The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145 Autumn Rain Style 2

"Fire!"

As the ochre-colored waves drew ever closer, the commanders at the front issued orders to fire the shotguns. After a burst of gunfire, rows of soldiers rose from the trenches and opened fire on the charging enemy!

Rank after rank of firing!

Under Ji Ling's furious orders, Yuan Shu's army did not maintain a complete formation, which resulted in their formation being incomplete during the charge. Yuan Shu's army's firing was so chaotic that the First Army Corps in the trenches could not feel the enemy's fire at all.

"Your plan has succeeded," Gao Shun said to Xiahou Dun. After Yuan Shu's army suffered heavy losses, Ji Ling realized that he had been tricked and quickly ordered a retreat to reorganize the attack.

Seeing that Xiahou Dun's command was very skillful and he had adapted to infantry combat, Gao Shun felt relieved and walked down the city wall. He had handed over command to Xiahou Dun, and his presence here would only affect Xiahou Dun's command. Gao Shun did not want to be someone who would annoy others, although Xiahou Dun would not think that way.

The battle continued, but Gao Shun no longer wanted to watch, because they all knew that victory belonged to them.

The battle began.

"Send the order to go ahead, but do not engage in a direct attack. Provide cover when necessary," Ji Ling said to the messengers behind him.

"Understood!" Upon hearing Ji Ling's words, the messengers immediately received the order, picked up the command flag, and ran towards the troops in all directions. They did not want to stay by Ji Ling's side any longer, as it was too dangerous.

With Ji Ling's temper, who knows when he'll lose his temper with his subordinates? The generals might get a few words of scolding at most, but these lowly soldiers would at least get kicked a few times.

Take advantage of the opportunity to stay outside a little longer while relaying orders.

"attack!"

Ten minutes later, Yuan Shu's army launched another attack, and the yellowish-brown waves returned. This time, the soldiers of the First Legion calmly dealt with the enemy's attack. With the experience from last time, the new recruits in the legion were not so nervous.

Under the guidance of the veterans, they also saw that Yuan Shu's army was worthless. Confidence is contagious. With the proud veterans around them leading the way, these new recruits were initially quite afraid.

However, after experiencing a successful battle, their fear had been overcome. Yuan Shu's army couldn't even get close to the trenches, so what was there to fear?

They only needed to follow their officers' orders: peek out, fire, crouch, reload, and fire again. They simply had to repeat these steps. If they heard the sound of shells whizzing overhead, they would crouch down immediately; otherwise, they would stand up and fire.

If they get shot, they can only accept their bad luck. There's no such thing as no one dying or getting injured in war. Those new recruits understand this, otherwise they wouldn't have chosen to join the active duty army instead of the reserves.

"shooting!"

The tan waves had entered the 200-meter range again, which was now within the effective range of the Autumn Rain Type 2 rifle. At this distance, the Autumn Rain Type 2 rifle could effectively wound the enemy.

The Autumn Rain Type 2 is a type of rifle.

"shooting!"

"Load!"

The soldiers at the front line repeated this procedure over and over, firing indiscriminately at Yuan Shu's army from behind their bunkers, while Yuan Shu's army advanced steadily according to Ji Ling's orders.

Although countless men would fall with each step forward, this was a manageable number of casualties for Yuan Shu's army, which had experienced countless battles.

"shooting!"

Finally, the yellowish-brown waves surged into the 100-meter range. Yuan Shu's front-line officers issued firing orders. Just as they stopped, they heard cannon fire coming from the positions outside Xiapi City. Boom boom boom!

The continuous cannon fire was accompanied by a dense barrage of shrapnel. All the Yuan soldiers who witnessed this scene were stunned. It wasn't that they didn't want to run away.

Instead, the fan-shaped area was tens of meters wide. How could they possibly run out of it in just one or two seconds? It was obviously impossible. The quick-reacting soldiers scrambled down, perhaps with a sliver of hope to survive.

Those who reacted slowly were instantly riddled with bullets! And it wasn't just him who was riddled with bullets; his comrades behind him also inevitably paid the price of death.

"My God!" The soldiers who hadn't participated in the previous attack were all stunned when they saw what was happening before them. They had only heard about the intensity of the fighting on the front lines, but they hadn't expected it to be this fierce.

The cannons continued firing, but Yuan Shu's soldiers had lost all morale. Their morale had plummeted to rock bottom. The enemy's defensive cannons were simply too powerful, striking large groups at once. If Ji Ling couldn't solve this problem...

I'm afraid no one would want to continue the attack. Death on the battlefield is normal, but to die in such a worthless way is really not worth it. Moreover, they would not gain anything from dying, so no one would be willing to give their life like that.

In the history of Earth, during the era of line infantry, the Redcoats, or British infantry, were probably the most reckless army. Of course, this is not a derogatory term, but rather a compliment. The British Redcoats were the most morale-boosting and the most tenacious fighting force.

They dared to face the enemy's constant firing and advance to within 30 or 40 meters of the enemy before opening fire, in order to achieve the best hit effect, while most of the enemy had already fired at that distance.

At this moment, the British were loading ammunition and were completely defenseless. Just then, after the British finished firing a few rounds, they immediately raised their bayonets and engaged in close combat.

It was in this manner that the British army won victory after victory in that era. The establishment of the British Empire can be said to be not only due to the strength of the navy, but also to the resilience of the army!

At this time, Yuan Shu's army did not have such resilience. They could not remain calm in the face of a collapsing mountain. They could barely hold on under the rifle fire of the First Army Corps.

However, when faced with the barrage of bullets from twenty or thirty large cannons, they could not remain calm even as Mount Tai collapsed, and even the supervisory teams that were behind the fighting troops failed to perform their duties.

Because they were also afraid, afraid of being riddled with bullets by the enemy's shotguns. Yuan Shu's army could also fire shotguns, but that required them to transport the heavy Shenwu cannons to the front line.

This was not only dangerous, but the Shenwu cannon was also far too cumbersome. If it were pushed by people, the troops at the front line might collapse before the cannon even reached a firing position.