The Most Powerful Man in the World

But now Lawrence suddenly felt that he and Dalikis had underestimated the ancient eastern country of Ming Dynasty.

Dalicis couldn't help but look at Lawrence and said, "Lawrence, you..."

Lawrence shook his head towards Dalikis with a wry smile and said, "Lord Governor, although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that if the reinforcements from the other side really arrive, we may not be their opponents."

An officer looked at Lawrence with a bit of incomprehension, and then looked at Daliqisi, as if he understood something, his face also became ugly and said to Daliqisi: "Lord Governor, we can't Abandoning General Kold and the others, there are more than [-] soldiers, and if something happens to them, we are afraid that we will lose most of our combat power."

After several times, the army of more than [-] people, now there are only [-]-[-] people left in the port, and more than [-] of them went with Kold to chase and kill Qi Jingtong.

It can be said that if there is an accident with the thousands of people that Kold took away, there will be only a few hundred infantry left in the entire fleet, which is definitely traumatic for the fleet.

"What are you afraid of, unless it is Daming and other ships, even if Daming's soldiers and horses are so elite, it is impossible to fight us at sea!"

An officer shouted loudly with the strength of the wine.

Daliqisi's eyes lit up when he heard the words: "Yes, the other party must have a large number of people to get the help of the reinforcements. It makes sense that Kelder is not their opponent, but our strongest is not the army, but the navy. , as long as Daming does not mobilize the fleet, we have nothing to fear!"

Lawrence listened to what Dalikis and the officer said, and his face showed a bit of hesitation. That is, at this time, a sentry who was in charge of looking around and monitoring the surrounding sea suddenly hurried towards Dali. Qi Si and the others bowed, and then said, "Lord Governor, a fleet seems to have appeared several miles away from the port..."

"This is impossible……"

Like instinct, Dali Qisi stood up all of a sudden, his face full of dignified color.

Even when he heard that Kold was surrounded, Dalicis was not so panicked. After all, their root is the navy, not the army. Even if the army is completely destroyed, it will not affect the foundation of the fleet.

Now the sentinel actually told him that a fleet had appeared on the sea outside the port, which made Dalich's first thought was the appearance of Daming's naval fleet.

In fact, only from the firepower of the Changning and Changping, although Dali was unwilling to admit it in his heart, he also knew that Daming was no worse than them in shipbuilding, and the two sides had their own strengths.

In this case, the difference in ship combat power between the two sides is not too big, which means that the biggest advantage of the Portuguese fleet no longer exists.

The reason why the Portuguese fleet has been able to traverse the ocean and slaughter the indigenous peoples has always relied on that invincible fleet.

Realizing this, Dalich almost roared: "Quick, quick, order everyone to board the ship immediately, and tell them that if there are still people who have not boarded the ship within a quarter of an hour, then leave it for me forever. here!"

Almost instantly, the entire port fell into chaos. Except for the soldiers who stayed on the ship, most of the entire fleet got off the ship and moved in the port.

At this moment, Dalikis's order was issued, and everyone rushed towards the port in a hurry, and hurriedly used a small boat to start boarding.

There was chaos in the port. After all, thousands of people boarded the ship at the same time, especially Dalich's request to complete it within a quarter of an hour, which made the situation a little messy.

There was a sound of horse hooves, and soon countless soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the port. The leader was not Chu Yi and who was it.

Riding on the tall horse, Chu Yi looked at the Portuguese soldiers boarding the ship by the port, and a cold expression flashed in his eyes: "Pass my order, let Li Degong and Pang Shiqi attack me, be sure to kill these Westerners. The human fleet is stuck in the port."

The fleet that appeared on the sea outside the port was the Ming fleet led by Li Degong and Pang Shiqi.

This fleet can be said to bring together most of the essence of the Ming fleet in the Eastern Ying. Of the fifty ships, almost half of them are newly built warships, equipped with the latest artillery, each of which is no worse than the Changning and Changping. .

