Chapter 3061
Chapter 3061
Chapter 3061
DeSantis never imagined that the Haihan troops who had been attacking two colonial settlements before suddenly shifted their positions, set up artillery near the coast, and aimed their muzzles at the sea, forming a terrifying crossfire on both sides of the bank.
Although the caliber of these artillery belonging to the army is much smaller than that of naval guns, their shooting range is far better than that of naval guns with thick and short barrels. In addition, they are erected on land, and their shooting stability and accuracy are also better than those of warships at sea. Much stronger.After the Spanish fleet entered its range of fire, it completely became a living target and suffered a round of shelling abruptly.
The Haihan Fleet, which entered this water area first, is also slowly completing a U-turn in the distance. Together with the shore-based artillery fire on both sides of the bay, they form a huge firepower network to meet the Spanish fleet that is rushing into the encirclement. .
The strength of the Spanish fleet is actually not bad. At least before it came to San Diego Bay, the configuration of this fleet was enough to walk sideways on the Pacific coast of America.If the battlefield with the Haihan Fleet is outside the bay, then at least they have the strength to fight, and even if they can't fight, they still have a chance to withdraw from the battlefield.
But through clever layout, Morgan finally brought the Spanish fleet into a battlefield that was quite unfavorable to him. Not only did he have to confront the powerful Haihan fleet in the narrow waters, but he also had to withstand the artillery fire from both sides of the bay.
As long as the battle waters are wider, the Spanish fleet may be able to evacuate in pieces, but the channel ahead has been tightly blocked by the Haihan fleet, and the retreat to the depths of the bay can only sit and wait. If you want to escape San Diego Bay, just You can only rush forward under the dense artillery fire, and the consequences of doing so can be imagined.
Aragones is still standing on the roof at this moment, watching the battle on the sea in the distance.
It took less than an hour from the time when the Spanish fleet rushed into the depths of the bay without looking back, to when it turned around and tried to break out of the Haihan army's firepower network.However, the two sides have changed their offensive and defensive positions, and the Spanish fleet is already in an extremely unfavorable position.
Of course, Aragones wasn't the only one watching the battle, and many bold local people also left their homes to watch the battle near the coast.
Before this, everyone including Aragones did not have a clear understanding of the true strength of the Haihan army. They only knew that the Haihan army was strong, but how strong it was was not considered until this time. I read it clearly.
Under Haihan's intensive sea and land firepower, their own fleet had little power to fight back.The once mighty warship is now like paper, constantly being torn apart by the enemy's artillery fire.
They finally began to understand why this reinforcement fleet from the south had been standing still after arriving in San Diego Bay, refusing to enter the bay to fight.The strength gap between the two sides is actually so huge, as long as they fight on the frontal battlefield, it will be fully exposed.
In this situation, taking the initiative to fight the Haihan army is simply asking for death, and it is no wonder that this fleet is afraid to fight.
Of course, there will be a few smart people who think about the weirdness of the current situation, why the Haihan army has been feigning attacks on the settlements today, but their own fleet did not come to rescue the settlements, but plunged into the encirclement of Haihan, some of them Too many unreasonable places.
But almost no one realizes the truth of the matter. Aragones and Haihan reached a tacit agreement to sacrifice this fleet in exchange for the safety of all local immigrants.
Although they were extremely dissatisfied with the previous performance of this fleet, seeing their own fleet being defeated in such a tragic way, and countless sailors bloodied San Diego Bay, everyone was terrified, sad and angry, but more panicked, because after the battle at sea, The flames of war are probably about to burn on himself.
And at this time, there will no longer be another support army appearing in San Diego Bay, and they must face the next life and death arranged by fate by themselves.
Although Haihan was clearly superior in strength, the naval battle in the bay lasted for two full hours before finally coming to an end.
The 22 ships of the Spanish fleet were scattered all over the bay, and none of them escaped in the end. Five of them had sunk due to being shot and caught fire. At least ten ships were severely damaged due to multiple hull penetrations and flooded, and basically lost their navigation. ability.
