The sun never sets in America

Chapter 110 Lightning Offensive
Chihuahua, Mexico…

bang... bang...

In the suburbs of Chihuahua City, a wild battle that determines the outcome is in full swing.

Intensive gunfire and artillery sound covered the entire battlefield. Thousands of Han troops and Mexican soldiers on the opposite side who had only been organized for a few days were forming gun formations to shoot at each other.

Queuing up to be shot is an almost barbaric way of fighting. It is not only monotonous, but also extremely tests one's courage.

Because they are lined up so close to each other, imagine how you would feel if your teammate next to you suddenly fell to the ground or was killed by a shell from nowhere.

But for those Han soldiers, it was already normal. From the tactic of queuing to shoot, with the popularization of flintlocks and matchlocks, it has been carried out for hundreds of years...

In the past few hundred years, from the earliest Spanish phalanx to the present invention of the three-stage attack by the British army, although there have been some updates in tactics, and even some innovations and enhanced power due to the improvement of artillery range accuracy, But in the end, they were still stuck in the volley tactics, and there was no way around it.

The only way is to invent a new weapon to replace the flintlock, or even derive a completely different style of play from queuing up to shoot.

This day will come, but not now.

Even though the Han Dynasty has invented a lightning rifle similar to the original Space-Time Mini Rifle, because it appeared too late, the Han Dynasty's arsenal is still dominated by the production of 1840-style flintlock rifles. The lightning rifle is only in progress. Small scale mass production.

Nothing else, because the birth of a new weapon and its equipment price will mean that its cost will be very high before it is mass-produced and the cost is reduced.

Take the 1840 flintlock rifle currently equipped in large quantities in the Han Dynasty as an example. Its ex-factory price is ten Chinese yuan each, and the price of bullets is also very cheap.

The latest lightning rifle costs eighteen Chinese yuan each, and the number of bullets is due to the transformation and production of the production line, so the price of the conical bullets is extremely high. One Chinese yuan can only buy about fifteen rounds. Bullets and gunpowder are carried, and the price of 1840 flintlock ammunition is enough to buy dozens of rounds, and possibly more.

This is the cost problem in industrial production, because R&D, labor, industrial chain, production lines, and even various hidden costs all cause new products, especially epoch-making new products, to be released before the product is released. If there is no large-scale The subsidy must be quite expensive...

When this product undergoes large-scale production iteration, its price will slowly drop to a level acceptable to the public. This is what is often referred to as scale in the industry.

Technology alone without large-scale production and sales is nothing more than a castle in the air. In the end, this product can only become a toy for the so-called rich people, but cannot change human life. It will eventually become a flashy thing in the eyes of the public.

The same goes for weapons. Without large-scale, collectivized production improvements, the price must be extremely expensive. Even for some small countries, there will be cases where they would rather use old weapons than use and buy new weapons. Otherwise, it is too expensive. .

Later generations of Manchu and Qing framers once visited the Maxim machine gun. When they first watched it, they were very excited and wanted to buy it back immediately. However, after some observation, they found that the Maxim machine gun fired too fast and consumed too many bullets. For the underdeveloped and even backward Manchu Qing Dynasty, it was undoubtedly a nightmare. In the end, this epoch-making weapon became a tool used by some elite troops to show off, but it did not spread to the entire Qing army...

From this point we can see the importance of industry. Your industry is good and large-scale, and your production of soap matches is internationally competitive.

On the contrary, the same is true. If the industry is not good and the production price is high, eventually there will be a phenomenon where you can’t buy it, and it’s better to rent than to buy. This is not a joke, it is a historical necessity! !

On the battlefield on the outskirts of Chihuahua City, this half-hour-long field battle was coming to an end. In the bayonet charge launched by the Han army after the last volley of shots, the Mexican army on the opposite side collapsed.

The collapse was very complete, just like a stone hitting a flock of birds. Thousands of migratory birds fled in all directions, and the reason was just because of a not too big stone.

The collapse of the Mexican soldiers on the opposite side was different. In fact, in the middle of the volley shooting, they were almost unable to withstand it. After all, they were just a group of temporary organizations and were new recruits without any combat experience.

In the end, it was the harsh supervising team from the rear who used dozens of heads to stabilize the front. Otherwise, this meaningless war would have ended ten minutes earlier.

But the final result was the same. As the Han army's dense and sharp bayonets shone with cold light inserted into their formation, the defeat was inevitable.

Like a school of sardines driven away by sharks, they fled in all directions, and finally, amid the Spanish calls to persuade them to surrender, they gathered in a prisoner-of-war camp built by themselves. Of course, this is all a story later.

"Captain, we caught a big fish." A captain escorted a young Mexican officer and pulled him in front of Tao Wang.

"This guy said he was the nephew of the military commander in La Perla and begged us not to kill him." The captain dragged the young Mexican officer who saw Tao Wang shivering and introduced him to Tao Wang.

"Uncle Pereira?" Tao Wang asked in Spanish, looking at the young Mexican officer with an interested expression on his face.

