Chapter 819 Suppression

"Let the guys in the blacksmith shop move more quickly. This is during the war. Don't tell me that you can't do it!" Alcarazo yelled angrily: "I'll arrest anyone who doesn't obey orders!"

The city of Salvador has insufficient ammunition reserves, which will result in the current advantage gained by the defenders on the defense line not being able to last for long. Alcarazo was anxious and could only order to concentrate the city's iron tools and cast cannonballs. With this order, the city

Naturally, it is a chaotic scene. Some people want to take this opportunity to fish in troubled waters to make a fortune for the country, while others are unwilling to sacrifice their personal interests and hand over the iron at home. And the only blacksmith shop in the city currently only has apprentices and no masters.

This kind of emergency situation makes things even more chaotic and the progress is slow.

Alcarazo didn't dare to think about how effective this temporary measure could be. Now it was a moment. If the Haihan people showed no sign of retreat after the shells were fired, then everyone might have to think about something else.

solution. However, while thinking of ways to raise more ammunition, Alcarazo did not forget to give orders to the troops outside the city, asking them to slow down the frequency of shelling, and even consider putting the Haihan people ashore before attacking.

"What a joke!" The frontline commander sneered at the suggestion from Alcala's life-seeker. The artillery battle just now had made the defenders fully aware of the advantages of the Haihan Army in the performance of long-range weapons. Their naval guns were better than their own.

The coastal defense artillery is still powerful, but it suffers from the undulations of the sea and cannot maintain stable aiming. If the Haihan army is allowed to go ashore, then its own artillery positions will soon be named by the opponent's artillery.

Of course, the commander also realized that the ammunition stock was running low, and the frequency of bombardment had to be slowed down. But this meant that Haihan's warships could fire more unscrupulously from the sea, attacking a limited number of shore targets on the coast.

Anti-fire cannon.

Half an hour later, the Haihan fleet, which had circled the sea, returned to the coast of Sheliao Island and launched a second round of artillery bombardment against the Spanish defense line. This time the Spanish counterattack was obviously worse than when the war first started.

It is much sparser and will cause much less trouble to Haihan.

"What are the Spaniards doing?" Takahashi Minami naturally noticed this situation, but he did not think of the real reason for this change for a while.

Although there are no very clear statistics on the results of the battle, Takahashi Minami concluded that at least two-thirds of the artillery on the opponent's defense line can still operate normally, and the current counterattack with no artillery is a bit abnormal. With the current situation,

With the frequency and density of shelling, the special operations battalion could directly carry out the landing, but Takahashi Minami was still a little worried that the opponent had some dirty tricks. Maybe he wanted the Haihan Army to launch a landing and then attack halfway. He couldn't even think of it, even if he thought about it,

Not long after the war started, the Spaniards had to carefully plan the use of limited ammunition.

In the past, Gao Qiaonan might have taken this risk and launched an offensive, but before this expedition, Qian Tiandun specifically told him that in this independent command of the battle to attack the Taipei area, he must be safe first. If there is any uncertainty,

If there is a place where there is no need to use force, there is no need to risk human life. Thinking of this, Takahashi Minami ordered to continue to implement the current tactics, intending to use artillery fire to destroy the defense line on the shore as much as possible before launching a landing. Of course, he still

The expedition-class warships with stronger hulls were ordered to advance closer to the shore to shorten the shooting distance and increase the pressure on the coastal defenders.

After the fleet further approached the coastline, the hit rate increased slightly. In the second round of artillery, many shells directly hit the Spanish defense line, causing a certain degree of damage. For the Spanish infantry who were passively beaten, at present,

The passive situation was something they had never encountered in the past few years. Needless to say, the local indigenous tribes had never been beaten so unilaterally even when they had an armed conflict with the Dutch.

However, due to the shortage of ammunition, the Spanish army can no longer use the original anti-bombing tactics. They can only grit their teeth and endure the continuous bombardment of Haihan naval guns. At present, they can only count on the Haihan army's ammunition reserves to be equally limited.

, after the fight, evacuate here on your own.

Of course, this was just a delusion of the Spaniards who were forced to do so. Not only did the Haihan Army not worry about the consumption of ammunition, Takahashi Nan simply ordered the expedition-class warships to stay on the shore after discovering that the shore defense firepower was unable to counterattack.

