It's daybreak. The entire Imperial City of Manila has been completely controlled, leaving only the Manila Cathedral in the center of the city. This church is very majestic and strong, almost like a fortress.
Donkey Dan stood on the street, observing the church from a section of the square.
The overall architectural style of Spain is generally an architectural form that combines Arabic style and European classicism.
Mysterious and restrained, calm and profound.
Spain has been invaded by the Romans, Visigoths, Arabs and other nationalities in history. Various cultures have been blending and colliding with each other for a long time, and various styles have been skillfully referenced and integrated, making the architecture eclectic and unique.
Even though Donkey Dan didn't know much about architectural art, it still didn't affect his appreciation of this exquisite building.
However, according to the master's order, if the Spaniards did not surrender, they would be bombarded with unscrupulous artillery. With a little regret, Donkey Dan had no choice but to destroy it with cannons.
Regarding this kind of cannon that captures bamboo shoots, Lu Dan is well aware of its power.
Many people were not killed by the bombing, but were shocked to death alive. They were bleeding from their orifices, but no scars could be seen on the outside. But their internal organs were shattered by the shock wave.
At this time, the Spanish Governor and all the nobles and high-ranking officials here, as well as their ladies and ladies, were gathered in the church hall.
They prayed in fear that these barbarians would not break their last stronghold.
They are well aware of the crimes committed against the Han people over the past hundred years, and they are worried about being liquidated.
Major Simon, on the other hand, was directing the last grenade launcher team to fire.
Thirty grenadiers used grenade launchers of this era to fire grenades in all directions. They were not short of ammunition. When they retreated, they brought in food, ammunition and other supplies.
There is a well in the church and sufficient reserves. They think it will not be a problem to hold on for a few months.
These grenade launchers are like installing a bell mouth on the muzzle of a heavy matchlock gun. Like a mortar, small spherical grenades are placed in the bell mouth, and then the trigger is pulled, and with a bang, the grenade launcher is fired.
The medicine will expand from the barrel of the gun and drive the ball out.
This kind of grenade launcher and rifle grenade were invented very early.
It had been invented by the Spanish in the early 17th century. Then, like the Spanish galleon and the heavy matchlock gun, which were excellent representatives of the Galenic ships they built, they quickly spread throughout Europe.
The church is surrounded by two-story zigzag buildings. There are no windows on the first floor, but there are small stone windows with hollow carvings on the second floor.
These windows are ideal for shooting. They are similar to bunkers. From the inside you can clearly see the square and streets outside.
The two pirate groups were in no hurry to attack because the Spaniards were alone.
In Southeast Asia, this was their only stronghold. There were not many Europeans in East and Southeast Asia during this era. There were only a few limited strongholds.
The Spanish occupied Manila. The Dutch occupied Malacca City and Batavia City (today's Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia). The Portuguese occupied Macau.
However, Macau is different from them. The Portuguese in Macau obtained legal residency by bribing local officials. This is still the territory of the Ming Dynasty and is under local jurisdiction.
As for other European forces, it is even less likely to come to the rescue of Spain. They also attacked the city of Malacca and had already enmity with the Dutch.
The Spanish mainland has only been here for half a year, so don't even think about it. It will take several months for the news of the fall of this place to spread back.
Rifle grenades and iron balls like small melons fell around, and then exploded.
The pirates carried out all kinds of furniture and built simple barricades. Therefore, they were not afraid of being bombed. However, the Spanish also successfully delayed the pirates' approach.
"Dig gun emplacements on the street and bury the heartless cannons in them." Donkey Dan ordered.
The pirates' weapons were restricted. They didn't even have firearms before. Because Yang Fan didn't trust them, but in the hundreds of battles that followed, they proved their loyalty.
Because the treatment given by Master Yang is so good. Although the orcs will never be slaves, unless they are provided with food and shelter. Master Yang's outrageous benefits from cradle to grave will completely conquer them immediately.
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Didn't they become pirates just to live a good life? They have never had such a good life. So why are they messing around? Just follow Mr. Yang and that's it.
