Chapter 2990
Chapter 2990
Chapter 2990
Perhaps the line of defense built by the Haihan army outside the city of Cebu during this period has had a confusing effect. It seems that the Haihan army will temporarily take a defensive position on Cebu Island, and will not choose to take the initiative to attack and wipe out the entire island. The vigilance of the Spaniards It has obviously dropped a lot, and when the Haihan army has approached two or three miles near its station, it still does not notice the danger coming.
Of course, this is also due to the elite who carried out the reconnaissance mission ahead. They cleared the bright and dark sentries deployed by Spain on the outskirts of the station in advance, so that they could not warn in advance.
The Haihan army participating in the operation was divided into three, forming a siege to the temporary station in the valley from the east, south, and north directions.
Zheng Agui slowly pushed aside the branches in front of him, and he could see clearly the scene of the camp under the hillside.
Along the small river that passes through the valley, there are about seventy or eighty houses scattered here and there, all of which are crude wooden shacks.Some farmland has indeed been reclaimed near the settlement, but it appears to be in a state of abandonment.
A group of goats are grazing in the farmland, happily eating the weeds that have grown after abandonment.
This is not surprising, after all, there are no traditional food crops to grow in this season, and the young and old are probably drawn to join the war, and there is not enough labor to maintain farming.
Raising livestock and poultry is probably the most trouble-free agricultural production project at present, and can provide quite a lot of meat for the people here.
By the small river, a group of women were washing clothes, and some troubled children were running around and playing.Although the living conditions here are obviously not as good as those in Cebu City, it does not seem that they cannot survive.The mountains are beautiful, the water is good, the air is fresh, if it is not for war, here is a leisurely rural beauty.
Of course, the Haihan army didn't come to watch the scenery. After each unit entered the predetermined position, they split up and attacked according to the instructions, and appeared in the nearby forest to encircle the settlement in this valley.
The women and children were the first to notice the appearance of the Haihan army. The peasant women who were doing laundry dropped their clothes, picked up their children in a hurry, and rushed home to avoid the coming war.
Several men on duty outside the settlement immediately fired their guns. Their random firing was not necessarily to prevent the Haihan army from approaching, but also served as a warning to some extent.
Sure enough, after hearing the gunshots, many men poured out from every household, holding various weapons in their hands, ranging from muskets to kitchen knives.
But the resisters who hadn't figured out the situation on the battlefield were immediately attacked from three directions. Faced with such crossfire, they didn't even have time to organize a decent line of defense, and they were already knocked down by intensive shooting.
A few riders rushed out of the stable, but their direction was not to charge towards the Haihan army, but to gallop west to break through.Naturally, this also attracted a concentrated fire attack. Some people fell off their horses and fell to the ground, but there were also a few lucky people who bent down and rushed out of the range of the Haihan army.
Zheng Agui didn't care about those fleeing for their lives on horseback, he kept aiming at his own direction and advancing slowly.
A Spaniard with an ax rushed out of the house, trying to quickly approach the leader Zheng Agui.But such a savage charge couldn't avoid the multiple muzzles that were already aimed at him, and he was shot and fell to the ground a dozen steps away.
The soldiers yelled Spanish phrases to persuade them to surrender. This is a tactic that was temporarily arranged by the Military Intelligence Bureau before departure. Although it may not really persuade the opponent to surrender, it can at least disturb his mind and affect his will to resist.
However, some resisters soon saw that there was no hope of breaking through the siege, and the comparison of troops was at a clear disadvantage, so they really put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender.
Of course, there are also some recalcitrants who are still trying to be a car with their arms.These people were under siege and finally had to hide in the church of the settlement.
It is said to be a church, but it is actually similar to other shacks. The only difference is that there is a conspicuous cross on the roof.
But the church was not their shelter. In order to shorten the fighting time as much as possible, the Haihan army did not intend to persuade them to surrender again, or to rush into the church at risk.
They chose the most simple and direct solution and set fire to the church.
At this time, those who wanted to rush out of the church to save their lives had no chance of surrendering, and only dense bullets greeted them outside the church.
