There were three main types of rockets launched that night.
One is the traditional Chinese rocket made by the Chinese on site these days. Of course, the loading and installation of the wicks were done by the Marines. It is a large-sized rocket consisting of a bamboo pole and a bamboo tube. Two sections of the bamboo tube are used as natural segmented charge chambers, the rear section is used for propulsion, and the front section is used for burning and spraying fire.
One is the Oda City Rocket Model I. This rocket, the earliest equipped by the Coast Guard, is based on the same principle as traditional rockets, and is just a large iron-headed sky-piercing monkey.
There is also the Oda City Rocket II, which Zhao Shizhen referred to as the "Oda City Modified", and I don't know if it was a hint to his uncle. This new rocket eliminated the long tail rod and installed three inclined stabilizing spiral plates at the tail of the rocket, which could use spin stabilization during launch, greatly improving the biggest flaw of the rocket - the problem of touching launch accuracy.
At least there will never be a tragedy where a rocket flies back and kills its own people. This is very important. If a weapon cannot guarantee the safety of its user, no matter how powerful it is, it will not be favored by officers and soldiers.
Of course, there is only a rough range of hits, and accurate strikes are still out of reach. But this is not necessarily a bad thing, because the unpredictable flight trajectory increases the value of rockets as morale-boosting weapons.
There are two types of "Oda City Kai". One is a field rocket designed for battlefields, which Zhao Shizhen called "Oda City Kaijiao". There is also a house-burning rocket designed for sieges, which the eldest nephew named "Oda City Gaijia". Well, he just had a grudge... because he heard that Oda City became a widow last year.
In addition, the ratio of gunpowder to gunpowder has been reduced in all rocket charges. This is because the 00 Institute found that this can reduce the burning speed of gunpowder, allowing it to continue to propel the rocket for a longer time, thereby achieving a longer flight distance and extending the time of spraying flames after landing.
The dark night was lit up by the red light from the three rockets. The screams of ghosts and wolves were as terrifying as the northwest wind in winter. Therefore, the Spanish later called the Ming people's rockets "northwest wind"!
The wind that scares people!
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That night, the Marines fired a total of 8,000 rockets into the city!
The sleeping Spaniards were soon awakened and deeply shocked by the magnificent scene of fireworks all over the sky.
One bard got wet immediately and thought he had seen a scene from heaven. He wondered if he was dreaming.
Just as they were about to thank Big Brother Bang, they saw rockets trailing thick smoke and flames falling one after another in front of them, behind them, above their heads, and under their feet!
Some were shot on the spot, some were blown to the ground... Amid the screams, the Spaniards woke up as if from a dream, and quickly fled in all directions with their heads in their hands, returning to the house to avoid the attack.
However, their choice was wrong.
After the rockets landed, they immediately shot out flames more than a foot long. In the dark royal city, there were blazing orange-blue flames everywhere...
The Spanish occupied Manila only for a short time. They only started to build the Royal City and Fort Santiago three years ago, and they were seriously short of manpower. They were able to build a stone outer wall for the Royal City and a stone fortress in such a short time, which was the result of extreme exploitation of the Chinese and the natives.
So there are only two stone houses in the city, one is the Catholic Church and the other is the Governor's Residence. The rest of the buildings are still the most common palm leaf roofed 'Nipa House' in Luzon, or bamboo and wood stilt houses, which are a paradise for arsonists!
The orange-blue flames that fell on the roof and shot into the house quickly ignited a raging fire.
Governor Sander was awakened from his sleep again, and in fear he ordered Colonel Goyt to immediately organize people to put out the fire.
Colonel Goyte, who was only wearing shorts and covered with hair, did not bother to put on his clothes. He just asked his servants to pull up his boots, then rushed to the street and shouted to his Mexican soldiers to push the water cart to put out the fire.
But the fire points are increasing, and the whole city is burning. How can it be put out?
The Royal City of Manila is not large, it is a square with a side length of 800 meters.
Firing eight thousand rockets into such a small area cannot be considered a saturation attack, but the coverage is definitely enough.
Otherwise, Zhao Hao would not have confidently named this operation Wu Dalang BBQ... Oh no, Wu Da BBQ?
Another bad thing about Luzon is that it is the rainy season now, and the building materials of the houses are too damp, so once they are ignited, the smoke is particularly thick. Many Spaniards were suffocated to death in the room by the billowing black smoke before they even reacted to the fire.
They never expected that retribution would come so quickly. In just a few days, they experienced the despair of the overseas Chinese who had no way to go up to the sky or enter the earth, and their cries to the sky and the earth were in vain.
Of course they called it Oumaigao…which translates to, oh my god!
As a result, the fire that night killed one-third of the Spaniards in the city...
Most of them were suffocated to death by the thick smoke.
You deserve it!
Just a few days ago, when the Spanish used artillery to razed Jiannei to the ground and killed countless overseas Chinese, these people were still happily drinking red wine on the top of the city with Governor Sander, admiring the miserable plight of the Ming people.
Considering Zhao Hao's vindictive mind, it was good that he didn't organize a group viewing. But the military and civilians still spontaneously watched this grand fireworks display all night long!
