Chapter 116 One Force Defeats Ten Clubs
What Zhu Yijun gave to Yin Zhengmao was not only the construction method of Pingyi Gun, but also a telescope made in a simple optical laboratory.
This handheld telescope is a stable, portable ten-fold telescope. This is not because Ming Dynasty did not have the ability to manufacture telescopes with higher magnifications.
The forty-fold telescope placed in Wenchang Pavilion of the Quanchu Guild Hall and the twenty-fold telescope in Wuying Building in Beitucheng are the telescopes in the darkroom laboratory specially used for stargazing by the little emperor. Fifty times, the Qintian Prison's telescope is forty times.
The reason why we chose ten times is the result of many experiments.
The higher the magnification of the telescope, the darker the image. Although the magnified image is larger, the field of view will become extremely narrow and it will be difficult to focus the image. At the same time, any slight tremor will , will lead to image instability.
Yin Zhengmao’s usage is at sea and on the battlefield. Dark images, narrow fields of view, and vibrations will cause the failure of high-power telescopes. Ten times is the result of practice, and this multiple is just right.
Zhu Yijun also sent four bottles of Guojiao, which has a common name, Diguashao. This is a high-quality spirit. This kind of spirit is generally used for navigation.
At sea, mixing spirits with collected fresh water can effectively reduce the number of illnesses. This is a navigation secret often boasted by red-haired sailors.
In the Ming Dynasty and the Yongle period, it was no longer a strange thing for spirits to go out to sea on ships and mix them with fresh water.
Regarding the distillation of high-strength spirits, the distillation and separation technology is not a new technology. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there were already mature distilled liquor technologies. By the Ming Dynasty, distilled liquor even developed into two schools, the North and the South.
Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica clearly recorded: Put strong wine and grains into a steamer, steam it, and use a vessel to collect Dettol. All sour wine can be steamed and burned.
Zhu Yijun provided all the support he could provide to Yin Zhengmao in his Luzon campaign.
After giving detailed instructions, Yin Zhengmao took a boat to Nan'ao Island on the second day.
On August 15th, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, 150 boats in Nan'ao Island Water Village began to set sail.
The main battleship of the Ming Dynasty is a 400-material battleship, eight feet, six feet and nine inches (about 27 meters), the width of the ship is about one foot and seven feet (about 5.2 meters), with two masts and a load of The ship is equipped with a long building with a war shed, and there are windows on the side walls of the war shed for launching attacks with spears, arrows and crossbows.
If you are attacked, you can close the windows. The planks on the windows can protect you from arrows and small stone pellets. A high-rise gazebo at the stern of the boat can be used to watch the enemy.
Even this slightly pitiful warship, a warship with only two masts and smaller than a three-masted sail, is already the best warship in the Ming Dynasty.
The battleship refers to the flagship that the general rides on. Among the one hundred and fifty ships, there are only two such battleships.
The battleship mainly relies on ramming, fire attack and hand-to-hand combat. There is only one large general cannon on the front deck, and on both sides of the ship, there are four bowl-mouth blunderbuss, which are a kind of close combat shotgun. firearm.
There are also four 200-material warships, about six feet, two feet and one inch (about 19.3 meters) long, about one foot, three feet and four inches (about 4.1 meters) wide, with two masts and a load of 200 materials. This kind of ship is A kind of oar sailing ship. In order to protect the soldiers rowing the oars, there is a oar compartment on the ship, which is a boat that can be rowed. The warship is equipped with a kind of shooting pole, which can use heavy objects to destroy enemy ships.
The largest ship in Hongmaofan is about two thousand ships, with four masts and seven sails. It has a majestic overhanging forecastle, stern tower and deep warehouse. It has two decks and the entire The ship has more than fifty cannons and more than 300 soldiers and sailors. It travels across the sea and is invincible.
The artillery on the ship is also diverse, whether it is a heavy main battle artillery loaded in the front and aimed at destroying the ship; or a small artillery loaded in the breech and aimed at killing people; they are all daunting existences. .
