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Chapter 287: Bombardment to the point of raising the white flag
Li Dingguo received Xia Jing's approval and knew that the court was very supportive of him in conquering the other two major colonies of the Western Yi people in Malacca.
Penang and Malacca, Malacca is also known as Malaka, and locals and outsiders have different names.
He is still confident in attacking the two major colonies. Now that he has the support of the imperial court and hundreds of ships parked at sea for his command, there is no problem in terms of combat power.
As the top military decision-maker stationed in Luzon, Li Dingguo's own backyard was invaded by the Xiyi people. He simply wanted to take revenge and go back to occupy their territory and drive the Xiyi people out of this area.
But Xia Jing had a different idea. As one of the decision-makers for Dayu's return from the future, he naturally had to consider the overall situation and weigh the pros and cons of all aspects.
Therefore, regarding the occupation of the Strait of Malacca, her first thought was to occupy it for the benefit of future generations.
The Strait of Malacca is known as the largest maritime channel and the crossroads of the sea. It can be imagined how important its geographical location is.
For the sake of the Maritime Silk Road that will arise in the future, occupying this strait now is also to prevent the Xiyi people from blocking the maritime life channel in the future.
"Since this strait is so important, we must use thunderous means to drive the Xiyi people out of this sea area. If they resist, we will destroy them!" Li Jingfu is also someone who has seen the world map. He is better than everyone here except Xia Jing. Everyone knows how important Malacca is.
Hearing this, Li Chengyi thought of his nephews in the capital. They had clamored to come, but because it was their first time to go to sea, the Emperor rejected their request.
Now, he found that Dayu's soldiers and horses seemed to be doing well in Nanyang. If he had known it, he should have persuaded his father to agree to a few nephews.As a result, he dared not accept the gifts his nephews gave him.
Li Dingguo had no objection to this, and Dayu improved the firearms. Now all their personnel are equipped with rifled flintlock muskets and rifled steel cannons.
Regardless of the range and shooting accuracy of these two weapons, they are several miles ahead of the Western French cannon.
This is their advantage.
What's more, their Dayu was closer to Malacca than the Xiyi people. Even if they had to mobilize their troops in the end, they would be much faster.
With such a favorable time, place, and people, if they couldn't defeat the Xiyi people, it would be impossible for them to do so!
"In the future, maritime strategy will be the focus of Dayu. I hope Li Aiqing will train more young generals for Dayu in the future, so that Dayu's navy can flourish and realize his dream of world domination as soon as possible!" Li Jingfu encouraged.
"The general will do his best to live up to the expectations of the Emperor and the Empress!" Li Dingguo was excited after hearing this.
The Supreme Emperor said that he would focus on maritime strategy in the future. Does that mean that he, Li Dingguo, would have a place on Dayu's battlefield in the future?
Thinking back then, he was just an ordinary ordinary person in Annan.
Later, he went astray and went up the mountain to become a bandit. It was not until he met the empress that his destiny changed.It is no exaggeration to say that Xia Jing is the noble person in his life.
After joining Lingnan and joining the army, he was recruited into Dayu's navy by virtue of his ability as a southerner to swim. This was the real stage for him to show off his talents.
Western colonists traveled across several oceans, relying only on their military disparity to crush the local indigenous people.If they encountered a powerful local country, the Western colonists would not be able to benefit from it.
Just like Dayu!
This time the Xiyi people coveted Dayu's military base in Nanyang, which was tantamount to offending Dayu's rebellion. They would not be able to remember the lesson unless they were taught a lesson!
On March 28, Li Dingguo organized warships, divided them into two groups, and launched an active attack on the Spanish colony of Malacca in the Strait of Malacca and the Eagle Kingdom colony in Penang.
Dayu's army didn't care which country they were from. Dayu's army only knew that these were Xiyi people with yellow, red hair and white skin. He had to pay the price for attacking Luzon. The soldier's idea was that simple.
If we were to say which country was the most arrogant in Southeast Asia during this period, it must be the Dutch.
The Dutch have always been coveting the Spanish colony in Malacca City. The Dutch fought a war with Spain last year, but control of Malacca was still in Spanish hands and the Dutch did not snatch it away.
However, the Dutch are still the strongest in the Far East, but their power is relatively scattered. There are Dutch colonies everywhere in Southeast Asia.
If they don't concentrate their firepower, it will be difficult to take Malacca.
