Chapter 410: The Siege of Batak Valley

The wind is blowing. At this time of day, www.biquge.info Fun, a cool breeze suddenly blew up, causing the tropical forests on the ground to rattle, blowing the rotten and damp smell of the rainforest throughout the Batak Valley.

The gray-black clouds in the sky rolled violently, quickly covering the entire blue sky.

It looks like a heavy rain is coming.

This sudden rainstorm, which is common weather in the Philippines.

In the Philippines, the scorching sun causes the lush forest moisture to evaporate violently, forming a powerful tropical air mass, which reaches its maximum moisture content by noon, and a downpour will form.

This kind of weather is most frequent in the typhoon season in the first half of the year, but now in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, such weather is also very common.

Hearing the rumbling thunder in the air, Spanish Colonel Fernandez, who was riding on a tall horse, couldn't help frowning.

At this time, 2,000 Spanish reinforcements led by him had arrived at the entrance of Batak Gorge and were preparing to cross the canyon and go straight to the south gate of Laoag City.

After several days of rapid marching, all the reinforcements were exhausted, and almost everyone had a look of boredom on their faces.

They were desperate to get to the city of Laoag as soon as possible, where they could rest and recuperate.

It was only then that Fernández stopped the marching troops.

Fernandez's promotion to colonel showed that he was not an idiot, and when he saw the Batak Gorge in front of him, with its dark light, dense trees, high mountains and narrow roads, he felt a pang in his heart.

This kind of terrain is really a good place for ambush.

If one of the soldiers and horses of the Tang Army set up an ambush inside, then its own 2,000 reinforcements would be in danger.

No, you can't take such a risk, you have to send someone to reconnoiter first.

Fernández was about to give the order to send a few cavalry to the canyon to investigate first, when there was another rumbling thunder in the air, and sparse raindrops had already fallen.

Seeing that a heavy rain was about to fall, Fernandez hesitated again.

