The arrival of the Ming army was faster than Lin Xiao imagined, and just when he set up a cabin to guard Lin Manjue, who was bent on revenge, three fleets led by Deng Zilong, the pioneer general of the Nanyang Naval Division, led by the iconic ironclad ship, had sailed to the western waters of Guam with Lin Lijing's flag.

Immediately after that, thousands of miles apart, was a huge fleet of ships with strong troops.

Lin Manjue successfully landed on Guam at an interval of 5,000 miles, which greatly encouraged Chen Mu's confidence in the expedition, although there were still problems with baggage transportation, but this problem could be avoided in Guam to a certain extent.

As long as the attack is devastating, the Spaniards will prepare a large amount of grain and grass for them.

The situation of naval warfare is different from that of land warfare, and there is no such thing as the ancestors who ate the enemy for one minute, twenty minutes for me, and five for at most.

But it doesn't matter, eating the food of the enemy's house is twenty times more happy than eating the food of one's own house.

Shao Tingda, Luzon Zhongwei, Fu Yuan, Luzon Nanwei, each dispatched 1,000 banner troops, with 2,000 battalions of Chen Luan's headquarters and 1,000 banner troops from Deng Zilong's headquarters, and 3,000 units equipped with Nanyang flint guns, carrying mines, grenades, gunpowder bundles and bombs, small flags, flags and arrows, and other firearms, a total of 5,000 soldiers went to Guam by boat for the expedition.

After them, there was a sea convoy of 1,000 to 1,500 li east Luzon and 3,500 to 4,000 li west of Guam, as well as a sea baggage fleet composed of 100 Daifuku and 200 black and white boats.

Relying on huge manpower and material resources, risking the risk of the grain ship being destroyed by wind and waves, the baggage distance was reduced by two percent with manpower.

It is best to be able to eat the enemy's food, and if you can't eat it slowly, at least you will have a steady stream of food and grass in the back.

In Chen Mu's mind, the first phase of the Mingxi War ended when the Philippine governor fled his territory last year, and the second battle began when he watched Chen Lan move eastward on Chenlai Island.

But this was not the case for the Spaniards, and the four hundred and forty men of Lin Manjue played a far greater role than he had imagined.

His elusive attack made the Spaniards afraid to send an advance fleet westward, even when he was sailing far from the island, a long nail hanging from the belly, which made people afraid to look to the left and right until he pulled it out.

None of the Spaniards on Guam believed that there were only 400 enemies from the Ming Dynasty, and even after they attacked them, there were less than 100 people left.

After the Suniga company fought against Lin Manjue, they were even more convinced that there were several Ming companies like Lin Manjue on the island, and they were still in danger.

The Ming in their minds has always been the Ming in their imagination, until the fight with Lin Manjue, this imagination tends to manifest, when the news of the fall of the Philippines reached New Spain, the fear from the Ming is breathless, this heroic and warlike Ming army company undoubtedly deepened people's impression.

It was getting dark, and Zeng Xishun climbed the cable from the boat in front of him to climb the cable and board the ironclad ship, and pointed to Deng Zilong from afar to the misty shadow of the sea to the east and said, "General, that's Guam." ”

Deng Zilong was sharpening his eight-foot eyebrow knife over and over again, and he was considering whether to change it to a golden gourd.

During the voyage of their fleet, they encountered a boatload of deserters who abandoned Lin Manjue, and they did not deliberately criticize Deng Zilong, but gave them water and food to ask about the situation, and asked them to follow Zeng Xishun to lead the way, and then go to Guam.

It is impossible to let them go back, no matter whether it is Chen Lan of the Chinese army, Chen Mu of Luzon, or Bai Yuanjie of Guangdong, they are all masters of strict marching military law, and they have to hand over their heads if they say anything wrong, it is better to make up for the baggage, eat and drink enough, and then go to Guam, and then fight a few battles, and most of them will be able to uncover the matter at that time.

As long as they win, no one cares what they do in the middle.

The veteran who was known for his bravery stood up, and the knife with his own eyebrows stood behind him, Deng Zilong held the railing and looked back at the fleet that was running side by side, and raised his hand and opened his fingers: "Drumming." ”

Boom!

A heavy drum, like a blow in the hearts of the soldiers, made people cheer up and clench the blades, the ironclad ships were like a forest, and then the drums were endless, and the captains of the ships looked around the sea but did not find the enemy, and they all held binoculars to look into the distance, and finally found the outline of the island that gradually appeared in the shadows.

The purpose of their trip is Guam.

Three thousand-material six-class ships, five five-hundred-material shark ships sandwiched the ironclad ships in the middle to ride the wind and waves in a line formation, and several small shark ships on the left and right galloped back and forth.

With a few horns sounding from the ironclad ship, and the small shark boat still hanging mud and shrubs on the board, it broke away from the fleet, and Zeng Xishun led the fugitives who left Guam and more than 70 people from the headquarters to sail to the south of Guam in a small shark boat, and they wanted to go around the island to search for Lin Manjue's traces.

The huge fleet traveled 20 miles to the port west of Guam, and was discovered by the Spanish garrison in the port, but after sailing for several miles, the port gathered more than 10 large ships and armed merchant ships to meet Deng Zilong, the vanguard officer of the Ming army.

"Hit the ship in front!"

Deng Zilong ordered, the drum tower at the tail of the ironclad ship struck three times, reminding the ships under his command to watch the flag, and then the big flag was unfurled, and the two small shark ships with explosive collision angles sailed quickly to the front of the team, and the sailors on the ship who were not wearing armor knelt to the sky, and then each held a short soldier and waited for the battle.

After that, the fleet deviated, and the nine large ships faced the enemy ships on the port side, and formed a formation.

More than a dozen Spanish fleets formed a formation towards Deng Zilong, and the vanguard of the Ming South Sea Expedition will hook the corners of his mouth with binoculars.

Three galleons no less than the Red Sea are in the front, with plenty of sailors on board, and the sail rope deck is dense; This was followed by six armed merchant ships clustered around a large ship, and the last column consisted of three ships of various sizes.

Twelve great warships, surrounded by twice as small boats, rushed towards them in a fearless manner, their huge sails blowing in the wind, and the tall masts and ships looked like castles on the sea approaching them.

This was probably the most dangerous battle Deng Zilong faced in his life, and he could not have the slightest advantage in terms of the number and size of ships.

The two armies were more than ten miles apart, and Shi Qi, the small commander of the expedition who went out with the army, climbed the ironclad ship, raised the telescope to look east, and said to Deng Zilong: "General, the enemy army is strong, we should temporarily avoid the edge, unite with the Chinese army, and defeat the enemy's main force in one fell swoop." ”

Deng Zilong opened his mouth slightly, staring at the enemy ship in the distance with his two eyes, suddenly blinked, raised his hand and asked Shi Qi: "Is it better to avoid the edge for the time being, then does General Shi know how to defeat them?" ”

Hearing this, Shi Qi knew that he had spoken in vain, and arched his hand and said: "The soldiers use their lives, do not seek close attacks, only fight from afar, first break their three big ships, divide the fleet into two, and attack one ship together, then the enemy can be defeated." ”

In fact, it is still a strategy of attacking the outnumbered with the outnumbered, which is nothing more than the overall weak troops and the large number of local troops, and the concentrated fire sinks the enemy ships one by one.

"That's exactly what I said, the soldiers have made meritorious contributions in the present day, and it is advisable to strengthen the prestige of our army with a big victory.

Deng Zilong don't look over, "Send them home!" ”