On the third day after Li Mu returned to San Diego, the battle for El Cristor finally began. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

The Spaniards were slower than George Dewey had expected, and this would have cost the Spaniards dearly, because in just three days, George Dewey's troops had built simple fortifications in El Cristo, which greatly increased the difficulty of the Spaniards' attack.

George Dewey was indeed a famous general, at least with the potential of a famous general, and after arriving in El Cristo, George Dewey personally surveyed the terrain of El Christo, and finally chose a kind of flat "W" shaped position, which he used to meet the Spanish attack.

This "W" position is an irregular position, the protrusion in the position is composed of pillboxes with a roof, and the entrance and exit are set in the underground passage, if the Spaniards use the tactics of crowds, then unless they go to the bunkers one by one, no matter which direction the Spaniards attack, they will be attacked from different directions, and then the enemy will lose the enemy.

During the American Civil War, Willis Nikolau went to the United States as an observer to observe the American Civil War, but unfortunately Willis Nikolau did not learn any advanced tactics from it, and commanded the battle as before.

In order to wait for the artillery unit to overcome the rugged mountain road of Mount Maestra, Willis Nikolau wasted the most critical three days, giving George Dewey the opportunity to choose his position calmly, and finally laid the groundwork for his defeat.

In fact, two days before the battle, although George Dewey's troops occupied favorable terrain, but because the firepower was suppressed, the situation was at a disadvantage, Willis Nikolau made another mistake at this time, his artillery because of the light advance carried insufficient supplies, as a result because the battle was more fierce than expected, Willis Nikolau's artillery ran out of all the shells in two days, the Spaniards had to stop the attack, waiting for the rear to deliver supplies, which gave George Dewey the opportunity to adjust the defensive deployment.

In two days, George Dewey urgently dug out countless anti-artillery holes behind the position, these anti-artillery holes were connected to the front line trenches using communication trenches, and when the Spaniards shelled, George Dewey's soldiers hid in the anti-artillery holes for a few fingers, and as soon as the shelling stopped, the Spanish soldiers participating in the attack had just jumped out of the breastwork, and George Dewey's soldiers immediately entered the position, which finally made the fire superiority of the Spaniards less and less obvious.

George Dewey's tactics were similar to those used in trench warfare in World War I, but the trench system he dug up was only a rudimentary tactical system, but it was sufficient to deal with Willis Nikolau.

To say that George Dewey actually couldn't think of this tactic, the reason why this tactic appeared is still due to Li Mu.

On the evening after returning to San Diego, Mahan came to Li Mu on his own initiative and asked for the Chinese troops selected by Li Mu to be sent to the front.

Of course Li Mu disagreed, these were all Li Mu's disciples, and Li Mu definitely couldn't let them be cannon fodder.

Mahan finally showed the toughness of a soldier at this time, a mere civilian officer, and the power that broke out was no less than that of George Dewey: "Ream, you should know the consequences of not being able to hold El Christo, George faces five times as many enemies as him, so we have to concentrate all our forces to support George, those people you get away are veterans, they are very meaningful to fight the Spaniards, you can't put them in Guantanamo, it's a great waste, and those workers who just joined the army today, The officer in charge of training them told me that they are very good in physical fitness, very good at learning, the key is to have good obedience and excellent discipline, and they will be the best soldiers with just a simple training on them, so Reem, you should be a little more open-minded. ”

Compared with the Cubans, the Chinese are indeed the best soldiers, whether it is from the perspective of diligence, acceptance, discipline, endurance, etc., the Chinese must win steadily, and even compared with the white Westerners, the Chinese are not inferior in other aspects, or even slightly better.

This point has been recognized in the current American industrial circles, in addition to the above advantages, the Chinese also have one of the most popular characteristics of the American factory owners is that the Chinese do not have high requirements for salaries, and the same is true in Cuba, Li Mu They recruit troops, if they are Cubans or Western whites, they have to pay salaries, and the Chinese only need to tell them that you will be free after the war, and the Chinese will be willing to die.

"Alfred, didn't you mean to send those Chinese troops who had just been training for two days to the front?" Li Mucai's face changed as soon as he heard it, no matter who Li Mucai was, as long as it endangered Li Mu's interests, Li Mu would immediately give people some color.

"Of course not, I'm talking about the veterans—" Mahan also knew that the recruits, even though they had potential, were still useless, so he didn't have the idea to hit the recruits at all.