"Mr. Colonel, if we don't pass through this canyon before the heavy rain, when this heavy rain comes down, this canyon will be filled with rainwater, and it will be difficult for our troops to pass through." The guards next to him woke him up in an anxious tone. Fernandez's brows furrowed more and more, and he subconsciously touched his two beautiful mustaches with his hands, and couldn't help but fall into a dilemma. In the current situation, if they send cavalry to reconnoitre, then they will go back and forth, I am afraid that it will take nearly half an hour at the earliest, in this case, this Batak Canyon has already been flooded by ten waters, and the narrow path will be full of soft mud, and a large area of stagnant water, and it will be really not easy for my army to pass through this canyon again. And if you don't send cavalry and order your troops to hurry up and run through this canyon quickly, they can certainly pass through this canyon before the ground becomes soft and stagnant water. But if you go in so recklessly and walk defenselessly into the ambush pocket of the Tang army, then under such a heavy rain, all the firearms of your whole army will no longer come in handy, and these 2,000 reinforcements will most likely be wiped out here. What to do? Fernandez was agitated for a moment. At this moment, he suddenly saw several native soldiers running quickly from the canyon. As soon as they ran out of the mouth of the ravine, they shouted loudly to the Spanish troops not far away. "Colonel, they are the native soldiers of the city of Laoag, and I know the little leader, whose name is Baugoka. Looks like they're here to greet us. Next to Fernández, the Spanish cavalryman who reported the news reported to Fernandez with a look of surprise. Oh, call him here, I have something to ask him. Fernandez said immediately. Soon, the natives ran to Fernandez's horse out of breath. "Your name is Baugica? Can you understand Spanish? Fernandez asked. Yes sir, I know some Spanish. The little leader Bao Goka gasped and replied. Oh, I heard that the Don army has surrounded the city of Laoag. Then tell me how you passed through the defense line of the Tang Army and came here to report the news. A cold light flashed in Fernandez's eyes: "Also, how could it be so coincidental that when we arrived in this Batak Valley, you came to report the news?" "Bao Goca was stunned for a moment, he listened to Fernandez's words, and of course he understood the murderous intent implied in them." Mr. Colonel, may I tell you that we happened to meet you here? Bao Goka replied with a serious face: "Although the Tang army has a large number of troops, they did not completely besiege the city, but mainly attacked the north gate, and only arranged some sporadic cavalry guards outside the other three city gates, so we can sneak out of the city quietly." Moreover, the reason why we ran out of the city was not specifically to give you news. "Then what are you doing out of town?" Fernandez asked. "Mr. Colonel, since our army has been defending the city for days and the number of troops has been depleted, Major Gonzalez has ordered us to divide into groups and quietly go out of the city and recruit more natives from the nearby stockade to defend the city. Unexpectedly, we had just passed through the Batak Valley, and were about to go further to the stockade to the south, when we happened to meet you, Mr. Colonel. Bao Goka replied fluently, with a serious expression on his face, and there was no sign of lying at all, which made Fernandez gradually put his mind at ease. Mr. Colonel, since they have all come from this Batak valley, what are we waiting for, before the heavy rain falls, we should quickly order the whole army to pass through the canyon. The guard on the side whispered anxiously again. Fernandez let out a long sigh and finally nodded. "Bao Goka, don't go to the village to recruit people, just lead the way in front, and lead our army through the Batak Valley to Laoag City as soon as possible." Fernández ordered. Bagoka blinked incessantly. "What are you hesitating about! Major Gonzalez, of course, will make it clear to me, and you will lead the way. Fernández shouted. Bao Goka hurriedly stood upright, saluted a crooked military salute, and then turned around and walked towards the Batak Valley with several other native soldiers. Behind them, 2,000 Spanish reinforcements, lined up in a long line, followed closely. When he saw that Baorga and their Spaniard reinforcements were smoothly brought into the Batak Valley, Li Dingguo, who was looking at him with a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, finally showed a comfortable smile on his face. Well, the fish has finally taken the bait! All the hard work and hard work are worth it! It turned out that when Fernandez led the whole army and was still marching rapidly towards the Batak Valley, Li Dingguo had already led the troops and horses of the Tang Army's A Battalion A and B Commanders, as well as all the Flying Harrier cavalry, to quietly come to the Batak Valley to garrison. In the city of Laoag, only Zu Kuan was left to lead the soldiers and horses of General C to defend the city. Li Dingguo arranged for the two general soldiers and horses of General A and General B to lie in ambush in the forest and grass on both sides of the Batak Valley, while the Flying Harrier cavalry hid at the other end of the Batak Valley, leaving only the entrance to the Batak Valley for the Spanish army to enter. Ambushing in such a tropical rainforest is actually an extremely uncomfortable thing. The grass from the woods, everywhere dense, almost with fingernails from the forest high feet flower back mosquito, the bite is unbearable. In addition, there are also mountain locusts that crawl out of the wet grass from time to time, the number is extremely large, after biting the skin, it can't be cut off with a knife, so that the ambushed Tang army has suffered a lot. There were even a few jungle netted pythons that quietly swam over, swallowing several unsuspecting