Some people even ate hotpot by the fire while singing songs...it's called "dabanlu" in the south.
Even though it was just some mushrooms, wild vegetables, and sausages and bacon distributed by the coast guard cooked in water, it tasted amazing.
This is so damn sweet... because it tastes like revenge!
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The fire burned fiercely and was not extinguished until dawn.
Since last night, Governor Sander has been praying devoutly in the stone church, hoping it will rain soon...
However, Manila is too close to Ming Dynasty and Europe is too far away. The number you called is not in the service area!
Manila, which has rained almost every day since the rainy season began, unexpectedly had sunny days starting from this day.
After replenishing their rockets, the Marines outside the city continued to fire thousands of rockets into the city.
All the rockets launched this time were homemade rockets made by the Chinese overnight, but the effects were actually not that bad.
The focus of the daytime launch was to hit the key targets marked by the Beidou team yesterday, such as fortresses, granaries, arsenals, barracks and other key buildings.
In the evening, a new rocket was made. Nothing more to say, just keep shooting!
As a result, the fire in the city was never extinguished, and countless red-haired ghosts died.
The shooting continued until noon of the third day. When the soldiers and civilians outside the city were having lunch, there was suddenly an earth-shaking explosion in the city, shaking the soup in the pots and bowls.
Looking at the black clouds rising high in the city, Zhao Hao smiled and said, "It looks like the gunpowder depot exploded."
"It's the location of the church, for sure." Jin Ke checked the city map in his hand. It clearly marked the key targets provided by the review representatives and reviewed by the Beidou team.
Why was the gunpowder magazine located in a church?
Because Luzon is too humid, gunpowder barrels cannot be stored in basements, or even on the ground. They must be stored more than three meters above the ground. In addition, they must be well ventilated and protected from rain and fire.
The wooden house was not good enough, and only the Governor's residence and the church could meet these requirements. Governor Sander was afraid that so much gunpowder would explode, and he firmly disagreed to set up the gunpowder depot in a place other than his residence.
In the end, it could only be placed in the storeroom on the second floor of the church...
"Isn't this a bit too much?" Zhao Hao said with some concern: "We are going to surround the point and attack the reinforcements. If we burn the point to ashes, what's the point of attacking the reinforcements?"
"I didn't expect the effect to be so good." Jin Ke also smiled bitterly: "The previous few times the rockets were used in actual combat, they were always very unreliable."
"Success is the son of failure." Zhao Hao smiled and told Wu Da, "Let the Beidou team evaluate the results of the battle this afternoon and then make a decision."
"Yes." Wu Da responded with a serious expression.
At 2 p.m., Wu Da personally boarded the hot air balloon and took off to assess the results of the battle.
When the hot air balloon passed over the royal city, the altitude rose sharply!
This was because the fire in the city was still burning fiercely, and the hot air continued to rise with the ashes like black snakes, carrying the hot air balloon high into the sky.
The pilot quickly turned off the engine to avoid exceeding the altitude limit. He thought to himself that the commander was heavy enough, like ballast iron.
Wu Da ignored all this. He bit his cigar and stared closely at the royal city below.
He saw that the fire in the city was still raging. He was wearing goggles and a mask, but he was still coughing and crying because of the smoke.
And the smell of the burning corpse would make ordinary people never want to eat meat in their lives. Wu Da was indifferent, only focusing on the strategic targets and assessing the damage caused by his men.
“The granary was completely burned down.”
"The powder magazine was half blown up, and the church was half collapsed..."
"There was a serious fire in the fortress..."
"The barracks burned down."
"Nearly 50% of the casualties in the city." As he spoke, Wu Da saw the Spaniards who were hiding from the fire on the street, looking up and pointing at him and cursing.
The driver curled his lips and said, "Although I don't understand what they are saying, they are definitely calling us devils or something like that."
"No, we are the righteous army that exorcises demons and monsters." Wu Da, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, picked up a wooden barrel full of gunpowder from the hanging basket with a righteous look on his face, lit the cigar at the corner of his mouth and threw it down.
With a loud bang, the gunpowder barrel exploded in mid-air, blowing the densely packed crowd into pieces.
Wu Da, who accidentally became the first person in history to make an aerial bombing, said expressionlessly, "Fifty percent done."
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After the hot air balloon pilot landed, he boasted about Wu Da's achievements, which made all the Beidou teams excited.
What? You can play it this way? Why didn't we think of that?
It turns out that the air force can also cause casualties to the enemy!
Everyone was very excited and eager to try, and they encouraged the captain to apply for the powder keg and have a formation bombing to satisfy their desire.
Unexpectedly, before the report was even started, an order was received from the headquarters to stop the attack.
The reason given by the headquarters was that they could not fight any more, otherwise they would be killed. How could they fight for reinforcements then?
The investigators immediately became deflated hot air balloons. What a mistake! How could such a symbolic action be taken by inferiors?
The scout who urinated on Governor Sander yesterday was very dissatisfied and thought that the honor of the first bombing in history should belong to him!
But they got kicked in the ass by their captain. Damn, if you had a big poop yesterday, I could have fought for you. What's the point of just peeing in someone's face?
When you yourself have diabetes!
ps. I'm drinking again, so I'll continue writing...