For the Hubei army, their feelings were the same as the 17th Division that fought on the first day. Their vision was almost entirely of the enemy, just like a mudslide tilted from the opposite side, devouring everything along the way, which was extremely spectacular.

But this seems to be a desperate impact. Just like the first day of the Hubei army, the Hubei army has enough heavy artillery and solid fortifications, and even its troops are not at an absolute disadvantage.

Liu Jingxiao also went to the front line to command himself. He seemed to be lacking in confidence when riding on the horse. The only difference from usual is that without Guo Junqing's assistance, his orders were more aggressive. However, Liu Jingxiao still unconsciously brought a sentence after issuing the order: "Junqing, your opinion..."

The entire army was in an extremely dense formation, and with the support of the artillery, it occupied the first trench at a small price.

However, the Hubei army soon prepared to attack with the reserve team, and the first line of defense of the Hubei army did not have much force. The 17th Division occupied the first trench at the foot of the mountain, but only placed itself in the sea of ​​fire of the Hubei army.

This huge shell caused great casualties in the formation. Fortunately, the bitter north wind fell down with countless snowflakes, and the undissipated morning fog brought great problems to the observation of the defending artillery. The hit rate was not high, and even so, it was still very terrifying.

At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Lu Da regiment on the front line shouted, and then amid the excited shouts, the entire formation advanced forward, crossed the second line of defense composed of trenches, and directly towards the Xishan Artillery Position, the core position of the Hubei army. Liu Jingxiao opened his mouth and looked at all this and shouted loudly: "Who gave the order to attack them up the mountain..."

It seemed that this was a hopeless impact. Afterwards, it was found that it was a spontaneous action of a few frontline soldiers. The lower-level officer agreed to this impact. Even Wu Canglei, the most aggressive deputy commander of the entire division, was shocked by this scene. It was a death charge, but the next moment he shouted loudly: "The entire regiment assault..."

The commander Lu Da didn't talk much. When he found that his team could no longer stop, he pulled out his saber and rushed forward. The whole group shouted spontaneously, and the whole group rushed forward.

The Lu Da regiment's action quickly evolved into the spontaneous action of the entire army. With the impact of the entire army, Liu Jingxiao shouted loudly: "Get my sword...the guard platoon, follow me..."

Although Liu Jingxiao's level has long since no one needs to fight in person, when it reaches this point, showing one's attitude can also increase morale.

The indestructible defense line on the top of the mountain, the towering peaks, and the cry of the Hubei defenders came from the cold wind: "The rabbit from the 17th Division is sent to death...", which seemed to indicate that the 17th Division's assault will completely fail.

However, the development of the battle completely exceeded the expectations of both sides. The defenders made a big mistake in building fortifications. The trenches at high places were built on the commanding heights on the terrain, rather than building on the "military commanding heights" a few meters lower. As a result, many firepower dead ends were left. Soon the officers and soldiers of Lu Da's regiment discovered this. In fact, they were guarding this area a few days ago. They used the terrain to jump quickly between obstacles and quickly advanced within the range of the rifle.

Next, with Wu Canglei rushing forward first, the entire army cheered again. The Hubei army was dazzled and saw only the enemy rushing forward like a gust of wind. Then many soldiers screamed, then turned around and retreated.

The defenders at the peak of Xishan had only one infantry battalion. They thought that the 17th Division would not have rushed to the front of them so quickly. Seeing the sharp bayonet, the confidence of the entire army collapsed. Even with such terrible artillery and such dangerous terrain, how could these troops be able to defend them?

Watching the enemy dropping the military flag and running back, even the countless giant cannons and equipment on the top of the mountain were thrown to the ground, the entire army was completely exhausted by climbing, and they rushed up with bayonets. Thousands of enemy troops completely passed away, either dead or surrender. The officers and soldiers of Wu Canglei regiment looked intoxicated by the excitement, and they shouted in the victory: "Coward... run quickly." Seeing the enemy fleeing down the mountain in a hurry, they threw down many backpacks, smoothbore guns and blankets along the way.

After this battle, whenever Lu Da was in defensive tasks, he would definitely ask to guard the village and let others guard the mountains. The record that he had never been broken in guarding the village was lost from time to time. Everyone praised: "Captain Lu is really a typical example of knowing the overall situation... hard work and hard work..."

However, the attacks of other teams were not very smooth. Sima Investigation Regiment fought to the death in the rain of bullets. Due to terrain restrictions, most of the troops were disbanded, and each company and platoon rushed to the closest places of gunfire. The two sides deviated from each other and fought hard to distinguish.

However, seeing that the flag had changed on the top of the West Mountain, the morale of the Hubei army was immediately frustrated. When Liu Jingxiao and the guard platoon rushed to the top of the mountain, the vanguards of the three teams had already joined forces at the top of the mountain.

Lu Xinlan, the chief general of the Hubei Army, was awakened by the sound of gunfire, but when he arrived at the front line, he had already heard the news that the Xishanding artillery position had fallen. He shouted loudly: "Damn..."

Most of the retreating Hubei troops were local troops from Henan. When they saw Lu Xinlan, they saluted him one after another. Lu Xinlan shouted immediately: "Don't salute me, go back to the front line..."

The troops still saluted him, but they turned around and cheered loudly around Lu Xinlan. The old senior Lu Xinlan has a very high prestige in the Henan Provincial Army, and even Li Fu and Li Governor Li were promoted.

Therefore, when Liu Jingxiao rushed to the top of the mountain, it was when Lu Xinlan and the E army came back. The vanguard company, who was busy with the spoils, was immediately defeated, and the entire company was forced to disintegrate backwards.

Then he saw Lu Xinlan and his troops rushing to the top of the mountain. At this time, Lu Da was using his gun to force the prisoners to turn the heavy artillery into the gun mouth. However, there was no possibility of such heavy artillery being turned around for a while. When reinforcements came up, some prisoners took the opportunity to pick up their guns and continue to resist. The entire mountain top was in chaos. Then, with the disintegration of the vanguard company, another company also scattered. Lu Xinlan's troops had already rushed to the battlefield and occupied a foothold.

The top of the mountain is very wide, dozens of acres wide, with more than a dozen giants and countless soldiers. The 17th Division alone has three different troops.

Wu Canglei was prepared and immediately rushed down with an infantry company he commanded, but another company stepped down on the front line. Wu Canglei shouted loudly: "Come with me..."

Liu Jingxiao also encountered danger. As soon as he took the guards to the top of the mountain, dozens of prisoners picked up their rifles and rushed towards this side.

ps: Someone asked: They used terrain to jump quickly between obstacles. Is this concept there in the mid-19th century?
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