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Chapter 915 Battle of Wudaogou ([-])
The crossing locations chosen by the left and right flanks of Junggar were a mile and a half away from the formation of the Qing army, and the formation was suppressed with thousands of cavalry to prevent the Qing army from rushing. The whole army was tense. However, this nervousness was obviously in vain. The Qing army had no intention of attacking at all, and just silently let the Junggar troops on both wings pass through Wudaogou.

"Order: The Chinese army stepped forward to build a pontoon bridge, and the left and right wings launched an attack immediately!"

In the Central Army of Junggar, Da Ce Wang Dun Duobu kept his face solemn, but he didn't say a word. Only when he saw that the left and right wings had crossed Wudaogou safely, did he exhale slowly, waved his hand, and spoke in a tone of voice. Seriously issued an order.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

With the order of the general of the big plan, Dun Duobu, several messengers who were accompanying him blew the horn with all their strength, and immediately saw more than a thousand cavalry in the Chinese Army formation rushing out of the main formation, roaring. They ran across Wudaogou, and started to build the pontoon bridge according to the previous practice of the left and right wings. However, the frontal troops of the Qing army, which was less than a mile away, did not respond at all, and let the thousands of Junggar cavalry Hustle and bustle on the banks of the river.

"Attack!"

"on!"

……

As soon as the horn of the central army sounded, Chihe Maha and Battelle, the two generals on the left and right flanks, did not dare to ignore it, but they did not dare to launch a full-scale offensive as soon as they came up. , but invariably sent a thousand cavalry to test the reality of the Qing army.

A thousand cavalry may sound like a small number, but when they really charge up, the power is terrifying. Those who are less courageous, seeing the rolling army rushing towards them from afar, will surely His hands and feet were trembling with fright, but for the well-trained officers and soldiers of the Qing army, it was nothing more than a trivial matter. Even if the thousand cavalry rolled up the yellow sand all over the sky, they had already rushed to the formation of the Qing army like a rainbow. At a distance of less than [-] paces, the officers and soldiers of the Qing army lined up in the formation did not see the slightest panic. The guns held flat were aimed straight ahead, ready to teach the Junggar cavalry a bloody lesson at any time.

"The artillery doesn't move, the rest of the ministries are ready, hit me!"

Although the two wings of the Junggars launched their offensives at the same time, their pace was not exactly the same. The Junggar cavalry on the left wing was obviously faster than the right wing, and they rushed to the distance of less than 250 steps from the formation of the Qing army in an instant. When he saw this, Xiao Zhenshan, the brigade commander of the second brigade of the first division, who was in charge of the command, did not dare to be careless, but when he saw him wave his hand, he gave the general order loudly.

"Da da da..., bah, bah, bah..."

With Xiao Zhenshan's order, the thousands of soldiers of the Qing army who had been on standby for a long time immediately cheered up. First, more than a hundred machine guns arranged in front of the position opened fire at the same time. With the command of the team commander, the shooting performance began with the standard shooting regulations of three-stage shooting. In an instant, countless bullets woven into a big net of death, and mercilessly shot at the thousand cavalry who killed at high speed. When the hood is over.

In the era of cold weapons, when the infantry met the cavalry on the open ground, they were often beaten passively. Even if the infantry was several times stronger than the cavalry, the result would hardly change. , unless the infantry is equipped with extremely elite cavalry killers such as Tang Mo Dao Shou, otherwise, the infantry usually cannot escape a bloody massacre. , it is completely different. Facing the tightly formed infantry, the frontal charge of the cavalry has only one end, and that is to be a target, especially when the infantry still has a large number of machine guns. For the charging cavalry, it was a catastrophe. No, just as soon as the Qing army opened fire, the Junggar army's originally neat charge formation was immediately beaten to pieces. How many cavalrymen wailed and fell off their horses. The Qing army had just passed two rounds of guns, and only a pitiful four hundred cavalry were left in a thousand cavalry. Turning the horse's head, he fled back to the main formation desperately, and was shot indiscriminately by the Qing army's tail. Only 280 horses were left who could really escape and ascend to heaven.

Miserable, it was too tragic, not only the Junggar cavalry on the left was bloodbathed by the Qing army, but also the cavalry attacking on the right. Not even a single hair was injured. As soon as the results of the battle came out, the Junggar soldiers on both wings fell into a sluggish silence. On the huge battlefield, only the dying horses and wounded soldiers were still wailing endlessly.

"I don't want to report casualties, and I ordered: two wings to attack, those who do not advance, beheaded! Those who dare to retreat, beheaded! Those who are idle, beheaded!"

