C582 New Army Countercharge

"Bastard, this Li Hongzhang is actually lying in ambush here …" I have underestimated him, I did not expect the Huai Army to be this strong. " Xiao Letian saw the scarlet red in front of him and cursed angrily.

Right now, he was at the entrance of the ambush pocket array, the place where the enemy had the most manpower. Huai Army saw that there were officers riding on horses there, and subconsciously focused his rain of arrows on Xiao Letian.

The sharp sawteeth arrow descended from the sky and pounced towards Xiao Letian. It was a good thing that Dragon Lord woke up from his stupor and leaped up from his horse, using his own body to block Xiao Letian.

Dragon Lord shook off the cape on his back, the cape which was drenched with rain swung with incomparable strength, and the arrow that was aimed at Xiao Letian was swept away, "Master, get off the horse quickly, there will still be a barrage of arrows later on …"

The was not the only guard around Xiao Letian, the other guards quickly pulled Xiao Letian off their horses, and then a second round of arrows started to rain down.

"Lord …" The enemy's bowstring won't stay flexible for too long, they can only fire three times in a row … Let the brothers fight back! "I can't take a beating on the spot …"

Dragon Lord's reminder was the only thought on the commanders' minds, what did it mean to be strong? In the face of sudden enemy attack, the army that was able to subconsciously launch a countercharge was the strong army.

"Charge..." Reverse Charge! Suppressing the enemy... Newcomers don't have the habit of being beaten for nothing... "Reverse Charge!" The army that was just like a long line of dragons just now quickly spread out. Squad leader, Queue length, and Company Commander brought their soldiers and quickly rushed towards the place where the arrows were shot from.

The officers who had experienced the baptism of war in Europe gradually had the bearing of generals. They were not flustered in the slightest when faced with such an attack. Each of them organized an attack from their own brothers.

Zhao Yidao's left arm was shot, he endured the pain and used a bayonet to cut the arrow shaft, and shouted loudly, "This is a Sawtooth Wolf Fang Arrow, you can't pull it out …" Hold back the pain and leave the arrow in the meat. Just ask the military doctor to perform a minor operation later … "Fuck, are our New Army soldiers still afraid of pain?" With that said, he raised his hand and with a "pa" sound, a exposed Huai Army was decapitated.

"The injured brother stays …" Set up a shooting cover for the Gatling... My uninjured brother, follow me and charge... "Cross fire cover, use flintlock to deal with the enemy …" This was also Jiang Lie who had returned from the European battlefield. The row of soldiers led by him were already close to the sewer where the hidden troops were.

The grenades flew towards the Huai Army's position along with the white smoke. The time-delay fuse hidden inside the grenade was not afraid of protection at all.

At this time, Yepingtai and Bing Tai Lang had already gone mad. The two of them brought Knife Puller and split into two teams, like a crab using its claws, they attacked the ambush spot. White Blade Assault... Cut off their head! "

The four hundred Knife Puller s did not care about the rain, wind and mud on the ground.

The blade light flashed and a pool of blood appeared. Huai Army elite and Knife Puller elite clashed together, this group of Huai Army were no trash, they did not have any fear facing the Knife Puller that jumped down, and the two sides immediately clashed.

The sound of wind and rain was mixed with the tearing sound of cold weapons chopping into their bodies. The steel knives embedded in their bones made a creaking sound, and a group of red-eyed soldiers fell into the boiling water.

Yepingtai and Bing Tai Lang were going crazy as well. The Katana in their hands were rolling on the ground like wheels, the torrential rain couldn't even wash away the blood on their bodies.

"Attack …" Even if they had to perish together! We are the sharpest steel knife in the hands of the Prime Minister … Piercing through enemy ranks... "Ahhh!" The two of them released beast like roars, the four hundred Knife Puller s went berserk.

At this time, Xiao Letian had already been forced back by more than a hundred guards. They wanted to bring the Prime Minister out of the ambushing bag, no matter how hard Xiao Letian shouted and beat him, the Dragon Lord refused to let him go no matter what.

"Let me go …" I am the commander of the army, I want to command the battle... Damn it, Yepingtai and the others are going crazy again, this is just a pointless increase in casualties, where is their hand grenade? The rifle? Why not use... Stupid! "

"Send people to support us with firepower. Our brothers' lives are ten thousand times more precious than the enemies', we can't just die here for nothing … "Let me go, let me fucking go …"

Xiao Letian smashed his fist onto Dragon Lord's back with all his might. He wanted to charge out, but it was not his style to see his brothers sacrificed while he retreated.

