Soon, the Portuguese raised the white flag and announced their surrender.
"Haha~"
"Won!"
When Corster and Almeida saw the white flag raised by the Portuguese, they couldn't help but clenched their fists in excitement.
"Wow la la~"
"The Portuguese bastard surrendered~"
On the warships, the Spanish matadors waved their swords excitedly, while the Portuguese looked sad. Looking at their hands, the dark barrels of the huge Ming warships were still aimed at themselves. The guns on the deck were
The sailors of the Ming Dynasty lined up neatly, with rows of gun barrels aimed at themselves.
The surrounding sea is full of floating corpses and Portuguese sailors struggling in the cold water, and the desperate and unwilling eyes on the struggling warships.
Defeated!
The defeat was so complete, and the fleet that Portugal built with all its efforts was defeated, which also meant that Portugal had failed in this war.
Without the protection of maritime power, Portugal would become extremely vulnerable. Lisbon, the capital, would be directly exposed to Ming artillery, not to mention the powerful Spaniards on land.
Soon, Andrade, Vasco da Gama, Karster, Almeida and other major commanders from both sides arrived at the battleship where Tian Erniu and Jiang Liang were.
"On behalf of all the Portuguese navy, I surrender to you and ask you to treat the prisoners well and provide necessary assistance."
Prince Andrade took off his sword, raised his hands high and sent it to Tian Erniu, saying very respectfully.
"I accept your surrender!"
Tian Erniu smiled and took the opponent's sword, and immediately the surrounding battleships burst into cheers. This battle was still very easy for the Ming people present.
Just fire the artillery from a distance. There is no such thing as close combat. The Portuguese were defeated by the sharp artillery of the Ming Dynasty without even touching the side of the Ming Dynasty's ship.
For the Spaniards, this victory is also the victory they have longed for.
Over the past year, due to the joint operations of the Three Kingdoms against Spain, Spain has been in a very bad situation, losing ground in all aspects.
Now he finally took a deep breath and killed the Portuguese sea power.
Portugal is a small country and weak. The fleet in front of them is definitely built with Portugal's full strength. The elimination of this fleet basically means that Portugal has been defeated.
As for the Portuguese who announced their surrender, they all became extremely quiet, with unwillingness and helplessness in their eyes. But soon, under the orders of Vasco da Gama and Andrade, they had to quickly
Gather together, throw away your weapons, and then quickly start to rescue your companions who are still in the water, as well as the ships that are about to sink.
"Attack Lisbon!"
Tian Erniu has no intention of stopping here. It is already very close to Lisbon. After destroying the Portuguese fleet, Lisbon is like a girl who has taken off her clothes, waiting for her arrival.
"Haha, let's attack Lisbon!"
Corste and Almeida were even more excited. After destroying the Portuguese fleet, they naturally wanted to humiliate the Portuguese.
When the Portuguese blocked the Port of Cadiz, they bombarded the Port of Cadiz every day. This made the Spaniards full of hatred for the Portuguese. What's more, the grievances between the two countries in history were also very serious.
deep.
In Lisbon, Portugal, King Manuel I of Portugal has been waiting anxiously for news about the Portuguese fleet. Around him, the Portuguese princes and nobles are also the same. They are very anxious and have no intention of having a banquet.
class.
"God, must bless us Portugal!"
Manuel I kept making the sign of the cross and praying to God in his heart.
Portugal is too small, its population is too small, the total population of Portugal is just over one million, its land area is small, and its national strength is too weak.
You must know that when Vasco da Gama conquered India, Portugal's entire national strength could only produce more than 20 warships. From this alone, you can know how small Portugal's national power is.
This is also the reason why although Portugal occupied a pioneer position in the colonial era at the beginning, as Britain, France and other countries developed into the colonial era, it quickly lost ground. A large number of colonies were snatched away by Britain and France.
It is true that a small country with weak power cannot defeat a powerful country.
Portugal cannot lose and cannot afford to lose.
Once the Portuguese fleet was defeated, Portugal really lost.
"Report~"
While everyone was waiting anxiously, a messenger came hurriedly, panting.
"How about it?"
When Manuel I and others heard this, they immediately asked anxiously.
"Our fleet was defeated~"
"Now the enemy's warships have arrived in our waters off Lisbon."
