I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Dozens of nautical miles away from the daimyo fleet, more than 30 large and small warships are also moving forward in the dark.

On the largest of them, the Daming Fu boat, a bearded white man wearing a boat cap, holding a binoculars, observed the surrounding dark sea, looking for the fleeing Deming fleet.

A young officer came up and stood behind him to report.

"Your Excellency, those captives haven't spoken yet. They are very stubborn and haven't said a word. I think it's hard for us to ask them anything. I don't know whether to kill them directly or stay for interrogation! "

The bearded white man took back the binoculars calmly, "Keep it, these people have been hungry for so long, and still have the stamina to resist, they are very good slaves, if these guys can sell some money when they return to their native land, they will give everyone some change for drinking .”

The young officer shrugged.

"You are very right. These people are very patient. Those nobles and farmers must like it very much."

"It's a pity that we don't know where their country is. If we can conquer their country, we will get a huge market and countless slaves!"

The bearded officer nodded in agreement, but then glanced at the huge ship under his feet, and felt that the possibility of conquering was very small.

A country that can send such a large-scale fleet on a long voyage must not be weak in its own strength, even stronger than the Portuguese country.

When the king ordered the attack on this fleet, many people actually raised objections.

I feel that it is not worth offending an unknown power for a small profit.

But the navy and the king took a fancy to the ships of these people, and didn't want to spend money to buy them, so they decided to raid and capture these people in one fell swoop.

result.

Their plan failed. These people who claimed to be from the East were so brave that they broke out of the heavy encirclement.

It's not that the grape people are not brave, but the enemy's stick that can make sound and emit fire is too sharp.

The enemy just shook his hand lightly, and a person a hundred meters away was knocked to the ground.

In the face of this kind of weapon, the powerful fighter did not show his bravery at all. The opponent just fell to the ground with a flash of fire.

When they finished the battle and picked up those weapons on the battlefield, they learned how to shoot.

After it was over, their officers commented on it.

This weapon is timeless and will likely change the shape of warfare.Even one of the generals joked that a cripple holding this weapon could easily kill a heroic warrior who had been trained for many years.

The general's evaluation was endorsed by many people.

If firearms bring surprise to Westerners, then artillery is like God descending in front of them.

When they were besieging the battleship, several cannons in Zheng He's hands exploded with full force, bombarding the Portuguese battleship frantically.

The lethality is very large, with a deafening roar, a smaller ship is hit by it, and it will sink into the sea in the blink of an eye.

Larger warships can't stop the projectiles fired by the opponent. After each loud noise, their warships will be punched with a big hole.

...

If it can still hold on above, if it hits below the waterline, there is almost no hope of saving the ship.

This powerful weapon completely shocked the grape people.In their impression, I am afraid that only the legendary God can possess such a powerful artifact.

In order to obtain this powerful weapon, the King of Grape issued a death order, no matter what, he must obtain the manufacturing method of this weapon.

God took great care of them. In that sea battle between back and forth, they sacrificed thousands of lives, took down the enemy's largest ship, and got the spear of God they had dreamed of.

Overjoyed, the King of Grape ordered on the spot to develop this weapon at all costs.

In order to obtain the production method of this weapon, they used the cruelest criminal law to interrogate the captured captives.

It's a pity that most of the captives chose to keep silent, and even took the opportunity to commit suicide directly.

There are hard bones and of course cartilage.

After interrogating an unknown number of people, someone finally couldn't stand the punishment and told everything.

Although the two parties did not understand each other in language, they had a basic communication based on hand and foot gestures.

The prisoner confessed that this weapon was designed internally by their country, and they were just users and did not know how to make it.

The prisoner who spoke, knew that he had betrayed the court and had no hope of going back, so he told everything he knew.

For example, the ratio of gunpowder and the firing principle of artillery and muskets.

"Your Excellency, the Black Pearl has discovered the enemy's trail!"

Just as the bearded white man was touching the boat in a daze, a warning sounded from the observation post.

