On the flagship, the people of Sulu were stunned, no wonder they dared to say that they would be able to drive away the Spaniards, no wonder they dared to say that even the Dutch drove out of the South Seas, the Ming Empire is the Ming Empire, this strength, it is really not covered, the artillery is too fierce, in an instant, a lighthouse is under the bombardment of shells, and it is extinguished, with such a strong artillery fire, how long can Manila City last?

"Alright, don't be in a daze, log in with us immediately! Yu Gong, order the battleships to be on alert, the cavalry of the Tianxiong Army will land first, protect the infantry and cavalry and then land, the speed must be fast, we can't leave too much time for the Spaniards to react! ”

Qin Mufeng shouted loudly.

Zheng Cai hurriedly gave the order, and the troop carriers, under the protection of the fleet, began to approach the bay, and under the transportation of small boats and sampans, a group of Tianxiong troops boarded Batangas.

The Tianxiong army in the two towns had a strength of 40,000 troops, plus 100 artillery pieces of various calibers, including 6,000 cavalry, and the battleships and large troop carriers could not dock, so they could only rely on small boats and sampans to ferry people.

"Yu Gong, there is nothing to do with you here, immediately lead the fleet back to the waters of Manila Bay, and join Lao Cha and Haotian and them, and I will be enough for the affairs on the shore!"

Qin Mufeng said.

Zheng Cai was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Inspector Qin, if my fleet withdraws, once you encounter a defeat on the shore, there will be no way to retreat!" ”

"Nonsense!"

Qin Mufeng shouted: "Lao Tzu with an elite army of 40,000, not to mention in Nanyang, even in the nest of Westerners, you can still call the wind and rain, the Spaniards can't help me, let's go, where do you think Lao Cha is safe?" The Spanish fleet is not to be worried, but what if the Dutch fleet arrives, and when the time comes, Lao Cha will be under the enemy's back, and he will have to protect our troop transports, but it will be enough for him to drink a pot, and go back immediately, and from here to Manila, in three days at most, I will attack Manila, and at the same time the cavalry will bypass Manila and go straight to the Bataan Peninsula, and in one fell swoop will end the batteries on the Bataan Peninsula! As long as a few batteries on the Bataan Peninsula are broken, the batteries on Corregido Island alone will not be able to stop our fleet! ”

Zheng Cai's eyes widened suddenly, what Qin Mufeng said made sense, now it is not the Tianxiong Army that is facing the threat, but Cha Butang and Lord Haotian, the two of them have a fleet, but they are very easy to be caught between the Spanish fleet and the Dutch fleet, you must know that when attacking Yizhou, the Spaniards ran to Yizhou to help, this time attacking Luzon, maybe the Dutch fleet will come to Luzon to help, if the Dutch fleet really appears, the two fleets together, it is really enough for the first fleet to drink a pot, even if it will not be defeated, At least there is not much hope of victory......

Zheng Cai stopped talking nonsense, leaving only two small warships cruising around Batangas, and he led the Second Fleet in the direction of Manila Bay.

Qin Mufeng looked at the guide sent by the Sulu people, and asked: "Mi Dasu, Anteba, my current plan is that the cavalry will raid the forts on the Bataan Peninsula, and the infantry and artillery will stay behind to attack Manila City, your main task now is to be able to let my cavalry reach the Bataan Peninsula without being discovered by the Spaniards, and to allow my infantry and artillery to reach Manila City as quickly as possible, is there a problem?" ”

Mi Dasu said in a deep voice: "General, there is no problem in reaching Manila City as quickly as possible, we are too familiar with the roads in this area, the only trouble is to let the cavalry go to the Bataan Peninsula unknowingly, it is not easy, you don't know, from Batangas to Manila, there are two huge inner lakes on this road, if you want to bypass Manila, you have to go around the inland sea, this circle down, at least three hundred miles more, and the road is mountainous, and the delay of four or five days is certain, If we don't make a detour, Manila chokes the Batanas to the Bataan Peninsula, and from the edge of the inland sea to Manila Bay, the narrowest point is less than thirty miles, and the width is less than fifty miles, and Spain must have been prepared for it, and the area is full of Spanish eyeline, and we have no way to pass through it safely......"

"And what can you do?"

Mi Dasu said in a deep voice: "General, there is a fishing town on the edge of the inland sea, there are almost twenty or thirty thousand people, there should be hundreds of large and small fishing boats in the town, I think the general can send troops to occupy this Karalan town, and then requisition boats, directly cross the sea, from south to north, but eighty miles away, full speed forward, that is, most of the time, you can cross to the north shore of the inland sea, and then land directly, rushing towards the Bataan Peninsula, you can completely throw off the eyes of the Spaniards, and rush towards the Bataan Peninsula, more than five hundred miles away, If you march day and night, five days is enough! ”

Qin Mufeng frowned, specially, he originally thought that landing from other places would be faster, but now he found out that going around in a big circle is equivalent to going around Manila Bay, but now there is no point in talking about this, the top priority is to use the shortest time to rush to the Bataan Peninsula......

"Xia Wanchun, the matter of the raid on the Bataan Peninsula will be handed over to you, all the six thousand cavalry will be handed over to you, I have only one request, rush to the Bataan Peninsula in the shortest possible time, take the Bataan Peninsula in one fell swoop, and provide assistance for the fleet to attack Manila Bay!"

Qin Mufeng shouted in a deep voice.

Xia Wanchun waved his hand and replied: "Master Governor, I don't need 6,000 cavalry, I only need 3,000 cavalry, and then one person and two horses, day and night, Marcel people do not stop, so that we can reach the Bataan Peninsula at the fastest speed, besides, with the combat strength of the elite cavalry of the Tianxiong Army, how many people do the Spaniards have to send to intercept us?" No amount of troops is useless, 3,000 cavalry is enough to take the Bataan Peninsula! There are more people, but the target is bigger, and it is easier to expose your whereabouts! ”

Qin Mufeng nodded, Xia Wanchun is smart, he knows that the most important thing now is time, three thousand cavalry, fully armed, to take down a few forts, naturally it is no problem, unless there are tens of thousands of Spanish troops gathered there, otherwise, it is impossible to hold the Bataan fort!

"Well, herald, the infantry march at full speed, rush to the city of Manila, do not hide your whereabouts, let me swagger away, to attract the attention of the Spanish army in Manila, lest they keep an eye on the whereabouts of the cavalry! Forward, win, fight here! ”

Qin Mufeng shouted loudly.

(End of chapter)