Chapter 2987

The battle that broke out in the early hours of the morning came and went quickly. The two sides fought for only a moment. But although the Spaniards were defeated, the Haihan army did not dare to be careless and beware of a second wave of attacks. The outposts stayed overnight

He sent people back to the camp to ask for reinforcements.

Zheng Agui and his men held on in the drizzle until dawn, when reinforcements and ambulance personnel finally arrived.

"Platoon Leader Yang, why did you arrive just now! If the enemy launches several more waves of offensive, this outpost may not be able to be defended!" Zheng Agui couldn't bear it when he saw that the leading officer was a second lieutenant platoon leader whom he knew.

I complained a few words.

Platoon Leader Yang, who looked tired, responded: "I have been on the road all night. Post No. 7 asked for help from the main camp after repelling the enemy's offensive. The situation should not be that urgent, so I arrived a little late.

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Only then did Zheng Agui realize that Post No. 7 might not have been the only one that was attacked last night. After further questioning, he learned that the Spaniards actually launched night attacks on eight locations at the same time, with varying scales.

This multi-point offensive method is obviously to let the Haihan Army focus on one thing and lose the other, and then choose an area with relatively weak defense to launch a real offensive. The opponent encountered at Outpost No. 7 was defeated in one blow, and it is very likely that this is just a

It's just the target of a feint attack.

Some are lucky, and of course there are unlucky ones. The No. 2 outpost, which is more than ten miles away, was set at the protruding part of the outer defense line, so it became the main target of the opponent's night attack.

There was an entire platoon of troops stationed at Post No. 2, but the Spaniards were obviously determined to capture this post in the salient, so they invested heavily in the night attack and used artillery to attack the bunkers and barracks of the post.

Attack. This also caused Outpost No. 2 to become the battlefield with the most severe damage last night, with a total of four dead and sixteen injured.

Several mobile units in the camp were exhausted last night, fighting fires everywhere. Compared with several other battlefields, the situation encountered by Outpost No. 7 was indeed not serious. Only three people were injured in the battle. So it was not until after dawn

, the reinforcements arrived belatedly.

After understanding the situation last night, Zheng Agui had nothing to complain about. After all, the Bangui Battalion only had such a small number of troops deployed on such a long defense line. When encountering multiple attacks, they would inevitably lose sight of one.

The best solution is of course to add more troops to the entire defense line, but this seems difficult to achieve in the short term. After a short rest in Cebu, the participating troops have already set off for the next battlefield.

Although the Luzon Region does not plan to continue advancing the front southward for the time being, in the recently occupied central area of ​​the Philippine Islands, in addition to Cebu Island, there are still many islands that have not been completely cleared and must be cleaned up.

You must know that among the seven large islands occupied by this operation, Cebu Island only ranks fifth in area. For the navy and army belonging to the Luzon Region, this round of military operations is far from over.

When it's over.

For the troops guarding Cebu City, they will have to face a shortage of troops for a period of time.

Ten days after occupying Cebu, good news finally came from the navy. The fleet heading to the west coast of Cebu Island for prospecting had successfully landed in the town of Toledo.

Two hundred Marines encountered little resistance and successfully occupied this seaside town. Perhaps because it was far away from Cebu City, not many Spaniards settled here. Most of them were of various mixed races and people from the Americas.

Latino immigrants in the colonies.

After questioning these residents, the previous information was indeed confirmed. If you follow the Hailawan River next to the town, you will go to the rumored copper mine.

However, this copper mine was only explored last year, and the colonial authorities had not yet had time to organize mining. Many of the residents currently settled in Toledo Town only moved here this year, and the colonial authorities also clearly informed them that they would be resettled in the town of Toledo.

The reason here is to arrange for them to work as miners.

Originally, there was a team of musketeers guarding the town, but fighting has been raging in nearby areas recently. That team of musketeers had been ordered to be transferred to Cebu City half a month ago. Calculating the time, it should have happened to hit Haihan a few days ago.

The battle of the Japanese army's attack on Cebu Port would have probably been buried in the ground by this time.

Following the guidance of the locals, the Marines followed the Hailawan River to the location of the mine in the mountains and forests. The area was no longer guarded, with only more than a dozen large and small sampling pits left, and a row of simple work sheds.

The Marine Corps successfully extracted hundreds of kilograms of ore samples locally, transported them to the seaside on packhorses, and then loaded them on ships and transported them back to Cebu Port. When a supply ship returns to Manila, they will transport the ore back and then transship it.

Submit it to the Ministry of Industry in Sanya.

Although this process is a bit cumbersome, it is a necessary process for an industry such as mining that requires huge initial investment. Even if the grade of these ores is recognized by the Ministry of Industry, there is a high probability that another exploration team will be dispatched.

Come here for secondary sampling in order to examine the mineral veins and mining environment here and formulate corresponding plans for subsequent formal mining.

If this copper mine has long-term mining value, then all the costs of this military operation in the Luzon Region will be worthwhile, and it can provide thousands of employment opportunities for the region, allowing the Luzon Region to advance in the process of industrialization.

A big step forward in the process.

But before the remaining Spanish armed forces on Cebu Island are completely wiped out, both exploration and mining will face great risks. Therefore, the top priority of the Cebu garrison is to eliminate those resisters hiding in the mountains and forests.

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On December 1, a small fleet quietly arrived at the port of Cebu. Xiao Liang, who was in charge of the military power of the Luzon region, personally came to Cebu to deal with the thorny problems currently encountered by the Haihan Army.

Xiao Liang also brought a battalion with him on this trip. This battalion was not a conventional force, but was composed of a group of veterans mobilized and recruited by the military within the Luzon region before the start of the war.

The Luzon Region occupied more than half of the area under its previous jurisdiction during this operation. Even though a large number of militia troops were deployed as security forces in the occupied area, the battle line was still too long.

Faced with the dilemma of insufficient military strength.

This caused the Haihan Army to use a more conservative strategy on Cebu Island, building a defense line outside Cebu City to prevent the Spanish on the island from launching a counterattack. Such tactics obviously did not satisfy the superiors, so Xiao Liang led the troops personally.

Rush to the front line.

"I hope to solve the problem in Cebu Island within a month. As for the reason, I don't think I need to explain any more."

When Xiao Liang said this, he raised his hand and made a gesture of counting money. Jiao Fei and Yu Tiezhu both laughed heartily when they saw this.
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