Chapter Ninety-One: Can't Run Away

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"Oh God! Fall back! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are so much more powerful than we are! More and more Spanish Army soldiers fled, and one by one, the neat phalanx collapsed. The phalanx of more than 30 hundreds of people, except for those who were slaughtered by the Xinhua army, all the rest collapsed. A large number of Spanish soldiers fled backwards in confusion. At this time, all the courage and glory and so on were abandoned. The first priority is to save your life!

"General, what should we do now?" Colonel Elias asked, a little flustered. Originally, it was thought that the attack of the Spanish army could easily defeat the Xinhua army, and then destroy the factories around Xinhua City, and if possible, even attack Xinhua City, burn and loot it, and then march away before the main force of the Xinhua army returned. However, the strong firepower of the Xinhua Army made their heads bleed. In the battle just now, the Spanish army lost at least a thousand men. More importantly, the morale of the troops has been greatly affected.

"Let all the troops in front of you withdraw!" Major General Axel also said helplessly. He knew that their goal in this battle would be difficult to achieve. Both he and Major General Balvino greatly underestimated these Chinese. The strong force of the Xinhua Army has surpassed their resemblance. It's hard to accept all this, but that's just the way it is!

At the mouth of the Agusan River, the commander of the Luzon fleet, Rear Admiral Balvino, was also watching the army's offensive with a telescope. When he saw the army being beaten by the Xinhua Army, his eyes were about to bulge.

"Damn, what the hell is going on? The weapons of those yellow-skinned monkeys were even more powerful than those of the Kingdom of Spain, and even the whole of Europe could not compare with them. Could it be that these yellow-skinned monkeys have been hiding their strength all these years? "Major General Valvino began to think crankily.

The defeat of the Spanish Army did not end the fighting. The artillery fire of the heavy artillery battalion of the Xinhua Army began to extend, and in terms of the range of 105 mm howitzers, even if the Spanish Army withdrew, it was still within the range of the Xinhua Army's shelling. This forced the Spanish Army, having withdrawn its positions, to continue its retreat in the direction of the Agusan River. Otherwise, the shells of the Xinhua army will hit their heads all the way. Although the heavy artillery battalion only had 18 105mm howitzers, these guns were like ducks, driving the Spanish Army away from Xinhua City.

At the same time, Sun Hao, commander of the Second Brigade of the Xinhua Army, gave the order to counterattack. This wave of attacks, it is estimated that the Spaniards have been frightened, and if they want to continue the attack, it is estimated that it is impossible. If they wanted to expand the results of the battle and eliminate more Spaniards, the Xinhua army had to take the initiative to attack. However, in order to reduce the losses of the troops, Sun Hao ordered the troops not to get too close to the Spaniards, keep the distance between the two sides at about two hundred meters, and use the range advantage of rifles and artillery to eliminate these Spaniards. The artillery of the Spaniards was destroyed at the beginning of the battle. Of course, the four warships of the Spanish Luzon fleet, anchored at the mouth of the Agusan River, are no less vigilable!

The soldiers of the Xinhua Army jumped out of the trenches and attacked the Spanish Army through the gaps left in the barbed wire. The troops were divided into companies, arranged in sparse formations, and pursued the Spanish Army.

"General! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are catching up, should we go back and continue the fight with them! Colonel Elias asked, following Major-General Axel. Now the Spanish army is retreating, and thousands of men are hurriedly retreating towards the Agusan River.

"Nope! Those yellow-skinned monkeys are very vigilant! They never came within 200 meters of us, but at this distance, they kept shooting our soldiers! Their artillery is very powerful, even if it is a head-to-head duel, we are definitely not their opponents! Major General Axel shook his head. He knew that the Spanish Army had no chance in this battle, and if they stubbornly wanted to continue fighting, they would only pay more casualties. If you retreat now, you will be able to save more strength.

Colonel Elias nodded, agreeing with Major General Axel's view.

On the Agusan River, Major General Valvino looked at the officers and soldiers of the Spanish Army who were fleeing, and sighed helplessly. Nevertheless, he ordered the remaining four ships of the Luzon fleet to approach the shore and prepare to use the ship's guns to provide fire cover for the fleeing Spanish Army. The merchant ships were all docked, and when the Spanish Army officers and men had withdrawn to the shore, they were picked up. Although Major General Balvino was unwilling, he also clearly knew that they had lost this battle!

