Ming Zhengzhi, I am Zheng Kezang

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come to Wei Fa. The update is the fastest." Du Hu cursed in a low voice while looking at the faint Portuguese fleet in the distance. "It's all right now, I'm really frustrated that I've got Lao Tzu involved."

Du Hu originally expected to join forces with Wei Fa's Qiongjia team and go northward to attack Tuotangang (Da Nang), but he never expected that when he led his troops to the waters of Hoi An, he found that the Portuguese who were forced to withdraw from Macau actually Putting together five armed merchant ships and two cruiser-level gunboats to confront the Wei Fa Department in the open sea, this is actually understandable. The Portuguese have already lost Macau. If Lord Ruan, who was close to them, was also wiped out by Lord Zheng, who was supported by Ming Zheng , then they have no foothold in South China at all.

"Actually, Frangji is also bluffing." Chang Tianyuan judged like this. "If they wanted to fight, they would have fought when they had the upper hand. Why wait until we get here and then fight again."

Chang Tianyuan's words are also reasonable. After all, although Ming Zheng took back Macau, he did not completely ban the Portuguese from entering various foreign trade ports. Therefore, even if the Portuguese took the lead for Guangnan Ruan, they might not dare to risk completely losing trade with China. The price of power fought with Ming Zheng Navy.

"Although Frangji doesn't seem to have any intention of having a fight with us right now, it's still troublesome to be sticky behind you." Du Hu grinned. "The hearts of the people are so close, who knows what these barbarians are thinking. If we are going to deal with Lord Ruan's fort, they will stab us in the back, and it will be troublesome."

Chang Tianyuan nodded: "This is really ****"

Before Chang Tianyuan could finish his sentence, the lookout sentry reported: "[Oujiang] has sent a signal, and Wei Guandai wants to come over."

"Wei Fa is coming over here." Du Hu patted Chuanlan in front of him. "It's exactly how to get rid of these barbarian ghosts!"

"Mr. Eculist, Captain Hilmont Steiner, Captain Ketruxiku, and several other captains here, the current situation is very unfavorable to us, and the number of the Ming fleet has increased from five warships. for ten."

Zheng Jun's navy is discussing how to drive the Portuguese fleet, and the Portuguese fleet is also having serious discussions on the current situation.However, unlike Zheng Jun's Navy, which excluded 120 to [-] notification ships from the combat sequence, the Portuguese regarded all ships over [-] tons as opponents.

This is because among the five armed merchant ships that Portugal participated in the battle, the "Relia's Guardian Angel" had a displacement of only 105 tons, and the other slightly larger "Goa Woman" was only 185 tons, two ships with Zheng Jun. The size of the notification ship is similar, and the number of artillery loaded is also relatively close.

What is even more detrimental to the Portuguese is that although its largest warship [Rush Ancients] has a displacement of [-] tons, it is a Clark merchant ship (round ship), and its maneuverability and number of artillery ports are not only inferior The other four Galen ships of our own side cannot be compared with the frigate-type cruise ships owned by Zheng Jun.

"Under the circumstances, should we continue to carry out the task of blocking the Ming Dynasty's navy's actions assigned by the King of Guangnan? Personally, I hope to get the unanimous approval of all the captains."

As soon as the host's voice fell to the ground, someone from the string of names he mentioned earlier stood up: "Gentlemen, I thought it was an extremely stupid decision for the council to let us carry out this task, and it would inevitably affect us. The commercial activities of the Ming Dynasty, now I think it is even more foolish to continue to implement, and it is time to stop here."

"Captain Hilmont Steiner, I don't agree with you on whether the council's decision is stupid. We have been kicked out of Macau by the Ming people. If we can no longer show our due strength, I am afraid that even Guangnan The foothold may not be preserved.” The person who spoke now obviously disagreed with the former argument. "As for what everyone is worried about, whether the Ming fleet will come in a steady stream, I think this may be a reality, but it may not necessarily appear. After all, as far as we know, although the Ming people single-handedly provoked this war, but The level of involvement is not deep."

"I don't agree with the argument of the squire Parallati. I hope the enemy can give up their own advantages. This is just a self-deceiving idea." Captain Ketruxicu stood up and explained the reasons for his opposition to everyone. "As far as I know, the Ming Kingdom has two main fleets in the South China Sea. We don't care about those deployed in the direction of Dongning and Fujian for the time being, but in the direction of Guangdong, Cam Ranh and West Borneo, there are a total of 26 Ming people. Among the main warships, there are 1000 three-deck battleships with a size of more than 4 tons that they call cruisers, and the remaining 22 are frigate-type fast ships with a size of more than 500 tons. The Goan Woman has about 15 smaller boats."

The figures reported by Captain Ketruxiku are not his fabrications, but the results of painstaking investigations by the Macao Council that moved to Hoi An. Although they may not be very accurate, they are to some extent consistent with the real figures The difference is already limited.

"According to what I know, the four cruisers of the Ming Dynasty Navy and some small ships and military transport ships have been staying at the Xiangshanao Naval Base and the coast of Guangdong for a long time in order to defend coastal trade ports such as Guangzhou. In addition, the Ming Dynasty is still in Qiongzhou, Lianzhou and Jinlan The three places have established military ports and retained permanent fleets."

