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When the second Chinese warship suffered heavy damage, Zheng Zhilong asked the adjutant to display the semaphore.The Chinese navy's warships are too fragile, and it is difficult to win in artillery battles. It is more cost-effective to directly engage in side-to-side battles.

The Dutch Navy also likes to take over, especially when facing Spain.

The Chinese and Dutch coalition forces rushed up almost at the same time.

The Spanish fleet fought and ran, not allowing itself to be surrounded, and avoiding a side-to-side battle with the enemy.

Both sides chased after each other, fighting from Manila Bay all the way to Mindoro Island.

Mindoro, the Spanish literal translation is "gold mine", and the Song and Ming Dynasties called it "Mayi Country".

"Throwing grappling hook!"

Hong Xu, vice-admiral of the Shanghai Navy, shouted excitedly while holding the binoculars.Due to the interception of the Dutch, he finally caught up with a Spanish warship.

Hong Xu is a member of Shibazhi, an old pirate who roams the South China Sea.In the past few years, in addition to transporting food and fishing, he occasionally took the fleet on cruises, and his mother was already exhausted.

A large number of hooks were shot from the Chinese warships, pulling the enemy and us together, and the Chinese warships also took the opportunity to activate their flamethrowers.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

The two sides fired at each other across the side of the ship, and the Chinese sailors in leather armor jumped after the first round of gunfire.

Hong Zhanfu is a member of Hong Xu's clan, and he has already released the fifth server, but he is still highly valued because of this.When he led the team to jump, several levels around him were shot at close range, some fell on the deck, and some fell into the sea.

"Bah!"

Hong Zhanfu crossed the ship's side, and before he could stand on his feet, he slashed at the enemy with a knife.

The leather armor on his chest was also cut, and he tried his best to kill the opponent with injuries, and then chopped at another Spanish arquebus soldier.

Another Chinese warship came to meet the ship from the side.The two ships are attacking and jumping gangs, and there are more and more Chinese sailors. It will be a matter of time before this warship is captured.

Fighting from noon to evening, only four of the small Spanish warships escaped successfully, and the rest were killed by the Chinese and Dutch coalition forces relying on their numerical superiority.

But those six Spanish galleons are really hard to swallow!

Especially the big guy with a displacement of 1200 tons, relying on the strength of the ship and the guns, rampant on the battlefield.This large sailing ship alone killed four Chinese and Dutch warships.

Can't catch board, can't jump gang, can't attack with fire.

This thing has three or four decks, which is much higher than the warships of China and the Netherlands.Even if the siege was successful, the boarding battle would become a "siege battle". The sailors had to climb up the rope while the Spanish soldiers could shoot down from the heights.

Wan Bangyan, Admiral of the Guangzhou Navy, was born in the Jiangxi Navy.

Wan Bangyan only knew that he couldn't deal with the big guys, so he took all his warships to surround and intercept the 500-ton galleon—the smallest one.

The smallest of the Spanish galleons, the largest of the Dutch warships...

"Fight to the side, grab this ship!" Wan Bangyan's eyes were red, and he was extremely envious of these big European ships.

Although the Datong Navy has a lot of military expenditures, the mainstream warships are still contributed by Zheng Zhilong.The Zheng family sold it to the imperial court at the cost price, and they made do with it. Even if they fought against the Dutch, they still had the superior force to fight for their lives.

A lot of century-old wood from the mountainous areas of southern China has been stockpiled, but it is still in the process of being soaked. The wood needs to be soaked for ten or eight years to become truly strong.

In another two years, the Datong Navy will be able to build its own ship!

In addition, some century-old teak was imported from Myanmar and Cambodia.This is the top material for shipbuilding, even better than oak, and it is currently being piled up in Guangzhou for brewing.

"Boom boom boom!"

A Guangzhou naval warship was approached and shot by a 500-ton galleon on its way to dock.

The upper cabin and deck were instantly torn apart by shells, and wood splashed everywhere. At least twenty Datong sailors and sailors were killed on the spot.

However, the hook line on the ship has been shot, and the galleon is firmly grasped to death.

The other three Guangzhou warships also fired their hooks one after another.

The Spanish sailors shot down from above, and the sailors swung their knives to chop the ropes.

"The world is united, long live Your Majesty!"

Zhang Hai was a fisherman from Guangzhou. He used to live in poverty. His Majesty the Emperor of Datong brought him a new life.

Seeing the comrades around him falling down one after another, Zhang Hai roared, with a knife in his mouth, climbing the rope with both hands, and quickly climbed towards the enemy ship.A comrade beside him screamed and fell, but the rope was cut off.

More and more hooks were shot, and more and more sailors were climbing. The Spanish sailors couldn't shoot it, and the Spanish sailors couldn't cut it.

More than 200 sailors of the Datong Army on each ship have died in battle and fell into the water, and they are still climbing up one after another.

