Zheng Zhilong led the fleet to Manila Bay, he abandoned the ship and landed, ready to personally command the siege of Manila City.
"Little bunnies, I'm going to be a little bit late, and Manila doesn't have my part." When Zheng Zhilong went south, he didn't encounter any Xiyi's fleet, and he was already itching.
"Commander, I only blame the Spaniards for escaping too fast. The nearby Spaniards have fled into Manila. We haven't fought much. Many soldiers haven't fired a shot until now." Zheng Xing's face was relaxed and he didn't have a long-distance attack. Tiredness.
"I have to step into Manila first. No one is allowed to fight with me." Zheng Zhilong didn't know whether it was personal heroism or fierce soldiers.
"No, Commander, you are the commander of the entire fleet. You can't be in danger." Zheng Xing has read books for several years and knows the importance of the commander to an army. Even if the war is won, if the commander is injured or even died accidentally, the army You will lose your soul.
"Well, then I will personally direct the siege." Zheng Zhilong had to back down.
Zheng Xing didn't dare to fight anymore, "The commander is the coach, so we naturally listen to you."
"Okay, focus the artillery outside the southern city and slam the gate for me." Zheng Zhilong must give full play to the power of the artillery and concentrate on one point in order to break the city as soon as possible.
The soldiers gathered the sixty artillery pieces on the transport ship to the South City Gate.
The artillery was all set up at a distance of a thousand steps from the city wall. It was almost noon, and the gunners began to calibrate the artillery and adjust the muzzle.
"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
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The Spanish artillery started firing first. Their artillery had long been fixed at the head of the city. Tabola saw that the Ming army’s artillery was concentrated outside the southern city, knowing that it was the main direction of the Ming army’s attack, and he sent people to the other three cities. All the guns on the head were dismantled and transported to the Nancheng Gate. While firing the guns first, he wanted to give the Ming army a disarm.
"His grandma's, the Spaniards also have artillery." Zheng Zhilong cursed, but was surprised to discover that Spain still uses solid bullets.
A solid bullet will not explode, and it is much less powerful than an open bullet. Unless it is directly hit by a solid bullet or falls on a straight line in front of it, there is no threat.
"Hurry up, hurry up and shell out to suppress the Spanish firepower." Zheng Xing was sweating profusely. Before firing, the Ming army's artillery was the target of Spanish solid bullets.
"The division seat, the debugging has not been completed yet." The gunners were also anxious. While debugging the artillery, they also had to avoid the solid bullets fired by the Spaniards.
"Don't worry about the volley. After the adjustment is done, hurry up and fire. The target is the Spaniard's artillery. Let the Spaniard taste the flavor of the bomb." Zheng Zhilong personally ordered.
"Yes, Army Seat."
"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
"Boom... Long..."
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The artillery of the Ming Army began to counterattack, and the blooming shells drew a beautiful curve, flying towards the city like a rainbow.
The huge explosion sound and the flames rising into the sky immediately enveloped the city.
Because the debugging was not completed, there were only a few blooming bombs that fell on the city’s head, but the strong smoke had firmly locked the city’s head. The Spanish gunner couldn’t even find the position of the gun barrel. The speed of firing solid rounds was just as fast as possible. Slowed down.
"Fight well, continue shooting, and completely suppress the Spanish artillery." Zheng Zhilong is like a hairy boy. He is more excited than the gunner. It seems that he prefers close combat.
The Ming Army’s artillery after debugging was gradually added to the firing group, and the southern part of the city was completely covered by the Ming Army’s blooming shells. When all the sixty artillery pieces were debugged, the gunners adjusted their firing rates, and the artillery fired.
No matter where the blossom bombs fall, sixty blossom bombs explode at the same time, like the sky and the earth cracking, the mountain collapses, the sea tide bursts, and the huge explosion sound, even a thousand steps away, can also cause tinnitus.
Not only the Spaniards at the head of the city, but also the soldiers of the Marine Corps of the South China Sea Fleet, this is the first time I have seen them.
Fortunately, this is Daming's artillery, and the target is the Spaniard at the head of the city!
After three rounds of shelling, the Spanish artillery on the front of the city had all been misfired. Either the artillery died or the artillery became a Transformer.
Zheng Zhilong is even more excited. He seems to be a natural warrior. The more intense the battle, the more excited he is. "The artillery fire extends for three hundred steps and three rounds of shelling."
There are no Spanish signs on the city. No matter it’s soldiers, artillery, or Spain’s coat of arms, you can’t see all of them. The white smoke slowly drifted up into the sky, but the city’s head burned violently. The smoke seems to never end.
"Military seat, what do you do now?" Zheng Xing had tinnitus just now, and finally recovered his hearing.
"What else can I do? The Spaniards will not surrender so quickly, target the city gate and the city wall, and continue to shell." Zheng Zhilong looked at the smoke from the city head, he was already looking forward to Manila, and soon will be replaced by the sun and moon of the Ming Dynasty. Military flag.
"Boom... Long..."
In one round of shelling, half of the 60 blooming bombs fell on the city wall. The scattered mud flew like catkins in the wind, but the city wall remained motionless.
"His grandma's, Manila City is really strong, and I have to waste Laozi's bullets." Zheng Zhilong cursed.
