Chapter 731： Tortoise shell

The Spaniards retreated to Lingbao and gave up preventing the Chinese army from landing, so the Chinese army's landing went smoothly.

After landing, the Chinese army did not rush to attack, but set up camp first.

Those who returned from Ceuta brought back some information about Lingbao.

Therefore, Liu Wanghai knows that this kind of castle is not easy to play, especially when there is no artillery.

The Lingbao in Manila is a bit far away from the port, and the artillery range of the Chinese warship is not enough. Only some artillery that can be dismantled can be removed.

On the second day, the construction of the barracks was completed, and more than half of the detachable artillery on the ship had been moved, and the number reached three hundred.

Those who pursued the Spanish navy also returned to the harbor.

Relying on speed, they basically sunk and captured all the warships, but only one or two escaped with luck.

But that is not important anymore. The kind of warship that has lost its supply base basically has no combat effectiveness.

Even if you want to return to Spain, it takes a bit of luck.

On the road, the Dutch and Portuguese found this lone warship, and it is inevitable that they would not be ill-intentioned, so they snatched it.

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

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

There were many defensive measures on Lingbao, and the howitzer did not cause much damage to the opponent.

After that, the Hua army replaced solid bullets and tried to knock down the enemy's city walls.

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

The defensive power of this Lingbao was several times higher than the city wall of Taijiazhuang.

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

"It's not easy to fight."

The commander of the Marine Brigade Guan Yunqi put down the binoculars and said helplessly.

He was a person who transferred from the army to the navy in the early years. He had some experience in land warfare, and he was not completely ignorant.

With the shape and height of the Lingbao, he knew at a glance that it was not easy to hit.

After testing the thickness of the artillery, he became more certain of his judgment.

"Brigadier Guan has any thoughts?"

Liu Wanghai asked, although he is the commander-in-chief, the specific tactical arrangements on land still depend on Guan Yunqi.

"Either be besieged for a long time and starve to death the people inside. Or send someone back to Nanjing and transport a batch of solid bombs over, day and night. Or dig tunnels to see if you can bury the gunpowder. If you rush, I won’t. Suggested. Even if our rifle is superior, it's not easy to get in."

Guan Yunqi talked about several plans, but they didn't sound very good.

Long-term siege will definitely not work. The small county towns of Lingbao and Dahua are so big, and God knows how much grain is stored in them.

If there is enough food and water, this will have to be besieged until the year of the monkey.

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

It was no problem to go back to transport shells for supplies, but Liu Wanghai worried that even if he got these shells, he might not be able to blast the walls down.

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

At that time, it is a trivial matter to consume shells in vain. Dahua is not bad for this little money, and the important thing is to waste time.

Dig a tunnel. You can try this, but you can't hope too much.

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

As the commander-in-chief, he has many aspects to consider.

In their attack on Manila this time, if the Marine Corps casualties are too great, the Army will probably take the opportunity to attack.

For example, accusing them that the navy does not know how to fight on the ground, and assigning the training and command of the Marine Corps to the Army, it would be disheartening.

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

Therefore, Liu Wanghai not only wants to take down Manila, but also to fight beautifully, to prove it to the army, so that those who like the army will shut up.

"Brigadier Guan, this battle concerns the face of our navy. You must fight it well."

Liu Wanghai patted Guan Yunqi on the shoulder, and then left first. He gave all the command of attacking Lingbao to Guan Yunqi and let him do it.

It is both power and pressure.

Guan Yunqi also had a headache looking at Na Lingbao.

He didn't have a better way for the time being, he could only order to dig a tunnel quietly first.

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

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

He was the one who was besieged and bullied.

Francisco shut himself up and drank booze.

Halfway through the drink, he calmly stopped.

Because there is not a lot of wine in Lingbao, don't make a long-term drinking plan. If you stop drinking later, it will kill him.

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

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

He felt an inexplicable irritability at the thought of this awful thing.

Finally, one of the maids who served him was taken care of, and only then did the fire a little bit.

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

"Your Excellency, should we take the initiative to ask for peace."

His subordinates persuaded that they were clearly unable to fight at the moment, and there was no point in continuing to fight.

"No, wait for a while, let them know how good our Lingbao is before going for peace. Otherwise, they think I'm a bully, maybe they will make some very harsh conditions."

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

Since it is destined to be undefeated, peace is the only way out.

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

It would be better to stick to it first and let Dahua know how powerful Lingbao is. When the time comes to seek peace, Dahua may consider the uneconomical issues and agree to the negotiation.

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

Francisco can't be wrong with this kind of thinking.

Even in history, all over the world, there are many examples that are the same as he thought.

Although the offensive has a tendency to win, considering the issue of losses, they will eventually accept negotiations.

However, Dahua today is so different from the previous regimes.

Because of the great strength of Dahua, they have a strong sense of superiority among the people of the country from top to bottom.

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

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

But if he didn't know whether to live or die, and tried to make Dahua jealous, he was purely looking for death.

Because superiority is at stake, Dahua will not be afraid no matter how difficult it is to fight.

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