"Don't panic, they only have musketeers, spearmen come forward!" Seeing that the last phalanx was about to collapse, Colonel Sardo threw away his sword, picked up a blood-stained spear, and roared at the top of his lungs: " If you retreat, your entire army will be annihilated. Come forward with me!"
"Don't retreat! God is watching us from the slope!" Father Franco also shouted.
The Spanish soldiers also saw clearly that the three rows of Ming soldiers were all holding muskets, and there were no melee weapons such as spears, knives and shields.
This gave them a glimmer of hope. At such a close distance, if you only have a musket, what's the difference between holding a fire stick?
So the spearman followed the colonel, raised his nearly five-meter spear, and launched a final charge towards the three rows of enemy troops on the slope.
"All of them!" Seeing that the enemy still had the courage to charge forward, Wu Da, who personally took charge of the front line, raised the silver sword in his hand and shouted with great strength: "Bayonet!"
With a clicking sound, the three rows of Marines moved in unison, pulling out half-meter-long bayonets from the holsters hanging on their belts, and put them on the barrels of their guns.
"Marines!" Wu Da roared again.
"It will be decided in one battle!" the soldiers shouted, shaking the earth.
¡®Ta-ta-ta-ta, tap-ta-ta-ta-¡¯ The bugler blew the charge horn for the decisive battle.
"Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta¡ª¡ª"
One thousand eight hundred marines rushed towards the enemy like tigers down the mountain!
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Seeing the enemy troops rolling down like angry waves, the Spaniards also knew that they would be completely at the mercy of others to escape at this time. They had no choice but to gather together and form small square formations to meet the attack of the Ming people.
The Marines who have accumulated energy and collected taxes occupy the advantageous location, are skilled in martial arts, and have much greater strength than the red-haired ghost!
Furthermore, the spear's shaft is too long, its center of gravity is forward, and the tail end is held in hand, resulting in extremely poor controllability, so it is not a good offensive weapon. In hand-to-hand combat with infantry, its more important role is to separate the enemy and create opportunities for a six-man combat team armed with daggers and other short weapons to get in front of the enemy through the gap between the guns and assassinate them!
But unfortunately, their opponent today is the Qi Jiajun who is invincible in close combat!
You have a six-person combat team, and I have an invincible ten-person formation!
The ten officers and soldiers of a Marine Corps team, after years of living, eating and training together, have long been familiar with the formations and have a tacit understanding of cooperation. The enemy's spears were sparse, so they faced the enemy in a mandarin duck formation. The spears were too dense, making it difficult for the formation to expand, so they split into two and changed to a two-meter formation; the space was still too small, they could also form a three-talent formation to fight the enemy as a three-person combat team!
They have undergone long-term rigorous training and have withstood the test of fierce battles. They enjoy generous treatment that far exceeds the times, they have lofty ideals, and they are proud to look down on the world, so they are unstoppable!
Although the Marines no longer use wolf swords, spears, swords and shields. However, the main force in the center of the formation is the main attacker, and the surprise soldiers on the two wings protect the sides and rear, and attack the enemy's flanks at the appropriate time. The tail is mainly for support, ready to reinforce the team fighting spirit in any direction, but it has been deeply rooted in their bones.
Soon, the Spaniards were divided and surrounded by marines three times their number. But like rocks in a stormy sea, they seem to be submerged at any time, but they always show their heads tenaciously.
In the face of cold weapons, the Spanish phalanx's ability to withstand attacks is truly unparalleled in the world.
The spears, bayonets and rifles clashed so hard that sparks flew out, and from time to time a spearman was cut off by his bayonet.
The six-man team that had given up their guns, with a small shield in one hand and a long dagger in the other, desperately wanted to rush in front of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Killing one would be enough, and killing two would be profitable!
However, what makes them despair is that whether they are spears or short soldiers, they appear very passive in front of those muskets with knives inserted into the spear heads
This is because after many years of repeated research, drills and actual combat, they found that the effect of rifles and bayonets is surprisingly good. Not only is it quick to learn, but the assassination technique is simple and practical. And it¡¯s generally easy to exert force. After several months of training, new recruits can become proficient in bayonet combat and can pierce thick plate armor with one stab.
Correspondingly, in the hands of Spanish spears, only experienced veterans can pierce plate armor with spears. In fact, in the first few years of joining the army, it was difficult for spearmen to control the five-meter spear on the battlefield. They could only hold it horizontally and passively wait for the enemy to hit the spearhead.
Why is this? The research result of the 00 Institute is that a rifle with a bayonet can be regarded as a short spear with a weighted hammer at the end of the barrel. Not only is the lethality guaranteed, but also because of its heavy??, swung the long sword fiercely and said: "Now that you have lost, you still have the nerve to respect me? Are you worthy?! It's really a double standard dog, both can be killed! Eight, nine"
"Crash, the Marines raised their guns one after another, and only waited for the last number to be counted before pulling the trigger.
"We surrender unconditionally!" Colonel Sardo knelt on one knee and raised his sword with both hands.
When the Spanish officers and non-commissioned officers saw this, they also knelt down and surrendered!
The Coast Guard soldiers still kept their guns aimed, lest they do anything wrong again.
At this time, the setting sun shone on the hillside, coating Wu Da and his marines with a layer of golden armor, making them look like heavenly soldiers and generals!
This scene was also the prototype for the colorful illustration "The Surrender of the Spaniards" in a textbook later published in Luzon. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com