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After the Spaniards in the Manila Mo Fortress saw the Jing family on the teachings, they were worried that the shore artillery could not hit the fleet, but the cannons of the fleet could hit the fortress, and this comparison between distance and proximity gave people too much psychological pressure.

However, the fortress on Haokou was built strong enough, which is very reassuring, and the cannon of the time side fired a total of three times, and twice killed the wall of the fort, but the damage caused was only a small hole in the stone wall, and there was no structural damage at all.

In fact, it didn't matter if it caused more damage, as long as the guns were still there, there was no problem in being able to continue shooting, but if you wanted to deal a decisive blow to the battery, the battleship would have to be closer, but at that time it was also within the range of the shore guns, if the ship was open and the shore guns were on. hand, that's in danger of sinking.

Comparing the advantages and disadvantages of the two, the Spaniards have a lot of confidence in holding on, but this battle must have been read for a long time, because the opponent's warship of the size carries enough fresh water and food, and more importantly, the Luzon side does not have a long journey to the mainland and other countries in the South Seas, and the other side has enough ships, which can be sent and supplemented, and even replenished on other islands in Luzon.

If you can send a ship out in time, of course, it is impossible to go to the mainland, but if you can go to a few fixed stern lines to ask for the support of your own armed merchant ships, then there is still a turnaround.

It was the season when the monsoons and the currents were suitable, and there were many ships coming and going from the Americas, Asia, and Europe, and if enough ships could be gathered, the fleet outside would also have to retreat, and it also represented the possibility that there would be ships returning to the mainland to report the war between Spain and Portugal, and although the two countries were now united, everyone knew what was going on.

If you can do this, the other side may not be able to attack regardless of it, and there is little hope of holding the colony of Luzon, but it is not bad to get a decent inheritance, such as "glorious surrender", and leave with your belongings and weapons, and now everyone is very rich, and it is better to go back to Spain to enjoy yourself than in this wild place.

Now there is nowhere to avoid the ships in Haokou, the other party's fleet is very tightly blocked, but not all the time, and the shelling has not touched the ships in the harbor much, so I can get a chance.

With this plan, it does not mean that the fortifications of the fortress will be relaxed, and Paul Louis said that the soldiers and militia of the fort are divided into three teams, which are guarded day and night, and they must first not give the other side any opportunity to take advantage of it.

On the first day of the appearance of the fleet, the fortress was very tense, and although the fleet at sea soon stopped firing, the defenders of the fortress did not dare to make the slightest peace.

Someone went to see the shells, this must be a naval gun of more than 18 pounds, to be able to make such a cannon and full ammunition, this must be a fleet from Europe, as for those Guangzhou ships that followed, they must have followed the Han thieves who came to take advantage of it.

When it gets dark, the moonlight is good, and you can see the lights on the bow of the opponent's ship, and you can also judge whether the opponent's fleet is approaching.

Even so, the defenders in the fortress were still extremely nervous, and there was some movement on the sea, whether it was the opponent's fleet moving or not, it must be shouting and firing here, shooting is not another matter, but this deterrent must be proud.

Fortunately, the Spaniards had enough ammunition on the fortress of Manila, otherwise they would not have been able to withstand such waste.

In the middle of the night, the gunboats on the gun were still not moving, and the tense artillery on the battery was also a little relaxed, and some people were still cursing in a low voice about the damn wind direction, because the wind was blowing towards Haokou, causing all kinds of trouble to the defenders.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Look at the sea, look at the sea." ”

The sleepiness disappeared immediately, and some people hurriedly stood on a high place to watch, and others arrived at the side of the cannon, and the battleship, which had been parked in the middle of the night, did move in the direction of the harbor.

The tension up and down the fortress is abnormal, is it possible for the other side to attack at night, in such a dark situation, it is possible to hit the reef, and even the oolong incident of ship collision is possible.

You can see from the movement of the lights that the opposing ship is moving, and you can adjust the direction as you move forward, but you can't see the rest clearly.

