I'm really not doing business

Chapter 116
What Zhu Yijun gave to Yin Zhengmao was not only the construction method of the Pingyi gun, but also the telescope made by the simple optical laboratory.

This hand-held binoculars is a stable, portable ten-fold binoculars. It's not like Daming doesn't have the ability to manufacture binoculars with higher magnifications.

The forty-magnification binoculars in the Wenchang Pavilion of the Quanchu Guild Hall, the twenty-magnification binoculars in the Wuying Building in Beitu City, and the fifty-magnification binoculars in the darkroom laboratory for the little emperor’s stargazing. The monitor is a forty-fold telescope.

The reason for choosing ten times is a result obtained after many experiments.

The higher the magnification of the telescope, the darker the image. Although the magnified image is larger, the field of view will become extremely narrow, and it is difficult to focus the image. At the same time, any slight tremor will cause the image to be blurred. Stablize.

The use of Yin Zhengmao is at sea and on the battlefield. The dim image, narrow field of view and vibration will cause the failure of the high-power telescope, and ten times is obtained in practice, and this multiple is just right.

Zhu Yijun also sent four bottles of Guojiao, which has a common name, Sweet Potato Burn, which is a high-altitude spirit, which is generally used for navigation.

At sea, mixing spirits with collected fresh water can effectively reduce illnesses. This is a seafaring secret that Hong Maofan sailors often boast about.

However, during the Ming and Yongle years, it was not uncommon for spirits to go out to sea with fresh water and mix them with fresh water.

The distillation and separation technology of high-strength alcohol is not a new technology. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, there was already a mature technology for distilling alcohol, and in the Ming Dynasty, there were even two schools of distilled alcohol.

In the Compendium of Materia Medica, Li Shizhen recorded exactly: Put strong wine and grains into the retort, steam it on the air, and use a vessel to take the dew. Any sour wine can be steamed.

Zhu Yijun provided all the support he could for Yin Zhengmao's campaign against Lu Song.

Yin Zhengmao went to Nan'ao Island by boat on the second day after explaining in detail.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 150th, [-] boats in the water village of Nan'ao Island began to set sail.

The main battleship of the Ming Dynasty is a battleship of 27 materials, eight feet six feet nine inches (about 5.2 meters), the width of the ship is about one foot and seven feet (about [-] meters), two masts, and the load is [-] materials. There is a long building for the battle shed, and there are windows on the side wall of the war shed for attacks by spears and crossbows.

If you are attacked, you can close the windows. The planks on the windows can defend against arrows and small stone pills.

Even such a pitiful battleship, a battleship with only two masts and smaller than a three-masted sail, is already the best warship in Ming Dynasty.

Seat ship refers to the flagship on which the general rides. Among the 150 ships, there are only two such war seat ships.

The war seat ship mainly relies on collision, fire attack and hand-to-hand combat. There is only one general cannon on the front deck, and on both sides of the ship, there are four bowl-mouth guns, which are a kind of firearm for close combat.

There are also four 19.3-material warships, about six feet two feet one inch (about 4.1 meters) long, one foot three feet four inches (about [-] meters) wide, with two masts, and a load of two hundred materials. This kind of ship is A kind of scull sailing ship, in order to protect the soldiers who sway the scull, there is a scull box on the ship, which is a boat that can be rowed, and a warship is equipped with a clapper pole, which uses heavy objects to smash enemy ships.

The largest ship in Hongmaofan, about [-] materials, has four masts and seven sails, a majestic overhanging forecastle, a stern building, and a deep cargo storehouse, with two decks. The entire ship has more than fifty The artillery of the door, with more than [-] soldiers and sailors, ran across the sea, never invincible.

The artillery on the ship is also varied, whether it is a heavy main battle artillery loaded in the front and aimed at destroying the ship; or a small artillery loaded in the breech and designed to kill people; they are all daunting.

Those long-barreled heavy guns called Hongyi Cannons have barrels over eight feet, bores six inches, and fire solid bullets weighing more than 25 kilograms. They are placed on the bow like crouching monsters. .

It only takes a few shots to destroy a ship.

During Deng Zilong's investigation, he estimated the power of the heavy artillery, which can effectively damage enemy ships within a range of at least 400 steps (about [-] meters).

This kind of warship is called Galese, and it can be called a sea monster.

Fortunately, this kind of behemoth at sea, a battleship that can effectively damage enemy ships from three hundred paces away, has not been deployed to Luzon.

In fact, Yin Zhengmao can wait until Daming understands Zheng He's mission and a series of old cases, and then designs and manufactures a ship that can at least be called a warship, and then goes to Luzon to conquer Hong Maofan , This was originally Yin Zhengmao's plan. He trained those recruiting bandits on Nan'ao Island and waited for the ship to be built.

But the news that Deng Zilong brought back forced Yin Zhengmao to eat this bowl of raw rice.

