The Spanish soldiers and sailors on the warship were also stunned by each other. After all, this was a weapon that they had never seen before, and it seemed to be more powerful than artillery, because sailing ships at this time were more afraid of fire and resistance to solid bullets.
The force is actually stronger. Therefore, the Thunderbolt rocket is a better weapon against large sailing ships.
I thought I would be safe at sea, but I realized that although the merchant army did not have warships, they still had such powerful weapons. Joaquin was also shocked. He did not care about the soldiers at sea anymore, and quickly ordered the ship to sail again.
The soldiers and sailors on several other ships had the same idea, so the Spanish warship sailed into the deep sea again until it was 1,600 to 700 meters away from the shore before stopping again.
Come down.
This distance was already beyond the range of Thunderbolt rockets. When the Spanish soldiers on the warship saw that the Merchant Army did not fire any more rockets, they stopped again. However, most of the artillery could not reach the range, so Joaquin did not think about anything.
After returning home, they just waited peacefully at sea for the soldiers to swim over, rescue them on board, and then evacuate.
After explaining these things, Joaquin came to the cabin to visit de la Peña. At this time, de la Peña's condition was a little better. Although his spirit was still very poor, he finally had a little life, but the whole
It's like a person has aged ten years.
Seeing Joaquin come in, Dela Pena glanced at him and then asked: "Count Joaquin, what is the situation now?"
Joaquin exhaled and said: "Finally, everyone escaped." The outcome of this battle was not directly related to Joaquin, so Joaquin acted very calmly and evacuated 1510 times.
The situation and passage of the coast were told to de la Pena.
After hearing this, de la Pena said nothing and just nodded. For a while, both people in the room were silent. After a while, Joaquin said: "Commander, you should have a good rest. I'll excuse you first."
The whole fleet is in a mess now and needs to be reorganized. It would be great if there was a place to dock."
De La Pena said: "There is an island called Dinghai more than 20 nautical miles to the east. We have soldiers stationed on it." After a pause, he added: "They are Captain Gonzalez's soldiers.
But they probably don’t know about the captain yet. We can dock there and reorganize the troops. Otherwise, if we go to sea like this, it will be difficult to deal with the Dutch if we encounter them."
Joaquin also nodded and said: "Commander, your opinion is correct. I will do as you say."
In fact, Joaquin doesn't want to not face Alessandra's men, but now the Spanish fleet really needs to find a place to reorganize. It will take more than ten days to return to Manila from here, and he doesn't know whether the supplies on each ship are sufficient.
, it is not impossible to go to Taiwan to reorganize, but it is possible to encounter the Dutch fleet on the way.
The Lan people will definitely not let go of this opportunity to add insult to injury. Therefore, it is very necessary to stop at Dinghai Island to reorganize and clean up the entire army. At the same time, Joaquin also believes that even the garrison on Dinghai Island knows about Alexandra.
So what could the result be? At least formally, Alexandra died at the hands of the biological army.
Guarding Dinghai Island are Alessandra's other two subordinates, Morente and Piqué. There are 200 Spanish soldiers, 400 Manila native soldiers and 200 other auxiliary members, as well as eight battle lines. Boat.
It turns out that the Ming Dynasty had a garrison of Dinghai Zhongzuo Station on Dinghai Island. The residents on the island were basically military households, with a small number of fishermen. However, after the Zhejiang rebellion, the soldiers of Dinghai Zhongzuo Station and a large number of military households all participated in the rebellion and left. Not only did the island exist in name only, but there were also very few residents left on the island. Therefore, after the Spanish army landed on Dinghai Island, although they did not grab many supplies, they did not encounter much resistance. They also did not massacre the residents. , just capture the residents and use them as slaves.
After the warship gradually docked, although Dela Pena's face was not very good, he was the commander of the expedition fleet after all, so with the help of two soldiers, he got off the "Galaxy Battleship" and went with him Together with Joaquin, they took a small boat and landed on Dinghai Island. At this time, Morente and Piqué also came to the beach to welcome them ashore in person, and their attitude was very respectful. Judging from the appearance of the two of them, it seemed that they did not know that Alisande The matter of pulling also made Joaquin feel relieved a lot.
At this time, the warships were still docking one by one, and soldiers, sailors, and support personnel were getting off the ship one after another and gathering on the beach. However, they would not be able to defeat them all for a while. So Morente and Pique also led de la Pena, Joaquin, several major officers, and dozens of guards and others to the camp to rest.
After entering the camp and sitting down in the command tent, Joaquin let out a long breath and said, "I can finally relax."
Morente then asked: "Commander, Count Joaquin, Captain Gonzalez is there now, why didn't you see her?"
Joaquin said: "General Morente, I want to tell you some sad news. Captain Gonzalez died gloriously and heroically on the battlefield for the honor of the empire."
