Republic of China: I am a great warlord, many children, many blessings

"Marshal, when do we attack?"

"Don't be in a hurry. It's getting late. Light a fire and cook. Then attack tomorrow. Scare them and make them repent in fear," Cao Ying snorted coldly.

"Yes, Marshal."

Soon, Cao Ying's army began to settle down and cook.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yi was a little surprised, thinking that Cao Ying was eager for revenge and would rush up immediately.

However, I didn't take it lightly.

Immediately, he sent a telegram to Shen Hao to report the situation.

Soon, Shen Hao's telegram came back.

: Order, after 9 o'clock in the evening, attack every hour and don't let them rest.

Harass them, tire them out, drain their spirits.

If the enemy pursues us, we will retreat into the trenches and fight back.

Commonly known as the sparrow harassment tactic.

After reading Shen Hao's telegram, Zhang Yi was a little shocked.

This battle was really fought in a very stupid way.

But I have to admit that this tactic is really good. The enemy has been running for a whole day and is too tired to rest at night, so we just prevent them from getting enough sleep.

The next day, there was no energy left to fight.

With Shen Hao's instructions, Zhang Yi felt much more at ease.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, most of Cao Ying's troops were preparing to rest.

Just then, a company of soldiers came up.

Without saying a word, he threw the grenade.

boom! boom!

The explosion startled everyone.

Cao Ying never expected that Zhang Yi was so bold as to attack at night.

Immediately organize troops to counterattack.

But what they didn't expect was that just as they were ready for defense, Zhang Yi's troops slipped away like loaches.

When Cao Ying's troops reached the trenches, they were met with heavy artillery fire.

They were so scared that they ran back.

Inside the commander-in-chief’s tent.

Cao Ying said angrily, "Fuck you Zhang Yi, you are playing dirty tricks, right?

How many men were lost?"

"More than 200 people?"

"Damn it, two hundred people were killed in one encounter. The sound I just heard reminded me of the sound of a Maxim heavy machine gun."

“Yes, Marshal, I saw the Maxim’s firepower. There were three Maxims in a V-shaped formation.

It’s too late, the vision is not clear, and it’s difficult to attack.”

Cao Ying said: "Humph, wait until tomorrow morning and use the mortar to destroy his heavy machine gun.

I didn't expect that Zhang Yi got this heavy machine gun from somewhere, it's not simple at all."

"Send someone to keep an eye on him, be careful of Zhang Yi stealing from the house"

"Yes, Marshal."

Immediately, Cao Ying ordered a regiment of people to be on high alert and be prepared for Zhang Yi's attack at any time.

Unfortunately, after waiting for half an hour, Zhang Yi’s troops did not attack.

After being alert for nearly an hour, the guards began to yawn.

Just when everyone thought that the other side would not pull back, there was a sudden sound of artillery fire and flames shot up into the sky in Cao Ying's military camp.

Mortars were then fired, killing and wounding many soldiers.

At the same time, bursts of shouts and screams came.

“Be on Guard Immediately”

These three times, Cao Ying's army was filled with anger.

But when they sent people to attack, they were beaten back by heavy machine guns.

It's impossible to move forward even half a step.

Even the cavalry can't do anything in the dark.

We can only send troops to keep an eye on the direction of Pucheng.

It was almost 12 o'clock in the evening and Cao Ying was just about to rest.

As a result, when they relaxed their vigilance, Zhang Yi sent troops to cause trouble again.

The sound of artillery fire was constant, particularly harsh in this quiet night.

After Cao Ying became the brigade commander, he had never fought a night battle and had no experience at all.

I was completely confused.

Not to mention Cao Ying, there were several warlords across the country who had fought night battles.

This went on all night, repeating over and over again, an hour at the beginning and half an hour at the end.

Zhang Yi just harassed every time and didn't attack, just wasted time.

This made tens of thousands of Cao Ying's men furious and they wanted to take down Zhang Yi.

As soon as the sky began to brighten, Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Come on, prepare to attack and kill them!"

"Yes, cavalry, charge!"

"Kill!"

Cao Ying's army began to charge.

Zhang Yi, who was in the trench, also saw this scene.

The order was: "Everyone enter combat mode, and open fire as soon as you enter the designated shooting range"

"Yes"

Li Yunlong behind Cao Ying was also observing silently.

The exhausted army charged forward with fury.

Once this spirit is gone, this army will be like a lost dog.

Li Yunlong was waiting. When Cao Ying's first attack was repelled and the second attack failed for a long time, that was when the enemy was most tired and collapsed.

The cavalry was very fast and could cover a mile in just a few minutes.

As soon as they entered the shooting range, the Maxim heavy machine guns and grenades buried nearby began to attack.

Da da da!

Eleven Maxim heavy machine guns fired simultaneously.

Fire is shining.

The bullets were as dense as a rainstorm.

In Cao Ying's cavalry battalion, hundreds of people died in the first encounter.

The man fell on his back and his horse fell over.

A heavy machine gun like the Maxim would not only massacre people, but would also massacre cavalry.

When the charge was halfway through, less than a company of a battalion was left dead.

Before he even had time to resist, countless bullets swarmed towards him.

In just ten minutes, Cao Ying's elite cavalry battalion was gone.

Cao Ying gasped when he saw this scene through the telescope.

How can this be?

Where did Zhang Yi get so many heavy machine guns?

impossible?

He was the one who equipped Zhang Yi with all his equipment, how could he not know that?

Suddenly, a thought came to Cao Ying's mind: Does Zhang Yi have a new backer?

It seems that only this explanation can explain it clearly.

Otherwise, why would they dare to rebel, and why would they have so many heavy machine guns?

Thinking of this, Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Fire with the mortars. Don't be afraid of wasting bullets. Shoot hard. Shoot the sharpshooters too."

"Yes"

This time, Cao Ying brought fifty mortars, which could be said to be all the equipment.

Soon the power of the mortar became apparent.

Maxim was suppressed and stopped.

Cao Ying's heavy machine gun began to suppress, and everyone began to outflank from the flank.

With nearly tens of thousands of people, the offensive is extremely powerful.

Originally, Cao Ying thought that Zhang Yi didn't have enough bullets and wouldn't be able to hold out for long.

But as the fighting went on, I found that the enemy's bullets were free, which I had never heard of before.

The two sides were in a stalemate for an hour, with casualties on both sides.

Among them, Cao Ying suffered the greatest losses, with almost three battalions of troops lost.

After paying such a heavy price, they only occupied some trenches.

Only after seeing the trenches did Cao Ying understand why the other side could defend so well.

The target population is much smaller.

For the first time, Cao Ying felt the situation was difficult.

After fighting for such a long time, we didn’t even see the city gate tower on the opposite side.

It was a great humiliation for Cao Ying.

Moreover, the casualties were heavy and the battle was almost over.

In addition, the soldiers did not get enough rest and were listless and exhausted.

The energy and spirit I had in the morning is gone.

After a long period of unsuccessful attack, morale has become increasingly low.

Cao Ying knew that if this continued it would be bad.

So increase the stakes.

"Zhang Yi has run out of ammunition and food. If they charge again, they will be defeated.

Killing a traitor will earn you 50 yuan, and killing Zhang Yi will earn you 753 yuan and a promotion of three ranks."

Sure enough, after Cao Ying gave this order, the soldiers regained their morale and were full of fighting spirit.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Li Yunlong on the mountain saw the situation of Cao Ying's troops through a telescope and raised his fighting capacity again.

He knew in his heart that if he failed to defeat their fighting spirit again, the entire army would be like a collapsed dam.