Beiyang new warlord

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The sailors are skillfully manipulating the sails, and the Spanish soldiers on the fort wall are also yawning lazily and distracted. The recent war between Ming and Spain has made everyone exhausted, but there is always a coincidence A Spanish garrison stared boredly at a certain ship entering the port, as if he was being stared at with hairs, and a busy sailor also turned his head abruptly.

They were still a bit mentally disturbed, and the two looked at each other for a few seconds, thinking that the exposed sailor yelled directly, and then took out his flintlock gun and aimed it at the past, the poor poor Spanish soldier was just wandering Taixu, whose brain was still in a state of blooming, was shot down by a bullet. He was not dead yet, holding the wound on his stomach, he let out a shrill scream in an instant.

What's going on?All of a sudden, the Spanish conquistadors on the top of the fort wall ran over with matchlock guns and long swords. This scene even more stimulated the Ming sailors on the bow. The sharp muskets were shooting randomly at the town below, and the stray bullets were flying. If they didn't know that they were attacked, these Spaniards were not worthy of being world conquerors, just call themselves pigs!

"Enemy attack!!!"

Dodging shooting under the crenel, these Spaniards screamed mournfully, a handyman in tattered sackcloth and barefoot immediately ran to the bell tower of the fortress, dragging the heavy bell hammer in the middle, shaking it with a loud bang. The deafening sound of bells shook the entire bay.

However, the bell didn't ring for long, and a cannon raised high by the battleship next to the fort hit the tower unbiasedly.

On the top of the wall, a few Spanish soldiers pushed the cannons facing the sea and turned their heads anxiously, blocking the entrance, but at this moment, a burst of gunshots rang out behind them, this time it was not as loud as before. The gun was so wet, the dense bullets hit the wall, and the back of the Spanish gunner who was still turning around burst out a few blood holes in an instant, even if the Spanish plate armor didn't block it, a few mouthfuls of blood sprayed the heaviest 36-pound fortress The gun barrel is all red.

The incident happened too suddenly, and most of the Manila defenders followed the fleet to Malacca to fight against the Ming pirates. The huge seaside fortress had only more than 100 defenders, and it was impossible to take care of it.

They were already ready to reveal their secrets at any time. The two galleons had just entered the front, and the sand boats had already been lowered to land from behind. When the defenders reacted after being shot, more than 100 Ming warriors had already touched them from the south gate.

However, there were some small episodes in the sure-fire seizure of the city. The first row of the Ming army fired their muskets, inserted their bayonets, and rushed in. The second row followed closely. At this time, I don’t know where the Spanish conquistadors are. The mechanism was activated, and with a bang, the ton-heavy iron gate slammed down heavily. The two Ming soldiers who were rushing in screamed and were crushed directly underneath, crushing their bodies into two sections. Died on the spot.

Looking back in astonishment, more than thirty Ming troops were trapped inside the fortress by the gate.

I also know that if the Ming army from outside rushes in, I will be finished, and I don’t care about the Ming battleship that rushed into Manila Bay. War Sword, the first to slide down the stairs, more than 100 Spanish conquistadors grabbed their spears and drew out their war swords to follow behind him, also screaming and killing them.

You must know that more than 100 years ago, the Spaniards conquered the Aztec Empire with a population of 700 million with a force of 2000. These forces have reached one-fifth of the conquerors. The orientals, who are slightly thin, seem to be easy for them.

But when these messy and dirty Spanish soldiers got their hands on it, I realized that they were thinking too much!

The triangular bayonet array has almost been integrated into the bones of the Dongjiang Army, without even a brief moment of astonishment. Leaning against the heavy gate, three rows of gleaming bayonets stood up directly. He was at the front, before the sword he held high was knocked away by a bayonet, and then the second bayonet pierced his chest fiercely with familiarity.

There was another crisp sound, and a hole was pierced in the high-quality Spanish plate armor, and blood was seen outside. Fortunately, the captain retreated quickly, and the quality of the plate armor was also good, otherwise it would be a transparent hole.

But his luck came to an end. The officer behind him, who was equipped with a revolver in one hand and a saber in the other, put his arm around his face, and a muffled sound filled his face. Hit the Conqueror behind him.

Not only the soldiers of the two countries are competing, but also the combat ideology of the two countries. The level of armaments is competing. There are gunshots on both sides, and some people fall in the firefight. Before the famous Spanish square The spearmen in the platoon stabbed fiercely, and the bayonets that were cut short were indeed a bit embarrassing, but immediately the revolvers of the first few officers found the place, and the distance was only three or four meters away, specially shooting Face sprayed, the spearmen in the front row who were hit by six bursts of rapid fire were caught off guard, and a dozen or so lay down wailing.