While carrying out the bombardment, the troop transport slowly moved closer to the coast in preparation for the official landing.

At one o'clock at noon, two troop carriers, under the cover of four expedition-class warships, approached the dock on the shore and began to land. At this time, the Spanish defense line had completely lost the initiative, and half of the ten gun emplacements had been silenced.

Nearly one-third of the infantry on the defense line have lost their combat effectiveness, and the counterattack they can carry out is far less powerful than when the war first started. However, the Spaniards' fighting will has not collapsed, and there is no order to retreat in the city. They will still

Continue to hold on to this only line of defense outside the city.

Sun Zhen was fortunate enough to be among the first Haihan soldiers to set foot on Sheliao Island. However, facing the stray bullets fired from the enemy's defense line a hundred meters away, he couldn't care less about being excited about this honor. After the platoon leader shouted loudly

After drinking, the infantrymen who landed on the shore dispersed and marched forward in a roundabout way. This combat method was completely different from the formation rotation shooting tactics used by other Haihan Army troops. It was Qian Tiandun's specialty.

Tactics designed for special operations battalions. Although some soldiers think that such a gesture is too insignificant and not majestic enough, the actual combat results tell them that the commander's decision is still as wise as ever. This seemingly insignificant and chaotic way of marching on the battlefield can actually

Effectively reduce the hit rate of enemy artillery.

The pressure on the Spanish defense line was already very high. They originally thought that simple fortifications would be enough to stop the enemy infantry from landing, but then they discovered that the enemy had no intention of regrouping after landing and forming regular musketeers.

The formation launched another attack. As a result, the defender's original plan of using volleys to attack when the enemy troops gathered was basically in vain. Instead, they fired at sparse skirmishers at a distance of 100 meters, and most of the ammunition was wasted.

Waste it.

The few remaining artillery pieces were no longer able to form a sufficient deterrent to the Haihan Army. The Haihan Fleet even unscrupulously anchored at the port so that the naval guns could fire in a more stable state, thereby increasing the hit rate. At present, both sides

The gap in the number of artillery pieces still in operation has widened to nearly ten to one. Under such circumstances, let alone exerting their combat effectiveness, the countdown has begun for the few remaining artillery pieces to be called out one by one.

At the same time that the first infantry company completed the landing, the concentrated fire of the naval gun hit a gunpowder barrel next to a gun emplacement on the defenders' defense line. The violent explosion knocked out the six gunners on the emplacement together with the artillery.

This finally led to the psychological collapse of the defense line defenders. Some soldiers ignored the angrily scolding of the officers and began to turn around and retreat into the city. The collapse of part of the defense line soon triggered a chain reaction, and more and more soldiers discovered that their own

The defense line was no longer able to withstand enemy artillery attacks. If we did not evacuate this dangerous area, after the few remaining artillery positions were cleared, the infantry would be completely exposed to enemy artillery fire.

"The Spaniards are scared!" Takahashi Minami also breathed a sigh of relief after confirming this scene through the telescope. Of course he would not doubt the ability of his troops to take down this line of defense, but if he loses and loses in the process

Excessive consumption will inevitably affect subsequent siege battles. But so far, both ammunition consumption and casualties are far lower than Takahashi Minami expected, because what he originally planned to deal with was already received.

The opponent received the news and was fully prepared for the war. Although the attack was delayed for two days due to weather, the Spaniards, who were also affected by the weather, failed to take advantage of these two days, and the defense line they deployed only lasted for more than half a day.

It broke at one point.

At the same time, the Spanish commander Alcarazo, who was watching the battle at the top of the city, was furious: "These shameful deserters! Traitors! I will send these cowards to the gallows in the name of the governor of El Salvador!"

Of course, Alcarazo's anger could only remain verbal. The city of Salvador's military strength was already limited. Punishing deserters in large numbers at this unfavorable juncture of the war would most likely accelerate the collapse of the will of the armed forces in the city to resist.

If he really wanted to send these soldiers who had escaped from the defensive line outside the city to the gallows, he would undoubtedly be forcing them to rebel before the battle.

