Not to mention other things, there are many talents who are proficient in several languages among the maritime merchants. For the benefit of maritime trade, these people learn each other's language, almost exerting their efforts to test talents.
It was getting late, and in Iwami Port, dozens of ships of the Portuguese fleet were docked at the most eye-catching location in the port.
The smoke was curling up, and thousands of sailors on the ship were eating dinner at the moment, while Lawrence, Dalikis and several officers were sipping red wine.
I only heard an officer say with a smile: "Kold sent someone not long ago to send news that he has found the hiding place of the Ming general. This time he will definitely be able to capture him alive. Then we can kill him."
Kill this man’s head and avenge those soldiers who died unjustly.”
It can be seen that everyone is in a very good mood. After all, they have been harassed by Qi Jingtong in the past few days. Whether it is these ordinary officers or Dalikis, Lawrence and others are not tired of Qi Jingtong and want to cut him into pieces.
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Now Cold sent someone to send news that Qi Jingtong would be captured immediately. While everyone was drinking wine, they discussed how to deal with Qi Jingtong later.
At this moment, a soldier with a pale face was seen stumbling over, and was stopped by several soldiers from a distance.
"I want to see the Governor, I want to see the Governor!"
Hearing the commotion here, Dali, who was in a good mood, couldn't help but frowned and stood up and walked over to this side and said: "If I remember correctly, you should be Cold's subordinate. Could it be that you are already here?"
I have captured the general of the Ming army alive, do you order you to come and report the victory first?"
The soldier had a bitter look on his face when he heard this and shook his head: "Mr. Governor, quickly send troops to rescue General Cold..."
"What?"
"Explain to me what is going on!"
Everyone couldn't help but be shocked when they heard this, and Daliqisi even grabbed the soldier, stared at him with his eyes wide open, and shouted.
The soldier tremblingly told Corde and others how to find Qi Jingtong's hiding place, and how they were resisted by the Japanese. Then Qi Jingtong brought a group of elite Ming troops from nowhere to surround Corde and others.
The one who got up told me carefully.
"Hiss, if that's true, it means that Ming's reinforcements have arrived!"
Lawrence whispered, raised his head and looked at Dalikisi and said: "Your Majesty Governor, please give the order quickly. Everyone should board the ship immediately, pull up the anchor and set sail, and stay away from the port..."
Obviously Lawrence was not optimistic about their ability to hold the port. If anything like before, Lawrence was still thinking about whether they could fight the Ming Dynasty.
But now Lawrence suddenly felt that he and Dali had underestimated the Ming Dynasty, an ancient Eastern country.
When Dali Qisi heard this, his expression changed slightly and he looked at Lawrence and said: "Lawrence, you..."
Lawrence shook his head at Dalikis with a wry smile and said, "My Lord Governor, although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that if the other party's reinforcements really arrive, we may not be their opponent."
An officer looked at Lawrence with some confusion, and then looked at Dalikis. He seemed to understand something. His face also turned ugly and he said to Dalikis: "Mr. Governor, we can't
Abandon General Cold and the others, there are more than a thousand soldiers. If anything happens to them, we are afraid that we will lose most of our combat power."
After several times, the army of more than 2,000 people now only has 400 to 500 people still stationed in the port, and more than 1,000 of them accompanied Cold to hunt down Qi Jingtong.
It can be said that if anything happens to the thousands of people that Cold took away, there will only be a few hundred infantry left in the entire fleet, which will definitely be a strain on the fleet.
"What are you afraid of? Unless the Ming Dynasty has other ships, no matter how elite the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and horses are, they will not be able to fight us on the sea!"
An officer shouted loudly under the influence of alcohol.
Dali Qisi's eyes lit up when he heard this and said: "Yes, if the opponent needs reinforcements, they must have strength in numbers. It makes sense that Cold is not their opponent, but our strongest force is not the army, but the navy."
, as long as Ming Dynasty does not mobilize its fleet, we have nothing to fear!"
After listening to what Dali and the officer said, Lawrence showed some hesitation on his face. At this moment, a sentry responsible for looking around and monitoring the surrounding sea suddenly hurried towards Dali.
Qisi and the others bowed, and then said: "Mr. Governor, a fleet is suspected to have appeared a few miles away from the port..."
"This is impossible……"
As if instinctively, Dali Qisi suddenly stood up, his face full of solemnity.