Those long-barreled heavy cannons, called Hongyi cannons, have barrels over eight feet, six-inch bores, and fire more than twenty-five kilograms of solid bullets. They are placed on the bow of the ship. Like a crouching monster.
It only takes a few shots to destroy a ship.
During Deng Zilong's investigation, he estimated the power of heavy artillery, which was able to effectively damage enemy ships within a range of at least three hundred steps (about 400 meters).
This kind of battleship is called Galese, and it can be called a sea monster.
Fortunately, this kind of behemoth on the sea, a warship that can effectively damage enemy ships at a distance of three hundred steps, has not been deployed to Luzon.
Yin Zhengmao could actually wait. After the Ming Dynasty had thoroughly understood a series of old cases such as Zheng He's mission, he could design and build a ship that could at least be called a battleship, and then go to Luzon. It was Yin Zhengmao's original plan to conduct a conquest against the Hong Mao Fan. He trained the bandits on Nan'ao Island and waited for the construction of ships.
But the news brought back by Deng Zilong forced Yin Zhengmao to eat this bowl of rice with raw rice.
Because during the investigation of Deng Zilong's landing on the island, he discovered that the red-haired gangsters were building the Galese warship, which was regarded as a glorious battleship by the red-haired gangsters.
In the fifth year of Longqing, in the Battle of Lepando, the Red Mao Fan relied on the Galese warship to defeat the arrogant Rumi Kingdom (Ottoman Empire) and destroyed more than two hundred warships of the Rumi Kingdom. , the prisoners killed more than 90,000 soldiers of the Rumi Kingdom, establishing the hegemony of the Red Mao Fan in one fell swoop.
Whether it is Francisco, the Governor of Luzon, the commander-in-chief Gaudi, Le Bisari, or the red-haired beauty Loriane, when talking about this victory, they always support it without hesitation. Lift your chest.
Luzon, in the castle and shipyard in Manila Port, the Galaisese battleship is being built, and it will be completed before March next year. Deng Zilong saw with his own eyes that the keel of the battleship and the corresponding artillery were being built. Be built.
This kind of giant sea beast cannot help the Hong Mao Fan go deeper into the inland, but it can completely control the sea routes and the entry and exit of the seaport, which also means that the Hong Mao Fan can travel from a long distance to the sea. Attack the Ming Dynasty at any point on the coastline.
This threat was absolutely unacceptable to Yin Zhengmao, so he set out.
Yin Zhengmao's fleet sailed extremely smoothly on the sea. The route from Guangzhou Dianbai Port to Luzon was extremely mature, and it was able to recruit enough sailors to sail across the ocean.
After a long twenty-five-day voyage, when they arrived at Pansilan, a seaport on the southwestern coast of Luzon, the Ming fleet of one hundred and fifty ships, seven escaped and three sank. These escaped and sank The ships are all from Lin Fengjun.
One hundred and forty boats remain.
The place where Yin Zhengmao led his troops was called Ban Silan.
This place was not originally called Bansilan, but Miyan.
The red-haired guard of Miyan Port was named Sa Shiluo. When the Ming Dynasty ship arrived, Sa Shiluo immediately retreated towards Manila after a slight resistance.
At this time, two voices also appeared in the fleet.
"After more than twenty days of sailing, we need to rest and recharge our batteries before marching to Manila to eliminate the Red Haired Fans in Manila in one fell swoop." General Liang Shouyu expressed his opinion. Twenty days During the voyage, everyone was very sleepy, especially the pirates who came to recruit troops. After repairing, they continued to attack.
Deng Zilong said with great disapproval: "The enemy's general has escaped, and he will definitely alert the red-haired army in Manila. The soldiers are very fast. If we take a rest, we will miss the opportunity to fight. At this time, we should set sail immediately. Set sail, attack the Hong Mao Fan, and catch him off guard."
