The sun never sets in America

Chapter 103 Under the Warhammer

Boom...boom...

The dense artillery shells hit the Mexican defenders like raindrops.

Throughout the border, hundreds of artillery pieces of various types have been prepared, no matter how big or small, and are constantly sending artillery shells accurately to the location of the Mexicans.

Especially those bunkers and heavily blocked areas have become key targets.

boom……

A Mexican soldier who was dodging the shells looked at the destroyed outpost in front of him. He was stunned and did not react for a long time.

He couldn't figure out how this observation post was hit when it was so hidden.

You must know that even the most elite artillery units in the Mexican army have a hard time delivering artillery shells into the post as accurately as they did just now. This is no longer accurate or inaccurate. In the eyes of the Mexicans, this is completely miracle.

This soldier could not figure out until his death why they were hit so accurately, as if the Han artillery on the opposite side had grasped their specific location.

In fact, this is indeed the case. The Han State has a large amount of intelligence about the Mexican army. Relying on the previous reconnaissance troops, mixed-race soldiers in disguise, and white soldiers, especially the situation on the front line, they almost know the situation very well.

In the end, these scattered pieces of information were summarized to the staff of the Han army on the opposite side, analyzed and organized in detail, and finally the approximate location was handed over to the artillery. Then what happened on the battlefield now happened.

The Han's artillery shells were like having eyes. They hit wherever they pointed, easily destroying the so-called fortifications that the Mexicans were proud of. Moreover, this situation did not end after the Mexican artillery began to counterattack. , but intensified.

Boom...boom...

The Mexican artillerymen who reacted from behind also quickly fired their shells towards the opposite side, causing a loud noise and smoke.

boom……

A shell fired by the Mexican artillery from the opposite side accidentally hit the baggage trucks of the Han army in the rear, blowing up several logistics trucks carrying cans.

"Damn it, fight back, give me a hard counterattack." Xiao Chaojun, commander of the artillery battalion under the 100th Regiment, looked at the burning scene in the rear, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he shouted hysterically, "Advance the artillery position... I'll give it to you Look at this grandson, what is artillery? Not only infantry can fight with bayonets, damn, I want these grandsons to know what real artillery is..." Xiao Chaojun ordered with a serious expression as he looked at the scene of continuous artillery fire ahead.

Following Xiao Chaojun's order, dozens of prepared artillery were pushed to the forward position, which was also a key area of ​​contention between the two sides.

Setting up the artillery position here shows how courageous Xiao Chaojun is.

"Quick reload..." Xiao Chaojun stood on the position, holding his saber tightly in both hands, looking at the continuous artillery fire coming from the front. None of these artillery fires at this time could shake Xiao Chaojun's confidence.

swoosh...

A series of reloading sounds sounded, just like the sound of bullets going up, so many people were frightening.

"Ten rounds of rapid fire..."

shuh...

Xiao Chaojun suddenly pulled out the saber from his waist and pointed it forward. The dazzling sunlight shone on the blade, flashing with a deadly silver light.

Boom...boom...

Following the order, dense and rhythmic artillery shells hit the Mexican artillery position on the opposite side. The Mexican artillerymen were stunned and overwhelmed by the sudden shells.

I simply don’t know why the cannonballs on the opposite side are so accurate. They didn’t react at all before firing.

Boom...boom...

The dense rain of artillery covered the entire Mexican artillery position. When the smoke dissipated, the ground was full of destroyed cannons and shells that exploded due to the shelling.

Since then, a gap has appeared on the left side of the Mexican army on the front line without artillery cover.

"Notify the infantry to attack along the gap on the left, be quick!!" Tao Wang was on the high ground behind, holding a telescope and looking at the scene ahead. When he saw the Mexican artillery position on the left was destroyed, he knew that there was an opportunity. came, so he gave the order for a general infantry attack without hesitation.

While the opponent has not yet reacted, or is still repairing the defense line, organize superior forces first and attack them without giving these Mexicans any chance to breathe.

drop by drop...

A whistle sounded in the rear, and a large number of infantrymen of one hundred mixed regiments, who were preparing to attack on the right, formed an attack formation, with bright bayonets pointed out, and rushed in quickly. The left flank was being plowed continuously by the artillery of one hundred mixed regiments. Inside the side defense line.

With the influx of troops from the left, the artillery battalion that had been shelling from the rear immediately followed the troops and got into the gap on the left.

This tactic had a very famous name in later generations, infantry and artillery coordination. However, in this era of underdeveloped productivity, underdeveloped technology, and front-loaded cannons, if you want to simulate the high-standard infantry and artillery coordination of later generations, of course Very difficult.

However, on a limited and not too large battlefield, it is still possible to temporarily have a small infantry-artillery coordination.

Of course, this is also a great test of the commander's command ability. If the command is not appropriate, it will be difficult for these shells to hit one's own people during rapid movement.

This is no joke. Whether it was World War I or World War II or later wars launched by a certain superpower, there was a joke that friendly artillery fire was more accurate than enemy artillery fire.

