On August 17, Marshal Mero and General Oquendo both received news that the squadron heading north to Jiangdu was attacked by the Ming army.
After angrily reprimanding their opponents for using such despicable tactics, the two men immediately dispatched a larger fleet to rescue the Marquis of Villers's troops.
The two to five hundred armed merchant ships under his control carried 18,000 soldiers, enough to form twenty large square formations. Marshal Mero believed that these troops could withstand the attack of about 50,000 enemy cavalry.
Since Jiangdu is a riverside city, the hegemonic fleet can use the canal to reach the city and help the defenders repel the attacks of the rabble.
A joke is a joke after all, it cannot become a myth!
When the support fleet arrived at Jiangdu City, the flags on the city had already been changed, which shocked the Spanish sailors and soldiers.
Just the day before yesterday, a certain new emperor sent thousands of special forces and climbed to the top of the city under the cover of night. They didn't even need to open the city gate to let most of them in, and they gave the invading enemy an unforgettable lesson.
The Marquis of Villers made the fatal mistake of underestimating the enemy. He was so dazzled by the previous victory that he completely forgot that it was impossible to defend such a large city with less than 3,000 men.
Ma Jinggong, the guard general of Yangzhou Prefecture, was even more aware of the situation in the city and provided very accurate and detailed intelligence to Yi Bangcai, which gave the special forces a place to use.
By the time the Marquis of Villers knew that the Ming army had entered the city in large numbers, more than a thousand of his men had been killed by special forces!
All special forces are equipped with two six-gun revolvers, one long and one short, plus five grenades. Plate armor is standard and chainmail is optional, depending on personal preference.
It is not difficult for the special forces to sneak across the poorly defended moat of Xiyi and then use flying claws to climb to the top of the city.
The difficulty was just to kill all the Western barbarians in the city silently. This was indeed impossible, but fortunately, the enemy's top local commander, the Marquis de Villes, was captured alive.
By the time the reinforcements sent by Marshal Mero arrived at the river near Jiangdu, the city had already been recaptured by the Ming army.
In order to retake this big city, the menacing Spanish squadron conducted a violent bombardment of the city for four hours.
No less than 30,000 cannonballs were fired, and even if only 10,000 hit the city wall, they would cause considerable damage.
Seeing that there was no sign of counterattack in the city, Marquis Torrecuso sent a vanguard force of nine companies into the city to conduct reconnaissance.
After the nine hundred people came in, three companies boarded the city, and the other six companies searched the main streets and eliminated the enemies immediately if they found them.
However, the three companies that boarded the city were attacked head-on by the special forces with small Franco aircraft. The Spanish soldiers did not carry heavy weapons at all, and their flintlock guns were completely unable to withstand the heavy bombardment of small artillery.
The six companies that were sweeping the streets were even hit by crossfire. After suffering a storm of bullets and grenades, there were not many able-bodied people left.
The direct troops of a certain new emperor have been fully trained in street fighting and know how to use houses, houses, and streets to carry out sneak attacks on the enemy.
There were special forces taking the lead in the battle, so ordinary soldiers also had the opportunity to participate in a smooth battle and almost killed the 900 Spaniards who came in.
However, this will expose the firepower in the city in advance, making it difficult to ambush a larger number of enemies.
But it doesn’t matter. No matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat. If you eat them, they are just a meal!
The Marquis of Villers was left in the city as a bait, and he was overjoyed just now when he heard the rumble of cannon.
The hateful yellow-skinned monkeys will eventually be severely punished by the Hegemony Fleet, and the Imperial forces will kill all the monkeys in the city.
Even if some were captured, they would be sent to the gallows one by one to let them understand the consequences of fighting against the powerful Spanish Empire.
After the bombardment, gunshots and explosions rang out in the city, which further confirmed the Marquis of Villers's previous speculation.
In this way, victory is not far away, and he will eventually be rescued.
If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was still rational, he would not kill himself, otherwise he would inevitably suffer bloody revenge from the imperial troops.
However, until silence returned outside, the Marquis of Villers did not wait until he was released.
Looking at the Ming soldiers guarding him with suspicion, the two men showed a proud smile after the soldiers who came in from outside told the two soldiers some incomprehensible language.
Marquis de Villes suddenly had an extremely bad premonition, but this was completely inconsistent with the extremely powerful imperial troops, so he could only continue to speculate on the outcome outside.
Seeing that the reconnaissance force was attacked at the top of the city, and no one came out to report the attack, as time went by, Marquis Torrecuso also guessed the possible adverse situation.
