The fifth volume destroys the barbarians and sweeps the world

The remnants of the Tagalu were kept under centralized care, and Zhao Laosan commanded the Dingnan army to occupy the fort.

When both the Dingnan Army Naval Division and the northern fort began to roar, the Spanish fort in the south ceased to exist.

The huge body of the Taiwan crossed the mouth of Manila Bay, and 120 Dingnan Army warships and ships sailed into the calm and wide Manila Bay one after another.

Oars stick out of the water, and then boil a white wave, pushing the Dingnan Army sailors to approach the port of Manila.

Lu Xinrong stood on the bow of the ship and smiled at the people behind him: "Nearly a day, enough time for the red-haired fan to gather people, and now Manila Port is probably full of barbarians who dare to fight." ”

Shen Shouchong smiled proudly: "That is, the Dingnan Army, otherwise who would dare to let the barbarians gather troops?"

It's not that it's much better to fight more and fight less. ”

Lu Xinrong laughed and said: "It is to annihilate the barbarians who dare to fight in one battle, and break the backbone of the barbarians with this battle."

Let them be afraid of my Daming, and never dare to covet my Daming again. ”

Huang Zongxi nodded, and then said with a wry smile: "It's a pity that Manila Port, this is a transit point for Luzon trade, and I'm afraid it will take more manpower to recover afterwards." ”

Cao Shengxin said with a smile: "As long as there are people, it is okay to build another Manila port, don't Huang Jianjun know that we will not be short of people soon?" ”

Huang Zongxi shook his head a little unbearably, he knew what Cao Shengxin meant by this, but he couldn't say anything.

Seeing the battlefield in Liaodong, he knew the cruelty of war, and if he was not ruthless to the enemy, he would find death by himself.

A herald hurriedly walked over and said to Lu Xinrong in a loud voice: "Lord Qiyu, Hu Qianhu's left and right cavalry will go first, and you can approach Manila Port in the evening."

Zhao Laosan has already expelled the natives to the east, and tonight he can block the north-south passage of Manila and cooperate with the main force to encircle Manila City. ”

Lu Xinrong smiled and said: "Give them more time, we are not in a hurry, it is still early before dark, don't you know that night is the most beautiful time for fireworks?"

Let's use the splendor over Manila to welcome the rebirth of my Chinese people.

Tell the barbarians, the Dingnan army is coming, and tell the remnants that the Ming Wangshi is here! ”

Hearing Lu Xinrong's bold words and thinking of the decades of humiliation of his compatriots in Luzon, Huang Zongxi laughed, and then said with tears in his eyes:

"Yes, the king is here, the Ming is here, and the Luzon compatriots can straighten their backs from now on, no longer suffer humiliation and slaughter, and they can see this day and die without regrets."

When the sun is half-sunk in the sea, when the sky begins to darken, the mighty fleet of sailors finally blockades the port of Manila, and the majestic city of Manila is within sight of the distance.

"Twenty years of old hatred is unforgettable, and the unjust soul wanderer is full of injuries. The north wind blew the anger of the Central Plains, and the emperor and Ming Huaxia prospered from then on. ”

Standing on the deck, Huang Zongxi slowly chanted poems to meet the situation.

When Lu Xinrong heard this, he just smiled indifferently.

With his knowledge of the current situation and the intelligence of the Nanyang Bureau, he now knew that the original unified name of the Angmaoyi was divided into Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish.

Among them, the Dutch were the strongest, followed by Portugal and Spain.

Now they can say that persimmons pick soft pinch.

However, it still feels very sour.

As the shore gradually approached, Shen Shou shouted sublimely: "It's time to drink wine and eat meat, everyone cheers up."

Inform the fleet to attack the port of Manila in order, and raise the prestige of our Southern Army in the first battle, so that the Nanyang fathers and elders can see the momentum of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The huge cannons at the bow and tail of the battleship had already been loaded, and the gun doors on both sides had also been opened, and the barrels of the twenty-five guns protruded from the upper and lower levels, waiting to change their direction to attack the enemy.

And the fifty ships were not to be outdone, and on the empty deck, rockets began to prepare.

While visually measuring the distance and adjusting the distance between the ship and the port, he measured the wind direction and speed with the flag, and adjusted the height and angle of the rocket.

Of course, there was always a bias in diffuse firepower, one was the three "majestic" batteries, and the other was the Spanish ships cruising in the harbor.

When the naval division of the Dingnan Army was finally prepared, and the fleet changed direction while speeding up, Hu Handong had easily arrived at the north and south of the port, looking at the crude fortifications and the thousands of mixed barbarian red-haired soldiers in a daze.

Three or four thousand? There are only three or four thousand people? Isn't it thirty or forty thousand?

