Cagayan Valley is the second largest region in the Philippines, located in eastern Luzon, including the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Bisigayeh and Quirino and the city of Cagayan

, Tuguegarao City and Santiago City.

Further north is the Pacific Ocean, so Sheffield's statement that this resistance force will soon be driven into the sea is not false. In a head-to-head confrontation, although with the same logistics support and weapons and equipment, the American Expeditionary Force is undoubtedly a loser.

.But it is not a problem to deal with these local natives.

What is more frightening in the Cagayan Valley than the distant sea is the fear of the Philippine rebels in your heart. Jumping into the sea may not be scary, but if someone forces you to jump into the sea, that is another matter.

After the counterattack failed, the rebel soldiers in the Cagayan Valley were almost faced with this situation. If they retreated again, they would have to face the warm Pacific Ocean, and the sea would be their final destination.

But even so, when the American Expeditionary Force troops entered here cautiously under cover, the Filipinos didn't know where the courage and strength came from, and many of them were ready to fight to the death. For American soldiers, shooting could happen from any direction.

Come on, the warm beaches of the Pacific seem to be right in front of you, but no one is in the mood to appreciate them.

The most important thing is that this place is a dense forest with complex terrain. For an invader, this place has almost everything the mother of the Philippines can do to the invader, the endless tropical forest that blocks the sky and the sun, and the weapons in it.

Although not very sophisticated, but deadly enough for the Filipino rebels, this combination is already very troublesome.

The Filipinos hiding here can no longer ask their motherland to do more. All they can do is to use everything around them to give the Americans a heavy blow.

In this environment, heavy firepower is almost useless. The soldiers of the expeditionary force need to go out in person, wandering between survival and death, looking for the true meaning of life. As for whether they can finally go to the battlefield with good luck and health,

This issue mainly depends on whether God's appointment is full today. If not, it can still be discussed.

In the battle in the dense forest, the American soldiers did not hesitate to throw away the rifles in their hands and replaced them with shotguns that many of them were familiar with before joining the army. If they felt something was wrong, they would shoot first anyway. In this environment

, the issue of shotgun range is no longer very important, but the advantage of killing area has been magnified.

Sam, the soldier leaning behind a tree, is one of them. He is now clinging to the trunk of an unknown tree, filling up his magazine. He no longer remembers how many bullets he still has in his magazine, but

The only thing that is certain is that he has not hit an enemy yet, because every time he shoots, it seems aimless. There may be a Filipino hidden behind those big trees that look very similar or may be very normal.

Maybe more.

Near Sam, the surrounding situation was not much different. His companions were all loading and shooting without saying a word, filtering out all suspicious targets with bullets before chatting a few words when they were sure it was safe.

"Hey! Listen up, everyone!" Sam's platoon leader gathered several soldiers, including him, "We can't stay here forever, we have to move forward! After a while, we threw the grenade fifty meters away and exploded.

After that, we will turn into the stage on this side to make a detour, and then make sure the safety of this forest! Do you understand?"

The soldiers nodded, and their platoon leader warned again: "You guys must follow up and suppress your rifles on the other side! And the machine gunners, don't throw away the box of bullets!"

During the cover process, even if the American soldiers are very fond of shotguns, they will not expose their backs to this kind of cover. The killing range of shotguns is so huge, who dares to do what? So still

Several soldiers retained their rifles and participated in the clearing of the forest.

Sam followed the others and took out the grenade from his waist, unscrewed the iron cover, wrapped the drawstring inside around the index finger of his left hand, and was ready to throw the grenade out with his right hand, and then the assault began.

The soldiers were passed over and plowed by the artillery, and the forest began to move forward with many craters left. Many soldiers even stepped on the craters to advance. This is not to say that the soldiers have grown up in the war, but because they believe that the shells explode.

There will definitely not be any venomous snakes or other unknown but deadly things nearby. They would rather be killed than be killed for no apparent reason in such an environment.

The sound of footsteps and gunshots filled the dense forest. Those soldiers who were usually domineering and could not control their crotch were also cautious. Any abnormality would make them tremble like leaves in the wind.