"The Hong Mao Fan has no attachment to these lands, so they retreat at the first touch. Their foundation is the castle standing in Manila. As long as the castle is there, everything will be there. "
"As long as the castle is there, no matter how much land we occupy, we will wait until the red-haired troops in Manila get supplies and the galleons return home. It will cut off our seaport and eat away at our army in Luzon bit by bit. The key to victory is to capture the castle as quickly as possible."
Zhang Yuanxun looked at the map of Kanyu and said: "I think what Deng Zilong said makes sense."
"Is it possible that my subordinates are no longer able to fight anymore?" Lin Afeng said in a low voice: "Everyone knows that the voyage of more than twenty days , they are no longer able to fight. "
Three thousand Zhejiang soldiers are still vigorous and vigorous, and more than five thousand pirates are already alive and have no fighting power at all.
"That's what I mean, we can't fight anymore." Liang Shouyu expressed his thoughts. The Zhejiang soldiers can still fight, but the pirates have no morale to speak of. The next step is to attack the enemy. Without cannon fodder, how can we attack the enemy?
The Zhejiang soldiers numbered three thousand in total, and they were elite and attacked the enemy. The casualties were unacceptable to the Ming army.
Yin Zhengmao said: "Lin Afeng, take your troops and start unloading the boats immediately. Within two hours, they must be unloaded and built on the spot. After two hours, all the boats in the water village must be with me. The ship sets off."
"Deng Zilong, you take a thousand men and fifteen ships as the vanguard. Now set sail and raid the Manila harbor."
"Liang Shouyu, you take a thousand men and fifteen ships. To support the horns, if Deng Zilong's troops are unable to capture the port, immediately support them. If there is any sign of defeat, go to the rescue immediately."
"General Zhang, with a thousand men and ships, suppress the castle and support the port. Ships and sergeants must stop the enemy reinforcements before Deng Zilong captures the port. If they are unable to do so, they should take charge of the rear. "
Yin Zhengmao directly began to give orders, and he personally led them. He had done many deductions before in Guangzhou Prefecture, but he realized that he might be wrong and that the opponent was weaker than he thought. Of course, it might also be because the two countries had different fighting methods. This kind of situation occurred. difference.
How can you run away from a fight?
The pirates under Lin Afeng's boat crashed into the coast, then jumped from the boat and rushed forward with howls. The red-haired bandits fired three muskets into the sky and retreated directly. .
Even before the Zhejiang soldiers were dispatched, Miyan Port had already fallen into the hands of the Ming Dynasty. The enemy's will to resist was no longer weak, but a mob that could be defeated in one blow.
Yin Zhengmao decisively adjusted his previous battle plan. He had previously planned to break through Miyan Port, rest for three days, and then attack Manila step by step. But now Yin Zhengmao has chosen a radical style of play.
Yin Zhengmao waited for two hours. Lin Afeng and his men completed the task as scheduled. The time also came in the afternoon, and Yin Zhengmao set sail to the sea and headed for Manila.
Deng Zilong, Liang Shouyu, Zhang Yuanxun and others have already taken the lead and have even started fighting with the red-haired gangsters in Manila.
The moonlight was bright and clear. When Yin Zhengmao arrived, it was already night and Deng Zilong had completely occupied the harbor.
Yin Zhengmao took out his telescope and observed the battlefield. The boat was sailing on the sea. This was his own eight-oared fast sentry ship. The sentry ship shot out arrows and nailed them to the target illuminated by the torch. The commander passed the news to Yin Zhengmao.
Yin Zhengmao looked at the sea, and one of his staff read by the light of the flickering fire: "General Deng took the harbor, killed twenty-eight enemies, burned five enemy plywood ships, and captured the plywood ships. One of them defeated more than fifty barbarian boats and captured some armor, swords, compasses, and charts."
Yin Zhengmao looked at the harbor with his telescope. The battle in the harbor was coming to an end, and the fire was shining. Spreading, the five plywood ships lit up the sea like five large torches.
The plywood ship, also known as the Caravel sailing ship by the red-haired people, is a three-masted ocean-going sailing ship with a load of about two hundred materials. It is considered a type of armed merchant ship.
