Chapter 797: The Habits of the Imperialists

By the time the fog lifted, the adjusted time on the watch was already 10 a.m. The concept of jet lag is more popular in the Navy. The moment the battleship rushed out of the fog, a shout came from the lookout post: "Look, the sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

If it weren't for the compass, the fleet commanded by Zhang Guangde would have been lost, and even so, it would still be a very dangerous thing to sail on the vast sea, especially in the wind and waves of the Atlantic.

If you find the Sun and Moon Banner and the Red Banner on one of the islands in the Atlantic, then don't have the slightest doubt, it can only mean that you have come to Sangra Sangra Heroísmo. Boom, the salute went off! A sailboat in the distance heard the movement and ran into the harbor with all its strength. The bell rang over the fortress, and the new governor flamengo, who was enjoying lunch, almost bit his finger. The reason why I say this is because when Europeans ate meat, they cut it with a knife and then grabbed it with their hands. The fork appeared relatively late, and the pressure of Western food is really not high in this year.

There were also cannon shots in the "concession" of the Ming Empire, a total of sixteen sounds, symbolizing that sixteen ships came to the sea. In fact, a total of 26 ships came to the fleet under the command of Zhang Guangde, and after encountering dense fog at sea, 10 ships were scattered.

Zhang Guangde is not too worried about the scattered ships, they are all armed merchant ships armed to the teeth, and there are two new warships together, so there is no need to worry too much at all. By the time the salute had cleared, the fleet was less than two nautical miles away from the port. Seeing that the concession was still there, Zhang Guangde left only one warship cruising outside, and the rest of the ships were ready to enter the port in an orderly manner.

There were cheers on the pier, and the cheers were made by locals, because everyone remembered it. These Oriental Yankees of the Ming Empire are really happy and generous to give money, and the goods they bring are even more good things that local merchants are looking forward to.

Dressed in the armor left by his great-grandfather, flamenco is dressed like Don Quixote in the novel, with a spear in his hand. Standing next to a cannon in the fortress, flamenco with a telescope in his hand raised his hand and stroked his mustache. With a proud expression, he said to the officers beside him: "This is the territory of Portugal, as the governor, it is necessary for me to remind those Ming people and let them know the rules here." ”

The commander in charge of the fortress was Major Goyachea, who had not seen the power of the Ming artillery fire in the last battle, and always felt that the officers and soldiers here were suspected of exaggeration. The Portuguese major, who had contempt for the Orientals in his bones, was still willing to carry out the orders of the Governor-General: "As you wish, Your Excellency the Governor-General!" "This little nobleman. He took off his hat and stooped down to the shiny armor of the Doge.

Zhang Guangde, who was finding the woman named Kanon after landing on the shore in his mind, vented his humanity that had been drifting and silting at sea for a long time, holding on to the railing, showing lewdness and laughter at the corners of his mouth, and the good mood of the beautiful scene was interrupted by a bang.

A column of water rose on the surface of the sea, and the distance was five hundred meters away, and the stunned Zhang Guangde roared angrily: "Prepare to fight!" As soon as the words fell, the battle bell rang. The battleship drew an arc on the sea, avoiding the direction of the port. The two cannons on the foredeck untied their gun jackets, and the black hole muzzles were aimed at the fortress battery where the guns were fired, under the operation of the soldiers. A small red flag rose from the mast, and immediately the whole fleet split in two, with eight armed merchant ships turning their heads and retreating, while eight battleships cruised at a suitable distance on the sea. One by one, the red flags of battle were raised.

When the flamenco on the fort saw the chaos on the sea, he immediately laughed proudly, pointed to the sea, and said: "Look, these oriental yellow-skinned monkeys are frightened. Just when he was proud, he was surprised to find that the soldiers around him were not only happy but also laughing. On the contrary, they all turned pale and trembled as they watched the reaction of the fleet on the sea.

What's going on? Gojachea's laughter also stopped, and the soldiers around him looked at him in bewilderment.

"Hey, what are you afraid of? You cowards, load me and get ready for battle. Goyachea kicked the soldier with her foot, but the thing crouched directly on the ground, refusing to move. At this moment, there was a sharp whistling sound on the sea, and with a bang, the entire fort shook, and a cloud of smoke and dust rose on the cliff-like walls of the fortress.

"Run!" I don't know who shouted, all the officers and soldiers dropped their weapons and ran, the scolding of flamenco and Goyachea didn't work at all, just when this rookie was in a fog, another shell landed, this time less than thirty meters, an open-air gun emplacement was directly hit, and thousands of pounds of cannon were blown over by the explosion, rolling far on the ground.