When a wolf smoke billowed up, and the billowing wolf smoke could be clearly seen even from the sea more than ten kilometers away, the two generals Li Degong and Pang Shiqi, who were floating on the ocean, immediately ordered the fleet to move towards Shi Shi. See the port coming.

Except for a few supply ships, the dozens of fleets are all warships, of which there are nearly [-] new warships. Although the remaining warships are a little old, they still have some combat power, at least besieging those There was nothing wrong with the Portuguese fleet.

When Li Degong and Pang Shiqi saw the billowing wolf smoke, they immediately ordered dozens of ships to spread out and block the port exit of Iwami Port in a surrounding posture.

At this moment, the Portuguese warships in the port have also started, and more than a dozen warships took the lead, first appearing in the sight of Li Degong and Pang Shiqi.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. Dalicis, who is standing on the flagship, is standing with Lawrence. They are also looking at the fleet on the opposite side.

With a bang, I saw a water column rising into the sky, which was a cannonball fired by the Daming fleet.

"Hey, this... Are these ships just like the Changning and Changping that we sunk before?"

After all, the Changning and Changping have left a deep impression on them. They must know that the artillery on their ships can shoot at a limited distance, which is almost a mile away from that of the Changping and Changning.

Although the distance of one mile is not too far, but this gap often plays an extremely important role in the battle process.

Just like now, the Daming Fleet can shell the Portuguese Fleet, but the Portuguese Fleet is due to the insufficient range of the artillery on their own ships. In the face of the Daming Fleet’s shelling, they can’t wait to launch the shells immediately to fight back, but they are helpless.

Who let their artillery not have such a long range? Before the Ming fleet entered their range, they could only passively accept the attack and could not fight back.

Dalikis gritted his teeth and said, "Send the order, all the warships rush out at the fastest speed for me!"

Just looking at the dozens of warships outside the port blocking the port's exit like open pockets, how Daliqisi didn't understand the other party's intention.

One after another shells exploded around the warships. Perhaps it was luck. Many warships were hit by the artillery of the Daming Fleet during this tea time. Said to be targeted by two warships, dozens of shells came down, but they didn't hit.

As the distance between the two sides approached, Dali Qisi saw that the Daming warship finally entered the range and couldn't help but rejoiced: "Retaliate, fight back quickly, sunk them, and sunk them all for the governor. …”

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You must know that they have always relied on the strong ships and sharp guns to crush the natives. When did they suffer because their ships and weapons were inferior to others.

However, this time it was the case. The Portuguese fleet, which has always been invincible, could only watch the other side bombard them outside its own range because of the insufficient range of its own artillery.

Although it is said that because of the range, the bombardment effect of the Ming fleet is not very good, and it depends on luck to a certain extent to hit their ships, but this feeling of being attacked by others but unable to counterattack is very important to morale. The impact is still quite large.

At this moment, the distance between the two sides has finally been drawn. While feeling the accuracy of the Daming Fleet's artillery bombardment has been significantly improved, Dalicis and other captains of the Portuguese fleet finally let out a sigh of relief, and they can finally counterattacked.

Immediately above the sea, gunpowder smoke filled the air, and the sound of the artillery shook the sky.

This sub-fleet of the Portuguese fleet has almost a dozen battleships. As for the rest of the ships, they are supply ships and some merchant ships they plundered in the middle, so it is said that at this moment, it is only possible to face the Ming fleet. There are only a dozen ships, and as for the other ships, they are just bluffing, and they are just strong.

With a loud bang, I saw a loud bang on a Portuguese warship in the distance, and the high mast collapsed, killing several Portuguese soldiers on the spot, and a warship not far away also Hit by artillery, one of the artillery collapsed on the spot.

The battle was no more than a cup of tea, and the Daming side obviously occupied the absolute top. On the one hand, it was because the Daming Fleet had an advantage in number. The skills I have trained in the past six months have been brought into play.

Chu Yi's maintenance of the fleet surprised everyone. Building the fleet costs money, but maintaining the fleet costs even more money. It can be said that money is like flowing water, especially for the training of these personnel in the fleet. Chu Yi spends a lot of money. A lot of silver.

