The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1712

[1712.Chapter 1628 Blood debt must be paid with blood]

This is what Alfonso is concerned about.

Since the Ming Dynasty was ready for war, then…why did it send an envoy?

This obviously makes no sense.

Of course, he quickly got his answer!

Xu Pengju, who was in a state of embarrassment, said dyingly: “Because… because… they need to find a suitable landing place, and then… then attack. The waters of Luzon are too complicated. If they are like headless flies, I’m afraid… only I’m afraid… the army will land and be trapped, so… I was ordered to go to Luzon first to detect useful hydrological and geographical information.”

After hearing this, Alfonso’s body trembled, and his eyes suddenly opened, revealing a hint. Bare.

In this way, it seems very reasonable.

Seeing Xu Pengju’s mental breakdown, he seemed to be unconscious even in replying.

Alfonso was convinced that Xu Pengju had a complete mental breakdown at this moment.

In this case, the credibility of what you say is extremely high.

But, to put it this way… they not only contacted the local natives, but were also prepared to attack at any time.

The Ming fleet should not be underestimated. Maybe the Spanish Armada can fight with it, but it does not mean that the Spanish ships stationed in Luzon can compete with it.

Therefore, Alfonso realized that what he was facing was an extremely embarrassing problem. Even if he now knew the opponent’s conspiracy, their fleet and the recruited soldiers were already watching with eager eyes and sharpening their knives. Sooner or later, they would be able to After finding out the information, we finally landed for battle.

At this time, it was too late to ask for help from Spain, which was thousands of miles away, just like the Northern Province was unable to ask for help from the Ming Dynasty.

In this short moment, many thoughts flashed through Alfonso’s mind. His face was more solemn than before, and then he said to the soldiers beside him without any doubt: “Give him the treatment of a prisoner and heal his wounds.” . “

This person…is still useful. “

Immediately afterwards, the entire Luzon Governor’s residence began to fall into secret discussions one after another.

Many military officers and local big businessmen came and went here.

Two days later, a group of native soldiers were suddenly disarmed.

Immediately, the Spaniards began to treat them cruelly, and all the leaders were hanged.

As for the other bewildered native soldiers, they were also reorganized.

However, their leader, who was a more prestigious figure in the local area, was suddenly hanged. Even if they were reorganized, it was difficult to convince the public. Many natives began to flee out of fear, and mutinies also occurred from time to time.

On the other hand, the Spaniards stationed in various places began to march towards the fortress on the south bank of the Pasig River in Manila.

A large amount of supplies began to be accumulated.

It didn’t take long before this group of well-trained Spaniards, as well as armed personnel led by Spanish merchants and manor owners, began to gather here.

The Governor’s Palace has read out the order to prepare for war.

To this day, the only option is to fight to the death.

Located on the south bank of the Pasig River in Manila, this was the original landing point of the Spanish. After the Spanish landed here, they began to continuously build forts. Since then, as the Spanish rule deepened, there were more and more forts and walls. It became more and more fortified, and it became the location of the Governor’s Mansion, and a large number of soldiers and horses were stationed here.

Now, more than 10,000 Spanish elites, almost all the Spanish military forces in Manila, have been assembled here.

After getting the news he wanted to know, Alfonso treated Xu Pengju as a guest. Not only did he order people to treat his injuries, but he also gave him good treatment despite being under house arrest.

Xu Pengju gradually recovered a little.

He seemed to be afraid of torture at this time, so he obeyed Afang Suo’s words.

According to the information he provided, the Ming army was ready. As long as he obtained the information, sent the details of the water area back to the Ming Dynasty, agreed on the location and time of the attack, and then raised the smoke on this day, then the Ming army would Will arrive in large numbers for combat.

But Alfonso’s plan is actually very simple.

For him, since this battle is inevitable, he simply gathers all his forces here, deploys heavy troops, and then uses his plan to attract the Ming fleet to attack. After that, he sets up ambushes and traps here to wipe out the Ming army on the beach in one fell swoop. above.

Alfonso made many plans with the officers.

Included are traps on the beach.

There are even plans to use kerosene to arrange on one side of the castle.

In addition, they hoarded enough food to prepare for a long war.

The fort located on the south bank of the Pasig River can be temporarily camouflaged, and can be attacked once enemy ships approach.

He even organized a commando team to intercept the Ming army when the opponent landed.

Of course, strong walls and clear fields are also the most important. If the ambush fails, you can retreat to the fortress and trap these Ming troops to death.

This is almost a perfect plan, with three prepared plans, each of which can win.

Alfonso thought he was a genius.