Taking advantage of that loophole, the warriors of the Ming army, who were at a disadvantage in numbers, went up. Without the spearmen to resist the line, the long swordsman behind him was like flesh, and the Spanish swordsman with a curly beard next to him didn't respond. Come over, the person in front is gone, a bayonet went straight to his face and pierced him.

After all, he has been overseas for so many years, and his acquired reaction ability made him slam his sword to block it, but he could block this one, but he couldn't block the next one. With a bang, the bayonet stabbed straight into his chest.

However, the Spanish breastplate once again saved his life. There was an iron guy blocking it, and with the thick wool felt sweater inside, the bayonet was only pierced by more than half an inch, and the strength was exhausted. Some blood was taken back by its owner.

But the Ming army’s bayonets were a trio! The third bayonet was lifted upwards with a sure-fire momentum, and with a bang, it was stabbed in the throat, and the eyeballs of the Spanish soldier protruded outwards. At the same time, blood poured out, and he knelt down softly.

Behind him, nooses were thrown up and hung on the crenel. On the south wall of the fortress without manpower defense, Bei Mingrui, carrying a flintlock gun, climbed up like ants. At the door, the famous Spanish square shattered Half of it was killed by the Ming army cut in front of them. Basically, the first gate that the Spaniards rely on to protect Manila is almost the same.

On the other side, another massacre was going on.

As expected of the Spaniards who are the conquerors of the world, there are only two armed merchant ships and a few small galleons left in the port, but they are still stubbornly resisting. They rushed out of the port, and a total of six ships drew a scythe familiarly. Front, 86 cannons on the side, the muzzles were aimed at the Ming army with murderous intent.

However, at this time, there were as many as eleven Ming troops rushing into Manila Bay, and they were facing the city of Manila in a straight line. These Spanish ships faced a total of 24 wrecking guns from 260-pound to [-]-pound ships!

"Fat Master!"

The two sides roared almost at the same time, hundreds of cannons drew the red light of death together in the dense night, and finally fell heavily on each other, countless water jets splashed up, and the hot shells easily pierced through the fragile With a loud groan, the heavy mast collapsed, and the Spaniards who had just finished firing their cannons were torn into red pieces together with their cannons.

In the first round, it seemed that the two sides were coming and going, but in the second round, most of the Spanish ships were dumb. In the third round, there were only sporadic two or three cannons firing weakly, but the Ming army fired more than one cannon, as if Like a chainsaw, the Royal Navy and the fleet directly under the East India Company drew a circle of death in the spacious and calm Manila Bay. Round after round of fiery artillery fire hit the Spaniards' heads tightly, amidst the violent explosions , The Spanish invincible ships that spanned half of the world disintegrated one after another in the harbor, and the fragments of the broken warships floated in the sea like mayflies with the corpses of sailors. After eighteen rounds in a row, not only did the six Spanish ships disappear. Even the bustling port of Manila was ravaged by a large amount of blood. I don’t know which country’s merchant ships and native fishing boats capsized together in front of the shoal of the port. .

This time, in order to occupy Luzon, Mao Jue mobilized an entire corps from the capital corps, and he also boldly used a surrender. The leader of the corps this time was Huang Degong, who was captured in the battle of Lizhuang.

Putting on Dongjiangxuan's black military uniform, the embroidered epaulets on the shoulders dragged down strings of beautiful golden tassels, Huang Chuangzi's face was still as deep and serious as ever.

But sitting on the sandboat and rushing to land on the beach, watching the Spaniards fleeing in panic under the artillery fire of the Ming Dynasty, this former loyal minister of the Nanming Dynasty, his pupils stretched out but he couldn't hide a flash of brilliance.

On the surface of the sea, the flames of war have not yet been extinguished, sand boats full of soldiers rushed up the tidal flat like centipedes, and the black sun and moon flag of Ming Dynasty was flying fiercely in the firelight!

Chapter 657. Blood for blood, tooth for tooth

The raging fire is constantly hovering over the city of Manila. The advantage of the Spaniards lies in the sea. They have sea fortresses and an invincible fleet. Since the establishment of the Manila colony 70 years ago, no army from any country has been able to invade the capital of the Spanish Philippines. However, the Ming Empire was also the first to open the strong clamshell of the Spaniards.

However, this is also the first time Huang Degong has disobeyed orders on the battlefield. The military order Mao Jue gave him was just one word, kill! This kind of massacre of civilians is not a cold, although his troops also rob the common people, there is no way to do it, who can't make up for the military's salary?But his subordinates will not easily massacre cities and villages like the beast soldiers under He Renlong Zuo Liangyu Gao Jie. Everyone knows that under Huang Chuangzi's hands, it is a capital offense!

