GBP Chapter 172: Battle of Pingshan Mine 2
Chapter 172: Battle of Pingshan Mine 2
The two battalions of Zhuo Yi and Qi Tai joined forces, with only more than a thousand people.
More than a thousand good workers in the two mines and more than two thousand prisoners and convicts were all given weapons.
The 700 security guards are all equipped with standard rifles, the weapons workshop has 500 basic workers, and has assembled more than 200 artillery pieces of various types.
Although the number of people is not as scary as the 40,000 enemies on the opposite side, Tuoba Wansheng still does not know the power of the artillery.
In addition, regarding the situation at Pingshan Mine, people have been sent to Niangzi Pass for help, and personnel have also been dispatched from Luancheng.
"Brothers of hard labor, I won't let you charge. Just remember to finish off the enemy when the time comes."
"We were all soldiers once. The food here is much better than outside. We will never hesitate in fighting."
"What a pity, without armor, all you guys are wearing is cotton armor!"
Workers from the prisoner-of-war camp and the mining area gathered together and joked with each other.
"Cavalry Battalion, use our rifles to shoot at the enemy..."
"Security team, raise your guns and prepare to shoot..."
Similarly, the two camps on both sides of the prisoner-of-war camp raised their guns and aimed at the enemies on Tuoba Wansheng's side.
"Cannons, position, aim forward. Siege guns, ten at the ready."
Siege guns can kill enemies at long distances, with a minimum range of one thousand meters.
"Infantry gun, loaded!"
The one hundred guns that had not yet been moved from the artillery position were pulled out of the warehouse and aimed at the enemy opposite.
"Master Lu, can this mortar hit anyone?"
Master Lu came to Pingshan Mine and secretly used the equipment here to make soft ammunition supply chains, just because there was a punch press here.
"What nonsense! These dozens of mortars are the most advanced impact-type. Without explosives, they can fire at ranges of 300 meters. With explosives, they can fire at ranges similar to siege cannons, though with slightly less accuracy. In the first round, all of you should fire at ranges!"
Ninety percent of those who tested the cannons were not technicians, but assembly workers in the workshop. They could fire the cannons normally, but they were not as accurate as professionally trained soldiers.
"Hey, siege cannon, take aim and fire. Do you have to wait for them to charge before you start?"
Master Lu was anxious. They were not professional soldiers and were not skilled in aiming and changing bullets. It would be better for them to strike first.
When the people at the cannon position heard what Master Lu said, they thought it made sense. They waved a small flag and the ten siege cannons started firing.
"Boom~boom~boom..."
The siege cannon roared and the shells shot towards Tuoba Wansheng.
A position where 40,000 people gathered could kill or injure countless enemies even if the attack was inaccurate.
"Dong dong dong..."
Mortars were also fired.
Rather than calling it a mortar, it is more accurate to say that it is a front-loading, rear-firing weapon that looks like a mortar.
Dozens of rounds were fired and landed in the enemy camp. In an instant, flames shot up into the sky, thick smoke billowed, people and horses fell to the ground, and ghosts cried and wolves howled...
The war horses were frightened again, some ran forward and some retreated.
Going forward would undoubtedly mean suicide, and rifles shot them down one by one.
After another round of artillery attack.
There was no one on Tuoba Wansheng's position, and some frightened people three miles away gathered together again.
"Has anyone seen the Victory General?"
The Sikong Wang Bilie in the army asked.
"Wang Sikong, I saw the general being hit by a fiery red thing. After it exploded instantly, I only saw his horse's head flying towards me."
"It seems that General Tuoba is dead. Warriors, we can't go back. We must avenge the general."
Wang Bilie actually did not want to attack, but as the Grand Marshal, he could not escape the blame for the general's death in battle, so he led the 20,000 people he could still muster and rushed forward.
Siege guns and mortars are not as accurate against these moving targets, and unlucky people will still be shot and killed.
