Following the order from Master Gong Da, Tawanting's main force, which had been prepared for a long time, went straight to Laredo.
At the beginning of the war, someone once complained to Huangfuji that an artillery division of the Holy Army was equipped with 300 heavy artillery pieces that exceeded the norm, and he was beaten until he could not breathe.
At that time, Huangfuji replied, "The problem of artillery can be solved immediately. Gong Dazhen has already gathered scattered artillery from various places to form a large-scale artillery group, with unified dispatch and unified command. It is expected that there will be more than a thousand guns."
This is not a perfunctory statement, but it is true.
However, Gong Fu mobilized more than a thousand cannons not to defend the city, but to attack. Until now, the more than a thousand cannons that had been prepared for a long time were finally put to use.
Relying on railway transportation, more than a thousand artillery pieces appeared outside the city of Laredo, and the density of the artillery array exceeded the regulations.
Thousands of artillery pieces were aimed at the same target and fired at the same time. Such a situation could not be seen in the Central Plains.
It's not that the Dao Sect doesn't have such strength, but it's that there is no such opponent that the Dao Sect can treat with such seriousness. Whether it's the Western Region War or the Fenglin Continent War, it has never happened before.
Only the Holy Court has such qualifications.
But the Holy Court and the Daomen are too far apart and are not adjacent to each other. The only record of the two sides fighting was in the West Posu Continent, which ended in the Holy Court's defeat. However, the situation at that time was complicated. The Fifth Generation Grand Master personally led the troops to land behind enemy lines, which was a surprise attack.
It is also impossible to carry large-scale heavy artillery, so there is no such situation.
Since then, there has been no record of large-scale battles between Daomen and the Holy Court.
The fundamental reason is that the two sides are too far apart. No matter which side launches the expedition, the other side can wait for work. The side staying at home can have a huge advantage, and there are extremely close trade ties between the two sides. Economic and trade exchanges, both sides
There are huge interests involved, and if they really want to go to war, there will be considerable resistance within each of them.
Under such circumstances, it would be difficult for the Taoist Sect and the Holy Court to have a chance to confront each other head-on.
The only exception is the New World. Strictly speaking, it is not Yujing and the Holy See, but their respective branches. Steam Gospel and Xidaomen are generally evenly matched, because they have the support of their respective "family", which is far from comparable to ordinary small countries.
This shows the highest level of artillery battle at this point in time.
When in Del Rio, it was Steam Gospel who used the advantage of artillery to attack. Now it is Xidaomen who uses the advantage of artillery to attack Laredo.
The artillery position that could not be seen ended, and with an order, thousands of artillery fired in an instant, and the ground shook. It was like a rain of iron and a sea of fire, which was overwhelming.
Compared with the more than a thousand artillery pieces prepared at Xidaomen, the defenders of Laredo only had
There were more than a hundred artillery pieces, a huge gap of ten to one, and there was no suspense at all. With just one round of firing, most of the artillery pieces defending the city were silenced. The artillery coverage for a full hour almost overwhelmed Beila on the other side of the Rio Grande.
Ledo turned into a sea of fire. Under the cover of artillery fire, Tawanting's main force began to forcefully cross the river and start street fighting.
The Holy Court defenders were not mentally prepared for the arrival of Tawanting's main force. They were extremely panicked and failed to organize an effective counterattack. After a fierce battle for a day and a night, that is, twenty-four hours after Western time, Tawanting's main force came to the rescue.
The eagle beat the rabbit and successfully captured Laredo.
Although the Holy Court deployed a steam army between Del Rio and Laredo, it was too late to rescue them.
As a result, the southern gate equivalent to the San Antonio Mission is already wide open, and there is a plain from Laredo to San Antonio with no danger to defend.
Gong Fu's strategic intention has been half realized.
The palace official issued an order to attack the San Antonio Mission without stopping.
Facing the menacing main force of Tawantin, a lone steam army was unable to rescue Laredo and did not dare to stop it alone, so it had to retreat to San Antonio and join forces with the San Antonio defenders.
At this time, at the temporary headquarters of the Gospel Ministry of the San Antonio Mission, the furious Milton once again beat the recently replaced desk into ashes.
"The 'Cuckoo Bird' has rebelled! All the information they sent is false, and the entire 'Miss Monroe' bears unshirkable responsibility." Milton roared loudly, "What about attacking Del Rio, what about Monterey and Brownsville
The gathering of personnel is to cover the movement of its main force, basically to attack Laredo, and it is Del Rio who is covering the movement of its main force!"
Alex was very calm: "Lord Milton! I have warned you a long time ago, but you can't listen and insist on going your own way. It's too late to say anything now."
Milton glared at Alex, as if he would take action if he disagreed.
Alex said calmly, "Mr. Milton, Mr. Cardinal, please come over."
Milton's face instantly turned pale and his lips trembled.
Just as Robert expected, Tawanting's main force arrived on the outskirts of San Antonio in the blink of an eye. However, Robert was not in San Antonio at this time. As deputy commander, he was commanding the main force of Steam Gospel outside Monclova.
