When a huge fleet of more than 300 ships appeared outside the port of chicken coop, the faces of the Spaniards in the city of San Salvador turned white with fright.

There were far fewer Spaniards in Taiwan at this time than Liu Jun expected.

Originally, when the Spaniards planned to occupy northern Taiwan, they thought that this would avoid the threat of the Dutch, but the situation was not satisfactory. From the time they landed in the chicken coop, there were many conflicts with the local natives, and many people died. Later, they barely gained a foothold, but the Dutch could still threaten Manila by stopping the merchants directly along the Daming coast.

Moreover, the goods shipped from Taiwanese chicken coops to Manila are cheaper than those shipped directly by Daming Maritime Merchants. And to maintain a garrison in a chicken coop, the cost is enormous. Especially after the Japanese announced this year that they would no longer trade with the Catholic Portuguese and Spaniards, Spain's stronghold in northern Taiwan became extremely weak.

In addition, due to the declining silver production in the Americas, the inflow of silver from Manila was decreasing, and their previous trade with the East Indies became more and more difficult. The operation of the stronghold in northern Taiwan was entirely subsidized by Manila, and at this time the Spaniards were also locked in an ongoing war with the Muslims in the Philippine Islands, so this stronghold was even less favorable.

The year before last, the Spanish Governor of the Philippines planned to reduce the military strength of Northern Taiwan in order to reduce expenses. He ordered the demolition of the city of Santo Domingo in Tamsui, and only the garrison of the city of San Salvador on the island of Chicken Coop Harbor, and the rest of the manpower and materials were transferred back to Manila.

At this time, there were only 500 Spanish soldiers in the chicken coop of San Salvador, hundreds of Spanish families and their slaves, and a small number of Chinese and Japanese merchants here.

The Spaniards were shocked when they discovered that the huge fleet was flying the Ming Sun and Moon flags, as well as the Zheng flag and the unfamiliar Nine-Headed Bird flag.

And then panicked.

The Ming fleet had more than 300 ships, including as many as nine three-masted gunboats, and more than 50 smaller large ships. Although the Ming army's three-masted gunboats were fewer than the Spaniards' deck ships, they also had dozens of cannons.

The Spaniards did the math simply. The artillery of the Ming fleet was no less than 500 guns.

What else is this fighting? The Spaniards had only one city, San Salvador, and the rest of the castles had long since been abandoned and dismantled, although they had forts and forts on the island, and they could watch the fleet of hundreds of ships. The Spaniards immediately calculated that the Ming army had at least 20,000 soldiers and horses, and they only had 500 men.

They also had a fleet parked in the harbor, but it was simply not comparable to the huge fleet of the Ming army.

The Spaniards had a four-masted galleon battleship in the port of Chicken Coop, and it was the only one. Up to seventy meters long and with a displacement of 1,200 tons. This was the most powerful battleship of the Spanish Armada at that time, and this Galen battleship was escorting a supply fleet from Manila.

In addition to this large battleship, there were four armed merchant ships and ten light express ships in the harbor.

There were a total of fifteen ships, and the Ming fleet had more than 300 ships, which was more than 20 times their number. In terms of soldiers, the Spaniards had 500 soldiers. Together with the sailors of the fleet and merchant ships who escorted the arrival of supplies, there were five hundred people. The sum is only 1,000, and Daming is at least 20,000, which is still 20 to 1.

Faced with such a disparity in power, the Spaniards in the castle decided to negotiate with the Ming army.

When several Spaniards came by clipper with interpreters, Liu Jun was holding a clairvoyant mirror and marveling at the Spaniard's big Galen ship.

The Zhenhai was the most powerful main ship in the Zheng fleet, but it was only three masts, while the Spaniard's ship was four masts. Moreover. Zheng's three-masted gunboat was a single-deck gunboat, and this ship was a Spanish battleship. But it's a double-deck gunboat.

One more mast marker is certainly more than just pretty. An extra gun deck means an extra battery and twenty or thirty more cannons.

The ship had a barricade on the front two masts and a spinnaker on the rear two. Forty-eight cannons were placed on the Zhenhae, and this Spanish warship. There were thirty cannons on each of the double gun decks, and a total of twenty-four cannons in the bow and stern of the ship, for eighty-four cannons. The long and narrow boat has powerful firepower, just like a giant shark in the angry sea.

"Master Hou. This is a Spanish galleon, typical of the Spanish style. The British also had Galen galleons, but they were smaller than this, and it is said that in the naval war between Spain and the British, the British defeated the Spanish Armada by improving the Spaniards' Galen ships. ”

Zheng Zhilong is worthy of being a dragon on the sea, and he is quite familiar with warships, even if it is a warship of the red-haired people, he is also clear.

He pointed to the battleship and continued, "Look, Lord Hou, its gun deck is loaded with the main heavy guns, and the heart blooms through the gun holes on the side of the gunhole. But it is precisely because of the dumping of space for the storage of goods that this type of artillery deck is not suitable for merchant ships. The increase in the length of its ship and the reduction of the upper part of the ship make it extremely fast and have the ability to sail against the wind, which is a speed-type killer at sea. However, this ship was more of a heavy carrier than the British Galen, with many cannons and more small guns, and it was like a defensive fortress on land for the enemy who had to board the ship to attack. ”

"The British Galen ships were smaller, but faster."

