For Valdés, now their strength, as long as they survive this attack from the Far East, he will transfer all the material wealth of Santo Domingo City in Tamsui to San Salvador City on Sheliao Island.

If it weren't for the urgency of time and the lack of time for supplies and personnel to evacuate, he might have sent the city of San Salvador in Tamsui to the Zheng brothers right now. In fact, he really thought wrong, even if he sent it now, Zheng Zhilong would not want it, and the other party didn't want to tear his face with Far East.

Sea ships sailed to Tamsui and Sheliao Island, and a large number of food supplies and ammunition were sent to two castles in Spain, accompanied by more than 1,000 elites of Zheng Zhilong, all of whom were old pirates who dared to fight.

In order to make the Far Eastern Group meet in the two cities of Spain, Zheng Zhilong has made a bloody investment.

Valdes received a large number of supplies from Zheng Zhilong, and began to be full of confidence, vigorously reinforcing the fortifications of the two castles, in addition to more than 300 Spanish soldiers, he also mobilized all the Spaniards, even hundreds of Filipino natives were armed.

With the addition of Zheng Zhilong's more than 1,000 subordinates, the number of people guarding the two castles has reached more than 2,000. Waldston knew that such a defensive force, coupled with a large number of cannons and arquebuses set up in the two castles, no 10,000 people could not be breached.

Just when Valdes was nervously preparing for war, the northbound detachment of the combined fleet led by Song Tao and Zhou Cheng also slowly sailed out of Manila Port and headed for northern Taiwan.

Li Ming attached great importance to this trip to Taiwan, and not only did all members of the special combat team follow, but also three BTR-60 armored transport vehicles, six off-road vehicles, and three 105-mm recoilless gun trucks.

In addition, Ding Weiguo and Luan Shuping of the Air Force Department carried a set of unmanned aerial systems, two octocopter-wing unmanned aerial vehicles, and two delta-wing aircraft to provide aerial reconnaissance and air attack support for the troops.

After several days of sailing, the northbound detachment arrived in the waters northeast of Taiwan, where Song Tao, Zhou Cheng and others gathered at the No. 1 landing ship to deploy the next battle plan.

"Lao Zhou, you took the No. 1 landing ship, a landing craft and a detachment of the Nanyang guerrilla fleet, and used a 122-mm howitzer to blow up the city of San Salvador to me. Wipe out the Spaniards there in the shortest possible time. Lao Ding, after you arrive at Sheliao Island, you will first board the road, then find a flat ground, immediately assemble a delta-wing aircraft, and take off to Tamsui as much as possible.

I guess Zheng Zhilong can't be idle, maybe he will always place sentinel boats in Tamsui and the estuary, and when our fleet enters the Tamsui River, they may have ideas, and we have to guard against it. Actually, I really wanted them to have some ideas, so I asked the No. 1 landing ship to not show up for the first time, just waiting for him to make a move. ”

Everyone laughed when they heard Song Tao's words, and they all hoped that Zheng Zhilong would do it, and then beat him hard. In this era, if you don't show your fangs, don't want to talk about cooperation with anyone. Zheng Zhilong and the Netherlands are the same, they all want to test the weight of the Far East, and when they know the severity, they will talk to the Far East in another way.

Zhou Cheng listened to Song Tao's words, nodded and said, "Then it's decided, my side will try to solve it as quickly as possible, and strive to solve the city of San Salvador as quickly as possible." ”

After everyone had studied the battle plan, the fleet began to divide into two routes, Song Tao took five improved sailing ships and the second detachment of the Nanyang guerrilla fleet to sail in the direction of Tamsui, while Zhou Cheng took the No. 1 landing ship and rushed to Sheliao Island with murderous spirits.

The city of San Salvador on the island of Sheliao also looked like a great enemy at this time, and Valdés also knew that the main direction of attack of the Far East Company must be the city of Santo Domingo in Tamsui City, so he put most of his troops there.

Because of the difficult terrain in San Salvador, he only released a hundred Spanish soldiers and two hundred pirates of the Zheng family, plus the other forces mobilized, the number was close to 800.

Although there were not many of them, Lieutenant Arthur, who was guarding the place, was very confident. He made daily rounds of the city walls, constantly reinforcing the fortifications on the walls.

Suddenly, a soldier in charge of the lookout shouted: "Lieutenant, find the fleet, northeast ......"

Arthur picked up the binoculars and looked in the direction of the Spanish soldier's finger, and saw dozens of warships in the distance on the sea heading in the direction of San Salvador.

"Don't worry, everyone, it's just a few dozen junk ships, a bunch of pirates, they can't break through our castle, haha...... Everyone prepare, and when they are in range, we will shoot and sink them. ”

A group of Spanish soldiers also cheered loudly, and when they heard Arthur's words, their morale was very high, and they ran to the various gun emplacements to prepare, they were now extremely well stocked with food and ammunition, and they were determined to hold the city of San Salvador.

At this time, one of the pirates next to Arthur shouted, "Lieutenant, what kind of ship do you see that ship?" ”

It was Liu Shouyou, a pirate leader of the Zheng family, who shouted, and Arthur hurriedly raised his monoculars, and what caught his eye was a large gray-blue ship, without sails and oars, with a strange style, as if it was still an iron hull. The junk boats around him looked like little sampans compared to him.

