Chinese martial arts! Grandmaster

Chapter 253 Annihilation! Eastern Devil Army

Boom—boom—boom—!
Next,
Simon Hall's artillery battalion launched a fierce bombardment on William's coalition forces.

The earth was shaking and it felt like an earthquake was going on all around.

The entire ambush circle was covered by artillery fire.

In three directions around, more than a thousand artillery pieces fired at a frequency of one shell every ten seconds.

Full fire coverage!
This bombardment brought out the full power of Ximen Hall's artillery.

but,

William's coalition was very lucky.

The terrain around the ambush circle happened to be in a reef area.

Although full artillery fire was used to cover the entire area, there were too many reefs around, which weakened the shock waves generated by the shells.

Woohoo——!
Several shells fell from above William's head, but they all just brushed past his head and whizzed past.

He is worthy of being a Silver Knight, possessing a strong sixth sense of crisis.

When artillery shells come, he can accurately predict where they will land.

Therefore,
He actually avoided the intensive artillery bombardment.

"Shet—!"

William was shocked and felt his head buzzing.

At this moment, he realized that he seemed to have underestimated the fighting ability of these natives.

It turns out that these damn natives have such terrible cannons in their hands!

The key is,
An overwhelming artillery attack, how many artillery pieces are needed to form such a terrifying firepower coverage?

The power of the artillery shells is stronger than that of the Western Allied Forces' "Krupp Infantry Gun" and has a larger killing radius.

As for Simon Hall, Count William, like Commander Waldersee, knew very little about it.

Because the Western coalition forces were used to dominating India and Tianzhu, they never took the indigenous people seriously.

Although they had heard Charlie and others emphasize that the combat effectiveness of the Ximen Hall of the Daqian Dynasty was extremely terrifying.

but,

How could Earl William believe it if he hadn't experienced it himself?

What's more, he had no idea that the army stationed in Cixi, eastern Zhejiang, had long been replaced by Ximen Tang.

It was the first time that he encountered heavy bombardment.

Looking at the artillery shells attacking like a meteor shower above his head, William was completely stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

Just when William was at a loss and confused by the explosion.

Simon Hall's artillery battalion will not wait for him.

Boom-boom-boom--!
The sound of artillery fire continued, and the coverage of thousands of artillery pieces was no joke.

Continuous artillery attacks from three directions formed absolute fire suppression.

For a while,
William's coalition forces were instantly blown to pieces, screams were heard continuously, and chaos was rampant.

Many Western soldiers had no time to react before they were hit by the shells, and were blown to pieces on the spot, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Although in the reef area, the shock wave of the shells was weakened a lot, making the lethality significantly reduced.

but,

As the first round of artillery fire, which lasted more than a minute, ended, the ground was littered with the bodies of Western Allied soldiers.

"Moo-"

The warhorse neighed miserably.

William only felt a violent vibration under his seat.

His horse suddenly fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

boom!
William kicked his feet and flew into the air.

Then,

He landed steadily on the ground, his face turning livid.

The warhorse that followed him from Tianzhu India to Daqian on a warship was hit in the stomach by shrapnel from a cannonball.

His warhorse is covered in armor that can reduce the damage of bullet attacks.

However, the horse's stomach is its only weakness.

Unexpectedly, there were so many shells and shrapnel flying everywhere.

There was a huge bloody hole in the warhorse's belly blown by the shell, and it looked like it would not survive.

The intestines were spilling out and blood was gushing out.

The entire William coalition suffered heavy losses in this round of shelling.

Many elite soldiers of the Western Allied Forces were lying on the ground, their bodies shaking and convulsing.

However, despite the horrific artillery attack, the entire Western coalition forces were in complete chaos.

but,

Morale was not completely destroyed, and many people lay prone on the ground to reduce the damage from the shells.

From the reactions of all the soldiers, it was clear that they had received artillery training.

