Chapter 491: If you have the ability, come ashore! [1 update]
In fact, even if Qi Jingtong wants to retreat, there is no way to retreat, Chu Yi handed over Iwami Port to him, that is a great trust in him, if he chooses to flee in battle, I believe that Chu Yi will definitely not mind letting the head on his neck move his position.
A deputy general standing beside Qi Jingtong looked at the situation in the distance, and looked towards Qi Jingtong with a little worry on his face: "My lord, the situation is a little bad, although these Yi people say that the firepower of the ships is not as good as that of the Changning and Changping, but they have too many ships, and if they continue to fight, I am afraid that the Changping and Changning will not be able to resist." ”
Qi Jingtong gritted his teeth and said: "Even if this is the case, we must persevere, the chief manager will hand over Iwami Port to us to sit down, if we lose Iwami Port, how should we go to see the chief manager." ”
While speaking, Qi Jingtong said to a few of his own soldiers beside him: "A few of you will immediately go and tell the general manager the news that Iwami Port has been attacked by a strong enemy!" ”
Obviously, Qi Jingtong is not a fool, since he has realized that Iwami Port may be lost, he naturally has to take precautions.
The soldiers glanced at each other, saluted Qi Jingtong and turned to leave.
After arranging the call for help, Qi Jingtong smiled at the deputy general and said, "General Su, let's go!" ”
Watching Qi Jingtong walk towards the outside of Iwamigang, Su Jing couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, with a little doubt on his face, you must know that Qi Jingtong still looked like he would rather die than abandon Iwamigang, why did he leave Iwamigang with him in a blink of an eye?
However, Su Jing soon reacted, Qi Jingtong did not want to abandon Iwami, but led the gathered men and horses to withdraw from the range that the ship's shelling could reach.
Qi Jingtong is not a fool, once the Changning and Changping can't withstand the attack of the Portuguese fleet, if they are still in the harbor, I am afraid that they will have to withstand the shelling from the battleship.
Now out of the range of ship shelling, unless the soldiers above the Portuguese fleet take the initiative to disembark and go ashore, they will not be able to completely occupy the entire Iwami Port.
After all, the goods brought by the maritime merchants on the merchant ships in the harbor were almost all hoarded in the harbor, and if the Portuguese fleet wanted to plunder the wealth of these maritime merchants, it had to land in the harbor, otherwise, at most, it would be able to plunder some merchant ships.
Although dozens or hundreds of merchant ships were a great asset to the Portuguese fleet, fools know that compared to those cargo ships, the real value is the large amount of cargo piled up in the port.
Suddenly, there was a roar, and I saw the billowing gunpowder smoke rising into the sky, and Qi Jingtong, who had been staring at the battle situation in the port with the help of the clairvoyant mirror, shook his hand slightly, and his face showed a little anger.
The Changping exploded.
After all, in the face of several times the firepower of the siege, even if the firepower of the Changping is very strong, as the so-called two fists are difficult to defeat with four hands, in the case of being besieged, the Changping was finally ignited after sinking almost two battleships, and the main ship turned into a sea of fire.
"The hateful Yiren, if you have the ability, you will come ashore, and the general will definitely wait for you to be broken into thousands of pieces!"
Seeing the explosion of the Changping, it would be strange if Qi Jingtong didn't have anger in his heart.
With the explosion of the Changping, all the firepower of the Portuguese fleet was naturally concentrated on the Changning, and the Changning itself was scarred in the siege, and now the firepower of the siege increased a lot, and soon the Changning also followed in the footsteps of the Changping, and gradually sank in the harbor in a piece of gunsmoke and fire.
The soldiers on the two ships who had been holding out until the last moment jumped into the harbor one after another before the ship sank, desperately swimming into the distance, but these soldiers were very few, most of them had died before the ship sank, and a considerable number of these soldiers who jumped from ship could hardly escape the shooting of the Portuguese fleet.
With a loud bang, the last artillery on the port was directly exploded, but the entire Iwami Port was no longer able to threaten the existence of more than a dozen Portuguese warships in the port.
On the Portuguese flagship, the smoke was filled, as the flagship of this fleet, it was naturally attacked by the Changning and Changping, and this flagship was slightly worse than the Changning and Changping, but fortunately it was the Changning. It was impossible for the Changping to concentrate its fire on him, otherwise, the flagship would have been bombarded and sunk in this harbor.
At the end of the battle, Daliqisi and several other Portuguese generals, who had been hiding in the cabin at the height of the battle, walked out.