Six hundred cavalry on the left and right, against three or four thousand people, to attack or not, for Hu Handong at this time, it was really a difficult problem.

Fortunately, the problem was solved by itself, because the Dingnan Navy finally began to wreak havoc, revealing its hideous face.

Avram put down the monoculars and smiled bitterly at Cueva: "Three thousand tons of command ships, fifty two thousand tons of gunboats, seventy thousand five hundred tons of troop carriers.

God, they are too powerful, at least ten times stronger than the Anglo-Dutch fleet that blocked Manila Bay a few months ago. ”

Cueva nodded, swallowed a mouthful of bitter foam, and said resolutely: "Major Avram, the port of Manila cannot be defended, notify the Spanish soldiers to assemble, and you take them to immediately withdraw to the south bank of the Bashi River."

Also, inform Your Excellency the Governor that all Spanish men should be mobilized immediately to join the war and cooperate in the defense of the city of Manila. ”

Hearing Cueva's order, Avram was stunned and said, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, we are all leaving, what should you do?" ”

Cueva smiled bitterly: "I led the natives to cooperate with the batteries and fleets, and held the port of Manila to the death, slowing down the enemy's landing and buying more time for Manila to prepare." ”

Avram shook his head and said, "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, in the face of such a huge force, whether it is Manila Port or Manila City, we will not be able to hold out for long, I suggest that we ask the Governor to negotiate with them." ”

Cueva shook his head and said, "No, Major, we have no way out, live or die, we have no other choice." ”

Seeing that Avram didn't understand, Cueva sighed: "They want not only Luzon, but also for revenge!"

They will not negotiate with us, and they will not give us preferential treatment of prisoners of war, as the British and Dutch did.

Avram, if God can't bless Spain, we'll have to go to God."

Avram exclaimed, "Lieutenant Colonel. Why do you judge that? ”

Cueva sighed, "Major Avram, for many years I have been wary of the vast empire to the north.

They are Marco Polo's glorious empire of civilization for thousands of years, their territory is comparable to that of Europe, and their subjects are all over Asia.

Even they controlled the oceans a hundred years before we did.

I don't believe that such a great country would let us meddle in the South Seas, and I don't believe that they are kings who are more powerful than God. will abandon his subjects and people. ”

"Perhaps they are old and weak, like Macedonia and Rome in the past," Avram said. ”

Cueva said angrily: "Look at the navy in front of you, this is only one of their strengths, do you dare to judge them as weak?"

It is said that their empire has not only been at war with the barbarians of the north for many years.

They also have powerful pirates in the East China Sea, so they are involved in their energy.

Now they must have won the victory, so their emperor once again set his sights on here. ”

Avram seemed to be convinced, then nodded and smiled bitterly, "So they garrisoned the chief, you guessed that they would come to Manila."

Your foresight, Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, has been confirmed, and they did come, or with overwhelming force. And it was when Manila was at its weakest. ”

Cueva nodded bitterly and said, "The Dutch have taken up most of them, but they actually threw such a terrifying force into Manila first.

If it weren't for the hatred I had thirty years ago, I can't think of any other reason.

Avram, I persuaded the Doge, but was misled by the Dutch, and I thought they would expel the Dutch first, and now it seems that I underestimated their determination to take revenge. ”

Avram shook his head and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, it doesn't matter anymore, although Manila City is strong, we have lost five hundred men in our fort in Haikou.

Now, with the remaining 500 soldiers and 3,000 Spanish civilians, we will not be able to hold out for long. Since they have come for revenge, we have lost hope. ”

Cueva said angrily: "No, Major, although I have miscalculated the time, the messenger for help from the Americas has already set out, and the longer Manila City holds out, the greater our hopes. ”

Avram shook his head and said, "Lieutenant Colonel, the Imperial fleet is going to cross the ocean, and we can't hold out that day. ”

Cueva sneered: "Then we will bow to the Dutch and join forces with the Dutch of Batavia and Dayuan, after all, the war between the Netherlands and the Northern Empire has begun, and they need the assistance of the Spaniards." ”

Hearing Cueva's vision, Avram couldn't help but feel more confident, and hurriedly said:

"Since the lieutenant colonel has such intentions, he should retreat to Manila with us and strengthen us with natives."

Cueva shook his head and said, "Avram, the city of Manila will be a long defensive battle, and we don't have so much food and baggage to meet the consumption of the natives.

In that case, let's just let them die here to help us consume the enemy's strength and ammunition, and buy time and opportunity for Manila.

Major, obey the order, shrink all the way to the fortress of Bashihe, and all of them will be stationed in Manila City, and when I have completed the last resistance, I will also withdraw to Manila City in time.