About forty resisters died in the fire, and this was the last group of people who fought in the valley settlement.
In the end, more than 300 people chose to surrender. Although they temporarily saved their lives, they may not be able to leave Cebu Island alive.
These people who choose to escape into the mountains and continue to engage in resistance activities are basically diehards. It may not be effective to spend time and effort to reform their thoughts. Letting them regain freedom will face great risks. Their labor is the most worry-free solution.
Although the solution to this battle was very simple and effective, the thick smoke generated by the church fire inevitably became a warning signal. Even if it was twenty miles away, it was not difficult to find that something happened to the settlement in the valley.
The headquarters left a company here to clean the battlefield and take prisoners. After a short rest, the rest of the troops will immediately rush to the next attack target.
During the search of this settlement, it was found that there are still many wounded here, obviously all the unlucky ones who were injured during the attack on the Haihan defense line a few days ago.
A small number of slightly injured people who were still able to move on their own and were expected to recover from their injuries were taken as prisoners to Cebu City.As for those wounded who have lost their mobility and are seriously injured, and need Haihan to invest in medical resources for treatment, then I am sorry, and the execution on the spot is the end of their lives.
And there is no large amount of grain reserves here before the war. More than half of the granaries are corn and potatoes, which are the crops brought to the Philippine Islands by the Spaniards in the last century.Adding up several granaries, there is only three to four thousand catties of grain in total, and the next harvest period will have to wait until the next rainy season at least.Even if the Haihan army does not come, life for these Spaniards will not be easy.
As for the whereabouts of the governor of Cebu, which the headquarters is most concerned about, they still haven't received any real information from here.According to the account of the prisoners, the governor stayed here for two days after the war in Cebu, but left soon.No one knows if he has gone to another temporary station or if he has left Cebu on a boat from some coast.
Zheng Agui took his men to the company quartermaster to replenish the ammunition.In the battle just now, they didn't fire much. The whole squad only fired more than 20 shots.However, the quartermaster will not verify this. As long as these soldiers can recite, the quartermaster doesn't mind giving them more ammunition.
(End of this chapter)
Perhaps the line of defense built by the Haihan army outside the city of Cebu during this period has had a confusing effect. It seems that the Haihan army will temporarily take a defensive position on Cebu Island, and will not choose to take the initiative to attack and wipe out the entire island. The vigilance of the Spaniards It has obviously dropped a lot, and when the Haihan army has approached two or three miles near its station, it still does not notice the danger coming.
Of course, this is also due to the elite who carried out the reconnaissance mission ahead. They cleared the bright and dark sentries deployed by Spain on the outskirts of the station in advance, so that they could not warn in advance.
The Haihan army participating in the operation was divided into three, forming a siege to the temporary station in the valley from the east, south, and north directions.
Zheng Agui slowly pushed aside the branches in front of him, and he could see clearly the scene of the camp under the hillside.
Along the small river that passes through the valley, there are about seventy or eighty houses scattered here and there, all of which are crude wooden shacks.Some farmland has indeed been reclaimed near the settlement, but it appears to be in a state of abandonment.
A group of goats are grazing in the farmland, happily eating the weeds that have grown after abandonment.
This is not surprising, after all, there are no traditional food crops to grow in this season, and the young and old are probably drawn to join the war, and there is not enough labor to maintain farming.
Raising livestock and poultry is probably the most trouble-free agricultural production project at present, and can provide quite a lot of meat for the people here.
By the small river, a group of women were washing clothes, and some troubled children were running around and playing.Although the living conditions here are obviously not as good as those in Cebu City, it does not seem that they cannot survive.The mountains are beautiful, the water is good, the air is fresh, if it is not for war, here is a leisurely rural beauty.
Of course, the Haihan army didn't come to watch the scenery. After each unit entered the predetermined position, they split up and attacked according to the instructions, and appeared in the nearby forest to encircle the settlement in this valley.
The women and children were the first to notice the appearance of the Haihan army. The peasant women who were doing laundry dropped their clothes, picked up their children in a hurry, and rushed home to avoid the coming war.
