The Most Powerful Man in the World

Charles I's roar finally calmed the two factions, everyone, look at me, I looked, and finally all looked at Charles I.

I heard Charles I grit his teeth: "Everyone, if you don't want to become a prisoner, then unite and fight against the Ming people."

The main battle faction naturally cheered for it, but the surrender faction showed disappointment one by one.

Charles I said: "I hope everyone can work together. Although there are a large number of Ming people, their combat power may not be strong. As long as we can unite, we may not be able to defeat the Ming army."

As Charles I made up his mind, either because of the prestige of Charles I, or because these nobles did not want to be captured by the city after the city was broken, they were really united under the oppression of the army outside the city.

The earth trembled, and a group of men and horses were seen carrying the siege equipment they had built not long ago towards the capital.

The siege battle has always been the most test of the elite level of the soldiers, and these soldiers can be selected to travel thousands of miles away to open up territory for the Ming Dynasty, and naturally they are the elite among the elites.

Relatively speaking, these soldiers are veterans with experience in siege, so when sieging the city one by one in an orderly manner, there is no need for someone to command and dispatch.

The cloud ladders were erected one by one, and as a large number of soldiers appeared under the city wall, muskets sounded, and at least dozens of Daming soldiers fell under the city wall, and many people were killed on the spot.

However, Yu Dayou and other generals who commanded the army in the distance did not change their expressions, as if the deaths of those soldiers were not important at all.

In fact, whether it was Yu Dayou or other generals, they were deeply saddened by the death of any soldier.

It wasn't obvious at home, but after going abroad, Yu Dayou and the others felt that any soldier was so important.

"Prepare for artillery fire, give me a hard bombardment."

After the first wave of exploratory attacks, Yu Dayou roughly figured out the defense situation in the city, and then directly took out the artillery and started shelling.

If he really attacked, to be honest, Yu Dayou was not worried about not being able to attack.

But if he really wanted to let him take the lives of thousands of elite soldiers in exchange for breaking the capital, Yu Dayou would rather not attack the city.

At this time, the importance of artillery is revealed. Generally speaking, artillery for siege is very heavy, but there is no doubt about this.

After all, the tiger squat gun is just a tiger squat gun. It is very powerful to attack infantry at close range, but if it is used to siege a city, its effect is obviously too much worse.

I saw more than a dozen cannons slowly appear in sight under the efforts of all the soldiers. Each of these cannons weighs hundreds of pounds and requires several soldiers to work together.

More than a dozen cannons were swung open, and the black muzzles were aimed at the city wall.

Above the city wall, Charles I and other generals saw that the first wave of the Ming army's attack was repelled.

However, before they were happy, they saw a cannon in the Ming army being pushed out. Looking at the dark muzzle, everyone's heart sank for a while.

As for the power of cannons, anyone who has a little understanding of cannons will naturally know it clearly in their hearts.

Several generals almost dragged Charles I away from the city wall. Before they could hide their bodies, they heard a roar, followed by a roar.

The gravel flew, and the shells either hit the city wall directly, or fell into the city.

The cannons continued to roar, and more than a dozen cannons kept firing, blasting rounds of shells into the city, causing the city to fall into chaos.

This wave of shelling lasted for a full half an hour, but the generals such as Charles I, who were hiding in the corner of the city wall, could only watch helplessly.

It was as if the days were like years, and finally the sound of the guns stopped, but at this moment, the earth shook and the screams of killing came again.

"No, hurry up to the city wall to defend the city."

A general responded and shouted loudly, and many soldiers rushed towards the city wall with a rolling and crawling.

A famous Daming soldier climbed the city wall, and the smoke filled the smoke. When the first Daming soldier appeared on the city wall, more and more Daming soldiers climbed the city wall and fought with the Spanish soldiers who were guarding the city. Together.

The two sides were caught in a melee on the city wall. The small city wall could not support too many soldiers. This was not a bad thing for the Spanish side. After all, the city wall was so big that the two sides could not invest too much. man hands.

Therefore, to a large extent, the competition between the two sides is perseverance. Once whoever can't hold on to it first, then the winner will naturally be divided.

Whenever a soldier is killed in battle, new soldiers will join it, and a small area will suddenly become a flesh and blood mill. In just a short time, the two sides have fallen here no less than three hundred. so many people.

Compared with the Spaniards, among the more than [-] people who fell, at least [-] of them were Spaniards, and the Ming side accounted for almost one-third.