Because Deng Zilong discovered during his investigation on the island that those red-haired fans were building Galese warships, which were regarded as honorable warships by the red-haired fans.

In the fifth year of Longqing, in the naval battle of Lepando, Hongmaofan defeated the mighty Lumi Kingdom (Ottoman Empire) with the Galese battleship, destroyed more than [-] warships of the Lumi Kingdom, and captured and killed the Lumi Kingdom. The Secret Kingdom has more than [-] soldiers, establishing the hegemony of the Hongmao Fan in one fell swoop.

Whether it was Francisco, Governor of Luzon, Commander-in-Chief Gaudi, Lebesari, or the red-haired beauty Lori Ann, when talking about this victory, they always puffed up their chests without hesitation.

In Luzon, in the castle and shipyard in the port of Manila, the battleship Calais is being built, and it will be completed before March next year. Deng Zilong has personally seen the keel of the battleship and the corresponding artillery being built.

This kind of giant sea beast cannot help the orangomao fan to enter the inland more deeply, but it can completely control the sea route and the entry and exit of the harbor, which also means that the orangomaofan can travel from any point on the long coastline. Attack Daming.

For Yin Zhengmao, this kind of threat was absolutely unacceptable, so he set off.

Yin Zhengmao's fleet sailed very smoothly on the sea. The route from Guangzhou Dianbai Port to Luzon was very mature, and it was able to recruit enough sailors to sail across the ocean.

After a long 25-day voyage, when they arrived at Pansiran, a coastal seaport in southwest Luzon, seven of the 150 ships of the Ming Fleet escaped and three sank. These escaped and sunk ships all came from Lin Fengjun.

140 boats remain.

The place where Yin Zhengmao led the crowd arrived was called Ban Silan.

This place was originally not called Ban Silan, but Miyan.

The Hongmaofan guard at Miyan Port was named Sashiluo. When the Ming ship arrived, Sashiluo resisted for a while and immediately retreated towards Manila.

At this time, there were also two voices in the fleet.

"After more than 20 days of voyage, we need to rest, recharge our batteries, and then march to Manila to wipe out the red-haired fans in Manila in one fell swoop." Counselor Liang Shouyu expressed his opinion. After 20 days of voyage, everyone was very happy. Sleepy, especially the pirates who recruited, after resting, continue to attack.

Deng Zilong said very disapprovingly: "The enemy guard has already fled, and he will definitely warn the orangidan army in Manila. The soldiers are very fast. If we rest, we will miss the opportunity. At this time, we should immediately set sail and attack the orangodoan army." , caught him off guard."

"Hongmaofan has no obsession with these lands at all, so they retreat immediately. Their foundation is the castle standing in Manila. When the castle is there, everything is there. When the castle is not there, everything is closed."

"As long as there is that castle, no matter how much land we occupy, we will cut off our harbor and nibble away at our army in Luzon when the red-haired fans in Manila get supplies and the galleon returns. The fastest way to take down that castle is the key to victory."

Zhang Yuanxun looked at Kanyu map and said, "I think what Deng Zilong said makes sense."

"Is it possible that my subordinates are no longer able to fight anymore?" Lin Afeng said in a low voice: "Everyone knows that after more than 20 days of sailing, they are no longer able to fight."

The [-] Zhejiang soldiers are still alive and well, and the [-] pirates are already lingering and have no fighting power at all.

"That's what I mean. We can't fight any more." Liang Shouyu expressed his thoughts. The Zhe soldiers could still fight, and the pirates had no morale to speak of. The next step was a tough battle. Without cannon fodder, how could we attack tough battles?

There were only 3000 Zhejiang soldiers in total, and the elites attacked the fortifications, and the casualties of the Ming army were unacceptable.

Yin Zhengmao said: "Lin Afeng, take your troops and start unloading the ship immediately. Within two hours, it must be unloaded and built on the spot. After two hours, all the small boats in the water village must set off with my ship."

"Deng Zilong, you bring 1000 people and fifteen ships as the vanguard. Now immediately set sail and raid the Manila harbor."

"Liang Shouyu, bring 1000 people with you, and fifteen ships will support them. Once Deng Zilong's troops are unable to capture the port, they will immediately support them. If there is a sign of defeat, they will immediately go to support them."

"Zhang Zongbing, with 1000 people and a ship, suppress the castle to support the ships and sergeants in the port. Before Deng Zilong captures the port, stop the enemy's reinforcements. If you are powerless, take charge of the rear."

"lets go."

Yin Zhengmao directly began to give orders, he personally led the troops to fight, he had done many deduction in Guangzhou Mansion before, but he realized that he might be wrong, the opponent was weaker than he imagined, of course, it might be from the two countries This difference arises from the different ways of fighting.