"Fire first! Fire a shot to deterrence!! Prove that the full stage is still there!! ”

An officer shouted at the top of his voice, boom, the shore artillery began to fire, and the full ships over there also opened up, and there was a muffled thunderous roar here, and all the people on the full platform of the fortress were hurriedly lying in a hidden place, and the shells were solid shells, and the stone chips that could be raised could kill people like sand.

There were several more incoherent shots, some hitting the fort, some falling on the fortress, except for the two who could not dodge lightly, the rest were not in serious trouble, but in this short time, the shore artillery would be suppressed.

The people in the fortress also know that such a heavy artillery shot, the loading time is also very long, for this kind of ship of about 500 tons, it is even necessary to adjust the position of the ship to ensure balance.

There was only the reflected moonlight on the sea, and the sporadic lights of the ship, and at the moment when one of them was ready to fire back, suddenly a little light lit up. Immediately, there were more and more bright points of light, and the people on the fortress were already stupid, looking at the distance of the lights, it was already very close to the place where the ships of Haokou were moored.

Looking at the height of those points of light, it was not the light emitted by the big ship, and finally someone reacted and shouted loudly: "Open the cannon, open the cannon!" ”

The people on the fortress all woke up like a dream and began to get busy, and at this time there were no less than two hundred points of light on the teaching, although they looked dense, but the cannon could not do a single shot.

The point of light suddenly became bright, and the people on the fortress could see it clearly even from such a distance, it was Da Lin, and someone screamed out: "Arson ship, arson boat!" ”

The cannonballs are nothing but stars, the waves are undulating, the wind direction is changeable, and the damage of the cannonballs to the ship is easy to repair, unless the luck is particularly good to shoot the ammunition depot or something, at this time the most lethal means of warfare is the longitudinal ship, a ship of equal size, which is full of flammable materials, ignited when it is close to the enemy's ship, and is connected to the opponent's ship with iron nails or hooks, the ship is all wooden, and if it is lit, then the bottom of the object is burned.

However, the large ships have no defensive ability, and it is impossible for someone to control the well, and it is easy to dodge, but now the ships in Hongkou are unmanned, and they have long been ashore in order to avoid shelling, so whether it is the garrison's own warships or merchant ships or something, there is only one way to be burned.

The cannons on the fortress sounded one after another, but the angle of fire could be temporarily adjusted, and there was no accuracy at all, and after a dozen cannons, only three shells hit the target, and only Dalin was splashed in all directions, but the ships were still moving forward.

The second round of shelling did not even start, and was immediately suppressed by sporadic fire of naval guns, and the officers were also shouting orders to the artillerymen not to hurry to open fire, in such a situation, shooting was just a waste of ammunition, there was no need.

But the people of the fortress couldn't stand it, and finally drifted across the ocean, and fought to the death with the thieves in Southeast Asia, and when they came to Luzon, Hao thought that he would be safe, but the end could only be that the ship and goods were burned, and no one thought that someone would come to block the port, and no one thought that the other party actually dispatched a large ship.

The shipowners, who were already trembling, were in a hurry, ran out of the houses of the fortress, and even broke through the barriers of the guards, and even rushed to the fort, but the place like the fort could not let them go up, and the generals and soldiers were angry and even beaten.

The Yuren could already see the great light on the harbor from the fort, and many large ships floated over and stuck to the merchant ships in Haokou.

The bombardment of the gunboats on the sea has stopped, and the people on the batteries have quieted down, and the crackling sound of the ship's planks and burning can be clearly heard, and some of the large drugs on the ships have been ignited and exploded, but it is only to add some excitement to this bonnet meeting on the sea.

The faces of the sailors were as dead as ashes, the captain was there crying, even the defenders on the batteries were dead and silent, they might not be able to get there in their hearts, and in this situation, the port of Manila was a dead place, they might be able to hold it, but there would be no support or supplies coming in at sea.

