Chapter 41 Victory
These thoughts just flashed through Yuki Otsu's mind, and the actual time was only more than ten seconds. At this moment, the second round of strikes of the landing troops followed one after another, and this time the shells fell more accurately. Two shells fell only about ten meters away from the position, and the other shell side accurately landed on the right side of the artillery position.
The huge impact force produced by the shells after they landed, blowing four or five nearby Japanese soldiers up, and an 87mm caliber Knubo cannon was also thrust to the ground by the impact force.
Fortunately, Yuki Otsu was far away from the explosion and was not injured by the explosion. Moreover, his reaction was quite agile and he hid behind a cannon truck. Before Yuki Otsu could hide, shells fell from the air into the artillery position, causing a series of explosions.
Mortars are howitzers, which are fired at a large angle and fly in large arcs, so their accuracy is worse than cannons that are generally fired at flat or angles. However, the landing troops use mortars made with modern technology, and there are also unmanned reconnaissance helicopters in the air to provide accurate fall data, which can correct the shooting data at extreme times and ensure the accuracy of the strike.
As a result, only two or three rounds of strikes were used, and the mortar platoon of the landing troops determined the precise shooting parameters, and the rate of fire also significantly accelerated.
Since the mortar is manually filled and fired in front, the fastest rate of fire is about 0 rounds per minute. However, considering other interference factors on the battlefield, the actual rate of fire is about 1-16 rounds per minute. However, after more than a minute of shooting, the three mortars fired more than fifty shells at the coalition's artillery positions. The data of the drone monitoring showed that there were about 30 shells that accurately fell into the coalition's artillery position, and more than ten were landed near the coalition's artillery position. One of them hit a shell box, causing a large explosion of coalition's artillery shells.
Originally, the artillery of the coalition was not fully prepared, so he had no power to fight back against the artillery strikes of the landing troops. For more than a minute, he did not fight back. As a result, after this round of attacks, the entire artillery position was in a sea of fire and exploded. The five artillery pieces and dozens of artillery soldiers were almost completely lost. Fortunately, Yuki Otsu was very clever and left the artillery position at the extreme, so he was not buried in the artillery fire.
Because there were drones, the command of the landing force could see clearly the situation on the entire battlefield. Seeing that the artillery array of the coalition was destroyed by his own artillery, Qiu Yahui immediately ordered the mortar platoon to immediately transfer the position and instead attack the rapid-fire artillery of the coalition.
Although it took only two or three minutes from the landing troops to the destruction of the artillery positions of the coalition forces, the arrangement of the 47mm Hakikas rapid-fire gun was simpler than that of the large and medium caliber artillery. Therefore, the eight 47mm Hakikas rapid-fire guns of the coalition forces were ready at this time, and Yuki Otsu, who escaped from the large and medium caliber artillery positions, immediately ordered the gun to be fired immediately.
In fact, although the Hakikas rapid-fire gun is fast, the shells have a short range and the power of the explosion is far from being compared with the large and medium-caliber artillery. It honestly poses little threat to the landing troops' positions. However, Yukiki Otsu can't control so much. The power of the Hakikas rapid-fire gun is always stronger than that of rifles and machine guns. The key is that at this time, you must fight back, and the only ones that can be reliable are these eight Hakikas rapid-fire guns. Moreover, the number of Hakikas rapid-fire guns is large and the speed of fire is fast, and it may play some role.
Both sides opened fire almost at the same time, and eight Haqikas rapid-fire guns fired together, which was quite amazing. The shells were fired one after another at the landing troops. At this time, the landing troops built fortifications before the war started and finally played a role, protecting the soldiers well. Moreover, the shells of the Haqikas rapid-fire gun were indeed not very powerful and did not cause any casualties. The landing troops immediately launched a counterattack on the side of the mortar.
However, the distribution of Haqikas rapid-fire guns is relatively wide, so the mortar platoon can only strike one by one. Three mortars fired at the same time, and two or three consecutive rounds of fire were shot, and then one of them was shot one by one. In just a few minutes, the eight Haqikas rapid-fire guns of the coalition were extinguished four of them.
At this point, no one can see that it is impossible to compete with the opponent's artillery by relying solely on the Hakikas rapid-fire cannon. Although the coalition forces still do not know what kind of artillery the other party is using, because the landing troops use smokeless gunpowder, the coalition forces cannot judge the position of the opponent's artillery position from the smoke, and the mortars' ballistics are very different from ordinary artillery, and they cannot find the opponent's artillery from the ballistic counter-pull. Of course, even if the artillery position of the landing troops is found, the coalition forces have no choice because the coalition forces have no long-distance strike weapons.
