June 28th. The city of Castro was filled with smoke, and the city's warehouses, barracks, prisons, offices, lumberyards, etc., were burned down, and years of colonization efforts by the Spanish were destroyed. When the raiding fleet led by Yunsheng No. 1 departed, Xiao Bailang, who had ill intentions, also left some captured arquebuses and cold weapons to the local Araucan Indians. There are a lot of Araucans scattered on the island of Ziloe, and many of them are usually masters who do not submit to the rule of the Spaniards, if these Araucans can take this opportunity to cause some trouble for the Spaniards, then Xiao Bailang will probably smile crookedly in his dreams.

After the fleet departed, it began to sail towards another colony of the Spaniards on the island, Chacao. Chacao is located at the northern tip of the island of Ziloé, across the Chacao Strait from mainland Chile. This small city is slightly larger than Castro City and has a slightly larger population. On the evening of 29 June, the fleet appeared in the Chacao Strait, but the planned landing operation had to be cancelled due to heavy rain. The whole fleet hoisted the Spanish naval flag, slowly passed through the Chacao Strait, and then turned due north towards Valdivia.

At the end of June, the coast of Chile was calm, but the sea off the Big Fish River was full of war clouds. Diego Garcia's task force suffered a cold wind in the vast South Atlantic, and failed to catch a trace of Xiao Bailang's fleet. Enraged, they had just returned to Buenos Aires when they heard the terrible news that the Tatar fleet had sunk three Spanish warships, and that the naval blockade of the Tatars had been effectively broken.

After calming down, Diego Garcia had to admit that the navy alone could no longer solve the battle smoothly. In that case, then simply let the army settle the battle. As long as the Tatar castle on land is conquered, then the war can be declared over.

At the end of May, two transport ships loaded with various military supplies arrived safely in Buenos Aires from Lima; In mid-June, large quantities of military supplies and 200 cavalry arrived by land from Chircas via Paraguay. At this point, the Spaniards' preparations for war were basically complete. Major Antonio Carlos, who arrived with the Peruvian cavalry, assumed the newly created Superintendent of Buenos Aires, with full responsibility for all land affairs, but under the command of Diego García's fleet commander.

On June 28, just as Xiao Bailang's fleet burned the port of Castro, a large number of Spanish warships and transports gathered in the waters off the Dayu River. Wang Qinian sat in the cement bunker of the main fort, closely observing the movements of the Spaniards at sea. This time, the Spaniards should have exhausted their main force, and the total number of large and small warships and transport ships exceeded 20, which can be described as a luxurious lineup. However, Wang Qinian is also confident in the firepower of his own battery, with 24 guns in the main battery, 8 guns in the No. 2 battery, 8 guns in the No. 3 battery, and 6 guns in the newly built No. 4 battery, adding up to a total of 46 guns, including 8 terrifying 32-pounder long-barreled cannon guns. In addition, the interior of the battery was equipped with more than 20 light army guns of various types, which were prepared to deal with enemy army soldiers who intended to land on the offensive battery, and the total number of gunners in the entire battery exceeded 300, a record high.

Captain Li Yi, the commander of the main battery, was a physical education teacher who taught football at a university before the crossing, and in the past few years, he has spent a lot of effort to study artillery knowledge, coupled with a lot of live-fire training, and now he can be regarded as an artillery expert in the crossing.

"Attention, the Spaniards seem to be trying to break into the port. They probably thought we only had 20 guns, ha, so surprise them. The herald informs the A2-A8 gun position that the cannon is not allowed to fire without authorization, and the same target is followed up after the cannon is fired at the A1 gun position. Go ahead and give the order! Li Yi held the binoculars and instructed the heralds beside him. The A1-A8 gun emplacements were equipped with eight 32-pounder guns, a semi-enclosed turret, and the exterior was camouflaged, which was a sharp weapon for crossing the town.

"The Spaniards have moved!" The commander of the 1st gun position suddenly shouted excitedly, and he was tiptoeing from the top of the firing hole to observe the situation outside the harbor.

At this time, the gunboats of the Spanish task force, the Bison, under the orders of Diego García, were the first to enter the mouth of the Big Fish, followed by the "Countess Alfonso", "Araucan Conqueror" and "Glory". The four warships lined up in the sea off the estuary, lowered the tail anchor and faced the harbor on the starboard side.

Diego García stood on the bridge of the flagship Cádiz Rock, holding a telescope and observing the situation inside the harbor. According to the information obtained before the war, the Tatars built a certain number of batteries in the harbor, and the number of guns was about 18-24 guns, and the largest caliber of guns was 24 pounds, the same as on their own ships. On paper, the strength of the Tatar batteries should not be underestimated. However, his fleet has a huge strength of more than 250 guns, and even if the battleship only has one side of the gun to shoot, there are more than a hundred, which is enough to suppress or even destroy the Tartan battery, as long as he is willing to bear a certain price.

