To the east of Madariber was the Mekna River, and the Huaxing Army deployed two corps to defend it on the southern front, while the remaining four corps continued to penetrate southward.After more than 60,000 Indian troops arrived at the front line, they had already cut off the Indian army's rear route and surrounded the Indian army in a half-moon shape.After the Indian army launched an assault on the positions of the Huaxing Army on the southern front, the other four armies of the Huaxing Army were gradually narrowing the encirclement.Hirst didn't care about this, and directly concentrated his forces on attacking the direction of the mosque, trying to open a gap from this direction of the Huaxing army.After the offensive began, more than 60,000 Indian troops launched an assault on the southern front positions that were more than ten miles long.The positions of the Huaxing army are distributed in the shape of a crescent shovel, and last night in the heavy rain, a standard trench with a depth of one meter has been dug.The Indian army stepped forward step by step with a neat array of guns, with only tens of thousands of men arranged in the direction of the two wings, and 40,000 soldiers and horses concentrated on the central line of defense.This direction leads directly to the mosque, and if a gap is opened, Hearst is sure that Charlton will be rescued.Wu Xuming had already figured out Hearst's thoughts clearly, and he guessed that the British reinforcements would either not come, or they would come to save people, rather than come to fight with the Huaxing army.Therefore, 10,000 men and horses were deployed in the direction of the middle line, and only 5,000 soldiers and horses were deployed in the direction of the two wings.The strategy of the British army had long since changed from offensive to defensive, and it was impossible for them to take the initiative to attack.If you want to attack, you can't rely on these 60,000 soldiers and horses alone.The Indian army still rushed in with a neat array of guns, and the commander of the Huaxing army, in order to save ammunition, did not order the shooting in advance, but put them within 400 meters before fighting.This distance is the "cake distance" proposed by Qiao Zhiqing, and it has now been used by the Huaxing Army.The effective range of the breech gun was 300 meters, and when it advanced to 400 meters, it was exactly a huge decoy in front of it.Most enemy generals will grit their teeth and rush a few times, because after all, there is only such a short distance left, and they can shoot when they rush into 300 meters, and they may grit their teeth and win.The 1,000-meter, 800-meter, and 500-meter Indian troops made great strides forward, and all the commanders were confused.Hearst was also puzzled, guessing in his head for any possible cause.Or maybe the Huaxing Army ran out of bullets, maybe the Huaxing Army did not arrange soldiers and horses to be stationed here, or maybe it was other reasons.No matter what, his heart was still full of excitement.Because if you continue to advance like this, you will soon be able to rush into the effective firing range.At such a short distance, more than 40,000 people were forced to press with corpses, even if they were half dead.The military band of the Indian army was constantly beating the military drum and blowing the military horn, and the Huaxing army could hear it clearly in the trenches.When the two sides were 400 meters apart, Huaxingjun finally pulled the bolt of the gun in his hand and pointed the muzzle of the gun at the Indian army."
Prepare, all have orders, launch" "All have orders, launch" and "launch" The commander of the battlefield finally issued the battle order, and the herald waved the order flag and quickly conveyed the battle order."
Bang, bang, bang" Rows of gunfire suddenly rang out on the battlefield, as dense as the sound of firecrackers.From east to west in the trenches, there were crackling gunshots, which instantly enveloped the entire battlefield.The Indian army was caught off guard, and they all trembled in fright, but they didn't expect the gunfire of the Huaxing army to be so fierce.After entering the 400 meters, he only walked forward less than 10 meters, and suddenly the first batch of bullets rained.In an instant, it was like a raging wind, and a large area fell down as soon as it blew."
Keep going," Hearst hissed behind him, his eyes already blood-red.He knew the firepower of the Huaxing army, but he still wanted to take a gamble.The Indian army's gun array fell in a row, and the next row quickly stepped forward to make up for it.The commander at the front waved his saber, and bullets burst out from the muzzle of the Indian army.Although 400 meters away is not an effective shooting distance, the commander also wants to hear the sound, so that at least it can give himself courage.The Indian army tried to lower the muzzle of the gun as much as possible, and the bullet still flew "whizzing" against the head of the Huaxing army.Because the distance is too far, there is no question of accurate shooting at all, just a dense salvo of fire.In fact, in later generations, in actual engagements, except for snipers, there was no problem of accurate shooting.In combat, especially in the offensive, there is simply no time for aiming, and concentrated fire is the most commonly used method.So submachine guns soon replaced rifles as the main weapons of battlefield combat.The rifle fired one bullet, which was quickly consumed by ten rounds from the submachine gun.The hit rate of ten bullets, of course, is stronger than one bullet.After the Indian army finished fighting, a problem soon appeared.That is, they had to return to the third row of the queue to change their bullets, and the speed of the rush was bound to stop.Faced with a fixed target, Huaxingjun didn't even need to aim, and fired a shot directly at a crowded place, and the bullet could kill one person.Within two or three minutes of the two sides firing at each other, thousands of Indian troops had already fallen, and the corpses were all covered in a layer.Hearst no longer takes the lives of the Indian army seriously, and he has no way to fight like this, so he is obviously hitting the muzzle of the Huaxing army.He was pacing back and forth with a telescope at the back of the battlefield, and suddenly the Huaxing Army's straggler attack method sounded.Although the weapons of the Indian army were backward, the firepower was not guaranteed when the stragglers attacked.But at least before the people died, they could rush to the trenches of the Huaxing army by relying on their numbers.Even if it is a bayonet, it can cut a hole in the battle line."
Heralds, notify the front-line commanders, disrupt the gun formation, launch an assault now, and fight with the Huaxing army with bayonets" Hearst thought of this, and quickly gave an order to the heralds beside him."
Dumm, mum, mum," the herald's trumpet sounded, and he kept waving the order flag at the heralds on the front line.The heralds on the front line looked at it for a while, and this flag was completely the meaning of the group charge.However, the breech foreign guns, without the gun array, have no damage at all, and only by relying on the gun array can they make up for the lack of firepower.Regardless, the herald quickly informed the Indian commander of Hearst's order.When the commander saw this posture, he also felt that rushing forward in such a gun formation was completely sending him to death.They thought about it and decided to try it.At that moment, he gave an order to his soldiers and soldiers, no longer marched forward in a gun formation, and directly inserted the bayonet group to attack the Huaxing army.For a while, the Indian army stuck its bayonets on the muzzle of the gun, and no longer maintained a neat formation, and directly ran to launch a straggler charge towards the position of the Huaxing army.The battlefield was in chaos, and there were screaming crowds everywhere.The Indian soldiers jumped and jumped, and strode forward with bayonets in hand.This scene completely returned to the time when the cold weapon was fighting, completely out of the formation, and just desperately charging forward.Hearst misunderstood the straggler charge of the Huaxing army, and although the Huaxing army seemed scattered when charging, it was actually still a team unit, scattered but not chaotic.Take advantage of the favorable terrain to protect yourself as much as possible while launching counterattacks against enemy forces.At this time, the Indian army's charging method in the era of cold weapons not only failed to achieve the intended effect, but even completely gave up the last threat to the Huaxing army.You must know that just now, the Indian army was shooting in a gun array, although it could not cause specific damage to the Huaxing army, but the bullets fired were still very deterrent.If Hua Xingjun dares to stand up if he is not careful, he will probably be pierced by bullets
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