Chapter 1663
Attacking Manila
Chapter 1663 Attacking Manila ([-])
"Break the door open!" Sun Zhen gritted his teeth and gave the order.Just now two of his subordinates fell in the sneak attack, and the attacker was hiding in the house with the brown-red exterior wall on the street.
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong man flashed behind him. Sun Zhen, who was taller than his body, was not inferior, holding a black cylindrical object in his hand.This is a battering hammer that was distributed before the start of the war and used by the troops entering the city in street fighting. It looks inconspicuous, but it weighs fifty or sixty catties.The principle of this thing is the same as that of a battering ram, and it also uses physical principles to break the latch to achieve the effect of breaking the door.
The strong man made a gesture in front of the door, then grabbed the middle and rear handles of the hammer with both hands, raised it high, then swung it out, smashing it towards the door in front of him.Then there was a "click", and the door opened in response, and a group of soldiers who had been impatiently poured into the house immediately.
For Sun Zhen, the street fighting in downtown Manila is undoubtedly a new experience. In the past few years, there are very few combat missions he has performed in such a difficult environment.On both sides of the streets and alleys with a width of only two or three meters, there are two to three-story small buildings densely covering the entire city. Launched a sniper attack on the Haihan army entering the city.
These people often only take one shot at a location, and regardless of whether they succeed or not, they will immediately evacuate and change to the next attack point, relying on their familiarity with the local environment to hide, and it is difficult for the Haihan army located in the narrow streets to effectively attack them. The counterattack had to spread out, and the houses on both sides of the street were cleared one by one.But in this way, it is inevitable to fight against the enemy in a narrow indoor space, and the weapon advantage of the Haihan Army will be greatly reduced, and the speed of advancement will be far inferior to the situation when it was fighting outside the city earlier.
But Sun Zhen has no better way to do this. The order he received was to open up the route between the south gate and the east gate as soon as possible, and assist the South China Sea special warfare team outside the city to seize control of the east gate. Judging from the situation, they will have to go through another fierce battle before reaching the east gate.
The Haihan soldiers who poured into the house did not encounter any resistance. After searching the rooms upstairs and downstairs, they only found the owner's family of seven, a couple, and four children. And an old woman who was a cook and nurse.Although this family was all Spanish, they were obviously not the armed men that the Haihan Army wanted to capture.
Sun Zhen went into the room and inspected the family. The children subconsciously retreated behind their parents. Although they didn't know the identity of the person who came, they could feel the invisible murderous intent oppressing them. Their nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages made them feel It would be safer to stay away from this big oriental man.
"Did you find any weapons in this house?" Sun Zhenfa asked.
"No, the person who attacked us just now slipped through the back door before breaking the door." The sergeant who led the team to search the house replied immediately.
Sun Zhen didn't intend to vent his anger on these innocent civilians. He waved his hands impatiently and said, "Take them away and send them to the prisoner-of-war camp. Remember to ask the translator to confirm their identities again."
Of course, before the Haihan army attacked the city, they had already expected that after breaking the city, they would take a large number of prisoners, and the number could reach as many as thousands, so there were corresponding advance arrangements for this.However, the effect of blasting the city wall in the south of the city was not satisfactory. The troops entering the city came up from outside the city on ladders, and it was not easy to escort a large number of prisoners from inside the city to outside the city.Gaoqiaonan could only enclose a piece of land in the south of the city, and surrounded several intersections with some wooden fences that the Spaniards hadn't had time to use, and it was considered a temporary place of imprisonment.
The appearance and appearance of Europeans are obviously different from those of Orientals, and they are also the primary targets of detention. Regardless of whether these people have carried out armed resistance against the Haihan army during the war, men, women, old and young, all must be taken as prisoners and detained, and their identities will be regarded after the war decide its whereabouts.Given the situation in Manila, some valuable people will inevitably be caught. At that time, if these people want to regain their freedom, they must first pay a ransom fee. This is also the main goal of the Haihan military after the war. One of the sources of profit.
