In the ancient city, in the evening, the fire has gradually extinguished, and the heat wave around the central castle is mixed with the smell of burning and smelling everywhere, blowing to the whole city with the evening wind.
The Franco soldiers did not launch another attack. They no longer had any desire or courage to attack. There were still more than 3,000 soldiers and horses left, but at this moment, these 3,000 people were like frightened birds, frightened by the previous tragic situation.
Cassie and others are also aware of current affairs. They know that the result of continuing to attack may be the end of the entire army being destroyed. Who knows how much strong liquor is still in the castle. In one attack, nearly two thousand people were burned to death, leaving these people.
There is no need to send troops and horses to death.
It is not possible to stay in Guli City. There is a shortage of food and supplies, and the opponent's methods are cunning and vicious. Staying here is equivalent to accompanying the devil. The best choice now is to leave. Leave Guli City and go to other cities in the Garo Kingdom to seek help from the Garo people.
Help. At least the soldiers and horses can have food to eat. After that, they will go to the port of Goa by land and meet up with other soldiers and horses of the Franco Kingdom. We absolutely cannot stay here any longer.
It didn't take the officers of the officer corps much time to reach a consensus on this matter. No one wanted to stay in this hellish city. What everyone wanted right now was to leave alive and reunite with their families alive.
, and returned to the Kingdom of Folangji alive. The idea of making a name for himself and defeating the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty has long been forgotten.
When the sun set, Zhang Yanling saw thousands of French soldiers hurriedly evacuating at the west city gate from the third floor of the central castle. At this point, Zhang Yanling truly breathed a sigh of relief.
This risky attack on Guli can end in the current situation, which is the best result that Zhang Yanling can imagine. Although planning is very important in every battle, there are too many variables in the battle. For example, in this attack,
If it hadn't been for the unexpected discovery that so much of the Franco's liquor was hidden in the secret room under the central castle, this battle would not have ended so easily. It would have even become extremely bad.
I can only say that it is up to people to make things happen, and it is up to God to make things happen.
Huo Shijian and Tian Dongxin led a hundred soldiers out of the steaming central castle gate to conduct reconnaissance and search of the situation in the city. The main purpose was to occupy the west city gate. After the Francoji people evacuated, they only needed to close the west city gate and occupy it.
Guli Castle has officially fallen under our control.
Soon after, Huo Shijian came back with dozens of soldiers to report that all the Fo Langji men had left the west of the city, and Tian Dongxin had led fifty soldiers to guard the city gate. Zhang Yanling completely let go of his thoughts and stood at a high place to investigate with a telescope.
Markets all over the city
, all the streets were empty in the dusk, and there were no traces of Franji or the local people. The entire Guli City fell into silence after the war. Most of the local people had fled before, and the rest had closed their doors to avoid causing trouble.
It was impossible to stay in the central castle. There were dead bodies all around, and the smell was unpleasant. Zhang Yanling ordered soldiers and horses to escort the prisoners and evacuate the place, and then went to garrison on the tower of the east city gate. Only a dozen people were left in the central castle to guard and guard.
It was getting dark soon. On the east city tower, when it was time to relax and rest, Zhang Yanling seemed a little restless. He only took a few bites of dry food and then didn't want to eat anymore.
He stood up, frowned and looked at the sea in the harbor and said nothing.
"Master, what's going on? We have achieved our goal, but Master seems to be a little uneasy." Chen Shiyi asked.
Zhang Yanling sighed and said: "I don't know why, but I always feel uneasy. I always feel like there is something I can't let go of."
Chen Shiyi thought for a while and said: "My lord, are you worried about the battle at sea? Don't worry, my lord, with the current fleet strength of the Folangji people, they are not our opponent at all. Although they still have twenty or thirty warships,
Our six armored ships are not vegetarians. Mr. Wang is good at naval warfare and will definitely annihilate them."
