Chapter 763, Sweeping the East Coast of the Golden Continent
In the 'True Cross Land' El Salvador, a fleet of several Ming Dynasty ships and Spanish ships sailed towards the port of El Salvador. The sea was filled with a thick smell of gunpowder smoke.
"Boom~Boom~"
Accompanied by the rumble and roar, cannonballs roared towards El Salvador, and puffs of white smoke rose from the ships on the sea.
The Portuguese ship in the harbor was riddled with holes in the first moment, and was about to sink into the sea. João roared angrily: "Fire the gun, fire the gun~"
When did Spain get together with the Ming Dynasty and openly attack Portuguese territory? Is this going to declare war on Portugal?
"Dong dong~"
In El Salvador, artillery pieces began to fight back, billowing white smoke rose, and shells attacked the ships on the sea.
"Pfft~"
On the sea, high water columns rose up everywhere, and the turbulent sea water wet the deck of the ship.
"Kill~"
The Spanish commander waved the long sword in his hand and kept roaring. The ship opened fire and rushed towards El Salvador. There was no way to eliminate these Portuguese by shelling alone. If you want to completely eliminate them, you still have to fight after landing.
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Although the artillery pieces of this era were loud and looked scary, they were all solid iron balls. As long as they were not unlucky enough to be hit on the spot, it was basically nothing serious.
Find a place to hide, and then fight after the artillery fire. Everyone is very skilled at this method.
If the battle is at sea, everyone is in a boat and has to worry about the boat being sunk. The Portuguese are on land and they are at sea. The other party can afford it and slowly engage in artillery bombardment with you.
But he couldn't afford it. Once his ship was sunk, it would be doomed, so he had to rush over as soon as possible, land and fight the Portuguese at close range.
"Dong dong~"
Behind the Spanish ship, the two Ming Dynasty ships did not rush towards El Salvador. Instead, they drove back. However, intensive shelling and roaring continued, and white smoke enveloped them, and the sea breeze could not disperse them.
"The Ming Dynasty's artillery is really powerful~"
"The artillery of both ships is comparable to the artillery of dozens of our ships."
On the Unicorn's ship, Spanish Commander Banderas looked back at the two Ming ships behind him and couldn't help but admire them.
The Ming Dynasty's artillery not only has a long attack range and high power, but also has a very fast rate of fire. It only takes a few minutes for the Spanish artillery to fire one shot.
However, the Ming Dynasty's artillery can fire several rounds per minute. Coupled with the reasonable layout and the large ships, the vitality of one Ming Dynasty ship can be equal to a dozen Spanish ships.
"If we could have such powerful artillery, it wouldn't be a problem to sweep across Europe."
Banderas' eyes were slightly red.
Having walked on the sea all year round, he is very aware of the power and terror of this kind of artillery.
It has a long range, high power, and fast rate of fire. In a naval battle, these can bring overwhelming advantages. Even though the Ming Dynasty only dispatched two ships, under the attack of this artillery, it is equivalent to several
Ten ships.
What is even more incredible is that the Ming artillery seemed to have eyes, and the hit rate was very high. The Portuguese artillery had just started to counterattack, and was immediately cleared by the Ming artillery. In the blink of an eye, the Portuguese
The artillery position here was covered and completely misfired.
"Kill~"
Turning back, raising the sword in his hand, the Spanish ships rushed towards El Salvador.
"Bang~bang~"
As soon as the ship docked, it was immediately attacked by a large number of muskets. The sound of frying beans continued to sound. Spanish sailors armed with spears, swords, bows and arrows rushed into El Salvador like wolves and tigers.
Here is the money and women they have longed for.
The battle did not last long. After only about an hour, the Portuguese raised the white flag and announced their surrender.
João was tied up and pinned down in front of Banderas. As soon as the two parties met, they immediately recognized each other.
They all walk on the sea, and they are all old enemies. They are all acquaintances in America. They are all familiar with each other. They all know the famous captains and commanders.
"Banderas, is Spain going to declare war on Portugal?"
Looking at Banderas, Joao said angrily.
Salvador itself is a very small port, with not even a thousand people here. Faced with the wolf-like Spaniards and the Ming Dynasty who continued to provide fierce artillery support on the distant sea, Joao felt that he was very defeated.
injustice.
If it were just the Spaniards, they would not have been defeated so quickly. Their artillery had no effect at all, and they were cleared by the Ming Dynasty's artillery as soon as they opened fire.
