Chapter 942: 943 Mercenary War
Chapter 942 Chapter 943 Mercenary War
The weapons used by the snipers of the Dahua Empire were refined Cyric bolt-action rifles. After the war began, the Fengjiang snipers gradually replaced them with the G43 semi-automatic rifles equipped before the Tang Empire, which were equipped with a quadruple scope as standard.
The performance of the Fengjiang sniper rifle is actually very good. It does not need to pull the bolt to load bullets and can fire continuously. Except for the poor accuracy, it is excellent in other aspects.
From the weapons point of view of both sides, Fengjiang snipers are more powerful than Dahua snipers. What's more, they have both received training from Datang Empire snipers, so they are also more powerful in tactics.
These Fengjiang snipers also caused a lot of casualties to the soldiers of the Dahua Empire. Although they themselves suffered heavy losses, the price paid by their opponents was obviously higher.
Since the invasion of Fengjiang City, the casualty rate of soldiers of the Dahua Empire has begun to rise sharply. More than 100 people are killed by snipers every day, but the speed of the Chinese army's advance is really like a joke.
Such a number may not seem like much, but when accumulated, it is already very troublesome: the corresponding report has been submitted to Zhao Chen, and he is also very worried now and does not know what to do.
You must know that although the number of troops in his hands is still increasing, it has begun to appear stretched. On the one hand, he had to deal with the pressure from Wanliang, and on the other hand, he had to expand his position on both sides of Fengjiang. It was obvious that he was starting to feel a little overwhelmed.
"What are our snipers doing?" Zhao Chen moved his headquarters from Hezheqian to the outskirts of Fengjiang. Zhao Chen looked at the reports of his subordinates angrily and asked.
Now he is less than 20 kilometers away from the Fengjiang front line, and is actually very close to the area being contested. This also shows his determination, or the determination of the Great China Empire.
"Your Highness, calm down! Our snipers are also trying their best to find enemy snipers, but this is a very difficult task and they take time." An officer explained.
"I need time too!" Zhao Chen reprimanded angrily, and then realized that his attitude was indeed a bit too much, so he suppressed the anger in his heart and said in as calm a tone as possible: "Your Majesty, wait over there. With the news of our victory, of course we, the ministers, have to share His Majesty’s worries.”
"Your Highness the Prince is right. Our snipers have shot and killed at least 80 enemy soldiers these days. They have indeed tried their best." The officer bit the bullet and said a few more words for his men.
Zhao Chen waved his hand, indicating that the other party did not need to say more: "Tell them to eliminate as many enemy snipers as possible. We can no longer tolerate such losses. Do you understand?"
"Yes! I understand!" Knowing that nothing more he said would be of any use, the officer could only lower his head and say.
In fact, Zhao Chen couldn't blame him entirely for being annoyed. When he heard that the Tang Empire actually built a huge steel bridge in Jiange, he became irritated.
They had always believed that the Zangjian Gorge was a natural chasm, and it was almost impossible for the Tang Empire to cross this natural chasm.
So as long as they capture Fengjiang, most of the connections between the Tang Empire and the Fengjiang rebels will be cut off, and the entire situation will become favorable to the Great China Empire.
But now the situation has changed. If the Tang Empire was allowed to build the bridge before the Great China Empire captured Fengjiang, then all the strategic arrangements of the Great China Empire would become a joke.
At that time, with the Jiange channel as its back, the support line of the Tang Empire will be safer, and the Fengjiang Rebellion will turn from a scabies disease into a serious problem.
This is completely different from Zhao Chen's previous script. It is already very difficult for the troops in his hand to capture Fengjiang. He will then go south to capture Shanping and Guiguang, and then go to Jiange... How much will be left in the end?
If the Tang Empire ended up participating in the war halfway through, how could the remaining defeated generals like him stop the Tang Dynasty's torrent of Tang Iron? Could it be that Fengjiang has been beaten to pieces?
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When the soldiers of the Dahua Empire charged towards the first reinforced concrete building they saw, they were inexplicably nervous.
This building is very special. It was not destroyed by artillery fire, or it was not completely destroyed by the intensive artillery fire - most of it still exists, but there are many holes in the walls of the building.
The Fengjiang defenders regarded this place as a commanding observation post, and at the same time they deployed some troops nearby to form a quite solid defensive position around this building.
The troops of the Dahua Empire hope to capture this place and drive the opponent out of this solid building, so that they can use this commanding height to observe the surrounding urban area and gain a certain advantage.
