America 1881: Legend of the West

Danny happily led his two hundred artillerymen and dragged twenty camouflaged guns into the position at the foot of the mountain.

Shooting at the shooting range is never as satisfying as actual combat.

"Eighty percent of your usual training level will be enough to deal with those Spanish scum on the top of the mountain opposite!"

Danny moved back and forth among the artillerymen.

This made the artillerymen feel a little nervous.

They were all disciples brought out by Danny himself, and now they seemed to be facing the year-end exam.

Danny is a strict teacher.

But as the saying goes, a strict teacher produces a good disciple.

The advantage of frequent training on weekdays is reflected at this time.

They were nervous, but the movements in the hands of these artillery soldiers did not slow down at all.

"I'll give you five minutes to correct your position. The target is the fortress on the top of the mountain opposite!" Danny glanced at his watch and then at the top of the mountain opposite.

At this time, after suppressing the US artillery positions, the Spanish were happily bombing Miles's troops who were attacking from the front.

Caught between shelling and machine guns, Miles's 2nd Brigade was miserable, and all its subordinate units were struggling to support themselves.

"Report! The No. 1 gun is ready!"

"Report! The No. 6 gun is ready!"

The sound of reports of being in position sounded one after another in the position.

Danny's artillerymen did not spend five minutes to complete the preparation of all the guns, waiting for Danny's order.

If Chen Jianqiu were here, he would also feel very happy.

This level of training is all achieved with a massive amount of genuine artillery shells, all of which are money!

"First fire four volleys at the target, then let go!"

Danny ordered.

The twenty 75mm field guns on the position roared almost at the same time.

The shells roared towards the stone fortress on the top of the mountain.

The Spanish artillerymen who were having fun were completely unaware of the approaching danger.

In the view of the observation post, the Yankee artillery at the foot of the mountain had long since ceased under their bombardment.

They were busy leveling their shooting angle, aiming at the attacking troops and blasting away happily.

"Come on, blow these Yankees into powder!" The Spanish artillery commander looked down from the observation port and waved his arms excitedly.

Suddenly, only a few loud "bang" sounds were heard.

Four or five shells hit the stone wall next to him almost simultaneously.

The stone wall was destroyed instantly.

The commander and his cannon were thrown out, and then buried firmly under the fallen rubble.

Thick smoke rose from the top of the mountain.

In the thick smoke, a gap had been blown out of the fortress wall that originally seemed to be extremely solid.

The Spanish artillerymen who were shelled had not yet recovered.

The second volley came.

This time it landed directly on the artillery position, and another large gap appeared in the fortress wall.

The Spanish artillerymen who were knocked to the ground struggled to get up from the ground.

Several cannons leaning against the gap were blown to pieces, and human body parts buried in the rubble could be vaguely seen. It was unclear whether they were complete or not.

Their ears temporarily lost hearing, leaving only a sharp tinnitus.

But what followed was the third and fourth rounds of shelling by Danny and his artillerymen.

In fact, twenty 75MM field guns are not too many.

But the fortress on the top of the mountain is too conspicuous, and the rate of fire of this field gun is also quite alarming.

The firepower was concentrated in a small area in a short period of time, and even if not all hit, the damage poured out was staggering.

After four volleys, the Spanish cannon in the fort was temporarily silenced.

Taking advantage of this moment, Danny issued the order again:

"Advance forward to a thousand yards away from the enemy!"

The technology of the elastic gun mount greatly reduces the weight of the gun itself and greatly improves the mobility of the artillery.

The climbing frame was mounted again and was quickly dragged to the target location.

Carriages and artillerymen loaded with artillery shells followed closely and resumed combat status as quickly as possible.

"Fire shrapnel continuously at the target, the opposite fortress and nearby infantry positions, to suppress the opponent's direct firepower!" Danny ordered.

This is the task assigned to Danny by Chen Jianqiu.

Without artillery fire suppression, trying to pass through the area blocked by heavy firepower on the opposite side will basically cost people lives.

Chen Jianqiu would not do this kind of loss-making business.

Therefore, when Danny's cannon began to roar again, Xu Ajiu had already arrived at the attack position with an assault force of 500 people.

Just now at the bottom of the mountain, Xu Ajiu and Chen Jianqiu had been studying the offensive route of the second brigade for a long time.

The route they choose may be the closest and best, but it is definitely not the most suitable.

It is inherently difficult to attack from the bottom up. If there are no bunkers and obstacles, the casualties will definitely rise in a straight line.

So Xu Ajiu chose a hillside on the side.

Compared with the pineapple field, this place is much steeper, and there are many rocks blocking the way forward.

According to Chen Jianqiu's previous training requirements in Roswell, the commandos formed a team of three people and formed a skirmish line. They communicated through simple sign language and alternately touched the top of the mountain.

