"Iron head iron head, okay, okay, he's dead!"

The partner next to him grabbed the blacksmith who was stabbing frantically and stopped his crazy behavior.

It's not that this partner can't bear it, but he doesn't want to expose his whereabouts and put everyone in danger.

"Hahaha..."

As the blacksmith stopped, the room was quiet for a moment, then remembered a weak, hoarse laugh.

The skeletons who were lying on the ground had slowly supported each other to their feet.

They looked at the two men in black standing in front of them, and the two people who were vigilant at the door, their eyes were excited and nervous.

Excitedly, the person they were looking forward to finally came.

Nervously, they are afraid that this is a dream that they often do, touching and shattering.

"Brother, is that you?"

The thin little skeleton was also helped up, and he looked at the tall man in black clothes who was splashed with blood, and trembled in confirmation.

I don't know how many days and nights, he dreamed of this scene, but every time he was surprised, he was awakened by the whip and scolding.

This time, although he confirmed many times that it was not a dream, he still couldn't believe it.

"Clank!"

The blood-soaked sharp thorns fell to the ground, and the tall man walked up to the thin skeleton and reached out to remove the face towel from his face, revealing a face full of traces of time.

The strand of white hair that emerged from the hood looked particularly dazzling against the backdrop of the blood-covered face.

"Brother!"

Seeing this familiar face clearly, the thin skeleton couldn't help but call for a lifetime of surprise.

Hearing the call that he had been bored with since childhood, but had been very much looking forward to it in the past few years, the blacksmith, a strong and brave man, could no longer control his emotions, did not care about the strange smell of his younger brother, and stepped forward and hugged him into his arms.

Blacksmith, a veteran who has experienced years of war, has not shed a single tear when he is wounded and bleeding. In everyone's impression, he is a strong man.

But today, he cried, crying like a baby in a month.

There is both surprise and joy after the reunion, and it is also mixed with infinite remorse.

The weak skeleton is not much better, he is lying in his brother's arms, and he is also whimpering in a low voice, venting the grievances and despair of the past few years, and venting the joy of reuniting with his brother again.

Looking at the two brothers who hugged each other tightly without any words, just crying to vent their emotions, the people around them showed happy smiles on their faces.

The skeletons confirmed that this was not a dream, that it was a real reality.

The Ming Dynasty, the country that has haunted them many times, their strongest backing, the empire they guarded with their lives and blood, has gone through several years, and under their expectations and prayers, they have come thousands of miles to take them home.

Going home, two simple words, but it is the greatest wish in the hearts of all skeletons.

"Bell bell ..."

Just when everyone was surprised by the reunion, a bell rang violently, breaking everyone's joy.

The blacksmith, who was crying with his brother in his arms, was suddenly awakened by the sound.

"Oh no, we're exposed!"

It must have been the laughter of the crowd and the cries just now, the sound of the fight that alarmed the enemy.

And what's worse is that the brothers who dealt with the outposts may not have found this person, or they haven't reached this person yet.

"Old fox, you take your brothers to the dungeon we saw just now, and the others will guard the castle with me and wait for reinforcements from His Highness."

"Old blacksmith, let's come with you, I've had enough of the torture of these white pigs in the past few years, and today I want to take revenge."

Hearing the blacksmith's arrangement, a skeleton stood up and shouted that he would also join the battle.

The other skeletons were also eager to try, rubbing their dry palms one by one, staring straight at the blacksmith, ready for battle.

"Okay, old dog, now my military rank is the highest here, I am the head, according to military regulations, you should listen to me, if you are still a Ming soldier, immediately execute the order!"

Letting these extremely weak people go out into battle is simply a big joke.

Not to mention that he was confident that he could hold this castle, even if he couldn't, the blacksmith would not let these brothers who had suffered so much and were already exhausted join the battle.

These brothers have already paid enough for Daming, and now it's time for them to rest and get ready to go home.

The skeleton man who stood up, looking at the old blacksmith's determined eyes, his slender legs slightly together, raised his skinny palm, and saluted a military salute that he hadn't performed for several years.

After reassuring his younger brother a few times, after the skeleton brothers were helped away by several other men in black, the blacksmith grabbed the old fox he had just arranged.

Looking at his companion, who had been fighting side by side for many years, the blacksmith was silent for a moment before he said, "Take care of my brother, I will do my best to block the enemy, and if I die, you must take him home." ”

The old fox nodded heavily and accepted the old brother's request.

When the captured brother had been taken away, the blacksmith picked it up, and the short thorn he had just thrown on the ground was inserted into the sheath of his waist.

Then he crouched down beside the enemy he had just killed, and after a while, he put the enemy's armor on his body.

