Chapter 502: Boom

The Portuguese in Macao built two forts, which can be regarded as the defense of the port of Macao, and it is a little ridiculous to say that after the construction of this fort, the artillery can only be operated by the Ming army, and the Portuguese only have the right to supervise, so when the Spanish fleet appeared on the sea, the Portuguese in Macao were so angry that they jumped to their feet, but they could only take out the guns or something to be on strict guard, and did not dare to rush out to fight.

The Ming army in Macao was not so much to defend against an attack on the sea, but to take strict precautions against these Portuguese, and the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had always been angry about the Portuguese using deception to gain a foothold in Macao, even if there was a serious threat at sea, they were also wondering in their hearts whether this was the Portuguese colluding with their own people.

After all, whether it is Spain or Portugal, the official title in the Ming Dynasty is Franc Ji. The president of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the local area is already going crazy.

The fleet gradually approached the port, and the batteries on the hill finally roared, and the shells did not hit the target, but only splashed water, which was a warning that it was not allowed to move forward, and it was a little strange to say that several huge ships that appeared on the sea of Macao had many guns, but they seemed to be deterred by the guns on the batteries, and did not dare to continue forward.

Such a large fleet was blocked in this way, and the people on the shore were a little incredulous, until they saw these big ships under the Spanish flag, slowly turning on the sea, heading towards the open sea, I don't know who raised their heads, and the people on the shore cheered loudly.

Everyone was glad that they had escaped the invasion of the Spanish fleet, albeit in particular inexplicability, and everyone saw the power of the so-called "Spanish fleet", such a huge ship, and the open gun doors on both sides of the sailboat, and the swarthy artillery.

Although it was looming and far away, everyone felt the breath of death, thinking that there was death and no life today, but they didn't expect to leave suddenly, and everyone was relieved in their hearts, cheering loudly on the shore.

Everyone thought that after the threat was over, the ships that departed from Macao the next day returned to the port in a gloomy manner, and it turned out that the "Spanish fleet" did not go too far, but waited on the road that must be passed through the open sea, and the "Spanish fleet" at this time did not show as inexplicable as it did in the port, but unceremoniously fired a warning and forced the ships to go to sea back.

There are also some big ships in the hands of the guards in the area of Macao, but these ships encounter this kind of warship on the sea, it is like a plaything, who will go to sea to find their own death, not to mention that the other party did not attack the land of the Ming Dynasty, it was already a nominal sea ban, and it was moved out at this time - the sailors of the Ming army will definitely not go to sea.

Originally, the officials involved in this matter were only a certain prefect near Macao, but there was such a fleet blocked not far away, and it was not a way to always conceal it and not report it, so the prefect reported it to the military envoy, and the military envoy reported to the political envoy, and after the political envoy and the governor discussed, they sent an envoy to Nanjing to report the news.

Seven or eight days passed in a flash, and the fresh water and food stored by the large ships seemed to be sufficient, and there was no intention of moving, of course, the ships in this vicinity were either blocked in the harbor and could not get out, or they made a detour from afar, and if there were ships to replenish the supplies of these warships, no one would know at all.

Seven or eight days was enough time for Macao's clippers or horses to deliver messages to the area around Yuegang, or in other words, the ports and forces within seven or eight days' distance of Macao, and even the government, knew that there was a powerful Spanish fleet guarding the open sea.

The maritime and Portuguese merchants in Macao were naturally nervous, but the forces in the other ports were celebrating each other, and finally stopped bothering us.

Although the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty are very hot, but everyone does not have too many concepts of the ocean in their hearts, whether it is the government or the people, they all feel that the territory of the mainland is the territory, and the sea is a rootless place after all, which is not the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

This is also a common idea of the mainland people, who do not attach much importance to the sea, so since those brand-new Spanish warships in the open sea are quietly staying there, it is not considered an incursion, although it is reported layer by layer, but it is not so important. Anyway, the people on land are not afraid, your ship at sea, but you have to replenish fresh water and food, see who goes first, and the people of Macao have become ostriches who bury their heads in the sand.

The leaders of the chamber of commerce in Yuegang finally breathed a sigh of relief, they had already sent a second batch of envoys to see if they could get in touch with those Spanish warships at sea, or buy some weapons, or if they could use the services of supplies, fees, and guides as a price in exchange for them to attack Huazhou, or some private ports in Guangdong.

