Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2385 Morocco ([-])

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, when the bloody scouts received the last information, Lieutenant Colonel Bai Chuanping, the former commander-in-chief of the East Bank Army, ordered the military band to play music. The resting soldiers got up one after another and began to organize their equipment and prepare for battle.

Prior to this, the logistics and supply units that were strictly ordered to march quickly also rushed to the battlefield an hour before the arrival of the Moroccans.The heavy soldiers arranged a large number of carriages on the right flank of the whole army, forming a circle.There are heavy soldiers with guns stationed in the circle, and a large number of unarmed heavy soldiers carry powder kegs and bullet boxes in the rear, and at the same time, some people are assigned to serve as stretcher bearers for the field hospital.As for the students of the institutions directly under the regiment headquarters and the accompanying schools, they formed formations in the rear to protect the center.

There is no way, the terrain is narrow, the troops cannot be deployed at all, and it is difficult to form a square formation, so we can only rely on the terrain to arrange troops.Fortunately, there are a large number of professional officers in the Sixth Mixed Regiment, so no confusion is expected.Once there is a change, they can also respond in time.

At 10:[-], the lead cavalry of the Moroccans arrived in front of the army on the east bank.After watching for a while, their commander found that the slope on the right side (the left wing of the people on the east bank) was large enough for them to gather, but the cavalry on the east bank had already occupied it. I can only give up.As for the left side, not to mention that it is more inconvenient for cavalry to attack (cavalry is always accustomed to assault from the right), but the large number of transport vehicles and woods there are enough to cause a disaster.

The commander of the Berber cavalry was sensible. He gave up the main battlefield to the infantry, and instead sent a detachment to detour from the left flank, looking for mountain trails to go around to the rear of the people on the east coast.Even if this detour would waste a lot of time, it's better to be late than never. Maybe the battle took a long time, and when they arrived, they just launched the fatal blow?

Lieutenant Colonel Bai Chuanping was well aware of the plans of the Berber cavalry, but he did not intend to make any changes.There is a combat unit directly under the regiment headquarters in the rear, and there is an entire infantry battalion as a reserve team. The Berber cavalry's abacus is doomed to fail.

At [-]:[-], when the military band played music for the second time, the Moroccan brigade finally arrived.They marched for several hours. They would be tired and thirsty. They wanted to rest for a while before trying to attack, but the range of the artillery deployed by the people on the east bank was beyond their expectations, and they directly smashed into their queue, causing No small casualties.

At this time, Said, the commander of the Moroccan army, has two choices. One is to retreat and fight later, and the other is to speed up the advance and fight with the people on the east coast, hoping that their fierce attack will break the enemy and win the victory. .

The first choice will face enormous political pressure.Morocco has only been founded for more than [-] years, and rewards and punishments are clearly defined. Moreover, the army has won a series of victories before, and their spirits are not low. If they retreat without fighting, Saeed can't imagine what will happen to him.Besides, where to retreat?If the people from the east coast were allowed to walk out of the mountains and forests, would they really be sure to defeat these invaders in the wilderness?Said is not a fool. He has heard that the army on the east coast has powerful firepower and advanced weapons. The chances of winning on the plains are really not great, because the opponent does not have to be cramped in the narrow mountain basin as it is now, and cannot be used effectively. Take advantage of firepower.

Taking [-] steps back, even if this will lead to a retreat, how long will it take to lure the people from the east coast to the plains to attack with superior cavalry?Said heard, however, that the damned Italian army was splitting into two groups and attacking two important port cities.Those Christian troops may not be able to match the brave Berber cavalry in field battles, but they are quite good at defending fortresses or cities.Once the war reaches a stalemate and the Italians stay in port cities such as Tangier, what will His Majesty the Sultan think?You know, there are still many remnants of the previous dynasty and tribes that do not obey orders in the country.As long as they fail to take back Tangier and other places, the legitimacy of their rule will be greatly affected, and national turmoil is a high probability event.

Well, only fight!

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The reinforced east bank artillery took advantage of the range and started shooting, and the formation of the Moroccans suddenly became a little scattered.Because of the narrow terrain, the not-so-wide mountain trails were crowded with enemy infantry, creating an excellent killing environment for artillery.

The concentrated fire strike effect of dozens of cannons is amazing.Solid bullets, shotgun shells, and explosive shells were used in turn, blowing up the Moroccan soldiers and causing heavy casualties.Among them, as soon as the solid bullet hit the ground, it waded out a bloody road full of stumps and broken arms. Even though about [-]% of the shotgun bullets did not achieve the effect of volley explosion, they still caused terrifying damage among the enemy soldiers.What frightens the Moroccans the most is the explosive bomb with a touch fuze newly developed by the people on the east coast. This kind of shell is characterized by the Ministry of the Army as a "Type A special bomb". So equipped with less.But even so, once this kind of artillery shell fell accurately into the enemy's formation, it would cause even more damage than the shotgun shell, and it directly caused the Moroccans to lie on the ground.

Technological progress is always the primary productive force, and the military power transformed from this productive force will surely shock everyone!

The Moroccans, who had suffered heavy casualties, had just broken through the death blockade caused by the artillery, and then faced a head-on blow from the East Coast Army musketeers!They held rifled rifles and started shooting from 400 meters away. At this time, enemies were hit one after another.After entering 300 meters, the chances of the Moroccan being hit increased greatly, and the crowd lay down like harvested wheat.Because the mountain road is narrow, the power of rifle shooting is very strong. A whole battalion of infantrymen on the east coast fired alternately, and the firepower never stopped, which made it difficult for the Moroccans who charged desperately to move forward!

