The Armada has been overwhelmed by air attacks, and the fleet formation has long been in chaos. The Southern Expedition Fleet first dispatched a group of small steam speedboats to release torpedoes. This torpedo does not sail underwater, but is made into a streamlined shark shape.
, use a twisted cowhide band to drive the propeller at the tail of the fish forward. When it hits an enemy ship, the fuse will be triggered, and the torpedo will explode, blowing a big hole in the waterline of the enemy ship. This weapon is simple, effective, powerful, and low-cost.
It is also cheap, each torpedo boat carries more than ten.
The Spaniards had never fought such a useless battle, and the weapons on the ship were of no use. Looking at the sea, there were iron boats painted in the shape of sharks, running fast and dragging a long trail of white waves behind them.
If you were touched by such a damn little shark, you would be dead. The helmsman was busy trying to avoid it, and the gunners and crossbowmen were busy shooting at the little sharks, but they still had to worry about those extremely fast torpedo boats.
The steam speedboats fired the torpedoes and turned around triumphantly. Then the regular gunboats came on stage. The Spanish ships captured in Penghu and the warships of the Zheng family were dispatched as the main force, but there was nothing left for them to fight. The entire sea surface
There were tall smoke pillars, scattered wooden planks and falling Spaniards everywhere. The Spanish ships that could still fight saw that the situation was not good, so they left a few ships as cover, while the rest of them gave up their flags and fled towards the south. Look at their posture.
Went to Batavia to report news.
The Spanish Armada stationed in Taiwan was destroyed so easily. Although they were mentally prepared, Zheng Zhilong and Shi Lang were still dumbfounded. In addition to admiration, they also felt a little bit envious: If I have this weapon, why can't I conquer the world?
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Dark clouds covered the sky above the Chiqian Castle. The airship dropped heavy bombs, and the hot air balloon dropped incendiary bombs and kerosene cans. Although the castle's soldiers also fought hard to fight back to the sky, it was to no avail. When the explosion was almost done, the airship dropped a strip of
The most courageous death squads slid down the rope. These strong soldiers were carefully selected to die. Each of them had two four-ring blunderbuss on his waist, a shining long knife on his back, and hung on his chest.
Two grenades. In addition to these weapons, the fire support man also carried a rocket launcher. It can be said that he was armed to the teeth.
Seeing the troops descending from the sky, the Spaniards quickly came over to fight with swords and halberds, but no matter how powerful they were, no matter how powerful their weapons were, they could not withstand the bombardment of firecrackers. Each suicide squad member could fire eight lead bullets in a row.
This is equivalent to knocking down eight enemies before officially entering hand-to-hand combat. What is the concept of one against eight? After a burst of gunfire, the Spanish soldiers rushed back and retreated into the castle with their crossbows.
The death squads fought back without hesitation, and immediately bombarded with rocket launchers. At this time, the gate of the castle was also opened by the reconnaissance team who had sneaked in beforehand. The lurking troops lying in wait outside the castle swarmed in. Not long after, the sky above Chizhan Fort floated.
A white flag was raised.
Chihan Fort had few troops, and most of them were fortress defenders. It lacked an army that was good at hand-to-hand combat, so it fell quickly. Anping City in the distance had already received the warning and sent a cavalry unit of 1,000 people to Chihan.
On the way to the reinforcements, they were hit by an aerial attack by a powered parafoil that had remounted its bombs and took off. Small bombs and loose caltrops were dropped from the sky, causing the cavalry to fall over. Finally, after waiting for this wave of air attacks to pass, the airship
Pressed up again, this was a gunboat equipped with a pneumatic machine gun. The dense lead bullets made the dust fly on the road. The war horses were frightened and ran around. The fallen rider hid in the bushes on the roadside and did not dare to come out. Waiting for the airship to fire
After expending bullets, these remnant soldiers did not even have time to clean up the bodies of their comrades, and fled back to Anping City in a panic.
Led by He Bin, the landing force of the Southern Expedition Fleet passed through the Luermen Waterway and landed at Heliao Port. A large number of local Han people were mobilized, pulling cattle, horses, donkeys and mules to help the imperial army carry supplies, and the tide of long guns was
The Ming soldiers were the first to break out of the landing craft, occupy the beachhead, and then cover the landing of the follow-up troops. As time went by, more and more Ming troops landed on Taiwanese soil. After many years, the Ming-character flag was re-inserted.
Arriving on the island of Taiwan.
Chichiang Port has been captured, and the Southern Expedition Fleet has entered the port one after another. The Southeast Governor's large banner has been planted on the highest point of the castle, fluttering in the wind along with the curls of black smoke. On the top of the city, the bloody death squad soldiers cheered thunderously to celebrate the victory.
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His Excellency González, the Spanish Governor in Taiwan, took back the telescope and sighed: "What is coming will come. The mysterious Easterners finally thought of Taiwan. These pagans have the help of Satan, and they are even worse than the damn Dutch."
Be awesome."
