In fact, how can the kung fu of a cigarette defeat a fleet? This is not a game! In such a short period of time, the Ming fleet was not enough to even turn and lay out a horizontal line.

Gao Yang also had no intention of humiliating his officers in public. He held the lighter in his hand and played with it casually, never thinking of lighting a cigarette. He just wanted to give his subordinates a little encouragement, so that they could teach these Portuguese who didn't know the height of the sky.

It's an unequal battle. No one could ask the Portuguese to die like a fearless hero in the face of a mighty fleet.

When the Ming fleet began to turn and was ready to pull out the horizontal line. The Portuguese chose to retreat at the right time. Or rather, they just turned around and ran away.

The Portuguese knew that there was a huge difference in strength between themselves and the fleet of the Ming Empire in front of them. Staying is not a show of courage, but a sign of a silly hat. The so-called extraordinary courage is all forced.

The Portuguese quickly turned and tried to escape to the protection of the artillery of the fortress of Macau. It's just that the officers of the Ming Navy, who have already been given a death order and will wipe the deck if they fail, dare not let them go!

If it really upsets the national teachers, punish them for wiping the floor. Then these officers will surely become the laughing stock of the entire navy for many years to come!

In this era, the difference in status is very obvious. An officer is an officer! They must not do what sailors do.

At this time, the area of the Macao fortress was not large, and several towering forts standing on the hill were struggling to fire at the vast sea. Try to help the Portuguese ships that are speeding through the rain of bullets escape.

Macau's few dilapidated streets are now filled with people of all worlds. Most of the Chinese people had an inexplicable excited expression when they saw the Daming fleet with white sails covering the sky and the sun and the moon and dragon flags fluttering on the ship.

And the adventurers who came here from various countries to pan for gold were ugly. Especially the pirates with complex compositions.

In this era when pirates and navies are only one layer apart. After the Portuguese had collected the import duties, it was not a big deal to turn a blind eye to the non-hostile pirates and let them into the port.

Except for pirates. At this time, there were still a number of Spanish or English ships in the port of Macao. There's even a big French ship!

The most fundamental reason why Macau is so important to Portugal is that from here you can directly do business with the merchants of the Ming Dynasty!

And ships from other countries come here, and they simply can't find an interface for trading. The sporadic smuggling trade is not only dangerous. (The Ming, the Portuguese, and the pirates all cracked down on smuggling.) And the number is too small to be of much practical significance.

When these ships almost crossed half the world to the far east. Want to buy some in-demand goods that are selling crazy in Europa. For example, noble silk and fine porcelain, among others. They will find that they can't find any official access here. With the exception of a small amount of dangerous smuggling, the only purchase was from Portuguese-controlled Macao.

This is also the most important reason why the Dutch are so keen on Macau and Hong Kong and have been attacking it for so many years. What the Dutch have always pursued is to be able to trade directly with the Ming Dynasty.

Over the years, the Portuguese have taken advantage of the opening of Macao and Hong Kong to earn countless wealth from various countries. I don't know how many people are angry about this. The people who want to see their bad luck are even more away.

However, now that the Ming Navy has taken the initiative to attack here, does this mean that the special status of Macao Port has ended? None of you who watched the battle on the shore knew what was going on in your mind.

The battle on the sea was not fierce at all. The Portuguese fled in the direction of the harbor. The Ming navy, which was chasing behind, surrounded these unlucky people with intensive artillery fire.

Because the enemy fleet chose to flee, the gunners of the Ming Navy immediately used chain bullets used to destroy the mast, sails, and rigging of sailboats. If the enemy fleet is fleeing, then first destroy all the power plants they rely on to escape.

The high-speed spinning chain bullet whizzed across the sky like a large ball of pullback, and then swept past the upper deck of a Portuguese warship. The tremendous force swept across the deck like a typhoon.

No matter what it is, as long as it is swept into it, it will inevitably end in smashing. The Portuguese ships quickly lost their speed after being attacked by a torrential rain of chain bombs. Their mast was broken and collapsed, and the rigging broke causing the sails to fall. The upper deck of the battleship was in shambles. Debris and debris are everywhere.

At this time, the sailors of the Ming Navy leisurely loaded the solid shells into the barrels. Re-bring the distant Portuguese fleet into the crosshairs.

After a period of sailing, the Ming naval fleet had gradually pulled out of its position, and more and more warships began to pour fire on the Portuguese.

At this time, the Portuguese fleet was sadly discovered. Not only did their own warships lose their power systems. At this point, even turning the ship and exposing the gun position to return fire became a luxury.

