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Just as they were discussing how to act at night, the San Raymundo suddenly turned its rudder and sailed towards the beach on the shore. 【Read full text】
"He's going to be stranded on the beach!" Lin Chuanqing shouted.
Sure enough, the San Raymundo lowered its sails, and the ship rushed straight up to the beach of a bay, and soon stopped motionless on the beach.
"Beautiful!" Lin Chuanqing said involuntarily. The other party chose the time when the tide began to ebb and let the boat run aground on the beach.
This beach is very smooth, and both the damage to the ship and the difficulty of getting out of trouble are reduced to a minimum.
"What?" Zhou Weisen was confused.
"This captain is of a very high standard!" Lin Chuanqing said, "Thoughtful and skillful!"
"Why are they stranded here?" Zhou Weisen was puzzled, "This place is only two or three days away from Manila at most."
"It's just such a mast that we won't be able to reach in another seven or eight days. Besides, there may be other problems with the ship." Lin Chuanqing said, "They are probably planning to repair the ship on the spot here."
In the age of sailing ships, every large ship had spare ship materials and carpenters. After encountering a storm, it was common to anchor on an island or coast for emergency repairs. Sometimes, local materials were obtained from land.
Judging from the damage done to the San Raymondo, the captain probably planned to cut some wood from the forest on Samar Island to repair the mast.
Now that the other party has been stranded, I feel sorry for myself if I let the meat go. Lin Chuanqing's blood boiled at the thought of this.
"Fuck him hard!" He grinned, "We must fight when we see an enemy! We can't be timid!"
Zhou Weisen nodded: "Fuck tnd!"
Lin Chuanqing returned to the camp. He called Sun Xiao and Mendoza over and informed him of the current situation and his determination.
Although Mendoza was worried about Zhou Weisen's safety, she had completely lost her opinion now. Basically, what Zhou Weisen said was whatever he said, and Sun Xiao also expressed his support.
So Lin Chuanqing called all the officers and sergeants together and ordered them to concentrate their troops and prepare for battle.
"Everyone inspects weapons and prepares to fight!" he issued the order, "distribute combat rations!" In order to save food, the current rations in the camp are distributed in half according to the field supply day standard.
The officers and sergeants immediately became busy. Lin Chuanqing ordered the lookout posts to monitor the Spaniards continuously. A five-man team was then dispatched. Hike along the coastline for approach reconnaissance.
"If the terrain permits, we will try to attack from the stern of the ship, otherwise we will attack from the bow." Lin Chuanqing drew a schematic diagram on the ground. "According to our information and the situation on the St. Louis, there are two half-Snake or Falcon cannons at the rear of the ship. In addition, there are two one-pound cannons on the poop deck. The firepower is relatively weak compared to the sides."
Attack from the stern. This is the basic principle for small ships to fight big ships in gang-hopping battles. Attacking from land is no exception. However, the opponent's bow is hitting the beach, and the stern of the ship is likely to face a shoal with water deeper than chest. In this case, it is unrealistic to attack from the stern.
But no matter where they launch the attack, they are faced with the problem of climbing the bulwarks. Whether it is a sneak attack or a forced attack, marines and sailors must use tools to climb onto the deck. Lin Chuanqing's solution was to ask the sailors to build lightweight ladders and prepare to set up ladders to attack like a city siege.
"We have m240 machine guns and typewriters. Even if we don't have them, it's not difficult to suppress the enemy's upper deck and side fire with a salvo of Mini rifles - our guns have advantages in range and shooting speed," Lin Chuanqing said. "However, as long as the opponent can make up his mind to resist when boarding the ship, casualties are inevitable - especially at the stage of attacking the ship, a single volley of cannonballs from the enemy's artillery can cause us heavy casualties."
"It would be nice to have a cannon." Zhou Weisen said regretfully, "It's a pity that we have 75 cannons."
The 75mm secondary guns on the Tide were all designed as camp guns that could be disassembled and reinstalled on the ship's wheeled gun mount. However, the capsized hull caused them to either fall into the sea or be twisted out of shape, making none of them usable. . Even the wheeled gun mount in the cargo hold couldn't be retrieved.
However, the three typewriters that were originally removed from the ship can still be used. Lin Chuanqing decided to leave a group to guard the camp. Bring the other two.
"This is my plan," he scribbled a diagram in the sand.
"We will attack by land and sea. I will lead a mixed formation of sailors and marines along the coastline, and you will lead the Feiyun from the sea." He scratched the branch on the ground, "The mission of the Feiyun is Support us at sea with typewriter firepower. Both typewriters are yours to use."
"This is inappropriate. I have been trained in team tactics, and I also organized the last gang war - I led the Army to jump gangs, and you led the Feiyun."
Lin Chuanqing nodded, that's fine: "Bring a typewriter."
