Chapter 949

Yu Yongliang, tears in his eyes and gritting his teeth, frantically rowed the boat. The beach was right before them. In just two more minutes, they would be able to land and slaughter the Spanish without leaving a single one.

The soldiers on his boat were all from the 9th Company of the 3rd Regiment. They were very familiar with each other. Living and training together for a long time made their cooperation tacit. In the previous operation against Japan, they had even received commendations for their excellent performance.

“Brothers, keep your spirits up! Check your bullets and hand grenades! After we land, fiercely kill those red-haired devils! We cannot let the brothers of the 9th Company die in vain!” Yu Yongliang’s eyes were red.

He was the commander of the 9th Company. Just now, the troop transport ship they were on was hit by a cannonball. A whole ship of soldiers was buried at sea. This scene deeply pained him, the company commander.

Hatred also slowly grew in his heart.

“Yes, Company Commander!” The soldiers gritted their teeth, each with a determined expression. They looked at the Spanish on the shore, the flames of revenge burning fiercely.

“Boom, boom, boom…”

Just as they were charging towards the beach with all their might, a dense volley of shells flew towards the Spanish artillery position on the beach.

Instantly, the Spanish field artillery position was covered by shells. Spanish artillerymen suffered heavy casualties in the explosions.

After this round of bombardment, the landing troop transport ships immediately felt the enemy’s firepower greatly reduced. Yu Yongliang looked behind him and saw General Yue Yun’s flagship, risking being hit on its broadside by enemy shore artillery, supporting them with its own artillery fire.

This scene made the soldiers on the troop transport ships cheer.

Then more warships aimed their muzzles at the supporting Spanish soldiers. At this point, the suppression they faced was immediately lessened.

“Now, quickly!”

Yu Yongliang shouted. This round of bombardment had clearly disrupted the Spanish deployment. This was a good time to land.

Just as he thought, other troop transport ships also sped up at this point. They immediately plunged towards the shore.

Two minutes later, their boats entered the shallow water.

“Charge!”

With a loud charge bugle, Yu Yongliang led the twenty men on the boat to jump off. The seawater submerged their knees.

Firing their guns as they went, they charged towards the shore. The other soldiers of the 9th Company also converged on him.

On the shore, Miguel’s face suddenly relaxed a little. He saw that the Great Yu Empire soldiers who had landed did not immediately form ranks and attack them, but dispersed like sand.

“Hahaha, Joseph, you see? The Great Yu Empire is ultimately a bunch of foolish natives! If that’s the case, let them experience our Spanish square formation!”

Joseph’s tense emotions also eased. Just as Emile said, these Great Yu Empire soldiers were simply too foolish.

A skirmish line could not withstand the concentrated fire of arrayed soldiers. This was a truth understood by every child in Europe.

“Your Excellency Governor-General, watch my performance now.”

Joseph confidently walked towards his soldiers. He shouted, “Let these natives see what war truly is!”

As his words fell, the sound of drums echoed in the Spanish soldiers’ formation. The Spanish soldiers marched to the rhythm of the drums towards the Great Yu Empire army that had landed.

At this time, more and more Great Yu Empire soldiers were on the beach. In a very short time, thousands of people were spread across the long beach.

These marines’ uniforms were somewhat different from the army’s. Their uniforms were a mix of white and blue, not green.

Their style was still a long tunic down to the knees, and they wore steel helmets.

Facing the densely formed Spanish array, they unhurriedly sought advantageous terrain and began firing.

“Bang, bang, bang…”

Dense gunshots suddenly erupted from the beach. The advancing Spanish soldiers fell one after another.

“These fools! Did they think we were still using inaccurate flintlock guns?” Yu Yongliang fired a shot, then took out another bullet, loaded it into the breech, aimed at the densely packed Spanish soldiers, and fired again.

Now, the densely formed Spanish soldiers became their targets for shooting. After all, the Falcon Rifle had high accuracy at a distance of about three hundred meters.

Soldiers fell one by one. The density of deaths was even higher than in a direct exchange of fire between two armies. Joseph quickly discovered the problem.

The further they advanced, the greater their casualties became. They had not yet collapsed, relying solely on their rigorous daily training.

But even so, continuous and heavy casualties also made the soldiers’ morale begin to waver.

When they reached a hundred meters from the enemy, the originally dense thousand soldiers were reduced to only over four hundred.

Facing the unscathed Great Yu Empire army, the Spanish soldiers finally broke down at this moment. Some soldiers frantically ran backward.

Joseph swallowed.

In this very short time, more Great Yu Empire soldiers landed. At this moment, all he saw was the brilliant muzzle flash.

Every time these flames flickered, they took the life of another Spanish soldier.

Watching his soldiers fall one by one, he finally could no longer bear it. His will instantly collapsed.

On the coast, Emile witnessed all of this. The scene through his telescope horrified him. Only then did he realize that the Great Yu Empire soldiers were not foolish but adopted a combat style they had never seen before.

And the precise firearms in their hands were the key to supporting their operations.

“Go back! Everyone go back!”

Emile fell into a frenzy. He had no way back now. Although he realized the disparity between the two, he could only fight to the death now.

Even if the Great Yu Empire seized their colony, he would make the Great Yu Empire pay a heavy price here.

However, the soldiers returning from the front line were only concerned with escaping. No one was willing to stay a single step. At this point, Miguel suddenly drew the ceremonial sword from his waist and killed one who tried to escape.

The other soldiers were instantly intimidated by Miguel’s actions.

Looking at Miguel, the returning soldiers were at a loss. Between Miguel’s ceremonial sword and the Great Yu Empire soldiers, he again chose to advance.

Because dying at Emile’s hands meant being a deserter, while dying at the enemy’s hands meant honor. At least their families would receive a large pension.

“Continue the attack!”

Emile decided to personally lead the charge. “Grenadiers forward! The rest of you follow me!”

“Thump, thump…”

The drums sounded again. On the white beach, Spanish soldiers in reddish-brown uniforms charged forward once more.

And at this moment, a melodious bugle call rang out on the beach. The Great Yu Empire soldiers, hearing the bugle call, quickly assembled. They also formed a horizontal line. The soldiers marched to the rhythm towards the Spanish soldiers.

Yu Yongliang was on the outer flank of the 9th Company’s formation. In his opinion, Liu Chen’s choice was correct. Although breech-loading guns allowed for skirmish line attacks, there was no doubt that they had a greater advantage in a line formation.

This time, they would send the Spanish to hell in one wave.