The visitor replied with an extremely disappointed look.
"Failed?"
When Manuel I heard this, he immediately fell to the ground, and the surrounding ministers quickly helped him up.
"More than a hundred warships and more than 30,000 people were defeated like this?"
Manuel I found it difficult to accept this. He did not understand why his fleet failed. This was a fleet that was built with all the efforts of the country.
"Failed~"
"The Ming Dynasty's artillery was so powerful that it bombarded our fleet from a long distance and caused heavy casualties."
The visitor began to explain the whole process of the battle in detail. The whole hall was eerily quiet. Everyone listened quietly. At the end, everyone's face showed anger and unwillingness.
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The people of Ming Dynasty have no chivalry!
Cowards who only rely on sharp artillery.
"It's over!"
“We are finished in Portugal!”
Duke Castre of Coimbra shook his head and said in frustration: "I have said long ago that it is best to negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is really too powerful."
"For us in Portugal, more than a hundred warships and a team of 30,000 people already require our full strength to build, but for the powerful Ming Empire, this is simply a negligible amount of power."
"Even if we can win today, the Ming Empire can quickly organize a more powerful fleet to conquer us, not to mention Spain as a lackey."
"But you just didn't listen, and you insisted on being confident enough to challenge the Eastern Dragon. Now it's okay, we Portugal are finished!"
"The Spanish will never miss the opportunity to annex us!"
After hearing Castre's words, the scene was even more silent. Everyone knew clearly what was coming. By the time the Spanish army entered Portugal, Portugal would be at risk of subjugation.
"Dong dong~"
As if to confirm Castre's words, bursts of roaring sounds suddenly came from a distance.
"Huh~"
There were artillery shells breaking through the air and attacking the Lisbon Port. Soon, this prosperous and busy port became a mess. Countless artillery shells formed wave after wave of bullets and kept tilting into the Lisbon Port.
Fortunately, the Royal Palace of Portugal is not in the Port of Lisbon. It is still quite far away from the Port of Lisbon, so there is no need to worry about artillery shells being able to attack here.
But after the people in the hall heard the sound of shelling, they all hurriedly walked outside. Soon everyone came to the wall of the palace and took a look.
In the Port of Lisbon, I saw Ming warships and Spanish warships showing off their power, billowing white smoke rising continuously, and shells pouring towards the Lisbon port.
The entire Lisbon port was suddenly in a mess, a large number of houses were destroyed, and no ship parked in the port was spared. There were crowds of people running around everywhere, and billowing smoke was rising.
Seeing this scene, Manuel I and others couldn't help but clenched their fists.
For the proud Portuguese, this is extremely difficult to accept, especially since Manuel I is a very ambitious and accomplished monarch. He is inspired to lead Portugal to a more glorious future and has been working hard.
run this country.
But now, seeing his country being baptized by the flames of war, he could only watch helplessly, with no one to help him. A deep sense of powerlessness made him feel extremely frustrated.
"Your Majesty, fight them to the death!"
Diogo, Duke of Viseu, stood up and said: "We Portuguese are all brave knights. Even if we stand to the last soldier, we will never retreat!"
"Diogo, are you really going to be happy if Portugal is destroyed?"
"I have long said not to be enemies of the Ming Dynasty, but you just refused to listen. You are arrogant, arrogant, and ignorant."
Castre, Duke of Coimbra, stood up and pointed at Diogo and said.
"Now we quickly seek peace from the Ming Dynasty. Maybe we still have a chance. If the war continues, Portugal will be destroyed."
"Your Majesty, we should immediately seek peace with the Ming Empire and Spain. No matter what the conditions are, we must agree, as long as we can keep Portugal."
Then Castre came to Manuel I very seriously and said.
"Castre, take your people to negotiate peace with the Ming people and the Spaniards."
King Manuel I looked at the port of Lisbon. With the attack of artillery fire, the entire port was in complete chaos. Looking further out on the sea, there were broken Portuguese warships with white flags hanging on them.
Defeated, really defeated.
I am very unwilling, but also very helpless. Portugal has reached a moment of life and death. If the Ming Dynasty and the Spanish are unwilling to negotiate a peace, Portugal may really be annexed by Spain.
He closed his eyes helplessly. He was very proud and proud of Portugal, but now he had to order peace.