"Colonel Quezon, I applaud you for the right choice, the only path in front of you is to follow in the footsteps of the Imperial Legion, and you will reap the rewards handsomely, the Empire is always very generous to its friends."

The commander of the cavalry corps, Major General Mak Hsiao-cho, was stationed outside the city, surrounded by a black-pressed cavalry formation, whose main task was to suppress the infantry attack corps in the city, and to pursue and defeat the Allied soldiers who had fled from the city, in order to achieve a complete victory.

Another task

It was to block the reinforcements of the Triple Alliance from the hilly region of Zoroas, and the battle in the city of Yacensong was fierce enough to add any more burden to them.

The infantry regiments of the servant divisions, which had been engaged in battle one after another, had been engaged in fierce battles all over the city of Acension, and the sparse gunfire continued, but the shouts of bloody hand-to-hand combat were deafening and had lasted for a long time.

After the bloody battle, the infantry regiment will be replaced, and another cannon fodder infantry regiment will continue to fight, maintaining strong attack pressure all the time, so that the opponent can not breathe for a moment.

On the side of Major General Mai Xiaozu is a group of surrendered white officers, who have changed into the dark gray military uniforms of the Tang Empire, and more surrendered officers are leading the cannon fodder troops in the city;

Colonel Quezon was a white Argentine, one of the senior officers who surrendered during the surprise attack on the fortress of Oumaita, and one of the 2,337 officers who were captured, and now serves as the colonel of the servant division.

After brutal but effective persuasion from the Tang Empire (disobedience, i.e., a dead end), a total of 1,672 officers were willing to serve the Tang Empire, and after purging the diehards, they surrendered their names and swore allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Empire.

"It is our supreme honor to be able to serve the mighty Imperial Army, please rest assured that if we can receive effective artillery support, our division is confident that it will completely annihilate the enemy army and dedicate victory to His Excellency the General." Colonel Quezon is very good at putting himself in his position.

This more than a week was like a nightmare for him, from the occupying army to a prisoner, and from the cage of death, to be reused by the Orientals again.

The huge twists and turns like going up and down the roller coaster made Colonel Quezon lose the slightest temper.

Major General Mai Xiaozu bowed his head slightly when he heard this, and pointed forward with the horsewhip in his hand and said; "At present, the Allied forces are gathering heavy forces in the eastern direction of the city, and some streets are locked in white-knuckle battles that are repeatedly contested. I will order the artillery to concentrate on covering the area and open the passage for you with heavy artillery fire. Your department threw two more Brazilian infantry regiments into repeated assaults, well...... An infantry regiment dominated by black slave soldiers. ”

That's all that is said and done

Major General Mak Hyo-jo looked at Colonel Quezon and meant; Do you have a number in mind?

"I know that I will resolutely carry out the orders of His Excellency the General, and use two Brazilian infantry regiments to repeatedly storm enemy positions, and if necessary, draw up the spare Uruguayan infantry regiment."

"Well, that's good, the military situation is urgent...... Let's do it. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

Colonel Quezon gave a standard military salute and headed out for the city with a group of sub-officers, ready to organize a new assault.

This Colonel Quezon is also ruthless enough, and the Uruguayan Corps has only more than 1,630 people in total, and he has been placed on the cannon fodder list.

Using Brazilians and Uruguayans as cannon fodder as much as possible will allow the Argentines to survive this brutal war.

And this is the greatest help that Colonel Quezon can do for his fellow citizens as an Argentine.

The officers of the Tang Empire are well aware of this, but no one raises objections, the Imperial Mobile Corps only wants victory, and they don't care about how to achieve victory?

His Royal Highness Tang Li Xin, who had stayed next to him for a long time and did not speak, looked at the war-torn city with a stern expression, and looked at this huge flesh and blood mill that sacrificed his life and forgot to fight, his mood became very heavy, and he did not say a word for a long time.

In the city of Acension

An army of about 50,000 people on both sides (note, excluding more than 10,000 cavalry of the mobile corps) fought in the rain of bullets, and lives were lost every moment, and the war showed the evil side of human nature, that is, destruction.

"Captain Lee, the empire's war of conquest does not tolerate the slightest warmth, and everything is centered on striving for victory. If these captives cannon fodder do not fight, then it will cost our compatriots their lives. Siege warfare is the most brutal in hand-to-hand combat, requiring thousands of lives to fill it. Major General Mai Xiaozu changed his serious expression and explained in a low voice.

He tried to relieve the young man's unbearability, so he glanced at His Highness's young face, which was very serious, and then patiently continued to explain;

"Through the ages

Any glorious empire is built on the basis of a series of foreign expansion wars, and the dynasties of all dynasties on the old continent have all stepped on the mountain of corpses and blood to reach their heyday.

The same is true of the British and French powers in the world today, and our Tang Empire is naturally no exception.

Refuge in His Majesty's holy virtues, wisdom candles see thousands of miles, and see the future.

The Empire has built a world-leading state-of-the-art weapons industry, which has equipped its armies with world-class artillery and infantry weapons, and has been firmly invincible in wars of conquest and expansion.

Plant in spring and harvest in autumn, store in summer and winter, day after day, year after year.

