Chapter 208 Zheng He Fort
The Anglo-Saxons did not have a deep civilization. With the help of technological breakthroughs, they began to colonize and invade the world. They crazily divided the world according to their own will, leaving endless disputes and scars.
Although the great eastern countries have returned to the pinnacle of the world from the heavy blockade, in the minds of many people, the self-confidence of the classical Chinese people in the central country and the psychological advantage over the foreigners from all directions have disappeared.
At this moment, Wan Jun's worry about the Europeans was due to the influence of history. He always felt that the Europeans were already too far ahead of China in the late Ming Dynasty.
Wan Jun looked at the bowls in front of him. Zheng Chenggong's words reminded him that the European voyages had lasted for more than two hundred years and that the colonization of America had spanned more than a hundred years.
Among the seven bowls, there are still a few bowls left for China.
After discussing with Zheng Chenggong and others for a while, everyone returned to their rooms to rest early for the next day's journey.
Wanjun was lying on the bed, and the thought in his mind became more and more firm. If the Chinese want to rise, this battle must be fought, at least to block the Anglo-Saxon power to the west of the Andaman Islands.
If China can control the entire west of the Andaman, then the future earth will be a dichotomous world with China and the Anglo-Saxons competing against each other.
Thinking of this, Wan Jun suddenly remembered why Xie Xiaoni suddenly appeared in Taiwan and behaved unusually with Guo Huaiyi.
Thinking of thousands of troops entering a dreamland, Xie Xiaoni, with hundreds of warships, was fighting bravely against the European fleet. The artillery fire was fierce, every big ship was advancing, and the waves were surging on the sea.
Suddenly, the sea turned into a starry sky, and among the dots of starlight, Wan Jun saw the familiar air and space army base of the great Eastern country.
There is only one king at the top of the world's nations, and he is the Chinese.
Even in the original timeline, where the Anglo-Saxons were hundreds of years ahead in technology, it took less than a hundred years for the Chinese to go from being bullied to the top of the world.
The Anglo-Saxons gathered the strength of the entire world to build a space exploration base, and the Chinese people in the East accomplished this feat on their own.
In the following time, the Chinese people were rapidly leaving behind the Anglo-Saxons in everything from space technology to biology, chemical engineering, and physical technology.
"The Führer!"
The two maids woke up the army and said, "It's time to set off!"
Wan Jun simply washed his face, and his mind was trying to recall last night's dream, the familiar metal structure space capsule, and the dreamy console.
Zheng Chenggong stood guard outside the door. When he saw Wan Jun coming out, he stepped forward and said, "The fleet is ready and can set off!"
Wan Jun nodded. There was no starry sky console in front of him, only a simple fleet from the seventeenth century. "Let's go!"
The journey to the sea of stars began with a small sampan, and now with the emergence of thousands of armies, China's starting point is much better than the world before.
Wan Jun led everyone onto the battleship. With a few whistles, the fleet raised anchor and sail, and began to sail out of the bay, heading south.
Heading south from Taiyuan Port, the fleet quickly sailed into the Bashi Strait. Less than two hundred miles south from here, the shadow of Luzon Island was already visible in the afternoon.
Under the blue sky, a black shadow gradually became darker, and as the fleet approached, a piece of land coastline was revealed.
Relying on the guidance of those who had escaped from Luzon, the fleet began to turn and sail along the coastline.
At night the fleet lowered its sails and pressed
Sail slowly according to the position of the discerned stars. Although there is a deviation, the distance is not too different, and you can adjust it quickly during the day.
It was not until the afternoon of the third day that the lookout sentry on the top of the mast gave a signal, and there were three tiny black spots on the sea in the distance.
The six new warships released their full sails and galloped towards the distance. Soon the flags on the advancing warships changed to a fighting posture.
Zheng Chenggong said from the side, "It seems they are Spanish!"
The three ships turned around, but before they had time to escape, they were surrounded by six warships, forcing them to come towards the main fleet where Wanjun was.
When the three ships approached, two Europeans drove a small boat onto the battleship where Wan Jun was located. While gesturing to everyone, they spoke in Spanish.
The Portuguese Polodoge who was accompanying the ship came in handy and translated the Spanish words to Wanjun, "Dear Your Highness, the Spanish praise your fleet as unparalleled in the entire world."
After the Spaniards finished speaking, Polodoge said, "The Spaniards say that they are the peaceful merchant ships of Manlicut, the governor of Manila. Please let them go. They are willing to keep half of the goods."
Wan Jun said, "Tell them that the Spaniards massacred the Chinese many times on Luzon Island, and now they are sending an attack fleet to China. The two countries are at war."
Borodozhi translated Wan Jun's words to the Spaniards with dignity. Wan Jun did not want to waste time. "He ordered all three ships to be taken as spoils of war, and the crew members were dispersed to each ship as prisoners."
Zheng Chenggong waved his hand, and several soldiers came forward to detain the Spaniards.
