1890 King of Southeast Asia

November 13, the front line of the Plateau Border Defense Army.

"Zhong Bailiang!" The battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 30th Regiment of the 15th Brigade of the 7th Division stood in a very simple trench and shouted to the back.

Not long after the voice was heard, a man quickly crawled along the trench that was 40 to 50 centimeters deep until he ran in front of the battalion commander.

Although the action was ugly and it was difficult to show the "magnanimity of a great country", it was the most standard tactical action.

This is the starting position and vitality fulcrum of the 2nd Battalion's attack. It is only 600 meters away from the nearest position of the British Army and is within the range of rifle shooting at this time.

"Battalion commander, I'm here. What's the matter?" Zhong Bailiang squatted in the trench panting, his face covered with sand.

"The enemy has changed. The new enemy is more courageous, but they don't know how to adapt. Our chance has come." The second battalion commander Zhang Erbiao's name has two and two, but he is very shrewd.

After the failure of the attack just now, the first company of the second battalion, Zhang Erbiao replaced the first company and let the second company go.

On the one hand, the soldiers of the first company who had just attacked were already a little tired. On the plateau, letting the soldiers be too tired would really tire them to death.

On the other hand, the first company had just made a breakthrough here, and the enemy's next defense focus must be here. A strong attack would definitely not work, but training soldiers would still work.

Therefore, the second company had been sticking to the enemy's position, but had never really launched an attack.

The enemy on the opposite position was also very respectful, usually more than ten people fired in unison, but usually blindly, causing very few casualties to the second company.

This kind of combat intensity was exactly what the second battalion commander expected. Anyway, the main attack direction had been changed, and his side was no longer the main breakthrough direction. By the way, he could also train soldiers and maintain pressure.

But not long after the second company was replaced, the British army, who had been hiding timidly behind the breastwork and stones and firing blindly, suddenly "hardened".

First, a dense and neat volley of guns suddenly appeared behind the breastwork, catching the second company off guard and losing several people.

Then came the scattered soldiers. A large number of them rushed out and attacked the still confused soldiers of the second company.

As a result, the second company suffered more than 30 casualties, equivalent to a platoon, that is, one-third of the second company's troops were gone.

Even so, the enemy did not give up and launched a counterattack against the remaining troops of the second company.

Fortunately, the third company reacted immediately and fired at the British army that launched the counterattack, delaying the British attack and giving the second company time to react.

"Battalion commander, you mean to lure the snake out of the hole, but after luring it out, how can we catch this snake?" Zhong Bailiang thought about it and understood Zhang Erbiao's idea.

What is the most worrying thing for the plateau border guards now?

Answer: How to quickly resolve the battle.

Zhao Erfeng didn't want to delay, and couldn't afford to delay. After a year of such a war, China could prepare to find the next ruler.

Not everyone is a fool. How similar is the current situation to the period of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China?

China itself has just experienced chaos and has a lot of things to rebuild. There are so many powerful enemies outside, and if you are not careful, there is a possibility of repeating the tragedy.

Of course, the difficulty in transporting supplies and the long delivery time are also factors.

Therefore, the Chinese soldiers have been looking for opportunities to resolve the battle, but until the third day of this battle, they have not found a suitable opportunity-except last time.

The staff is discussing sending a unit for a surprise attack. It is very difficult to take a detour on the plateau.

"Machine guns, machine gun firepower can burst out amazing lethality to troops exposed outside the bunker."

"The whole battalion has a total of twelve machine guns, arranged on the left and right sides respectively. After the bait draws out the snake, the machine gun firepower will be fully opened to inflict maximum damage to the enemy."

This was Zhang Erbiao's first thought after seeing the British counterattack.

Zhang Erbiao is the battalion commander of the Seventh Division. The Seventh Division is the second batch of troops formed by the Revolutionary Army, with cadres sent by Nanhua as the skeleton.

The Nanhua Navy is not yet able to lead the world, but it knows the development trend of the main battleship in advance and has taken the lead.

As for army tactics, especially squad tactics with machine guns as the core and infantry-artillery coordinated tactics with artillery as the core, Nanhua is a whole generation ahead of the world!

In the use of machine guns, Nanhua has surpassed the world, equipped with both light and heavy machine guns, while most other countries are still looking for lightweight paths.

Including but not limited to replacing better and lighter materials, artificially reducing the firing rate of machine guns, etc., but the essence of light machine guns has never been found.

Light machine guns, as the name suggests, are distinguished from heavy machine guns. They are automatic weapons that can fire continuously, have long barrels, and are easy to move.

In the process of developing light machine guns, countries have not reduced the idea of ​​continuous firing ability and accuracy of machine guns.

For example, the Madsen light machine gun, as a very excellent light machine gun, the military also equipped it with a heavy tripod to facilitate accurate shooting like heavy machine guns, which is completely putting the cart before the horse.