There are five plank roads deep into the sea, each of which was occupied by Zhejiang soldiers. On the plank roads, there were only sporadic gunshots and the aftermath of the battle. Deng Zilong was still searching for enemies in the harbor. Mao Fan raised a lot of Japanese, black fans, and desperadoes, and they were all targets of pursuit.
The staff continued: "General Zhang led his troops to intercept the reinforcements of the Red Mao Fan. The enemy tried to get out through the water gate, but was blocked by General Zhang and could not get out. Then he tried to support the seaport from the camp three times from the land. None of them could make it and were blocked. "
Yin Zhengmao looked at the camp, which was coated with a pure white silver film by the moonlight. On the walls of the camp, firelight shone, and there were occasional shadows of people. Passing by, at the water gate, two bucket boats worth 200 materials were lying in front of the water gate. Zhang Yuanxun and his 1,000 sergeants had already completed the defense. If the red-haired men wanted to go out of the city again, it would be as difficult as climbing to the sky. Some Luzon people rushed out of the city gate, seemingly trying to break through Zhang Yuanxun's blockade, but were blocked by arrows and fire blunderbuss.
"What are the casualties?" Yin Zhengmao asked in a low voice.
The staff quickly said: "General Deng Shen led three people to die and injured five. General Liang Shen was still holding the battle with no casualties. General Zhang led five people to die and injured twelve." People."
Yin Zhengmao discovered that Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Zilong had completely taken control of the situation, so it was Yin Zhengmao's turn next.
"There is only one hard nut left, the strong fortress that the Red-haired Fan relies on for survival." Yin Zhengmao waved his hand and said: "Let's get started."
Yin Zhengmao deliberately A big surprise was prepared for this fortress. From the moment Deng Zilong reported the enemy's situation, Yin Zhengmao was thinking about this red-haired fan's greatest confidence, how to quickly attack this seemingly unassailable castle.
The method given by Yin Zhengmao is called one force to defeat ten groups.
An hour later, Deng Zilong and Zhang Yuanxun joined forces and began to attack the camp. However, in this attack, the thunder was loud and the raindrops were light. Fire blunderbuss, artillery, and bows and arrows were fired non-stop, slowly. The slow muskets and artillery stopped firing.
When Commander-in-Chief Gaudí saw that only bows and arrows were shooting into the city, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and said to Le Bisari next to him: "It's just like the attacks of the indigenous people we encountered in the past. They were afraid of the castle's artillery and stopped, but We want to break through this place again, because all the wealth is hidden under our feet."
"Although they have some firearms, they are just ordinary pirates."
Lebisari. After seeing that there was no fire outside the city, he said with a smile: "The commander is very right. Their attack has begun to weaken now. We can choose to have a drink and have a good sleep. After dawn, they will When you are most tired, start a counterattack?”
“Maybe you can find a beauty?”
Gaudi laughed a few times, shook his head and said, “Since meeting that Oriental, I sold my soul to that man, maybe I can’t find a beauty, but it’s a good idea to have a drink. There’s a batch of sugar wine from Mexico. The sweet taste is alcohol that hits the soul.”
< br>Franciscos stood on the city wall, looking at the arrows that kept falling into the city, hiding behind a few shield soldiers, and said angrily: "I don't know where the pirates came from, so rude! The commander and deputy commander , you must drive them into the sea tomorrow morning!"
Francicos left the city wall and prepared to go back to his governor's palace to have a good sleep.
No one has ever breached their fort. Since the beginning of navigation, this kind of fort with irregular city walls, female walls, moats, gentle slopes, and water gates to ensure supplies has never been breached by the indigenous people.
Franciscos, Gaudí, and Le Bisari judged the pirates outside the city as Japanese pirates. Some Japanese pirates had iron cannons, which were very backward firecrackers.
After the three people left, the red-haired guards became more and more lazy. If the natives could break through this kind of fortress after so many years, why would they, the red-haired guards, roam the world?
Almost no one noticed that the two fighting boats blocking the door were slowly towed away under the cover of night.
