Chapter 810 Internal Breakthrough
Delgado quickly slipped back to the city in the darkness and imitated a few bird calls at the top of his voice. After a while, someone came out from the crenel to look around. Delgado took out a fire and waved it twice so that the people on the wall could see him clearly.
"It's Delgado! Captain, it's Delgado who's back!" Although the man above deliberately suppressed his voice, it still reached Delgado's ears clearly in the silent air. He smiled bitterly, knowing that his appearance would probably cause a little chaos among the defenders in the city. After all, the defenders in the city pinned their hopes on reinforcements. However, he left and came back all day and night. It was obviously impossible to complete the task of calling for reinforcements in such a short period of time.
Soon a rope ladder was lowered on the city wall. Delgado grabbed the ladder and climbed up. When he finally climbed over the city wall, his feet softened and he almost fell. Although this city wall is not high, if it fell down, it would be inevitable to suffer a fracture or concussion. On a normal day, Delgado, who is so athletic, would never have made such a low-level mistake, but he had been in a state of high mental stress since before setting off last night, and had almost no time to rest after setting off. He was beaten by Haihan in the early morning. The soldiers exhausted all their energy when hunting. For the next few hours, I was interrogated non-stop, and I was extremely mentally exhausted. It was not until Minami Takahashi personally assigned him a task that he was fortunate enough to receive food and only two hours of rest, and such treatment obviously could not fully restore him to his normal state.
"Delgado, why are you back! Where are the others? Has anyone succeeded in breaking out?" Lopez, who came after hearing the news, was also very surprised by Delgado's return, but his primary concern was still whether the rescue plan was success.
"Sir, none of our soldiers have been able to break through the blockade of the Haihan people. Their defense lines are very tightly deployed. I have spent a day observing since last night and have not found any opportunities to break through." Delgado said with a face. The frustrated expression on his face was not artificial at all, because in fact, he not only observed it, but also tried it, and felt firsthand the power of Haihan soldiers. This was indeed a big blow to Delgado, who had always been confident in his ability in outdoor activities. His current reactions are all from the heart and are definitely not fake.
The flickering light and shadow from the torch made it difficult for Delgado to see the expression on Lopez's face, but judging from his heavy breathing, Lopez's mood at this time was obviously not very good. Whether it was Lopez or the entire city of Santo Domingo, Delgado and the messenger he selected were the last hope. However, this hope only lasted for one day before it was shattered.
"Delgado, no matter what, your current behavior is fear of war and desertion, and you must be punished accordingly. According to wartime laws, you will be hanged when the sun rises tomorrow." Luo Pace suppressed his anger and announced his decision to deal with Delgado in as calm a tone as possible. Although this sounds really harsh and unkind, there is really nothing to question. Delgado did not complete his mission, and choosing to return to the city is undoubtedly a fear of war. The severity of the penalty depends only on Lopez. It was just a thought - he obviously did not want to forgive Delgado, a loser who had dashed his hopes.
Just when Lopez was about to have Delgado taken away and imprisoned, he heard the unlucky guy actually said: "Captain, I have a way to make the Haihan people retreat voluntarily."
"It seems that you really want to live!" Lopez looked at him with disdain, thinking that this was just a temporary trick that Delgado came up with to save his life. In the afternoon, Lopez also saw the giant siege cannon outside the city. Although he didn't want to admit it, he couldn't deny that it was indeed a heavy blow to the morale of the defenders - with the adobe walls of Santo Domingo City , absolutely cannot withstand the continuous bombardment of such artillery. It is only a matter of time before the city wall collapses. Without this barrier, can Lopez still command the troops to fight street battles in this small city?
In fact, even if Delgado's plan succeeds, Lopez does not think that Santo Domingo City will be able to persist until the day when reinforcements arrive. The Haihan people had even transported this kind of heavy artillery across the sea, and they obviously had no intention of leaving any room for maneuver. After the siege artillery is deployed in place, it will take at most a day or two to break through the city defenses. The sporadic resistance after that will have an extremely limited effect. It will only take a little time for Haihan to completely control the area. Just postpone it a little bit. By the time reinforcements were organized from Jilong Port and arrived, the sky here had already changed color. It was precisely because Lopez realized that it was difficult to change the situation of the battle that he did not want to believe that Delgado had any other way to retreat from the enemy.
"Captain, I really have a way. Please give me a chance. If you think it's impossible after listening to this, then it won't be too late to order me to be hanged." Delgado's tone was very calm, not like a man on the verge of death. The image of a drowned man desperately trying to grasp at straws. He knew that although Lopez had a tough talk, he would not really give up hope of survival - even if he had given up on the direction of the war, his men might not give up as well.
Sure enough, someone next to Lopez immediately suggested: "Captain, you might as well listen to what he has to say. If it is really a feasible method, then we can try it."
Anyone with a discerning eye can understand the current trend of the war. It is indeed unlikely that the defenders will have a chance to reverse the situation. But if there is a way to force Haihan to retreat on his own, even if the possibility is only 1%, who will give up voluntarily? What about this hope?
Lopez hesitated for a moment, and several other people expressed similar suggestions to him. They simply said that the situation was urgent now, and since there was no other way out, it would be better to become a live doctor and listen to Delga first. Let’s talk about more ways.
"For the sake of so many people pleading for you, I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes!" Lopez finally failed to resist the temptation and asked Delgado to reveal his so-called "retreat plan."
