The shelling continued until sunset, when it ceased for the time being. The Ming army was not good at night fighting, and firing artillery at night did not play a training role. The defenders at the head of the city will not let up because of this, and no one can guarantee whether there will be an attack this night. The city was brightly lit, and the soldiers of the changing guard clenched their muskets and remained fully vigilant.

On the side of the Ming army, the camp had already been erected, and due to the large number of soldiers, the work of the master who built the camp did not affect the frontal artillery bombardment and offensive preparations, and the Portuguese army actually spent the afternoon in a high degree of tension.

The cannons on the turret have been dismantled and transported, and for reasons such as recoil, some improvised turrets need to be built to place them before they can be officially applied. The gunners of the new army looked at these real cannons like treasures, wondering about their power and discussing how to maximize their lethality. Some people have already begun to compare hands and feet with the head of the city, simulating the location of the fort.

This afternoon's drill benefited these gunners a lot, and their mood was also very high, and some even asked if they could fire a few cannons at night, so that those Buddhas would not want to sleep. Wang Hong said with a smile: "The military heart is available, and Qin Cha always says that he will not lead the troops, and it seems that the old man is too humble to say this." If you can use the morale of the military to such an extent, how can you not talk about the soldiers? ”

In the big tent, several main responsible persons were there, and they began to review the gains and losses of this naval battle, count the casualties, and discuss the next step of progress. In the daytime water battle, the casualties of the officers and soldiers were close to 1,000, but the number of beheadings was not much, considering the factors of water warfare, the number of such beheadings was already considerable. A total of five of the eight large Buddha ships, including those that were blown up and burned, lost their capture value, the other three large ships, and six small and medium-sized ships were captured, and more than 100 Buddhist prisoners of war were also captured.

Most of these people are indigenous to the small South Seas and do not speak Chinese, but can communicate with the Portuguese-speaking Ryanstein. They don't have much loyalty to Portugal, and they don't even have to be tortured, they can tell the truth.

"These are the Manraka people, the former their prince, ran to the capital to ask for reinforcements, so that the court sent troops to help him restore the country. At that time, the imperial court didn't want to get involved in the affairs between the vassals, so it didn't do it. As a result, these guys didn't know what to do, but they came to the door to make trouble themselves, this time giving them a good taste, so that they could know that they couldn't underestimate my Daming. ”

Wang Feng pondered another thing: "I heard from the captives that after the Buddha conquered Manraka, they not only seized all its land and enslaved its people, but also established a religion in Manraka and made the natives become religious people. From this point of view, this Yijiao is not a simple sect, and it is likely to have something to do with the Yiren court. We have maritime merchants in Guangzhou who have returned from overseas and also believed in this Yijiao, and the local yamen did not take it seriously. When I go back, I'm going to have to investigate it properly. ”

"It's not a climate, it's easy to deal with." Yang Chengzu did not take the spread of Catholicism seriously, and he had the impression that it seemed that it was only in the Qing Dynasty that foreign religions officially spread on Chinese soil on a large scale by virtue of military victories. Now, there's not much soil for them.

Daming belongs to the existence of pan-faith, this kind of monotheistic belief that emphasizes exclusivity, it is okay to play with one's own people, but it is very difficult for everyone to believe. What's more, the prohibition of ancestor worship and the prohibition of concubines are also inconsistent with the Ming Dynasty, but there will be no internal response from the people.

What really determines the side of maritime businessmen and Haoqiang is actually interests. The interests of maritime trade are high, and foreigners are willing to buy things at high prices, so Tuen Mun, a free port, has always existed. Even if the officers and soldiers wanted to lock the port, they couldn't lock it at all, and among the merchants who sent supplies, there were few who really believed in religion. Now that the fortress has become a lonely city, it is much easier to lock up his supplies, even if he is trapped, he can trap it to death.

Wang Feng said: "This Yiren commander is indeed a good soldier, and I am not as good as him in water war scheduling." Judging from Cen Meng's return, the general does not know how to use soldiers, but only relies on geographical advantages and equipment to defend the city. In my opinion, there may have been a change in the city of the Buddhas, and the Lord will be replaced. ”

Yang Chengzu thought about the broken glass in the church and the blood on the ground, and nodded, "I think it's the same, most of them have also experienced a fire and war inside, this new leader will not lead troops, for us, this is good news." No matter what kind of fortified city, if the Lord will be incompetent, it will not be able to hold on for a long time. They are so nervous, the physical consumption is large, the physical consumption is large, and the consumption of materials is also fast, I see how many materials it has, and how long it can last. When our fort is completed, the city will panic even more as soon as this cannon is fired. There are two of them, let's wait, maybe there will be a second infighting soon. ”

Shen Xiyi pondered, "Qincha, how should these Yi captives we capture be released?" According to the opinion of the last general, the siege of the city is the bottom, and the attack of the heart is the top, it is better to show his kindness and put it back in the city. Through his mouth, he preached the virtue of my great soldiers, and the Buddhists might lay down their arms and surrender in Kaesong. You can always avoid a sword fight, and you can also reduce the number of deaths. ”

His line of thought was still the idea of the Ming Dynasty's war against Tusi, which was mainly based on negotiation and supplemented by means of war. When Yang Chengzu treated the wolf soldiers, his methods were tough, and Shen Xiyi was a little worried, and his suggestions could not be approved. I don't want Yang Chengzu to smile

"General Zijiang, you and I went together. Those natives don't have to be released, in the eyes of the Franc people, they can't be regarded as human beings at all, and like our Ming people, they are all livestock slaves. Put it back, and no one will listen to what they say. However, the authentic Buddhists we captured were still able to speak inside, and among the people we arrested, there were two officers, as long as they knew that we would not kill the prisoners, and we would pay them for the passage and send them home. The hearts of the soldiers in the city will inevitably be shaken, and this battle will be easy to fight. ”

Shen Xiyi secretly breathed, it seems that Qincha is not blindly rigid, and he also knows the importance of the word Huairou, but he doesn't know when he will be able to be gentle with the natives of Guangxi. The more Cen Meng's state looked, the more wrong it became, although he was obedient on the surface, he always felt that there were some terrible changes in his body. If he didn't catch any solid evidence, he couldn't say anything, so he could only wait and see.

When Ryan Stein came back, the news he brought back made Yang Chengzu quite puzzled, few of those Portuguese soldiers were willing to return to the castle, and even the two officers expressed their willingness to stay and serve the Ming Dynasty. One of them was also an artilleryman, and offered to serve as an artillery instructor of the Ming Dynasty and knew how the Ming army operated these cannons. The price is to pay him a good sum of money, including how much he will be paid after the castle is blown away. As long as this is negotiated, he can immediately shoot at his compatriots without psychological pressure.

Wang Hong looked at Reinstein, considering that he was also a Yiren, he finally swallowed the sentence of Yidi's human-faced beast heart in his stomach and didn't say it, but Reinstein was calm: These people are mainly mercenaries, as they should be, there is no need to make a fuss.

Yang Chengzu thought for a while, and suddenly showed a smile, "If they are willing to submit, it is a good thing." Lao Rui, you take them down to eat, eat whatever they want, drink if they want to drink, and then you let them do one thing. Cheng Zhai Gong, for the use of these Buddhas, I have an idea below, you can help refer to it in detail. ”