Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 316 Rout
"The Chinese have landed ashore, let's fight them back!" Salcedo shouted, encouraging his soldiers.

However, his soldiers were full of hesitation. The troops led by Lieutenant Ramos had been wiped out in the battle on the shore. This is something everyone knows.It seemed that Ramos hadn't organized an effective defense at all, and the Ming army came up and pushed them all away in one breath.

In the cognition of all Spanish military officers, there are strong bastions, various fortifications, and they have sufficient ammunition and firearms. It is impossible to lose, but they lost in a daze, losing the coast, port and wharf , also lost the core of the city's defense, Fort San Diego.

There are still thousands of soldiers in Salcedo, of which less than [-]% are Spaniards, a small part are mercenaries from Mexico, and the largest number are servants composed of local indigenous people.However, these natives have also received a little military training and can still use muskets.

Colonel Nacho of Spain said to Salcedo seriously: "Your Excellency, I think we should think about how to solve this mess now."

Salcedo said angrily: "What do you mean? I am leading the Spanish German army to fight against the invaders bravely. Damn Chinese, what is your intention when you say such words at this time?"

Nacho said: "This is a regrettable and sad battle. We did not fight well. I do not mean to blame you, Mr. Governor, after all, you have just arrived in Manila. The Ming Dynasty's army showed far superior The strength of European countries shocked us. But before that, we actually heard a lot of news, which was enough to warn us. The Dutch were completely expelled in Asia and suffered heavy losses. The Portuguese have been operating in East Asia for so many years, and now We are honestly accepting the order established by the Chinese. All this shows that China is very scary. We are at war with a powerful enemy that we do not understand, which may lead to a tragic defeat and the crown of Spain will be shamed because of us. More importantly, everyone standing here will die!"

"Do you want me to surrender? Impossible!"

Salcedo may still be convincing himself, he emphasized: "Luzon is so big, even if we lose Fort Santiago, we still have thousands of troops, and we can retreat to other places and wait for support..."

"Support? Where does the support come from? The entire sea area is controlled by the Chinese navy. Unless Spain sends a large European fleet to the South China Sea, do you think that with a few ships or a dozen ships, you can deal with the terrifying Chinese army? Fleet?" Nacho said calmly.

"This..." Salcedo was a little unable to refute.

While the two were arguing, the Ming Marine Corps was dispatched.Two battalions of infantry and a regimental artillery battalion quickly attacked the still hesitating Spanish army.

"It's the Ming army!"

The appearance of the established Ming attack troops made these Spaniards a little panicked, but they still managed to form a square formation and prepared to fight the Ming army.On the European battlefields of this era, the infantry phalanx was the most important thing. Being able to continuously discharge volleys of guns and defeat the enemy's line infantry was basically a guarantee of victory.

It's a pity that the Ming army still played line infantry before. At this time, line infantry has been eliminated from all troops.

"Artillery ready."

"Fire!"

Artillery is the real soul of the Ming Army.Even if it is only the 75mm infantry support gun operated by the Marine Corps, it is still a deterrent presence on the battlefield.These short-barreled artillery were quickly hoisted from the transport ship, assembled quickly and put into the battlefield.The Ming army has always upheld the high efficiency that Bai Mingxiu admired, and this high-efficiency and high-mobility combat method made the Spanish army, which was still accustomed to the 17th century, uncomfortable everywhere.

The powerful, high-accuracy, and dense artillery fire directly destabilized the Spanish army's front.Especially those local aborigines who have only experienced a little training have never seen such shelling.

What's more, even the Spaniards have never eaten such shelling.

When the Spanish front was on the verge of collapse, the Ming Marine Corps began to charge.It is still a typical infantry coordination, the technical content is not high, it just depends on the degree of completion.Whether the army or the marine corps, the Ming army has undergone intensive training and high-level teaching. More metaphysically, their ideological preparation and will are definitely rare in this era.

Facing the enemy, they have extremely high fighting will.

The army composed of thousands of Spaniards was overwhelmed by hundreds of Ming troops.

The Spanish cavalry still wanted to make some resistance, but the cavalry of the Ming army also appeared on the stage at the same time. After all, the Spaniards were not used to the battle of the Ming army, and soon retreated.

Salcedo failed to command his army well from the beginning of the battle, because the shelling hit the phalanx around him, and the terrified Salcedo first chose to retreat. At the beginning of the retreat, the Spanish The command system was out of touch with the troops, and there was no effective organization, which accelerated the collapse of the Spanish army.

When Salcedo calmed down a little, he had no army to command, and everything was in chaos.

At this time, Nacho immediately pulled Salcedo and shouted: "Governor, you bastard, we are finished, we have no bargaining chips, retreat quickly, enter the Manila Cathedral, and then send someone to negotiate with the Chinese on the terms of an armistice , it is your business that you want to dedicate yourself to Spain, but I have three children!"

Salcedo originally wanted to argue, but he knew that it was meaningless to talk nonsense at this time.With the few remaining officers and troops, Salcedo withdrew into the Manila Cathedral.And in this Romanesque cathedral, it has already been crowded with many refugees.

"Ah, Miss Elena, you are here too." At this time, Salcedo no longer had the confidence he had when flirting with girls, but felt very embarrassed.

Ellena immediately asked a more embarrassing question: "Your Excellency, are we still at war with Daming? Have we won?"

Salcedo blushed and didn't say a word for a long time.

Just as Salcedo was looking for a way to salvage the conversation, riots erupted in the church again.

"The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming! They have surrounded the church!"

"My God, save us."

Nacho and Manila Bishop Gonzalez came over, and Nacho said: "Governor, this is the time for you to make a judgment!"

(End of this chapter)