As expected of the elite force of the Western Allied Forces, their combat effectiveness far exceeds that of the original Johnson Coalition.

of course,

The most important factor is the geographical environment, which greatly weakens the power of artillery.

"Damn—asshole!"

William reacted and couldn't help but roared.

at this time,

He remembered that he was the commander-in-chief of the Western Allied Forces.

Die before leaving the army!
Before they even started attacking Cixi City, they suffered heavy losses.

How could the always proud Earl William tolerate this?
He must make a decision for the next battle!

Although the coalition artillery and heavy machine gun teams had caught up and entered the corner area of the reef, they fought back against the artillery attacks in three directions.

Two hundred 'Krupp infantry guns' are nothing to Ximen Tang.

But at this time the two sides were not far apart, and once the artillery fire started, the lethality would be considerable.

William knew that because of his carelessness just now, the coalition forces were surrounded.

The enemy has more artillery pieces than the coalition forces, and they are more powerful.

If the two sides engaged in artillery attacks, the Western Allied Forces would obviously be at an absolute disadvantage.

The enemy can know the distance of the bombardment and where the artillery will land.

but,

The Western Allied Forces could only determine the direction of the artillery, but had no idea of the enemy's distance or how far they were from the encirclement.
in fact,

If William ordered a retreat at this time, it would be the most advantageous and wisest choice for the Western Allied Forces.

Because as long as they retreat from the reef, they can escape the fire encirclement of the enemy's artillery.

Among the remaining half of the coalition forces, quite a few people were able to escape.

However, Earl William was unwilling to accept defeat.

His chivalry and his position as an imperial lieutenant general did not allow him to retreat at this moment.

If he retreated, his military career would basically be over.

Therefore,
Put yourself to death and survive!
William quickly made an incredible decision.

He waved the heavy sword in his hand, pointed it in the direction of Cixi City, and shouted to all the remaining coalition forces:
"Soldiers, a few kilometers ahead is our target!"

"Let's go into the city and kill them all, steal all their treasures, and steal all the women in the city!"

"As long as we enter the city, their artillery will be useless!"

"We are the elite of the Western Alliance and the glory of the empire. Kill us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lieutenant General William took the lead and rushed out again, charging into battle as the main general.

Wow——!
The soldiers of the Western Allied Forces, led by Lieutenant General William, were full of fighting spirit.

They shouted, cheered themselves up, and rushed forward with Lieutenant General William.

As long as we can rush into Cixi City, we will be safe.

Rob all the women in the city and kill all the men——!
The artillerymen and machine gunners, dragging their heavy weapons, rushed towards Cixi City.

They wanted to rush into the blind spot of the artillery before Ximen Hall launched the second round of artillery attack.

Chen Jie stood on the high ground of the ambush circle, looking at the howling Western coalition soldiers, and was a little confused for a moment.

Are these guys crazy?

The lieutenant commander A'man next to him chuckled.

"Sir, are these Westerners crazy?"

"Were they all stunned by our artillery fire?"

"If you still rush forward at this time, aren't you going to die in our heavy machine gun fire area?"

"Are these Westerners ignorant or brave?"

At this moment, Chen Jie was also speechless about the actions of William's coalition forces.

He said calmly:
"They are not stupid, but they still want to give it a try!"

"Most importantly, they don't know that the troops stationed in Cixi have been replaced by our Ximen Hall!"

"Let's get started! Ah Man, it's your turn as the 'War Department' to clean up the mess, so do it well!"

Ah Man is Yan Kuangtu's most capable general and has experienced the baptism of bloody battles.

After hearing the young master's order, he stood at attention and saluted, saying with a serious face:

"Yes! Sir, the Third Regiment of the 'War Department' will ensure that the mission is completed!"

-

When William ordered a strong attack on Cixi City.

Although the Western coalition's formation had been disrupted, the rhythm of the attack was completely destroyed.

but,

Because the reef area weakened the shock waves of the artillery shells, William's coalition forces were left with more than 5,000 people.

