"Bumper ......"

With a series of roars, the twelve-pound solid shells left the chambers at a speed of more than 300 meters per second, drew arcs in mid-air, and slammed into the dock.

"Boom ......"

A solid bullet landed on a house on the docks, smashing a large table-sized hole into the wall before falling heavily to the ground with a dull sound.

"Bang ......"

There were constantly solid projectiles concentrating on the houses on the docks, making bursts of dull sounds, and buildings were constantly collapsing.

After three rounds of shelling, Ning Shuisheng ordered to stop firing, looking at the dock that had become embarrassed by the shelling, Ning Shuisheng exhaled, only felt that his thoughts were smooth for a while, and muttered in his mouth: "Brothers, have you seen it, I have avenged you, today the Hou Ye came with a large army, this time we will take those red-haired devils out of the pot to comfort your souls in the sky." ”

Just over a month ago, Ning Shuisheng, who had just served as the captain of the Haining, led the Haining and the Seahorse to Cebu Island for reconnaissance, and saw that there was not even a single patrol ship around Cebu Island, and all the warships were neatly basking on the dock.

It's a pity that he was inexperienced when he was the first captain, he was overly involved in the war, and he was almost entangled by the Spaniards, although the two warships finally escaped back, but the Haining also lost dozens of brothers, and Ning Shuisheng has not felt guilty about this for more than a month, and today he finally has a chance to take revenge, and he only feels that his body is excited.

The moment the rumbling cannon rang out, the whole of Fort San Petro was plunged into a brief moment of confusion, and then the whole castle moved like a frightened beast.

With the rapid sound of the bell, countless Spanish soldiers who were either fooling around in the tavern or sleeping with their lovers and prostitutes all sprang up, dressed and running towards the city walls.

On the city wall, at the shouts of the officers, the soldiers pushed the guns to the battlements, the gunners piled baskets of shells, black gunpowder and other things near the guns, and a makeshift civilian began to carry supplies out of the storeroom.

Not only men, but also women were drafted, and they were either assigned to cook in the quarters or assigned to treatment centers to treat the wounded, and the atmosphere of the war hung over everyone's minds.

Governor Field, who received the news, also took off his ornate gown at the service of the maids, changed into a blue and gray military uniform and shiny military boots, and wore a long sword and handcuffs around his waist.

When he walked up to the city wall surrounded by dozens of guards, Castro, who was commanding on the city wall, quickly greeted him and saluted loudly.

"Your Excellency, welcome to this inspection!"

"That's it!"

Field then returned the salute.

"Castro, have those Ming people landed?"

"Your Excellency the Governor, their cargo ship has begun to enter the docks, and their soldiers have begun to disembark."

"Hmm!"

Field nodded, and with a stretch of his hand to the side, a clairvoyant mirror was handed to him.

Fort San Petro is about three kilometers away from the wharf, with the help of a clairvoyant mirror, Field can clearly see that several cargo ships have approached the wharf, a soldier in a fancy uniform is getting off the ship, around these cargo ships, more than a dozen warships are lined up around the guard, Field can be sure that once those Ming soldiers are attacked, those warships will definitely use artillery to blow up the target as soon as possible.

Seeing this, Field sighed lightly and said to Castro, who was standing aside: "You are right, it is indeed not a good idea to resist in the harbor. ”

When a military meeting was held some time ago, some officers said that some artillery and soldiers could be deployed at the dock, so that they could inflict heavy losses on the Ming people when the Ming fleet was close to the port and had a firm foothold.

But this proposal was immediately resolutely opposed by Castro, who bluntly told them: "This plan can only consume their precious artillery and men, and now the only thing they can do is to shrink all their forces into the castle, and use the castle's strong and thick walls to delay the arrival of the main fleet of the homeland." ”

In the end, Field took Castro's advice, and now that he remembered it, he only felt a sense of glad that he had listened to the radical officers, and that the troops deployed in the harbor would not last more than half an hour before they were all wiped out.

Field asked again, "What about our fleet, is it well hidden?" ”

"Don't worry." Castro said: "The reef where they are hiding is very hidden, and ordinary people will not be able to enter the reef if they are not familiar with the terrain." ”

"That's good."

Field nodded, and said with a straight face, "You have to remember that this fleet is not only our hole card for launching a general attack, but also our last hope. ”

Castro nodded solemnly, and he naturally understood what Field meant.

The first half of this sentence refers to the fact that if the war goes well, it is a dagger piercing the enemy's heart, and if the war does not go well, the fleet is their last hope for retreat.

There are only more than 30 warships, and naturally there is no way to fit everyone, and in the end, I am afraid that only Field, the officers and soldiers who are close to him, and his family members can get on the ship.

"Quick...... Hurry forward 500 meters and line up...... Array ......"

A commander with the rank of lieutenant major brandished a saber and urged the sergeants who had just disembarked to line up, only by expanding the scope of control, they could gain precious time, you must know that there are not many sergeants disembarking now, it is the most vulnerable time, once the Spaniards attack them, it is difficult to say whether they can stop them.

However, what the Bai general feared did not happen, as time slowly passed, more and more soldiers went ashore, and after more than an hour, more than a thousand sergeants had already gone ashore, and they had already formed two phalanxes.

At this point, even the Spaniards wanted to launch a surprise attack too late, and as time went on, more than a dozen guns were transported to the shore, and at this point it was already possible to declare the landing almost successful.

By evening, the first landing force, consisting of two battalions of 10,000 foot soldiers and one artillery battalion, had all landed, and after unloading all the personnel and baggage, more than 100 cargo ships did not stop under the cover of more than 50 warships, but immediately turned around and sailed towards Rabag, ready to transport the second group of troops.