Chapter 701: The artillery fire adds to the body like a demon [2 more]
Besides, if the First Emperor was crazier, it would be impossible to increase the recruitment rate, with a population of 450 million and a population of 30 to 50 million.
Think about it, during World War II, the Soviet Union mobilized tens of millions of troops to resist Germany. You should know that the population of the entire Soviet Union was not just over one million.
Sometimes the population is an advantage. At present, what limits the First Emperor is time. It only takes five years or even three years. China's strength can at least double. If that is really at that time, why should the First Emperor consider using the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Immortal Legion? Millions of elite Qin troops equipped with advanced weapons are enough to eliminate the coalition forces.
Fang Xiaoyu looked at the Qin army horses wearing black uniforms entering the coalition positions like black torrents, and felt deeply moved.
As expected, he is worthy of being the First Emperor of the Eternal Emperor. Even if he does it himself, he may not be much better than the First Emperor. It has to be said that the First Emperor can make a big change in China in just a few years. It is really not easy.
As the coalition artillery began to roar, the offensive of the Qin army was obviously suppressed by certain acceptance. Fortunately, everyone was mentally prepared for this. Soon the artillery soldiers on both sides poured shells onto the heads of the opponent's horses as fast as possible in order to create the greatest damage to the opponent.
However, seeing that the offensive was blocked, the First Emperor could not help but frown. He was afraid that he was mentally prepared and the First Emperor was still very unhappy.
The two of them moved forward slowly. Although they were located behind the army, stray bullets occasionally exploded around them.
With the current strength of Fang Xiaoyu and the First Emperor, even if there are shells that explode near them, unless they are directly aimed by cannons, it will be difficult to hurt both of them.
At least the cannons of this period, that is, those powerful naval guns, could threaten the two. At least the power of these 6th Army cannons is not enough to pose a threat to the two.
Therefore, on the battlefield, many soldiers of the Qin Dynasty could see two figures walking leisurely between the artillery fire, and one of them was their great First Emperor.
The figure of the First Emperor who was on the front line fell into the eyes of many soldiers. Everyone saw his majesty's daughter appearing on the front line in artillery fire, and his morale was immediately high, and the already shaky defense line was immediately rushed away by the army with its morale soaring.
More than ten miles away, Abigail was watching the situation on the front line with a telescope surrounded by more than a dozen generals and staff.
In Abigail's view, the situation on the front line was a bit bad. Because the Qin Dynasty took the lead, one of the coalition forces was caught off guard and lost two lines of defense in succession. When they retreated to the third line of defense, they stabilized the overall situation, but relatively speaking, they also suffered considerable losses.
In just under an hour, the coalition forces lost at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops. Although 50,000 or 60,000 troops were only a very small number compared to a million troops, this loss cannot be said to be small, that is, there are many coalition forces, otherwise such a large loss might have completely collapsed.
A general said to Abigail with a ugly face: "General, the situation is a bit bad. One of our elite troops has been lost, and the two servant troops have even collapsed long ago. If the Qin Dynasty's offensive momentum is not blocked, I am afraid the losses will be greater in the future."
While speaking, Abigail, who observed the battle situation on the front line through a telescope, said: "I really didn't expect that China, who was behind in the past, could have such brave and warlike soldiers. Have you seen that the muskets in their hands are even stronger than the most advanced muskets in our Sun-Down Empire."
The one who rushed in front was the most elite Sergeant Legion of the Qin Dynasty. Wherever he passed, he was almost unstoppable and swept through all the enemies that were blocking.
Naturally, the powerful firepower was also revealed, and Abigail's face was naturally not good-looking. Their Sun-Down Empire's weapons have always been the most advanced, but now the enemy is holding weapons that are even more advanced than them.
"No, what happened to those soldiers of the Qin Dynasty? The offensive was obviously blocked, but suddenly they seemed to be crazy. Could it be that they had taken the medicine?"
