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He couldn't imagine the power of the Five Star Army!
After chasing and fleeing, at dawn nearly a day later, Hang He took the lead to return to Luzon Port with the third-class warship.When the warship had just stopped and the wooden boards connected to the land had not been completely stabilized, he had already galloped out, shouting for everyone to evacuate while running towards the four mortar forts on the port past.
Luzon Port, and even the entire Luzon Island have not experienced war for many years.The last time the Five-Star Army came, but they occupied the whole island with almost no resistance, so that many people did not have a better understanding of the cruelty and horror of war, even this time Hang and his comrades They ran and shouted, but few people really paid attention, and even some fishermen still walked towards the fishing boats moored at the port, with a look of ignoring them.
Just when Hang He and others ran to the fort and started shouting for other comrades to carry the shells, while they were adjusting the muzzles of the artillery, dozens of warships flying the flag of the Great Philippines appeared.Duterte, who was among them, screamed and fired, with a very excited expression on his face.
The sound of the cannons rang out, and about 20 or so cannons on dozens of ships started immediately, making a loud noise, and the shells fell on the ships moored in the port of Luzon.I don't know how many fishing boats were hit at that time, and even after a while, the only third-level warship of the Songcheng garrison was also hit and was sinking.
Artillery fire is ruthless, and it will not stop harming you just because you are an old man, a woman, a child, or a commoner.Whenever the artillery landed, hundreds of thousands of people were covered, and their lives were ruthlessly devoured amidst the screams. For a while, the port was in chaos, and cries, shouts, cannons, and gunshots were mixed together, forming a scene. A picture of hell coming.
Taking advantage of this chaos, the Great Philippine Marine Division used artillery fire to open a passage, and began to approach Luzon Port, preparing to land.
"Fire." The man in the fort above the port, Hang He, had already adjusted the firing direction of a mortar, and waited for the first round of shells to be loaded, and the counterattack began.The artillery flew in mid-air and landed on a large Philippine warship outside the port, causing a bigger explosion.
At the same time, the other three cannons started to fight back without separating. They hit the Philippine ships outside the port that had entered before they even got there, causing waves of howling ghosts and wolves and soldiers diving for help. Voice.
At the beginning of the counterattack, the four mortars with more precise strikes and greater power suppressed the fierce attack of the Great Philippine Kingdom and hit the ships behind the opponent's team hard. Together, the Filipino musketeers who were rushing towards the port felt powerless.
If the artillery fire is retracted, the people will be hurt at this moment, but if the artillery fire is not retracted, the enemy may take the opportunity to rush up. At this moment, there is great shake and hesitation in Hang He's eyes. As a member, he can unscrupulously fire at the enemy, shoot, or draw his sword at each other.But he really couldn't do anything to the people who had surrendered to him.
"Commander, what should we do? The enemy is about to charge up." Seeing that Hang He was in a daze, a platoon leader on the side asked anxiously.
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After a while, Hang He's voice sounded, "Order the soldiers to prepare their swords and guns and prepare for battle." After hesitating again and again, he finally did not issue the task of harming the common people.The duty of a soldier is to keep one side safe. If these civilians need to be used as stepping stones when the war comes, he really can't open his mouth and issue such an order.
Several foreign company commanders who joined later showed puzzled expressions when they heard that Hang He had abandoned the cannon and wanted to use people to fight the musket, but at this moment Hang He's attitude was very firm, and said, "This is an order. "
Just these four words already represent a lot of content.No matter how unwilling it is, it is an iron rule for soldiers to obey orders. Several company commanders could only shake their heads, then looked resentful, and at the same time walked out of the fort with a look of resignation, and began to direct their soldiers to prepare. Defense and counterattack.
Most of the time, you can't have both. Hang He understands this truth, and knows even more that if he is still serving in the cold front, the officers above will definitely make the same choice as himself.So he doesn't regret it, he's just afraid that he won't be able to persist until Leng Feng's main force arrives, if the enemy really rushes up and leaves Luzon Port behind, then he will be a sinner through the ages.
The moment the gunfire sounded, it felt like there was a new Song City not far from the port.As the lord of the city, Li Sheng immediately called the telegraph operator, and asked him to immediately send a distress signal to the city lord's mansion, to the naval headquarters, and even to the radio station of the Sixth Young Master.
At the same time as the telegram was sent, Li Sheng made the decision to close the four gates of Song City, and then began to call on some reserve militiamen in the city to take out all the limited weapons in the warehouse of the City Lord's Mansion, and asked them to cooperate with him for the safety of his homeland. Let's defend the city together.
In Luzon Port, Duter walked out of the warship at the risk of being swallowed by artillery fire, and was surprised to find that there was no artillery fire within this distance. He looked around in confusion, and when he saw a lot of local When the people were lying on the ground trembling all over, he finally understood everything, and then he laughed loudly and said to his subordinates: "See, our opponent is their stupidity. For the safety of these lowly people, they even Don’t dare to shoot and let us go to Hong Kong, hahaha, this is really an act of death.”
