That night, under the order of You En, Major Ketmara started to do it. A large number of marines and sailors were forced to concentrate on the front line west of St. Paul. There is the main target of the French team's attack. No one is stupid, the marines and sailors are very clear that Eun is using them as cannon fodder.
They strongly resisted Eun's order. But what responded to them was cold barrels and bayonets. Ketemara is still prepared. The entire Marine Corps and sailors, there are tens of thousands of people in total, but they did not suffer much damage in today's battle. But in the face of the well-equipped infantry regiment brought by Ketemara, they still seemed very unconfident, especially the sailors who got off the battleship. If it is to operate the battleship for naval battles, I am afraid that not many people belong to them Opponents, but they can't do it if they want to use a rifle and fight the enemy with real knives and guns. After the infantry regiment put on the bayonets, the snow-white bayonets shone coldly in the night. So they gave in.
Marines and sailors were divided into two parts. Some continued to guard the east of St. Paul City, while the other part was driven to the west of the city and entered the front position. Someone had tried to resist, refusing to enter the position. But after being shot, everyone else was honest. [bsp;Facing Sen Leng's black muzzle, they took crude rifles and got into the position. Anyway, it is death. It is better to die under the enemy's gun than in the hands of one's own people.
The night is long gone. When the sun of dawn shone on this land, the earth became noisy again. On the French army's position, there was a strong smell of breakfast. Bread with thick butter and thick soup was distributed to every soldier, so that after they had breakfast, they could have the strength to kill the enemy and serve the country.
On the US military positions, everyone could only smell the fragrance floating in the distance, biting the blackened bread bit by bit. São Paulo was badly damaged by the heavy bombardment of the French fleet. Even a warehouse for storing food was destroyed by powerful naval guns, so that the US military had to start preparing to save food.
After breakfast, a cannon with a flashing cold light raised its muzzle high and tore open the cannon coat. Beside the cannon, stack this neat ammunition. Especially the 15 155mm caliber howitzers, the shells piled up next to them are like a hill. The city wall of St. Paul is very strong, relying on these big guys, it is possible to tear the city wall apart.
After the preparations were completed, a cannon was first tested.
"Boom!" A shell flew towards St. Paul. But it was a little higher and smashed into the city of St. Paul. There was a loud explosion.
After readjusting the angle, the second test shot. This time, it just hit the city wall of St. Paul. After the shell exploded, it directly smashed down a large rock.
Next, the artillerymen began to play the ensemble. Fifteen 155mm howitzers, like dragons running out of hell, wantonly spray hellfire, scorching the earth. Under the powerful shelling, the walls of St. Paul's city fell piece by piece. Hard rocks are still incomparable to cannonballs with strong kinetic energy and strong chemical energy.
After half an hour of bombardment, a section of the city wall about 500 meters long in St. Paul collapsed.
You En, who was in charge of the battle, immediately discovered the crisis and ordered the soldiers to dispatch to prepare for the upcoming attack of the French army.
However, the French offensive did not start, and the artillery positions were still firing continuously. Unlike before, cannons of various calibers also joined the roar. A large number of shells fell into the positions of the US troops, ravaging these shivering poor people.
Some anti-bunker holes were directly hit by 155mm shells, and all the people hiding inside were buried alive inside. Very miserable. Most of the American soldiers, holding their heads, threw themselves into the trenches, enduring the brutal shelling.
However, those sailors who were rushed to the position lacked relevant experience and suffered heavy losses. At least thousands of people were killed in the shelling of the French army.
"Damn it! Don't they have too many shells to use up?" You En cursed fiercely.
"General, the entire South Atlantic Ocean is still under our control. Their supplies will be affected. I don't think they dare to bombard unscrupulously." Ketemara said.
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the French army's shelling became sparse. Only some small caliber cannons. Some fixed firepower points on the US positions that are still shelling.
The entire US military position was shrouded in smoke and dust. The commander of the 1st Division of the Iberian 2nd Army is very satisfied with this effect. Under such fierce shelling, the US military must have suffered heavy losses in the positions.
"Attack!" Antonio, the commander of the 1st Division of the Iberian 2nd Army, gave the order to attack.
It was the 1st Regiment who was in charge of the offensive yesterday. Although hundreds of people were lost yesterday, courage and morale did not affect them. After the shelling, they formed a skirmish line with high morale and rushed towards the US military positions.
