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After suffering such a tragic blow in a short period of time, the Dutch collapsed immediately. They flew backwards like headless flies, and even their commander, General Van Peel, was trapped in them!
But the tragedy of the Dutch was not over, it could even be said to have just begun, because in the waist-high rice fields on both sides of the road, countless figures suddenly appeared!
Originally, these rice fields should have been investigated in advance, but the smooth battle made the Dutch lose their vigilance. They only thought about rushing into Manila to make a fortune, and they never thought that there would be so many people hiding in the rice fields!
"Onboard! Onboard! Onboard!"
Those people who rushed out of the rice fields were shouting at the top of their lungs. They were short in stature, but they held sharp long knives in their hands!
These people ran out of the rice fields with difficulty, and then swarmed towards the panicked Dutch!
"Line up! Line up! Stop these damn yellow-skinned monkeys!" General Van Pel shouted loudly, but no one in the defeated army listened to his order!
At this time, the mud-covered Japanese who rushed out of the rice fields were getting closer and closer to the panicked Dutch!
These Japanese are not regular imperial troops. Strictly speaking, they are tenants sent from the Japanese expedition, and they are farmers responsible for growing food for the Governor-General of Manila in the Ming Dynasty!
The reason why these people have knives in their hands is mainly because they need to guard against and drive away the local natives, so Hong Chengchou specially equipped these Japanese tenants with Japanese knives!
After learning about the attack of the West-Dutch Combined Fleet this time, Hong Chengchou selected 5,000 young and strong Japanese and had them ambush in the rice fields outside Manila!
Hong Chengchou¡¯s idea of ??the role of these Japanese is very simple. If they are discovered, then they will be the first batch of cannon fodder to consume the enemy. If they are not discovered, then they will be the trump card for surprise attacks on the enemy!
Things obviously developed for the best. The Dutch rushed towards Manila hastily, not paying attention to the rice fields on both sides of the road, so these Japanese had a chance to show off their evil!
"Onboard!"
The first Japanese who rushed to the Dutchman let out a shrill howl, jumped high with his short but strong body, and struck hard with the sharp Japanese sword in his hand!
The Dutch soldier who was targeted by the Japanese was a musketeer. He used the musket in his hand to block in horror. However, although the musket in his hand blocked the Japanese sword, he was knocked down!
The Japanese man fell on the Dutch soldier, pulled out a short knife from his waist, and stabbed the Dutch soldier in the ribs!
¡°Then the Japanese didn¡¯t care about the Dutch soldier who had been stabbed by him, got up and rushed towards the next target!
At this time, the Dutch soldiers were like lambs being hunted by wolves. They were panicked and didn't know how to resist. Even the spearmen responsible for close combat found it difficult to use their spears in this chaotic situation. power!
On the contrary, the guards around General Van Perl, equipped with shields and swords, formed a circular formation to protect General Van Perl!
However, this kind of protection is obviously fragile and not long-lasting, because there are less than a hundred people around General Van Peel, but there are thousands of Japanese who are frantically hunting down the lives of Dutch soldiers!
At this time, General Van Pel no longer had any hope for victory. The only thing he hoped for now was that those cunning and terrifying Easterners knew some gentlemanly etiquette and would not eat him alive, a Dutch nobleman!
Just when General Van Pel was in dire straits, Commander Alfonso was also in trouble!
The "Sky Tiger Shark" rushed to a position two nautical miles (3.6 kilometers) away from the Spanish fleet at an extremely fast speed, and then made a beautiful turn, pointing one side of the hull towards the Spanish fleet, and exposing part of the deck. The nine "Thunderbolt General Cannons" on the side!
Although Commander Alfonso was annoyed by such a provocation, he had no fear because he knew very well that no cannon could cause substantial damage to the warship at a distance of two nautical miles, and it was basically impossible to even reach this range. !
"It seems that those yellow-skinned monkeys are not as stupid as we thought, at least they know how to install cannons on that kind of ship!" Commander Alfonso sneered while observing the "Sky Tiger Shark" with a telescope!
"Yes! Your Excellency, Commander, those yellow-skinned monkeys are indeed smarter than the Native Americans, but the caliber of their artillery is too small. I really don't know what they are going to do at that distance? Do they just want to demonstrate to the great Spanish fleet?" Adjutant JoseAlways flatter your boss!
But at this time, it was a different scene on the "Sky Tiger Shark"!
Sun Yuanhua personally took charge of ranging and aiming, and the nine "General Thunder Cannons" on the side of the ship have been loaded. There are three gunners next to each gun and they are all ready, waiting for Sun Yuanhua's order!
"Let go!" Sun Yuanhua confirmed the attack in the telescope and immediately yelled!
Hearing Sun Yuanhua¡¯s roar, the main gunner directly pressed the torch on the cannon¡¯s fire door!
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
The nine "Thunderbolt General Cannons" fired almost at the same time. The nine shells rotated out of the gun barrel and flew along a nearly straight trajectory towards a medium-sized Galen ship outside the Spanish fleet!
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
Several more roars and explosions were heard, and splashes of water exploded around the target medium-sized Galen ship. Fortunately, the Galen ship was not hit!
But even so, everyone including Commander Alfonso was shocked. They couldn't believe that the Ming Dynasty's naval guns could hit so far and so accurately!
"Load!" Sun Yuanhua saw that the first round of bombardment failed, and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs!
He hurriedly took action, and the assistant gunner on the left side of the gun immediately pulled open the fixing bolt. The assistant gunner on the rear side of the gun began to quickly shake the crank handle at the rear of the gun. After more than ten turns, he pulled hard and pulled the rear of the gun apart. , revealing the smoking barrel!
At this time, the main gunner was ready to clean the gun bore. He stuffed the soaked round-head mop into the gun bore to clean the gunpowder residue inside and cool down the gun at the same time!
After the cleaning was completed, the two auxiliary gunners each stuffed a five-pound conical shell and a fixed charge bag into the gun chamber. Then the two auxiliary gunners closed the rear gun door, and the gunner in charge of the crank cranked the crank in the opposite direction. Until the gun door is locked, the other assistant gunner resets the fixing bolt!
At this time, the main gunner has installed a very short fuse on the fire door, and he can fire the gun just waiting for Sun Yuanhua to give the order again!
Although the whole loading process looks cumbersome, the actual operation time is not long, at least about one-third shorter than the loading time of a muzzleloader gun!
After the nine "Thunderbolt General Cannons" were reloaded, the "Sky Tiger Shark" had passed the original target. However, there were too many ships in the Spanish fleet opposite, so Sun Yuanhua directly chose another target!
"Let it go!" This time Sun Yuanhua learned the lesson from last time and issued the order when the side of the "Tianhu Shark" was slightly upturned!
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
Boom¡ª¡ª
This time, nine shells rushed out of the barrel and flew towards the Spanish fleet two nautical miles away! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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