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323. Strange Battle

Admiral Frank Kempes, the Admiral of the Fifth Squadron of the Spanish Invincible Fleet, sat under the palm trees on the shore, looking at the undulating waves, feeling thoughtful.

Over the years, as his position within the Invincible Armada has become increasingly high, his courage has become less and less.

This trip to the New World is not a major task, but for some reason, I am always worried!

After thinking about it, I think this current incorrect mentality should be related to that oriental person.

Since the last battle in Africa, Frank Kempes has been wondering in his heart - what magic does this Oriental man have, and why Commander-in-Chief De Gusman attaches so much importance to him!

Originally, I and the Fourth Squadron had been ordered to return to the Mediterranean to deal with the sudden civil unrest and international disputes, but for some reason, the two squadrons walked around the Mediterranean and were secretly transferred back to the New World!

Under the unknown reason, I inquired from many sources and finally concluded that this mysterious transfer was directly related to the Eastern visitor who defected to the British!

Why? It is said that his strength is very average. Even if it has been strengthened recently, it is probably comparable to one of our squadrons. Why do you have to invest so much energy?

Forget it, this is not a question I should consider. My sequence is at the end and my qualifications are relatively shallow. In addition, when I came, I said it very clearly that the action was led by the admiral of the Third Squadron, Ziravit, and I just need to follow the arrangements.

I heard that our stronghold in the north was attacked. It is said that the entire army was wiped out and they even boarded a ship of the Fourth Fleet! Are these the masterpieces of the Orient?

According to Commander-in-Chief De Guzman, His Majesty has repeatedly proposed plans to attack the world's eastern power, the Ming Dynasty, and even established a stronghold in Manila. Many years ago, the guys from the Kuhn family were sent to Nanyang Daqian Station.

But until now, the Kuhn family has not penetrated into the Far East at all! Judging from the situation of the Eastern visitors this time, they do have their own unique and extraordinary things.

It is said that the old guy from Reykjavik was caught. That fence-in-law, for his own life, will definitely tell us our plans in exchange for the opportunity to survive!

So, will this plan continue? He seems to have a better idea when he heard what Ziravit means! In other words, he wants to use the conditions for the leakage of intelligence information and make this bad thing a good thing!

But...but is it really that simple? The other party knows our attack plan and will definitely strengthen defense as much as possible. Can the decisive battle he proposed to lure the enemy really succeed?

Of course, this is not something I can decide. Although I also have my own vote during the military discussion, who doesn’t know that the New Land is now the one-man show of Zilavit?

So let him go! At least my safety will not be threatened!

After the northern stronghold was pulled out by the other party, we were in the north as if we had lost our eyes and ears and became ignorant of the situation!

However, the general situation will not change, so Ziravit proposed in the military agreement that our entire army will be dispatched tomorrow, encircling the enemy strongholds in the northern region in three directions, luring the opponent's fleet to go out to sea, or we rush in and deal with their naval main force!

Going to sea! We dispatched a total of 38 ships of all sizes this time, which is already a medium-sized naval battle formation! It should be said that we actually have an overwhelming advantage!

Even so, the guy Ziravit still clearly demanded that we should encircle the other party's stronghold in three ways and raid the other party at night, so as to strive for full success!

I really appreciate such caution, and Mr. De Guzman also said that tactical caution is the key to victory!

After three days of full speed, we have approached the location of the enemy's stronghold. It is already autumn, and the sea will fog every morning and evening, which is very beneficial to our tactical implementation!

The troops were divided! In order to complete the encirclement of the enemy's stronghold, we divided into three routes according to the established plan, attacking the opponent's stronghold from east, south and north!

The action time is set at 11 o'clock tonight. I looked at my pocket watch, and there were still three hours left. So I ordered that two hours later, and rushed towards the other side's stronghold, striving to eliminate the opponent's fleet with firepower advantage in the port!

Speaking of this, there is something I have always been wondering about - why did Mr. De Guzman, of course, also the venerable from Madrid, respect this primitive hand-to-hand tactic so much, but not willing to accept the new shelling tactics?

In recent years, especially in the past decade, the navy of the wild Anglo-Saxons, led by Elizabeth, has become increasingly stronger! These robbers rely on the advantages of artillery.

Besides, the people in those low territories have nothing but money left in their eyes, but this does not prevent their rise on the sea. They naturally rely on a lot of gold coins, but they also use gold coins to arm their fleet to their teeth!

At several meetings, Francesco and others raised the issue of reform tactics, but they were rejected and severely criticized. No, it should be said to be criticized!

I remember Commander-in-Chief De Guzman…I mean this old stubborn man, he slapped the table and shouted to us, "Reform! Reform! You know Reform! Do you want to be accomplices of Protestant disciples who do not follow the tradition?"

With such a big hat on his back, there is naturally a silence underneath. Who dares to answer this? Since that's the case, it's better to make a fortune in silence. Anyway, it's not me who goes up to fight!

I have seen the coast! The lights there are from the British stronghold!

It is said that they named the land Virginia, but they were just trying to flatter the old woman Elizabeth!

If you name it heaven, you will eventually be a paradise for others!

