Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Before the Second World War, trench warfare and field warfare were once regarded by military scientists as one of the most devastating forms of war. The masterpiece of this war was the Battle of Verdun in the First World War.

In February 1916, Germany's carefully prepared battle of Verdun began. At that time, the German Army and the French army had both built a very strong and long trench, so breaking through to any side would not be that easy.

At the beginning of the battle, in order to break through the French trenches, the German Army artillery group poured more than 100 thousand rounds per hour into the French positions. The bombardment lasted for 12 hours, and more than 2 million rounds of artillery and incendiary bombs were concentrated in a triangular area about 14 miles around Verdun, in an attempt to create a "dead zone" in front of the French positions, allowing the German soldiers to walk on dead bodies.

Never before in history had there been such an intense barrage of artillery shells that rained down like a torrential downpour, causing the earth to tremble. The first line of defense of the French Army was completely engulfed in flames and smoke. The German Army's cannons were bombarding them like thunder, each charge rising and falling in waves, the ammunition shells piling up like mountains, razing the trenches, blowing up the fortresses, and blowing up the forest into pieces.

After the artillery barrage, German Army began to attack the entire army. The enemy and our light machine guns were inclined to fire like a tsunami, countless soldiers were not killed by the bullets, but were cut into pieces by the chain bullets.

Soon after, the two armies began to fight with their blades, fighting with their lives on the line. Many soldiers in the cold weather were frozen to death, and then they were woken up by the gunfire before being thrown into battle.

Facing the fierce attack of the German Army, the French army resisted desperately. Under the slogan "Don't let the enemy pass", they used their bodies to block the enemy's path of entry, and suffered heavy casualties. After a few days of fierce fighting, the French army was outnumbered. The first line of defense was lost and the front was cut in half, cutting off all communication routes behind them.

At the most critical juncture of the campaign, the French general Betan, 60, was appointed commander of the Battle of Verdun, and asked for support from the citizens of Paris. In just a few days, the French people had spontaneously formed a civilian transport fleet of more than 4,000 vehicles, delivering 190 thousand troops and countless arms supplies to the front lines in a week.

This battle was a typical battlefield, a war of attrition. The war went on for 10 months. Both sides participated in the war with a great number of troops and suffered great casualties. By the end of the war in December, both sides had lost more than 700,000 people. Verdun was riddled with wounds, and the deepest crater was ten stories deep. This massive bloodshed was known as the Verdun Meat Grinder.

For some reason, when Prince Karl said the three words "meat grinder", countless information about the battle flooded Xiao Letian's mind, including the scenes in the movies and television productions.

He was still clutching the charred 'whip' tightly with one hand and was staring at the pile of meat in the meat grinder with the other hand. He felt like he was going to vomit something, but he couldn't.

Prince Karl raised his head and looked at Xiao Letian who was like a sculpture. Somehow, he felt that the Chinese man in front of him did not belong to this world, but instead, he felt that he was like an undefeatable god.

Even though his face was pale, even though his legs were trembling nonstop, even though his eyes were filled with confusion … You can see countless weaknesses in him, mortal weaknesses.

But it was so strange, when all these weaknesses were gathered together, he actually gave people a strong mental pressure, he was actually able to release a feeling of invincibility.

He did not know what kind of demon the prince was afflicted with, but he had actually jumped off his horse and solemnly saluted in the direction where Xiao Letian was standing.

It was only then that Xiao Letian noticed the existence of the prince. He shouted with a sobbing tone of voice, "The gates to hell have already been opened. From today onwards, the intensity of the war will only get more and more intense … What kind of door did I open? The most brutal form of trench warfare, why start with me? I don't want to lose my reputation! "

"Wuwuwu …" Did you see that? Look at how many people have been killed in the battle! I don't understand why this road is so difficult. "Just how many lives do we need to fill in …"

Xiao Letian had already lost control of his emotions, hot tears flowing down his cheeks. His wails had infected the entire battlefield, all the survivors looked at the surrounding corpses and mountains of blood and grief, and started to wail in their hearts.

"Old Xiao... Old Xiao, what happened to you? Don't you dare scare me! "Hurry up and wake up …" At this time, Luo Huo was in the middle of clearing up the battlefield. After raising up a few corpses, he saw Xiao Hexin, who was lying on a pile of corpses, unknown whether he was dead or alive.

"Ah, Old Xiao … Don't scare me! " Luo Huo's eyes were glued to his tears as he dug frantically into the pile of corpses. Finally, he dug up Xiao Hexin who looked like a bloody gourd.

At this time, Sima Yun also rushed over, with one hand on the Old Xiao's pulse and the other on his breath, he tried to find out if there was any hope! Old Xiao isn't dead, he's still alive! " He quickly tore open Xiao Hexin's military uniform and splashed the remaining water on his body.

"Legs... "My legs are numb …" This was the first sentence that the awakened Xiao Hexin said. Only now did people realise that a bayonet had pierced Xiao Hexin's left knee.

"medical soldier! Fuck, where's medical soldier? "Are they all dead …" Luo Huo and Sima Yun cried as they carried the heavily injured Xiao Hexin.