"Those armed merchant ships are big, but they are not as threatening as this one. This Galen ship is flexible and faster, and it will be difficult to fight with him, and although these armed merchant ships are large and have many guns, they move slowly, and if they fight, they don't need to fight with him, as long as they send some small boats, whether it is a fire attack or a boat climbing, or a small boat close to blow him, it will be easy. ”

For Zheng Zhilong, who started by plundering merchant ships at sea, those four huge armed merchant ships were actually just four fat sheep. The long, narrow Galen ship was the most dangerous.

Liu Jun put down the clairvoyant mirror and said suddenly, "I have decided, I will decide on this Galen ship, and he will be my flagship in the future." ”

Zheng Zhilong was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Master Hou, there is a red-haired man below who claims to be the commander of the Ming fleet who came to meet the commander of the Ming fleet on the order of the Taiwan Governor Potillo."

"Bring them up."

Soon, several red hairs were brought to the Zhenhai, and one of them actually spoke fluent Daming official dialect. He first indicated their identities and intentions, and came to meet the Ming generals on the orders of the chief Potiro. And he sent a gift list, a boatload of gifts, worth thousands of taels of silver. Then he asked. Why did the Ming fleet come here?

Before Liu Jun could speak, Wang Guozhu, the captain of Liu Jun's personal soldiers on the side, stepped forward and shouted loudly, "This is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Marquis of Zhennan, the Governor of Lianghu and the Chief Military Officer of Hubei, the Inspector of Jiangnan Military Affairs, the Prince Shaobao, and the Young Fu Guo surnamed Ye, you still don't kneel down!" ”

A long list of names, the Kingdom Pillar in one go. Without the slightest pause.

The Spaniard, who had red hair and a red beard, couldn't help but be confused, he didn't expect that there would be someone with such a long title and so many official titles. Although there are many official positions among them that he did not understand, the ones that he did, already scared him a lot.

"Who is this young Ming man?" A Spaniard with some status on the side asked the translator.

"This is the son of Emperor Daming, with the title of marquis, it seems that he is still the teacher of the crown prince of Daming, and it seems that he also serves as the governor of several provinces"

"Oh my God!" The Spaniards next to him were all stunned. Such a noble nobleman.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ming Empire!" Several Spaniards didn't understand the difference between the righteous son and the son, thinking that Liu Jun was the prince of the Ming Emperor, and hurriedly bowed to the ground.

Behind Liu Jun stood several excellent Westerners, that is, translators, who translated Hongmao's language word for word to Liu Jun, Zheng Zhilong and others.

Liu Jun waved his hand, "It's the righteous son of the Ming Emperor, not His Royal Highness." ”

A few red hairs, you look at me, I look at you, I haven't figured out the difference for a long time.

"What have you come from?" Liu Jun doesn't bother with them. Chinese culture is broad and profound, which is clear to a few red hairs.

A red-haired wow, a little bit said. Then the interpreter told Liu Jun that the Spaniards came to ask why the Ming fleet was here?

"Taiwan is the territory of our Ming Dynasty, and the Spaniards landed and built fortresses without authorization, and invaded without reason, which is a banditry act. Today. Ben Hou led the fleet to recover the land of my Ming Dynasty. ”

After Liu Jun's righteous words, several Spaniards were stunned. This Formosa is obviously a desert island with no people, and the Ming Dynasty has never established a rule here at all, and there is no official organization. There are no people, where did the land of the Ming Dynasty come from. However, these people were afraid of Liu Jun's fleet, and they didn't dare to say it so clearly, and after saying for a long time, they just set up a trading station here, doing business and trade, and said that they were willing to pay rent to Daming.

"What business can be done here, you just want to build a trading station here and do entrepot trade between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. However, neither the Ming nor Japan trade with you, and the goods you receive from the merchants are far cheaper than the goods that the merchants of the two countries will ship directly to your Manila port tomorrow, and you even have to transport supplies from distant Manila for supplies of living materials here. The Governor of the Philippines has long decided to remove you and abandon this place, I am right! ”

When the translator truthfully translated Liu Jun's words to his companions, those Spaniards were even more shocked than they had just heard that Liu Jun was the emperor's son, how could this nobleman of the Ming Kingdom even know their bottom so clearly.

"As long as you evacuate Taiwan, then my Ming court can open up trade with the Spaniards in the future, and you can directly sell and purchase goods to the coastal ports of the Ming Dynasty in the future, as long as you abide by the laws of our Ming Dynasty, then you can freely go to the Ming Dynasty to trade at any time."

After Liu Jun finished speaking, several Spaniards opened their mouths wide, thinking that they were dreaming, and it was hard to believe what they had just heard.

"Really? Will Ming Kingdom trade with us in the future? ”

"Yes, the premise is that you withdraw from Taiwan, and you must abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty when you trade with the Ming Dynasty in the future! Do you understand? ”

"Understood, understood, fully understood!" The translator didn't wait for the others to reply this time, and he couldn't wait to shout. (To be continued......)

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