Several men on duty outside the settlement immediately fired their guns. Their random firing was not necessarily to prevent the Haihan army from approaching, but also served as a warning to some extent.
Sure enough, after hearing the gunshots, many men poured out from every household, holding various weapons in their hands, ranging from muskets to kitchen knives.
But the resisters who hadn't figured out the situation on the battlefield were immediately attacked from three directions. Faced with such crossfire, they didn't even have time to organize a decent line of defense, and they were already knocked down by intensive shooting.
A few riders rushed out of the stable, but their direction was not to charge towards the Haihan army, but to gallop west to break through.Naturally, this also attracted a concentrated fire attack. Some people fell off their horses and fell to the ground, but there were also a few lucky people who bent down and rushed out of the range of the Haihan army.
Zheng Agui didn't care about those fleeing for their lives on horseback, he kept aiming at his own direction and advancing slowly.
A Spaniard with an ax rushed out of the house, trying to quickly approach the leader Zheng Agui.But such a savage charge couldn't avoid the multiple muzzles that were already aimed at him, and he was shot and fell to the ground a dozen steps away.
The soldiers yelled Spanish phrases to persuade them to surrender. This is a tactic that was temporarily arranged by the Military Intelligence Bureau before departure. Although it may not really persuade the opponent to surrender, it can at least disturb his mind and affect his will to resist.
However, some resisters soon saw that there was no hope of breaking through the siege, and the comparison of troops was at a clear disadvantage, so they really put down their weapons and raised their hands to surrender.
Of course, there are also some recalcitrants who are still trying to be a car with their arms.These people were under siege and finally had to hide in the church of the settlement.
It is said to be a church, but it is actually similar to other shacks. The only difference is that there is a conspicuous cross on the roof.
But the church was not their shelter. In order to shorten the fighting time as much as possible, the Haihan army did not intend to persuade them to surrender again, or to rush into the church at risk.
They chose the most simple and direct solution and set fire to the church.
At this time, those who wanted to rush out of the church to save their lives had no chance of surrendering, and only dense bullets greeted them outside the church.
About forty resisters died in the fire, and this was the last group of people who fought in the valley settlement.
In the end, more than 300 people chose to surrender. Although they temporarily saved their lives, they may not be able to leave Cebu Island alive.
These people who choose to escape into the mountains and continue to engage in resistance activities are basically diehards. It may not be effective to spend time and effort to reform their thoughts. Letting them regain freedom will face great risks. Their labor is the most worry-free solution.
Although the solution to this battle was very simple and effective, the thick smoke generated by the church fire inevitably became a warning signal. Even if it was twenty miles away, it was not difficult to find that something happened to the settlement in the valley.
The headquarters left a company here to clean the battlefield and take prisoners. After a short rest, the rest of the troops will immediately rush to the next attack target.
During the search of this settlement, it was found that there are still many wounded here, obviously all the unlucky ones who were injured during the attack on the Haihan defense line a few days ago.
A small number of slightly injured people who were still able to move on their own and were expected to recover from their injuries were taken as prisoners to Cebu City.As for those wounded who have lost their mobility and are seriously injured, and need Haihan to invest in medical resources for treatment, then I am sorry, and the execution on the spot is the end of their lives.
And there is no large amount of grain reserves here before the war. More than half of the granaries are corn and potatoes, which are the crops brought to the Philippine Islands by the Spaniards in the last century.Adding up several granaries, there is only three to four thousand catties of grain in total, and the next harvest period will have to wait until the next rainy season at least.Even if the Haihan army does not come, life for these Spaniards will not be easy.
As for the whereabouts of the governor of Cebu, which the headquarters is most concerned about, they still haven't received any real information from here.According to the account of the prisoners, the governor stayed here for two days after the war in Cebu, but left soon.No one knows if he has gone to another temporary station or if he has left Cebu on a boat from some coast.
Zheng Agui took his men to the company quartermaster to replenish the ammunition.In the battle just now, they didn't fire much. The whole squad only fired more than 20 shots.However, the quartermaster will not verify this. As long as these soldiers can recite, the quartermaster doesn't mind giving them more ammunition.
(End of this chapter)