.

……

The gunner pointed the muzzle of the gun upwards, grabbed a powder bag from the left hand side and stuffed it into the barrel, then grabbed a shell from the right hand side and pressed it into the barrel.

He picked up another goose feather tube and stabbed it into the fire door.

Hold the cannon flat with your left hand, hold the handle, and press the burning fuse with your right hand.

Boom~
A few more gray animals were lying on the ground, unable to get up.

The matchlock is good!
In this usage scenario, the flintlock does not work well.

……

Even more terrifying than the cavalry artillery was the grenadier chariot pulled by a single horse.

The grenadiers knelt on the cart, holding the fuse in one hand and grabbing the bombs on the cart with the other.

Keep throwing~
The bombs rolled to the feet of the Rakshasa soldiers due to inertia, injecting light and blood into the animals' gloomy lives.

The explosion was deafening!
The Rakshasa army suffered heavy casualties~
Everyone was shocked. War, can it be so flexible? ?
New weapons and new ideas emerge in an endless stream.

Seeing that his side had initially gained an advantage on the battlefield, Lin Huaisheng smiled and continued to give orders:

"Right wing soldiers, slowly move forward one mile."

"All troops move forward, artillery moves forward, and suppress the Rakshasa completely."

Half an hour later!

Wu's army moved forward on all fronts.

Even the 12-pound cannon was moved slowly under the hard pulling of six strong horses.

……

Kutuzov gritted his teeth and persisted, commanding the still large number of gray beasts to fight to the death.

He kept shouting:
"Arrange your formation, fire your muskets at each other. Hold your ground.

At the same time, he grabbed an officer:
"Tell the commander to either move the artillery forward to reinforce, or send out the Cossacks to cover the attack."

"Yes."

The officer struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and ran backwards.

……

However, Suvorov rejected his request and sternly told the officer:
"Tell Colonel Kutuzov that he has nowhere to turn back, and that Tyumen is behind him."

"Tell the soldiers, if you run out of bullets, use your bayonet. If your bayonet is bent, use your fists and teeth. Fight to the death and wear down the enemy."

"If the soldiers die in battle, the officers will take their place. If all the officers die in battle, I will personally take their place."

The officer's face flushed with encouragement, and he rode his horse towards the place where the gunfire was flying.

Wu Jun's heavy artillery began to roar~
The shell was fired at the maximum angle, drawing a beautiful parabola and hitting the serfs' formation.

12-pound solid bullet with amazing lethality.

Rows of gray animals were torn apart, and blood was flying all over the sky.

Kutuzov's face was covered in blood. It wasn't his own, and he didn't know whose it was, but it was definitely the Rakshasa's.

……

The course of the war had changed.

The two armies no longer fought each other as before.

A 20-zhang middle zone appeared, a middle zone paved with corpses, with gray and red and black overlapping.

Gunfire.

Grenadiers hurled.

but,

Wu Jun has a clear advantage.

Because some breech-loaders can lie behind the corpse and shoot.

There is also artillery support.

Under the bombardment, gaps kept appearing in the line formation of the Rakshasa army. The gray figure filled in, and then was hit again.

……

Lin Huaisheng untied his cloak and threw it to the guard beside him.

Just watching the game makes people excited.

Even though he was calm and composed, he couldn't help but sigh: "Suvorov, how cruel!"

At the headquarters of the Central Asian Front of the Rakshasa Army, many foreign officers have proposed to send more troops, preferably the Cossacks. As long as 2 Cossack cavalry appear on the battlefield, the Wu army will have to divide its troops to guard against them.

Suvorov still refused.

He said something cruel:
"For the Rakshasa Empire, 3000 million people can die in battle, including me and the Tsar."

So crazy.

The people around him were filled with a mixture of awe and disgust.

……

The 2nd Army temporarily withdrew to rest, and was replaced by the 9th Army, which was fully staffed and intact, and also reinforced with a large number of mortars.

The mortars were in place and the pieces fell like rain.

The sound of cannons and the wailing, the blood and body parts, would move even the most heartless person.

