The fleet went all the way to the south, and there were waves on the way, even the 6,000-material ship that Su Hao and Li Zhen were riding was also bumpy. Most of the soldiers of the Kanyu Battalion came from the north, and they were not used to boats, but at this time, they were even more upside down, and they had to vomit out their intestines. The soldiers of the navy under the command of Deng Zilong were in slightly better condition, but they were all pale, looking forward to reaching their destination as soon as possible, so that they could step on solid ground with their feet.

The surveyors on board were all trained by European missionaries such as Matteo Ricci and were well versed in nautical surveying. They endured the feeling of discomfort and insisted on surveying and mapping every day, recording the fleet's itinerary. From the chart, Su Hao could see that the red line representing the fleet crossed the East China Sea, entered the South China Sea, and gradually approached the Luzon coast.

"At the current speed, we'll be able to dock tomorrow." After Su Hao looked at the chart, he said to his officers.

"It's about to come ashore, and if I go over like this for a few more days, my old Zhang will fall apart." Zhang Yunlong, the general, said with relief that he had followed Su Hao for a long time, and his speech became more and more casual, and in informal occasions, he regarded himself as Lao Zhang.

Deng Kui sneered on the side: "Lao Zhang, you are squeamish, you see that Lao Deng will not vomit when he takes this sea boat." ”

Zhang Yunlong said: "Southerners take boats, northerners ride horses, you are a southerner and we are on a boat." ”

Deng Kui said: "After you arrived in Nanjing, didn't General Su urge you to practice the surname Shui all day long, why do you still say that you are from the north?" ”

Zhang Yunlong said: "The surname water is easy to practice, but this sea boat and practicing the surname water in the Yangtze River are completely different things." Every day when I open my eyes and see the endless sea, I feel that there is nothing to lose. ”

Su Hao said: "Don't fight yet, Luzon is under the control of the Spaniards, and our fleet is approaching Luzon, and the Spaniards can't be unaware." If we have to land tomorrow, maybe there will be a fierce battle, can you stand it with your physical condition? ”

When Zhang Yunlong heard this, he straightened up and patted his **: "Although the general soldier can rest assured, my old Zhang is seasick and seasick, and there will be absolutely no ambiguity in fighting." ”

Su Hao said: "It's not enough for you to be unambiguous, the key is that the soldiers who rushed to land on the beach can't be ambiguous." The two of you hurry up and get to know the situation of the soldiers, and select some soldiers who are not too seasick and are in good physical condition, ready to be the first commandos to land. ”

"Order." Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong responded together.

Hearing that the landing was imminent, the whole fleet became excited, and one by one they were gearing up, waiting to see what Luzon was like, and how powerful the legendary Red Yi soldiers were.

This Ming fleet included three parts of personnel. The first part was Deng Zilong's navy, which was mainly responsible for protecting the fleet's safe arrival in Luzon and preparing to fight the navies of Spain and other European countries stationed in Southeast Asia; The second part is Su Hao's reconnaissance battalion, which is mainly responsible for landing operations and clearing the army of European colonists; The third part includes miners, craftsmen, merchants, civil officials, etc., who are tasked with developing the occupied islands.

Cheng Dong is one of the civil affairs officials who accompanied the ship, and after the tempering in Linxian County, the anger on his body has been eliminated, and he has also deeply reflected on his previous naivety and naivety. This time, he automatically applied to go overseas with Su Hao, wanting to establish his own career in this strange and vast world.

"Pass my order, the number A and the number T, the two ships are ready to dock, and all the departments on board are to land according to the requirements of the previous training. The gunboats are ready to take cover! ”

Su Hao stood on the roof of the treasure ship, holding a telescope to observe the coast of Luzon that had appeared in his field of vision, and issued orders loudly.

A herald had already waved a handflag and transmitted Su Hao's order to all ships in the fleet. Deng Zilong, who was in charge of the command on the gunboat, also changed his armor and walked up to the bow, the old man had white hair fluttering, majestic, standing on the bow like an iron tower.

The fleet was getting closer and closer, and through the binoculars it was already possible to see the Spanish soldiers running around on the beach like frightened cockroaches. With such a large fleet, it was impossible for the Spaniards not to be aware of it. The local Spanish garrison was a company of more than 300 men, led by a company commander, and occupied several dirt slopes on either side of the landing site. Spearmen and musketeers were arranged in battle sequence, ready to fight the landing enemy at any time. Several cannons have also been erected, and the muzzles of the guns are aimed at the sea.

"Kareth, do you see clearly, which country's fleet is this?" Company Commander Christo asked the soldier in charge of the lookout.

Standing at the top of the dirt slope, the soldier Carres looked desperately out to sea with his hands on a pergola, and replied loudly: "I can't see it, it's not like a European!" ”

"What, it's not Europeans, how can Asians have such a huge fleet!" Christo said.

"Mr. Company Commander, I feel that this may be the Chinese fleet!" Carres replied.

Hearing Carres's words, the whole company of Spaniards was shocked, and everyone turned their heads to look at the sea, wanting to see what the legendary Chinese fleet looked like. Europeans are frantically plundering colonies in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, but so far, no country has dared to argue with China. From the news brought back by the missionaries, the Europeans knew that China was an incomparably powerful empire, with a population and area far greater than that of Europe combined. When Spanish soldiers came to Asia to pan for gold, their greatest fear was to fight the Chinese. Fortunately, they heard that China has a sea ban, and the squadron will not leave their homeland to fight in Southeast Asia, which is their only consolation.