How can you run away as soon as you get into a fight?
The pirates of Lin Afeng's subordinates rammed the boat into the shore, then jumped off the boat, rushed up screaming, Hongmaofan fired three guns into the sky, and retreated directly.

Even before the Zhe soldiers in the formation were mobilized, Miyan Port had already fallen into Daming's hands. The enemy's will to resist was no longer weak, but a mob that could be defeated in one blow.

Yin Zhengmao resolutely adjusted his previous battle plan. He previously planned to take a three-day rest after breaking through Miyan Port, and then attack Manila step by step. Now Yin Zhengmao chose an aggressive style of attack.

Yin Zhengmao waited for two hours. Lin Afeng led his subordinates and completed the task as scheduled. The time came in the afternoon, and Yin Zhengmao sailed to Manila.

Deng Zilong, Liang Shouyu, Zhang Yuanxun and others have already set off first, and even started fighting with the red-haired fan in Manila.

The moonlight was bright and bright, and when Yin Zhengmao arrived, it was already night, and Deng Zilong had completely occupied the harbor.

Yin Zhengmao took out the binoculars to observe the battlefield. The small boat was sailing on the sea. This was our eight-scull fast sentry ship. The sentry ship shot an arrow and nailed it to the target illuminated by the torch. In Yin Zhengmao's hands.

Yin Zhengmao looked at the surface of the sea, and one of his aides took advantage of the flickering fire, and read: "General Deng Shen captured the harbor, killed 28 enemies, burned five of the enemy's plywood ships, captured one of the enemy's plywood ships, and destroyed five barbarians' small boats." There were more than ten of them, some of which were armor, swords, compasses, and charts, and some were kept."

Yin Zhengmao's binoculars looked at the harbor. The battle in the harbor was coming to an end, the flames spread, and the five plywood ships lit up the sea like five big torches.

The plywood ship, also known as the caravel sailing ship by Hongmao Fan, is a three-masted ocean-going sailing ship with a load of about [-] materials, which can be regarded as a kind of armed merchant ship.

There are a total of five plank roads that go deep into the sea, each of which is occupied by Zhejiang soldiers. On the plank road, there are only sporadic gunshots and the aftermath of the battle. Deng Zilong is still searching for the enemy in the port. The Japanese, the blacks, and the outlaws are all the targets of pursuit.

The staff continued: "Zhang Zongbing led his troops to intercept Hongmaofan's reinforcements. The enemy tried to get out through the water gate, but Zhang Zongbing blocked the water gate and couldn't get out. Then he tried to support the harbor from the camp fort three times by land. They couldn’t make it, and were blocked back.”

Yin Zhengmao looked at the fortress. The fortress was coated with a layer of pure white silver film by the moonlight. On the wall of the fortress, the fire was shining brightly, and there were people's shadows occasionally flashing by. At the position of the water gate, two bucket ships of [-] materials , in front of the water gate, and Zhang Yuanxun had already completed the defense with a thousand sergeants under his command. It would be as difficult for Hong Maofan to go out of the city again.

Some Luzon people rushed out of the city gate, as if they wanted to break through Zhang Yuanxun's blockade, but were blocked by arrows and firecrackers.

"How about the casualties?" Yin Zhengmao asked in a low voice.

The staff quickly said: "General Deng Shen led three people died and five were injured. General Liang Shen was still holding the line and there were no casualties. Zhang Zongbing led five people died and 12 were injured."

Yin Zhengmao discovered that Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Zilong had completely controlled the situation, and then it was Yin Zhengmao's turn.

"There is only one tough bone left, the strong fortress that the red-haired fan depends on for survival." Yin Zhengmao waved his hand and said, "Let's get started."

Yin Zhengmao specially prepared a big surprise for this camp. From Deng Zilong's report on the enemy's situation, Yin Zhengmao was thinking about the biggest confidence of this red-haired fan, how to break through this seemingly invincible castle quickly.

The method given by Yin Zhengmao is called one force and ten meetings.

An hour later, Deng Zilong and Zhang Yuanxun joined forces and launched an attack on the camp fort. However, this kind of attack was accompanied by heavy thunder and little rain. Firecrackers, cannons, and bows and arrows kept firing. Slowly, the firecrackers and cannons It doesn't ring anymore.

Commander-in-chief Gaudy finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that only bows and arrows were shooting at the city, and said to Lebisari next to him: "Just like the attacks of the natives we encountered in the past, they stopped in fear of the artillery of the castle, but I want to break through here again, because all the wealth is hidden under our feet."

"Although they have some firearms, they are just ordinary pirates."

After seeing that there was no fire outside the city, Lebesari said with a smile: "The commander is very right. Their current offensive has begun to weaken. We can choose to have a drink and sleep well. Wait until After dawn, when they are most tired, launch a counterattack?"

"Maybe you can find a beauty?"