Standing on the deck, looking around, I saw that the harbor was filled with gunsmoke, but Daliqisi saw the surrounding scene with a rather solemn expression.
In the past, when they fought with the natives, even if they faced several times the opponent, they rarely suffered anything of their own, but this time it was a big surprise to Daliqisi and other officers.
I thought that this time I would still defeat the natives smoothly, but as soon as they fought, they felt that something was wrong, it was really that Daming's counterattack was too strong, and it was not at all like the weak and easy to bully they imagined.
As Daliqisi's deputy, Doros said to Daliqisi with a look of pain on his face at this time: "General, how can these natives be so strong, especially those two warships, which are even more powerful than our flagships, if we don't have enough ships and vitality enough this time, even if the other party has a few more warships, I'm afraid that it will be us who will be defeated." ”
Obviously, the Changning and Changping left an extremely deep impression on Doros, Daliqisi and other Portuguese generals.
Daliqisi took a deep breath and looked at the two battleships Changning and Changping, whose hulls were almost completely sunk in the harbor.
I only heard Daliqi say in a deep voice: "Immediately send someone to salvage those two ships for me, especially the artillery on those two ships, General Ben feels that our biggest gain this time is not the wealth in this port, but these two ships." ”
Daliqisi, who was born in a military background, obviously valued weapons that could improve his own strength, and the powerful firepower displayed by the two ships Changning and Changping in the course of the battle naturally amazed Daliqisi.
If they were able to obtain the technology of these two ships, Daliqisi dared to guarantee that as long as their Portuguese navy could absorb these technologies, then the strength of the Portuguese navy could soar by at least a few percent.
Obviously, Doros also realized this, so after Daliqisi gave the order, Doros looked at Daliqisi and said, "I will personally lead people to salvage the two warships." ”
Watching Doros leave, Daliche looked at the harbor in the distance.
The port was quiet, if what I saw through the clairglass was a bustling port, then there was not a single figure in the port at this time, and it was obvious that the naval battle between the two sides had frightened many people.
There was not a single figure in the harbor, only the mountains of goods.
Silk, porcelain, tea, and other commodities that are almost comparable to gold and silver in the West are piled up on the port, which is a mountain of gold in the eyes of the grape and navy.
They sailed their ships through this sea at great risk, not just to plunder more riches, and now they had paid a great price to finally occupy this port, and the soldiers of the whole fleet could not help but be a little restless in the face of the precious goods on the port.
Fortunately, these soldiers were still somewhat disciplined, even if they looked at the goods on the port, but no one dared to land first before the order of Daliqisi was issued.
However, these soldiers fed back their wishes to their generals, and then the captains of the warships quickly boarded the flagship in small boats, and conveyed the wishes of their subordinates to Daliqisi.
Plundering wealth, Daliqisi naturally will not stop it, but the reason why he did not give the order is because Daliqisi has scruples.
It's really quiet above the port, the silence is a little abnormal, looking at the silent port, Daliqisi inexplicably gave birth to a sense of crisis in his heart, as if the port is like a fierce beast that eats people and does not spit out bones, so quietly hidden in the dark, ready to devour the people who enter it at any time.
However, the wishes of the soldiers could not be ignored, and after a little muttering, Daliqisi said to the captains of several warships: "I am worried that there will be ambushes in the harbor, after you each go back, and send someone into the port to check first, and make sure that there is no danger in the port before landing." ”
One of the captains laughed and said, "The general is too careful, my Portuguese Empire is invincible, and we are always the only ones who have beaten the enemy and fled, when will anyone be able to threaten us?" ”
Glancing lightly at the captain, Daliqisi pointed to several shipwrecks not far away.
The captain was dumbfounded, because those sunken ships were the ships that had been sunk by the Changning and Changping before, and they were pointed out by Daliqisi at this time, which naturally made the captains who were arrogant and imprinted in their bones look a little unsightly.
But in the face of Daliqi's thoughts, even if he was very depressed in his heart, he had no way to vent, but just looked at the empty port viciously.
After each of these captains of the new China who was holding back their anger returned to the ships, they soon saw that one by one the small boats were lowered, and then they saw a group of dozens of soldiers slowly approaching the shore in several small boats.
Dozens of Portuguese soldiers clung to the muskets in their hands, and then went ashore on guard.
One of the soldiers at the head was the platoon commander of the dozens of soldiers, and under his guidance, he cautiously walked towards the empty port.