Major Antonio Carlos sat on the bridge for a long time, and to be honest, he was tired of the nominal commander in front of him. A descendant of a swinewler, who is cruel, greedy, and graceful, can command himself with swagger. God, there must be something wrong with this! Major Carlos sneered, let the short man in front of him lose face once.

It was as if God had heard his response. A Tatar battery on an alluvial islet at the mouth of the river opened fire, and the iron projectiles whistling out of the breech effortlessly hit the "Countess Alfonso", anchored in the harbor, and managed to create a small chaos.

"Good luck! Start hit! Ding Wei and Liu Dafa, who replaced Lu Ming and Chen Tumu as the chief and deputy commanders of the No. 3 battery, looked at each other excitedly, "These turtle grandsons actually dropped anchor and did it with us in order to improve their shooting accuracy, so it's no wonder that we are so trusted." ”

Their excitement didn't last long, though, and the Spaniards' counter-attack was not long in coming. More than 60 projectiles fired from naval guns rained down on the No. 3 battery, most of which landed in the sea, but a significant part still landed on the island. The roof of the gun emplacement, where Ding Wei and the others were standing, was smashed by an 18-pound iron bullet, and a Charuya man who was carrying a shell was grazed in the head and died on the spot. Ding Wei and the others, who witnessed this scene, were so shocked that they were speechless for a while.

"Damn, I still don't believe it! The turret can't beat your wooden ship! Ding Wei was also a ruthless man, so he rolled up his sleeves and began to carry cannonballs. The well-trained gunners finished loading the first time, and the guns roared and fired deadly shells into the sea. Eight guns on battery No. 3 opened fire one after another, stubbornly firing at the Spaniards.

Seeing that the 4 warships were still unable to suppress the small artillery battery at the forefront of the Tatars, Diego García ordered the "Bishop of Lima" and the "Inquisition" to join the battle group, and the number of Spanish warships increased to 6, and the firepower was greatly increased. They carefully controlled the distance between the battleship and the main battery, trying to keep their anchorage away from the opposing guns.

"Fort No. 3 is in danger, and if it continues like this, it will be blown up. Li Yi, don't wait any longer, the other party's flagship should not come up. Surprise the Spaniards, they should be delighted to receive the 32-pound bullets we sent us. Wang Qinian said.

Li Yi didn't speak, and simply walked to the 32-pounder gun in the armor 1 gun position, picked up the torch and pointed it at the fire door. "Boom!" Accompanied by a thick smoke, the 32-pound iron ball rushed towards the enemy warship on the surface of the sea. The iron ball flew over a distance of nearly 1,000 meters, crossed the deck of the battleship "Prosecutor" and landed on the sea more than 10 meters outside the port side of the "Bishop of Lima," splashing a column of water that soared into the sky.

After the launch of the A1 gun position, the A2-A8 gun emplacement also opened fire quickly, and two of the 32-pound solid balls hit the "Bishop of Lima". One hit the toilet on the open porch behind the stern and the other hit the starboard gun deck, both of which caused considerable damage to the 500-ton ship.

"Damn! Their 24-pounder guns fired, uh ... No! It's not a 24-pounder gun, it's 32-pounder! Damn, the Tatars actually have 32-pound heavy naval guns! "Diego Garcia was finally moved, his fleet was anchored and anchored under the muzzle of someone's 32-pounder gun, isn't this looking for death?" Quick, first mate, take the transport boat to inform the 'Bishop of Lima' and the 'Magistrate' to retreat! ”

Diego Garcia held a telescope and stared at the firing position of the 32-pounder gun on the main battery. The guns were installed in well-protected semi-enclosed gun emplacements, which were also camouflaged to the outside. And there are as many as 8 such artillery, I really don't know where these Tatars got so many large-caliber artillery.

The 32-pounder guns were followed by the 24-pounder and 18-pounder guns, which, as ordered in advance, concentrated their bombardment of the already wounded gunboat "Bishop of Lima".

Four shells were fired on the bridge of the "Bishop of Lima", and the navigator and first mate were killed instantly. The captain was still in command, and he ordered the sailors to pull up the tail anchor and prepare to flee to the open sea. At this time, another round of 32-pound shells hit, this time the accuracy of the shells was much higher, and four of them hit the hull directly. One of them struck the mainmast like a miracle, breaking it completely, and the lookout in the mast fell off the deck screaming; The jib on the trail was hit by a chain bullet fired from the oncoming 24-pounder gun, and the sail surface was so damaged that it was almost unusable; The sail bay was also grazed by two 18-pound shells, and one hapless sailor died instantly.

It was only at this time that the commander of Diego García's fleet suddenly discovered that after two rounds of intensive artillery shelling by the Tatars, the frigate "Bishop of Lima" seemed to have lost most of its operational capabilities!

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