Chapter Forty-Seven: Dagger

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  Sun Daoren was leading his men to attack the 24th Regiment's position, but just as they were halfway there, he received a report that the Security Regiment had launched an attack and their troops had been defeated.

  Sun Daoren felt suffocated as soon as he heard it, and a surge of blood rushed straight to his forehead.

  He didn't expect that this small security team would dare to attack, but as soon as he thought of the fighting power of those Eight Banners soldiers and Green Standard soldiers, Sun Daoren suddenly realized that he had made a huge mistake.

  "What should we do?"

  "Immediately send reinforcements." Sun Daoren was helpless. If Governor Tongshou had any accidents, he would be in trouble.

  Sun Daoren hastily took a shortcut to chase after the Security Corps, which had slowed down significantly because the Qing troops were exhausted.

  Let others catch their breath!

  Drive them to Baishuiyuan and then attack from both sides.

  The commander of the 2nd battalion, Lin Chenggui, and the three company commanders of the 1st battalion (Xia Jun was the battalion commander) were delighted. Just as they were about to drive the Qing army to Baishuiyuan, a loud shout suddenly came from the mountains.

  Two thousand soldiers of the Tenth New Army suddenly emerged from the mountains, most of them charging out with large broadswords. The distance between the two sides was too close, only 70-80 meters, and they directly struck two camps before they could react.

  Sun Daoren obviously didn't want to engage in a firefight with the Security Regiment, because the New Army's firearms were no match for theirs. What if they fought with bayonets?

  At such a close distance, and with a two-to-one numerical advantage.

  The new army's equipment includes a large knife as one of the standard equipment, and there are many. In contrast, the security team only has bayonets but no large knives can be seen.

  Once both sides engaged in a fierce battle, the New Army had an advantage over the old one in terms of equipment and numbers.

  However, a moment later, the soldiers of the security team showed extraordinary calmness, which was far beyond Sun Daoren's expectations. The squad leader closest to the new army rushing out aimed his Thompson at the Qing army and swept them away with a burst of crazy shots.

  Dada dada dada dada...

  Typical sound of a typewriter jumping around, submachine guns mostly use pistol bullets, with super strong stopping power, instantly sweeping down a large area.

  The officers and deputy squad leaders also drew their pistols and fired rapidly at the advancing Qing soldiers.

  A row of Qing soldiers fell, and another row rushed up, but the security team miraculously withstood it. The scattered platoon leaders came one after another, and the rushing Qing soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

  However, the distance between the two sides was too close after all. The soldiers of the two battalions were scattered apart, and under the fierce firepower, those Qing troops still slowly crushed over.

  "Fix bayonets, instructor told me to take over, kill them all." Lin Chenggui's pistol had fired several clips, he threw away the pistol and shouted loudly.

  More than a dozen instructors around Lin Chenggui charged forward with rifles, although some instructors' hands and feet were shaking, they still rushed forward.

  In this critical situation, instructors must set an example. If they don't, they will be the first to be held accountable. Those with severe circumstances may even face execution by firing squad.

  "Up, up, up, brothers! Kill!" Lin Chenggui shouted loudly, and the officers in the camp followed the instructor to charge forward.

  Those soldiers saw it and rushed forward too.

  The guardsmen and soldiers of the Tenth Regiment clashed like a flood, bursting out in an instant into a sheet of blood.

  A brutal cold weapon battle unfolded!

  The guardsmen automatically formed into groups of two or three in the chaos, bayonets instinctively thrust out, and the Qing soldiers holding knife blades were stabbed to death one by one.

  Many of the soldiers in these two camps have been enlisted for almost a year, during which bayonet fighting has been one of the most trained projects. This cruel cold weapon combat wins and morale greatly increases, loses and morale is greatly frustrated. In the case of bullets and grain exhaustion, only the bayonet in hand can be relied upon.

  An indomitable army must undergo the baptism of bayonets; its soul is forged in blood.

  Both sides were locked in a fierce battle, the Tenth Town's new army had already reached its limits after charging through the intense firepower, having such bravery was worthy of praise and tears.

  The soldiers of the security team, two or three people as a group, cooperated with each other, and the gathered security team soldiers formed a situation where two or three people surrounded and beat one Qing soldier.

  More and more Qing soldiers fell to the ground, the cruel cold weapon battle instantly lowered the morale of the Qing army to freezing point.

  The combat effectiveness of the security team was so fierce that it scared Sun Daoren out of his wits. Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, with no possibility of winning, Sun Daoren took a dozen guards and directly retreated from the battlefield, fleeing along the official road.

  Sun Daoren ran away, and other Qing soldiers followed suit.

  In less than two minutes, the Tenth Town's Qing soldiers who had just been as fierce as tigers descending a mountain were now fleeing in disarray like dogs with their tails between their legs.

  "Kill!"

  The soldiers of the Security Guard shouted loudly, holding bayonets and charging forward. The Qing troops were no match for the endurance of the long-trained Security Guard soldiers, and they were quickly killed in pursuit, then finished off with a knife.

  The heavy machine guns that were unable to fire earlier due to the intense fighting between both sides began to wreak havoc, firing burst after burst at the fleeing 10th Regiment of Qing troops. The retreating Qing soldiers were not too densely packed, and the sweeping fire was just a waste of bullets.

  The security team chased after them, and the Tenth Town's Qing army ran in a state of utter disarray. No matter how fast they ran, they couldn't outrun the three-wheeled cart.

  Sun Daoren was shot in the back by a burst of machine gun fire while fleeing and died on the spot.

  The 3,000-strong Qing garrison in the tenth town was quickly annihilated.

  Many soldiers in both camps were slightly soft all over, and for the first time they fought with bayonets, not the kind of fight they wore bamboo armor, but a bloody battle.

  After the effect of the hormone wore off, I soon felt a bit weak and the wounds on my body started to ache.

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  Confirmed update of over 15,000 characters, new book stage can only be 200,000 characters, exceeding 200,000 will drop out, now even with inventory cannot burst every day.

  Two updates before No. 30, extra update on Monday.