The Qing Dynasty

Chapter 337 It’s really fucking good
"Boom", a large ball of fire suddenly flashed at the edge of the dark village, and then a loud explosion that was no less powerful than those of the artillery corps' cannons came into Liu Shijiu's ears.

In the flash of the explosion, Liu Shijiu could vaguely see bricks and rubble flying high.

Liu Shijiu looked at the German positions at the entrance of the village again. The figures that were just swaying behind the fortifications were gone. These German soldiers actually responded immediately.

Liu Nineteen nodded and said in a low voice, "Not bad, the power of this little cannon is really damn good."

Liu Shijiu turned around and said to the captains of the Big Knife Team behind him, "Tell the brothers to stay calm and obey my orders. No one can rush out without my permission. The foreign devils' heavy machine guns are not to be trifled with."

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom", less than half a minute later, a burst of dense artillery shells whistled through the air, and then balls of fire suddenly broke out in the village.

Once these flashes of light appeared, they quickly ignited into flames.

However, amid the more intensive explosions that followed, flashes of exploding shells could be heard in almost every corner of the village.

Amid the violent explosions and the light of the fire, a large cloud of smoke and dust rose into the sky from the village. There was so much smoke that the raging fire in the village was dimmed.

In the smoke and dust, as the flames grew stronger and stronger, the fire in the village quickly rose higher under the blowing of the north wind, and the scope of the fire also expanded rapidly.

In the firelight, a large group of ragged German soldiers rushed out of the houses in panic, running and shouting in the streets and alleys of the village.

Almost at the moment when the last round of mortar shelling stopped, fierce and intensive gunfire was heard on both sides of the village and in front of the village where Liu Shijiu was.

Just a few seconds after the intensive gunfire, bursts of explosions were heard on the roofs and courtyards at the edge of the village. These were the sounds of the first batch of grenades thrown out by scouts who had reached the edge of the village.

"Da da da", two heavy machine guns in the German bunker at the entrance of the village began to fire fiercely at the darkness outside the village.

In the darkness, the scarlet flames from the muzzles of the German heavy machine guns that kept expanding and contracting were particularly eye-catching.

At the entrance of the village, the Big Sword Team responsible for this attack did not launch an attack, and the two heavy machine guns of the German army were not firing at them, but were firing wildly at the darkness on both sides of the village entrance.

Flames began to flicker again on the roofs of some houses and courtyard walls on the edge of the village. The German soldiers in the German guard positions built against the walls of the houses on the edge of the village began to shoot out in panic.

Although the battle had already begun, no shouting or screaming was heard except for the sound of gunfire and grenade explosions.

However, a battle without shouting and killing may not necessarily be less intense.

In the firelight, Liu Shijiu vaguely saw that a large group of soldiers from the assault column, led by officers wielding pistols and holding rifles with sharp bayonets, were rushing into the village from both sides of the village.

Not only on both sides, but also on both sides of the front of the village where Liu Shijiu was, there were also dense gunshots.

However, the offensive momentum of the troops here was suppressed to a certain extent by two heavy machine guns at the entrance of the village.

Liu Shijiu gritted his teeth and prepared to order the big knife team to charge in order to attract the firepower of the two heavy machine guns at the village entrance and cover the attacks of the troops on both sides of the front.

Just as Liu Shijiu was about to order the Big Sword Team to start charging, another whistling sound of an artillery shell was heard, followed by a flash of light and a violent explosion. A mortar shell landed on the side of the road in front of the German fortifications.

The shock wave generated by the explosion caused sparks to fly from a bonfire lit by the German army, and even the burning wood in the bonfire near the explosion point was blown onto the road.

"Good!" Liu Shijiu cheered excitedly.

Although his current position was only 200 meters away from the German position at the entrance of the village, once his broadsword team launched a charge, even if they ran as fast as they could, it would take them dozens of breaths to reach the German position.

If he used the Western way of telling time, his watch would have to go by at least half a minute.

