Chapter 845: Reinforcement of troops in the new continent and the outbreak of war
Zhu Hongyu nodded slightly, and then continued.
"I summoned all the noble families here today because I want to discuss with you the specific matters of increasing troops to the New World."
"In your opinion, my Ming Dynasty will increase its troops to the New World. How much should be the most appropriate increase?"
"Where should we deploy our troops?"
"What is the composition of the force? Is it just the army, or is it necessary to deploy part of the navy? Is the cavalry needed?"
"If we increase the number of troops, is the capacity of the imperial court's existing ships transporting to the New World sufficient to ensure that there will be no logistical problems with the additional troops? Is it necessary to rush to build a batch of transport ships?"
Zhu Hongyu raised several questions in one breath, all of which were very critical.
After everyone heard the words, they began to discuss it in various directions.
"According to the known information, Hongmao's military strength in the New World may reach 100,000 people."
"If it urgently expands its military, it is not impossible to mobilize more troops."
"According to the staff estimate, the maximum number of troops that Hongmao can send to the west coast of the New World is about 50,000 people."
"Even if Ming Dynasty has a bastion in San Francisco, if we want to relieve the siege of San Francisco, we must at least increase the number of troops stationed in San Francisco to 10,000 men!"
"Yes, the garrison in San Francisco must have at least 10,000 troops!"
"..."
A group of officials from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion discussed the plan. As for the number of troops to increase the number of troops in San Francisco, they calculated it on the basis of one Han serving as five barbarians.
In their view, a garrison of 10,000 troops, plus a certain amount of militia, could repel any enemy invaders who invaded San Francisco.
A cabinet official stood up and said.
"However, if the imperial court wants to maintain an armed force of 10,000 people in San Francisco, the number of immigrants in San Francisco must be increased to at least 30,000 people."
"Thirty thousand immigrants plus ten thousand garrison troops, that's 40,000 people."
"To maintain the logistical supplies for these 40,000 people, the imperial court still needs to urgently build a number of transport ships."
To station troops abroad, it is not enough to just have troops.
Even if the army is stationed while also conducting military camps, a certain number of civilians are still needed to carry out the farming operations to ensure that there are no problems with the supply of military food and the construction of camps.
Moreover, many daily necessities could not be produced in the New World.
In order to maintain the normal life of the garrison and immigrants, the imperial court had to continuously transport supplies and ordnance to the New World.
If this is the case, a large-scale transport fleet will be needed.
Zhu Hongyu listened to the discussions among the ministers, with a thoughtful expression on his face.
After a while, he made a decision.
"Send the order to mobilize an elite force of 7,000 people from the entire army and prepare to increase the number of troops in the new continent."
"Moreover, we plan to equip these 7,000 elite troops with the latest equipment from the imperial court, including breech-loading guns and rotating machine guns."
"As for the cavalry, try to select those who can ride horses among the 7,000 people mobilized. As for the war horses, we can purchase them from the Indians after arriving in the New World."
"The issue of immigration is left to the local government, which will select a group of extremely poor people to immigrate."
Ming Dynasty is now unable to alleviate poverty, but it is constantly eliminating the extremely poor class.
The reason why this happens is that the method is actually very simple, which is to continuously organize the immigrants of the poorest classes.
As long as the court determines that you are a poor person, you can immigrate regardless of whether you want to or not.
Anyway, after moving out, life will not be worse than in my hometown.
The Ming Dynasty continues to emigrate all the extremely poor people. As time goes by, won’t there be no poverty in the Ming Dynasty?
Is there a problem?
no problem!
This idea is simply perfect.
Zhu Hongyu pondered for a while, and then said.
"Send an order to all the shipyards under the imperial court to expedite the construction of a batch of transport ships."
"The first batch of one hundred thousand-ton sail transport ships will be built!"
"By the way, let the Nanyang Fleet, East China Sea Fleet, and North Sea Fleet each deploy a group of warships and key sailors to prepare for the establishment of a new continental fleet."