Abigail and others all found something wrong. After all, when the coalition forces retreated to the third line of defense just now, the offensive was really blocked. But in an instant, the morale of the Qin side soared, and it actually broke the third line of defense several times.
The defensive lines laid by the coalition forces were only five. The previous loss of two lines of defense had already shocked the senior coalition leaders. Fortunately, the three left were enough to deal with the Qin side. At least it did not panic to the coalition forces.
But if even the third line of defense is broken, it means that the coalition forces only have two lines of defense left. Don’t look at the fact that there is not much difference between the two lines of defense and the three lines of defense, but it is very different psychologically.
If only two lines of defense are left, it means that it is almost time to end, and that invisible pressure will come to your face.
"Check me what the reason is, why those Daqin soldiers seemed crazy and were fearless even in death."
With several gaps appearing on the third line of defense, even a fool can see that the third line of defense is actually no longer able to defend.
It would be fine if you lose the third line of defense, at least there are two lines of defense, but at least you have to figure out why the morale of the Qin side suddenly surges. If you can't even figure out this out, if you get it, then the morale will suddenly surge, wouldn't it be said that the fourth and fifth lines of defense may be broken by then?
"General, look at those two people."
Suddenly, a staff officer shouted.
Under the prompt from the staff officer, Abigail soon appeared two figures of the staff officer among the smoke of gunpowder and many soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.
Wherever these two figures passed, the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty shouted excitedly, and even rushed towards the defense line fearlessly against the artillery fire. The momentum of fearless death was simply scary.
"What exactly are these two people from? Why did they make those soldiers so crazy?"
Abigail, who had a gray face, looked at the two figures, and was sure that it was the appearance of the corridor that made the morale of the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty.
It’s a pity that these people didn’t know that the two were Fang Xiaoyu and Shihuang, otherwise they would be even more shocked.
However, the sound of the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty shouting loudly came vaguely. Some of these advisers could understand Chinese, with a slightly stunned expression and a strange look on their faces.
I heard the soldier who could understand Chinese and said to Abigail: "General, that person... that person is very likely the Emperor of Qin."
A little stunned, Abigail reacted and glared at the staff officer and said, "Kevis, you are not crazy, do you think His Majesty the Emperor of a country will appear on this battlefield?"
Kivis was the staff officer. After hearing Abigail's reprimand, he was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly: "But the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty are clearly shouting long live. In the Qin Dynasty, no one can stand the title of long live except their emperor."
Abigail didn't believe that the emperor of the First Emperor would appear on the battlefield. This seemed like a joke to a general like him, and it was ridiculous.
So Abigail definitely doesn't believe it, but Abigail said: "The other party is definitely not the First Emperor of the Great Qin, but it may be a member of the Great Qin royal family. It seems that these two people have a great promoting effect on the morale of the Great Qin soldiers. If they can be killed, they will definitely be able to hit the morale of the Great Qin."
While speaking, Abigail immediately said to Kiwis: "Kewis, immediately notify me of the artillery troops, concentrate the artillery fire, and blow these two people to pieces."
Keeves responded immediately and quickly called a messenger to convey Abigail's order.
After almost a cup of tea, dozens of shells were immediately covered by Fang Xiaoyu and the First Emperor. It was obvious that the order issued by Abigail had been executed.
Through the telescope, Abigail saw the two figures being flooded by a piece of artillery fire, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise them slightly. Under such artillery fire, even the Iron Man could probably tear it to pieces.
However, Fang Xiaoyu and the First Emperor were walking on the battlefield. The first emperor's appearance in the scene was so encouraging the morale of the army. Many soldiers of the Qin Dynasty even attacked the defense line without fear of death, and only impacted the coalition defense line ahead to the shaking.
However, Fang Xiaoyu and the First Emperor obviously knew that if they were in the rear, they would not be noticed, but the noise they appeared on the front line was too big. As long as the generals of the coalition forces were not blind, they would definitely notice them.
