Chapter 681
Lu Haogu was very dissatisfied with the fact that the Qing army was able to find the location of his military command post. He believed that the troops performing reconnaissance missions did not do a good job, and this was a situation that would never happen to him in the regular army of the Ming Dynasty. .

But even if he felt some resentment towards the soldiers of the No.40 Second Army, Lu Haogu would not say so.

When the vanguard of the 42nd Army entered Karatayu, the Qing army suddenly launched a fierce attack on the vanguard of the Ming army.

The vanguard of the 42nd Army is composed of the 106th Brigade of Infantry of the 90th Division of the Fan Army and the 161st Division of the 5000st Division. It has a strength of less than 90 people and is mainly lightly armed. The brigade commander of the 90th brigade is McGreen from England, a colonel who has been naturalized in Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.The [-]th Brigade under his command was also mainly British and Irish, many of whom immigrated to North America. Later, many British immigrants embarked on this road because they could obtain Ming status by joining the Fan Army.

Colonel McGreen very much hoped that this war would be able to make contributions. It is not particularly difficult for an officer of the Fan Army to become a colonel, but it is very difficult to be promoted from a colonel to a brigadier general.The eager McGreen also led the vanguard to hurry. Because of the mountainous terrain, the speed of the 90th traveling army he led was a little too fast, so it escaped from the protection of the flanks and became a protrusion.

McGreen is not an idiot. He knew that this was a bit dangerous, so he immediately stopped his advance and waited for his flank troops to catch up. At the same time, he repaired roads and other facilities to create conditions for logistics.

As for his opponent, Uledan, in order to defeat the Ming army, it can be said that he worked very hard.The Qing army found that McGlynn's 90th Brigade was a bit too advanced, and immediately mobilized troops, hoping to eliminate the 90th Brigade before the Ming army arrived and complete a beautiful victory.

The Qing army mobilized troops to deploy while advancing, and took advantage of the favorable terrain of the mountains to avoid the reconnaissance of the Ming Air Force as much as possible.In order to eat McGlynn's 90th Brigade, Uledan concentrated about 2 Qing troops.

When McGreen's side had just arrived, the Qing army attacked from McGreen's side, trying to intercept McGreen's 90th brigade.

In the dark night, the Qing army came suddenly, which surprised the 90th brigade of the Ming army a little.However, McGreen was able to serve as the brigade commander of the Fan Army as an Englishman, so he was naturally not an idler.

"Fire flares, hold your ground!"

"We have the firepower advantage, don't worry about the ammunition, hit me hard!"

The Qing army's assault was not unyielding, but the Ming army's defense was also extremely resolute.With the help of positions and temporary fortifications, the 90th Brigade fought back fiercely.The Eighth Army of the Qing Army did well in Germany, the Netherlands and France, but this was the first time they encountered the real Ming Army. Although it was just a vassal army, they still clearly felt that they were different from previous enemies.

The firepower of the Ming army is really fierce!
During the night battle, the Ming army did not deploy its own howitzers quickly, but the 90th Brigade was still equipped with a large number of mortars and rocket launchers. In the past, the Qing army could basically break into the enemy's positions as long as it made a decisive assault.But this time, the Ming army rained shells into the attacking Qing army, and the Qing army suffered great losses.

The lieutenant colonel of the Qing army tried to attack from the side, but found that the Ming army was still fighting resolutely.

But in any case, they can be regarded as inserted into the center of the 90th Brigade, occupying several key high grounds.So the lieutenant colonel of the Qing army prepared to wait for the friendly army, and then besieged and killed the 90th brigade of the Ming army.

But now this Qing army has absolutely no experience in fighting the real Ming army. They don't know what dawn means.

McGreen looked at the rising sun jumping out of the mountain, showing a cruel smile.

"It's actually not going to withdraw from us in the daytime. It's because I feel that my life is too long."

"Call the Air Force!"

The electromagnetic wave signal was transmitted, and not long after, the bomber of the Ming Air Force arrived.

Several H-4s, accompanied by Mustang fighters, dropped bombs towards the marked high ground.Dozens of tons of bombs were dropped, blowing up the Qing army.Uleden's Eighth Army is still independent from the Qing army headquarters and cannot receive effective air support at all.And even if the Qing Army Air Force came over, there would definitely be nothing the Ming Air Force could do.

As the air force bombed, McGlynn sent the 90th Brigade of Infantry to attack.The remnants of the Qing army resisted rather firmly, but after a fierce battle, they were still defeated.A small number of Qing troops retreated outward, and were beaten up by fighter planes in the air and tanks on the ground. In the end, the interspersed Qing army was wiped out.

It didn't take long for the air force's reconnaissance planes to basically grasp the location of the Qing army's dispatched troops in this battle. After the 90th Brigade received the information, McGlynn immediately made corresponding deployments and launched a wave of counterattacks against the Qing army. By the afternoon of the same day , The detours of the Qing army's inner and outer circles were basically defeated.

Because of the mountainous environment, although the Qing army failed, the losses were not particularly heavy. Except that more than 1000 troops who participated in the interspersed troops were wiped out, and the casualties in the subsequent battle were less than 1. The remaining [-] people retreated in an orderly manner. .

McGreen really wanted to chase after him, but he knew that the flanks of the 90th Brigade were not protected. If they were caught by the Qing army again, even if they could be held, there might be relatively large casualties.

In the process of crossing mountains and rivers, the 42nd Army encountered many attacks from the Qing army, but the offensive organized by the Qing army had little effect.Basically, if the Qing army did not encircle a small number of Ming troops to defeat them within a day or two, the Qing army would have to retreat.

The Ming army encountered many damages to road facilities by the Qing army, but the ability to recover was also very strong.The two sides fought fiercely in the mountains with you coming and going, which can be regarded as having some basic understanding of each other.

The Qing army fought in Europe before, and it was basically invincible. They had the advantages of firepower and military strength, and the European army was very uncomfortable. As long as they made a breakthrough, the European army would be defeated.After the Qing army interspersed and encircled them, they could fight a battle of annihilation, and then a large number of European troops surrendered.

But the Ming army was completely different. The Ming army's fighting will, combat literacy and ability, and even firepower were all higher than the European army and even the Qing army.Unless it is a small Ming army, it is difficult for the Qing army to eat up a larger Ming army in one go.

The Ming army still had air superiority, and it was even difficult for the Qing army to fight through during the day, and would be severely hit by the Ming Air Force.

Facing such a Ming army, the Qing army felt like a hedgehog, unable to speak.Soon, the army of the 42nd Army gradually arrived. After mastering Uleden's tactics, Lu Haogu arranged for the Ming army to carry out operations on a scale above the regiment level, advancing hand in hand to ensure that they would take care of each other.The Qing army had no choice but to retreat steadily from the mountainous area, and Uleden was very anxious.

(End of this chapter)

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