On a fortified pillbox outside the town of Bayou

Li Zhuzhu and the officers of the regimental headquarters were all here, so the regimental headquarters was located here, and the small pillbox seemed a little crowded, but he didn't care about this, and focused on observing the front through the narrow machine gun hole.

Captain Hu Kaishan led a company of soldiers to confront the Portuguese, only a few hundred meters away from the pillbox, standing here without binoculars to see the movements of both sides clearly.

As a senior officer in the African Expeditionary Force series, Lieutenant Colonel Li Xuanzhu did not need to rush to the front line of fighting, his post was in the regimental headquarters, and he had to consider the question of the full occupation of Mozambique, not the gains and losses of a small battle.

After further study at the Whampoa Infantry School and exposure to cutting-edge courses such as international politics and military strategy, Li Xuanzhu greatly broadened his horizons, and was no longer limited to considering problems only from the military aspect, but tried to make a comprehensive analysis from a higher perspective.

It has to be said that young people learn things quickly, and 23-year-old lieutenant colonel Li Xuanzhu is like a sponge absorbing all kinds of knowledge, tempering himself, and his military command ability has been rapidly improved.

The latest news from the recent supply ships not only included the military developments in the Queenssea South Overseas Territory, but also informed the brilliant results of the naval fleet's bombardment of Nagasaki, which forced Fuso to sign an alliance under the castle, the Treaty of Nagasaki, commonly known as the "Nagasaki Seventeen Articles".

From the Army's point of view, I don't want the Navy to be too showy.

Now that the dazzling light of the Navy has completely obscured the Army's figure, the secret news from the Army General Staff in the base camp strongly urges the African Expeditionary Force to speed up the pace of attack, and it is obvious that they are also feeling great pressure.

Doesn't the 1886 Army conscription plan report 11,000 men, but only 8,500 approve?

The African advance team has run out of patience to fight the Portuguese in Mozambique, they need to break the current impasse quickly, and Juan Carlos just wants to sleep and send a pillow, of course, he can't let it go.

Li Xuanzhu used the topic to detain his daughter, with the intention of intensifying the contradictions between the two sides.

"Report to the regiment, all departments are ready and ready to go into battle at any time."

"Well, have the signal corps been sent?"

"All the signal troops to contact the various strongholds have been dispatched, and they will take action immediately after receiving the letter to uproot the nearby Portuguese settlements, and the relevant battle plan has been submitted to Colonel Huo Xiaohu, the commander of Hezhong Town, requesting coordinated action."

"Very good, since the preparation is completed, don't delay the work and start acting!"

"Yes."

A desolate whimpering horn suddenly sounded over the town of the estuary, conveying the order to start the operation, which was the agreed battle code.

Captain Hu Kaishan, who was negotiating with the Portuguese in front of him, heard that his heart tightened, and he immediately said with a cold face; "Okay, don't say any more, my department has been ordered to prevent you from entering Hekou Town, and if you are wise, retreat quickly."

After saying that, he turned his horse's head and retreated, according to the battle plan formulated in advance, this kind of situation is to first fire one round, the infantry go up to fire two rounds of guns, and then the cavalry rushes out and pursues all the way.

He didn't want to be affected by his own artillery fire, although there was a high probability that the shells would not fall on his head, but the distance was so close, who would dare to pack a ticket without an accident?

Captain Hu Kaishan left suddenly, which caught Juan Carlos and Lieutenant Bearded off guard, and they couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted.

"Uh...... Mr. Captain, you have not responded to our appeal. Juan Carlos hurriedly shouted, giving the bearded lieutenant a look.

The bearded lieutenant quietly gestured backwards, and a dozen or so Portuguese soldiers wearing Adrian's helmets not far away immediately stepped forward, trying to close the distance between the two sides.

The actions of the Portuguese soldiers led the white armed civilians to follow and move forward.

Their wishful thinking was well played, and as long as the two sides were close to a charge, they could open the opening.

But such a calculation was based on the tacit agreement of both sides not to fire the first shot, pushing and shoving each other, and a whole company of soldiers really could not stop more than 260 armed white men from rushing into the town of Hekou.

Hu Kaishan rode up on horseback, and when he had time to look back, he saw Juan Carlos riding after him and said loudly; "Mr. Juan, in the end, I advise you not to make a bad decision, the result is beyond your reach."

"Shut up the Orientals, the fearless Portuguese will not accept intimidation."

Hu Kaishan's horse soon came to the main formation, raised his arms high and ordered; "Bullets loaded, ready for battle."

The soldiers who were waiting for the battle immediately pulled the bolts of their guns and loaded them, holding their guns in both hands and turning their muzzles to the sky to prepare for battle.

The distance between the two sides was one hundred and fifty or sixty meters, which was too far for the shooting.

Juan Carlos saw the other party's extremely threatening combat action, frightened the soul, tightly grabbed the reins of the horse, turned the horse's head and ran, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that the next move was to raise the gun and shoot, and sending it to the door was equivalent to looking for death.

Right now

There was a roar of a series of cannonballs from the town of Estuary, and the cannonballs that pierced the sky smashed hard with a sharp whistling, which was the breath of death.

The bearded lieutenant's face turned pale almost instantly, and he cried out in a lost voice; "Oh my God, they fired!"