Although Yukiki Otsu's mind was full of doubts, not only was the firepower strong, but the artillery was also fierce. This was definitely not the combat power that the Qing army could possess. If it were not the Qing army, what army would the other side be? Why would it be an enemy with the coalition forces? However, Yukiki Otsuki also knew that it was not the time to study these things. The artillery of the Dazhong caliber has been completely reimbursed, and four of the eight Haqikas rapid-fire cannons were destroyed. If they were shot, the remaining four could not be saved. Although the Haqikas rapid-fire cannons have little effect, it would be better than not. Therefore, Yukiki Otsuki had to order the entire army to retreat, retreat first, and then discuss how to deal with the enemy in the future. Anyway, relying solely on the army at Dagukou alone is not good. It is really not good. Just like Tianjin rescue, there are more than 5,000 Japanese troops stationed in Tianjin, and there are more than 20 artillery, which is enough to deal with this unknown enemy.
After Otsu Yuki's orders, the commanders of other countries had no objection. In fact, even if Otsu Yuki's orders did not order the withdrawal of troops, some people would suggest him. After all, everyone could see that no matter whether the opponent in front of him was the Qing army or not, it was not something that his own miniature Eight-Nation Alliance could deal with. Therefore, after Otsu Yuki's orders, the remaining four Hakikas rapid-fire cannons retreated first, and then the other coalition forces also retreated one after another.
Although the plan previously formulated by the landing troops was mainly defense, the enemy naturally had to beat the dogs who retreated, so there was a reason not to pursue them. So Qiu Yahui immediately ordered that the firepower of the mortars should be extended first, to attack the rear of the coalition forces, and to order the defenders from various positions to fight out and pursue the coalition forces.
In fact, the retreat of the coalition was still very organized, not a panic retreat, and it was completely out of order. However, after a few shots, even the well-trained army was inevitably inconvenient. Moreover, after Luo Yue led the troops to pursue, the automatic rifle and the squad formed a powerful firepower with machine guns. Under such firepower, it was impossible to be confused. Therefore, the retreat of the coalition finally turned into a defeat.
Fortunately, the command of the landing troops still understood that today's battle did not necessarily mean that the enemy was completely defeated. Therefore, the landing troops chased after him not long ago, and received an order from the command center to retreat to the position to guard. However, the coalition forces did not dare to stay and retreated to Juhe Town before resuming. At this time, it was too late, and the coalition forces were stationed in Juhe Town.
The results of the landing troops' clearance were: they killed a total of 281 soldiers, captured 34 people, captured 208 rifles, two Maxim machine guns, more than 12,600 bullets, eighteen cars, thirty-three donkeys and horses, and a small amount of military supplies. However, the five large and medium-caliber artillery of the coalition were destroyed in the artillery fire, and the coalition forces threw them away, and the landing troops still picked up some of the components that they looked like to be complete to see if they could piece together a cannon.
There were no soldiers killed in the landing troops, only seventeen soldiers were injured, eight of which were seriously injured and could no longer participate in the battle, but they were not in danger of life. They could return to normal after about ten days of treatment.
The landing troops achieved significant results in the first battle, and the whole army was naturally very excited. Moreover, the rifles seized this time were all kinds of, including British Li Enfei De No.1 rifles, American Krague Jorgensen rifles M-189 rifles, French Leber M-1886 rifles, German Mauser G98 rifles, Russian Mosinggana M-1891 rifles, Japanese 30 Type Village Rain rifles, Italian Mariser Carcano rifles, etc. Almost every one is a classic gun in the old time and space.
There are many gun enthusiasts among the soldiers. When they suddenly saw such antique rifles, they were naturally very interested. They looked for their favorite rifles, held them in their hands and watched them carefully, or did bolts, aiming, assassination and other actions, and they were almost shooting.
At this time, the sky gradually darkened, and Qiu Yahui also called the soldiers back to the position to guard the positions, and handed all the seized materials and equipment to the public. Fortunately, the soldiers had developed the habit of consciously respecting discipline. Although they were a little reluctant, they still handed the seized rifles to the public.
When the news of victory reached Hejiawan Village, the villagers cheered even more because before the war started, the villagers were unsure and did not know whether the landing troops could defeat the coalition forces. After all, the myth of foreigners' invincibility in the past few decades ago had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Luo Yue had led his troops to defeat the Russian army, and the landing troops brought magical tools such as "aircraft", after learning that the coalition troops were attacking Hejiawan Village, the village was still panic, and many people were ready to run away.
Chapter completed!