William. Butz is wielding a Machete, the famous machete used by the inhabitants of Central and South America to harvest sugar cane; Unfortunately, he wasn't very good at using the weapon, and every movement seemed clumsy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The info blade drew a chaotic arc in the air. The faces of the mercenaries who were watching all turned pale and they retreated to safer places - no one wanted to be innocent victims.

Butz was in a bad mood and very anxious. This is not the same as the jittery that precedes other tasks. The mercenary's original plan was to wait for the Filipinos to significantly weaken the Spanish army before going into battle, but now the boss demanded that the troops enter the battle immediately. What is clear, however, is that Manila's defenses are not much different from what they were two days ago, they are still strong and intact.

Butz couldn't help but feel a headache about this terrible situation. The Recon Unit is tasked with providing the main force with detailed intelligence about enemy forces and the area of operations, which means that it will be at the front of the attack queue, and it will appear that heavy casualties are almost inevitable. He was so worried that he continued to swing the machete.

A little farther away, his companions were checking their weapons, loading empty magazines or drums, carefully adjusting their equipment in preparation for the battle to come. They have been doing this since the battalion commander conveyed the boss's order to all members of the squad. But Butz had already packed all his things, and only Zhang Biao rushed to put his equipment ahead of him.

He stopped, walked over to a pillar, and pondered how to split it in half with the machete in his hand. But then he suddenly saw the battalion commander, Dave. Fruhauff came with a Chinese man he had never seen before, and who was not wearing a U.S. Army uniform, perhaps -

Butz looked at them curiously. But the commander of the reconnaissance team, Second Lieutenant Curtis, had already stepped forward to greet him, so he put his machete aside and gathered around like the others.

"This is your guide." He heard Fruhoff introduce the Chinese man to Curtis, "called, uh...... Xu Wensheng. ”

"Wizard?" The second lieutenant glanced at Xu Wensheng, and then refused to show it on his face: members of the reconnaissance unit usually do not like a stranger to join them, such people are a burden and will only jeopardize the mission. And Xu Wensheng apparently has no military training.

Of course, Curtis can't be straightforward in his words. Out of respect for his superior commander and a little caution, he made a roundabout attack. "He's familiar with Manila?"

"At least more familiar than any of us." The commander replied.

This means that you have to accept this guide, there is no choice, and you can't refuse. Curtis understood what Fruhauff meant, nodded, and gave him a military salute. "Understood, sir."

"Get him another gun, Commander." Fruhav returned a military salute and turned to leave.

Curtis stared at his back for a moment, then turned back to look at his guide. Perhaps seeing a large group of people watching him, Xu Wensheng looked very uncomfortable, but he still stood straight and didn't say a word. The team commander sighed helplessly and made a gesture. "Zhang Biao."

Zhang Biao immediately walked out of the crowd. "What, Commander?"

"I think you're the only one in the squad who can understand him, so I'll put him in charge of you."

"Yes, Commander."

"Butz, give him your shotgun. Remember, Zhang Biao, you have to make sure that he will use it and that he won't kill our people or himself. The reconnaissance squad commander continued.

"Yes, sir." Zhang Biao and Butz replied at the same time.

"Also, you've got fifteen minutes to do these things." That was the last thing to look out for, and then, Curtis walked away.

"It should only be fifteen minutes, sir." Zhang Biao turned to Butz and shrugged his shoulders, and Butz shook his head helplessly. Then, although he didn't hold out any hope, Zhang Biao turned back to look at Xu Wensheng and asked, "Do you know how to shoot?" ”

The answer was as bad as he thought. "I've only shot shotguns."

"Looks like fifteen minutes is a bit tight." Zhang Biao said to Butz, "Bring your shotgun and machete." Time is running out. ”

There is no doubt that it is not so easy to get a civilian who has only been exposed to a shotgun to become proficient in the use of a shotgun in fifteen minutes, and in fact, Zhang Biao and Butz did not have fifteen minutes.

"The reconnaissance unit will leave in ten minutes, and the infantry and artillery must be in attack positions within thirty minutes." Qin Lang was giving orders to several regimental combat team commanders. Of course, the commander of the SWAT unit also took sides, but this meeting actually had nothing to do with him. Qin Lang still didn't plan to use poison gas - while killing the Spaniards, those mustard and Lewis gas bombs would also prevent his troops from entering the city.

