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507 Manila Defense (Part I)

It was gloomy and drizzling, and it was not a good day for the two armies facing each other on Luzon - they were accustomed to using muskets and gunpowder. Where are the novels updated the fastest? Please look for the biquge.info of Aishang Novel Network

Ling Ning quietly poked his head out of a hidden observation post and used his binoculars to monitor the position of the Spanish army on the opposite side. In fact, he didn't have to be so careful, the Spanish arquebus couldn't be hit at a distance. However, Ling Ning was still very cautious - anything could happen on the battlefield, and he didn't want to be caught in a stray bullet. In these years, musket bullets are very large, and even if you don't die, you have to lose half your life, even if you don't die, even if you don't have a non-fatal part such as an arm or thigh, most of them are comminuted fractures after being shot, and they often need to be amputated. In the past few days, the ship's doctor on the "Earl" and a field ambulance team led by Wang Dalin had performed such operations many times, and Ling Ning didn't want to be one of those unlucky people.

The Spaniard on the other side must have been making similar moves, but the other side was more cautious, so much so that it was difficult for Ling Ningtong to find a target for activity - the other party was really forced out! The range and accuracy of the Qionghai rifle was by no means comparable to that of the Spanish arquebus, and the European soldiers were able to find out the range of the Qionghai rifle with great accuracy in just a few days, but at a very high cost - they learned the range of their opponent's weapons little by little by purely using the lives of officers and observation posts.

"These bunnies...... It's a quick learner, and grandma's don't wear military uniforms anymore. ”

Several elite soldiers who followed Ling Ning were all looking around with their guns raised, trying to find one or two targets for them to practice, but unfortunately they didn't get their way. Their mission is to keep Ling Ning safe, but if they have the opportunity, it is not impossible to make a cameo appearance as a sniper. It's just that the Spanish army is now much smarter, and no longer appears in their original bright red and white uniforms, but instead uses strips of rags, weeds, and mud to smear on the outside of their clothes to form a protective color. Now the snipers of the Joan Navy can no longer find their targets as easily as they did in the first few days......

-- Since the first day of the battle between the land and the sea and China, and the Spaniards' hopes for a quick victory, the two sides have been at a stalemate. The so-called stalemate is not that everyone is standing motionless in their own camps, but that small units are constantly being sent to each other to investigate, infiltrate, harass, ambush and counter-ambush...... In short, it has always maintained a flexible contact state.

The Spaniards, relying on their large numbers and having guides who were familiar with the local terrain, once sent people around the city of Manila in an attempt to attack from all over the city in order to find the weak points of Manila's defenses. But Tang Jian's side immediately launched a-for-tat counterattack, their Qiong Navy never defended the city wall, but put the opponent in part of it in a targeted manner, and then used the artificially created environmental advantages and various ambushes to eliminate the opponent. Anyway, for the Qiong Navy, who is accustomed to using muskets, mines, grenades and other hot weapons to destroy the opponent, they never need to fight with the opponent in terms of number and body, no matter how many people there are on the opponent, as long as it is on the right battlefield, in front of mine explosives, the end is almost the same.

Therefore, the Spaniards, who were eager to find holes in the city's defenses, soon discovered that Manila was like a magic cave, and even if there was a gap in the garrison before their eyes, they might not dare to burrow into it lightly - there were already several companies in front of them who thought they had found the opponent's loopholes, and then they were ambushed, and they were blown up by mines and grenades, and few could escape back.

Therefore, the Spaniards quickly gave up the idea of fighting a small-scale infiltration war with their opponents, and the two sides were too far apart in terms of technology, tactics, weapons, and combat ideas. Not to mention, the eye-catching red and white uniforms of the Europeans alone made them look like moving targets in front of the shorthair, and the camouflage green uniforms of the Joan navy on the opposite side were really like fish in water in this dense jungle, especially when the yellow men painted their faces mottled brown, and they could only be spotted when they were face-to-face.

The Spaniards, who were attacking strategically, were forced to go on the defensive, but the Joan navy refused to give up. Tang Jian sent several elite scout teams to constantly harass and infiltrate the Spanish camp outside the city, and killed one or two with cold guns when he found an opportunity, much to the annoyance and horror of Siban. They had also tried to send a large number of men out to encircle and suppress the small troops, but this was bound to be a futile task - the men were so advanced in their weapons that they had the whole city of Manila behind them, and the pursuers did not dare to get too close.

