Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2512 Can't take it

"Xiao Nan, where are the cannonballs? Quickly bring the cannonballs. His grandma, it's time now, you don't want to live!" Facing the Spanish soldiers climbing up like ants, Liu Shiting rushed to a small-caliber cannon that fired directly. After firing several shots in a row, he turned his head and roared.

What flew out of the muzzle was an old-fashioned fuzed explosive bomb, which was not as powerful as the bomb that touched the fuze, but after falling into the dense crowd, it still produced considerable damage.Liu Shiting, who operated the artillery, made a rough estimate just now, and found that three shells knocked down at least more than 20 enemy troops.

"Brother Liu, there are three cannons in total, just the three of us carrying the shells and gunpowder. Don't worry, wait until Xiao Gao and I deliver the shells to Brother Zhang and the others..." Xiao Nan's voice fluctuated, mixed with The sound of violent panting.They have a small number of ambush runners, a total of six gunners, three handymen, eight riflemen, and one officer.An officer who doubles as a balloon observer, this will be scrambling down the descent.This thing is so easy to use, the ballistic of the school fire is first-class, but it is also very dangerous, and it is easy to become the target of the enemy's concentrated fire, because the elevation is not high.

"Grandma, waste! Wait to die together, you can't control the crotch!" Liu Shiting took a bite on the ground, then picked up a rifle next to him, aimed and shot, and instantly knocked down a well-dressed cock Same flamboyant Spanish officer.The group of Spaniards who were charging this way were very cowardly, and a large area fell down all of a sudden, making Liu Shiting wonder if the gun he just shot was so powerful that it knocked down dozens of people all at once.

The eight riflemen are also ruthless characters.Facing the Spaniards who were slowly entering the range, they did not panic, shot once in a while, then quickly picked up the powder packs and bullets on the ground, loaded the ammunition and shot again, the rhythm was very good, and the marksmanship was also very accurate , The gang of cowardly Spaniards cried for their fathers and mothers, and kept looking for places to hide. The distance of only a few hundred meters has not been reached in half a day, and the speed is as slow as climbing.

At first there were Spanish officers who stood up and roared, kicking the asses of soldiers who were lying on the ground and pretending to be dead.But after being beaten to death by key caregivers, the rest were also persuaded.Everyone in their hometown is a decent person with fields and manors. It is worthless to die here, and life is the most important thing.

Carol saw eyelids slit from behind.He has already figured out that there are actually not many people from the East Bank harassing on the mountain ridges on both sides, there are more than a dozen people on one side.Those cannons should have been hidden in advance, and people came later, but I couldn't take them down quickly, and I was still letting the damn cannonballs reap human lives and create chaos-no, a cannonball just magically exploded In the baggage convoy, two horses broke free and rushed frantically into the crowd of soldiers, making a mess—it was unbearable!Therefore, he recruited his confidant officers, ordered some French cavalry to dismount, took up muskets and attacked on both sides, in order to end the battle here as soon as possible.

The combat effectiveness of French soldiers is indeed not comparable to that of the childish Spaniards.They act resolutely, quickly and powerfully, and are not as afraid of death as the Spaniards. Although one of the riflemen carefully selected by the East Coasters knocks down one of them from time to time, the rest are still rushing up resolutely, causing great harm to the East Coasters. big pressure.

"Damn it, these gangsters are desperate! I can't stop them. The French are a bit fierce, not as cowardly as the Spaniards." Liu Shiting yelled while loading the artillery with complex shotguns.The filling process was very long, and he was sweating profusely on the top of his head.Grandma, if he hadn't been dragged into the water by that bastard Xiao Nan last time, who made the whole group furious, he wouldn't have been dispatched to this dangerous battlefield.How could it be so easy to commit crimes and perform meritorious deeds!

"Grandma, you bear!" Xiao Nan rushed over and threw two hand-throwing bombs down the hillside.After hearing two loud bangs, he grinned at Liu Shiting and said, "Brother Liu, I'm afraid we'll be killed this time. I just don't know if the Tuan Zuo can restore our military status after we die in battle. My father has been in the army all his life. , if you know that I died in such an infamous way, I’m afraid they won’t recognize me!”

Hearing Xiao Nan's words, Liu Shiting's nose felt sour.He gritted his teeth, cooperated with another gunner, and after finishing loading, he ignited suddenly, and with a "boom", the cannon suddenly retreated, and a large group of nails, fragments, and wires flew out, and it was burnt. The French soldier leaning over had a look on his face.

This kind of shotgun is the most insidious.Although the shooting range is not far, the killing area is huge. After hitting someone, they will not die for a while, but will just lie on the ground and cry, which is very demoralizing.No, seven or eight French soldiers approaching were destroyed by the metal storm on the spot, and more people fell to the ground and were injured behind them, which shocked many enemies behind them for a while, and the entire battlefield was silent.

"Death is death! Afraid of Mao!" Liu Shiting no longer cared about the still hot cannon, and saw that he finished firing the bullets in the gun, then found a bayonet, screwed it on, and said: "Brother Guang—— —Tuan Zuo is a kind person, I have admired him the most since I was a child. Xiao Nan, don’t make me look down on you! Kill!”

