There were no artillery, just infantry armed with muskets.
Francisco's confidence increased again and he gave the order to fight.
The Spanish Phalanx was renowned throughout Europe, having defeated numerous powerful enemies. They were even more invincible in Asia, where an expeditionary force of just over two hundred men easily defeated the indigenous armies.
The Spanish still had an impression of the Ming army based on descriptions given by missionaries decades earlier.
They believed that the Ming army was still a medieval army that could only fight by relying on cities. Even the barbaric Tatars who used bows and arrows were defeated by the Ming army with great difficulty.
So, when the Ming army's two wings opened fire, Francisco sneered.
This distance? It was more than 300 meters. Although the Ming army was also equipped with muskets, it seemed that they knew nothing about it.
But the next scene surprised Francisco and the Spanish in the phalanx.
Flowers of blood splattered as the Spaniards fell to the ground one by one in disbelief. The Ming army's phalanxes on both wings stopped at this distance, rotating row after row, with muskets firing non-stop.
A scream rang right next to Francisco's ear. A companion covered his chest, blood gushing out between his fingers, and he fell to the ground dejectedly.
Francisco felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and lowered his head. A bloody hole appeared in his sight, and blood was gushing out.
How is this possible?!
The rush of blood quickly took away his strength, his thoughts and will, and he fell down powerlessly with his eyes wide open.
The Minié gun, well, now it's the Apocalypse Six. Although it's difficult to manufacture and expensive, its power is astonishing.
In live-fire shooting experiments, the killing range of the Apocalypse VI can reach 700 meters, and it has good hitting accuracy within 300 to 400 meters.
This is the power of the rifle, and up to now, there is still room for improvement in the Six Styles of Apocalypse, and its power can also be increased.
Qi Shiguang narrowed his eyes. He was quite familiar with the sharpness of the Six Styles of Apocalypse, but seeing it demonstrated on the battlefield was still shocking enough.
If the army could be fully equipped, wouldn't it be invincible? With such power, even without artillery, it wouldn't have much of an impact.
Firearms, even flintlocks, only had an effective range of around a hundred meters, and accuracy was not guaranteed. The Six Styles of Apocalypse increased their power several times over, offering a crushing advantage over older firearms.
Rows of Spaniards were knocked down, and the Ming army phalanx remained motionless, pouring bullets on the enemy. This was a one-sided massacre, and the enemy had no power to resist.
Finally, the Spaniards collapsed. The battle formation, with more than half of their men killed or wounded, fell apart in fear. All discipline and rigor were shattered in the face of death.
Screaming and howling, the Spaniards abandoned their companions and fled towards Manila, not even daring to look back. In their minds, the Ming army had become a demonic monster that was completely beyond human control.
The Ming army formation began to move, with continuous gunfire, shooting the enemy from behind without mercy.
Before the operation, the Ming army officers and soldiers were educated on the blood debt owed to the Spanish. Fueled by resentment and revenge, and with the emperor's secret decree, the Ming army would not take prisoners.
Of course, if the Spanish in Manila surrendered, the elderly, women and children would be left behind to wait for ransom from Spain.
As for the Spanish soldiers and able-bodied men, they were to be beheaded for the crimes they had committed.
As mentioned before, the emperor not only wants to pay blood debts with blood, but also wants all the Western barbarians to know the principles of the Ming Empire so that the people of the Ming Dynasty will no longer suffer the same fate as Luzon in the future.
Two hundred Ming troops equipped with the Six-Type Apocalypse rifles chased the Spaniards in a forward shooting formation, knocking them down one by one from behind.
From 300 meters to 800 meters, the shooting never stopped. Officers were observing the effects of the shooting, evaluating the range, accuracy, and power of the Apocalypse Six.
Obviously, in the emperor's view, the Apocalypse Type 6, as a rifled rifle, can reduce the total weight of the gun, reduce the caliber, and make the bullet lighter, making it easier for soldiers to carry, without reducing the power too much.
You should know that the Apocalypse Type 6 weighs nine pounds, has a caliber of 18 mm, and each bullet weighs 33 grams. This is quite different from later firearms.
The emperor also hoped that the Six Styles of Apocalypse would be what they are today, based on his memories. Of course, he did not act arbitrarily, but left the solution to the military.
As long as the army feels it's good, then he doesn't have to force it. The laws of historical development always adapt to the circumstances of the time; going too far beyond the norm isn't necessarily a good thing.
Just like this rifle, the emperor did not plan to equip the troops quickly. Even if the rifling machine was improved and the work efficiency was greatly improved, it would be capable of large-scale production.
Flintlock rifles, bayonets, field artillery and rockets have made the Ming army ahead of other armies in the world, and they can stand in formation without fear of any opponent.
After waiting for thirty to fifty years, the armies of other countries would also be equipped with flintlock rifles and bayonets, narrowing the gap in weapons with the Ming army. If they were then equipped with rifled rifles, they would still be able to defeat them and even stay ahead of them by decades.
As long as the military can maintain its advantage for a few decades, the emperor's strategic layout will be completed. With the Ming Dynasty's booming population and expanding strategic locations, who can easily defeat the Ming Dynasty?
By then, the Ming Empire had truly become a behemoth, with vast territories and a population in the billions. Such a size was enough to daunt anyone.
The Spanish defeat, or rather the crushing defeat, was completely unexpected by the Governor-General of the Philippines, Luis Dasmarina.
"How could this happen?" Dasmarina simply couldn't believe his eyes as he saw that they had been defeated for only two hours and that there were less than 200 soldiers left.
"The Ming people had extremely powerful and long-range muskets..." A Spanish officer, still in shock, described the battle, or rather the disastrous defeat without even fighting, to the governor.
Before Dasmarina could react, a Spanish soldier came running over and presented a letter, "Governor, this is the Ming army's letter of surrender."
Dasmarina opened the letter, read it, and threw it aside. He walked up to the city wall with a gloomy face and looked at the situation outside the city.
The Ming army had already reached the city walls and halted in formation, just outside the range of the city's artillery. Rocket launchers were being deployed, pointed obliquely at Manila.
The city of Manila is very small. To be more precise, it is a castle or a fort, which is only equivalent to the village-level fortress of the Central Plains Dynasty.
Thousands of Marines were deployed to surround the city and would soon surround Manila tightly.
"Send someone to negotiate with the Ming army." Dasmarina thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Whether it's compensation or other demands, we can discuss it."
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