Once you are noticed, you will inevitably attract artillery fire. As expected, in just a short while, a howling sound came from the air.
The shell fell from the air, and the landing point just covered the radius of Fang Xiaoyu and the First Emperor.
More than a dozen shells exploded within a radius of hundreds of meters. Even Fang Xiaoyu and Shihuang Emperor could not withstand it under such artillery fire.
Maybe one or two shells can't do anything to them, but if so many shells explode, they might be injured if they really resist.
However, the moment the shell fell to the ground and exploded, the figures of Fang Xiaoyu and Emperor Shi were submerged in the smoke of gunfire.
The Qin generals and soldiers around were all suppressed. Others didn't know that they knew that the one who appeared on the battlefield was their Emperor.
Now that his Majesty is actually covered by the enemy's artillery fire, even a fool knows that such fierce artillery fire is covered. The tenth ** is not safe.
"His Majesty……"
Many soldiers rushed towards the explosion like crazy, as if they wanted to rush into the artillery fire to save the First Emperor.
A gust of wind blew, and the smoke was blown away a lot. In the smoke, two figures stood there safely. They seemed to be unaffected, and they were walking slowly, talking and laughing, as if they were not the ones who were raging by artillery fire just now.
Smack, the telescope in Abigail's hand fell to the ground all of a sudden. Through the telescope, Abigail clearly saw a ball of fire bursting out. In the flames, even the Iron Man could blow it into pieces. But when the smoke dissipated, the figures of the First Emperor and Fang Xiaoyu and the two of them appeared in his sight.
Suddenly Abigail was stunned, and he didn't even notice the telescope in his hand fell down. He only heard Abigail mutter to himself: "How is it possible, how is this possible."
Not to mention Abigail, even the others were stunned at this moment. Several generals and staff members of the Sun-Battle Empire were not much better than Abigail. After all, in their perception, the person who should have been blown into pieces was intact. Anyone would have been shocked.
Even many soldiers from the Qin side were stunned. A moment ago, they thought that their Majesty was killed by artillery fire. As a result, in a blink of an eye, their Majesty was intact.
After reacting, the soldiers couldn't help but cheered loudly: "Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty."
Nothing is more exciting than the intactness of the First Emperor under the bombardment of artillery fire. The mighty and calm image of the First Emperor was imprinted in the hearts of countless soldiers.
According to word of mouth, nearly one million Qin soldiers on the entire battlefield knew that his Majesty was protected by gods, and even if he was bombarded by enemy cannons, he was safe and sound.
Cheers resounded throughout the battlefield. It can be said that at this time the morale of the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty reached, while the morale of the soldiers of the opposite coalition was severely frustrated. Although only a very small number of people saw that scene, one side had a high morale and the other side would naturally be affected.
The third line of defense, which was already shaking, was instantly broken. Many coalition soldiers who did not react were shot dead on the spot, but many coalition soldiers raised their hands and chose to surrender after reacting.
For these people, surrender is not a shameful thing. Since they are defeated, they choose to surrender. Anyway, they have tried their best on the battlefield, and such actions are allowed in the West.
Some of the soldiers of the Qin Dynasty gathered their surrendered troops, while the other continued to charge forward and attacked the fourth line of defense.
Because the third line of defense collapsed too quickly and was too weird, the total number of soldiers who retreated from the first and second lines of defense to the third line of defense was about 300,000.
In addition to the tens of thousands of deaths in battle, there were actually at least about 250,000 coalition soldiers on the third line of defense. As the defense line was broken, 50,000 of them were killed, while the remaining 200,000 chose to surrender.
However, after breaking three lines of defense in a row, the Qin side suffered a huge loss, with nearly 100,000 casualties. However, relatively speaking, breaking three lines of defense in a row and killing more than 300,000 surrendered coalition soldiers, the loss ratio of both sides was almost three to one.
Chapter completed!