1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 28 San Fernando (VIII)
"Flintlock?" Qi Dalu scratched his head, "What kind of gun is a flintlock?"

"You don't need to light the matchlock. After loading the gunpowder and projectiles, you can directly pull the trigger and you can shoot....Third brother, why don't we go and try?"

"Let's go, try it!" Qi Dalu was also very interested in the new musket in front of him, holding a musket, gunpowder and bullets, and walked towards the upper deck with Qi Tian.

"Bang!" There was a gunshot, and the clay pot ten meters away from the opposite side shattered.After fiddling for a long time, Qi Dalu pulled the trigger, and a puff of green smoke came out from the muzzle of the gun.

"This musket seems to be the same as the musket we used before?" After firing a few bullets, Qi Dalu put down the musket and said to Qi Tian, ​​it seemed that a matchlock was missing. "

"It's just a few matchlocks!" Qi Tian shook his head. In later generations, although he is a layman in military affairs, he also knows that flintlock guns eventually eliminated matchlock guns, and then transitioned from muzzle-loading guns to breech-loading guns, and finally took shape in fire. Cap blasting firing.

"Third brother, if it's raining, can the matchlock gun still be fired?" Qi Tian said softly.

"On a rainy day, the firecracker is just a fire stick!" Qi Dalu said, "Oh, yes, this musket does not need a matchlock to be fired, so it can be fired in rainy days. Well, in this regard, it is indeed better than an arquebus. Much stronger!"

"There are more important advantages, you may not have discovered it yet!" Qi Tian took the musket from Qi Dalu, cleaned the chamber with a cleaning rod, and then stuffed gunpowder and bullets in, "Look, is it missing to take out the musket?" Lead, light the matchlock... With these actions, the speed of shooting should be a little faster!" As he said, he raised his gun and shot at the mast in the midship, with a "bang", the distance was a little farther away , The projectile flew to nowhere.

"That's right! If you have a few less moves, shoot faster. On the battlefield, you will kill a few more enemies, and we will also kill a few comrades less!... Fourth brother, you deserve to read a little more, You know more than I do!"

That is, our knowledge is not only a little more than yours, but there is a gap of more than 300 years, Qi Tian has a faint sense of superiority as a time traveler.

Thinking that the church in the small town had not been captured before dawn, Cao Xiong ordered Qi Dajiang to lead his men to guard the silver ship, and hurried back to the town.

When I first entered the town, I was told that the church had been taken down.

It turned out that in the early morning, Gouzi, Ding Chuangen and other teenagers were having breakfast when they saw the smoke coming from the chimneys of various houses, and they were immediately inspired.They placed a lot of moistened firewood around the church, and then lit it, so that the billows of smoke drifted towards the church.In less than half an hour, the windows on the second floor of the church waved a white flag and threw weapons out of the windows one by one.Captain Timemelk and Father Hampnin came out with more than a dozen people in a panic and became prisoners.So far, the entire town of San Fernando has been completely occupied by a group of pirates from Ming Dynasty.

Cao Xiong immediately sent people to rush back to the camp, and asked the remaining subordinates to drive the three severely damaged ships to the dock, and use the ship repair station here to repair and strengthen the ships.

In the evening, Qi Tian and his third brother Qi Dalu returned to the small town with a musket each in their arms.

Under the setting sun, the colorful clouds in the sky dye the mountains and forests behind the town colorfully.However, the streets were empty, and residents nervously closed their homes, eating a somewhat crude dinner.On the edge of the small town, there are scattered rice fields, which have not yet headed, and the sound of frogs can be heard in the pond.On the ridge, corn more than a foot high swayed gently with the evening wind.

"What an idyllic scene!" Qi Tian couldn't help but praise.

"It's a good place!" Qi Dalu said, "Unfortunately, we won't be occupying this land for long. Maybe in a few days, the barbarians will definitely send troops here after receiving the letter.... I don't know, where can we escape to in the future? Maybe, when we arrive Only by looking at the edge of the sky can we find a safe place.”

"Tianbian?" Qi Tian's expression changed, "Tianbian, there is really an unoccupied piece of land, maybe it can let us live in peace."

At dawn the next day, Qi Dajiang rushed back to the town, and Cao Xiong called everyone to discuss future matters.

In the small town, several residential houses were destroyed by fire, and several puffs of green smoke rose, which was caused by some over-excited pirates of the Ming Dynasty.At night, the violence hidden deep in the heart is vented, robbery, rape of women, murder, arson... Maybe it is based on the sympathy of the same race, these violent incidents all happened to Spanish immigrants without exception.

