readxAt early noon on the sixth day, an accident happened, which made Zhao Lie feel for the first time that God might not be kind to him.
At early noon on the sixth day of the lunar month, a 400-ton Spanish Galen merchant ship and a 300-ton frigate arrived in Macau.
Zhao Da on the dock hurriedly gathered his troops.
Under the supervision of ten Ming soldiers, Criscito and João led the ship to berth next to the Fuhai.
Alfonso Perez is the captain of the frigate Samar.
There are two purposes for this long-distance voyage.
One is to receive letters from China.
The Governor of Macau, Mascaru, has also left to take office and returned to China.
The new Governor Luo Bao will be here.
Arriving in a few months.
Spanish Governor Fernando ordered Alfonso to lead the Samar to escort the merchant ship Palawan to Macau.
By the way, the silver brought from America was exchanged for raw silk, porcelain, silk and other best-selling items.
The silver from America was exchanged for Ming Dynasty best-selling items.
This has been the practice for ten years.
The Ming Dynasty was rich, but gold and silver were in short supply.
Spain had the gold and silver mountains in the Americas to adjust the supply.
This was an annual trade of more than two million taels, and it was also the reason why the trade route from Macau to Luzon was prosperous.
At the dock, Alfonso met up with Romero, the captain of the Palawan, and, led by more than a dozen guards, went to the chamber to ask for an audience with the speaker.
"Alfonso, we didn't need an escort when we got here before.
However, since the Dutch occupied Xiaoliuqiu in the Ming Dynasty, their ships used this as a base to harass us.
Now we have to escort."
Romero winked.
He sighed with his round little Basque eyes.
He also had the short stature and black beard and hair that are common among Basques.
"Romero, there is no way now but to hope that the kingdom can escape from the Holy Roman Empire war, otherwise our overseas territories will have an even more difficult time."
Alfonso agreed.
He has blond hair and blue eyes that are rare among Spaniards.
Alfonso is tall and impressive at first sight.
Of course, Alfonso understood that Spain's escape from the war was easy to say but too difficult to achieve.
France, England, and the Netherlands had the advantage.
How could it be so easy to let the Spanish go?
The territory is coveted, how can these bandits stop if they don't get any benefits.
The two people sighed and moved forward.
When the group of people reached a crossroads, there was a sudden sound of footsteps.
Dozens of soldiers in Ming dynasty uniforms gathered around them, with bright spears and muskets pointed at them.
The guard leader Sordo and another guard raised their flintlock short muskets.
"Put down your weapons, Macau is already under our control."
Tang Xianwen shouted, and Criscito translated.
Sordo shot Tang Xianwen without saying a word.
Sordo has been seen a lot in the Philippines.
The local natives faced off against the Spanish soldiers.
They were aggressive at first, but after a few shots, they dispersed like birds and beasts.
Sordo's bet was that the leader of the Ming indigenous people would be killed and immediately collapse.
However, he lost the bet.
Tang Xianwen dodged cleverly, and the projectile grazed his left shoulder, splashing blood.
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A Ming soldier behind him couldn't dodge and was shot in the chest.
He screamed and fell down and rolled.
At the same time, several gunshots were fired, and several of Sordo's guards were shot and fell to the ground struggling.
Tang Xianwen had already stated that except for the two leaders who were captured alive, anyone else who resisted would be killed without mercy.
Alfonso and Romero stood there stiffly, their faces pale.
They were marines and had experienced artillery battles before, but this was their first time engaging in such a close firefight.
Tang Xianwen turned around to look at the fallen Ming army, and saw that his shouts gradually stopped, and it seemed that he was dying.
"Kill all the guards."
Tang Xianwen ordered through gritted teeth.
The pikemen stepped forward and exhaled to deliver their guns.
There were popping sounds, and the remaining guards screamed and fell to the ground.
The pikemen replenished their guns regardless of whether they were dead or alive.
Only Alfonso and Romero were left.
"If you can't get the soldiers on board to surrender, this will be your fate."
Tang Xianwen said murderously.
The two people looked at the bloody holes and corpses still twitching everywhere in the ground, and nodded helplessly.
They had no choice but to lower their heads at this time, as it was important to save their lives.
The natives of the Ming Dynasty opposite were a bunch of barbarians who killed without blinking an eye.