And Nanhua has done a good job of equipment positioning from the beginning. The heavy machine gun has strong firepower continuity and accuracy, and the light machine gun emphasizes medium and short-range firepower suppression ability and mobility.

The Second Battalion was equipped with three heavy machine guns and nine light machine guns, which seemed to be a small number, but in fact it was a compromise to the supply conditions and mobility adjustment in the plateau area.

Just like the main artillery, the main artillery of the Sixth and Eighth Divisions was 105mm howitzers or 76mm long-barreled cannons, which had a long range and great power.

The main artillery of the Seventh Division was 75mm mountain artillery, which was not weak compared to the artillery of other divisions.

"Captain, how do we do it? You tell me!" Zhong Bailiang thought for a while before nodding vigorously.

At this point, Zhang Erbiao's purpose of calling him here was already very clear, that is, to let him go up and be a bait to attract the enemy out.

To lure the snake out of the hole, you must always give prey that can attract the snake, otherwise why would the snake come out?

"The third company will attack the British army in a while. We may lose but not win."

"After the defeat, lead the troops to retreat slowly and lure the British out."

"I will apply for fire support from the regiment commander. After the British are attracted out, the third company should retreat immediately to avoid accidental injuries."

"How about it? Can you do it?" Zhang Erbiao patted Zhong Bailiang on the shoulder.

"Guarantee to complete the task!" Zhong Bailiang squatted and saluted, saying this in a very calm voice.

"Okay! In this battle, the third company is the first to make a contribution." Zhang Erbiao nodded and made a promise.

Both of them knew the danger of bait, especially Zhang Erbiao wanted to set up a machine gun position, and he would definitely take away the machine guns of the third company.

To lure out the enemy, it is to fight a pursuit war, and the mortar has lost its effect.

It is equivalent to letting the third company lose all firepower support, fighting against enemies several times or even ten times, and attracting the enemy out.

And the third company, a company under the seventh division, all tactical training is carried out around machine guns and mortars.

Without these, it is hard to imagine how the third company's combat effectiveness is.

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Locke, the commander of the Northamptonshire Regiment, the actual number of this regiment is the Sixth Royal Northamptonshire Regiment.

Northamptonshire is the source of his name, the sixth represents this is the sixth regiment formed in Northampton, and the royal is an honorary title.

At first, Britain did not have a unified army. The army belonged to each lord, and the lord's soldiers fought for the emperor.

Until the time of Charles I, Charles I wanted to centralize power, take back the lord's soldiers from the country, and rule by military poison.

This behavior was opposed by everyone, and Cromwell's Protectorate appeared, chopped off Charles I's dog head, and entered the Republican period.

The Republic of England was established by a military group based on force to overthrow the king. It was born on the military side, and the military directly controlled politics, which became a military group poison.

Later, the Republic lost the support of the people, the Stuart dynasty was restored, and Charles II recognized that the army belonged to the government, gave the government greater power, and was generally loved.

At this time, Charles II took the opportunity to establish the British Navy and gave the navy the title of "Royal". The navy belonged to the royal family rather than the lords.

After the death of Charles II, his brother James II became the King of England and was committed to taking control of the army.

Then, a very famous event in world history occurred-the Glorious Revolution broke out in Britain in 1688, and James II stepped down.

In 1689, in order to prevent the king from reaching out to the army again and safeguard the rights of the lords and nobles, Britain promulgated the "Bill of Rights", which opened the modern constitutional monarchy reform.

At the same time, it also prevented the possibility of the army becoming the private property of the royal family.

However, it is not certain.

In the UK, the army does not have a royal title in general, but the navy and later the air force have royal titles. The fundamental reason is that the power of the royal family has become more and more influential with the help of the Bill of Rights.

So in 1707, after Anne I annexed Scotland, established the Kingdom of Great Britain, formally established the army, and handed the army over to the government, the royal family lost the opportunity to get the army forever.

However, it is not absolute. Those troops (usually regiments) that have made great contributions and have traditional honors have the opportunity to be awarded royal titles, but it is just an honor.

For example, the Royal Rifle Regiment is still under the control of the army, but has an honorary title.

The 6th Northamptonshire Regiment is like this. Its combat effectiveness is extraordinary. It has fought for a long time in India, Egypt and other places and achieved many achievements. It is considered a capable and combat-savvy unit in the British army.

"Stinga, how many people did we lose?" Locke asked when the attacking troops retreated.

"Sir, we lost 15 people, all good players, and more than 20 people were injured. The enemy's shooting accuracy is not low." Major Staff Officer Stinga replied.

"This bunch of damn monkeys!" Locke cursed angrily.

"You go organize the defense, our mission is to withstand the enemy's attack, so there will be no chance of attacking for the time being." Locke said after cursing.

"Yes! Sir!"

After the staff left, Locke frowned, looked at the plateau border guards' position, and exhaled softly.

"Is there any difference between fighting a war with the locals here and attacking Afghanistan? I really don't know what those gentlemen are thinking..."