The Rakshasa soldiers, who were known for their thick nerves, fled backwards in large numbers and no one could stop them.

Yang Yuchun laughed:
"The 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Light Infantry Battalions, give chase." The pursuit went smoothly, and the soldiers stabbed the Rakshasa soldiers' backs with their bayonets.

until,

Intensive artillery fire rang out.

The Rakshasa artillery located at the waist of the hill finally opened fire, covering both their own people and the Wu army in the barrage.

"withdraw."

The four infantry battalions of the 9th Corps were suddenly hit by heavy artillery fire and retreated quickly.

……

"Cossacks, attack."

2 Cossack cavalry mounted their horses, bypassed the hills, and charged at the Wu army.

All units of the Wu army became nervous in an instant, and they formed their own battle formations to support the retreat of their friendly forces and protect the artillery and supplies.

The infantry formed a battle formation and the cavalry could not defeat them.

Led by their leader Onegin, more than 10,000 Cossack cavalrymen launched a roundabout attack on the Wu army's light cavalry corps on the far right.

Colleagues are enemies.

When cavalry meet cavalry, they are particularly bloodthirsty.

Wusimai shouted, "Kill!"

The light cavalry corps charged head-on, and in an instant the battlefield became chaotic, with smoke and dust rising and the earth shaking.

Looking at the smoke and dust on the flank, Lin Huaisheng frowned. If he had a choice, he didn't want to play the cavalry card now.

……

"Marshal Lin, can we take down the Russians' artillery positions and command center?"

This suggestion was exactly what Lin Huaisheng was thinking. After a brief thought, he said loudly:
"Tell Wei Jun to plant the flag of the 2rd Legion on the top of the mountain within two hours."

A quarter of an hour later~
The 3rd Army began its attack.

But we ran into a lot of trouble.

The phalanx advanced and was bombarded by artillery fire from the waist of the hill.

They charged in a scattered manner, and were ambushed by the thousands of Cossack cavalry roaming nearby.

The 3rd Army's offensive was not smooth.

The casualties were not small.

The Rakshasa's infantry tactics were poor, but their artillery performance was surprisingly good.

……

Lin Huaisheng would never have thought that 7% of the enemy's artillery were foreign gunners.

These middle-aged mercenaries of various nationalities are all veterans of the battlefield with extremely rich experience. They roam the battlefields across Europe looking for employers.

As long as there is gold, they are willing to be loyal to anyone.

Their only belief was to earn enough gold to return home and retire, or to die in battle and use the pension to support their family.

A bearded Neapolitan man took off his hat and asked:
"Your Excellency Baron, are you satisfied with our performance?"

"Very satisfied. I decided to add 5 gold coins to each person on top of the original agreed remuneration." The Rakshasa noble who was supervising the battle was overjoyed.

“Thank you, generous employer.”

Temporary bonuses are given to motivate employees to work hard.

The Rakshasas were extremely stingy with their serfs, but were unusually generous to foreigners with technology, whether they were scientists, writers, or military officers.

Since Peter the Great, employing foreigners has been a tradition of the empire.

……

Lin Huaisheng's face turned cold.

He shouted sharply:
"Tell Yang Yuchun to lead the soldiers and the Second Expeditionary Army to drive out the Cossack cavalry and prevent them from interfering with the Third Army's attack on the hill. Tell him that if he can't do it, he should not come back alive."

"Yes."

The messenger with a long tassel rode his horse to deliver the order.

When Yang Yuchun heard this, blood instantly rushed to his face. He stood up from the small stool, leaning on the scabbard.

Shouting:

"Brothers, follow this commander to kill the enemy."

"Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Those who disobey will die."

After all,

He threw the high-sugar glutinous rice snack he brought with him into his mouth, put down his mask, held a spear in hand, hung a long sword from his waist, and strode forward.

……

Suvorov was very surprised. Is this how plate armor is used?

Chivalric culture in the East?
but,

He soon realized that the plate armor equipped by Wu Jun had comprehensive defense, but the defensive performance outside the torso was limited and not very thick.

