Chapter 1875: Da Gama is going to visit Conté
In order to achieve a realistic effect, Marin specially conducted several drills in a barracks near Aurich, imagining the barracks wall as the "Delaware Wall". Of course, it is kept secret from the outside world, so as not to be known by the French. Every time a play is played, the army clears the scene in advance.
However, the problem lies with the "Frostwolf Clan". Because the huskies have not yet arrived, they can only take their respective German pastors to fight first.
But Demu is too fierce to tell what is acting and what is really fighting. Therefore, during the battle, Demu almost really bit someone. This is still the result of the dog's owner's desperate pulling, otherwise something would really have happened.
Marin sighed and said:
"Put a muzzle on Demudu!" Wearing a muzzle, Demu can't put it down. This time, the acting is much smoother.
But when the real husky arrived, Marin felt that he was still too naïve......
After a short period of special training, these huskies did not have a problem howling wolves before the battle, but when they really fought, these huskies who looked like wolves were intimidated......
"How can this be good......" Marlin had a headache.
These huskies are playing wolves! What kind of animal is a wolf? Beasts! How can a wolf be so frightened that he retreats and runs away when he sees a fight?
Or dog expert Cilic gave his opinion:
"Your Majesty, let's let those soldiers who play infantry play with the huskies, and feed them if you have nothing to do......"
"Why?" Marin didn't react for a moment.
Cilic explains:
"These Siberian Husky dogs were very timid and seemed to be frightened by the infantry armed with swords and shields. Therefore, if you want the huskies to cooperate with the performance at that time, there is only one way - to make those huskies no longer afraid of those sword and shield infantry. ”
"And the only way to keep those huskies from fearing those infantry is to let the huskies get acquainted with them, and make the huskies think that those soldiers are playing games with them......"
"And the best way to get them acquainted quickly is to have the soldiers feed the huskies as soon as they charge. In this way, the huskies formed a habit of seeing those sword and shield infantry charge, thinking that it was time to eat, and they would pounce excitedly, and from a distance, it seemed like they had launched an attack......"
"Isn't that a conditioned reflex?" Marin looked at Cilic in amazement - this guy really has a way of raising dogs!
As far as Marin knows, even if police dogs were trained to perform tasks in later generations, the police dogs mistakenly thought that their owners were playing games with them. Therefore, it is really a good idea to let the infantrymen who launched the charge "play the game" with the huskies, and then immediately feed the jerky.
Sure enough, after feeding it a few times, the gluttonous Erha was no longer afraid of those "Terran infantry" who were holding swords and shields and charging with their teeth and claws. Even, after seeing it, I couldn't help but want to pounce, just to eat a bite of jerky......
Then, the "frostwolf orcs" tried hard to hold on to the rope to prevent them from losing their ...... In this way, the "frost wolves" led by the "frost wolf orcs" showed a posture of "fighting bravely" after the war. Actually, it's just that this group of greedy Erha wants to eat jerky......
However, this scene fell in the eyes of onlookers who did not know the truth, as if the group of "wolves" were eager to bite the group of "Terran infantry" in front of them......
At the same time, the charging "Terran infantry" will tie strips of meat ready to feed the huskies to their knees. If the husky wants to eat it, just bite the meat strip on the knee and tear it.
However, from a distance, this scene looks like a vicious wolf biting the knee of a soldier, which is very terrifying......
Seeing such a good effect, Marin clapped his hands excitedly and said:
"Great, Cilic, you're a dog expert! In this way, the timid Erha can also play the wolf! Well, I'm going to give you a raise! ”
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Marin's acting is in full swing, and the Ming Dynasty in the Far East and the southeast coast are also in full swing. The Ming court was beaten out of the fire, mobilized troops and horses from all over the country, went to the coast of Guangdong, and garrisoned various towns. At the same time, the military battle bureau of the Beijing Division, based on the achievements of the Humen Fort and under the instructions of the cabinet, also began to cast artillery with all its might, and prepared to vigorously build forts in various coastal areas.
Seeing that he could no longer bargain on the coast of Guangdong, Da Gama led his fleet north and began to harass the coastal area of Hujian. The Ming court was also prepared. However, some of the inhabited islands off the coast of Hu Jian were indefendable, and many of them were sacked by the Portuguese fleet. In addition, the Portuguese fleet also captured many strong men and served them as slaves.
However, because the Ming Dynasty had already prepared, although Portugal attacked some islands off the coast of Hujian, it did not reap any benefits. Because, valuable things have long been collected into the city by local governments. And the coastal counties of Hu Jian also strengthened their vigilance, and with the reinforcements sent by Hu Jian's general army, the Portuguese were helpless.
Moreover, Hu Jian's coastal guards also resisted, using some rudimentary firearms to damage three Portuguese warships. The firearm that damaged the Portuguese warship was called the bowl mouth gun, which was a firearm that existed when the Ming Dynasty was founded, and it was also the main firearm of the Ming Dynasty Navy Division at present.
The caliber of the bowl mouth gun is three inches and four seven, one foot and one inch long, and weighs sixty-three pounds, which is a small-caliber artillery with a short barrel, with a caliber of almost 11 centimeters, that is, 110 millimeters, which belongs to the standard short-barreled large-caliber gun. However, its body is also a little shorter, only three times the caliber. It looks more like a mortar......
In addition, this kind of bowl mouth gun, the cannonball is also a stone shell, and the cost is low......
Because of the short barrel, the range of the bowl is very limited, and the damage is also limited. Fortunately, the Portuguese warships were not so strong, so these bowl-mouth guns, which performed averagely, actually damaged three Portuguese warships in the battle.
Then Da Gama was numb. Because, he couldn't find a place to repair the ship......
In the face of the menacing Portuguese fleet, coupled with the lessons learned from Nanlang Town in Xiangshan County, the Ming court ordered that all the timber that could be used for shipbuilding in coastal towns, including carpenters who knew how to repair shipbuilding, were forcibly moved into the city and protected by officers and soldiers.
In this way, it will be difficult for Da Gama to replicate the previous practice in Nanlang Town. As a result, the fleet temporarily docked on a small island off the coast of Hujian.
Just when da Gama was worried about the maintenance of the three warships, the interpreter Bernardo suddenly said:
"My lord, I heard from those fishermen that Dongfan Island, the territory of Marin in the Far East of the North Sea Country, is just to the east, so why don't we send the injured boat to Dongfan Island for repairs? In the meantime, find a way to get some supplies over there......"
Because the Ming Dynasty began to pay attention to the gathering of materials in the coastal areas, many valuable things were moved into the city, and the Portuguese sailors were not good at attacking the city, so they had no choice but to do nothing. In particular, gunpowder and shells, which were fought less and less, made Da Gama very anxious.
Ming officials also seem to be aware of this problem and strictly prohibit the storage of gunpowder outside the city. As a result, the Portuguese were simply unable to replenish gunpowder, which greatly affected the durable combat effectiveness of the fleet. After all, Portuguese warships relied on the power of artillery.
Therefore, if da Gama wants to take his fleet to Dongfan Island to resupply, it is best to buy some gunpowder and cannonballs. At the same time, repair three wounded warships.
However, just as they were about to leave for Dongfan Island, Kong Tai, the person in charge of Dongfan Island, sent a letter first......
"Wartime neutrality? What's that? Da Gama was confused. Then, the messenger of Conté explained to him in detail that Da Gama understood.
But now the Portuguese fleet was really short of ammunition, and besides, it was difficult for the three damaged ships to hold on. So, Da Gama decided to visit Comté in person in order to try to change Comté's neutral position. At the very least, the three injured ships should be repaired......