For several days, the Spanish positions outside the city were constantly disturbed, and they had to retreat several times, re-camp, and finally choose a place where they could be supported by naval artillery before they could establish their footing. It is also thanks to the fact that many of these Spaniards were veterans of the Thirty Years of Religious Wars, and they were very experienced in persevering on such a stalemate battlefield.

Ling Ning came here today mainly to observe the other side's sea power, and the main reason why he was able to support the Spanish army camp on land instead of being driven out of the sea was the huge fleet gathered in this bay. Tang Jian didn't want his troops to fight within the enemy's artillery coverage, so he had to tolerate them.

"That's a lot...... It is worthy of the era of great navigation. ”

Looking at the white sails cruising in the bay from afar, Ling Ning couldn't help but exclaim. Ling Ning's love for this era comes from a glorious game "Age of Exploration II" that he played when he was a child, as an avid fan of that game, Ling Ning was able to directly control the sailing ship to and from any port in the world without looking at the sea map, and he was very familiar with it for the next three, four, and five generations, so familiar that he was familiar with Cheng Dù who could identify where it was just by a simple terrain outline on the treasure map...... After arriving in 1629, his greatest wish was to one day be able to sail freely around the world in a galleon, just like in the game.

Of course, Ling Ning is not the kind of person who is completely obsessed with fantasy and ignores reality, it is not as simple as in the game to control a real galleon, so he has been studying and training hard, running a ship at sea has always been a relatively hard and monotonous job, even the seafarer in modern society is still regarded as a not very good profession, let alone a galleon in this era. As a modern person, Ling Ning was able to stay on a sailboat for a long time without feeling the pain, and it was this strong love for Western ships that supported him.

And now, there was such a large Western fleet in front of him, which only made Ling Ning feel relaxed.

"It's spectacular......"

Ling Ning almost forgot that the purpose of his visit was to think about how to deal with them, but a gunnery officer on the "Earl" next to him did not neglect his duty:

"They're very dense and they're all moored...... Sir, I think we can use rockets against them! ”

They didn't have the kind of "Thor" cannon that could fire 20 rockets at a time, but the "Earl" had twin rocket launchers that could fire two rockets at the same time, and the Count was damaged, but these launchers could still be disassembled, including some of the remaining rockets in the arsenal, which could also be used on land.

"The accuracy of a single or twin launch rocket is not very easy to master...... The other side has hidden the big boats in the middle, and even if we attack, we will probably only be able to hit the small boats outside. ”

Ling Ning finally reacted and replied in a low voice. The Spanish fleet was not entirely warship, but was a mix of small cargo ships and merchant ships, which were not so clearly defined in those days. However, it is very clear from the size of the small ships that are only two or three hundred tons that are placed on the periphery of the fleet, and the large-tonnage warships with two or even three layers of artillery decks are all located in the core, even if they are attacked with rockets, unless they can be fully covered at one time, most of them will be blocked by the small boats outside - those small ships are not large in tonnage, and the masts are still quite high, even if the sails are not raised, the dense layers of masts can play a pretty good protective role.

The Spaniards did this because they were apparently prepared for the rockets of the Joan navy. They had suffered a great loss of rockets in the previous battle with the Earl, but for a time they could not think of a way to deal with this new weapon, so they could only use the most primitive meat shield** - those ships of smaller tonnage to block it.

"With a boat or two, carrying a launch shelf and a rocket or two, rush in...... It's definitely going to work. ”

The gunner's eyes were full of hatred on the Earl's eyes, and he had a brother who had died in a naval battle the other day, and had been thinking of revenge.

"The person who went in won't be able to get out."

Ling Ning had never approved of this kind of death squad-style adventure, and in his opinion, every seafarer was very precious. In the future, the Joan Navy will have more sailing ships, and more sailors will be needed to control them, and every sailor who can operate Western galleons at the moment is a precious seed for the future, and it cannot be consumed for this kind of thing in vain.

"And there's no need, the Qionghai will be there in less than a few days. There is only one opening in Manila Bay, and since these ships dare to get in......"

Ling Ning looked at the large and small sailboats with a rather greedy gaze:

"At this point, I can't even use rocket launchers - these cuties will soon become our trophies!"

I haven't asked for a ticket for a long time, so I shouted.

I want a ticket! Recommended tickets are required! RO！ ~！

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