Chapter 1105 Fierce Battle in the Port
At this moment, on the flagship of the Spanish fleet, Commander Philips took out his telescope and stood on the deck of the flagship to look at the Port of Kingsoft.
"Ship guns fired volleys to destroy the Chinese here!" Commander Philips gritted his teeth.
His defeat by the fence in the Far East brought shame and stain to his career as an officer.
Although Spain has been defeated by Britain and the Netherlands in Europe for two hundred years, it has never lost in the war with overseas barbarians.
At that time, more than 1,000 Spanish people destroyed the two empires Maya and Aztec. However, he led the powerful Far East fleet, but was defeated by the Chinese. The news came back to the country and would ruin his naval career.
The Far East is the doorstep of the Chinese. He admitted that Spain is difficult to defeat China and to retake the Philippines, but in the New World and in Spain, it is different.
Commander Philips was very confident that he knew that there was no Chinese warship here, but just a group of ordinary Chinese people, so he decided to destroy these bold and arrogant pagans to vent their hatred.
Judging from his experience in the Philippines, ordinary Chinese are still easy to deal with.
After all, in Manila, they killed tens of thousands of people, which was no different from massacring natives in the Americas.
At this time, the powerful Spanish fleet unfolded on the sea and formed a majestic long snake formation to leverage the advantages of side guns.
Spanish warships fired fire on their sides, bombarding Kingsoft Port. More than 300 artillery bombarded the sea. The smoke of gunpowder filled the sea. The scene was shocking, but it did not smash Kingsoft Port to pieces.
There are armed merchant ships from Ganchao in the harbor and the Jinshan County fortress on the shore. Spanish warships dare not get close to shoot. Both sides fired at a long distance, and the hit rate was not high, and the shelling effect was not ideal.
A Spanish warship wanted to rush into Kingsoft Harbor, but was hit by a turret and injured the hull. The captain was worried that the gunboat would be sunk, so he could only turn the rudder in a hurry.
The sound of cannons rumbling on the sea, and the Liu brothers and the Jinshan people watched the cannon battle with fear in their hearts.
They were all merchants, craftsmen and farmers, who had never fought wars to cross the ocean to make gold.
Gao Huan defended Jiangnan, which made the people of Jiangnan not feel the cruelty of war.
"Second brother, why are the Western Yi coming to the door? Now it's all over!" Liu Jiqiu was so nervous that her teeth trembled.
"Who would have thought that if all the goods I just bought were taken away by the Western barbarians, we would lose everything again!" Liu Zhongxia was almost crying.
Shikai built three forts near Jinshan Port, which were condescending and covered all the sea surface outside the port.
The turret was made of stones and was watered with raw cement made of shells. When the Spanish naval gun hit the turret, it could only make a pit.
At this time, Zhao Ming was conducting an emergency mobilization in Jinshan County, with all men, women, young and old firing guns, and miners in the mine were also rushing back.
"Young and young men! Don't panic! The Western Yi will not be able to get in for a while. If they come to grab the mine, everyone will pick up the guys in their hands and fight with them!" Zhao Ming also drove the duck and shouted with a thorn in his mouth.
He had worked in the history of the classics before, and was the director of the Public Security Bureau, and he knew some military tactics.
In the harbor, the artillery of the Gan Army was bombarded, and the prefect Shi Kai personally came to the front line to command, barely suppressing the Spanish's arrogance.
When Gao Huan tricked him into the New World, he reminded him that Yinzhou was not safe.
After discovering the gold mine in Kingsoft, he transported the gold back to Gan Chao. Gao Huan asked someone to give him an order to strengthen the defense of Kingsoft County and send more than 100 artillery pieces.
Originally, Shi Kai's original plan was to build twelve forts in Kingsoft Port, but because the councillors in the county only had gold mines and were unwilling to withdraw their hands to build trolleys, the planned twelve forts were barely completed.
Some of the gold diggers who came to Jinshan were led by fellow villagers, and some were sent by the Ganchao clan and the Chamber of Commerce. This led to the fact that there were many powerful people in Jinshan County and many hills.