Tang Army soldiers from their heads in one gulp, without even having time to scream. Although the Tang army in ambush suffered enough, no one dared to get up and escape from this extremely torturous environment. Because, the military discipline of the Tang Army was extremely strict, and if anyone escaped from the battle, they would all be beheaded. Moreover, even a high-powered general like the chief general Li Dingguo personally led the army to ambush here, and the small soldiers below could have anything to say. After hearing the news from his subordinates that the Spanish army was outside the Batak Valley and was hesitant to enter, Li Dingguo was very anxious. If the Spaniards refused to enter the valley, or if they had only sent cavalry to spy on them, their efforts would have been in vain. Fortunately, at this time, the surrendered native soldiers who led them to the valley volunteered to lead those Spaniards into the valley, which made Li Dingguo overjoyed. "Well, if you do attract the Spaniards to Baurgica, you will be rewarded heavily. The bounty of Bao Goka is twenty yuan, and the rest of the people will be rewarded with ten yuan each! "There is a way, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, and after hearing that Li Dingguo could give such a rich reward, several native soldiers, including Bao Goka, almost everyone's eyes lit up, and they immediately agreed. So, after Li Dingguo told them some precautions for answering questions, Bao Goka and several people hurriedly ran out of the canyon. After introducing Spain into the valley, Baorga breathed a long sigh of relief, as if he could see the twenty golden dollars beckoning in front of him. Baugica led all the Spanish army from the entrance of the valley and hurried towards the exit at the other end. At this point, the heavy rain finally fell. The lightning flashed in the air, the thunder rumbled, and the raindrops of copper coins fell from the sky in an extremely dense manner, and the rocks, trees, and grasses in every place in the entire canyon were covered by the rain curtain in the sky, and the sky and the earth were foggy. Fortunately, the ground had not yet been soaked by the heavy rain, and Fernández gave a loud order for the whole army to speed up the passage and make sure to get out of the Batak Valley before the ground became very muddy and difficult to walk. Of course, the Spanish army, which was struggling to march in the heavy rain, would not have imagined that in such a harsh environment of pouring rain, there would be an enemy in ambush who would give them a deadly attack. As the Spanish army approached the middle of the Batak Valley, a continuous and mournful conch horn sounded in the pouring rain. At the same time, in the Batak Valley, there was a rumbling sound of rolling stones, but it was the soldiers of the Tang Army who rolled several huge stones that had been prepared under the mountain down the cliff and completely blocked the entrance to the Batak Valley. At this moment, from the other end of the Batak Valley, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves was heard. It was the 1,000 ambushed Flying Harrier cavalry, who heard the sound of falling rocks in the valley, and immediately jumped up from the hiding place, formed a dense formation, and rushed towards the valley. At the same time, on the left and right sides of the valley, as if by magic, a large number of Tang soldiers poured out, they were divided into two rows, the front soldiers held large shields, and the back soldiers held spears up to 4 meters long. At this moment, the army of 2,000 Spaniards fell into the encirclement of the Don army on all sides. "Bastard, we've been tricked!" In the pouring rain, Fernandez screamed, but his face was as white as paper. He quickly saw that Bao Goka and the others, who had been leading the way in front of the team, quickly broke away from the group, like monkeys, ran into the mountains and forests on both sides, and quickly disappeared. "Despicable yellow-skinned monkey, we have fallen for their tricks!" Fernández shouted loudly, but nothing could be done. These Spanish soldiers, whose firearms were drenched with water, had no ability to resist in this narrow valley, and were completely a flock of lambs waiting to be slaughtered. "Withdraw, withdraw!" Fernández yelled at the disorganized Spanish soldiers, and then took the lead in pulling his horse and rushing towards the exit of the Batak Valley. It's just that the Tang Army's Flying Harrier cavalry, which was rushing in front, had already rushed at high speed and collided with them fiercely. Fernández's dream of escape was shattered. At that time, the two general soldiers of the Tang Army, A and B, had also rushed down from the mountain with a roar, and smashed their spears and slashed at these chaotic Spanish soldiers. Sharp spears stabbed the Spaniards in the head, chest, and neck, and almost every time the spearmen stabbed them, a Spanish soldier fell to the ground screaming. The clanging of swords and swords, the popping of swords and spears piercing into the human body, and the screams of soldiers dying suddenly resounded all over the place, and together with the sound of the incessant rain, they reverberated back and forth in the valley. This narrow Batak valley suddenly became a complete human slaughterhouse. The valley road was full of overflowing blood, which was quickly washed away by the torrent of rain into a rolling river of blood, running straight out of the valley. "Don't kill, we surrender! We are willing to surrender! In such a pure slaughter battle, Fernandez no longer had the will to fight, he hurriedly threw away his sword, raised his hands high, and shouted to the Tang army. This Spanish general, who was very well-dressed and armored, threw away his weapon, raised his hands high, and shouted to himself, so that Li Dingguo, the commander of the Tang Army, had roughly guessed what he meant. A grim smile flashed across his face. "The herald will give them the order and allow them to surrender." "Order!"