Chapter 547: I Heard Your Turtle Shell Is Thick?
When the Spanish defenders of the beach brought back the news that an "iron dragonfly" had been "shot down" by them, the Governor was overjoyed and drank an extra glass of wine to celebrate.
Although his subordinates also reported another news that a small group of soldiers had defected, in the eyes of the Governor, this was all a matter of irrelevance, and the scale of the natives' troubles had become larger and larger in recent years, and it was not uncommon for soldiers to run away and defect.
In short, the downed "iron dragonfly" can be regarded as breaking the myth of the invincibility of the Great Song people, as long as the soldiers are no longer afraid of the strange war machines of the Great Song people, then they will be able to defeat the Great Song people by relying on these heavy fortifications that have been operated for centuries, well, it should be said that they will hold on to the arrival of the main fleet of Great Britain.
As for whether those rebels will collude with the local natives who are rebellious after entering the slums with the surviving Great Song people, the governor does not care and has no leisure to care.
In order to block the imminent landing of the Great Song people, he had already deployed most of his forces to the coastal line, and although he did not want to admit it, the Spanish colonial authorities were indeed in the awkward position of being trapped in a group of fortifications on the south bank of the Banan River, centered on Fort Santiago.
So how strong were the fortifications that were strong enough in the eyes of the Governor to withstand the Great Song War Machine? In the case of Fort San Diego, for example, moats, towers, and batteries are standard, and the walls up to 10 meters thick were even able to withstand the aerial bombs dropped by the American army during World War II.
The Doge, who did not know what the Maginot Line was, was optimistic that he would be able to hold out until the British redirected their attention to the South Pacific.
However, the people of the Great Song Dynasty slapped out, but no matter how thick your city walls are, they will fight those fortifications that you think are impregnable.
When another "iron dragonfly" flew over the coastal defense of the Spanish defenders in Manila, the Spanish soldiers on the ground began to shoot into the sky again with their rifles.
This time, the bigger-looking "Iron Dragonfly" did not fly into the depths of the sea after a few circles like the "Iron Dragonfly" that had appeared before, and after receiving the salute from the ground, it flew straight to a shore defense battery.
What made those Spanish soldiers even more unexpected was that this "iron dragonfly" actually returned the salute after enjoying their gun salute! Strings of scorching bullets rushed into the crowd of guns piled up on the battery.
"S2, continue to carry out fire suppression on the abseiling area."
The army-green EH-101 "Grayback Falcon" helicopter hovering over the battery responded fiercely to the enthusiasm of the Spaniards on the ground with its 12.7mm machine gun built into the nose.
"S2, stop shooting and wait for the results to be confirmed."
"S2, the abseiling zone has been cleared, reduce the flight altitude."
After the "Grayback Falcon", codenamed S2, hovered and fired at the battery, almost all the infantry deployed by the Spaniards on the shore defense artillery positions was reimbursed.
Originally, this fort was surrounded by several infantry positions in the distance, and there were not many infantry deployed on it, and it was still stuck in a pile of eating guns, and it could not withstand 12 at all. 7 large-caliber machine guns fired indiscriminately!
"Quick, drop the rappelling rope!"
"First Squad, put on your goggles and get ready to downhill!"
I saw that the military green "Grayback Falcon" with S2 white spray paint words threw down two thick cables from the open hatches on both sides, and some people with L85A2 assault rifles slid down the ropes from the plane.
As soon as the men landed on their faces and covered in black camouflage oil, they replenished the guns of the Spanish soldiers who were still groaning, and then quickly found cover and formed a defensive line before more people slid down from the helicopter.
"Sir, the first squad is already on all sides, and the sniper squad is storming the tower." A sergeant reported to Ensign Bridge.
"Good, we've got an hour to deal with these old antiques facing the coast." Bridge looked at his watch.
These people who slipped off the "Grayback Falcon" are the ones mentioned in the second option. S, of course, they are from the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment of the Army in the light curtain, and this Boss Zhao finally got the hammer.
Rescuing the pilots of friendly crashes, paralyzing the command system of the Spanish defenders, and destroying as many enemy defenses as possible are the tasks assigned to Team .S by the "Director's Team", which is their highest priority before making contact with the Green Paint Zone.
"Sir, the sniper team has taken control of the tower." A soldier looks through a binoculars and sees his teammates gesturing in this direction from the tower.
The "director team" is really amazing.,This is completely blocking their signal.,This time it's really all about communication by yelling.,Uh,And gesturing.γ
However, as the most anticipated option of Mr. Zhao, interrupting communication or anything did not give this group a regular treatment. The semi-clones trained by the S routine caused too much trouble, and the task of keeping the radio silent throughout the whole time was not once or twice.
The Spaniards, who had been seeing the helicopter making a harmless detour for many days, really didn't expect this army-green "Grayback Falcon" to suddenly come to such a hand. Wait for this one. After all the members of the S-team landed, the Spanish defenders in the nearby positions were still in a state of confusion.
and those who were blocked by the "director team". Like the S squad, the Spaniards are basically in the stage of roaring. The smoke grenades released after S landed also effectively blocked the view of their observation posts, and the Spanish defenders in the surrounding positions at this time and a half could not figure out the situation of the battery at this time.
At first, the Spanish artillerymen on the battery still had the guts to wield their rifles and fight the weirdos who had slipped down from the "Iron Dragonfly", but it turned out that they were in position with a sniper. The S-Team frontal steel is nothing good to end for. After leaving behind five corpses, the Spaniards had to retreat into the fortifications and close the heavy iron gates.
"Damn, this door is thick enough!" A leading one. Team S smashed the iron door closed by the Spaniards with his fist.
"Demoman! Quick, add two more sausages to the Spaniards, we still have a few illegal buildings to tear down! Bridge said and looked at his watch again.
In this kind of mission, where no communication equipment is available, you have to pinch your stopwatch to complete every step and detail of your plan, and the slightest delay may cause you to miss the helicopter waiting at the retreat point.
"Okay, Big Tom has sausages, come on, bullfighters, let's try them, Big Tom has enough!" As he spoke, the Demoman, who called himself Big Tom, pasted strips of C4 explosives on the iron door.
βFire in the hole!β There was a shout outside the door.
Of course, the Spanish artillerymen inside the door knew the meaning of this sentence, but they couldn't figure out what those weirdos were trying to bomb. The wall tiles of this gun emplacement are several meters thick, and the iron door is as thick as the armor of a battleship, what are they doing here?
The iron door that was soon collapsed into the fortifications by the increased C4 answered the doubts of the Spanish artillerymen - the wall is thick and the door is heavy, and there is a chicken to use, and your door shaft can't withstand the full force of military-grade explosives!
After the collapse of the iron gate, the artillerymen who were stunned were even more not. S opponents of the demolition monsters, a few 9mm bullets fired by the Sig Sauer P226 quickly knocked down the Spaniards inside.
After clearing the field, Big Tom planted a time bomb in the shell pile, followed by all the . The S team members evacuated the shore defense artillery position that they had just captured in an orderly manner.
Rumble! Tons of shells stacked together in. Team S was detonated after retreating to a safe distance, and the Spanish defenders who were watching the fireworks around them finally realized what the strange people who had slipped down from the "iron dragonflies" were here for.