"I dare to conclude that if Red Hair wants to invade our Ming Dynasty's San Francisco camp, he must go around Cape Horn at the southernmost tip of the New World and attack by sea."
"If our Ming Dynasty wants to protect San Francisco, it must maintain a naval force in the New World!"
As for why Zhu Hongyu concluded that the Spaniards must have invaded by sea, it is entirely because the current level of development of the New World is insufficient and it is too desolate.
To travel across the entire New World to provide logistical supplies to the army, not to mention Spain, not even the Ming Dynasty could do it.
for example.
For example, the Ming Dynasty had garrisoned troops in Suiye City, but the imperial court was somewhat reluctant to cross the entire Western Region to provide food and grass to the Suiye City garrison.
Therefore, the Ming Dynasty's garrison in Suiye City basically only provided military weapons and military pay.
Then, the garrison would provide part of the grain and grass by their own farming, and Wu Zhou would provide the rest.
Anyway, Wu Zhou can now go to the Ganges Plain to grab a piece of it at any time. The Mughal Empire is fighting fiercely with the rebels in the south, so they will not have trouble with Wu Zhou because of such a small thing.
They are the ones who are least short of food now.
The most the Ming Dynasty could do was exchange arms or money with Wu Zhou for food.
After all, arms transportation is much easier than food transportation. In addition, Wu and Zhou are in urgent need of various arms to supplement the needs of the army.
In addition, they also need the Ming army to enter Central Asia to share the pressure from Persia, so they will naturally not refuse the Ming court's request.
This deal is a win-win for everyone.
What you need to know is that the Ming Dynasty's garrison near Suiye City is only five thousand, and the Ming Dynasty is somewhat short of supply of food and grass.
In fact, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the Han and Tang garrisons in the Western Regions, excluding wartime, basically relied on the garrisons to farm their own fields or purchase them from surrounding countries, rather than transporting them from Han to the Western Regions.
With such a long supply line, the imperial court may be able to barely maintain it in the short term, but over time, no one can survive it.
If the Spanish wanted to transport grain from the east coast to the west coast across the entire New World, it would still be enough for 50,000 people. This was simply impossible.
Zhu Hongyu assigned the tasks, and the Fifth Army Governor's Office and the Cabinet received orders to start preparations.
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The New Year's Eve of the eighth year after the restoration of the Ming Dynasty is coming soon.
Due to the decisive victory the imperial court achieved in the north this year, the imperial army conquered the grasslands and recaptured the North Sea in one fell swoop, which can be said to have greatly boosted the morale of the army and the people.
When facing foreigners, the people of the Ming Dynasty raised their heads even higher.
Many scholars are praising that the current Ming Dynasty is far more powerful than the Han and Tang Dynasties, and it can be said that it has once again broken the upper limit of the Han Dynasty.
Compared with the Han and Tang Dynasties at their peak, the Ming Dynasty now has one more plateau, one Nanyang, one New World, and one Australia...
When the Han and Tang Dynasties were strong, they controlled both the grasslands and the Western Regions, and even once controlled the Far East of Siberia further north than Liaodong.
However, regardless of whether it was the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, at their peak, they had never defeated the Plateau, nor had they conquered Nanyang.
Not to mention the New World and Australia!
Before the Ming Dynasty wiped out the grasslands and regained the North Sea, even if the Ming Dynasty conquered the plateau and Nanyang, in the eyes of the people, it was still not as strong as it was during the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Because the nomadic people in the north really left a huge psychological shadow on the Han people, in the eyes of people all over the world, a grassland is more important than many places.
But as the Ming Dynasty cleared the grassland and even recovered the North Sea, the emperor also established the grassland as a province in the Mongolian Hara and Linfengchan. Suddenly everyone realized that the current territory of the Ming Dynasty was larger than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Be broader.
In fact, even Kublai Khan's Yuan Dynasty did not have as vast a territory as the Ming Dynasty now.
Of course, the Yuan Dynasty mentioned here refers to the Mongolian Yuan regime, which does not include the four great khanates of the Mongols in the west.