The infantry guns filled the gap perfectly in the rear, and the rifle volleys cut down a group of people.
More than 20,000 people went completely crazy. These guns and cannons were totally insufficient. Moreover, more than 7,000 Xianbei people without war horses who came from behind also joined the battle.
Brave and not afraid of death!
This does not only refer to defensive battles, invaders sometimes use this word in a non-commendatory sense!
Like hungry wolves, they charged forward! After several rounds of fire from seventeen hundred rifles, the enemy finally approached.
"Come on!"
Four thousand miners, regardless of whether they were forced laborers or prisoners of war, rushed forward with spears and guns in hand.
Taking advantage of this gap, he reloaded his rifle, inserted the bayonet, and rushed forward with these people.
All kinds of cannons have lost their power.
Some horses were charging towards the artillery positions.
"Pick up the shotgun and shoot." Master Lu shouted loudly.
He held a broadsword in his hand.
A five-shot shotgun, shooting at close range, every shot is accurate.
Zhuo Yi, seeing the complete chaos, jumped on his horse, drew his saber, and shouted, "Cavalry battalion, mount your horses! Kill them!"
Forbidden!
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion heard the order and mounted their horses.
"Kill!"
Zhuo Yiyi shouted.
The men in the cavalry battalion raised their guns and shot at the enemy.
Although the Schledenfi was a breech-loading rifle, it had to be loaded one bullet at a time, making it difficult to change bullets on horseback. When the gun was empty, one had to hang it on the horse and draw the saber to meet the enemy.
The cavalrymen collided with each other, and many people fell to the ground, either dead or wounded.
No one paid any attention to these people at this time. Those who could stand up went to find horses, and those who could not stand up fell down forever.
"Cavalry Battalion, kill them!"
Zhuo Yiyi rushed forward, but when he turned around again, he had knife wounds on his body and his clothes were stained with blood.
The soldiers of the cavalry battalion took out their guns and quickly loaded bullets.
"kill……"
The soldier loaded the bullets and raised his gun to shoot.
After shooting, reload the bullet.
The enemy cavalry rushed forward again.
Zhuo Yi looked around and saw that there were still two or three hundred soldiers left. He shouted, "Charge..."
Wang Bilie was not a military general and he only wanted to die.
It was his luck that he could rush in and fight with others.
Seeing that Zhuo Yiyi's cavalry had only a few left, he looked at him jokingly. He still had at least a few thousand people around him, and the enemy general would not survive this round anyway.
He raised the knife and whispered, "Kill him..."
"kill……"
The soldiers of the New Army Cavalry Battalion continued to fire the bullets in their guns, then drew their swords again and rushed forward.
However, Wang Bilie seemed to have been hit by a bullet in the head and fell from his horse...
After the two armies clashed, Zhuo Yiyi failed to appear in the cavalry camp again.
There were only a dozen or so cavalrymen, and almost all of them had their clothes stained with blood.
They looked at each other, and one of the boys shouted, "Cavalry Battalion..."
"Rush..."
Ma Damu's independent regiment rushed over with the cavalry battalion.
The Xianbei tribe had no one to command them and was momentarily thrown into panic. When they saw reinforcements arriving, they fled the battlefield.
escape……
Ma Damao chased for a while, then retreated.
After a fierce battle, many people fell to the ground on the battlefield.
"Master, are you okay?"
Chang Sun Zhan looked at Master Lu who was covered in blood and ran up to him and asked.
"Your master hasn't wielded a horizontal sword in a long time. This thing is too heavy. Next time, I have to make a lighter one."
Chang Sun Zhan smiled happily when he saw that Master Lu was not injured.
He knew that his master's surname was also Mo.
When Ma Biao and his men arrived, many people were carried to the workshop's lounge, where medical staff were treating the wounded, but this time there were many wounded.
After a while, rescue workers from Luancheng also arrived, bringing with them a medical team.