Chapter 2981

After a whole wall was destroyed by fierce shelling, the defenders had no bunker in this direction. If they wanted to stop the swarming Haihan infantry, they could only come out of their hiding places and engage in head-on fire. But the weapons of both sides

The performance gap is too big. As long as it is exposed to the firing range of the Haihan Army, it will be immediately beaten into pieces by intensive shooting.

Although the defenders of other nearby forts wanted to provide assistance, at this time the four heavy cannons were already aimed at another fort closest to the battlefield and started a new round of bombardment. Just waiting for the cannonballs to blast out of the passage, another

The company will immediately rush in and kill the resisters.

After solving the thorny issue of Fort San Pedro last night, the process of attacking other nearby fortresses has also been significantly accelerated. The strength and firepower output of these small fortresses are very limited. Without Fort San Pedro, they can be replaced.

If you attract fire and provide cover, you will inevitably be called upon by the Haihan heavy artillery.

The target of the company that Zheng Agui and others were in charge of was the second fortress that was bombarded by heavy artillery. As soon as the bombardment stopped, the charge horn sounded. Zheng Agui led the team out of the bunker, bent down and ran towards the blasted hole in the fortress.

Gap.

Several grenadiers had already thrown grenades from a distance and landed in an arc behind the gap. As soon as several Spaniards appeared at the gap, the exploding grenades knocked them all down before they could even raise their guns to aim.

When Zheng Agui stepped on the collapsed rubble and rushed to the gap, he saw another Spaniard struggling to stand up, so he shot him without hesitation.

But this gap was the focus of the audience, and whoever stood here would become a target. Before he could see clearly what was going on inside the fortress, he heard the sound of projectiles whizzing through the wind, and quickly shrunk his neck and jumped into the gap.

in the corridor.

These fortresses were converted from private houses, and the collapsed areas were connected to rooms and corridors, which could lead to various places in the fortress. However, whether it was the attacker or the defender, fighting in the building was not easy, as

It's like a street fight in an extremely narrow space.

Such a combat environment is indeed a big test for Bangui Battalion, which has many recruits. The vast majority of recruits have not received relevant training in indoor combat before this, and even junior officers like Zheng Agui

, and have no experience with this.

However, the advantages of the Haihan Army are also obvious. In addition to the performance of the weapons, the psychological states of the two sides are obviously different. Haihan is determined to win Cebu, and all resistance actions must be suppressed. For the resisters guarding this place,

Once the defense line is breached by Haihan, all that's left is a desperate struggle.

Several trained Spanish translators had already rushed to the front line with tin trumpets and shouted loudly, which meant that the resisters in the fortress should put down their weapons, raise their hands and go to the outdoor patio to surrender.

This method of persuading surrender still played a certain role. Some resisters who were unwilling to fight to the death, as well as some local people who did not evacuate in advance, soon surrendered with their hands raised, and then followed the instructions and lay face down on the ground.

On the ground, waiting for the Haihan Army to receive it.

However, there were still some resisters who chose to continue fighting to the death in the building, so the Haihan Army had to take risks and clear out all the rooms one by one.

The new recruits led by Zheng Agui have not learned how to use grenades, so they cannot use the "efficient" house clearing method of kicking in the door and throwing grenades. They can only conduct searches in the traditional way, but this means that they need to

Facing greater risks.

But for Zheng Agui, this kind of close combat will undoubtedly allow his soldiers to grow faster. The soldiers who were still panicking during the battle in Masbate Town are now able to calmly carry out the instructions he gave.

Zheng Agui made a gesture, Qiu Yong kicked open the door, and Zheng Agui then took the lead and entered the house with his rifle raised.

A Spaniard was busy igniting the fuse of the musket. Zheng Agui pulled the trigger without hesitation and knocked him down. Another guy who rushed over with a knife was shot by Qin Bo who followed Zheng Agui.

Put down.

Four people were left outside the door to guard the corridor, while the rest of the people searched the house and confirmed that there were no other resisters.

Several silver coins were found from the injured resister, and there were also several pieces of silverware in the house. Zheng Agui motioned to his men to seize these first.

According to the Haihan military law, seized property should be handed over. However, the military generally has lax requirements for this, and the items that are difficult to pass are mostly large items. However, for small items such as silver coins, this may not be the case.

The soldiers would more or less detain some, and Zheng Agui was no exception.

Before leaving, Zheng Agui saw that the two injured people were still alive, but they were both shot in the chest, making it difficult to treat them.

Zheng Agui winked at Qiu Yong and signaled him to get rid of these two people. This was not the first time Qiu Yong had done such dirty work. He nodded understandingly and raised his hand to pull out the military spur from his waist.

The clearing operation of this fortress lasted until noon. Zheng Agui's team was lucky to have no casualties, but their company still suffered one death and four injuries. It was not too serious, but it also made the company commander angry.

It's enough.

A total of more than 160 prisoners were captured here, most of whom were civilians who failed to evacuate in advance. As for the resisters who died from Haihan gunfire during the battle, rough statistics have reached as many as 100 people, about half of whom

It's Spanish.

During this period, operations against other nearby forts were also continuing. Several large-caliber artillery pieces transported thousands of miles from Manila made the first contribution, relying entirely on them to blast a passage through the outer wall of the fort so that the infantry could follow.

its advancement.

However, these two days of high-intensity fighting have consumed most of the dedicated ammunition, and the next batch of cargo ships carrying ammunition may still have two days to sail to Cebu. This means that the few remaining forts nearby may be

It's not that easy to win.

The actual situation was exactly the same. The frequency of heavy artillery fire was significantly reduced, which caused the Haihan Army to greatly slow down its advancement during the afternoon's clearing operation.

In contrast, the effect of small-caliber artillery on demolishing buildings is much worse. Ten shots fired may not be able to match the effect of one large-caliber artillery fire. The Haihan Army had to dispatch engineering troops again to use blasting methods to open buildings.

Attack channel.

Before dusk fell, the Haihan Army finally captured all the fortifications in this area. Although it successfully eliminated a large number of armed resisters, the Haihan Army also suffered a considerable number of casualties, which had been the case in the past few attacks on Cebu.

This is a situation that has never happened before in the battle.

At this point in the battle, the Haihan Army has only controlled most of Cebu's urban areas. It has not yet had time to pursue and suppress the resisters who fled to the edges of the urban areas and nearby mountains and forests. I am afraid no one will think of the results of such a battle.

satisfy.
Chapter completed!