Later, Yang Fan distributed various captured backward firearms to them, such as tiger squatting cannons, general cannons, etc. Now they are also equipped with Fran machine cannons, copper-fired cannons, etc.
But they were all captured by Yang Fan in the war, and they were of various types, and they could be found anywhere.
There are even various bizarre firearms seized from the Mongols. There are even camel cannons from the Mongols in the desert.
Yang Fan didn't like these junk things, so he simply gave them to the pirates. But the pirates didn't mind. They installed a rotating device on the camel cannon, fixed it on the side of the ship, and used it as an eagle cannon. Or they added two wheels.
, used as infantry artillery.
At this time, black muzzles were exposed on every street and behind the barricades. It was these infantry cannons modified from camel cannons. They were staring eagerly at the windows where heavy matchlock guns were constantly firing.
From time to time, rifle grenades were fired from the back of the roof. It was not possible to get close to the outer wall of the church for the time being. Because they did not receive orders, the pirates did not fight back.
As for a powerful weapon like the Heartless Cannon, Yang Fan would not leave it to the pirates. It could only be controlled by the artillery squadron among the servants. Therefore, Donkey Dan brought them here.
The engineers used picks and shovels to remove the paving stones from the street. Then they dug a pit and buried a 1220mm diameter steel pipe. They then backfilled the soil and poured water to compact it.
This kind of heartless cannon is essentially a gunpowder ejector. The barrel is very thin, light in weight, and easy to transport. In fact, this kind of gun does not rely on the barrel to withstand the chamber pressure during firing. Instead, it relies on the pressure of the surrounding soil to ensure that
It won't explode. Therefore, you must bury enough soil and water it thoroughly.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although this thing is powerful, it is not safe. If not, it may self-destruct and kill the artilleryman.
Therefore, Yang Fan asked his second idiot to purchase second-hand seamless steel pipes removed from old equipment from Hyundai.
This kind of steel pipe is made from a whole steel ingot, which is heated red and then squeezed out with a 10,000-ton extruder. Just like squeezing out toothpaste.
The steel pipe produced in this way is very strong, far beyond the comparison of welded and cast steel pipes.
This thing is not cheap second-hand. The current technology for large-diameter seamless steel pipes in my country is that the main production processes are hot-rolled large-diameter seamless steel pipes and heat-enlarged diameter seamless steel pipes.
This type is thermally expanded seamless steel pipe, with the maximum specification being 325mm-1220mm. The maximum thickness of the pipe wall is 200mm.
Yang Fan asked Er DaoZi to cut the steel pipe into steel pipe sections with a length of 1.5 meters, and then use electric welding to seal the tail end. In this way, a heartless cannon was ready.
Anyway, maroon gunpowder is used as the propellant, and the pressure of the soil can basically ensure the safety of the artillery. When the time comes, when launching, stay far away and use a match rope to ignite. If it really explodes, no one will be hurt.
Now the artillery and mines of the Yang Fan system, as well as various explosives, all use the same type of pull tube as the grenade. Insert the pull tube into the explosive or fire door, and someone can pull the rope from behind, and it can be launched instantly.
An hour later, all the unconscionable cannons on the five streets facing the Manila Cathedral were ready. The artillery squadron leader Ma Chen asked Donkey Dan whether to fire.
Donkey Dan took out the pocket watch given by the master, looked at it and said: "From now on, we will shoot once every quarter of an hour. Use twenty kilograms of fertilizer and explosive bags wrapped in rawhide. Let's start now."
The five heartless cannons were fired immediately, and according to Yang Fan's order, one shot was fired every quarter of an hour.
The artilleryman pulled the match rope, and there was a loud bang. A huge puff of smoke and flames spurted out. The force of the launch caused the ground to shake violently.
People nearby felt their abdominal diaphragms vibrating, which was very uncomfortable.
The five explosive packets rolled and drew a parabola, accurately flying a hundred meters and falling into the interior of the church.
This chapter has been completed!