Their rudders were not damaged, but they lost their most important sails. If you don't have motivation, you can't turn around. If you can't turn around, you can only be beaten violently as a target.

The panicked Portuguese tried to regain momentum using artificial paddling. But it's too late.

They exposed themselves to the guns of the Ming Navy for so long. Still want to escape? Isn't that too much to look down on the marksmanship of those Ming gunners who have trained so hard for so long that the cost of gunpowder alone makes the logistics officers vomit blood?

Eventually, all the Portuguese who tried to escape were left behind. Under the dense gaze of the distant shore, the waterline of one Portuguese warship after another was partially beaten into a sieve. Soon it gradually sank due to excessive water ingress.

The vain Macau Fort gradually quieted down. The expressions of the Portuguese throughout Macau were all very exciting.

No declaration of war, no announcements. There was nothing, and then a huge fleet appeared on their doorstep and beat them up.

What the hell is going on with this TMD?!

This is the cry that lingers in the hearts of all the Portuguese at this moment.

Soon, a small traffic boat was lowered from the Blue Dragon. Several sailors struggled to slide the dinghy towards the distant port of Macao.

Wait until the Portuguese soldiers, with their extremely ugly faces, greet the transport boat on the dock with muskets. A proud Ming naval officer brought Gao Yang's ultimatum.

"The Ming Empire will take back Macau from this moment. Portugal chose to abandon resistance, and the personnel could leave by boat. Choose to resist to the end, then no one will have to go! ”

Gao Yang's ultimatum shocked Governor Vashiki inexplicably. He didn't understand why the Ming Empire would use force without warning. It was completely different from what he had learned about the country's habits!

Right now. Difficult multiple-choice questions were in front of him. Actually, it's not a multiple-choice question. As a viceroy appointed by the King of Portugal, it was impossible for him to choose to surrender while he still had the strength to resist.

Governor Washiki also has his own hole cards in choosing to hold on. St. Paul's Fort is located on the commanding heights of the Macao Peninsula. It forms a defensive system that echoes each other with the nearby Songshan Fort and the A-Ma Fort. The garrison is strong.

The most important thing is that these batteries are built on top of mountains!

These batteries had an absolute advantage over naval warships on the sea. It doesn't matter how many guns there are on the multi-deck of the battleship. Except for the upper deck. The elevation angles of other artillery guns simply did not reach the Macao Fort.

Even the guns on the upper deck have no accuracy and range at all when firing at large elevation angles. This is the confidence that Governor Washiki chose to hold on. Over the past few decades, the Dutch in the Nanyang region have come to attack Macao many times. Every time, I hated in front of these batteries!

At the same time, the Governor of Vashiki knew that he was not strong enough to contend with such a large fleet. He also made two preparations. By the time the arrogant Ming officer left, there were two more boxes filled with Escudo and Rial on the transport boat.

On the Qinglong, Gao Yang casually threw the sincerely-worded handwritten letter written to him by the Governor of Vashiki into the sea. looked leisurely at the box in front of him that had been opened. Both chests are filled with silver and silver coins!

"The leader of the Francophone said that as long as we withdraw from the army, he will give ten times the wealth as a reward for the labor army." Zhou Qi, who went to Macao Port to deliver Gaoyang's notice documents, stood aside and said with a respectful expression.

"Ten times?" Gao Yang hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled indifferently: "The wealth here is a hundred times more than that." And that's not even folk. He said let's go, and if we really just left, then what's it? ”

"What your lord said is very true." The generals around them all echoed each other.

"It's just that all the forts in Macao are built on the mountain, and the position is extremely high. Most of the guns on our ship are out of reach. If the guns on the upper deck shoot at a large elevation angle, not only will they suffer a big loss in terms of range, but the shooting accuracy will not be guaranteed at all. Wang Wu, the gunners on the Qinglong, expressed the worries of most of the naval officers.

"Use your brains!" Gao Yang had an expression of hatred that iron could not be made of steel. Raised his finger and pointed to his head, and said in a helpless voice, "If you can't hit the sea, no one thinks of landing and hitting from the land?!" ”

"Huh?!" As soon as Gao Yang's words fell, the eyes of all the generals beside him lit up. That's right! You can also copy the back road of the Fran machine man from the land! As long as people rush forward, what is the use of his fort no matter how high it is?

"Tiger Mountain." Gao Yang looked at Huang Degong on the side, and said in a deep voice, "I'll leave it to you here." ”

For a fortified coastal defense battery, the biggest threat does not come from the sea. Because they were built to resist threats from the sea.

For these batteries, the biggest threat comes from behind them! (To be continued)