Zhang Yanling said: "I know, but I just feel uneasy. What I am most worried about now is whether the Yansui and Ningxia guarding the waterway can block Alfonso's fleet. Alfonso's fleet turned back halfway, Wang Hong
Follow behind
Yes, there will be a day difference in the middle. This requires Liu Tan and Feng Sihai to resist the enemy until Wang Hong arrives with the main force of the invincible fleet to complete the encirclement and annihilation. But can Liu Tan and Feng Sihai withstand it?
Woolen cloth?"
Chen Shi thought for a moment and said, "It's really worrying. I hope they can do it. But even if Alfonso and the others come back, they won't be able to enter Guli City now."
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "It is not the problem of Guri Port. My plan is not to seize the port. We have tried our best to mobilize Alfonso to lead the fleet to leave Guri Port, arrange front and rear interceptions, and fight decisively with him.
.Once the Yansui and Ningxia failed to stop Alfonso, the strategy of encirclement and annihilation failed. Do you understand?"
Chen Shi smiled quickly and said: "Look at my stupid brain, I actually forgot that our goal is to annihilate the Eastern Fleet of the Folangji people."
Zhang Yanling said solemnly: "Our purpose cannot be forgotten. We came all the way from the Ming Dynasty and spent more than a year fighting. What was it for? Naturally, it was to open up shipping lanes, open trade routes, and control the lands of Southeast Asia and South Asia.
, let the resources and manpower here be used by our Ming Dynasty. To achieve the goal, we must
Annihilate and expel all the Folangji forces here. Unless the Eastern Fleet is annihilated, the Folangji people will not give up. Therefore, the purpose of this battle is not to seize any ports, nor to eliminate the local garrison, but to eliminate the Folangji people on the sea.
Langji's Eastern Fleet. Whoever dominates the sea dominates everything."
Chen Shi nodded and said: "I understand, I understand. The Duke is afraid that once Alfonso and the others break through the strait and reach Guli, and find that Guli Port has been captured by us, they will leave immediately, and then they will not be able to encircle and annihilate them, right?"
"Once they discover that Guri Port has been occupied by us, they will never stay and attack. Instead, they will immediately cross the strait and enter the open Bay of Bengal. It will be difficult for us to find them or encircle and annihilate them. If we do not destroy this Eastern Fleet,
, then the matter will never end. Instead, we will fall into passivity and be led by their noses.”
Chen Shiyi frowned and nodded slightly. Indeed, as the Duke said, once Alfonso leads the fleet to escape into the Bay of Bengal, it will indeed be a troublesome matter. The Bay of Bengal is extremely open and the bay covers an area of five to six hundred miles. How to find them.
It is very easy for the Folangji people to escape. To the east is the open sea, and after circumnavigating the island of Ceylon, there is the vast ocean, with a passage hundreds of miles wide. The Invincible Fleet cannot stop the warships at all. Get there.
At that time, the port of Colombo was even full of barbarians.
The Port of Canada may be attacked by them. If they return to the Port of Goa to defend, it will be even more troublesome. The Port of Goa is also a well-defended seaport with steep terrain. Relying on the operations of the port, the Invincible Fleet may also
Hard to win.
"My lord, if you are really worried, I would like to humbly lead someone to reinforce you." Chen Shiyi stood up and said.
Zhang Yanling said: "We have no warships, how can we provide reinforcements? All the ships in this port have disappeared."
Chen Shi said, "Have you forgotten, sir? There are two wooden sailboats of ours under the cliff. They are captured pirate ships, and there are several cannons on them."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "I really forgot. Those two ships are available. Let's take those two ships. Huo Shijian, select a hundred soldiers, and we will go to reinforce the sea."
Chen Shiyi said in astonishment: "Master, I can just go, you can rest here."
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said: "You stay, guard here, guard the prisoners, and prevent changes. It's up to me to go to the reinforcements. Huo Shijian and I can bring a hundred brothers. Our two ships can't actually participate in the war. I'm just going
Just give them courage. With me here, maybe the brothers will be more courageous."
Chen Shiyi was right when he thought about it. Going by himself was different from going with the Duke of Guo. As soon as the Duke of Guo arrived, his morale would rise by three points. Moreover, when the Duke of Guo commanded the battle, how could he compare with him?
"Huo Shijian, protect your father-in-law. If something goes wrong, you are the only one to ask." Chen Shiyi shouted.