"Brigade commander, those foreign devils are running away! Their ships had already reached the river, and the brethren did not dare to rush any further! A company commander reported to Sun Hao. When the troops rushed to a distance of more than two thousand meters from the river, the battleships of the Spanish Luzon fleet opened fire. Although the four battleships of the Luzon fleet were already scarred, only about half of the guns on them remained. But when four warships opened fire on the shore, it was still able to cause a scene that almost shattered the sky. In order to reduce losses, the soldiers of the Xinhua Army had to stop the pursuit, and then use artillery to fire at the retreating Spanish Army officers and soldiers, in order to eliminate as many Spanish Army troops as possible!

"Humph! Want to run? How can it be so easy! Did the brothers of the heavy artillery battalion come up? Sun Hao asked. Although he had already killed many Spaniards in this battle, if he could swallow these Spaniards in one gulp, he would certainly not let go of such an opportunity. However, now it seems that these Spaniards are about to flee by boat when they see that the situation is not good. In the absence of a naval expedition, it was impossible to stop these Spaniards. I can only find a way to kill as many Spaniards as possible!

The horses dragged the artillery of the heavy artillery battalion to the front line, and in less than twenty minutes, they came to a place less than three kilometers from the river. At this distance, with the firing range of a 105-mm howitzer, it is already fully capable of covering the area of the mouth of the Agusan River.

On the riverside, soldiers of the Spanish Army, who had managed to escape, were boarding the boat. Because the water near the river is shallow, neither warships nor merchant ships can dock, and there are still dozens of meters away from the inner bank. Several small boats were transporting these Spaniards. However, a large number of Spanish soldiers could not wait, and they jumped into the river and swam towards the merchant ship, trying to escape back to the ship earlier. As if this is the case, it can be safe.

Senior officers such as Major General Axel and Colonel Elias were treated very differently. As soon as they reached the shore, a small boat had already been prepared and sent them to the Governor, the flagship of the Luzon fleet.

At this time, the heavy artillery battalion of the Xinhua Army began to open fire!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Cannonballs fell from the sky and exploded on the surface of the river, splashing columns of water into the sky. The merchant ships that were docked on the shore immediately panicked. If they do not move like this, they will become the target of the artillery of the Xinhua Army. The officers and men of the Spanish Army, who were still waiting on the shore, also stirred, and more and more people jumped into the water and tried to swim to the boat.

"General Valvino! Fire! Cover my soldiers on board! Major General Axel roared angrily.

"General Axel, calm down! The cannons of those yellow-skinned monkeys are at least three kilometers away from us, which is already beyond the range of our artillery! Major General Balvino said.

"And what about my soldiers?" Axel was very painful to see his soldiers being blown up in the shelling of the Xinhua artillery.

"Now only God can bless them!" Major General Valvino said helplessly.

"Boom!" A merchant ship was hit. The weak hulls of merchant ships simply could not withstand the fire of 105-mm howitzers. After the shell exploded, a large hole was blown out of the hull of the merchant ship. The icy river water poured into the merchant ships, and the people on the merchant ships tried to plug the loopholes, but found that there was nothing they could do.

Soon, the merchant ship ran aground in the Agusan River due to excessive flooding. Although the people above escaped, they could not use the merchant ships to escape.

When the other merchant ships saw this, they were also frightened enough and sailed in the direction of Murui Bay. At this time, less than a thousand Spanish soldiers had boarded the merchant ship, and the rest were still on the shore or swimming towards the merchant ship in the river!

"Oh God! I beg you to stay, don't throw us to those yellow-skinned monkeys! The Spaniards, who hadn't had time to upload it, cried out one after another.

However, when one of the battleships of the Luzon fleet was also hit by a shell, Rear Admiral Balvino gave the order to retreat. If they don't leave, they may not be able to leave.

Four warships and a dozen merchant ships began to sail towards Burui Bay. The banks and rivers were full of officers and soldiers of the Spanish Army. On the battleship 'Governor', Rear Admiral Axel gritted his teeth, his two fists clenched together, and his nails were sinking deep into the flesh.

At the same time, he was very dissatisfied, as well as Sun Hao, the brigade commander of the Second Brigade of the Xinhua Army. Seeing that the Spaniards had withdrawn to Wurui Bay, he couldn't help but feel a little helpless. Although most of the officers and men of the Spanish Army did not escape, some did, which made him feel that this victory was imperfect.

"Brigadier Commander! Our battleship is back! Those Spaniards can't run away this time! Just as Sun Hao was depressed, a soldier shouted. Afterwards, the other soldiers of the Xinhua Army also cheered!