The sun never sets in America

Chapter 104 Broom Offensive
bang... bang...

Round after round of gunfire resounded throughout this area of ​​less than four square kilometers, which was also accompanied by the sound of artillery from time to time.

From the explosion of those shells, it was possible to distinguish which shells were fired by the Han army and which ones were fired by the Mexican army inside.

Strictly speaking, the Mexican army's artillery shells sound very messy, usually sounding here and there, and even if they gather together and explode, they don't last long, giving people a feeling of being powerless.

The shells fired by the Han artillery will basically be very standard. This standard refers to the continuous fire output capability in a certain area, and the strike capability is much more accurate than those of the Mexican army with two swords.

This resulted in the fact that in some local battlefields, although both sides were firing artillery shells at each other, the Chinese artillery shells were always more accurate, and the price of this accuracy was paid for by the lives of Mexican soldiers.

In the words of an offensive captain on the front line: "Because of the Mexicans' low artillery strike capabilities, my squad leaders have been advocating a general attack, that is, launching a final attack... I know they want to end this as soon as possible." It’s a damn war, but in my opinion, using more accurate artillery fire than the Mexicans to kill their soldiers like now is much more cost-effective than risking their lives with bayonets..."

But not every Han military officer was as patient as this captain. After several rounds of testing, most of the troops found out where the Mexican shells landed and established a pattern. After a period of preparation, they immediately launched a general attack.

Even some radical battalion-level troops no longer even need reserves. Everyone in the battalion is required to launch an attack, even the cooks with engineering shovels.

"kill……"

"Kill Mo Gouzi..."

(The reason why there is no need to use the scornful term "white ghost" as before is not because the Han army has become civilized, but because the Han army now also has white soldiers. We must consider the feelings of our own people.)
boom……

An ordnance shovel directly opened up a Mexican soldier who had just emerged from the position. The bright red blood mixed with white brains was spread on the land that had just been destroyed by artillery fire.

"Fuck you..."

An Indian soldier, whose Chinese-style curse words were not very standard, used his bayonet to deflect the blade of the Mexican soldier on the opposite side, and then stabbed to the side. With a swish, blood spattered everywhere, just like a man who had been squeezed. The fruits are open and red juice is flowing everywhere.

It's just that the smell permeates the surroundings, making it even more unpleasant and irritating to people's nerves.

There are scenes like this everywhere on the entire battlefield, the only difference is the weapons used.

Guns, bayonets, all changing back and forth, it's overwhelming.

And every time the fighting method is changed, life is withered again. This battlefield is like a flesh and blood mill, devouring life all the time.

For the Han soldiers, this war was exciting and monumental, while for the Mexican soldiers, this war was painful.

Their lives are like ants in this war, and no one cares about them.

Even some Mexican soldiers were not ready to shoot, or they did not have time to fire even a single shot on the battlefield, so they died from the shells falling from the head or the bayonet bullets of the Han army...

War is cruel, bloody, and even insensitive, but it is not static.

It's like a game with only one winner. To play this game, you have to put everything on the line.

"General, the gap is open, the gap is open..." the adjutant ran to Li Zhaowu's horse excitedly and shouted, and the gap in his mouth was the position that the Mexicans had just formed to defend the Han army, relying on their numerical advantage. , for a time, even the Han army could not conquer it, or even open it at all. After all, they tried their best this time.

And what has just been opened is one of the gaps. Although it is not big, it has great strategic significance. It can be said that since this war has been fought for six hours, we have never been so close to victory.

"Organize manpower and get in as soon as possible." After hearing this, Li Zhaowu immediately realized that this was an opportunity to seal the victory. "Where are the 1 mixed groups now?" Li Zhaowu then asked the adjutant responsible for conveying the order about [-] mixed group. things.

"They are still attacking from behind. They have captured many Mexican positions, and they are still compressing the opponent's defense line..." the adjutant replied to Li Zhaowu without thinking.

"Inform Tao Wang that I am now asking him to immediately move in the direction of the gap just now. I want to make a splash among these defeated Mexican troops..." After hearing this, Li Zhaowu immediately issued the command order. In his mouth, the current The Mexican army was called the defeated army, which shows the image of the Mexican army in Li Zhaowu's mind at this time.

Even if the army is not defeated, it is still stubbornly resisting.

"Yes, General!!" After hearing this, the adjutant immediately respectfully clasped his fists and agreed to Li Zhaowu, and then arranged for manpower to form a group of [-] people to convey the order to Tao Wang.

"Move to the left..." After Tao Wang got the news, he immediately gave the order to approach the gap.

In an instant, the Mexican army that was resisting in the rear suddenly discovered that it had been fighting them until now, and the Han army changed its target.

This made many Mexican troops who were about to collapse due to the oppressive style of 1 mixed group, breathe a sigh of relief.

