The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 155 Hale Rocket
The riot became more intense in an instant!

It was as if someone poured a pot of cold water into the frying pan, and in an instant, everything seemed to explode.

The Spaniards on the pier were in a mess, and there were wailing and screaming everywhere!
Even in panic, countless Spaniards began to jump into the sea.

Just like the [-] Song soldiers in Yashan, they would rather drown in the sea than face the enemy head-on like a man.

Zhu Hongyu ordered coldly.

"Pass down the order, surrender and not kill!"

"But those who resist in the corner will be killed!"

The Liberation Army began to advance gradually, preparing to gather prisoners of war.

Wherever they passed, a large number of Spaniards, men, women and children, knelt on the ground and surrendered.

The ships at the pier left the shore in panic, loaded with gold, silver and money, and sailed out of the bay, trying to escape Manila.

Just at this time, the fleet of the Ming army finally appeared in Manila Bay!

The tall sail jumped out of the water antenna, followed by a series of shelling sounds.

Amidst the sound of rumbling guns, huge gunpowder smoke rose from the sea.

Cannonballs were fired at the densely packed Spanish merchant ships in the bay.

It's just that, because the distance is too far, the hit rate of the shells is pitifully low.

A round of shelling, a volley of more than a hundred artillery pieces, except for giving the Spaniards on the deck a cold, there is no other achievement.

However, none of the Spaniards dared to ignore the threat of the Ming army fleet that suddenly appeared!

The hit rate of this round of shelling is pitifully low, but what about the shelling after the distance between the two sides is close?

They are just merchant ships, not warships, and their combat effectiveness is similar to that of a Chinese Fuchuan of the same tonnage but equipped with watertight compartments.

I really can't beat it...

Just after the Ming army fleet played the semaphore signaling to the Spaniards to set sail and drop anchor and surrender immediately, the Spaniards successfully showed the Ming army fleet what it means to be a hero who knows the current affairs!

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The commander of the naval battle of the Ming fleet is General Liu Guoxuan under Zheng Chenggong's command.

Liu Guoxuan has always been in command of the sea power in the Luzon decisive battle.

The plan to blow up the Spanish warship with explosives and force the Spaniards to surrender, Zhu Hongyu only provided the explosives, was already a rough idea.

The specific implementation of the plan and the polishing of the details, including the two old blessing ships that were abandoned by the sailors of the Ming army at the beginning of the war and filled with gunpowder and kerosene in order to confuse the Spaniards, fought near the pier...etc.

All of them were planned by Liu Guoxuan!

Even when the Ming army's fleet was invited to come to Manila Bay to block the Spaniards this time, Zhu Hongyu used an invitation rather than an order in his writing.

There was no other way to do it. In the recovery army system, Zhu Hongyu's prestige needless to say.

But in the eyes of others, Zhu Hongyu, a young man in his late twenties, really attracted their attention not because of the strength of the Liberation Army, but because of his clan status.

How could such an arrogant soldier like Liu Guoxuan obey Zhu Hongyu's command?

Zhu Hongyu could only invite Liu Guoxuan to help in the battle in the name of "coordination".

It's frustrating, but there's no way around it!
Of course, in order to prevent Zheng Jun's naval division from turning their backs after the war, Zhu Hongyu also had backup.

For example, he didn't use the latest rockets produced by the weapon workshop.

This kind of rocket was named Guangfu-[-] rocket by Zhu Hongyu, and the prototype was the Hale rocket.

It is different from Da Ming's Shenhuo Flying Crow whose sound and light effect is greater than the actual killing effect.

The Hale rocket is due to the installation of three inclined and stable spiral plates at the tail of the rocket.

The gunpowder gas ejected from the tail of the rocket makes the rocket spin in flight to achieve stability. This new design greatly improves the accuracy and hit rate of the rocket.

It makes the rocket into a weapon that can really be used on the battlefield.

It's just a pity that the invention of the Hale rocket is as late as the invention of the Mini rifle, at the end of the nineteenth century.

After these two epoch-making weapons were invented, the world's weapons soon changed from front-loading to rear-loading, completing the update iteration.

As a result, these two weapons were eliminated by history without showing their power at all!
However, the Hale rocket... is the Guangfu-[-] rocket. If it were placed in the seventeenth century, it would definitely be a big killer.

Used in naval battles, it probably means a battleship!
If Zheng Chenggong really turned against him, Zhu Hongyu was sure that he could send all his fleet to the sea to feed the sharks.

On the contrary, after seeing the fighting power of the Liberation Army on the battlefield, Ma Xin lowered his attitude a lot when getting along with Zhu Hongyu recently.

Sure enough, the only thing in this world that can make others value you enough and dare not belittle you is your fist!

Dignity is only on the edge of the sword, and truth is only within the range of the cannon!

My ancestors sincerely do not deceive me!
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With the cooperation of Daming's land and sea, all the Spaniards who wanted to escape from Manila through Manila Port obediently became prisoners of war.

While counting the prisoners of war, Zhu Hongyu met with Liu Guoxuan and the two sides negotiated.

On the one hand, it is to share the spoils, and on the other hand, it is also to discuss the attack on Manila!

After learning that the Restoration Army had captured the Cavite Shipyard, Liu Guoxuan changed his mind.

Although he was shameless enough to directly ask for the entire shipyard, he still opened his mouth and wanted to borrow one-third of the craftsmen.

It is said to be borrowed, but whoever believes it is stupid, why should the craftsman borrowed by others have to pay it back?
The Zheng family has their own shipyards in Dayuan, Annan and other places.

However, due to the tense situation in the mainland war in recent years, Zheng Chenggong devoted more energy to the army.

After the defeat in Nanjing, when Zheng Chenggong turned his attention to the navy, he found that the Zheng family's shipyard was a bit desolate...

Buildings such as berths are okay, and they can continue to be used after proper repairs.

However, craftsmen who can build Western-style sailboats are hard to find!
In addition to wanting some craftsmen, Liu Guoxuan also proposed to want some shipbuilding wood.

Wood cannot be cut down and used to build boats. In the absence of steam drying technology, the only way is to dry in the shade.

It takes at least three to five years to dry the wood in the shade.

This time is too long!
Zheng Jun wants to build a ship, so it must be too late to cut down trees now and wait for the wood to dry in the shade.

However, in the Cavite shipyard, there are a lot of wood that has been dried in the shade and can be directly used for shipbuilding.

The Spaniards saved these timbers for the annual galleon.

Unexpectedly, it is now cheaper Daming!
For Liu Guoxuan's two requests, Zhu Hongyu refused them all without hesitation.

One is because the Liberation Army also needs to build ships and develop a navy.

Ninety percent of the captured warships were given to Zheng Jun, but Zheng Jun still wanted shipbuilding craftsmen and wood?

It's impossible!

The things discussed before the war are easy to talk about, and Zhu Hongyu will do what he says, and there will be no shortage of what he promised.

However, if Liu Guoxuan is now arguing with Zhu Hongyu, taking Zhu Hongyu as a victim, and wanting other benefits, that's impossible!
Zhu Hongyu would rather fight with Zheng Chenggong, than agree!

(End of this chapter)