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The Spaniards have always regarded the Han Chinese as a dangerous enemy, and the natives are not worth mentioning, in other words, the Spaniards feel that the Han people are human beings, and they feel that the aborigines are animals at most. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

People really have no confidence in the judgment of animals, they came to Manila to report, what Han pirates are coming, but the number of people everyone says is different, from dozens of people to tens of thousands of people, this is really too exaggerated, Manila is such a large area, how can such a large-scale operation have no traces.

And such a large-scale pirate is already deep in the inner 6, is this still a pirate, what do those indigenous villages have to rob, it's ridiculous.

However, one thing is certain, there is indeed a Han Chinese force operating around Manila, but this is not the biggest problem for the Spaniards at the moment, and the fleet at sea is the threat.

The fleet, which was said to have gunboats and ships, was the strength of the Portuguese or the Dutch, and they finally set their sights on the treasure land of Luzon, which was the real big trouble.

Paul Louis convened a meeting of the leading figures and officers in the colony, and decided to first accumulate supplies and then strengthen the defense of the fortress, although the warships in the harbor, even if you count the passing merchant ships, there is no way to compete with the fleet at sea, but with this fortress and battery, it is impossible for the enemy to enter it.

First of all, the material reserves of the fortress were greatly strengthened, and then the guns were removed from the ships and installed in the fortress, and even the sailors of several damaged merchant ships were requisitioned, and the whites were always more reliable than the natives.

But the "Han pirates" around Manila can't ignore it, after all, they are in the rear" Paul Louis sent a team of one hundred and twenty people to check.

Compared with the tens of millions of reports, "a white squad of more than 100 people is really a bit untouchable, but no one thinks like this whether it is white or native."

Pizarro, the conqueror of the United States, led a few hundred men to defeat the tens of thousands of troops of the Inca Empire, and the Spaniards in Luzon also fought against nearly 10,000 natives with a force of 200 men, and retreated, and the Han pirates may be stronger than their own people, but they have no armor, and their firearms are backward, and they have no discipline" It is not worth looking too much at it, after all, the focus of defense is on the fortress side, and the natives are nothing. .................., Arenas was an officer of more than 100 men, his rank was captain, and the company he led had a total of forty arquebuses, and the rest were spears and halberds, all protected by armor.

At this time, "Arenas didn't want to go too far from the fortress, who wouldn't want to be safe, but last year he had slaughtered fifteen gold bars and had eaten the women the colonial scribe wanted, so he was hated from all over the place."

When I get back to Spain, I'm going to marry a young lady of a knight's family, Arenas was halfway down the road, and it was very upset to think that he had participated in the war against the Netherlands, and that he was now forty years old, tall but somewhat hunchbacked, and that one leg was not too neat, and that his face was a messy brown beard, "and a few scars, and that no woman would marry him like that."

But after that massacre of the Han Chinese, "everything was different, and Arenas was very unclean, except for the private collection that had been revealed, the wooden box under his bed was already full of gold and silver, and some jewels that were sure to sell for a great price in Europe, and when he returned there he was about to turn over."

The captain was reluctant, as were the soldiers below, who were full of resentment, and within three hours of leaving the fortress they rushed into a native's village, ordered the natives to offer wine, meat, and women, and indulged in a revelry, and then had the spirit to continue on the road.

The Spanish governor of Luzon issued the most severe martial law decree to the Han people in Manila and the surrounding areas, not allowing them to do many things, and even the scope of their activities was very small, if it was placed in the past, this would definitely be used as an opportunity by the natives to loot and even kill the Han people, but now the white people are shrinking in the fortress, and what are the "Han pirates", who are carrying out cruel revenge, they are also afraid that there are so many Han people, and the white people are shrinking in the fortress, A white team of more than 100 people left the fortress and went deep into the indigenous area to become very conspicuous, and the group was quickly targeted, and the news was quickly sent.

Compared with the days of being held in the fortress, the white men of this company were actually very comfortable, marching during the day, and entering the natives' villages to have fun before it was dark.

The oppression of the white people by the natives was taken for granted, but rather flattered by respect, and in the past, the Han people were willing to trade with them fairly, but they felt that the Han people took advantage of them.

On the third day, a native found Arenas, and with the indigenous interpreters he carried, Arenas knew that he would walk for half a day and reach a camp of Han pirates, the camp was not as many people as legendary, but there were more than 200 Han Chinese, and there were no firearms.

There were only more than 200 people, and there were no firearms, not to mention armor or anything, and Arenas was a little contemptuous, but it was also much easier, which didn't matter much.

After setting off the next day, the native who led the way was a little uncomfortable, perhaps because he couldn't stand it after eating some good things, and after walking for less than an hour, he actually made it convenient three times. Arenas whipped him a few times in a fit of rage, and finally beat the bastard to the truth, but he had to run once an hour.

Many places along the road have been developed by Han farmers, there is no dense grass and trees, you can see the camp of the Han people from a distance, and some tents have been simply set up.

