Seville is located in the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula, in the lower valley of the Guadalquivir River. The entire Guadalquivir River flows through the city center, and it is the only city in Spain with an inland river port.

Speaking of which, Seville is a city that thrives and thrives on water. Residents have lived here since the seventh century BC. After the city was founded in 43 BC, it was successively occupied by the Romans, the Seville Special occupation.

In 712 AD, the year when Tang Ruizong passed the throne to Li Longji, the Arabs occupied Seville. In the 11th century AD, the Moors established the first independent kingdom here. .

In the eighth year of Chunyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, King Fernando III of Castile captured the city in the "War of Restoration", drove away the Moors, and made it the capital. Since then, Seville has gradually prospered.

In the fifth year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, after Columbus "discovered" the American continent, Seville established the "House of Trading in the Indies" and monopolized the entire Spanish overseas trade, reaching its heyday.

Not only that, it is also the terminal station for Spanish treasure ships. The gold and silver shipped back from the Americas also enter Spain and even the entire Europa from here.

"God, that's...where did that fleet come from?"

On this day, at the dock in Seville, when people were busy unloading goods from dozens of fleets returning from America, they looked at the huge fleet and warships that suddenly appeared on the Guadalquivir River. This earliest The subjects of the 'Empire on which the Sun Never Sets' were immediately shocked.

There is no way, whether it is the unfamiliar flags hanging in the huge fleet or the cannons exposed on the battleships, they all indicate that the mysterious fleet in front of them is an enemy rather than a friend!

On June 15th, the twenty-seventh year of Wanli, after nearly half a year of arduous voyage, the Ming Royal Navy fleet, carrying 30,000 Yulin Guards and 10,000 Shenji Battalions, finally arrived at the first battle of the trip, Spain. Seville!

"Master Marquis, do you want to send someone to declare a challenge first?"

On the Zhenhai, at a distance where the shocked faces of the Spaniards on the port pier could be clearly seen through the telescope, Chen Lin, the admiral of the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty, could not help but look at Wang Bing with a questioning look on his face.

"Send an order to me to first pull out all the forts in the port, and then bombard the city along the river for an hour!"

Shaking his head, Wang Bing directly gave the order to bombard Seville without engaging in any ritual of paying homage first and then attacking.

It's not that he doesn't practice martial ethics, it's just that along the way, he didn't know whether he stayed at sea for too long and was 'educated' by the vast sea for a long time. However, Wang Bing discovered that in his heart The hatred seems to have faded a lot.

Therefore, he was worried that he would not be able to make up his mind to retaliate in the end, so he simply chose the method of long-range bombardment to strengthen his determination.

"Uncle Li, what happened to my dad?"

Looking at Wang Bing, who turned around and walked into the cabin after giving the order, and Wang Hui, who was arranging his equipment, he couldn't help but look at Li Chengming with a puzzled look.

"I guess your heart has softened again, haha!"

As an old friend who has been with him for decades, Li Chengming is naturally very clear about Wang Bing's current reaction.

"There's nothing soft-hearted about this. Aren't they just some Western Yi ghosts who killed my people in the Ming Dynasty..."

Wang Hui couldn't help but pouted at his father's unwarranted "feminine kindness", and then turned his head to enjoy the "grand occasion" of the bombardment of Seville.

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"God, when did the Ming people have such a huge fleet and advanced artillery? How did they come to Europe?"

Just when Wang Bing 'hid' in his cabin because of his 'women's kindness', along with the roar of the naval guns, flintlock shells were already blooming everywhere in Seville.

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As the mayor of Seville, Espada Arcos, who once served in Manila, he recognized this weapon as soon as the Royal Navy launched the bombardment.

A very strange fleet, the Ming Navy!

However, it was precisely because he recognized the origin of this fleet that Espada became even more confused and puzzled.

Because in his memory and cognition, although the distant Ming Dynasty was prosperous, its so-called navy was just a "fishing boat" force that could only sail in coastal waters. How could it have the ability to sail across the ocean?

But now this huge fleet, which can be seen at a glance, must be large in scale, quality and capable, is clearly flying the flag of the Ming Dynasty. So he, with an unbelievable look on his face, really feels like he is here at this moment.

Just like in a dream.

"Mayor, don't worry about where these Ming people came from at this time. We need to evacuate the citizens, and we need to fight back..."

Just when Espada was still in disbelief at the sudden appearance of the Ming army, Juan Medina, the chief police officer of Seville, ran towards him with an anxious look on his face.

"Yes, yes, send the order, let our fleet and forts fight back and sink these damn Ming warships..."

After being reminded by Juan, Espada finally came to his senses and quickly ordered an army to fight back.