This is especially true in this era where there is no optical sighting and relies purely on the gunner's experience and calculations.

Therefore, the so-called infantry and artillery coordination in the Han Dynasty was more reflected in attacking difficult targets. When encountering a difficult target, they would stop and let the artillery blow up while the infantry went in. Instead of being as efficient as in later generations, they would rush in as soon as the bombing was completed. .

Although the fight would be very fast and the enemy would not have any breathing space, the requirements for artillery and even cannons of this era were too high. Just a side-aiming issue would be enough to discuss for a long time.

But even with these and other shortcomings, Han's low-end version of the infantry and artillery coordination still made the Mexicans on the opposite side doubt their lives.

According to the rules of engagement of this era, they usually formed a square formation to fire guns, during which cannons would fire at each other.

This was indeed the case when the Han army fought on the plains.

But at this moment, for the first hundred mixed regiments who want to break through the defense line faster and create opportunities for the follow-up troops to annihilate, the team can be formed and the artillery can be used, but after the classic three-stage attack, under the cover of the artillery , launched a bayonet charge.

Yes, you heard it right, they charged directly, and the artillery that quickly followed covered the battlefield with dense artillery shells before the Mexican artillery on the opposite side could react.

The entire battlefield was filled with smoke left behind after the cannonballs were fired. Even the Han artillery fired smoke bombs specially developed for such occasions.

White covered the entire battlefield, and the Mexican artillery on the opposite side suddenly felt like it was impossible to attack.

By the time they adjusted their artillery positions and prepared to strike hard at this group of lunatic-like Han troops, the two armies had already collided with each other. The formation on the battlefield was so intertwined that the Mexican artillerymen behind them were blinded.

Watching helplessly, those Han soldiers used their superb and brave bayonet skills to beat the Mexican army into flight and defeat.

"what……"

A Mexican soldier was picked and stabbed by a Han soldier on the opposite side during a bayonet fight, ending his young life.

The Han soldier just looked at the dead Mexican soldier on the ground with indifference. He turned around and charged into other places with a bayonet full of blood, causing another bloody storm.

Facts have proved that these Mexican soldiers, who had low morale, were no match for the Han army when it came to bayonet fighting.

In particular, the Han army regulations stipulated that during the bayonet fight, three people should form a group of three to form a "pin" shape. No matter how chaotic the situation, a complete tactical system must be ensured.

The more chaotic it is, the more it must be maintained. Only in this way can the Han army always maintain its local numerical and tactical advantages.

This is also a major feature of the Han army's war, that is, it does not completely require overall superiority, but requires local superiority, especially in a certain link in the war.

Use points to open up the surface, use points to cover the surface...use one node after another to complete the combat strategy of the entire war.

stab...

A bayonet was pulled out from the chest of a Mexican soldier. Until he died, the soldier's childish face still showed his begging for mercy and his desire for life.

But the Han soldiers, who had already gone crazy, ignored his shouts and killed his young soldier with a bayonet that killed an unknown number of people.

It was not until the end of this war that took away countless lives that the Han soldier said to the reporter of the army newspaper in a recalling tone:
"At the beginning, I was in a state of confusion. I couldn't hear what he was saying at all. I only knew that he was our enemy of Han. Since he was an enemy, he should be sent to hell."

"How old is he?"

"It may be 15 years old, it may be 16 years old, but that doesn't matter anymore, does it?"

"Am I going to feel guilty?"

"No, I won't feel guilty. As we said before, after these white people came to America, what they did and how many people they killed are unknown..."

"As His Royal Highness the Prince said before the war, no one can get everything they want without paying any price."

“I think that since the Mexicans, or the Western colonists, have gotten everything they want in advance, it’s time for them to pay the due price!!”

One month after the war ended, it was published on the front page of Jinshan Daily with the title: (The Cost of War).

This is an interview that took place after the war. After that, this war may become a piece of history and will only appear in the history textbooks of Chinese students. But at this moment, in this land called Nogales On the battlefield, this is called war! !
Boom...boom...

Several rounds of shotshells hit the Mexican position, and the surrounding trees burst into flames.

"Follow up, keep up..."

"Occupy the artillery position in front..."

The Han army on the opposite side was still organizing its troops to attack in an orderly manner.

On such a small high ground, if we use large-area volley tactics, it will still be of no use. Instead, it will easily become a living target for the cannons above, and it will be very clear.

Therefore, the armed guard brigade that launched the attack on the right did not have stupid large-scale troops. Instead, it used tactics similar to street fighting, that is, reducing the number of gun platoons organized at one time and using the attraction of the front platoon troops to bypass the large-scale troops in the rear. Defense line, buy time.

boom……

Several artillery shells dropped from high places and hit the Han army's gun formation, killing and injuring four or five soldiers on the spot. Hu's dead soldiers would basically be dragged back to the rear and burned, while those with severed hands would be dragged back to the rear and burned. Soldiers with broken legs were immediately rescued. It was not only auxiliary or main troops such as artillery and baggage that accompanied the army in the battle.

