Chapter 464: Tooth Extraction
Sosa could only shrug his shoulders at this patriotic accusation, "God above, I'm a businessman." ”
"Well, Your Excellency, let's not go around in circles. I just want to ask you one thing today, when exactly will we start building our fortress? We have wasted a few months of time since last year, and if it weren't for your lack of cooperation, our fortress would have been able to take shape. But now, there is not even a prototype there, and it can't resist a barbarian charge at all! I need workers, materials, and the necessary appropriations. But what did you do with that? Built a strange building, damn it, I still don't understand, what can that strange building be used for? ”
Sosa, still with the same smiling expression, shook his head and said, "My friend, you don't understand, those fortresses were never supposed to exist. As for the strange construction of which you speak, I must tell you that it is in the interest of all the inhabitants of our trenches. Just then, a young attendant outside walked in briskly and said to Sosa, "Commander...... Oh no, I'm sorry. Your Excellency, the Great Envoy and his fleet, are about to arrive. ”
Sosa was overjoyed, got up and said, "Great, they're finally here." ”
Pedro hurriedly said: "What? The fleet of the Great Ming? Why do I not know all this? Mr. Sosa, you owe me an explanation. Only then did he notice that today, the damn outburst had changed into a brand new Pulpovan and had a walking stick by his side, clearly ready to welcome the guests.
"Pedro, I think there must be a beautiful misunderstanding in this. The angel of the Ming Dynasty, and my friend Wang Bai. Coming to this place. I remember telling you all this to my attendant. But you have to know the way. He has been complaining lately that his salary is too low, so he is a little burned out at work, may God forgive him. ”
"But our ship is still moored in the harbor, and it hasn't even had time to raise its sails! I have to go and stay with my fighters. Pedro rushed to the door, trying to get back to the boat, but Sosa was so agile that he grabbed him by the arm and said, "Mr. Pedro." I think as an aristocrat, we should always be polite. All you have to do now is to straighten up your outfit and come with me to meet this angel of the East. Maybe he's a nobleman, maybe he's a eunuch favored by the emperor, and whoever it is, we're going to be friends, not enemies. In the face of friends, we don't need to hoist the sails and occupy the gun position. Also, I would like to inform you about the people you left on board. They have been invited to a banquet and are now on board your ship. It's all my people. ”
Seeing this, Pedro also knew that he had fallen for Sosa's calculations. It seems that in order to prevent himself from doing something unfavorable to the angels, this cunning impostor not only concealed the news of the arrival of the Great Tomorrow Envoy from himself, but even his own ship fell into the hands of the other party. He also knew that his subordinates were a bunch of hooligans, scumbags, and drunks. Although he fought bravely, he didn't know what discipline was. But I didn't expect this group of bastards to be transferred out of Sosa so easily.
At this point, Pedro had no choice but to say hatefully: "If my Golden Deer suffers any kind of loss because of the baron's arrangement, I will definitely propose a duel to Your Excellency!" ”
Outside the port of Macao, the Ming Dynasty and the Haicang ship have already lined up. The various guns on board have been aimed at the ships moored in the harbor. In fact, the number of Portuguese ships in the port far exceeded that of the Ming Dynasty, but because Sosa did not want to cause friction, he deliberately replaced the remaining personnel on each ship with his own people, while the original left-behind troops were deceived by inferior wine and cheap prostitutes. In the face of the Daming Naval Division, the large and small ships in the port did not dare to respond to the battle and became a target.
"Yan Yanshi, these Buddha's ships are very tall, but they really can't be underestimated." Although Deng Zilong was brave, he couldn't help but be secretly surprised when he saw the formation of the Francophiles. There are many of these large and small ships, and one of them is very eye-catching. Its shape is special, never seen, the size is second only to the sealing boat, and the artillery on the hull, there are 8 cannons on one side, and the left and right sides plus the cannons at the bow and tail of the ship, a total of 18 cannons, have surpassed the sealing boat. Looking at the caliber of the Franc cannon, it is not even the function of the Franc on his own boat.
It is important to know that the Galen-class sailing ships of this era have not completely replaced the Karak ship. The Spanish Armada was still dominated by caraque galleons. This kind of ship has never appeared in Asia before, how can Deng Zilong recognize it. It's just that judging from experience, he also feels that if he wants to fight one against one, most of his sealed boats are not opponents, and as for the two Haicang ships, they have to be killed even if they eat one. In this way, Deng Zilong couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of his big words before he came, such as "only three ships under his command can sweep away Macao's Franc Jiyi".
