This battle in St. Jones proved that Zhu Hongyu's plan was successful.
The Spaniards were so stupid that they raided Lingayen, so that only three thousand Spanish musketeers appeared on the battlefield of St. Jones.
According to pre-war intelligence, after the Spaniards received reinforcements from the galleon fleet, their strength in Manila was approximately 5,000 Spanish white musketeers.
But only three thousand appeared on the battlefield of St. Jones. Needless to say, the remaining two thousand were definitely heading for Lingayen.
Actually, Lin Jiayan was just a casual move made by Zhu Hongyu.
It would be best for the Spaniards to raid Lingayen, so that fewer enemies would appear on the battlefield of St. Jones.
The Liberation Army can win more easily!
It doesn't matter if the Spaniards don't go, since he has 5,000 Zheng army elite soldiers as reinforcements.
As long as he does not act foolishly, divide his forces to attack together, or underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, Zhu Hongyu does not think there is a possibility of defeat.
That’s it from the front!
Zhu Hongyu had thought that the Spaniards would divide their troops, but he really didn't expect that the Spaniards would be so brave and divided up two thousand troops in one go.
Good guy, this is leaving no escape route for yourself!
Did they really not expect that the army would be trapped in Lingayen and then defeated on the St. Jones battlefield?
Speaking of Zheng Chenggong sending troops to reinforce himself, would the Spaniards not know about such a big thing?
The Spaniard’s command this time was simply out of control!
Yang Hao is possessed!
Zhu Hongyu speculated that perhaps the Spanish plan was to use the same force to hold back the Liberation Army on the battlefield of St. Jones.
Then they made a surprise attack and quickly captured Lingayen, winning the war!
The Liberation Army had three thousand musketeers, and the Spanish also had three thousand musketeers. The Liberation Army had five thousand Zheng troops as reinforcements, and the Spanish side also had a servant army composed of five thousand natives and mercenaries.
The Spaniards felt that even if they could not win the battlefield of St. Jones, there would definitely be no problem in maintaining a stalemate!
In fact, at first glance, the military strength of both sides is really about the same!
But the military strength is similar, but the combat effectiveness is completely different.
Needless to say about the Liberation Army!
The entire army is well-trained and equipped with breastplates, flintlock muskets, sleeved bayonets, fixed bullets, wooden-handled grenades, and even the artillery is an imitation of Napoleon's cannon.
In addition, everyone in the Liberation Army knew that their families and fields were behind them, so they had a tenacious will to fight, and everyone was willing to fight to the death.
What about the Spanish?
They are an army composed of a group of colonists, or a group of colonists who have been deprived of pay and food by the Governor-General.
Even if we don't mention the gap in combat effectiveness and weapons between the two sides, the fighting will of the two sides is not at the same level.
One side is fighting to protect his family and property, and the other side is fighting to make money.
Can the will to fight be the same?
Zhu Hongyu could suppress the Liberation Army until the distance between the two sides was fifty meters, and then the musketeers opened fire.
But the Spaniards started firing volleys from more than a hundred meters away!
From this point alone, it can be seen that the gap between the two sides in fighting will is simply a world of difference.
Also, can the combat effectiveness of 5,000 Zheng troops and 5,000 rabble be the same?
These five thousand Zheng troops are all elite soldiers who survived the battlefield against the Qing Dynasty. Even if they have moisture, they are still elite soldiers with moisture.
As for the five thousand Spanish people, their individual martial arts are good and they must be very capable in fighting, but they probably have never seen what a real battlefield looks like.
The combat effectiveness of both sides is no longer on the same level!
No matter what the Spanish strategy was, anyway, the Liberation Army won this battle.
An extremely enjoyable victory!
Li Guangyuan had a bandage around his neck, and his arm was broken on the battlefield.
He strode up to Zhu Hongyu and said.
"General, the casualties and results of the battle have been roughly calculated!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"Okay, I'll take a look later. Guangyuan, you should go and rest first!"
