However, the racial discrimination of the Spaniards made Zhao Hao feel relieved.
After reading the plan put forward by the combat staff and listening to the reports of the review representatives, he was already inclined to surround the point and attack the reinforcements.
Because the loss of direct attack on the city is too great. And if the Spanish troops scattered all over Luzon Island learn from the Japanese devils and move into the mountainous areas to fight guerrilla warfare, the day of pacification of Luzon will be far away.
By besieging a point and attacking the reinforcements, the Spaniards in the royal city can be used as bait to lure the Spanish troops scattered on Luzon Island and solve the problem at one time.
But this is definitely not to say that it is enough to just pretend to attack the royal city. Because if the attack force of the siege point is not strong enough, the enemy will not concentrate all its forces to reinforce.
Therefore, before attacking the reinforcements, the enemies in the city must first be beaten and frightened, so that they will desperately ask for help from outside.
But Zhao Hao would not risk human life, that is not his style.
He decided to try something more technical, such as learning from barbecue master Li Mei.
If there were still many indigenous people, Chinese or people from Southeast Asian countries in the city, he would not be able to take action, because the consequences would be too great and would damage the reputation of the Coast Guard Fleet as a benevolent and righteous force.
The dirty work should be done by the Imperial Army. When there is no Imperial Army, it is better not to dirty your hands unless it is absolutely necessary. Stains cannot be washed away...
Now that we know that the royal city is full of Spaniards, that couldn't be better - in the name of revenge for our compatriots, let's serve a barbecue dinner to the Spaniards!
Just as he was about to make the decision, Don Paul suddenly remembered something and whispered in his ear: "That day, a thousand overseas Chinese paid money to enter the city..."
"Really?" Zhao Hao couldn't help but pause.
"They are traitors, they are no longer our people!" Master Gao said in a muffled voice, "If it weren't for Director Tang and the old president who turned the tide, we would have lost the battle because of them that day. How could we have waited for the young master's reinforcements?"
"You can't say that," Zhao Hao shook his head and said, "They are not soldiers, so they can't be charged with deserting the battlefield. You can spit on them and let them die socially, but you can't sentence them to death."
Then he asked in a deep voice: "Has the hot air balloon been released?"
"Not yet, waiting for Hailu Qingfeng." The combat staff immediately reported.
"Sea and land breeze?" The review representatives naturally had never heard of this term.
"Just wait for the wind to stop." Zhao Hao explained simply and roughly.
"The wind usually turns down in the afternoon," said Chen Jiang.
"Okay, tell the Beidou team to keep an eye on the overseas Chinese when they release the planes in the afternoon." Zhao Hao gave a light order and adjourned the meeting.
When the review representatives walked out of the operations room, although they were a little unhappy, they had more respect for Master Zhao in their hearts.
It seems that the young master and his marine officers and soldiers are really different from the government troops! When have the government troops ever cared about the lives of ordinary people?
Zhao Hao lit a cigarette and looked at the representatives walking out expressionlessly. This was exactly the effect he wanted.
Young Master Zhao, who became a junior cabinet minister by replacing several cabinet ministers, is no longer the Amon of the past. Now, everything he says and does is full of profound meaning.
For example, in this incident, Zhao Hao’s real purpose was to establish his character - you see, we even cherish the lives of those people, so of course we will value your lives even more!
His decision to shelve the barbecue plan was more effective than saying it a thousand times. It could directly establish the image of this overseas Han Chinese patron saint in their hearts...
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In the afternoon, the monsoon that brought abundant rainfall from the Pacific Ocean stopped and the sky cleared up again.
But the cessation of the monsoon does not mean that there is no wind, because this is the seaside. In the book "Meteorology" written by Mr. Zhao, it is introduced that due to the different natures of the sea and land, light winds will naturally form at the seaside.
During the day, under the sun, the land heats up quickly; the ocean has a strong ability to absorb heat, so the temperature is significantly lower than the land. Without considering other factors, air always flows from cold places to hot places. Therefore, in the small area where the sea and land meet, there will be wind blowing from the sea to the land during the day, which is the so-called "sea breeze".
At night, the situation is just the opposite, because the land dissipates heat quickly, while the sea dissipates heat slowly, so the temperature on land is lower than that on the sea, and the wind blows from the land to the sea, which is the so-called "land breeze".
Since both types of wind are relatively mild, they are called 'sea and land breeze'.
For hot air balloons, which rely entirely on wind to determine their direction and speed, this sea and land breeze is undoubtedly the most friendly.
At around 2 p.m., the 17th Beidou Squadron of the Zhenwo ship, located at the mouth of the Pasig River, released a reconnaissance balloon.
In fact, Fort Santiago and the western wall of the Royal City are only two kilometers away from the sea. But adding that the warship is one kilometer away from the shore, the idea of the coast guard officers and soldiers using naval guns to bombard him is completely cut off.
For the scouts on the hot air balloon, three kilometers is no problem at all. When they rise to a height of 200 meters, they can overlook the entire city at a glance.