"This thing is too heavy, and we didn't get its wheeled gun mount. The troops have to carry it. Even though there is not much straight line distance on this section of the road, it would be quite troublesome to walk, and its ammunition is not light. Soldiers You have to be exhausted. You can bring as much ammunition as you can on the boat. I have an m240, which is enough."
At the end of the roll call, there were a total of 154 sailors, sailors and special reconnaissance teams in the camp, 128 of whom were judged to be able to participate in the battle. Zhou Weisen decided to take 80 people by himself, including all special reconnaissance team members, and 20 people were equipped on the Feiyun. The remainder guarded the camp.
"Old Sun, everything in the camp is yours. If anything happens, I will contact you in time." Lin Chuanqing told him.
"I understand, I will definitely guard the camp!" Seeing that the two of them were going to fight again, Sun Xiao couldn't help but feel excited. He took a few steps and shook their hands tightly, "I'm waiting for your triumphant return!"
Mendoza watched her man put on a tactical vest and carry a submachine gun and a large revolver. Knowing that he was going to fight again, Mendoza couldn't help but burst into tears - Zhou Weisen was her only relative in this time and space - ——When I kissed him goodbye, I bit him hard with a mixture of love and hate. Zhou Weisen's lips were swollen for a long time.
The land group was codenamed "Tide Team". Zhou Weisen reorganized the soldiers, appointed commanders of each combat group, and assigned specific tactical tasks to each group.
The two teams set off before noon. There was an M240 in the land mixed company, and Zhou Weisen ordered all the bullets and spare barrels to be brought. When the special reconnaissance team set off, they followed the combat configuration they received from gang-hopping. Except for two Mosin Nagans with scopes, they were all equipped with Scorpion submachine guns. The long-range suppressive firepower was insufficient, so they could only rely on the navy's meters. Ni rifle volleys were fired.
At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the tide team and the reconnaissance team that arrived earlier merged and took cover in the jungle less than 300 meters away from the San Raymondo.
The San Raymundo was stranded on the beach, and the hull was resting very upright. It would not be difficult for the Spaniards to refloat it as long as they cooperated with the tide and the winch.
Viewed from a close distance, the San Raymondo was in an even worse state: not only was the mast broken, most of the sails and cables were lost, but there were also many damages on the hull. I'm afraid it's only possible to survive here thanks to the crew pumping water in shifts. If they hadn't beached it for repairs, it would have been difficult for the ship to reach Manila.
A simple camp has been set up on the beach. The newly cut wood is piled together. The sailors are busy processing the wood. A simple blacksmith shop is also starting to work with black smoke.
At both ends of the beach, there is a simple fort with a one-pound cannon unloaded from the ship, and a dozen fully armed arquebusiers are on duty.
It can be seen that the Spaniards did not put much experience in security and defense facilities-although the Samar people here can be considered "barbarians", their force is not worth mentioning compared to the Spaniards. As long as the Spaniards did not go too far inland, they were safe on the coast.
Zhou Weisen made a "ready to fight" gesture. The troops deployed behind him according to a predetermined plan. He personally designated shooting positions for machine gunners and snipers, and once again checked the readiness of each combat team.
The walkie-talkie made a clicking sound, and Zhou Weisen picked it up.
"Lao Zhou! We are already in place. We would have been spotted by their lookouts in the past. Do you want to move?"
Zhou Weisen took a deep breath and said, "Start taking action!"
The roar of an engine suddenly sounded on the coastline of the hot and quiet Samar Island at noon. With the churning sound of the diesel engine, the Feiyun began to accelerate gradually, rushed out from the shelter of the coastline, suddenly appeared in the strait, and headed towards Manila Galen at a "high speed" of 12 knots.
The lookout on Galen's ship noticed the sudden appearance of the small boat almost immediately, and Zhou Weisen noticed that the deck began to become busy. Suddenly, a puff of white smoke appeared from the rear, and the sound of gunfire was heard.
"The vigilance is quite high," Zhou Weisen said. He held a telescope and watched Galen's ship and the surrounding situation closely.
The Spaniards in the camp stopped what they were doing, and the sailors became confused. Some went to get axes, while others pulled out knives. At this moment, the two typewriters on the Feiyun fired.
The typewriter threw projectiles at a certain angle, and a spray of water immediately appeared on the waterline where Galen's ship was moored. Then, the bullets poured onto the deck, tearing apart the gunners and arquebusiers gathered on the poop, leaving wood splinters and flesh and blood everywhere. There were screams and wails everywhere, and people kept getting shot and falling from the deck.
"Keep the firepower!" Lin Chuanqing stood on the terrace of the Feiyun, nervously watching the Galen ship getting closer and closer. According to the pre-agreed plan, the Feiyun used the firepower of the typewriter to suppress the firepower on the ship in the strait. , and at the same time attracting the attention of the Spanish, Zhou Weisen took the opportunity to launch a surprise battle.