"Your Excellency, do you need to consider your retreat? There are so many women and children in the city. If these barbaric Easterners are allowed to rush in, the consequences will be disastrous." Standing at the top of Anping City with the Governor were the generals of the Spanish army and the accompanying troops.
Pastor, it is the pastor who is speaking at this time.
"Dear priest, if the retreat you are talking about is surrender, then I will strongly oppose it. The honor of the Spanish knights will make me fight until the last drop of blood is shed." The cavalry colonel who had just been blocked from the city and fled back in disgrace.
He said proudly, as if he was not the one who fled in a hurry before seeing the enemy's shadow.
"Don't make any noise. The Trade Wind dual-purpose clipper has already gone to Batavia to report the news. The walls of Anping City are very strong, and there is plenty of food and fresh water. As long as we can hold on, we have hope. We will send envoys immediately to negotiate with you.
The marshal of the Ming Dynasty can delay negotiations for as long as he wants."
"This is the only thing we can do. I hope the barbaric Easterners will not attack during the negotiation, let alone kill our envoy... Oh, who is more suitable to send this envoy?"
"Go back and tell Gonzalez that China will not negotiate with anyone who has invaded our sacred territory. All you can do is surrender unconditionally. Only in this way can I consider ensuring the safety of your lives and the integrity of your personal property.
If not, everyone will see a real mark on their weapons!"
Liu Ziguang sat steadily on the tiger-skin wicker chair in the center of the commander's tent, and majestically scolded the pastor, the peace envoy sent by Ping'an City, and finally threw the peace treaty document on his face, unceremoniously.
The guards were ordered to beat him up with sticks. However, a box full of gold and silver jewelry to show his sincerity was left behind.
"I'm afraid this move is inappropriate. The general knows that the Spaniards are most dignified, and the status of chaplains in the army is also very high. If the commander humiliates them like this, I am afraid that the Western barbarians will fight stubbornly and will never surrender." Zheng Zhilong stood up and expressed.
In order to understand his own worries, he, who once worked as a general for Spain, naturally knows the temper of these foreign devils. This worry is not unreasonable.
"Huh, peace talks? How to talk? The Spaniards came from thousands of miles away from the west to occupy the territory under the nose of the Chinese Empire. This is aggression, naked aggression. Making peace before the invaders withdraw from the country is a traitor! The Chinese Empire has been alienated for many years.
Yu Haifang allowed these Western barbarians to take advantage of the loophole. Today, I will attack the Spaniards to show other barbarians what the consequences will be if they invade the territory of the Chinese Empire." Liu Ziguang was eloquent. He had an army in hand and had an overwhelming advantage.
Naturally, he doesn't care about the so-called dignity of the Spaniards. What he wants is to trample the dignity of the Spaniards under his feet and beat them to pain and disability. Moreover, the Spring Festival is coming soon. If Anping cannot be conquered before the festival, the year will be over.
It's a bit heartwarming.
Since the commander was so confident, Zheng Zhilong had nothing to say, so he had to go back to the queue and wait for dispatch. At this time, the war had lasted for a day, and it was getting late. A coalition of more than ten miles had set up under Anping City, and the airship was parked quietly in the sky and on the ground.
Smoke curled up from the cooking stove, and a full moon rose into the sky.
"We can't give the Spaniards any chance to breathe. Tonight is a good opportunity to conquer Anping. Listen to me..." Liu Ziguang had a plan in his mind. After thinking about it, he thought it would be feasible, so he arranged it.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. The Ming army camp that had been fighting fiercely for a day was silent. Only an unknown battlefield singer was humming the Minnan tune "Only those who love to fight will win." The soldiers who had fought fiercely for a day entered accompanied by the tune.
As he fell asleep, the soldiers on duty in the turrets on both sides of the camp gate couldn't help but yawn.
The gate of Anping City quietly opened a crack, and a head wearing a clam-shell-shaped iron helmet peeked out and took a look, then quietly walked out. Behind him was a large group of infantry wearing black cloaks.
The bright helmets and halberds were blackened with pot ash, and a group of people quietly marched towards the Ming army camp under the cover of night. What they were planning to do was the failed strategy in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, "stealing the camp."
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A group of infantry came out first to find out what was going on, and then a group of cavalry came out without a sound. The horses' hooves were wrapped with thick cloth, and a root of wood was bitten in the horse's mouth. The total number of horses and infantry was three thousand.
So much so that His Excellency Governor Gonzalez had to sacrifice all his family and property for this secret camp operation. Whether he lives or dies depends on this time.
What the Spaniards didn't realize was that their every move was discovered by the Red Shirt Regiment reconnaissance team lurking near Anping City.
"The commander is really good at knowing things." Yang Nanzhen said quietly to Wen Getao who was lurking beside him. They were all wearing Spanish Army armor, and their faces were also smeared with black pot ash.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have roped in your brother. Our commander-in-chief is definitely a man of both civil and military skills. Zhuge Liang and Mr. Guan are both reincarnated!" Wen Getao grinned, his snow-white teeth standing out in the night.