The fleet of Dayu appeared in the Strait of Malacca. The Spaniards stationed in Malacca City thought it was the Dutch again and sounded the alarm urgently.
As a result, when the troops were concentrated on the city wall, they looked at the approaching fleet on the sea and found that the flag on the ship was not the flag they were familiar with.
Li Jingfu, Xia Jing and Li Chengyi stood on the ship at the rear, looking at the city waiting in front. Li Jingfu said: "In the 34th year of Huiyuan, the Spanish wanted to land in Lingnan and levy high taxes on Lingnan. As a result, Met with resistance from the people of Lingnan.
They wanted to fight back and expropriate by force. In the end, the two sides clashed and were killed by the people of Lingnan. Now, only a few years have passed. These Western Yi people are restless again and actually want to occupy our Luzon base. It is simply unreasonable! "
"Is there such a thing?" Xia Jing looked at him in surprise. This was the first time she had heard of it. "So, the people in Lingnan are still very bloody. If they don't face the Xiyi people, they won't be brave." Defend your home!"
"Mother, maybe you didn't pay attention to what was going on outside in the backyard of the palace at that time. I heard about this. The fierce battle between the two sides at that time scared the Spaniards who did not dare to set foot on Dayu's land again. Instead, they retreated and occupied the next best thing. They moved to Hao Jing'ao and used it as their base in the Far East, specifically to search for wealth in the mainland and provide supplies for the ocean fleet." Li Chengyi explained to Xia Jing on behalf of Li Jingfu.
On the sea, the originally calm waves began to roll as the ship approached.The warship of Dayu moved forward mightily, the sharp blade on the bow cutting the turbulent waves.
With so many ships, no one would believe them if they were guests, and the Spaniards in Malacca began to become nervous.
"The enemy is coming, prepare for war! Prepare for war!"
"No need to ask for instructions. As long as the enemy's ship comes within our bombardment range, everyone can fire freely!"
The Spanish general stationed in Malacca City was almost scared to death when he discovered that the ships on the sea were not friendly.
Their total port strength is not even one-tenth of the opponent's!
Which country's fleet is this?
"Governor, look!" A soldier at the head of Malacca City seemed to have discovered a new world. He pointed at the ships on the sea in shock and said loudly: "The words on the flag are the fonts of Dongfang Dayu. Could it be that this fleet comes from Dayu?"
It seemed that they had no major conflict with Dayu, so why did they send such a large fleet to attack their colony?
The artillery shells at the top of the city of Malacca were already loaded and were ignited as soon as the fleet came within range.
What they didn't expect was that the fleet stopped outside the range.
"What do they mean? Are they afraid?"
The Spaniards were confused for a moment. They didn't know what Yu's fleet meant.
Slowly, they discovered that Dayu's fleet was lined up in a row, and the ships turned sideways. Facing them were the black muzzles of the guns.
The Spaniard looked confused for a moment, and he took up his position before he was within range?
Or did they get the distance wrong?
The Spaniard repeatedly confirmed the estimated distance, "That's right, it's not within range yet!"
The Spanish Governor in Malacca frowned slightly, "They lined up before they were within range. Do they want to put on a fireworks show?"
The soldier next to him had a bold idea and said it casually, "Mr. Governor, could it be that we are within the range of Dayu's artillery?"
The Spanish governor sneered at this absurd statement, but since he denied his statement, he couldn't figure out why Dayu would act like this.Anyway, Dayu's mysterious behavior left the monk Zhang Er at the top of Malacca City confused.
Before they could figure it out, the cannon barrels of Dayu's fleet slowly stretched out from the cabin.
"Oh my God, Dayu really wants to use cannons to bombard us! Can they really succeed in such a mysterious behavior, or can their cannons hit us?"
"Warren, your idea is very dangerous. How can the artillery of the Dayu people be more powerful than ours? Isn't this a fantasy!"
"Look, their artillery has all been extended! Everyone, be careful!"
The friendly reminders from his companions did not attract the attention of the Spaniards. Most Spaniards believed that Dayu's artillery was inferior and could not compare with theirs.
It was also the last time they attacked Luzon that the distance between them was so close that the Spaniards did not discover the power of Dayu's artillery.
He underestimated the enemy so much and lost three points without fighting!
"Boom boom boom!"
With the sound of cannons, countless cannonballs flew into the sky, flying in a parabola towards the city of Malacca.