"Liu, I've never seen a ship like this. God, what are they propelling, and how fast can they be, is this a big iron ship? ”

Liu Shouyou also shook his head with a wry smile and said: "I haven't seen it either, how much iron does it take to make such a big ship, is this the real warship of the Far East Company." ”

After he finished speaking, there was a bitterness in his heart, it seems that the big boss has made a mistake and offended such a force, so don't think about mixing in the southeast in the future. They used to compare the Far Eastern Company with Franc and Hongmao, but now they see that everyone is wrong.

Lieutenant Arthur put down his binoculars and shouted: "All ready, the enemy is coming......"

Zhou Cheng stood in the bridge of the No. 1 landing ship, holding a telescope to observe the Sheliao Island in the distance, the city of San Salvador on the coast was already clearly visible, he turned his head to the side and shouted: "When you are two kilometers away from the city of San Salvador, turn the rudder, and the four gun emplacements will hit me hard." The 1st Squadron was informed to land in the western part of Sheliao Island as soon as the guns rang out. ”

On the city wall of San Salvador, Lieutenant Arthur and Liu Shouyou were nervously waiting for the big iron ship, they were very worried in their hearts, they didn't know whether the firepower on the other party's ship was strong, they only had a few eighteen-pounder guns, and they didn't know whether the big iron ship could pose a threat.

Suddenly, dozens of junk ships separated from the large iron ship and circled around the western part of Sheliao Island. Lieutenant Arthur held up the binoculars and laughed, "Haha...... Liu, don't worry about it now, they still have to land on the shore and attack the castle. There were no cannon windows on that big iron ship, there were not even a few cannons at all, and at such a distance, no matter how powerful the heavy artillery was, it couldn't hit us here. ”

Liu Shouyou also breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that the big iron ship was just terrifying, and there was no threat to them. Looking at the opponent's posture, it is still necessary to land and rely on those pirates to attack the city of San Salvador.

By this time, the No. 1 landing ship had turned sideways, and the four 122-mm howitzers had turned their muzzles almost simultaneously, all pointing at the city of San Salvador on the island of Sheliao in the distance.

"Gun Position No. 1 is ready, Gun Position No. 2 is ready......"

Zhou Cheng shouted loudly into the earphones: "The drone team released the drone into the air and corrected the impact point of each artillery." The gun emplacements were ready, and they calibrated their own numbers, fired freely, and smashed it for me. ”

Several artillery positions received Zhou Cheng's order, and they all began to get busy nervously. Two thousand meters is nothing for a 122mm howitzer, and it is not much farther than a direct sight, they reload one after another, and then use the Jianyì gun sighting device, their eyes are fixed on the angle of the horizontal axis and the sea level, and when the two form a right angle, the gunners of each gun position shout loudly: "Open the gun...... Artillery ......"

Four 122-mm howitzers opened fire almost simultaneously, and four shells whizzed into the city of San Salvador in the distance.

Lieutenant Arthur and Liu Shouyou held binoculars and kept staring at the big iron ship on the sea in the distance, they were still not at ease, this big guy was too crazy.

Suddenly, there were several loud roars from the big iron ship in the distance, and four fires erupted from the landing ship. Lieutenant Arthur laughed and said, "God, what are they doing, do they want to fire at such a distance?" It's ridiculous......"

"Boom...... Boom ......"

As soon as his words fell, several cannonballs had already smashed on the walls of the city of San Salvador, and the power of a few 122-mm cannonballs was no different from heavenly punishment in this era.

The violent explosion shattered the Spanish soldiers and pirates on the city walls, scattering rubble and severed limbs.

Although Arthur and Liu Shouyou were not at the point of impact, they were still shocked by a huge wave of air and fell into the distance.

After the bombardment, the city was in shambles, an 18-pounder cannon was shaken and fell to the bottom of the city, and other heavy guns were also shaken to the ground. A section of the city wall has collapsed, and the city wall in several places has become crumbling in a few days, and it may collapse at any time.

It was only the first round of shelling that completely broke down the psychological defenses of the Spaniards and pirates defending the city. The city wall was suddenly in chaos, and the Spanish soldiers guarding this wall fled in all directions, not daring to stay here any longer. Arthur and Liu Shouyou struggled to get up, they glanced at each other, and they both saw a trace of despair in each other's eyes.

An octocopter drone transmits the impact point of the first round of artillery to the No. 1 landing ship in real time through guò images. Zhou Cheng and everyone on the boat laughed when they saw the tragic scene of the city wall of San Salvador.

Several staff officers began to correct the impact points of several gun emplacements, and then the four guns began to roar again. Because there are real-time images from drones in the air, the effect of the shelling can be imagined, and each shot can achieve great results.

122 mm shells continued to fall on the city of San Salvador, and the Spaniards and Zheng pirates in the city were blown up, and from time to time several Spaniards or pirates were torn to pieces by the violent explosion.

After a while, the walls of the city of San Salvador were basically gone, and the city was full of corpses, and there were ruins everywhere

, as miserable as it is. In a small town with a circumference of 400 meters, the Far Eastern Company actually bombarded more than a dozen rounds with four 122-mm howitzers in a row, which was indeed too bullying. R1152