On Sao Tome Island, the Portuguese surrounded the Japanese castle. The castle was very small, less than a hundred meters long and wide, but it was very strong. The Japanese on the castle were very tenacious and held on to their death.
This castle is waiting for the arrival of its fleet.
"Fire the gun~Fire the gun~"
"I don't believe it. Cannons can't knock down this small castle."
The Portuguese fleet commander, Duke Anthony, waved the sword in his hand, his eyes were red. He had been attacking for more than a day, but he still couldn't do anything about the small castle in front of him.
Although it has a huge advantage in terms of numbers, this castle is like a hard turtle shell that no one can chew down.
"Dong dong~dong dong~"
One after another, the artillery roared, and the shells poured towards the small castle, hitting the castle heavily, but only leaving shallow bullet marks on it. Faced with this kind of
The city wall built with cement and volcanic rocks really looks a bit weak.
Under the city wall, groups of Portuguese soldiers lined up in long lines, holding muskets in their hands and aiming at the Japanese on top of the city, covering the Portuguese sailors who were attacking the city.
Nanjiro's body was bandaged and his eyes were blood red. He didn't know how long he could hold on. The Portuguese attacked wave after wave. Although they still held the castle, they suffered heavy casualties.
There used to be more than a thousand people, but now there are less than 400 people left. If this castle had not been built in the first place, they would have been killed by the Portuguese long ago.
The good thing is that the food and water in the castle are very sufficient, at least enough to last for more than a year.
"Kill!"
"Hold, hold!"
"Our fleet will arrive in the next few days, and we will win by then."
Nanjiro kept walking on top of the city, roaring angrily as he walked.
According to the original agreement with Dongfang Yue, if we calculate the time, if nothing unexpected happens, the supporting fleet should be able to arrive here in the next few days, and these Portuguese must be killed by then.
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No, all these white-skinned pigs must be sold to Southeast Asia to be slaves and grow sugar cane in sugar cane plantations.
Then he would snatch all the Portuguese colonies in West Africa and turn them into his own colonies.
A small country like Portugal is not worthy of having such a beautiful place. Now it wants to take away this beautiful island. It is simply asking for death.
"Kill~"
The siege battle between the two sides was in full swing. The Portuguese had climbed to the top of the city several times, but they were quickly killed back again by the Japanese.
"Hu~hu~"
Nanjiro breathed heavily, looking at the ordinary people outside the castle, and then at the situation on the city wall.
All kinds of supplies for defending the city have been used up, as well as the gunpowder. The muskets can only be used to fight bayonets, not as useful as the samurai swords in their hands.
The casualties of these warriors under his command were also very heavy. Almost all of them were injured but they still had to guard the city.
"We will definitely not be able to defend if we attack again."
Nanjiro knew very well that he was almost unable to defend against this wave of attacks just now.
"Dong dong~"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of artillery fire, and the Portuguese launched another attack. They also knew that the Japanese people on the castle would not be able to hold on any longer, and they could not wait to have lunch in the castle.
"kill!"
Nanjiro stood up with difficulty. He could no longer swing the katana in his hand, but he was still very tenacious.
Soon, the Portuguese came under the city wall again, and rows of muskets were aimed at the sailors who were covering the siege of the city. The dense lead bullets hit the city wall, leaving spots one after another.
"Ship~Ship, big ship~"
Nanjiro defended the city with difficulty. Seeing the Portuguese successfully ascending to the top of the city, someone suddenly shouted excitedly.
Hearing the sound, Nanjiro quickly looked out to sea, and saw between the water and the sky, large ships chopping through the waves like huge stern ships, sailing in a row towards São Tomé Island.
"Haha, our reinforcements are coming, our reinforcements are coming~"
Nanjiro shouted excitedly, without even taking a closer look at the flag hanging on the ship.
Hearing Nanjiro's voice, the samurai under his command began to fight desperately again, as if they had been given blood, and killed the Portuguese who had climbed to the top of the city.
"what happened?"
Duke Anthony has been paying close attention to everything above the city.
Seeing that they had already reached the top of the city, these exhausted Japanese people became as excited as if they had been given blood.
"It's not good, it's not good, there is a boat~"
At this time, Duke Anthony's adjutant shouted hurriedly.
Upon hearing this, Duke Anthony quickly picked up his telescope and looked out to sea. He saw dozens of warships lined up in a row on the wide sea, pressing toward São Tomé Island with great momentum.
"Spanish?"