Not to mention the rest, on these battleships alone, the barrels of the artillery guns used to train the gunners have been replaced several times.

It can be said that if you do the math, these are almost enough to build another battleship.

However, Chu Yi spent so much time training such a fleet, and now it has finally paid off.

If it was said that the distance between the two sides was too far at the beginning, then after the distance has been narrowed, the two sides shelled each other, but the Daming Fleet was the first to get a good start, which shows that the actual combat capability of the Daming Fleet is not bad. .

You must know that this Portuguese fleet has crossed the ocean and fought openly and secretly with the maritime powers of Spain and the Netherlands. It has already trained a strong naval team.

It can be said that the naval combat power of the Portuguese fleet, Spain, and the Netherlands is by no means comparable to that of ordinary countries. If it is the navy of the Ming Dynasty, if it is really against the Portuguese fleet, I am afraid it will only be beaten. .

It can only be said that Chu Yi's hard work was not in vain, and the tens of millions of taels of silver were not wasted in vain. At least he gave Chu Yi a satisfactory answer.

In the harbour, Chu Yi stood there, holding a telescopic mirror in his hand, watching the battle in the harbour from afar. When he saw that the Portuguese fleet was hit by shelling, Chu Yi showed a somewhat satisfied look on his face.

"Hahaha, okay, that's great, how can a mere barbarian be the opponent of my Daming Navy!"

In addition to Chu Yi, even Yu Dayou and Lu Dazhu did not realize that if it wasn't for Chu Yi, Daming's navy might be at a disadvantage at the moment. It can even be said that without Chu Yi, Daming would be afraid It is also impossible to land in the East Ying, and it will take many years to have contact with Portugal.

In the eyes of Yu Dayou, Lu Dazhu and others, it was a matter of course for the Daming fleet led by Pang Shiqi and Li Degong to crush the Portuguese fleet. compared to Daming.

With the pressure of the Daming Fleet, the difference in the number of warships between the two sides was a bit large. You must know that Chu Yi has mobilized a full [-] warships this time, which is several times more than the Portuguese fleet.

In addition, most of these warships are new warships. If the Portuguese fleet is not experienced, I am afraid that the entire army would have been wiped out by now.

Even so, as the battleships were sunk, Dali Qisi's face was pale, and he muttered to himself, full of disbelief.

At this moment, Lawrence and the others watched the warships sinking around them, and they felt despair in their hearts. With a loud bang, Lawrence and the others were shocked and almost fell to the ground. He was stunned to cut a large piece of the deck off the side of the ship, and it looked as if a corner had been devoured by a fierce beast.

"Governor, surrender, for the safety of all soldiers!"

Seeing that they were surrounded by warships flying the bright sun and moon flags, these warships surrounded them. Even fools knew that they had no other choice, either to die in battle or to surrender.

Dali Qisi glanced at the crowd, but could not see the slightest fighting intent, he let out a long sigh, only to hear Dali Qisi say slowly: "Bring the flag to the other side, we are down!"

For Daliqisi and others, surrender is not something shameful, but it is not unacceptable, so after weighing the results, Daliqisi made a decisive choice.

They have done their best. Since there is no hope in sight, the next step is to be responsible for the safety of everyone in the fleet.

When a flag was fluttering high, and the flag bearer kept playing the flag, everyone who saw this scene was relieved.

Especially the Portuguese fleet side, there are not many battleships that still have the power to fight at this moment. Aside from the silent battleships, most of the remaining battleships have been attacked. Seeing that the flagship of Dali Chisina hung up the white flag, all the Portuguese warships hung up the white flag and chose to surrender.

In the port, Chu Yi, who saw this scene, nodded slightly and said, "Go on and accept their surrender!"

Almost instinctively, Zhai Luan said to Chu Yi, "Your Highness, beware of fraud!"

Zhai Luan, who was born in the literati, is obviously worried about what tricks the other party will do, in case it is a fraudulent surrender...

It's a pity that Zhai Luan didn't even think about it. The army might be able to swindle to surrender, but if it was placed on the navy, it would be very difficult to swindle to surrender.