"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"

The four shells fired by the artillery battery exploded almost in no particular order, one of which landed accurately into the crowd and exploded, and the fire flew high with the remains of the corpses before a deafening sound was heard.

The remaining one hit the crowd, flying shrapnel that swept away several armed civilians, while the other two were off target and exploded in the open field, causing no direct damage.

But it's scary enough, armed white civilians are scurrying like they've blown up their nests, when have they ever seen this kind of formation?

The Portuguese soldiers, who were slightly better, continued their march after a brief commotion, habitually carrying out the orders of their commanders, but with a deep fear in everyone's eyes.

Everyone knows that moving forward is a dead end.

The Portuguese bearded lieutenant had abandoned his horse and returned to the infantry by this time, his eyes full of despair, hoping that the brave resistance of the soldiers would buy time for the others to escape, so as not to be caught in the net.

The shells smashed down their heads and faces, and the Queensland soldiers kept a tight queue, slowly approaching with guns. An elite cavalry unit flanked from the town of Bayou and was outflanking at high speed, catching up in a matter of minutes with the fleeing armed white civilians.

It is clear that it is preparing to exterminate the Portuguese in one fell swoop.

Not long after, another shell exploded near the advancing Portuguese soldiers, killing and wounding several soldiers in flying shell fragments, at which point the panic reached its extreme, and the rest of the people could no longer maintain the forward queue, and scattered in all directions with a shout.

At this time, the distance between the soldiers of the two sides was less than 100 meters, and Captain Hu Hanshan ordered loudly; "Stop moving, raise your gun and aim, shoot ......"

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

The dense volley of guns was intertwined like rain, and the scorching rain of bullets swept by, and the Portuguese suddenly fell one by one, and roughly counted no less than 20 people, most of whom were unlucky Portuguese soldiers.

"Hold the gun, unload, raise the gun to aim, shoot ......"

"Hold the gun, unload, raise the gun to aim, shoot ......"

At this time, the sound of artillery had stopped, and the infantry had knocked down a group of enemies after a few rounds of volleys, and the cavalry battalion (dissatisfied with the formation) horse team that had attacked at high speed was divided into two and outflanked it, and the rumbling sound of horses' hooves hit the enemy's heart, and many white armed civilians who fled on foot were frightened to throw away their weapons and raise their hands in surrender.

It was a battle without suspense, and the Portuguese were like eggs with a hard shell that shattered at the touch of a touch, revealing the soft inside.

Li Xuanzhu retracted his gaze and no longer paid attention to the situation on the battlefield, and walked to the map to examine it carefully.

During the more than two months of confrontation with the Portuguese, the advance force of the African Expeditionary Force not only searched for black slaves everywhere and put them into construction, but also formulated operational response plans in several situations, and the current one adopted is Plan D, the most intense and thorough military solution.

Due to the intertwined strongholds of the two sides, forming a complex situation of you have me and I have you, this is a chaotic battle.

Before the battle is launched

Li Xuanzhu has already sent cavalry to send a message, presumably the advancing camps will start battles one after another, completely uprooting the Portuguese in the area of the Zambezi River estuary, breaking the current stalemate, and firmly controlling this land with an area of tens of thousands of square kilometers.

After repeatedly reviewing the measures at hand, Li Zhuzhu did not find any obvious omissions or omissions, and everything was carried out in accordance with the established operational plan.

The only variable was that the Portuguese delivered the goods to their doors, which turned the original siege into a siege and annihilation battle, saving a lot of trouble.

The town of Enzo is like a ripe fruit, waiting for the victor to taste it.

Li Zhuzhu turned around and said; "Brethren, the situation on the battlefield is more optimistic than we expected, and now that I order the infantry to attack, it is time for our headquarters to move forward and reap the fruits of victory."

"Yes, sir."

The soldiers who had been ready poured out of the bayou and marched murderously in the direction of Enzo, almost pouring out of the nest except for the necessary vigilance.

Li Xuanzhu led his officers out of the strong pillbox, the guards brought their mounts, he took the reins of the horse and turned over and stepped onto the war horse, and the rest of the regimental officers also mounted their horses and accompanied them.

The soldiers of the artillery company disassembled the 60-mm field guns and mounted them on horses, leading pack horses to follow the infantry in a procession, followed by a long pack horse with shell boxes following the infantry.

The town of Enzo is now weakly defended, and it's a good time to take it all the time.

According to the tradition of the Portuguese colonizers, it should not be ignored that the solid stone houses still have a certain amount of defense.

Artillery is a sharp iron fist in a tough battle, and any stubborn attempt to resist will be crushed.

"Oh...... Oh my God! No...... Not ......"

A terrible cry came from the direction of the regimental headquarters in Hekou Town, and it stopped abruptly as if someone had covered its mouth.

Li Xuanzhu frowned slightly, he heard that this was Sophia's cry, and she was the only woman who could shout this voice in Portuguese in the entire estuary town.

"Let's go, the town of Enzo ahead is waiting for us to conquer."

There was only a slight pause

Li Xuanzhu raised his horsewhip and whipped it, and the war horse neighed and ran with four hooves, followed closely by a large group of officers and soldiers behind him, and rushed out of Hekou Town and ran forward......