If we include the four major khanates such as Chagatai, Ogedai, Jinzhang, and Kipchak, the Ming Dynasty will have to continue to work hard to surpass it.
But after the people all over the world were astonished, they became very proud.
They once again saw the Han Dynasty enter its prosperous age!
See the majesty of the king's army overwhelming the world and the grand occasion of all nations coming to court!
The New Year passed in such a festive atmosphere.
After the New Year's Day, the first imperial edict issued by Zhu Hongyu was to further stimulate the industrial and commercial development of Ming Dynasty and completely cancel the curfew in major cities of Ming Dynasty.
The people of Ming Dynasty were allowed to set up stalls and visit the night market at night!
In this regard, many people have realized that the current Emperor of Ming Dynasty not only wants the Ming Dynasty to be as powerful as the Han and Tang Dynasties, but also wants the Ming Dynasty to surpass the two Song Dynasties in terms of culture and wealth.
As for whether there will be any trouble after the curfew is lifted, leading to problems with public security.
Zhu Hongyu is not worried, because the social security in Ming Dynasty is still good.
The main reason is due to the fact that the Ming Dynasty now includes the annual immigration number as an indicator for official evaluation.
Then, for the sake of their own political achievements, officials have a hobby of sending local gangsters and other restless elements to labor camps or emigrating.
Instead of being like before, the green-skinned gangsters were released after finishing their work.
In the past, gangsters would get into fights, bully men and women, and other behaviors that would at most result in being shut down and locked up, but not severely punished at all.
Now everything has turned into labor reform and immigration!
The first time you commit a crime and you get slapped with a blackboard, it's considered a warning.
If you commit a crime for the second time, you will be sent to a reform-through-labor camp directly, or you will be sent to another place for a reform-through-labor camp, which will start at least for one year.
If he commits the crime for the third time, he will be forced to immigrate immediately.
After a period of time, green-skinned gangsters from all over the Ming Dynasty are now either in labor camps or on the road to immigration.
If the remaining ones don't want to do labor camps or immigrate, they can only put their tail between their legs and become honest.
After a period of time, without those green-skinned gangsters as accomplices, the evil forces in the Ming Dynasty were dealt a huge blow, and social security naturally became stable.
…
After the Chinese New Year, news spread that the imperial court would send more troops to the New World, prepare to build a New World naval fleet, and prepare to form a transport fleet dedicated to running routes to the New World.
Many people are very concerned about this!
Nowadays, it is common knowledge that there are gold mines in the New World.
Seeing that the imperial court was preparing to increase troops in the New World with great fanfare, countless people were lamenting how big the gold mines in the New World were.
It is actually worthy of the imperial court to send more troops to the New World on such a large scale!
While surprised, many people began to think about going to the New World to pan for gold or immigrate.
As the Ming Dynasty has continuously expanded its routes to the New World in recent years, the New World is no longer a mysterious place for the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Many people are aware of the existence of the New World and its rich resources.
Even without gold mines, the current New World can be said to be rich in products.
There are massive natural resources everywhere, such as minerals, forests, rivers, fertile land, etc. It is really eye-catching.
…
Nanjing City, Li Mansion.
The Li family were businessmen who had already lined up with Zhu Hongyu when he was in Luzon.
During the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, some of the Li family served as officials and some joined the army. The head of the Li family, Li Weiliang, even became an imperial merchant of the Ming Dynasty.
The Li family is involved in many royal businesses.
After all these years, the Li family can now be said to be a powerful and well-established family.
"Brother, the imperial court has now opened up the development of the New World to the private sector."
"As long as you purchase a New World Development Bond from the imperial court, you can go to the New World to enclose a piece of land."
"What should our Li family do? Do we also want to invest in the New World?"
The New World is too far away. If it is not the mining of valuable minerals such as gold and silver mines, there is actually not much money to be made in the New World.
On the contrary, it requires massive investment in the early stage.
Therefore, Li Weida had some doubts and did not want to invest in the New World.
