America 1881: They Call Me Legend

Hushan is a mountain.

It is very close to the San Juan Heights, and the terrain is very high. If it is occupied here, it can be located on the same level as the San Juan Heights.

However, the slope facing the attacker here is relatively flat, and it is difficult to say that it is dangerous to defend.

The only thing the Spanish army can rely on here is a factory building.

Therefore, Rubin arranged more than eight Maxim heavy machine guns here, and the firepower was not weaker than Fort Elviso at all.

Chen Jianqiu and Roosevelt's [-]nd and [-]st Volunteer Cavalry Brigades quickly reached a place only a few hundred yards away from the Hushan position.

In front of them, there is a small slope.

This was the only barrier between the American and Spanish positions.

After turning over this mound, there is a large open space with no cover.

All those who attack will be exposed to the direct firepower of the Spaniards at the Hushan position.

Roosevelt dismounted and climbed up the dirt slope.

Just as he was about to climb up, he raised his binoculars to observe the situation of the opposite position, but he was suddenly pulled down by a strong hand, almost fell and rolled down the slope.

"What? Who?" Roosevelt stabilized his body, turned his head, and was just about to get angry.

But it turned out that the person pulling him was Chen Jianqiu.

Chen Jianqiu didn't speak, but just shook his finger at him.

He waved to the people behind him.

The person behind carried a bag, and then took out a mirror with a long pole, two round helmets and two masks from it.

Chen Jianqiu took the two helmets, and handed one of them to Roosevelt, and put the other on his head.

Roosevelt picked up the helmet, tapped it with his finger, and made two muffled sounds of "boom, boom".

"Doesn't it feel heavy to wear this thing?" Roosevelt played with the helmet and took off his cowboy hat at the same time, wondering.

"It's better than losing your life." Chen Jianqiu put the mask on his face.

"What about this mask?" Roosevelt looked at the mask in his hand, even more unbelievable, "Is it scary?"

This mask is made of iron, with a black surface, and it does look a little scary.

"Is it?" Chen Jianqiu, who was wearing a mask, turned his head, his eyes rolled in the two holes.

He raised the mirror in his hand high and placed it above his side.

The situation in the opposite Hushan position was reflected in the mirror.

While observing, Chen Jianqiu ordered the young man who brought the bag over just now:

"A Niu, what are you doing in a daze? Work!"

The young man quickly took out an enlarged map, and began to mark the firepower points on the map according to Chen Jianqiu's instructions.

Ever since Li Sifu was promoted to the top of his own, this kid has been serving as Chen Jianqiu's follower.

Apart from being green, there are no other major problems.

Just as Chen Jianqiu and Roosevelt were observing the opposite situation from the mirror.

"Snapped!"

A crisp sound.

The mirror was instantly smashed to pieces.

debris flying
, because of wearing a helmet and a mask, Chen Jianqiu, who was closest to the mirror, was safe and sound.

Chen Jianqiu, who was wearing a black mask, dropped the bare pole in his hand and shrugged at Roosevelt.

Roosevelt suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

"Sniper?" he asked.

Chen Jianqiu nodded.

Roosevelt gasped.

If Chen Jianqiu hadn't pulled him back just now, he might have been cold.

But now that the mirror is gone, there is no end.

Roosevelt prepared to go down the slope, but he never thought that Chen Jianqiu extended his hand to his little brother named A Niu again.

A Niu hurriedly took out another mirror that was almost exactly the same as before, put it on the long pole, and handed it to Chen Jianqiu.

They changed positions and continued what they had just done.

The mirror was quickly knocked off again.

There is an extra circle on the map, marked as a sniper.

Chen Jianqiu stretched out his hand again.

This time, A Niu simply took out a stack of mirrors from his bag, put them under his arm, and followed Chen Jianqiu with a pen in his mouth.

Roosevelt and the officers behind him watched dumbfounded.

A Niu noticed Roosevelt's gaze, and smiled at him honestly.

After shattering seven or eight mirrors, Chen Jianqiu basically searched all over the opposite frontier.

He then waved to Roosevelt behind him.

"withdraw!"

Several people climbed down from the slope.

"The firepower on the other side is so dense." Roosevelt frowned, "Why don't we see if we can attack from several directions."

"No need, say hello to the [-]st and [-]th Cavalry Regiments on the flanks, and after our side starts to launch a general attack, just charge up in one go and finish the job." Chen Jianqiu said.

He took the paper from Ah Niu, read it again, and handed it to his subordinates.

"It's time to shine." Chen Jianqiu patted his shoulders.

The subordinates understood, turned their heads and walked into their own troops.

After a while, a group of soldiers rushed out from the back row.

Two of them were carrying a small box, and the other was holding one.

Still in a group of three, they came to the front row of the team.

They opened the box, took out a few brackets and an iron pipe, and began to quickly organize and install them in front of the formation.

In another box, there are mortar shells with tail fins.

In a short while, eighty mortars were assembled.

A Niu distributed the mirrors in his arms to several soldiers who walked towards him, and these soldiers came to the hillside with the mirrors, doing the same thing as Chen Jianqiu just now.

These people are observation posts, responsible for adjusting the firing position of the gunner behind and observing the situation after the shelling.

"Report sir, the mortars are ready and ready to fire at any time!" The officer just now walked up to Chen Jianqiu and reported to him after standing at attention.

"Let's fight when you're ready. The reporters who will accompany you later will follow. Let's move quickly." After Chen Jianqiu finished speaking, he walked back to the soldiers with his hips akimbo.

On the opposite ground.

The Spaniards who rely on the factory building are still at a loss.

They seemed to have seen the American troops coming to attack Hushan, but they didn't seem to see them.

There are many excellent snipers in the Spaniard's team.

