The structure and shape of the Hunjiang Dragon are basically the same as the Dragon King Cannon under the water. It is just that the fire is not caused by incense, but the fire is pulled with ropes. According to Song Yingxing's "Tiangong Kaiwu", this kind of mine is equipped with an indexing machine on the shore, and the flint sickle is suspended in the bag. The cable machine moves and spontaneously. This is a kind of mine detonated by control on the shore.

The three types of water mines mentioned above are artificially manipulated on the shore to expose the target, which is easy to expose the target. It is not suitable for laying in wide waters. One is to use a line incense to attract fire, which can only attack the anchored target. Tactical use has great limitations. In the 27th year of Wanli, Wang Minghe used the principle of touching the line fuse to create a bottom-water thunder. This kind of water mine cloth draws a trip cable from the thunder and lets it float on the water surface. When the enemy ship hangs the trip cable, it fires the fuse, causing the mine to explode.

The mine used by Zhang Hai was the underwater Dragon King Cannon, but it was much larger. One owner had more than 100 kilograms of new gunpowder, which contained 30 kilograms of new gunpowder. This big guy was dealing with more than 1,000 tons of main ships. A ship could only have one mine to sank.

Zhang Hai led all six warships out of the port that night, with more than ten small boats hanging behind the six big guys. These ships were the mine ships of the Water Ghost Team.

At noon the next day, Zhang Hai came to a 50-kilometer outside Manila, found a small bay to stop and rest, waiting for darkness.

The Zhang Hai fleet, which was parked outside Manila, waited until dark and finally could take action. Zhang Hai and others entered the Bay of Manila at midnight. At this time, the Spanish fleet had all entered their dreams, and the fleet commander and other officers exchanged life ideals with Spanish ladies on the shore. Westerners believed in Christianity and could only have one wife, so all the powerful people had a large number of lovers.

Zhang Hai asked the fleet to put down all the sails at the entrance of Manila Bay and drifted into the bay by relying on the current. When he entered the bay, Zhang Hai saw that the Spanish fleet was not guarding at all. He said to his son Zhang Liang and son-in-law Zhang Quan behind him: "Child, each of you will take a team of mine boats, try to get close to the sea boats of the Folang Jiren. The detonation time is set to two hours later, go!" At this critical moment, Zhang Hai sent his son and son-in-law, determined to blow up the large ships of the Folang Jiren in the first wave.

Zhang Quan and Zhang Liang took people down to prepare. One of these two was a bandit who had accumulated over the years and the other was a pirate who was robbing families at sea. This kind of small life was a small scene.

The two each carried five minecraft ships and quietly drove to the Spanish fleet. Each minecraft ship carried five mines worth 100 kilograms. This minecraft was newly designed by Zhu Hongsan and can be used for various purposes such as floating thunder, anchor thunder, etc.

Zhang Quan is currently in charge of the Nanyang Navy's gunship steward. In recent years, Zhang Quan has made outstanding achievements in military affairs. He has already obtained hundreds of acres of land in Dongguan. In addition, his wife gave birth to two sons for him, so his life is very happy. Governor Fu has already passed through the bottom of the battle in Manila. Governor Fu will recommend him to be the admiral of a squadron. Thinking that he can lead the fleet across the South China Sea, Zhang Quan couldn't help but feel warm all over.

But the more critical the moment, the more careful you should be. Zhang Quan told himself that you must not make mistakes at critical moments, so he directed the ten sailors on the mine ship to carefully sail towards the sea ship.

Zhang Quan's first target was the "Philip I", which was more than 1,200 tons, the flagship of the Spanish fleet. The minecraft ship slowly approached the giant ship. There were a few lanterns on the ship, but there were no soldiers patrolling the ship, so they probably hid somewhere to sleep. Seeing that the Spanish sailors were so lazy, Zhang Quan couldn't help but secretly despise him. Zhu Hongsan's navy adhered to the harsh military law of the army. If he found that the night watch soldiers were not on duty, the first time they would be beheaded, and the second time they would be beheaded. Zhang Quan was the victim of this military law. When he thought of the old whip on Zhang Quan's back, he would feel a little painful.

Although he saw that there were no soldiers patrolling the ship, Zhang Quan did not dare to relax his vigilance. He ordered the sailors to slowly lean towards the enemy ship and try not to make noises. In fact, Zhang Quan was careful. His mine ship was less than five tons, and the other party's ship had a total of more than a thousand tons. Even if he hit it hard, there would be no big noise. What's more, it is on the water now. Although the waves in the bay are much smaller, it is enough to cover up all the sounds.

The mine ship leaned on the big ship with a "bang" sound, and Zhang Quan ordered the sailors to start installing the mines. Because the hulls are now made of wooden and are far less convenient than the steel hulls in later generations, Zhang Quan could only choose a drill bit very heavy. He was to drill holes in the hull first, and then install iron chains to fix the mines.

This job is really exhausting. A sailor can only drill three or four holes, and installing a mine requires two holes, which is really a waste of time. Fortunately, there are enough people on the ship, and everyone will drill the holes together in a while. Zhang Quan was afraid that one mine would not have enough power, so he installed four mines on this big ship.