"Very well boys, let the rubbish down below speed up and try to wipe them out tomorrow. We are too far from home, my nephew will be married at Christmas, if we go too far, wait to go back At that time, maybe his children will get married."

"Hahaha…"

After a burst of laughter, the oar room on the bottom floor heard the sound of whips and bursts of shouting and cursing.

The speed of the huge blessing boat that was slowly moving forward slightly increased a bit.

As the sky gradually brightened, a round of red sun jumped out from the sea.

Today's weather is very good, there is no fog on the sea.

The two found each other almost at the same time.

"Damn it, these white-skinned dogs are like dog-skinned plasters, they can't be shaken off!"

The shirtless man who took the command of Zheng He saw through the binoculars the Grape Fleet following a few nautical miles away, and cursed in a low voice.

After licking his chapped lips due to lack of water, the man said to the assistant behind him.

"Tell the boys to speed up, get rid of them, tell everyone to keep going, we'll be home soon!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The deputy responded, turned around and quickly ran into the cabin, and greeted him loudly.

The boatmen, who hadn't drank water for two days and hadn't eaten for a day, endured the weakness from their bodies and gritted their teeth to paddle vigorously.

They don't want to be captured by the enemy, let alone die at the door of their home.

Their families are still waiting for them, their brothers' vengeance is still waiting for them to avenge, they can't die no matter what, and they will do everything they can to go home.

...

"Haha, boys, the prey is ahead, let's end this boring hunting!"

The bearded white man standing on the captured blessing boat looked at the enemy fleet that appeared in the binoculars, laughed loudly, and ordered to move forward at full speed.

Although the Ming people had been rowing desperately, due to lack of water and food, their physical strength was obviously not as good as that of the back.

As time passed, the distance between the two parties became closer and closer. When the time approached noon, the distance between the two parties was less than three nautical miles.

"Boys, let the enemy experience the feeling of being bombarded by your own weapons!"

Seeing that the distance between the two sides had reached the range of the artillery, the bearded white man rubbed his hands excitedly, and the few people he led personally manipulated the two front cannons of the Fuchuan to shoot.

The principle of artillery firing is not difficult, and anyone who has seen it several times can grasp it, it's just the speed.

For the white bearded man, it was like a hunt now. It was exciting to catch the prey, but he preferred the enjoyment of catching the prey.

"Boom!"

With a loud noise and a puff of gunpowder smoke being blown away by the sea wind, the bearded white man and several officers under him cheered loudly and excitedly.

Although the cannonball was hundreds of meters away from the enemy fleet, the joy of playing with prey made them feel very comfortable.

"Come, come, come again, we still have a lot of ammunition, enough for us to play!"

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Da Ming made an iron ball, whizzed in the enemy's hands and threw it at his own people.

Although the bad batch of accuracy shots didn't hit a single shot, it made the people on Zheng He's fleet feel aggrieved.

Every cannon shot was like a slap in the face, hitting Zheng He's face hard.

If it wasn't for bringing back the data of his voyage, if it wasn't for the lives of thousands of men under his command, if it wasn't for those captured companions.Zheng He really wanted to turn around immediately and fight the enemy to the death.

"Bang... bang..."

Although the white bearded man and the others were not very proficient in the use of artillery, no matter how blind the cat was, it would sometimes encounter dead mice.

Perhaps their god had manifested his spirit, and a shell flew out whistling, and smashed heavily under the waterline of the ship Zheng He was on.

The iron ball flew into the cabin, although it did not hurt the crew, it brought a big hole to the ship.

The turbulent seawater rushed in quickly. Although the crew quickly closed the watertight compartment, the influx of a large amount of seawater made the ship's speed drop a bit.

"Ohoo!"

This scene happened to be seen by the bearded white man observing the shooting effect.

Excitedly, he swung his fist fiercely, lying on the hot cannon, and kissed him hard.

"What a charming little devil, I found that I have fallen in love with you."

After getting tired of the cannon for a while, the bearded white man pulled out the weapon from his waist and swung it forward.

"Children, the prey has already broken a leg by us, rush up, catch them, and we can go home!"

"Oh ho ho ho... oh ho ho ho..."