The rise and fall of empires is also like the rotation of the four seasons, there are peaks, there are declines, there are ups and downs, there are twists and turns, and now it is the heyday of the founding of the country, as far as possible to expand the vast territory, the development of a deep economic heritage, is so that there will be no more wars in the future.

Your Majesty has good intentions to build a foundation for future generations!

The wars that can be fought are all fought in this generation, and the territories that can be conquered are all in the bag.

Our Tang Empire has the advantages of two oceans, dominates the entire American continent, and sits and watches the changes in Eurasia, attacking and retreating, and no one will be able to shake the foundation of our Tang Empire in the future.

The descendants of the royal family inherit the foundation of the empire, and they only need to develop step by step, wouldn't it be beautiful to be a Taiping emperor? ”

His Royal Highness Eleventh, who said this, looked moved, sighed, and said with a fist; "Thank you General Xiaozu for teaching me, I almost fell into the mentality of a sad child. Since born into the royal family. There are people from all over the world, so we should look at everything in the world from the perspective of a ruler from above, although it is ruthless, but in fact it is affectionate. ”

"Your Highness is very true, take the battle of Ascension as an example; As the organizer of the battle, you must be mentally prepared, and you will pay a high price of casualties in this town in order to win the final victory. Let me choose; I'd rather let the Brazilians or the Argentines die, plus the Uruguayans or the Paraguayans, but try to preserve the strength of the Mobile Corps, because we are compatriots by blood. As long as you win the final victory, all the effort is worth it. ”

"Your Excellency, you are doing the right thing." His Royal Highness Don Li Xin was convinced by this.

Major General Mak Hyo-jo nodded and replied;

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding, and I would be grateful to you.

From the current situation of the war, His Highness should be able to see it;

The main force of the imperial army used magnetic tactics to firmly nail the main force of the Triple Alliance to the Zoroas hilly area, unable to advance or retreat, and was in an embarrassing dilemma.

The geographical conditions of the hilly area of Zoroas are determined;

Whoever takes the initiative to attack will suffer.

And the opportunity to break the game is on our mobile corps, as long as most of the defenders of Yasensong are annihilated in a battle, the main force of the Triple Alliance will be like a man's back, and there is only one way to defeat.

We must not underestimate the will to fight of the Triple Alliance in South America, the Paraguayans have paid a huge price of nearly 200,000 casualties in three years of bloody warfare, and the cost of casualties in the Triple Alliance will only be even greater, several times that of the Paraguayans.

Having been able to hold on in such a bloody battle and turn the tide of the game, the Brazilians were not as easy to deal with as they imagined.

Therefore, our mobile corps must be cautious in every move to prevent the enemy from counterattacking to the death and inflicting heavy casualties on our troops.

There are also considerations in this regard for letting the servant division have the strength at the front, and if the situation on the battlefield changes suddenly, there is only one way for the strong man to break his wrist, and to maintain the strength of our mobile corps as the priority.

The time advantage is on our side, as long as the strength remains, there is a chance to completely annihilate the heavy army group of the Triple Alliance.

Therefore, in the siege warfare arrangement, the main thing is to fight steadily and steadily, not seeking merit, not seeking quick success, but seeking no fault. ”

Major General Mai Xiaozu broke it like this, crumpled and explained the battle intention to His Highness, so that His Highness Tang Li Xin could understand the battle situation more thoroughly, and his eyes looked at Yasen Song City in the fierce battle again.

In this city full of guns

The attacking servant division army pressed from north to south, presenting an overall pattern of horizontal pushing.

Even if there are some blocks where the attack is relatively smooth, it is raised on the battlefield. Soon, the current position will be maintained under the adjustment of the commander, and the momentum of the attack will be slowed down, waiting for the friendly forces to follow up, so as to avoid falling into a heavy siege due to the risk of light enemies.

In the eastern part of the city, where the Triple Alliance forces were heavily concentrated, the imperial side also concentrated artillery fire and repeated bombardment, and invested more infantry regiments to gnaw on this hard bone to avoid an imbalance in the battle situation.

Under the clever command of the commander, Major General Mai Hsiao-cho, the war was fought in a relaxed and orderly manner.

The Brazilian army gathered in the city of Ascension was nearly 20,000 people, and even after most of the day's bloody battles, with three or four thousand casualties, it still had a strength that could not be underestimated.

Therefore, the Imperial army did not rashly encircle on three sides (the other side is located on the Paraná River) and tried to wipe out the enemy, and the thin skin and big stuffing were easily broken.

After comprehending the general's intentions, the battlefield of Yacenson became very layered in the eyes of His Highness Don Leesin, and four Brazilian infantry regiments were put into the front line from north to south, and fierce battles broke out in the streets of the city.

Behind him were several infantry regiments in rotation and more than 2,000 Paraguayan governors, and the order was clear.

And in the northern suburbs

The Paraguayan army, of about 12,000 people, is divided into two reserve corps, which can be put into battle at any time as long as there is an abnormal change in the front to stabilize the overall battlefield situation.

The Imperial Cavalry Corps was located far away on the outskirts of the city, using the cavalry's high skill and mobility to control the entire field.

Unless the troops in front are exhausted, they will not play.

(End of chapter)