A group of people rode a small sampan in the dark and quietly landed ashore.
Mao Youqi and Chen Shan are responsible for leading the team. They are both family members. Their families are untouchables. They are discriminated against and are not allowed to go ashore. They did not have their own houses and settled in boats, and were prohibited from settling ashore. They were classified as untouchables, with low status and discrimination, and their descendants were not allowed to take the imperial examinations. Of course, because they make boats their home and are proficient in water skills, there are also many pirates. Yang Fan's three pirate regiments all have civilians.
Yang Fan does not discriminate against anyone, and there is no untouchable under his command. As long as they join Yang Fan's pirate group, they will be given a residence, and they will bid farewell to their untouchable status and become ordinary people of the Ming Dynasty. This one is very attractive to them. After the news spread, many people joined in.
Mao Youqi looked around to see if there was anyone, and drew three circles on the sea with a lantern. This is a sign that you can log in.
Soon, more than thirty sampans docked on the beach. A battalion of pirates came ashore.
Battalion Commander He Jia Shanmao walked over with his waist bent and said to Chen Shan and Mao Youqi: "Our battalion depends entirely on you two today. The master is watching from behind, so be careful. Don't be exposed."
"Don't worry, battalion commander. You're old at this job. Nothing can go wrong. Just wait for us to rush up and follow up." Mao Youqi slapped his chest loudly.
"Go and be safe." He Jiashan waved his hand.
One hundred commandos quietly moved towards the fort in the distance. Because the fleet fought for a long time during the day without any effect, they retreated in front of the Spanish. The Spaniards did not relax their vigilance at this time. Some wood was lit on the fort and burned in an iron basket set up as lighting.
Mao Youqi and Chen Shan used the shadows to slowly climb toward the bottom of the fort. They all have plants on their backs as camouflage. Because they were moving very slowly and it was the sleepiest time before dawn, the defenders' will also began to relax and their eyes were drowsy. The commando who climbed forward and then stopped for a moment didn't notice.
Finally, the team members reached the bottom of the outer wall of the trapezoidal turret.
King Monkey stepped on the cross-supported hands of his two teammates, and with the help of their upward lift, he jumped up and immediately held the upper edge of the fort with his hands. The height of the fort is only five meters, which is not very high.
King Monkey slowly poked his head out of the shadows and took a look. Several Spanish soldiers holding Swiss halberds were talking not far away. There were a few people dozing off holding matchlocks.
King Monkey did not alarm them, but hung the rope ladder hook on his back on the upper edge of the fort wall. Then he made an OK gesture downwards.
This gesture came from Yang Fan. It means everything is done.
A dozen people with their backs against the wall climbed up from the rope ladder one after another, and then moved to the side with their hands on the edge of the wall. After a while, there were more than a dozen people standing in a row horizontally, with their eyes exposed to observe what was inside. Condition.
Everyone put down a rope ladder and hung it firmly with steel hooks.
Below, under the wall, the remaining people have gathered. After they waited for these dozen people to go up, they also climbed up from the rope ladder.
The leader of the group, Wang Houhou, made a gesture, and while the Spanish soldiers on the opposite side walked away, more than a dozen people climbed over the parapet, jumped into the fort, and then immediately squatted down and hid in the shadows. King Monkey led a dozen people, wearing special shoes with cotton pads on the soles, and silently followed the three Spanish soldiers.
Then he suddenly jumped up and wiped their necks with a dagger. Two or three people deal with each one, covering their mouths, catching their bodies to prevent falling, and making sounds. Then drag the body into the shadows and hide it. At this time, more than a hundred people had climbed up from more than a dozen rope ladders. Go to the various sentry posts in the fort.
Ten minutes later, more than ten sentry posts on the upper outer ring of the fort were removed. The fort is a concentric circle structure, with the outer ring facing the sea and river, and the inner ring with stairs going down. Inside are vaulted cave-style warehouses and rooms. Their ammunition depot and quarters were on the middle level. The ground floor is a horse pen and a fodder warehouse. In the middle is the patio.
At this time, the Spaniard was sleeping soundly, and it was almost dawn. It was an uneventful night and most people went back to sleep. Obviously, Ming's fleet will not come at this time.
Chen Shan and a dozen people were preparing to go down the stairs and throw a grenade into each door of the dormitory below. I saw a dozen people walking out of a house, apparently preparing to go to the gun emplacement. At this time, it was too late to avoid, and the other party had already gone up the stairs. Chen Shan quickly took out his revolver.
At this time, they must not be allowed to go up to the level of the gun emplacement. Because all sentries have been dealt with. They'll find out when they go up there. The suddenness of the sneak attack had been interrupted. Chen Shan made a prompt decision. Shoot immediately.
Bang bang bang! Chen Shan fired all six bullets and instantly knocked five people down the stairs. The few people behind had not yet climbed the stairs, so they were so frightened that they quickly hid on both sides. Chen Shan stopped talking nonsense and threw a grenade directly.
boom! A bolt of fire shot up into the sky, blowing away several people hiding under the stairs.
"Rush down, open the door, and welcome the large troops in." Chen Shan shouted.
A dozen people led the way, followed by a whole small flag, rushing down to the lower door. Several Spanish soldiers who were dozing with their matchlocks in their arms were awakened by gunfire and explosions. Before they could figure out what was going on, they were killed by revolvers. More than a dozen people rushed into the city gate and quickly opened the city gate.
The explosion sounded just now, and you knew it was exposed outside. Immediately prepared for a strong attack. At this time, they are all ready to go. Seeing that the fort's city gate was open, Chen Shan drew a circle up and down with a lantern to send a signal. He immediately jumped up and rushed towards the door.
At this time, the sound of explosions and gunfire had awakened the five hundred Spanish soldiers stationed here. They all slept in a vaulted room one floor below the gun emplacement. At this time, there was chaos. Some wear clothes, some carry weapons. Officers were shouting to restrain the troops.
Then, a battalion of five hundred people rushed through the gate. Gunfire immediately erupted inside the fort.
Yang Fan didn't sleep. He was standing on the balcony of the Royal Clipper. Use the telescope to look at the fort in the distance with flames rising into the sky and loud gunshots.
After entering, Yang Fan felt relieved. As long as the pirate group can break into the fortress, the rest is a matter of time. Revolvers and grenades are powerful weapons for street fighting. The Spanish's large matchlock guns are not suitable for street fighting at all. Because it's too bulky and takes too long to reload.
However, Yang Fan still heard the dense and dull gunshots. The Spanish heavy arquebuses opened fire. However, at this time, both the upper and lower levels of the fort were occupied. The Spaniards were pinned down like sandwich cookies. They can no longer stand up.