The face of the native who led the way was purple, and since he had already seen the target, and he couldn't see anything wrong, Arenas didn't bother to bother with this filthy native and let him go.

The company simply sorted out the formation, the musketeers began to check the arquebuses and ammunition, the spearmen and halberders were also lined up, and in such an open place, the enemy would soon appear on his own, and the necessary preparations still had to be made.

Sure enough, "not long after advancing", he heard a sharp whistle, Arenas didn't care, the natives said that the Han pirates had no firearms and "no armor, so such an enemy didn't have to worry, and he could continue to approach boldly and confidently."

None of them noticed that the native who had gone to the convenience had been going for too long, and had not yet returned.

You can see the pirates coming out of the tents, holding weapons and not knowing whether they are going forward or backward, and the chaos is abnormal."

"The musketeers move forward, and after a volley, all rush with me!" In the end, it was a veteran who had fought in Europe who coped with such a situation quite properly, and in the face of such a rabble, Arenas cautiously estimated that it should be rout after the musket was fired, and then the next charge would collapse.

Shouting the command step by step, as the distance approached, Arenas saw that although the other party was becoming more and more chaotic, he was unwilling to leave the area around the camp, and even the charge was a false response story could not be organized.

There must be a lot of possessions in that camp," Arenas suddenly became excited, and he had no doubts about the other party's reluctance to leave and dare not rush over.

Although he had heard all kinds of magical oriental legends before he came, as well as the terrible Mongol Yellow Peril, when he arrived, Arenas knew that such a disciplined and well-equipped army as the European army "did not exist in Asia, they were too scattered."

Although there were only more than 100 people on his side, there were firearms, armor, and strict formation and discipline, and the pirates composed of fishermen on the other side might not dare to rush over, that is, they were looking forward to the tent, because the march caused the formation to be scattered, and they could be seized if they had the opportunity.

The great Spanish infantry was extremely strict in their training for marching formations, and today I will show you barbarians how powerful they are.

The distance is getting closer and closer, those pirates actually took out their bows and arrows and shot over, watching the arrows fly in the air, and then fall weakly in front of them, the Spanish soldiers are laughing, more confident, such bows and arrows actually can't even shoot through the armor, what lethality can be, let you see the power of the musket!

It was about to enter within a hundred and twenty paces, and the musketeers were ready to shoot, and the pirates on the opposite side had already begun to flee, what a joke, where they had been fighting for a long time, and there was no real battle with real knives and guns, and they were going to run?

The rout sped up suddenly, and the Han pirates who were still there just now had dispersed, revealing the four fires behind them............

The caliber of the artillery is average, it seems to be slightly larger than the three-pounder gun, but it is enough for the more than 100 infantry who only have muskets.

Arenas felt his body freeze at this moment, his heart was also tensing violently, he could even see the expressions of those Han people on the side of the cannon at this moment, with excitement and shameful smile, at this moment he even knew what the other party was thinking, it must have been to let these miscellaneous people see the power of the arrow.

The musketeers and spearmen all exclaimed in unison, and the musketeers who reacted quickly all raised their muskets, but this time was too short, the artillery had already eaten the Spaniards and marched in one direction in a line for so long, and the artillery had already adjusted its position, this distance for the artillery was no different from resisting the fire, and four shells flew out with a whistle......

At such a moment, people often react extremely sensitively, and Arenas can even hear the sound of "Kara", and then see that his neat formation seems to be swung across the air by the huge scythe of death, and many people are directly broken from the waist, and blood is spraying wildly.

The voice he had heard on the ship before, it was a chain bullet, it was Arenas's last thought, and then he was torn apart by the shell.

Chain shells, which are two shells connected by iron chains, are often used in naval battles to clear people from the deck of enemy ships, and are most suitable for the occasion at this time.

The fact that the enemy has artillery is even more terrifying than the shelling, after a shelling, the dense formation of more than 100 people has been completely dispersed, and there are less than 40 people left, and there are more than these people alive, and these are the few who may be running.

For them, there were two choices, rush up to grab the cannon now, or run, and the choice was quickly made and escaped, but when they saw that there were also dozens of fire mirror soldiers waiting on the back road, they completely collapsed. ……………………

Wang Tong watched from the outside of the camp, the supply line for dozens of miles could still be maintained, and the carts were unloaded on the ship, but there were not so many horses to load, "They all rely on manpower to drag, but under the premise of not being afraid of the dead, the transportation capacity can still be guaranteed."

The camp is not small" After all, it is a scale of several thousand people, but the division is very clear, Wang Tong's escort camp is extremely orderly, Sha Dacheng's side is a little chaotic, as for the rest, it is just to live together.

While looking forward to it, a sturdy half-sized boy walked out surrounded by several personal guards, and this half-dozen boys were also wearing personal armor, holding a long knife in his hand, and there were blood stains on the long knife.