The bullets rolled in the body, and the sound of wailing echoed all over the field.Said's eyes were so wide open that he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes!

All of this is too far from what he imagined!In his prediction, the firepower of the people on the east bank was fierce, but they couldn't use it here. Perhaps as long as they endured a certain degree of casualties in the initial stage, they could get close to the enemy and inflict damage on them.But what is the situation?The only injuries the East Coasters suffered were perhaps their eyes were hurt by the gunpowder smoke, and their faces were spattered by the residue of the bullets flying out of the gun barrels, and nothing more!

Can this battle continue?

"Order! The second infantry battalion and the third infantry battalion go out around the two sides and meet the enemy in skirmish formation!" Before Said could respond, Lieutenant Colonel Bai Chuanping had already issued the order.In fact, he didn't expect the previous firepower to be so effective, causing nearly a thousand casualties to the enemy in just 10 minutes.If he had known this earlier, he would have been more daring, and the whole army would have been able to overwhelm him. I am afraid that he has already achieved greater results.

Of course, he also knows that this matter can only be thought about.The Moroccans just haven't seen the new mode of modern warfare, and they don't know how to fight against troops armed to the teeth like the Sixth Mixed Regiment.Moreover, the terrain here is special, and the forces of both sides cannot be deployed, so the formation is extremely dense, and the Moroccans are still foolishly facing the intensive projected firepower charge, so the casualties are naturally not ordinary.In fact, if it is in the plain desert terrain, relying on the well-trained Berber cavalry who come and go like the wind, they can still cause considerable casualties to the people on the east coast, provided that they no longer face it so stupidly. The east coast army charged forward.After all, the heavy machine gun has not yet been invented, and the cavalry still has a stage to play it. Unfortunately, the Moroccans are too high-spirited, and they don’t know how powerful the East Coast Army is.

"Retreat! Retreat!" Said turned over and rode on the horse, his eyes were a little blurred.He knew he was defeated this time, and he lost without even seeing the faces of the soldiers on the east bank.Such a miserable defeat, such a heart-wrenching loss!

He couldn't figure it out now, why didn't he encounter such serious difficulties when he attacked the British army in Tangier?The rifles of the people on the east coast have such a long range, why are they not sold to Europe on a large scale?

In his impression, rifles with this range can only be seen in the hands of pirates in Sare Port, but both the barrel and the bullets are very precious.With the wealth of pirates, they can only equip a small number of confidantes as their trump card in maritime warfare.In the most powerful French army in continental Europe, only a few elites own this type of rifled gun, and they will not easily go to battle, which shows the high maintenance cost.But why can the army on the east bank be equipped on a large scale?There are thousands of guns at once, and the bullets don't feel bad when they are fired. What's going on?

Unfortunately, no one can give him an answer now.And before that, he had better escape with his life, because the cavalry deployed by the East Coasters on the flanks had already started to move!Those well-equipped riders, after seeing the Berber cavalry running away, began to slowly speed up along the hillside. Their goal was the group of Moroccan infantry who were huddled together and in chaos.

The size of the Moroccan army is now roughly clear, about [-] cavalry and more than [-] infantry.The cavalry ran quickly, so it was difficult to chase, but the infantry couldn't let them run, so they had to stay as much as possible!

The sound of rumbling horseshoes began to echo in the valley.The east bank cavalry wielding sabers cut obliquely into the chaotic formation of the Moroccan infantry like a sharp knife, separating hundreds of people from the large army.At this time, the enemy was scrambling for their lives, and except for a few who dared to shoot at them, most of them were already in panic all day long.

The Moroccan infantry who were cut out were naturally left to the east bank infantry who were rushing over.After breaking through the enemy's formation, the cavalry turned their horses back, and then rushed into the weak area between the enemy's troops, cutting out hundreds of enemy troops again.Under such repeated attacks, it didn't take long for the surviving [-] infantry soldiers to be left behind.It's a pity that at this time the Moroccans were defeated and scrambled for their lives. Even if some professional military officers desperately organized resistance, they could not change the overall situation.If their efforts were exhausted, they would buy more time to allow more routs to escape into the hills and forests on both sides, and then take advantage of the familiar terrain to escape.

The fast-advancing infantry on the east coast, with the help of cavalry, achieved brilliant results.They lined up in a neat formation, while loading ammunition, charging ammunition, and shooting. The Moroccans in chaos had no way to resist, causing a large number of casualties.After the fight, I don't know who started it first. The Moroccans with a large number of votes gave up their weapons and surrendered, which saved a lot of effort for the people on the east coast.They handed over the captured prisoners to the infantry who came after them, and then continued to pursue them, vowing not to give up until they completely wiped out the enemy!

The only thing that persisted in resistance was the Moroccan artillery.Instead of giving up their cannons and fleeing alone, they seized the last time to reload and fired at the army on the east bank one after another.But how long can this solitary resistance last?Soon, under the intensive volley of gunfire from the infantry on the east bank, they fell to death one after another, and the entire battlefield fell into a unilateral massacre again.

Seeing such a situation, Lieutenant Colonel Bai Chuanping also laughed from ear to ear.In this battle, according to his visual observation, the cavalry rushed into the enemy's line and repeatedly stirred up trouble, but only dozens of people were killed or injured.The infantry suffered no more than a hundred casualties under the enemy's attack. Even if the scouts lost before were counted, the total casualties of the people on the east coast in this battle would never exceed two hundred.And what about the results?More than 1 enemy troops were killed, wounded, and captured, with a battle loss ratio of 18:[-], which can be described as a brilliant victory.

The East Coast Army has made the Moroccans terrified since then!

(End of this chapter)