Armed with a Western knight's sword that had never been used, the blacksmith took a deep breath, went to the castle lookout, raised the flare that had been prepared long ago, and pulled the trigger at the sky.

"Chirp!"

The red flare let out a sharp whistling and flew into the dark sky.

At this time, the world did not have so many lighting equipment, coupled with the fact that there were no tall buildings to block it, and the signal flares falling slowly in the sky could be seen from a long distance.

Glancing at the red flare in the sky, the blacksmith inserted the flare gun into the holster, turned and strode towards the castle, and began to beckon a dozen people with combat strength, ready to resist the approaching enemy army.

A few nautical miles away from Lisbon, a fleet of ships slowly approached the harbor under the cover of darkness.

Zhu Zhangui and Qi Yuan stood side by side on the watchtower of a warship, holding binoculars and looking at the dark dock in the distance.

Holding the binoculars and looking at the dock, the two of them have remained unchanged since it was dark.

One hour and two hours, seeing that it was about to come to the end of the agreed hour, there was still no news from Lisbon.

Retracting a hand and shaking his somewhat sore arm, Zhu Zhangui looked at the dark dock, his expression becoming more and more solemn.

The more time passes, the more dangerous the infiltrated squad becomes.

According to the agreement between the two sides, if there is no signal flare for the attack by the end of the day, Zhu Zhangui will not wait, but will directly launch an attack.

Retreat he had never thought of, let alone done.

In the face of some white-skinned pigs who don't know how many eras of science and technology are still retreating, Zhu Zhangui can't afford to lose that face.

Even if he did not send troops ashore to attack, Zhu Zhangui would use artillery to destroy all the ships parked at the dock, as well as the buildings or goods at the dock.

War is fought in terms of economy, logistics and time.

As long as the ships and goods on the docks are destroyed, the wine countries will not only have to spend a lot of time rebuilding the ships, but also have to compensate the owners of the goods.

Shipbuilding is not a dumpling, saying that if you throw it in the water, you will throw it in the water.

As far as the world's largest navy is concerned, it will take 1~2 months to build a 3,000-material wooden warship.

If you want to count the time to enter the official service in the army, it will take at least three months.

With the nautical momentum that is just emerging in the West, it will take at least half a year to eight months to build a warship of the same type, excluding the time of wood.

A strong navy is not just one ship or two ships, if you want to conquer the sea, in this era of sail warships, there are not nearly a hundred warships at home, you are embarrassed to call the sea powers.

Of course, if you want to say that you are an invincible Mongolian navy, then I didn't say that.

As long as Zhu Zhangui destroys the warships and construction cargo at the dock, the grape country will not be able to climb up for at least a dozen years.

Of course, it is also possible that he will never be able to get up, after all, the neighbors around him don't want it to get up again.

"After this, I'm going back, and you should know how to do the rest."

Holding a telescope and staring in the direction of the pier, Zhu Zhangui said that he wanted to go back.

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, this good robbery is hi skin, why did His Highness go back?

Although I have doubts in my heart, as a subordinate, I can do whatever my superiors tell me.

"The last general understands, Your Highness, after you leave, the last general will be cruising in the Mediterranean, waiting for news from Zheng Guogong, and if anyone goes to pick up the goods, he will rob whichever one goes, and when he is usually fine, he will disguise himself as a pirate to rob the countries around the Mediterranean."

Zhu Zhangui nodded with satisfaction.

This is Qi Yuan, if it is replaced by other Ming generals, such as Zhang Fu, it is estimated that it will be difficult to do this kind of thing with a face.

It's good that no one knows about it, but once someone knows about it, it will be stinking for 10,000 years.

Reputation is not only a thing that literati care about, but in fact, military generals with a little bit of culture also care about this.

"Your Highness, flares!"

Just when Zhu Zhangui was about to teach Qi Yuan some of his previous robbery experience, he looked at Qi Yuan on the dock while replying, shouted in surprise, and hurriedly pointed in a direction.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhangui hurriedly adjusted the telescope, and in his line of sight, under the dark night sky in the distance, a red dot was slowly falling.

"Haha, they succeeded!"

Hammering the handrail on the watchtower and retracting the binoculars, Zhu Zhangui yelled below: "Order all ships, raise sails, set sail, and attack." ”

"Bang la la la!"

The white sails were pulled up by the sailors, and the oarsmen under the bottom of the boat, shouting trumpets, rowed the oars in their hands vigorously.

The speed of the battleship slowly increased, and it sailed towards the dock where zero ignitions began to emit zero ignitions.

"Kill!"

The sound of killing that pierced the night sky rang out outside the prison castle.