"What's the matter, did you drive Mingren out of the city?"

Below the city wall, Charles I asked a general eagerly.

The general shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Your Majesty, Mingren is too tenacious, our people simply can't drive him off the city wall."

Charles I's expression changed, his face showed a bit of dejection, and he said softly, "Are we really defeated?"

Fools know that when Akito pushes out the siege cannon, the result is already doomed.

With the help of cannons, if it means that there are tens of thousands of people who can't capture such a capital with only a few thousand people, then it is impossible for Ming people to break through the port and kill all the way under the capital.

Suddenly, a burst of cheers came, Charles I and others looked up and saw a sun and moon flag planted on the city wall, and a team of Spanish soldiers came running over.

"It's over!"

Seeing this scene, even if Charles I's reaction was slow, he realized that they were defeated.

As soon as it was dark, Charlie I fainted, and the moment he passed out, Charlie I heard a shout.

In the creaking sound, the city gate covered with gunpowder smoke was slowly opened, and then a team of Daming soldiers poured into the city.

Those ministers and generals were very decisive when facing the Ming army. They surrendered to the Ming army one by one, and even the king who passed out in a coma was offered to the Ming people by them.

Riding a tall horse, Yu Dayou and the others walked into the capital.

Tens of thousands of soldiers poured into the capital, almost filling the capital.

To be honest, Yu Dayou thinks this capital is too small, not even the size of an ordinary county in Daming. It is conceivable that such a city, if tens of thousands of elite troops and artillery can't break through it, it would be better. Forget about withdrawing.

In the palace of Charles I, Yu Dayou and others were sitting there, and below it was the awakened Charles I.

At this moment, Charles I's expression has returned to calm. Sitting there, at first glance, he looks like an ordinary person, but this is the monarch of a powerful maritime country.

After looking at Charlie I, no matter how Yu Dayou and Jiao Yuan asked, Charlie I didn't speak.

Charlie I didn't speak, Yu Dayou and others didn't force it, they just didn't bother to spend time on them, anyway, like Charlie I, they would eventually be sent to the capital.

In the large and small countries they destroyed along the way, the captured kings are almost all in the capital at the moment.

Therefore, for example, Charles I, although he is said to be the king of Spain, in the eyes of Da Ming, he is actually not much different from those kings of small countries.

Now that the capital has been conquered, it is naturally time to start harvesting.

Teams of soldiers began their journey of searching for wealth under the joint supervision of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

First of all, the king's treasure was found, and the entire secret room was filled with precious objects such as gold and silver jewelry, antique jade, etc., which were densely packed.

It has to be said that the value of the gold and silver recovered from the king's treasury alone is as much as fifty million taels.

It was beyond everyone's expectations that so many treasures were found in the king's treasury.

A full fifty million taels, this is definitely not a small number, so much wealth does seem quite astonishing and exaggerated, but it will not feel unacceptable when you think about it.

Charles I reigned for so many years, and it was the period when the Spanish navy expanded abroad and occupied many overseas treasures. During this period, all the governors who were sent to the outside world were not a ship by ship. A large amount of gold and silver jewelry When all kinds of treasures were shipped back to Spain, some of them were dedicated to Charles I, and the other part entered the pockets of these governors.

In addition to the treasure house of Charles I, the treasury that attracts the most attention is the treasury. As the treasury of a country, it is especially the treasury of the country that is the most powerful country at sea during this period. How much wealth is accumulated in it? Most people don't really know.

Even in the middle of a war, Charles I still arranged for a team of troops to be stationed here to ensure the safety of the treasury. Otherwise, if there was an accident in the treasury, it would affect the stability of the country.

Even if some people wanted to fish in troubled waters while taking advantage of the chaos in the city, they were beaten up by the guards of the treasury and left a piece of corpse, which made these people who wanted to take advantage of the chaos to rest their minds.

Six hundredth Chapter 17 more than [-] million taels of property

It's just that these guards couldn't imagine that their king was defeated so quickly, but in less than a day, the capital was so broken.

When a group of elite soldiers appeared in the treasury, these Spanish soldiers guarding the treasury looked at each other.

In the face of the thugs who were trying to storm the treasury, these soldiers could kill without hesitation, but when they faced the Ming soldiers who appeared in front of them, the soldiers looked at each other with a look of hesitation.

