Chapter 436: The War Begins
The war came faster than expected, and just when the corn was harvested, just when the potatoes were ripe, the Portuguese rushed over with the wind and waves. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The soldiers quickly began to assemble, and the civilians ran desperately to their homes, orderly and not panicked, and Nguyen Duc Yu organized the militia to carry war items while calming the people's uneasy hearts.
Qi Jiguang was already standing on the port fort, his expression was extremely calm, this guy seemed to be calm every time, Wu You didn't see him panic, walked to Qi Jiguang's side and said: "This time I listen to your command, I have no experience in big wars!" ”
Qi Jiguang laughed and said: "This battle is simpler, especially our soldiers, the order prohibits where to fight, as the commander, you only need to see the overall situation!" ”
Wu You knew that what he said was reasonable, and he did not refute it, there is a lack of experience in this area, and at present, Qi Jiguang is the only one who can command, Zheng He cannot be regarded as handsome, and Shao Feng is still relatively young, he is more inclined to fight alone, this kind of large-scale war can only rely on Qi Jiguang, from this point of view, the current generals are still relatively scarce, and it also makes Wu You want to summon some heroes.
Zheng He sailed once before, bringing a lot of gold coins and jewelry, which were worth more than four million taels, in addition to a large part of the money used for urban construction and urban needs, that is, to fill the treasury, and part of it went into Wu You's pocket, which had no meaning for all of them, although Ruan Deyou and others were puzzled, but they also knew Wu You's personality, so they didn't ask for more.
Qi Jiguang was not just calm, he kept arranging one order after another, the artillery men began to quickly enter the fort, and the seaside embankment also became a simple battery for the militiamen, quickly pulling one artillery gun after another, although the overall battle line was a little long, but Qi Jiguang's orders could still be passed in three minutes.
The black dots in the distance gradually appeared on the sea level, this is the news brought back by the spies before, in the sea around Singapore, there are small boats cruising all year round, if necessary, light dry firewood and continue to wet firewood wolf smoke billowing up.
Qi Jiguang praised: "These people are really cheap!" ”
Wu You had good eyesight, and when he looked around, he saw ten large ships coming side by side, and the sails were puffed up high by the wind, and the speed was extremely fast.
At this time, Catalina, on the Portuguese ship, pleaded: "Father, father, please take back your orders, they are all hospitable people, and the soldiers are very disciplined, and it is definitely not a good idea for us to fight them!" ”
"Catalina, don't forget that you are from that country!" A young man dressed luxuriously, with a pestle and a cane in his hand, a white fur-rimmed tricorne hat on his head, and a long knife at his waist, squinted into the distance and said: "We originally thought that India was the end of the world, but we didn't expect you to drift here, yes, this is the East full of gold in the legends of merchants!" Gold, jewelry, exotic playthings, these will make our family the best in Portugal! For the sake of the family, put away your mercy and fear, we are the overlords of the sea! And we're not alone this time! ”
At the bow of the ship stood a wrinkled but energetic middle-aged and elderly man, the reason why he is said to be a middle-aged and elderly man, because he really can't see his age, his eyes are extremely sharp, and full of majesty, and at the same time his waist is straight, squinting and smiling: "According to what you said, their ship is probably coming from the East at this time, if we don't come to celebrate, how can we be worthy of their hard work!" ”
The young man said respectfully, "Father is right, we are polite people, and this time we have brought artillery, these cannons are really good fellows, and they are very powerful, you will see later!" ”
The middle-aged and old man also had a satisfied smile on his face, and at this time, the young man took the telescope and suddenly laughed and said, "Oh my God, these yellow-skinned monkeys have actually hid in the house, do they think they can resist us by relying on this?" Oh my God, what did I see, they actually have artillery too! With that, he put down his binoculars in horror.
The middle-aged and elderly man came over, gathered his eyes, and was immediately surprised, and at this time, the ship was only two kilometers away.
"Father, quickly raise the flag and let them stop moving!" Catalina pleaded again.
The middle-aged and old man opened his mouth, but after all, he didn't speak, and after picking up the binoculars again, he said: "No, the formation they have laid is extremely scattered, and there are only a few dozen artillery pieces, and we have more than a hundred, flag bearers, flag calls, let them bombard when they get close to the range of the artillery!" ”
Wu You saw their ship that did not slow down at all, and Qi Jiguang said: "It seems that they are really planning to do it!" ”
Wu You pursed his lips and looked at Qi Jiguang and said, "It's up to you!" ”
"Mr. President, promise to complete the mission!" Qi Jiguang is colorful.
"I want their ship!" Wu You continued.
Qi Jiguang looked at Wu You with a black line on his face.
Asking for a ship is not a whim, but has been planned for a long time, because they are not very happy to let Nalan Linglan and them build ships, and it is also a bit risky to let the Han Empire build ships, although Singapore has begun to arrange skilled craftsmen to build ships, but it still takes time, and they are different, their ships have all sailed in the ocean and can withstand challenges, if they can get intact ships, of course they are happy, even if they get broken ships, they are laughing.
At this point, the ship was only a kilometer away, and the opposite ship put away its canvas, began to reduce the speed of the ship, and began to turn the rudder very quickly.
Wu You got the news here, and the Malay side naturally got the news, and the Malay king almost didn't laugh to death, and immediately beckoned the hundred officials to hold a court meeting, and first said: "Do we want to help these people!" ”
Of course, it was the Portuguese who helped, and the Malay king had always had inexplicable confidence in his army, even if he had failed before, he still thought that it was just an accident, especially this time someone helped them fight Wu You, which was really unexpected.
Tu Awang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, they are extremely rampant, and they also sent assassins to harass us before and let us open the sea ban, tsk, now is the time to clean them up, you must know that they have so many troops, guarding the port, guarding the embankment, what kind of troops do they have, it is the moment when our army will go straight to the Yellow Dragon!" And according to the spies, these hairy devils also have magic weapons, and I am afraid that they will definitely not be inferior to them! ”
"What Master Tu said is reasonable!" The Malay king said with a smile.
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"Old minister!"
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The Malay king became more and more fluttering.
"Your Majesty, no!" Kalas stiffened his head and still scolded loudly: "At this time, I waited to attack, didn't they think of it? If they also set up an ambush, then we will be greeted at an even heavier price, and then, if they pack up these outsiders and turn against us, I am afraid... Your Majesty's throne is not guaranteed! ”
General Dasco, although he was released by Wu You before, but he was also left out in the cold for a long time when he returned to the court, and he has not yet stood up, the key is that the ministers did not dare to force him too tightly, because they knew that this was the only one who could fight at present, Dasco heard Callas's words, and immediately strode out, with a cautious and serious expression, and said heavily: "Your Majesty, you must not fight again, and now the plan is when we help them, and then we will gain favor, we can learn their skills, and have their sharp weapons, The coming day is long, and when the national strength develops, and the people in their city echo, how can they not recover! ”
Tuawang glared at him and said, "Fart, let you stink, can't we support those hairy devils?" You can also get their weapons! ”
Dasco still wanted to speak, but the Malay king in the seat suddenly said impatiently: "Needless to say, old general, are you too old to even have the courage to be aggressive, and the emperor's country is still counting on you to protect it!" Then he said confidently: "This time, the emperor will drive the expedition in person, and the soldiers will be full of confidence, come on, beat the drums of war!" (To be continued.) )