Before nightfall, repeated attacks on the Triangle Fort were finally suspended, and both Spanish and Filipino soldiers returned to their hiding places to replenish their strength and spirit for tomorrow's battle. www.biquge.info It was also at this time that the officers of the two armies had time to count their losses.

There is no doubt that Filipinos have borne an unimaginable price. The price was so great that Natibida felt that it was too much for him to bear, and the officer who reported to him did not even dare to glance at the statistics in his hand, but simply recited mechanically: "All the 8,000 officers and soldiers who participated in the attack were killed...... No one survived. ”

Eight thousand soldiers! This number gave Natibida a headache. The losses are too great. And he knew that in fact most of the fallen soldiers did not die from the shells and bullets of the Spaniards, but fell at the guns of the Overseers. The machine guns of the Americans fulfilled the mission assigned by their builders perfectly, but the objects they slaughtered deviated slightly.

However, this is his order. Natibida doesn't think there's anything wrong with the order itself, it's just ......

"General, I must say that everyone is incomprehensible to your methods." "Our officers and soldiers are willing to sacrifice their lives for the Republic, but they don't want to see a squad of Overseers firing at them behind them......"

"If our troops had not been attacked by the Spaniards and started running back, I would not have prepared to oversee the troops." Natibida snorted. "If our soldiers are really willing to sacrifice for the republic, they should always move forward."

"General......

Natibida interrupted him. "How many more soldiers do we have to fight? I mean now. ”

"Three thousand." The officer thought for a moment, "This is all we can draw on mobile forces. All other soldiers needed to hold their ground. ”

It wasn't really necessary: the Spaniards wouldn't leave their fortress - where would they go on this isolated island far from home, even if they could break through the siege? Apart from Manila, the Spanish army had nothing left to hold onto.

Still, after a little more thought, Natibida decided to keep most of his men in position, so that by tomorrow morning, if he hadn't captured that damn triangle fort, at least there would be other troops to fight again. And in fact, he didn't need too many soldiers for the mission, three thousand were enough - and even a little more; There are times when small forces may be more effective.

"Pick the best half of the soldiers who can fight, and get them ready." He ordered, "I'm going to launch a night raid." ”

"Night raid?" The officer's eyes widened because he was too surprised, "Our soldier ......"

"Get them ready!"

Natibida cried out in a tone of non-questionable indifference, hesitated, realized that he had no other choice at all, and the officer had to salute and carry out the order.

However, perhaps because the officer was disgruntled, or perhaps because the soldier who was selected for the mission was disgruntled, it could also be simply because none of these Filipino servicemen knew what "secrecy" was. It's just that for a while, the news that General Natibida is going to launch a night raid has spread far and wide, and everyone knows that there is such a thing, from Philippine soldiers to mercenaries, and then Qin Lang and Dewey also know.

"What do you think, Brigadier General?"

"Maybe Natibida can get the victory he wants, but the biggest possibility is that he will taste defeat again." Qin Lang shrugged, "If the exhausted Spanish soldiers let their guard down, the raiding force will have a chance to infiltrate the Triangle Fort. However, the tactical literacy of Filipino soldiers may not be enough to help them with this task. ”

"What do you mean?" Dewey wondered.

"I just think the Filipinos will turn a covert infiltration into a forced assault."

"Oh, that's a problem." The rear admiral nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's get back to the topic, Commodore General." You want my fleet to be able to provide fire support to the Filipinos? ”

"If tomorrow morning they still fail to capture the Triangle Fort, yes, General." "We have to give the Filipinos a little bit of confidence and push them to help us weaken the Spaniards even further, as well as themselves," he explained. ”

Dewey lowered his head and thought about it carefully for a few minutes, then said, "I agree with you. But I once told Aguinaldo that the fleet was running out of large-caliber shells and that it couldn't shell Manila until it was resupplyed. ”

"Then your supplies should arrive, General. Tonight, I'll leave a few transports and return here tomorrow morning with a new name. ”

"Do you think this little trick will work?"

