Chapter 1647
Juan's decision
Chapter 1647 Juan's decision
Using the naval guns of this era to fight against coastal firepower, the one who suffers is basically the sea side.Even if the Haihan Navy is equipped with weapons and equipment ahead of the times, they still dare not make mistakes when facing the coastal defense forts in Manila Port. Even Wang Tom actively obeyed the decision of the command and gave up storming Manila from the sea. Instead, they landed on the coast away from Manila city, and advanced to Manila city by land.
In the battle between the Spanish warship and the Haihan artillery deployed on the shore, the gap was even more obvious, and there was a completely one-sided trend in the exchange of fire.Although there are only eight cannons on the shore, far less than the naval guns equipped by the Manila fleet, their hit rate is several times that of their opponents.The damage caused by these army artillery on the warship is actually very limited, and the psychological blow to the Spanish crew is greater. After all, when they invaded the colony in the Far East, they rarely encountered such "intensive" coastal defense artillery fire. What's more, this battle is still at my doorstep.
What pleased Juan a little was that the crew did not panic because of the artillery fire on the shore, and they were still able to line up to launch shelling to the pier according to the established tactics, smashing the wooden trestle and stacked wooden boxes on the pier. The fragments splashed everywhere, and it was considered a little visible to the naked eye.For a moment, Juan was so passionate that he almost ordered the fleet to dock and launch a landing battle to clear out those nasty Haihan artillery on the shore.
But fortunately, he kept a clear head, because soon there were fireworks warnings from ships cruising around the periphery, and traces of the enemy fleet appeared on the western sea.
"It came so fast!" Juan could only express his admiration for Haihan's quick response, which was much faster than the reaction of the defenders when Haihan's fleet attacked Manila Port the day before.It is obvious that Haihan was more fully prepared in advance for this situation, so he could rush to reinforce from Cavite Port so quickly.This is not an effect that can be achieved by issuing a few death orders, but an objective gap in the overall strength of the two armies. Even if Juan is envious and jealous, he cannot effectively improve this in the short term.
"Give up the attack on the pier, all ships turn around and prepare for the battle!" After Juan gave the order, he took the monocular from the adjutant, adjusted the focus and began to observe the movement on the sea.
This pair of binoculars was not produced in Spain, but he asked someone to spend a lot of money and think of a lot of ways to buy it from Haihan Kingdom.Due to Haihan's strict management of sales of such paramilitary items, this item traveled all the way from Sanya for several months, and even went to Daming for a long time in the middle, before finally being delivered to Juan's hands.Although the process was rather cumbersome, Juan had to admit that it made sense that you get what you pay for. The telescope produced by Haihan is indeed better than similar Spanish products in terms of visual range and effect.Moreover, this is only a version for export. It is said that the binoculars used by the officers of the Haihan Army are far superior in performance to this single-tube structure, but what a good method, Juan has never seen the real thing, so he can’t Imagine it.
There are already dots of sail shadows on the sea in the distance, and the red and blue two-color flag flying on the top of the mast can be seen through the telescope.This was bad news for the Spaniards, but for the Haihan Artillerymen who were struggling on the pier, the reinforcements from the navy arrived in time, which finally helped them relieve their current pressure.
Roger, who was watching the battle from a high place far away on the shore, also breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually not worried about how much the Spanish fleet could do here. A better opportunity to display the true combat effectiveness of the South China Sea special warfare brigade under his command.
However, Roger can also predict that the Spanish fleet coming from the sea will not launch a landing here rashly. First, the conditions of the fishing port in Pasay Town are not suitable for large ships to dock. Second, it is very close to the port of Cavite, unless The Spanish commander was insane, otherwise it would be impossible for the fleet to dock and land under the eyes of the Haihan Navy.
What Roger really cared about was that the Spaniards deliberately made some noise at sea to attract their attention, and then launched a wave of counterattacks from land, so he only deployed artillery units on the pier, and sent troops from the South China Sea Special Forces Brigade All the main forces stayed in the fishing village and Pasay town, which were out of range of the naval guns.If the Spaniards really dared to play tricks of concealing their eyes and ears, then Roger would teach them what is called a textbook defense.