There is also a group of surgeons recruited from the local area. In this era, missing arms and legs is a very dangerous thing, and infection can occur if you are not careful.

In response to this situation, Han military doctors basically had two options, either to amputate the limb, or to use a very new treatment when the injury was not serious, which was to use maggots.

This method was invented by the French. It mainly uses the gnawing ability of maggots to eat away the rotten meat and prevent wound infection.

Even in the Han Dynasty, real medical maggots are still being cultivated to ensure the treatment of wounded soldiers.

Those Mexican soldiers were not so lucky. After they were injured, except for a small number of them who would be treated, most of them, even those who could be treated, would watch their wounds slowly become infected and die in pain.

Because in the minds of the Mexican elites who founded the army, medical care has always been something beyond consideration.

The funds allocated for military procurement were either embezzled or used as weapons. As for treating soldiers and spending money to reserve medical supplies.

What a joke, these people's lives are not as valuable as weapons.

Isn’t it a joke to spend money to treat their illnesses? ?
So when the Han army captured this highland, the entire highland was full of wailing wounded Mexican soldiers, and not a single corpse or wounded of the Han soldiers was visible.

In the final analysis, it is still the people-oriented thinking of the Han army.

Even the corpses of our own people must be burned into ashes and taken back to prevent them from wandering in a foreign land.

How to evaluate the Han army during this period, in Liu Peng's words: "We not only have the Eastern Army's disregard for death, but also have the discipline of a world-class army. At the same time, we are also the most dangerous enemy and the most merciful opponent!!"

Although this sentence is suspected of giving gold to one's own people, it can also be seen that the Han army is indeed very different from the army of this period.

It can be seen from the military's fighting style that there are Western standards and standardization, and soldiers execute orders meticulously, but there is also Eastern cunning, which makes it easy to adapt when fighting. Unlike many Western armies, this tactic has no longer worked. , still in use.

In the final analysis, it is still the Western army that cannot defeat officers and only knows one or a few tactics they learned in military schools.

This kind of fighting style will have a crushing effect when encountering an army that is still in the medieval era.

After all, the military in the medieval era, whether in terms of weapons or discipline, could not be compared with the modern army with organizational capabilities in the industrialization era.

If appropriate tactics are added, it will often feel like an unstoppable force in the world.

(Refer to the First and Second Opium War)

However, when such an army faces an army that is also industrialized and fully firearms-based, an inevitable war of attrition will occur. Whether it is the subsequent Crimean War or a series of subsequent wars, this has been proven.

How to get out of the quagmire of war and the trap of a war of attrition is to either use stronger national power and more superior troops to strike, or rely on tactical flexibility.

Han's current national strength is definitely not comparable to that of the United States in today's North American continent. It is even inferior to the Republic of Mexico in terms of population and land area.

Therefore, this requires that the Han army's fighting style must have both Western rigor and Eastern flexibility. It cannot blindly fall into consumption. This is unacceptable for the Han army and the entire country. Bear the weight.

The Han officers on the front line are also very aware of this. They fight without any sloppiness. If they can use speed, they can use speed. If they can use tactics to produce a series of effects, they will not give the opponent any chance to breathe.

In this war, no matter how the Mexicans resisted, the Han army could always defeat them in unexpected ways.

Just like an experienced swordsman, just a few moves can kill the enemy.

Moreover, the enemy is unable to parry during the fight back, and cannot even keep up with the speed and attack rhythm of the opposing swordsman.

This is the battle of Nogales that gives people the biggest feeling.

To be more precise, he was an experienced and cunning veteran who bullied a stupid young man who only knew how to charge with weapons, and kept playing with this stupid young man until he fell to the ground and could no longer get up.

When he remembered, the Han Dynasty's saber was already on his neck.

A hundred mixed groups in the gap on the left have turned the left defense line upside down, and a large number of Mexican troops originally stationed on the left began to move closer to the right.

But this also played into the conspiracy of the Han army.

There are more than [-] Iron Guards Brigade on the right side. After the hard battle just now, they have captured multiple strategic highlands and nodes on the right side.

It is accelerating to squeeze the enemy troops on the right, and the 1 mixed group in the left pocket is also accelerating from the inside to move closer to the right side where more and more enemy troops are coming, until this enemy force of tens of thousands of people is suppressed. The army is compressed into a position of less than five square kilometers, and this space is still being compressed...

"It's time for a general attack... Notify Tao Wang to launch a general attack!!" Li Zhaowu rode his horse to the front line in person. Looking at the Mexican army in front that was being suppressed by the Han army and retreating, his calm face showed a long-lost look. Smiling, he immediately issued the order for a general attack.

"Yes, General!!" After receiving the order, the messenger immediately rushed towards where Tao Wang was.

The situation on the entire battlefield is already very obvious. The Han army is like a heavy hammer, moving in from the inside and constantly beating. The Mexican army is a nail, and the nail is constantly sinking between the hammers, and finally slowly sinks. Slowly, disappear...

(End of this chapter)