One after another, sampans docked one after another. More than two hundred British marines gathered on the beach.
During this period, a 36-gun main battleship usually carried a team of marines, including a commander, 3 officers and 46 marines. The main job of these people in peacetime was to guard the battleship and do some chores.
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In wartime, it is necessary to carry out boarding battles or landing operations. The establishment of the Marine Corps is completely separated from the crew, and they do not live in the same area.
2. This ship is a 74-gun main battleship that sailed from the British mainland. There are 120 Marine Lobstermen on board. The three armed merchant ships each have 30 spear infantry.
Because in naval battles of this era, in addition to shelling, hand-to-hand combat still played an important role.
Because the artillery power of this period was insufficient, many times the above-water part of the enemy ship was smashed, and it was still floating on the sea and would not sink. At this time, it was necessary to get close to the enemy ship and let the marines jump over to fight hand-to-hand and capture the enemy ship.
Theodore accompanied Count Masfeld and the group began searching along the south side of the island.
Among these two hundred people, there were actually seventy spearmen, thirty sword-wielding sailors, and the remaining one hundred and twenty were musketeers.
Among them, there are thirty heavy musketeers and ninety light musketeers.
Not only the British, but also the number of spearmen in the European armies in the early 17th century was equal to that of musketeers. In 1595, the British Privy Council ordered militiamen everywhere to keep up with the European trend and eliminate longbows and use muskets.
Since then, the British longbow, which had been brilliant for a century, gradually began to be eliminated in the 17th century.
In the UK, it was not easy to replace the longbow with a musket as a long-range weapon. The UK did not have a standing army at that time, and the British Army was officially established in 1707. At this time, the county militia was the main army armed force. The individual equipment of the militia was often
It was purchased by myself.
During this period, muskets were more expensive than longbows, so militiamen had little incentive to replace their muskets.
The huge group of bow makers were not willing to usher in the end of the industry. They formed a group to petition Parliament to oppose this decree. They received widespread support.
There are people from all walks of life who regard the longbow not only as a weapon, but as a symbol of the British. These people oppose the updating of weapons from the perspective of cultural protection.
Britain's population at that time was only 5 million, which was about the same as Shanxi in the Ming Dynasty. The land area was small, so although the weapons update work was greatly delayed, it was finally completed.
In 1627, among the 40,000 British militiamen, the main weapons were simplified to spears, heavy matchlocks, and light matchlocks, while medieval weapons such as longbows were finally eliminated.
The year is 1629. This team sent to perform a secret mission comes from the Royal Guards. Their equipment is the best.
Thirty Spanish heavy matchlock muskets. These muskets require a stand to fire. Generally, a sword-wielding sailor is paired with a heavy matchlock gunner.
A group of people began to expand the area according to the map, and a group of ten people searched towards the north of the island.
At this time, Yang Fan had already prepared the eels. He had a complete set of modern picnic equipment that was delivered to him. They were all made of foldable stainless steel and were very light. They could be folded and put in a backpack.
Except for a group of servants standing guard around, Yang Fan put the eels cooked on the iron plate into the wives' lunch boxes. Their lunch boxes were already filled with freshly cooked rice.
"Six yuan per person, plus a spoonful of soup." Yang Fan said as he put the eel pieces into their lunch boxes.
"How about it? It tastes good. This is my exclusive secret recipe." Yang Fan said proudly.
Yang Fan didn't cook them all because there were also sizzling squid and sizzling lobster. This eel was going to be eaten for a few more days.
"Wow, it's delicious." Xiao Niangpi took a bite and exclaimed happily.
The eel rice is on the sweet side, especially the sauce poured on the rice, which is super delicious. Unfortunately, Yang Fan didn't cook too much. There are only six pieces per person. The eel that is one inch wide and three inches long is actually enough for them to eat.
Yang Fan just ate a piece of eel when he saw the servant Zhang Baocai rushing over from the front.
"Master, I found a large boat and three medium-sized boats anchored in the south. There are small sampans on the beach, and there are guards. Judging from the number of sampans, there should be about 200 people on the island.
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Yang Fan was stunned for a moment. This was the commanding heights in the middle of the island. The sentry could see the beach behind. He quickly put down his lunch box and followed Zhang Baocai to a big rock nearby.
The island has dense vegetation and there are no trees around the big rock, making it a better observation location.
Yang Fan climbed up and looked through the binoculars.
I saw a dozen sampans moored on the beach, and a dozen people holding matchlocks guarding the sampans. They were wearing military uniforms like tuxedos. The matchlocks they held had bayonets. They all looked European.
In this era, bayonets had just been installed on rifles less than twenty years ago, so these people were definitely Europeans.
Yang Fan was stunned. This was Ryukyu, and there were actually Europeans, whether they were Dutch or Spanish. He soon knew where these people came from.
He looked toward the coast more than a hundred meters away. Four European sailing ships were moored there. It was customary for naval ships in this era to fly the national flag at the stern.
Yang Fan clearly saw the Union Jack flag. Well, it turned out to be Dai Ying.
They were full and stuffed, so what were they doing here? Aren't they in Bombay, India? And that battleship didn't look like something the East India Company could have.
But now is not the time to think about it. Obviously, they have a large force that has been on the island for a while, but the jungle is dense and invisible. However, the island is so big, sooner or later they will encounter it.
Yang Fan was considering whether to retreat back to the ship when he heard a burst of gunshots coming from more than a hundred meters away, where dense white smoke rose.
There was no smokeless gunpowder in this era, and every time a matchlock was fired, a burst of smoke would rise.
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Bang bang bang! Zhao Shengwu immediately fired back. He not only had a flintlock rifle, but also two revolvers.
"Master, you and your ladies can retreat back to the ship, and I will take over the rear." Zhang Baocai said. He is the captain of the corps, and this corps is under his control.
"Don't panic, launch a signal flare first and call the police. Let's retreat together," Yang Fan said.
He had experienced many battles in the past two years and was not nervous about encountering the enemy. The two of them got off the rocks and ran towards the camp.
Zhang Baocai took out a flare gun from his waist and fired a blue flare into the sky.
As soon as the gunfire rang out, Lin Yueru and Xiao Niangpi immediately dropped their lunch boxes and chopsticks. They pushed Mei Xiang and Chen Xi to the ground and told them not to move. Then they grabbed the air rifle and stretched it out from the rotten gap of the tree trunk that fell to the ground.
Went out and looked at the downhill slope to the south with vigilance.
At this time, there was a bang, and it was Zhao Shengwu who threw a grenade. A thick smoke rose from the jungle opposite, mixed with the screams of many people. At this time, Yang Fan also came back.
"Sir, it seems that there are barbarians and soldiers fighting below." Although Xiao Niangpi didn't understand English, she knew they were barbarians from the Franconian side by hearing their shouts.
After all, she and Tang Ruowang knew each other. They had heard that they spoke European languages such as Latin.
Yang Fan nodded and said: "It's the English. They came with a 74-gun warship and three 20-gun armed merchant ships. It is estimated that one or two hundred people came to the island."
"Master, what are they doing on this deserted island?" the little girl asked in confusion.
"Nine times out of ten, they are the same as us. The pirate who hid the treasure was caught and hanged by them last year. But there are many treasure maps circulating, and I have one in my hand."