Moren nodded, but with a mocking look in his eyes, he said, "Really? So that's it?"
Joaquin had not yet heard the sarcasm in Morente's tone, but at this moment, he heard a clear voice: "Count Joaquin, it seems that I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to die with honor."
The curtain was raised, and Alexandra's tall figure walked out of the tent. She sneered: "But things didn't develop as you expected. Doesn't it make you feel disappointed?"
Alessandra's unexpected appearance, the other officers were at best a little surprised, but not too surprised. However, both Dela Pena and Joaquin felt extremely shocked. Especially Joaquin, Because he had seen Alessandra standing next to her and looking at Andre, he immediately understood in his heart that everything had been exposed.
At this time, dozens of soldiers rushed in from the tent and outside the tent, some with muskets and some with weapons, and surrounded de la Pena, Joaquin and his party. Firstly, they were outnumbered, and secondly, they were too unexpected. Unexpectedly, so Dela Pena, Joaquin and others had no choice but to surrender.
Only Ricardo was still a little dissatisfied. He glared at Alexandra and said, "Captain Gonzalez, why did you betray the empire?"
Alexandra sneered and said: "Why should I betray the empire? You should ask Philip IV and Prime Minister Olivares this question. Maybe Count Joaquin can explain it to you."
At this time, Joaquín lowered his head and could not utter a word. Dela Pena, whose face was already gloomy, now turned even more ashen.
It turned out that Shang Yi had long expected that after the Spanish army was defeated, it would definitely stop at Dinghai Island for temporary repairs. Therefore, before the battle on the seaside was completely over, he used his own warship to capture Alexandra and her men. The troops were sent to Dinghai Island first, waiting for the Spanish fleet to dock, so that they could catch all the expedition fleet.
At this time, on the beach of Ningbo Prefecture, the war was over. Shang Yi was stationed at the Spanish army's position, cleaning up the battlefield and checking the results. Shang Yi was sitting in the Spanish army's command tent, waiting. The statistics of the results of the battle are also waiting for news from Alexandra.
The curtain was raised and Shen Shouchong was seen coming in from the outside. Shang Yi smiled and said: "Commander Shen, how are you? How many boats were robbed in total?"
Shen Shouchong also looked happy and said: "Reporting to your lord, a total of seventeen ships were captured, and most of them were ships with a thousand materials. This battle was really enjoyable. It's a pity that other ships were captured. If we run away, it would be great if we could capture that big ship as well."
Shang Yi smiled and said: "Don't worry, all the ships can't escape. You also performed well in this battle. After returning to Hangzhou, I will definitely reward you based on your merits."
Shen Shouchong said: "My lord, I don't ask for any reward from you. I only ask you to promise me one thing."
Shang Yi said: "What's the matter? Tell me?"
Shen Shouchong said: "The general just wants to serve under the master's command, even if he is just a small soldier."
Shang Yi smiled and said: "What's wrong? Aren't you my subordinate now?"
Shen Shouchong shook his head and said: "Sir, that's not what I meant. I just want to follow you and become a formal member of the Merchant Army. Please help me become the final general."
Although Shen Shouchong now belongs to Shang Yi, the guard station and the general army belong to two different military commanderies. Once Shang Yi was transferred from Zhejiang, the two of them had nothing to do with each other. After this period of contact, they became In this battle against the Spanish army, Shen Shouchong admired Shang Yi very much, so he also wanted to formally serve under Shang Yi, so he made this request to Shang Yi. Of course, this also meant that he planned to give up the Changguo Guard. The conductor uses this position.
Shang Yi not only hoped to accept Shen Shouchong, but also wanted to formally organize Shen Shouchong's army into the merchant army. On the one hand, because the quality of Shen Shouchong's troops was pretty good and much stronger than the average Ming army, on the other hand On the other hand, Shen Shouchong's army has a considerable number of navy troops, which is what Shang Yi currently lacks.
Therefore, Shang Yi said: "Commander Shen, are you willing to join the Merchant Army alone, or are all your brothers willing to join the Merchant Army?"
Shen Shouchong said: "I haven't asked everyone yet, but my personal followers and my two brothers are all willing to join the Merchant Army."
After hearing this, Shang Yi nodded and said with a smile: "Well, it's rare for you to be sincere and I can't refuse. After you go back, tell other people that I will welcome anyone who is willing to join the Merchant Army. Just to join the Merchant Army, you must They must follow the military discipline and system of the merchant army, participate in the assessment, and accept my reorganization to see if they are willing. As for the formalities, you don't have to worry about it, I will handle it."
Shen Shouchong couldn't help but be overjoyed and said, "Thank you so much, sir."
At this time, the curtain was raised, and Correa came in from the outside and said: "General Shang, Captain Gonzalez has returned."