The City Guards of the King of Grapes, with shields and weapons, under the command of the captain of the guard, carried improvised ladders and launched an attack on the castle with shouts.

"Brothers, resist, persistence is victory, His Highness has probably received the signal, as long as we hold on, victory will belong to us."

"Also, when I came, the old cook had already told me that he had prepared white flour dumplings for us on the boat, and we would make them when we went back after this battle."

The blacksmith with a crossbow in his hand shot his crossbow arrows downwards while cheering up his brothers who were defending elsewhere.

He said words of encouragement, but in fact, the blacksmith understood it in his heart.

The brothers who can get here are all old people, and there is no doubt about their morale and loyalty.

He said loudly to cheer him up, saying that it was to boost morale, but in fact it was more like telling others that his head was still alive.

The castle where they are located does not occupy a large area, but it also has a few acres of land.

Coupled with the large semicircular shape of the city wall, the distance of this arc is even greater.

More than a dozen people were distributed on the city wall, and it was almost a dozen meters apart to see a single person.

Such a loose defense, now in the dark night, coupled with the arrows flying under the city wall, from time to time a musket sounded, no one knows whether the partners around them have been unfortunate enough to leave.

Once a person is dead, the defense will be exposed, and if they don't find it and let the enemy take advantage of it, then they can only enter the castle for the last resistance.

"Haha... When I go back, I will eat 10 bowls of dumplings. ”

"If you eat 10 bowls, then I'll eat 20 bowls!"

"Roll the ball, you fool, you think you are the millet of the vanguard, and you eat 20 bowls. With your small body, eating two bowls can kill you. ”

"Hahaha..."

A cheerful response came from all over the city walls.

Hearing the relaxed voices of the brothers, the blacksmith's face also showed a look of relief.

"Hurry, hurry... Shoot that bastard, he's going to blow up the gates! ”

As soon as the crossbow arrow in his hand was empty, the blacksmith who was reloading suddenly heard a loud roar next to him.

Without stupidly turning his head to see who shouted, the blacksmith grabbed the flare gun that was reloaded next to him and pulled the trigger at the sky.

"Whew!"

This time, the bullet did not make a sound, but suddenly burst into white light after flying a certain distance.

The darkness around the castle was shrouded in pale light.

At the moment when the signal strip flew out, he took a bow and aimed at the blacksmith under the city, and at a glance he saw several guys holding wooden barrels.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of arrows rang out from several directions on the castle at the same time, and the guys who were holding the barrels and preparing to blow them up fell to the ground screaming on the spot, and the barrels in their hands also rolled to the ground, and they rolled towards the palace guards who were slowly advancing and attacking the city walls.

"Hawkeye!"

The barrel rolled down at a slow pace, and in a few breaths it slammed into the shield of the Grape National Guard.

Seeing this opportunity, the blacksmith roared.

In the attic above the castle gate, a cross-eyed man had already raised his bow and arrow, aiming at the barrel that the guards were about to put into.

It's a rocket, and the arrow is burning with blazing flames.

"Boom!"

The bowstring trembled, and a flash of fire flew out in an arc, and at the moment when the flare was about to disappear, it was nailed to the barrel accurately, and the arrow sank deep into it.

Darkness fell again, but was then illuminated by the light of the explosion.

"Boom!"

There was a violent explosion, and the earthquake castle shook slightly, and there was an exclamation from the walls of the royal palace in the distance.

"Well done Eagle Eye, worthy of being a member of the old Huang family, I didn't embarrass your ancestors."

The blacksmith excitedly hammered the city wall in front of him, and fiercely praised the cross-eyed who was once disliked by them.

But before the blacksmith's praise fell, a long firelight was received in the distance, and it was reflected in his eyes, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

Fires lit up everywhere in Lisbon, and groups of soldiers hurriedly put on their armor, under the shouts of the noble officers and knights, with torches in one hand and weapons in the other, rushed as fast as they could in the direction of the palace.

I don't know which guy spread the news blindly, it was originally about the prison attack, but when it reached the ears of soldiers everywhere, it became that the palace was attacked by rebels, and everyone was asked to hurry up and rescue them.

There is no higher merit than saving the driver, and this sentence is also practical in the West.

When the king was in danger, the knight heroically rescued him, and then he was favored by the king, made a nobleman, and married a princess to live a good life.

No one wants to be ordinary, who is willing to give up the opportunity to fight for the top position.

The soldiers, who had the dream of saving the king and becoming a nobleman and marrying a princess, rushed to the palace with the speed of rushing to the cave room.

I don't know if it was too chaotic in the night, or for some other reason, but the person who delivered the order actually notified all the troops who could be notified.

