Chapter 1519 This is a mess
Xicheng has become the main attack direction of the 6th Division. Almost 60% of the artillery fire is concentrated in Xicheng. Four or five large gaps have been blown out of Huangsu City Wall, which is more than 4 meters thick, but three of them are on the city wall of Xicheng.
Outside the West City, which once buried thousands of Black Hawks, suffered several rounds of artillery attacks and was personally ordered by the Army Lieutenant General to burn more than hundreds of houses. More than 75% of the houses were completely burned and blown up, and it really turned into ruins.
Because more than two infantry brigades were added, Gu Tian's command once again had the infantry force of nearly two infantry regiments. If placed in the field, with the heavy artillery brigade and the 6th Division artillery brigade as backing, let alone the 43rd Army with no more than 10,000 people, and even with Tao Xu's 62nd Division in Ashui Port, Gu Tian was sure to defeat him.
Using two infantry brigades as reserve teams, Gu Tian gathered three infantry brigades in this area, preparing to attack the city walls in one go and attack into the city.
Ding Beiwei, who had long seen the city wall exploded from the telescope, believed that Gu Tian would never disappoint him this time. In order to witness the bravery of his 6th Division, he specially invited Yuan Guannan, the commander of the 114th Division, to come to watch the battle.
Yuan Guannan originally didn't want to give "Gu Short Leg" the opportunity to show off, but he still took some consideration of the reputation of "the strongest division on the surface". Although both of them are now lieutenant generals of the army, Ding Beiwei couldn't do anything to each other, but in the tradition of the Black Hawk Army, the first promotion under the same position must be the division commanders of those standing divisions, such as Shen Zhi, who was promoted from the commander of the Fourth Division, was promoted to the general of the army.
It is understandable for anyone to argue with each other when they are blowing their beards and staring at each other, but if someone invites you, you will still be arrogant. When others are promoted first, they will become your immediate boss, and they will not give you good fruits. Yuan Guannan is still very rational and took a brigade commander under his command to the temporary command center 1,000 meters on the front line to watch the battle.
Of course, Ding Beiwei was not stupid either. 1,000 meters, and it was within the range of the Kingdom artillery. More than 100 engineers were busy for more than an hour and built underground fortifications that could withstand the 75-caliber cannon, and then he took the big guy in.
Pretending to behave is a science and also requires a good platform. Gu Short Leg is well aware of this.
The high-power telescope specially prepared for the two Black Hawk Imperial Army Lieutenant Generals was also ready, enough to allow them to see clearly what was happening on the battlefield across 1,000 meters.
Gu Tian set his brigade command at 200 meters away, which was a relatively forward position. With his order, four infantry squadrons, totaling more than 700 people, launched an attack on the city wall from a position of nearly 2,000 meters.
The 9th Infantry Brigade became the first wave of attacking the city wall. Before Gu Tian issued an offensive order, Yan Yan had already made the final mobilization for his command as the captain of the 9th Infantry Brigade.
"The first general's flag is inserted into the Huangsu City Wall, the Empire will not hesitate to reward you. At the same time, the division commander is watching us from behind..." Yan Yan not only mobilized his subordinates verbally, but also practiced it.
He took off his military top, wore only a white shirt, and had a white cloth strip wrapped around his head. He looked like a dead father, waved his command knife, and after Gu Tian issued an offensive order, he roared "Kill for you!"
The Black Hawk Army rushed towards the city wall 400 meters away like a tide, and was deployed in the fortifications and shouted angrily. It was the heavy machine gun squadron of three infantry brigades.
Even the Black Hawk Army itself rarely uses heavy machine guns of this size to cover and shoot. Bullets hit the city wall like raindrops, and dust splashed everywhere on the arc-shaped city wall.
There were no mortars, but the Black Hawk Army had grenade launchers, and I don’t know how many grenade launchers began to test the city wall. Anyway, the walls of the city wall kept exploding. From the beginning of the battle, the Black Hawk Army was abnormal and did not even mean to test the firepower point. It was to attack Huangsucheng City Defense with firepower crushing.
If the Huangsucheng Kingdom Defense Command had not dug the city wall from the beginning and placed the fire point inside the city wall, then even if the fire point placed on the top of the city was not ravaged by the Black Hawks artillery fire, it would have suffered heavy losses in this wave of attacks.
Even so, the soldiers hiding in the fire point of the city wall couldn't help but lower their heads. The Black Hawk Army's firepower was too exaggerated. How big is the shooting hole? But there were still bullets shot in through the shooting hole. That was not to say that the Black Hawk Empire's Black Hawk Empire was able to fight accurately, but it was a complete question of probability.
The more than 700 Black Hawks responsible for the attack presented a scattered formation, and they were divided into two waves. Each soldier was at least more than 5 meters apart, which could avoid being swept by the fire point machine guns of the Kingdom people and causing group casualties.
