259 The Charge Is Obstructed
"The core principle of the so-called scattered line combat is to disperse! Why disperse? Because if you continue to line up and advance, the enemy's company steam rifles, the type of weapon called Thunder, will kill all of you row by row like cutting wheat, without leaving any one! So, when you go to the battlefield and when the drum sounds, you will remember your own team, a group of ten people, and rush! When you see the enemy, lie down and shoot! If you kill the enemy, continue to jump up and rush! Your commander will tell you the target of the attack. Just rush forward with the company commander, protect yourself, and complete the combat goal. This battle will be over!"
Dada Evolt, a soldier of the Third Company of the Third Regiment of the Second Division of the First Division of the National Salvation Army, recalled what his instructor told him. He actually did not know what the goal of his company was. This just started war was just a day of hard and muddy trek and heavy steam backpack for him. However, now, as he began to line up, as the air entered his lungs, he seemed to feel his goal.
"Control speed! Control speed! Follow the drums and approach the charge distance, we charge!"
Company commander Bob Collier shouted loudly, and the Third Company of the Third Regiment where Dada Evort was located was following the drums, and the red military uniform floated in the air, with a shocking beauty. Dada once heard the old man in the army say that during the heyday of Ankenrien's army, such red waves represented death.
The enemies in gray clothes were still far away, and Dada could only vaguely see their figures. Those people seemed to have noticed them and were running and moving. Dada stared at them, listened to the sound of drums, and stepped forward. The soft land made his body a little crooked, and he would occasionally touch his comrades around him. Behind them, the team responsible for the shield chariots were pushing the chariots in front as cover.
"Dada, we are obviously the First Legion, why are there no slave soldiers?"
Francisco Ali, who was walking beside Dada Evort, was a young man with a lot of questions. He held a steam rifle in both hands, his muzzle was diagonally downward, and he asked with his hair.
"I don't know either. I heard that there are not enough serfs. They are all placed in the army attacking Enspan Province?"
Dada gave a vague answer, and just as he was about to continue, he was interrupted by company commander Bob Collier.
"Don't speak! Listen to the drums and move forward!"
Francesco grimaced at Dada and stopped talking. Dada also fell silent. They moved forward while waiting for the Shield Chariot to take place. However, the chariot seemed to have encountered some problems. Only the chariot could hear the sound of the steam engine, but it could not see its shadow. Dada couldn't control himself and looked back and found that the car was once again stuck in the mud.
"The people in the Weapons Research Institute are all stupid guys," Francisco whispered, "This kind of car is very heavy, how can it be on this kind of ground? They should let this kind of car only walk on hard roads!"
"Ali! Don't talk!"
Bob Collier seemed to have set his sights on Francesco and roared again. Francesco smiled at Dada and calmed down. Dada turned around and looked at the enemy ahead, knowing that this time he probably couldn't count on such a safe-looking chariot.
"Bang—bang—"
The drums behind him continued. Dada looked at the enemy getting closer and closer and became nervous. Within his sight, he could see the figures in gray clothes and the defense lines accumulated by sandbags. Why isn't the iron shield chest wall? Dada was a little confused. For this attack, the army had been training on the iron shield chest wall for a long time, but he didn't expect the enemy to give up this defense method.
"Bang bang bang!"
There were three drums, so Dada knew that the last time had come. He stopped and felt a little hot. He unbuttoned the hole in the collar of the military uniform and looked at his company commander.
"Everyone! It's time to prove our loyalty to His Majesty the Emperor! Eliminate the enemies ahead and charge for His Majesty!!!"
"Ao!!!!"
The soldiers shouted loudly and began to charge. After the battle of Elena two years ago, Ankenrien's army gave up the formation attack. They adopted the same straggling tactics as Elena, hoping to reduce their losses.
"Storm up! Attack their positions and kill them!!!"
Company Commander Bob Collier ran and shouted. Dada looked back and saw that the company commander was about fifty meters behind his brothers. It turned out that he had run so far? While running, he felt the heavy steam backpack behind him, while looking at the enemies in front of him. Within his sight, the enemies who had just disappeared.
"Why do you let you lie down? Because then you have smaller goals and less likely to be hit! You guys, I'll tell you how to make you live, why are you still so quarrels?"
The instructor who was cursing did not go to the front line, but Dada Evolt was a studious man. He tried to follow the instructor's instructions to find a hidden or blocking place on the land ahead, but found that there was no place in the large farmland here for him to hide his body. He continued to run, and the shoulder strap of the steam backpack made his shoulders feel a little painful. Even with calluses, running with such things was still a huge burden for Dada.
There was still no gunfire on the battlefield, everyone was moving forward, trying to get the enemy into their range. However, Dada knew that the enemy's weapon range was farther than their weapon range. Therefore, they had to advance with the enemy's firepower.
Dada continued to run, and he passed through several comrades crawling on the ground and continued to run. Now he is still three or four hundred meters away from the enemy, and is far from the distance that can slow down. These comrades are either too stupid and don’t remember tactical practices, or they are too smart, trying to avoid the first round of charge.
Thinking of this, Dada stopped. He didn't know the entire situation of the battle, nor did he know that the first legion he was in was the only legion to catch the enemy now. He was just reminded by his comrades who were twisted like snakes on the ground. Maybe he could do this and let the comrades behind him rush up?
"Boom for me!! You fearful devils! I've killed you!"
There were unrecognizable shouts from behind. Dada looked back and found that the few crawling soldiers had been driven from the ground and began to sprint. He sighed softly, slowed down slightly, and continued to charge.
On this black land, the first and second divisions on the front of the First Legion have turned into a red ocean and rushed towards the gray island in front of them. If anyone could look down from above, they will find that Elena has built two defensive positions on their march route, and among the two positions, there seems to be no obvious defense.