"No, no, Your Highness João, it is not Spain that declares war on Portugal, it is the Ming Dynasty that declares war on you. The entire Golden Continent is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. You have established a colonial stronghold here without their permission. This is
It has violated the territory of the people of Ming Dynasty."
"We were just invited to come here to maintain trade order on the east coast of Golden Continent and eliminate pirates."
Banderas was all smiles, this battle was fought very clearly.
With the artillery support of the Ming Dynasty and the Portuguese artillery completely stopped firing, they rushed forward smoothly and easily captured El Salvador.
"People from Ming Dynasty?"
João's eyes were full of doubts, but soon, not far away, he saw groups of Ming troops, fully armed, marching towards here with neat steps.
"You Spaniards will definitely regret it. You will definitely regret it. You are making a deal with the devil!"
He roared with blood red eyes.
The people of Ming Dynasty are more powerful than imagined. Today, I have seen the terrifying artillery of the people of Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, I have seen the power of the Ming army.
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In the north of Golden Bay (later the Gulf of Mexico), the French established a colony here called Louisiana. At this time, as the morning sun rose, the French in Louisiana began a new busy day.
Louisiana is not far from the Penglai City established by the Ming Dynasty, which greatly facilitated French merchants to come to Penglai City to trade with the Ming Dynasty people.
France is also a very powerful country in Europe, with a large land area and a large population.
So although it took the French a little longer to come to America than the Spanish and Portuguese, Louisiana developed into a fairly good small port in a short period of time.
Compared to colonial strongholds in other places, there are no gold or silver mines near Louisiana, nor are there any special woods, spices, etc.
To the north here is an endless, wide and flat plain. A rushing river divides this plain into two, and the land is extremely fertile.
But it is obvious that the French did not come here to farm, they only wanted gold and silver, or the goods of the Ming Dynasty.
"Damnable Daming people~"
"Their products are so expensive. They are as disgusting as the Venetians. I can't wait to rob them all~"
"What's even more disgusting is that these Ming people didn't even allow us to enter Penglai City. We didn't even drink a glass of rum when we went to Penglai City."
"Sooner or later we must rob the Ming people completely and let them know how powerful we French are."
In every corner of Louisiana, French merchants and sailors were constantly complaining.
The goods of the Ming Dynasty were too expensive, and they did not have much money to buy enough goods. For the maritime merchants of this era, their consistent strategy was robbery.
It doesn't matter if you don't have money. You can rob first. It doesn't matter if you rob goods or money. You can even rob people and sell them as slaves. In short, you are ready to do capital-free business when you get to the sea.
Many merchants came to the Americas without bringing much money. When they arrived, they discovered that Ming people's goods were very expensive, and they simply could not buy enough goods to fill their cargo holds.
"Dang~dang~"
At this time, the person in charge of the lookout in the port sounded the alarm, and suddenly the whole Louisiana panicked.
Before they went to rob other people, they didn't expect to be robbed by others first. More than a dozen large ships were heading toward Louisiana at a rapid speed.
"Da Ming people~Da Ming people~"
Soon, they could clearly see the flags flying on more than a dozen huge ships at sea. The Ming Dynasty Dragon Flag fluttering in the wind was very eye-catching and easy to recognize.
Then, before they could react, they figured out the purpose of the Ming people's visit.
"Boom~Boom~"
Bursts of rumbling shelling came from the sea, billowing white smoke rose, a thick smell of gunpowder smoke drifted in, and shells whizzed overhead.
The Ming people declared war without declaring it, and directly bombarded Louisiana with heavy artillery fire.
There were more than a dozen Ming Dynasty ships, each with dozens of Miyun cannons, and hundreds of artillery pieces attacking at the same time. Under the terrifying rate of fire, shells were flying all over the sky in an instant, and Louisiana was destroyed in the blink of an eye.
a mess.
How could this small port, which looks like a fishing port, withstand such a terrifying and intensive attack?
The French in Louisiana were running around in panic. While looking at the shells whizzing overhead, they watched dozens of Ming ships speeding towards them and quickly docking.
The army was fully armed and rushed to kill them.
The battle went very smoothly. The French resisted symbolically and soon raised the white flag. Everyone surrendered. The Ming people tied up the French and branded them as slaves. At the same time, they began to set fire to Louisiana and set the place on fire.