Chapter 3057
Chapter 3057
Aragones is not blind, let alone a fool. He doesn't know that the reason why Haihan has been putting pressure on the local settlements recently, but he doesn't really attack them is to seek greater results.
But what if he knew?When the San Diego Bay was developed, the Aragones family invested all their property in this place, trying to establish a new colony here as the family's long-term industry.
So even if he guessed Haihan's purpose, he couldn't give up San Diego Bay, because doing so would be tantamount to giving up the future of the family.
The armed forces in the local settlements could hardly protect themselves, so he could only pin all his hopes on the reinforcements from the south.But DeSantis' attitude disappointed him greatly. The reinforcements were so timid, let alone expelling the Haihan people from San Diego Bay, it might be difficult to even preserve the settlements.
But DeSantis didn't say too much. After all, his mission is to keep Spain's control of San Diego Bay. If he really loses this place, he will have difficulty explaining it after returning.
"I can supply you with a hundred muskets, and a cannon, for the defense of the settlement."
The help DeSantis gave made Aragones want to roll his eyes.This kind of assistance can only be said to be better than nothing, and the other side didn't mention sending people to send ships into the bay. It is obvious that they intend to continue to watch the situation outside the bay and avoid confrontation with Haihan.
"I hope Your Excellency will not forget your mission here. You are a soldier, not a passer-by who has nothing to do with you!"
In desperation, Aragones could only speak a few words on the scene to express his attitude. After all, he is not the commander of the fleet and has no right to replace DeSantis and dictate the actions of the fleet.
Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to take the weapons that DeSantis aided.Although these equipment may not necessarily be easy to use, they are military aid from the South anyway, so it is good to bring them back to appease the people.
At this time, on the beach several miles away, Wang Anguo was standing in the tunnel of the bunker, observing the Spanish fleet outside the bay with binoculars.
In the southeast of San Diego Bay, there is only a few hundred meters of sandy beach between the inside and outside of the bay, so even though the Haihan fleet is moored in the bay and has not dispatched, it is not difficult to detect movements outside the bay.
The Haihan army quietly crossed the strait at night, dug a tunnel nearly one person deep on the beach here, built a bunker roof on it, and piled a layer of sand on it, leaving only a few inches wide gap for observation. Can't see any difference at all.
Of course, the Spanish fleet that came outside San Diego Bay could not escape such reconnaissance methods, and the relevant intelligence information was quickly sent back to the base on the other side of the bay by Wang Anguo himself.
"The Spaniards who came to reinforce this time are very cautious, and they didn't enter the bay..."
While muttering, Morgan marked the current location of the Spanish fleet on the map with a pen.
Wang Anguo analyzed: "They may be worried that they will be attacked by us after entering, and there is not enough space to open up the battle formation."
Morgan put down his pen and said: "More than that, they want to set up a position on the channel at the entrance and exit of the bay, wait for us to go out, and then launch a pincer attack from both sides of the channel."
Wang Anguo asked: "Is that to bring them in, or should we take the initiative to rush out?"
Morgan said: "Our goal is to wipe out the opponent's armed forces as much as possible. Of course, we try to bring them in. It is easier to achieve complete annihilation when they are blocked in the bay. The opponent still has the leisure to wait and see outside the bay. It seems that the fire is not strong enough. , we will add another handful of firewood, so that they have to save them!"
Aragones heard the alarm bell ringing in his sleep, he opened his eyes suddenly, got up from the bed, pushed open the door and walked to the balcony.At this time, the sky has not yet lit up, but there are flames in the distance, and the sound of musket shooting is also mixed with it.
"What's going on outside!" Aragones yelled.
Someone in the courtyard downstairs responded: "Master, it's Haihan people, Haihan people are calling!"
Aragones' heart sank, and he hurried back to the house, telling his family members to hide in the cellar first, while he led a few guards out of the yard and hurried to the direction of the accident.
