After a one-day voyage, the Spanish fleet returned to the city of San Salvador.Located in the northeast corner of Taiwan, the terrain is surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the sea on one side, which is not only easy to defend and difficult to attack, but also has a deep-water port that can accommodate thousands of warships.The city of San Salvador, also known as the city of chicken coops, is built on the seaside, with one side of the sea and directly connected to the marina.At this time, the fleet led by Franco entered the bay, and more than a dozen Manila galleons were moored in the chicken coop harbor.This kind of sailing ship mainly traveled between Mexico and Manila, transporting silver from the Americas to Manila, and goods from China to Mexico.Previously, these sailing ships were mainly anchored in Manila, but eight years ago, the Spaniards slaughtered China in Manila again, killing more than 30,000 Chinese, so that there were no Chinese merchant ships to go to Manila, causing Manila to gradually decline, and ships came to chicken coops to buy goods from China.Now that the Ming and Qing dynasties in Chinese mainland are competing with each other, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has implemented the policy of banning the sea, and the supply of goods in Jiangnan has been cut off, and Xiyi can only obtain a small amount of goods from Fujian, Guangzhou and other places.In order to compete with the Netherlands and Portugal, the Spaniards urgently needed a port close to China.Spanish ships of silver and gold were shipped to East Asia in exchange for Chinese goods, and now that Chinese merchant ships do not go to Manila, the Spaniards can only come to the door themselves.After the Battle of Jintang Island, the Spaniards took advantage of the defeat of the Dutch to recapture the chicken coop, and began to vigorously manage the place, preparing to build the chicken coop into a trading base for obtaining Chinese goods.The fleet sailed into the harbor, which was lined with masts and moored with three-masted galleons, showing the strength of the old maritime empire.Franco descended from the flagship and passed through the pier directly into the seaside chicken coop fort, a western fortress with three stories high and a Spanish flag fluttering on a white background and a red cross on the top.In the Spanish Doge's Palace, Governor Francis listened to Franco's report with a look of surprise on his face."
Your Excellency is saying that the Marquis of Pingyu sent troops to the island?"
Governor Francis frowned.A few decades ago, Spain slaughtered 25,000 Chinese in Manila, and seven years ago Spain killed 30,000 Chinese in Manila.In the face of the massacre, Spain was initially worried about China's retaliation, but China did not stand up for the tens of thousands of Chinese who died in vain, but did not expect that this time they attacked the Chinese's tunzhuang on the island, but caused the Chinese to send troops to the island.Franco said in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Excellency the Governor, it is precisely because the fleet has encountered them that it has returned in vain!"
”Francis frowned and asked, "Could it be that the Chinese army is more elite than the Spanish soldiers?"
”Franco shook his head and exaggerated: "No, no, no, they just have a lot of people."
I think the empire must defeat Pinghou's army while there are not many Chinese on the island and the situation is still under the control of the empire.Just like in Manila, purge the Chinese to guarantee the rule of the empire!
”Francis kept his face calm and thought for a while, "Your Excellency has a point, the Chinese government has always paid no attention to matters beyond land, and they have been restrained by the Tatars, and they will not pay attention to our behavior in Taiwan.However, this Pingyu Marquis is a figure like Zheng Yiguan, and the empire cannot let him become the next Zheng Yiguan, and must be exterminated before that. ”Franco waved his fist and said: "The governor should continue to mobilize forces from Manila and then act quickly." ”Francis said: "Then gather another thousand soldiers from Manila, some warships, and contact the pot-bellied natives to prepare for war." ”~~~~~~ the Acropolis of Tamsui, the temporary festival hall was filled with a circle of more than 100 officers.Zhao Ming glanced at everyone, bowed slightly to his subordinates, and said: "Yesterday I fought with Xiyi, the Yiren have sharp firearms and excellent armor, so you will make a summary today."
Which of you says first?
”Following the tradition of the people's army, Zhao Ming has a stipulation in the drill that every battle must be summarized.Let the soldiers know what advantages they won the battle for, what they did not do well because they lost, and what gaps existed.After summing up, let the soldiers carry forward their advantages, correct their shortcomings and deficiencies, and make fewer mistakes, so that they can increase their chances of victory in the next battle.Many officers in the festival hall glanced at each other, and the others were just in formation, only the former army fought with the Spaniards, and everyone's eyes fell on Huo Jianyan of the former army and Luo Wenyao of the horse army.Huo Jianyan got up and clenched his fists, "Back to the governor, I summed up three things with my subordinates last night!"
”Zhao Ming waved his hand and said, "Say!"
”"First, our artillery is inferior to Xiyi, and the opponent's artillery is light and has a long range.Yesterday, our army's five Franc planes were knocked out by Xiyi before they advanced to the firing range.The soldiers marched in formation, exposed to artillery, and suffered heavy losses along the way!
Therefore, the humble thought that the artillery of our army should be strengthened!
”Zhao Ming bowed slightly, the Ming army really needs artillery suitable for field battles, "Go on!"
