Chapter 112: The Attack of the Franc Man
The living and the dead, choose a side to stand, and decide the next step after choosing a side. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis kind of unreasonable negotiation posture is not suitable for Ming officialdom, but in a world where pirates are respected by force, it is the best means of negotiation. Especially the scene of the beheading and blood dripping at the end is too brutal, and this single hand destroyed the psychological defense line of most of the bodyguards. When a group of bodyguards put down their weapons and surrendered on their knees, the identity of Lin Haishan's new generation of thieves was preliminarily decided.
Of course, this is still far from her really becoming the leader, if the heirs of other mountains or the children of relatives launch a counterattack, whether she can catch it and whether she can stabilize the situation is the key to determining whether she can stand firm. But she didn't need to think about these issues right now, and no matter how much those islands wanted revenge, they couldn't spare their hands now.
Standing on the reef, holding a monocular and watching, the white sails in the distance are like clouds in the sky, and a dull cannon sound is accompanied by black smoke. Like an ant colony, the dinghy began to rush towards the island, followed by a burst of gunfire and shouting.
Through the binoculars, you can see the style of the sailboats, which are as tall as a building, with three masted hard sails, and cannons like monster fangs, densely scattered on both sides of the hull. At a glance, it can be seen that this kind of ship is not a Daming Fu ship style, but from a Western creation. Fan Jin recalled in his mind the great sailing game he had played in his previous life, wondering whether these ships were Karak or Callen, whether they were Venetian warships?
Lin Haishan said: "The government really doesn't talk about credit, and it took three days, why did it fire now?" ”
"To be reasonable, it's the red-haired people who came, which from the perspective of the contract, is called a reasonable use of the loopholes in the terms. In fact, there is no difference, three days earlier and three days later, it's all like this. Without these foreigners attacking, you will now be surrounded by a group of people to ask for guilt, speaking of which, you should still see the love of foreigners and thank them for helping you out of the siege. ”
"It's not uncommon, whoever dares to ask me about my sins, I'll just cut it down." The woman supported her body on one leg and stepped on a slightly higher stone with the other, pulling a lunge and holding up a telescope to watch, looking extremely rude. While watching, he scolded: "These red-haired ghosts dare to come to us for trouble with a few ships in total, so they should be killed now and give them some power." ”
"On the surface, there are few boats, it doesn't mean that there are no follow-up moves, if the navy kills out, I bet that it will be unlucky. You see, there's already a ship out there...... Look again, isn't that an ambush coming out? ”
A fleet counterattacked, wanting to rely on naval battles to beat the Franc man, and the fleet that did not want to attack was just a decoy, and the real killer was hidden behind. When the two fleets approached, a large fleet came out in a half-moon formation and surrounded the Lin fleet.
The artillery roared, huge columns of water rose into the sky, the attacking fleets burst into flames, and the remnants also turned around and fled to the island in a hurry. The superiority of ships and firepower of Spain and Portugal has been reflected, although the Lin fleet is a pirate, but it is mainly armed with traditional merchant ships, and in naval battles, it can only rely on the number of piles, and the quality is no match for foreign ships.
Originally, tens of thousands of people were together, and if they fought a naval battle, they would pounce on them with the advantage of more ships, and there was nothing they could do. But now the islands are fighting their own battles, the numerical superiority does not exist, and the quality is crushed, and the naval battle is very disadvantageous.
In fact, with the reserve fleet, the strength of the Franc machine is far inferior to that of the Lin family. However, the previous purge made the islands not help each other, and the Franc man attacked one island, and the people on the other islands did not respond. Seeing that the Franco machine man knocked down on such an island one by one, even if the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty did not come, it would be very problematic whether the Lin fleet could hold on this time.