"Where are Fernandez and his men? The Haihan people have landed, why hasn't he led his troops to attack? What on earth is he waiting for!" Alcarazo, who was almost falling into despair, was already panicking and even gave up the hope of saving the city of El Salvador.

On board three armed sailing ships at sea.

Of course, Fernandez also noticed that the Haihan Army launched a landing operation, but he did not dare to act rashly under the surveillance of the other party. He knew that as long as his three ships dared to sail close to Sheliao Island, he would monitor his three ships on the distant sea.

The Han warships would immediately outflank his retreat. After watching the battle at sea for a long time, he already had a clear understanding of the firepower output of the Haihan warships, and he also knew that the three ships under his command were by no means a match for the Haihan fleet.

.If you enter the battlefield rashly and are attacked from both sides by the opponent, you will have to shed your skin even if you don't die.

Seeing that the Haihan Army relied on its powerful ship-based firepower output to destroy its own coastal defense line that was originally thought to be able to sustain at least three to five days, Fernandez did not dare to command his subordinates to enter the battlefield. If the Haihan Army's ship-based firepower was concentrated just now,

After attacking the coastal defense line, now they have enough energy to turn their attention back to the sea. At this time, if they bite the bullet and move up, they are basically looking for death.

Although Fernandez was not a man who was greedy for life and feared death, he was definitely not a reckless man who could not see clearly the battlefield situation. Although the war only lasted for half a day, he had already felt the overwhelming advantage of the Haihan Army. At this time, Fernandez just

I understand why the Portuguese and the Dutch remained silent after suffering losses at the hands of Heihan. They must have suffered an overwhelming blow like this. It would be too embarrassing to announce it, but keeping it secret may rely on Heihan's power.

Trap other unsuspecting forces - such as the Spaniards at this moment.

Fernandez really couldn't understand why an armed force like the Haihan suddenly appeared in the Far East, and its combat effectiveness was so powerful. Of course, if the main force of the Spanish Royal Fleet were here, they would have to defeat the Haihan people head-on.

This fleet is not a big problem, but now we only have three ships. Let alone sniping the enemy's landing operation, it is difficult to even get close to harass him. If he knew that Alcarazor was eagerly waiting for him

If his armed fleet can rescue the city of El Salvador, then he might really say to Alcarazo that he "thinks too much".

After defeating the defenders' coastal defenses, the Haihan Army slowed down its offensive pace and began to build a beachhead near the coast, unloading heavy weapons and ammunition onto the shore one by one. The city of El Salvador is about one kilometer west of the pier.

In this place, as long as the waterway is cut off, attacking this castle is really like catching a turtle in a urn. Gao Qiaonan's mission at this time does not have a clear time limit. Qian Tiandun's request for him is to be steady, even if it is slow,

Never make a mistake the first time you independently command a campaign-level mission.

Since stability is the priority, Takahashi Nan naturally has to follow the army's regular siege warfare steps and implement it step by step. Although the combat environment that the special operations battalion is good at does not include head-on siege warfare on the frontal battlefield, this does not

This does not mean that the Special Operations Battalion will not engage in siege warfare, but in the past, military high-ups would not entrust such tasks to the Special Operations Battalion, an ace unit that specializes in mountain and jungle field operations. This time, the attack on Taipei actually required the completion of siege warfare.

The attack on two armed strongholds is also a big challenge for the special operations battalion.

It didn't take much effort to capture the city of Santo Domingo at the mouth of the Tamsui River. The special operations battalion perfectly executed tasks such as setting up peripheral ambushes to round up the defenders' messengers and sniping the defenders' generals to promote surrender. The city's defense in El Salvador was better than that of Santo Domingo.

El Salvador City is more complete and solid, and the difficulty of attacking the city is obviously much greater - of course, this is a conclusion without taking into account the tight ammunition situation of the defenders. Otherwise, Takahashi Minami is likely to change his strategy and speed up the attack on El Salvador City.

Attack speed.

As the defenders watched in fear, the Haihan Militia did not launch another offensive against the city of Salvador for the rest of the day, and kept silently transporting various combat supplies to the shore. In the evening of that day, observers on the city noticed

The giant siege gun claimed by Gersmann appeared on the dock, which was undoubtedly another bad news for the defenders.
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