The crew shouted excitedly and rushed onto the deck one after another, ready to jump overboard and fight.

At this time, the quality of the military in Western countries is not very good.

...

To say they are an army is actually more like a group of unorganized and undisciplined bandits.

The army side is better, but the navy side is completely like a pirate.

When there are orders, they are a serious army of the kingdom. Without orders, they are a bunch of pirates.

Robbery and killing and the king's order are almost equal in their hearts. If the two are in conflict and there is enough interest, they will ignore the king's order.

If you can make money, the king is nothing.

On the other side, as Zheng He's boat slowed down, the surrounding boats also slowly slowed down.

"My lord, brothers can't go back. If you have a chance, go to our house and see our parents!"

There is no reluctance, no determination to leave.

The shirtless man asked Zheng He, who had a broken arm, to be sent to the lifeboat, and decided to take the brothers of the whole ship to buy time for the main fleet.

Zheng He's eyes were slightly red, and he nodded heavily as he looked at all the crew members standing on the cabin who were ready for battle.

"I, Zheng He, owe you all in this life, and I will repay you brothers in my next life!"

"Your family, please don't worry, as long as I, Zheng He, are alive, whoever dares to bully them, I will fight him to the end if I survive this life!"

"salute!"

All the crew members stood at attention and raised their hands to beat their chests. They looked straight at Zheng He and the commander who brought their wishes and thoughts home, and blessed him with peace in their hearts.

As the lifeboat was slowly lowered, Zheng He's figure disappeared over the ship's side.

"Brothers, prepare to fight!"

The shirtless man removed the obstructing gauze on his arm, pulled out a big knife, and was ready to fight.

The rest of the crew occupied various positions, those who drew the bow and those who loaded the crossbow, silently watching the other warships speeding up around them.

On the other boats, except for the rowing boatmen, everyone stood on the deck and saluted and said goodbye to the brothers who bought time for them.

Soon, the materials brought by Zheng He came to another ship.He endured the tearing pain in his heart, and ordered the other warships to speed up.

"Brothers, turn around, let's rush up!"

When the fleet gradually moved away, the shirtless man turned around, looked at the enemy who was less than a nautical mile behind him, ignored the roaring artillery, and ordered to turn around and go directly to meet them.

"Hehe, cut off the tail to survive!"

Looking at the warship turning to meet him, the bearded captain sneered and ordered loudly.

"Let the Conch and the Shark finish this guy, and the others will continue to chase me, trying to end this boring hunt before dark."

The bearded white man has no patience, he misses his wife and children at home, and misses his fair-skinned and beautiful lover even more.

I have been away for so long, and I don't know what is going on at home.

When he set out some time ago, he felt that his lover was not looking right at the black slaves under his command.He decided to go home as soon as possible, but he didn't want to wear a dark hat just because he had been away for a while.

The two battleships that received the order rushed forward at full speed.

Since neither side has artillery, the attack method is still the original ballista and bow and arrow kerosene.

The battle broke out at a distance of [-] meters between the two sides.

...

The warship of the Ming army was the first to attack. On the top of the cabin, the three-bow bed crossbow, under the control of the shooter, fired a rocket with the thickness of an arm.

The three-bow crossbow invented in the Song Dynasty can shoot more than 1500 meters.

In the era without artillery, in addition to the catapult, the three-bow bed crossbow was a weapon for siege and defense.

Before the Ming fleet was equipped with artillery, the main heavy-duty weapon on board was the three-bow bed crossbow.

With a whistling sound, the huge arrow with the thickness of an arm fell and landed heavily on the enemy's ship.

The flame carried by the arrow is also slowly burning the enemy's warship.

"Asshole, fight back!"

The captain of the Conch, who was attacked, saw his beloved baby was injured, cursed angrily, and quickly ordered to fight back.

Soon, the three arrows were lost in the air and flying randomly, and the muffled groans and screams when the arrows were hit could be heard from time to time on the three warships.

In the era of sailing warships without artillery, the way of naval warfare was very simple.

