Nanming: I can build wonders

Chapter 67 Landing in Dagupan (Please read more! Please recommend!)

The Luzon Strait is calm.

But under the cover of night, murderous intentions are hidden.

At the darkest moment before dawn, the troop carriers were full of soldiers from the Guards and Wuwei Town.

They have only one target, Dagupan in Luzon.

Dagupan is located about [-] kilometers north of Manila, with coastal and plain terrain.

The Luzon Governor's Palace in Spain is in Manila, where the main concentration of troops is.

Taking down Manila is almost equivalent to taking down the entire Luzon.

Manila is also on the coast, why didn't Zheng Kezang land directly in Manila?
Because there is a dangerous Manila Bay in front of Manila City.

The narrowest part of the entrance of Manila Bay is only more than 30 miles away, separated by a small island in the middle.

There are forts arranged on the island, and the long-barreled artillery on the forts can block the entire strait.

Manila Bay is also where the Spanish Luzon Fleet is located.

This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If you want to win it, you have to pay a huge price.

Therefore, Zheng Kezang's strategy is to maximize his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and resolve the battle on land if he can.

The guards and left and right guards landed in Dagupan in the north, drove straight in, and drove straight into Manila city from behind.

Ming Zheng's navy blocked the periphery of Manila Bay to prevent the Spanish Luzon fleet from escaping.

This is Zheng Kezang's strategy. The most critical point is that after the successful landing of Dagupan, the city of Manila must be surrounded before Spain reacts.

At this moment, between the sea and the sky, a round of red sun slowly rises.

The sky is slightly brighter.

Dagupan is a small town garrisoned by several hundred Spanish soldiers.

Obviously Spain is also worried about someone sneaking into Manila from here.

It's just that Luzon Island has been at peace for a long time, and the Spaniards don't think anyone dares to attack them.

A few Spanish soldiers who were dozing off suddenly looked up and saw the densely packed sampans in the sea, crowded with people.

"Clang clang clang!"

Alarm bells rang in Dagupan Port,

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

A shrill roar resounded through the sky.

"Woo... Boom!" The artillery fire of the Ming Zheng Fleet roared.

Groups of Spanish soldiers rushed out of the barracks, some without proper clothes and some with no guns on their bodies. They were really caught off guard.

Spanish soldiers lined up on the pier in a panic, blocking the guards who came ashore.

But it's too late.

The sampan has washed up on the tidal flat, and groups of guards with shiny breastplates have come ashore.

Under the firepower of the French 1777 flintlock, the firepower of hundreds of Spanish soldiers seemed so helpless and weak.

"The enemy fire is too strong, run!" a Spanish officer shouted.

Just as he turned his head and was about to run away, an explosive bomb landed on his head accurately, tearing him to pieces in an instant.

As soon as the shot came down, the Spanish soldiers who were still standing at the scene had their legs weak.

"I surrender! Don't fire!"

"I surrender! Don't fire!"

The Spanish soldiers spoke words Ming Zheng soldiers couldn't understand, but fortunately they had thrown their weapons aside and knelt on their knees in a standard surrender posture.

It's a pity that they didn't prepare the white flag, otherwise it would be more standard.

The guards also understood and did not open fire again.

The army was defeated like a mountain, how could they fight with the [-] brutal guards with hundreds of defenders?
"Take them away and take them to the ship as coolies." Pan Aqiang ordered.

When the guards approached, the Spanish soldiers realized that this group of powerful unknown enemies were clearly the faces of the Chinese they had massacred arbitrarily a few years ago.

"Has the retribution finally come?" the soldier named Julio muttered to himself.

He was a young soldier who had only been sent to Luzon for a few years.

When he first came here, he was surprised that there were some Chinese people here, and it was even more strange why they looked at him with hatred in their eyes.

Later, he chatted with the chief during a banquet, only to know that the Luzon Governor's Mansion had organized three major tragedies.

Since then, he has always been cautious when he is out alone, fearing that he will be shot black by the vengeful Chinese.

"Surrender is right, and God will support me." Julio comforted himself secretly.

In this small encounter, or one-sided beating, he was very lucky and did not die in the flames of war. Perhaps becoming a coolie was the best way out.

The guards are the teachers of civilization, if they don't surrender, they will be beaten to death, if they surrender, it's fine, although they don't give preferential treatment, but they don't want to abuse them.

"Reporting to Jianguo, 200 enemies were wiped out and 700 were captured. Only three of our troops fell during the landing and twisted their ankles." Pan Aqiang reported.

"Very well, let the guards prepare, and immediately march straight to Manila."

"Uncle Wu Ping, you organize the officers and soldiers of Wuwei Town, and we march to Manila City in a hurry." Zheng Kezang ordered Liu Guoxuan.

This time, Zheng Kezang took Liu Guoxuan and his troops to the left and right of Wuwei Town, and the navy was commanded by Zhu Tiangui.

Then Qiu Hui and Chen Yonghua will guard the house, so that Zheng Kezang can feel at ease.

On the one hand, Liu Guoxuan's talent as a leader can be released, and on the other hand, he can keep an eye on him all the time.

"Yes, Your Highness Jian Guo!" Liu Guoxuan replied loudly.

As soon as the order to march quickly was issued, all the ministries carried out the order in an orderly manner without any confusion.

The [-]-kilometer road will take about ten days if there are no obstacles on the road. The Manila offensive and defensive battle is close at hand.

What Zheng Kezang didn't know was that in the grass near the beach, there were two small spectators who witnessed all this.

"Brother, they beat all the damn Spaniards to death," said a little dark-skinned girl.

"Sister, please keep your voice down, so that they don't overhear you!" said a little boy with a Hakka accent.

Luzon Island and Huaxia are only separated by the South China Sea. Since Zheng He's voyages to the Western Seas in the early Ming Dynasty, the reputation of Daming has spread to the outside world. Countries such as Luzon and Sulu have maintained intermittent trade with Daming.

In the 70s, the Ming Dynasty lifted the sea ban, and more and more Ming people chose to emigrate to Luzon Island.

With the increasing number of Chinese, the conflict between them and the Spanish colonial governor's office became more and more serious.

In 1593, the Governor Das Marinas expedition to the Moluccas, because he forced the Chinese to serve as sailors, aroused dissatisfaction among the Chinese community.

On the way, Pan, the five and others rose up to resist and wiped out all the Spanish colonists including the governor.

After this conflict, the Manila authorities set off a wave of anti-Chinese.

In this context, Ming sent officials to Manila with soldiers and weapons to bring back 3000 Chinese.

Later, with more and more conflicts, Daming was unable to protect himself, nor was he able to protect his own expatriates.

"Brother, they look exactly like us. Are they the legendary Ming army?" The little girl tilted her head and said.

"My sister, Daming is dead." The little boy heard from the elders that only the Ming army would protect them, but with Daming gone, they could no longer protect them.

"They are not dead, they are the Ming army." The little girl said seriously.

(End of this chapter)