However, facing the Ming Royal Fleet, which had been prepared for a long time, it was already too late to react and think about counterattack.

Speaking of which, although no one in the entire Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army, including Wang Bing, a lucky man who has lived in two lifetimes, has been to Europe, let alone Spain, this does not mean that they have a deep affection for Seville.

Nothing is known about the city defense layout.

There is no way, who can say that Portugal and the Netherlands are secret allies of the Ming Dynasty. Let alone Seville, even in Madrid, as long as the defense layout of Portugal and the Netherlands is known, the Ming army is also aware of it.

Therefore, after Wang Bing ordered the bombardment, the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty, which had already had a defense map of Seville, had already "cleared" the forts within the range of the naval gun after several rounds of precise bombardment.

Not to mention the Spanish warships anchored in the port. By this time, except for a few lucky ones, they had already turned into broken wooden boards floating on the river.

As for those forts outside the range of the naval guns, haha, they are all outside the range of the Ming army's artillery. Even if they exist, what threat can they pose to the Ming army's warships?

Therefore, facing the bombardment of the Royal Navy of the Ming Dynasty, the Spaniards sadly discovered that they were in exactly the same situation as when they slaughtered the 'natives'. All they could do was to run away with their heads in their hands!

"Send the order, except for the transport ships, the entire army will go up the river and plow them with artillery!"

Soon, after clearing the Spanish forts near the river mouth, following Chen Lin's order, more than a thousand Ming Royal Navy fleets lined up in a long formation rushed into the Guadalquivir River, along the

The river flowed all the way upstream and began to extend the artillery fire toward the city.

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"Oh my God, doesn't it mean that China is a civilized country in the East? Why did they come so far to invade us? Is it possible that Europe is going to experience the 'Yellow Peril' again?"

Looking at the Ming Dynasty naval guns that were constantly spitting tongues of fire into the city, the Spaniards who a few years ago were still thinking about conquering the Ming Dynasty with tens of thousands of people, now not only remembered that the Ming Dynasty was a civilized country in the East, but also their imagination was widened.

It links the Ming Expeditionary Force with the two "Yellow Perils" in history.

"Send the order, alternately fire two rounds of solid bullets and one round of blooming bullets!"

While the citizens of Seville were wailing and struggling under the Ming army's artillery fire, Chen Lin, who was the "general commander" of the artillery attack on the Zhenhai, couldn't help but frown.

It turns out that, unlike the Ming Dynasty, these European Xiyi people used a large amount of stone as building materials, so they had good defensive capabilities when facing the Royal Navy's flintlock bombs.

Therefore, in order to increase the effect of this bombardment, Chen Lin quickly changed the previous order to bombard with all shells, and instead used a mixture of solid bullets and shells to increase the lethality of this bombardment.

And more importantly, because this time the Royal Navy was on a trans-oceanic expedition far away from the mainland. Although it brought a lot of ammunition supplies, the fusiliers were missing one round every time they fired, leaving no place to replenish them.

Solid bullets are different and can be replenished on the spot. So naturally, these solid bullets became the best choice for this artillery attack.

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"Bah, bah, bah..."

Soon, after increasing the proportion of solid shells hit by artillery, a large number of buildings on both sides of the Guadalquivir River were instantly hit by a large number of solid shells with huge impact, causing rubble to fly everywhere.

The fleeing Spaniards caused even more significant secondary damage.

Suddenly, the entire banks of the Guadalquivir River were filled with howls and blood!

"God, why do these Ming people's artillery fire so fast?"

Seeing the citizens struggling and wailing under the fierce artillery fire of the Ming army, Juan, as the chief police officer, was shocked by the firing speed of the Ming army's naval guns just like the "Three Kingdoms Allied Forces" in the Battle of Manila.

There is no way, the reason why the breech-loading cannon can replace the front-loading cannon is that the advantage in firing speed is the decisive factor!

"Mr. Colonel, hurry up and assemble the infantry regiment! If my guess is correct, they should land after the Ming people's shelling ends!"

While Juan was still shocked by the Ming army's artillery firing speed, Mayor Espada, who had recovered from his emotions, came over and reminded Juan of the Ming army's landing.

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"Don't worry, Mr. Mayor, I have already ordered the infantry regiment to assemble. As long as the Ming people dare to land, we will make sure they never come back!"

After hearing Espada's reminder, Juan couldn't help but stare fiercely at the Ming fleet in the middle of the river.

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"Your Majesty, the brothers in Seville have plowed back and forth twice. Can we let the brothers go ashore?"

Just as Juan was staring fiercely at the Ming fleet on the Guadalquivir River, Chen Lin on the Zhenhai was also asking Wang Bing for instructions on whether to allow the army to disembark.

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