He knew that Haihan would attack the settlement sooner or later, but the timing of the early morning was uncomfortable.Although he had deployed personnel on night patrol in advance, in the face of the raid organized by the Haihan Army, it might be difficult for these local militias to last long.
Aragones organized dozens of armed men at the fastest speed, but when they rushed to the accident site, the defense line here had collapsed.The wounded who retreated told Aragones that about six or seven out of ten of their companions had died in the first wave of engagement.
A captain Aragones had just appointed three days earlier was also killed in the attack.When he was carried off on a stretcher, Aragones saw that he had at least four or five gunshot wounds on his body, obviously he was shot by the opponent's concentrated fire, so it can be seen that Haihan's troops should be quite a lot in the battle.
But what puzzled Aragones was that although the Haihan army broke through the fortifications deployed on the outskirts of the settlement, they had no intention of continuing to attack. They just set a fire to burn the stronghold fortifications, and then took the initiative retreated.
Just when he didn't know why, news came that another settlement had been attacked.But the settlement was across the bay, and Aragones could only wait for dawn before confirming further news.
The battle damage statistics were sent to Aragones soon after dawn. A total of 38 people were killed and more than [-] people were injured in the two attacked places.However, the Haihan army did not continue to advance after winning the victory, but chose to retreat voluntarily.
Aragones also came to his senses at this time. The purpose of Haihan's move was not to conquer the settlements, but to beat himself with this and force his main force to come forward to a decisive battle with him.
He had to visit DeSantis again, begging him to take action, lest Haihan continue to target the settlements in the bay.
But De Santis still ruthlessly rejected Aragones, saying that before the Haihan fleet took the initiative to attack, his fleet must not be easily involved in danger.
A day later, the Haihan army attacked the Spanish settlements again.But this time not only the army was dispatched, but four warships were also sent to join the battle.
The ships bombarded the settlement from the sea and destroyed a number of residential buildings.Although the casualties caused were not large, the panic among the people was ignited.
Some daring people began to question Aragones, since the reinforcements that had been recruited with great difficulty had already arrived in San Diego Bay, why didn't they fight to stop Haihan?
But what if he knew?When the San Diego Bay was developed, the Aragones family invested all their property in this place, trying to establish a new colony here as the family's long-term industry.
So even if he guessed Haihan's purpose, he couldn't give up San Diego Bay, because doing so would be tantamount to giving up the future of the family.
The armed forces in the local settlements could hardly protect themselves, so he could only pin all his hopes on the reinforcements from the south.But DeSantis' attitude disappointed him greatly. The reinforcements were so timid, let alone expelling the Haihan people from San Diego Bay, it might be difficult to even preserve the settlements.
But DeSantis didn't say too much. After all, his mission is to keep Spain's control of San Diego Bay. If he really loses this place, he will have difficulty explaining it after returning.
"I can supply you with a hundred muskets, and a cannon, for the defense of the settlement."
The help DeSantis gave made Aragones want to roll his eyes.This kind of assistance can only be said to be better than nothing, and the other side didn't mention sending people to send ships into the bay. It is obvious that they intend to continue to watch the situation outside the bay and avoid confrontation with Haihan.
"I hope Your Excellency will not forget your mission here. You are a soldier, not a passer-by who has nothing to do with you!"
In desperation, Aragones could only speak a few words on the scene to express his attitude. After all, he is not the commander of the fleet and has no right to replace DeSantis and dictate the actions of the fleet.
Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to take the weapons that DeSantis aided.Although these equipment may not necessarily be easy to use, they are military aid from the South anyway, so it is good to bring them back to appease the people.
At this time, on the beach several miles away, Wang Anguo was standing in the tunnel of the bunker, observing the Spanish fleet outside the bay with binoculars.
In the southeast of San Diego Bay, there is only a few hundred meters of sandy beach between the inside and outside of the bay, so even though the Haihan fleet is moored in the bay and has not dispatched, it is not difficult to detect movements outside the bay.
