The first thousand one hundred and thirty-four chapters
The huge fleet of ships slowly approached the Lisbon pier.
The rifled guns of the ironclads had dominant lethality in this era. Although a steamship sailing alone might be intercepted by a European sailing ship, after all, the hull of a cargo ship was very thin and could not withstand heavy artillery bombardment. But as long as it was in the steamship fleet
Equipped with some ironclads, the European wooden battleships would not dare to challenge them at all.
The huge fleet with the Tianjin as its flagship had more than a hundred ships, including fifteen ironclads and more than ninety steamships. The fleet sailed from Taku to Lisbon without encountering any resistance along the way, and successfully arrived in Lisbon.
port.
Liu Jun walked off the ship's bridge carrying his carrying equipment and rifle, and stood at the Lisbon outer port pier to take a look.
Lisbon has been surrounded by European coalition forces for more than four months, and the atmosphere in the city is very solemn. Because of the joint blockade by the British, Dutch and Spanish navies, Lisbon has basically been cut off from the outside world. The huge port looks very depressed, and the docks are
There were no piles of goods or barrels to replenish fresh water, and there were no merchants who should have been everywhere at the dock.
A large number of Portuguese merchant ships were docked at the berths, apparently unable to go to sea because of the blockade.
Even the dock workers who carried the goods were nowhere to be found. They had probably been drafted to the city wall to assist with the city defense. Men were basically invisible near the dock. It was obvious that the defense battle outside the city wall was very tight. Instead, there were a large number of local people.
The Portuguese woman held a kettle and a wine glass to welcome the yellow people who came from afar.
Each Portuguese woman seems to be malnourished and her face is yellow. It is obvious that life under siege is not easy. However, Portugal has been glorious for more than a hundred years in the Age of Discovery, and the family foundation is very strong. Some young Portuguese girls are very beautiful.
, which made Liu Jun couldn't help but look at it a few more times.
As a young man who just got rid of his status as a military household, Liu Jun has always felt that beautiful women are unattainable. In the past, in military towns, girls with a little bit of beauty would look down on poor military men like Liu Jun. Liu Jun has always suspected that this
Will I be able to marry a wife in my lifetime?
However, when Liu Jun walked off the bridge, a Portuguese girl with big golden braids handed a glass of wine to Liu Jun. According to Liu Jun's standards, this Portuguese girl had a small, straight nose and a big nose.
Her eyes, tall and plump body, are simply as beautiful as a fairy.
The Portuguese girl had a smile on her face, obviously welcoming the Chinese who came to rescue Portugal. She said something loudly in Portuguese, but Liu Jun didn't understand it.
Liu Jun was stunned and looked at the deputy squad leader behind him.
The deputy squad leader laughed loudly and said: "Liu Jun, you are the most handsome in our class. If the girl asks you to drink, just take a sip."
Liu Jun's face turned red, he looked at the beautiful Portuguese girl, took the wooden cup and drank it in one gulp.
The Portuguese girl laughed and took back her wooden cup. The girl stared at Liu Jun's eyes for a while, and found that Liu Jun's eyes were a little dazed, and couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled. She took a handful of the cup from her waist
He took out the dagger and thrust it into Liu Jun's hand.
Liu Jun was stunned and saw the girl's name engraved on the dagger.
The deputy squad leader laughed loudly, pushed Liu Jun, and the ignorant soldiers merged into the advancing team and walked towards the military camp in the city.
Liu Jun looked back, but his sight was blocked by other Portuguese women nearby, and he lost the figure of the girl. He stood on tiptoes as if lost, trying to find the figure of the blond girl again.
However, he still couldn't find the girl's location, but only saw the King of Portugal welcoming Li Zhi in front of the flagship "Tianjin".
In the center of the pier, Joao IV set up the largest symphonic military band, playing gorgeous Portuguese military music. Joao IV was surrounded by all the distinguished nobles in Portugal, including several dukes and more than a dozen
A count. These nobles were dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked like the old kings on a group of playing cards.