During this time, the German troops at the entrance of the village could use two heavy machine guns to inflict heavy damage to his broadsword team. With the help of the mortar battalion, Liu Shijiu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhu Kaishan slapped his thigh and said regretfully, "You missed!" It was probably because Liu Shijiu's cheers just now attracted the attention of the German troops in the fortifications at the entrance of the village. "Bang, bang, bang", the German army fired a burst of shots at the green tent where the big knife team was.

Liu Shijiu even saw that a heavy machine gun of the German army in the fortification had stopped its frantic firing and lifted up a heavy machine gun, as if preparing to move the heavy machine gun back to the fortification to face the front where Liu Shijiu was.

Along with the whistling sounds of a few artillery shells, "boom boom boom boom boom" six shells fell from the sky. Except for one shell that fell outside the German fortifications at the entrance of the village, the other three shells all landed accurately inside the German fortifications on both sides of the road.

The violent explosion not only caused the German soldiers in the fortifications to fly into pieces, but also blew the sandbag bunkers of the fortifications into pieces. The sand in the broken sandbags rose into a cloud of dust as the explosion sounded.

As soon as the explosion sounded, the German army's heavy machine guns that were firing wildly immediately stopped firing.

"Brothers, follow me to kill the foreign devils, charge!"

After Liu Shijiu finished shouting, he swung the big knife in his hand and rushed out of the green gauze tent first.

Wu Peifu and Li Jinyu, holding binoculars at the open window in the attic, were stunned by the scene of the mortar battalion shelling the three villages where the German army was located.

You know, this is equivalent to 162 87mm cannons, bombarding three small villages at the same time, and the effect is naturally quite shocking.

After a long time, Li Jinyu put down the telescope in his hand and asked Teng Yuzhao, who was still holding the telescope and carefully observing the village that was on fire.

"Marshal, is this our secret weapon?"

Teng Yuzao put down the telescope in his hand, nodded in the darkness and said, "Yes, this is the secret weapon I mentioned. Now I can tell you that this is a very light cannon. Although it is a small cannon, it is very powerful. You have already seen the effect of the cannon, which is still very good!"

After watching the bombardment of the village where the German troops were stationed, Teng Yuzhao was completely reassured about the mortars manufactured by the Camp Office. This was also the first time he saw his own mortar machine in action. Through this bombardment, it can be said that the mortars manufactured by the Camp Office have reached the standards in his mind.

"teacher."

Wu Peifu said hesitantly, "The mortar fire is very fierce. Not to mention setting those three villages on fire, even the next two rounds of bombardment will probably stun the foreign devils. If Master Uncle organizes it well, it will be no problem for the assault column to break into these three villages in one fell swoop."

"Once the assault column rushes into the village and starts street fighting, we have grenades to support us. It will be impossible for the foreign devils to re-deploy their defenses in the village or to hold out in the village."

"It depends on the situation. It is not impossible for Master Uncle's assault column to wipe out the foreign devils here. Will the Guards Association also launch an attack on these three villages from our side?"

Teng Yuzao shook his head and said, "Zi Yu, I've said before, although I'm here with your guards, you and Mingguang will be in charge of all the battle commands. Normally, I won't interfere with your command. You decide how to do it, right?"

Due to internal and external situations, Teng Yuzao had no choice but to hand over the Imperial Guard Association to Wu Peifu ahead of schedule.

But since we have given Wu Peifu the opportunity to practice in advance, we should release the constraints on Wu Peifu and let him develop on his own so that he can become a talent as soon as possible.

However, despite this, Teng Yuzhao was still a little worried. After all, in the original history, Wu Peifu did not become the head of a brigade until fifteen years later.

Therefore, Teng Yuzhao decided that he would stay with Wu Peifu whenever possible, and would only interfere with Wu Peifu's command when necessary. Otherwise, all combat commands would be decided by him. As for Wu Peifu's daily management of the Imperial Guard, he would not interfere.

In a word, Teng Yuzhao followed Wu Peifu with the idea of ​​protecting him.

Although Teng Yuzhao had explained it in advance, Wu Peifu still did not dare to make a decision. After all, it was inconsistent with the combat plan issued by the General Staff.

Wu Peifu looked at Li Jinyu, and Li Jinyu nodded.

"Assistant Commander, I completely agree, but I need to call Deputy Chief of Staff Wei for instructions."

(End of this chapter)