If they had the money to invest in the New World, it would be better to contract the imperial court's infrastructure projects or invest in building factories in the Ming Dynasty to make money faster.
Li Weiliang glanced at his brother, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, and said.
"Incredibly stupid!"
"The reason why our Li family is so wealthy today is entirely due to His Majesty's favor."
"Now the development of the New World is His Majesty's wish. If our Li family does not cooperate, what will Your Majesty think?"
"Once His Majesty no longer favors my Li family, and our Li family loses its status as an imperial merchant, will it still be able to maintain its current wealth?"
"Don't say that the New World just makes little money. Even if it doesn't make money, it will still be a loss. Your Majesty wants to develop the New World, and my Li family must keep up. There must be no hesitation."
"do you understand me?"
Li Weiliang stared at his younger brother with faint eyes.
When Li Weida heard this, he couldn't help but trembled and said.
"Brother, don't worry, I...I understand!"
When Li Weiliang saw this, he nodded with satisfaction.
"That's good!"
"Then, you will lead the team to open up the New World."
"For the development of the New World, the family will buy 500,000 New World Development Bonds. After that, it will give you another 500,000 silver dollars in financial support."
"You must do a good job in developing the New World for my Li family!"
When Li Weida heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Now the imperial court has lowered the threshold for the development of the New World very low.
If you sell a New World Development Bond for one silver dollar in the Ming Dynasty, you can randomly obtain an acre of land in the New World.
Whether this land is a grassland, a forest, a wilderness, or whether there are minerals underground is all random.
Many landowners and gentry are eager to take advantage of the land resources in the New World.
In the Ming Dynasty itself, the imperial court was indeed suppressing land annexation.
But that was not the case in the New World. The court's attitude was basically to let the merchants and common people go there to compete for land.
Basically, as long as people pass by, the land can be reclaimed as you please, and the court will register the title deed for you after it is reclaimed.
The only threshold is to buy some bonds!
But this is nothing like a door frame. The bond will be repaid by the court in the future.
And more importantly, the land in the New World is very fertile.
If they could enclose hundreds of thousands of acres of good land in the New World, it would be an ancestral legacy left to future generations.
For these big landowners and businessmen, although hundreds of thousands of silver dollars are not a small amount of money, they can still get it out with gritted teeth.
They think it is worthwhile to temporarily borrow hundreds of thousands of silver dollars from the court and then exchange it for hundreds of thousands of acres of land.
What more people think about is, since there is a big gold mine in San Francisco, what about other places in the New World?
That’s impossible to say!
If gold mines are also discovered on the land allocated to them, wouldn't they stand to make a lot of money?
Nine years after its restoration, the Ming Dynasty set off a frenzy to develop the New World.
However, except for a few royal merchants and nobles who have already begun to meet their fate, most of the others are still waiting and watching.
Now that the imperial court suddenly wants to increase its troops in the New World, something must have happened there.
I'm afraid there's no battle to be fought!
If they want to invest in the development of the New World, they are not in a hurry to spend one or two years on it.
Once things in the New World are over and the dust has settled, they are not in a hurry to end things.
…
Under the implementation of Zhu Hongyu's will, Ming Dynasty's administrative efficiency was very high, and no one from top to bottom dared to delay.
In just May of the ninth year of the Restoration, the imperial court was ready to increase its troops to the New World.
The army was assembled at Chongming Military Port, and the New Continent Fleet, which was drawn from the three fleets in the East China Sea and North China Sea, was also formed.
Five steam ironclads, ten third-level sailing battleships equipped with steam-assisted power, and ten fourth-level sailing battleships equipped with steam-auxiliary power.
This is the first batch of warships of the New World Fleet, and the court will continue to replenish them depending on the situation.
A large amount of supplies were gathered at the military port in Chongming and then loaded onto transport ships. After being loaded with supplies, the transport ships were ready to sail to the New World together with the New World Fleet.
Zhu Hongyu personally took a train to Chongming Military Port and watched the fleet leave.