Prince Anthony immediately recognized the flag flying on the ship.
Portugal and Spain are old enemies and have deep grudges in history.
The once powerful Portuguese tried to prevent the merger of the Kingdom of Castile and the Kingdom of Aragon, but ultimately failed, thus creating the current dual kings of Spain.
Similarly, the powerful Kingdom of Spain has been trying to annex Portugal to prevent the Portuguese from becoming more powerful.
The two sides have a long history of grievances and are very familiar with each other.
"Immediately warn these Spaniards and ask them to leave São Tomé, which is a colony of our Kingdom of Portugal!"
Anthony thought for a moment and immediately began to give orders.
"Stop the attack. Everyone will return to the ship immediately and prepare for battle."
"It is definitely not a good thing for these Spaniards to appear at this time. We must be prepared for the worst."
As Duke Anthony's order was issued, the violent attack suddenly stopped, and many Portuguese sailors began to quickly withdraw to their warships.
At the same time, semaphore soldiers quickly issued warnings to the Spaniards on the sea.
"Your Majesty the Duke, the Portuguese have issued a warning to us, asking us to leave Sao Tome Island immediately, saying that this is their Portuguese colony."
Duke Colster stood on the deck with a telescope and looked at the Portuguese who were quickly retreating to the warship. He was smiling all over his face. He came at the right time. Hitting the Portuguese at this time could catch them off guard.
Adjutant Real came over and reported to Duke Colster.
"Their Portuguese colony?"
"Joke~"
"Tell them that we are the great Spanish Imperial Fleet and are chasing pirates at sea. We seriously suspect that you are the pirates who robbed our Spanish coast. We now demand that you surrender immediately and unconditionally!"
When Duke Colste heard this, he immediately smiled and thought for a while about asking Real to send a message to the other party.
Soon, through semaphore, the Portuguese received the message from the Spanish fleet.
"Shit~"
"These hateful Spanish hooligans~"
"Tell them that we are the fleet of the Kingdom of Portugal and are currently undergoing normal rest and recuperation on our own Portuguese colony. We are not pirates!"
Duke Anthony was angry. Look at these Spanish warships. They showed no intention of stopping. Cannons had already stretched out from the cannon holes on both sides of the ship.
Looking at his warships again, at this moment, more than thirty ships are all moored at the port. Their speed has not increased, and their formations have not spread out. The key is that the port is too narrow. If there is a fight with Spain,
Defeat is inevitable.
However, no matter how Duke Anthony explained and issued various warnings, Duke Colster did not listen at all. He always believed that the Portuguese were pirates. Numerous warships surrounded the exit of the port, with cannons one after another.
Aimed at the Portuguese warship in the port.
"Fire~"
When within the attack range, Duke Colster decisively issued the order to attack.
Suddenly, the deafening sound of artillery shelling resounded through the sky, and billowing white smoke rose above the warships, which were quickly blown away by the sea breeze.
Cannonballs flew rapidly in the sky, and then landed heavily on the Portuguese warship. For a moment, huge water columns continued to rise on the sea surface of the port.
On the Portuguese warships, cannonballs fell one after another, smashing holes one after another, accompanied by countless screams.
The Portuguese are really miserable.
The ship was still in the port and it was too late to sail out. The crew evacuated from the land. Many artillery were even moved to the land to attack the Japanese castle. They did not expect to be attacked by the Spanish.
, was beaten for a moment and was at a loss what to do, and suffered heavy losses.
"Damnable Spanish hooligan~"
"Are you going to start another war?"
"You attacked our Portuguese fleet so blatantly and attacked us secretly. What kind of matadors do you think you are? Do you have any sense of chivalry?"
Duke Anthony's eyes were red. He looked at the warships being bombarded by Spanish artillery fire, and looked at the miserable scene on each ship. He was like an angry lion, but he had nowhere to vent his anger.
The Spaniards were so ruthless that they attacked from behind while they were not being attacked.
If it were a head-to-head battle at sea, and he had more than thirty warships, even if he couldn't win, he could still severely damage the Spanish fleet in front of him.
But now, someone is closing the door and beating a dog, resulting in heavy casualties, but there is nothing that can be done against the opponent.
Look at the Japanese people on the castle. At this moment, these Japanese people are gloating and watching the excitement with great interest. You can even see where these Japanese people are clapping and applauding.
"Haha, cool~"
Duke Colster looked at the battered Portuguese warships in the port, and he laughed happily.