Finally, Zhang Hai turned over and climbed onto the enemy ship, hacking an arquebus shooter to death.

The Spanish arquebus soldiers on both sides immediately discarded their guns and drew out their waist knives to fight Zhang Hai. The Spanish sailors rushed over with their knives.

"Long live!"

Zhang Hai roared and swung his saber, hacking to death the arquebus soldier on the right, but stabbing the arquebus soldier on the left.

Fortunately, there was a leather armor blocking it. When the knife tip pierced the leather armor, the strength was slightly deflected, and it only pierced the flesh of his side waist, almost touching the internal organs.

Zhang Hai held the handle of the knife back, and stabbed back without turning his head.

Stabbed the enemy behind him to death with one knife, and then drew the knife and rushed forward.And the enemy's knife had been stuck in his body, and the wound kept bleeding.

Due to Zhang Hai's first boarding, Datong sailors soon followed on the side of the ship.

When the second Datong army climbed up, Zhang Hai had been injured in three places all over his body, and he still stood firm on the ship's side to stop the enemy.

"kill!"

The third Datong sailor boarded the ship. Zhang Hai had been injured in five places, and was still fighting there bloody all over his body.

The fourth Datong soldier boarded the boat. Zhang Hai lost his strength and fell down.

The Dutch are doing the same, and the Dutch flagship is eyeing a 700-ton galleon.Compared with the Dutch army, the Dutch navy is not afraid of death, and climbs repeatedly with bullets.

It's a pity that there are too few Dutch people, and they can't afford to die.

Several Dutch warships surrounded the port, and after paying hundreds of casualties, they decisively chose to give up.

The Chinese navy values ​​ships, and it doesn't matter if hundreds or thousands of soldiers are killed if they can snatch the galleons.

There are only so many Dutch sailors in the Far East, one less than one dead.

Hundreds of naval casualties have seriously damaged the vitality of the Netherlands, and it is a hundred times more distressing than the death of a thousand soldiers.Because the Dutch army can be recruited casually in the colonies, but the navy often has to be replenished from Europe.

Seeing that the galleon was surrounded but let go by the Dutch, Zheng Chenggong put down the binoculars and cursed: "These red-haired ghosts really don't know how to fight, they are all fucking idiots!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The big guy with a displacement of 1200 tons is still showing off, and another Chinese warship is crumbling.

The Chinese sailors who besieged the galleon have killed more than 400 people one after another.The Dutch gave up directly, and the Chinese navy was still desperately fighting. It is very likely that thousands of deaths would not be able to seize the ship.

At the same time, the Spanish naval commander was terrified. He was afraid that his soldiers would be exhausted and the musketeers would run out of ammunition.

It was getting dark, and the Dutch navy was the first to withdraw from the siege, and Zheng Zhilong could only choose to withdraw from the siege.

一场海战，击沉西班牙小型战舰2艘、俘虏11艘，俘虏500吨西班牙大帆船1艘。大同海军17艘战舰遭受重创、5艘战舰沉没。荷兰海军4艘战舰遭受重创，没有船只沉没。

The Chinese navy suffered heavy casualties, with more than 1300 people killed, seriously injured, or missing.

Dutch Navy, killed, seriously injured, missing more than 200 people.

Of the six Spanish galleons, only the smallest one was captured by the Chinese navy, and all the rest went away.

If they suffered such a heavy loss according to the usual style of play, the Netherlands would directly choose to withdraw their troops.

However, China will not withdraw!

Chapter 497 [Landing in Manila]

Half a month later, the remaining Spanish galleons and small warships came out of Manila Bay again after minor repairs.

The Chinese and Dutch fleets immediately went to surround them, and the Spanish fleet slipped away directly, leading them to Mindoro again.Then, the Spanish fleet sailed southeast without even setting up gun positions.

Wan Bangyan and other admirals from the Datong Army were planning to pursue them with all their strength, but they found that Zheng Zhilong's flagship had issued a return flag order.

At the same time, the Dutch flagship ordered no further pursuit.

Wan Bangyan suddenly came to his senses, the southeast part belonged to Longtan and Tiger's Den, and if he chased it in, he might suffer huge losses.

Spain has indeed declined, but the Philippines has been operating for nearly a hundred years, and its foundation is so strong that China and the Netherlands can't compare it.

The islands in the southern Philippines are intricate, with Spanish beacon towers everywhere and Spanish coastal defense guns everywhere.Before the Netherlands attacked the Spanish strongholds, they only dared to attack Cebu Island and Zamboanga, and did not dare to go deep into the southern archipelago.

After entering, it is very likely that you will not be able to get out!

Therefore, the Spanish fleet can hide in the southern archipelago calmly, and come out whenever it wants.However, the Chinese and Dutch fleets passed by, revealing their whereabouts every minute, and Spain has a complete early warning system there.

Looking at the enemy ship going away, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help sneering: "You guys are too young to try to seduce me!"