The Spanish soldiers on the ship are all getting ready.
After the captain comes back, most of them will have a holiday, and they can taste the taste of Ming women and Portuguese women.
Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was relaxed.
The people on the deck were a little suspicious.
They seemed to hear a few gunshots.
However, since they were in Macau, they didn’t pay much attention.
There were Portuguese people to maintain order.
However, the sea behind them Three Portuguese warships came up, which was unusual.
What's even more strange is that they lined up with their sides facing the two ships, blocking the channel.
The first mate of the Samar ordered to be on alert.
At the same time, he took a closer look with his binoculars.
He found that the flag of the Kingdom of Portugal was indeed flying, and there were Portuguese people on the deck.
However, there were also some people in Ming dynasty costumes.
Just when he was suspicious, people came to the dock.
Hundreds of people know each other.
Upon closer inspection, he saw that the two captains had been captured, and Akito shouted for them to surrender.
At this time, the retractable gun windows of the three Portuguese ships opened, revealing the black muzzles.
The first mate's heart felt cold.
There were thirty cannons of different sizes on his own ship, while the Palawan had less than ten cannons.
Both sides The cannons are facing each other side by side, with nearly forty guns against more than ten guns.
The problem is that they can concentrate their fire on the Sama.
The Sama will fire concentratedly on one enemy ship.
Who can deal with the remaining two ships?
This is a dead end. , no luck at all.
The first mate thought for a while and ordered the surrender.
Even if he surrendered like this, the responsibility was not on him.
There was also the captain above him.
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It was important to save his own life at the moment.
Nearly 200 Spanish soldiers on both ships disembarked one after another and laid down their weapons.
Zhao Da, who was presiding over the dock, and the drums on the battleships were loudly heaving a sigh of relief.
The Ming gunners and the intimidating Portuguese gunners were all lined up, which was only enough for two and a half ships.
After all, there were more than twenty cannons on each ship, a total of Seventy cannons, how can there be so many gunners, and they are not familiar with cannons.
This is a risk and a gamble.
Fortunately, the Spaniards did not have the courage to take risks, and Zhao Lie won the bet.
When Zhao Lie arrived at the dock, the dust had already settled.
Zhao Lie curiously took a closer look at the Spanish warships and found that compared to the Portuguese warships, the Spanish warships were taller.
It seems that the tall American treasure ships in history gave the Spanish an unforgettable memory, even in the war.
After suffering a big loss from the English, this battleship was still a little too high, affecting its balance and speed.
In his previous life, Zhao Lie had a similar affinity with Li Qian from the headquarters.
They liked to travel with them to various parts of the world.
They have been to the United Kingdom and the United States.
They have also seen the British sailing battleships, but they have only seen the appearance and just admired it.
After a while, The English used them to conquer the world and become an empire on which the sun never sets.
Who would have thought that they would end up in the Ming Dynasty?
Otherwise, it would be a pity to see more and learn more.
From the appearance, layman Zhao Lie could only see that the English warships were much shorter than the Spanish ones.
Zhao Lie ordered the cousins from Portugal and Spain to join together at the fort.
In the evening, the inventory was reported.
"Two hundred and twelve thousand taels of silver, one hundred and fifty-seven muskets, eleven flint-haired muskets, five suits of body armor, twenty pairs of half-armour, a thousand pounds of gunpowder, eighteen telescopes, Andalusia Thirty-six war horses, including twenty-five stallions."
This is another summary by Tang Xianwen.
"Xianwen, I can't get enough of your reports every day."
Zhao Lie joked.
Everyone below burst into laughter, everyone wants to hear such a fruitful report every day.
Zhao Lie was in a good mood.
The two battleships were a bit clumsy, but compared with the English, they were still very powerful in the Far East.
The two hundred thousand taels of silver were a real help in times of need.
Zhao Lie sincerely praised Fernando, the Governor of the Philippines.
He is such a good man.
Ah, as for the extra war horse, Zhao Lie even wanted to give Fernando a good guy card.
He was a really good guy.
A large amount of money was spent on purchasing items from the Ming Dynasty, and the war horses that were brought to Macao to increase mobility and make up for the lack of troops were all given to Zhao Lie.
It really moved Zhao Lie to tears.
This trip to Macau is worth it.
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