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- The artillery battalion of the Western Sichuan Army Cavalry Corps is still vacant for the time being. Due to the lack of smooth supply, the 105mm light howitzer cannot cross the plateau and be equipped to the troops. Therefore, the missing artillery can only be replenished after the supply line is opened. West Sichuan's 105mm light howitzer weighs 1.2 tons and needs to be towed forward by four horses. The shell weighs 12.8 kilograms and has a maximum range of seven kilometers. This light howitzer adopted German Krupp artillery technology and was officially mass-produced in 1885. It was named the Type 85 light howitzer by Western Sichuan. It has now become the main artillery equipped by various troops in Western Sichuan.
At this moment, outside Baoji City, the Western Sichuan Army's Type 82 infantry cannons were lined up in two rows, aiming at the west gate of Baoji City. This will become the main attack direction of the Western Sichuan Army. Of course, in order to prevent the Qing troops in Baoji City from escaping, the Western Sichuan Army also dispatched sufficient troops in other directions for defense.
"Young Marshal, Chief of Staff, the artillery is ready and can fire at any time!" Zhao Bowen, who has been promoted to commander of the Second Cavalry Corps, reported to Wang Yuze and Cai Yun.
In order to capture Baoji, Zhao Bowen concentrated the forces of three brigades at the west gate of Baoji. There were ninety-six Type 82 infantry guns alone. At this moment, these ninety-six cannons have completed their preparations and are ready to launch an attack at any time.
"Well, order all the ministries to start preparing! The attack will begin in ten minutes!" Wang Yuze looked at the watch on his hand and said.
"Yes, Marshal!" Zhao Bowen took the order and left.
On the city wall of Baoji City, Hu Weilong, surrounded by his generals, had arrived at the city gate tower. Seeing the two rows of hundreds of cannons of the Western Sichuan Army outside the city, his expression became a little unnatural. And the soldiers guarding the city were already pale.
"Sir, the Western Sichuan Army's artillery fire is fierce. It is estimated that it will be difficult for us to defend Baoji City!" said a guerrilla general under Hu Weilong.
"You have to defend even if you can't defend! The worst case scenario is that you may die to serve the country!" Hu Weilong said sternly. How could he not know that this battle would be a disaster? It is estimated that this will be his last battle.
"Don't worry, sir. Those who are of lower rank will fight to the death, even if they sacrifice their lives for charity!" A group of travel generals, generals such as Dusi and garrison, all said one after another. As if to show his determination.
"Bang!" Suddenly, there was a muffled sound from the cannon of the Western Sichuan Army, patches of red light flashed from the muzzle, and the sound of shells breaking through the air came from the sky.
"My lord, get down from the city wall quickly, the Western Sichuan Army has started shelling!" A group of Qing generals suddenly panicked. Some people ran desperately to the bottom of the city tower, some people hugged their heads and lay on the ground, and still others pulled Hu Weilong and tried to drag him down the city wall.
Seeing everyone¡¯s embarrassment, Hu Weilong was furious and wanted to curse. However, the artillery shells of the Western Sichuan Army had already hit the city wall.
"Boom! Boom!" A dense number of artillery shells fell on the city wall of Baoji City, shrapnel flew across the city, and gunpowder smoke filled the entire city wall. The Qing troops guarding the city wall suffered heavy casualties.
Hu Weilong didn¡¯t know how he got to the bottom of the city. Only when he got there did he realize that his helmet had been thrown away. The braid on his head also fell apart in panic, and his whole body was disheveled, like an evil ghost.
"Counterattack, counterattack! Where is our artillery? Counterattack!" Hu Weilong was furious.
"Sir, the Western Sichuan Army's artillery bombardment focuses on our artillery. Under their bombardment, our artillery will suffer heavy casualties, and all the artillery will be destroyed!" Baoji City's artillery commander, a commander, reported.
"Trash!" Hu Weilong was furious. His artillery was destroyed by the enemy without even firing a single shot. This made him unable to swallow this breath.
"Sir, please calm down. The Western Sichuan Army's artillery fire is fierce now, so let's get the brothers on the wall to withdraw first! Otherwise, we won't have the troops to defend the city!" A guerrilla general suggested.
"Except for a small number of observation posts left on the city wall, all the rest are ordered to withdraw!" Hu Weilong ordered.