After receiving Chu Yi's order, Pang Shiqi and Li Degong immediately ordered the surrender of the Portuguese fleet. While maintaining vigilance and deterrence, dozens of small boats were released, and a famous soldier boarded Portugal, which had completely given up resistance. fleet.

These Portuguese sailors cooperated and put down the weapons in their hands, and then watched helplessly as the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty took over the fleet.

A day later, Chu Yi met the governor of the Portuguese fleet, Dalikis.

Looking at Dali Qisi, Chu Yi did not humiliate Dali Qisi, and motioned for the other party to take a seat. While Chu Yi looked at Dali Qisi, Dali Qisi was also looking at Chu Yi.

Chu Yi's youth was beyond Daliqi's expectations. In his opinion, Chu Yi, who can command hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of warships, is at least the kind of veteran in his [-]s and [-]s. a young man.

"Portuguese Imperial Navy Armada, the Governor of the Third Squadron, Dalikis, has met His Royal Highness King Wu of the Ming Dynasty!"

Chu Yi smiled slightly, motioned Dali Qisi to sit down and said, "The general is asking to see this king, is there something wrong?"

Dali Qisi looked straight, looked at Chu Yi solemnly and said, "Please also ask His Royal Highness King Wu to allow us to send a message to our relatives in China to redeem me with gold and silver property!"

In the war between the two countries in the West, there has always been a practice of redeeming prisoners, so Dalicis hopes that Chu Yi can allow them to redeem himself.

If at the beginning, Chu Yi also regarded Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands as opponents, then Chu Yi insisted on it in the court, and was going to spend a few years building a huge fleet of thousands of warships. When he was in the navy, Chu Yi didn't care about Portugal and the Netherlands.

Even if Portugal is strong, the entire naval fleet known as the Armada is actually only two or three hundred warships, but Daming has built as many as thousands of warships in recent years alone.

Looking at this number of countries around the world, I am afraid that only Daming has such manpower and material resources. If this is placed in the western countries, if they do not rely on plundering the wealth of the colonies, even if their treasury is emptied, they will not be able to build it. Such a huge fleet came out.

However, Daming has such confidence, whether it is manpower or material resources, he has to get rid of a few streets in countries such as Portugal and the Netherlands.

Therefore, at this moment, Chu Yi looked at Dali Qisi with great interest, and smiled thoughtfully: "Oh, I wonder how much gold and silver you can give to redeem yourself?"

Although Dalikis said that he did not know Daming very well, he knew that the Easterners often chose to kill when dealing with prisoners of war.

Naturally, Dali Qisi was most worried about whether he would be killed by the other party, so after surrendering, Da Li Qisi tried his best to meet Chu Yi.

Looking at Chu Yi's meaning now, Dali Qisi felt that the other party seemed to have the intention of allowing them to redeem themselves, and his eyes flashed a little bit. Dali Qisi pondered for a while, as if he was valuing himself.

Dalikis slowly raised his head to look at Chu Yi and said, "As the governor of the entire fleet, a nobleman of the Portuguese Empire, I am willing to spend [-] gold coins to redeem myself!"

Gold coins are obviously made of gold. Even in the West, they are extremely precious. Half a million gold coins are definitely a huge fortune. At least the family behind Dalicis has come up with such a huge fortune. Also hurt the bones.

Although he knew that Western prisoners of war had paid ransoms in exchange for their own form, Chu Yi had never had any experience in this area. Now that he heard Dali Qisi set himself a price of [-] gold coins, even Chu Yi couldn't bear it. Zhu Zhu gave Daliqisi a deep look.

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Chapter Five Hundred and Sixth Chapter The Terrible Wealth That Was Not Copied [1 More]

In the era of great voyages, Portugal, Spain, and the Netherlands, represented by several maritime powers, can be said to have grabbed a lot of wealth.

As the governor of a squadron of the Portuguese fleet, Dalikis can imagine that, in his capacity, if he wants to search for wealth, it is really not difficult.