"Fuck! Hide now!"
By the time the Spaniards discovered that the range of the shells was abnormal, it was already too late to warn them loudly.
"Boom."
The Spaniards who had no time to hide were bombarded or hit by shrapnel.
Suddenly, there was a wailing at the top of the city!
After a moment of panic, the Spaniards hurriedly fought. They could no longer control so much and fired artillery to counterattack.
"boom boom"
The water is rolling and splashing.
Li Chengyi looked excitedly at the splashing water in the distance, "Is this how the yellow-haired monster welcomes us?"
Just as he was talking, a cannonball exploded not far from their ship.
Li Chengyi pointed to the sea excitedly and shouted: "Father, Queen, look at the fish that were bombed out of the sea!"
Xia Jing looked at the sea and shook her head. At this time, thick smoke was already rising from the city walls. It seemed that some buildings in the city were already on fire.
Thick smoke was billowing, but on the sea, Dayu's ships still maintained their original formation and did not get messed up by the start of the war.
The soldiers at the top of the city were engaged in a fierce cannon-loading campaign.Almost every shot will make a huge sound and splash.
It was difficult for the Spaniards to imagine the power of Yu's artillery in this era.
The soldiers on Dayu's ship operated the artillery crazily. Each shell carried fierce power and was mixed with burning bullet cores, making it difficult for the Spaniards at the top of the city to dodge.
The sulfur smoke sprayed from the muzzle filled the entire sea, as if the entire sea had turned into a sea of fire.
Xia Jing was choked and coughed slightly, and fanned the air in front of her nose with her hand.In this era, sea battles are almost one of the most dangerous battles.
The artillery fire from both sides hovered in the air, sometimes attacking and sometimes defending, competing for every wind direction and angle.What followed were tragic casualties, corpses and severed limbs floating among the ships, and the blood-red sea surface was horrifying.
Of course, today's Dayu fleet is tantamount to a unilateral bombardment, and the above situation is unlikely to occur on Dayu's side for the time being.
Artillery fire intertwined over the city wall of Malacca, shells exploded one after another, and shrapnel fell like raindrops.Those who failed to dodge were injured by shrapnel, and if they dodge in time, they would save their lives. The Spaniards at the top of the city were all frightened when they discovered this situation.
They kept running in the sea of fire and gunpowder smoke, trying to avoid those deadly shells by running.
This was the first time since the Spaniards began their voyages to establish colonies that they had encountered such an awkward situation when facing counterattacks from Eastern countries.
Obviously this situation was unexpected by the Spaniards.
The troops on the sea were full of fighting spirit, and they were all ready to fight with high morale.
"Don't let them bombard us any more. If they continue bombarding us, we will all die!" At this time, the Spanish Governor in Malacca could no longer hold it in and surrendered!
He asked his soldiers to raise white flags to show weakness to Dayu's fleet. He was just a businessman, and there was no need to let the enemy endanger his life for the sake of so-called dignity.
Moreover, he did not know that Dayu's firepower was so fierce before the war. If he had known earlier, he would have escaped long ago without saying anything.
"Father and Queen, look at it. There seems to be a white cloth hanging on the city wall on land. They surrendered to us!"
As long as it is not an issue between Dayu and other countries, Xia Jing can be more willful. "Who knows if it is a scam? Let the soldiers continue to bombard them until they kneel down and surrender!"
The flag was waved, and there was another round of bombardment.
"Ouch, what does Dayu's fleet mean? We have raised the white flag, why haven't we stopped shelling yet?"
"Holy crap! How can this Dayu army be more ruthless than the Dutch! They are going to fight us to the death!" The Spanish governor shouted to his subordinates: "Is your flag too small? Get a bigger white flag. Wave it hard and let Dayu's fleet see this white flag as much as possible!"
After being stationed in Malacca for many years, this was the first time I dared to fight against their fleet, and it was also the first time I encountered such fierce artillery power.
If they don't surrender, they will be destroyed by the opponent in minutes.
I'm afraid that after this, the two countries will become enemies. The Spanish governor looked helpless, but they couldn't defeat the Yu people at this time.
As long as they think about continuing the development of the current situation, they must make compromises, otherwise they may not be able to return to their homeland this year.
Xia Jing saw that a larger white flag had been replaced on the city wall and the city gate was wide open, so she ordered some ships to land and the remaining ships to defend at sea!
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