Xiao Nan's face was pale, and he swallowed saliva unconsciously in his throat, but he still slowly held the bayonet-mounted rifle, stood with Liu Shiting, and said softly, "Brother Liu, we are brothers, we share good fortune and trouble together. "

"Fuck, why are you two crazy? Withdrew! Withdrew!" The second lieutenant officer who had just landed from the observation balloon rushed over and slapped each of them, cursing: "Want to die? You still owe me 20 yuan for playing mahjong last time." Well, who am I going to ask for debts after you die? Get lost!"

After finishing speaking, the second lieutenant dragged the two of them and ran back.Three of the eight riflemen had already been killed, and the remaining five alternately covered the retreat.The artillerymen also picked up their rifles, fighting and retreating. Their marksmanship was average, but they also caused some trouble to the French rushing over and slowed down their speed.However, the French are not vegetarians. Although their rifles have a short range and poor accuracy, they are better than the large number of people, and they can always gain something under concentrated fire. Therefore, the people on the east bank sacrificed several people during the retreat. Only eight people escaped—unfortunately, "Brother Liu" was shot in the chest by lead bullets during the rear of the palace and died on the spot.

The situation on the other side of the ridge is similar.The second lieutenant officer in command was hit during the fall of the balloon, and finally nine people escaped and disappeared into the vast woods.But their efforts were not ineffective. The death and injury of more than 300 people in the Granada Legion was only secondary, causing it to fall into a certain degree of chaos, and the delay of more than an hour of precious time was the key.You must know that the main force of the First Mixed Regiment of the East Coast Army has arrived quickly, and there is not much time left for the Spaniards.

Carol was watching all this with a livid face at the moment.He had already learned the stupidity and incompetence and fear of death of the Spanish soldiers before, but that was when they attacked the strongholds of the East Coasters.This time, his own side will attack the enemy's harassing troops with superior forces. He thought it would end smoothly, but in the end it turned out like this, which made him very angry-one bullet can make hundreds of people lie down. Standing on the ground, unwilling to move for a long time, this is no ordinary incompetence. Carol really can't find an army worse than these people. Yes, even the middle-aged militiamen with big belly in the Netherlands are braver than them.

But this is not the time to sigh and sigh, the messy situation needs to be cleaned up as soon as possible.Carroll took advantage of the situation to dismiss several Spanish officers and let the soldiers he brought from France take over, in order to organize the formation as soon as possible and prepare for battle.

But what led him to collapse was that although the Spaniards were extremely incompetent in fighting, they were good at fighting among themselves!No, the dismissed Spanish officer refused to accept it, and made a fuss on the spot, pushing and shoving with the French for a time.Carroll had a splitting headache and wanted to execute the officers who made trouble, but he was also worried about causing a bigger mutiny.The French cavalry in the Granada Legion had always enjoyed the best supplies, and they did not participate in the brutal battle against Gibraltar last time, which had already made the Spaniards very dissatisfied.If the thunder method is used at this time, he really doesn't know what will happen.

So Carol hesitated.But he seems to have forgotten that time waits for no one!They are fighting among themselves, the East Coast Army is marching fast and approaching at a high speed, and as the commander-in-chief of the legion, he doesn't even have a single unit that can slow down the enemy's marching speed.This battle is simply impossible to fight!

At two o'clock in the afternoon, just as Carroll had just finished rectifying the internal affairs and the order of the Granada Legion was initially restored, their nightmare finally arrived: a group of cavalry from the east coast rushed over from the valley, taking the front A Spanish force easily overwhelmed.Carol's face changed when he got the order.

At three o'clock, the third infantry battalion rushing forward finally arrived, and the troops of both sides appeared in the sight of each other.The east bank infantry slowed down, panting for air while charging and reloading their muskets.Then, they lined up in a neat queue, quickened their pace under the command of the officer, and fired a volley!Charge, reload, and fire!

The Spaniards who were at the forefront and had just been severely injured by the cavalry on the east bank fell down in groups.It's a pity that they just got up their courage and prepared to fight the people on the east coast, but they were killed on a large scale outside the range of the muskets.But thanks to the previous harassment, the Spanish artillery was still in the rear, and it was too late to move forward, so they could only be passively beaten.

More and more soldiers arrived on the east bank, but the Spaniards were beaten back steadily.Many people ran backwards in desperation, and collided with people rushing up from behind, and fell into even greater chaos.

At this time, you can see their quality.The previous attack made them terrified, and then internal strife broke out. The military spirit was in unprecedented turmoil. At this time, they were hit head-on by the East Coast Army who came one after another. It would be unreasonable for the Granada Legion not to collapse!

"Hoo!" Several shells were fired from a long distance and exploded on the ground.There is no doubt that these shells were so far off that they did not hurt a single Spaniard, except after blowing up some flowers and plants.But what is amazing is that they were the last straw that overwhelmed the camel's camel, and the Spaniards, who had had enough of the cannons on the east coast, blew up in an instant.They left the queue maintained by the officers, and ran towards the mountain ridges and woods on both sides. Even the French cavalry who stopped them could not stop them. Instead, they were surrounded by them and fled together.

Carol looked at all this bitterly, flicked his horsewhip, and led the main force of the cavalry still around him, turned around and retreated.

These idiots of the Granada Legion can't be moved!

(End of this chapter)