Fortunately, the current level of science and technology is limited, and defense is always cheaper than offense, Fan Jin looked at it for a while and said: "Franco is not stupid, they should know that it is the government that wants to borrow a knife to kill people." Even if they take down the island, how much benefit will it have? It will do it, but it will not fight to the point of hurting the vitality. If you take down a few islands, you will also converge, this is the most heavily defended of the islands, and they shouldn't come to use their brains here. Of course, you have to hurry up and run, if you don't run, it will be too late. As many people as you can contact on each island, try to contact them, and see who is willing to go with you, so take them, and if you don't want to go with you, you can go with those who are in charge. ”
Lin Haishan walked in front with some disappointment, muttering, "I thought I could have a good fight with the Yiren, but I didn't expect it to be such a wretch." The government does not talk about credit, and says that it is good to recruit peace, and it wants to kill people again. ”
"If your eldest brother is here, you can fight well, or if you come back a few days early, you can fight. Even now, if you take your descendants and kill them, you can have a level relationship with the Yi people. But there is no point, it is much more useful to preserve strength and wait for a comeback than to compete for a short time. If you believe the government's words, it would be too stupid, it is not easy to run away for life when you have time, and if you really stay to recruit peace, it is equivalent to sending you to death. ”
Lin Haishan's clothes have been tied, but the blood on her face has not been washed away, and she is still hideous and terrifying. She looked at Fan Jin: "I didn't expect you, a scholar, to kill without blinking, how do you know that I won't cut you down easily." ”
"Because I believe you have enough brains, at least now is not the time to cut me. Everyone is a brother, and there is a spirit in the heart. You want me to be beaten up, and then I have a good shot, and I'm not at a loss? Killing the old man with such a shot made everyone happy. ”
Back in the castle, the dead bodies had been cleaned up, and several female soldiers were wiping the blood from the ground. Lin Haishan waved his hand and said, "You don't have to wipe the blood, you have to leave anyway, keep it." ”
Liang asked, "Didn't you mean Zhao'an?" Why do you have to go? Isn't it true that we set up a lowering flag and wait for the officers and soldiers to come and recruit us? ”
"Sister-in-law, the officers and soldiers are not here to recruit us, but to kill us. When your brain is broken, you will believe that the soldiers below will reason with you, kill a man when you see it, and pounce on a woman when you see it. We are like this, and so are the officers and soldiers, there is no difference. The so-called recruitment of security must also protect yourself first. Nanao couldn't hold on, so quickly packed up his things and prepared to walk. We brought all our men with us, and those from the other islands who were willing to go with us did their best, but we told them to prepare their own boats, for we didn't have so many boats. Food and other things, and we will find a way in the future. ”
Liang is a person who has no ideas, he is used to obedience in his temperament, and he listens to his sister-in-law when he is not there, and this is true for family affairs or official affairs. She would not refuse Lin Haishan's opinion, but she was also a little embarrassed, "Little sister, you know, we have so many things, how can it be so easy to clean up." And so many people on the island, families on all the islands......"
"We don't care about that much, we can just go. In the past few days, many people have been killed, and some people have different aspirations, they are willing to go, and I may not be willing to take them. Tell yourself that you should hurry up, leave when it gets dark, and when it is dawn, I will not wait for them. Also, send the women's army down to monitor the speech of those people, and if anyone has an opinion about me, the head of the family, I will send him to see Uncle Fourteen! ”
Liang looked at his sister-in-law cowardly, then at Fan Jin, and suddenly asked, "Fan Gongzi, you two ...... It's really ...... Already that? ”
Lin Haishan said angrily: "Sister-in-law, when is it, you still care about this?" ”
"No, your eldest brother is most worried about your lifelong event, and he told me in the past that he must marry a good family. The Hong family is good, and if you are a scholar, you may be able to be a decree in the future. I heard that the Hong family has collapsed, so naturally you don't have to think about it anymore, so you and him ...... Anyway, you choose it yourself, no matter what, but then again, even if we don't pay attention to these, we should make a drink, please invite guests. ”
She patted her head as if she remembered something, "I remember, the wedding dress your eldest brother prepared for you is still there, I will let people find out, we will have a happy event tonight and drink the wedding wine, and after drinking, let people get on the boat." ”
Lin Haishan was so angry that she almost vomited blood, but Fan Jin said: "What sister-in-law said is very right, let's do what sister-in-law wants." However, neither of us has experience in this kind of thing, so it is better for my sister-in-law to handle it. Send a letter to each island, and come as much as you can. ”
Liang looked at him, "I haven't settled the account with you yet, if Xianggong is fine, then we are relatives, if Xianggong has an accident, I won't let you go." But no matter what, today you are Haishan's father-in-law, I will give you face, I promise to give you a decent scenery for this marriage, and you will be good to her in the future. If you dare to be half-hearted with her, our knives don't recognize people! ”
When she walked out, Lin Haishan looked at Fan Jin in puzzlement, "Sister-in-law is crazy, and you are also crazy with her?" We're at war right now, but we're going to get married? You also want to send letters from the islands, what are you crazy about? ”
"Everyone is a brother and brother, it doesn't matter if you marry, you won't get pregnant." Fan Jin smiled, and hurriedly said before Lin Haishan went crazy: "You have to find something to do for her, otherwise your sister-in-law will collapse." She's not like you, little woman, she doesn't know herself, she listens to what others say. Now I know that I have made a big mistake, and I want to apologize and make up for it, but I don't know what method to use, so I can only find something to do in this way to give myself a little psychological comfort, thinking that I am still useful. She must be given a chance to feel that she is a useful person, otherwise she will not even know how to live under the shame. Although now that you are married, it sounds like a crazy person, but in fact, if you want to open it, it is nothing more than a joke, if you don't let her do this, what else can she do. Pulling people to hold a wedding is nothing more than tossing more than a dozen or twenty people, and you are not short of manpower. ”
"Aren't you afraid that the people of the government will use this matter to deal with you in the future?"
