In the official residence of the Spanish Governor of Penghu, Liu Ziguang was playing with a polished Spanish helmet. The top of the helmet was decorated with bright red tassels and various decorations made of gold. There was a horse tail hanging from the back. The helmet was much larger than that of the Ming army.
The standard helmet is much more exquisite.
There is a half-body armor on the table next to it. The smooth and shiny plate armor can reflect the shadow of a person. The armor is divided into two pieces, front and back, buckled together with a black belt. There are two decorative belts made of gold chains on the chest.
The areas in contact with the body were lined with red velvet to reduce friction. The only flaw was that there was a hole in the armor made by a lead bullet. This was the armor of a Spanish general who died in the battle, and is now Liu Ziguang's trophy.
Many pieces of armor of the same standard but with less sophisticated materials were also captured, allowing the blacksmith to mend them before wearing them. Together with the captured Spanish weapons, it would not be a problem to arm a small disguised reconnaissance team behind enemy lines.
As for the candidates, it’s easier to say. Just choose the Westerners from the red shirt regiment. Let Anthony lead the team, and add a few generals who can speak Spanish. It’s great! This small unit can be transported by submarine or airship.
Transport and arrive in Taiwan first for operations behind enemy lines. This is Liu Ziguang's plan. Cooperating with it is Yang Nanzhen, Wen Getao's amphibious reconnaissance team and Guo Huaiyi's troops. Their mission is to detect the enemy's situation and contact the remnants of the Zheng's Army in southern Taiwan.
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These special operations are only auxiliary means. To deal with the Spaniards entrenched in Chica, we still have to rely on the fleet and the army. A real naval battle is about to begin.
As an outpost for the attack on Taiwan, Penghu was extremely busy. More grain, ammunition, soldiers, and war horses were transported from Fujian, preparing to use Penghu as a springboard to land in southern Taiwan.
Taiwan is a very strange place, with people of all races living together. In the south are Fujianese, local natives, Portuguese, and a small number of descendants of Japanese pirates. In the past two years, many Spaniards have immigrated to Tamsui Port in northern Taiwan.
This area is dominated by the Dutch, and the English occupy Lukang in Taichung. As for the army and immigrants, there are not too many. Whether it is the south, north or central part, wherever there are communities, there are people from the Song Dynasty. Strictly speaking, there are people from the Song Dynasty.
The Song people and the Fujian immigrants are both Han Chinese, but their languages are different. Minnan dialect and Mandarin with ancient Central Plains accents cannot communicate well, so the Song people are an alternative. With their powerful navy, they are no match for anyone.
, no matter how the war is fought, business will continue as usual, because the imperial court of the Song Dynasty has issued a note to all countries, saying that whoever touches their overseas Chinese will go to war. Because the navy of the Song Dynasty has the ability to cut off the western and southern waterways to Taiwan,
As long as they are willing, they can block Taiwan at any time and turn it into an isolated island without support. Therefore, whether it is the Spanish, the Dutch, or the English, they must be polite to the overseas Chinese in Song Dynasty.
The New Year is coming soon. In order to let the Taiwanese compatriots who have been oppressed by foreigners have a happy New Year, Liu Ziguang issued an order to "take Taiwan Island and eat dumplings during the New Year" and called on all the soldiers in the army to fight hard and seize Taiwan.
After taking a short rest, the army set sail and headed towards southern Taiwan. As for the amphibious forces performing special operations missions, the reconnaissance force had already set off first and must have arrived at the main island of Taiwan by this time.
It was impossible for such a large-scale military operation not to be noticed by the enemy, so when a large number of Spanish fleets appeared in the waters of Tainan, everyone was not too shocked. Once they came, they fought them. This time, let the Spaniards have a taste of Daming Water.
The teacher is great.
The Spanish Navy calls itself the Invincible Armada and has been roaming the world's oceans for some years. Although there are some recent signs that it will be replaced by the new Dutch navy, it still has a strong chance of winning against the backward Ming Dynasty Navy.
This calculation of the Spaniards makes sense. The Ming Dynasty basically did not have a decent navy. Even if the Zheng family surrendered to the court, their fleet, which had been defeated many times, was simply not enough to fill the gap between the Invincible Fleet. The navy was no better than the army. From building warships to
It takes less than ten years to train sailors and then form combat effectiveness. Just recruiting fishermen to serve as sailors is no different from cannon fodder.
To be honest, the Spaniards have a correct idea. If they rely on naval warships to bombard each other, the Southern Expedition Fleet has no chance of winning. Even if they join forces to fight, the chance of winning is only half. The gap between mainland countries and maritime countries lies in this, but they
Liu Ziguang had no intention of engaging in a serious naval battle with the Spaniards. His trump card was the flying mothership Shanghai, which was equipped with a sliding springboard.
