Chapter 2979
Chapter 2979
Chapter 2979
After reconnaissance of this large area, the Haihan Army discovered that there were more than a dozen fortresses disguised as private houses.Moreover, the distance between these small fortresses is extremely close, which can provide firepower cover for each other. If the Haihan Army wants to surround a fortress, it will inevitably be exposed to the firepower of other fortresses nearby.
After a short exchange of fire, the Haihan Army noticed that the firepower of these fortresses was generally set up on the second and third floors, which had the advantage of being commanding.To conquer these fortresses, the firepower of the infantry alone is not enough, and it will pay huge casualties.
So the command, while mobilizing the warships to the nearby coast, used naval guns to carry out fire strikes on the near-shore fortresses, while ordering the artillery and engineering units to move closer to the battle area.
In the face of such a solid fortress group, the safest method of warfare is to use heavy artillery bombardment and blasting methods.
After hearing the news, Lu Fourth Division Commander Yu Tiezhu personally came to the front line to deploy the next round of attack.It was also a brand new test for him, because the Haihan Army had never faced such stubborn resistance during the previous attacks on Cebu.
Quietly built these forts, practiced corresponding tactics, and sent a large number of dead soldiers to garrison. It can be seen that the Spanish people's will to resist has not been worn away in recent years, but has become increasingly determined, which is of course nothing to Haihan. good thing.
Yu Tiezhu couldn't understand why the Spaniards suddenly changed their minds and wanted to fight with the Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.However, if they could take this opportunity to exterminate their elites in these fortresses in the city, it would be better than letting them escape into the forest.
The attack on this group of forts began in the afternoon and continued until dusk.
The San Pedro Fort near the coast became the first target. This castle was also breached when the Haihan Army attacked Cebu before. However, after the reinforcement and renovation of the Spaniards, the ability to deal with artillery fire has been significantly improved.
The artillery fire from the naval fleet destroyed almost all the upper open-air fortresses of Fort San Pedro, but the lower layer of the castle was sheltered by thick fortifications, and there were still several artillery pieces and as many as hundreds of musket shooting holes continuously outputting firepower.
The Manila battalion and the guard battalion launched several rounds of offensives in turn, but they still failed to break through their defense lines, but suffered a lot of casualties.
Twilight is approaching, and the sound of the fighting guns is gradually fading, and it seems that today's war is coming to an end.
"Squad leader, this should be the end of the day, right?"
Hearing the subordinate's question, Zheng Agui nodded subconsciously and said, "I shouldn't call again after nightfall. Let's go, it's time to cook!"
Although the Haihan Army has a certain ability to fight at night, it also depends on the strength of the opponent.In a tough battle like the current one, if an offensive is to be launched all night, the Haihan Army will not only not gain the upper hand, but will weaken its own advantage.
Everyone patted their buttocks and got up, watching the excitement for a long time. Although they didn't move much, their stomachs were really hungry, and it was time to go to dinner.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a fire in the direction of Fort San Pedro, followed by a loud bang, and smoke and dust enveloped the entire castle.
"What is that? The armory inside exploded?"
"It's not an armory!" Zheng Agui, who had recovered, shook his head and said with certainty: "The explosion happened near the city gate, and it should have been blasted by us with explosives!"
As expected by Zheng Agui, during the continuous offensive in the afternoon, it took a long time for the sappers to use manpower to transport a large amount of explosives outside the gate of San Pedro Fort under the cover of artillery and snipers. The burial was completed before the sun went down.
The previous big explosion was the effect of detonating the explosives.
In order to kill one blow, the amount of explosives buried by the engineers has far exceeded the needs of blowing up the city gate or blowing down a section of the city wall.
After the explosion, only two corners of the triangular Fort San Pedro remained, and the corner near the city gate was turned into ruins along with the city wall, gate tower and turret.
The blasted debris, together with the body parts of the defenders, even fell to a place a mile away, showing the great power of the blast.
Not to mention a small fortress, even a real big city wall might not be able to withstand such a bombing.
This is no wonder why the fighting stopped before the blasting. It turned out that the nearby Haihan troops had been ordered to evacuate the dangerous area in advance.
Before the dust and smoke raised by the explosion had completely dissipated, the Haihan Army entered the castle through the gap in the city wall.Without the protection of the fortifications, it was difficult for the Spaniards inside to organize an effective resistance.
