Chapter 292: The Battle of Irapuato

The railroad built in the barren central plateau of Mexico requires not only money, but also strong government administrative intervention, except for the Díaz government, which the Mexican government of later generations will not be able to complete such a large project. Even in www.biquge.info the 21st century, Mexico's railways are still using the tracks of 120 years ago, and they are still enjoying the legacy of the Dias dictatorship.

Everybody criticizes independence. The government was cut, but everyone was enjoying the property they left behind, just as many Chinese people in later generations criticized Confucian culture when they opened their mouths and closed their mouths, but enjoyed the humanistic relationship established by Confucian culture; Everyone criticized the party and government, but enjoyed the peace and rapid development under her leadership.

There are two sides to everything, and behind any sunshine is a shadow, just like the Díaz government, which certainly made Mexican peasants workers, but also made Mexico gradually move towards capitalism, civilization and openness. After the Díaz government, Mexico was mired in warlord wars for hundreds of years, and after the eighties, the drug epidemic turned the warlords into drug lords, making Mexico the most dangerous country in the world -- there is no one, and during the Díaz government, thirty years of peace have made people forget what a country needs most.

Wang Yongan knows that the Mexicans now only have an uprising in their minds, thinking that they only need to overthrow the Dias independence. If you cut the government, you will be able to get everything they need: money, real estate, food, women, work and rest.

It's like being brainwashed by a cult, and no one will think about how the warlords across the country will coordinate their power and fulfill the wishes of all warlords after the overthrow of Dias.

"Alas...... I'm going to be dealing with a mob, but luckily we're only going to fight once, and then we're going to make peace. Wang Yongan couldn't help but think that looking at the scenery outside the train, Wang Yongan was deeply fascinated by this vast land.

Founded in 1547, Irapuato is a city in Guanajuato in south-central Mexico, located on the banks of the Irapuato River, a tributary of the Lerma River, with an altitude of 1,724 meters and a population of 112,000. In addition to being an important hub for railways and highways, it is also an important distribution center for agricultural and livestock products. On the outskirts of the city, there are several large gold and silver mines, in addition to large farms growing corn, wheat and beans on the outskirts, and there are industries such as shoes, food, clocks and watches, and toys in the city.

Irapuato is a very complete city, with heavy industry and light industry and agriculture, so when the Protector Army stopped advancing five kilometers outside the city of Irapuato, the Protector Army Command quickly drew up a battle plan.

In the battle against Irapuato, the policy of encircling three and missing one was adopted, and the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 5th (artillery), and 10th battalions were thrown into the frontal battlefield from the west of the city; In the south of the city, the fourth battalion (cavalry) was engaged in harassment operations on the right flank, mainly to force the enemy army and drive the enemy army; The 9th Battalion was put into the north of the city-left flank battlefield to pin down the enemy.

The third battalion, the sixth battalion (baggage battalion), and the seventh battalion (student battalion) of the whole army were the general reserves, with Gong Wuyuan in charge of the frontal battlefield, Gong Xuewen in charge of the right flank battlefield, and Zhou Fu in charge of the left flank.

After a night's rest, the whole army advanced slowly, and at a distance of three kilometers from Irapuato, it was met with a Mexican army.

About a regiment of 2,000 men cut the railway, piled up a low wall half a meter high on the ground, and the soldiers attached to the low wall, forming three lines of defense three hundred meters apart.

Wang Yongan looked over with a telescope, and after carefully looking at the other party's fortifications, he suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, turned his head to the other party Xianwu and said: "Even if I didn't go to a regular military school, I know that this kind of one-word defense line is waiting to be broken through, are they stupid?" Or do you look down on us, think we're Mexicans, and come and fight them with long hair in our hands? ”

Fang Xianwu said: "Commander, maybe you should think like this, the anti-government army has always been the attacker, and the Mexican government army has been on the defensive, so the people's army has never organized a defense, and they know that it is already great to build simple fortifications." ”

"Well, artilleryman, let's give them some gifts first." Wang Yongan ordered.

To the surprise of the Guardian Army, the Mexican Nationalist Army opened fire first, and about a kilometer away from both sides, the Mexican Nationalist Army soldiers opened fire, shouting "Chinese die", "yellow-skinned monkeys go back", "Mexico does not welcome you", "you should go to hell" and so on. But it was clear that this distance would not cause any harm to the Protectors, and it exposed their firepower - very average, with no firepower at all.

The eighteen cannons of the artillery battalion of the fifth battalion were laid out one by one, and then Li Zuzhi shouted: "Correct the artillery, prepare it, release it!" ”

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom ......"

After eighteen cannon shots,

The first line of the Mexican People's Army was overturned, and Li Zuzhi looked over it with a telescope, and then loudly ordered the gun muzzle to be restraightened.

"Put!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom ......"

Another round of eighteen artillery shots, each shell seemed to concentrate on the enemy's defensive line, blasting those low walls to shreds, limbs flying sideways, and the Mexican civilian army on the front line suffered heavy casualties.

"The front of the 1st battalion, the left flank of the 2nd battalion, the right flank of the 3rd battalion, advance." Wang Yongan ordered.

This was an unequal war, and under the cover of artillery, the three main battalions of the most elite army of the Great Qing Dynasty, the Protector Army, with 3,000 people, pressed towards the weak defense line of the Mexican People's Army like a steel monster. The Mexicans, who had suffered heavy losses, immediately collapsed, and they fled despite the artillery fire around them.

The fleeing front-line militia caused chaos among the second-line militia, and soon, the second-line militia also fled, leaving the entire line of defense in jeopardy.

Fang Xianwu immediately grabbed the fighter and said, "Commander, let the cavalry battalion charge, if they react and reorganize the defense, our losses will triple our losses." ”

"Cavalry battalion, charge!" Wang Yongan shouted and ordered.

The fourth battalion, composed of 800 cavalrymen, drew their arm-length sabers one after another in Gong Xuewen's shouting, and shouted: "Cavalry battalion, kill!" ”

"Kill!"

The wolf-like horsemen galloped wildly, and soon crossed the first, second, and third battalions, jumped over the first reassuring low wall, and began to slaughter the fleeing enemy.

"Kill!"

The heads of the Mexicans rolled on the ground like a leather ball, and the headless corpses ran a few steps before falling to the ground, and the second line of defense completely collapsed when they saw this situation, and then the hearts of the third line of defense also fluctuated greatly, and when they saw the bloodthirsty long knives and murderous eyes of the Chinese, they threw down their rifles or fled or surrendered.

The defense line of 2,000 men was broken in less than half an hour.