In the eyes of many generals, this time Yang Feng led hundreds of warships and more than 100 cargo ships belonging to the Second Fleet, as well as more than 20,000 troops, facing a small castle, it was simply three fingers to grasp the snail and nine out of ten, but now Liu Xiang said that he should prepare for a protracted war, which is diametrically opposed to their thoughts.

Chu Maoguang didn't say anything because he had scruples about Liu Xiang, but not everyone was afraid of his background.

Geng Bingyi frowned and said, "Deputy Admiral Liu, do you know that our tens of thousands of troops and more than 200 warships are far away from home, and the daily consumption of grain, grass and military salaries is tens of thousands.

And the imperial court will not allocate a penny of these salaries, all of them are paid by the Hou Ye out of his own pocket, even if the Hou Ye doesn't care about these, but as subordinates, we have to think about the Hou Ye. ”

Yang Feng glanced at Geng Bingyi with some surprise, Geng Bingyi, a general who has always been known for his stability, actually fought with Liu Xiang today, which is really a rare thing.

However, when he thought about it immediately, he immediately understood Geng Bingyi's thoughts, as the scale of the Jiangning Army continued to expand, these subordinates who originally followed him also rose one by one.

Just like Geng Bingyi, when he first came, he was just a deputy Qianhu of the Jiangdong Gate Thousand Households, and now he has become a guerrilla general, with 5,000 elites under his command.

Not only that, Yang Feng is also a master who often plays disappearing, and when Yang Feng was absent over the years, Geng Bingyi has replaced him many times to exercise command, and has faintly become the second-in-command of the Jiangning Army.

A few days ago, Yang Feng revealed that he wanted to promote several generals again, including official deputy generals and even general soldiers, Geng Bingyi must have ideas about this position.

Because Geng Bingyi has both qualifications and military achievements, the only thing that is lacking now is just an opportunity. In his opinion, as long as this battle is fought, his promotion will naturally come naturally, and eight I nine will not leave ten, but now Liu Xiang proposed to prepare for a long-term battle, which made Geng Bingyi very unhappy.

After all, seeing that as long as Fort San Petro was taken, most of the Spanish forces in the Far East would basically be wiped out, and it was logical for Geng Bingyi to rise one level further, but Liu Xiang was good, and he actually proposed to prepare for a long-term war, no wonder he would speak out against it.

These things are very verbose to say, but as soon as Yang Feng's mind turned, he immediately understood Geng Bingyi's thoughts at the moment, and he couldn't help but sigh secretly: "In life, no one can avoid fame and fortune, even Geng Bingyi, a person who has always been calm, is also fascinated." ”

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Yang Feng thought for a while: "In this way, whether this battle can be quickly resolved or whether it needs to be a long-term confrontation, no one can say now."

But as the saying goes, it's the mule that the horse comes out for a walk. If you want me to say, let's have a fight with the red-haired devil tomorrow, is this the reason that everyone says? ”

"Hmm!"

"Not bad!"

"Master Hou is right!"

All the generals also nodded in unison, the battlefield is the best teacher, whether the Spaniards can fight or not, we will know tomorrow, and it is not too late to adjust the offensive deployment after understanding the strength of the Spaniards.

Seeing that all the generals had no objections, Yang Feng said again: "Okay, since this is the case, Ben Hou orders now!" ”

"Whoa......

With Yang Feng's voice, all the generals who were originally sitting stood up and raised their heads in unison: "Listen to Lord Hou's military orders!" ”

"Qiu Disheng!"

"Here!"

"Your artillery battalion's mission tomorrow is to ......"

"One Battalion...... Your battalion is responsible for ......"

"Second Battalion ......"

It was dark and shining, the men in the barracks had already prepared breakfast, and in various parts of the port, the sergeants who had already gotten up were lining up to receive their breakfast.

Because it is backed by a modern society rich in material resources, the food of the Jiangning Army has never been bad since its establishment. Just like this morning, breakfast is steamed buns, porridge, meat buns and pickles, and they are full, such food may only be eaten during the Chinese New Year in today's barren places, but in the Jiangning army, such food can only be regarded as very ordinary.

Although he only slept for more than three hours last night, Yang Feng, who was perverted, still looked energetic, holding a steamed bun in his hand and nibbling on it while observing the situation in Fort San Petro with a telescope.

Fort San Petro still sits quietly in the morning mist, like a monster that has not yet woken up.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Yang Feng looked back and saw that it was Qiu Disheng.

"Qiu Disheng!"

"Here!"

Hearing Yang Feng call his name, Qiu Disheng hurriedly came to Yang Feng and stood up, but he didn't experience Yang Feng, because according to the regulations of the army, in order to better protect himself, it is strictly forbidden to salute on the battlefield.

Yang Feng looked at Qiu Disheng for a moment, and then said: "I have already made it very clear last night, I believe I don't need to say it again." I have only one request, and that is to do everything you can to blow up the artillery positions of the red-haired devils for me, blow up their artillery as much as possible, and I will observe the enemy's movements for you in the back. ”

"Understood!"

Qiu Disheng answered loudly, and then strode out.

When the sky was completely bright, the Jiangning army had formed two infantry phalanxes and began to advance towards Fort San Petro, stopping when the road was 1,200 meters away from Fort San Petro, and behind these two infantry phalanxes were countless gunners and thirty-eight thirty-two-pounder guns.

As the largest caliber artillery of the Jiangning Army, the weight of the 32-pound gun is as high as more than 1,600 catties, although Yang Feng has installed four solid rubber tires for each gun to increase its mobility ability, but to be honest, it is still a bit too heavy, and it takes six strong horses to pull it away every time it moves, not to mention the heavier supporting projectiles and gunpowder.

The actions of the Ming army naturally could not hide from the eyes of the defenders, in fact, when the Jiangning army had just begun to assemble, Field, Castro and other officers had already rushed to the city wall to prepare to command the battle.

Seeing that the Ming army was setting up artillery positions in an orderly manner, Field pointed to the two neatly arranged phalanxes in front of him and asked his artillery commander: "Major Hector, can your artillery hit the artillery positions of the Ming army?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Excellency." Hector shook his head: "I have measured just now, they are about 1,200 meters away from us, and the maximum range of our eighteen-pounder gun with the longest range is only 1,000 meters, and it can't hit the other side at all." ”

Field pointed ahead and asked, "What about them?" Can they beat us? ”

"This ......"

Hector hesitated, he was just about to speak, when a dull roar suddenly sounded on the opposite side, and the Ming army on the opposite side had already opened fire on them......