Although the damage to the remaining ships was slightly better, either their masts were broken, their mainsails were burned, their rudders were destroyed, or they were washed up on the beach, and they all lost their ability to get out of trouble. You can choose to surrender to save your life.
Some unsunk Spanish warships lowered their small boats, picked up their fallen companions first, and then rowed to the nearby coast.Although there were Haihan soldiers with loaded guns waiting there, it was better to be captured than to die in battle.
DeSantis also survived to the end of the battle by luck. His flagship, the San Carlos, was a very strong galleon. Two of them were broken, and it was impossible to continue sailing.
Of course, DeSantis also considered fighting to the death, but the sailors on board were unwilling to be buried with him in such a battle of disparity in strength.After the ship was incapacitated, the sailors on board refused to accept orders to continue fighting.
DeSantis' personal soldiers tried to suppress the sailors who did not obey orders, but this led to a small mutiny on the ship. The sailors killed DeSantis' personal soldiers in one fell swoop and took DeSantis hostage Si, asked him to surrender to Haihan to save everyone's lives.
So when the San Carlos still had the strength to continue fighting, it sent a signal of truce and surrender to other ships in the fleet.
Although DeSantis was very reluctant to surrender, whether he surrendered or not has nothing to do with the outcome of this battle.
As the commander of the Haihan Fleet, Wang Anguo personally experienced the entire battle process.This was the first time he had truly independently commanded such a large-scale maritime combat operation, and he wiped out a Spanish fleet in one fell swoop, which can be described as a brilliant result.
Although Wang Anguo was very excited at the moment, he still tried his best to keep calm, and ordered all units of the fleet to count the results and damage, and ordered all ships to lower their boats to salvage the Spanish sailors who were still struggling in the sea as soon as possible.
Although these people are only prisoners of war, they are also valuable labor force for Haihan, whose population is extremely scarce. Their lives are saved, and there will be many places to use them in the future.
The results of several deduction before the war have not been so perfect, and there will be a few fish that slip through the net more or less.But the actual results were far better than expected. This was not only due to Morgan's battle plan, but also Wang Anguo's on-the-spot command.
(End of this chapter)
DeSantis never imagined that the Haihan troops who had been attacking two colonial settlements before suddenly shifted their positions, set up artillery near the coast, and aimed their muzzles at the sea, forming a terrifying crossfire on both sides of the bank.
Although the caliber of these artillery belonging to the army is much smaller than that of naval guns, their shooting range is far better than that of naval guns with thick and short barrels. In addition, they are erected on land, and their shooting stability and accuracy are also better than those of warships at sea. Much stronger.After the Spanish fleet entered its range of fire, it completely became a living target and suffered a round of shelling abruptly.
The Haihan Fleet, which entered this water area first, is also slowly completing a U-turn in the distance. Together with the shore-based artillery fire on both sides of the bay, they form a huge firepower network to meet the Spanish fleet that is rushing into the encirclement. .
The strength of the Spanish fleet is actually not bad. At least before it came to San Diego Bay, the configuration of this fleet was enough to walk sideways on the Pacific coast of America.If the battlefield with the Haihan Fleet is outside the bay, then at least they have the strength to fight, and even if they can't fight, they still have a chance to withdraw from the battlefield.
But through clever layout, Morgan finally brought the Spanish fleet into a battlefield that was quite unfavorable to him. Not only did he have to confront the powerful Haihan fleet in the narrow waters, but he also had to withstand the artillery fire from both sides of the bay.
As long as the battle waters are wider, the Spanish fleet may be able to evacuate in pieces, but the channel ahead has been tightly blocked by the Haihan fleet, and the retreat to the depths of the bay can only sit and wait. If you want to escape San Diego Bay, just You can only rush forward under the dense artillery fire, and the consequences of doing so can be imagined.
Aragones is still standing on the roof at this moment, watching the battle on the sea in the distance.
It took less than an hour from the time when the Spanish fleet rushed into the depths of the bay without looking back, to when it turned around and tried to break out of the Haihan army's firepower network.However, the two sides have changed their offensive and defensive positions, and the Spanish fleet is already in an extremely unfavorable position.