The Haihan army quietly crossed the strait at night, dug a tunnel nearly one person deep on the beach here, built a bunker roof on it, and piled a layer of sand on it, leaving only a few inches wide gap for observation. Can't see any difference at all.
Of course, the Spanish fleet that came outside San Diego Bay could not escape such reconnaissance methods, and the relevant intelligence information was quickly sent back to the base on the other side of the bay by Wang Anguo himself.
"The Spaniards who came to reinforce this time are very cautious, and they didn't enter the bay..."
While muttering, Morgan marked the current location of the Spanish fleet on the map with a pen.
Wang Anguo analyzed: "They may be worried that they will be attacked by us after entering, and there is not enough space to open up the battle formation."
Morgan put down his pen and said: "More than that, they want to set up a position on the channel at the entrance and exit of the bay, wait for us to go out, and then launch a pincer attack from both sides of the channel."
Wang Anguo asked: "Is that to bring them in, or should we take the initiative to rush out?"
Morgan said: "Our goal is to wipe out the opponent's armed forces as much as possible. Of course, we try to bring them in. It is easier to achieve complete annihilation when they are blocked in the bay. The opponent still has the leisure to wait and see outside the bay. It seems that the fire is not strong enough. , we will add another handful of firewood, so that they have to save them!"
Aragones heard the alarm bell ringing in his sleep, he opened his eyes suddenly, got up from the bed, pushed open the door and walked to the balcony.At this time, the sky has not yet lit up, but there are flames in the distance, and the sound of musket shooting is also mixed with it.
"What's going on outside!" Aragones yelled.
Someone in the courtyard downstairs responded: "Master, it's Haihan people, Haihan people are calling!"
Aragones' heart sank, and he hurried back to the house, telling his family members to hide in the cellar first, while he led a few guards out of the yard and hurried to the direction of the accident.
He knew that Haihan would attack the settlement sooner or later, but the timing of the early morning was uncomfortable.Although he had deployed personnel on night patrol in advance, in the face of the raid organized by the Haihan Army, it might be difficult for these local militias to last long.
Aragones organized dozens of armed men at the fastest speed, but when they rushed to the accident site, the defense line here had collapsed.The wounded who retreated told Aragones that about six or seven out of ten of their companions had died in the first wave of engagement.
A captain Aragones had just appointed three days earlier was also killed in the attack.When he was carried off on a stretcher, Aragones saw that he had at least four or five gunshot wounds on his body, obviously he was shot by the opponent's concentrated fire, so it can be seen that Haihan's troops should be quite a lot in the battle.
But what puzzled Aragones was that although the Haihan army broke through the fortifications deployed on the outskirts of the settlement, they had no intention of continuing to attack. They just set a fire to burn the stronghold fortifications, and then took the initiative retreated.
Just when he didn't know why, news came that another settlement had been attacked.But the settlement was across the bay, and Aragones could only wait for dawn before confirming further news.
The battle damage statistics were sent to Aragones soon after dawn. A total of 38 people were killed and more than [-] people were injured in the two attacked places.However, the Haihan army did not continue to advance after winning the victory, but chose to retreat voluntarily.
Aragones also came to his senses at this time. The purpose of Haihan's move was not to conquer the settlements, but to beat himself with this and force his main force to come forward to a decisive battle with him.
He had to visit DeSantis again, begging him to take action, lest Haihan continue to target the settlements in the bay.
But De Santis still ruthlessly rejected Aragones, saying that before the Haihan fleet took the initiative to attack, his fleet must not be easily involved in danger.
A day later, the Haihan army attacked the Spanish settlements again.But this time not only the army was dispatched, but four warships were also sent to join the battle.
The ships bombarded the settlement from the sea and destroyed a number of residential buildings.Although the casualties caused were not large, the panic among the people was ignited.
Some daring people began to question Aragones, since the reinforcements that had been recruited with great difficulty had already arrived in San Diego Bay, why didn't they fight to stop Haihan?