At dawn, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Karhana Bele was awakened by the noise outside.
Opening his sleepy eyes, Karhana Beile rubbed them and picked up the clothes beside him.
Just then, the rumbling sound from outside came in again.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
What is that sound?
Karhana Bele froze, his eyes narrowing as he carefully discerned the sounds outside.
After a moment, Karhana Beile came to his senses.
That sound sounds like cannon fire.
not good!
The main force has launched an attack!
Thinking about it, Karhana Beile's expression changed drastically. He quickly put on his clothes and went outside.
Upon stepping outside, Karhana Bele immediately spotted plumes of smoke rising from the open ground in the distance.
Thick smoke billowed over Saihantala. The surrounding grassland bandits ran around in a panic, some even heading towards the trenches.
Meanwhile, a dense barrage of artillery shells continued to fly towards Saihantala.
It was like a huge, dark mass of hailstones falling from the sky.
In an instant, countless shells rained down on Saihantala.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The shells exploded violently, sending dirt flying and scattering into the air. The acrid smell of gunpowder filled the air.
The shell exploded, and the splintered steel fragments flew out in all directions, without any blind spots.
Instantly, some of the grassland bandits were lacerated by shrapnel, blood spurted out, and they fell to the ground dead.
Some of the grassland bandits were still running when they were hit by the blast wave of the shell and instantly torn to pieces by the violent explosion.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening explosion echoed throughout the entire Saihantala position.
The nearby trenches and tents were scattered and destroyed by the blast wave. Some unsuspecting grassland bandits were instantly blown to pieces.
Blood splattered, drifting and falling to the ground.
Seeing this, Karhana Beile was completely dumbfounded.
This... is the real attack of the massive army!
They've been holding back for so long, and now they're finally going to start fighting!
But why choose today?
Is there any hidden secret behind this incident?
Karhanabele couldn't understand this.
However, he heard loud explosions coming from the south and east.
The shells were densely packed, like hailstones.
So many!
Karhana Beile took a deep breath and roared in a deep voice, "Take cover! Take cover!"
The desperate words echoed across the battlefield.
The attendants also relayed Khalkhabele's words to the various trenches.
Although the grassland bandits learned how to build trenches, they didn't master the essential techniques.
Especially regarding trench defense systems, they hadn't fully learned how to evade artillery fire. Furthermore, the steppe bandits' formations within the trenches were quite dense. Occasionally, a shell would land in the trench and explode, instantly turning nearby steppe bandits into mangled pieces!
The trenches were stained with blood and were a complete mess!
The other grassland bandits were completely terrified when they saw this scene.
"How...how come the artillery fire of these large armies has become so powerful?"
Recalling the artillery fire they witnessed in Northeast China last year, some veterans felt there was a significant difference.
It's even more powerful now!
...
The power is definitely greater!
The infantry divisions of the Northern Military Region are now equipped with the Yanning Year 1 breech-loading cannons, which are naturally much more powerful than the muzzle-loading cannons used in Dongning!
Moreover, the artillery regiments of the infantry divisions are equipped with dozens of cannons.
The 7th Infantry Division, the 8th Infantry Division, two artillery regiments, plus the artillery pieces in each infantry regiment, totaled more than one hundred.
More than a hundred cannons were lined up in the open field, their dark muzzles aimed at Saihantala, continuing to roar furiously.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
A piercing scream rose into the sky and fell towards Saihantala.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening explosion echoed across the open field, causing the entire land to tremble slightly.
Smoke filled the air, and dust flew everywhere!
Even the Saihantala defense line, which had been built and repaired by the grassland bandits for a long time, could not hold out for long in the face of such fierce bombing.
Under wave after wave of fierce bombardment, some of the outer trenches were almost completely flattened. The grassland bandits inside the trenches were also blown to pieces.
In a short period of time, the grassland bandits have lost more than a thousand men!
The remaining grassland bandits were all terrified, their eyes filled with fear.
"How long will this bombing last?"
A grassland bandit shook off the mud from his clothes and asked with a gloomy expression.
"Wait, it's still early!"
A centurion standing nearby said, "Back in Dongning, bombing like this could last for an hour."
"How much? For an hour?"
The grassland bandit was stunned for a moment.
He never expected that the bombing by the Da Gan Army could last for so long.
In such a short time, the trenches have been severely damaged and thousands of people have died.
If the bombing continues, who knows how many casualties will result!
well!
The grassland bandit sighed, picked up his shovel, and dug into the soil in the trench.
He dug a small hole and curled up inside.
The mud blocked some shrapnel from entering, thus protecting their safety.
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