When the Ming Dynasty encountered foreign enemies, buying the head was a common method, and the effect was often unsatisfactory, and it did not attract a few righteous people to cut off their heads to offer. But Yang Chengzu's method was not originally intended to achieve immediate results, but it was just a bad medicine in it.

"When there are enough supplies, there is food and drink, such means are useless, and if the battle is lost, these methods are even more useless. But now that tens of thousands of troops are stationed on the island and cannonballs are falling in the city, even if he himself is a good man, who can guarantee the people around him. The army is a group, and when you start to doubt the robes around you, in fact, the army has no hope. ”

Yang Chengzu looked at the city with a thousand miles of looking, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, the shore defense artillery had been adjusted, and the first cannon fell on the battlement, blowing up a lot of bricks and stones. In terms of power, it was much stronger than the infantry cannons, but it was far from destroying the castle. The real significance of this artillery was that the defenders had already suffered casualties in the shelling as soon as the siege entered its second day. He saw from a thousand miles that someone had fallen down bleeding, and his life and death were unknown.

At the other end of the castle, the wolf soldiers also began their daily harassment, shouting and advancing with flying ladders or raising arquebuses to shoot at the city. The distance between them and the castle was much greater than the range of the arquebus, and the shooting did not pose any threat to the defenders, it was purely practice.

These wolf soldiers touched the firecrackers, which were said to be worth several taels of silver, and opened fire excitedly at the head of the city, as if a fireworks salute had been lit on a festival, and the Portuguese soldiers at the head of the city were not even interested in returning fire, they did not have so much ammunition to waste. After a while, the female soldiers retreated and laughed around Cen Lian, "This thing is so funny, Miss can be more affectionate with your brother, and let him give us a few more firearms." If Miss can't do it herself, we can help. ”

"Bah, I'll ignore you if I say that again." Cen Lian protested loudly to them, and added, "You guys play and play, be careful, this thing may explode." ”

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, the ammunition for the officers and soldiers is all wrapped, and we just stuff it into the paper bag, which is both trouble-free and safe. These Han people are indeed smart, this firearm is much better than our blow arrow, and I used it to hunt a pheasant. It's just that it's full of iron sand, and it's probably inedible. ”

These wolf soldiers did not take the battle seriously, and began to turn their heels outside the city, compete in martial arts, or gather firewood and grass to make a picnic posture. There are also people yelling and scolding at the city, everyone does not understand the language, this kind of scolding is actually meaningless.

Similar provocations were used in the fighting between the stockades, and the wolf soldiers were very skillful in using them, and the Portuguese soldiers in the city were also regular soldiers, so they would not be tempted by such clumsy provocations. However, watching the natives use themselves as targets to practice how to use guns, the soldiers' faces were still ugly.

Being able to fight the battle so relaxed shows that the enemy has the bottom of his heart and knows that he does not dare to go out, or that he has the certainty of destroying himself after attacking. This kind of one-sided desperate war made the faces of those officers also sullen.

"The last time Governor Da61 Gamma sent a ship, he said that this was the last reinforcement in a short time, and if we asked him for help, would we get a force? If we can send 3,000 to 5,000 soldiers, we may be able to get out of the way. ”

"That's impossible, even if you count the indigenous troops, he can't take five thousand men to drop here, we can still wait until these barbarians retreat. There are too many of them, and the logistical supply pressure must be very great, and it is impossible to stay here for a long time. Our supplies can cope with two to three months. ”

"Those supplies were sent by the barbarian spies, who can guarantee that they didn't poison them? I think your food estimates are too optimistic. There is also water and wine, and if the soldier does not get it, he will definitely go crazy. I think we can think about negotiating with the barbarians. ”

"Negotiations? It's only the second day of negotiations? When did our great Portuguese empire become so spineless? ”

"It's not about backbone, it's true. The attack of the coastal defense artillery cost us five people. By tomorrow's attack, it is not known how many people will be lost, and their artillery is getting more and more accurate. ”

At dinner, the discussion of these officers almost turned into a duel, and Perez was not Bartolok, and the binding force and prestige of these subordinates were not enough. Of course, the more important thing is to suffer losses in the situation. In these so-called regular armies, there are also many people who take money to do things, and the discipline is not so strong, and when they fall into a Jedi, everyone's hearts and minds are different, which is also normal. Fortunately, no matter how noisy it is, it will not make a fuss when the interior falls apart, and the Portuguese are still the most trustworthy.

Due to the propaganda of the official and military purchases, not only did they strengthen the inspection of food and clothing, and arranged the defense, but also rearranged the pirates and Portuguese soldiers to ensure that there were more than three Portuguese soldiers in each squad to suppress those pirates. In terms of food rationing, some preferential treatment was also given to the Portuguese and the parishioners, and at such times, no one dared to come out and question the authority.

When the calculations had been recalculated, Perez pushed open the door to her room, and saw Sister Treti sitting on the bed, tossing her dagger around.

Her nun's robes were lifted high, revealing two long, sturdy legs and silver-toed boots on her feet. A pair of daggers came to life in her hands, dancing nimbly. Only those who have worked together know how deadly such a dance is.

Perez closed the door with his backhand, and a smile appeared on his face, "Baby, you actually took the initiative to come over today, do you have a new plan?" Are you ready to give your purity to the Lord and not to the savages? He said this, but his hand was pressed tightly to his waist, and there was his short gun, and he did not have the courage to confront this woman with a cold weapon.

Teretti gave him a blank look, "If I say yes, do you dare?" Unless you have already made up your mind to betray the Count. I'm here to suggest to you that we should consider engaging with the Ming army instead of continuing to hold on. ”

"Contact? This can't be done. If we negotiate with the Ming army now, it will prove that we are cowardly, and then the barbarians will eat us without even bones. They had been besieging for less than two days. The last time I knew of a fortress attack and defense lasted for three months. ”

"After the fortress was captured, all the defenders were executed, and no one survived. Hey listen, what the Count wants is to trade with the Ming Dynasty people on an equal footing, not to enter a full-scale war with them, and it makes no difference whether we hold on here for five days or five months. In the end, there is only one result, either the job is done or the work is failed. Also, I'm here to kindly remind you that there are some wise people who are ready to start a rebellion, and that's the list I know. ”

A piece of paper was laid out in front of Perez, with a dozen names on it, Perez glanced at it hurriedly, and went out casually, and after less than a meal, the cleanup in the castle began.