Chapter 1664 Attacking Manila (14)

If Sun Zhen were asked to choose a favorite fighting method, he would still choose to shoot the enemy with a rifle at a relatively close distance. If the fighting distance is too far, aiming will take more time and cannot be fully achieved.

This reflects the shooting frequency advantage of their continuous-fire rifles. If they are too close, they will be easily injured by the enemy's cold weapons. However, at a distance of thirty to fifty meters, this kind of rifle can basically hit wherever you point.

The speed of loading the bullet is very fast, which is the engagement distance at which its performance can be fully utilized.

Of course, the prerequisite for this kind of performance is to suppress the opponent in terms of firepower and prevent it from having the opportunity to organize and counterattack calmly. The platoon led by Sun Zhen suddenly came out from nearby, which also had the effect of a surprise attack.

The few Spanish guards who had not reacted at the gate of the official residence were shot and fell almost as soon as the gunfire rang out, without any time to take any measures to resist.

"Enemy attack!"

When Sun Zhen was less than ten meters away from the gate of the official residence, a Spaniard finally raised his voice and raised the alarm. But he only shouted once before Sun Zhen grabbed his hair and hit his head hard.

On the stone pillar at the gate.

Then the first batch of Spanish soldiers who rushed out of the mansion were almost unprepared and encountered a round of rifle fire. Those who were lucky enough not to be shot quickly retreated to the mansion screaming, even their companions who were shot did not have time.

Help away.

Haihan soldiers rushed into the gate and quickly took control of the courtyard outside the official residence. Sun Zhen left a squad at the door to guard the retreat, while the others continued to attack the official residence. Although this three-story building is not small in size, it is

There are only two entrances and exits, one in front and one in the back. As long as you control the ground floor, you can catch the people in the building.

The people in the building obviously had no intention of rushing out to confront the Haihan Army. To be precise, they may not have understood what was happening outside at all. Why could the Haihan Army suddenly advance the front here? According to the current battle situation

, the Haihan Army closest to here should still be a long way away.

Unless the Haihan Army successfully bypassed the fortified urban area without alerting anyone. This possibility, which only exists in theory, seems to have turned into this terrifying reality.

Francis had previously chosen this layer-by-layer interception tactic, relying on the geographical advantage that the defenders were familiar with the city's environment. However, because he had limited troops, the scope of the defense was limited to a few kilometers near the direction of the Haihan Army's advance.

It's just a street. However, Francis felt that such a deployment was enough, because the defenders were more familiar with the environment and could make corresponding adjustments when the Haihan Army changed the direction of attack. But he really could not imagine that the Haihan Army actually had this in their hands.

We already have a detailed map of the city, and as long as we know the range of the defenders' defense in this city, we can swagger around the almost deserted city and attack the core organization responsible for commanding the defense of this city.

The people inside the building didn't know whether it was a surprise attack by a small group of troops outside or whether the main force of the Haihan Army had already arrived, but they took the initiative to shrink the defense line into the official residence, which slightly delayed the opponent's offensive. The door-breaking hammer had been hammered several times, and the door panel

It also cracked, but the main entrance of the official residence was still not broken open. It seemed that the Spaniards had set up obstacles indoors, and it would be difficult to break in through the main entrance.

However, this did not trouble Sun Zhen. He immediately changed the direction of his attack and attacked the large floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides of the main entrance. The floor-to-ceiling windows were made of wood and were inlaid with a number of palm-sized glass pieces to provide lighting. This kind of window

But they couldn't block it tightly in a short time. When Sun Zhen shouted, the soldiers smashed the glass on several windows with their rifle butts, and then threw flaming grenades into the room. A moment later, the house exploded several times.

After the roar, Sun Zhen led the crowd to break in through the window. If he saw anyone who was still standing, he would shoot and kill them regardless.

At this time, the garrison troops deployed outside finally noticed the fire in the backyard and quickly sent some people back to rescue the siege. However, the Haihan Army had already set up a firepower point at the gate outside the official residence. Although there were only a dozen rifles, they were

The reinforcements of hundreds of people were unable to move a hundred meters away. After leaving a dozen corpses behind, the Spaniards decisively gave up their plan to rush towards the mansion from the front, and instead dispersed and took detours to surround the flanks. Although there was a wall around the mansion

, but it is much easier to climb over the wall than to break through the firepower network of the Haihan Army. At least it seems that it is not so easy to kill people.

