Time flies by in the busy schedule of horse racing. In the blink of an eye, it has been more than three months since Kanyu Camp arrived in Luzon Island.
During this period, political power in various places was re-established. Civil servants sent from the Ming Dynasty served as chief officials of various prefectures and counties, while most of the auxiliary officials, servants, etc. below were held by locals from Luzon.
In order to maintain local security, Luzon people have also established their own security teams in various places. Of course, they are only equipped with various cold weapons. The Ming army's muskets, artillery and other sharp weapons cannot be handed over to them for use casually.
The people of Luzon accepted the change of regime with a peaceful attitude. Anyway, their king had died in the war with the Spanish 20 years ago. After that, whether the Spanish would rule them or the Ming Dynasty would rule them, for
For them, there is not much difference. If one must distinguish between good and bad, they would rather accept the rule of the Ming Dynasty. After all, the Ming Dynasty and Luzon have a closer relationship in history, their languages are also similar, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty are obviously more
Spanish officials need to be more reasonable.
The Spaniards left without a fight, but Su Hao and Deng Zilong did not take it lightly at all. Both the survey camp and the navy sent a large number of scouts to keep alert on the entire island and the surrounding waters to guard against a sudden Spanish counterattack. Chen Guanyu took
With some new believers in Luzon, they began to penetrate into Sumatra, Java and other places to spy on the movements of other European colonial armies there.
On this day, Deng Zilong's naval scouts hurried back to report that a Spanish fleet consisting of 20 warships was heading for Luzon.
"If our intelligence is correct, this should be the entire naval force of the Spanish in the Nanyang area." Su Hao looked at a map of Southeast Asia and discussed with Li Zhi, Deng Zilong, Tu Wenhuan and other generals.
Deng Zilong said: "According to Daozhang Chen and his team's previous interrogation of prisoners, as well as the information collected by our scouts these days, the Spanish only have a total of more than 20 warships in this area, and the others are all merchant ships. We fought with them only three months ago
They want to send a message back to Europe and send more warships. There is no time, so I agree with the change. This should be their entire strength in this area. At best, they only leave a few ships at the base.
Just a guard."
Hao Tong stood up and said to Deng Zilong and Su Hao: "Commander Deng, Commander Su, please send us your warships to fight against the Spanish fleet. I will ensure that the victory is completed in one battle. I will definitely let the Spanish fleet come and go."
return."
Seeing Hao Tong's eager look, Su Hao smiled and said, "Why, Hao Tong, can't wait?"
Hao Tong responded shyly: "Commander Su, our Navy's expedition to Luzon this time has only fired one cannon and nothing else. The ones who are the most popular are the brothers in Kanyu Camp. If we can't fire one
A good battle is here to show off the majesty of our navy, and our navy brothers cannot hold our heads high in front of our brothers in the survey camp."
Su Hao laughed and said: "I think you feel that you can't hold your head high in front of Deng Kui? Does Deng Kui show off his title of general in front of you all day long?"
"How dare you, general?" Deng Kui, who was sitting nearby, quickly stood up and denied it, but the awkward expression on his face clearly showed that what Su Hao said was true.
Hao Tong said: "General Su, don't blame Deng Kui. His generals fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield, and the general is convinced. The general just hopes to have a chance to prove himself."
At that time, both Hao Tong and Deng Kui were sent by Tu Wenhuan to Su Hao's side. After the Battle of Bozhou, Hao Tong led the first section of the Survey Battalion back to Yunnan, while Deng Kui followed Su Hao. For several years
After coming down, Deng Kui became a general. Hao Tong had just been promoted from defense to guerrilla not long ago, and this promotion was somewhat for the sake of balance. With Hao Tong's mentality, how could he accept such a gap?
Su Hao looked at Deng Zilong and said, "General Deng, what do you think?"
Deng Zilong said: "Hao Tong is eager to fight, which is a good thing. Our warships have strong artillery, and with 18 ships against 20 Hongyi ships, there is no doubt that we will win. What we need to consider is how to reduce the battle losses and try our best to win."
Don’t let Hongyi escape.”
Hao Tong said: "Commander Deng, I am willing to issue a military order to guarantee that not a single warship will be damaged, and the casualties of the sergeants will not be more than a hundred. As for the Spaniards, I will guarantee that not a single enemy ship will be allowed to escape."
"Hao Tong, what you are saying is a bit big." Su Hao said, "The sea is vast and in the melee, how can you guarantee that an enemy ship will not escape?"
Hao Tong said: "Returning to the Soviet Union, the general's plan is to use 10 ships to meet the enemy and 8 ships to cut off the enemy's rear route to intercept the enemy fleeing the battlefield. When he was in Nanjing, the general asked the European missionaries that the Europeans
On a warship, the range of artillery is only about 600 steps, while the range of our artillery can reach 1,200 steps, which means that our army can fight outside the opponent's range. In addition, our army's artillery fires explosive shells.
, the enemy's bullets were solid and their power was incomparable, so the general thought that there was no problem for our army to fight one against two.
