Daming pirates

There were many fragments of small boats floating on the shore of Heping Island, as well as the bodies of some people, and the water on the shore was almost dyed red.

The Spanish soldiers who had not yet landed were subjected to an extremely violent bombardment just as they approached the shore. Seawolf's fort concentrated its firepower and bombarded them with grape bullets. Three small boats were hit by grape bullets on the spot.

Two of the boats were hit directly by a pile of grape bullets and disintegrated in the sea water on the spot.

The Spanish soldiers and sailors on board the ship were beaten to pieces by grape bullets. Many of them were cut into pieces on the spot, their pieces of meat flying everywhere, and they sank into the water together with the boat.

The other small boats also suffered some damage, being hit by individual scattered grapeshots. However, the damage to the boats was not great, but the losses to the people on board were considerable.

Before they landed, at least in the sea, more than thirty Spanish soldiers and sailors lost their lives in the sea.

The rest of the Spaniards were scared to death. Although they knew that they would be bombarded by the enemy before landing, when the shells fell on their heads, they still found that the Sea Wolf's cannon hit them too hard.

The sea water on the entire shore looked like a big hailstorm, and the water splashes caused by cannonballs were everywhere.

Some Spanish soldiers kept crossing themselves on their chests and chanting God's blessing, but God didn't know what he was busy with at this time, and didn't hear their prayers at all, causing the blood of the Spaniards to be stained in the sea one after another.

superior.

They finally managed to get the boat to the shore, but the terrain on the shore here was complicated, which was not conducive to landing on the beach. When a small boat was docking, it actually hit the rocks and was immediately stuck on the rocks.

It's so stuck that I can no longer move forward or retreat.

This small boat immediately became the focus of Sea Wolf's cannons. Grape bullets were fired from several rounds one after another, leaving the small boat riddled with holes. The people on board were almost massacred, and the remaining ones were still alive.

People jumped into the sea like crazy and swam desperately to the shore.

These people were lucky enough to make it ashore alive, but found that the muskets they carried were either thrown into the sea or left on the boat. Even if they were brought to the shore, the match ropes were soaked and the gunpowder was soaked, making it impossible to use them again.

Continue to use.

About a hundred Spanish soldiers were lucky enough to land on the shore, but they were pinned under the rocks on the shore by grapeshot and shotgun shells fired from the cannon.

The Sea Wolf Battery no longer cares about the Spanish ships on the sea, and concentrates its firepower to beat up the Spanish soldiers who are trying to attack the fort. It keeps firing at their landing site, and first uses grape bullets to smash them.

The few small boats docked on the beach then used shotguns to bombard the Spanish soldiers who landed on the shore.

Originally, according to their commander's request, after landing, these Spanish soldiers had to get close to the fort as soon as possible and hide in the blind spot of the cannons. However, the firepower of the cannons in the Sea Wolf fort was too fierce, and they were almost constantly firing at them.

They carried out shelling.

The amount of shotshells loaded into heavy artillery is very terrifying. A twenty-four-pounder can usually be loaded with hundreds of small projectiles at a time. One shot will cover a large area, which is as powerful as a big iron broom. Every shot goes down.

, it was as if there was a heavy rainstorm on the shore, and the rocks and debris on the shore were flying everywhere.

Several Spanish soldiers stood up and tried to attack according to the order. As soon as they stood up and stumbled forward, they were hit by shotguns.

These unlucky guys who were shot were immediately beaten to pieces. Some were blown to pieces on the spot, with their flesh and blood flying everywhere. It was impossible to put their bodies together. Some people were beaten by shotguns.

They flew up and landed heavily among the rocks, killing them instantly.

As a result, after the Spanish soldiers landed, they were suppressed on the shore, almost unable to move. Some people kept praying to God to bless them, and some people cursed loudly, scolding the damn Anthony, and pushed them

Sent to this hellish place.

The commander was frightened to death at this moment. He tried to lead his troops out of this dead area several times, but he was beaten to the ground as soon as his head was exposed. When he turned around, he saw that they were almost crying.

These small boats now parked on the shore have become live targets. The sea wolves cannot see them alive, so they fire at these small boats.

Several small boats were constantly trembling under the sea wolf's gunfire, and each one was riddled with holes. The sailors left on the boat also suffered heavy casualties. The smarter ones quickly jumped off the boat and found rocks to hide.

They saved their lives, but if they want to go back, unless they capture this fort, otherwise, even if their commander Anthony wants to save them, he doesn't have a small boat, let alone a big boat, and he doesn't dare to drive directly to the shore.

Exposed to the muzzle of enemy artillery.