Xiao Hexin was holding onto his class monitor, Tian Chanzi. Right now, the class monitor who loved to scold him the most had already turned into an ice-cold corpse, the six bullet holes on his chest could clearly be seen.

"Tian …" Oh God... What's the matter with you? Didn't you say that you are a barbarian cow among the Chinese people? Didn't you say you wouldn't die? "Why did you leave us …"

Si Diwen was already in tears, how could he not cry? Just now, it was his class rep who had pounced on him at the most critical moment, and used his body to block those fatal bullets.

Dan Nier and Grant knelt on the ground, holding pieces of corpses in their hands and shouting the names of their comrades.

"Lucca …" Is that you? Please tell me, is this you? Wu wu wu … Tim, my good man, how did you become like this? "Last night, we were all bragging by the bonfire. How did you become like this today …"

"I can't fight back …" Wuuu, wuu. Why did you all become pieces … "AHH!" God, please save them. Why can't they just fight back? "How did it become a piece by piece …"

The entire battlefield was filled with the cries of the Chinese officer s and they were crying as well. In the end, even Prince Karl and the other high-ranking officers of the Second Corps staff were crying.

"Xiao... What do you want? "As long as I can do it, I'll promise you anything …" Karl ferociously said as he walked in front of Xiao Letian.

At this time, Xiao Letian did not care about Karl's status anymore, he grabbed the prince's uniform and bellowed: "What do I want? Is there any difference between what I want and what you Prussian want? If two troubled races want to rise up, isn't it about victory? "

"What are you still doing here?" Bring your troops to battle … Sada is waiting for you. Does the Second Regiment want to be a guest? Other than repaying the dead with your victory, what else can you do! "

Xiao Letian's angry roar woke Karl up, and without saying anything, the prince immediately turned around and left. End the battle as fast as you can, and use Sardauar's victory as a sacrifice for the dead … Do not let the blood of the victim flow in vain! "

The horde of cavalrymen circled around the two sides of the Shiqiao uplands and headed east. Without any orders, all the soldiers saluted the high ground seriously.

It was not only the cavalry, but even the infantrymen and cannons who were rushing forward passed Shiqiao uplands. When they saw the flags fluttering in the wind, they subconsciously raised their hands to salute. In that moment, not a single person in the one hundred and twenty thousand army did not change their expressions.

Xiao Letian's tears never stopped ever since the battle ended, and in the end, as if he had gone mad, he jumped and shouted from his position, "My brothers, don't go too far with your spirit souls … "Please gather on this banner. I will bring you home. The War God Shrine has your ancestral tablets, so you will not have to give up for nothing. I will let you enjoy the incense of thousands of years …"

"Wuwuwu …" Brothers, don't worry on the path to the Yellow Springs, I, Xiao Letian will take care of your descendant … I should have told you before, you know? What was Wang Huaiyuan doing now? "He's using countless manpower and resources to find relatives for us …"

"Most of you are the victims of war, and many of your families have been separated … But do not be afraid, Wang Huaiyuan used the entire Green Forest people network, and is currently searching for your family and clan! I'm not lying to you... We really have found quite a few, I, Xiao Letian, have raised your family for you … "

"My lord!" Countless of survivors, whether they were Chinese or Hamburg recruit, cried their hearts out at that moment. They knelt beside Xiao Letian and wished that they could take out their hearts.

Regardless of whether it was from the east or the west, or whether it was searching through the history of China for over five thousand years, who other than Xiao Letian truly loved soldiers to this extent?

Is that clear? Would those brain-dead officials shed a tear for this bunch of big-headed soldiers? China only had one Xiao Letian, and under the heavens, there was only such a Xiao Letian. With a unique temperament that was completely different from this era, he completely conquered all the soldiers present.

At this time, the person who could control his emotions the most was the King Yi who had seen a big scene. He saw the Prince fiercely wiping away his tears and stood up while shouting.

"How can there be a battle that doesn't kill!" How could he not bleed if he wanted to prove himself in front of the Europeans? Xiao Letian, stand up for me … "Ever since you formulated such a strategy, ever since you led everyone onto this road of no return, you should have been mentally prepared!"

"If you want to stand up like a man, rather than crying and wailing, why don't you consider your own plans for the future … Didn't we already succeed today? We have held the high ground, we have put up our might to the whole of Europe! "What else do you have to regret …"

"Leo!" This time, it was not allowed to be swatted. Everything had been pinched! "We cannot show our weakness to this world. We must let Europa and the East see our strong side. We will always be the victors!"

King Yi scolded in a row, waking everyone up. Xiao Letian took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled, as if he had exhaled all of the depressing feelings in his heart.

"Yes, that's right! We are the victors, and this is the moment when we reap the fruits! Sima Yun will stay behind to lead everyone to clear the battlefield, Luo Huo, Xiang Shaolong will follow me to Sada! I must see this battle come to an end with my own eyes! "

Amidst the surging tide of Second Corps, Xiao Letian led the charge with Prince Karl's squadron of imperial guards, and a team of people galloped towards the east like a mad rush.

Above Shiqiao uplands, the faint sound of soldiers singing could be heard. "I am a tiger in the mountains, a dragon in the sea, a great hero in the human world …"