Master Yuan, start!

This is Jiangnan, not France. If a cannon is broken, it's one less cannon. How can we fight against the National Defense Army like this? I have fought for decades. Don't I know more than you, a little foreigner?

The stubborn Li Guangjiu was unwilling to obey the command of the French military advisers.

Colonel Riel did not hear the resistance in Li Guangjiu's words. After thinking for a moment, he said:

"General Li, believe me, I am a top graduate of the Napoleon Artillery Academy. A cannon blast will definitely help the Hunan Army defend the city."

"Colonel Riel is absolutely right. I will order people to do it right away!" Li Guangjiu interrupted the Frenchman.

He didn't want to hear this person making noise in front of him anymore and just wanted to send him away quickly, so he changed the subject and looked at Riel with an earnest look and said:

"However, if we engage in a cannon-fire exchange, the city will likely be short of ammunition in a few days. Could you please, Colonel, personally go to Jiangning and ask your commander for a large supply?"

"This" Frenchman Riel hesitated.

To implement his own tactics, it seems that a large amount of ammunition is indeed needed, and the ammunition reserves in Yangzhou City are indeed not very sufficient.

"Okay, then I'll go back to Jiangning for a few days. General Li, you must guard Yangzhou well and not let your guard down."

"Don't worry, Colonel Riel, I will do as you say!"

Looking at the receding figure of the Frenchman Riel, Li Guangjiu let out a breath.

"In Yangzhou City, I still have the final say!"

Chapter 262: Wehrmacht, attach bayonets!

"Captain, do you think we can do this?"

In the early morning, sitting on the boat, Bai Lang looked at the wide canals on both sides. Hearing a voice behind him, Bai Lang said without turning his head:

"Why not? This is a method that has been agreed upon by the battalion commanders and the regiment level. The Hunan Army's artillery batteries have avoided the canal due to their angles. We can sneak up on the canal and attack from the water. Only in this way can we open a gap!

If the stormtroopers have to die, they must die worthily. They can't just chop off a few heads of Xiang rebels and lose their lives in vain like yesterday.

You have to know that the Hunan Army was holding its breath and they were extremely scared.

As long as we can open a gap, this momentum will be released, and the national defense army will be able to march straight into Yangzhou City."

The new recruits behind Bai Lang had only fought as part of a large army and had never been in a city as a vanguard, so they were quite unconfident.

He had previously followed the 1st and 2nd Regiments to attack Xuzhou and Huai'an, and had not yet developed independent combat thinking.

As for Yangzhou in front of him, he was just following orders to carry out a routine siege on the city, and had not really thought about opening a gap from his own side.

Seeing the new recruit in front of him seemed a little hesitant, Bai Lang scolded him with a smile, "You fool! There's so much dynamite in the camp, it would be a waste if you didn't use it. I've tried it. Wrap it in oilcloth and it will explode even if it gets wet!"

The recruits had naturally heard of the reputation of yellow explosives.

Z Ever since the war to overthrow the curtain and the explosion of Shanhaiguan, this powerful and fierce explosive has been deeply loved by the soldiers of the National Defense Army.

But he couldn't understand why the entire army had been supplied with traditional black gunpowder in the past few years, and only after the battle to the south did they start to provide yellow explosives on a large scale.

In fact, the recruits did not know that the yellow explosives were all purchased from abroad at the beginning, so Yuan Shikai restricted the large-scale use of them by the National Defense Army.

But three years later, the Incheon Machinery Bureau was able to produce yellow explosives on its own, so it was able to use it freely in the battle to the south.

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At night, it provides an excellent camouflage for attackers.

The artillery on the National Defense Army’s position roared, provoking the artillery positions on the Yangzhou City.

But under Li Guangjiu's order, the cannons on the city wall did not fire back, allowing the shells to hit the city wall. Although the shock wave was strong, it only brought down a few broken bricks, and even the rammed earth layer inside was not revealed.

: Anyway, the city wall will not be blown down in a short time, so it is better to let the National Defense Army to blow it up. Li Guangjiu was not worried about the collapse of the city wall. Yangzhou was not like Jiangning. Jiangning City had a small section of the city wall called "Dragon Neck" without a moat defense.

Therefore, during the siege of Tianjing, this section of the city wall was blown down by the Hunan Army who dug a tunnel.

Yangzhou was surrounded by water, which had long cut off the enemy's method of burying explosives and blowing up the city walls.

Of course, Bai Lang, who was planning a night attack, was unaware of these things. He was carefully rowing his boat, slowly approaching the water gate of Yangzhou City.

The night is no longer dark, and the eastern sky has begun to show some morning light.

Early morning is the best time for a night raid.

As the boats sailed upstream, the flames on the wounded Yangzhou city wall became brighter and brighter before everyone's eyes.

In order to cover their night attack, the National Defense Army also launched a fierce attack on the land battlefield. The roar of artillery and the shouting of killing were deafening, covering up the sound of water from the rowing oars.

Liu Bailang arrived at the water gate with a dozen small boats. Just as he was about to survey the landing environment, he suddenly discovered a team of patrolling soldiers.

"shot!"

Seeing that his whereabouts were about to be exposed, Bai Lang made a quick decision and immediately grabbed the rifle behind him and opened fire.

The stormtroopers followed suit and fired back at the military commander.

The city patrol team was just conducting a routine inspection and had never expected that someone would take the opportunity to launch a night attack, especially by water.