"Hu Raoling, send Tai to clear Nan Hao's side tomorrow!"

"Don't call me Commander Hu, my name is Commander Juan."

On the building of the Flying Deer, Juan and Tang Shan were there looking at the fire on the dock, and the two of them talked lightly, saying that Juan always emphasized that he wanted to call him Juan, but everyone was used to thinking that his surname was Hu, which was also a joke.

There is no fort protection on Nanhao's side, and if the ship is willing to go around in circles, it can also avoid the shelling of the fortress and enter Nanhong, which is now equivalent to destroying the possibility of the other party asking for help to escape, and without the ship, the other party can do nothing.

After the two laughed, they also arranged to rest at night, in this state of black light, it is indeed not suitable to do anything, Tang Shan walked down the ship, and said to a messenger below: "Go and run once, and tell the people of each boat, the boat that burns down every day will be compensated in the future, and our grandfather will not treat people badly!" ”

The messenger agreed, and hurriedly went over to arrange, the current fleet could not carry so many ships as large ships, and everyone who came with them took out small boats on the boats, and even ships loaded people to use, and even some of the large things were made up by various boats.

For such a general action, it is natural to compensate, Wang Tong has to throw money here, and then he will toss at sea, Tang Shan naturally wants to cage these people's minds.

"Hold on for four months, as long as you hold for four months, other places will know the news, and they won't be able to block the port for a long time."

Paul Louis almost shouted to cheer up his men, but no one felt excited to hear his words, the ships were burned, although the fortress still had more supplies, it might not last long, and in two months, the weather would be hot, and if you were confined to this fortress, I was afraid that the food would rot and the plague would appear.

"The enemy is only at sea, we still have a vast hinterland, and we can get supplies from the natives!"

Paul Louis naturally knew what the people below were thinking, and he shouted loudly to raise the morale of the people below, but he also wondered in his own heart, because after Arenas's company was sent out, there would be no news.

"Fellow citizens, as long as we wait for the ships of the charter to arrive, we will be saved, and we can return to the leased country to enjoy wealth and women, as long as we hold on!!"

To say that this governor still has some touching skills, by him said this, the Spaniards gathered in the room were all in good spirits, but at this moment, they heard the bell on the bell tower ringing rapidly, originally the Spaniards in Luzon were sitting around the long table, after hearing this, they all stood up in panic.

Paul Louis, who was disturbed, was furious, and yelled there: "Go and stop the lookouts, Nanhong was about to give up, we are going to shrink now, we are going to shrink!" ”

The guards outside hurriedly saluted, and Lian Mu ran out, and Paul Louis cursed hatefully: "These damn hillbillies panic like this when they encounter this little thing." ”

Everyone in the room was full of disapproval, but at the moment, this Paul Louis was still in charge, and everyone couldn't say anything.

As soon as a few roofs were arranged, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, and Louis was furious again, and shouted: "Don't panic......"

As soon as he was halfway through his words, the guard who had just gone to deliver the message stumbled in and stammered, "There is an enemy in the direction of the inland ......."

The direction that the Spaniards said was to take the fortress of Hongkou as the heart, the so-called inland, is the city that surrounded the tens of thousands of people in Haokou, the original periphery of the Spaniards was the area inhabited by the Han people, now there are only the native people, and the new Han people are in the outermost outer.

Hearing this, Paul Louis could no longer stop at Pault's demeanor, and he took a few steps forward to grab the guard, dragged him over, and shouted, "What inland, what enemy!? ”

"Lord Governor, in the interior to the north, there is a large army of the enemy, and the natives are running over."

The people in the house are all standing, and everyone's faces are gone, and they just said that they can rely on the inland to be strong, but now they are suffering from the enemy.

Being watched by everyone, Paul Louis was there for a long time before he reacted, frantically slammed the guard to the ground, waved his arms and shouted: "What are you waiting for, close the gate, don't let a native come in!" ”