open sea

Chapter 404
The arrival of the Ming army came sooner than Lin Xiao imagined. When he set up the cabin to guard Lin Manjue, who was determined to revenge, the three fleets led by the iconic ironclad ship led by the pioneer general Deng Zilong of the Nanyang Navy sailed to the western waters of Guam with Lin Li flags. .

Followed by thousands of miles away is Chen Lin's huge fleet with strong troops.

Lin Manjue successfully landed in Guam at an interval of [-] miles, which greatly encouraged Chen Mu's confidence in the expedition. Although there were still problems with luggage transportation, this problem could be avoided to a certain extent in Guam.

As long as the attack is exhausted, the large amount of food and grass prepared by the Spaniards will be theirs.

The situation of naval battles is different from that of land battles. There is no such thing as the ancestors said that you can beat the enemy by [-] minute, and you can win by [-] minutes. At most, you can win by [-] minutes.

But this is not important, the pleasure you get from eating the food of the enemy's house is twenty times greater than eating the food from your own house.

Shao Tingda Lusong Central Guard and Fu Yuan Lusong Southern Guard each mobilized [-] banner troops, with [-] battalions from Chen Lin's headquarters and [-] banner troops from Deng Zilong's headquarters, together with [-] columns of Nanyang flintlock guns, carrying mines, grenades, and bundles of gunpowder. A total of [-] soldiers of the direct line of troops with bombs, flags, general flags, arrows and other firearms went to Guam for an expedition by boat.

After them, in the waters between [-] and [-] miles to the east of Luzon and [-] to [-] miles to the west of Guam, there are also sea baggage ships composed of [-] Dafu and [-] black and white boats assembled by Chen Mu. Team.

Relying on huge manpower and material resources, risking the grain ship being destroyed by wind and waves, and using manpower to reduce the transportation distance by [-]%.

It is best to be able to eat the enemy's food. If you can't eat it slowly, at least you will have a steady stream of food and grass in the back.

In Chen Mu's mind, the first phase of the Ming-Xi war ended when the Philippine governor fled the territory last year, and the second battle began when he watched Chen Lin march eastward on Chen Lai Island.

But this is not the case for the Spaniards. Lin Manjue's 440 people played a far greater role than he imagined.

His elusive harassment made the Spaniards dare not send out the advance fleet westward even when he was far away from the island by boat. It was a long nail hanging on the back and back, which made people afraid.

No Spaniard on Guam believed that there were only four hundred enemies from Ming Dynasty, and even after being attacked by them, there were only less than a hundred people left.

After the Suniga company fought against Lin Manjue, they became even more convinced that there were several Ming army companies like Lin Manjue on the island, and they were still in danger.

The Ming in their minds has always been the Ming in their imagination. It was not until they fought against Lin Manjue that this imagination tended to materialize. When the news of the fall of the Philippines reached New Spain, the fear from Ming was breathless. The heroic Ming army company undoubtedly deepened people's impression.

It was getting dark, and Zeng Xishun climbed the cable from the small boat lowered by the previous ship to board the iron-clad ship. He pointed to Deng Zilong at the shadow of the sea mist in the east and said, "General, that is Guam."

Deng Zilong was sharpening his eight-foot eyebrow sharp knife over and over again, and he was considering whether to change it to a pumpkin.

During the voyage of their fleet, they encountered a ship of deserters who abandoned Lin Manjue. Deng Zilong did not deliberately criticize them.

It is impossible to let them go back. Regardless of Chen Lin in the Chinese army, Chen Mu in Lusong, or Bai Yuanjie in Guangdong, all of them are masters of strict military law. They have to hand over their heads if they say anything wrong. , it’s better to make up for the luggage, eat and drink enough, and then go to Guam, and then fight a few battles, and the matter will probably be exposed by then.

As long as they win, no one cares what they do in the middle.

The veteran admiral who was known for his bravery got up, and stood behind him with a sword on his eyebrows. His own servant held the waiter. Deng Zilong supported the railing of the boat and looked back at the fleet that was driving in parallel. He raised his hand and pointed: "Beat the drum."

Boom!
A heavy drum, like beating on the hearts of the soldiers, makes people hold their weapons tightly. The armored ships have flags like forests, and then the drums continue. The captains of the ships looked around the sea but found no enemy situation, and they all held their binoculars to the distance. After searching, I finally found the outline of the island gradually emerging from the shadows.

The purpose of their trip is Guam.

Three thousand-material Liujia ships, five five-hundred-year-old shark ships sandwiched the iron-clad ships in a line formation to ride the wind and waves, and several small shark ships on the left and right galloped back and forth. Since the sound of the war drum, the two Liangfu ships set sail on the spot behind the formation. move on.

As the iron-clad ship sounded several horns, the small shark boat with mud and bushes still hanging on the board left the fleet. Zeng Xishun led the fugitives from Guam and more than [-] people from the headquarters crowded the small shark boat to the south of Guam. They are going around the island to search for traces of Lin Manjue.

The huge fleet sailed [-] miles west of the port of Guam, and was spotted by the Spanish garrison at the port. However, after sailing for several miles, more than ten large ships and armed merchant ships gathered at the port to meet Deng Zilong, the vanguard of the Ming army.

"Crash the ship first!"

Deng Zilong gave an order, and the drum tower at the tail end of the armored ship slammed three times, reminding the ships under his command to watch the flag, and then the flag was unfurled, and two small shark ships with explosive rams sailed to the front of the team, and the sailors on the ship without armor The sky knelt down and worshiped, and then each held his short soldiers and waited for the battle with oars.

Afterwards, the fleet yawed, and the nine large ships faced the enemy ships on the port side, forming a formation.

More than a dozen ships from Spain launched their formation towards Deng Zilong, and the pioneer of the Ming Dynasty's Nanyang expedition raised the corners of his mouth with his binoculars.

Three large sailing ships that were no less than the Red Sea were in the front, and the sailors on board were indistinct, and the sail deck was densely packed; behind them were six armed merchant ships surrounded by a large ship, and the last row was also composed of three ships of different sizes.

Twelve large ships, surrounded by twice the small boats and small boats, rushed towards them with a fearless attitude. The huge sails were inflated by the wind, and the tall masts and shapes of the ships looked like castles on the sea. They approached, frightening.

This is probably the most dangerous battle Deng Zilong has ever faced in his life. Regardless of the number and size of ships, he cannot occupy the slightest advantage.

The distance between the two armies was more than ten miles. Shi Qi, a small expeditionary soldier who accompanied the army, climbed onto the iron-clad ship, raised his binoculars and looked east, and said to Deng Zilong: "General, the enemy army is powerful. We should avoid the front for a while and join forces with the Chinese army. Defeat the enemy's main force in one fell swoop."

Deng Zilong opened his mouth slightly, staring at the distant enemy ship with both eyes, blinked suddenly, raised his hand and asked Shi Qi: "It's better to avoid the sharp edge for now, does Mr. Shi know how to defeat them? "

Hearing this sentence, Shi Qi knew that he was talking in vain, he cupped his hands and said: "Soldiers use their lives, don't seek close range but only fight from a distance, destroy three of the big ships first, divide the fleet into two, and attack one ship together, the enemy will be defeated. The army can be defeated."

In fact, it is still a strategy of using many to defeat the few. It is nothing more than a weak overall army and a large number of local soldiers, and concentrate fire to sink the enemy ships one by one.

"That's exactly what I said. The soldiers have made great achievements in the present, and it is appropriate to strengthen our army with great victories. Why do you see the reason for Xiao Xiao to jump the beam and retreat?"

Deng Zilong turned his head away, "Send them home!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)