Lin Shaozhang's guess indeed came true!
These Samanis not only had thunderbolts and cannons, but they also had rifles!
However, the rifles in the hands of the Samans were not the rifles used by the modern army.
Instead, it was a replica made by himself based on flintlock muskets he had previously captured and flintlock muskets he had purchased in Persia.
After several months of hard work in imitation, a total of three thousand poles were successfully replicated.
When Khalkha Beile and General Tuli arrived in Yizhou City together, they brought almost everything with them.
These nearly three thousand flintlock muskets were all deployed within the trench defense system outside Yizhou City.
However, under the repeated bombardment by the outer artillery regiments, the Saman soldiers in the trench system had suffered heavy casualties.
Some flintlock muskets were destroyed before they could even be used.
Meanwhile, the other Saman soldiers armed with flintlock muskets remained hidden in the trenches, waiting for their chance.
The battle has been going on for over an hour now.
During the long bombing that lasted for more than an hour, no matter how strong the defenses around Yizhou City were, or how well the Saman soldiers hid in their trenches, they were still bombarded.
However, under the fierce firepower of the massive army, the entire defense system gradually collapsed.
"Go! Keep going!"
"This is what Chu Yuanxing, the commander of the 1st Regiment of the 11th Infantry Division, said in a deep voice."
A group of soldiers continued to move quickly through the trenches, carrying Yanning rifles.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One grenade after another was thrown forward with all their might.
In the brief interval between grenade explosions, a dozen or so Da Gan Army soldiers jumped into the next trench and fired at the Saman soldiers.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets spitting from the muzzle instantly killed the Saman soldiers who hadn't even had time to react!
"Those behind, keep up! Be quick!"
A company commander waved his hand, directing his soldiers to charge forward.
With soldiers charging forward wave after wave, the third trench was quickly completely occupied.
Meanwhile, the artillery fire of the outer army's artillery regiments once again extended towards the walls of Yizhou.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Shells rained down on the walls of Yizhou, and the deafening explosions followed, the shockwaves blasting the rammed earth walls into rubble.
The soil fell in a flurry, and the once towering city wall was flattened by more than a foot.
General Tujalai of Saman, who was on the city wall, was now completely panicked.
After the cannons were destroyed, Tujialai was already somewhat distraught. Now, seeing the city walls under heavy bombardment, he disregarded everything and hurriedly fled into the city.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The relentless bombardment echoed across the entire Illinois city wall.
The Battle of Illinois is of paramount importance!
This place is not only the eastern gateway of the Samanid Khanate, but also the first place that can serve as a logistical support base after the westward expedition from Guazhou!
Therefore, Zhao Chun's troops were determined to win!
Despite the fact that the entire Samanid Khanate had deployed a large number of troops here, Zhao Chun was not afraid at all!
The artillery shells transported from the Guazhou front were given generously.
In a short period of time, hundreds of shells were fired at the walls of Illinois.
Following the violent explosion, the entire Illinois city wall began to collapse and crack.
Meanwhile, outside the city of Yizhou, the soldiers of the Dagan Army continued their charge forward.
Several machine gunners carried a wheeled machine gun, set it up on a high point in a trench, aimed at the Saman soldiers' trenches in the distance, and pulled the trigger.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Long tongues of fire swept across the battlefield, relentlessly suppressing the Saman soldiers in the enemy trenches.
Under the cover of machine gun fire, the soldiers continued to advance in a flanking maneuver.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Rifle bullets whizzed through the air as fully armed soldiers rushed forward.
Just then, several Saman soldiers quietly poked their heads out from a trench.
A completely black object emerged, instantly spewing out a puff of white smoke.
puff!
Iron bullets flew through the air and instantly struck a charging soldier.
The soldier groaned and reached out to clutch his arm tightly.
"What happened?"
The class monitor next to him turned his head, frowned, and asked.
"He was hit by a bullet."
The wounded soldier gritted his teeth and said, "The enemy has guns, they look like flintlock muskets..."
"Flintlock gun?"
The squad leader was stunned for a moment, and just as he was wondering what was going on, he looked up and saw another wisp of white smoke flashing by in the enemy trenches opposite.
It really is a flintlock musket!
The squad leader immediately exclaimed, "Be careful, everyone! The enemy has flintlock rifles!"
After giving that reminder, the squad leader shouted, "Machine gun! Machine gun! Give me suppressive fire! Now!"
The sounds from this side also reached the battalion commander's ears.
The battalion commander, who was in the midst of the charge, looked into the distance through his binoculars.
Once the battalion commander had a clear look, he immediately ordered, "Quickly! Send up several more machine guns for suppressive fire! We can't let the enemy's flintlock muskets unleash their power!"
"yes!"
The guard quickly responded.
Immediately, the machine guns of each company were also moved to the front.
After setting up the machine guns on the earthen mounds of the trenches, the machine gunners aimed at the enemy trenches and began to pull the triggers.
Da da da!
Da da da!
Buzzer after buzz of bullets flew forward, like a torrential downpour, the hail of bullets sweeping across the enemy trenches.
The bullet pierced through the edge of the soil and instantly hit several Saman soldiers who were sticking their heads out.
Blood mist flew everywhere, and corpses littered the ground!
Under the dense barrage of bullets, the Saman soldiers who were lucky enough to survive quickly ducked back and hid tightly in the trenches.
Under machine gun fire, the infantrymen in the rear continued to charge forward with their Yanning rifles.
The third trench was not far from the fourth and fifth trenches.
In just a few dozen breaths, the large army of infantry had already charged up to them.
"Grenade!"
A platoon leader shouted in a deep voice.
Immediately, soldiers pulled the pins on their grenades and threw them forcefully toward the fourth trench.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The grenade exploded instantly.
Amidst the billowing smoke, a group of elite infantrymen shouted and leaped into the trenches.
"Kill them!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bullets whizzed through the trenches, and the Saman soldiers hiding in the trenches quickly got up to prepare to fight back.
However, faced with a huge disparity in firepower, these Saman soldiers quickly found themselves at a disadvantage.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One after another, scorching bullets spewed from the gun barrels, mercilessly reaping the corpses of the Saman soldiers in the trenches.
Before long, the trenches were filled with the corpses of hundreds of Saman soldiers.
Piled up like mountains!
Blood and gore!
They looked miserable!
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