But the deployment of the Spaniards finally disappointed Roger, until the Spanish fleet at sea began to turn around and leave, and there was still no sign of Spanish armed forces in the north.Obviously, this is not some well-arranged amphibious cooperation operation, it is just a one-man show sung by the Spanish fleet.
"These Spaniards... how did they endure it?" Roger was puzzled by the Spaniard's strategic thinking.
The Haihan army has already pressed down to less than ten kilometers away from the city of Manila, and they still don't plan to send the army to expel the invading foreign enemies.At this time, the main force of the Haihan army is stationed in Cavite Port and Pasay Town. For the Spaniards, it is a good time to attack. This is probably the only opportunity for the Haihan army to take the initiative before the city. up.But the Spaniards obviously did not realize the importance of this timing, or although they were aware of this, they did not have the ability and courage to formulate a complex battle plan to deal with the vanguard of Haihan stationed in Pasay Town.
Roger believed that given Spain's status in this era, they would not be able to tolerate someone's humiliating tactics anyway, and they should definitely take advantage of this opportunity to send troops.Even if you know you can't beat Haihan, you should at least send a troop to launch a feint attack to put pressure on the Haihan army stationed here, and cooperate with the offensive launched at sea. What about the army?
Roger didn't know whether the Spaniards were too cautious or too timid. In short, the completely unorganized Spanish armed forces appeared near the town of Pasay.The cavalry deployed on the outskirts of the town sent back safety signals one after another, and Roger finally confirmed that the other party really had no other follow-up means, and he couldn't help but feel greatly disappointed.
Before the attack on Cavite Port, Roger's troops were in charge of mopping up. Naturally, they didn't get any military merits, so they fought for the opportunity to lead the battle in Pasay Town.But the Spaniards did not deploy defenders in this area, and the landing battle did not encounter any decent resistance at all, and ended without any waves.Today, it was hard to wait for the Spaniard to take the initiative to attack, but the opponent's offensive only came from the sea, and there was no movement on the land.
"Are you going to fight?" Roger was very dissatisfied with the Spaniard's performance. This ability to grasp the fighting opportunity was completely amateurish in his opinion.But if the other party didn't take the initiative to attack, he had nothing to do, he could only watch helplessly as his colleagues in the navy came to pick up the bargain.
It was Navy Commander Wang Tom who led the naval fleet to come for reinforcements. Of course, he would not easily let go of such a large-scale naval battle opportunity, so he boarded the ship and set off immediately after hearing the alarm, even rushing for breakfast. To eat on the way to the battlefield.Although it is not clear whether the attack of the enemy fleet is harassment or a direct confrontation, Tom Wang has already made up his mind to eat the opponent in one fell swoop.
The "Black Shark", which had just completed some minor repairs in the port of Cavite, also participated in this operation, but its mission was no longer to go deep into the enemy's line and fight alone, but to cooperate with the fleet's offensive to deal with some victims. The enemy's sailboats with obvious damage are repaired, completely disintegrating their combat effectiveness.
Wang Tom gave the commander of the "Black Shark" Wu Mori extremely high authority to act, he can measure the situation on the battlefield by himself, and freely choose the target of attack.This deployment can be said to make full use of the "Black Shark"'s advantages of fast speed, long range and accurate shooting, but the specific effect depends on Wu Mori's on-the-spot command and adaptability.Of course, this is actually giving Wu Sen a chance to make meritorious service in disguise. If he can successfully sink a few Spanish sailing ships, he will definitely be credited with great merit after the war.
"God, please bless your believers to defeat these Orientals! Let their blood stain the waters of Manila Bay!"
Facing the oncoming Haihan fleet, Juan kissed the cross pendant hanging on his neck, and then issued a combat order-to face the enemy head-on.