Now, not only did the garrisons from all over the city go to the palace, but even the guards guarding the docks left their positions and rushed to the palace in droves.

"It's not like we can't see clearly."

Zhu Zhangui, who was close to the pier with the fleet, looked at the shore and said that it was a city, but in fact it was more like a big town of Lisbon, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

At this time, the city was full of hustle and bustle, and the city was lit up, and the streets were full of troops carrying torches to the royal palace.

"Inform down, shoot at the maximum firing angle, unlimited ammunition tonight. Tell those cubs that if he has the ability, he will use up all the shells that Lao Tzu has stored. ”

Holding a telescope and looking at the brightly lit Lisbon, Zhu Zhangui coldly gave the order to shoot.

Then he left the Grape Kingdom warships parked all over the dock without the slightest movement, and Zhu Zhangui added another order.

"Don't blow up the ship, send the Marines with the sailors to grab the ship."

"Our ship is too conspicuous, it is easy for people to guess which force it is when doing things, it is better to change ships, even if it is exposed, they will think that we are from the grape country."

Qi Yuan, who was waiting with a walkie-talkie, began to convey Zhu Zhangui's order.

The gunners, who had long been waiting for the loading of the shells, received the order and, under the command of the respective gun commanders, adjusted the firing elevation angle of the guns to the maximum.

"Unlimited shooting, tsk, this is the coolest I've ever had since I became an artilleryman."

A gun commander in charge of firing, with a gun rope in his hand, smiled strangely while waiting for the order to shoot.

"You're cool, we're tired!"

When the loaders heard this, they couldn't help but roll their eyes in unison.

"Your Highness's order is given, all cannons pay attention, fire!"

The commander, who was holding a walkie-talkie in his hand and waiting for orders while checking the readiness of each artillery, kicked the guy who spoke and gave the order to shoot at the top of his throat.

"Gone!"

The cannon commander who had been kicked didn't care about wiping the footprints on his buttocks, shouted in his mouth, and pulled the cannon rope in his hand hard.

"Boom!"

The cannon controlled by the pulley rope retreated sharply, and the shells in the chamber, driven by the kinetic energy of the gunpowder, flew whistling towards Lisbon on the shore.

A total of 10 warships were dispatched, all of which were large ships equipped with 80 guns.

Ten battleships, neatly facing Lisbon, with a total of 36 guns on each side of the middle and lower three floors, and 10 battleships are 360 guns.

360 modified guns fired at the same time, and its terrifying destructive ability was no worse than that of the artillery brigades of World War I and World War II.

In addition, there are requirements in advance above, and all blasting shells are used, and the lethality is increased by a few points.

"Filth, filth..."

The sound of the 360 cannonballs scraping against the sky was like the roar of the demons of hell, the shocking whistling sound, and the thick sense of death oppression, made those who heard it tremble and were terrified.

"What's that!"

The soldiers of the Grape Countries, who were rushing to the palace to rescue them, heard a frightening voice and looked curiously at the place where the sound came from.

But at this look, everyone's pupils dilated, and their bodies trembled violently.

At some point, a group of meteor showers flew into the sky above the sea.

"Damn it!"

A desperate curse rang out, and explosions enveloped the entire city of Lisbon.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

What is Despair? This is called despair, what is the end of the world? This is the end times.

Low-slung houses collapsed, and the soldiers of the Grapevine Countries, who had nowhere to hide in the streets, were baptized by shells and turned into minced meat all over the ground.

But that's just the beginning.

Today's great power enthusiasm is in unlimited supply, and it will definitely satisfy the grape country, a girl who has just come of age.

Shells roared out, frantically harvesting human lives and destroying buildings.

Lisbon, the future tourist destination, the largest port in the future grape country, is dancing with death tonight.

The firelight exploded and screamed and wailed, forming a song of death, which made the dancing Grim Reaper shake his head and tail happily, dancing and swaying wildly to the rhythm of the song of death.

"Tutu Tu Tu Tu..."

While the gunners were reveling, the Marines boarded the assault boat, covering a famous sailor, and headed for the Grape Kingdom warship docked in the harbor.

It is not known whether the ships thought they were safe in their own harbor, or if the crews had gone to save the king like the infantrymen.

From the sound of artillery to the present, the ships docked on the shore still have not moved, and not even the light has appeared.

Until the Marines boarded the ship, the battleships that were leaning on the shore did not launch any attack.

One by one, the Marines climbed onto the battlefield in the Grape Country, and after eliminating a few shivering defenders hiding in the corners, they happily drove the ship away from the shore at the shouts of the sailors.