The troops marched into the city in an orderly manner along the spacious road beside the port, and along the way they only lit some isolated buildings for lighting, and did not invade from house to house. Of course, this has something to do with the Spanish's weak resistance. The troops left in the capital of the Spanish Philippines are only four to five hundred, which is indeed enough to deal with the local natives. To deal with the entire Daming Corps with live ammunition and cannons, they were hoisted and hammered, and a group of fortresses were captured. After a batch of deaths, there is not much left. The last part is also shrunk to the only place in Manila with a city wall, Fort St. George, and the city is almost a red light all the way.

But just like the accident when the sea castle was captured, just as they were marching into the city, suddenly a dozen leading scouting cavalry galloped over with the horses that had been shipped with great difficulty, holding up their torches and shouting at the Chinese army with.

"Report, on the outskirts of Dongcheng, a large number of Western barbarians have been found in ambush!"

"Oh? There is such a thing!"

To be honest, this attack on Manila was considered a military adventure for Ming. As for the military information here, there are only Spanish prisoners captured from pirate ships. Yes, there are large forces that don't engage in urban street fighting, what kind of fancy spoons are they running in the suburbs and shallows?

However, if you have enemies, you can’t ignore them. Just like Westerners don’t understand Chinese people, Daming doesn’t understand Spaniards either. According to rumors in Daming, these guys can recruit giant dragons to fight! So he hesitated for a while, Huang Degong raised his hand , stopped the seventh and eighth regiment of the fifth regiment on the move, and the infantry of the three regiments held flintlock guns and pushed ten field cannons, and followed the scout cavalry towards the southwest.

To be honest, even if it is the capital of the Spanish Philippines, Manila is just a small city. There are various ethnic groups living in the city, with a population of about 5. The towns are clearly divided, and the white people are nobles. They live in Philip Castle and the tall and luxurious European-style buildings nearby. In the middle and below are the various tribes of the local natives, and in the southeast near the sea is the settlement of the Ming people.

To the southwest is the residential area of ​​Ming people. The Ming sea merchants came to Manila to do business here. Although the status is the lowest, the hard work of the Ming people makes the houses here obviously better than the native neighborhoods next to the white people. It is much more clean and tidy, and there are tall and wealthy houses among them. However, in the dark night, the whole community is like a prison of death. There is no sound of insects. Walking on the streets here, Dongjiang soldiers can only hear The sound of his own hurried footsteps and heartbeat.

The atmosphere is weird and suffocating!

Not only the soldiers, even Huang Degong, who had experienced hundreds of battles and bathed in the blood of dead people, felt hairy. He was just halfway through the march, and he hurriedly called the scout leading the team over, and at the same time he slammed his hands Hold up: "Stop the army!"

"General, are you calling me?"

Pulling the horse's head, the scout came back quickly, got off the horse, kowtowed on one knee and asked.

"Are you sure there is no ambush in this town?"

"My lord, there is indeed no ambush! The humble brothers have checked house by house!"

The scout troops are the ones with the best treatment and the highest chance of promotion in the entire Northern Ming army. As a Sinicized wild Jurchen who was born in Liaodong, this person can't lie to himself, but looking at the neighborhood without even a single light, Huang Degong's heart still beats. , looking left and right, asked in astonishment.

"There are candles all over the city, why is it so quiet here?"

"General, you forgot, why did we start this war?"

Full of disbelief, the Liaodong scout's voice was even a little excited, and he replied hastily.

"This is the residential area of ​​our Ming people, they slaughtered all the Ming people!"

If the Spaniards slaughtered more than 2 Ming people in Manila as far away as the capital, it would be nothing more than a series of numbers to Huang Degong. If a person is killed, he deserves it, and he blames Mao Jue for fighting this useless war that consumes labor and money.

But when he really stood on this uninhabited street, Huang Degong could only experience the sadness, silence, resentment and unwillingness, the indignation of the rabbit's death and the fox's sorrow. Hearing the angry shouts of the scouts, Huang Degong couldn't help but fell silent.

But this is just the beginning, the real shock is still ahead! After confirming that there is no danger, Huang Degong ordered to continue to attack, and the infantry with flintlock guns also walked forward with a heavy heart. After a while, the sound of horseshoes suddenly It suddenly sounded in the extraordinarily empty night sky.

Already nervous, the infantrymen in the front row bowed their waists almost reflexively, raised their guns, and the artillerymen also set up their field cannons. However, while they were watching nervously, a few scouts from their own team who were monitoring the enemy came back hurriedly. Waving the green flag at hand while running.

"Safe! The crisis is over!"