The Qing troops on the city wall just ran down in a hurry. However, in the shelling just now, at least a thousand people had already paid their lives.
"Order the engineers to dispatch and blow up the city walls of Baoji!" Seeing that the walls of Baoji City were completely covered by artillery fire, Zhao Bowen nodded with satisfaction and issued the order again. The size of Baoji City is similar to that of Hezhou City. In terms of strength, it may not be able to catch up with Hezhou City. Therefore, Baoji City can also be captured by the same method as Hezhou City.
A squad of engineers immediately rushed towards the wall of Baoji City under the cover of artillery. In the absence of heavy siege artillery, directly blowing up the city wall with guns is undoubtedly the best way. In addition, the ammunition of the Western Sichuan Army is not very sufficient now, and it is necessary to save artillery shells as much as possible.OK. This war has just begun. It would be terrible if there were no more artillery shells to use in the end.
After arriving under the city wall of Baoji City, the engineers used their engineering shovels to dig a large pit under the base of the city wall and buried the body in it. This time the explosion was divided into five points, and thirty kilograms of explosives were buried at each point to ensure that a fifty-meter-long hole could be blasted in the city wall. In this way, the cavalry of the Western Sichuan Army can rush into the city.
Two minutes later, an earth-shattering explosion came from the west wall of Baoji City. Amidst the loud noise, a hole about 100 meters long was blown out of the west gate wall. After the smoke and dust dissipated, this long opening was clearly visible.
"Sir, the city wall has been blown down, and the Western Sichuan Army is about to attack the city!" A travel general rushed to Hu Weilong in panic.
"What? The city wall collapsed? I don't care what method you use, even if it costs people's lives, you have to block the city wall for me!" Hu Weilong grabbed the guerrilla general by the collar and roared.
"Yes, sir!" General Yu Ji had no choice but to answer bravely.
He quickly returned to his defense area at the West Gate City Wall and organized his men to prepare to resist the generals of the Western Sichuan Army.
"Sir Zhang, what, are you still prepared to resist? Now that the city wall has collapsed, Baoji City is no longer in danger. My iron horse from Western Sichuan is about to rush in. I think you should do your best as soon as possible for your own future. Plan!" A young man wearing ordinary Qing army uniforms came to the guerrilla general and said softly.
"Can the Western Sichuan Army really accept my conditions?" the guerrilla general asked.
"Of course, the young marshal has agreed. As long as you can surrender, Master Zhang's safety can be guaranteed. If Master Zhang wants to continue to lead the army, he can be given the position of battalion commander, but the prerequisite is that he needs to go to the Army Academy for half a year. . If you don¡¯t want to lead troops, Western Sichuan can give you one hundred thousand yuan so that you can become a rich man!" said the young man.
"Okay, since the young marshal thinks so highly of me, I, Zhang Ming, will give my life to Western Sichuan. However, I don't want to fight anymore. I just want to be a rich man in peace and stability. However, I hope Western Sichuan can do something about my surrender. Keep it a secret, my family is still in Xi'an!" Zhang Ming said.
"Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, we won't leak anything before we take Xi'an!" the young man said with a smile.
"Okay, it's settled!" A trace of determination flashed in Zhang Ming's eyes. Although betraying Hu Weilong made him feel a little uncomfortable with his conscience. But for the sake of his own wealth and life, he couldn't care less.
By now, the 11th and 13th brigades of the Second Cavalry Corps of the Western Sichuan Army were already waiting impatiently. This time, their two brigades will launch the first wave of attacks on Baoji. When the engineers blew up Baoji City, the soldiers of the 11th and 13th Brigades cheered. This would be the first battle after the reorganization was completed, and everyone was full of confidence.
"The commander ordered that the 11th and 13th brigades immediately launch an attack on Baoji!" A messenger rushed over.
"Brothers, charge!" Ma Qi, the commander of the 11th Brigade, immediately ordered loudly. As the deputy commander of the Second Cavalry Corps, he also served as the brigade commander of the 11th Brigade.
"Kill!" The cavalrymen of the 11th Brigade immediately rushed towards Baoji.
"Kill, kill for me!" Ma Zhengyuan, the commander of the 13th Brigade, was not to be outdone. Although he was in his fifties and almost sixty years old, he was no less competitive than the young Ma Qi. .
The soldiers of the two brigades rushed towards the break in the Baoji city wall.
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