Chapter 890: Night Battle
Hearing that he could learn the secret of such advanced artillery, all of a sudden, the Southern army burst into earth-shattering cheers, and Ewell couldn't help but scream: "Oh, my esteemed Emperor of China, you are so generous, your friendship with the American people is cherished, I can only say that you are a messenger sent by God to save the Confederate States of America." “
Wang Feng smiled and patted Ewell on the shoulder: "If you are a friend, don't say such things." “
"Yes...... Yes, we are friends! Ewell was honored and excited, and his words were incoherent, and many southern soldiers could not wait to ask the nearby Chinese artillerymen for advice, and the Chinese artillerymen patiently and enthusiastically explained to their American friends, supplemented by some action demonstrations.
Of course, it was impossible for the Americans to really open fire, but that's it, the Americans were also excited, and after a while, Ewell asked, "Excuse me...... Can we have such artillery? ”
Wang Feng said without hesitation: "Definitely, but it depends on your Richmond government." ”
Since Wang Feng allowed Dajin to produce the standard weapons of the Democratic Alliance, it shows that there is a meaning of letting go of mature military technology, after all, the Western countries are catching up and surpassing too much, and the scientific and technological foundation accumulated in the past hundred years is indeed strong, such as the reinstatement machine, every country is groping, and has also built a lot of models for testing, I am afraid that it will be cracked that will be within a few years, and it will be worthless in a few years, why not sell it when it can be sold at a good price now? But the optical sight is definitely going to be dismantled.
"God, my God!" Ewell couldn't help himself anymore, his eyes sparkling and he kept making crosses.
Unconsciously. Night had fallen, although dinner had been eaten. But no one dared to relax too much, and the soldiers took turns to rest. Some of the men were on guard at a great distance, and at about ten o'clock a spy rushed back to report: "Your Excellency, the Yankees have touched it." ”
Ai Wei subconsciously looked at Wang Feng, he really didn't have any good way for the northern army to attack at night, Wang Feng waved his hand indifferently: "Don't worry, just look at it." ”
Ewell was confused, but he didn't want to ask too much.
The Northern Army on the opposite side cautiously touched it. In order to prevent the horses from making noises, they also covered their mouths with muzzles, and the guns were dragged forward with great difficulty, followed by soldiers all over the mountains.
"Be careful, don't make a fuss!" The commander lowered his voice and shouted as if the enemy was beside him.
At this moment, more than a dozen fires flashed on the opposite side, and in the dark night sky, points of light that were much brighter than the day flew into the sky. "Lie down. Lie down! Someone estimated the landing point, and they couldn't hold their throats anymore, so they shouted loudly, and the nearby soldiers fell down one after another. However, the expected strong explosion did not happen, but instead burst into clusters of dazzling white light.
That's right, this is the flare. The NLD forces rarely used flares, but in night battles. The flare is perfect for the center, centering on the landing point. Within a radius of five or six hundred meters, it was shining brightly, although it could only last for more than ten seconds, but this was enough, and one by one the real shells were thrown out.
"Oh hell, it's God's light, it's God's light, damn it, why didn't I think of it?" Sherman, who was in the rear, tugged at his hair in frustration, ignoring the tears that burned his eyes.
On the battlefield, many soldiers covered their eyes and screamed, and the intense white light burned their retina, and then became a natural target for artillery, and was lifted out piece by piece.
Dense points of light rose into the air, some produced white light, some exploded on the ground, and an adjutant shouted anxiously: "Your Excellency, this can't be done, the divine light of the Chinese army is too powerful, our army has no secrets at all, let's retreat." ”
Sherman showed a strong expression of struggle, and then waved his hand violently: "No, if we retreat, the soldiers will no longer have the confidence to launch a second attack, and we will not fail the high expectations of His Excellency the President, we cannot retreat, the battlefield is so big, how many divine lights can the Chinese army emit?" Let the warriors try to look at the ground when running, don't look ahead, you can reduce the damage to the eyes, it's a big deal, we don't want the advantage of the night, as a day, the order, no one is allowed to retreat, attack, attack, attack again! “
It has to be said that the discipline and sense of honor of the American soldiers are still very commendable, and no one retreats before receiving the order to retreat, even if the companions cover their eyes and howl in despair, or shells explode around them.
Within an area of dozens of square kilometers, the sound of guns and cannons continued, and it was precisely because of the large area of engagement that the damage brought by the flares to the Northern Army was far less than that used in the port of Tianjin, time passed in the tearing and killing, in fact, in the dark night, the commanders on both sides lost control of the war situation, after all, there was no radio in that era, and there was no way to temporarily set up telephone lines on the battlefield, and during the day you could still rely on the flag, and the night was completely black, and the deafening sound of guns and cannons also covered the sound of shouting and blowing trumpets, the only thing that could play a role, Even if it is conveyed by manpower, it is also extremely dangerous.
But the Chinese soldiers did not care, the long-term campaign had already tempered their will to be extremely tenacious, and by the light of the flares and the flash of the shells falling to the ground, everyone was shooting and firing their guns step by step, leaning on the bunkers, and cooperating closely with each other, as if they were tireless.
The southern armies fighting side by side are extremely envious, the Chinese open artillery, as if they are not afraid of bombing the chamber at all, but there is no bombing, including mortars, the average speed of each gun is three to six rounds per minute, which makes people's eyes hot, and it is precisely because of the Chinese artillery that offsets the vast majority of the offensive of the northern army, and under the absolute numerical disadvantage of one to four, the position is as stable as Mount Tai, which is obviously the credit of the Chinese artillery.
At the same time, the Southern Army admired the Chinese soldiers' ruthless will to fight, and then gave birth to a spirit of not admitting defeat, which in turn boosted their morale.
"Commander-in-chief, sure enough, someone blew up the railroad tracks, it was a small detachment of the Northern Army, but they were all killed by the brothers."
"Strengthen vigilance to prevent the Northern Army from lurking nearby."
"Commander-in-chief, the first batch of reinforcements is here, what do you think of the arrangement?" "Drag the artillery up, and the rest of the personnel will find a shelter to rest, and they don't have to go into battle."
Every once in a while, someone came to report to Wang Feng, and Wang Feng also gave instructions in time, while Sherman on the other side of the battlefield was anxious, he could clearly judge that the shells that fell on his side's offensive position were dozens of times the number of shells fired, which was actually doomed, every time the flare flashed, a radius of several hundred meters appeared, and his own artillery had nothing to follow, and could only be gradually destroyed.
Moreover, the Chinese army and the southern army have fortifications and trenches to rely on, but his attacking troops are bare and have nothing to cover. (To be continued.) )