Even when he heard that Kord was surrounded, Dalikis was not so panicked. After all, their foundation was the navy, not the army. Even if the army was completely destroyed, it would not affect the foundation of the fleet.
Now the sentry actually told him that a fleet had appeared on the sea outside the port. The first thing that made Dali Qisi think was that the Ming Dynasty's naval fleet had appeared.
In fact, judging from the firepower of the Changning and Changping alone, although Dali was unwilling to admit it, he knew that the Ming Dynasty was no worse than them in shipbuilding, and both sides could be considered to have their own strengths.
In this case, the difference in the combat power of the ships between the two sides is not too big, which means that the biggest advantage of the Portuguese fleet no longer exists.
The reason why the Portuguese fleet has been able to cross the ocean and kill natives one after another has been relying on that invincible fleet.
Realizing this, Dali Qisi almost shouted: "Quick, quick, order everyone to board the ship immediately, and tell them that if there is anyone who has not boarded the ship within a quarter of an hour, then they will stay with me forever."
Come here!"
Almost instantly, the entire port fell into chaos. Except for the soldiers who stayed on the ships, most of the people in the entire fleet got off the ships and moved around in the port.
At this moment, Dalikisi's order was issued, and everyone hurriedly came to the port, and hurriedly started to board the ship with the help of small boats.
There was chaos in the port. After all, thousands of people boarded the ship at the same time, especially Dalikisi's request to complete it within a quarter of an hour, which made the situation a bit messy.
There was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and soon countless soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appeared on the port. Who was the leader if it wasn't Chu Yi?
Riding on a tall horse, Chu Yi looked at the Portuguese soldiers boarding the ship from a distance. A cold look flashed in his eyes: "Send me an order to ask Li Degong and Pang Qi to attack me. Be sure to kill these Westerners."
The human fleet is blocked in the port."
The fleet that appeared on the sea outside the port was the Ming fleet led by Li Degong and Pang Shiqi.
This fleet can be said to have gathered most of the essence of the Ming Dynasty's fleet in Japan. Almost most of the fifty ships are newly built warships equipped with the latest artillery. Each one is no worse than the Changning and Changping.
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When a plume of wolf smoke rose up, and the billowing smoke could be clearly seen even on the sea surface more than ten miles away, two generals, Li Degong and Pang Shiqi, who were drifting on the ocean, immediately ordered the fleet to move toward the stone.
Come to see the port.
Except for a few supply ships, the dozens of fleets are all warships, among which there are nearly thirty new warships. Although the remaining warships are a bit older, they still have some combat power, at least to besiege those
There is nothing wrong with the Portuguese fleet.
When Li Degong and Pang Qiqi saw the billowing smoke, they immediately ordered dozens of ships to disperse and block the port exit of Iwami Port in a surrounding posture.
At this time, the Portuguese warships in the port had also started to move. A dozen warships took the lead and first appeared in the sight of Li Degong and Pang Shiqi.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. Dalikisi and Lawrence, who are standing on the flagship, are also looking at the fleet on the opposite side.
There was a roar, and a column of water rose into the sky. It was a cannonball fired by the Ming Dynasty fleet.
"Hiss, this...are these ships just like the Changning and Changping that were sunk by us before?"
After all, the Changning and Changping impressed them too much. You must know that the artillery on their ship can only shoot at a limited distance. Compared with the Changping, the shooting range of the Changning's artillery is almost one mile away.
Although one mile is not too far, this gap often plays an extremely important role in the battle.
Just like now, the Ming fleet can bombard the Portuguese fleet, but the Portuguese fleet has insufficient range because of the artillery mounted on its ships. Facing the bombardment of the Ming fleet, they can't do anything even if they want to fire the artillery shells immediately to fight back.
Who makes the range of their artillery not so far, but before the Ming fleet enters their range, they can only passively accept the attack and cannot fight back.
Dalikisi gritted his teeth and said: "Send the order, all warships rush out as fast as possible!"
Just looking at the dozens of warships outside the port blocking the port's outlet like open pockets, Dalikisi couldn't understand the other party's intentions.
Cannonballs exploded around the warships one after another. Maybe it was luck. Many warships were bombarded by the artillery of the Ming fleet during this tea time. Although the flagship where Dalikisi was located
He said that he was targeted by two warships and fired dozens of cannonballs, but none of them hit him.
As the distance between the two sides approached, Dali Qisi saw that the Ming warship finally entered the range and couldn't help but said with joy: "Fight back, fight back quickly, sink them, let me, the governor, sink them all."