Regarding the current way of fighting, Sun Zhen also feels quite a headache. The complexity of the environment is second to none. He really doesn't like too many civilians appearing on the battlefield. Existence prevents him from mobilizing all the power in his hand when fighting.Moreover, the headquarters has clear instructions. During the battle, although all those who try to resist can be killed for no reason, innocent civilians should not be killed indiscriminately.
These two instructions seem to be a bit contradictory, but Sun Zhen can also understand the painstaking efforts of the generals.Haihan crossed the entire South China Sea to attack this harbor city, and he didn't intend to come and run away.After driving away the original ruler, Haihan will definitely take over the city and include it and the surrounding areas into his own territory.If civilians are killed too much during the siege, the post-war appeasement work will be quite troublesome, and immigrants may even have to be moved from other places to fill it.
As for the nationality of these local people, there is no need for Sun Zhen to worry about it.Haihan is an immigrant country mainly composed of Han people, but in recent years, some immigrants from South Asia, West Asia and even further afield have obtained Haihan nationality.If the people living here are willing to stay and join the Haihan nationality after the war, then the country must be very happy to accept these people as war dividends.
At this time, someone came to report that there was suspected enemy activity in the adjacent house in front. Sun Zhen became interested when he heard it, and led the team out through the back door, went around to the side of the house, and then let the battering hammer go forward to operate. He himself drew his saber in his hand.The space in the room is narrow, waiting for people to rush in, it is easy to accidentally injure your own people by shooting.The saber he brought was custom-made, with blood grooves on the blade and a row of sharp serrations on the back. Although the inner length of the handle is only one foot or two inches, it is quite heavy because it is made of fine steel.This knife has drunk a lot of human blood on the battlefields in various places, and it is Sun Zhen's most convenient personal weapon.
Almost at the same time when the door was smashed open, Sun Zhen had already smashed the door open and rushed into the room. Sure enough, there were seven or eight Spanish men in the room. He probably didn't expect the Haihan army to come so fast, and they all rushed into the room at the first moment. He froze on the spot and didn't react.
Sun Zhen didn't dare to stop, he kicked the man in front of him on the chest as soon as he raised his leg, kicking him flying upside down, and took advantage of the opportunity to turn over another person behind him.At this moment, everyone in the room came to their senses and planned to rush forward to deal with this opponent.
After Sun Zhen kicked over a person, he still didn't stop, and stabbed the knife into the neck of the person closest to him sideways, blood spurted out immediately, Sun Zhen drew out the knife, turned around and slashed at the person who rushed behind him.The man subconsciously raised his hand to block it, but was slashed on his forearm by the powerful knife. Although the arm was not completely split in two, the arm bone was broken, and the man screamed and stepped back. go.
At this time, the first enemy to use a weapon was able to make the first move, slashing at the top of Sun Zhen's head.Sun Zhen didn't care about chasing down the Spaniard with the broken arm, so he raised his hand and waved his knife to block the head-on blow.
The soldiers who rushed into the house with Sun Zhen used bayonet-mounted rifles, which were basically used as short spears for the infantry. It was not difficult to deal with the Spaniards in the house, and they were brought down in two or three hits. There were several people, and the remaining three were forced to the corner. Seeing that there was no way to escape, they voluntarily dropped their weapons and surrendered.
"Tie up the living first, go get the translator, and hurry up for a trial!" Sun Zhen carefully avoided the pool of blood on the ground and gave orders to his subordinates.The guy who was stabbed in the neck by him just now had a big puddle of blood on the floor. Although his body still twitched from time to time, it seemed that he was dying.Sun Zhen didn't care about this person's life or death, he just didn't want the blood on the floor to make the soles of his shoes sticky.
However, since he has caught the living, Sun Zhen must get some useful information from them, especially the deployment of the enemy troops in this urban area. Only after understanding the situation can he make targeted tactical adjustments.
Not long after, a Portuguese man who could speak Spanish and Chinese came. After Sun Zhen communicated with him briefly, he asked him to interrogate the three people quickly.The Portuguese leaned over and asked a few words, but the three refused to answer, and one of them even spat in disdain.