In his opinion, since this battle is inevitable, he should use his own advantages to attack these fragile Ming troops.

If the Ming army were to land for battle, with the size of the Ming army fleet, they could provide supplies to only three to five thousand soldiers at most. Under their absolute superiority, if they were prepared or unprepared, they could completely defeat the opponent.

Of course, Alfonso is also a man of craftsmanship.

In order to lure the enemy, he repeatedly considered the information sent by Xu Pengju.

Provide hydrological and geographical information, which must be detailed. Otherwise, the other party may not dare to come.

Even… it is also key to never provide any wrong information.

Because…since Sihai Trading Company has carried out activities in the Luzon area, it means that they may have obtained part of the information, but the information is not complete enough. If there are frequent errors in the hydrological and geographical information, it will inevitably make the other party suspicious. Xu Pengju has been controlled by him.

When the detailed information about the south bank of the Pasig River in Manila was sent out in the name of Xu Pengju, the date agreed by both parties began to get closer and closer.

This made Alfonso look forward to and excited.

Twenty thousand people were sharpening their knives here, as if they were waiting for something.

Everything…seems perfect.

Even if something went wrong along the way, he still had a plan.

More than half a month later.

According to the date agreed by Xu Pengju, the Spaniards began to burn the smoke near the castle. In order to prevent the Ming army from detecting the smoke, Alfonso gave a special order to add some ingredients to the smoke.

So, on this day, billowing smoke shot straight into the sky.

………

On the sea, a clipper ship was already heading north crazily, and what was coming towards it were hundreds of ships from the Ningbo Navy.

Aboard the flagship ‘Xiao Zhu Xiucai is the Bad Guy’.

News of the Clippers was quickly delivered to Ningbo Navy Vice Admiral Hu Kaishan.

Qi Jingtong, the former commander of the Ningbo Navy, had gone to the Northern Province with Tang Yin and others, but he took not many ships with him.

But now, Hu Kaishan, as the deputy general, was ordered by the Zhenguo Mansion to lead the navy out.

He was still tall and tall, facing the sea breeze, like a rock.

At this time, he lowered his head and opened an express newspaper. When he saw it…with his extremely limited IQ, he started to feel a little confused at this moment.

Everything is as explained by Qi Guogong, and the other party will send hydrological and geographical information.

Even the distribution of the opponent’s fortresses and forts will be roughly sent.

Of course, this shows that there is a confidant of Duke Qi in Luzon who has penetrated into the Spanish people. It is not a big deal to get this information.

The only thing that puzzled him was…

the other party had agreed on a date with him, and said that there would be smoke rising, and this smoke was almost where the Spanish troops and horses were deployed.

This… is really puzzling!

Who is this spy? He has such ability, he can actually do it… He went to his camp to make a fuss.

In broad daylight, in full view of everyone, this…

but…

whatever…

Hu Kaishan is a very direct person. He waved his hand and said: “Flying team, attack!”

He gave the order.

The decks of several huge ships have been vacated.

Immediately afterwards, many soldiers from the flying team began to take action.

They started inflating the fly ball.

This flying ball has been improved many times and has become more and more adaptable to complex environments.

The flying team under the Ningbo Navy does not have many flying balls, just dozens. Their main training subject is aerial combat on ships.

It’s just that… the wind and waves on the sea are strong, so it is extremely difficult to control, and it may deviate from the position at any time. It is easy to take off, but it is extremely difficult to find the target. As for returning, it is even more confusing, because there is no landing point nearby. In the end Someone thought of a way to return the flying ball, land directly on the sea near the fleet, and fall into the water. Then the people on the ship were searching and rescuing the soldiers, but as for the flying ball… it had to be scrapped.

This flying team has gone through countless practices.

They roughly calculated the target location using a compass based on the location of the wolf smoke.

Then they continued to check the fuel. At the same time, when the balloons began to fill up, they began to load bombs under the huge rattan basket.

The bomb is the latest yellow gunpowder, with a huge copper ball on the outside and a large amount of new gunpowder inside.

And such a big ‘copper ball’ weighs five hundred kilograms.

This product is produced by His Royal Highness the Prince and manufactured by Xishan Research Institute.

It is said that when this thing was first created, there was great controversy in the research institute.

Because this thing is too bulky and cannot be fired in a cannon. Do you want to put it here and blow yourself up?

But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince overcame all the objections, waved his hand and shouted, I like this, this is it!

Not only that, Zhu Houzhao also gave it a nice name.

It’s called ‘Lao Fang comes out to watch the sun’.

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Dear readers, Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

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