As soon as these Spaniards landed ashore, they were forced to fight against the odds. This made them miserable. In front of them was a rain of cannonballs, which kept falling towards them, and behind them was the vast sea. It was really

There is no way to heaven and no door to earth.

The commander of the Spanish infantry saw that he was suppressed on the beach with no future except waiting for death, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet, pulled out his command knife, and shouted at the soldiers to find cover on the rocks while taking advantage of the opportunity.

They pushed forward during the interval between the fort's artillery fires, trying to get out of this dead zone as soon as possible, or at least to a place where the cannons couldn't hit them.

The soldiers also understood that there was no future for them to stay here, so they had no choice but to follow his orders and cautiously began to jump back and forth between the rocks, taking advantage of the gaps between the firing of the fort's cannons to move towards the fort.

Fortunately, the rugged rocks on the shore of Heping Island were not an unobstructed open space, which provided these Spaniards with some friendly cover. With their slow advancement, they finally entered the blind spot of the fort's cannon.

At this time, Anthony was also nervously paying attention to the situation of the landing soldiers. Seeing this scene happening on the shore, it goes without saying that he was feeling sad at the moment. He was as sad as he wanted. The soldiers he brought were not

A lot, and a third of the soldiers were sent, but dozens of them were lost at once, and many small boats carried with the ship were also lost, making it difficult for him to organize a landing operation.

And he also saw that the soldiers he sent were pinned to the shore by the artillery fire of the Sea Wolf Battery, almost unable to move, so he could only order the fleet to fire desperately at the Heping Island Fort and bombard the fort to suppress them.

firepower to provide cover for these soldiers.

The fort was hit by the Spanish cannons, and gray stones were scattered everywhere. However, due to its solid structure, it remained unmoving. It was not until the Spaniards rushed into the blind spot of the cannon fire that they stopped suppressing their artillery fire.

Then he turned the cannon's muzzle, pointed it at the Spanish ships on the sea, and started firing at them.

At this time, some soldiers left the cannon emplacements, picked up their flintlock rifles, ran to the small firing holes throughout the fort, poked their flintlock rifles out of the firing holes, and pointed them at the open space outside the fort.

The Spanish infantry finally managed to get to the blind spot of the cannon, but they immediately entered the musket shooting range of the Sea Wolf soldiers. Within a few dozen meters outside the fort, the rocks began to become sparse, and the terrain became sparse.

It also became much more open, causing the Spanish soldiers to lose effective cover.

These Spanish soldiers initially tried to assemble and attack the fort. However, as soon as they left the covering reef and before they could assemble under the command of the commander, they were hit by another volley of muskets. Suddenly several more soldiers were fired upon.

He was knocked to the ground by a musket ball.

Only then did they realize that these pirates not only had powerful cannons, but also had so many sharp muskets. No wonder the Spaniards offered to sell them some matchlock guns to the Sea Wolf merchant ships that came to Manila for trading.

The Wolf people refused on the spot. It turned out that they already had many such muskets.

This was a complete hardship for the Spanish soldiers who landed. Their assembly was immediately broken up and they hid back among the rocks, no longer daring to line up outside to attack.

The Spanish infantry commander tried several times to rally his soldiers, but without exception, he was driven back behind the rocks by the Sea Wolf's volleys of musketry. This time he was completely blinded.

When they landed, they didn't even bring a small cannon, but only some gunpowder and muskets with the ship. These light firepower couldn't attack the fort, and there were so many matchlocks in the fort, blocking their progress.

The road, now they are unable to move, they can only be blocked on this island with no villages or shops, hiding among the rocks and unable to move.

As for capturing the fort, after observing it for a while, he immediately gave up the idea.

This fort is indeed a building with a bastion structure. It is very solidly built. The door is also opened on the side. There are dense perforations blocking the door. Without enough troops, there is no way to approach the door, so there is no need to talk about it.

Use gunpowder to blow open the door and rush into the fort.

At this moment they were almost crying and didn't know what to do. All in all, this time they had completely hit the iron plate!

The commander watched as the time passed by. Once the afternoon came, if they still couldn't take the fort, it would be impossible to evacuate here.

So he had no choice but to bite the bullet again, force the soldiers to gather together, and conduct a trial attack. If that didn't work, he could only give up and wait for Antony to send a ship to rescue them.

In desperation, these Spanish soldiers had no choice but to gather again. However, as soon as they showed up, they received another volley of shots, and several more guys were killed in front of everyone. However, under the commander's order, they

This time they didn't dare to retreat anymore, and they still forced themselves to gather together. However, they didn't dare to form too dense a formation, so as not to be cut down to the ground like rice.

However, they had just completed their assembly this time, and before they had time to attack the fort, another musket shot rang out from the fort.

(Thanks to Brother Ying Zhiwu for the tip!)