Both Chihe Maha and Bateer were brave generals of Junggar, and they had heard about the sharpness of the Qing army's firearms before the war, but after all, they had never seen it with their own eyes, so they didn't really believe it in their hearts. Now, the bloody facts have passed It was clearly and unmistakably presented in front of our eyes, and the two generals were unavoidably panicked, and did not dare to attack again. Instead, they unanimously reported the results of the previous probing battle to the place where the big plan was arrogant and dundubu, in exchange for It was not the order to withdraw troops, but the stern order of Dunduobu, with a few words "kill" in succession, which shocked Chihe Maha and Battelle's heart trembling.

"Put the camels in formation, attack!"

"The camel formation stepped forward, all units continued to advance, and attacked with all their strength!"

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Facing the death order of Dace Wangdunduobu, Chihe Maha and Bateer dared not slack in the slightest, and issued the order to attack almost at the same time, and the offensive steps of the two Junggar armies were almost exactly the same , all of which were covered by hundreds of camels in front, the infantry phalanx was hidden behind, and the artillerymen took the opportunity to push all kinds of artillery forward under the cover of the infantry phalanx, in order to advance enough to attack the Qing army. In terms of the distance of the array, there is no doubt that the tactical actions of the Junggar army on the two wings have been rehearsed in advance, with only one purpose, and that is to exchange the sacrifices of the camel caravan and infantry formation for the use of artillery troops.

"One row in a row, secret positions, one hole one, two seven two, one four three; two rows in a row, secret positions..."

The camel is undoubtedly the tallest animal in the desert area. An adult camel is more than two meters tall, an astonishing three meters in length, and weighs more than five hundred catties. Small, but with hundreds of camels rushing forward in three rows, it is like an extremely thick moving city wall. The sight of the soldiers of the Qing army to cover the mobilization of Junggar's follow-up troops is undoubtedly a very good plan. If it is a confrontation on a flat ground, there is really a chance for the Junggar army to succeed, but for the Qing army who is backed by the camp , this move will not be very effective, nothing else, just because the Qing army has already arranged artillery lookout posts on the towers around the camp, and the Junggar army has just attacked for a short time, and the artillery lookout posts are already quickly After calculating the advance route of the artillery units of the Junggar Army, a series of secret positions have been reported to the artillery companies.

"Every gun is ready, five rounds of rapid fire, hit me!"

For the Qing army, the greatest threat was not the camel squadrons that seemed majestic as they rushed forward, nor the Junggar infantry squadrons that followed closely behind them, nor the Junggar cavalry squadrons that were on standby to attack, but those who were fighting hard to attack the Qing army. Even if most of the artillery units of the Junggar Army are old-style artillery, if they are allowed to play a role, it will undoubtedly be a huge disaster for the densely arrayed Qing army. Therefore, the artillery unit of the Junggar Army who took the lead in destroying became the first choice of the artillery unit of the Qing Army. Two small flags roared and gave the order to attack.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

At the command of the general, the artillerymen of the Qing army on both wings began to shoot furiously one after another. Dozens of shells roared and pierced the sky, letting go of the galloping camel caravan and the rushing infantry phalanx behind them, as if they had eyes. The ground smashed into the Junggar artillery unit that was pushing the artillery forward, and it immediately exploded, making the Junggar artillery unit cry and howl. In just a moment, dozens of artillery were destroyed on the spot. As for the gunners who were pushing the artillery forward They were even more casualties, and their appearance was appalling.

"Ohh Ohh ohh……"

As soon as the Qing army launched such a precise attack, whether it was Chihe Maha on the left or Battelle on the right, they all turned red-eyed and gave the order to charge forward regardless. The camel team has accelerated suddenly, and rushed towards the formation of the Qing army like a moving Great Wall, and the infantry formation behind it has also spread its legs and galloped forward, trying to disrupt the Qing army. The firing rhythm of artillery units.

"Infantry, let me destroy the camel caravan of the thief army!"

Not to mention, Xiao Zhenshan didn't dare to neglect the rush of the Junggar army. Besides, camels are tall and big, with rough skin and rough flesh. The effect of fighting with machine guns and rifles is really not that good. Go, even if it is a charge that can defeat the camel team, it is bound to make the Junggar infantry rush to the front. Once it becomes a hand-to-hand melee, the Qing army's firepower advantage will not be able to be used. In view of this, even though Knowing that mobilizing the artillery unit at this time would most likely give the artillery unit of the Junggar Army a chance to gain a foothold, Xiao Zhenshan couldn't care less, and issued the general order with a roar.

(End of this chapter)