The firepower configuration of these three-person groups basically guarantees a BAR automatic rifle, a shotgun and two semi-automatic guns. At the same time, one of the three people carries a grenade and is responsible for the grenade-throwing task.

The Spaniards were not defenseless on this hillside.

However, since this was not the previous main attack direction of the US military, there was no heavy fire defense, but the 7th Spanish Infantry Battalion equipped with Mauser bolt-action rifles.

This group of people was later pulled out of Santiago by Torres and sent to defend here. They were reserve forces.

It just so happened that Chen Jianqiu's army was also a reserve force.

The reserve forces fighting the reserve forces sounds quite appropriate.

The Spanish soldiers had just seen someone appear below them and were about to lean out and fire.

But he never thought that the sound of cannons, which had stopped for a while, started ringing again.

This time the bombardment was more intensive, and the soldiers who did not have time to hide in the bunkers were directly hit by shrapnel fragments and were beaten to a bloody pulp.

Danny and his artillerymen began to pour artillery shells on the garrison position on the slope at a rate of one round per gun every four seconds.

The Spanish soldiers of the 7th Infantry Battalion had no choice but to retreat into the trenches they had dug.

Because they arrived late, these trenches and the fortifications such as mounds of earth and sandbags piled above them were relatively crude.

But it's enough to avoid shelling.

When people are in dangerous situations, they will always find ways to survive. At this time, their intelligence will increase significantly.

For example, these Spanish soldiers dug some small holes in the walls of the trenches that a person could shrink into.

As long as you hide in, you will avoid being hit by shrapnel. At best, you can just put some dust on your head, shake your head, pat your clothes, and you will be fine.

But they also lost the opportunity to suppress the bottom.

Xu Ajiu and the five hundred warriors had taken advantage of this opportunity and approached the top of the mountain.

They were less than a hundred yards away from the Spanish trenches.

Danny had already observed the accuracy of his infantry's advance with a telescope below, so he raised his hand and stopped the bombardment.

The fire suppression is completed, and the rest is left to the infantry.

Xu Ajiu hid behind a raised mound and found that the shelling had stopped. He immediately made a charging gesture towards the soldiers in other groups.

At the same time, he took off his suona from the back of his waist.

Also discovering that the shelling had stopped were the Spaniards on the opposite side.

They were just about to climb up to see what was going on.

Suddenly, a loud suona sound came from the hillside like a shock wave and shot straight into the sky.

Xu Ajiu has the habit of playing suona on the battlefield.

The American had a snare drum and a trumpet, but they were not as earth-shattering as his suona.

According to his logic, in his hometown, suona is generally used for weddings and weddings. People play it when they come to this world, and they also play it after they die.

And his suona was played to the dead souls on the opposite side in advance.

The Spanish soldiers who emerged were stunned by the sight in front of them.

A bunch of yellow-skinned soldiers, like divine soldiers descending from the sky, appeared in front of them, very close at hand!

Under the call of the suona, they are charging towards their positions!

They hurriedly prepared to raise their guns to fight back, but unexpectedly received a hail of bullets.

Each person in the trio has a bar to provide covering fire.

After modification, the ammunition capacity of a magazine of 30 rounds is not much, but if you fire a few consecutive rounds at such a close distance, you will have to peel off the skin even if you are not dead.

What's more, as the distance approached, the soldiers in charge of grenades threw their grenades into the trenches ahead.

Some of the grenades exploded outside the trench, and some fell directly into the trench.

The Spanish soldiers had no time to hide in their small hole to avoid the shells, and were immediately knocked to the ground by the grenade that rolled to their feet.

One round of sweeping, one round of blasting, and after the blasting, it's time for hand-to-hand combat.

Accompanied by the sound of the suona, the Chinese soldiers rushed into the Spanish trenches.

They appeared in front of the latter like tigers descending from the mountain.

The two sides soon fought together, and the sound of killing in the trenches was loud!

However, the battle did not last long.

The shotguns and automatic rifles in the hands of Chinese soldiers had an obvious firepower advantage in trench warfare.

Compared with them, the Mauser bolt-action rifle in the hands of the Spanish soldiers was like a fire stick.

The second batch of attacking troops behind them also rushed forward.

After that, there were the third and fourth groups of Chinese soldiers.

The attack of the large army was like a devastating attack.

The soldiers of the 7th Spanish Battalion who "survived" the shelling and grenade explosions could not escape the fate of being annihilated.

An hour later, the position on the top of the mountain was completely occupied.

"Quick! Follow me, we have to clear this high ground as quickly as possible!" Xu Ajiu gave the order again.

After that, he took the lead in charging, along the dug trench, and rushed towards the four heavy machine gun positions in front!