Who would have thought that when the envoys sent out had no news, the sentinel ships and some small fishing boats around the Moon Harbor ran back and said that a wide fleet had appeared on the sea, probably more than thirty large and small ships, and there was no sign of a trading house or a port (the flag used to distinguish the team and the region, which is a kind of explanation for the pirates - I have paid the money, there are people behind me and the like), so they sailed towards the Moon Port, and judging by their routes, it is very likely that they passed towards Changle Bay on the edge of the Moon Port.

Guangzhou ship and Fu ship, that is, Guangdong and Fu built ships, although the style is different, but it is the best type of ship in this era, now the shipwright and shipyard are in the hands of those sea merchants, the manufacture of ships has been from the early stage of the forbidden sea to the withering, into the gradual recovery now, can also build a big ship, for example, according to the unit of Huazhou, close to four hundred tons of ship.

It is in the hands of private individuals, that is, the shipyards are in the hands of maritime merchants and pirates, and the fleets at sea can judge that the other party belongs to the ship of that power when they see the style of the ship. The merchants here in Yuegang were thinking about how to lead the fire to Guangdong, but what they didn't expect was that Guangdong would do it first.

The head of the chamber of commerce in Yuegang and several top businessmen, their families and dependents are all in a prosperous place like Quanzhou, but they also have their own mansions very close to Yuegang, which are used as soldiers, warehouses or gold houses to hide Jiaojiao, because Western ships are attacking Macao, these people who can be masters are gathered in the mansion of the head of the chamber of commerce for urgent matters.

Some of these people are businessmen who have pirate relations, and some of them have been pirates for many years and have become businessmen, and they are not timid and afraid of things, but these people are also biting knives and jumping off the boat at sea, and they are all fearless characters on the water. The Japanese had a certain amount of military experience in the Japanese kingdom itself, and they were relatively fierce in land warfare, which met the needs of the merchants.

Among the people attending this emergency meeting were two samurai leaders of the Wako, both of whom were said to be samurai of the Hosokawa family, who fled Japan because they had offended the lord's family.

It didn't take too much time, and soon the decision was made, the warrior Ding Zhuang, who could be mobilized in Yuegang, 4,000 people went to Changle Bay to ambush, and 2,000 people stayed to defend Yuegang, after all, this is their own territory in Yuegang, and there is no artillery on the Guangzhou ship.

If you want to land, the people on the shore make a lot of money, and Yuegang can also ask for the support of the guard at a critical time, which is also an advantage, there are two thousand households stationed there near Haicheng County, and it is also a soldier specially to guard against the Japanese invaders.

The entire Moon Harbor quickly began to mobilize, and if any of the officers of the government saw this scene, they would definitely be wide-eyed, because the private soldiers of these merchants were even more official than the official army, and they were soon assembled, and under the shouts of the leaders of those soldiers, they drove towards their destination.

The merchants, big and small, and the shipowners in the harbor were in a panic sorting out their goods, while cursing hatefully and hatefully for not talking about the damned Guangdong Southern Barbarians and not following the rules.

The team of 4,000 people walked on the road so swaggeringly, and the officers kept shouting and driving them away, so that they could speed up a little, the terrain of Fujian is mountainous in northern Fujian, but there are still plains in the area of Yuegang.

Yuegang to Changle Bay, it takes a day to walk, even if there are people on the road, they are all in a hurry to dodge, these private soldiers are notorious bastards, just walk for a long time, these private soldiers are a little tired, and they just want to go to the destination to rest quickly.

But he found several large carts in the middle of the road, all of which were sacks of the kind that carried goods from the sea, and there was no one to be seen driving the carts, and the horses had been unsaddled and grazing leisurely on the side.

"The first team moved the wagons out of the way and the horses with them."

The order was quickly issued, and hundreds of people in front of them rushed up in a hurry, and they were still thinking about whether they could get some oil and water in these sacks, and the private soldiers were originally selling their lives to make money!

"It seems to smell of saltpeter!"

One of the soldiers said in wonder, with a whoosh in mid-air, several long arrows flew in a long arc, and landed on the carriage weakly, but it startled the soldiers around them, and if they looked closely, the oilcloth wrapped around the arrow was burning.

"Boom~~~"