The Chinese and Dutch fleets headed back to Manila. Not long after, the Spanish warships caught up again.As soon as Zheng Zhilong set up his formation to meet the attack, the Spanish warship turned its sails and fled southeast again in a circle.

"Don't chase him, let him go!" Zheng Zhilong ordered.

The Chinese fleet did not pursue it, and the Dutch fleet naturally did not pursue it. The Spaniard's trick to lure the enemy has long been seen through.

In this regard, the Chinese fleets blocked Manila, while the Spanish fleet was stationed in Mindoro, and the two sides faced off across a sea area of ​​80 kilometers.

The Spanish castle on Corregidor Island is still under siege by the Chinese and Dutch armies.

This place must be removed before the city of Manila can be attacked.Because attacking Manila is not a matter of overnight, if you want to siege for a long time, you must pull out the nails in the throat.

The "Z" shaped trench was excavated until the 18th day and finally reached the vicinity of the castle.

The accompanying sea merchant Chen An said: "General Wang, if the war drags on for another month, it will be impossible to fight. Then it will be the rainy season, and it will rain every day. If you want to attack Manila, you should send troops in autumn, not in spring."

Wang Hui was not discouraged, and said: "When the rainy season comes, build a house to live in, and continue to attack the city until autumn!"

There is no way to send troops in autumn, and there will be multiple variables in one more day. By then, Spain will have passed its weakest time.

Chen An sighed: "Prepare more doctors and medicinal materials."

The hot and humid weather has caused nearly a hundred soldiers to fall ill.The soldiers of the Luzon Expeditionary Army were officers drawn from the regular army, and all the soldiers came from Fujian and Guangdong provinces.

But the soldiers from Fujian and Guangdong couldn't handle the weather in the Philippines, because they had to dig trenches every day.

The Spanish defenders in the castle, watching the Chinese soldiers digging trenches, digging over bit by bit, have fallen into despair at this moment.

After approaching the castle, the artillery in the city was completely useless, and they could only rely on matchlock guns for defense.

The slope of the outer mound has also been dug through by the Datong Army, and all the Spanish defenders near the mound withdrew into the castle.They dare not fight on the periphery, because the number is too small, and they will be piled up to death by the Datong army digging in the tunnel.

With the staff hitting this point, Corregidor Island has basically been taken, so there is no need to spend too much force.

While continuing to dig the tunnel, while taking time to rest, Wang Hui ordered two-thirds of the troops to go to Manila port for landing operations.

As for the castle on the island, dig a tunnel directly to bury the explosives.

The method of siege with explosives is difficult to deal with the strong cities of China, but it can deal with this kind of bastion.The foundation of the bastion is not deep, and the walls are not thick, which is no different from the walls of a small county town.

"boom!"

On the 24th day of the siege of Corregidor Island, there was a loud noise on the island, and a wall of the castle was directly blown down.

"kill!"

Tie Hong rushed out of the trench with a wrought iron rod, and when the Spanish defenders were bombed, he led his troops to break in through the huge gap.

This black buddy's qualifications are very old. If he were replaced by a Han Chinese, he would probably have reached the level of brigade commander.But after all, this world is based on face. Although he fought bravely and worked hard to read and write, but because of his black status, he could only serve as the deputy to the main general Wang Hui.

The Spanish defenders in other areas, after experiencing the initial confusion, were quickly transferred to defend.

But the Datong army has already rushed in. The castle here is not the one in Manila, but only the bastion and the surrounding slopes for defense.The slope was dug through, the castle was blown down, and they had no other choice.

Tie Hong broke in with a stick, and the cotton armor he had just put on was already sweating profusely due to the high temperature.

A Spanish defender raised his gun at him, Tie Hong directly smashed out the wrought iron rod, and then sped towards him.He punched the enemy knocked unconscious by the iron rod, picked up the iron rod and continued to charge, and the second enemy was smashed in the head by him.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Spanish defenders on the city wall began to shoot at the following Datong army.

When the Datong Army killed seven people, Tie Hong had already climbed up the nearest city wall along the stone steps in the city.He was followed by several men, all armed with melee weapons, who swooped in on the Spanish arquebuses firing downward.

Spanish commander Lopez drew his saber and took a step to stab him.

Tie Hong is tall and big, with long hands and feet, and a long iron rod.He didn't take the knife seriously at all, and Lopez's neck was broken with a single blow.

After clearing this section of the city wall, Tie Hong rushed to another section, shouting while running: "The world is one, long live Your Majesty!"

There are also a large number of indigenous warriors who rushed into the castle one after another, killing the Spanish defenders to vent their anger.The natives were bullied too badly, as long as they seized the opportunity, they would never show mercy to the Spaniards.

Corregidor Island was successfully captured, counting the losses during the landing: 43 people were killed by the Datong Army, and 185 people were killed by the native soldiers, regardless of minor or serious injuries.