"Push the cannon to the front for me, there are only a few dozen of these damn Spaniards, and they don't have any heavy weapons, what are you rabbit cubs afraid of?!" Ju Guochong, the commander of the wild artillery, beckoned his artillerymen to push the gun carriage closer to the fortress. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Not far away was a fortress that looked even a little chilling, a scattered fortification of earth and stone, not in any way as strong as the European star forts, and the Spanish soldiers standing on it were full of panic.

Ju Guochong is not very old, only in his twenties, but he is already a captain officer. Ju Guochong was an artillery scientist in the 21st Huangpu Army, who had joined the Youth Army formed by Chang Kaishen, and was later wounded and coma while fighting against the Jue Army. His family was in the liberated areas, but he was transferred all the way to the field hospital and then sent to a troop carrier bound for Taiwan. In the end, Taiwan did not make it, and Ju Guochong came to the eighteenth century.

This guy obviously reads a lot, and he looks very gentle, but in fact, his mouth is dirty and his personality is jumpy. After the formation of the Tang Army, Ju Guochong was absorbed into the artillery battalion because he knew artillery, and became a company commander of the artillery battalion, which was similar to his position before the crossing. But this guy has a really bad attitude towards his subordinates and even colleagues, so he has been repeatedly interviewed by his superiors.

The artillery battalion of the Chuanguang Regiment was originally designed to be equipped with 105mm howitzers, but in today's occasion, the use of 105mm artillery is a bit overkill, especially considering the enemy's poor fortification construction level, so in a relatively low-intensity conflict, the army command requires the artillery battalion to use 92 infantry guns.

In military history, infantry support artillery was eventually eliminated by the combination of mortar and bazooka. The cost is not as cheap as the mortar bazooka, and the weight is much heavier, so naturally there is no room for infantry artillery. It's just that in the Tang Army, there were as many as 100 infantry guns, and the shells were relatively sufficient, and a considerable part of the 92 infantry guns were transferred to the navy for use, but the navy was very dissatisfied with its short range.

The rockets and 105mm shells of the Tang army had to be spared, after all, it was impossible to make a supplement for a while, but there were enough 75mm shells, so to deal with the general enemy, the artillery battalion could only reluctantly drag out a few infantry guns to fight.

Ju Guo did not dislike the use of the 92 cannon, he used this thing when he joined the army, and he also used this thing when he fought the army, which was very convenient.

"Mr. Officer, please delay the shelling, and let me convince the Spanish soldiers in the fort that I think they will be willing to surrender to you, and there is no need for needless killing." Serra said anxiously to Ju Guochong.

Ju Guochong listened to the translated words, waved his hand impatiently and said: "Someone is going to pull this foreign monk away, I don't know what the above thinks, the army marches and fights and allows this foreign monk to follow, we don't believe in Jesus, Jehovah, why do we still have to follow the military priest." ”

The company instructor smiled: "Didn't you say that it is possible for us to win without a fight with this foreign monk?" ”

Ju Guochong snorted: "Don't, Lao Tzu is here to fight, and it's useless to win without a fight." ”

Although the company instructor is an instructor, he has only been trained in the army's rectification work, and he is essentially a former national army officer, who has read a little bit of books, and has probably been exposed to a little bit of military political style. ”

Ju Guochong continued to hum: "That's right." ”

At this time, a communicator ran over and saluted Ju Guochong and said, "Company Commander Ju, our company commander asked if your artillery would shoot or not, and if you didn't hit him, he would lead the charge to the team." ”

Ju Guochong took off his military hat and patted his thigh, and smiled at his instructor: "See, people are more anxious than us!" Don't wait, fire, fire! ”

Seeing that she couldn't stop these ruffians at all, Serra helplessly watched as the Tang artillerymen skillfully loaded their shells, and then fired at the lonely fortress over there. Although the stubborn Figes in the fortress was a person he hated, and in order to find someone to replace him, Serra even went back to Mexico City to make a small report to Governor Baccarelli, but it was not easy for Serra to watch him die in battle.

More than a week ago, the Spanish delegation witnessed the strength of the Tang Army in Los Angeles and believed that it was not appropriate to fight hard with the Tang Army and should temporarily avoid the front. They then proceeded to Monterrey and San Diego, demanding that the Spanish garrisons and priests leave their garrisons and leave for Baja California.

