Chapter 288: The Sacking of the Spanish Colony
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The Governor of Na Scratch couldn't believe his eyes, he had been here for a few years, but looking at the results of his work for several years, he couldn't catch up with Wang Xuan's rapid development in half a year.
Such a beautiful city should not have been found in the barren and savage New World!
Since Wang Xuan eliminated the vast majority of pirates in the Caribbean in one fell swoop half a year ago, commercial activities in the Caribbean are now much more prosperous than before.
It's just that the message is very slow, it takes about a month and a half to make a round trip to Europe, and the merchants are only concerned about whether it is safer and better to do business, as for the rest...... Tube so much!
This left the top leaders of various European countries, including the United Kingdom, ignorant of the changing form of the Caribbean Sea.
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At this time, the strength in Wang Xuan's hands reached a limit.
The 14 old warships have become brand new after a series of work such as the overall overhaul of the expanded dock and the replacement and maintenance of guns.
All the pirate training in the later period has also ended, and now, Wang Xuan's army accounts for 7 percent of whites and 3 percent of Han Chinese, with a total strength of 7,000 people.
Among them, 5,000 are in the 'Justice' navy and 2,000 are in the harbor guards.
The Navy had a total of twenty battleships, of which:
The 1st class battleship Dreadnought had a displacement of 800 tons, a full load of 450 people, and 100 guns.
Five battleships of the third class with a displacement of 600 tons, a full load of 300 people, and the number of guns 60.
Fourteen battleships of the fourth rank with a displacement of 400 tons, a full load of 200 people, and the number of artillery pieces 40.
Ten transport ships with a displacement of 500 tons and a crew of 70 people.
The fortifications of the port have been expanded, with a total of 300 large and small cannons, and all the forts have been reforged.
The crossfire formed by the current port defense artillery is completely capable of resisting the all-out attack of a large fleet.
At least Wang Xuan's current fleet size is absolutely impossible to capture the port!
Now, Wang Xuan's monthly expenses are extremely high, just with 7,000 troops in his hands, his monthly salary will reach about 7W pounds!
Fortunately, the casinos, bars, and nightclubs were all opened by Wang Xuan himself, which made most of the money earned by the soldiers every month flow back to Wang Xuan.
It's just that...... The Han people who came back from Asia made Wang Xuan a little troubled, and he knew all day long that he would save money, save money, and he would not take out the money to spend, and if it continued like this, the money would run to them, and there would be no money circulating in the city......!
This can't work, this leek should be cut if it is too fat......
It's time to get some real estate...... Ahem.
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On the one hand, Wang Xuan focused on the construction of his own base, and on the other hand, through exchanges with many colonies in the Caribbean, he began to explore the deployment and strength of the Spanish Navy throughout the Caribbean.
After about half a year of reconnaissance, Wang Xuan has confirmed that Spain's total strength on this side is slightly larger than his own, of which there is one second-class battle-class, five third-class ships, and 25 fourth-class ships.
This is also the basis for their ability to occupy most of South America.
The entire Caribbean detachment of the Spanish Navy is always half trimmed and half patrolled to ensure the safety of the port and deter other opposition forces.
It's just that the Western Navy has concentrated its forces together recently, and they have discovered the unusual movement of Natsu Harbor, but they have always thought that the British Royal Navy is stationed here, although the security has been improved, but there is no intention of taking the initiative to attack.
Moreover, Wang Xuan also made important arrangements for the concealment of 14 fourth-class battleships.
On the bright side, the port had only 1 battleship of the first rank and 5 ships of the third rank.
Recently, the merchants of the port of Nazao discovered that the battleships on the other side of the military port were always out to patrol the seas, and sometimes disappeared for two or three days.
On this morning, all the warships were dispatched again, but no one noticed it, and the 2,000 or so army forces on the island began to quietly increase their alert.
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Seven ships flying the 'Spanish' flag slowly sailed into a Spanish colonial port, and as usual, it was nothing unusual.
As they approached the dock, the four ships suddenly turned slightly, and the side chords were exposed, and the 20 cannons of the black hole suddenly stretched out, and before the guards patrolling near the pier could react.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
In a series of dense roars, fierce firelight erupted from the muzzle of the cannon, and huge iron projectiles whizzed through the void and bombarded near the cannons of the shore defense.
The huge kinetic energy of the cannonball carriers flew with debris, and the flying debris shot like bullets into the surrounding guards, and those who were hit fell to the ground in pain.
Even the unlucky ones were directly hit by the cannonballs, and they were suddenly blown away in half, and their flesh and blood flew in the air, and the entire port was suddenly plunged into complete chaos.
The Spanish flag on the ship was lowered, and the black skull pirate flag was raised.
The two pirate ships docked near the pier, a large number of pirates swarmed and jumped onto the plank road, unlike the ordinary pirates who screamed and charged, they were obviously well-trained, and they gathered on the plank road in a squad of 100 men before rushing to the harbor in a neat formation.
There are two rows on the left and right, the front row crouches down, and the back row stands, the musket in hand pointing straight ahead, guarding the entrance for more pirates behind him.
After that, about 400 pirates jumped from the two ships, divided into eight squads, and began to fight for the important garrisons of the port under the cover of artillery fire.
This group of people has obviously gone through a long period of practice, and their movements are neat and uniform, and the division of labor and goals are very clear, but the clothes are particularly tattered.
When the coastal defense fort was built, in order to save money and facilitate access, after all, it was not to defend the outside, but not to the inside, two of the pirates who landed took out two small iron balls, lit them with fireheads, and threw them violently.
After the two explosions, there was a miserable howl in the fort, and the pirates immediately swarmed over with a volley of guns, and there was no sound inside.
A few pirates signaled to the ship and began to station there, while the others immediately headed for the next stronghold.
In this way, layer upon layer like an onion, half an hour later, the entire defense of the port was occupied by the pirates.
"Hurry up, put these gun mounts down."
A small gantry crane on the pirate ship, a cart with a 6-pounder gun, was hoisted onto the pier of the harbor, and the pirates pushed it into the harbor one by one.
Regrouped into a squad of fifty people, and began to push the gun carriages towards the city lord's mansion, warehouses and other important facilities.
It seems that they are planning to ransack the entire port colonial town.
Although the defenders of the castle lord's mansion and warehouse had already raised the white flag, the cruel pirates did not want to stop, and still used cannons to open the gate and kill everyone inside.