Chapter 367: Reinforcements
As the son of Zheng Zhilong, the Asian maritime hegemon, Zheng Chenggong has a high level of experience and level in maritime combat.
When the fleet withdrew from Macao, he knew that the Portuguese would definitely retaliate, but he was not afraid of retaliation, he was afraid that they would not come.
Now he is not only the son of the former pirate leader, but also the governor of the Ming Dynasty, with an army of more than 100,000 under his command.
There is not only the support of the Zheng family behind him, but also the powerful Ming Dynasty as a backer, who is he afraid of.
In this sea area, no major movement can escape Zheng Chenggong's intelligence network, and he can obtain information about the surrounding sea through caravans and fishing boats at any time, and it can be said that the intelligence network is very developed.
Soon after the Portuguese fleet in Tawang, India, Zheng Chenggong received the news, and he was not worried, all this was expected.
Looking at several generals under his command, Zheng Chenggong smiled slightly:
"Soldiers, you all say that training every day is boring, didn't you enjoy the battle yesterday?"
Zhang Huangyan smiled and said:
"Dudu, to be honest, it's not fun, but it's cooler than before to release empty cannons every day, in fact, I didn't release a few cannons yesterday, I wanted to sink the enemy ship, and you let us hit it directly, so I missed the opportunity to practice so well, haha......"
Zhang Huangyan was not only joking, but also telling the truth, and the amused Huang Fei and Shi Lang also laughed, they were all looking forward to who they would do next.
"Governor, we want to know if the next target of the Holy Lord is Taiwan?"
"Oh, why do you think that?"
Zheng Chenggong deliberately pretended to be a little puzzled by what they said, Zhang Huangyan got up and clasped his fists in the direction of Jingshi and said:
"The saint is the emperor of the world, not only to destroy the Liukou and defeat the southern Mongolia, but also to let the powerful eastern Tartars exterminate the clan, and it is inevitable to expand the territory, not to mention that Taiwan has been my Chinese territory since ancient times, how can we let Hongmaoyi run rampant in my Ming territory."
"Well, that's right, what the Deputy Governor said is very right, we think so too, otherwise the Holy Lord would not have paid so much attention to our navy."
Huang Fei Shilang also nodded in agreement, in the past, the civilian and official groups oppressed the generals and couldn't raise their heads, but now they can finally raise their eyebrows.
Zheng Chenggong got up and clasped his fists in the direction of Jingshi and said:
"Your Majesty, why do I want to recover Taiwan, the governor of Pontus can clearly tell you that as long as the soldiers work together and swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, in the near future, the rivers and rivers where the sun and the moon shine will be planted with my Ming dragon flag."
"We are willing to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, swear allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, and swear allegiance to the Holy Lord."
"The sun and the moon shine, and the rivers are all Han soil!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
Zheng Chenggong's words immediately made the blood of all the soldiers in the hall boil.
They shouted that they swore to die for the saint and were loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and they couldn't wait to immediately board the battleship and plant the Ming Dragon Flag on every piece of land.
"Okay, Zhang Huangyan, Shi Lang, Huang Fei and others listened to the order, and now the Portuguese fleet is approaching Macao, and the Daminglong flagship team will attack immediately."
"Order"
Zheng Chenggong gave an order, and the six ironclad warships of the Ming Dynasty immediately left the port.
This time, not a single sail battleship was brought, and all ironclad battleships were used.
They want to make the waters around Daming a nightmare for the Portuguese, so that they will never dare to set foot in this sea.
A fleet on the sea was approaching Macao at full speed, and it was said that the fleet was really too high-spirited, but in fact it was only three sail ships.
Now Portugal has fallen a little behind, and the limelight is all covered by the red hair.
The Ming army sank five warships in front, and now three more are coming, and these eight warships are already their main force in Asia.
"Captain, five nautical miles ahead to Macao, why can't you hear any cannon sound? Isn't Akito on the offensive yet? ”
Lysons raised his binoculars and looked at the sea in the direction of Macao, and after observing for a while, he did not find any warships except for some merchant ships.
"I don't know, when I get to Macau, I naturally know what's going on, and I'm moving forward at full speed."
Another sail was raised, and the Portuguese ships were immediately a little faster.
Soon Macau appeared in the telescope, but they did not see the five Portuguese warships anchored in the military port.
Lysons turned the camera to the island of Macau again, and his face suddenly turned pale.
He noticed that the Portuguese flag, which usually fluttered in the wind, was missing.
Instead, it was a Daming dragon flag fluttering in the wind.
"Not good, Macau has been lost, where did our fleet go? You won't be able to escape from a single one. ”
So he looked through his binoculars at the sea around him, trying to search for his own warship, only to find that in the direction of them, two strange ships sailing fast, appeared in the direction of them.
The ships were huge, twice as big as their ships, and they were all black.
Not only were there no sails, but even the sailors and oars of the lottery could not be seen.
Just as they wanted to take a closer look at those monsters, suddenly several shells bombarded the waters near them, and Lysons was shocked and hurriedly gave the order:
"Quick, reload the shells and get ready for battle."
"Bang ......"
Before Lysons could speak, two solid shells bombarded the deck of the battleship.
Bouncing all the way forward, smashing several soldiers in the way before stopping.
Fortunately, the decks of their battleships were covered with iron plates, so the decks were not pierced by shells.
"Fire, fire......"
Lysons had already seen the cannonball fired by the strange ship, and immediately gave the order to open fire.
However, the gunners did not have binoculars, so they could not find the target at all, so could they not bombard the merchant ships.
Seeing that the artillerymen were a little confused, Leslie shouted angrily:
"Hurry up and shoot those strange ships, they are Ming warships......
On the orders of Lysons, the Portuguese battleships immediately returned fire.
However, as soon as they fired a few shots, the battleship was covered with the enemy's shells, and the sawdust was immediately bombarded.
Many shells pierced the side of the battleship, killing dozens of gunners who were firing.
Two warships from each of the three directions opened heavy fire on the Portuguese ships, causing them to lose their minds and soon suffering hundreds of casualties.
The cabin of one of the battleships was already flooded, and the hull was slowly tilting.
Zheng Chenggong had been holding a telescope and observing the Portuguese warship.
Seeing that one of the battleships was being damaged and slowly sinking, a sneer appeared on his face.
"Solid shells continue to bombard, trying to sink them all."
"Boom ......"
If it is said that the Ming army was deliberately playing with the Portuguese just now, trying to achieve the role of training.
Now the six ironclad battleships of the Ming army are firing at full power, and hundreds of solid shells are overwhelmingly smashing into the Portuguese sail battleships.
"Bang Bang ......"
"Click......"
The shells bombarded the battleship, and immediately there was a burst of cracking wood.
How could the wooden battleships compete with the ironclad battleships, and the sides of their battleships were bombarded by the Ming army's shells with countless large holes.
It didn't take long for the second Portuguese battleship to be sunk by the Ming army.
"Quick...... Evacuate"
Lysons was completely desperate, he didn't touch the side of Macao, the battleship had been sunk by the Ming army, and he hurriedly gave the order to retreat.
But as soon as they turned the rudder, the Hongwu rushed at high speed from the sea on the left, and the last Portuguese warship was blocked from retreating.