The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 477 Reverse Slope Tactics

"Ura!" a shout suddenly sounded near the top of the mountain. Judging from the shout, there were at least one or two thousand Russians shouting at the same time.

The coalition forces were really anxious. Now every attack was no longer a charge of a hundred or even several thousand people, but a scale of thousands of people.

The Japanese attack was basically on the scale of a battalion, while the Russian charge was at least two battalions. The Russian army was responsible for the attack on the auxiliary positions.

The shouts of the Russian army made Wu Zijia's heart sink. He quickly pointed to a rock several dozen meters away and gave instructions to the staff officer around him.

"Notify the guard platoon to run over here immediately and prepare to join the battle."

Soon, Russian troops appeared near the top of the mountain.

In order to reach the top of the mountain as quickly as possible, the reverse slope positions on the back mountain were not far from the ridge of the mountain top, the closest was only more than 30 meters, and the farthest was only 40 to 50 meters. A few of these positions used rocks and ditches as cover, and most were man-made trenches.

Therefore, as long as the Russian troops who rushed to the top of the mountain stuck their heads out on the ridge, they would see the vanguard army's position on the reverse slope at a glance, and it was so close to them. How could they not feel panic?

With a burst of hurried shouts, more and more Russian soldiers poked their heads out from the Ridgeline Mountain. Many of them even raised their guns and fired indiscriminately at the vanguard troops in the fortifications.

Ignoring the bullets whizzing past his head, Big Li yelled to the staff officer behind him without even turning his head.

"Heavy machine gun suppression."

As the order was given, "da da da", more than a dozen heavy machine guns that had just been lifted out of the anti-artillery holes and set up began to fiercely fire at the Russian troops on the ridge of the mountain top.

The purpose of the firing of these heavy machine guns was not to cause much casualties to the Russian army, but to prevent the Russian troops on the ridge from rushing down. At a distance of more than 30 meters, they could rush down to the reverse slope position mountain from a high position and arrive in an instant.

If that happens, not only will the reverse slope tactics be completely ineffective, but the position on the mountain will also most likely be lost.

Under the fierce fire of heavy machine guns, the Russian soldiers on the ridge hurriedly retracted their heads and retreated behind the ridge to avoid the dense rain of bullets.

Without grenades and explosive packs, the Russian troops on the ridgeline have no way to deal with the current situation for the time being.

"Mortars, conscienceless cannons, fire!"

As Big Li shouted at the top of his lungs, a series of "bang bang bang" sounds of heartless artillery fire were heard on the hillside a few dozen meters behind him.

Since the vanguard army lacked heavy machine guns, Teng Yuzao had no choice but to equip each battalion with a fire support post, which was equipped with not only six 60mm mortars, but also eighteen unscrupulous cannons.

Now, the fifty-four unscrupulous cannons of Li Da'er's target were arranged in two rows on the hillside. The shells fired by the first row of unscrupulous cannons were not used to bomb the enemies on the ridge of the mountain top. They would cross the ridge and explode on the opposite side near the top of the mountain. The purpose was to bomb the Russian troops rushing up from behind and delay the Russian army's subsequent assault troops.

Although this kind of blocking explosion would only stop the Russian attacking troops behind for a short period of time, on the battlefield, even a short moment would cause a decisive reversal of victory or defeat in a battle. The shells fired by the second row of unscrupulous artillery would fall on the ridge of the mountain top, and their target was the Russian troops rushing up the ridge.

Not only will they use the huge explosive power of the conscienceless artillery shells to kill and injure a large number of Russian troops who have attacked the top of the mountain, but the violent explosions of nearly thirty large-caliber heavy artillery shells will also cause the Russian troops who have not been killed or injured to feel briefly dizzy, making the other side slow to react.

As for the mission of the 27 mortars, it was also to stop and delay the Russian charge on the front.

As the ruthless artillery shells that terrified the coalition forces flew to the top of the mountain, the sound of loud explosions "boom boom boom" was heard on the ridge of the top and the front slope of the mountain. The top of the mountain was suddenly filled with smoke, and rubble and the broken limbs of the Russian soldiers flew everywhere. Some Russian soldiers were even blown into the air by the violent shock wave.

"Brothers, follow me and kill me!"

Just as the officers and soldiers' ears were still buzzing from the heartless artillery explosions almost at their doorstep, Big Li, yelling loudly, holding his rifle with a bayonet, braved the falling rocks and the broken limbs of the Russian soldiers, and rushed to the top of the mountain with his long legs.

"kill!"

The soldiers on the position also jumped out of the trenches with rifles in hand, and rushed to the top of the mountain at a rapid speed, throwing hundreds of smoking grenades onto the ridge of the mountain while running.

The reverse slope tactic requires throwing a wave of grenades before rushing to the top of the mountain to cause casualties and chaos to the enemy attacking the top of the mountain. The smoke and dust caused by the explosion can also provide cover for the troops rushing to the top of the mountain. There is no requirement to use unscrupulous cannons.

This time, not only Big Li, but also Wu Zijia were not absolutely sure about using the reverse slope tactics for the first time, so they added the unscrupulous cannon.

"Boom boom boom", the explosive power of these hundreds of grenades, although not as powerful as the explosion of the conscienceless artillery just now, should not be underestimated. They contain broken iron pieces, and the killing power is not small.

Li, who was about to reach the top of the mountain, was even staggered by the shock wave generated by the grenade explosion on the nearby ridge. After struggling to stand firm, he jumped to the top of the mountain with his rifle in hand, roaring.

The whistling mountain wind quickly dissipated the smoke and dust on the mountain. Li, who had just rushed to the top of the mountain, was shocked at first when he saw a group of yellow Russian soldiers lying on the top of the mountain. There were so many Russians in front of him alone. There were probably two to three thousand Russians attacking this time.

Even if many Russian soldiers were killed or injured, there would always be nearly a thousand people still alive!
Although one of our battalions also had more than 3,000 people, after the non-stop fighting from last night until now, there were only more than 1,000 people left at most!
When he thought of this, his heart sank.

However, he did not have time to think any further, because some Russian soldiers were already staggering to their feet from the ground.

"kill!"

The big guy Li roared, and with a sudden thrust, his bayonet had already pierced into the exposed belly of a Russian soldier who was just standing up. Then he swung his arms hard and actually knocked the Russian soldier away. He stepped forward again, and with another "click", the butt of his gun hit the head of a Russian soldier who had not yet straightened up and was bleeding.

"kill!"

A roar rang out from the top of the mountain. Amid the roar, a large group of soldiers holding rifles with bayonets rushed past him and fought with the Russian soldiers who were still alive.
(End of this chapter)