Perhaps the pious prayer really played a role. The Manila fleet managed to grab the upper hand before the Haihan fleet changed direction, and took the lead in the battle formation.In the first round of shelling, the number of shells fired by the Manila fleet clearly exceeded that of Haihan's side, and several shells hit the target accurately.
But the good start did not bring the Spaniards a sustained advantage. The formation of the Haihan Fleet almost followed the route of the Manila Fleet and made a huge sea turn, and then maintained an almost parallel advance with the Manila Fleet. direction.In this way, the broadside firepower of the Haihan Fleet was completely liberated, and the cannons burst out instantly, and the Spanish sailing ships participating in the battle also suffered a round of shelling.
Whether it is in terms of tonnage or the number of artillery pieces, the Haihan fleet has a clear advantage. Therefore, in this kind of close-range artillery battle at sea, the disadvantaged party must be the weaker side.The favorable situation bestowed by God to the Spaniards lasted only ten minutes before being pulled back to the cruel reality by the Haihan fleet.
Due to the extremely destructive power of the artillery, for the weaker side, one round of shelling is enough to cause them to lose part of their combat effectiveness.The strength gap between the two sides will also be rapidly widened in this kind of artillery battle until the weaker side collapses.
The first round of shelling by the Haihan Fleet basically made the two Spanish sailing ships lose their ability to continue fighting. One was hit by a gunpowder barrel piled up on the second deck, and the explosion caused directly blew off the fore mast. The mast tore the mainmast's sail again, causing chaos on board.On the other ship, the poop at the stern of the ship was blasted to pieces by a Majestic-class warship, and the captain who commanded the battle on the poop was not spared, leaving only a pile of broken meat on the deck.
At this time, the "Black Shark" appeared on the battlefield like a vulture smelling of carrion, and fired several shells at the waterline of the immobile sailboats of the two ships, blasting several large bullets on the hull. Open the mouth, let the sea water pour in to make it slowly lose its balance and sink.
Juan also witnessed this terrible scene on the "San Diego", but he could not order to turn around to rescue the two sailing ships that lost power. Nearby is the best way to rescue.It's just that the action of the "Black Shark" completely extinguished his hopes, and a few clean bombardments sent the two ships away.Seeing them slowly sinking on the sea surface, Juan knew that even if the fighting stopped immediately, it was impossible for the two ships to return to Manila Port.
The nightmare of the last battle off the coast of Sanya reappeared before Juan's eyes again, and this time the Haihan fleet's firepower was stronger, the combat rhythm was faster, and there was a black warship that could not be caught at all, cruising around the periphery, inserting battleships from time to time. The regiment fired a few rounds at a battered Spanish galleon, knocking it out of combat.Juan's strategy of using chain bombs to attack the black warship before the battle basically didn't come in handy in today's battle.The several sailboats that were damaged and sunk by it did not even manage to get close to the range of the chain bullets.
Juan was not a rookie, he was able to get the command of the Manila Fleet, and he still had a few brushes in his hands. When he noticed that the black warship changed the way of fighting, he knew that his plan was probably going to fail.If that ship continued with the tactics from last time, then he was at least [-]% to [-]% sure that he would be able to severely injure the opponent, but today the strange ship was cruising around the periphery, so he could only watch the opponent play.
When the fifth ship was beaten to withdraw from the battlefield, Juan's heart was actually more than half cold.Although there are still more than a dozen ships struggling to support, so far none of the Haihan fleet has withdrawn from the battle, and the gap between the two sides will only widen. Juan understands that if the fight continues, there will only be one result. It was the annihilation of the Manila fleet.
"Go north! Get out of the battle as soon as possible!" Juan could only issue an order as a last resort.Now he no longer dared to hope to defeat his opponent, and saving a few ships from the battle was the greatest achievement.
However, after the Haihan Fleet noticed this trend, they did not intend to let the Manila Fleet leave so easily. Relying on the advantage of its speed, it still stuck to the already riddled Spanish sailing ship and continued to bombard it. .Even Juan's flagship "San Diego" was not spared. There was a Majestic-class battleship on the left and right, sandwiching it in the middle for special care.