He really guessed right.

The Army Department listened to the soldiers' battlefield experience and made improvements.

In addition, Maanshan Heavy Industry makes extensive use of steam-powered forging hammers, and all mass-produced parts are forged by die as much as possible.

bang~
With one hammer blow, the part is formed.

Ninety percent of the workers in the die forging workshop are apprentices.

The masters are all concentrated in the free forging workshop, working with large steam hammers, small steam hammers, and small manual hammers.

The factory director understands technology and governance even better.

Your Majesty wants a large-scale industry with standardized processes.

The high cost is not important. Our factory is the son of the Minister of Industry and must serve as a benchmark for the entire industry.

……

The 3rd Army slowed down its attack and temporarily retreated to avoid the artillery coverage of the Russian Army.

at the same time,

8000 Wu soldiers divided into several routes and began to maneuver, like casting a net.

The purpose is clear:
Restrict the activities of Cossack cavalry.

Without sufficient space to maneuver, the cavalry's combat effectiveness was greatly reduced and they were no match for the infantry at all.

The Cossack cavalry also saw what their opponent wanted to do. They were eager to try and were ready to use their powerful mobility to break through the strategic intentions of the Wu army.

Cavalry and infantry fought.

The Wu army soldiers were in neat formation, with their spears held flat, moving slowly but resolutely.

Compress, compress again.

The Cossacks were excellent riders. They killed and wounded some Wu soldiers by shooting on horseback and throwing blunt weapons, but it was of little significance.

The soldiers of the Wu army were arranged in an orderly manner and kept taking positions.

A team of soldiers moved into position and at the officer's command, they stayed where they were and put their spears down.

Next to them, a team of soldiers passed by.

After advancing 20 feet, stop.

……

"Withdraw~"

At the leader's whistle, thousands of Cossack cavalry finally withdrew from the front of the hill before the Wu army was about to surround them.

If we don't retreat, we'll be finished.

The 3rd Legion launched another attack, and the Russian Army's artillery began to roar again.

The company officers waved their swords and shouted:

"Go, go ahead."

"Killing a general and seizing a flag is the greatest military achievement."

The morale of the 3rd Army was greatly boosted, and it dispersed its formation and ran towards the hill.

at the same time,

The 6th Army was eager to take action, ready to snipe the Rakshasa infantry reinforcements behind the hills at any time.

……

A Saxon observer came over and said:

"Commander, the Wu army is about to capture this place. Why don't you withdraw for the time being?"

Suvorov glanced at him and remained motionless.

The Saxon observer helplessly spread his hands and retreated on his own. Observers from other countries followed suit and left the command center one after another.

The Rakshasa had already been defeated, and if they continued to stay where they were, they would easily be injured by mistake.

this moment,
The observers retreated downwards, while the Rakshasa infantry rushed upwards, forming a very eye-catching "countercurrent" phenomenon.

……

Suvorov's thoughts were not complicated.

Hold on to the top of the mountain. If you don't retreat yourself, no one else can retreat.

Use the blood and tenacity of the Rakshasa soldiers to consume the Wu army's manpower and ammunition.

The Wu army attacked from above, while our side was in a dominant position.

The Wu army has fewer soldiers, while our side has more.

The Wu army cannot use cannons, but our side can.

The lives of Wu army soldiers are lives, but the lives of our own soldiers are not lives.

bloody battle!
The bloody battle left Wu's army physically exhausted and mentally frightened.

The Wu army retreated and our side advanced. They refused to give in and caused the Wu army to collapse, thus reaching a draw.

……

Hill waist ~
Next to the artillery position~
Horse-drawn carriages transported ammunition from an absolutely safe area behind the hills to the artillery positions, unloaded the ammunition, and then left empty.

Suvorov turned around and looked at his own defeated soldiers scattered all over the mountains.

Instructed an adjutant:
"Send a team of cavalry to the surrounding areas to gather up the defeated soldiers and tell them that as long as they come back to fight again, all the past will be forgiven." (End of this chapter)