The airships and hot air balloons that covered the sky took the lead and flew towards Chichan City. To deal with such a seaside fortress, it was most effective to attack from the air. Heavy bombs and paratrooper commandos were already prepared and equipped with a large number of anti-attack weapons.
In the eyes of the Heavenly Army, the Chihan City of Hai Weapon is just a baby.
Of course, the airships did not forget to launch dozens of missiles to disrupt their formation when they passed over the Armada. The Spanish warship was fast and highly maneuverable. Half of the missiles missed, but it was also successfully sunk.
It damaged some enemy ships and completely disrupted the formation of the Armada.
Liu Ziguang, who was sitting on the command tower of the Shanghai, saw that the enemy formation was in chaos and decisively issued the order for the carrier-based aircraft to attack. The flag officer immediately waved the command flag and issued instructions to the entire ship. A burst of gongs, drums and suona played the "General's Order", and in the
Amidst the exciting music, dozens of pilots wearing sheepskin one-piece flight suits, leather flying caps, goggles, and daggers rushed out of the cabin, took their positions, boarded their cars, and asked the assistants to fly.
The soldiers pulled the powered parafoils onto the elevator one by one, and then ascended to the starting point of the gliding runway.
After the parafoil went up, two soldiers wearing blue mandarin jackets and coconut shell protective caps came over to check the status of the weapons. The blue mandarin jackets with the word "mechanical" written in the big circle on the back quickly took off the two parafoils.
He raised the missile safety on the side and checked the status of the auxiliary nozzle. Then he gave a thumbs-up to the pilot on the seat, and then raised a square wooden sign with the words "Open up the Jingzhen and drive the Western Yi. We must win."
"This is a sign that the inspection is completed. Then the blue mandarin jackets stepped down, and the two yellow mandarin jackets who had been squatting aside with the word "安" on their backs jumped up, lit the auxiliary nozzles on both sides of the parafoil, and quickly released the parafoil wheels.
On the front baffle, the parafoil that had already started its motor quickly rushed down the slide under the action of the two auxiliary nozzles filled with gunpowder and inertia. The yellow mantle suddenly knelt down on one knee and held his hands on the deck.
Above. It seems to be avoiding the jet of gunpowder gas from the nozzle that returns on the steel baffle.
The pilot's body suddenly retreated as the parafoil suddenly started, leaning heavily on the flight seat. The propellers and motors of the parafoil roared rhythmically, and the wooden and bamboo frame of the umbrella rattled in the wind.
, he firmly grasped the flight stick to maintain the correct direction, and the entire parafoil rushed towards the end of the runway at extremely fast speeds. The white silk scarf around the pilot's neck was pulled into a straight line by the strong wind.
The parafoil rushed to the end of the diving platform, then soared into the sky and flew into the blue sky. The lifeguard in a red jacket at the end of the slide waved a green triangular flag, indicating that the liftoff was successful and the next liftoff could be carried out.
The second and third parafoils followed the same pattern, soared into the sky amidst the exciting music of "General's Order" and flew towards the invincible fleet in the distance.
Any superior force at sea or on land will be turned into complete waste under air attack. This is a famous saying in the book "Air Dominance" compiled by the great military strategist Liu Ziguang later (a year later). This famous saying is in this article.
Spoken during a naval battle.
Each powered parafoil carries an explosive bomb and an incendiary bomb, and launches them at the Spanish warship from a high position. Regardless of whether it hits or not, it drops the bomb and continues to fly towards Chichan City. The parafoils can only take off from the Shanghai.
, but landing is much more difficult than taking off. In order to protect these precious pilots, Liu Ziguang had people find a flat area on the shore in advance, flatten it with stone rollers pulled by oxen overnight, and then emit a pile of smoke to indicate the direction.
The completed parafoil landed safely on land.
The pilots who had undergone many trainings lived up to expectations and accurately hit the Spanish warship with their missiles. The missiles loaded with high explosives and the incendiary bombs loaded with refined kerosene soaked in white phosphorus were magical weapons that the Spaniards had never seen before. Not to mention that two shots hit simultaneously.
Well, even if one hit, it would be enough for a wooden-hulled warship and a pot, especially incendiary bombs. Fires caused by refined kerosene are difficult to extinguish. The Spanish sailors were too busy to deal with one thing and the other, and they had not yet fought with the opponent's fleet.
If it catches fire, more than half of it will be lost.
The hateful fly-like parafoils finally finished throwing their ammunition and flew to the land in a swaggering manner, but something even more frightening to the Spaniards came.
The Ming fleet, which had been waiting carefully, was dispatched.