Wanjun said to Parado, "Choose two of them to lead the way for us."
After that, he turned to Zheng Chenggong and said, "The fleet continues to move forward!"
After another day and night of sailing, at dawn of the second day, under the prompts of the Spanish, the fleet began to slow down, and Manila was about to arrive!
Wanjun parked the warships in the distance, and sent several shallow-draft blessing ships to the front. Six hundred soldiers took advantage of the cover of night and began to land on the shore.
Before dawn, more than 300 soldiers successfully landed on the land in the bay and began to line up to attack a small village not far away.
The Spaniards in the village soon sounded the alarm, and twenty-eight Spanish soldiers ran out shouting and began to form a formation at the edge of the village, aiming their muskets at the Chinese army.
The Chinese army advanced to 150 steps and then stopped advancing. A hundred soldiers formed a formation and started shooting at the Spaniards.
After a round of gunfire, all twenty-eight Spanish soldiers were immediately wiped out.
The Chinese army quickly stepped forward, stabbed to death all the screaming and struggling soldiers who fell to the ground with bayonets, and then took control of the entire village.
The remaining people in the village were brought out by the soldiers. Wan Jun saw European women, red barbarian men with big beards, and more than ten Han Chinese in rags.
The Han people knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, "We are all Chinese, please forgive us. We have no land in our hometown, so we had no choice but to cross the sea to survive."
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, due to various reasons, overseas Chinese who made a living overseas were generally considered to be abandoned by the dynasty, and they did not care whether they lived or died overseas.
Now if you want to run Luzon, you must make use of the large number of Chinese.
Wan Jun raised his hand and said, "Let all the Han people go, and the rest will be escorted behind the formation."
After everything was properly dealt with, Wanjun used the village as an advance base, and the army began to assemble towards the shore for a great battle.
The ships lined up in the bay, with their guns pointing directly at the Spanish fortress, Santiago Castle, not far away.
The Spanish have been operating in Manila for more than half a century. The entire castle is made of solid stone. The city wall is nearly seven meters high and ten meters thick, with towers and forts built above.
During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, Lin Feng, a great pirate in the South China Sea, once organized troops to attack Manila for the sake of the war in Luzon. Unfortunately, although the Spanish were insufficient in number, they relied on bunkers and elite firearms to defeat the pirate corps.
The pirates suffered more than two hundred losses in the entire battle, while the Spaniards only lost two people.
The army watched from a distance for a while. The Spanish castle was behind a moat more than ten meters wide. The conspicuous fort and triangular fort were typical bastion structures.
This kind of fortress is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even if there are only a few dozen Spanish soldiers guarding it, it can stop several times the enemy.
If it was a siege, the troops would not have much time, so they would order the warships on the bay to attack with cannons.
After receiving the order, the battleships lined up in a row and began to bombard Santiago Castle one after another.
Amidst the huge sound of cannons, cannons weighing several kilograms flew through the sky, and in just a split second, they struck the fortress wall dullly.
However, the effect was extremely limited. On the city wall made of stone, the cannons struck down with thunderous force. The gravel and smoke dispersed, leaving only a trace about an inch deep.
It is impossible to destroy the castle with cannons in a short time.
Cui Ziyi said from the side, "Führer, although artillery is powerful, it cannot hit the enemy behind the wall. Why not use rocket launchers?"
Wan Jun nodded, waved his hand and said, "Use rocket launchers and blanket bombing!"
Soon the soldiers lifted bundles of rocket launchers from the ship. After adjusting the distance, a rocket launcher shot into the air.
However, the distance and angle were not calculated correctly. The rocket passed over the castle and landed on the other side of the castle, blowing up a large cloud of smoke and dust.
After the test firing, the soldiers began to adjust the angle and distance, and large rocket launchers were quickly installed on simple launchers.
As the military order "fire" sounded, the rocket launchers simultaneously spurted flames, trailing white smoke trails into the sky.
This time the angle of elevation was even greater. The rocket launcher flew into the air and then drew an arc, then flew straight towards the Spanish fortress below.
With a loud explosion, a Spanish cannon on a fort was overturned and fell to the bottom of the city wall.
The fire and smoke from the rocket launchers continued to rise, and the entire city of Santiago was like a pot of boiling water, with flames and explosions blooming in all directions.
Zheng Chenggong praised from the side, "If we had had this sharp weapon, it would have been much easier for us to fight the Dutch!"
After one round of bombing stopped, Wanjun saw that the effect was good, and waved to the soldiers to prepare for the next round of rocket launchers. At this moment, a white flag was raised on the Santiago Castle, shaking nervously.
The door of the castle was quickly opened, and two Spaniards came out, waving white flags and walking toward the Chinese army.
Wan Jun said happily, "We surrendered so quickly."
Boluoduoji said excitedly on the side, "Führer, my dear Highness, we have captured Manila!"
The Spaniard came forward holding a white flag, chirped, and then bowed respectfully.
Chapter completed!