"Yes, my uncle is Pereira." After hearing this, the young Mexican officer nodded in agreement, "My name is Larin. Our family was originally a nobleman conferred by the King of Spain in Mexico. I heard that you, Colonel, are also a nobleman. A nobleman, I hope that according to the tradition of the nobles, the news of my capture will be sent back to my hometown, and they will give you a ransom at that time." Larin showed a proud look on his face when he talked about his identity. He even became more courageous...

The so-called aristocratic tradition is actually a noble tradition in Europe that has been passed down from the Middle Ages to the present day. After the army led by a certain noble is defeated, the family can provide a ransom and then gain freedom.

People who get money to do things are also very happy. Even if there are nobles among the enemy captured by a certain party, they will distinguish the other party from the ordinary prisoners and treat them with good food and drink. It is called noble spirit. .

In fact, it is a policy created by the aristocratic circle themselves to take care of their own people. The ultimate purpose of this policy is to protect the interests of the aristocracy.

After all, I have never heard of civilian-born soldiers being treated like this.

"Sounds good." Tao Wang replied to Larin with a smile, which made Larin feel happy that the pagan was about to agree.

"But I don't want to let you go just yet..." Tao Wang said to Larin with a sly smile on his face.

"Why?" Larin, who was about to be freed, heard this and was immediately surprised. "Why, I heard that you are also a baron. We are all nobles. You can't equate me with those lowly guys..." Larin turned back to look at the prisoners standing behind, with a hint of contempt on his face. After all, he was a noble nobleman with noble blood flowing through his body. What were those people? They were untouchables like weeds.

"Why should I be treated the same as those guys!!"

This is Larin's truest thought at this moment.

"Mr. Larin, of course I know you are a noble. After all, as you said, I am also a noble, right?" Although he was disgusted by what the other party had just thought, Tao Wang still said to him kindly, "But Mr. Larin , you have to understand where this place is now and who we are..." Tao Wang said to Larin with playful eyes, his tone full of ridicule.

"What do you mean?" Larin didn't understand what Tao Wang meant for a moment, "You mean you don't intend to abide by the rules among nobles, right, Mr. Baron?" Larin looked at the pagan noble in front of him. , very suspicious that the other party might not intend to abide by the unspoken rules between nobles, so when saying this to Tao Wang, he specifically addressed the other party by his title.

Remind Tao Wang that you are also a noble, and you are also a vested interest. You cannot tear up the rules between nobles, even if you are a heretic! !
"Of course, of course I understand what you are saying." Tao Wang still smiled and replied to Larin, "I just hope you can write a letter to your uncle Pereira and tell him that resisting us is pointless. Mr. Larin, you should understand what I am talking about..." Tao Wang then told Larin his true thoughts. After speaking, he looked at Larin with suggestive eyes.

"You want me to persuade my uncle to surrender, no, absolutely not..." Upon hearing Tao Wang's request, Lalin immediately shook his head like a rattle, good guy, persuade me to surrender, this is not to be a traitor or a traitor.

If he really did this, would he still have the nerve to stay in Mexico? Wouldn't his family's centuries-old reputation be overturned in one fell swoop...

"Mr. Larin, how can this be surrender? In the words of our Han people, this is called a man who knows the current affairs. Mr. Larin, you are doing a good thing..." Tao Wang persuaded Larin with good intentions. , "Besides, Mr. Larin, if you want to live, you can only obey our arrangements. You... have no choice!!" Tao Wang saw that Larin was still indifferent, and immediately changed his expression. He warned coldly, his tone full of unkindness, as if if Larin didn't agree, death would be waiting for him.

"You..." Larin stared wide-eyed at Tao Wang, who was threatening him nakedly. He couldn't believe that this was the person who just talked to him kindly. Just now, he acted like an aristocrat. How could he become a bandit now? ?
"Mr. Larin, what do you think?" Tao Wang continued to ask, his face full of threats.

"Okay..." Larin seemed to have exhausted all his strength, "But I can't guarantee that my uncle will agree. It will be none of my business at that time!!" Larin then added to Tao Wang, deeply afraid. When his uncle refused, the Han people took their anger out on him.

"Of course, we will ensure that Mr. Larin's safety will not be disturbed because of this..." Tao Wang solemnly promised Larin, "Come here, take Mr. Larin to dinner, I have a bottle of I brought back some red wine from a banquet and used it to accompany Mr. Larin's meal..." Tao Wang then ordered the people next to him, speaking very loudly and deliberately speaking in Spanish.

"Thank you..." Larin quickly thanked Tao Wang after hearing this, "Tao... you are a real nobleman, a real baron..." Before leaving, Larin turned around and thanked Tao Wang.

Tao Wang smiled and said nothing. After watching the other party leave, his expression changed and he said: "What bullshit Spanish nobles? The Spaniards have been away for decades, and you are still doing this with me... You are a traitor." It’s worthy of me to talk about nobles!!”

"I bother……"

Tao Wang was very disdainful of Lalin's behavior just now.

What is this style of work called...

"Even if you want to be a prostitute, you still want to build a memorial arch!!"

