Although there was no prior agreement, the moment the city gates were fully opened, the Spanish soldiers who were in charge of providing cover and the Filipino soldiers in the triangle fort opened fire at the same time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After nearly twelve hours of silence, the battle resumed, and immediately went to a fever pitch.

In order to cover Lieutenant Colonel Osorio's troops, the Spanish soldiers used every weapon allowed to be used, and no longer conserved ammunition, concentrating eight machine guns and fourteen field guns to fire fiercely, and even the three old fortress guns of the fortress began to cover the shelling; Not to be outdone, the Filipinos were not yet proficient in handling them, but they engaged the two machine guns they had captured during the storming of the fort to maximize the firepower they could demonstrate.

Such heavy fire brought only one result, and casualties on both sides were rising rapidly. Of course, the Filipino army paid an even greater price, losing close to two hundred men even before the Spanish soldiers who participated in the counterattack stepped onto the drawbridge on the right side of the bastion. Many did not die immediately, but they had a greater negative effect than outright death: the terrible howls of these dying wounded were constantly spurring the spirits of every Filipino soldier and demoralizing them. If it weren't for the fact that the soldiers in the fortress were staunch patriots, I'm afraid it would have collapsed.

Major Macapagal grimaced, glanced at the casualties of his troops, and then turned his angry gaze at the abandoned barracks on the right side of the fort - no matter what the engineers who designed Manila thought about it, there was no doubt that although the south gate of the old city, the bastion and the triangular fort were on the same axis, anyone who wanted to enter the fort from the city had to first turn southeast after leaving the fort, follow the road through the breakwater and outer moat, and finally turn back - the Spanish army could not advance in a straight line, They had to go around in circles and would definitely pass on the avenue in front of the barracks, but the point of his defense was there.

Major Macapagal hid three hundred soldiers in the barracks, including fifty daredevils, each carrying two sets of bombs. Thinking of these warriors who were about to die, the Major smiled coldly. He didn't want that, but the Spaniards didn't give him a choice, nine kilograms of explosives and a thousand nails between the explosives and the shell would make them regret their recklessness.

"Inform the daredevils to prepare." He commanded.

"Death squad ready!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Captain Alvarez gestured to his soldiers hiding in the barracks, ordering them to prepare for battle. Then he turned to look at the fifty daredevils who were with him. They were sorting out the bombs and strapping them around with the help of another team member. And during the whole process, no one said a word - although the captain wanted them to say something, otherwise there would be no more chance.

However, since the daredevils prefer to remain silent, Alvarez can only let them stay like this. As a bystander, he couldn't guess what they were thinking and feeling, so he didn't know what to say or what to start on. Time passed quickly in this oppressive silence, and the Spanish counter-forces were rapidly approaching.

"The Spaniards are coming." Finally, the sentinel gave the signal.

Captain Alvarez quickly walked to the barracks window, carefully opened a gap, and looked out—a hundred meters away. Then he turned to the daredevils and nodded. "Gentlemen, get into attack positions. May God bless you all. ”

Still silent, the daredevils gathered their equipment one last time, stood up, and walked towards the exit of the barracks.

The next moment, a burst of gunfire erupted simultaneously in the room and in the grass outside.

Lieutenant Colonel Osorio did not expect his troops to be intercepted by the Filipinos near the former barracks: before they began firing, all indications indicated that their defenses were concentrated on the Triangle Fort, however the Spanish troops did not conduct effective reconnaissance either. However, the lieutenant colonel did not want to regret such a minor problem, and at least for now, it seemed that the Filipino had only symbolically deployed a little force in the barracks, which was not enough to stop his troops from continuing to advance.

"Lieutenant Sanchez," he called out to one of the officers closest to him, "lead your company into an assault on the barracks and drive the rebels out there." ”

"Yes, sir." Lieutenant Sanchez replied, then beckoned to his soldiers, "Everyone, follow me!" ”

In the ranks of the Spanish troops, an infantry company quickly broke away and advanced towards the abandoned barracks as it returned round after round of neat and powerful salvos at the rebels. The rebel soldiers' shots quickly became chaotic, and not a single bullet came close to Lieutenant Sanchez and his soldiers, all of them flew off.