From 1,000 meters away, although the formation is a bit messy, the speed of traveling is extremely fast. In just four or five minutes, it attacked to the moat. Obviously, this is a sign of the firm will of the Black Hawk soldiers of the Sixth Division during the attack. Even Yuan Guannan, who was very upset with Gu short legs, had to admit that the Sixth Division, which is known as the "strongest division on the surface", does have bragging strength, even if there was no counterattack from the kingdoms on the city wall.
How awesome is the "strongest division on the surface"? To be honest, when Yuan Guannan saw a major-level officer waving his command knife to jump into the cold moat, he had to give in and call him brother.
In November, facing a moat that is more than 30 meters wide and facing bullets that the enemy may shoot at any time, a major leader, "black skin and bright red blood" jumped into the river without hesitation and headed towards the target. What kind of spirit is this?
This is a spirit of courage to dedicate yourself, to the emperor and for the empire. How terrible it is to have such a unit! Anyway, Yuan Guannan is sure that the 114th Division under his command cannot find such a major captain. Even if there are, there are not so many soldiers with the same firm will.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content behind it! "Okay!" Ding Beiwei's face was very calm when he looked at all, but the smile on his lips still revealed his pride.
There was no general who was rushing towards his target without fear of death when he saw his soldiers' will.
He didn't even deliberately look at Mo Song Zhazha around him, and he knew that the little Zhazha must have looked shocked.
Major Yan personally asked not to build a tool for crossing the river without engineering. It was not that he did not take his life seriously, nor that he felt that it would be more comfortable to give himself a cool bath before the war.
In fact, on the contrary, for Yan Yan, who was born into a little noble, the experience of almost drowning in a bathhouse after he was young, actually had a natural fear of water. However, he is now the captain of the infantry brigade and he must set an example.
Of course, the most important reason for him to make this decision was that he led his team to conquer Shouhuai City yesterday. The 20-meter-wide moat outside Shouhuai City left a deep impression on him.
The green water surface looks unfathomable. In fact, it is only 1 meter deep. Even if he is not tall, it only covers his waist. The kingdom people like to do face-saving projects.
So, at his instructions, a few soldiers first jumped down to explore the depth of the moat outside Huangsu City, but it was only a little more than one meter later, the Black Hawk Army Major gave the order and the entire army crossed the river, and then he jumped into the river first.
Of course, Major Yan is not stupid. If he jumps in front of the entire army, it does not mean that he will lead the way forward. What if the kingdoms shoot? The one who rushed in the front must become a pioneer. He still waited until more than half of the people walked forward in the river before starting to move forward.
As a result, the biggest misunderstanding of the Sixth Division in the Battle of Huangsucheng occurred.
Yan Yan first made one mistake. Although Shouhuai City also has city walls and moats, Shouhuai City is not a city. Without the harassment of the Black Hawk Empire, Shouhuai City has deviated from the concept of city and became a large warehouse. A large number of goods that do not need to be transported to Huangsu City are unloaded and transferred here. Shouhuai City's moat has long been separated from the concept of defensive cities. More than one meter deep is enough to sail.
But Huangsu City is a real city. Moreover, before Haicheng, Huangsu City was the largest city in this area and the location of the mansion city. The moat here is really quite shallow. Even in the future, it will be more than 2 meters deep.
As for why Major Yan's several vanguards jumped into the river and confirmed that the depth of the river was only a little over one meter, that's nothing nonsense! Have you ever seen a river as deep as the middle of the river? It's not called a river, it's called a canal!
Anyway, when the Black Hawks reached the center of the river, they finally found something wrong. Bastard, the river is so deep and they are about to drink water.
As most of the soldiers of the Sixth Division who were born in Kumamoto Prefecture fishermen, it is not a unique skill to know water, but it never means that everyone is a fisherman, like Yan Yan, who drank a lot of water in the bathhouse after he was a child!
So, more than 20% of the Black Hawks began to struggle in the river. Someone who could see the water and rushed to rescue him. It was really lively. The drowning people had to hold on to the straw, let alone the human beings. And when they were drinking water and the sky was dark, he would care who was here to save him? Even his father had to hold on.
Yes, pull it to the death!
More than 700 Black Hawks troops entering the moat actually had more than 200 people struggling in the water. No one disliked the green moat water as dirty, and poured it in big mouthfuls! It was a stance that they would not give up until they drank themselves.
Yuan Guannan looked stunned. This seemed not to be brave, but a little stupid!
Ding Beiwei's face turned pale.
The kingdom soldiers who watched all this through the observation port in the city wall were also a little stunned. Can they drown if they don’t have to shoot?
"Guawazi, look at the hammer in a stupid way. The commander said that it was half-match. Now it's OK. I'll shoot me!" As the infantry squad leader in charge of the firepower point roared.
Chapter completed!