"They're not fools......"
Lin Haishan thought about it, felt that her IQ was despised, and asked a little angrily: "What about us, what are we doing?" ”
"Of course, I packed up my belongings, and I had to run at night, so I was very short. Escaping is as difficult as charging, and hopefully we still have time. ”
Maritime.
The tall, handsome, and well-dressed Spanish commander on the flagship lowered his binoculars with a smug smile on his face. "A savage is a savage, and it's time for them to experience how terrible the wrath of the Lord is. These damned infidels, they've caused enough trouble, and this time they're going to send them to hell. Those Portuguese Liu Busy were so bad that if it weren't for their incompetence, we would have captured five or six islands by now. I have long said that His Majesty should target this empire and launch an attack on him. This seemingly powerful nation is actually vulnerable, and if we charge bravely, we can bathe this country in the light of the Lord. ”
This combined fleet consisted of the Spanish navy in Luzon and the Portuguese pirates who later became known as Macao, now known as the Trenches. In fact, in addition to the different names, there is not much difference between the two in terms of actual performance. The two countries have many similarities in geography and beliefs, but they do not really recognize each other as compatriots, especially in the eastern market, where competition can kill people. The reason why the coalition was formed was really the existence of Lin Feng, which had too much impact on their interests, as long as the Lin fleet existed for a day, their life would be unstable.
Lin was not ignorant of the incitement of the Spaniards among the Chinese, and although Spain was currently known as invincible in the world, it did not have many troops in the East. Even in Luzon, the southern islands have not been mastered, and against the tens of thousands of people of the Lin family, if you count a large number of overseas Chinese, the scene is not very advantageous.
So from the very beginning, the Spaniards were trying to dredge Yin Zhengmao's joints and use the power of the Ming government to eliminate Lin Feng's forces. For this reason, they spent a lot of money, and even violated the ban to sell some weapons to Yin Zhengmao, but fortunately, these efforts have been paid off today, and this trouble is finally going to be solved.
The plans of the Ming Dynasty government, the Spaniards actually saw it very clearly, but they also had their own calculations. The entire fleet was served as cannon fodder by native Luzon natives and slave soldiers. The Portuguese served as a decoy to lure Lin's fleet into battle, and the Spanish navy was responsible for delaying the release of artillery and would not undertake the task of attacking fortifications.
The Ming Dynasty wanted to make Spain lose blood, and Spain also wanted to borrow a knife to kill people, and use the city defense of the Lin fleet to consume the population of Luzon and reduce obstacles to its rule.
Next to the commander, the young adjutant said, "I think, Your Excellency the Governor of the Ming Empire, doesn't want the imperial warriors to really occupy these islands. We don't need to waste precious troops for these people, just set off some artillery and convince those great sailors that we are firing. ”
"My friend, we have seen the Governor's tricks very clearly, as to how to deal with it...... I think it should be in a more Spanish way to make him understand that the great Spanish Empire did not need to grovel to this barbarian country. They should bow to us, not the other way around. So I decided, with a nice slap in the face, to respond to his ruse. You see......"
He pointed to the distance, "On the nautical chart handed over by the Ming Dynasty, only the defense of that island is not marked, if my estimate is correct, it is the defense center of the entire Nanao Island." The wealth accumulated by the pirates should be on that island, and if we can load those treasures on the ship before the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, the expression of the governor of Yin will be very interesting. ”
The adjutant also had a smile on his face, "Your Excellency, I approve of your plan very much, but we don't know anything about this island, and if you rush forward, you will ...... casualties."
"Compared to the gold and jewelry, the carcasses of some monkeys don't matter. Inform the attacking troops, take some prisoners, and ask for the route to the island. Then organize a crack commando team, operate at night, and before the sun rises, I'm going to make every gold coin on that island belong to Spain! ”