Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 1313: Under the Decisive Battle at Sea

At the moment when the warship collided, Gao Yihuan grabbed the guardrail with his hands, and the people in the whole boat rushed forward a few steps due to inertia, and almost fell down.

The Santa Ana was like a bison whose back was bitten by several hungry wolves, dragging the hungry wolves to move on. The bow of the Sanhe creaked a few times and fell off the side of the Santa Ana. Santa Ana squeezed to change direction, turned a [-]-degree bay, and was thrown away by the huge hull. The huge inertia of the Santa Ana made him shake off the hungry wolf on his back.

This is the friction between the Sanhe and Santa Ana, the bow of the ship has been separated, and the hull has been wiped parallel to Santa Ana.

Gao Yihuan saw that the Santa Ana was about to charge away from them and escape westward, but suddenly there was another loud "bang" ahead.

The bow of Santa Ana hit the waist of a lucky boat, pushing the lucky boat three feet, and finally slowed down.

"Flying hooks!" The four or five lucky boats around, including Hei Fan on the Sanhe, seized the opportunity and threw out the hooks at the same time. Nearly a hundred flying hooks grabbed the side of the Santa Ana and quickly pulled it hard. , so that the ship approached the Santa Ana again, and then quickly tied the rope to the blessing boat.

In an instant, Santa Ana was dragged by several blessing boats from the north, and slowly descended.The sailors and guards on the Gefu boat immediately cheered, waving their weapons and climbing up the rope.

At this time, the Spaniards on the Santa Ana began to respond. Soldiers with flintlock guns rushed to the side of the ship to shoot at the Fuchuan. Nearly a hundred muskets were stretched out from the bottom deck and the gun ports below.

The gunshots of "bang bang bang" suddenly rang out, and the guards climbing along the rope fell down like hitting dates.

One of the guards bit the Japanese sword, grasped the rope with both hands and climbed up to the battleship. The other party climbed to a gunport on the second deck, and a spear stabbed out of it, hitting the guard's throat.

He fell from the rope and hit the deck of the blessing boat. He covered Gulugulu's bleeding neck with both hands. Blood kept dripping from between his fingers, staining the deck red. The guard shook his body a few times before dying completely on his back.

Compared with the Spanish warships, Luzon's Fuchuan was at least one foot shorter. The sailors and guards stood on the Fuchuan and attacked the warships, which was no different from a siege.

On the entire battlefield, most of the other Spanish warships were hit by the Fuchuan, and some of them were already on fire. However, under normal circumstances, everyone still does not want to burn down the Spanish warships, especially the four largest thousand-ton warships. This is what the Luzon Navy and various companies are coveting.

On the battleship, the Spaniards fired condescendingly, and several people were killed on the Sanhe in an instant. The sailors on the deck panicked for a while, and in this panic, the Spanish soldiers on the side of the ship raised their guns again, and waited for several ships on the Sanhe. Fuchuan fired another round of volleys.

A projectile just hit Gao Yihuan's toes, which made him wake up suddenly. The ship was already tied to the Spanish warship. If he didn't rush up, all the people on the Fuchuan would be shot and killed by the condescending Spaniards.

Gao Yihuan held the Japanese sword in his hand, turned his head and yelled at the sailors and guards, "Kill the mother, suppress the bird gun, Watanabe-kun!"

"kill!!!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

More than a dozen bird gunners on the Fuchuan reacted and hurriedly raised their guns to shoot. The Spaniard on top was hit, and there were bursts of screams.

The guards set up short ladders and began to climb up. The height of one foot was only three meters. Five Japanese served as the backbone. Toshiro Hijikata was the first to climb up wearing clogs, followed by several people .

He quickly reached the side of the ship, grabbed the musket shaft with one hand, pulled it out, and then cut to death the Spanish soldier on the side of the ship, grabbed the soldier's body lying on the side of the ship with his hand and pulled it down, and the body fell on the side of the ship. On the boat, he jumped onto the side of the boat with his strength.

Seeing this, two Spaniards next to him hurriedly threw their muskets at him. Toshiro Hijikata slashed across the throat with a Japanese sword with his right hand, and cut one person's throat. His left hand quickly pulled out a Japanese sword from his waist and stabbed another person to death, killing three people in a row in an instant. people.

With a knife in one hand, he stood up from the side of the ship and leaped onto the deck with a loud shout. At this moment, a gunshot sounded on the ship, blood spattered on Shirō Hijikata's chest, and his whole body felt as if he had been hit by a hammer. , his limbs flew upside down, a wooden clog was thrown high and left on the Spanish warship, but his body fell heavily on the side of the ship, and then fell into the sea between the blessing boat and the battleship .

But the Spaniards, before they had time to rejoice, Watanabe Shinjiro climbed onto the side of the ship, and the black clan and sailors beside him, some climbed up the short ladder, some pulled the rope, and climbed halfway up.

A Spaniard immediately raised his gun and aimed at Shinjiro Watanabe. Just as he was about to fire, a gunshot sounded from the mast of the Fuchuan, and the black donkey in the watch bucket knocked down the Spaniard.

Shinjiro Watanabe jumped off the side of the ship and rushed into the Spanish musket formation.