Of course, Aragones wasn't the only one watching the battle, and many bold local people also left their homes to watch the battle near the coast.
Before this, everyone including Aragones did not have a clear understanding of the true strength of the Haihan army. They only knew that the Haihan army was strong, but how strong it was was not considered until this time. I read it clearly.
Under Haihan's intensive sea and land firepower, their own fleet had little power to fight back.The once mighty warship is now like paper, constantly being torn apart by the enemy's artillery fire.
They finally began to understand why this reinforcement fleet from the south had been standing still after arriving in San Diego Bay, refusing to enter the bay to fight.The strength gap between the two sides is actually so huge, as long as they fight on the frontal battlefield, it will be fully exposed.
In this situation, taking the initiative to fight the Haihan army is simply asking for death, and it is no wonder that this fleet is afraid to fight.
Of course, there will be a few smart people who think about the weirdness of the current situation, why the Haihan army has been feigning attacks on the settlements today, but their own fleet did not come to rescue the settlements, but plunged into the encirclement of Haihan, some of them Too many unreasonable places.
But almost no one realizes the truth of the matter. Aragones and Haihan reached a tacit agreement to sacrifice this fleet in exchange for the safety of all local immigrants.
Although they were extremely dissatisfied with the previous performance of this fleet, seeing their own fleet being defeated in such a tragic way, and countless sailors bloodied San Diego Bay, everyone was terrified, sad and angry, but more panicked, because after the battle at sea, The flames of war are probably about to burn on himself.
And at this time, there will no longer be another support army appearing in San Diego Bay, and they must face the next life and death arranged by fate by themselves.
Although Haihan was clearly superior in strength, the naval battle in the bay lasted for two full hours before finally coming to an end.
The 22 ships of the Spanish fleet were scattered all over the bay, and none of them escaped in the end. Five of them had sunk due to being shot and caught fire. At least ten ships were severely damaged due to multiple hull penetrations and flooded, and basically lost their navigation. ability.
Although the damage to the remaining ships was slightly better, either their masts were broken, their mainsails were burned, their rudders were destroyed, or they were washed up on the beach, and they all lost their ability to get out of trouble. You can choose to surrender to save your life.
Some unsunk Spanish warships lowered their small boats, picked up their fallen companions first, and then rowed to the nearby coast.Although there were Haihan soldiers with loaded guns waiting there, it was better to be captured than to die in battle.
DeSantis also survived to the end of the battle by luck. His flagship, the San Carlos, was a very strong galleon. Two of them were broken, and it was impossible to continue sailing.
Of course, DeSantis also considered fighting to the death, but the sailors on board were unwilling to be buried with him in such a battle of disparity in strength.After the ship was incapacitated, the sailors on board refused to accept orders to continue fighting.
DeSantis' personal soldiers tried to suppress the sailors who did not obey orders, but this led to a small mutiny on the ship. The sailors killed DeSantis' personal soldiers in one fell swoop and took DeSantis hostage Si, asked him to surrender to Haihan to save everyone's lives.
So when the San Carlos still had the strength to continue fighting, it sent a signal of truce and surrender to other ships in the fleet.
Although DeSantis was very reluctant to surrender, whether he surrendered or not has nothing to do with the outcome of this battle.
As the commander of the Haihan Fleet, Wang Anguo personally experienced the entire battle process.This was the first time he had truly independently commanded such a large-scale maritime combat operation, and he wiped out a Spanish fleet in one fell swoop, which can be described as a brilliant result.
Although Wang Anguo was very excited at the moment, he still tried his best to keep calm, and ordered all units of the fleet to count the results and damage, and ordered all ships to lower their boats to salvage the Spanish sailors who were still struggling in the sea as soon as possible.
Although these people are only prisoners of war, they are also valuable labor force for Haihan, whose population is extremely scarce. Their lives are saved, and there will be many places to use them in the future.
The results of several deduction before the war have not been so perfect, and there will be a few fish that slip through the net more or less.But the actual results were far better than expected. This was not only due to Morgan's battle plan, but also Wang Anguo's on-the-spot command.
(End of this chapter)