Two boats were changed and the water gate was blocked again. Then the crew seemed to abandon the two boats, jumped into the water one after another, and swam to the shore. This created an illusion, as if pirates They just want to use boats to block the water gate, prevent people inside from coming out, and rob them before leaving.
There was a loud noise, like a thunderbolt from the blue. The thunderous roar spread farther and farther, and the fire exploded from the two ships. The earth shook violently, and the fire was as dazzling as a bright moonlight. A huge pit formed on the water surface, and then the water began to flow back quickly, stirring up water splashes more than four feet high. Ganoderma-like smoke clouds slowly rose and billowed after the explosion.
Amidst the roar, the gate of Shuimen and the city wall were completely shrouded in flames, then suddenly exploded and slowly collapsed.
The shock wave caused by the explosion spread out in all directions, and even Deng Zilong's hat, which was nearly a hundred steps away, was knocked over to the ground.
"Is Yin Butang playing so big?" Deng Zilong took off the cotton plugs in his ears, looked blankly at the rising smoke column of Ganoderma lucidum, and muttered to himself.
Yin Butang prepared a way to defeat the enemy. The two ships were filled with gunpowder and sent over. The trick of blowing up the water gate directly made Deng Zilong stunned.
This kind of fighting method is too luxurious. Deng Zilong has never fought such a luxurious battle!
"How about preparing tampons in advance?" Zhang Yuanxun was also amazed. Yin Butang was simply using money to attack the enemy.
One force can defeat ten.
Yin Zhengmao, the culprit of all this, put down the telescope in his hand, took off the cotton in his ears, and said calmly: "Order the attack."
Beating the drums and dispatching troops, the sound of drums overwhelmed After a while, the Ming army took over and began to attack, but the Hongmaofan seemed to be stunned. Facing the approach of the Ming army, they did not fire cannons or cannons.
The Zhejiang soldiers led by Deng Zilong and Zhang Yuanxun stepped into this unassailable castle without any hindrance, and the killing began.
There is no mercy in war. Killing the enemy is the greatest respect for the enemy.
In the early morning of the next day, the sun still rose from the east, and the morning glow sprinkled on the water, scattered by the waves, making the waves sparkling.
Deng Zilong also ended the battle in the camp and began to check his trophies. All armor, swords, compasses, charts, ship logs, muskets, artillery, etc. were retained. The sergeants were on the battlefield. The head was cut off.
Deng Zilong captured the commander-in-chief Gaudi. He knew Deng Zilong and became angry when he saw Deng Zilong. He drew his sword and asked for a duel. Deng Zilong put it down in one turn, while Zhang Yuanxun captured Francis, the governor of the Luzon Governorate. Liang Shouyu went to pursue the escaped deputy commander Le Bisari.
Deng Zilong also captured a person, Luo Li'an. When this woman saw Deng Zilong's face, she was particularly surprised. This man in Manila, who was suave and charming with the charm of an oriental gentleman, was actually a military general.
Yin Zhengmao stood in the morning sun, and the golden-red glow shone on his cloth armor. He looked at the buildings of the City Hall and the Governor's Palace, nodding his head and saying, "It's quite exquisite. "
On the square, there is a group of statues with different expressions and high morale. Between the stone pillars of the statues, there are iron fences, and there are several words engraved on the nameplates. As the story goes, it says: The battle between giants and gods.
Through the iron fence, you can see the gate of the city hall inside. There is a huge emblem on the gate. It is a family emblem, representing the royal family of Dafo Langji. Yin Zhengmao has seen that emblem on the rial silver coins, and on the huge Under the family emblem are the emblems of several subordinate countries. The general manager is not sure what they mean.
Different from the sharp edges and corners of the Ming Dynasty, this place is full of curves, lines with just the right proportions, semicircular arches, and elements of various columnar compositions. The building complex with the dome as the center is indeed Very exquisite.
"The only regret is that there is a lack of a place to take a bath." Yin Zhengmao said with a smile to Deng Zilong who came to him.
Deng Zilong nodded with approval and said: "Indeed, what are we going to do next? We completed the work that we originally planned to do for five months or even a year in one day to break through this fortress."
Of all Yin Zhengmao’s plans, there were even plans for defeat, but there was no plan to break through the camp in one day. All of this happened so fast that Deng Zilong was confused. .
"The first thing we have to do is to repair the water gate." Yin Zhengmao pointed to the blasted water gate and said: "Everything else remains as usual."
"Everything remains as usual?" Deng Zilong looked confused. Xie asked.
"Yes, do nothing first. Change does not happen overnight." Yin Zhengmao said quite accurately: "We have to adapt to everything here, and everything here has to adapt to us. This camp is very good. , it’s ours now, Hong Mao Fan’s way of ruling, until we don’t find a better alternative, we won’t move for the time being.”
“I overestimated Hong Mao Fan, to be more precise, I overestimated the combat power of the Hong Mao Fans who came across the ocean. They are about the same strength as Lin Afeng's subordinates."
Yin Zhengmao objectively evaluated the Hong Mao Fans from the perspective of a winner. Fan's fighting ability is no different from that of pirates.
Yin Zhengmao further explained: "The red-haired fans who came to Luzon are all desperate people who went to sea to make money. Most of these red-haired fans are criminals, tenants, or desperadoes who want to make a fortune."
"They came here to seek wealth because they had no better way. They had no cohesion to speak of, let alone combat power. It was just because the overseas barbarians like the King of Luzon had no way to break through their fortress. That’s all.”
“That’s why they were so careless and arrogant.”
Deng Zilong said unconvinced. "Same as us?"
Yin Zhengmao said with a smile: "Yes, just like us, he is negligent and dismissive of the enemies coming from the sea. Treat it."
"It's okay, it's not too late."
Zhang Yuanxun also finished handling the prisoners of war and came towards the Governor's Mansion.
After visiting the city hall and stepping into the Governor's Palace, Yin Zhengmao looked at the sea with a frown, and said calmly and confidently to Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Zilong: "The war has just begun."
Breaking through the Manila Castle was just the beginning of the war. The unwilling Red-haired Fans would never let the seaport they had operated for more than ten years be handed over to others, even if this place itself was a tributary country of the Ming Dynasty. As early as the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of Luzon was appointed.
To deal with robbers, use the robber's logic.
Liang Shouyu returned in pursuit at noon. Lebisari, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Red Mao Fan, was beheaded by the formation. Liang Shouyu failed to capture the opponent. The opponent fought and retreated, and his will to resist was extremely strong. , Liang Shouyu had no choice but to kill them all.
The guard Sashiluo who escaped from Miyan Port is the next target to be eliminated. These red-haired gangsters must be wiped out one by one, and Sashiluo learned that the Manila Castle was breached. After that, they immediately united with the Luzon army to regain their territory.
The coalition of Hongmao Fan and Luzon people led by Sa Shiluo did not cause much trouble to Yin Zhengmao. The Ming Dynasty's southern troops recruited the Anhai bandits, making them somewhat stronger.
The battle continued, and the deck ship loaded with various trophies slowly left the Manila port, escorted by a battleship and two fighting ships, and headed towards the Ming Dynasty.
The return route of the plywood ship this time is not to Guangzhou, but directly to Keelung. Because of the Kuroshio, it only takes four days to get to Keelung, and then to Songjiang Prefecture Ship Division. The voyage only takes a short fifteen days. The Kuroshio Current is indeed a river in the ocean, flowing down very fast.
It took fifteen days to get from Songjiang Prefecture to the capital of the Ming Dynasty. It was already late October when the good news was rushed back to the capital.
This good news came so suddenly that even Zhu Yijun was not prepared.
"Zhao Yuanfu came over to play." Zhu Yijun said excitedly: "I thought Yin Zhengmao could win, but Yuanfu thought it was difficult for Yin Zhengmao to win, but Yin Zhengmao is still Yin Zhengmao, and he really won."
The Spanish army in Luzon itself is not very strong, and they fought back and forth with the unstrengthened Lin Afeng. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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