So this time the Marquis of Torrecuso decided to give up the refueling tactic and let the fleet conduct a second bombardment of the city, and then pressed forward across the board.
He did not believe that the defenders in the city could withstand the attack of more than 17,000 imperial warriors. This stubbornly resisting city must be bloodbathed, and not a single person left alive!
It only took about two companies of soldiers to conquer the huge Inca Empire.
Now that he has directly invested nearly 20,000 people in the battle, Marquis Torrecuso does not believe that he will fail.
It was an extremely ridiculous move for the Ming army to abandon the city blockade. In Europe, it would have been difficult to capture such a large castle with an army of 100,000 men.
Marquis Torrecuso believed that as long as the army could enter the city, no matter how stubborn the Ming army in the city resisted, they would not be able to defeat the invincible imperial warriors!
Seeing as many soldiers as catfish pouring into the city, Marquis Torrecuso felt proud in his heart.
Soon, you will see the scene of a great victory, and this battle will definitely be recorded in history!
However, the nobleman was proud for almost an hour, and the picture he was looking forward to changed his style...
Only then did Yi State specifically ask all the troops in the city to retreat and give up some blocks.
Only in this way can we give the new "leeks" some living space, and then it's time for the "scythe" to harvest at will.
The Ming army in the city, especially the soldiers under Ma Jinggong, were fighting at home and were much more familiar with the terrain in the city than those on the opposite side.
Use various environments to shoot guns, throw grenades, and even create booby traps to lure prey to the bait.
The imperial soldiers who had suffered a lot in the Catalan battlefield thought that they could get whatever they wanted in the East.
They never expected that this would be the beginning of their nightmare.
In comparison, the hardships endured in the Catalan battlefield are nothing short of childish.
If that side is considered the human world, this place is a veritable hell, no compromise at all!
In many places, you can enter but cannot exit, or a group of people enter and a few come out.
The Ming army was like an army of cowards. They did not engage in direct confrontation with the imperial warriors. Fighting was like hide-and-seek.
There may be figures flashing everywhere, but when you rush past, you will remember the sound of gunshots like popping beans and the heart-rending sound of explosions.
A seemingly ordinary courtyard may be the burial place of three or five Spanish soldiers.
An extremely spacious street will make a company of soldiers lie on the ground forever.
This type of tactic had never been used by the imperial troops before, and they soon fell into a muddy battlefield and couldn't extricate themselves.
The Spanish army is asking for trouble when it engages in street fighting with the Ming army, especially with troops headed by special forces.
A certain new emperor had already conducted special training for the special forces on how to fight in street battles.
A special soldier can only be considered qualified if he can kill ten enemies without involving himself.
The Spanish army was based on the European continent based on the square formation, and the basic combat unit was the company.
Although everyone from officers to soldiers is relatively united and has rich experience in positional warfare and siege warfare.
But in terms of street fighting, compared with the Ming army who followed Jifu south, these people are at the level of Sun Tzu.
The Ming army could fight as they wanted and put the enemy into the city to deal with it, but the opponent's naval guns were of no use.
In street fighting, whether it is a grenade or an oil barrel, it is far better than a flintlock gun that can only shoot straight.
The Spanish soldiers were not familiar with the Ming army's fighting style, so they were confused.
The breastplate can only protect the torso, leaving the legs as its fatal weakness.
There are many people who were burned to coke or blown to pieces. Even if they survive the disaster, they will have to rely on begging to survive in the future.
There are 15,000 Ming troops in the city, including 1,000 special forces, about 2,000 from Ma Jinggong's army, 3,000 from the East Palace Guards, and the remaining 9,000 from various ministries.
A certain new emperor didn't pay attention to these enemies who were trying to retake the city. He just wanted to let all the troops practice their skills through this battle and understand the true meaning of street fighting.
What is the true meaning of street fighting?
Very simple!
If you don’t come to Ming, the rest will come!
Just use a splash of good Rexiang to choke the enemy to death, and that counts as your ability!
The tactical thinking of the Ming Army is - you have yours, I will fight mine, with me as the main one, it will bloom everywhere!
A certain new emperor allowed his lackeys and horses to use all kinds of tricks. As long as they can kill the enemy, that's a good idea!
So these people are lurking in every corner of the city, just like hunters waiting for their prey to take the bait.
The standard for rewarding silver has not changed, it is still two hundred taels of silver per Xiyi.
After the war, money and goods were cleared, and a certain new emperor never defaulted!
