Hidden Dragon in Qing Dynasty

Throughout the history of human warfare, night battles had always been a mode of warfare that the commanding officer avoided as much as possible. Unless it was absolutely necessary, no one would take the initiative to launch a night war.

It wasn't that there weren't any classic night battles, but there were very few such successful battles!

Since ancient times, there were many reasons for commanders to avoid night battles, but it was generally only a few.

Firstly, the physical fitness and weapons and equipment of a single soldier were not suitable for night battles! In ancient times, the material conditions of humans were still very difficult. Being a soldier had always been a hard task, and the lack of nutrition from vegetables, fruits, meat, and other food caused a large number of soldiers to have different degrees of night blindness.

This was not a joke. In an era where vitamin drugs were not available, there were too many soldiers in the army from poor countries suffering from night blindness. At night, they would really be blind, not to mention fighting in the toilet, they might even fall into the fecal drain.

Soldiers were blind, but they didn't have enough means of illumination at night. Torches and lanterns could barely be used. Flashlights, searchlights, not even a shadow.

A battle between blind men was something that no general would dare take a risk against.

Second, command means are very backward, radio technology did not appear before, how do the troops coordinate in the night battle? What if both sides crashed into each other?

The headquarters could not find any departments, nor could they find any generals. In the end, the result was a chaotic battle!

Third, the limitations of the ancient military system! In the Middle Ages, before the rise of nationalist ideas, fighting was a common occupation for ordinary soldiers.

They did not have a strong will to fight, nor did they have the courage to face death head-on. It was fine to fight in a smooth sailing battle, but once they encountered a difficult situation, these soldiers would definitely choose to escape.

The chaos during the night battles could easily lead to the collapse of the formation of the troops, especially the small units at the base level.

Leaving this troop and joining the enemy in the blink of an eye, you can even go as far as taking care of the grass and taking care of the bandits, who would follow you on the underworld path of certain death?

The current Spanish garrison was an example. who did not know what loyalty was would not be able to see the supervising team left and right if they met with danger. What else could they do other than run away?

General En Mu was a bookworm without actual combat experience. His identity as a general was something that her family had spent money to create for him.

The entire army of 100,000 had never been trained to guard against sneak attacks in the night. When the Chinese launched their main assault, countless soldiers were snoring, and the military officers didn't even wake up from the sound of their kicks.

"Enemy attack!" Enemy attack! The Chinese took advantage of the night to launch a sneak attack … " The entire defensive line was filled with mournful cries.

"What?" What happened? " The sleeping soldiers knocked over the kerosene lamp, and the last of the light in the tent went out.

A squad of soldiers crowded into the narrow tent, trampling, jostling, bumping in the dark. Before they could put on their pants, the sound of gunfire could be heard in the distance.

At the Chinese artillery positions, shooting blindly at night according to the day's target, these smart artillery men had already made their bombing plans.

According to the distance between them and the target, they had carefully calculated the speed at which the base's soldiers would advance!

The cannons opened the way for the infantry, and in the darkness of the night, they relied on absolute preparation and precise calculation!

In order to avoid mistakenly injuring the allies, each shot could only be fired three times before being adjusted to cover the distance. This kind of propulsion was like installing a night vision device to ensure that only the enemy was killed without mistakenly harming oneself.

This round of artillery barrages completely stunned Spaniard. Many of them were still in bed and were sent to meet God, the immense fear immediately spread within the defensive line.

An entire two rounds of cannons had been fired, the Chinese vanguard in the dark had already closed the distance to a distance of more than 200 metres, and only now did Spaniard launch her first counterattack shot.

The scattered rain of bullets could not even hold up against the imposing Chinese army. It was unknown how late it was, but all the soldiers did not choose to run but steadily pressed forward like Mt.

Some of the soldiers continued to fall after being hit by the bullets, while the rest continued to replenish their position. This kind of casualties were a piece of cake for Chinese army, who had fought countless fierce battles.

200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters … The light of the bonfire in the enemy's camp was extremely clear. Every time the fire exploded, it would reflect the figure of the enemy running away in fear.

The Spanish army had been completely disqualified by the times. An army that did not even have a common rifleman's rifle was even less likely to have the most advanced heavy machine gun.

The firepower generated by the rifle in front of them could not even match up to the power of the army of wolves and tigers that had come from the north!

"All forces attack! All the troops will fight freely, search for the enemy freely, and reunite with the Manila City in the morning! "

"Break through!" Join the rear of the enemy and disrupt their defense line! "

"We have only one goal... Manila City! "

"Kill!" A series of wild roars suddenly sounded out in front of the Spanish Army's camp. Thousands of Chinese soldier's scammers began charging forward, charging into the Spaniard's defense line in a single charge.

The battle in the darkness quickly turned into a brutal hand-to-hand battle. The rushing Chinese Army charged into every trench, every fortress, and every inch of fencing was destroyed …

The explosion of the grenade, mixed with the distant explosion of the artillery, created a sound of death that terrified the colonists.

The bright, snow-white bayonets were like a forest pressing down on the native troops. In just a single exchange, Indigenous soldiers who had been in a hundred over had already fled like a rabbit that had been shot at.

The entire Manila defense line extended over eighty kilometers from east to west, from Manila Bay to east until the Pacific Ocean. The entire Luzon was divided into two parts, north and south.

It was reasonable to say that a hundred thousand troops would not be able to defend a long eighty kilometer line of defense, but there were many mountainous areas in Luzon, especially the eastern part of the defense line which was connected to a mountain range.

Therefore, the key point of the defense line was 30 kilometers west of here. This area had also become the cruellest part of the fighting hell. Many years later, when Spain and the aboriginal veterans recalled that bloody battle, they would still break out in cold sweat.

"There is no way to stop them. They are a group of devils from hell. They are well-versed in the most effective killing methods. We are not their opponents at all!"

"Thunder hand, the incendiary bomb will be the first to open up a path. After we were blown up into chaos, they immediately opened fire at us …"

"Their rifles are fast and accurate. They are all the most advanced rifles from back then. After every shot, they can always exit the bright bullet shells …"

"In the time it takes for us to fire one shot, the enemy has already finished firing all five. This is not a war, this is a one-sided slaughter! "

"When our commander decided to use the strength of the Europeans as a means of counterattack, we realized that this was a huge disaster!"