Australian Storm 1876

  Chapter 626 Counterattack

  The front of the Beilun defense line was 47 kilometers wide. More than a thousand artillery of various types bombarded the Beilun defense line for half an hour, turning the Beilun defense line into a sea of ​​flames, and its power was astonishing.

  As soon as the time is up

  The artillery fire on the tens of kilometers-long front came to an abrupt halt. The smell of gunpowder smoke was so strong that it was like smog. At this time, there was a stern sound of Scottish bagpipes, and the music of the offensive played...

  Countless Confederate soldiers wearing blue-gray uniforms left their positions and spread with their spears under the guidance of the division's flag, like endless blue-gray locusts, bringing a boundless atmosphere of killing on this unclear land.

  On the position of Ocean Kingdom

  Countless barbed wire fences, Luzhai, Juma, and trenches were blown to pieces. The earth seemed to have been hit by a meteor shower, and there were pits everywhere, and it was scorched black.

The original lush green wasteland was turned over by the deep soil, everywhere green and yellow, and the Southern Federal Army soldiers rushed up like a tide, seeing empty trenches, and throwing torn clothes everywhere. Canned food boxes and empty ammunition boxes, but there are no imaginary corpses everywhere.

  Those Oriental guys escaped?

   "Wow... Victory!"

He rushed to the enemy's position without suffering any casualties, and took the Beilun defense line surprisingly smoothly. This made the Confederate Army soldiers ecstatic and involuntarily cheered loudly. Tens of thousands of people shouted in excitement, and the sound was like a sea wave. Go straight into the sky.

  Several southern army commanders came to the empty position and looked at the trenches that were out of sight and looked at each other. They soon realized that this was not a good thing;

  The secret combat information of the Southern Federal Army was leaked, and the enemy played a golden cicada out of the shell. This heavy punch hit the empty space. It was really uncomfortable!

  Occupying a position is victory. Ordinary soldiers can’t control that much. Excited generals’ caps are thrown into the air to celebrate, and countless military caps are flying in the air. There are even many white soldiers dancing and dancing with their hips twisted, creating a joyful atmosphere.

The news quickly spread to the Confederate Army headquarters. Admiral Gavin Williamson knew the bad food as soon as he heard it. This clearly revealed important military information. It was really caught by the crow mouth of Prime Minister Jeff Bridges. Got it right

   An expensive firework was released, and the bird's feathers were not caught.

Now is not the time to investigate who leaked important military information. It is true that all the senior commanders present here are inescapably responsible for leaking secrets. He reacted quickly. He laughed and said, "The battle process is like We expected it to be perfect, and we immediately ordered the ministries to advance as planned, encircle and capture the city of Novorossiysk, pay attention to searching for the main enemy forces that flee, and seek opportunities to mobilize heavy troops to surround and annihilate it."

  A punch in the open is not uncomfortable.

  The brutal battle that was originally planned to repeatedly compete for the Beilun defensive line has vanished, and the plan for the northward advance can only be advanced.

  No one who can be a high-ranking officer is not a fool. The officers knew that the commander-in-chief was fooling the high-ranking officials of the Southern Confederation when they heard it. He was bullying them because they didn’t understand military affairs, so they followed suit.

   "Great, I will now order the various ministries to pursue the victory and quickly expand the victory."

   "The enemy must not be far away. I will fight on behalf of the cavalry division."

"Your Excellency Commander, this is a fantastic start. I guess the gang of unseen Oriental guys are already scared. We only need to chase them like hares and we can attack the northern towns all the way. I can’t wait."

   "Wonderful, these are the Orientals I know. They are docile, weak and not good at words. They only scrabble in the ground like a scalper. Dance with knives and guns is not a job they are good at."

   "Hahaha...that's right, these Chinese are the best slaves, maybe this is their fate?"

  At this moment, the sun rises up in the sky, spreading its dazzling light on the earth, and a new day has arrived.

  On the long Beilun defensive line, there are large groups of blue-gray southern coalition soldiers everywhere. A sturdy white cavalry is ready to set off, hula la rushing to the north...

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

Suddenly a large number of heavy machine gun fire appeared behind the hills, and a dense firepower net formed a fiercely enveloped white cavalry troops. The horses fought over rolled and fell. The white cavalry seemed to hit an invisible wall and fell to the ground one after another, rolling over. Smoke and dust filled.

  Oh Selling Ga...what is going on?

  Have not waited until the Confederate Army commander realized anything, he only heard a thunderous rumbling from a distance, and a large swath of black projectiles shrouded the sky, and it was in front of his eyes in the blink of an eye.

  One time

  The Beilun defense line was ravaged by countless artillery fires again. Large groups of explosions were accompanied by mud, guns and corpse fragments. The white infantry who had just twisted their **** to celebrate had not reacted yet, and they were enveloped in a sea of ​​flames.

  Oh, sir...This is a **** bird!

Admiral Gavin Williamson suddenly realized at this moment, and realized that he had been punished by the enemy, his face turned pale, and the veins on his forehead jumped wildly, but it was already too late.

  The high-ranking officers in the original command headquarters who were cheering and deceiving themselves were stunned.