Caught off guard, all the Hunan troops patrolling the city fell in a pool of blood.

But the gunshots also awakened the rest of the Hunan Army nearby.

"Come ashore quickly and follow me!"

Bai Lang jumped out of the boat and swam hard towards the shore. After getting ashore, he didn't have time to shake off the water stains on his body and ran towards the densely populated area in the city.

"Teepee one, two, follow me! Teepee three, four, follow the political instructor and the soldier representative!" Bai Lang reminded everyone as he ran.

"Grab your explosives and rifles, run into the house and hide. Don't forget what the military manual teaches us about street fighting!"

"Fight covertly, seize commanding heights, crossfire, not seeking a quick victory, but seeking to be invincible!"

The voices of the stormtroopers came from all directions. In a moment, they found the target house and began to prepare for battle.

"it is good!"

Seeing that everyone had disappeared around the corner of the street, Bai Lang no longer hesitated and took out a well-sealed firework from his arms.

"Slippery"

Magnificent fireworks exploded over Yangzhou City, lighting up the entire night sky.

When the remaining stormtroopers of the Wehrmacht on standby outside the city saw the fireworks, they knew that the third batch of stormtroopers had succeeded, and immediately ordered their troops to row hard to send as many people as possible in before the Hunan Army could block the sluice gate with something.

At this time, the Hunan Army in the city finally woke up and realized that the enemy was attacking the city.

Bai Lang ran quickly towards a three-story wooden building next to him, kicked the door open, lit a small explosive pack, and threw it into the house.

"Boom"

A muffled sound was heard, and a cloud of yellow smoke exploded in the house, making the surviving Hunan Army soldiers inside stagger out, covering their noses.

The stormtroopers who had been waiting outside the door quickly loaded their rifles and killed the Hunan Army one by one.

"Let's go upstairs!"

After Bai Lang and the new recruits quickly ran up to the third floor, they frantically threw yellow explosive packs onto the already chaotic street.

Every time an explosion sounded, at least three panicked Hunan soldiers would be blown to the ground, wailing incessantly.

Hearing what seemed to be explosions in the distance, Bai Lang smiled with relief.

Under the command of three grassroots members, the night attack assault team spread all over Yangzhou City.

"Change the place!"

After achieving some results, Bai Lang no longer lingered. After changing into the uniforms of the Hunan Army, he and his group headed towards the gathering place of residential houses in the city again.

Relying on the covert combat method of firing a shot and moving to another location, under the cover of night, the city of Yangzhou fell into panic of not knowing who was the enemy.

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"Brothers of the Wehrmacht, kill!"

Seeing what was happening in Yangzhou City, Duan Qirui was not idle either. He immediately ordered the National Defense Army soldiers to rush into the city gate. Even at the cost of their flesh and blood, they were determined to capture the Yangzhou City Wall.

During the attack and defense of Yangzhou, the western gate of Yangzhou had already been bombed into ruins. The reason why Duan Qirui did not send a large army to attack was simply because he felt that there was a city wall behind the gate. Instead of letting people go in and die in vain, it would be better to find another way.

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But now the tactics have changed, and a full-scale siege is imperative. To support the stormtroopers in the city, we must not hesitate to sacrifice our lives and squeeze into the city!

The seven gates of Yangzhou City, which could accommodate a large number of carriages passing in a row, now became extremely narrow.

Shouting slogans such as "Kill the Hunan rebels, kill the foreigners", the National Defense Army soldiers raised the makeshift shields in their hands above their heads to protect themselves from the bullets coming at them.

Seeing that the national defense army was pouring in more and more, and even soldiers pulling cannons into the city wall, the Hunan Army garrison had to give up the idea of ​​shooting from the city wall in order to protect the inner gate of the city wall.

Under the orders of the generals defending the city, the Hunan Army either held ring-handled broadswords or drew out sabers, maces, and spears and charged towards the National Defense Army guarding the cannons.

On the National Defense Army side, Wang San, who led the troops into the city, was not willing to be outdone. Seeing the Hunan Army attacking, he immediately shouted:

"Go on the bayonet!"

"Yes!"

With a click, all the Wehrmacht soldiers pulled out a steel bayonet about one foot long from the outside of their left thigh.

At the end of the 19th century, when hot weapons had already become popular, the Chinese land once again witnessed a bloody hand-to-hand combat using cold weapons.

The National Defense Army, equipped with rifles and bayonets, faced the Hunan Army, which was armed with eighteen kinds of weapons.

"Tsk, pretending!"

The Hunan Army, who firmly believed that the broadsword was invincible in close combat, did not think that the bayonets of the National Defense Army would be of any use.

In their view, this bayonet that can only move straight forward is at best a child's toy, something used to fool people.

If he chopped down with his sword, he would surely chop off the Wehrmacht soldier in front of him, along with his arms and guns.

The Hunan Army underestimated the enemy, but the National Defense Army was ready for battle.

The four bayonet techniques taught during training, namely "straight attack, dive attack, downward attack and reverse attack", kept appearing in their minds.

The young Wehrmacht soldiers still had childish looks on their faces, but after close combat, they showed no mercy to the enemy in front of them.

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!

"Go straight!"

A young National Defense Army soldier gripped his rifle tightly and rushed forward, aiming directly at the chest of the middle-aged Hunan Army soldier in front of him.

Looking at the shining bayonet, the middle-aged Hunan Army soldier's face turned stern, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.