I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

The Spaniards retreated to Lingbao and gave up preventing the landing of the Chinese army, so the landing of the Chinese army was quite smooth.

After landing on the shore, the Hua army was not in a hurry to attack, but first honestly set up camp.

The people who came back from Ceuta brought back some information about the castle.

Therefore, Liu Wanghai knew that this kind of castle was not easy to fight, especially without artillery.

The Lingbao in Manila is a little far from the port, and the artillery on the Chinese warships is not enough, so some cannons that can be removed can only be removed.

On the second day, the barracks was built, and more than half of the detachable artillery on the ship was removed, and the number reached 300.

And those who pursued the Spanish Navy also returned to the harbor.

Relying on their speed, they basically sank and captured all the warships, and only one or two were lucky enough to escape.

But that is no longer important. The warships that have lost their supply bases basically have no combat effectiveness.

Even if you want to return to the Spanish mainland, it will take a little luck.

On the way, the Dutch and Portuguese strongholds found this lonely warship, and it was inevitable that they would not have bad thoughts and snatch it.

Armed with artillery, the Marines launched a tentative attack on the Fortress in Manila.

First, a lot of shelling was carried out, but the effect was not ideal.

There are many defensive measures on the fort, and the howitzer shells did not cause much damage to the opponent.

Afterwards, the Huajun replaced with solid bullets, trying to knock down the enemy's city walls.

However, the thickness of these walls was beyond Liu Wanghai's imagination.

The defensive power of this Lingbao is several times higher than that of the city walls of Taijiazhuang.

Hundreds of shells went down, and the city wall did not move at all.

"It's not a good fight."

Guan Yunqi, the brigade commander of the Marine Brigade, put down his telescope and said helplessly.

He was a man who switched from the army to the navy in the early years, and has some experience in land warfare, but he is not completely ignorant.

As far as the shape and height of the Lingbao, he knew that it was not easy to fight.

The artillery tried its thickness, and he became more certain of his judgment.

"Brigadier Guan, do you have any ideas?"

Liu Wanghai asked that although he was the commander-in-chief, he still had to rely on Guan Yunqi for the specific tactical arrangements on land.

"Either be under siege for a long time and starve the people inside. Or send people back to Nanjing, and then transport a batch of solid bombs over them, bombarding them day and night. Or dig tunnels to see if the gunpowder can be buried. If you charge hard, I don't think so. Recommended. Even if our rifles have the upper hand, it's not easy to get in."

Guan Yunqi said several plans, but none of them sounded good.

Long-term siege is definitely not enough. The small county town of Lingbao and Dahua is so big, God knows how much food is stored in it.

If there are enough food and water sources, it will be besieged until the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

If it takes too long, even if they capture this place, the evaluation will definitely be very low, or they will be punished.

It would be no problem to go back to transport artillery supplies, but Liu Wanghai was worried that even if these artillery shells were brought in, they might not be able to knock down these city walls.

After all, if it can't be knocked down in a short time, at night, or when the shelling is suspended, the enemy can take time to repair it.

At that time, it will be a trivial matter to waste the shells in vain. Dahua is not bad for this amount of money. The important thing is to waste time.

Dig tunnels, you can try this, but don't hold out too much hope.

As for the strong attack, Liu Wanghai did not support it even more.

As the commander-in-chief, there are many aspects to consider.

In their attack on Manila this time, if the marines suffered too many casualties, the army would probably take the opportunity to attack.

For example, accusing them that the navy does not know how to fight in the land and assigning powers such as the training and command of the marine corps to the army, this is bad.

If the army succeeds, he will take the main responsibility.

Therefore, Liu Wanghai not only wants to defeat Manila, but also to fight beautifully, to prove it to the army, and to shut up those people in the army who like to chatter.

"Brigadier Guan, this battle is about the face of our navy, you must fight it well."

Liu Wanghai patted Guan Yunqi on the shoulder, and then left first. He handed over all the command to attack Lingbao to Guan Yunqi and let him do it.

Both power and pressure.

Guan Yunqi also had a headache looking at that Lingbao.

He had no better way for the time being, so he could only order to dig a tunnel quietly first.

If you can successfully blow up those city walls, then everything will be fine.

Guan Yunqi was worried, and Francisco was even more worried.

He was the one who was besieged and bullied.

Francisco locked himself up, drinking suffocating wine.

Halfway through the drink, he calmly stopped.

Because there is not much wine in the castle, if you don't make a long-term drinking plan, when you stop drinking later, it will cost him his life.

Not only is there not much wine, but there is also little food, which is enough for them to eat for two or three months at most.

After two or three months of eating, he didn't know what to do.

Thinking of this terrible thing, he felt an inexplicable irritability.

In the end, he had to deal with one of the maids who served him, and then he got a little angry.

But this is all temporary, the sword hanging over his head is always a big worry.

"Lord Governor,

No, let's take the initiative to seek peace. "

His subordinates persuaded that it was already obvious that they could not be beaten, and there was no point in continuing to fight.

"No, wait for a while, let them know how powerful our Lingbao is before going for peace. Otherwise, they think I am easy to bully, and maybe they will put some very harsh conditions."

Francisco also decided to ask for peace. After all, no matter how strong the castle is, they can only surrender after the food is eaten.

Since it is doomed to be unstoppable, then seeking peace is the only way out.

But he didn't want to ask for peace now, that would make him too weak.

It is better to stick to it first and let Dahua know the power of Lingbao. When the time comes to ask for peace, Dahua may consider the question of whether it is cost-effective, and thus agree to negotiate.

By that time, he will not be completely passive at the negotiating table.

Francisco's idea is not wrong.

Even, in history, around the world, there are many examples and he thinks the same.

Although the offensive side has a tendency to win, but considering the loss, they will eventually accept the negotiation.

However, the current Dahua is a little bit different from the previous regimes.

Because of the power of Dahua, they are top-down, and the people of the whole country have a strong sense of superiority.

Therefore, their way of thinking is often different from the previous forces.

If Francisco surrendered unconditionally now and begged for mercy, Dahua might spare him in order to maintain his broad-minded image.

But if he doesn't know how to live or die, and tries to make Dahua fearful, he is simply courting death.

Because the sense of superiority is at play, no matter how difficult the place is, Dahua will not be afraid.

The tougher the enemy, the tougher they will be.