Delgado thought that the Haihan people's speculation was indeed accurate. Once the next plan was mentioned, Lopez would probably not be able to tell the truth from the false, and he would probably take the bait. He collected his thoughts for a moment and then said: "After the villain sneaked out of the city the night before, he witnessed the groups of people being hunted down by the Haihan army one by one. He did not act rashly again. He spent the entire day lurking in the city. In a farmhouse outside, the villain was observing the movements of the Haihan Army. Originally, the villain planned to try to cross the Haihan Army's blockade after nightfall, but during the day, the villain observed an important situation, so he changed his mind. The idea came back.”
"Tell the important point!" Lopez was not in the mood to listen to Delgado ramble on about unimportant details. He just wanted to know what opportunity Delgado was talking about.
"The commander of the Haihan Army will approach a farmhouse outside the city during the day to investigate the situation at the top of the city. According to the villain's observation, it should be within the range of the artillery at the top of the city. If we can seize this If you have the chance, you may be able to directly eliminate the opponent's commander. When the Haihan army is leaderless, the battle will naturally be unwinnable." Delgado stated his plan in a concise and concise manner. Of course, to be precise, it was Takahashi Minami's plan.
"How do you know who is the commander of the Haihan Army?" Lopez was not someone to be easily dismissed and immediately raised a question.
"Because the farmhouse where he was lurking happened to be where the villain was hiding, and the villain happened to be able to understand Chinese, so his men all called him General. With such an army of thousands of people outside the city, it was impossible for him to be Several generals came to take command, right?" Delgado explained rationally: "The villain was lurking above their heads at the time, and he didn't come down until after they left. After thinking about it, the villain felt that he should come back and tell the news. Captain, that's why he came back overnight." "Are you sure he will still be there?" Lopez's pupils shrank involuntarily, and his breathing became rapid. If Delgado can accurately grasp the opponent's movements, it might actually be an opportunity that can be exploited.
"Definitely, because the general surnamed Gao thinks that the farmhouse is the best observation point. He wants to observe the impact of artillery siege from there. So tomorrow before the Haihan Army starts artillery firing, he will arrive at the farmhouse , issued orders to direct their artillery operations from there." Delgado became more and more sure as he spoke, as if even he believed that this was indeed a fact and not a fiction. As he spoke, he not only admired Takahashi Minami's tricks, but this setting was indeed an irresistible temptation for the garrison commander who had no other choice. It was difficult not to take the bait.
"Then we can probably send a group of soldiers to ambush there first, and then arrest the general from the Haihan Army when he goes there tomorrow, or kill him directly." Lopez immediately conceived an action plan.
"Captain, this probably won't work." Delgado shook his head in opposition. When Takahashi Minami informed him of the plan, he had already prepared rhetoric to deal with various emergencies to ensure that the situation would go as he wanted. Carry on with the plan you made.
"Why?" Lopez asked with a frown.
"It's very simple. They left someone stationed in that farmhouse. The villain also sneaked away while the guard was going to pee. It is impossible to join a group of people and stay overnight. If there is no signal from the guard tomorrow, Their general will not take the risk." Delgado followed Takahashi Minami's instructions and gave sufficient reasons for his objections.
"Then we can only find the right time to bombard that farmhouse?" Lopez felt that this plan was a bit unreliable, but it seemed that he could not think of a better way to achieve the combat goal.
"Captain, please rest assured. When the time is right tomorrow, the villain will point out the location of the farmhouse. Once the adults have identified it, they can direct the gunners to aim there together. If the opponent is not prepared, the chance of success is still very high." Delgado thought to himself that the Haihan people only left this way for you. No matter how hard you struggled, you would eventually have to jump into the pit yourself.
Lopez still felt something was wrong, but couldn't give a specific reason. It's just that under the current situation, there isn't much room for options left for him. The Haihan people's siege artillery will be deployed after dawn tomorrow. If there is no big killing move to change the situation of the battle, then the defenders will really have no choice but to huddle together and wait to die. Under this situation, the solution proposed by Delgado seems to be the only feasible solution. Although the possibility of success is not particularly high, Lopez cannot think of any better solution. .
Thinking of this, Lopez decided to keep Delgado for the time being. After all, he would need to point out the key location of the farmhouse after dawn.
"Delgado, I have decided to suspend your sentence. If tomorrow's plan succeeds, then you will be the hero of rescuing the city of Santo Domingo. If it fails... we will probably all have to die in this place to be worthy of being a soldier. Identity!" Lopez waved his hand a little tiredly: "Take him down and give him food and a place to sleep. I need him to appear in front of me in the best condition tomorrow."
Delgado felt a little unbearable when he saw Lopez's tired face. Although Lopez was very mean to him, as a soldier, he had admirable professionalism. But if Lopez does not die, the battle must be completed in the bloodiest way, and Delgado himself may not be able to save his life. What's more, he only wants to get a chance to get ahead, and Lopez is the certificate of voting that he is about to hand over to the Haihan people. If Delgado wants to make a contribution, he cannot let Lopez survive tomorrow.
The next day, Delgado was brought to the city wall by the guards to meet Lopez. Although he knew that the Haihan people should have made preparations outside the city at this time, he couldn't help but feel nervous when things came to a close. He would show up on the city wall with Lopez later. If the Haihan people did not abide by the agreement and directly aimed their artillery at the place where they appeared, then he would probably be buried with Lopez on the spot. Even if the Haihan people acted in accordance with the agreed method, Delgado was not sure about the chances of success, because the action plan proposed by the Haihan people was simply unbelievable to him.
"Delgado, the safety of Santo Domingo City now depends on your performance! Take a good look outside and determine the location of the farmhouse you mentioned." After Lopez finished speaking, he raised his hand to indicate He went to the crenel to observe the situation outside the city.
Delgado carefully poked his head out of the crenel and saw a mark on a roof far outside the city made by the Haihan people in accordance with the agreement, indicating that they were ready. This made him feel a little relieved.
(End of chapter)