(End of this chapter)
Using the naval guns of this era to fight against coastal firepower, the one who suffers is basically the sea side.Even if the Haihan Navy is equipped with weapons and equipment ahead of the times, they still dare not make mistakes when facing the coastal defense forts in Manila Port. Even Wang Tom actively obeyed the decision of the command and gave up storming Manila from the sea. Instead, they landed on the coast away from Manila city, and advanced to Manila city by land.
In the battle between the Spanish warship and the Haihan artillery deployed on the shore, the gap was even more obvious, and there was a completely one-sided trend in the exchange of fire.Although there are only eight cannons on the shore, far less than the naval guns equipped by the Manila fleet, their hit rate is several times that of their opponents.The damage caused by these army artillery on the warship is actually very limited, and the psychological blow to the Spanish crew is greater. After all, when they invaded the colony in the Far East, they rarely encountered such "intensive" coastal defense artillery fire. What's more, this battle is still at my doorstep.
What pleased Juan a little was that the crew did not panic because of the artillery fire on the shore, and they were still able to line up to launch shelling to the pier according to the established tactics, smashing the wooden trestle and stacked wooden boxes on the pier. The fragments splashed everywhere, and it was considered a little visible to the naked eye.For a moment, Juan was so passionate that he almost ordered the fleet to dock and launch a landing battle to clear out those nasty Haihan artillery on the shore.
But fortunately, he kept a clear head, because soon there were fireworks warnings from ships cruising around the periphery, and traces of the enemy fleet appeared on the western sea.
"It came so fast!" Juan could only express his admiration for Haihan's quick response, which was much faster than the reaction of the defenders when Haihan's fleet attacked Manila Port the day before.It is obvious that Haihan was more fully prepared in advance for this situation, so he could rush to reinforce from Cavite Port so quickly.This is not an effect that can be achieved by issuing a few death orders, but an objective gap in the overall strength of the two armies. Even if Juan is envious and jealous, he cannot effectively improve this in the short term.
"Give up the attack on the pier, all ships turn around and prepare for the battle!" After Juan gave the order, he took the monocular from the adjutant, adjusted the focus and began to observe the movement on the sea.
This pair of binoculars was not produced in Spain, but he asked someone to spend a lot of money and think of a lot of ways to buy it from Haihan Kingdom.Due to Haihan's strict management of sales of such paramilitary items, this item traveled all the way from Sanya for several months, and even went to Daming for a long time in the middle, before finally being delivered to Juan's hands.Although the process was rather cumbersome, Juan had to admit that it made sense that you get what you pay for. The telescope produced by Haihan is indeed better than similar Spanish products in terms of visual range and effect.Moreover, this is only a version for export. It is said that the binoculars used by the officers of the Haihan Army are far superior in performance to this single-tube structure, but what a good method, Juan has never seen the real thing, so he can’t Imagine it.
There are already dots of sail shadows on the sea in the distance, and the red and blue two-color flag flying on the top of the mast can be seen through the telescope.This was bad news for the Spaniards, but for the Haihan Artillerymen who were struggling on the pier, the reinforcements from the navy arrived in time, which finally helped them relieve their current pressure.
Roger, who was watching the battle from a high place far away on the shore, also breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually not worried about how much the Spanish fleet could do here. A better opportunity to display the true combat effectiveness of the South China Sea special warfare brigade under his command.
However, Roger can also predict that the Spanish fleet coming from the sea will not launch a landing here rashly. First, the conditions of the fishing port in Pasay Town are not suitable for large ships to dock. Second, it is very close to the port of Cavite, unless The Spanish commander was insane, otherwise it would be impossible for the fleet to dock and land under the eyes of the Haihan Navy.
What Roger really cared about was that the Spaniards deliberately made some noise at sea to attract their attention, and then launched a wave of counterattacks from land, so he only deployed artillery units on the pier, and sent troops from the South China Sea Special Forces Brigade All the main forces stayed in the fishing village and Pasay town, which were out of range of the naval guns.If the Spaniards really dared to play tricks of concealing their eyes and ears, then Roger would teach them what is called a textbook defense.