"The veterans can't do it, they have just experienced a bloody battle, and there are less than two hundred of more than a thousand people left, do you have to beat them all before you are willing?" Li Mu disagreed, the veterans were all the team in Li Mu's heart, and these people couldn't be used as cannon fodder.

"Reem, this is war, and no one can stay out of it." Ma Han is not right about things, but he didn't mean to target Li Mu.

"Alfred, this is a war for the Cubans, not for us Americans, so you have to correct your thinking." Li Mu buttoned Ma Han with a big hat and reminded Ma Han not to get too deep into the play.

"Aren't those Chinese Cubans?" Mahan finally found the loophole in Li Mu's words.

"No, they've all become U.S. citizens, and they're now U.S. citizens." Li Mu categorically denied that with Arthur in New York, the New York Immigration Bureau was similar to Li Mu's family, and there were only a few naturalization applications, not too simple.

"Reem, why do you bother—" Li Mudu had already done this, and Ma Han had nothing to say.

"Alfred, our target is Guantanamo, which is the mineral resources in Cuba, let me ask you a question, can we not rely on the locals to firmly control these territories and resources in our own hands?" Li Mu also put his heart into his heart, at least in terms of national interests, there is no conflict between Li Mu and Ma Han.

"But what about George? You have to know that he faced 50,000 enemies, and with a lack of ammunition and no heavy firepower, would George be able to withstand the Spaniards? If not, what's the point of saying this now? Mahan turned the conversation back to square one.

"Who says George can't stand up to the Spaniards?" If Li Mu wants to achieve his goal, he must first help George pass this hurdle.

In fact, although he is not familiar with military affairs, as a Chinese, Li Mu still has a lot of military knowledge, after all, every man has a dream of being a soldier in his heart, so although Li Mu's military knowledge is pitiful, in the 21st century, it can even be described as military blindness, but in this era, Li Mu picks a few things casually, and it is enough to take them out to bluff people.

For example - trench warfare!

In fact, from the time of the American Civil War, trench warfare has become the main way of field warfare, until World War I, trench warfare finally developed to its peak; Another example is civil engineering work, which was developed in conjunction with trench warfare, a technique that first emerged during the Russo-Japanese War but remained obsolete until the War of Liberation.

Li Mu didn't need to take out too much, just find one or two random ones, which would be enough to help George Dewey defeat the Spaniards.

Ma Han didn't know that Li Mu had this ability, and when he heard Li Mu say it easily, Ma Han suddenly changed color: "The Riem War is not a child's play, and it is not easy to win a war." ”

Not a game?

As an otaku in Li Mu's previous life, he didn't play too many war games, just to say that a "Call of Duty" series has almost included all the combat methods of modern warfare.

So Li Mu and Mahan had a "Cao Di Polemic", and the result is needless to say, and then there was George Dewey's "W" position, and later air raid shelters, traffic trenches, and so on.

Li Mu did more than this work for George Dewey, in the last telegram sent by Li Mu to Springfield, "heavy machine guns" as urgently needed military supplies were prominently listed, and in this material support, ten heavy machine guns will provide the best help for George Dewey against the Spaniards.

As early as 1861, during the Civil War, Richard Jordon Gatling invented the first heavy machine gun, which should be ashamed of many gunsmiths, Richard Jordon Gatlin was just a doctor.

Gatlin was a medic during the Civil War, and one day while treating the wounded, a thought crossed his mind: if a few soldiers could use rapid-fire weapons and deal with an infantry regiment, they would not have caused such many casualties.

So there was the world's first heavy machine gun, how about it, let those guys who can't complete the relevant design without professional knowledge all day long, don't you feel a pain in the face?

After the Civil War, many "war observers" unanimously confirmed that heavy machine guns would play a greater role in the future battlefield, so the British built a factory in England three years ago to produce Gatling, and the Russian government also bought the relevant patents for the Gatling machine gun and renamed it the Golov machine gun.

Li Mu has developed smokeless gunpowder, so the heavy machine gun will be carried forward in Li Mu's hands, so Li Mu sent someone to find Gatling early to buy the right to use the patent, these ten Gatling are the first batch of products of the Horse Weapons Company.

Well, for the Horse Weapons Company, Cuba is the best testing ground, all the weapons developed by the Horse Weapons Company can be verified in this testing ground, Li Mu's research team can find some deficiencies in practical application, and then make improvements.

This is perhaps the greatest significance of this war for Li Mu.