"Let the medical officers hurry up and treat the wounded quickly. Don't die from the delay. Also, the medicinal materials are not worth a human life. Don't be reluctant to use them. Let me make them freely. I don't care about the medicinal materials!"
Zhu Hongyu's words made the soldiers of the Liberation Army around him look at him with even more fanaticism and reverence.
"The other thing is, let the brothers in the logistics work harder to make rice in the pots, and put the wine and meat on the top!"
After Li Guangyuan went to rest, Zhu Hongyu looked at the results and casualty statistics.
In this battle, the Liberation Army's losses were not small!
In the shelling and musket fire alone, the Liberation Army suffered casualties of less than 500 people, including an astonishing more than 300 war dead.
Then in the ensuing hand-to-hand hand-off and fighting, the Liberation Army suffered a lot of casualties, with less than 200 casualties before and after, including more than 70 people killed in battle.
It can be seen that a large number of casualties on the battlefield are caused by firearms!
There were also many casualties on the Zheng family side. More than 300 people died in the battle, and countless others were injured.
Even Ma Xin was slightly injured!
But although the Liberation Army suffered heavy casualties, the results were equally fruitful.
Eight thousand enemy troops were almost wiped out in one battle!
Among the three thousand Spanish musketeers, only four to five hundred survived, and the others were all killed on the battlefield.
In fact, these four or five hundred Spaniards were not the only ones who wanted to surrender. However, the fighting on the battlefield was so fierce that neither the Liberation Army nor the Zheng Army had the intention to collect prisoners of war.
When you see an enemy, even if it's an enemy kneeling down and surrendering, it's okay for natives and mercenaries, but if it's a red-haired enemy, there's a high probability that he'll just kill him with a single blow.
Since the mercenaries and indigenous servants surrendered in an organized manner, the casualties were not large. They were killed and injured more than a thousand people, and the others surrendered conveniently.
It’s not that no one wants to escape, it’s that they can’t escape!
There were two hundred Zheng army cavalry on the battlefield, always watching the defeated troops and charging back and forth to kill them.
Although there are only two hundred cavalry, it is enough!
How can a man outrun a horse?
Therefore, in the battle of St. Jones, the Liberation Army achieved a complete victory.
The invading enemies were almost completely wiped out!
Prisoners of war were captured, weapons and food were seized, and countless gold, silver and money were captured!
In order to avoid suspicion, Zhu Hongyu did not let the Liberation Army clean the battlefield, but left it all to Zheng Jun.
After Zheng Jun collected the loot, the Liberation Army would clean up and bury the corpses on the battlefield!
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On the other side, Lingayen Port!
A Spanish fleet flying a red cross flag on a white background suddenly appeared on the sea, its sails covering the sky.
The huge hull cuts through the waves and comes!
There were several lucky ships moored in Lingayen's simple port area. Seeing the huge Spanish fleet sailing into the port area, they had no time to pull anchor and set sail.
The sailors on the ship were so frightened that they jumped off the ship and swam towards the dock.
The gun windows of Spain's third-class sailing battleship were opened, revealing the dark muzzles of the guns.
Boom! Boom!
The Spanish artillery opened fire!
The shells fell towards the pier as if they were free of charge.
The cannonball landed on the pier, and as it rolled and rotated, a large number of buildings were destroyed, and wood chips were scattered everywhere!
Boom! Boom!
The sound of shelling was extremely intensive, and firepower was fired in the direction of the dock.
Spanish sailors began to row small boats and launch a landing operation against Lingayen.
However, from beginning to end on the entire battlefield, it seemed that only the Spaniards were performing a one-man show.
There has been no sign from the Liberation Army, not to mention a counterattack, not even a sign.
While the Spaniards landed at the dock, they sent people to jump gangs to seize the lucky ships anchored in Lingayen Bay.
After the Spaniards landed, no one came out to stop them.
Fleet Commander Osado noticed something was wrong and asked his adjutant.
"Karal, I feel like something is wrong. This port is too quiet!"