The Spanish positions, deprived of heavy fire cover, were quickly overcome.

The factory was not a strong fortification, and the remaining Spaniards in the factory had no intention of fighting to the death.

The U.S. soldiers first wrapped the factory in a circle and then killed it.

Unlike Elviso, the Spaniards here have saved a life.

Because these guys raise the white flag fast.

Roosevelt stopped his men before they were red-eyed and accepted the surrender of the remainders.

At this time, Rubin, the commander-in-chief of the battle in San Juan Heights, was directing the frontal defense.

Their unilateral massacre of the 1st Division continued.

The firepower from the San Juan Heights kept the soldiers of the 1st Division near the river beach.

In a happy mood, Rubin took a telescope and looked around to observe the battle.

But when his gaze turned to the direction of Hushan next door, his face suddenly became solemn.

Smoke rose from the position at the top of the hill, where there appeared to be an exchange of fire.

"What's going on in Hushan?" Rubin turned his head and asked one of the staff officers beside him.

"It looks like there are several U.S. forces attacking them." The staff officer said, "The communications officer over there came and said that the opposite side was hiding behind a hill in front of him, and he had not launched an attack for a long time. ”

Rubin put down the telescope in his hand.

"When did the last communications soldier arrive?" He asked, tilting his head.

"An hour, sir."

Rubin picked up the binoculars again and looked in the direction of Hushan, and found that some people in American military uniforms appeared on the top of the mountain.

The commander was struck by lightning.

"Quick! Support Hushan! Fast! He roared like a lion at his subordinates, "If it is captured, it will be recaptured at all costs." ”

The staff officer was taken aback.

According to his chief, Hushan seems to be in jeopardy.

"The firepower we have deployed in Hushan is very sufficient, stronger than Fort Elviso, and it should not be so easy to attack."

"In addition, the enemy has the advantage in numbers, and if we attack rashly, it may cause the defense of San Juan to become weak."

The staff officer cautiously gave his own advice.

Who knew that Rubin was thunderous.

He changed his usual calm appearance and lost his posture in front of his subordinates.

"Listen, this is an order, immediately organize personnel for a counteroffensive! Be sure to recapture Hushan Heights as soon as possible! ”

Rubin's words have already tacitly acquiesced that Hushan was lost.

No one knows better than him what Pot Mountain Heights means to San Juan Heights.

The two sides are at the corner, and if one side is lost, the other side becomes isolated and exposed, and at the same time it is exposed to the fire of the other side.

What worries him the most is.

He didn't know which U.S. military unit was attacking Hushan.

Can you reach the top of the mountain in such a short time?

Combined with the clumsy performance of the First Division of the US Army on the front, is it possible that our side is a feint, and the main force of the US army that can fight is in the direction of Hushan?

Thinking of this, Rubin really regretted not deploying more troops in the direction of Hushan.

Now we can only hope that we can take advantage of the gap after the other party's bloody battle to fight back and recapture Hushan.

However, at this time, on the top of Hushan on the opposite side, Chen Jianqiu was greeting the soldiers under him.

He didn't know much about whether his and Roosevelt's troops were the "main forces that could fight" the U.S. army, but he only knew that under the superior firepower, his troops did not suffer too many casualties.

After all, they are all taking money in exchange for the lives of their own soldiers.

"Come, bring up all our heavy machine guns!" Chen Jianqiu gave orders to his soldiers.

More than thirty Maxim heavy machine guns of the latest model were brought up.

Before these heavy machine guns could be used in the battle just now, the battle had already fallen into a hand-to-hand encounter, and it was not until the end of the battle that they were brought back over.

"Twenty were deployed on the high ground, attacking the opposite hill, and the remaining ten followed the team to continue to rush." Chen Jianqiu said.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Roosevelt had already hurried over:

"Chen, come and see, it seems that a wave of counterattacks has been organized in the San Juan Heights, we have to quickly deploy defense, otherwise there will be pressure!"

Chen Jianqiu smiled when he heard this.

"Delivered to the door yourself? Well, I don't have to go to them. ”

The Spanish troops, who were preparing for a counteroffensive, quickly experienced the feeling of an American army in Elviso.

While no one was attacking from the bottom up, they could withstand the strafing of a row of heavy machine guns.

The Spaniards were crushed at the touch of a button, but within ten minutes they had abandoned their armor and withdrawn in the direction of the San Juan Heights.

"We've won against these damn Spaniards!" Roosevelt's adjutant took off his cowboy hat, slammed it to the ground, and said excitedly.

But he suddenly found that his commander had rushed out with a gun and a group of people.

"Huh! What are you going to do, Mr. Roosevelt? He didn't retreat, so he had to pick up the hat on the ground and rush with him, shouting as he rushed.

Roosevelt heard him shouting.

"The 2nd Support Cavalry Brigade has rushed down, we are already slow!" He said without looking back.

Roosevelt was still in full swing.

The war horse is affected, even if he is on foot, he can't be slower than others!

Sitting far away at the command post, the commander-in-chief Sheft, who was observing the battle situation ahead, was anxious that the 1st Army Division was still in a quagmire.

The 1st Division still struggled to arch forward half a step and was trapped on the river beach.

Having chosen to attack both the Elcane and San Juan strongholds, he no longer had any reserves to use.