"That's right, General, the opportunity for you to make great contributions has come. As long as there is no threat of artillery, no one will be our opponent with our muskets." The soldiers quickly flattered and said.
"You're right, let's make contributions, let's go." Duterte, who was laughing loudly, began to organize the soldiers who landed in Hong Kong to charge.
There is no difference in troop strength, and it is a small-scale battle, so the advantages of muskets can be better utilized.When Duter charged forward with the army and Hanghe organized people to fight back, there would often be bursts of gunshots, and a dozen to dozens of soldiers from the garrison regiment would fall to the ground covered in blood.He recoiled three times in a row. Although he restrained the enemy's advance, he also killed about 100 people himself.
Seeing this result, the first battalion commander finally couldn't help but said: "Regiment commander, if this continues, we are afraid that we will all be wiped out. If it doesn't work, let's fire."
"You can't fire cannons, it will only hurt the people, and even if we win, we are still sinners
, unable to report to the Sixth Young Master.Everyone is persevering. Presumably the city lord already knows what happened here, and he should have notified the nearby navy. As long as everyone persists, victory may be won. "Hang He stubbornly insisted on his decision.
He knew very well that if he died in battle because of protecting the people, the navy department would not punish him afterwards, but would only praise him, and his family members who were lucky enough to survive would be well taken care of.Conversely, if he disregarded the safety of the people and fired to protect himself, no matter whether he won or not, he would be punished by the military afterwards. At that time, his family would only be implicated, and even if he died, he would bear a bad reputation.
Hang He's persistence made the next battle garrison even bigger losses.Originally there were only two battalions of fighters outside the port, but after five or six attacks, the number of casualties had reached half.If it goes on like this, I'm afraid it will take at most an hour, and the remaining four hundred soldiers will also die like this.
The commander of the first battalion was seriously injured and was carried down, and the commander of the second battalion led the soldiers to charge twice and was slightly injured.Hang He immediately made a decision and decided to lead the team to launch a counter charge. Anyway, as long as he has a breath, he will never let the enemy rush to the fort. As long as he has a breath, he will never fire at the port and hurt a civilian.
"Head, you are the backbone of everyone, you can't lead the team." When the second battalion commander was about to launch a counter-charge again, he saw Hang He standing up, and expressed his objection immediately when he was willing to agree.
"Okay, don't fight at this time, you can rush, why can't I, the regiment leader. If I die, then you are the regiment leader. If you die, the company commander below is the regiment commander. In short, there is another person Now, we must protect the safety of the fort. If you are unfortunate enough to die, the last person will set off the explosives. These four mortars must never be left for the enemy. This is our mission, do you understand? "
The second battalion commander didn't know what to say, which was almost the last words left before his death. He could only watch Hang He rush out of the fort with a bow and arrow.
As expected of the former company commander Leng Feng, he has a very strong personal quality. After rushing out of the fort, he aimed at the enemy less than a hundred meters away and released his bow and arrow. With one arrow and two arrows, he killed two gunmen in succession. Great Philippine soldiers.A bullet almost flew close to his body, drawing a bloody gash on his leg.
He moved his right leg and found that it was just a bruise, not a serious problem. He continued to draw the arrow to reflect. At the same time, he touched the waist knife and kept trying to get closer to the enemy, trying to find a way to kill a few through close combat.
In addition to the warships that were bombarded by artillery fire, Duterte brought only 400 soldiers to the port this time.There are only more than 200 firecrackers and flintlock guns. Once a soldier dies, other soldiers will soon make up for it, so that he can always maintain enough firepower to suppress.
After killing more than 200 opponents and killing hundreds of people himself, Duterte's face turned ugly.Didn't the intelligence say that this garrison regiment has just been established and has no combat effectiveness?Why is it still so difficult?It has been nearly two hours since he entered the port, and this is finally the territory of the Five-Star Army. If he can't solve the battle quickly, who knows if reinforcements from the Five-Star Army will come after a long time.
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Thinking of the late change, Duter also became ruthless, and shouted angrily at more than 200 men holding muskets, "This time, everyone will go together, and there are not many people on the other side. We only need one charge to be able Win the final victory. But those who kill the enemy will be rewarded, follow my orders and attack together!"
The general gave an order, and he carried it out whether he wanted to or not.Coupled with the fact that there were so many people in the first place, the more than 200 Musketeers stood up from the ground roaring, and divided into three echelons with muskets in hand, and began to stagger forward.
Whenever they see the shadow of the Five Star Army, they will shoot immediately, and then retreat to the echelons behind. They continue to reload and prepare for a new round of attacks.In this way, a kind of firepower suppression was formed, so that the five-star army could not even raise their heads for a while.
