Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

"More than 200 people?"

"Damn it, two hundred men were wiped out in one go. The sound I heard just now reminded me of a Maxim machine gun."

"Yes, Commander, I saw the firepower of the Maxims. There are three Maxims, arranged in a triangular formation."

It's too late, visibility is poor, it'll be difficult to break in.

Cao Ying said, "Hmph, wait until tomorrow morning, then use a mortar to take out his heavy machine gun."

"I never expected Zhang Yi to get that heavy machine gun from somewhere; it's no ordinary weapon."

"Send someone to keep an eye on them; be careful Zhang Yi doesn't steal their property."

"Yes, Marshal."

Immediately, Cao Ying ordered a regiment to be on high alert, ready to defend against Zhang Yi's attack at any time.

Unfortunately, after waiting for half an hour, Zhang Yi's troops still did not attack.

After nearly an hour of vigilance, even the guards started yawning.

Just when everyone thought the other side wouldn't pull, Cao Ying's camp suddenly erupted in continuous cannon fire and flames soared into the sky.

The mortars were then fired, killing and wounding many soldiers.

At the same time, shouts of battle erupted.

"Take immediate precautions"

After these repeated incidents, Cao Ying's army was seething with anger.

However, when they sent men to attack, they were driven back by heavy machine guns.

It was impossible to move forward even half a step.

Even cavalry couldn't do anything in the dark.

The only option is to send troops to keep an eye on the direction of Pucheng.

It was almost midnight when Cao Ying was about to rest.

As a result, when they let their guard down, Zhang Yi once again sent troops to cause trouble.

The constant sound of cannons was particularly jarring in the quiet night.

After Cao Ying became the brigade commander, he had never fought a single night battle and had absolutely no experience.

I was completely dumbfounded.

Leaving aside Cao Ying, how many warlords in the country had ever fought a night battle?

This went on and on throughout the night, sometimes for an hour, sometimes for half an hour.

Zhang Yi would only harass without attacking, just stalling for time.

This fueled the anger of Cao Ying and his tens of thousands of men, who were determined to take down Zhang Yi.

As dawn broke, Cao Ying gritted his teeth and roared, "Men, prepare for the attack! Kill them!"

"Yes, cavalry, charge!"

"Kill!"

Cao Ying's army began its charge.

Zhang Yi, who was in the trench, also witnessed this scene.

The order was given: "Everyone, enter combat readiness. Fire as soon as anyone enters the designated firing range."

"Yes"

Li Yunlong, standing behind Cao Ying, was also observing silently.

The exhausted army charged forward fueled by sheer rage.

Once that fighting spirit is gone, this army will be nothing but stray dogs.

Li Yunlong was waiting for Cao Ying's first attack to be repelled and his second attack to fail after a long period of time. That would be when the enemy was most exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

The cavalry were very fast; they covered a mile in just a few minutes.

As soon as they entered firing range, Maxim heavy machine guns and grenades buried all around began to fire.

Da da da!

Eleven Maxim heavy machine guns opened fire simultaneously.

Fire is shining.

The bullets rained down like a storm.

Cao Ying's cavalry suffered over a hundred casualties in a single encounter.

The man fell on his back and his horse fell over.

Heavy machine guns like the Maxim gun are not only a massacre of people, but also a massacre of cavalry.

When they were halfway through the charge, a battalion was reduced to less than a company.

Before he could even retaliate, countless bullets swarmed towards him.

In just ten minutes, Cao Ying's elite cavalry battalion was wiped out.

Cao Ying, who witnessed this scene through the telescope, gasped in shock.

How can this be?

Where did Zhang Yi get so many heavy machine guns?

impossible?

Zhang Yi's equipment was all provided by him; how could he not know that?

Suddenly, a thought arose in Cao Ying's mind: Zhang Yi also has a new backer?

It seems that only this explanation makes sense.

Otherwise, why would they dare to rebel, and why would they have so many heavy machine guns?

Thinking of this, Cao Ying gritted his teeth and said, "Give me the mortars! Don't worry about wasting bullets, fire hard! And sharpshooters, fire too!"

"Yes"

Cao Ying brought fifty mortars this time, which can be said to be all the equipment he had.

The power of the mortars quickly became apparent.

Maxim's momentum was suppressed and he was forced to shut down.

Cao Ying's heavy machine guns began to suppress the enemy, and everyone started to flank from the side.

With nearly tens of thousands of troops, their offensive was extremely powerful.

Cao Ying originally thought that Zhang Yi didn't have enough bullets and wouldn't last long.

But as the battle went on, they discovered that the enemy's bullets were practically free; they'd never heard of such a thing before.

The two sides were locked in a stalemate for an hour, with casualties on both sides.

Cao Ying suffered the most losses, losing almost three battalions of men.

After paying such a heavy price, all they managed to capture were some trenches.

Upon seeing the trenches, Cao Yingcai understood why the enemy was able to defend so well.

The target number is much smaller.

For the first time, Cao Ying felt that things were getting tricky.

After fighting for so long, we still haven't seen the city gate tower on the other side.

This was an utter disgrace to Cao Ying.

Moreover, the casualties were heavy, and the fighting was almost over.

In addition, the soldiers hadn't rested well, so they were all listless and exhausted.

The energy and spirit I had this morning are gone.

After a prolonged siege, morale has plummeted.

Cao Ying knew that things would definitely not go well if things continued like this.

So they increased their bets.

"Zhang Yi has run out of ammunition and food. If he charges again, they will be defeated."

Killing a traitor earns 50 silver dollars; killing Zhang Yi (753) earns a reward of 1 silver dollars and a promotion of three ranks.

As expected, Cao Ying's order restored the soldiers' morale and boosted their fighting spirit.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Li Yunlong, on the mountain, saw the situation of Cao Ying's troops through his binoculars and his fighting spirit was boosted once again.

He knew in his heart that if they were to be defeated again this time, the entire army would be like a collapsed dam.