After four rounds of shelling, the city wall began to collapse, but it was the upper part of the city wall that collapsed. The broken wall was still relatively high from the ground, and it was difficult for soldiers to cross directly.
"Good job, continue to shelling." Zheng Zhilong is not in a hurry. Since the city wall can be blown down, he will fire a few more shots, which is just over the artillery addiction.
After two more rounds of shelling, the city wall finally collapsed, and a gap of ten feet long appeared. Zheng Zhilong was not in a hurry to attack the city. He asked the artillery to extend the artillery fire three hundred steps forward again, with two rounds of shelling.
Zheng Zhilong issued a siege order only after the firing of the flower bombs completely stopped.
He had forgotten his promise to Zheng Xing. As soon as the soldiers left, Zheng Zhilong took the lead and ran ahead of the soldiers.
Zheng Xing yelled anxiously: "Brothers, the commander wants to be the first to enter the city. Can we let the commander take risks?"
"No, you must never let the commander commit a dangerous situation." The soldiers answered Zheng Xing loudly as they ran.
"Yes, you can't let the commander rush to the forefront," Zheng Xing anxiously said: "The first person to enter the city, regardless of officers and soldiers, will reward one hundred taels of silver."
"Receive the silver, rush..." the soldiers shouted, without slowing down at their feet, one after another ran in front of Zheng Zhilong.
"You bastard!" Zheng Zhilong was left behind by the soldiers and had to vent his anger with Zheng Xing.
"Hey!" Zheng Xing laughed twice, and saw that Zheng Zhilong had slowed down, and he was obviously unable to enter the city for the first time, so he was relieved.
The Spanish defenders in the city finally woke up from their nightmare. Under the command of the officers, they desperately tried to block the gap in the city wall. However, the Spanish soldiers near the city’s head had been shot and killed by the Ming army’s blooming catapult. The Spanish soldiers were away from the city wall. There is a distance in the gap.
Soldiers from both sides approached the city wall at about the same time, shooting from inside and outside the gap.
This is a fierce battle between muskets and muskets, and no armor can stop high-speed bullets.
The two sides fought a war of attrition.
The Ming army’s flintlocks fired faster than the Spanish muskets, and the number was countless times that of the Spaniards. After more than 200 casualties, they finally wiped out 300 Spanish defenders.
After entering the city, Zheng Xing did not choose to attack the city. Instead, he left a regiment of soldiers to guard the gap in the city wall. The remaining soldiers were divided into two groups, advancing along the city wall to the east and west. He wanted to open the east and west gates and respond. The Ming army outside the city entered the city, and then used its huge number of advantages to completely annihilate the Spaniards.
After all the Marine Corps soldiers outside the four city gates entered the city, the Ming army formed a small group, advancing from the city gate to the center area, as long as they met the red-haired and blue-eyed Xiyi, whether it was a Spaniard or not. Whether it is a soldier or a businessman, it will be shot.
The natives in the city, as long as they are holding weapons, no matter whether their weapons are spades or sticks, they are all shot.
At a short time, the squad began to meet in the city. The soldiers had no time to say hello, and then began to search for the Spaniards in a new direction. If they were a little slack, they would lose the opportunity to hunt the Spaniards.
About an hour later, the remaining Spanish soldiers in the city began to surrender one after another. The battle came to an end, and the squad began to gather prisoners in the city to stabilize the people.
Zheng Zhilong entered the city at the end of Shenshi. At this time, the gunfire in the city had completely stopped.
Under the guidance of the soldiers, he came to the Governor’s Palace in Manila. The Ming army soldiers were inspecting the Governor’s Palace. On the square outside the Governor’s Palace, the Spanish coat of arms had been punched through several small holes by the Ming army, and the ropes were cut again. Rubbish piled on the ground, replaced by the Ming army's own military flag, a brand new sun and moon flag, is facing the sunset, slowly rising in front of the Governor's Mansion.
With the assistance of the Han people in the city, the Ming army quickly wiped out the remnant enemies.
The Han people in the city have already got in touch with Li Tong. They are not afraid of the Ming army. On the contrary, they are as happy as the Chinese New Year. Some people also assist the Ming army to maintain order in the city, so that the soldiers of the Marine Corps have sufficient manpower in the city. enemy.
Before dark, the spoils were initially cleared out.
The Ming army found more than 300,000 taels of gold and more than 2.3 million taels of silver. These gold and silver were mainly found in the warehouses of the Governor's Mansion.
After interrogation, it was learned that the gold mainly came from several gold mines in the Southern Ryukyu Islands. It was originally planned to be shipped to Spain with Tabola; the silver was mainly from the Americas and came with the Tabola fleet across the Pacific. Originally planned to buy porcelain, tea, textiles, etc. in the East, and then shipped back to Europe to sell at high prices, now these gold and silver have become the trophies of the Ming army.
Among the captured, there were more than 1,200 Spanish businessmen and more than 2,000 soldiers, including the Governor of Manila Tabora.
Tapola is not an ordinary Spanish soldier or businessman. Zheng Zhilong will naturally not be able to do anything. He is Spain’s highest military and political officer in the Southern Ryukyu Islands. With Tapola in hand, Zheng Zhilong will be in the hands of the next island battle. He held the most powerful card, and if he wanted to kill Tabora, he had to wait until his profit was drained.