However, now the Chinese suddenly appeared in front of them, and at one point there was a huge fleet of dozens of huge ships. Christo did not think that the soldiers of his company would be able to hold off the Chinese fleet.

"Quick, go get in touch with Captain Kevin of the Royal Fleet and ask him to lead the Royal Fleet over!" Christo commanded his herald.

The herald trotted away. The Spanish fleet was still more than a hundred miles away, and it would take the heralds several days to arrive. Christo looked at the Ming fleet that was gradually pressing on the sea, and began to worry.

Fight, that is impossible to win;

If you escape, where can you escape? Besides, fleeing without firing a shot is not the style of the Spanish army.

When he was hesitating, the Ming fleet made up his mind for him.

"Target, the position of the Hongyi people, open fire!"

Deng Zilong saw the Spaniards on the shore on the gunboat, and with a wave of his hand, he gave the order.

"Reload!"

Ruler ......

"Fire!"

The gunners skillfully worked on a technique that had been honed at the cost of thousands of shells, and now it was finally time to put it to use.

"Uh......h Rumble! ”

A flowering bullet came out of its chamber and flew towards the shore with a whistling sound. Since it was the first shell, it was not corrected, and the shell did not hit the target, but fell two or three hundred meters away from the position of the Spanish soldiers. There was a loud bang, and countless clouds of dirt rose into the sky, splashing everywhere, and the farthest as far as Christo's side fell.

"God, what kind of weapon is this!"

The Spanish soldiers all lay down the moment they heard the explosion, and some of them were timid, and they directly felt a wetness in their crotch, which was a sign of urinary incontinence. They imagined the strength of the squadron, but they never expected that the Chinese's firearms would be so powerful. Everyone broke out in a cold sweat, and they could not imagine what they would be like now if this shell had not missed, but landed among them.

"Run!"

I don't know who shouted it, and it was immediately responded to by all the soldiers. Everyone didn't bother to wait for the order of the company commander Christo, and ran down the dirt slope with their weapons on their shoulders, and ran wildly with their long legs and lifeless. No one knows where to run, but they only think that they should be as far away from the Chinese as possible, and such a powerful empire is not something they can challenge.

"What's going on?" Su Hao watched this scene from the top of the treasure ship building, dumbfounded, and didn't know what to say. He originally thought that there would be a small battle when he landed, although he believed that the combat effectiveness of the Kanyu battalion was enough to crush this group of Spaniards, but in any case, he never imagined that the other party would be so bad, the Ming fleet just fired a shot, and the other party ran away without a trace.

In any case, being able to surrender without a fight is also a kind of realm. Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong commanded two teams of soldiers from the survey battalion, and quickly docked in a number of small boats, and then spread out to both sides, occupying the commanding heights, monitoring the surrounding movements, and providing protection for the docking of large ships.

One by one, the transport ships in the fleet docked, and the soldiers, craftsmen, and civil servants of the survey battalion rushed down on the gangplank. The newly disembarked soldiers took over the defense of the soldiers who landed first, and those who landed first, under the command of Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong, split into two lines and began to pursue the fleeing Spaniards.

"Brother Change, it's really unexpectedly smooth." Cheng Dong got off the boat and met Su Hao, and he said to Su Hao with a smile.

"Bondage, don't take the enemy lightly, Spain is a European power, not in vain. This small group of men and horses fled, but they felt outnumbered and did not dare to fight us. I believe that it will not be long before a large number of Spaniards will come in, and whether we can win or not will be the key at that time. Su Hao reminded.

Cheng Dong said: "Brother Gai, do you think if the Spaniards are here, can we win?" ”

"Needless to say." Su Hao said assumedly, "Our weapons are a generation ahead of theirs, and the soldiers are well-trained, if we can't beat them again, where will Su's face go?" ”

Cheng Dong smiled: "That's it, what did Brother Gai say just now about whether he can win or not." ”

Su Hao was a little embarrassed, he just wanted to teach Cheng Dong a lesson, but he didn't notice that he was overtalking. According to the information transmitted back by Chen Guanyu, Su Hao knew that the Spanish only had a few thousand people in Luzon, which was not as large as the number of people in the survey camp, and the weapons were not as good as the weapons, so it was dangerous to fight the Spaniards. He just deliberately sensationalized just now to let Cheng Dong not be too relaxed.

"Where we landed, there are still two days of travel from Lan Chu, where Daochang Chen and the others are, right?" Cheng Dong diverted the topic and asked Su Hao, "Shall we go directly to Lanchu next?" ”

Su Hao said: "Don't worry, let's first establish an advance base here to clear the Spaniards, and then consider the matter of advancing to the whole territory of Luzon." It is estimated that several patriarchs who went to Daming for help have just arrived in the capital now, and it will take at least half a month for them to get the canonization of the saint back. We'll have to wait for them to come back before we can take any further action. ”

Cheng Dong sighed: "Brother Change, it turns out that when you talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, you are far more than the younger brother. ”

Su Hao smiled: "I am a false Taoist, how can I compare it with Bangzhi's true Taoism?" However, whether it is true or not, Bangzhi, you have to remember that if you want to have a long time in the local area, you must be kind to the people here. Of course, kindness is not connivance, if the people think that we Ming people are easy to bully, put their noses in the face, and govern the state, you have to be ruthless to punish them. ”

Cheng Dong said: "Brother Gai, don't worry, Cheng Dong is no longer Wuxia Ameng, the civil affairs of Luzon, just hand over the brother to Cheng Dong." ”

Su Hao said: "Okay, let's just say it, I am responsible for development, you are responsible for maintenance, let's turn Luzon into an overseas enclave of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible." (To be continued.) )