"The French have started to attack. Command those damned marines and sailors to hold on. They are not allowed to retreat without authorization. Anyone who violates the order will be shot! Ketemara, you bring a battalion up and take the position to supervise the team. Anyone who dares to retreat without obeying the order will be shot!" You En ordered. The city wall was blown down. It is conceivable that the French army will break into the city wall from here, and they must hold their positions.
"Yes, General!" Ketemara went up with a battalion. Although he felt a little weak in his calves, he stayed at the back of the position instead of going to the front of the position.
"Start the artillery, stop those French!" Youn put down the binoculars and gave an order.
Shells fell around the French army, tearing people to pieces. However, the French army scattered widely, and the casualties were not large.
"Suppress the enemy's artillery!" Antonio, commander of the 1st Division of the 2nd Iberian Army, calmly ordered.
The artillery regiment of the French army immediately found traces of the American artillery positions. And quickly adjusted the angle, and began to suppress.
Under the fierce shelling of the French artillery, You En's artillery did not even hold out for ten minutes, and they misfired one after another. The entire artillery position was in a mess. Scattered body parts and curled gun barrels were scattered everywhere. The two artillery battalions were intact except for a few 75mm field guns. Most of the soldiers were also casualties.
After the U.S. artillery fire was suppressed, the soldiers of the 1st regiment were already close to the U.S. position.
"Fire!" At this time, fire orders sounded one after another from the US military positions. During the horrific shelling by the French army, the surviving American soldiers got out one after another and started shooting with their rifles.
At this time, the good fighting qualities of the French army were reflected. The machine gun immediately set up and began to cover for his companions. The infantry, on the other hand, bowed their backs and rushed towards the US military positions quickly.
When the distance was still twenty or thirty meters away, the grenade was thrown.
Explosions continued to sound on the US military positions, and the French army broke into the US military positions. Start clearing the remaining enemies along the trenches.
"The artillery is ready to block the shooting!" Antonio put down the binoculars in his hand. After being broken into the position, the U.S. military was considered a loser. As long as the artillery can intercept the U.S. reinforcements, it will not be a problem for the French to seize the U.S. positions and rush into the city.
The French soldiers, with the rifles and grenades in their hands, cooperated with each other to clean up the trenches piece by piece. The American sailors, who had never experienced a similar battle, were beaten helplessly. Finally, it collapsed.
Their collapse also led to the collapse of the Marine Corps. The two groups quickly abandoned their position and ran into the city.
"Go back, or you will be killed without mercy!" Ketemara ordered coldly.
"No, we want to live, you can't let us die!" Some soldiers cursed angrily.
"Fire!" Ketemara ordered coldly.
The warlord's machine gun rang out. A large group of soldiers were knocked down!
"Now, go back, or they will all be shot!" Ketemara yelled.
"We don't even have machine guns. Let us fight the French who are armed to the teeth. You are simply murder!" Some people still refused to accept it.
When Ketemara was about to say something more, the French shelling began again.
Antonio immediately ordered the shelling to begin after he noticed that a large number of American soldiers began to retreat ~www.mtlnovel.com~. He bombarded these retreating Yankees fiercely. Let them escape more.
"Ah! The French are shelling again!"
"Run for your life! You can only wait for death if you stay here!"
A large number of broken soldiers began to flee. Even Ketemara's supervising team was dispersed. He was so angry that he took out his pistol and shot two deserters, but to no avail. He had no choice but to give up.
The 1st Regiment of the French Army quickly occupied the outer positions of St. Paul, and at the same time broke into the city from the place where the city wall collapsed. But they did not launch an attack immediately, but began to build fortifications. After all, they only have one regiment, and there are at least 20,000 US troops in the city. Although they believe that the strength of the US military is vulnerable. But to fight street battles with 20,000 U.S. troops, that's not something they can do with one regiment.
"Okay, very good! The 1st regiment has already entered. The 2nd regiment set off immediately to support the 1st regiment to stabilize the position. The American counterattack began very soon. After resisting the American attack, wait for an opportunity to expand the victory. In addition, the 75mm field guns of the Artillery Regiment are moving forward, ready to provide artillery support for the 1st Regiment!" Antonio gave orders in an orderly manner. The 1st regiment entered the city of Sao Paulo so smoothly, which surprised him.