Sun Zhen and his troops had basically completed the cleaning work on the first floor in the official residence. The few grenades thrown in earlier caused most of the armed personnel who were gathered in the hall on the first floor to resist losing their combat effectiveness. Sun Zhen

When others entered, they didn't encounter much resistance and successfully took control of the first floor.

However, when the soldiers tried to go to the second floor through the stairs, they were hit by musket fire from above. After several rounds of exchanges of fire, the Haihan Army finally cleared the two fire points upstairs. After rushing to the second floor

, Sun Zhen found that his opponents had retreated into various rooms to continue resisting, and some people went up to the third floor. It was obvious that the Spaniards did not intend to surrender, but wanted to fight with their own side to the end.

"Move faster!"

After Sun Zhen finished speaking, he looked out the window on the second floor and saw that the Spanish troops outside had begun to look for a new breakthrough point outside the official residence, and the troops he deployed at the gate were also fighting and retreating, otherwise once the opponent came from both sides,

If they climb over the wall and come in, they will be attacked from both sides.

Sun Zhen led this unit to go deep alone. If it could solve this headquarters, it would be a great achievement. However, being trapped in this official residence, it would be difficult to escape for a while. But Sun Zhen did not

Don't panic, he firmly believes that he will be able to hold this place with the strengthened platoon until reinforcements arrive.

Of course, to achieve such an effect, he must first completely eliminate this so-called command center and cut off the enemy's command system before the opponent counterattacks. Now it's up to see who moves faster, which is the Haihan Army first?

To clear out the command structure in this official residence, the Spanish army from outside should attack first and complete the counterattack.

Sun Zhen divided another squad to clean the rooms on the second floor one by one, and he led the remaining soldiers to start a firefight with the enemies on the third floor. There were also many people on the other side retreating to the third floor, and dense muskets were fired from

The railing protrudes from the middle and is aimed at the only staircase leading upstairs. At such a close distance, even if the Spaniard's musket performance is mediocre, it is enough to kill him with one shot. Anyone who dares to rush up will definitely be killed.

Make it into a honeycomb.

Sun Zhen still adopted the previous cracking method, using the shooting blind spot upstairs to throw grenades, and then used intensive firepower to hit the shooting position on the edge of the stairs on the third floor. This method was very useful to the Spaniards who lacked indoor combat experience.

It was very difficult to guard against, and the defense line established was almost destroyed by the Haihan army downstairs in just a few seconds.

Once the firepower advantage was established, Sun Zhen took the lead and rushed straight to the third floor. A Spanish officer stood at the end of the stairs and slashed with a knife. Sun Zhen blocked the blow with a gun in both hands, kicked hard with his feet, and jumped up to the third floor.

At the same time, he hit the man's head with the butt of his rifle, causing him to faint and fall to the ground. Sun Zhen spat and saw that no one else was moving in the corridor on the third floor, so he ordered the room to be searched immediately.

At this time, Sun Zhen didn't care whether he was going to be captured alive or not. He shot twice through any closed door before breaking in, to prevent the Spaniards from hiding in the room to launch a sneak attack.

The Spaniards downstairs had regained control of the courtyard and forced the Haihan army back into the hall on the first floor of the official residence. However, they did not have weapons such as grenades to break defenses. Although they surrounded the official residence, they were unable to rush immediately.

After entering, because of the lack of hidden bunkers in the courtyard, the Haihan Army shot several more people through the doors and windows.

After Sun Zhen broke into three rooms on the third floor, he finally bumped into the real owner in the fourth room. Before breaking down the door of this room, the people inside had several rounds of confrontation with the Haihan Army in the corridor.

He shot, sending sawdust flying across the door. After the counterattack in the room stopped, Sun Zhen didn't wait for the door-breaking hammer to come up, and directly kicked open the already shaky door.

Except for the few people lying scattered on the floor in a pool of blood, there were still three men in the room who were still capable of fighting, but they only had a saber in their hands. It seemed that it was too late to reload the musket after they had fired. Sun

Zhen shouted in the Spanish he learned before the war, asking them to surrender, but these people obviously had no intention of doing so. They yelled and tried to rush forward for the final fight. However, Sun Zhen had no intention of giving them this chance.