”"Second, the Xiyi musket is sharp, the rate of fire is fast, the distance is long, and the power is great!
And most of our army is equipped with bird guns, and even if the number of people is superior, the firepower is still at a disadvantage!
Humiliation asked the governor to be a soldier, and also to build a batch of flintlock pistols!
”Zhao Ming nodded, "Let's talk about the third point!"
”"Third, the armor of Xiyi is thick, and it is difficult to break through the armor with firearms, and if it is a close combat, the spears and swords equipped by the brothers must also be difficult to break the armor.In fact, not only Xiyi, but also the brothers were difficult to break through when they faced Manchuria.Although the brothers are equipped with short axes, every inch is short and dangerous, and the brothers still suffer a lot of casualties in battle!
”Huo Jianyan licked his lips and said with his fists clenched.Zhao Ming pondered for a while, and immediately ordered: "Mr.
Chen, the workshop should start to develop copper cannons that can be used in field battles, make every effort to produce flintlock pistols, and in addition, create a long-handled battle axe to equip soldiers.The Doge will draw a drawing for you later, and you will improve it according to the drawing. ”Chen Yujie immediately clenched his fists, "Humble and orderly!"
”Zhao Ming immediately looked at Xu Fuyuan again, and said in a deep voice: "Mr.
Xu sent someone to Zhoushan, and asked Mr.
Ma to send another 10,000 elite soldiers to Taiwan immediately!"
”Zhao Ming's 2,000 guards were not the opponent of a thousand Spaniards, and in order to defeat the Spaniards, in addition to making equipment, it was also necessary to transfer elite troops to the island.Xu Fuyuan immediately said: "Humble and orderly!"
”At this time, Luo Wenyao hugged his fists and said: "Qiyu is handsome, the humble position is the same as Huo Qianhu's thoughts, and the feeling of the Ma Jun brothers is the same, the range of the three-eyed gun in his hand is too short."
The opponent's flintlock pistol, with a range far greater than the three-eyed gun, became the target of the Xiyi musketeers when the brothers attacked, and instead of messing with the formation, they would be shot off their horses one by one. ”Zhao Ming bowed his head and said: "This governor will rush to make a batch of flintlock pistols for the Ma army, and then you must pay close attention to training and immediately release the guns and study the tactics of flintlock pistols!"
”Luo Wenyao immediately clenched his fists, "Humble and orderly!"
”At that moment, Zhao Ming talked to everyone for a while, carefully studied the characteristics of the Spanish military formation, and everyone expressed their opinions, which was worth dispersing after dark.After the summary meeting with the soldiers, Zhao Ming ravaged the bridge of his nose, lay on the seat for a while, and then suddenly opened his bloodshot eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Let Aoi Yi come to see Bendu!"
”In the West, the Spaniards dug up gold and silver, squandered it everywhere, bought and bought, which could become strong for a while, but could not last, but once the silver dried up, the strength would inevitably decline.The Dutch did not have silver mines, and they made money by smuggling and reselling, buying low and selling high, and being second-hand dealers, and they could not become the real masters of the world, but only a part of the trade, and they were easily replaced.Only Britain, which is now quietly rising, will become Zhao Ming's confidant and China's main rival.Because, the British model is different from the Spanish who buy and buy, and the Dutch buy low and sell high, he invests his country's money in industry and manufacturing, produces products, and uses products to exploit the world.The development of industry can not only promote the progress of technology, but also the status is difficult to be replaced.In the past, the whole world bought Chinese goods, but later the world was full of British goods, so Britain will occupy the market that originally belonged to China and become a threat to China's traditional position.Zhao Ming is now fighting against Xiyi, and the British's power has not yet extended to East Asia, so don't bother with it, the rest is the Netherlands and Portugal, and Portugal is weak and is also excluded, and the only people Zhao Ming can cooperate with are the Dutch.The Dutch want to be a second-tier dealer, Zhao Ming is ready to develop industry and manufacturing, and needs to be able to sell his goods, and the two sides have a basis for cooperation.It can be said that it is necessary to cooperate with the Dutch to deal with Spain now, and to contain Britain with the help of the Dutch in the future.After a while, Kui Yi arrived at the festival hall and saluted: "Master Hou is looking for me?"
”Zhao Ming raised his head and said with a smile: "Kui Yi, I decided to let you go back to the senior member, what do you think?"
”He was stunned for a moment, with a look of joy on his face, but then he had some doubts, whether the cunning Ping Yuhou was testing himself."
No, no, no!
Master Hou, I'm fine here!
”He hurriedly spoke.Zhao Ming smiled and said: "That's not good, you have to go back to the governor and convey the goodwill of the governor to the Dutch governor!"
”(Thank you for your support, the young lady is at home on leave, and she is going on a date recently, and then, the fourth section is about to take the exam, and in the recent past, it will be updated at eight o'clock in the morning and eleven o'clock in the evening, and after the eighth, it will be made up.) ）()