One minute of full fire coverage only killed half of the people.

Compared with the past, this kind of artillery attack was not very effective. Moreover, the soldiers of the Western Allied Forces had learned to be smart, and when they saw the artillery fire coming, they quickly lay down.

As a result, the casualty rate dropped significantly.

The remaining 5,000 people launched a charge on Cixi City.

They didn't know the terrain in front of Cixi City, nor did they know what kind of resistance they would encounter next.

this moment,
Everyone had only one belief in their mind, and that was to rush into the city.

Earl William didn't even think about what to do if he encountered resistance from the other side.
A distance of several kilometers is not a short time compared to a charge.

and,

At this time, the formation of the Western coalition forces was in complete chaos.

The surrounding area is full of reefs along the coastline, so the lethality of the shells is greatly reduced.

but,

Ximen Hall's artillery fire has never stopped, but the frequency of firing has decreased a bit to avoid wasting shells.

Many Western soldiers who rushed forward were hit by shrapnel from the shells and fell in a pool of blood.

I have to admire Lieutenant General William's tenacity.

This Silver Knight from the British Empire is indeed very powerful in personal combat.

He led the remnants of the coalition forces and actually reached fifty meters outside the Cixi city wall.

Moreover, the artillery team of the Western Allied Forces also pulled the "Krupp Infantry Gun" out of the firepower coverage range of the city wall.

The artillery stopped and set up the "Krupp Infantry Gun", ready to blow up the city wall of Cixi.

Dada——dada——!
At this moment, the sound of heavy machine guns rang out violently.

Ten heavy machine guns were lined up in a row, waiting in front of the city gate.

Following Lieutenant General William, the elite Western troops rushing in the front quickly fell one after another.

The power of the heavy machine guns was a massacre when dealing with the enemy's charge.

this moment,
The Western coalition forces were like cutting wheat, and had no power to fight back at all.

Less than two minutes to go.

The number of personnel of the Western Allied Forces was halved again.

at this time,

The entire Western coalition force consisted of less than three thousand men.

Everyone lay on the ground, not daring to stand up.

Facing the fierce fire from heavy machine guns, if you stand up you will be shot into pieces. Who would dare to stand up?

what is the problem?

How could the garrison of the Daqian Dynasty have heavy machine guns?

This is the sound of the Maxim heavy machine gun, the most powerful weapon that the British Empire had just equipped.

How could the Daqian Dynasty have so many heavy machine guns?
Earl William was stunned again.

He looked up and saw ten heavy machine guns lined up under the Cixi city wall.

The black muzzle of the gun fired fiercely at the soldiers of the Western Allied Forces, spewing flames.

Earl William was completely dumbfounded.

At this moment, a trace of fear arose in his heart.

He had never experienced such a terrible war before. He watched with his own eyes the soldiers under his command fall down in large numbers and be slaughtered by the enemy!

Yes, this is massacre!

It was exactly the same as the scene when he massacred the natives in India before.

Since Great Britain's "Maxim heavy machine gun" had just been put into service, even if the Western Allied Forces were equipped with this battlefield killing weapon.

but,

Bullets are in limited supply.

The biggest disadvantage of the heavy machine gun is that it consumes bullets too quickly.

A box of bullets will be used up in a few minutes.

Once ten heavy machine guns open fire at full capacity, ten boxes of large-caliber bullets will be consumed in a few minutes.

After Ximentang's heavy machine gun opened fire, it didn't care about the consumption of bullets at all.

Under the double attack of mortars and heavy machine guns, William's coalition forces had almost no power to resist.

The soldiers around continued to fall in pools of blood.

The key is,
The soldiers of Ximen Hall were hiding in the fortifications. Even if the Western coalition forces launched a counterattack, they would not be able to cause any harm to the other side.

at this time,

A group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms rushed over from the side.