I am filled with emotion!
These soldiers will shoulder the responsibility and travel far to a completely unfamiliar place to lay a foundation for the Chinese nation and future generations that can dominate the world forever.
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At the end of May in the ninth year of the Ming Dynasty's liberation, the New World, San Francisco Pier.
Wang Gu wore a helmet made of woven rattan and held a saw in his hand, repairing the lighthouse on the pier with the team.
There was a sudden storm last night, with heavy winds and heavy rain, and strong waves. In the storm, the lighthouse outside the San Francisco Pier was damaged.
At dawn the next day, they carpenters were organized to repair the lighthouse.
A group of carpenters sawed wood, measured, and quickly prepared the materials for repairing the damaged lighthouse.
Wang Gu hugged several wooden boards and climbed onto the lighthouse.
After boarding the lighthouse, he quickly began to nail the wooden boards to the damaged areas.
Nails were smashed into the wooden boards one by one, and the damaged floors and windows on the lighthouse were repaired.
When Wang Gu straightened up and wiped his sweat, his eyes subconsciously looked at the blue sea in the distance.
Then, the expression on Wang Gu's face changed rapidly.
He saw a large, dark fleet of ships suddenly appearing on the vast blue sea.
As those fleets continued to approach, Wang Gu's vision gradually became clearer, and the true face of the fleet was exposed.
On those ships, the flags were fluttering in the wind, and big flags were waving.
However, what was waving was not the flag of the Ming Dynasty, but the flag of the Spanish.
The next moment, Wang Gu shouted in a shrill voice.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
"The big red-haired ship is coming! Sound the alarm!"
"..."
Soon, sirens sounded on the piers of San Francisco.
The garrison in the San Francisco camp quickly completed the formation and drove to the dock, ready to enter the battlefield at any time.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! An Shengqiang also hurriedly led people to the dock, ordered the immigrants at the dock to evacuate quickly, and evacuated all supplies into San Francisco for resettlement.
The ships docked at the pier are speeding up their unloading!
An Shengqiang also ordered people to unload the artillery and steam engines from the ship and transport them back to the city.
If you really can’t remove it, just destroy it later!
Now the Ming Dynasty does not have a naval fleet in the New World, and the only few ships it has are merchant ships and transport ships.
Although it is also equipped with artillery, it is certainly no match for Hong Mao.
Once Hongmao blocks the port and makes a large-scale landing, these ships will definitely not be saved.
In order to prevent Hong Mao from seizing the artillery and steam engines on the Ming ships, An Shengqiang could only order them to be dismantled.
If it’s too late, destroy it!
In fact, when the red-haired fleet approaches, all the Ming ships anchored in the bay will be sunk.
No matter what, it can't be taken advantage of by Hongmao.
This is the consensus of everyone.
Wei Wu, on the other hand, led his people to set up defenses on the beach, preparing to block Hongmao's landing.
There are many immigrants who are still prospecting for gold. Before those gold prospectors withdraw, Wei Wu must block Hongmao's landing.
Fortunately, when the camp was built, consideration was given to guarding against possible enemies from the sea.
Therefore, when the San Francisco camp was built, not only the main building of the bastion was built, but also forts and firepower points were built near the dock.
These forts and firepower points can be used to prevent the enemy from landing at the San Francisco Port, and they can also be used to echo each other and form the horns of the bastion to form a more complete defense system.
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General Ell stood on the deck of his ship, holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the port of San Francisco not far away.
Seeing the hasty movements of the Ming people at the port, General El put down his telescope and said with a smile.
"Look, those Ming people are panicking like monkeys in the mountains."
Lieutenant Colonel Rosen said.
"Your Majesty General, we have to speed up."
It is different from General El who wears colored glasses when he sees people.
Lieutenant Colonel Rosen could tell that Ming Dynasty was actively deploying defenses.
If they can't get to San Francisco before Akito sets up his defenses.
Then it will be troublesome for them to log in again.
As time passed, General El and others got closer and closer to the dock.