Since Marquis Torrecuso entered the city, he has never heard of a moment of peace in the city.
The two sides continued to fight from that afternoon to the next afternoon, and the exhausted Spanish soldiers did not want to continue fighting.
But the Ming army on the opposite side had no intention of stopping. A fool-like Xiyi was worth two hundred taels.
Even if only twenty or thirty taels were allocated per person, it would be enough to eat dozens of roast duck meals.
When fighting in southern Zhili, the soldiers and horses from the northern court were looking forward to finishing the Western barbarians and going to have a feast.
Nandu's roast duck and roast goose are the most famous, so we must not "return empty talk"...
There were 17,100 people who entered the city yesterday, but today there were less than 4,000 people who followed the Marquis of Torrecuso out of the city.
The remaining people have to be left behind whether they like it or not, and some people are left behind forever.
Spanish soldiers basically do not have the ability to fight at night. Even those without night blindness are not willing to fight against demon-like enemies in the dark.
However, the special forces under a certain new emperor are particularly good at night attacks. If the opponent does not understand this aspect and has been tortured in the daytime battle, then the special forces have a greater chance of winning.
The Ming troops lurking in the city were all northerners, and none of the southerners were wanted. The purpose was to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces.
If you hear a local dialect, mistake it for a Western language, and greet someone with a grenade, it would be a big mistake.
All officers and soldiers in combat units speak Beidu Mandarin.
Even if what you say is not standard, you still have to say it. These are the measures taken to save lives.
The Spanish soldiers spoke in Spanish at night, and the special forces heard them and determined the approximate location of the target, and then they could throw grenades.
After the explosion, while the scene was in chaos, he used the revolver for a burst, and finally ended with a grenade. There was no close combat in the whole process.
Night attacks and close combat will definitely lead to accidental injuries, so the special forces only drop bombs and shoot at close range, and then leave after the fight, never wanting to fight.
After this night of torture, the Marquis of Torrecuso almost suffered a mental breakdown.
The soldiers under his command all had dull expressions and their eyes were as red as rabbits.
The armed merchant ships outside the city were not much better, and the sailors were already snoring in the middle of the night.
However, the fleet was attacked by the Ming army's "Eastern Dragon", resulting in the loss of at least twenty armed merchant ships.
Although the number of losses only accounts for more than ten percent of the total support fleet, these are the private property of the ship owners and are not owned by the navy.
The remaining ship owners felt that they could not stay in this place of right and wrong, and demanded that they pull anchor immediately and set sail south. Only entering the Yangtze River would be considered safe.
The ship owners also did not believe that the Marquis of Torrecuso, who led 18,000 imperial warriors, would lose to those yellow-skinned monkeys whose height was a joke.
But in the early morning, everyone really saw the dejected Marquis of Torrecuso fleeing to the shore with a group of defeated soldiers and boarding the ship.
The Marquis no longer cares whether the Marquis of Villers is dead or alive. He only knows that he will go crazy if he stays in the city any longer...
The Ming army used a large number of venom grenades in battle. These gadgets were originally prepared for Huang Taiji's braided army.
But the other party would rather open up wasteland and cultivate land to the north of Tieling than go south to knock the pass.
Seeing that the venom was about to expire, a certain new emperor heard that Spanish enemies were coming to die, so he simply distributed it to the henchmen.
This thing is not good if it is used. Because it is too dangerous, it is stipulated that it can only be used during the day to avoid accidentally injuring friendly troops during night attacks.
Thanks to this weapon, most of the Spanish soldiers in the city were dead or injured after receiving 30,000 venom grenades.
Venom grenades have no other advantage, except that they can make the wounded lose their combat effectiveness as quickly as possible.
Either the wound worsens or the heartbeat stops, there is always something suitable for the Spanish soldier.
Previously, 2,700 people were lost, but now more than 14,000 people have been lost.
This is equivalent to killing about 17,000 people, accounting for one-third of the total strength of the expeditionary force.
For Marshal Melo, this result is absolutely unacceptable!
He himself was extremely disappointed with the Marquis of Torrecuso, who was eighteen thousand imperial warriors.
In almost one day and night, he was almost defeated by this idiot.
What annoyed Marshal Mero the most was that Marquis Torrecuso led fifteen legions of elite soldiers and lost to a rabble!
If the Ming army was so brave and good at fighting, why didn't they stick to Nandu?
Marshal Mero didn't know if this was a trick of the Ming Emperor, but now he was basically sure that Marquis Torrecuso was an idiot!
