Narsingh looked at the sword in the planks of the ship's side and let out a long sigh of relief.
He caught up with William II and asked: "Your Highness, the Portuguese seem to have reached an agreement with Li Zhi. In this way, Portugal will become stronger and stronger, and our strategy of annexing Brazil may not be realized."
William II turned around suddenly and stared into Narsingh's eyes.
"Pass my order to evacuate all warships and soldiers in Africa to Europe, evacuate all warships and soldiers in India to Africa, and evacuate warships and soldiers in the Far East to India. We must concentrate our greatest strength on Li Zhi's equipment transportation
Defeat Portugal before reaching Portugal."
Narsingh asked: "Then the Far East will not be defended?"
William II frowned and said: "We are being chased and beaten by Li Zhi in the Far East. We have no source of raw silk. There are very few benefits there! We can't care about it for the time being."
"The key now is to capture the Portuguese's Brazil! The richest Brazil."
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On the tenth day of June, King Joao IV of Portugal looked at the battle outside Porto and touched the beard on his lips happily.
The military band behind him was playing a melodious piece of music, which made John IV keep tapping the time with his feet.
Because of Li Zhi's help, the Portuguese withstood the land attack of the Anglo-Dutch coalition.
Although the Portuguese army still used backward muskets, thanks to the guidance of Li Zhi's "Trench Tactics" pamphlet, the Portuguese who defended the country stabilized their position.
Today, when the Anglo-Dutch coalition has widely used front-loading rifled guns, if Portugal uses the old-fashioned Spanish square formation, it will inevitably be defeated by the Anglo-Dutch coalition with advanced weapons. The pamphlet Li Zhi sent as a meeting gift completely changed this land battle.
The result of the war.
Trench warfare is not only applicable to rifled gun defense. In fact, it is much safer for musket gunners to hide in trenches than to stand in the field and diffuse. Queue diffusion is only applicable to the era of muskets, as long as any party in the war is equipped with rifles.
Guns and trench warfare are a more appropriate form of warfare.
Portugal's 40,000 arquebusiers loaded ammunition in the trench. After completing the loading, they stood on a small bench, stuck their heads out of the trench, and shot the enemies who tried to charge here.
In such a war situation, the range advantage of the attacking side is of little significance. Even if the Dutch's new rifle can shoot at 400 meters, it cannot shoot the Portuguese hiding in the trench from 400 meters away. And the Dutch entered Portugal
Once within range of the corps, the Dutch stood in front of their muskets exposed in the ditch, aiming at a huge target.
In comparison, the soldiers hiding in the trenches only had a small head exposed. If the Dutch wanted to shoot any Portuguese soldier, they would have to pay a huge price.
Trench tactics are simpler and more effective than bastions of this era. Bastions are also afraid of bombardment by superior artillery, but trenches cannot be demolished by any artillery.
Although the Anglo-Dutch Allied Forces had 100,000 troops, which was more than the 80,000 Portuguese troops, they were unable to move forward in the face of trench tactics that were beyond the times.
King John IV held up his telescope and looked at the battle situation on the front line, beaming with joy.
João IV was the first king of Portugal after independence from Spain. Portugal's return to independence from Spain was not peaceful. In 1644, six years ago, the Portuguese army fought a battle with Spain in Montijo.
Portugal won that war, but Spain was still unwilling.
King João IV put down his telescope, shook his head and sighed: "Unexpectedly, in addition to the Spanish, our Portugal was invaded by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. We Portuguese, and all our overseas colonies, have reached the most dangerous time."
Raphael, the Dutch translator who was on the mission to Li Zhi, bowed and said: "The Lord will be with you, my great king."
João IV happily patted Raphael on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Raphael, you have made a great contribution! It was you who persuaded Li Zhi to transport us the first batch of weapons. That one in front of the Hundred Gate
The installation of rifled guns and two thousand rounds of explosive ammunition made a great contribution to Lisbon and helped our navy lift the blockade of Lisbon."
King Joao IV laughed and said: "If Lisbon is blocked by the Anglo-Dutch coalition, we Portuguese will really surrender! Li Zhi, the king of Tianjin in the Ming Dynasty, is very sincere. The only people who can save our Portugal now are Li Zhi and Li Zhi.
Alliance."
"Raphael, I appoint you as Portugal's Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, specifically responsible for communicating with Li Zhi of the Ming Dynasty! You go to the Ming Dynasty again as soon as possible and tell Li Zhi that I completely agree with his conditions. We have money, and we need weapons.
, need more advanced weapons."
Raphael bowed humbly to the king and said: "I will do my best to complete my mission, my king!"
King Joao IV smiled and nodded, and used the monocular to observe the scene on the battlefield.
On the battlefield, the Dutch organized a charge of two thousand men.
But as soon as the Dutch entered the range of the Portuguese's matchlock guns, the Portuguese, who had loaded their bullets, stuck their heads out of the ditch one by one and fired fiercely at the Dutch. The Dutch suddenly fell to the ground and died.
how many people.
The Dutch who were still alive fled back the way they came, not daring to make a death charge again.
King Joao IV burst out laughing and praised: "Good! Li Zhi's tactics are indeed exquisite. Rafael, we Portugal now have a strong ally!"
Raphael looked at the excited king, pondered for a moment, and said: "My king, it is a pity that we signed an unequal treaty with Li Zhi. Li Zhi can ask us to attack the enemy country at any time, but when our country is in trouble, Li Zhi will
Plants can selectively support.”
King Joao IV smiled and said: "Raphael, nothing in this world is absolutely fair. When we Portuguese were in great danger, Li Zhi was willing to sell us a door for five thousand taels of silver.
A rifled gun, this is the greatest fairness."
"This amount of money is only the cost of two fourth-level battleships, but it can help us drive away the Anglo-Dutch coalition with more than 40 battleships. This is the most cost-effective deal in the world. Raphael, we must learn to be grateful!"
Raphael bowed and said: "My king, but I think Li Zhi is using Portugal to drag Britain, the Netherlands and Spain into the quagmire. Li Zhi is manipulating the civil war among us white people so that we have no time to visit.
Stop expanding in the Far East."
"In this way, Li Zhi can expand wantonly and control everything in the Far East."
King John IV touched the mustache on his lips and smiled.
"Raphael, we are white, and Li Zhi is yellow. The transaction between us and Li Zhi must be mutual use. But what does it matter? We need Li Zhi, and Li Zhi also needs us. This is the covenant
, this is the best covenant!”
Raphael thought for a long time and finally stopped talking. He said: "You are right, my king. God bless you!"
João waved his hands happily, and the military band behind him changed a tune and began to play majestic music.
Military music was played, and the morale of the Portuguese soldiers in the trenches was lifted.
While enjoying his favorite music, King John IV said loudly: "The Lord will bless you, my Deputy Foreign Minister!"