Do not hesitate to bring my words to the Governor, and go, the enemy attack is about to begin. ”

Cueva's crow's mouth was right, and just when Avram ordered the Spanish soldiers to gather, Shen Shouchong had already issued the order to attack:

"Order Cao Shengxin to feint and contain the enemy ships, and test the firepower of the port batteries by the way!"

Cao Shengxin, who had been instructed, excitedly commanded the fleet to widen the distance, and then began to approach the Spanish warships cruising in the harbor in parallel to the east.

Shen Shouchong's fleet had already entered Liuli, and the batteries in the harbor began to fire, and seven or eight shells splashed in front and behind the battleships of the Dingnan Army.

When the fleet approached five miles, there were still seven or eight shells scattered around, and when the fleet approached four miles, the enemy's shells began to increase to more than ten.

The closer the distance, the more intense the Spanish artillery fire and the higher the accuracy of the shells.

But if you want to hit a moving warship on the vast sea, even if it is a large ship of 2,000 materials, you must not only be well-trained, but also have amazing luck, not to mention such sparse artillery fire.

Seeing that the fleet had approached three miles, with only thirty or forty shells raging at most, Shen Shouchong, who had a bottom in his heart, urged the sailors to stare at the sparse artillery fire and approach Manila Port.

Shen Shouchong laughed and said, "Fire!" ”

Eleven huge cannons roared, and eleven huge batteries roared out and fired a salvo towards the central battery, which instantly stirred up a cloud of dust around the central battery.

The cannonballs on the opposite side also whistled, splashing a dozen or so streams of water on the left and right of the fleet.

Ten shells splashed, ten swept over the ship's side, three hit the ship, and then several more swept across the deck. The flagship's first gun was also overturned, and the Dingnan Army was finally damaged.

But before the Spaniards could cheer and celebrate, they found that the enemy ships were beginning to change direction, approaching them horizontally from south to north, and they could not help but burst into a cry of horror.

As soon as the bows of the other ships crossed the battery, a salvo of ten twelve-pounder guns on the lower deck began, followed by fifteen nine-pounder guns on the upper deck, and twenty-five shells were released in an instant.

At a distance of less than three miles, ten shells arrived in an instant, smashing the walls of the fort to the ground as they passed left and right.

Before the Spaniards could react, fifteen shells came at again, blasting the artillery and soldiers into chaos.

The cannon rolled and smashed down the soldiers, and the flesh of the direct hit exploded in an instant.

As a result, the third round of battleships of the Southern Army began to roar again.

Under the rotation of 215 shells, half of the left battery had collapsed, and more than a third of the soldiers and artillery were lost.

This is not a reciprocal battle.

The batteries were destroyed, the enemy finally broke the barriers to the landing, and the final decisive battle had already arrived in advance.

Cueva put down the binoculars and muttered with a wry smile: "It's not that your tactics are advanced, but my strength is insufficient, since I can't block you in the bay, let's use the natives to fight you in a decisive battle."

May God bless and let the yellow race spill blood in the port of Manila. ”

In order to avoid the blow of the enemy fleet, Cueva ordered the Tagalogs, who were already behind, to continue to retreat, far out of the range of the enemy ships, and prepare for a decisive battle inland with the Dingbian army that was about to land.

The surviving soldiers of the battery, with the assistance of the Tagalog, completed the preparation of nearly 100 types of guns.

Dozens of Spanish soldiers, commanding nearly 3,000 panicked Tagalogs, laid out a spear formation.

But when everything was ready, Cueva lost the confidence in the decisive battle.

For he found that the Tagalu, apparently frightened by the enemy's mighty fleet, had no courage to confront the enemy.

If it weren't for the decades of Spanish prestige, these trembling indigenous monkeys would have collapsed long ago.

Cueva let out a long sigh and quietly ordered the Spaniards to assemble and prepare to retreat towards Manila.

But seeing the enemy who was not moving, Lu Xinrong smiled, this is the most suitable environment for the use of rockets.

Although the natives in the telescope. It seemed vulnerable, but Lu Xinrong decided to use rockets.

The reason is very simple, the majesty is good-looking, which is in line with the instructions of the Marquis of Qin who repeatedly emphasized the prestige of the Southern Army, and also announced the way in which the Ming Dynasty set foot in Luzon.

Lu Xinrong raised his head and shouted, "Order." Front, back, left, right, and center, five test rockets. ”

The flag of the Taiwan waved, and in the mighty and horizontal formation of the fortune ships, flames erupted from five directions, and then a terrible roar was released.

Rising from the thick white smoke, like five whistling fire pythons, dragging the scorching flames and white tails, they paddled across the turquoise sea towards the distant port of Manila.