The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 261 Gruson's Flat Shot

In just a few minutes, the Russian troops that rushed out of the city were quickly wiped out by the Gansu Army and the vanguard army.

At the same time, the sound of Maxim's gunfire and the continuous "boom boom" of grenade explosions could be heard from the walls inside the city.

Teng Yuzhao knew that this must be Hu Daqiu and the sentry who rushed to the walls of the city wall and the inner city, and began to join forces with the Gansu Army on the city to block the Russian troops outside the city and eliminate the remaining Russian troops in the city wall.

The vanguard troops of the sentry that rushed over from the city had completely blocked the gate leading to the outer city, and fired into the city from the gate.

The scene that just happened at the East Gate has made Teng Yuzhao completely relieved. Li Xianze's response measures were very complete and the effect was also very obvious.

The next step is to quickly eliminate the remaining enemies in the city wall, then close the East Gate, and at the same time make preparations for anti-artillery attacks both inside and outside the city.

The so-called closing of the city gate definitely does not mean blocking the East Gate with debris.

In the age of hot weapons, simply blocking the city gates was completely ineffective. They could be easily blasted open using direct-fire cannons, or cannons, from a slightly longer distance, unless the amount of earth and rocks blocking the city gates was large enough.

Teng Yuzhao turned his attention to the two battlefields in the outer city.

At this time, on the battlefield of Li Xianze's Second Mixed Brigade, which had relatively more veterans, the ambush battle was nearing its end, and only a few hundred remaining American troops had retreated to a few courtyards and were still resisting stubbornly.

However, everything these American troops who are still resisting are destined to be in vain.

Because Teng Yuzao had already seen soldiers from the Second Mixed Brigade pushing two 57mm Gruson mountain cannons approaching the courtyard where the remaining US troops were stationed.

This German-made mountain gun is obviously outdated in terms of technology because it does not use the two advanced technologies of French hydraulic recoil and German spring recoil. However, this mountain gun is not only easy to disassemble and lightweight, but also has a range of up to 5,500 meters and many other excellent performance advantages, which forced Teng Yuzhao to continue using it.

In particular, its elevation angle can reach plus or minus ten degrees, which makes this small-caliber mountain cannon a versatile weapon on the battlefield. When attacking some relatively solid targets, it can even be used as a cannon at close range.

No matter how sturdy the courtyard is, it cannot withstand the direct bombardment of its 3.8-kilogram shells.

In addition, Teng Yuzao also saw that about a battalion of troops from the Second Mixed Brigade were rushing to support Liu Shijiu's assault brigade.

This large group of American troops that successfully broke through the assault brigade's ambush circle now has more than 2,000 people left, and they are now retreating towards Guangqumen while fighting.

Liu Shijiu did not stop the remnants of the American troops from retreating to Guangqumen. Instead, he kept squeezing their space for movement from three sides. At the same time, he took advantage of the defensive loopholes caused by the retreat of the American troops and continuously attacked the American forces.

"Boom boom!" The sound of cannons coming from the direction of Guangqumen forced Teng Yuzhao to look there. He saw flashes of fire and smoke near the Guangqumen city wall.

Apparently the British army had already completed the test firing, calibrated the artillery parameters, and started shelling Guangqumen.

The British artillery fire was so intense that it soon blew down the top floor of Guangqumen's gate tower. The shells that fell into Guangqumen even ignited the buildings in the city, and thick smoke was already rising from one place.

The British artillery fire was dense and fierce, but it stopped quickly, lasting only five minutes.

Teng Yuzhao guessed that the British army was eager to rescue the American troops trapped in the city and was about to attack the city.

Sure enough, the sound of artillery fire was heard again from the direction of Guangqumen, but this time Teng Yuzao did not see the explosion point of the shells, and the explosion of the shells sounded a bit empty. Judging from the explosion of the shells, it should be that the British army was using their direct-fire artillery to bombard the city gate, preparing to launch a charge towards the city gate.

Now it depends on whether the assault brigade guarding the city can stop the British follow-up troops after letting in a group of British troops as planned.

"Report."

Hu Daqiu, sweating profusely, hurried back from the East Gate with his guard troop.

"Sir, the Russian troops at the East Gate have retreated, and the flanking fire points blocking the city gate have been deployed. The guards of the Second Mixed Brigade are now working with the Gansu Army to defend the city."

"Good!" Teng Yuzhao couldn't help but pat Hu Daqiu's shoulder in appreciation.

"Go down to the city and take some time to rest. You may have to participate in the next battle."

Although he hadn't had lunch yet, Teng Yuzao's stomach was already growling. He hadn't eaten since last night.

Although he and Zai Yi drank two glasses of wine in the morning, there were too many things to talk about, so Teng Yuzao didn't even eat a few bites of food, let alone eat. At least the soldiers had a full meal in the morning.

But when Teng Yuzhao thought of the soldiers who were still fighting the enemy on the battlefield and had not yet had lunch, he could only suppress his hunger.

"Da da da", "Boom boom boom".

From the direction of Guangqumen, which was farther away, one could faintly hear the sounds of intensive Maxim heavy machine gun fire, intensive rifle fire, explosions of small-caliber artillery shells, a large number of Teng grenades, and even the explosions of ten-kilogram packs of explosives, which were even duller and louder in sound.

One or two single gunshots may not be audible at this distance, but if the gunshots are dense, some can still be heard.

The intensive gunfire coming from the direction of Guangqumen also made Teng Yuzhao notice that the British army had stopped shelling Guangqumen, which meant that the British army had already rushed into the city through the blown-up city gate. The explosion of grenades and high-powered explosive packs was enough to explain the problem, as they were planned to be used to block the city gate.

The amount of explosives in this pack is the same as that of the shells of the conscienceless cannon. As long as it is thrown from the top of the city wall near the city gate, no one will be able to pass through there. It is the best thing to quickly block the city gate hole that is more than ten meters wide.

The small-caliber artillery left behind by the assault battalion on the city wall should have been used to bombard the British artillery positions and troop assembly areas outside the city.

The largest-caliber artillery piece in the assault brigade was the 57-caliber Gruson mountain gun. Although its caliber was smaller, its range was sufficient. Furthermore, it was located on the top of the city wall, so it was no problem for it to bombard the British artillery positions outside the city.

At this time, the British artillery had begun to be in a state of fear. They did not dare to fire back easily. Not to mention that it was difficult to hit the city wall which was only twenty meters wide, and their shells were likely to fly into the city and injure their own people.

This made Teng Yuzao both excited and nervous.

What excites Teng Yuzhao is that, although he has been commanding in a somewhat chaotic manner up to now, overall, the direction of the entire battle is still running within his plan. Now it seems that as long as there are no major mistakes, or no problems arise at Qihua Gate and Dongzhi Gate, he will win a great victory in this biggest battle he has fought since he traveled through time. This is a foregone conclusion and he will definitely not be able to escape.

What made him nervous was how many British troops had rushed in from Guangqumen and how many were left outside the city.
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