The general said that the casualties of the sergeants were not more than a hundred, because he considered that there might be close combat when intercepting the enemy troops, and casualties would inevitably occur. If not, the general even dared to say that there could be zero casualties in this battle."
"Haha, you are indeed a formidable person." Su Hao said to Deng Zilong with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room burst into laughter. Among them, Su Hao was the youngest, and Hao Tong was nearly 10 years older than him. Su Hao was too cutesy when he said such scary words.
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Everyone stopped laughing, and Tu Wenhuan said: "Hao Tong's analysis, Tu thinks, is basically true. With the strength of our army, if commanded properly, there is no suspense about annihilating the Spanish fleet. However, Tu was thinking just now, we are
Shouldn't the Spaniards be completely defeated in this battle..."
Su Hao was stunned and asked subconsciously: "What does Mr. Tu mean?"
Tu Wenhuan said: "Hao Tong just now said that he can accomplish his task in one battle. Tu was thinking, are we just going to defeat the Spaniards when we go to Nanyang this time?"
"What Mr. Tu said coincides with what I said." Li Zhi interjected at the side.
Su Hao looked at Tu Wenhuan, then at Li Zhi, and said, "What you two gentlemen are saying is that our target is not just the Spaniards, but all Europeans in Nanyang."
"That's right." Li Zhi said, "In this Nanyang area, there are the British, French, Portuguese, and Dutch. We drove the Spanish out, but we only defeated one opponent. It cannot be said that we have achieved success in one battle.
.Only by annihilating all the fleets of these European countries can we say that we truly control Nanyang."
There is really nothing more poisonous than a scholar... Su Hao muttered evilly in his heart. However, he also felt that the reminder from Li Zhi and Tu Wenhuan was very correct. Since the Spanish Armada was defeated by the British, Spain has no
It can be regarded as the most powerful country in Europe. Now the most powerful ones in the Southeast Asia are the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Merely annihilating the Spanish fleet can only be regarded as a small victory. How can we win the victory against the British and Dutch fleets, which is the most worthwhile
Things to consider.
"Junior is confused. How should our army go to war? Please give me your advice." Su Hao said to Li Zhi and Tu Wenhuan sincerely. In front of these old people, he was a real junior, and there was no pressure to ask for advice humbly.
"I'm not good at fighting. Let's ask Mr. Tu to talk about it." Li Zhi kicked the ball to Tu Wenhuan. In fact, he said this out of respect for the Navy. He was very knowledgeable and accomplished in strategy.
Tu Wenhuan naturally knew Li Zhi's intention, and he said with a smile: "Mr. Li is trying to test Mr. Tu, so Mr. Tu will just give the answer reluctantly. Mr. Li, Mr. Deng and Mr. Su will please correct me if I am inappropriate."
In Tu's opinion, he does not agree that this battle should be turned into a battle of annihilation. Our warships have strong guns and powerful guns, but in this battle, they should hide their edge and give the Spanish an illusion, making them think that although our Ming Navy has a
Although they have the power to fight, they are not invincible. If they were stronger, they might be able to eat us."
"The Spaniards cannot go back to Europe to dispatch more warships, so they must turn to the Dutch and British in Southeast Asia to borrow their fleets to compete with our army." Li Zhi couldn't help but accept.
Tu Wenhuan said over his words.
"Could it be that... we are going to lose the battle this time?" Hao Tong asked depressedly after listening to everyone's words. He finally got a chance to fight. If the mission is to defeat the battle, that would be too much.
This is disgusting. If you are ordered to defeat a battle, can it be considered as merit? It seems that no general is promoted because of defeating a battle, right?
Deng Zilong understood Li Zhi and Tu Wenhuan's strategy. He waved his hand and said: "Hao Tong, don't worry, you still have to win this battle. What Mr. Li and Mr. Tu mean is that you should not fight too well and be very powerful."
, you can only use five points at most. You have to hurt the Spaniards, but you can’t make them think you are invincible, do you understand?”
"This... the general seems to understand, but the general is still a little unsure about how to measure this." Hao Tong said.
Deng Zilong said: "Well, let's follow the strategy Hao Tong mentioned just now, with 10 ships to meet the enemy and 8 ships to intercept. Hao Tong is responsible for meeting the enemy, and Mr. Tu assists Hao Tong in commanding. We can only win a small victory, not a big one."
Victory. I command the intercepted warships and give the Spaniards another blow."
"General Deng, you are already old. You don't have to do this kind of combat command personally, right?" Su Hao advised.
Deng Zilong smiled and said: "Are you laughing at me for being old and incompetent? Come on, let's go outside and have a fight. If you can survive 10 blows under my fist, I will give you the position of chief soldier of the navy."
,how?"
"Uh... I'd better accept the defeat, junior." Su Hao refused angrily. Although Deng Zilong is already seventy years old, Su Hao has seen him leading troops in training, with a sword weighing forty or fifty pounds dancing like the wind.
Not to mention one Su Hao, even ten Su Haos are in vain in front of him. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!