Seeing that the other party was parked in the port, without the slightest momentum to fight, Deng Zilong secretly thought: God bless me. He bowed his hand to Yan Hong and said: "Master Qincha, at this moment, none of the Yiren warships have raised their sails to prepare for war, and they are just unprepared to attack them. As long as you give an order, Deng is willing to lead a few small boats and dozens of brave people to burn all those boats, leaving no sails. If the Yiren lose their ships, we can drive them out of the trenches in one fell swoop. ”
When Wang Bai heard it, you are a bastard who is a soldier, you obviously said that you are good to come to Xuanfu, how can there be a reason to burn the ship first! He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I can't do it, I can't do it." This Yiren Sosa is kind to me, and with me as a guarantor, he will not dare to offend the chincha. If it is indiscriminate, the ship will be burned first, which will damage the prestige of the Celestial Empire's leniency towards the four yi, and the second will be equivalent to declaring war, and then there will only be one way to fight. ”
Deng Zilong said: "Fighting is fighting." This Buddha Yi has always been cunning, and if he does not take the opportunity to burn these warships, he will also spend more time in the future. ”
Yan Hong waved his hand, stopped the two, and asked Wang Baidao: "Wang Dashen, the largest Buddha ship, is it the Captain Sosa who admires the Celestial Empire, or the new Buddha Yi?" ”
Wang Bai said: "It's the new Buddha." However, Sosa's ship had already assured the official that Na Foyi's men had been transferred by him, and that the ship would not dare to offend the Chin Cha. ”
Yan Hong snorted and said to Deng Zilong: "Deng Shibo, listen to my orders, applaud the drum and trumpet, the whole army marched forward, and snatched the big ship down!" In fact, he could see that these ships had no intention of fighting, but the sixteen-gun Western gunboat, like a beautiful woman stripped naked, was too tempting. How can such a good thing be let go? If Yichuan has the heart to fight, he will have to weigh it, and now he heard Wang Bai say that the other party has no intention of fighting, so it is just a good time to pick up this cheap!
As soon as he gave the order, one of the sealing boats and two Haicang ships of the Daming Naval Division beat the war drums and approached the Galen ship. Several small boats of the Guangdong Navy Division lined up in the back. On the Galen ship, Pedro's men had already been taken to the dock by Sosa to eat, drink and have fun, and now there were only a dozen or so Sasso sailors guarding the ship. Seeing that the Ming army was approaching, they got Sosa's order and did not dare to open fire, and they were at a loss for what to do at the moment. Yan Hong shouted again: "Grab the boat with me!" ”
Immediately, Wang Ting and Liu Lian led 20 Jinyi guards and dozens of officers and soldiers to jump up. Ye Zhengfei looked at the cannon above, his hands itched tightly, and he also jumped up. His martial arts are high, and this leap is extraordinarily chic, which makes Deng Zilong can't help but applaud. After getting on the boat, the Jinyi guard lit the fire rope, the soldier with swords and guns in his hands, eyebrows crossed, and forced over.
The Portuguese sailors on the Galen ship were also brave and desperate, and they should not have been bullied like this. However, there were only more than ten of them, while the other side jumped up sixty or seventy people, and the main Sosa repeatedly had strict orders not to clash with the Ming officers and soldiers. Plus this ship belongs to Pedro anyway, so he can't fight for this. At that moment, they had no choice but to retreat one after another, withdrawing their ships and retreating to other ships.
Yan Hong was arrogant, snatched the Galen boat, and asked: "Wang Dashen, the new rebellious Buddha, are there any other ships?" ”
Wang Bai secretly complained in his heart, and scolded Yan Song and Yan Shifan for being a bloody dog, thinking to himself Yan Hong'er, if you don't do things like this, it's quite unreasonable, which makes me account in front of Sosa. But when asked, he didn't dare to answer, and now he had turned against Pedro anyway, so he had to point out Pedro's other Karak ship. Yan Hong ordered the ship to be seized again. Only seven or eight of Sosa's sailors were watching on that ship, and naturally they were even more handy.
When Yan Hong saw the cannon of the Yi boat, he already had a plan in his heart: Damn, these foreign ships are indeed better than mine. Even if it's a little smaller, but it also accounts for a lot of artillery, and if it really fights, Fengzhou is not necessarily an opponent. It is better to buy such a ship if it burns, and then copy a few more boats, which is the right reason.
Therefore, he did not let Deng Zilong set fire, but sent someone to grab Pedro's two ships, so that the newcomer would not jump over the wall in a hurry. After snatching the ship, he ordered: "Shibo, after our ship enters the port, the soldiers will not leave the ship, and always be ready for battle. You also look forward to the other ships. If the people make any moves, you will burn all these ships. ”
Deng Zilong clenched his fists and said: "Obey!" He strictly ordered the navy not to get off the ship, and agreed with Yan Hong on a signal. As long as Yan Hong's signal is initiated, he will start burning the ship on his side. He also commanded the sailors to be ready for battle and not to let up at any time. Ye Zhengfei was looking at the cannon on the Galen ship at this time, touching the cannon body, moving the shells, and sniffing the gunpowder, he couldn't put it down. He said to Yan Hong: "Qincha, let me stay on this Yi ship and help General Deng watch it?" Yan Hong smiled: "Brother Ye is like this, how dare I disagree?" (To be continued......)