Seeing this, Sun Zhen didn't say much. He strode over and grabbed the spitting Spaniard by the hair, dragged him to the side, then took out his saber and wiped the man's neck directly, just like killing a chicken.
"Tell them, if you don't cooperate, you will die, just like him." Sun Zhen pointed at the unlucky ghost on the floor with a knife, and said to the stunned Portuguese translator: "Whoever speaks later will also die!"
The Portuguese swallowed his saliva, and quickly conveyed Sun Zhen's meaning to the two survivors. This time, no one needed to urge them anymore. The death of their companion had already given them the best warning, and the two rushed to confess. I was afraid that if I fell behind, I would be killed by this murderous monster.
Soon Sun Zhen got the information he needed. The Spanish army deployed thousands of people in the urban area between the east gate and the south gate, with the intention of slowing down the Haihan army's offensive pace.And their main tactic is to use civilian houses as cover, as Sun Zhen saw, to intercept and kill the Haihan army advancing eastward layer by layer.As for the location of its headquarters, it is located in an official residence in the east of the city.
Sun Zhen immediately asked for a map of the city, and asked the two captives to point out the location of the mansion on the map.After these two people looked at the map, their faces were ashen, because the streets and main buildings in the city were drawn almost in detail on the map, and the official residence was also included.
After getting the information he wanted, Sun Zhen immediately began to plan the next move.There are still about two streets away from his current location to the official residence, but if the current route is followed, it will probably take several hours to entangle with the Spaniards all the way to the destination, maybe when it gets dark Still haven't been able to reach the target.After carefully reading the map, he decided to find another way, bypassing the urban area fortified by the Spaniards, and directly assaulting the enemy's headquarters.
Naturally, there is a great risk in doing so. If the information given by the two people is wrong, and there is an ambush by the Spanish army on the route he chose, he will probably fall into the siege of the other party.Even if the information provided by the other party is accurate and he arrives at the destination smoothly, if the process of attacking the enemy's headquarters is not smooth, it may also put himself in danger.
However, Sun Zhen has always been known for his bravery in battle, and he didn't pay much attention to the risk. He assembled his team immediately and announced this decision to several sergeants under him.Then he ordered the two prisoners to be escorted to the rear, and by the way, informed Gao Qiaonan of the battle situation here and his decision.
After Sun Zhen gave the order, he took a platoon he led, quietly changed the marching direction, touched the north of the city to bypass the enemy's defense area, and then tried to turn to the east of the city.
At this time, most of the civilians in the fighting area of the city had fled their homes, and those with status had already fled into the castle in the north of the city, which was the last hope of the Spaniards.And now the three city gates that are still under the control of the defenders have been closed, and they can't leave the city, they can only stay as far away from the combat zone as possible.
Sure enough, there was no ambush on the route Sun Zhen chose, and he didn't even see a few living people. Even if there were people who stayed at home and did not flee, they didn't dare to probe rashly even if they heard the noise outside at this time.It wasn't until his team turned to the east of the city, only a hundred meters away from the destination, that they bumped into two Spanish cavalry who were probably heralds.
The two men who rode their horses were also very surprised to see a group of Haihan soldiers suddenly appearing on the street. In their cognition, this place should still be under their own control, so why did they suddenly appear like this? There are many Haihan soldiers.The reaction of these two people was not slow, they immediately took the reins, turned the horse's head to prepare to flee the street, and gave a warning to the rear.
And Sun Zhen didn't hesitate at all, when the two of them took the reins, he had already ordered: "Shoot them all down!"
After a few shots, the two men were shot and fell from their horses.Sun Zhen knew that the sound of gunfire would definitely alert the enemy, and killing these two men only bought a little buffer time, so he immediately ordered to advance rapidly.A group of people strode forward, and after crossing an intersection, they saw their destination.
This official residence is the residence of Juan Luis, the commander of the Manila Fleet, in the city. It has a large front garden, and this has become the evidence for Sun Zhen to identify the destination.
"This is the place, rush in!" Sun Zhen took the lead and rushed towards the mansion with strides.