So the battle started like this: Braving the fierce firepower of machine guns, the soldiers of the Dahua Empire first attacked a wooden building next to the building.
Dozens of soldiers fought to the death in the small ruins. In the end, the soldiers of the Dahua Empire won the attack with a slight advantage.
Then the brutal battle really began. The goblin mercenaries stationed in the ruins were condescendingly guarding every room in the building, while the Dahua Empire soldiers on the periphery took advantage of their numerical advantage to continuously launch attacks here.
Soldiers of the Dahua Army threw grenades into the building, clearing out the defenders inside house by house, while the defenders inside also killed the Dahua soldiers outside the house one by one. Bodies from both sides were everywhere. The bodies of Dahua soldiers were all outside the building, and the bodies of goblins were also piled up in the house.
In the end, the soldiers of the Dahua Empire captured the first floor of the building, but the goblins stationed on the second floor refused to surrender.
The two sides started a new round of fierce fighting around the stairs and some damaged holes. At most, the stairs going upstairs were filled with corpses of soldiers from both sides.
"Surrender! As long as you put down your weapons! We guarantee your safety!" The Dahua Empire soldiers downstairs shouted to the goblins upstairs to surrender.
The goblins upstairs are indeed running out of ammunition and food at this time. But they still hope to continue resisting for a while, because after today, they can get double the reward.
"You don't need to shout anymore! We will not surrender! If you have the ability, rush forward!" The goblin officer guarding the second floor refused to surrender while holding a mirage.
After he finished speaking, a new battle began again: Dahua soldiers downstairs once again launched a charge. They stepped on the corpses of their companions with bayonets and rushed to the second floor again.
The goblins on the second floor did not flinch. They also faced him with bayonets in hand. The two sides started a hand-to-hand fight at the narrow staircase, and the battlefield suddenly became extremely bloody.
The soldiers of the Dahua Empire have an advantage in strength, but the goblins have an advantage in flexibility in a small space. On the same front, the goblins were also more numerous and had more bayonets.
In this way, the two sides really fought in a dead-end situation, and the battle loss ratio was close to one to one. After five or six people on both sides died, the charge of the Dahua Empire came to nothing. Returned.
"If you don't surrender, we won't be polite! Bastards!" The officers of the Dahua Empire downstairs shouted angrily.
"If you retreat today, we will give this place to you tomorrow!" The goblins upstairs don't really want to die here, they will also bargain, of course to maximize their profits.
"Don't even think about it! That's what you said in the last block a few days ago! I know your plan!" The commander of the Dahua Empire downstairs yelled angrily.
He has suffered such a loss before. At that time, in order to hold on to a place, the goblins asked the troops of the Great China Empire to suspend their attack and wait for them for a day.
The goblins did retreat the next day, but they blew up everything they could while retreating, leaving nothing behind for the soldiers of the Dahua Empire.
In addition to wasting another day, the superiors were very dissatisfied with their cowardice, so this time they asked their troops to attack the building as punishment.
If these goblins were allowed to escape this time, he would probably no longer have to be an officer, and would most likely be dealt with by military law.
"What I said is true! At worst, we promise not to blow up this building, okay?" the goblin upstairs said very sincerely.
Frankly speaking, they are all mercenaries. As long as they complete their performance, they can get money. There is no need to risk their lives.
If the army of the Dahua Empire hadn't attacked so fiercely, they wouldn't have fought so hard. Let's discuss it carefully. Today you suspend the attack or give a symbolic fight. Tomorrow I will retreat and leave after completing the task. Wouldn't everyone be happy?
In fact, there is no chance to do such a thing all the time: the Tang Empire has snipers and artillery observers who often appear on the front line. If you encounter such a thing, you may be fined.
Now that we have such an opportunity, let’s talk about business... We don’t have to fight to the death. We make money and you get military merit. How wonderful is it to each get what you need?
“You said that? It really won’t explode?” The officer from the Dahua Empire downstairs was a little moved. To be honest, he has lost nearly 100 of his men here, and he is really unable to win.
“It really won’t explode!” the goblin upstairs promised, slapping his chest. He has also lost 80 of his men here, which makes him feel heartbroken.
The more the two chatted, the more they felt like they were in love. If they had business cards, they would probably have to leave each other's phone numbers and contact each other next time...
In fact, this is war, and this is what mercenaries see as war: as long as there is discussion, it can be discussed. They are here to make money, and of course there is no shame at all.
(End of this chapter)