In this case, the county government has to discuss with the gentry and powerful people. Kingsoft County cannot adopt centralized politics, but adopts a parliamentary system similar to the East India Company.
Now that I think too many people make decisions together, they will undoubtedly make short-sighted decisions. If they are built according to the plan of the twelve forts, Kingsoft Port will definitely be as solid as a god.
Shi Kai felt a little regretful in his heart that he did not firmly implement His Majesty's will, but now he regrets are not urgent.
At this time, Kingsoft Port continued to fight against the Spaniards with its fort and armed merchant ships in the port. On the Spaniard's flagship, the fleet commander Philips was surprised.
He did not expect that the Chinese had built such a strong stronghold under the eyes of the Governor of New Spain.
"The Chinese are so scary! Fortunately, God blessed, and the empire discovered in advance. If they were waiting for a few years, they might be able to threaten New Spain and Mexico City in turn."
Philips put down his telescope and saw that the shelling effect was not good, so he immediately changed his mind.
At night, the Spanish ship dropped a small boat and tried to land elsewhere in the darkness of the night and encircle the fort from land.
The armed merchant ships in the port pose little threat to the Spaniards. They mainly have the forts in Kingsoft County, which blocked the port's exit. As long as the forts are taken down and the fleet rushes into the harbor, they can launch a massacre.
Ten transport ships, loaded with one hundred Spanish musketeers, took advantage of the night to row to the shore. One hit the reef. The remaining nine ships just landed when they heard a barking dog barking, and then gunfire sounded loudly.
The Liu brothers were holding muskets and shooting randomly while shaking. They followed Jiang Jiaren to make a fortune, but they didn't expect to have a life of life.
The elite soldiers in Jinshan County were only veterans on the fort, and the rest were ordinary people.
Everyone is busy digging gold and has no time to practice. Now it is completely zero-hour cramming, and many people don’t know how to use muskets.
The people in Jinshan County shot without any rules and suppressed the Spaniards on the beach. In the darkness, the other party could not understand the situation of Jinshan people. After firing a few shots, they saw that the sneak attack could not be done, so they quietly paddled back. On the road, another ship hit the reef and sank.
"Jiqiu, stop letting go!" Liu Jixia saw that there was no movement on the beach, so she stopped her third brother from ejaculation, and the people around her slowly returned to calm from their excitement.
On the other hand, Shi Kai and Zhao Ming summoned many members of parliament to discuss. Zhao Ming said in a deep voice: "We can't just focus on digging gold in the future. We must also have the strength to protect the mine. I suggest that males in the county, aged fifteen to fifty, must be trained in the future, mining in daily life and military in wartime!"
Shi Kai nodded, "This time, I miscalculated and did not be vigilant. We must strengthen our military strength in the future!"
All the members nodded one after another. After they arrived, they had conflicts with the indigenous people. The strength of Kingsoft County was able to deal with the indigenous people. Unexpectedly, there were still Spanish.
The members of the parliament did not want the county to be too strong and restrict their freedom, so they opposed increasing military strength. Now there are external threats, so they agreed to pay for money and people.
At this time, everyone was discussing, and the Spaniards on the sea launched another attack.
When the second group of teams sent by the Governor of New Spain arrived, Philips had indigenous cannon fodder and began to change his conservative tactics and ordered the fleet to rush into the port at any cost.
In just a few years, the Chinese have established such strongholds in the New World, and Spain must eliminate the Chinese here at all costs.
At this time, the three turrets fought back fiercely, and the disadvantage of the red-clothed cannon being unable to fire continuously appeared. The Jinshan Army fired the gun barrels red, but it still couldn't stop the Spanish naval ships rushing in.
Philips ordered the natives to rush hard. They feared the Spaniards. After being sunk more than ten sea boats, two or three thousand people were killed or injured, they finally rushed into Kingsoft Port.
The Spanish soldiers wearing plate armor and the natives holding spears and bows and arrows successfully landed, rushed to the fort and fought with the Jinshan Army, and the battle turned into a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
The fort can no longer be defended, and the military and civilians of Kingsoft can only engage in more cruel street battles.
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