Either use a flame weapon to ignite the opponent from a long distance, or the two sides will fight close to each other, or hit the boat directly if it is not an emergency.

As the three sides got closer, bows and crossbows also joined the battle.

Relying on the advantage of the height of the ship, Daming continued to shoot and kill the approaching western crew members from a high position.

It's a pity that they were outnumbered in the end. Even though the soldiers shot arrows desperately, the ships from the three parties still collided.

"Katcha Kacha Kacha..."

As the oars hit and broke, rope hooks and ladders were built up one by one.

"kill!"

The shirtless man was alone in front, and with a sharp slash of the big knife in his hand, a guy who was swinging by with the help of a sail was split in half.

"Brothers, let me kill you. If you kill one, you will earn money. If you kill two, you will earn one!"

"kill!"

The shirtless man gave an order, and the close-combat soldiers who hid behind various shelters and avoided the enemy's arrow rain rushed up with a roar, and met the grape man who climbed up.

The two sides fought together in an instant.

The melee soldiers on both sides of the deck fought desperately, and the archers in the attic above the deck also endured the soreness of their arms, and kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows, shooting and killing the enemies on the opposite side.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Suddenly, bursts of rolling thunder came from the east and reached the ears of the two sides who were fighting.

The shirtless man cut off the head of a white man on the opposite side, moved his ears, and looked in the direction of the sound.

A small black spot in the distance approached this side, and faintly saw bursts of gunpowder smoke rising.

"It's the sound of artillery!"

"The enemy's artillery seems to be two or three, this movement is not quite like it!"

After cutting down an enemy again, a trace of doubt flashed in the man's heart.

Although I couldn't figure out why there were so many artillery sounds suddenly, but at this time they were fighting desperately, and the man couldn't care about other things, so he could only continue to fight with the enemy.

"Reinforcements...it's reinforcements, Lutou, it's our people who came!"

Just after the man chopped down a few more enemies, excited shouts suddenly sounded from the attic of the battleship.

"puff!"

But before the man turned his head to look, the shouting Ming army soldier was shot by an arrow and fell to the ground. He didn't know whether he was alive or dead.

...

The man didn't care about being sad, thinking about what the soldier said just now, he got rid of the enemy who was entangled with him, and rushed to the attic under the cover of several soldiers.

Picking up the binoculars of the dead observer, the man quickly looked at the faintly visible black spots in the distance.

The fleet that just left has returned, but their numbers have changed.

At the front of the fleet, eight huge battleships with Ming characters flags, leading the battleships of Zheng He and others, are moving forward quickly, chasing the fleeing Portuguese fleet ahead.

Looking at the battle flag with bright characters bordered in white, the eyes of the man who was fearless in the face of death turned red.

It is the navy, the navy of Ming Dynasty.

When they left, the navy had just formed a formation, and he should have been one of them, but was later sent to Lord Zheng He by His Highness, and continued to sail to the west with him.

Although he did not join the navy, he still remembered the navy battle flag with a white border in his heart.

"We have reinforcements!"

Tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes, and the man's voice was a little choked up.

Then he brandished a big knife, jumped down from the attic, and roared loudly at the soldiers of the Ming army who were already a little bit unable to support themselves.

"Brothers, our reinforcements are here, our Daming Navy is here, we can survive. Kill all these bastards, and don't let those old brothers in the navy watch our jokes and kill me!"

The soldiers of the Ming army, who were desperately resisting with their last strength, were stunned for a moment when they heard this, and then roared excitedly.

Who wants to die if they can live.

Now that they have the hope of surviving, the despair that they thought they would be buried in the nameless sea was swept away by the dawn of hope in an instant.

"Brothers, kill them all. One of my buddies is in the navy. I don't want to be looked down upon by him. Let them all disperse. I want to kill 10 of them!"

Excited roars resounded on the deck, and the soldiers of the Ming army, who were almost exhausted, suddenly burst out with infinite power in their bodies.In an instant, he turned into a charging bison, waved the weapon in his hand, roared and rushed towards the white-skinned barbarian who was still climbing on the boat.