The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

Chapter 305 Artillery Battle

Five years later, the little beggars from back then had all grown up. Most of them went to military academies, and some even went on to university. They were scattered throughout the empire.

Their Iron-Blooded Youth Corps' first leader was Stone Brother Gundam, who was older and also currently held the highest military rank. Being in the Military Intelligence Division made it convenient for him to contact his brothers and sisters in various locations.

Shen Weiguo was an orphan who had no name and didn't even know his surname. So he simply chose the name Shen Weiguo for himself.

He had always longed to be a cavalryman since he was a child. After graduating from military academy, he volunteered to join the cavalry and was assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division. He is now a second lieutenant and deputy company commander.

After living, eating, and training alongside the soldiers for two months, he fully integrated into the unit, earning their trust and the officers' praise.

They initially thought the enemy force numbered 30,000, and that it would definitely be a bloody battle. Shen Weiguo was even prepared to die for his country.

But when he saw the lackluster Eight Banners army on the other side, he felt all his energy relax.

The next morning, after a night of rest, the Eight Banners army was finally ready to launch their attack.

The Eight Banners army first brought out dozens of cannons, including advanced Type 57 mountain guns and cumbersome old-fashioned muzzle-loading cannons.

No wonder the march was so slow; it's not easy to drag such a heavy cannon weighing over two thousand pounds this far.

"The enemy is about to fire! Everyone except those on watch, get into the bomb shelters!" Shen Weiguo shouted.

Their company commander was transferred to lead the cavalry in an ambush, and now Shen Weiguo is in charge.

"If I hadn't been afraid of scaring you away, you wouldn't have even had a chance to fire!" Shen Weiguo cursed inwardly.

The 1st Cavalry Division was responsible for escorting ammunition, including artillery and machine guns. Combined with the division's artillery regiment, they could wipe out the enemy's artillery in no time.

However, ambushing the enemy on the grasslands is not easy. The Mongols are not fools; they send out scouts dozens of miles away.

To ambush the enemy, the cavalry had to go around a hundred miles away.

Our forces are too few; it's impossible to annihilate the rebels now. The best opportunity will come when we weaken them, when they can no longer take Tukrik and begin to consider retreating.

"Damn Russians!" Shen Weiguo saw through his binoculars that some tall Slavs were assisting in commanding the Eight Banners artillery.

"Boom, boom boom boom..." Puffs of white smoke rose as the Eight Banners army's artillery began bombarding the front-line positions.

They clearly knew how powerful these low walls were, and decided to breach them before launching their attack.

"Boom boom boom..." The shells landed near the first line of defense, kicking up clouds of dust.

Compared to these advanced mountain guns, those muzzle-loading cannons were also quite powerful. Iron balls as thick as a bowl would hit the ground, bounce back, and roll wildly across the battlefield. If they hit a person, they would either kill or maim them.

Unfortunately, the officers and soldiers of the 1st Cavalry Division had all taken refuge in underground artillery shelters, so the cannons could not harm them in the slightest.

"Bang!" A muffled thud. A metal bullet struck the low wall accurately. The meter-thick wall, made of sandbags, was pierced through. The observation post nearby was startled.

"Alright, it's time to show them what's what!" Jiang Shan nodded after the Eight Banners artillery had fired a few rounds.

Immediately, cannon fire erupted throughout the town, with a dozen or so shells raining down on the Eight Banners army's artillery positions.

The target for Zhu Yuan had already been marked, and the cannonballs landed precisely in the artillery of the Eight Banners army.