Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 48 The Battle of East Ridge
The French reorganized brigade attacking Dongling had two infantry regiments in front, an artillery battalion and an infantry regiment in the back.Nigel believed that his plan had already been seen through by the Qing people when he saw that there was a Qing army's defensive position in Dongling.

But in his opinion, this is nothing.Our own troops are fully capable of directly penetrating their defensive positions and completing the encirclement of Shanxi City before dark.

Attacking Dongling was the second regiment of the French Reorganized Brigade. They rushed towards the Qing army fortress in Dongling with neat steps. They had conquered countless opponents with such steps.Seeing this kind of pace, the natives of Africa all ran away.They firmly believe that this time they can also defeat the Chinese.

When they were 1000 meters away from Feng Zicai's defensive position, the battle started, and the French fired unhurriedly at the position.The neat formation allowed their shooting to cover the entire defensive position without a centimeter of dead angle.This cannot be done without years of practical experience and rigorous training.It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the French Army is indeed quite strong!
The light weapons used by the French army are mainly Xiasip type center-fired striker rear-loaded rifles with a caliber of 11 mm.It can fire 7 rounds per minute with a range of 1800 meters.The Qing Army is uniformly equipped with Mauser guns, which have a shorter range than Xia Shipu.But the rate of fire must be fast, and the two guns are on par.

Following Feng Zicai's order, the Qing army in the position also launched a fierce counterattack against the rushing French army.For a while, gunshots echoed in the valley, and the French army in the front row fell several soldiers.

The panicked French soldiers got down or looked for cover, and the two sides fired at each other for an hour at a distance of 1000 meters.Although the French army is well-trained, each company is quite skilled in alternately covering and advancing.The firepower configuration and suppression were also done quite well, but because the Qing army was superior in number for one hour, the French army only advanced 1 meters.

Nigel saw all this through the telescope, his hands trembling with anger.Annoyed and angry, he ordered a strong attack, and while sending people to adjust the artillery battalion, he concentrated the machine guns in his hand to bombard the Chinese positions.

With the support of artillery fire, the French army rushed a lot closer, and the echo of the sound of the French army's leather boots in the valley could be heard in many positions.Feng Zicai saw that many soldiers were afraid of the French artillery fire and did not dare to raise their heads to shoot, but just blindly fired at the front.He shouted angrily: "If Faruo enters the customs, how can he see the Cantonese people? How can he make a living!" As he spoke, he grabbed a Gatling machine gun and swept it towards the approaching French army.

As the saying goes, a general is the soul of a soldier, a raging soldier, a raging general.Feng Zicai's brave performance inspired everyone on the battlefield.They all raised their heads and shot at the French army.The French army did not expect the Chinese army to be so brave, and a large area was knocked down in an instant.

Only then did Feng Zi shout, and rushed out with a big knife in hand.The four battalions of the Qing army's forward positions rushed out like a tide.A beautiful counter charge killed the approaching French army.

If the French army's marksmanship and the cover of each echelon are much better than the Chinese army, then the Chinese army in melee combat is the ancestor of the French army.Especially in the direction of Dongling, where Feng Zicai was rushing down in an upward attack.Many timid soldiers fell directly to the ground and slid down the slope. This is probably what it means to be defeated like a mountain.

The soldiers on the ground behind the Qing army were not idle either, aiming and firing directly, one by one.Also killed a lot of French!

"Er Gouzi, you are fucking blind. Want to shoot black? You almost hit Battalion Commander Li just now."

"Fart, what kind of marksmanship is this old man? Didn't you see that he was shot in the head? It was you, you almost hit him when Feng Biaotong rushed out just now."

Edward, the commander of the second regiment who directed the frontal attack, had to order a retreat. The second regiment suffered heavy losses in this attack.The souls of more than 200 soldiers were left in the valley!
At this time, the Qing army's position was very lively, repelling the surprise attack of the French army, and to some extent these soldiers who could only shoot targets in the country and watched other people fighting suddenly became excited.

"It's really a good thing." A soldier caressed the Gatling machine gun that had just made a great contribution.

"Yeah, those French devils just cut off a large area like wheat. It's so fucking enjoyable."

"If there are dozens of doors going to this fight, how many little devils will come and die."

"This thing just consumes too much ammunition. After a while, hundreds of bullets will be gone."

Hearing their happy chat, the machine gunner also intervened, "I'll tell you a secret, this machine gun was made by the Qing Dynasty itself."

"Is it true or not? Our Qing Dynasty can also make such a fast gun?"

"Why are you lying to me? My second uncle's third brother-in-law's fourth son is in the Guangdong Firearms Bureau. He told me, so there can be fake ones."

When everyone heard this, they burst out laughing, "Now we can kill those bastard devils."

Under Zhennan Pass, the French barracks.

"Major Edward, how do you command the front. You have superior equipment such as machine guns, but you have fought all afternoon but have not made any progress. You have disappointed me so much."

"Your Excellency, it's not that I'm incompetent in command. The Qing army in Dongling is indeed quite brave. And the weapons they equip are comparable to ours. They have machine guns. They have more numbers than ours, and the firepower allocation is quite reasonable. The depth is very deep, Since we are attacking from the top, we can see very clearly. Their firepower is deployed from the halfway up the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the firepower network is quite well organized." Edward said aggrieved.

Nigel actually saw it quite clearly, but he needed to find someone to vent his anger.Of course, the leader who directed the attack became the best candidate.After graduating from the Army Academy, he was favored by most domestic generals.He doesn't want to and can't get defeat on the Chinese battlefield!He must succeed!

Nigel calmed down, and he was going to wait for the artillery battalion behind to arrive before ordering an attack.After having powerful artillery, the French army is the bravest army.

It was with the cooperation of thousands of artillery pieces that Napoleon the Great conquered Europe.Nigel, who has a paranoid hobby for artillery, also thinks so.It's a pity that he doesn't know that his artillery battalion may never be able to wait.

In a mountain depression ten miles away, Feng Xianghua was staring at the distant French artillery battalion and an infantry regiment of guards slowly walking towards him.

(End of this chapter)