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Suddenly it was learned that Tawantin's main force had crossed the Rio Grande and headed straight for San Antonio.
, Robert could not be said to be shocked, but he felt as if a big rock had finally fallen to the ground. He made an unexpected decision. He did not choose to return to the army for reinforcements because the distance was too far and it was too late. Instead, he chose to attack Monclova and attack Monclova.
All the chips are on the line.
The current situation is obvious. Once Monclova is lost, Monterey will be almost an empty city. As long as Monclova is captured, even if San Antonio is lost, it is not unacceptable.
It’s nothing more than changing homes!
On the other side, Gongfu's headquarters was less than 200 miles away from the city of San Antonio.
This also means that the old rivals Gong Fu and Joseph will fight again.
Huangfuji was not idle either. Before leaving, Gongfu appointed Huangfuji to personally garrison Monclova to ensure that Monclova was not lost, at least until Tawanting's main force captured San Antonio.
When Huangfu Ji just heard the news, he still couldn't believe it. After confirming that this was Yinque's decision, Huangfu was extremely happy.
Finally I can go to the battlefield in person.
I laughed up to the sky and went out. How can I be a Penghao person?
But this has nothing to do with Qi Xuansu. He is still in charge of intelligence. But at this time, intelligence is no longer of much significance, because both sides have made it clear to each other, and both know the other's strategic intentions, and have also made their own strategic intentions clear.
, no one can deceive anyone, the next step will be to see how each performs.
Robert had already made a desperate move, gathering three artillery divisions and pressing down all the artillery shells on hand regardless of the cost.
The main force of Tawanting once silenced Laredo's city defense artillery. It was the same reason at this time. Monclova was also silenced by the Holy Court. In a desperate move, the main force of the Holy Court broke through Monclova.
Clova's outer defense line and city walls entered the city.
Under the extended artillery fire, Robert released the extremely precious puppet army, also known as the puppet army.
The biggest feature of this legion is that there are no living soldiers, and all soldiers below the officers are puppets.
At the beginning of the success of the steam revolution, someone wrote a fairy tale. When a carpenter was sleeping, he dreamed that a blue apostle gave life to his most beloved puppet, Pinocchio. So the little puppet began his adventure. He must pass through courage.
Only through the test of loyalty and honesty can one become a real person.
In the process, the little puppet sold his textbooks for fun and received five gold coins from the kind-hearted boss of the puppet show troupe. He was deceived by the fox and the cat and robbed of the gold coins. He became a slave because of stealing grapes.
A watchdog who helped his master capture a weasel and regained his freedom. He also turned into a donkey because he skipped school, but he eventually returned to the right path and became a real human being.
The realistic basis of this story is the steam dolls developed by steam. Different from the puppets in the story, the dolls are made of machinery and are given a "steam power core".
Of course, the "Steam Power Core" of an ordinary doll cannot be compared with Audrey's "Steam Power Core", just like the ordinary "Heart of Stone" or Heart of Righteousness cannot be compared with the "Heart of Immortality Stone".
But the advantage is that it can be mass-produced and equipped with a large number of troops.
This legion composed entirely of puppets also wore the uniforms of the Holy Court Army. Although their movements were stiff, they had no fear and ignored death. They marched towards Monclova across the sky and started fierce street battles with the city's defenders.
Robert stood on a high ground and looked at the battlefield from a distance.
"Laredo has been lost, San Antonio is in danger, and we are blocked in Monclova. If we cannot capture Monclova as soon as possible, the consequences will be unimaginable." Robert sighed.
The general of the puppet army was full of confidence, "Please rest assured, Commander, my puppet army has never been defeated. The tiger warriors and eagle warriors that Nahuatl is proud of are not our opponents at all. Now these tiger warriors
and the Eagle Warriors no longer pledge allegiance to Nahuatl and instead pledge allegiance to Tawantin, but their essence will not change and their outcome is doomed. We are ahead of them by an era."
Robert did not feel relieved because of this. As a qualified commander, he had always kept a cool head. Unfortunately, some people within the Holy Court failed to stay awake, which led to the current situation.
But even now, some people are still confident and think they will win. This is of course a good thing, but it also has certain side effects.
Robert was familiar with Eastern military writings and couldn't help but exclaimed: "The Six Tao of the East says: Don't underestimate the enemy because the three armies are a mass; don't take orders as a priority and you will die; don't take your dignity as a base; don't think you're alone."
To go against the crowd, don't take argument as a necessity. This method means that the main body of the strategy cannot despise the enemy because of its large army and strong strength. But in my opinion, we have made all these mistakes that we should not make.
.We underestimated Tawantin from the beginning."
The general of the puppet army still disagreed: "Your Excellency, Commander! I also use the words of an Easterner to respond to your Excellency, don't emulate others' ambitions and destroy your own prestige. From the day I took over the puppet army, I have become one with my puppet army.
, inseparable. No matter what, I am full of confidence and the advantage is mine!"