The musketeers on the ship were divided into three rows, and they took turns shooting. Just now, Hijikata Toshiro killed three people in the first row, and let the people in the second row shoot. The third row was still loading bullets. Watanabe Shinjiro rushed up, and suddenly Like a tiger among sheep.

At this time, the bottom row of guns on the Santa Ana finished loading, and suddenly fired several guns, and the entire hull of the Fuchuan blocking the muzzle in the middle was broken up in the middle!

The Santa Ana has multiple decks, and the artillery on the bottom layer is placed in the cabin. The people on the Fu ship could not stop them from loading. At this moment, a man on the Fuchuan used an ax to split the big hole made by the red cannon in the side of the Santa Ana to make it bigger, and then got into it first.

The Sanhe was also hit by two shells, the hull was pierced, leaving two big holes on each side. Fortunately, everyone was on the deck and did not stay in the cabin, otherwise they would be torn to pieces if they were hit .

However, this also caused the Sanhe to be unstable. Seeing this, Gao Yihuan knew that there was no way out, so he greeted him and led Hei Fan and the sailors to climb up in person.

When he came up, Shinjiro Watanabe led more than ten people on the deck, and they were already fighting with the Spaniards.

On the mainmast of the Sanhe, the black donkey shot a gun and shot three arrows in a row, knocking down four people. They were targeted by the Spaniards, shot in the body, and fell in the watchtower, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.

When Gao Yihuan boarded, the sailors and guards on the other blessing boats also climbed onto the deck of the Santa Ana.

At this time, the fleet on the left also rushed over. Except for several large ships such as the St. Philip, which had not been completely forced to stop, the other ships were surrounded by siege.

Of the more than 40 Luzon warships, more than 30 also joined the battle group, but the five three-masted gunboats that were closest to the station bypassed the station, apparently to prevent the main Spanish warship from breaking through the block of the Fuchuan. .

At this time, the sailors who kept boarding the ship had already forced the Spaniards into the middle. They put bayonets on their muskets, or drew out their swords, and fought with the sailors. Clouds of blood mist rose.

Although the Santa Ana is big, it is still very crowded when there are too many people, and the sails are criss-crossed, making it impossible to dodge. Several Japanese have become the main force on the Luzon side. The sharp Japanese sword is very suitable for melee combat. Gao Yihuan watched Seizing the opportunity, let a few black feudal clans take the lead in rushing in. Among the Spaniards who were beaten back steadily, he led other sailors to swarm up, and together they dispersed the Spaniards formed on the deck, and immediately formed a battle. Melee.

There are more than 350 people on the Santa Ana, but there are at least ten lucky boats besieging him. The sailors and guards add up to more than 1000 people. The two sides fought to the death on the deck, causing a large number of casualties in an instant. Slips, drips through the crevices onto the lower deck.

Gao Yihuan led a few black soldiers to cut the sail ropes tied to the ship. Several large white sails fell one after another, and he rushed all the way to the poop of the Santa Ana, where the Spanish commander is usually located.

He wanted to take the lead in capturing the Santa Ana, but as soon as he reached the enclosure, there was a gunshot from inside, and a black warrior walking in front was knocked down by a single shot.

Inside was a Spanish general in a gorgeous military uniform with a sash, and the pistol in his hand was still smoking. Four Spanish officers holding rapiers guarded him nervously.

Gao Yihuan was overjoyed to see this, he asked two black feudal clans to guard outside, and led a dozen or so people to rush in.

At this time, on the entire battlefield, most of the Spanish warships had lost power. They were besieged or dragged to a halt by the Fuchuan. Another thousand-ton warship, San Carlos, rushed out of the block.

There are still two blessing boats hanging on the left and right of the St. Philip, but he is too big and the inertia is too strong. The two blessing boats can't hold him at all, they can only slow him down.

Zheng Chenggong took precautions against this, so the five three-masted gunboats did not participate in the battle, but bypassed the battlefield from the south. As soon as he reached the west, he saw the San Philip and the San Carlos cut off the Fuchuan. The flying hook on the side of the ship got rid of the fuchuan's entanglement, and the two Spanish warships that rushed out of the barrier were fleeing westward in a hurry.

Zheng Chenggong put down the binoculars and immediately ordered: "Full sail to pursue! Don't let them escape back."

"Duke! There is a boat ahead!" As soon as he gave the order, the soldiers in Wangdou pointed to the west and shouted.

Zheng Chenggong frowned slightly, and hurriedly picked up the binoculars to watch. He saw about fifteen giant ships approaching on the sea in the distance. He was shocked, he didn't expect the Ming army to come so fast.

According to the agreement, Zheng Chenggong was responsible for drawing out the Spanish navy in Sulu to ambush, while the Ming Dynasty navy took advantage of the emptiness of the harbor to raid Sulu Island, took the Spaniard's lair, and then rushed to support.

Zheng Chenggong saw the bright sun and moon flags on the battleship through the telescope, and knew that the ten Spanish warships in Sulu had probably been wiped out by the Ming army. He breathed out of his nostrils, put away the telescope, and issued an order: " It's the Daming Navy! Keep chasing! Take at least one boat!"

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