In the dense forest, gunshots were heard constantly. Although it was impossible to observe from the artillery position in the distance, everyone knew that a fierce battle was going on between the soldiers of the expeditionary force and the Filipino rebels.

A Filipino man slowly reared up with a rifle that had no bullets. He couldn't remember when he ran out of bullets, but the resistance fighters around him seemed to be in the same situation as him. They were ready to rely on bayonets in their hands.

and the butt of the gun for the final resistance.

"Why can't we surrender? Maybe there is a way to survive!" Suddenly such a voice appeared.

"Shut up, you traitor. Americans are more hateful than the Spaniards. They have seized our women, occupied our land, and done the same things as Spain, but they are even more hypocritical." The overwhelming accusations and abuses are endless.

, at this point, the remaining people are all very determined resisters, and those who are not determined have long since surrendered.

This generation of Filipino freedom fighters is still very conscious. They have a deep understanding of the imperialist conspiracy, and use very simple language to strengthen their minds. They are unyielding in a difficult environment. I believe they will have a good result.

Two days later, the victorious news of the successful clearance of the Cagayan Valley reached Manila. First, the joint command was filled with joy, and then the sad news was also received in Sheffield of the joint company.

"The military operation of the expeditionary force was very smooth. Although many Filipinos resisted bravely, they were all crushed." Jesra obviously also admired the actions of the expeditionary force very much, and he also said a few more words without a smile.

"This is where we are, maybe it's just the beginning. But it can be considered a success." Sheffield didn't believe that a military operation could mean anything. Later textbooks said that the Philippines' war with the United States should be

The first bourgeois revolution in Asia was of great significance, and the United States did not solve all problems in a short time.

This requires a detailed analysis of specific issues. If the expeditionary force is on the frontal battlefield, it will naturally win consecutive battles. But a hundred years later, the US military's initial progress in Iraq and Afghanistan was the same. But then the regular war became

A security war.

Moreover, after too many public security wars were fought, the accumulated experience was useless against the real enemy. Later generations of the United States were plagued by this problem, which even caused a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army.

When problems arose in Ukraine in Eastern Europe, conflicts and contradictions in Ukraine finally broke out in full force, and both the United States and Russia immediately intervened, extending from the economic aspect to the military aspect. The U.S. military relied on its deep pockets to send

A large number of military advisers went to the Ukrainian battlefield to help command the Ukrainian army, and their opponent Russia was not to be outdone and also sent military advisers to the battlefield.

After setting up their posture, the American advisers made serious mistakes in their command. Inertial thinking led them to regard the enemy as the guerrillas in Iraq and Afghanistan. However, in fact, the pro-Russian eastern armed forces possess a large number of Russian-made heavy weapons, and even Russian volunteers and mercenaries.

soldiers.

A U.S. military adviser led a Ukrainian army convoy to the front line. Before passing a bridge, the U.S. military adviser asked to inspect the area because it was an open area. According to the experience of "security wars" in Afghanistan and Iraq, this kind of place is very dangerous.

It is prone to roadside bombs. The army stopped for inspection at the request of American advisers.

The consultant sent by the Russian army took a look and saw that there was an unexpected gain? He looked down on the military power left by the Soviet Union. He accepted all the targets piled up together. After a few minutes, the bomb was not found. Countless large-caliber bombs were

However, artillery shells and rockets roared in, covering the entire Ukrainian army.

Sheffield remembered the U.S.-Philippine War. There were not many U.S. soldiers killed or injured, but this war also lasted for several years. Then the U.S. military announced the end of its settlement in the Philippines, but this was a unilateral declaration. According to the standards of the U.S.-Philippine war,

The war years in Afghanistan and Iraq are long over.

But this kind of security war should be fought, because for the United Company, it is definitely a great good thing. There are not many casualties but the war never ends. This is the favorite war mode of the military industrial enterprises. The protests caused by not many casualties

It's not big. If it lasts for a long time, it can continuously create benefits for the company. As for the cannon fodder of ordinary soldiers, who cares about their life and death.

"If the war ends so soon, it will be detrimental to our United Company, because we are the main contractor. Likewise, if the war intensity is too intense, it will be very detrimental to other departments of our United Company, because some industries need a moderate
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