At this time, Goyakhea reacted, how could this distance be so accurate? The cargo was also clever, grabbed the Governor's hand and ran down, and just ran less than twenty meters away, there was another bang, and a cannon fell near the previous gun position. Splashes of rubble rained down in all directions, and at this time both of them were awake, they had escaped death. Otherwise, the shot just now, as far as the position they were standing on, would have been fatal.

After eight battleships thirty-two 105 cannons fired a round, the artillery fire was suspended. Zhang Guangde, who was holding the binoculars, looked angry and ruined, and asked the signal soldier on the mast to send a flag: Your Excellency the Governor, get over to me immediately!

The reply on the fortress was that a white flag was raised, and Zhang Guangde's anger finally subsided. This time he didn't want to fight again, and there wasn't much oil and water for him. With the task of using the concession here as a foundation, to develop trade with Europe and the Americas, if there is really another Ming-Portuguese war, it will really delay things.

The lives of the nobles are precious, at least that's what flamenco thought, so the decision to fly the white flag was made immediately after a baptism of fire. At this time, he finally understood, no wonder he would allow Angloporta to keep a piece of the so-called concession. I really can't beat others, otherwise with the urine of the Portuguese government, how could I be so quick to soften?

In fact, Portugal is now a small country in decline, and its power in Asia has been uprooted, and it does not have the courage to fight the Ming Empire. Even with a small fleet, the Portuguese were not willing to take any chances. The position of the Kingdom of Portugal, which opened the Age of Discovery, was very embarrassing during this period, and the small European country with a population of only 1.5 million was defeated by England and the Netherlands, and only Brazil won the victory in the world, and it was only in 1640 that it completely got rid of Spanish rule.

If the Ming really wants to play hard and has to occupy the Azores, Portugal will definitely lose. Why not occupy? It's not that I don't want to, but I don't want to. Europe is too far away to mobilize a large army to come here, and if it does, it will become the enemy of the whole of Europe. Another point is that after the occupation, it will be difficult to obtain the corresponding commercial benefits, and European countries will definitely resist together, and trade will inevitably be hit hard. All in all, the value is not great, and the pay and benefit are disproportionate.

As a small boat sped out of the harbor, the flamenco took off his armor and whip in his hand, and kept shouting at the rowing sailors: "Hurry up, you bastards, hurry up." "After a bombardment, the strong forts were beaten to pieces, and the flamenco bones were scared and weakened, and this kind of passive war was really terrible for this nobleman who bullied the weak and feared the hard.

The fat body climbed onto the flagship "Sebei", flamenco tried to calm himself, but unfortunately his legs did not give face, and when he stood on the deck and saw the muzzles of two guns with thick heads, he immediately began to tremble.

Zhang Guangde sat on a recliner, the sun umbrella had been propped up, and when he looked at this guy with a relaxed face, his face suddenly turned cold, and he slowly stood up and said: "I am Zhang Guangde, I hope you are the governor here, and I hope you can give a reasonable explanation." ”

blew up other people's forts, and gave people a look of imperialism as a proper imperialist character. But flamenco just didn't dare to stab, but showed a flattering smile, stepped forward and said: "Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding, we put a salute, I don't know which bastard loaded the projectile, so it caused a misunderstanding." ”

"Salute?" Zhang Guangde really didn't expect this thing to say that, is it really a salute? When you think about it, it makes sense. However, this imperialist has developed the habit of being unreasonable, and immediately intensified his words: "Is it? I didn't see any salutes, I only saw shells. As the ambassador of the Ming Empire to Europe, my pride has been seriously hurt, and I hope that the governor will give me a satisfactory answer. ”

Seeing that the flamenco had no intention of continuing to fight, he immediately took the opportunity to take a few steps forward again and said, "No problem, I will definitely satisfy Your Excellency." Now officially acquainted, I am Count of Flamenco, the new Doge. ”

Putting a few cannons on a certain coast and then conquering a place is not a small thing for the Portuguese. Today is considered to be a meeting of peers, not to mention sympathy, it is necessary to smell like. After some false greetings, the fleet canceled the battle formation, but Zhang Guangde was still very careful, first let the armed merchant ships enter the port, put down a company of marines, and unceremoniously took over the defense of the fortress, and then ordered the warships to enter the port.

After the fleet entered the port, cheers rang out on the dock, the left-behind personnel on the concession side were cheering, and the locals were also cheering, the reason was very simple, there was no need to be bombarded by artillery again, the last time it was already painful to die. (To be continued......)