"After using the knife, if you can wipe the blood off, you have to wipe it off, have you forgotten this drill code?" , Wang Tong's expression was a little stern, and the boy was obviously a little distracted, and when he heard this, he immediately replied: "Grandpa forgive the sin, and his subordinates will clean it up immediately." Seeing that this boy was pale, Wang Tong slowed down his expression and asked, "Han Tie, did the one who led the way go to see his family?" Han Tie is the younger brother of Han Gang and Han Xia, "There is also a Han Shi, then this year Ji is still young, Han Gang has been a pro-soldier under Wang Tong for a few years, and now he has also gone out of the town, he understands in his heart that if he wants to have a good experience as a martial artist" It is really beneficial to be a pro-soldier for Wang Tong, and he can be trained in all aspects.

Han Tie and Han Shi are both ready to take the road of martial artists, "With the background of Wang Tong and Han Gang, it is naturally easier to promote" But it is also necessary to have real skills, so Han Tie also joined Wang Tong's personal army, Han Shi was young, but he asked him to follow Sha Dongning to learn the rules.

"If you return to the country, you will be disposed of!" When he said this, Han Tie subconsciously waved his hand, Wang Tong nodded, and asked with a smile: "I promised to let their whole family live in advance, and now you have killed their family, are you uncomfortable?" Han Tie's eyebrows are really similar to Han Gang, he was immediately stunned when asked like this, but he couldn't help but nodded, Wang Tong smiled, and said solemnly: "The natives are stupid, they can think of being guides for us to survive, so many Han people in Luzon are also with their families, when they are slaughtered, won't they use various methods to beg for mercy?" But are there any of the tens of thousands of Han people in Luzon who are still alive? ”

After being asked these two sentences by Wang Tong, Han Tie's expression gradually became resolute, and he nodded heavily, and those companions behind him were also attentive, Wang Tong raised his voice and said: "Blood debt and blood repayment, look at him pitiful today, has he ever pitied others?" The crowd was awe-inspiring.

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After seeing the sight of the fleet on the sea, a bell rang on the bell tower of the fortress, and the artillerymen hurried to the battery, and the fortress began to enter a nervous alert.

There were soldiers watching from the bell tower, passing on the news in time, and there were sailors on the mast of the fleet watching the situation of the fortress, and both sides were on guard and nervous, and did not dare to slack off.

Today's Flying Deer captain Juan speaks official dialect with a Tianjin Wei accent, Tang Shan is also on the ship at this time, both of them are looking at the bow of the ship, Juan first smiled and said: "Brother Tang, such a regulated building, such a bell, really makes me feel in a trance!" ”

Juan's family had already been brought to Daming by Aragon from Europe, and at this time, it was just a casual talk, and after saying this, Juan shouted loudly: "Order all ships to lower their sails and reduce their advance!" Immediately, there were sailors signaling to the other ships, and the Flying Deer also began to lower the sails, Tang Shanshou put up a pergola to look around, and said in a low voice: "According to the spies, there are at least fourteen catties of cannons on the shore, is this distance safe?" "I've been calculating that this position is safe enough, and one more section forward, we can use an eighteen-pound cannon to test fire." ”

Juan said with confidence, the fourteen-pound cannon is almost sixteen pounds, and here in Luzon, it is almost the largest caliber artillery, but because of the buoyancy on the ship, the naval cannon can be made of a larger caliber, and the eighteen-pound cannon is probably the most powerful artillery in the whole of Asia.

However, this thing has no technical difficulties, and it can be easily made at the level of the Sanjiang Workshop, and it is much lighter than the so-called red-clothed general cannon.

Although the sails were lowered, they were not completely lowered, and the ship continued to move forward, and the guns on the shore were fired first, but only three, and the cannonballs whistled and flew and landed in the sea under the nervous gaze of the crew.

Both sides were very nervous, such a large fleet pressed over, the people in the fortress and the battery were obviously more panicked, and finally reached the range of the eighteen-pound gun, which should be outside the maximum range of the opponent, after the gunboat adjusted its position, the huge cannon roared, and the ships could be seen to be backward because of the recoil of the artillery.

The cannonballs whistled towards the fortress, and although they couldn't see clearly, they began to know that they were fired, but they were too far apart, and compared to the earth-shattering power of the shot, the result was very unremarkable.

"Although the power of the eighteen-pound cannon is huge, but at this distance, the fortress is built of stones, and I am afraid the effect is not very great."

Juan gave this judgment, and as soon as the words fell, the artillery on the shore rang out in a row, like thunder, but there was no shot at the ship, but it also stirred up countless water columns in the sea, everyone knew that the Spaniards were a little panicked, others could hit themselves, and they couldn't hit others, so they were naturally frightened.

"There is no point in shooting like this, let's keep it blocked for the time being!"

Juan made a judgment, but Tang Shan dipped his finger in a little spit and lifted it, tested the wind direction, looked at the port and said, "You can use other methods!" ”