(End of this chapter)
"Break the door open!" Sun Zhen gritted his teeth and gave the order.Just now two of his subordinates fell in the sneak attack, and the attacker was hiding in the house with the brown-red exterior wall on the street.
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong man flashed behind him. Sun Zhen, who was taller than his body, was not inferior, holding a black cylindrical object in his hand.This is a battering hammer that was distributed before the start of the war and used by the troops entering the city in street fighting. It looks inconspicuous, but it weighs fifty or sixty catties.The principle of this thing is the same as that of a battering ram, and it also uses physical principles to break the latch to achieve the effect of breaking the door.
The strong man made a gesture in front of the door, then grabbed the middle and rear handles of the hammer with both hands, raised it high, then swung it out, smashing it towards the door in front of him.Then there was a "click", and the door opened in response, and a group of soldiers who had been impatiently poured into the house immediately.
For Sun Zhen, the street fighting in downtown Manila is undoubtedly a new experience. In the past few years, there are very few combat missions he has performed in such a difficult environment.On both sides of the streets and alleys with a width of only two or three meters, there are two to three-story small buildings densely covering the entire city. Launched a sniper attack on the Haihan army entering the city.
These people often only take one shot at a location, and regardless of whether they succeed or not, they will immediately evacuate and change to the next attack point, relying on their familiarity with the local environment to hide, and it is difficult for the Haihan army located in the narrow streets to effectively attack them. The counterattack had to spread out, and the houses on both sides of the street were cleared one by one.But in this way, it is inevitable to fight against the enemy in a narrow indoor space, and the weapon advantage of the Haihan Army will be greatly reduced, and the speed of advancement will be far inferior to the situation when it was fighting outside the city earlier.
But Sun Zhen has no better way to do this. The order he received was to open up the route between the south gate and the east gate as soon as possible, and assist the South China Sea special warfare team outside the city to seize control of the east gate. Judging from the situation, they will have to go through another fierce battle before reaching the east gate.
The Haihan soldiers who poured into the house did not encounter any resistance. After searching the rooms upstairs and downstairs, they only found the owner's family of seven, a couple, and four children. And an old woman who was a cook and nurse.Although this family was all Spanish, they were obviously not the armed men that the Haihan Army wanted to capture.
Sun Zhen went into the room and inspected the family. The children subconsciously retreated behind their parents. Although they didn't know the identity of the person who came, they could feel the invisible murderous intent oppressing them. Their nature of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages made them feel It would be safer to stay away from this big oriental man.
"Did you find any weapons in this house?" Sun Zhenfa asked.
"No, the person who attacked us just now slipped through the back door before breaking the door." The sergeant who led the team to search the house replied immediately.
Sun Zhen didn't intend to vent his anger on these innocent civilians. He waved his hands impatiently and said, "Take them away and send them to the prisoner-of-war camp. Remember to ask the translator to confirm their identities again."
Of course, before the Haihan army attacked the city, they had already expected that after breaking the city, they would take a large number of prisoners, and the number could reach as many as thousands, so there were corresponding advance arrangements for this.However, the effect of blasting the city wall in the south of the city was not satisfactory. The troops entering the city came up from outside the city on ladders, and it was not easy to escort a large number of prisoners from inside the city to outside the city.Gaoqiaonan could only enclose a piece of land in the south of the city, and surrounded several intersections with some wooden fences that the Spaniards hadn't had time to use, and it was considered a temporary place of imprisonment.
The appearance and appearance of Europeans are obviously different from those of Orientals, and they are also the primary targets of detention. Regardless of whether these people have carried out armed resistance against the Haihan army during the war, men, women, old and young, all must be taken as prisoners and detained, and their identities will be regarded after the war decide its whereabouts.Given the situation in Manila, some valuable people will inevitably be caught. At that time, if these people want to regain their freedom, they must first pay a ransom fee. This is also the main goal of the Haihan military after the war. One of the sources of profit.