  Now the facts are clear

  The cunning Orientalist, after detecting the classified offensive intelligence of the Southern Federation Army, moved the entire position back 4 to 5 kilometers on the eve of the offensive, re-drilled trenches, and deployed numerous artillery to wait for the Southern Federation to take the bait.

  Now on the long front

  The soldiers of the Northern Army have retreated beyond the range of the artillery fire. Only a large number of soldiers of the Confederate Army of the Confederate Army are exposed to the guns of both sides. At this moment, they are being ravaged by the artillery fire. How can it be a tragic word?

  The white cavalry unit searching ahead was intercepted by heavy machine guns, which should be a new line of defense for the heavy hoarding of the Northern Army.

   Too careless, too careless...

   "Quickly, withdraw the troops quickly." Admiral Gavin Williamson jumped three feet high in a hurry.

  This timely order reminded a group of high-ranking military officers in the command headquarters. They immediately exploded into action. The messengers from the command department dispersed, and the rest were shaking the phone frantically, conveying the order to retreat across the board.

  Admiral Gavin Williamson watched the dense cover bombing like a volcanic eruption ahead, and he was heartbroken to bleed...

this age

   is at the end of line infantry tactics (line shooting tactics). The brutal American Civil War and the application of continuous firing technology have shaken the dominance of the world army’s line infantry tactics, and new skirmish line tactics have emerged.

  The British Army, which stubbornly adheres to the tradition, still adopts the traditional tactics of line infantry. The strong European forces of the German Empire, France and the Austro-Hungarian Empire have begun to accept the tactics of the skirmish line, trying to make changes.

Nowadays, the European powers have not yet received the severe beatings of World War I. Due to information obscuration and outdated concepts, upper-level officers generally do not pay attention to the role of deep trench digging. There is no such strong trench that is more than two meters deep, and there is no anti-cannon hole. , There is no perfect trench system.

This kind of army’s local work is regarded as the cowardly behavior of the mole, and it is unanimously despised by the white upper-level officers with a strong aristocratic knight plot. They always think that it is insulting to the fearless spirit of sacrifice of the soldiers, so the half-person high breast wall and shallow ditch are popular. .

  The Beilun line of defense built by the Great Ocean Kingdom is such a commodity. It has a good effect on resisting the infantry attack, but in the face of fierce artillery fire, it is a piece of paper, which is torn and shattered in a blink of an eye.

  Countless soldiers of the Confederate Army of the Confederate Army only relied on thin breast walls and shallow trenches to resist artillery bombardment. Can you imagine how difficult the situation is?

  In the explosion of firelight after fire, in the thick smoke of gunpowder

  Uncountable Confederate soldiers scrambled around with their heads in their arms. They were wrapped in explosive flames from time to time, and their limbs flew into the sky with the mud.

  The sound of cannons roared like thunder, and the screams resounded through the sky.

Facing the huge casualties of the offensive army, Admiral Gavin Williamson looked at the hellish scene ahead with a distorted face, and punched the wall with a fierce punch. His heart was tormented by strong self-blame, overflowing with it. Infinite anger towards the Orientals.

  Prime Minister Jeff Bridges finally couldn’t help but said; “Well, please excuse me to disturb Mr. General, I’m afraid this is not what we want to see...”

"Okay, shut up, now I invite you ignorant and stupid politicians to leave here, and now... get out of my command post." Admiral Gavin Williamson roared in shock, he didn't know why. There is no reason why such a fierce anger will be poured on the other party mercilessly.

  Really, it seems to be possessed by the devil.

He could not suppress the boiling anger in his heart, and pointed to the front line and shouted; "The heroic soldiers are paying the price of their lives for victory, but you are talking to me about whether the performance is in line with expectations. Please leave here now and do not affect our command of the war. The battles were **** and cruel, and I don’t have time to explain to you.”

  Uh...Okay.

  Faced with the thunderous supreme military commander, a group of white hard-liners left the command post in a desperate manner, not even daring to let go.

  The Northern Army’s counter-attack artillery fire did not last long. Only 15 minutes later, the heavy artillery cover bombing ceased abruptly.

  In the thick gray-black gunpowder smoke, there was a loud attack horn

  Countless number of Northern Army soldiers wearing gray-yellow uniforms rushed up like a tide with sharp bayonets, chasing the Southern Federation soldiers who fled in embarrassment, and quickly regained their lost ground.

  Many of the battered and trapped Southern Union white soldiers were caught with their hands, and most of them fled, throwing their helmets and armor all the way back to the original formation, and they were so terrified under great joy and great sorrow.

  In the impression of ordinary white cowboys in the south, the Chinese are generally a docile, low-key and introverted nation. It seems that hard work is a good bully. Today's battlefield teaches them a vivid lesson. Those experiences are deceptive.

  The Northern Army’s counterattack was very restrained. Only a few assault troops were sent to regain the forward position. The army stopped outside the range of the Confederate Army’s artillery fire, and then listed a complete line of demonstrations, and returned to the attack position at noon.

  Today’s battle is over like this. The Confederate Army's aggressive offensive not only failed to occupy an inch of land, but paid a heavy price for the loss of more than 13,000 people. Among them, more than 3,700 officers and soldiers were captured. The army was forced to retreat to the starting point of the offensive.

  This was a good start, and there was a dumb gun.

  (End of this chapter)