"Roll!!!!!!"
The soldiers were still roaring, and the soldiers rushing in front seemed to be within reach of the enemy. Dada looked at the distance between them and the enemy's defense line and thought in his heart when he should lie down. At this moment, a crisp "da da da" sounded on the battlefield.
That is the enemy's Luoshan type!
Although he had never seen it before, Dada knew that what was sounded now was the enemy's killer weapon, Luoshan's type steam machine gun, which the instructor repeatedly emphasized several times. He subconsciously rolled and lay on the ground. The steam backpack on his back made him snort. He raised his head and realized that the red ocean that was still everywhere had disappeared due to the gunfire.
Did they hit us?
As soon as the question arose, he was answered by screams. The screams around him made Dada know that the enemy had hit his teammates. He tried hard to lower his body, raised his head, and tried to find the enemy's position. From his distance, he could already see the defenses on the enemy's positions. The obstacles accumulated by sandbags blocked his sight, and he could not even see the enemy's position.
"Bang—bang—"
The drum sounded again, and Dada began to crawl forward. The steam backpack on his back made him feel uncomfortable, but he knew that he had no choice. Without this backpack, he would lose his weapons to attack. Around him, some soldiers like him began to crawl, and some raised their guns to aim to provide fire cover for the creeping soldiers.
"Bang--"
The gunshots rang again, this time different from before. Dada guessed that this time it should be the kind of steam rifle called Thunder. The soldiers who had stopped at their side also began to shoot, with the same monotonous "bang-bang-bang-bang". Both sides were coming and going, and the soldiers crawling forward were getting closer to the enemy.
It seems that this way you can get close to the enemy?
Dada crawled and thought. The soft black soil stained his military uniform, but he didn't mind. Instead, he seemed a little addicted to the smell of the soil. On his back, the already-pressed steam backpack hissed from time to time, reminding him of his condition.
The gunshots continued, and the two sides had exchanges. Dada felt that the battle seemed not difficult until now. He lay down for a while, stopped, and began to aim. According to the tactical exercises, he and his teammates should move forward alternately and cover each other.
Aim...Aim...
Dada's eyes searched for enemies through the sight of the steam rifle, but in his sight, there were many figures behind the sandbags, as if they were enemies, and they seemed to be just ordinary obstacles. He tried to fire a shot, but he gained nothing.
"puff--"
A familiar voice made Dada smart. He turned his head and found that a team captain not far away from him had been shot by the enemy's long-range weapon. He looked at the man's body and swallowed.
It's okay, they only take the lead.
Dada continued to aim, and occasionally saw a few gray hats behind the sandbag opposite. He tried to shoot but still found nothing. Behind him, the comrade who had just shot had crawled past him.
Dada knew that this kind of crawling is not always safe. When the distance between the two sides approaches a certain level, the enemy can directly aim at the crawling enemy and shoot. At that time, it is time for his side to charge. He swallowed and continued to aim and shoot, as if this was his only task.
"Let's go, go!"
Francisco's shout woke Dada from a trance. Dada put away his gun and began to crawl mechanically. Although it had only been a while, he always felt that a whole day had passed. He crawled over a corpse and took a look, but he did not see the wound.
"Bang bang bang--"
The gunshots on the battlefield seemed to be a little dense, and Dada knew that as the distance between the two sides approached, gunshots and deaths would only become more and more frequent. He continued to crawl and climb over his teammates who helped him cover his firepower. By this time, he could already count the number of those sandbags.
"charge!!!!"
I don't know which commander shouted, and countless red figures jumped up and launched a charge. Dada, like them, got up, picked up his rifle, and started shouting.
"Dadadada—"
Although I had only heard it a few times, the familiar gunshots made Dada realize the reality. The enemy's steam machine gun opened fire, and the soldiers who had just jumped up and charged fell a lot, and the rest fell down again, and began to try to aim and counterattack. At this distance, just lying down was not enough to ensure their safety. From time to time, soldiers who were raising their heads were concentrated by the enemy, and their own side still had few results. Dada felt that his heart was beating very hard, and he even heard the sound of bullets flying over his head.
"puff--"
It was the enemy's long-range weapon, and Dada was already familiar with it. Every time he heard this sound, it meant the death of a commander on his side. He forced himself not to look for the killed commander, but focused all his attention on his sight. He raised his head, aimed, looked at a suspected enemy, shot, and then lay down. It was not until he completed this whole set of movement that he realized that he seemed to be too fast.
Did you hit it? Did you succeed?
"Bang-Bang-Bang-"
The drums continued, and people shouted for charge from time to time, but the soldiers were suppressed by the enemy's firepower, so it was difficult for Dada to raise his head. He occasionally raised his head a few times, but he could not aim at it with peace of mind. The enemy's bullets were flying above his head, and his soldiers were constantly hit, and the attack seemed to have no effect.
what to do?
Dada swallowed and pushed the bolt to finish the bullet. He was about to try to raise the gun again, but heard a crisp "staring" sound. At the same time, his back trembled slightly, so he knew that someone must have hit his steam backpack.
Can a gun be used?
Dada began to move his position while thinking. At this moment, even more violent machine gun sounded. Dada had to crawl tightly and motionless. What he didn't know was that while the machine gun sounded, countless soldiers stood up in the opposite position. They held guns and fired at the red targets on the ground that were still lying on the ground. The sound of machine guns and rifles were connected, filling the air with a burning smell.
When will this battle end?
Dada Evolt, who had just rushed to the battlefield for less than half an hour, suddenly began to miss peace extremely.
Chapter completed!