Rebirth of the Four Seas Emperor

Inside the large meeting tent of the Pohai Alliance Military Camp outside Guangzhou City.

Lu Haikui, Diego Longquillo, Li Jingfeng and other major coalition generals all sat in their seats with sinking faces. At this time, everyone's mood sank to the bottom.

The failure of the naval siege had already frustrated everyone to the extreme .

No one expected that Lu Haikui could not defeat the city of Guangzhou even if he personally took action. It was not because of his lack of ability, but because the heavy rain came at the right time.

But it was precisely because of that timely rain that everyone felt a sense of uneasiness.

But what's even more frightening is that bad news keeps coming one after another.

First, the defenders at the dock came back to report that the ships had been hijacked by unknown troops. Also affected by the heavy rain, all the ships except one were released by the enemy.

This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for everyone in the coalition. All supplies and looted goods are on the ship.

Not only did they lose all their belongings, but they also lost their capital.Not only did they suffer heavy losses, they simply lost everything.

Especially for the Spaniards , it was an unbearable and heavy loss.

This time they brought all 39 'Manila Galleons' that had taken decades to build.

The 'Manila Galleon' is a new type of long-distance sailing ship built by the Spanish in Manila City by employing skilled craftsmen from Bactria. It can carry a load of more than [-] tons.

In addition to the legendary Kunpeng flagship , it can definitely be called the most advanced sailing ship in the world.

Over the years, the Spanish in Manila used the 'Manila Galleon' to carry Bactrian products to Mexico, and then transported these Bactrian specialties from Acapulco to other places on large wheels. Some of the goods were even transferred to Guatemala and Ecuador. , Peru, Chile and Argentina.The silver dollars and silver ingots shipped back to Mexico on the return journey took nearly two years, but one round trip could earn a lot of money.

This is also the key to why they have so much money to bribe the local indigenous people.

The 'Manila Galleon' can only be built by craftsmen in Manila, and there is only one true master craftsman.Even if he works all year round, he can only build two ships a year at most.

It's fine now. I returned to before liberation overnight and everything was gone.

It's good to be able to get it back. If he can't get it back, Diego Ronquillo will probably be torn into pieces by the Spanish in Manila if he goes back.

In comparison, Lu Haikui's large and small fortune ships are not that important. After all, the technology is mature and they can be rebuilt within a year as long as they have money.

The loss of the ship was not disturbing enough, and even worse news came.

The news that Lave Zaris' entire army was wiped out and even he himself was captured was like a lightning bolt that blasted Diego Longquillo to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

The ship is gone, only the goods are lost.When people are gone, everything is lost.

Diego Ronquillo never expected that the first major military loss after Spain became strong would occur at his own hands.

Of course, Lu Haikui was more concerned about the news of the Baoan army's rainy night attack on the camp than the Spaniards who were saddened by the annihilation of their compatriots.

He was not a beginner on the battlefield, so he could naturally estimate the strength of an army that could sneak attack the enemy on a rainy night.

He knew how terrifying such an army was.

The Baoan Army had this kind of strength, which was far beyond his expectation.

He had always had absolute confidence in Po Haijun and believed that Baoan Army could never be Po Haijun's opponent.

But now his confidence has been shaken. Frankly speaking, he doesn't think Po Haijun can do the same thing as Baoan Army.

Not to mention the long-distance attack and the sneak attack on a rainy night, he was not confident that even an ordinary night attack would be able to get all five navy out of the cave at the same time.

The most they can do is select a few hundred elites to harass them. An annihilation battle like this is simply an impossible task.

If the facts weren't in front of him, he wouldn't even be able to believe that this was really happening.

Anyway, after receiving these two news, I was not only shocked but also shocked.

Despite being shocked, I still had to face reality. The food was all on the ship, and there was only enough food in the military camp for the army for five days.

A few people discussed it and felt that at this time, the best way is to capture the city of Guangzhou. After entering the city, there will be food, and then defending the city is the only way to break the situation.

So at noon , they prepared their army and planned to go out together to attack the city with all their strength.

But before they could attack, something even more disturbing happened. A group of troops wearing strange green military uniforms appeared near Guangzhou City.

The vanguard of the Baoan Army arrived at the battlefield two hours earlier than they expected.

Now there was no way to attack the city, and everyone could only retreat to the meeting camp to continue discussing countermeasures.

But who has any clever ideas now?The battle was fought with such virtue, who could have imagined it in advance?

As the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, Lu Haikui could only speak first when everyone was silent:

"Everyone, let's talk, what should we do now? Now that the vanguard of the Bao'an Army has arrived, the main force will definitely not be too far away. If we don't make a decisive decision, I'm afraid we will really lose a lot."

Li Jingfeng thought for a long time and said:

"I thought about it, the only way out now is to capture Guangzhou City, and Guangzhou City is actually already vulnerable. We only need to send a mixed force to hold back the Baoan Army so that they cannot rescue, and then we can capture Guangzhou by force. After entering the city, everything else will be easy to handle. Just defend the city and wait until they retreat. Or you can use the lives of the people in the city as a threat to force the Daxia court to give in. "

Lu Haikui looked at Diego Longquillo and then turned to Li Jingfeng and said:

"Then which one of you is willing to hold back the Baoan Army?"