Since the capture of Ceuta and the taste of sweetness, the development plans of the vineyard countries have been thrown into the sea, ready to put the open point above the sea.

The arrival of Zheng He in the Later Ming Dynasty stimulated this plan even more.

After the sneak attack on the Ming fleet, in order to prevent the Ming from coming back for revenge in the future, the Grape Country has been working overtime to build warships.

They learned from the interrogation of the captives that the Ming was a powerful country with millions of troops, and they could not defeat it on land, so they only hoped to defeat the enemy on the sea and block the enemy's footsteps.

After several years of hard work, the country now has more than 300 warships, including more than 50 warships that can sail to the sea, and these warships are still made in the style of the captured daimyo Fukubune.

(This is not an exaggeration, as 200 ships were used in the historical conquest of Ceuta by the Portuguese states.) ）

As the capital of the Grape Kingdom, Lisbon is naturally the strongest in defense.

In addition to those sent out to guard other places, the Lisbon dock is home to 30 large ocean-going warships, as well as more than 50 small sea-line defense warships.

It's a pity that after several years of hard work, once he returned to the world, more than 30 large ocean-going warships fell into the hands of Zhu Zhangui before they could shine for the grape country.

After receiving the report from his subordinates, Zhu Zhangui was stunned for a long time.

He really couldn't understand what the Grape Man thought.

With so many warships parked at the dock, less than 100 people were sent to guard them, and on average, there were less than 5 people on a boat.

Grape Country: You came to my house to rob me of my money, and blamed me for not being vigilant and not locking the cabinet, please, big man, this is my house.

Zhu Zhangui, who couldn't understand the brain circuit of the Grape Country, asked the sailors to sail the ships out of the harbor first, and let the two warships cease fire to accompany them for protection.

Today is a complete profit, as long as those brothers are rescued, even if they don't grab a silver coin on the shore, they will make a lot of money today.

30 large warships, all of them are as damn as 1/4 of the Ming Navy.

Although these ships are still a little worse than the main battleships of the Ming Dynasty, they can be placed in the West in this era, not to say invincible, but also to be called a powerful existence.

If, before leaving, he dismantled a batch of artillery from the main battleship and installed it on these ships, the pirate troops of Qi Yuan, as long as they did not die, could almost walk sideways in this western area.

"Your Highness is almost, let's leave some reserved shells, otherwise we will run out of shells, and when we go back, we will encounter the enemy, then we can only play with knives."

Listening to the rumbling artillery, Qi Yuan, who was not excited but a little painful, saw that Lisbon had fallen into a sea of fire, and felt that the effect of the shelling was almost inferior, so he proposed to stop shooting.

Zhu Zhangui will go back in a few days, these ships will be under his control in the future, and it is far away from Daming, so it is very difficult to replenish.

I don't know what kind of big war I will encounter in the future, so saving a little shell may be of great use in the future.

Looking at the blazing Lisbon, Zhu Zhangui, who was in a very refreshing mood, sighed regretfully.

Although he really wanted these white-skinned pigs from the grape country to enjoy a while more in the explosion in the sea of fire, Qi Yuan's concerns were also understood.

"Okay, let's get here, let the Marines go, get our men back and we'll leave."

Retracting the binoculars, Zhu Zhangui turned around and was about to walk off the lookout.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot."

After getting off the lookout, Zhu Zhangui, who was about to go to the room to rest for a while, patted his forehead and shouted to Qi Yuan, who was going to go ashore and was about to command the army to fight.

"Take them and see if you can take down their palaces, and if you can, cut off their king's head. Also, the national seal of their king, and all kinds of crowns that can represent status, etc., even a pair of pants, must be brought back to me. ”

I still have a supermarket that devours the national fortune of another country, and the grape country is also a country that has been passed down to the future, and the national fortune is estimated to be not small, so I may be able to open the third floor of the supermarket.

"Yes!"

Thinking that Zhu Zhangui was going to take the head token of the king of the enemy country and go back to sacrifice Qi Yuan, he answered and waited for Zhu Zhangui to get off the boat and get on the landing craft, commanding the troops to prepare to rush back to pick up those suffering brothers.

This time the landing speed is faster.

The big boats docked at the Lisbon pier were driven away, and these small boats, which the Ming Dynasty looked down on, came in handy now.

Hundreds of small boats, loaded with fierce and vicious heavily armed soldiers, rushed violently towards Lisbon, which was shrouded in flames and smoke.

Tonight is destined to be sleepless, tonight will become a nightmare for the people of the Grape Country, and there will be countless Grape People who will leave this world happily and throw themselves into the arms of death.

(End of chapter)