Chapter 2986

Although the Haihan Army suffered casualties beyond normal conditions during the attack on Cebu, they were still within the tolerable range. Moreover, the goal of capturing the core area of ​​Cebu has been achieved, although there are still remaining Spanish forces on the island.

, but it does not affect the overall victory.

Since it is a victorious battle, it is natural to go through the process of reporting the merits and rewards. As for the casualties in this battle, if used properly, it will become the best material for the official propaganda of the heroic battles of the Haihan Army.

The vast majority of domestic people can only obtain relevant information about the Haihan Army's overseas operations through officially controlled propaganda channels. Due to limited sources of information, they certainly will not delve into whether the frontline troops have command errors, incompetent operations, or weapons.

Problems such as insufficiently advanced equipment.

All the people know is encouraging and positive news - the Haihan Army fought bravely in the direction of Luzon, without fear of sacrifice, once again defeated the old enemy the Spaniards, captured a large area of ​​territory, and successfully expanded the Haihan territory outwards.

Thousands of miles.

This is definitely a great event worthy of national celebration. After all, Haihan's external expansion in the South China Sea has not made such great progress for many years.

As for the soldiers who fought on the front line and even sacrificed their lives for this, of course they must be rewarded according to the Haihan tradition. Arrange for the fallen soldiers to go to the Martyrs' Shrine to accept public worship, pay generous pensions to their families, and organize reports on the heroic deeds afterwards.

The group carries out propaganda activities in various parts of the country, which is what it should be.

If in the post-war summary, attention could be paid to the obsolete weapons and equipment of the troops stationed in the Luzon region, and if the troops could be arranged to upgrade to new weapons as soon as possible, then the loss of so many people would not have been in vain.

However, at this time, the Bangui Battalion can only continue to use the weapons and equipment on hand to deal with the resisters in nearby areas.

Once the separation wall outside the city is built, it will be more difficult for the Spaniards hiding in the mountains and forests to obtain supplies and intelligence. Therefore, taking advantage of the Haihan Army's unstable foothold in Cebu to launch a counterattack, this is their last chance to make a comeback.

In the first three days after Zheng Agui and others stationed at Outpost No. 7, they encountered two attacks. However, the Spaniards who launched the attack probably had no idea of ​​the garrison situation at the outpost, and did not dare to launch a large-scale attack. They only attacked a few hundred meters away.

He fired a few cold shots at the edge of the woods and retreated immediately after being discovered, without causing any casualties to the Haihan Army.

But such a test is undoubtedly a danger signal. The officers believe that the reason why the Spaniards have not moved yet is probably due to insufficient intelligence, and they will definitely take further action in due course.

The direct source of the information they obtained was probably the more than two hundred local workers working here. If someone escapes and informs the Spaniards of the deployment of troops at Outpost No. 7, it might lead to real attacks.

On the offensive.

The Bangui Battalion also lost 30 to 40 men due to casualties in previous battles. Now it is deployed on a more than ten-mile peripheral defense line. About half of the troops are on duty on the front line, and the remaining personnel are resting and rotating. This is also

In other words, on such a long defense line, there are actually only about two companies of defenders.

There are outposts set up every three or four miles along the isolation line. Each outpost is stationed with 20 or 30 people, but some of them are also responsible for guarding labor and logistics affairs, and also leaving space for rotation and rest, so those on duty

There are usually less than ten sentries.

In order to rush the construction of the separation wall, the outpost has not yet built decent bunkers and fortifications. It has only built earthen fortifications and shooting positions under two sentinel towers. If there is a large-scale raid, the sentries alone may not be able to hold on until reinforcements arrive.

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Although the officers are a little worried, the current situation alone does not have enough reason to apply to the headquarters for additional troops. Moreover, some people are eager for the Spanish to take the initiative to attack, so that they may have the opportunity to gain more military exploits.

Zheng Agui holds the latter opinion. He believes that increasing troops will only scare back the Spanish who are ready to make an attack. It is better to maintain the status quo and induce the Spanish who are impatient to take the initiative to attack.

Although the outpost has fewer troops, its weapons, equipment and combat capabilities are definitely better than those of its opponents. As long as the difference in troop strength is not too great and the opponent's movements are detected in a timely manner, self-protection at least is not a problem.

But regardless of their opinions, the officers all told their subordinates to step up their defenses during the garrison and be ready for battle at any time.

Sure enough, the Spaniards finally chose to launch an offensive before dawn on a certain day. Outpost No. 7, which was flat and undefeable, unsurprisingly became the target of the Spaniards' attack.

The Spaniards tried to take advantage of the night to sneak in from the weak defense area between the two guard towers. However, the Haihan Army was also prepared for this and prioritized the construction of the separation wall in this area, and would light fires outside the separation wall at night.

, so that the sentry on the sentry tower can maintain a good view.

The Spanish tried to chop down the logs supporting the wall with axes, but their movement was too great, and the sentries immediately opened fire.

The sound of gunfire alerted the resting soldiers at the outpost. After confirming the warning signal at the outpost, everyone immediately stood up to fight. Although the situation was somewhat chaotic in the rush, the soldiers quickly rushed out with weapons.

Barracks.

Zheng Agui loudly ordered his soldiers to follow him. Although doing so would inevitably expose his location and might even summon cold guns from the dark, it was better than losing contact with each other.

It took him a while to confirm the position of the Spaniard's attack, but by this time someone from the other side had already broken through the separation wall and rushed into the racecourse.

Zheng Agui stopped decisively and ordered his men to attack immediately: "Expand the right side! Line up and shoot! Lift the gun and load it! Aim! Fire!"

Everyone immediately formed a horizontal row on the right side of Zheng Agui, and then opened fire according to his instructions.

When fighting in such an environment with low visibility, the traditional horizontal shooting formation is the most lethal. It can concentrate the output of firepower in a direction, and at the same time, it can avoid accidentally injuring nearby comrades in the chaos.

The Spaniards obviously lacked such organizational power and tactics. After rushing into the racecourse, they failed to gather their troops in time and unify the direction of attack. Their scattered attacks were defeated in one blow in the face of the intensive firepower of the Haihan Army, and they fell as soon as they encountered each other.

There were more than a dozen people.

Although some people tried to organize a counterattack, in such a chaotic scene, it was obviously difficult for the scattered civilian armed forces to achieve the combat level of the regular army. Sporadic shooting, with one shot and no shot, could not repel the Haihan army at all, but would attract new forces.

Round of concentrated fire shooting.

After most of the dozens of people who were the first to rush through the separation wall were knocked down by the Haihan army, the remaining people lost the courage to rush in again and turned around and fled into the mountains and forests.
Chapter completed!