He fired first, and then the men around him also opened fire, killing the three men on the spot.

Sun Zhen saw that one of them was obviously in the uniform of an officer, so he asked someone to bring over a prisoner, and also called the army translator.

The Portuguese translator who followed Sun Zhen's team was actually quite excited after experiencing this battle. He didn't seem to worry about how he would get out of this place in the future. After listening to Sun Zhen's instructions, he went to let the prisoner identify and kill him.

officer status.

After identification by the prisoners, the Spanish officer who was shot dead by Sun Zhen himself was Lieutenant Gonzalo, the aide-de-camp to Manila City Defense Commander Francis, and the highest commander of this command post.

"You should be captured alive!" Sun Zhen secretly regretted it after hearing this. An officer with such status could probably get another ransom payment after the war, and the credit would also be recorded on his head.

But now that the man is dead, Sun Zhen only has the merit of killing the enemy officer, and there will be no commission bonus from the ransom fee.

At this time, some men came to report that the enemy troops had begun to close in and surround us. The first floor could no longer be defended, and the soldiers were fighting and retreating to the second floor.

Sun Zhen pointed to Gonzalo's body and said: "Throw his body out and let the Spaniards decide whether to continue fighting!"

Sun Zhen understood very well that one of the reasons why the Spaniards stormed the official residence was to rescue the people in the headquarters. But now that Commander Gonzalo had been killed, the other party's only purpose was to fight with Sun Zhen's troops.

Let's fight to the death here. Without command, these Spanish soldiers may not have enough motivation to continue fighting.

Two soldiers took Gonzalo's hands and feet, carried his body to a balcony on the third floor, and then threw him out. Soon the Spanish soldiers outside discovered that the body that fell from the third floor was

My own commander, the situation suddenly became a bit confusing. At the moment, he had an opinion on whether he should continue to attack the official residence and destroy the Haihan Army entrenched inside at all costs, or whether he should focus on the southern front and continue to intercept the main force of the Haihan Army.

Not the same.

Sun Zhen divided his men into two groups. One group was guarding the stairs on the second floor, and all the remaining grenades were specially allocated to them. If necessary, they could blow up the stairs and delay the time temporarily. The other group was on the second floor.

It was under his personal command that he deployed firepower points at various windows and balconies on the second and third floors, and shot down the Spanish troops outside the official residence from a high position.

However, after a series of fierce battles, Sun Zhen's army no longer carried too much ammunition, so he specifically asked the soldiers to save ammunition as much as possible, to have a certain degree of confidence when firing, and to strive to ensure that every bullet fired

It can have a killing effect. Sun Zhen shot a red flare into the sky from the window to indicate the direction of attack for his reinforcements. In fact, most of his mission has been completed. Next, it depends on whether the main force of the Haihan Army can

Came to pick up the call in time.

"Sun Zhen is really audacious!" Takahashi Minami was a little surprised after receiving the report from the front, but he admired this fighting style. He personally led the troops into enemy-occupied areas. This was Takahashi.

Takahashi Minami thought it was a good thing to have such an officer in the special operations battalion, but he didn't know if this guy was as lucky as himself and could complete the mission.

Then survived.

Gao Qiaonan has received an order from Qian Tiandun to invest another reinforcement company in the battle zone in the southeastern city to speed up the advance to the east city gate. Now it seems that there is one more task, which is to reinforce the front

Sun Zhen went to attack the enemy headquarters.

At noon, the defenders who were fighting endlessly with the Haihan Army suddenly became confused, and then began to evacuate on their own initiative. Soon the Haihan Army saw the red flares shot into the sky from the enemy-occupied area, and knew that Sun Yat-sen's troops had broken into the enemy's rear.

The Shinbu had already succeeded, and they immediately stepped up their offensive and advanced in the direction of the signal flare.

About an hour later, the main force of the Haihan Army finally dispersed the enemy troops on the advance route and arrived at the devastated enemy command post. Amakusa Shiro, who led the team, looked up and saw a pair of red and blue flags.

There is a balcony on the third floor. Although it is somewhat damaged, it is still dancing in the wind.
Chapter completed!