While the rear defenses were being reinforced, the fighting continued on the 11th Regiment's position.
One after another, the grassland bandits and cavalry charged forward as if their lives depended on it, like waves crashing on the sea, one after another.
Even the most valiant soldiers of the 11th Regiment could not withstand such an attack.
In a short period of time, the soldiers of the 11th Regiment had suffered heavy casualties.
When Li Xin arrived at the front line at Heishanzui and saw the situation on the battlefield, he was furious.
"Wei Dahai, what are you doing?"
Li Xin rebuked, "Which unit is at the front? Why have they been fighting here for so long? Aren't our soldiers' lives valuable too?"
"this……"
Wei Dahai was stunned for a moment, then said, "Your Majesty, the 11th Regiment is on the front line against the grassland bandits. We cannot retreat; we can only hold them off!"
Seemingly realizing his tone was a bit stiff, Li Xin softened it, looked at Wei Dahai, and said, "I didn't say we couldn't retreat. Didn't you build other defensive lines in the rear? Have the 11th Regiment withdraw and move to the 2nd and 3rd Regiments' side for a staggered defense!"
"Our advantage lies in our firepower!"
Looking at Wei Dahai, Li Xin instructed, "In the fierce battle, even if we can defeat the grassland bandits, we will suffer heavy casualties. It's better to continue using our firepower advantage to slowly whittle them down! Even if these grassland bandits take Black Mountain Mouth, so what? We still have a long defensive line behind us!"
As long as we can utilize these defensive lines to eliminate the remaining forces of the grassland bandits, we will still be the ultimate victors in this battle!
Remember, sometimes in warfare you need to be flexible and adaptable. Don't get bogged down in small gains or losses; keep the big picture in mind!
"Your Majesty's teachings are correct!"
Wei Dahai quickly agreed.
Immediately, Wei Dahai ordered the 11th Regiment at the front to fight and retreat simultaneously.
Meanwhile, the Second Regiment's position also took on the task of continuing to block the grassland bandits.
After the 11th Regiment withdrew, the 2nd Regiment began sniping from their positions.
After a brief rest, the grassland bandit cavalry of Heishanzui launched another charge towards the position of the Second Regiment of Heishanzui.
In an instant, another great battle broke out.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense barrage of gunfire rang out once again in the valley, and one after another, the grassland bandit cavalrymen fell dead under the guns.
Shumur, who had just occupied this position, was now covered in blood.
He looked up and saw another fortified position in the distance, which loomed before him, and a chill ran through him.
I remember when I came here, the area around Heishanzui was about five or six miles long.
And they have only broken through a hundred feet so far, so it seems there are still four or five more defenses to break through!
They have already lost thousands of soldiers!
If this continues, who knows how many people will die or be injured here at Heishanzui!
For a moment, Shu Mulu felt a sense of sorrow.
After a short while, Shumulu roused himself again. He glanced at the sky and ordered, "The Dongning army has been routed. Keep charging and try to get out as soon as possible!"
Under Shumulu's command, the grassland bandit cavalry charged towards the Second Regiment's position once again.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A dense hail of bullets came raining down.
The grassland bandits and cavalry suffered heavy casualties.
Meanwhile, in the command post, Li Xin was looking through binoculars at the grassland bandit cavalry in front of the Second Regiment's position.
While observing, Li Xin said, "In the valley, we not only have a firepower advantage, but more importantly, a terrain advantage! The entire Black Mountain Mouth is under the control of our Tiger Legion. Even if we lose one position, it won't matter!"
The Black Mountain Mouth Valley is five or six miles long. Our 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 8th and 9th Regiments have already constructed five lines of defense!
Let these grassland bandits and cavalry break through one by one!
"Let's use our superior firepower to hold them off. I want to see how many lines of defense these steppe bandits can break through!"
Li Xin's words were full of disdain.
After all, in such terrain, anyone would know that the advantage lies with the Tiger Legion!
And the grassland bandit cavalry in the Black Mountain Mouth Valley were indeed very brave and skilled in battle.
Perhaps it was a last burst of courage before death, as these grassland bandit cavalrymen charged relentlessly toward the Second Regiment's position.
After paying a heavy price, the grassland bandit cavalry finally entered the Second Regiment's position near dusk.
"Tell the Second Regiment's position,"
Li Xin squinted and ordered, "We can abandon the position and retreat to rest!"
"Instruct the Third Regiment to take over the defense and prepare to repel an attack!"
This time, the grassland bandit cavalry only approached the Second Regiment's position and did not engage in combat with the soldiers of the Tiger Legion's Second Regiment.
Li Xin then took the initiative to order a retreat, abandoning the position.
After all, there are still four lines of defense in the rear!
Moreover, it was getting dark.
Even after abandoning their positions, how could these grassland bandit cavalry break through the encirclement after nightfall?
Soon, the soldiers of the Second Regiment abandoned their position and retreated to the rear to rest.
Meanwhile, the soldiers of the Third Regiment, who had been waiting for half a day, finally became somewhat excited and thrilled.
Soldiers, each holding a Dongning-made flintlock musket, aimed at the open field, warily watching the distant grassland bandit cavalry.
The grassland bandit cavalry, who had just charged to the Second Regiment's position, were already exhausted.
Fortunately, they did not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Tiger Legion this time.
Standing in the trench, after surveying the surrounding situation, Shumulu looked up at the distance.
Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, Shumulu could clearly see a dense array of gun barrels gleaming with golden light in the distance, all aimed at them.
Shumulu knew in his heart that if they rushed forward at this time, they would face the powerful firepower suppression of the Tiger Army.
If this continues, they will likely all die in this valley before they can even escape Black Mountain Mouth.
Shumulu was in low spirits for a time.
Not only Shumulu, but even the grassland bandits and cavalry around him all lowered their heads.
After more than half a day of fierce fighting—or rather, more than half a day of being passively attacked—these grassland bandit cavalrymen had lost all fighting spirit.
All I felt was utter exhaustion!
All I felt was the frustration of experiencing dramatic ups and downs!
When this sense of powerlessness and loss welled up in their hearts, it gradually eroded the last bit of fighting spirit in the hearts of the grassland bandits and cavalry.
"General,"
A personal guard came to Shumulu's side, looking distressed, and said, "We've been fighting for most of the day, and the soldiers are exhausted. They haven't eaten or drunk anything. Shouldn't they rest for a while?"
As he spoke, the guard looked up at Shumulu in front of him.
Shumulu took a deep breath, sighed helplessly, and said, "Let the brothers rest here first, and report the news here to the Left Khan!"
"yes!"?
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