When it comes to destroying sails and masts, chain bullets have the best effect, but unfortunately Zhao Gongzi has not lit up this skill, and the coast guard force is naturally not equipped with this kind of shell.

But Da Ming has his own unique weapon - Lei Gong rocket!

When the warships of both sides approached two hundred meters, the marines, who had long been unable to hold back, released rockets one after another towards the mountain-like behemoth!

With a creepy crack, five-foot-long rockets soared into the air, dragging red tails towards the Goa Governor!

Because when attacking Jiangchuan City, ninety percent of the rockets did not hit the target, which caused a great waste...... In the post-war review, Wang Rulong asked the Marine Corps to launch rockets within 300 meters in future operations.

Zhao Shizhen also temporarily helped the Marine Corps to improve the rocket's launch frame so that it could give the rocket a more stable direction and angle.

Although the hit rate of the rocket is still very impressive, at least half of it can fall on the Duke of Goa.

And I can't stand it too much. Seeing that the battle was heating up, even the speedboats came up to release rockets, and in a short period of time, hundreds of rockets enveloped the Duke of Goa, shining the delicate light of this Karak galleon, and also illuminating the sea surface of Futian Bay!

Countless rockets roared through one sail after another, and the huge square sails were constantly torn apart, and one side was rocketed

The tail flame ignited, and the fire quickly broke out!

Fortunately, there are enough crew members on board the galleon who have a lot of experience in damage management. The sailors immediately aimed their pumps at the burning sailboat, and several jets of water shot out, desperately trying to prevent the fire from spreading to the other sails.

However, more rockets landed on the ship, and the thin tail flames caused more than a dozen fires, and the sailors were exhausted and put out fires everywhere.

Sailors below deck, in the lower bow, risking being hit by cannonballs, were busily using linen, planks, and oiled linen wool to block the shells of the ships that had been pierced by the shells, so as not to flood in the waves. The water under their feet is already up to their ankles, and it will be a big problem if they don't plug it.

What's worse than the fire and water situation is that after withstanding so many rounds of attacks, the sails on the Duke of Goa were finally completely destroyed and completely lost power!

Now, the galleon can only rely on inertia to move forward slowly, and its speed is visibly slowing down.

This means that it will be more likely to be hit by artillery, and when the distance between the two sides is only 100 meters, the lethality of the artillery will increase again, but unfortunately many of the guns will shoot too fast, and the barrel will have softened and can no longer be fired.

Fortunately, at this time, the short but deadly Hongxi cannon took over the battlefield, and the thick barrel roared and fired huge cannonballs - this time it was not grapeshot, but thirty pounds of solid iron bullets!

Heavy shells hit the Duke of Goa's big round fat face, and each shot opened a basin-sized wound!

A cannonball shot through the hole that had been pierced before, whistling past the sailors who were busy plugging the leak, and in an instant took more than a dozen lives! Another shell came in, hitting a gun carriage with one of the guns. The wooden gun carriage was torn apart, and the two-ton three-meter cannon lost its restraints, and rolled on this deck, breaking several guns like a rolling pin, crushing and crushing a dozen gunners, and finally making a big hole in the bulkhead before stopping!

~~

Colonel Pinto stood outside the pilotage with a blushing face, his hands clutching at the carved railings, listening to the bad news coming from the cabin, at the messy deck, at the sieve-beaten bow, and at the sails that had been turned into rags......

Father Torres had been sitting and praying in the prayer room, but unfortunately the overlord clothes added this time seemed to be of little use.

Colonel Pinto knew that he had to make a man's decision quickly. Otherwise, the only thing that awaits the Duke of Goa is to be sunk and burned.

"Little Lucas, give the order to surrender with a white flag." Captain Pinto said calmly.

In fact, when his side was blocked in Futian Bay by ten times the number of enemy ships, the result was already doomed - he was just betting on the lack of firepower of the Ming Dynasty. It's a pity that he lost the bet, so he had to admit defeat.

"But Colonel, we haven't fired a shot yet!" The young adjutant was full of indignation: "Our sailors are still there!" ”

"The galleon, which has lost the ability to move, has only one way to surrender." Pinto took off the wig from his head and revealed his true Mediterranean hairstyle, saying: "Remember, my little Lucas, every crew member is invaluable to our sparsely populated Portuguese Empire, His Majesty's vast colony needs our protection, we must cherish our own lives, and it is not advisable to sacrifice as lightly as the Ottomans." ”

As he spoke, he glanced at the handsome little lieutenant and said, "Little Lucas, I will be responsible for the failure of this battle, and I can't watch you grow up." Take our men and move to the Oriental Princess, and Major Alfonso will continue to train you for me. ”

The Portuguese Navy has not suffered such a humiliating defeat in decades. Colonel Pinto knew that even if he managed to escape this time, the Governor would never let him go.

The adjutant saluted him with tears in his eyes and replied, "Colonel, the Oriental Beauty also has a white flag......"