"Prime Minister, even if you kill me today, I won't let you in …" "You are our soul, you don't just belong to the new army, you also belong to the entire country. War is just one of your tasks …"

"What about the iron-armored warship you promised us? What about the huge industrial base? Where is our mine, the Steel plant weapons factory? "All of these will have to wait for you, prime minister …"

At this time, Pierre, who was protecting Xiao Letian, also spoke up, "Prime Minister, please calm down. Your soldiers are right, your army has already become an army. You are only causing trouble for the soldiers by going up now! "

"If you are caught in the middle of the battlefield, the soldiers will have to break up the formation to save you. Please be sensible! "

Pierre's strict tone finally allowed Xiao Letian to calm down. He panted and said, "Stop …" I promise you that I won't go to the battlefield, but now that we have left the ambush, my command center is set up here. Raise my flag, I want to see my brothers win with my own eyes! "

Xiao Letian's flag was erected very quickly, and at the same time, the three consecutive shots had finished, and countless of Huai Army suddenly jumped out from the trenches and forests, and started to form a formation to charge towards the new army.

Strangely, Sima Yun, Luo Huo and the commanders who had just killed more than a hundred people stopped in their tracks.

"All units gather up wounded soldiers …" Rifle Cover Shoot... "The heavily injured soldiers, assemble with the prime minister …" With the order from the army, the new army began to fire again and again, covering each other as they retreated.

Muse and Spencer clattered, and the waves of Huai Army charging at them were repelled one after another. The puddles on the ground were filled with rainwater.

"Damnit, is Xiao Letian extravagantly using all of his copper shell bullets? "Why is he so rich …" Li Hongzhang was so angry that he almost smashed the telescope.

In 1866, it was the era of transition from reloaded bullets to canned bullets. Copper bullets were not common in this era, and the Qing people were unable to understand what mass production was like. In the eyes of many people, canned bullets were the playthings of nobles, and the price was too high.

They did not know that Prussia had already started using their industrial power to produce bullets, nor did they know that the Western Powers was researching more explosive, smokeless gunpowder. Even Mr. Nuo Beier was preparing to open his own gunpowder factory in the Ryukyu.

The torrential rain did not affect the firing of the copper shell at all. The dense rain of bullets repelled wave after wave of Huai Army soldiers, and their corpses littered the ground.

"Dammit, dammit, how could Xiao Letian's army be this strong? Not only were they equipped with copper shell bullets, but they could also counterattack … No wonder Maylor suffered so much. This kind of army is completely armed, without ten times the strength, they wouldn't even be able to hit us … "

Just then, another hundred hand grenades erupted on the battlefield, blowing up a huge hole on the left wing of Huai Army. Over three hundred of the new recruits, with the help of their friends' firepower, suddenly launched a beautiful countercharge.

"Dammit, they're going to tear open the encirclement, they're going to tear apart our battle formation … "Let the reserve team go!" With Li Hongzhang's order, the six hundred reserve officers who were originally hiding on the left side rushed out from the canals, and clashed with the troops who had broken through the encirclement.

Li Hongzhang's Huai Army was also a tough nut to crack. They had already expected the enemy's firearm to be powerful and specially made a set of thick wood shields, but due to the sudden torrential rain, they did not use them.

However, after paying three to four hundred lives, they had finally woken up. The camp was in a hurry to move the large number of shields around. The soldiers began to use the shields to cover themselves as they battled with the new army.

"Where is our Gatling? Why didn't you open fire now... I am relying on the enemy to be at the front, what do you think is going to happen if you place the Gatling at my side? " Seeing that the battlefield was once again filled with anxiety, Xiao Letian became even more furious.

Around Xiao Letian's command center, there were actually four circular shaped Gatling heavy machine gun s in the east, south, west, and north. The enemies were all clearly in the west, yet there were two Gatling s placed in the northeast and southeast direction.

"What's going on? "Who told me what's going on …"

"This is our arrangement …" Wang Huaiyuan and Pierre said at the same time, "Sir, didn't you see that the enemies on the other side were only more than 2000, and the intelligence showed that there are 3000 of them. Where is the other 1000?"

"Also, do not forget that since Ci Xi gave the secret decree to Li Hongzhang, he has the right to transfer troops. Since he came from the north of Shandong Province, could it be that he does not know how to gather troops? We have to think about everything... "

Xiao Letian was secretly ashamed, could it be that he really lost his mind from the chain of victories? Why was the commander in chief so dazed this time?

At this time, the Dragon Lord suddenly spoke into Xiao Letian's ear. "Master, in the past year, you have been travelling through Europe, focusing on the international intelligence reports … "Regarding the situation in the country, you are not as knowledgeable as His Royal Highness. Don't forget that he has always been guarding our base camp after we left. He should be the one in command of this war …"

"Prime Minister, you have to consider the matter of bringing us into the Beijing. Facing the fire of the imperial government is your primary responsibility … Now, please depend on Wang Huaiyuan! "

With that, he awakened the man in his dreams. Xiao Letian looked at Wang Huaiyuan, who was coordinating the troops in the rain, and suddenly felt that he owed him. He was clearly a famous general, and had been transferred to a spy just because he liked.

"Huaiyuan, I'll leave this fight to you! "None of us will forget your contributions …"