But the deployment of the Spaniards finally disappointed Roger, until the Spanish fleet at sea began to turn around and leave, and there was still no sign of Spanish armed forces in the north.Obviously, this is not some well-arranged amphibious cooperation operation, it is just a one-man show sung by the Spanish fleet.
"These Spaniards... how did they endure it?" Roger was puzzled by the Spaniard's strategic thinking.
The Haihan army has already pressed down to less than ten kilometers away from the city of Manila, and they still don't plan to send the army to expel the invading foreign enemies.At this time, the main force of the Haihan army is stationed in Cavite Port and Pasay Town. For the Spaniards, it is a good time to attack. This is probably the only opportunity for the Haihan army to take the initiative before the city. up.But the Spaniards obviously did not realize the importance of this timing, or although they were aware of this, they did not have the ability and courage to formulate a complex battle plan to deal with the vanguard of Haihan stationed in Pasay Town.
Roger believed that given Spain's status in this era, they would not be able to tolerate someone's humiliating tactics anyway, and they should definitely take advantage of this opportunity to send troops.Even if you know you can't beat Haihan, you should at least send a troop to launch a feint attack to put pressure on the Haihan army stationed here, and cooperate with the offensive launched at sea. What about the army?
Roger didn't know whether the Spaniards were too cautious or too timid. In short, the completely unorganized Spanish armed forces appeared near the town of Pasay.The cavalry deployed on the outskirts of the town sent back safety signals one after another, and Roger finally confirmed that the other party really had no other follow-up means, and he couldn't help but feel greatly disappointed.
Before the attack on Cavite Port, Roger's troops were in charge of mopping up. Naturally, they didn't get any military merits, so they fought for the opportunity to lead the battle in Pasay Town.But the Spaniards did not deploy defenders in this area, and the landing battle did not encounter any decent resistance at all, and ended without any waves.Today, it was hard to wait for the Spaniard to take the initiative to attack, but the opponent's offensive only came from the sea, and there was no movement on the land.
"Are you going to fight?" Roger was very dissatisfied with the Spaniard's performance. This ability to grasp the fighting opportunity was completely amateurish in his opinion.But if the other party didn't take the initiative to attack, he had nothing to do, he could only watch helplessly as his colleagues in the navy came to pick up the bargain.
It was Navy Commander Wang Tom who led the naval fleet to come for reinforcements. Of course, he would not easily let go of such a large-scale naval battle opportunity, so he boarded the ship and set off immediately after hearing the alarm, even rushing for breakfast. To eat on the way to the battlefield.Although it is not clear whether the attack of the enemy fleet is harassment or a direct confrontation, Tom Wang has already made up his mind to eat the opponent in one fell swoop.
The "Black Shark", which had just completed some minor repairs in the port of Cavite, also participated in this operation, but its mission was no longer to go deep into the enemy's line and fight alone, but to cooperate with the fleet's offensive to deal with some victims. The enemy's sailboats with obvious damage are repaired, completely disintegrating their combat effectiveness.
Wang Tom gave the commander of the "Black Shark" Wu Mori extremely high authority to act, he can measure the situation on the battlefield by himself, and freely choose the target of attack.This deployment can be said to make full use of the "Black Shark"'s advantages of fast speed, long range and accurate shooting, but the specific effect depends on Wu Mori's on-the-spot command and adaptability.Of course, this is actually giving Wu Sen a chance to make meritorious service in disguise. If he can successfully sink a few Spanish sailing ships, he will definitely be credited with great merit after the war.
"God, please bless your believers to defeat these Orientals! Let their blood stain the waters of Manila Bay!"
Facing the oncoming Haihan fleet, Juan kissed the cross pendant hanging on his neck, and then issued a combat order-to face the enemy head-on.
Perhaps the pious prayer really played a role. The Manila fleet managed to grab the upper hand before the Haihan fleet changed direction, and took the lead in the battle formation.In the first round of shelling, the number of shells fired by the Manila fleet clearly exceeded that of Haihan's side, and several shells hit the target accurately.