"Uh...... Yes? Colonel Pinto looked back in astonishment, and once the naval battle began, the ships were fighting separately, and he did not notice the situation of the Galen ship at all.

Only then did it turn out that the poor Oriental Princess had also lost its sails and two masts...... Apparently, Major Alfonso also thought that this useful body should be saved for the Empire, rather than burned with jade.

~~

The white flag was hoisted at the same time on both galleons and the anchor was lowered. Zhao Gongzi breathed a long sigh of relief. His judgment was indeed correct - for a Portuguese with a population of less than 2 million and 6,000 seamen, but who had built a huge empire spanning Europe, America, Africa and Asia, he would not have made unnecessary sacrifices.

Zhao Gongzi raised his hand, Wang Rulong immediately ordered someone to hang up the green lantern of the ceasefire, the cannon sound stopped one after another, and the sea surface returned to calm.

"Give them the order, and within half an hour, everyone will immediately gather on the deck and surrender, and I guarantee their safety. Half an hour later, those who refuse to surrender will be killed! Zhao Hao commanded in a deep voice: "And emphatically emphasize that the property on the ship is already the spoils of war belonging to the Tamna garrison area, and anyone who dares to damage it will be punished with the most severe punishment!" ”

"Yes!" Ma Yinglong immediately released the interpreter from his cell and asked him to lead him to the Oriental Beauty to announce his life.

There are also two marine squadrons with them, and they will control the warships first.

Helgo, with two other Marine squadrons, grabbed the interpreter from his cell and went to the Duke of Goa to give orders.

All warships were also on alert in case of movement.

In fact, Zhao Gongzi can rest assured that the Portuguese will never cheat after surrendering. Because they have too few native sailors, not to mention the majority of South Asian sailors, even those British and Dutch sailors, they will definitely not fight for them after surrendering.

It is even possible that in order to survive, he will help the Ming Dynasty people kill them......

So Colonel Pinto and Major Alfonso could only watch as a group of Ming men in blue uniforms and carrying bayonets and rifles climbed onto their ships along the hanging rope nets.

The leading Marines climbed onto the deck, immediately removed their guns from their backs, and formed a formation to protect their comrades who climbed up after them. When a squadron of marines came up to the deck, everyone's hanging hearts relaxed.

Father Torres also came out of the prayer room and stood beside Colonel Pinto, looking more depressed than he was.

However, the priest still beat his spirits and translated the meaning of the herald of the Ming Kingdom to Pinto.

Pinto was not surprised by the other party's conditions, and calmly accepted that in the naval battles of Europe, after surrender, the ships, goods and people belonged to the other party, and they could only be ransomed if they paid a ransom.

He was going to follow the rules and order all the artillery to be pushed into the sea. But the powerful firepower displayed by the Ming Dynasty in this battle made him feel that he was very ridiculous to give this order.

Others have learned to cast heavy artillery, and have made dozens of times more artillery than themselves, what is there to cherish with a broomstick?

So he simply ordered the lieutenant to burn the ship's confidential documents and the most critical nautical charts, and let the rest go.

"I can give orders as you ask, but you must keep your promise to keep our sailors safe and treat them as they deserve." Colonel Pinto maintained the dignity of a high-ranking Imperial officer.

It's a pity that the herald of the other party will only repeat Zhao Gongzi's order repeatedly:

"All of you immediately lay down your weapons and gather on deck to surrender, we guarantee your lives. Those who refuse to surrender will be killed! ”

"The property on the ship is all the trophies belonging to the Daming Royal Tamna garrison area, and any damage will be punished with the most severe punishment!"

The priest shrugged helplessly at Colonel Pinto and said, "My child, lower your profile. In East Asian civilizations, captives have no human rights. ”

"Father, you should have said this earlier." Colonel Pinto glared at him indignantly and said, "Otherwise, I would consider surrendering directly." ”

"I'm sorry my kid." Father Torres smiled wryly and said, "Because you gave me too much confidence. ”

"You too, Father." Pinto put on his wig again, and it was a big night, bareheaded, and cold.

The two were then escorted into the crowd on the foredeck, where they were centrally guarded by gun-wielding Marines.

Another Marine on board searched each compartment floor by floor, bringing all the occupants to the deck, whether alive or dead.

~~

The Goa Governor was so large that it wasn't until dawn that the Marines completed their search and gathered everyone on the stormy deck.

Seeing that the light was ready to operate, the five transports transferred the remaining ammunition to the various battleships and emptied their decks to receive the prisoners.

At this time, the horn sounded on the flagship announcing the successful completion of the 'Hunting Plan', and the soldiers burst into earth-shattering cheers!

Now not only is the 'Oriental Beauty', but even the 'Governor of Goa' is a son!

ps. It's not okay to be old, I stayed up late yesterday and wasted firewood today. I only wrote 1,000 words in the second shift, and I can only do two more......