During the voyage, I vaguely saw the shadows of the No. 3 and No. 4 fleet, and they had approached here as planned! Looking at the dense shadows of the ship in the dark, I couldn't help but feel funny!

This is simply asking Do Quixote to challenge a mouse! It's ridiculous!

But it is difficult to violate military orders, so I can only endure the trouble of implementing them! Let us subdue the tiny existences like huge waves!

The No.1 gun! The No.1 gun fired! Speed ​​up! Blast me to the enemy's stronghold at full speed!

The ten warships I belong to suddenly rushed towards the enemy's stronghold like lightning! As the pressure from the three parties gathered, I felt a little pity for the enemy.

Poor people, repent to your God!

I ordered the observer to observe carefully and find the other ship where the other ship was. However, our pioneer ship was almost attached to the port opposite, and there was still no movement!

I couldn't help but get angry! These damn sailors always complained about their low salary, but they were all under the nose, and they couldn't find such a huge boat!

I looked up and shouted, "Hey! Report the direction of the enemy ship! Are you asleep?"

The observing hand heard a very hesitant voice from the top of his head: "Ti, Admiral, no, no ship was found!"

I furiously said, "Damn it! If there is a boat, I will chop your head!"

Unexpectedly, he shouted again: "Yes! Yes! Admiral, there is really no ship!"

I was stunned on the spot, there was no enemy ship? Where did they go? Suddenly I felt a sense of fear. Is the enemy going to ambush us? I heard that the Easterner was particularly good at sneak attacks, and this time we met again?

Thinking of this, I almost cried out: "Beware of the surroundings! I will immediately warn you when I find the enemy situation! Open your eyes wide! If you miss the enemy situation, you will lose your head!"

Time is constantly moving, but there is still no warning! This abnormal scene makes me feel extremely scared! Where is the oriental man! Damn! Where is he?

The third fleet sent a signal that we were about to launch a general attack on the enemy's Triangle Siege! I want to remind Tsarvit that the situation was wrong! But when he thought of his contemptuous face, he couldn't help but take back this idea.

Just fight! Our fleet pressed into the port, and there was nothing inside! And the order came from Zilavit again - the entire army landed and attacked the enemy's triangular siege!

Is it really feasible to attack the city without firepower preparation? Is it really feasible to let sailors attack the city without firepower coverage?

Of course, I also know that the reason why we do not use artillery fire to cover the other party's stronghold is entirely because we consider the wastes that were captured by the other party! Many people in it have the status of aristocratic people. If they are allowed to die under the artillery fire of their own people, they are afraid that after returning to China, the compensation for the lawsuit will make us lose all our money!

So just rush! But out of caution, I specially asked my sailors to slow down the attack speed! It is better to be slower than to be too aggressive and have other problems!

Just as I was about to dock, the ship where I was suddenly shocked violently! What happened? Did the enemy attack?

It seems that it is not! I only heard a lot of people shouting from under the deck! It seems that the bottom of the ship is leaking!

Damn it! These cunning British people actually buried stakes in the harbor! Our boat was poked and leaked!

"Come on emergency repairs! Dock at full speed!" I ordered loudly!

The ship stumbled and landed on the shore. The sailors shouted and charged! It started very smoothly, and they broke through half the distance without any resistance. But for some reason, many people fell down while running! What happened?

The message sent back earlier was that there were dense traps on the way from the dock to the enemy's stronghold! It should be the technique of the natives. What is the principle?

Are they surrounded by the Aboriginal people? Or are the British and Aboriginal people joining forces? In either case, it is just as incredible!

But our offensive still did not slow down. The brave sailors rushed up shouting, but were hit back by a fierce rain of bullets!

Damn it! Why do they have such strong firepower? Then they got closer with courage. There were many "swish swish swish" sounds mixed in the night sky!

Rows of sailors were shot to the ground by longbows! The bows and arrows were actually poisoned!

The sailors screamed shrillly, rolling all over the ground by toxins! Damn it! The British really joined forces with the indigenous people? How did they do it? Could it be that the Oriental people really have magic?

Finally, the pioneer team rushed to the enemy's stronghold, but what was desperate was that the wall was not one person tall when the spies came back from reconnaissance, but more than two people were left!

This made the sailors in front of them shout desperately! This could almost be regarded as a natural barrier in their eyes! It is an impossible gap!

The enemy appeared on the wall, and their firepower suppression was once again reflected! Our sailors were knocked to the ground like a target, so this would definitely not work!

Just as I was about to order the shelling of the stronghold, many people tied up suddenly appeared on the wall opposite! They begged for mercy loudly in Spanish, damn it! They were the prisoners!

In this case, should we fight or not? For a moment we all lost our ability to judge. Until the order came from Zilavit, the entire army retreated and waited for dawn. I immediately ordered and immediately came back from the damn wall while the losses were still controllable!

The sailors retreated, and the other party had no intention of chasing them. The sailors who returned to the ship were all injured and their morale was very low.

Forget it! Just come back! I don’t want to stay any longer, go! Go quickly!

Our ship has been repaired and slowly turned the boat out of the port, which is safe!
Chapter completed!
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