Regarding the current way of fighting, Sun Zhen also feels quite a headache. The complexity of the environment is second to none. He really doesn't like too many civilians appearing on the battlefield. Existence prevents him from mobilizing all the power in his hand when fighting.Moreover, the headquarters has clear instructions. During the battle, although all those who try to resist can be killed for no reason, innocent civilians should not be killed indiscriminately.
These two instructions seem to be a bit contradictory, but Sun Zhen can also understand the painstaking efforts of the generals.Haihan crossed the entire South China Sea to attack this harbor city, and he didn't intend to come and run away.After driving away the original ruler, Haihan will definitely take over the city and include it and the surrounding areas into his own territory.If civilians are killed too much during the siege, the post-war appeasement work will be quite troublesome, and immigrants may even have to be moved from other places to fill it.
As for the nationality of these local people, there is no need for Sun Zhen to worry about it.Haihan is an immigrant country mainly composed of Han people, but in recent years, some immigrants from South Asia, West Asia and even further afield have obtained Haihan nationality.If the people living here are willing to stay and join the Haihan nationality after the war, then the country must be very happy to accept these people as war dividends.
At this time, someone came to report that there was suspected enemy activity in the adjacent house in front. Sun Zhen became interested when he heard it, and led the team out through the back door, went around to the side of the house, and then let the battering hammer go forward to operate. He himself drew his saber in his hand.The space in the room is narrow, waiting for people to rush in, it is easy to accidentally injure your own people by shooting.The saber he brought was custom-made, with blood grooves on the blade and a row of sharp serrations on the back. Although the inner length of the handle is only one foot or two inches, it is quite heavy because it is made of fine steel.This knife has drunk a lot of human blood on the battlefields in various places, and it is Sun Zhen's most convenient personal weapon.
Almost at the same time when the door was smashed open, Sun Zhen had already smashed the door open and rushed into the room. Sure enough, there were seven or eight Spanish men in the room. He probably didn't expect the Haihan army to come so fast, and they all rushed into the room at the first moment. He froze on the spot and didn't react.
Sun Zhen didn't dare to stop, he kicked the man in front of him on the chest as soon as he raised his leg, kicking him flying upside down, and took advantage of the opportunity to turn over another person behind him.At this moment, everyone in the room came to their senses and planned to rush forward to deal with this opponent.
After Sun Zhen kicked over a person, he still didn't stop, and stabbed the knife into the neck of the person closest to him sideways, blood spurted out immediately, Sun Zhen drew out the knife, turned around and slashed at the person who rushed behind him.The man subconsciously raised his hand to block it, but was slashed on his forearm by the powerful knife. Although the arm was not completely split in two, the arm bone was broken, and the man screamed and stepped back. go.
At this time, the first enemy to use a weapon was able to make the first move, slashing at the top of Sun Zhen's head.Sun Zhen didn't care about chasing down the Spaniard with the broken arm, so he raised his hand and waved his knife to block the head-on blow.
The soldiers who rushed into the house with Sun Zhen used bayonet-mounted rifles, which were basically used as short spears for the infantry. It was not difficult to deal with the Spaniards in the house, and they were brought down in two or three hits. There were several people, and the remaining three were forced to the corner. Seeing that there was no way to escape, they voluntarily dropped their weapons and surrendered.
"Tie up the living first, go get the translator, and hurry up for a trial!" Sun Zhen carefully avoided the pool of blood on the ground and gave orders to his subordinates.The guy who was stabbed in the neck by him just now had a big puddle of blood on the floor. Although his body still twitched from time to time, it seemed that he was dying.Sun Zhen didn't care about this person's life or death, he just didn't want the blood on the floor to make the soles of his shoes sticky.
However, since he has caught the living, Sun Zhen must get some useful information from them, especially the deployment of the enemy troops in this urban area. Only after understanding the situation can he make targeted tactical adjustments.
Not long after, a Portuguese man who could speak Spanish and Chinese came. After Sun Zhen communicated with him briefly, he asked him to interrogate the three people quickly.The Portuguese leaned over and asked a few words, but the three refused to answer, and one of them even spat in disdain.