Even many Mexican troops in the rear were happy to see such a result. As for helping the troops over there to jointly attack the Han army just now? ?
Don't be kidding, they finally left this gang of killers, how could they stick back to them? Isn't this looking for trouble? ?
Besides, there is a dark thought in the minds of these Mexican troops in the rear that cannot be said, that is, they have just been beaten so badly and have been forced into a corner, while those so-called friendly forces are doing nothing.

Just watching the show there, euphemistically called it, accumulating strength to resist the more powerful enemy in front.

In this case, they can also say the same thing. They are repairing here to further attack the enemy.

As for what happens now, let those bastards who just watched the show suffer first. After all, this is how they came here just now.

War is not only cruel and bloody, but also human. Especially in such a cruel war, the evil and distrust in human nature will be magnified countless times.

This kind of evil is hidden in everyone's psychology, the only difference is when it breaks out! !

A good army will never explode, a mid-range army will at least delay its outbreak, while an inferior army like Mexico will explode quickly and without any hesitation.

After all, most of the entire Mexican army was established in recent months, and was accompanied by a lot of corruption and injustice...

Normally, due to reality, or the authority of Mexican military officers, such suspicions would only be hidden in the heart. But like now, the shadow of death and failure pervades everyone participating in the war. Suspicion and mutual suppression, that is, Then it exploded, like Pandora's box.

And this situation became more obvious the further the Han army fought back.

Some armies, as long as they are not fighting themselves, will not even come to help their friendly forces. They will just watch from the sidelines until the battle situation collapses and they have to go to the battlefield. By that time, the balance of the war has already appeared. Overwhelming advantages...

Finally, with the successful implementation of the central flowering strategy, the Han army completed the division of the Mexican army in this small and shapeless area that had been cut off by the Han army.

After successfully establishing a foothold in the middle, he immediately aimed his spear at the surrounding Mexican troops who had been beaten to pieces...

"what……"

boom……

Several Mexican soldiers who were escaping were ruthlessly knocked down by several volleys of gunfire from behind. The Han army who shot them in the back did not even have the desire to take a second look, and hurriedly joined the surroundings. The Han army was encircling and suppressing the remaining Mexican army.

If you look down from a high altitude, the current war is like a broom in the middle, constantly dancing and sweeping its head, sweeping around in a semicircle.So much so that after the war, the second half of the war was also called the Broom Offensive! !
Although it is crude, it is very practical.

Boom...boom...

boom……

"kill……"

In this semicircle within a kilometer, there are scenes of Han troops chasing Mexican soldiers everywhere.

"Do not kill me……"

A Mexican soldier lay on the ground crying and pleading in Spanish to the Han soldiers in front of him to spare his life.

"Go away... Kneel aside, don't block me..." The mixed-race soldier just looked at the white Mexican soldier on the ground who had peed his pants with disgust. Although he wanted to kill him with a knife, he was unable to do so. The order from above could only be scolded and told to let the Mexican soldier kneel on the roadside.

"Yes, yes..." The Mexican soldier kowtowed to the mixed-race soldier. After kowtowing a few times, he knelt down and looked at the Han troops passing by him in a panic. , although the way those people looked at him made him feel very humiliated, he also understood that if he wanted to survive at this time, he had to do what the other person told him...

After all, face can’t be used as food, let alone life! !
"Surrender without killing..."

"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing..."

"Put down your weapons, surrender without killing..."

The entire battlefield was filled with calls for surrender in Spanish.

Row it... row it...

As the voices of persuasion to surrender continued to spread in all directions, there were voices of people throwing down their weapons and surrendering everywhere. The words "all over the mountains and plains" are not enough to describe the scene at that time.

What even more surprised Li Zhaowu, who came to receive the prisoners, was that among the thousands of prisoners, not a single one resisted. Most simply dropped their weapons and knelt down to surrender. Even the few who delayed only wanted to bargain and get more money. After being refused the high title and treatment, he quickly followed the example of those before him, threw down his weapons and surrendered, and knelt on the ground obediently.

"Have the number of prisoners been counted?" Li Zhaowu looked at the prisoners all over the mountains and plains. Even he, who had experienced hundreds of battles, took a breath, and then asked Battalion Commander Jin who was responsible for the custody of the prisoners.

"Your Excellency, General, according to our two investigations, a total of 320 prisoners have been captured..." Battalion Commander Jin first saluted Li Zhaowu with clasped fists, and then reported to Li Zhaowu the number of prisoners who had just been counted twice.

"What did you say? Say it again?" Li Zhaowu didn't seem to react to the number, and then asked with a look of shock.

"Report to the general, there are a total of 320 prisoners..." Battalion Commander Jin replied to Li Zhaowu with a serious expression. He was a little nervous. He thought he had said something wrong.

"More than 300 people, that is to say, a total of more than 1 troops, we wiped out more than 700 people, my God..." Although Li Zhaowu knew that many people were killed this time, he did not expect that there would be so many people. many.