The distance between the two sides is less than five kilometers. On the sea, this distance is no different from being close to each other.
The Ming Dynasty people on the dock, as well as various supplies, have all withdrawn to the fortress in San Francisco and have completed the work of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness.
Several loud roars were heard in succession, and fire burst out from several ships docked at the pier.
While wood chips were flying everywhere, gunpowder blasted several large holes in the hull and bottom of the ship.
A large amount of sea water began to pour into the hull!
Several ships sank to the bottom of the sea under the watchful eyes of the Spaniards.
When General El saw this scene, his face was gloomy and scary.
Originally, he had already made preparations to capture Akito's ship.
But who would have thought that these wise men would rather sink the ship than leave it to them.
General El was simply furious.
"Damn Akito, how dare you blow up and sink my ship? The general must make them look good!"
General El was angry and ordered the Spanish fleet to speed up its march.
Spanish ships with full sails sailed toward the docks of San Francisco.
The person responsible for commanding the water battle was a general named Pelos.
He once led the Spanish Armada and participated in the naval battle against the British.
Extremely rich experience in naval battles!
Rear Admiral Pelos stood in the command post and gave orders to the fleet through semaphores.
The fleet, which was originally traveling at full speed, began to lower its sails. After the ship's speed decreased, the ship's hull deflected rapidly.
Aiming broadside at the Ming army fortifications on the San Francisco pier.
The Ming army was already prepared to block the attack on the beach. Under such circumstances, Pelos would not let the army launch an attack rashly.
After using naval guns to knock down Akito's defenses at the San Francisco Pier, it was time for the brave Spanish soldiers to launch a landing battle.
Pelos ordered in an orderly manner.
"Send the order to the gunners of each ship and ask them to quickly calculate the bombardment and prepare for the bombardment."
Pelos raised his wrist, looked at the time on his watch, and said.
"The time now is 9:15 in the morning. In half an hour, the bombardment will start on time!"
It is worth mentioning that the watch on Peros’s hand is from Daming, a watch brand called Time House.
This is a famous luxury store!
Today, due to the continuous development of industrial technology, Daming is unique in the world in terms of finishing.
Therefore, the watch industry in Ming Dynasty is still developing very well.
In the trade between the East and the West, various exquisite clocks, watches, and pocket watches produced in the Ming Dynasty are popular goods all over the world.
The price of the watch in Pelos's hand had reached an astonishing one thousand two hundred Ming Dynasty silver dollars after being raised by dealers.
But Pelos didn't think it was expensive.
Because of this watch, Time House only produced thirty pieces and then discontinued production.
This watch is a limited edition collectible!
It is said that one of the thirty coins produced was taken by a prince of the Ming Dynasty and regarded as a treasure.
The composure suddenly rose.
In comparison, Perros naturally does not think this watch is expensive.
However, as soon as Pelos finished speaking, the gunners of the Spanish fleet were not ready for the bombardment.
The Ming army had already started shelling!
Boom! Boom!
Accompanied by bursts of roaring sounds.
The two forts set up by the Ming army at the dock opened fire.
The black muzzle protruded from the semi-enclosed turret, and the adjustment of the shooting elements was quickly completed.
As the smoke filled the air, shells shot out from the barrel one after another mixed with flames.
It rolled and spun in the air and shot towards the Spanish warship.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The first artillery attack had limited accuracy, and most of the Ming army's artillery shells missed and were shot in the water.
Water pillars rose one after another, and the water mist filled the air.
But some cannonballs successfully hit Spanish warships.
A solid cannonball hit the side of the Spanish ship and was deeply embedded in the hull.
Cracks appeared on the hull of the ship that spread like spider webs!
The hull of the ship also shook violently, and the sailors and soldiers on the ship were a little unsteady.
Perlos looked at the scene in front of him and his eyes widened involuntarily.
"This...what is going on? Why is Akito's artillery so powerful?"
Now their fleet is still about one kilometer away from the beach, and a full two to three kilometers away from the Ming army's fort on the dock.