The only one drawn out of Chen Jianqiu's Second Volunteer Brigade was only a part, and it was also put into the battlefield at this time, without any news feedback.

He reflected a little on whether he had underestimated the enemy, whether he should stop the attack on Elkanee first and transfer the troops over there.

Schaeft paced anxiously up and down the hill, occasionally raising his binoculars to look down on the other side of the river.

Suddenly, he noticed that the situation on the other side of the river seemed to be improving.

The 1st Division actually began to cross the river!

What's going on? What happened? Is there a problem with the supply of ammunition in San Juan?

Just as Sheft was confused, a communications soldier suddenly ran up.

He reported something to the staff officer who was standing nearby.

The staff officer walked up to Sheft's side and excitedly said to the general:

"Sir! The Hushan position has been taken! ”

"What? You repeat? Sheft stopped, looking at the staff officer in disbelief.

"Yes, sir, the Hushan position has been taken." The staff officer affirmed, "Firepower is being deployed there to suppress the San Juan Heights." ”

"But I didn't send troops to attack there, did I?" Sheft was a little puzzled, "The firepower there is too fierce, and the sacrifice will be great." ”

"The 1st and 2nd Volunteer Cavalry Brigades, and two more cavalry regiments conquered there." "It took less than two hours. ”

"Chen Jianqiu and Roosevelt's troops?" Sheft suddenly didn't know what to say for a while, "Are they stationed there now?" ”

The staff officer turned around and questioned the messenger, then shook his head:

"No, they've already started attacking San Juan Heights."

Hushan's troops, after defeating the Spanish counterattack, pursued the victory and fought all the way to the bottom of the San Juan Heights.

Without making any adjustments, they began to attack from the direction of Hushan towards the high ground.

These units consisted mainly of the 1st and 2nd Cavalry Volunteer Brigades, the 1st and 17th Cavalry Regiments.

Due to the confusion of the command system, these units were originally divided into their own affairs.

However, after Chen Jianqiu and his troops appeared and easily captured the Hushan position, these legions suddenly had a backbone.

Follow Chen Jianqiu and it's over.

To fight, you have to follow your own pace.

A good commander doesn't need a false name or rank to be able to lead the surrounding allies!

The Maxim heavy machine gun, deployed at the top of Hushan Mountain, began to rain bullets on the high ground opposite.

Almost all the fortifications there, are under their noses.

The artillery positions on San Juan Hill were muted, and the artillery on the American side finally came to life.

As a result, the pressure on the head of the 1st Division in the direction of the tidal flats suddenly became much less, and it began to move forward.

Originally, it was a good choice to attack with the first division in front.

However, Chen Jianqiu thought that the soldiers were too fast to delay time, so he began to storm the San Juan Heights.

The results of the battle were lackluster.

Surprisingly one-sided.

Rubin still wanted to organize a counterattack, but his troops had already collapsed first.

In addition to the mortar package, Chen Jianqiu also sent parabolic bullets from heavy machine guns.

There is no price increase for the increase.

The ten heavy machine guns that were supposed to be used as fire cover were all going crazy.

Plus twenty snipers deployed on Hushan Heights and ambushes

White, black, Chinese, and Indian soldiers rushed up all over the hills, and there was no end in sight.

The Spanish soldiers refused to fight any further.

They really haven't fought this kind of battle.

Rubin was not reconciled.

The defense line of San Juan Mountain, which they had carefully prepared, was about to be destroyed in this way.

From the earliest time to stop the American troops in the jungle, and then to the battle on the frontal river beach, Ming Ming fought very well, and everything went well.

How did it suddenly collapse in an instant?

However, now is the time to preserve the living force.

Even if he and his soldiers die here, it will not make any sense to this battle.

Rubin gritted his teeth and decided to retreat to San Diego with the rest of his soldiers.

The vanguard of the 1st Army Division also soon reached the foot of the San Juan Heights.

Except for the counterattack on the mountainside, everything else was mostly sporadic.

The people who resisted were basically too obsessed with the fight or didn't hear the order to evacuate at all, and there were not many people who really wanted to fight the Yankees until they didn't stop.

But when the first soldier of the 1st Army Division rushed into the courtyard at the top of the hill, he was stunned,

The imagined fierce battle did not appear.

A group of soldiers is gathering in front of the command post left by the Spaniards, well, take pictures?

"Laugh, smile, don't be so serious." Chen Jianqiu commanded the soldiers behind.

And he and Roosevelt stood in the middle, holding the spoils of war - the uniforms of the Spanish army that Rubin did not have time to take.

Roosevelt still had a certain talent for taking pictures.

He looked in good spirits.

The soldiers came from all the units involved in the offensive and had different skin colors, including whites, blacks, Indians, Mexicans, and Chinese.

Since they had just won a big victory side by side, they hooked up with each other and had a good time.

Behind them, a pole was erected, on which the American flag was raised.

A New York World reporter stood facing them.

Next to him, there was a huge Kodak camera, and next to him was an assistant in charge of lighting.

This camera was also carried by Chen Jianqiu's soldiers, just for this moment.

"Bang! Boom! ”

With the sound of the shutter, the moment was frozen.

Soon, the photograph would appear in the best-selling New York World newspaper at the time, through screen printing.

At the same time, it will be delivered to thousands of households in the United States, along with newspapers.