When Army Commander Rivera, who had been appointed by Baccarelli as the new Governor of Upper California, came to San Diego and showed Figes the Governor's order and asked Figes to withdraw from Fort San Diego with him, Figes ordered his loyal soldiers to drive Rivera out of the fort.

"Your order must have been forged, the Spanish soldiers will not retreat in the face of difficulties, this is the land of Spain, I will hold on for His Majesty King Carlos, you liar get out of my fortress quickly!" Figis yelled at Rivera.

In this way, Rivera returned to Los Angeles in disgrace to discuss countermeasures.

Serra was extremely angry: "I knew that Figes was a stubborn person, and sooner or later something bad would happen!" ”

Rivera's face was also gloomy: "I have already asked the Ministry of Defense of the Tang State, and they confirmed to me that if the Spanish soldiers in Fort San Diego have not withdrawn in a week, they will attack there." ”

Pérez also said: "The Favorita is still in San Diego, maybe we can find a way, inside and outside, take down that mentally ill Figes, and then take control of Fort San Diego." ”

Heseta shook her head and said, "No way, my sailors mainly stay at the mission house, and now that Figes has closed the fortress and does not allow anyone to enter or leave, he will not let our lobbyists in again." ”

Serra said irritably, "Is this Figes killing himself?!" ”

"I can also generally understand him, he is the current director, and it would be a serious insult if Fort San Diego were left in his hands, and it would be a shame to leave just because of the influence of the priest," Pérez said. If he can prevent the Don army from taking Fort San Diego, it can be confirmed that the judgment of the priest and Lieutenant Colonel Rivera is wrong, and then he will be recognized and trusted by His Excellency Baccarelli. ”

Serra said angrily: "What an idiot, does he really think that relying on dozens of Spanish soldiers and a fortress made of earth and stones, it is enough to stop the elite Don army?" ”

In the end, the Spaniards did not come up with any solution until a week later, when the 60-day ultimatum officially expired, and Zhao Daling, President of the Cabinet of the Tang Republic, personally issued an order to attack the stubborn Fort San Diego with the 1st Company of the 3rd Infantry Battalion and the 2nd Company of the Artillery Battalion of the 001st Regiment of the Tang Army as the main body.

So there is the current scene.

The six 92 infantry guns on the artillery position fired directly at a distance of more than 1,000 meters from the fort, and the shells hit the fort not far away almost straight, blowing up a puff of earth and rocks, and even causing the limbs of the Spanish soldiers standing on the fort to fly.

Figes, who was standing in the fortress and commanding the Spanish soldiers to fight, was already full of sweat, he didn't know much about the Tang Dynasty, he first heard from the Indians that a group of oriental colonists had appeared in the north of San Diego, and then he also sent spies, but never returned. Serra and Rivera said that the Don Army was strong, but Figes was only half-convinced, and he thought in his normal mind how strong a newly established colony could be. His inherent mindset made him refuse to believe in the strength of his opponents, and he never believed that there could be any real battle in the colonies.

But he was so wrong that when he saw six cannon-like things being dragged to the fort, and hundreds of soldiers gathered on both sides of the fort, ready to attack the fort, he knew that Fort San Diego was finished.

When the cannon roared, his soldiers cried out to him: "Surrender, chief, we cannot defeat them." There were so many of them, and there were artillery, and we had a way to survive if we surrendered. ”

But Figes has completely lost his mind: "You can still win if you fight, you can still win!" ”

"How could it be ...... Yes! ”

Figes had already cut down the wavering adjutant with a single sword, but the artillery fire was still pounding the small fortress, and even as he lay down to avoid it, more and more soldiers were blown up and killed.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the infantry also began to attack the fortress, and under heavy artillery fire, the Spanish soldiers with flintlock muskets could not even raise their heads to shoot. Of course, even if they shoot, accuracy is definitely an issue at this distance and in this kind of scene.

Soldiers with submachine guns rushed ahead, the infantry kept advancing, and then some soldiers lay down and aimed their rifles at the already ruined fortress, and at the sight of any enemy with their heads out, they would shoot at them. It's a pity that the Spaniards don't know how to resist anymore, they have never fought like this, most of their enemies are some Indians, and a few shots are basically scared away, and in rare cases bayonets may be used, but under such dense artillery fire, they simply do not know how to fight. In fact, even the royal guards in Spain, Europe, did not know how to face such a battle.

A battle soon came to an end, most of the Spaniards were killed, more than a dozen people were taken prisoner, including Major Figgis, who was bent on resisting, and the Don army did not suffer a single casualty.