Hanghe is less than 60 meters away from the soldiers of the Great Philippine Country.What I originally thought about was how to get close to the opponent and kill with a knife, so that the opponent's musket that can only fire one shot at a time will not be effective.But seeing his opponents approaching in an orderly manner, there was a sense of powerlessness in his eyes. Even if he jumped out under such circumstances, it seemed that he could only become a target.
The enemy is getting closer and closer, and the soldiers inside the fort have been suppressed by the muskets and cannot raise their heads to fight back. Hang He and dozens of soldiers outside are also suppressed and hide in a corner, unable to show their heads. The sound of footsteps getting closer and closer can be heard. .
"Everyone is ready to fight back with me." Knowing that you can't wait any longer, you have to rush out for a wave of melee kills even in the face of danger. As for the effect you can achieve, everything is left to fate.At this time, Hang He recalled the oath when he first entered the cold front, "Defend the family and the country, and die without shaking."
Perhaps this is the time to fulfill the original promise. "Everyone get ready, I belong to the number three, let's go together. One...two..."
Just when Hang He was about to shout three violently, there were bursts of gunshots that covered the sky and the sun, like firecrackers in succession.
Looking at the sound, hundreds of meters away, countless naval soldiers in white military uniforms appeared. They all held the Type [-] and fired continuously while rushing forward, appearing in a surrounded manner around the harbor.
The gunshots continued, and under the continuous shadows, the Philippine soldiers who were about to charge forward were killed from a long distance.Also holding a musket, the Huo Tong and the flintlock gun are comparable to the ninety-five style, which can fire continuously and is extremely accurate, just like a fire stick and a sharp weapon, they are not the same at all.
The soldiers of the five-star army who appeared suddenly caught the soldiers of the Philippine country by surprise and became dizzy.
"Kill!" Nie Tong, the commander of Haiyi Division, led the team personally. He was wearing two bars and a four-star colonel. He was like a beast out of the cage, and he kept rushing forward. Taking the lives of one enemy after another.The warriors around him like white waves kept charging forward, bravely forward.
Looking at the soldiers of the Great Philippines, they were thrown into chaos by the sudden attack, and countless soldiers were shot and killed. Even Duterte, who was extremely arrogant just now, was forced to lie down on the ground. He didn't dare to lift his head.
If anyone said before that that he could be suppressed with a musket so that he could not lift his head, then he would never believe it, and would only laugh at the strangeness of the other party.But when everything happened so real, he finally discovered that the so-called powerful country of the Great Philippines
The firearm is simply a joke at the moment, a self-deceiving joke.
Gravel was constantly being hit and shattered around him, flying around, cutting through the skirt of his clothes, and occasionally leaving bloody wounds across his body.It's just that Duterte has completely forgotten the pain at this moment. His whole body is shaking now, just like a wild wolf who has always been used to dominating the king suddenly finds that standing in front of him is a downhill tiger, and he is terrified.
The firepower was completely suppressed. From a distance, there were many enemies. When looking back at the retreat, they were all enemies. Duter knew what the result would be if he continued to fight.Duterte, who didn't want to die and was afraid of death, didn't hesitate, and shouted directly: "Don't kill me, I surrender, we surrender!"
The same is true of the general. It is conceivable that the soldiers below shouted and surrendered as if they heard the sound of nature after we came to this shout, and then threw their guns, knives and guns without waiting for the five-star army to answer. The ground was covered with an appearance of giving up resistance.
This is simply an army that can only bully others.When facing the unarmed civilians and fishermen on the unarmed Polillo Island and Songchenghai fishing boats, they wantonly showed their murderous intentions. When facing the tenaciously resisting Luzon Island garrison group, they rushed like hungry wolves. With the number of powerful firearms shows their bloodthirsty side.But when they met the five-star army Leng Feng Navy, which was stronger than them, they immediately gave up.
It's just that after a wave of attacks was created, they immediately chose to surrender. Not as good.
Duter surrendered, and thousands of soldiers behind him also surrendered together. On Luzon Port and in front of the fort, a large number of people knelt down in a dark mass. At this moment, they were surrounded by the five-star navy. Apart from the head, I can't do anything else.
Accompanied by the Deputy Commander of the Navy, Kaohsiung, the Commander of the First Marine Corps, and others, Yang Chendong boarded the port. What he saw was devastated, and what he saw was the scene where countless people died tragically under the guns of the soldiers of the Great Philippine Kingdom. Tragic scene.
Nie Tong, the commander of the first division, quickly sent someone to understand the results of the battle, and also met with the regiment leader Hang He, who was presenting a military salute to Yang Chendong and reporting what he had learned.When he mentioned the number of casualties one by one, Yang Chendong's face became darker and darker.