But the good start did not bring the Spaniards a sustained advantage. The formation of the Haihan Fleet almost followed the route of the Manila Fleet and made a huge sea turn, and then maintained an almost parallel advance with the Manila Fleet. direction.In this way, the broadside firepower of the Haihan Fleet was completely liberated, and the cannons burst out instantly, and the Spanish sailing ships participating in the battle also suffered a round of shelling.
Whether it is in terms of tonnage or the number of artillery pieces, the Haihan fleet has a clear advantage. Therefore, in this kind of close-range artillery battle at sea, the disadvantaged party must be the weaker side.The favorable situation bestowed by God to the Spaniards lasted only ten minutes before being pulled back to the cruel reality by the Haihan fleet.
Due to the extremely destructive power of the artillery, for the weaker side, one round of shelling is enough to cause them to lose part of their combat effectiveness.The strength gap between the two sides will also be rapidly widened in this kind of artillery battle until the weaker side collapses.
The first round of shelling by the Haihan Fleet basically made the two Spanish sailing ships lose their ability to continue fighting. One was hit by a gunpowder barrel piled up on the second deck, and the explosion caused directly blew off the fore mast. The mast tore the mainmast's sail again, causing chaos on board.On the other ship, the poop at the stern of the ship was blasted to pieces by a Majestic-class warship, and the captain who commanded the battle on the poop was not spared, leaving only a pile of broken meat on the deck.
At this time, the "Black Shark" appeared on the battlefield like a vulture smelling of carrion, and fired several shells at the waterline of the immobile sailboats of the two ships, blasting several large bullets on the hull. Open the mouth, let the sea water pour in to make it slowly lose its balance and sink.
Juan also witnessed this terrible scene on the "San Diego", but he could not order to turn around to rescue the two sailing ships that lost power. Nearby is the best way to rescue.It's just that the action of the "Black Shark" completely extinguished his hopes, and a few clean bombardments sent the two ships away.Seeing them slowly sinking on the sea surface, Juan knew that even if the fighting stopped immediately, it was impossible for the two ships to return to Manila Port.
The nightmare of the last battle off the coast of Sanya reappeared before Juan's eyes again, and this time the Haihan fleet's firepower was stronger, the combat rhythm was faster, and there was a black warship that could not be caught at all, cruising around the periphery, inserting battleships from time to time. The regiment fired a few rounds at a battered Spanish galleon, knocking it out of combat.Juan's strategy of using chain bombs to attack the black warship before the battle basically didn't come in handy in today's battle.The several sailboats that were damaged and sunk by it did not even manage to get close to the range of the chain bullets.
Juan was not a rookie, he was able to get the command of the Manila Fleet, and he still had a few brushes in his hands. When he noticed that the black warship changed the way of fighting, he knew that his plan was probably going to fail.If that ship continued with the tactics from last time, then he was at least [-]% to [-]% sure that he would be able to severely injure the opponent, but today the strange ship was cruising around the periphery, so he could only watch the opponent play.
When the fifth ship was beaten to withdraw from the battlefield, Juan's heart was actually more than half cold.Although there are still more than a dozen ships struggling to support, so far none of the Haihan fleet has withdrawn from the battle, and the gap between the two sides will only widen. Juan understands that if the fight continues, there will only be one result. It was the annihilation of the Manila fleet.
"Go north! Get out of the battle as soon as possible!" Juan could only issue an order as a last resort.Now he no longer dared to hope to defeat his opponent, and saving a few ships from the battle was the greatest achievement.
However, after the Haihan Fleet noticed this trend, they did not intend to let the Manila Fleet leave so easily. Relying on the advantage of its speed, it still stuck to the already riddled Spanish sailing ship and continued to bombard it. .Even Juan's flagship "San Diego" was not spared. There was a Majestic-class battleship on the left and right, sandwiching it in the middle for special care.
(End of this chapter)