They wore thick bulletproof vests, steel helmets on their heads, held imitation AK47 assault rifles in their hands, and had grenades hanging on their special warfare belts!
Bang bang—bang bang—!
It was not until this moment that William saw his opponent for the first time!

The Western coalition had more than 10,000 troops, and they were about to be wiped out before they saw the enemy.

For William, being able to see the enemy is better than not seeing the enemy.

but,

Next,
He would rather not see these Daqian soldiers appear.

These Daqian soldiers who rushed over from the side were able to fire continuously with their muskets.

As long as any soldier of the Western Allied Forces showed up or there was any unusual movement around, he would be shot on the spot.

hiss--!
William couldn't help but gasp.

This kind of musket that can fire automatically is extremely powerful.

What’s even more terrifying is that some Western soldiers fought back with muskets.

William clearly saw the musket bullets hitting the bodies of these Daqian soldiers.

but,

They acted like nothing happened, not injured at all.

With the emergence of Ximen Tang's 'Special Operations Battalion', the war is drawing to a close.

Gunshots continued to ring out. Any movement of the Western Allied Forces soldiers would be shot on the spot. No one would be spared.

Under the charge of the 500-man special operations battalion, the already defeated Western coalition soldiers were like meat on a sticky board and could be cut at will.

"Devil! This is the devil--!"

Earl William was completely frightened, and a terrifying thought popped into his mind.

Who are these people?

Their bodies can stop bullets! ?

Just when William was filled with fear, he found the black muzzle of a gun pointed at his body.

The special operations battalion that appeared at this time to clean up the battlefield was none other than Ah Man’s team, the Third Regiment of the Ximentang Combat Department!

They are the famous "Barbarian Group" of Ximen Hall, with extraordinary fighting power.

The battle will be over soon!

The fate of William's coalition forces was determined the moment they entered the encirclement.

Just as Chen Jie had planned before the war, there was no suspense in this war.

William's coalition army had only 10,000 men, which was already at a disadvantage compared to Simon's 30,000 men.

and,

After entering the encirclement, they were bombarded.

More than half of the personnel were killed in an instant, and morale was completely crushed.

For Ximen Tang, there was almost no pressure in using more people to defeat fewer.

This was because Chen Jie limited the use of artillery shells in order to save them.

After the one-minute bombardment, he did not order a second round of bombardment.

otherwise,

William's coalition forces had no chance to escape the encirclement and get close to Cixi City.

Puff-!
Facing the imitation AK47 assault rifle, William finally gave up his knightly dignity and knelt on the ground.

His powerful sixth sense of crisis gave him a stern warning that he must not resist at this time.

There were more than eight assault rifles pointed at him.

If he showed any sign of resistance, he would be quickly shot to pieces by assault rifles.

Even though he was wearing thick silver knight armor.

At such a close distance, it is completely useless.

Next,
He saw the black muzzle of a gun pointing at him, and a tall figure appeared in front of him.

The sturdy man pointed a gun at him and asked him to take off his armor.

William couldn't help but yelled in anger. He was a knight, and asking him to take off his silver knight uniform at this moment was an insult to him.

He has surrendered.

According to international conventions, prisoners of war will be treated kindly and not be insulted.

throat!
With a single gunshot, the heavy sword in William's hand was knocked down by the bullet.

William tried to dodge, but found himself suddenly hit by a bullet in his armor.

After his body was hit violently, he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

He just wanted to get up.
He found a foot on his head, knocking his helmet aside.

The gun was pointed at his head, making him unable to move.

Then,

Only a cold voice was heard:

"Tie him up, Master wants to question him!"

From the silver knight armor William was wearing, Ah Man knew that he held a high position in the Western Alliance.

If you capture the enemy alive at this time, you can gain a lot of military merit.

Next,
The special operations battalion soldiers around rushed forward and tied William's hands behind his back.

Some other Western soldiers who were not killed were captured.

(End of this chapter)