Some of the soldiers were hit by arrows, but they only frowned slightly. Then they gritted their teeth, broke the arrows in half, and continued to charge forward with their rifles in hand.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets flew towards the bandits on the grassland across the river, raining down everywhere.
The grassland bandit soldiers who stood on the shore with bows and arrows were instantly riddled with bullets. Dozens, even hundreds, of grassland bandit soldiers died on the spot.
Under the overwhelming firepower, no effective resistance was formed in the grassland bandit positions.
Seeing this, the Right Khan's face darkened, and he coldly shouted, "What's going on? Stop them right now! Stop them!"
No matter how furious the Right Khan roared, it was to no avail.
After all, the difference between bows and arrows and rifles and machine guns is still very large!
This is practically a difference of one or two eras!
With such a huge disparity in strength, it was nothing short of a pipe dream for these grassland bandits to rely on bows and arrows to stop the attack of the large army!
"Khan, Khan..."
At this moment, a trusted confidant spoke up, reminding him, "Relying solely on bows and arrows, I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop this massive army!"
"How could I not see it!"
The Right Khan was in a bad mood and roared, "Tell me, what else can we do now?"
"Your Majesty, I have an idea."
The confidant spoke up, "Right now, the Da Gan Army's artillery has stopped bombarding, and their infantry has reached the Hulun River and is wading across. This will slow their advance considerably. For us, this is an opportunity!"
"Chance?"
The Right Khan frowned slightly, looked at his trusted confidant, and asked, "What opportunity?"
"Khan,"
The confidant explained, "Our grassland bandits excel at mounted warfare. We can take advantage of the opportunity while the Da Gan Army infantry is crossing the river to launch a cavalry counterattack. This will surely catch the Da Gan Army infantry off guard! As long as we can severely damage the Da Gan Army infantry, we will win this battle and protect our grasslands!"
"Um?"
Upon hearing his confidant's words, the Right Khan's eyes lit up, and he stared intently at the confidant.
Suddenly, the Right Khan realized what was happening.
This is indeed a great opportunity for them!
If we can take advantage of the cavalry's superior mobility and launch a proactive attack, we might still be able to turn defeat into victory!
Thinking of this, the Right Khan's face lit up with joy, and he quickly said, "That's a good idea! Let's do it! Immediately order the steppe warriors at the front to charge with their cavalry!"
"yes!"
The trusted confidant quickly responded.
After the order was given, the grassland bandit soldiers at the front line quickly mounted their warhorses and charged towards the Hulun River.
Giddy up!
Giddy up!
One after another, warhorses galloped through the Hulun River, splashing up a series of water droplets that rippled on the surface.
Although they were traveling in the river, the speed of a warhorse charge was still much faster than that of a large infantry force.
Seeing the cavalry of the steppe bandits galloping towards him, Sun Ming, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, frowned slightly and sneered, "Heh! These steppe bandits have gotten smarter, haven't they? They've actually learned to use offense as defense?"
"but,"
Sun Ming changed the subject and said coldly, "These grassland bandits, don't think they can defeat us like this? Dream on!"
"Tell the brothers on the front lines to give the machine guns a good beating and not stop!"
"yes!"
Once the order was given, the machine guns lined up along the Hulun River aimed at the grassland bandits and cavalry rushing through the river and began their rampage.
Da da da!
Da da da!
A dense hail of bullets whizzed across the river. The scorching bullets instantly pierced the bodies of these grassland bandit cavalrymen, and their corpses fell into the river.
Meanwhile, the large army infantry attacking in the Hulun River also picked up their guns, pulled the triggers, and began firing.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Although its rate of fire is much slower than that of a machine gun, it has the advantage of having a large number of troops.
The dense hail of bullets formed a network of interwoven fire in the air, effectively blocking the path of these grassland bandit cavalry.
In a short period of time, these grassland bandit cavalry suffered heavy casualties.
However, the intense firepower did not deter these grassland bandit cavalry from charging.
"rush!"
The grassland bandits and cavalrymen roared and continued their charge forward.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The main force of the army was unleashing a fierce barrage of machine guns and rifles. Bullets crisscrossed the air, relentlessly reaping the lives of the grassland bandits!
The fighting continues.
The killing continued!
Clearly, the Right Khan has made another mistake.
Even with a large number of grassland bandit cavalry dispatched, they were powerless in the face of this situation!
More and more grassland bandits died on the spot, their flesh mangled and bloody!
The entire surface of the Hulun River was covered with the corpses of a large number of grassland cavalry and their horses, their blood staining the entire river surface, a truly tragic sight!
Behind them, Zhang Cheng, holding binoculars and looking at the battlefield of Hulun River, had a slight smile on his lips.
"Haha, not bad! It seems we've gained a decisive advantage!"
Zhang Cheng said with a smile.
"Yes, Commander Zhang!"
Chief of Staff Ding Jie, who was standing next to him, also burst into laughter and said, "I reckon it won't be long before the grassland bandits collapse!"
"The collapse was inevitable!"
Zhang Cheng nodded and used his binoculars to survey both sides of the battlefield.
After watching for a while, Zhang Cheng said, "Since we're going to fight, let's fight a major battle! Let's strive for a decisive victory and severely damage the Right Khan's forces of the grassland bandits!"
"We can now deploy our cavalry. Order the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions to flank the bandits from the north and south respectively, and cut off their rear!"
"Order the 3rd Cavalry Division to serve as reserves and be ready to be deployed at any time!"
After the orders were relayed, the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Divisions, which had been waiting impatiently in the open fields, began to gallop across the open fields.
After arriving at the Hulun River, they crossed the river directly and headed to encircle the grassland bandits from the rear.
The warhorses galloped wildly, moving at incredible speed!
The thunderous sound of horses' hooves echoed across the grassland.
This scene was also witnessed by the Right Khan of the Grassland Bandits.
"The cavalry of the Da Gan Army are charging?"
The Khan of the Right Tent stared wide-eyed and exclaimed in surprise.
"Your Majesty, the situation is dire!"
His trusted confidant took a deep breath and said, "These massive cavalry units look like they're trying to outflank us! They're going to swallow us whole!"
"ah?"
The Right Khan was stunned for a moment, muttering, "These large armies, do they really have such a huge appetite?"
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