Diego Ronquillo looked at the expressions of the two people and was already cursing in his heart. It was obvious that these two people wanted him to go.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that it would be impossible if he didn't go. The Spanish matchlock guns were not very effective in siege, and the artillery was ineffective.It seemed that he was the only one who could intercept the Baoan Army.

"Okay, let me intercept the Bao'an army, and you can attack the city with all your strength."

Lu Haimei and Li Jingfeng looked at each other and nodded:

"Okay, let's attack with the entire army."

Diego Ronquillo stood up, breathed a heavy sigh, and walked out.

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After some preparations, a group of Spanish elites slowly walked towards the Baoan Army position under the protection of [-] Luzon natives. There were also three Japanese pirates distributed on both wings, waiting for the Baoan Army to form a chaotic formation and launch a fatal blow.

The Spanish arquebusiers were divided into three rows, and after the first row had finished shooting, the second row fired;

When the second row is shooting, the first row and the third row switch positions and go to the rear to load gunpowder;

After the second row finishes shooting, the third row shoots again. The second row switches positions with the first row to replenish ammunition ;

After the third row finished shooting, the first row fired.

And each matchlock gunner is equipped with two auxiliary Luzon soldiers, one is for personal protection, and the other is to help the gunner load ammunition faster and clean the barrel.

Of course, this kind of treatment can only be enjoyed by Spanish sergeants in the colonies, and people on the mainland do not have this kind of treatment.

Although they are both called three-stage shooting, there are actually huge differences between the East and the West.

The three- stage attack of the Japanese iron artillery team of Oda Nobunaga was very different from that of the West .

He first arranged a group of three soldiers, equipped with three matchlock guns, and let the soldier with the highest shooting accuracy act as the shooter, while the other two were responsible for assembling the bullets and matchlocks.

After the shooter shoots, hand the empty gun to Soldier No. 2, take the gun from Soldier No. 3 and continue shooting;

Soldier No. 2 took the musket and loaded the gunpowder from the front end, tamped it down, loaded the gun with bullets, and handed it to Soldier No. 3;

Soldier No. 3 first hands the loaded gun to the shooter, then takes the loaded gun from Soldier No. 2, adjusts the position of the match rope, moves the trigger to its original position, and waits for the shooter to take it.

It is somewhat similar to the operation mode of a factory assembly line, with dedicated people doing specific tasks to achieve uninterrupted shooting.

As for Daxia's three-stage shooting technology, it appeared earlier. This non-stop shooting tactic was already being used as early as the crossbow era.

And also invented more sophisticated fire coverage tactics with multiple arms.For example, if you are three hundred steps away, use a trebuchet to strike, if you are a hundred steps away, use archers to cover it, and if you are fifty steps away, use crossbows to shoot.

Regarding long-range strike tactics, Daxia's generals understand it far better than Europeans, and have long known the importance of covering the battlefield with firepower.

Moreover, the types of firearms of the Daxia Dynasty are not comparable to the simple matchlock guns in Europe. There are all kinds of long, short, fast, and slow firearms, which can basically meet the needs of all-round destruction at various distances on the battlefield .

The only problem is that the Daxia court is short of money and cannot popularize and equip them on a large scale. So far, only the Shenji Camp in the capital is equipped with various types of firearms and equipment.

In addition, a small number of border troops are also equipped with firearms, but they are basically one or two symbolic muskets, plus three or five artillery pieces, which is the limit.

The combat power of the Daxia Army is definitely the strongest in the modern era, but it is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and no matter how much she talks, it will be in vain.

As far as the major frontier armies of the imperial court are concerned, they have almost become the private armies of the frontier army generals.

Because the salary given by the court can only cover one-tenth of the military expenditure, the other parts are basically subsidized by the generals.

For example, if you have to build the city by yourself, recruit your own soldiers, and provide the money yourself, why is Li Kangsheng able to dominate Bao'an County for many years? It's not because the court has no money to provide it, and there is no restraint at all. Powerful.

When Zhu Liang'ao saw the enemy attacking, he naturally had to organize his troops to prepare for war. The Sigan Bao'an Army had also formed a formation and left the camp. Both sides used spear formations to protect the musketeers. The competition was about whose marksmanship was better.

The two men then launched the spearmen in two rows, with a row of sword and shield bearers in front to protect them, and a row of spearmen in the back to hold down the formation.

Diego Longquillo took a look at the Baoan Army's formation from a distance and felt a little frightened. It seemed that there were too many musketeers on the opposite side.

But after taking a closer look, I found that their musketeers were only standing in two rows, and I felt much more at ease .

Sure enough, the Daxia generals still lacked experience in using muskets. Although the opponent had more musketeers, the worst they could do was to use personal substitution tactics.

Anyway, with the Luzon soldiers standing in front as human shields, the lives of the Spanish soldiers were guaranteed, so there was no loss.

"The whole army moves forward, prepare to shoot——.".