"With the exception of intelligence analysts, the vast majority of people only identify ships based on their names and numbers, and they are easily deceived." Qin Lang replied, full of confidence.

But Dewey was not so confident. The Rear Admiral did not want a little stupid omission to cause his lies to be seen through - especially by the Filipinos. After thinking about it for a while, and making a brief assessment, he said, "We should have a serious discussion about your strategy." ”

"Of course."

Qin Lang began to carefully study his plan with Dewey. And while they were arguing fiercely, the fifteen hundred soldiers sent by Natibida were also rapidly approaching the Spanish Triangle Fort. These soldiers were carefully selected to be the best soldiers in the Philippine army, brave, physically strong, and excellent marksmanship. And for this raid, Natibida equipped them with the best weapons and ample ammunition, as well as some special gifts.

Natibida gave the assault troops a thousand pounds of explosives - borrowed from mercenaries and packed in metal boxes of Spame's canned luncheon meat, each stuffed with one pound of explosives, in groups of ten. When they were still in Guangzhou Bay, the mercenaries were making this kind of improvised bomb, and according to Qin Lang's suggestion, they added a layer of iron nails, steel beads, or glass shards to it.

But none of the mercenaries wanted to use such a dangerous weapon. After testing it, they agreed that only madmen who longed to see God would take it into battle. So, when the Filipinos, who lacked weapons, borrowed bombs from the mercenaries, the commanders immediately gave them a thousand—and, if it weren't for the fact that every pound of explosives was company property and couldn't give too much without Qin Lang's instructions, they would have given all the bombs to Natibida.

And Natibida and his soldiers have to thank them for their ...... Generosity.

"With the help of our U.S. allies, we can succeed." For the twenty-first time, Natibida gave an exclamation to his lieutenant, but his eyes remained fixed on the darkness ahead. The Triangle Fort and his assault troops were all completely submerged in total darkness, and he could see nothing until the battle broke out.

He could only keep his eyes open and wait patiently, while his lieutenant stared at a pocket watch. According to the time calculation, the assault force should have arrived.

The assault troops had already reached the bottom of the first line of walls of the Triangle Fortress, and of course, they had to slowly make their way around to the entrance to the rear of the fortress. Fortunately, the Spaniards did not notice their movements - just as when Natibida decided to launch a night raid, and as Qin Lang had inferred when he received the news, the Spanish soldiers, exhausted from a long day of fighting, let their guard down, and everyone was resting, as were several sentries who were supposed to be on their alert.

None of the Spaniards knew that their enemies had come to them, and they could be sent to God if they went a little deeper. And the Filipino soldiers are almost on the verge of success.

Just almost.

The covert operation ended the moment the Filipino soldiers met the first Spanish soldier. Although there are many ways to deal with a sleeping sentry silently and without anyone noticing, the commando at the front of the line does not choose any of them, but uses a highly inappropriate method.

He aimed it at the sentry's neck and slashed it straight out. Although the commando had exerted all his strength, and it was likely that his intention was to decapitate the Spaniard, he was unable to do so - his knife was blocked by the cervical vertebrae; And the sentry's index finger is on the trigger.

The ensuing gunfire announced everything, and the infiltration quickly turned into a storm.

The few remaining sentinels who were the first to enter the battle fired and gave warnings. Only a moment later, the awakened Spanish soldiers rushed out of every darkness of the fort and engaged in a fierce and boisterous battle with the Filipino soldiers who entered the fort.

Then, the bastions behind the triangular fort also began to shoot. As if overdosed, the Spanish soldiers frantically fired at all the locations where there appeared to be human movements, exchanging bullets with Filipino soldiers.

"Exactly what I expected." Qin Lang listened sideways for a while, "Natibida has lost the victory again. Although he is almost at his fingertips. ”

"That is, we will carry out your new plan." Dewey was still not sure if it was a good idea, but at this time, a mercenary walked in and whispered something in Qin Lang's ear - Dewey didn't hear anything. But he noticed that the smile on Qin Lang's face became more obvious.

"We can wait a little longer, until the battle is over." Qin Lang crossed his fingers and rubbed them. "I just got interesting news."

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