Zheng Agui and others were greatly surprised by this sudden change in the battle situation. They originally thought that the offensive and defensive battle around this castle would last until the next day, but they didn't expect it to collapse in just a split second.
This symbolic castle was captured in such a simple and crude manner by the Haihan army, which may have caused a serious blow to the confidence of the Spaniards.
At dinner time, all the soldiers on Mactan Island were talking excitedly about the previous explosion.Especially for the recruits of the Bangui Battalion, it was like opening the door to a new world. They only knew that there was such a arrogant and unreasonable way to attack the tough battle, which seemed to be much more refreshing than using artillery bombardment.
If we encounter a similar tough battle in the future, wouldn’t we all be able to solve the battle in this way?
However, Zheng Agui poured them a basin of cold water: "The blasting operation is not as simple as it seems. The explosion just now required at least a few hundred kilograms of explosives. Given the current battlefield environment, it is necessary to transport so much explosives outside the castle. Buried, do you think this errand is easy?"
Everyone was silent for a while. The Spaniards in the castle were not blind. To complete such a task, they had to go through a hail of bullets.Even with one's own firepower cover, this is no easy task.
Zheng Agui didn't go on. Although he was not a sapper, he could still think of how dangerous this task was.Maybe when the battle report comes out tomorrow, you will know what the cost of the participating troops was.
Before dinner was over, the company commander announced the latest order to them. Camp Bangui would board the ship to cross the strait early tomorrow morning and head to Cebu City to replace the Manila battalion who had been fighting all day.
After breaking the Fort San Pedro, the Haihan Army did not continue to launch the night battle, and the two sides tacitly stopped the fighting temporarily.
There was nothing to do that night, and the next day was twilight, and the Bangui camp set off from the station.More than a dozen troop transport ships have arrived at the nearby pier ahead of schedule, waiting to cross the sea with the troops from Camp Bangui.
Shortly after boarding the ship and setting off, Zheng Agui became nervous. He found that the direction of the fleet was exactly where Fort San Pedro was located.This means that the Bangui battalion is likely to be on the front line and continue to attack the fortress group in this area.
(End of this chapter)
After reconnaissance of this large area, the Haihan Army discovered that there were more than a dozen fortresses disguised as private houses.Moreover, the distance between these small fortresses is extremely close, which can provide firepower cover for each other. If the Haihan Army wants to surround a fortress, it will inevitably be exposed to the firepower of other fortresses nearby.
After a short exchange of fire, the Haihan Army noticed that the firepower of these fortresses was generally set up on the second and third floors, which had the advantage of being commanding.To conquer these fortresses, the firepower of the infantry alone is not enough, and it will pay huge casualties.
So the command, while mobilizing the warships to the nearby coast, used naval guns to carry out fire strikes on the near-shore fortresses, while ordering the artillery and engineering units to move closer to the battle area.
In the face of such a solid fortress group, the safest method of warfare is to use heavy artillery bombardment and blasting methods.
After hearing the news, Lu Fourth Division Commander Yu Tiezhu personally came to the front line to deploy the next round of attack.It was also a brand new test for him, because the Haihan Army had never faced such stubborn resistance during the previous attacks on Cebu.
Quietly built these forts, practiced corresponding tactics, and sent a large number of dead soldiers to garrison. It can be seen that the Spanish people's will to resist has not been worn away in recent years, but has become increasingly determined, which is of course nothing to Haihan. good thing.
Yu Tiezhu couldn't understand why the Spaniards suddenly changed their minds and wanted to fight with the Haihan Army on the frontal battlefield.However, if they could take this opportunity to exterminate their elites in these fortresses in the city, it would be better than letting them escape into the forest.
The attack on this group of forts began in the afternoon and continued until dusk.
The San Pedro Fort near the coast became the first target. This castle was also breached when the Haihan Army attacked Cebu before. However, after the reinforcement and renovation of the Spaniards, the ability to deal with artillery fire has been significantly improved.
The artillery fire from the naval fleet destroyed almost all the upper open-air fortresses of Fort San Pedro, but the lower layer of the castle was sheltered by thick fortifications, and there were still several artillery pieces and as many as hundreds of musket shooting holes continuously outputting firepower.