克特鲁希库上尉继续言道：“根据明国海军习惯用4只护卫舰型快船加上1只小型通报船编组为1个分舰队来作为判断依据，我们可以认为明国海军长期保留1416只主要作战船只实施巡航，那么剩下的10只主要作战船只一般用来轮休。”

Captain Ketruxiku pointed to the faintly visible Zheng Jun ship outside the porthole and said: "If we say that what we are currently seeing are two squadrons from Lianzhou and Jinlan, then the Ming people may also be able to destroy them in the short term. With the support of at least one squadron, the Ming people will have an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers and ship combat capabilities."

Of course, the navy compares the number of ships and cannons on the ship. After Captain Ktrushicu’s quantification, all the captains present gasped, but the Parallati squire who just spoke was not convinced: "Captain, Ming It is two different concepts that the Chinese may send ships and definitely send ships.”

Captain Ketrushiku asked tit for tat: "Your Excellency, how did you confirm that the Ming people will definitely not send a support fleet?"

Captain Ketrushiku paused: "We already know that the generals of the Ming Dynasty Navy are a bunch of lunatics. The series of incidents on the [Lady Rose] and [The Great Eastern] tell us that once they have the upper hand, they will They will rush to tear us apart without any scruples, and European countries will never launch a crusade in Asia for the silk and tea of ​​the Ming Dynasty."

Everyone was a little terrified. Yes, our own side has concerns, but the opponent may be unscrupulous. In this way, more people will be shaken. However, before everyone came to a decision, a message came in: " Gentlemen, the Ming people sent a small boat to us, it should be an envoy."

Europeans in this era still pay attention to gentlemanly demeanor. Of course, this is also the elegance that can only be shown when the opponent’s strength is similar. Therefore, an hour later, the special envoy of Zheng Jun, who was soaked by the turbulent waves, boarded the 470-ton At the time of [General Sisdrix], the Portuguese captains who had put on their most beautiful clothes had been waiting for a long time.

"On behalf of the Admiral Mayingma of the Daming Navy's Western Fleet, I am asking you." The young guard captain was not ashamed of his embarrassment at all. As for the gorgeous clothes of the other party, he thought it was as funny as a clown. "Our division is patrolling the waters here under the order of Emperor Daming and King Xia's order. Why does your fleet hinder our division's movement? I order you to disperse immediately. If not, you will try to be hostile to our division. My teacher will fight back."

"What is he talking about? Is it a declaration of war?" The Portuguese captains whispered to each other after hearing the translation from the ship's interpreter. "What, you have to write down the name and type of the ship, and trade is prohibited in the future. This, this is a naked threat."

The guard captain was very satisfied with the reactions of these captains. He raised his head and announced: "If you don't leave the ship within three minutes since I leave the ship, I will try to declare war on Ming Dynasty as a Franc machine. What will we do then? , it’s up to you to decide.”

"I'm sorry, we need to discuss it." Captain Ktrushiku asked the interpreter to talk to the captain of the guard for a while, and then pulled the captains back to the cabin. "Gentlemen, Ming people say that three quarters of an hour is one and a half hours for us, and now an hour has passed. If we can't come up with a decision, it will be an unpredictable event for us personally and for the Kingdom of Portugal. Disaster." Captain Ketrushicu held up his hand. "I am in favor of evacuating this sea area immediately."

"I object." The Paralati squire shouted. "It is a disgrace to retreat under the threat of the enemy."

"I don't think it's important to be ashamed. The key is that we came to Asia to make money. The supplies in Guangnan can't meet our needs, so I tend to accept the demands of the Ming people."

"I also agree with the retreat. After all, going to war with the Ming people means going bankrupt. I have to be responsible to the shipowner and several shareholders."

"If the King of Guangnan agrees to lease Hoi An to Portugal, I think it may be able to resist the attack of the Ming people, but now, it is only for a small fee, and I cannot take risks."

"Gentlemen, I have no objection to retreating, but if Hoi An is destroyed, we can still exert influence there." Unexpectedly, Captain Hilmon Steiny, who thought the Council was stupid just now, insisted at this moment. "I think that even if they want to retreat, the Ming people must promise not to attack Hoi An."

Seeing that everyone did not support him, the Parallati squire immediately called out: "I second."

Several people on the side looked at each other and felt that this proposal was worth considering, so they raised their hands hesitantly. Seeing that the wind direction had changed, Captain Ketrushicu went out of the cabin to find the captain of the guard, and took his own Give the answer to the other party.

"If you do not agree to give up the attack on the commercial port of Hoi An, we will defend this city to the death."

"It's up to you."

"That****"

Before Captain Ketruxiku could finish his sentence, the lookout post shouted in horror: "Ming people are attacking."

Looking at the calm captain of the guard, Captain Ketruxiku gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order and get ready to fight!"

"Slow down!" After listening to the translation, the guard officer shouted. "Let me go back and spread the word ****"

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