At this distance, even if the cannonball flies over, its kinetic energy should be almost consumed.
It really shouldn’t have this power!
Pelos didn't understand why Akito's cannonball could still be so powerful after flying two or three kilometers.
However, before he could figure out the problem, the Ming army's second round of shelling began again.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Accompanied by bursts of roaring, the density of the Ming army's second round of artillery fire was obviously much stronger than that of the first round of calibrated firing.
The accuracy is also much better!
In the sky, cannonballs were fired at the Spanish ships moored on the sea.
The sea was instantly filled with mist, and cannonballs continued to hit the Spanish ships. In the blink of an eye, sawdust flew everywhere!
At the same time, the Spaniards also began to fight back.
The muzzles of naval guns were aimed at the beachhead of San Francisco, and then the bombardment began.
Amidst the huge roar, cannonballs were fired one after another at the Ming army positions on the San Francisco beach and the forts located between the pier and the bastion.
A cannonball landed on the beach, and instantly the beach was splashed with mud and sand.
The shell rolled forward, leaving a very obvious mark on the beach.
However, due to the unloading force of the soft sand, the thirty-two-pound naval gun shell quickly lost its kinetic energy.
Although the position set up by the Ming army on the beach was being shelled, there were not many casualties.
A heavy artillery shell hit the Ming army's fort with a loud bang, and the cement masonry fort visibly shook.
But that's all.
The power of the Spanish naval guns could not directly destroy the Ming army's cement masonry fort.
Their shells hitting the fort are no different than tickling the fort.
Of course, the Ming army's artillery bombardment was not very effective either.
Wei Wu was reluctant to use explosive shells for the time being, but the effect of solid shells on the Spanish sail battleships was really not very good.
It is not an easy task to sink a sailing battleship with solid cannonballs.
Otherwise, in the naval battles of this era, gang-hopping would not still account for such a large proportion.
There was a loud banging sound.
Artillery shells were flying in the sky, and there was a fierce artillery battle between the two sides.
At the same time, the Spaniards began to prepare for the landing operation.
One by one, the landing troops rowed small boats and came towards the beach.
They wanted to complete the landing on the beach and even further capture the fort to clear the way for their own fleet to dock.
Boom! Boom!
Seeing this scene, the Ming army's fort also changed its bombardment target.
One by one, the artillery was adjusted to fire at Zhu Yuan, aiming at the small boats that wanted to land.
Boom! Boom!
It is not easy to sink a sailing battleship with solid shells, but if it is used to hit those landing craft, it can be said that as long as it hits, there is no way to survive.
The artillery battle became more and more intense, with shells being fired at each other.
Several landing craft were hit by artillery shells and turned into pieces of wood floating on the sea.
The Spanish soldiers on the boat were constantly flopping and struggling in the water.
Some of the wounded screamed in agony, and the blood seeping from their wounds seemed to turn the sea red.
Seeing this, Pelos could only order his landing craft to spread out as much as possible and not to gather, using this stupid method to avoid the bombardment.
As the Spanish landing craft dispersed, the bombardment effect of the Ming army's fort obviously began to weaken.
Although artillery shells can still hit enemy landing craft from time to time, the killing effect is not as good as before.
However, because the distance is still far, only solid bullets can be used at this distance, and shotgun shells cannot be used.
Therefore, the Ming army's artillery bombardment began to appear weak.
Wei Wu and others were hiding in the fortifications prepared in advance, preparing for battle.
After the Spanish landing craft began to seize the beach, Wei Wu shouted loudly.
"Brothers, give me a beating!"
After saying this, he personally stuck his head out of the trench, aimed at a Spaniard in front who was grabbing the beach, and then pulled the trigger.
With the sound of a gunshot, a ball of blood burst out from the chest of the Spaniard who was targeted, and he fell to the ground.
The accuracy of the rifled guns currently commonly equipped by the Ming army is still acceptable.
Even from a distance of two to three hundred meters, the hit rate is still quite impressive.
