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Chapter 1086 Venetian Advice

The slaves who were red-eyed and did not let anyone go.

Whether it is the Turks or the Black soldiers, facing thousands of angry slaves, there is only one way to die.

Everything happened very quickly, and it was not until the last Turk was smashed into meat paste with solid shells.

Looking at the slaves whose eyes were red and even unsatisfied, their eyes were filled with murderous intent and there was no fear at all.

Li Sankuan shouted as he rushed to the top of the city:

"Ma Hu, take people to the arsenal and take out all the guns. Li Yunyang, don't rush again, bring people over to operate the cannons with me! Come quickly Zhou Hao!"

Soon, they rushed to the fort, and the movable artillery on the fort were transported away by the Turks. On the empty fort, there were only eleven heavy bronze cannons with a height of four or five meters. Looking at the shells of at least seven inches in size, Li Sankuan shouted.

"Loading shells and aiming at the Turkish warships at sea..."

However, to his disappointment, his cannon could not hit that far, so he could only watch the fleet fighting fiercely on the sea more than ten miles away. Seeing the fierce battle at the sea, he turned his attention to the slaves in the fort.

What to do next?

The slaves in the fort were collecting weapons. They seemed very excited when they received the weapons. The previous attack on the Turks vented their anger, and now they need to vent further.

The Turks had quite a few weapons stored in the forts, with at least tens of thousands of muskets. The turrets of this era often doubled as an arsenal. Except for a small number of muskets, most of them were flintlocks. After all, the impact flintlocks have been passed from the Ming Dynasty to overseas for more than 20 years. In the past twenty years, the positions of the muskets have long been replaced in various parts of Europe.

Like all slaves, Nikola made a gesture when he took over the flintlock spear from the Chinese.

“Can you use it?”

When the Chinese handed him a pack of paper shells to load the bullets, he was a little confused. What is this?

Some of them have never used muskets, some have used muskets, and some have used flintlocks.

But this is not a problem, just learn it. When the slaves learned to use weapons, Li Sankuan frowned.

"Zhou Hao, what do you think we should do next?"

"Let's resume contact with the fleet first!"

"The fleet is now fighting with the Turks, how do you contact me?"

After thinking about it, Zhou Hao said.

"Rise the flag first, maybe they can see it. When the naval war is over, we will send someone over."

In fact, during the naval battle, no one would notice the shore. The Turks did not pay attention, and the Ming army did not pay attention either. The sun and moon flag floated on the fort for several hours, and no one paid attention at all. During this period, they even caught several Turkish messengers.

...

Zhou Hao's story made Zheng Sen and others stunned. Even after a long battle, it was hard for them to imagine that such a thing would happen in the world. A seemingly indestructible fort was taken down so easily.

"How is the situation in the fort now?"

"In addition to ours, there are 3,256 paddling slaves in the fort, all equipped with flintlock guns, but there are no cannons. Any cannon that can be moved is taken to Dardanell by the Turks, deputy commander,"

Zhou Yang said.

"Based on the intelligence we obtained from the Turkish messenger, they deployed more than four hundred cannons there, which was only the south side of the strait, and the north side was estimated to have corresponding numbers of cannons. There was information that the Turkish princess ordered all the cannons there, and they seemed to be planning to leave us there."

Everyone's faces changed after hearing this.

400 cannons!

What if the cannons can't penetrate their gangs, but they can hit the mast or deck? It is impossible for the fleet to rush out completely.

"It seems that we can't get out!"

Zheng Sen smiled after pursing his lips.

"The Turks prepared a big meal for us in the Dardanelles Strait. If you don't go, I'm really sorry for them, so much fanfare..."

As he said this, Zheng Sen looked at Bailo, but did not say anything.

"Your Excellency, the suggestion I just now is undoubtedly the best choice, and we have thousands more soldiers and a large number of weapons."

More than three thousand more soldiers!

It is not impossible to defend Marama Island!

Moreover, the Turkish fleet has been completely destroyed now. As long as Zheng Sen is willing, he can even achieve "no incoming into the sea", of course that is targeting the Turks.

However, after thinking about it, Zheng Sen said.

“There are no fortresses on Marama Island…”

After sighing like this, Zheng Sen asked again.

"So many people have arrived on the island. How to supply food? What should I do if I replenish it? We can prevent the Turks from going into the sea. If I am a Turk, I will directly prevent the merchants from selling us food. Then it will not be done..."

Although the food on the ship is enough for the officers and soldiers on the ship to eat for half a year, even if the slaves who have just gained freedom are enough for several months, some things always need to be considered in advance. The longer the time is, the more unfavorable it will be for you.

It seems safe to guard the island, but there are still many hidden dangers.

"Your Excellency, there are many Jews in Istanbul. As long as they have money, they can sell their souls to the devil! We can buy the supplies they need, whether it is food or iron and wood needed to repair ships."

Even Bailo helped him solve the money problem with understanding.

"As for money, it's easy to deal with. Even if the ship doesn't bring enough funds, I think with the reputation of Ming Dynasty in Europe, they are definitely willing to provide loans to you, and then we can use the loan from Hela to buy the required supplies, all we need is to pay more interest."

Who is the one in the world who has the best language with the Jews? That is, the Venetians, who are a group of businessmen, and they will look at many problems from a business perspective.

Bailo's suggestion is undoubtedly the most operational value at present. After all, if you try hard, it will be a dead end. But if you stay here for a long time, you may have unexpected gains. For example, you can conquer the Dardanelles in the inside and outside.

This is indeed a good choice. Just when Zheng Sen was hesitating, someone reported it there.
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