The Manila battalion and the guard battalion launched several rounds of offensives in turn, but they still failed to break through their defense lines, but suffered a lot of casualties.
Twilight is approaching, and the sound of the fighting guns is gradually fading, and it seems that today's war is coming to an end.
"Squad leader, this should be the end of the day, right?"
Hearing the subordinate's question, Zheng Agui nodded subconsciously and said, "I shouldn't call again after nightfall. Let's go, it's time to cook!"
Although the Haihan Army has a certain ability to fight at night, it also depends on the strength of the opponent.In a tough battle like the current one, if an offensive is to be launched all night, the Haihan Army will not only not gain the upper hand, but will weaken its own advantage.
Everyone patted their buttocks and got up, watching the excitement for a long time. Although they didn't move much, their stomachs were really hungry, and it was time to go to dinner.
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a fire in the direction of Fort San Pedro, followed by a loud bang, and smoke and dust enveloped the entire castle.
"What is that? The armory inside exploded?"
"It's not an armory!" Zheng Agui, who had recovered, shook his head and said with certainty: "The explosion happened near the city gate, and it should have been blasted by us with explosives!"
As expected by Zheng Agui, during the continuous offensive in the afternoon, it took a long time for the sappers to use manpower to transport a large amount of explosives outside the gate of San Pedro Fort under the cover of artillery and snipers. The burial was completed before the sun went down.
The previous big explosion was the effect of detonating the explosives.
In order to kill one blow, the amount of explosives buried by the engineers has far exceeded the needs of blowing up the city gate or blowing down a section of the city wall.
After the explosion, only two corners of the triangular Fort San Pedro remained, and the corner near the city gate was turned into ruins along with the city wall, gate tower and turret.
The blasted debris, together with the body parts of the defenders, even fell to a place a mile away, showing the great power of the blast.
Not to mention a small fortress, even a real big city wall might not be able to withstand such a bombing.
This is no wonder why the fighting stopped before the blasting. It turned out that the nearby Haihan troops had been ordered to evacuate the dangerous area in advance.
Before the dust and smoke raised by the explosion had completely dissipated, the Haihan Army entered the castle through the gap in the city wall.Without the protection of the fortifications, it was difficult for the Spaniards inside to organize an effective resistance.
Zheng Agui and others were greatly surprised by this sudden change in the battle situation. They originally thought that the offensive and defensive battle around this castle would last until the next day, but they didn't expect it to collapse in just a split second.
This symbolic castle was captured in such a simple and crude manner by the Haihan army, which may have caused a serious blow to the confidence of the Spaniards.
At dinner time, all the soldiers on Mactan Island were talking excitedly about the previous explosion.Especially for the recruits of the Bangui Battalion, it was like opening the door to a new world. They only knew that there was such a arrogant and unreasonable way to attack the tough battle, which seemed to be much more refreshing than using artillery bombardment.
If we encounter a similar tough battle in the future, wouldn’t we all be able to solve the battle in this way?
However, Zheng Agui poured them a basin of cold water: "The blasting operation is not as simple as it seems. The explosion just now required at least a few hundred kilograms of explosives. Given the current battlefield environment, it is necessary to transport so much explosives outside the castle. Buried, do you think this errand is easy?"
Everyone was silent for a while. The Spaniards in the castle were not blind. To complete such a task, they had to go through a hail of bullets.Even with one's own firepower cover, this is no easy task.
Zheng Agui didn't go on. Although he was not a sapper, he could still think of how dangerous this task was.Maybe when the battle report comes out tomorrow, you will know what the cost of the participating troops was.
Before dinner was over, the company commander announced the latest order to them. Camp Bangui would board the ship to cross the strait early tomorrow morning and head to Cebu City to replace the Manila battalion who had been fighting all day.
After breaking the Fort San Pedro, the Haihan Army did not continue to launch the night battle, and the two sides tacitly stopped the fighting temporarily.
There was nothing to do that night, and the next day was twilight, and the Bangui camp set off from the station.More than a dozen troop transport ships have arrived at the nearby pier ahead of schedule, waiting to cross the sea with the troops from Camp Bangui.
Shortly after boarding the ship and setting off, Zheng Agui became nervous. He found that the direction of the fleet was exactly where Fort San Pedro was located.This means that the Bangui battalion is likely to be on the front line and continue to attack the fortress group in this area.
(End of this chapter)