Those soldiers who can be selected to guard the treasury are not fools. Although they have not received news, when they see these soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appearing in front of them, even if they are a little sluggish, they can realize that the capital has fallen, otherwise If so, it is absolutely impossible for Daming soldiers to have a chance to appear here.

The general of the Ming army, who led the troops to the treasury, just glanced at the soldiers on the opposite side, and nodded at the person beside him.

I saw a Spanish official come out and said to the soldiers guarding the treasury: "Everyone, Your Majesty has a decree, ordering you to hand over the treasury to the general of the Ming Dynasty."

Of course, it was impossible for Charles I to issue such an order. Needless to say, the official was forced to come here. Of course, if the official was not afraid of death, even if the Ming army forced him, he would not be able to come here.

As one of the management officials of the treasury, these soldiers are no strangers to this official, and it can be said that this official is the superior of these soldiers.

Seeing the cowardly appearance of this official, the soldiers naturally knew all about it, but what the hell was going on.

But even if it is clear, what can they say, can they still change the overall situation?

The current situation is very clear. The Ming people have already occupied the capital, and even the king has taken prisoners. It is unrealistic to think about the treasury guards of only a hundred people who want to fight against the Ming army.

Everyone, look at me, I look at you, and a soldier stepped forward, threw the weapon in his hand on the ground, and said slowly: "I would like to honor the king's life."

Obviously this is looking for an excuse for his surrender, but this excuse is not bad. At least the other soldiers have put down their concerns when they saw this man's actions, and one by one they dropped their weapons and chose to surrender. .

He successfully took over the treasury, and the generals at the head also breathed a sigh of relief. Although he said that he was confident in taking over the treasury, he was also afraid that the soldiers who guarded the treasury would not surrender, otherwise there would be chaos.

The treasury is important, once something goes wrong, doesn't it seem that his general is very incompetent, and now he can take over the treasury smoothly, naturally there is no problem.

The next day, Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, Jiao Yuan and others appeared at the treasury.

With the treasury under the control of Daming, Yu Dayou and others are naturally very curious about what kind of treasures are in the treasury.

After all, it is also the treasury of a maritime power, just like the treasury of Daming, there are hundreds of millions of gold and silver treasures stored in the treasury.

Therefore, everyone is naturally very curious about what kind of treasures are in the treasury of the Spanish Kingdom.

The thick and heavy iron gate slowly opened, and only two huge iron gates could only be cast by the power of the state.

Such two iron gates, I am afraid that they are bombarded with cannons, and they may not be able to be blasted through after a few cannons.Walking into the treasury, even if it had been expected in advance, but when I actually saw it, I couldn't help but be amazed.

Most of this treasury is built underground. After all, there are many gold and silver treasures stored in the treasury. If the space is small, it may not be able to accommodate it.

Just like Daming, most of the treasury was repaired underground, and this treasury in the Kingdom of Spain was the same, with most of the main body underground.

The ground was dug as deep as two floors, and down the steps, there were raging butter candles on both sides.

Generally speaking, the underground space will be very stuffy, but Yu Dayou and the others did not feel that there is any difficulty in breathing, the air is very fresh, it can be seen that the ventilation system of the treasury is very well done.

Under the guidance of Jin Yiwei and the people from Dongchang, the first thing they entered was an incomparably spacious space.

Walking into this space, the eyes of several people couldn't help but squinted, and in front of them, piles of white silver were piled up like a hill, and on the other side was a pile of dazzling gold. of hills.

Looking at the golden and silver mountains of several people's heights, even if Yu Dayou and the others were extremely determined, they couldn't help but have the idea of ​​taking it as their own at this moment.

Fortunately, all the people present are not fools. Although the gold and silver mountains are good, the key is that these things are not within their reach.

Not to mention whether they can occupy these gold and silver treasures, the fact that the Jinyiwei and Dongchang people among them are watching from the sidelines is enough to put out a lot of thoughts that should not arise.

Taking a deep breath, Yu Dayou stabilized his mind and looked at an official who was responsible for counting the amount of gold and silver treasures stored in the national treasury.

Noticing Yu Dayou's gaze, the official took a step forward, holding an account book in his hand, and respectfully handed the account book to Yu Dayou and said, "Commander, this is the booklet I made to count the gold and silver treasures here."

Yu Dayou took it, opened the booklet, his eyes fell on the row of numbers on the booklet, his eyes shrank suddenly, even with his heart, he couldn't help shaking his hand slightly, and almost threw the booklet in his hand.