"Rice Bucket...... You're all a bunch of rice buckets plus waste! ”

Field's angry roar was heard from the office.

Just an hour earlier, two Ming warships had rushed into the harbor as if no one was around, and launched a ten-minute artillery bombardment on the unsuspecting Spanish warships anchored in the harbor.

Although in this shelling, the warships of the Ming Kingdom were too small in tonnage and the caliber of the guns they were equipped with, and because they chose the wrong target, those target-like battleships miraculously did not even sink a single one.

But the price the Spaniards paid for this was that although Field's car, the Holy Law, was not sunk, the superstructure was so badly damaged that it was clear that there was no way to go to sea without a major overhaul.

After this battle, the Spaniards were disgraced. A few days ago, Castro also swore in front of Yang Feng that if the Ming Kingdom dared to invade Cebu Island, the Ming people would pay the price.

But just a few days after these words landed, the people of the Ming Kingdom gave them a solid slap in the face. If it weren't for the forced departure of several warships from the dock to drive away the two Ming warships, I'm afraid that the 'Holy Law' would really be in danger of being sunk, and then Field would probably have to submit his resignation report to China.

When such a thing happened, although Field, the governor, would certainly not be able to escape, the commander of the fleet below also had an unshirkable responsibility.

After scolding, Field's voice suddenly dimmed: "Colonel Murphy!" ”

"Here!"

An officer in a blue-and-black uniform stepped forward and answered loudly.

"What has happened like this, do you have anything to say to me as a fleet commander?"

Colonel Murphy lowered his head: "Report to Your Excellency the Governor, the main responsibility for such a thing lies with me, and I am willing to take full responsibility, even if you dismiss me, I will not have any complaints." ”

"Dismissal?"

Looking at the colonel standing in front of him with a solemn expression, Field couldn't wait to pull out the handcuff in the drawer and shoot the guy with a single shot.

It's easy to dismiss this bastard, but now that the people of the Ming Kingdom are about to call him and dismiss him, where will he find a suitable officer to replace him?

If it was a collapse at home, Field could have found more than ten candidates to replace him without thinking, but now they are alone overseas, and manpower is already tight, not to mention high-end professionals like fleet commanders.

Thinking of this, Field glanced at Castro on the side, although his heavy subordinate was quite capable, he was an army officer, but he was not good at fleet command.

Taking a deep breath, Field said in a deep voice: "Murphy, now is not the time to hold accountable, the fleet of the Ming people is about to fight, I just want to ask you, are you sure to resist the fleet of the Ming people?" ”

"Nope!"

Murphy said very dryly.

Without waiting for Field to get angry, he said again: "Judging from this attack, the warships of the Ming people are very fast, and their firepower is not weak. If it weren't for the small caliber of their artillery, the Holy Law might have been sunk by them. And according to the latest information we have received, there are more than a hundred warships gathered by the Ming people in Laoag, both in tonnage and number, and it is almost impossible to defeat them with our strength. ”

Since what Murphy said was indeed the truth, Field did not ship the goods, and said in a sarcastic tone: "Then according to what you say, our fleet can surrender?" ”

"Not really."

Murphy shook his head and said: "The victory or defeat of a battle cannot simply compare the number of warships and firepower of the two sides, but also the contest between the commanders of the two sides, as well as the wisdom and luck of the battle, although the fleet of the Ming people is larger than ours in both numbers and tonnage, but we can also use tactics to minimize the gap between the two sides." ”

"Oh...... You continue. Hearing this, Field immediately became interested.

After receiving Field's encouragement, Colonel Murphy also came to his senses and continued: "If the Ming want to capture Cebu Island, they must use all their fleets to escort their land forces.

Because of the disparity in strength between us and the enemy, it would be extremely unwise for us to engage in a decisive battle with our own limited fleet, and I thought we should leave the harbor with all our ships and wander outside like rangers.

Didn't the Ming people want to capture Cebu Island? As the attacking side, they will definitely have to use a large number of cargo ships to transport troops and supplies. As a result, they had to divide most of their warships to escort the cargo ships.

All our fleet has to do is to hover like hungry wolves in their lanes, and whenever they see that their cargo ships or escort ships are insufficient, they will swoop down and sink their cargo ships carrying supplies and men.

In this way, as long as we can hold out for two months, the Ming people will turn from a hungry wolf to a sheep because of the lack of ammunition and food, coupled with your wise command, maybe you can annihilate all this Ming army here, and even capture the marquis of the Ming Kingdom.

When the time comes, maybe we can use this marquis to make more demands on the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, such as gold and silver treasures and even land, as long as you can achieve this goal, you will become the greatest governor of Spain! ”

"Hiss......"

Everyone was stunned by what Colonel Murphy said, this one really dares to think, now that people are attacking us, you dare to think of capturing their commander and forcing their emperor to make concessions?

Field's reaction was the same as everyone else's, but after the shock, he couldn't help but think, thinking that Murphy's idea might not be impossible to realize, if he could really wipe out the Ming army under the city of Fort San Petro, then he, the governor, would really become the greatest governor in the history of Spain.

Don't blame Field, the Spaniards have a tradition of brain-opening.

In another historical time, after the Spaniards began to settle in Taiwan, the first Spanish governor in Taiwan and their king, Philip III, made a plan.

The plan was to send 200 warships and 23,000 Spanish soldiers to land in Fujian from the Ming Dynasty, occupy the Ming Dynasty in five to ten years, and turn the Ming Dynasty into a Spanish colony.

Such a plan would undoubtedly make people laugh at it in the 21st century, but the Spaniards did think so and prepared it that way, if not so

The Spaniards lost badly in the battle for supremacy with the Dutch, and maybe they did.

So for Spaniards, who have a whimsical tradition, Murphy's plan just passed......