Seeing this, Sun Zhen didn't say much. He strode over and grabbed the spitting Spaniard by the hair, dragged him to the side, then took out his saber and wiped the man's neck directly, just like killing a chicken.
"Tell them, if you don't cooperate, you will die, just like him." Sun Zhen pointed at the unlucky ghost on the floor with a knife, and said to the stunned Portuguese translator: "Whoever speaks later will also die!"
The Portuguese swallowed his saliva, and quickly conveyed Sun Zhen's meaning to the two survivors. This time, no one needed to urge them anymore. The death of their companion had already given them the best warning, and the two rushed to confess. I was afraid that if I fell behind, I would be killed by this murderous monster.
Soon Sun Zhen got the information he needed. The Spanish army deployed thousands of people in the urban area between the east gate and the south gate, with the intention of slowing down the Haihan army's offensive pace.And their main tactic is to use civilian houses as cover, as Sun Zhen saw, to intercept and kill the Haihan army advancing eastward layer by layer.As for the location of its headquarters, it is located in an official residence in the east of the city.
Sun Zhen immediately asked for a map of the city, and asked the two captives to point out the location of the mansion on the map.After these two people looked at the map, their faces were ashen, because the streets and main buildings in the city were drawn almost in detail on the map, and the official residence was also included.
After getting the information he wanted, Sun Zhen immediately began to plan the next move.There are still about two streets away from his current location to the official residence, but if the current route is followed, it will probably take several hours to entangle with the Spaniards all the way to the destination, maybe when it gets dark Still haven't been able to reach the target.After carefully reading the map, he decided to find another way, bypassing the urban area fortified by the Spaniards, and directly assaulting the enemy's headquarters.
Naturally, there is a great risk in doing so. If the information given by the two people is wrong, and there is an ambush by the Spanish army on the route he chose, he will probably fall into the siege of the other party.Even if the information provided by the other party is accurate and he arrives at the destination smoothly, if the process of attacking the enemy's headquarters is not smooth, it may also put himself in danger.
However, Sun Zhen has always been known for his bravery in battle, and he didn't pay much attention to the risk. He assembled his team immediately and announced this decision to several sergeants under him.Then he ordered the two prisoners to be escorted to the rear, and by the way, informed Gao Qiaonan of the battle situation here and his decision.
After Sun Zhen gave the order, he took a platoon he led, quietly changed the marching direction, touched the north of the city to bypass the enemy's defense area, and then tried to turn to the east of the city.
At this time, most of the civilians in the fighting area of the city had fled their homes, and those with status had already fled into the castle in the north of the city, which was the last hope of the Spaniards.And now the three city gates that are still under the control of the defenders have been closed, and they can't leave the city, they can only stay as far away from the combat zone as possible.
Sure enough, there was no ambush on the route Sun Zhen chose, and he didn't even see a few living people. Even if there were people who stayed at home and did not flee, they didn't dare to probe rashly even if they heard the noise outside at this time.It wasn't until his team turned to the east of the city, only a hundred meters away from the destination, that they bumped into two Spanish cavalry who were probably heralds.
The two men who rode their horses were also very surprised to see a group of Haihan soldiers suddenly appearing on the street. In their cognition, this place should still be under their own control, so why did they suddenly appear like this? There are many Haihan soldiers.The reaction of these two people was not slow, they immediately took the reins, turned the horse's head to prepare to flee the street, and gave a warning to the rear.
And Sun Zhen didn't hesitate at all, when the two of them took the reins, he had already ordered: "Shoot them all down!"
After a few shots, the two men were shot and fell from their horses.Sun Zhen knew that the sound of gunfire would definitely alert the enemy, and killing these two men only bought a little buffer time, so he immediately ordered to advance rapidly.A group of people strode forward, and after crossing an intersection, they saw their destination.
This official residence is the residence of Juan Luis, the commander of the Manila Fleet, in the city. It has a large front garden, and this has become the evidence for Sun Zhen to identify the destination.
"This is the place, rush in!" Sun Zhen took the lead and rushed towards the mansion with strides.
(End of this chapter)