"This is the case in troubled times!" Qi Dajiang saw that Qi Tian looked at the tragic scene with some sympathy, and patted him on the shoulder, "The Dengzhou Rebellion back then was better than this time, our father and mother died at the hands of the imperial court's suppression of the rebellion inside."

"Actually, everyone is suffering..." Qi Tian shook his head and sighed.

The two came to the former mayor's house. Cao Xiong, Yu Fukun, Hu Wenjin and other old people had been waiting in the house for a while.

"Dajiang is coming!" Cao Xiong said directly when he saw the two brothers from the Qi family coming, "We occupied this town and captured a large barbarian ship. Hehe..., we really made a fortune!...Now let's discuss it. , what should I do next?"

"...The big island of Luzon is occupied by the Francoids. They will get the letter sooner or later, and they may not be able to send soldiers to destroy us. Therefore, this town cannot stay for a long time. After the ship is repaired, it must leave here immediately." Yu Fukun said .

Everyone nodded their heads. Their personnel were exhausted, and there were only about [-] people left. If the Spanish soldiers came to encircle and suppress them, they would definitely not be able to please.

"I really have to leave." Seeing his second brother gesturing towards him, Qi Tian added, "I have interrogated some Spanish officers and sailors, and their fleet commander asked them to stay in the town for a maximum of three days, and they must arrive within three days Manila, that is, on April [-]th, if the Spaniards did not see the big ship named Santa Cruz returning, they would definitely send warships to check it out....So, considering their reaction speed, we are here Stay seven to eight days at most. . . . You must leave the town by April [-] at the latest."

Cao Xiong looked at Qi Tian with satisfaction, the little boy speaks in a very orderly manner, and can give out real data, the pedantic and cowardly temperament he used to have is long gone, and when he grows up, he will be a good hand.

After Qi Tian finished speaking, Hu Wenjin asked thoughtfully, "Then what should we do these few days?"

"First of all, urge the ship repair station to repair our ship as quickly as possible, after all, it is our escape tool." Qi Tian lowered his head and thought for a moment, and said, "Secondly, take the injured brother to the town and eat some food." Alright, take advantage of the opportunity of being on land these few days, and take care of it, maybe you can recover faster."

Everyone listened and nodded.

"What's more, it is to count the materials seized in the town, and then organize people to move them to the ship."

Speaking of the seizure, everyone smiled knowingly. After they were defeated in Dengzhou, they seemed to have never been rich, and they struggled to survive every day.Now, suddenly captured a small town of 600-[-] people, not only completely controlled all the wealth in it, but also captured a silver ship, really full of happiness.

"One last point." Qi Tian looked up at the crowd, "...the next step, where should we go?"

"Of course we're going to Batavia!" Yu Fukun said, and he nodded at Cao Xiong, "When we were with Liu Xiang, we had some friendship with the red-haired ghosts in Holland. Besides, there are many maritime merchants from our Ming Dynasty there." And immigration, supplement, repair, it is a good place to stay."

Cao Xiong and Hu Wenjin also nodded in agreement.

"What if Liu Xiang also fled to Batavia? Will he use the influence of the Dutch to annex us?" Qi Tian asked softly.

"Damn it, when I see Liu Xiang, that bastard again, I'll chop him up!" Hu Wenjin stood up abruptly, "If he sees us, he won't be wronged. How dare he attack us?"

"In the eyes of the Dutch, Liu Xiang is more important and reliable than us. ... The Dutch value profit and don't care about it. Whoever makes a loss does not make a loss!"

"Why!" Hu Wenjin yelled loudly, "He, Liu Xiang, is useful to red-haired ghosts, so are we useless to them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw everyone looking at him with strange eyes, and suddenly realized that he had lost his mouth.In this era, it is believed that people who are not of our race must have different hearts.They don't even want to surrender to the Queen Jin Jurchens, let alone the blond Dutch red-haired ghosts.

"Even if Liu Xiang didn't escape to Batavia, he was wiped out at sea by Zheng Zhilong. There are several hundred of us, with three boats, oh, one more boat, and the town's property , a pile of silver, what will the Dutch do to us?"

"...It's very simple, hand over the ship, pay the money, and hand over the weapons! Then, either kill or enslave us."

Yes, we are pirates!No matter who has entered the rule of others, no matter who, as long as you pose a threat to him, others will immediately disarm you first.

"Xiao Tian, ​​do you already have a plan?" Cao Xiong was silent for a moment, staring into Qi Tian's eyes, and said slowly.

(End of this chapter)