Tao Wang remembered something Liu Peng once said.

Other places in Mexico were also captured by the Han army.

Los Mochis, a Mexican coastal city near the Baja California Peninsula, was quickly captured by the Yingyang Brigade commanded by Lan Yun because it was afraid that it would become a forward base for Mexico's attack on the Han Dynasty.

Los Mochis not only includes part of the coastal area, but is also at the throat of Mexico's transportation line close to the Han area. Therefore, after the Han army captured it, it became part of a two-line pincer offensive against Mexico.

The so-called two-line pincer offensive refers to moving to the left to capture the vast territory of Coahuila State, and to the right along the communication lines to capture large areas of land near the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains.

After capturing it, march to the center and fight a decisive battle with the main Mexican army there.

The reason for this is to clear the obstacles behind them and prevent them from being bypassed to the rear by the Mexican local troops on both sides during a large-scale and long decisive battle with the main Mexican force. Even if it disrupts the transportation and supply lines in the rear, it is enough to The Han army has a headache...

bang... bang...

In a wilderness, hundreds of rebels who resisted the Han army or even made a sneak attack were shot to death on the grass covered with violets. The blood flowed out from the chests of the bullets, nourishing countless flowers and plants, giving this area The purple flowerbed brings a strange feeling.

The fragrance of blooming flowers and the pungent smell of blood mixed together, making it difficult to distinguish what is life and what is death.

"Report...His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked us to open up the communication line as soon as possible and march to the central part." The messenger respectfully reported to Lan Yun that the rear had just been working hard to deliver the news.

"Tell His Highness the Crown Prince that our army will use the fastest speed to clear out all frontal enemies... to ensure the smooth progress of the battle." Lan Yun told the messenger with a serious expression.

"Yes, General!!" The messenger handed the written secret letter to several messengers riding fast horses.

"The storm is coming, the wind is filling the building..." Lan Yun thought of the recent intelligence, which showed that more and more Mexican troops were gathering near the central part. These Mexicans also planned to hold the war on the vast land in the central part, so there was no rush. Then divide the troops to attack the Han army on both wings...

At first glance, it seemed that the attack was the same as that of the Han Dynasty, with the intention of concentrated annihilation.

"We, the soldiers, are not afraid of death. How long will it take to die..." Lan Yun muttered to himself with a firm expression as he looked at the violet that looked more colorful due to the watering of blood.

"But their families..." Looking at the young soldiers around him, he didn't know how many of them would survive. Thinking of the families of these soldiers, Lan Yun felt a little sad.

A white-haired person gives a black-haired person a gift. This is too common in wars.

"But, I will let you survive as much as possible, survive as much as possible!!" Lan Yun looked at the violet in front of him and the corpses that had not yet been buried, with a solemn look in his eyes.

bang... bang...

The sound of horse hooves galloped across the vast hills. Because of Mexico's special terrain, the cavalry had to climb a lot of hills to adapt to the uneven terrain.

Of course, in such terrain, once the cavalry is in a downhill position, it will be like a tiger descending the mountain, giving the enemy a fatal blow.

"Cavalry battalion... draw your sword!!" Shen Chao, commander of the cavalry battalion under the Dragoon Brigade, pulled out his sword and pointed it at the Mexican cavalry on the opposite side.

"Charge..."

"kill……"

Hundreds of cavalrymen from the cavalry battalion lined up neatly like a moving city wall, charging forward on this small plain.

The Mexican cavalry on the opposite side also used the same method to fight back against the Han cavalry on the opposite side.

boom……

swoosh...

When the two armies met, in less than ten seconds, a large number of cavalry fell from their horses. They were wounded when they tried to get up, but were trampled to death by the cavalry from behind.

This is the cavalry, a military branch born for war. Once it charges, there is no way out.

"Continue..." After Shen Chao led the team to rush out, he turned the horse's head, pointed the blood-stained saber to the opposite side again, and then shouted with a ferocious face:

"First Cavalry Battalion..."

"I am invincible!!"

"I am invincible..."

Following Shen Chao's shout, the remaining hundreds of cavalrymen in the First Cavalry Battalion, which had dozens fewer cavalrymen than before, fought towards the Mexican cavalry in front with even more enthusiastic morale than before.

This time, the Mexicans were obviously timid. During the hedging, many Mexican cavalrymen began to evade the cavalry battalion cavalry in an attempt to escape the war.

But in war, there is such a famous saying, those who try to escape from war, or think that they can muddle through, will definitely be punished by war! !

This cavalry confrontation ended with the third pursuit of the Mexican cavalry who tried to leave the battlefield, but the real end was in the second confrontation, and it was already doomed.

When one side loses the courage to continue fighting, the war is almost over! !

When the war ended, Shen Chao saw that hundreds of outstanding cavalry had been lost because of this war. His eyes instantly turned red as he looked at the Taotao River and the horses that had lost their owners.

Shen Chao murmured to himself:
"Thousands of miles to search for the title of Marquis...the road to the title of Marquis is full of bones!!"

(End of this chapter)