But Li Zhaowu soon changed his mind again, what would be the consequences if he had persuaded him to surrender just now when he was in the middle? There should be more prisoners now, right? ?

"The weapons of these prisoners must be collected and dispersed. The same troops must not appear in the same prisoner of war camp..." Although he was very surprised, Li Zhaowu calmed down quickly and said to Jinying The commander issued the arrangements for the prisoners.

After all, if the prisoners are allowed to continue to hold weapons, even if they are secretly hidden, they may become a time bomb at any time.

It is also necessary to disperse the prisoners. There are more than 300 people. With so many people gathered together, if they are not distinguished, it is easy for officers to take the lead and soldiers to stick together.

Once a riot occurs, it will be difficult to control it with just one battalion! !

"Yes, general, I will keep a close eye on them and won't let them cause trouble for us." Battalion Commander Jin solemnly assured Li Zhaowu. He himself was very aware of the consequences if there were problems in the prisoner of war camp.

Li Zhaowu nodded, and then left here and returned to the command post in the rear to study the subsequent combat strategy.

"The only thing left on the Nogales front line is the city of Nogales..." In the simple command post, Li Zhaowu looked at the map on the wall and murmured to himself, his face gradually showing joy.

After all, the entire Nogales defense line has basically been interrupted. As long as we capture the city of Nogales, we can basically advance straight into it.

"Report……"

"Tao Wang, you came just in time, when do you think we can attack this city of Nogales??" Li Zhaowu saw Tao Wang, the leader of the [-] mixed regiment, walking in, a smile appeared on his face, and then Pointing at the map behind him, he asked, "I think tomorrow morning will be fine. Just like today, I'll give these guys another shock!!" Li Zhaowu's face was filled with pride when he mentioned the war that had just ended. At this moment, they are already planning how to capture the strategic node of Nogales City faster.

After all, if they don't take this city, even if they continue to move south, they will have to worry about sudden attacks from behind at any time. They might as well pull out this nail in one go.

"Whether it's tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, this city of Nogales will never escape our grasp." Tao Wang smiled and replied to Li Zhaowu, "The key point is how to deal with those Mexicans..." Tao Wang meant a lot. He said this to Li Zhaowu.

"You mean, those prisoners??" Li Zhaowu looked at Tao Wang's expression and seemed to understand something, so he asked tentatively.

"Yes, these are the prisoners." After hearing this, Tao Wang nodded in agreement, "General, in this war alone, we have captured so many prisoners. Of course, it is because of the front line, but has the general ever thought that this is not the place? Nevada, let alone Arizona, is the hinterland of the Republic of Mexico. It has a huge population and we can't catch everyone... Even if we catch them all, how will they be raised? Has the general thought about it??" Tao Wang said to Li Zhaowu with a solemn expression. continued to ask.

"These are indeed a big trouble!!" Li Zhaowu showed a serious expression and agreed with what Tao Wang just said, "But before departure, some mighty battalions were dispatched from the mainland, so that those mighty battalions can maintain local security. ..." At the critical moment, Li Zhaowu thought of the Weiwu Battalion that was preparing in the rear, and placed the task of maintaining local security on the Weiwu Battalion.

"The mighty camp is a good idea, but it is not a good one." Tao Wang first recognized the role of the mighty camp, and then expressed his opposition, "There are many white Mexicans in the local area, and they rely on a group of Indians and a second-line force composed of mixed-race soldiers. To maintain local order, in my opinion, is simply impossible. Even if the pressure is suppressed for a while, in the end, it will rebel." Tao Wang simply does not agree that the so-called powerful battalion of local militia can control such a large population. , a vast area.

What's more, they are still a group of white people, a group of white people who have lived in the local area for hundreds of years.

It seems almost impossible to completely suppress them at present.

"Since Weiwu Camp cannot completely guarantee stability, what do you think we can do?" Li Zhaowu thought for a while and felt that what Tao Wang just said was reasonable, and then asked.

"Those prisoners, those white prisoners!!" Tao Wang replied to Li Zhaowu with firm eyes.

"Those prisoners??" After hearing this, Li Zhaowu looked at Tao Wang in confusion.

"That's right, those captives!!" Tao Wang nodded and replied, "Most of those white captives are locals and are familiar with the local area, and it is easier for them to communicate with the locals." Tao Wang explained to Li Zhaowu The reason for this, and the so-called exchange just now, is actually that it is easier for the white captives to deceive and stabilize the local Mexican people, so that they will not defect to the Republic of Mexico and resist the rule of the Han Dynasty later.

No matter how harsh it is to put it, in fact it means not to threaten the Han State. It is best not to rebel in the rear when the Han army is fighting on the front line.

"You can handle this matter, but you have to be within limits. Don't let everyone in. Do you understand?" Li Zhaowu thought for a while, and then ordered Tao Wang.

"I understand, General!!" Tao Wang promised Li Zhaowu with firm eyes.

(End of this chapter)