Of course, he has arranged other means to make up for the problems that may arise from SWAT's absence from this fight. The attack was to be started first by Dewey's fleet. "At six thirty in the morning, the fleet will fire at Manila." The five cruisers would be prepared for 90 minutes of firepower - the rear admiral promised to fire at least 180 eight-inch shells, plus six and five inch shells, Qin Lang believed that the defense of the southern fortress and the city wall would be seriously weakened. "Then, the artillery began barrage fire, gradually extending from the southern bastion into the city."

After a pause, he continued, "Then the artillery will redirect their fire on the southern bastions and walls, concentrate the bombardment for five minutes, and then extend again into the city - and move back again, and repeat again." Gentlemen, please remind your soldiers that the first three barrage shots of the artillery were feints, and the fourth time the infantry could follow the barrage. ”

It's a little trick. Under normal circumstances, the barrage begins to stretch back only one thing: the enemy infantry has been thrown into battle. Therefore, the soldiers of the defending side will leave their bunkers and enter positions ready to snipe their opponents. The sudden arrival of artillery fire at this time will cause them heavy casualties; And when the attacker repeatedly shifts the barrage two or three times, the soldiers will no longer want to leave the bunker for fear, and the officers will think that this is another trap and take it lightly......

In this way, the infantry of the attacking side can calmly attack and seize the defender's position without incurring heavy casualties - a very effective little trick.

Qin Lang planned to use it. But this was not his creation: during the Second World War, the Soviet Red Army used this trick against the German Army. Qin Lang just imitated.

But none of his commanders knew that he was simply imitating the Soviets forty-six years later, or whether the tactic really worked. The commanders feared that the Spaniards might not be fooled. But the bigger problem was that there was only a narrow drawbridge leading to the city of Manila, and even if the Spaniards did hide in bunkers and refused to come out, it would take a lot of time to get the troops through it completely.

Moreover, the Spaniards will always find themselves fooled.

"Don't worry, gentlemen." Qin Lang replied, "Our infantry is still only a feint. It was the reconnaissance troops who were really responsible for breaking through the gates - so I order you to concentrate the reconnaissance units of the various battalions. ”

"But how are the scouts supposed to get into the city?" Fan. Commander Dean asked.

"Reconnaissance units are still entering Manila through the southern gates. So tonight, they had to sneak into the bushes in front of the bastion and go into battle when the artillery fire extended for the fourth time. Qin Lang explained.

"The Spaniards will find them, Brigadier General." Or Fan. Dean, "It's hard to hide anyone in that bush. ”

Qin Lang laughed: As long as one knows the right skills, a person can easily hide himself, and the mercenaries of the reconnaissance team happen to know all those skills. However, instead of answering the commander's question directly, he pulled out a pamphlet from the pocket of his jacket. "Which of you has seen this?"

The commanders glanced at the cover of the book. Sniper & Camouflage. No one has looked at it.

"Who wrote it?" Someone asked.

"Me." Qin Lang replied.

"Sniper and Camouflage" was the tactics manual he had prepared to write the year before. In fact, he finished it a few months ago, but it has never been published - last year he already had a "Handbook of Chemical Engineering" published, and Qin Lang did not want to publish a second book; And the hunting and sniper rifle he had planned to complete had not yet been completed - there was no suitable scope, but his plan was to sell the tactical manual with the rifle. So it's a little bit earlier to publish it now.

However, the mercenary's reconnaissance team had already carried out intensive training according to the contents of the tactical manual, although Qin Lang was very skeptical about the effectiveness of the training - the military adviser in charge of conducting the training also did not understand the contents of the tactical manual. But it was enough to deal with the Spaniards.

"What questions do you have?"

"What is the mission of the reconnaissance unit after entering the city of Manila?"

"Create chaos and force the Spaniards to abandon the defenses of the southern walls."

A very simple task. The scouting mercenaries are armed with a large number of automatic weapons, and the Spaniards will think that they are being attacked by thousands of men and then misjudge the situation. Even more interesting is the fact that if one of the squads gets too close to the Doge's Palace in Augustine, then the chaos in Manila will become unmanageable, and then ......

The occupation of Manila is only a minor issue.

"Gentlemen," Qin Lang raised his left hand and took off his watch, "Now we look at the watch." (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )