1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 375 Luzon Matters ([-])
July 1640, 7, Luzon, San Pedro City.

Just after a tragic siege battle, hundreds of corpses were discarded under the city of San Pedro, including natives, Spaniards, and more Ming people.

The Spanish American trade fleet arrived in Manila, bringing with it more than 400 Musketeers conscripted from all over Spanish America, which made the Philippine colonial authorities feel full of confidence.

After repairing for half a month, Colonel Polzionato, the commander of the Spanish Army in the Philippines, personally led the strengthened Spanish army and more than 700 native servants, and suddenly rushed into the eight Lianming settlements outside Manila. , Selected more than two thousand strong and strong men of the Ming Dynasty, and distributed a wooden spear to each of them.After a little training for two days, he drove away and came to San Pedro.

Colonel Polzionato led his troops under the city of San Pedro without firing artillery to cover them, and directly ordered the Ming people to carry wooden ladders and start attacking the city with ants, while the Spanish musketeers and native servants supervised the battle in the rear .

After the rebels occupied San Pedro City, the stronghold was heightened and reinforced to a certain extent, and many defensive tools were also manufactured.The original cannons at the top of the city were adopted by the uprising Ming people as weapons for defending the city, and they were carefully maintained on weekdays.But unfortunately, none of the uprising Ming people had ever handled artillery, and the original Spanish gunners were also killed in Ming people's revenge.

Although Cheng Guangyin was born in the black guard of Hanzhou, he has no experience in handling artillery.In desperation, people can only think about the loading and firing of artillery ammunition.After several months of groping and destroying two cannons, the uprising Mingren were basically able to fire the cannons.But as for the accuracy, it is only by luck.The number of captured Spanish artillery was too small, and the uprising Ming people did not dare to train in a mode that consumes artillery and gunpowder. They could only continue to explore and learn while fighting the Spaniards.

When the Spanish army set off from Manila, the Ming defenders of San Pedro had already heard the news and made preparations to defend the city.Here they must firmly block the way for Spain to go south, and buy more time for the main force of the uprising Ming people to capture the port of Batangas.

When the defenders at the top of the city saw four or five hundred Ming men swarming towards the city wall with wooden spears under the threat of the Spanish Musketeers, they couldn't help but look at each other in blank dismay, and did not launch the counterattack as soon as possible.It wasn't until a wooden ladder was erected on the top of the city that several uprising leaders shouted loudly that the defenders began to fight back.

"Kill them down!... If they attack the top of the city, we will be the ones who die!"

"The Spaniards and the natives are right behind them, don't let them attack!"

"They have given their lives to the Spaniards and are our enemies! . . . Kill them!"

As the leader shouted loudly, the Ming guards gritted their teeth and threw stones and logs down from the top of the city. Holding up their wooden spears, they stabbed down one by one the Ming men who had climbed up.The Ming people who attacked the city cried and roared, and under the threat of the Spanish muskets behind them, they struggled to climb to the top of the city.

"Boom!" A cannon rang, and the defenders at the top of the city saw that the Spanish musketeers were approaching the city wall more than 200 meters to supervise the battle, and immediately opened fire.

Maybe the artillery charge was a little too much, and the muzzle was not adjusted properly. The flying projectile hit the back of the Spanish supervising soldiers far away, making the Spaniards break out in a cold sweat.

However, with the firing of artillery several times in the city, Spain was pleasantly surprised to find that the artillery shooting skills of the defenders were completely at the amateur level.So, the Spaniards breathed a sigh of relief, and boldly advanced some distance to the city wall.Those siegemen who hesitated and even tried to turn around and escape were shot and killed directly.

On the first day of the offensive and defensive battle in San Pedro City, Ming people on both sides were fighting each other. In less than an hour, more than [-] Ming people were killed and injured in the siege, and their morale had declined and they were in collapse.The Spanish commander-in-chief, Colonel Polzionato, had no choice but to order the siege men to retreat, reorganize, and attack again tomorrow.

Although the Spaniards' attack was repelled, and their own casualties were very slight, the Ming defenders in the city did not show any joy, but seemed particularly heavy-hearted.

Half a day was not a very tragic offensive and defensive battle. The casualties were all Ming people, while the Spaniards and natives were only hit by the artillery fired from the top of the city.In the next battle, I am afraid it will continue to be like this. The Spaniards will continue to threaten the Ming people who came to attack the city. depleted.

The uprising Ming people in the city were somewhat annoyed by the Ming people who were attacked by the Spaniards. They would rather be forced to fight with their compatriots than turn around and resist. Even if you don’t resist, you can still run away!

However, the Ming people who were threatened by the Spaniards to attack the city were also inexplicably sad and indignant. The relatives who lived in the Eighth Company were still under the swords and guns of the Spaniards. He was killed and wounded under the city.Now it seems that they have no way out.But if he wants to escape, what about his relatives?With this in mind, the entire camp where the Ming people were resting could be heard faintly crying.

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Southwest of Luzon, Batangas.

The Ming uprising team of nearly 3000 people almost surrounded the small Batangas stronghold, leaving only the side near the sea for the Spaniards.

Cheng Guangyin regretted not coming to attack this port stronghold earlier.According to the nearby natives, a few months ago, because of the lack of strength of the Spaniards in the Philippines, under the threat of many Ming uprising teams, they even almost gave up this stronghold and planned to concentrate all the Spaniards in Manila. .Just two months ago, there were only thirty or fifty Spaniards stationed here symbolically.But they prepared a few small boats at the pier, ready to escape at any time.

However, in June, a fleet from the Americas sailed into the port of Manila, bringing a large amount of supplies and personnel.When they heard that the Mingren uprising troops were preparing to capture the Batangas stronghold, Spain sent more than a hundred Spanish musketeers and native servants to the stronghold.

If the Spaniards had only such a defensive force of less than 200 men, the [-] army led by Cheng Guangyin would be able to attack the city with ants on several sides.

However, the Spaniards not only stationed more than a hundred reinforcements, but also two armed merchant ships sailed into the river next to the stronghold from the harbor to bombard the rebels attacking the city, forcing the siege troops to avoid the position by the river. Attacks can be concentrated on the northwest side of the stronghold.

The Spaniards deployed five or six cannons at the head of the city, and the dense grape bullets caused heavy casualties to the charging Ming team. After getting close to the city wall, they had to face the Spaniards' volleys of guns.After five or six days, the uprising Ming people had suffered 500 casualties, but they were still unable to attack the city.

"Boss, it's too late." After another failed siege, a man came to Cheng Guangyin with blood on his face, and said with a bitter face, "Westerners have sharp guns and too many casualties. Unless, we also have artillery cover, or dispatch musketeers to approach the city wall and shoot at the Westerners."

"Even if the artillery is dragged over, who can use it to accurately bombard the city?" Cheng Guangyin shook his head and said, "The Musketeers are our last life-saving means. If they are easily lost in the siege battle and the situation is in danger in the future, how can we help defend our city?" ?”

"But with such flesh and blood, I am afraid it will be difficult to conquer this stronghold for a while. In addition, we have to find a way to get rid of the two large Western ships. Otherwise, we will not be able to form a siege from several sides, but the Westerners will be able to take all the defenses. Concentrate on it."

"Old Ge, what good idea do you have?" Cheng Guangyin asked.

"Attack the boat at night!" Ge Ping hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Take some kindling, try to swim to the side of the boat at night, and burn his mother!"

Cheng Guangyin lowered his head and thought for a while, then patted Ge Ping's arm, "In the evening, choose some brothers who are proficient in water skills, and try it out......the damn Spaniards, once they break this stronghold, they will all be slaughtered." Already!"

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Just as the war between the Luzon uprising Ming people and the Spanish colonists was in full swing, an advance immigration ship composed of six Hanzhou armed merchant ships sailed to Catanduanes Island on the southeast side of Luzon. team.

A year ago, the "Xingye" encountered a storm and drifted to Catanduanes Island. Then, a camp was established at a estuary on the northeast side of the island, and all the more than 50 Ming immigrants on board were resettled here.In the past few months, some construction materials and more than [-] township soldiers have been transported from Weiyuan Island one after another, and a supply transfer point has been roughly established.This supply point was established because the immigrant ship escaped from a storm, so it was named Ping An Bao by Chang Guangmin, the captain of the "Xingye".

"It's been a year, and there's not even a wooden trestle bridge built in this Ping'an Fort. I don't know what these people who stay here are doing?" Cao He, who was standing at the bow, couldn't help but shook his head and sighed.

"Yeah, looking at the buildings in the camp, it looks messy and unplanned, and I probably spent all my energy on digging food in the nearby fields." Luo Rucheng said with a smile: "That's why the mainland of Hanzhou will take you Transfer here to take charge of the construction work here."

Cao He smiled wryly, "The road is blue, let's work hard!" Then, he cupped his hands at Luo Rucheng, turned around and walked towards the side of the boat, ready to follow the lowered boat to the camp on the shore.

The Ming uprising occurred in Luzon against the brutal oppression of Spain, and because Hanzhou was still in a state of war between Han and Holland, many high-level figures opposed intervening in Luzon affairs.However, the general manager Qi Tian insisted on providing necessary support to the Luzon uprising Ming people, claiming that the Luzon Ming people and Han Zhou were both Chinese Miao Han compatriots, how could they bear to see being slaughtered by the Spaniards.

In the end, the Hanzhou Commander's Office made a compromise, first constructing a certain level of Ping'an Fort near Luzon, turning it into a logistics support base for interfering in the situation in Luzon, and then taking necessary measures against the Luzon Uprising against the Ming people as appropriate. material support.

It was against this background that Cao He was directly dispatched to Ping'an Fort from his position as the deputy commander of the local Beiliang Fort to organize the overall construction work here.

According to Qi Tian's idea, Luzon is fertile, rich in products, and located near the mainland. Now it is arranged and occupies a key point, which can not only improve the supply point on the immigration route, but also be the best fulcrum for intervening in Luzon in the future.

Lu Song's affairs are also Hanzhou's affairs.

(End of this chapter)