The bridge has already been installed on the side of Tianjin.
The Tianjin is the largest ironclad ship in Daqi, with a tonnage of 1,500 tons. It can be said to be a rare giant ship in this era. From the perspective of Joao IV, the Tianjin looks like a hill standing on the
At the edge of the pier, the heavy iron armor of the ironclad ship awes people. It seems that nothing can penetrate this kind of warship.
Of course, what frightened the Portuguese king even more was the rows of rifled guns on the side of the ironclad. John IV knew that as long as these rifled guns fired a salvo of explosive shells, any European battleship would instantly turn into pieces.
King Joao IV waited for a long time, and the first person to step off the boat was Marshal of Qi and Zhenguo Hou Zhongfeng.
Zhong Feng walked down the bridge in a gorgeous marshal's uniform and looked at the European seaport under his feet with a disdainful expression. His eyes were full of disdain. But when he walked to the bottom of the bridge and saw the Portuguese soldiers holding sabers, his face was filled with emotion.
He tempered his disdain a little. He was a veteran general who had experienced battles in the battlefield. It was obvious at a glance that these Portuguese soldiers were brave and good soldiers.
The Portuguese are slightly taller than the Chinese, and all of them are very strong. These southern European soldiers have determined faces, as if they are ready to fight to the death for the king at any time.
João IV humbly walked up to Zhong Feng and bowed to the Marshal of Da Qi. After all, Portugal was only a small country, but Zhong Feng was the founding minister of Da Qi. In terms of power, Zhong Feng far surpassed João IV.
Zhong Feng nodded, but was too lazy to say anything more. He walked to the welcome area decorated by King Joao IV without saying a word.
King Joao IV brought more than thirty young Portuguese aristocratic ladies to the welcome area. These aristocratic girls were the most beautiful women in Lisbon. At this time, all of them were dressed up and looked at the heroic Zhong Feng with admiration.
However, Zhong Feng didn't like women, so he didn't look at these beautiful European women. Instead, he turned over and mounted the war horse prepared by the Portuguese for him.
Seeing Zhong Feng not looking at them, the girls were very disappointed. But one of the most beautiful aristocratic girls suddenly ran over and adjusted the rope on Zhong Feng's horse's bridle. This girl was obviously very confident in her appearance. Three steps
He turned around and ran back, catching Zhong Feng's eyes for a while.
After a while, Li Zhi appeared in front of the bridge.
Zheng Kaicheng, the Marquis of Pingguo, accompanied Li Zhi with a smile.
Seeing Li Zhi, Joao IV's face turned red, and with a wave of his hand, the coastal defense gun on the east side of the pier began to fire a salute. Originally, the highest standard of European salutes was twenty-one guns, but Joao IV directly let him
The coastal defense artillery fired more than fifty shots.
At the same time, the military band played the most exciting music. More than a hundred costumed Portuguese knights, real knights, rushed to the bottom of the bridge with sabers raised, and stood on both sides to form a welcoming queue.
Hearing the deafening salute, the Portuguese in the port looked at the ironclad Tianjin and saw Li Zhi in military uniform on the ironclad.
Li Zhi stood on the side and looked at the Lisbon Port without speaking.
King Joao IV trotted along the bridge and rushed to the armored ship. He knelt on one knee in front of Li Zhi, his blood-red eyes seemed to be shining.
He knelt on the ground and said excitedly: "I know that Your Majesty will never abandon Portugal! As long as Your Majesty is here, Portugal will never perish!"
Li Zhi looked at John IV and nodded.
Looking at the city wall in the distance, Li Zhi raised his right hand and asked slowly: "Both William of the Netherlands and Cromwell of England are outside?"
John IV replied loudly: "Your Majesty, they are all here. They are all outside directing the siege."
Li Zhi nodded and said: "Okay, I hate these two people. Let's catch them all here."
