Chapter 251: Fierce Battle in Pinghai Harbor (Medium) (1st Update)
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In the 17th century, sailboats sailed on the sea like climbing turtles, and they died slowly;
The Queen's ship sailed at a very fast speed, with an average speed of 5 knots, but when converted into km/h, it was only 9.26km/h.
You must know that ordinary people jogging at a constant speed have 10km/h;
And the sailboat is moving forward like a human jogging in the vast sea, this is true
The words of Montney, the representative of the royal family and the caravanserais, were naturally exaggerated, on the one hand, in order to arouse the morale of the sailors, and on the other hand, the prosperity of the place was indeed beyond his expectations.
What he originally thought was a small fishing village has become a bustling market under the monoculars: it is the out-of-town commercial market in Pinghai City.
It's already crowded here, but now it's even more lively;
Ma 13 is evacuating the market with the soldiers, I heard that it is a pirate coming, who is not in a hurry in the market?
All of them are scrambling;
Hawkers, small merchants, and villagers rushed to the city with large bags and small bags of goods, and the road was so crowded that many goods fell to the ground and no one cared about them
Seeing the frightened look on the other side, Montney was even more proud, and he handed the monocular to the Iberian representative, and said jokingly:
"I say, Captain? Shouldn't we shoot a round of artillery and scare them? ”
"As you wish, sir, but it would be better to come closer." Captain Weddell replied with a military salute, he was the commander of the fleet and a professional in this area, and he had a very good say.
"Just get to the bay. I'm going to make their bazaar a. ”
"Alright! Militarily, of course, it is based on your opinion. Montney said kind words;
In his heart, he was very unimpressed by Captain Weddell's stereotypical style;
Beat the market to a pulp?
He can figure it out;
What good is this for us 'bandits'?
What is in the head of a soldier?
What Dog P Logic?
The Portuguese took over the monoculars and represented the Portuguese Licardo. Leonard held up his binoculars and looked at them for a moment, then spoke in Portuguese with a burst of muttering;
As a native of the Portuguese, he knew Portuguese, Cantonese, and Nanking's Mandarin, as well as a little French, and as for English, the language of the barbarian Saxons, he could not. I don't bother to learn.
The same was true for Europe at the same time, when Britain was not the empire on which the sun never set before World War II, and they were not yet on the rise - they were the most despised hillbillies in the eyes of Europeans.
Caravan Portuguese translator Thomas. Robinson immediately translated Ricardo's words into English:
"I saw the words on the city gate, this is indeed Pinghai City;"
"We've already greeted you in front of the official, and no one will care about you."
"There have been three pirate attacks here recently, and the local soldiers have suffered heavy casualties;"
"You can go burn and loot with peace of mind!"
"We don't want a penny in it, we only need one person: Zhang Yanzhi!"
"After the matter is completed, we will introduce you to the officials of Yangcheng of the Ming Kingdom as agreed."
"May God be with you! Amen! ”
"Do you hear that?"
"Did you hear that?"
"I can't wait!" Hearing Ricardo's words, Monteney exclaimed excitedly. He only felt his blood boiling all over his body, and he was excited.
Not only can they plunder a rich eastern city!
You can also get the right to trade with Mingguo!
It's all their dreams!
Divide the looted wealth and slaves, and then take the trade rights of the Ming Kingdom back to King Charles I.
It was as if he had seen the wonderful sight of the king conferring on him the title of 'viscount'!
"We should press all the troops, dismantle all the artillery and transport it to the land to attack the city!" Like a gambler looking at a winning gamble, Montney decided to squeeze all his chips.
As an experienced captain of the voyage, the commander of this fleet, Weddell, who has always been known for his prudence;
He wanted to spray Montney in the face, and said the words 'impossible' very resolutely. But considering the identity of the other party, he had to say euphemistically:
"I'll do my best. Mr. ”
On the shore, Zhang Yanzhi's side was busy preparing for war.
Although the soldiers are well-trained, many of them are new to the battle at this moment, and they are very nervous, and they can't help but be a little scrambling.
Zhang Yanzhi also saw this. He thought about it for a while and decided:
Let the soldiers go into battle first, and if it doesn't work, he will strike last;
As a boss, a black-hearted capitalist, a careerist, and a prince, you can't take care of everything, take care of everything, and stand out for the small soldiers;
So that the creep will always be a creep. You can't become a warrior, you can't become a general.
The battlefield situation is actually very obvious, and Zhang Yanzhi's side is at an absolute disadvantage;
Because the other party has a giant ship cannon, and although Zhang Yanzhi's side has complete armor, it has no long-range attack means, so it can only be beaten passively.
Therefore, even if the soldiers are to be baptized by war, they cannot be sent to death directly;
You must find a way to use your strengths and weaknesses to defeat the enemy with your own melee advantage!
Zhang Yanzhi's heart moved, and suddenly ordered Li Yunhu:
"Leave a few clever ones to watch from the castle tower, and the others will all go down with me to the beach next to the harbor."
"Yes! However, the guns have no eyes, Brother Zhang, you-" Li Yunhu said worriedly.
"Don't worry, who am I?!"
"After the evacuation of the thirteenth horse is completed, we will also come to the beach to gather, we are running out of time!"
"Hurry up!"
"Yes."
Zhang Yanzhi They are indeed running out of time, on the sea opposite Pinghai City-
The four Western galleons of the Wild fleet, the Dragon, the Catherine, the Queen, and the Anne, were heading longitudinally towards Pinghai City, pulling out four long white waves on the sea;
They were already very close to Pinghai City, and the hideous and terrifying appearance was now revealed;
They have a hull several stories high, huge and cumbersome multi-layered sails.
The observers left on the tower of Pinghai City and the soldiers on the beach were all shocked and terrified.
The rangefinder on the top of the central mast of the Dragon is gesturing to the sailors below.
"Report to the Captain!"
"The Dragon is currently about 1 nautical mile (1.6 km) from land and 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) from the other party's castle (Pinghai City)!"
"Look, sir—" Captain Wild, the commander of the fleet, asked, turning to Nathaniel, the royal and caravan representative.
The distance of the big ship to this distance is almost to the limit, and it cannot be close to the coast, otherwise it will easily run aground;
However, this distance was just enough to deal a heavy blow to the enemy on the beachhead and cover the landing of troops
Seeing that the other party nodded, Captain Wild did not delay! He waved his hand fiercely and shouted, "All left rudder!" ”
(To be continued.) )