The lieutenant smiled triumphantly. Driving away such a bunch of fools is as simple as driving away a bunch of rabbits, and there is no need to waste bullets.

"Soldiers," he cried, "get on the bayonets!" ”

The Spanish soldiers all did as Sánchez had ordered, skillfully and quickly loaded their bayonets, and the lieutenant drew his saber. "Charge!"

With a neat shout, Sanchez's infantry company rushed to the barracks. The Filipino soldier hiding in the grass fired a few more bullets at them, then scrambled to his feet and began to run towards the rear, showing everyone their panic. And the Spaniards were advancing faster and faster—after enduring for several days, now they wanted nothing more than to kill all the rebels in front of them.

Neither the lieutenant nor his soldiers realized that they were entering a trap and that it was too late. The same smile appeared on Captain Alvarez's face, and then he signaled.

The two daredevils lit the fuse of the bomb, but remained lying on the ground and waited for a while, until the enemy advanced very close to them before suddenly standing up; When they rushed into the middle of the target, many Spanish soldiers did not even know what was happening.

A second later, the explosion followed, followed by screams and screams.

"What's going on?" Lieutenant Colonel Osorio heard all these sounds, explosions and shouts, and he turned his gaze away from the triangular fort in confusion and returned to the barracks. He was then astonished to see that Lieutenant Sanchez's infantry company had been routed, and that a quarter of the soldiers were missing, and that the lieutenant himself was nowhere to be seen. The lieutenant colonel didn't understand what was going on, he looked at the adjutant beside him, "What do you see?" ”

"Sir, rebel ......" the lieutenant was about to answer when the explosion rang out again, and this time, Osorio saw it clearly: three rebels rushed into the midst of the panicked soldiers like ferocious tigers, and then they exploded like a bomb.

The lieutenant colonel's face turned pale all at once. This was a tactic used by the rebels last night, but at that time, because of the darkness, no one really saw it, and of course no one panicked; And now, when he saw the rebels use their new tactics, it was hard for Osorio to stand even though he was a professional soldier who had fought a lot of battles and killed many enemies.

However, when he saw more and more rebels emerge from the grass and rush towards the remaining soldiers of Lieutenant Sanchez's infantry company, as well as the main force he led, the lieutenant colonel could not help but panic.

He could scarcely imagine what would happen if the bombers burst into his unit...... That would be hell for all.

"Fire!" Osorio yelled, "Stop them! ”

The Spanish soldiers went into action. However, just then, Captain Alvarez's troops also rushed out of the barracks, and the Filipino soldiers on the triangular fort diverted most of their firepower. Bullets come into contact with Osorio's forces earlier than the daredevils, causing casualties as well as disruption.

The lieutenant colonel and his men were in confusion, some still firing at the rushing suicide bombs, others turning their guns on the rebels in front of the triangle fort or barracks, but many more had no idea which target they should be shooting at, the suicide bombers and the rebels. Finally, some of the soldiers were already frightened by the bloody images they saw, and they were fleeing.

The movements of these soldiers affected others, and more soldiers joined them, followed by officers, and the counterattack force began to quickly disintegrate.

"Stop the rebels!" Osorio was still screaming, but to no avail, and the daredevils were getting closer and closer to their target.

Soon, one of the daredevils caught up with the dozen or so soldiers left in Lieutenant Sanchez's infantry company, and then they disappeared from the sight of the others, and only the terrible, demonic rebel madmen could be seen in the smoke, and no one could stop them.

Osorio knew he had failed, and now he had only one thing to do, to bring the troops back to Manila.

"Retreat!" He corrected his order, "All retreat—"

But before Osorio could give his full order, the explosion was heard again. (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.) )