After the installation is completed, install the ignition of Xinxiang on the top of the mine, leaving enough for two hours. The sailor gently pushes the big ship with a paddle, and the mine ship leaves the big ship and sails towards the next target.

Zhang Hai, who was waiting for news outside the bay, watched his son and son-in-law sneak into the bay, and couldn't help but think that the child is old now and can stand alone. Zhang Hai asked Zhang Quan and Zhang Liang to get this skill to cultivate them. Zhang Hai is fifty years old this year, which is considered a long life in the Ming Dynasty, let alone a pirate like him who licks blood on the tip of a knife? So after recruiting the two years ago, Zhang Hai was about to wash his hands and stop doing it, but his son Zhang Liang was still too young at that time, but after his support in the past two years, Zhang Liang has become much more calm and can stand alone. Thinking of this, Zhang Hai decided to return to his hometown after the war in Manila, he told Lord Fu that he would retire and return to the local owner of Dongguan to take advantage of the fact that he could still move around and have a few days of safe birthday.

Time passed by Zhang Hai's random thoughts. At this time, the sky was already slightly brighter, almost at the agreed time. Zhang Hai saw ten minecraft ships opposite him back, and it seemed that the plan had been successful.

Zhang Quan and Zhang Liang got on the boat and reported to Zhang Hai. The next step was to wait for the mine to detonate.

It was around three o'clock, and it was dawn, and it would be bright for another hour. At this time, someone had already gotten up on the Spanish fleet, and the chefs on the ship were getting up. The sailors didn't have to prepare any breakfast, they just ate some black bread, but the noble officers were not good. They almost beat the unlucky chefs for every meal. But the chefs were also lucky. These days, the governor on the shore was holding a dance party, and many noble officers went to the dance party to look for romantic encounters. Those who stayed on the boat were some unlucky guys on duty. Therefore, you can prepare less breakfast.

The chef got up and put on his clothes, was about to go out to the bathroom, and started to make breakfast for the nobles. He came to the deck and took out the guy and was about to sprinkle water. But he saw six black shadows appearing in the distance. The leader was like a castle, about the same size as the flagship he was riding on.

At first, this guy thought it was the other ships of the fleet going to sea, but he thought it was wrong. Didn’t the officers all go to the dance yesterday? Who could drive the boat to sea without an officer? The chef wiped his eyes and looked closely. At this time, the ships opposite had already reached a mile and thought that he could clearly see that the mast was floating not on the Spanish naval flag, but a strange flag with the sun and the moon.

The chef has also been floating on the sea for many years, knowing that something is wrong, and it is the enemy who is coming to attack. He is about to shout for warning. At this time, the big ship under his feet suddenly made a loud noise, and the middle of the ship seemed to be lifted up by a giant hand, and then it fell heavily to the sea. The unlucky chef was urinating on the deck and was immediately thrown off the ship, becoming the first unlucky person to die in the Battle of Manila.

The Spanish flagship "Philip I" is a new warship of the Spanish Navy. There were 410 sailors and 94 artillery pieces on the ship. Unexpectedly, they came from Madrid to Southeast Asia thousands of miles away. They became coral reefs under the sea without shooting a single shot. You should know that each mine that Zhang Quan guarded was 100 kilograms, and the combat charge was as high as 3000 kilograms. Basically, a thin layer of iron covered with a layer of gunpowder. Not to mention that this kind of wooden ship with a thousand tons of iron, it was difficult to hit the waterline with more than 1,000 tons of iron armored ships in later generations. Moreover, Zhang Quan placed a total of four in order to ensure its power.

When the first mine exploded, the flagship was blown into two pieces, and the other three explosions made it directly restore it to wood chips.

Now other Spanish warships in the bay have also begun to explode, and seven or eight large ships of more than 800 tons have been sank by mines.

Seeing the naval battle begin, Zhang Hai had no time to see how powerful the mine was. He immediately raised a banner and ordered his six warships to seize the t-shaped head and began to shell the remaining warships.

The naval battle artillery in this era is basically a decoration. The cannon only has an accurate hit rate when it enters 200 meters. Before 200 meters, it basically depends on the missile. If you can hit a shot at 500 meters, it will be the same as the six-game combination in later generations. Therefore, the Spanish Invincible Armada was completely abused by the British in the Battle of Trafalgar.

Now there are still 145 500-ton sea ships left in the Spanish fleet. After hearing the explosion, the officers on the ship rose up and organized sailors to prepare for battle. However, the Spanish Empire was really sunset, and after suffering losses from the British in Europe, it had not changed the old-fashioned naval combat method. These officers were still ordering the sailors to lean on and prepare to jump to the gang to fight.

Zhang Hai was also a veteran of the jump gang in the past, so he naturally knew the thoughts of these Flangers, which would give them a chance. He commanded the warships to start circles in the bay of Manila from afar. At the same time, he ordered the artillery under the deck to fire volleys from time to time, making the Spanish Navy in a mess.
Chapter completed!