The spearhead who undertook the exploration mission reported that the Franc robot man was not found in the church, and the entire church had been controlled by the Ming army. However, one side was quickly subdued by the other, and it did not evolve into a large-scale fight, and when Yang Chengzu arrived, he could only see some broken stained glass and some blood stains that had not had time to be wiped away.

The statue of Our Lady has fallen to the ground, probably in a hurry, or it may be deliberate, the Ming officials and soldiers still lack understanding of these foreign gods at this time, most of them are regarded as silver shrines, and they are not surprising if they push it after seeing it. Yang Chengzu stepped forward to help the statue up, and then put his hands together and performed a Buddhist salute.

"You see, it wasn't our people who put you down, and don't put it on our heads if there's any account. You have been in your country so well, why bother if you have to fly across the sea and go to other people's land to make trouble with the wind and rain, and as a result, you can't even stand on your feet? It's not very good for everyone to live their own lives and make a lot of money in a muffled voice. Should you tell your disciples and grandchildren that they can recite sutras and burn incense in their own country, and worship you if they have nothing to do, and when they go to someone else's land, they will believe in someone else's god and abide by someone else's rules, and then they will be happy. It's a pity, I guess you barbarians don't understand this truth, you have to learn it slowly, I hope you still have a chance to change your mind. ”

The officer in charge of the search returned to report that some gold and silver had indeed been found in the church, and the total was not much. There were also a lot of silver bars and gold coins scattered on the ground, probably accidentally spilled during transportation. It can be seen that the porter is very warehouse, and he doesn't care about picking the ones that fall.

So they did move the treasure to the castle. This church is actually a good place, if you stick to it, although it is not as good as the castle, but it can still last a few rounds. The most important thing is that a priest and a commander-in-chief, they are two people, one is in charge of the soldiers, and the other is worshipping God, all crowded in a castle, don't you feel a little boring? The fact that there had been a move here proves that there seems to be someone who is not willing to do so, and that perhaps the commander kidnapped the priest. Although we don't get much loot, it's always a good sign that we can take this place without blood, and as long as the money doesn't fly off the island, it's all ours. Pass my orders to block Tuen Mun while continuing to crack down on bandits. ”

The entire church has been vacated, just to serve as a temporary command location, Wang Feng on the way here, has seen the relief of the Virgin stepping on the dragon's head, ready to order the soldiers to smash it, but Yang Chengzu stopped it. At this time, he asked a little puzzled: "That sculpture is the evidence of Foyi's crime, why does Qincha keep it?" ”

"No, I'm not trying to keep them, I'm going to let them smash them themselves. They repaired this thing, and we smashed it for them, didn't it become a free labor for them? How can there be such a good thing, whoever repairs it will smash it, we don't care. Not only will the sculpture be smashed, but the entire church will be demolished by their own hands. On the territory of Daming, without our approval, who asked them to build a church? I heard that there are many Ming people on the island who have joined this Yi sect, which is actually more problematic than the victory or defeat of several battles. Ming people, how can we believe in foreign religions, if we want to believe, we also believe in ourselves. ”

Wang Hong is a Confucian, and he is also not interested in the religion of Portugal, Yang Chengzu's statement is quite in line with his thoughts, and he nodded and said: "Qin Cha is very knowledgeable." My generation read the books of the sages and learned the principles of being human beings, if they all go to worship the gods of the people, do they want to learn the principles of the people? This church will definitely be demolished sooner or later. But right now, what should we do with this city? Cen Meng is not inextricable today, but even if his wolf soldiers die, I am afraid they will not be able to rush into the city, and as for the other troops, I don't think it will be much better. Otherwise, we can only make some siege equipment here, just looking at the appearance of the city, even if our equipment is cultivated, it may not really be easy to use. ”

Although he had never attacked such a city, he had eyesight, and even if he built something like a chariot or trebuchet, he didn't have a very good way to do this kind of city. In the end, it may still have to go to the most primitive step, rope climbing ants, so that even if the city is taken, the casualties will probably be high and scary.

Yang Chengzu shook his head, "Siege equipment can be manufactured, we have so many craftsmen, it is not a problem to make these things, but there is no need to really use them." In the official's opinion, even if it is used, it may not really have much effect, but it is seen through by the Yiren. These cannons can be pushed out and fired at the city, but fortunately, we have captured a lot of gunpowder, so we should let the sons and daughters practice their artillery skills. Everyone besieged but did not attack, wait and then talk, and send people to disperse the wind, just say that the imperial court buys rice, grain and water at a high price, and anyone who transports supplies to Tuen Mun can get five times the usual reward, and I will see who can still block our supplies. ”

The gentry in the city were caught off guard by the officials and soldiers, and they didn't even send the letter, and most of Tuen Mun had been lost. If the fight continues here, the best thing for those people is to supply the official army. Although this method is traditional, it is indeed effective, as long as the official army gives problems and cannot maintain the siege of the castle, in the end it is still undefeated.

In addition, if the army has been under the fortified city for a long time, it is easy for people to find the truth, and the old man has no merit, and the charge is thrown over, and the officer in charge is either quiet or blindly attacking. No matter what kind of response it is, it can only be regarded as a move, and in the end, it is still a good chess to turn a bad one.

Wang Feng knew that Yang Chengzu had brought out a large sum of silver, and this kind of magnanimous words were indeed said, but with so many troops, the daily expenditure was definitely an astonishing amount. He couldn't help frowning and calculating, "Even if it is spent at the usual price, the cost of food is already staggering, if it is five times the ......"

"Cheng Zhai Gong, you are also confused for a while, it doesn't matter if it is five times or ten times, as long as this island is recovered, if we collect taxes, we will be able to recover the capital. Besides, we don't have to stay here for too long, and I think most of the Yiren in the castle can't bear it compared to us. As long as everyone makes a long-term siege frame, they must be in a hurry first. ”

The rations and water rations in the castle were more stringent, including salt and wine, were strictly rationed, and the quartermaster in charge of logistics began to weigh all the supplies separately to calculate the exact weight, and then calculated the ration of each person by race, gender, and head.

Still a shy nun, Teretti stood beside Perez as if she were his personal secretary. "Perez, I need to know how much supplies we have."

"We have a lot of supplies, even if Da Ming never retreats, we can spend a good Christmas here. And their army is too large, I don't think that this empire can maintain the supply of so many troops, and when the time comes, they will definitely be the first to retreat, and this island is still ours. ”

"No, this island is not ours, what we get is just a cursed land and sea. Besieged to Christmas Island, do you think any fool would come to this kind of place to do business? Don't forget what we said, negotiate. ”

"Yes, it's about negotiating, but not now. …… Yes sir, you guys are doing well in this shift, and I hope the next shift will still be in good spirits. …… You see, they all began to obey my orders and treat me as a priest as a commander. Well, I know that we should indeed negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, and I am not Bartolok, and I have not thought of being the governor of the Far East. But we can only get a noose when we negotiate now, and only after letting the Ming army pay enough price and make them realize that this is a fortress that will never fall, will they really sit down and talk. Do you remember what we did in Bavaria? Let them suffer first, then give them sweetness, and then you can be friends. We want to let those soldiers of the empire know that they are powerful. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the rumbling cannon had already sounded, and the attack on the fortress seemed to have begun.