Huo Shijian hurriedly agreed loudly. He immediately led more than a hundred soldiers out of the city and came to the dock with Zhang Yanling. Huo Shijian led the people to go north along the bottom of the cliff. Half an hour later, two wooden boats entered the port. Zhang Yanling and the others
Waiting to board the ship and leave the port.
It was already the first watch, and the sea was pitch black. Everyone hung up the sails and took advantage of the slight wind to sail to the south of the strait. After traveling for more than ten miles, the soldiers watching on the mast loudly reported to Zhang Yanling.
"My lord, there are fires in the south. It seems like there is a fight."
Zhang Yanling hurriedly looked at the sea to the south, but could not see anything, just a dark patch of darkness. But suddenly a faint red light danced in the darkness, as weak as lightning in the clouds in the distant sky. Zhang Yanling ordered the whole ship to be silent.
All the personnel listened carefully. But apart from the sound of the waves, the faint roar of artillery came from the distance. Although they were not careful, it was definitely the roar of artillery fire.
"Alfonso came back so quickly, I thought that the Folan robot would arrive at least in the early morning. It seems that I was wrong." Zhang Yanling frowned.
Huo Shijian said in a deep voice: "Master, we have to speed up. It looks like the battle is very fierce."
Zhang Yanling nodded and shouted loudly: "All paddle, speed up."
…
Just as Zhang Yanling and others boarded the sailboat and sailed out of Guli Port, an extremely tragic scene was taking place on the deep-water channel of the strait.
Feng Sihai and dozens of guards on the ship maneuvered the Ningxia into the stern of the Holy Cross, one of the Franchise flagships. The iron-clad warship hit the wooden hull, and the result was predictable. The bow of the Ningxia was
The stern of the Holy Cross was smashed to pieces, and the tilted bow was embedded in the stern section of the Holy Cross.
Originally, even if the stern of the Holy Cross was cut off, it would not sink. Because these flagships were not the centipede ships of the Folangji people. They were large ships with a size and structure no less than that of the Ming Dynasty treasure ships. In addition to not having iron armor, the propulsion method
Apart from the differences in the firearms it is equipped with, the rest are not much different from the armored ships of the Ming Dynasty Armada.
The stern of the ship was smashed. As long as the watertight compartment at the stern was closed, the Holy Cross could still sail away. There was no need to worry about sinking.
Fortunately, the bow of the Ningxia got stuck in the stern section of the Holy Cross, and the two ships were stuck together like a male and a female dog mating.
It would be fine if they were just stuck together. If both ships were intact, it wouldn't be a big deal. At worst, they would be floating together. However, the Ningxia's hull has been fully flooded. If the cabins were not divided into layers, the horizontal lines between the cabins would be
If the partitions could still function as watertight, the Ningxia would have sunk halfway through.
Before the collision, the Ningxia was leaning sideways, as if a hemiplegic person had hit it. After getting stuck on the Holy Cross, the Ningxia quickly sank to the bottom of the sea. The heavy pressure brought the Holy Cross's stern into the water, and its bow.
It was tilted up high, as if it was tightly grasped by a drowning person's hands and feet, and it was difficult to break free.
The officers and soldiers of the Folangji on the ship screamed in horror. The commander jumped on his feet and ordered the soldiers to row desperately, trying to escape the entanglement of the Ningxia. But it was to no avail.
The fire was raging on the Ningxia, and the soldiers on board had already rolled into the water. Only Feng Mazi, holding on to the railing of the ship, with his face covered in blood, laughed loudly at the chaos of the Franco soldiers. The smiling face was so terrifying that he became
It gave rise to the last nightmare of many French soldiers.
The heavy hull of the Ningxia rolled over in the water, and the Holy Cross it carried flipped over and entered the water, dumping all the people and moving things on board into the sea like garbage. Then it was buckled up like a bathtub.
The two ships were like entangled wrestlers, unable to separate until the moment they sank.
On the Yansui not far away, Liu Tan and the other soldiers watched all this with eyes wide open, and tears welling up in their eyes.