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Chapter 1542 The Second Battlefield

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    Luzon is still very hot at the end of September, and there is no sign that the rainy season is about to pass.

    In this kind of weather, marching under the bright sun is really hard.  Especially after suffering a massacre of defeat.

    The defeated Spaniards from the two phalanxes, carrying muskets and spears, retreated along the way they came with heavy steps.

    Although the drummers were playing some inspiring drum music, the lamentations were still heard.

    The Mexican soldiers were whispering. They had never seen or heard of the arrogant Spaniards who failed like this

    The Spanish non-commissioned officers shouted at the soldiers, telling them to keep quiet and not to talk during the march!

    ¡°But the Spaniards themselves couldn¡¯t help but whisper to each other and worry about the uncertain fate.

    They know very well that after today's defeat, their situation in Luzon is already very dangerous.  I don¡¯t know if we can hold on until His Majesty the Vice-King¡¯s reinforcements arrive.

    The priests were discussing in low voices whether they could try to negotiate peace with the people of the Ming Dynasty.

    "I heard that although the Chinese did not allow the Portuguese to approach Japan, they did not prohibit the Jesuits from preaching there" They are 'noble' Dominican monks, which are not the same thing as the Jesuit monks.

    This religious order founded by the Spaniards calls itself the Lord's guard dog. It presides over the Inquisition all year round and is determined to travel around the world to eradicate heresy and ignorance.  The extreme religious fanaticism of the Spaniards is largely due to them.

    But obviously, they do not always have the same interests as the Spaniards.

    Thinking of this, the priests looked at Rector Franco on horseback, wanting to hear what he meant.  But I saw him looking at the sky, suddenly showing a look of astonishment, and murmuring:

    "By the way, those people claim to be the 'descendants of the dragon', so that's right. They are the descendants of Satan. Sure enough, we encountered the devil's army"

    "" The priests thought to themselves, okay, don't say anything.

    Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves interrupted everyone's random thoughts.

    A scout cavalry galloped over and reported to the colonel: "The pontoon bridge we erected has been demolished! There are Ming troops setting up positions across the river!"

    After a pause, he swallowed hard and said: "And there are many cannons"

    "Ah" there was a buzz in the square formation, the officers and soldiers hissed and sucked in the cold air, and their faces turned pale.

    "Go and have a look." Colonel Sardo rode out with a dark face.

    The cavalry team escorting him quickly followed up, and Lieutenant Colonel Gonzalez ordered: "Stop!"

    Then he followed.

    There are only ten miles between the two rivers, and now the Spaniards have marched to the center.  So Colonel Sardo and his party soon arrived at the river where they came from.

    They dismounted from a distance, hid behind a hill and looked around. Sure enough, the pontoon bridge made of bamboo rafts on the river disappeared.  On the wooden piles under the two banks, there are only a few chopped cables

    Looking at the other side of the river, the Ming army had indeed established an artillery position. Looking at the black muzzles, they were not much less than the one just now.

    There are also thousands of musketeers wearing beautiful blue military uniforms, white trousers, and black boots, lined up neatly behind the artillery positions, obviously to protect the former.

    The colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Gonzalez looked away and looked at each other, seeing panic in each other's eyes.

    "Are they really devils? How could they move so many cannons in such a short time?" the colonel murmured.

    "Could it be a fraud?" Gonzalez frowned, this is unreasonable

    As if in response to him, there was a blast from the other side of the river, and a shell roared onto the mound, splashing mud all over them.

    Seeing that they were discovered by the enemy, the two quickly mounted their horses and fled.

    "What should I do?" After escaping to a safe distance, the lieutenant colonel reined in his horse and asked.

    "Change the route!" the colonel said without hesitation.

    Even if Jesus comes now, there is no hope that the Spanish officers and soldiers will take the initiative to endure the massacre just now.

    The adjutant quickly took out the map from the copper file tube on his back.

    The map shows that they are currently in the middle of two parallel rivers, with the wide Pasig River to the south, as if they are in a pocket.

    Fortunately, the small river in front of us is very short. It is no more than 8 kilometers long and merges into the Pasig River.

    The lieutenant colonel used a piece of rope marked with scales, measured it on the map and said: "Go five kilometers northeast, there is a ridge. This river originates from there. After crossing it, you can return to Gil."?High rate of fire, secondly, the output can still be guaranteed even when the gunner has sacrificed most of his life.  At the same time, it is also to train more gunners and prepare for the next step of army expansion.

    The gunners, who had gone through strict training, quickly completed all pre-shooting preparations.

    But the rangefinder had already reported "one thousand meters", and the artillery commander still did not give the order to fire.

    Because the Xuande cannon has a short range.  The Yongle cannon has an effective range of 1,500 meters.  In previous battles, the solid bullets fired by the Yongle Cannon within 500 meters could easily penetrate five rows of musketeers and knock down several rows of spearmen.

    But the effective range of the Xuande artillery is less than one thousand meters, and even the shells fired at a distance of 200 meters cannot penetrate the front-line musketeer company column

    The gap between grandson and grandfather is so big.

    So it was not until we reached 800 meters that the commander gave the order to fire.

    Amidst the roar of artillery, white smoke was still filling the air, and twenty solid artillery shells landed accurately in the direction of the Spanish military formation.

    Half of them entered the formation and knocked down dozens of people immediately.

    Because it is not shot directly, the damage is not that great

    This greatly boosted the morale of the Spaniards. The officers drew their swords and encouraged their subordinates at the top of their lungs: "Keep the formation and move forward at full speed. They won't be able to fire a few guns!" (Remember this site's website address: www.hlnovel.com
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