Chapter 1456: Kingdom of Sulu
Not only Cha Zhu and Qin Mufeng, but even Yang Geng and Zheng Haotian on the side were constantly frowning.
"Yu Gong, according to what you said, there is no need to fight this battle, let's just roll up and go home......
Qin Mufeng said astringently.
"It's not necessarily that there isn't the slightest chance ......"
Zheng Cai said in a deep voice: "It's just that we need to look for opportunities, if it is not my expectation, we also have a chance to take Manila, the first one, if the Spanish fleet goes to sea to cruise, that is our opportunity, once the sea encounters, we must be completely annihilated, the Spanish fleet, not our opponent, but I don't know if the Spanish fleet still has the courage to go to sea; Second, if the Spanish fleet can't shrink, then send an amphibious special operations battalion to storm Corregido Island and the North Peninsula, however, the garrison of Corregido Island and the North Peninsula is insufficient, and I don't know if our amphibious battalion is sure to take the opponent, especially the North Peninsula, once we do not take the batteries of the North Peninsula in the short term, Spanish reinforcements will continue to come from Manila, and when the time comes, it will be a battle to the death. Third, the decapitation operation, Inspector Qin, I know that you have given the terrifying combat force of the Intelligence Department to your command, with the help of their elusive ability, touch Corregido Island and the peninsula, wait for the opportunity to kill the generals of the Spanish garrison, or control them, and take advantage of the chaos on both sides of the isthmus, we will force our way into Manila Bay! ”
"The first,"
Cha replied: "The Spanish fleet now almost absolutely does not have the courage to go to sea, and even if it does, it must be cruising near Manila Bay, and can withdraw to the Manila Bay Inland Sea at any time, they are too slippery, and we may not be able to catch them; The second, and the third, even if we can attack Manila Bay, may not be able to take the Spanish fleet and Manila City in the short term, we are also facing a huge risk, once we enter Manila Bay, we will all cut off contact with the outside world, once the Dutch intervene, gallop to Luzon, block the exit, and then attack back and forth, we are in danger, the three strategies, are not safe, especially after the arrival of the Dutch, it is more difficult for us to do, is it out of Manila, Is there any other place near Luzon that you can land? ”
Zheng Cai shook his head and replied: "A small-scale landing is possible, but our warship is too big and there is no dock, so it will definitely run aground, and it is too dangerous......
Yang Geng suddenly said: "Ah Cai, in addition to the direct attack here, I do have a place where I can directly land!" ”
"Where?"
Cha Bolt asked urgently.
"Batangas!"
Yang Geng said: "This is a voyage used by the earliest Spaniards to do business, the nest of the earliest Spaniards is not in Manila, but in Cebu Island further south, and there is a channel in the Verde Strait on the south side of Batangas to Cebu, which is the earliest channel opened up by the Spaniards, called the Verde Channel, Batangas is a seaport in this strait, although now there is Manila, this channel is rarely used, but it should not be damaged, after all, Cebu Island is still an important stronghold of Spain, we bypass Manila Bay, Divert the Straits of Verde and land from Batangas, where Spain's defenses are bound to be weak because of its distance from Manila, as long as our Tenxiong Army completes the landing, then we can drive straight into Manila and attack Manila directly! ”
Zheng Cai's eyes lit up, he withdrew the chart, looked at it carefully, and said in a deep voice: "There is a distance of more than two hundred miles from Batangas to Manila, and the Tianxiong army is marching at full speed, even for geographical deployment, it should take three or four days to reach Manila, but in this way, our attack will be delayed for five or six days, and the attack will lose its suddenness, so we can only fight hard with the Spaniards, in the Luzon Islands, the Spaniards have been operating for hundreds of years, and they are far more familiar with the terrain than us, and we are not familiar with the location. But it's easy to suffer, Inspector Qin, what do you think? ”
Qin Mufeng pursed his lips and replied: "Yugong, you only need to give me a landing location immediately, tens of thousands of Tianxiong troops have completed the landing, where can they care about the rest, can the Spanish army on Luzon Island still be able to stop my Tianxiong army?" What's more, with a distance of just over 200 miles, we can completely raid Manila City with cavalry, where can it take three or four days, only one day and one night, the cavalry can reach Manila City, launch a surprise attack towards Manila City, and be caught off guard, Spain can withstand the assault of our cavalry? ”
"Mu Feng, don't be careless!"
"Luzon is mountainous and hilly, and we don't have a familiar person to guide us, so it's easy to fall into the trap of the Spaniards......"
Qin Mufeng said with a smile: "Lao Cha, you think too much, do you think that Luzon Island is now full of Spanish garrisons?" How can it be? Davis ran all the way to Luzon from the East China Sea, and was so frightened that he almost pulled his pants, where did he dare to disperse his troops? Naturally, we have to concentrate all our forces to defend the most important Manila, I dare say, we will run over all the way, knowing the city of Manila, we will not encounter any decent resistance! We can travel light and fight all the way down to Manila! ”
"So what?"
Cha Zhu smiled bitterly: "Do you think Manila will be easy to take?" It was also a fortress that the Spaniards had been running for decades, and it was stronger than the Red Castle and Geranza! If the Tianxiong army arrives, it is possible to take Manila quickly, and it is difficult to take Manila with only cavalry! ”
"This is not good, that is not good, we still can't fight!"
Qin Mufeng lost his patience and shouted dissatisfied.
"Fight, of course you have to fight! However, there needs to be a complete solution! ”
"We're here to conquer the city, not to send us to death!" The emperor handed over the Tianxiong army to you, you want to bring back all the feathers, once the army is defeated, do you still have the face to return to the Ming Dynasty? ”
Qin Mufeng was speechless, the Tianxiong Army is the lifeblood of the emperor, and it is also his own lifeline, and there is absolutely no room for loss.
"So what the hell is going to do?"
Qin Mufeng said in a sullen voice.
"Master Cha, Inspector Qin, I have a plan!"
Zheng Chenggong on the side said in a deep voice.
Cha Zhu and Qin Mufeng's eyes lit up, and they hurriedly asked, "Ming Yan, what are your clever plans?" ”
Zheng Chenggong said in a deep voice: "Two adults, this Luzon Islands is not only a force of the Spaniards, but also the original Sulu Dynasty, but this Sulu Dynasty was bullied by the Spaniards and suffered, and the entire Luzon Island was lost, and had to retreat in some remote areas of Palawan and Mindanao, the Sulu Kingdom and the Spaniards are as deep as the sea, we can use the power of the Sulu Kingdom to enter the Luzon Islands!" ”