However, in order to draw a detailed map of the city and evaluate and mark valuable targets, the scouts of the Beidou team decided to make a cross-flight with the help of the sea breeze.
The team members on the Zhenwo untied the ropes tied to the ship and saluted the brave flying scout, wishing him good luck.
In the hanging basket, the scout with a telescope hanging around his neck raised his thumb and asked his comrades to rest assured.
Freed from the hanging basket, it slowly flew towards the royal city three miles away, blown by the sea breeze.
The defenders on the city wall were already in a state of panic and had already noticed the big blue ball with a hanging basket in the sky.
So beautiful...
They only came to their senses when they saw the big ball slowly flying towards them. This might be the secret weapon used by the Ming people to attack them!
The defenders quickly sounded the alarm!
The clanging of the bells woke up Governor Sander in Santiago Castle.
Although he was blocked by coast guard officers and soldiers in the city, he did not dare to open the door.
Although he received a farewell letter from Major General Bamond this morning, in which he learned that the fleet he had placed high hopes on had been completely destroyed and the cape base had been abandoned by that cowardly bastard - this would add a lot of difficulties to the reinforcements from Cebu or New Spain to reinforce Manila.
Although he knew that Cebu's military strength was pitifully small and could only barely protect itself, it was completely unable to rescue Manila.
Although it would take three months for the message to reach New Spain, even if His Royal Highness the Viceroy sent reinforcements as soon as he received the message, it would take another six months to reach Luzon.
Although the people in the royal city were in a panic and the situation was almost out of control, those damn merchants, sailors, and adventurers who came to the colony to seek opportunities to make a fortune did not cooperate with the command of this "stupid governor". He regretted killing those Chinese. It was indeed hasty, otherwise he could have used them as bargaining chips to negotiate with the Ming people...
Despite all these, he still insisted on his noble habit of taking a two-hour nap after lunch. I don't know whether to praise him for being generous or scold him for being a donkey that doesn't fall down?
Governor Sander was dreaming about getting married, so he was naturally annoyed when he was woken up.
After listening to the adjutant's report, he climbed up the tower without even having time to put on his fake penis.
Then I saw the huge hot air balloon was almost above my head!
"Devil, the sky is God's forbidden zone!" The huge sense of oppression frightened Governor Sander and he took two steps back. He shouted in fear: "Shoot quickly and shoot down the devil's magic weapon!"
The guards had already aimed their guns, and some were holding heavy matchlock rifles. However, after a burst of gunfire, everyone found that the lead bullets fired high up had a very impressive range and were still far away from the balloon basket.
Fortunately, the enemy didn't seem to have any weapons, and just slowly passed over Governor Sander's head. One of the investigators even urinated because he had to go to the bathroom.
This sole 'attack' was definitely not very harmful but extremely insulting.
"Unforgivable!" Governor Sander found himself being stepped over. For a noble, this was a great humiliation!
He ordered everyone like crazy to find a way to shoot down the balloons in the sky. He absolutely could not let the person who humiliated his dignity get away with it!
However, the Spaniards tried every possible means, even using cannons, but still could not pose any threat to the balloon.
The reconnaissance balloon slowly passed over Fort Santiago in the breeze, and then flew over the Royal City. This long period of time was enough for the scouts to complete all their tasks.
Seeing the hot air balloon finally fly away from the royal city, the Spanish people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it was just a flyby and didn't use witchcraft to hurt anyone...
"It's just a flashy toy with no practical use." Governor Sander, who had calmed down, commented on the hot air balloon: "Reconnaissance of the city? What's the point of that?"
He will find out soon enough...
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After the hot air balloon flew over the royal city and arrived on the other side of the Pasig River, the investigators turned off the engine and used a long-necked sprayer to spray water mist into the interior of the balloon to cool the hot air.
The balloon's altitude dropped rapidly, visibly, and finally landed in a reception area two kilometers away.
There, there are several support teams composed of Marines and soldiers to prevent emergencies.
Fortunately, the balloon landed smoothly. The nearest support team rushed over to help the scouts clean up the mess, and then carried the basket onto the inland support boat on the river.
Half an hour later, the investigation report was delivered to Zhao Hao.
"A large number of Chinese bodies were found in the southeast corner of the royal city. The number should be around a thousand..." Jin Ke was a little unable to continue, and after a pause he continued: "Among them, there are quite a few elderly people, women and children..."
"Beast!" Zhao Hao slammed his fist on the table and shouted angrily, "Don't forgive any of them! Let's start the barbecue tonight!"
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At ten o'clock in the evening, everything was quiet, with only the sound of the tide of the Pasig River gently lapping against the shore.
The lights were bright on the top of the city, and the guards on duty were drowsy, when suddenly they heard a shrill scream from outside the city!
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Amid the howling of ghosts and wolves, streaks of red flames streaked across the sky.
Countless rockets flew into the sky, shooting towards the royal city from all directions! Shooting towards Santiago Castle!
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