But so far they have only seen a bright mirror shining on the other side's position.

One mirror and two mirrors may be observing, but what are so many mirrors doing?
In addition, the U.S. military has not launched an offensive for a long time.

The Spanish commander at the Hushan position really didn't understand what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd on the opposite side.

He didn't understand, and the people below naturally didn't understand.

So, except for the snipers who were still happily looking at the mirror, everyone else slacked off.

It seems that the other side does not have the guts to charge.

Then, they heard a continuous muffled sound coming from the opposite side.

Then, it seemed that something rose into the air from behind the hillside, crossed a parabola, and fell towards him.

Although I don't know what it is.

But they had a sense of foreboding.

From ancient times to the present, people have been studying how to throw lethal things on the enemy's head.

They tried bows, ballistas, trebuchets, and more.

And the thrown things ranged from burning oil cans, to explosives, to dead bodies.
Therefore, on the battlefield, things that suddenly appear in the air and fly towards you are probably not good things.

The Spaniards were just about to subconsciously hide in the trenches, but it was too late.

The mortar shells exploded on the Spaniards' positions, raising clouds of dust and billows of smoke.

The Spanish soldiers who failed to dodge were instantly blown to pieces.

The Spaniard was just about to get up and see what happened.

However, Chen Jianqiu's mortar crews did not give him any chance.

The second mortar salvo came again.

The training time of these mortarmen is not long, so the accuracy of shooting is not so high.

However, their shelling covered the firepower point of the heavy machine gun marked by Chen Jianqiu on the map.

Those soldiers near the heavy machine guns were in bad luck.

They were heavily bombed.

Many soldiers were half killed by the shells that were not aimed at them.

Including those snipers who were still happily looking at the mirror just now.

In this battle against Santiago, Chen Jianqiu brought some small shocks about artillery to the Spaniards and Americans.

This is an era when speed of fire is king.

How to pour the most ammunition into the opponent's position in the shortest time is the most critical.

He, Chen Jianqiu, exchanged the ammunition for the life of the veteran, which was a good deal.

"Charge!" Chen Jianqiu, who has always been low-key, gave the rare order to attack in person after the cannon rang.

The Chinese soldiers pulled out a skirmish line from behind the hill and rushed towards the opposing position four hundred yards away.

Upon seeing this, Roosevelt immediately issued an order for all to charge.

And he himself turned over and rode on his only war horse in the whole brigade, and rushed towards the hillside.

"Go! For America! For the USS Maine!" he roared.

The charge of the rough cavalry is also the charge of skirmishers.

However, unlike the Second Cavalry Brigade, which is based on groups, each group has different connections with each other.

Their charge is completely scattered due to lack of training, and it has a kind of original beauty.

The officers tried to maintain their formation, but soon found that it was futile, and could only hope that the soldiers, with their high morale, knocked down the opposite position abruptly.

When the Spanish machine gunner who was blown up and couldn't lift his head returned to the front of the heavy machine gun again.

He suddenly found that the enemy was only tens of meters away from him.

A distance of 1 yards would take less than a minute for a fast runner.

One minute of fire suppression is fatal.

The machine gunner could almost see the face of the opposite person clearly.

He hurried back to his position and wanted to pull the trigger, but found that the deputy shooter hadn't returned to his position.

The machine gunner yelled.

He stood up, ready to press the bullet belt of the machine gun himself, but unexpectedly, the Chinese soldier he saw just now picked up the automatic rifle in his hand and shot him in bursts as he marched.

The machine gunner was hit by the bullet, and his body tilted, lying on the machine gun.

Chen Jianqiu's Chinese soldiers rushed directly into the Hushan position without stopping.

Roosevelt's horse finally managed to live up to it, and rushed up the slope in one breath.

He rode his horse and rushed towards the opposite position, and at the same time raised his right arm holding the gun, raising his arm and shouting.

Such a person would definitely be the target of fire on the battlefield.

Too conspicuous.

Roosevelt's horse hit the barbed wire thirty yards away from the enemy's position and fell to the ground, the man and the horse fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he was fine, and got up from the ground in a disheveled manner.

Roosevelt adjusted his glasses and was about to rush forward when he suddenly saw two Spanish soldiers aiming at him with their guns raised.

He suffered a cardiac arrest and was about to fall to the ground to escape.

"Crack! Crack!"

Suddenly, two clear gunshots were heard behind him.

The two Spanish soldiers on the opposite side burst their heads almost at the same time and fell down.

Roosevelt turned his head in shock and found Chen Jianqiu holding a gun behind him.

"My God, Chen, you saved my life again, damn it, I owe you at least three lives!" Roosevelt said.

"Let's take down the opposite position first."

Chen Jianqiu didn't say anything to Roosevelt, but continued to charge forward with a gun.

As Roosevelt drove his horse up the hill.

Chen Jianqiu was taken aback.

He knew that Roosevelt was very passionate, but he didn't expect him to be so reckless.

Before landing in Cuba, there were a lot of rumors circulating outside.

Some people think that Roosevelt resigned from the Navy Department and took a motley army to the United States in order to gain enough political capital.

Those who say that must have never seen what Roosevelt is doing now.

No one risked his life to earn political capital, and no normal person would do so unless it was absolutely necessary.

What Roosevelt was thinking about now had absolutely nothing to do with death.

Maybe it's glory!Maybe it's passion!
Chen Jianqiu originally didn't intend to rush forward.

But when Roosevelt did this, he had to pick up his gun and follow.

On the front, the Chinese soldiers, the soldiers of the second brigade, and the Spaniards fought together.

On the side, the 1st Cavalry Regiment and the 14th Cavalry Regiment also launched an attack.

The battle at Hushan has reached a fever pitch. (end of this chapter)