In addition, combined with the high rate of fire of Mini bombs, in a short period of time, the Ming army suppressed the landing Spaniards with their muskets alone and could not hold their heads up.
Bang! Bang!
The gunfire continued.
The intermittent crisp gunshots were like a reminder. Almost every time a gunshot was fired, a Spanish soldier fell in a pool of blood.
The Ming army hid behind the fortifications and had plenty of time to fire their muskets.
The fortifications were two to three hundred meters away from the coastline. At this distance, the Spanish muskets posed almost no threat to them.
If you can be hit by a musket at this distance, then God is basically going to kill you.
Although the Spanish artillery fired vigorously, it could not threaten the Ming army in the trenches.
If a solid cannonball hits the mound in front of the trench, it will bounce off the mound.
Unless the shell hits a Ming soldier, or happens to fall into a trench, it is not easy to cause damage to the Ming army.
The training of the Ming army was not in vain. Despite the shelling of the Spanish, the soldiers of the Ming army basically did not panic.
They loaded and fired in an orderly manner and performed tactical actions.
Every shot is extremely accurate.
At the same time, as more and more Spaniards landed, they began to form an array and move forward, hoping to attack the Ming army's fortress on the beach.
The Ming army's forts also began to shoot at these Spanish soldiers.
However, this time the Ming army's forts no longer used solid shells.
Instead, I used blooming bombs!
One after another, explosive bombs fell among the crowd on the beach.
The explosion produced billowing black smoke, mixed with sand and debris, and flew everywhere, harvesting human lives unscrupulously.
It goes without saying that the destructive effect of explosive shells on people is undeniable!
Once it explodes, there won't be a single living person left within a certain range.
Using explosive shells and rifled guns, the Ming army blocked the Spanish landing troops on the beach in a short period of time, preventing them from advancing even an inch.
But the Spaniards were not stupid. After seeing that they could not completely complete the landing and seize the beach in a short time, they also began to set up positions on the beach.
They followed the example of the Ming army and dug trenches!
After landing, the Spanish soldiers hid in the trenches, preparing to wait until enough of their own troops landed before gathering their forces to launch a counterattack against the Ming army facing them.
The war continues!
Spain's artillery continued to pour out firepower.
Cannonballs are flying in the sky!
But the Ming army no longer showed its presence in Spain, and all artillery and muskets stopped.
Their logistical supplies are limited, and ammunition must be used sparingly.
Seeing that the Ming army's guns were temporarily silenced, the Spaniards accelerated their landing.
I want to take the opportunity to send more troops to the beach!
Commander Wei Wu brought several curved-firing mortars from the rear.
After placing the mortars in place, Wei Wu ordered.
"Send the order, let the gunner measure the position of the red-haired trench, and then give me a hard hit!"
When the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty heard this, they immediately did it.
Not long after, the Spaniards gathered their forces in the trenches and prepared to launch an attack on the Ming army's beachhead.
However, just before they were about to launch their attack, there was a roar.
Shells fell into their crowd one after another!
The roar of the bomb explosion was accompanied by smoke and blood splattering everywhere.
The next moment, screams and wails echoed across the beach.
The Spaniards hiding in the trenches were hit hard again.
Suddenly, the morale of the army was shattered and the people were panicked!
A lot of blood flowed in the trench, and broken limbs were everywhere.
One Spaniard ran away with his head in his arms, and the muskets in his hands were carelessly discarded on the ground.
Later, additional troops came in, and they regained their composure.
But even so, many people's faces were still full of fear.
But the firing of just a few mortars was unable to stop the Spaniards from continuing to land.
A large number of Spanish landing troops were like waves, one after another, pouring towards the beach.
Boom! Boom!
Bang! Bang!
The Ming army fired a salvo of guns and artillery to block the attack.
The fighting became more intense, and the beach was filled with corpses.
The blood almost turned San Francisco Bay red!
Whether it was Pelos or General El, they were all heartbroken when they saw the countless Spanish warriors lying on the beach.
But they still continued to order the army to continue attacking!