Gaudy laughed a few times, shook his head and said: "Since seeing that oriental man, Luo Lian has sold her soul to that man. Maybe she won't be able to find a beauty. But it's a good idea to have a drink. I came from Mexico A batch of sugar wine, under the sweet taste is the alcohol that hits the soul."

Francis was standing on the city wall, watching the arrows falling into the city, hiding behind a few shield soldiers, and said angrily: "I don't know where the pirates came from, so rude! Commander and deputy commander, you guys Tomorrow morning, we must drive them into the sea!"

Franciscius left the city walls, ready to go back to his Governor's Palace for a good night's sleep.

No one has ever breached their camp. Since the beginning of sailing, such irregular walls, parapets, moats, gentle slopes, and water gates to ensure supplies have never been breached by the natives.

Francis, Gaudí, and Lebesari judged the pirates outside the city as Japanese pirates, and some Japanese pirates possessed iron cannons, which are very backward guns.

After the three of them left, Hongmaofan's pro-supervisor guards became more and more lazy. How many years had passed? If the aboriginals could break through this kind of camp, why would they run amok in the world?
Almost no one noticed that the two fighting boats blocking the door were slowly being dragged away under the night.

Changing two ships blocked the water gate again, and then the crew seemed to abandon the two ships, jumped into the water one after another, and swam to the shore, which created an illusion that the pirates only wanted to block the water with ships. Lock the water gate and prevent the people inside from coming out, just like looting and leaving.

There was a loud bang, like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, and the muffled thunder spread farther and farther. The flames exploded from the two ships, the earth shook violently, and the flames were as dazzling as a round of bright moonlight. Then the water began to flow back quickly, stirring up a spray more than four feet high. The ganoderma-like cloud of smoke slowly rose and churned after the explosion.

Amidst the roar, the gate of the water gate and the city wall were completely shrouded in flames, then exploded suddenly and slowly collapsed.

The shock wave generated by the explosion spread in all directions, and even Deng Zilong's hat, which was nearly a hundred steps away, was thrown to the ground.

"Is Yin Butang playing so big?" Deng Zilong took off the tampons in his ears, stared blankly at the smoke column of Ganoderma lucidum, and muttered to himself.

Yin Butang prepared a way to defeat the enemy. The two ships were filled with gunpowder and then sent over to blow up the water gate, which really made Deng Zilong dumbfounded.

This way of fighting is really too extravagant, Deng Zilong has never fought such a rich battle!

"Why don't you prepare tampons in advance?" Zhang Yuanxun was also amazed. Yin Butang's attack was simply a matter of spending money.

One power down ten sessions.

The culprit of all this, Yin Zhengmao, put down the binoculars in his hand, took off the cotton in his ears, and said quite calmly: "Order to attack."

The drums were beating and the troops were dispatched, and the sound of the drums overwhelmed the Ming army. The Ming army took over and began to attack, but Hong Maofan seemed to be knocked out by the blow. Facing the approach of the Ming army, they did not fire or fire the blunderbuss.

Deng Zilong and Zhang Yuanxun led the Zhejiang soldiers and stepped into this impenetrable castle without any hindrance, and the killing began.

There is no kindness in war. Killing the enemy is the greatest respect for the enemy.

In the early morning of the next day, the sun still rose from the east, and the morning glow sprinkled on the water surface, scattered by the waves, sparkling.

And Deng Zilong also ended the battle in the camp and began to check his trophies. All armor, swords, compasses, charts, ship records, firecrackers, artillery, etc. were all kept. The sergeants cut their heads on the battlefield.

Deng Zilong captured the Commander-in-Chief, Gaodi. He knew Deng Zilong and became angry when he saw Deng Zilong. He drew his sword and demanded a duel. Deng Zilong released him in one round. Zhang Yuanxun captured Francisco, the Governor of Luzon, and Liang Shouyu went to chase and escape. Deputy Commander Lebesari.

Deng Zilong also captured another person, Luo Lian. When this woman saw Deng Zilong's face, she was very surprised. This suave, suave person with the charm of an oriental gentleman in Manila is actually a general.

Yin Zhengmao stood in the rising sun, stopped, and the golden-red rays of light shone on his cloth face armor. He looked at the buildings of the City Hall and the Governor's Mansion, and kept nodding his head and said, "It's quite a beautiful building complex."

On the square, there is a group of statues. These statues have different expressions and high fighting spirit. Between the stone pillars of the statues, there are iron fences. There are a few words engraved on the nameplates. battle.

Through the iron fence, you can see the gate of the city hall inside. There is a huge badge on the gate, which is a family badge, representing the royal family of Dafo Langji. Yin Zhengmao has seen that badge on the rial silver coin, and on the huge Under the family emblem are the emblems of several dependent countries. The general is not clear about what that represents.

Different from the sharp edges and corners of the Ming Dynasty, this place is full of various curves, the proportions of various lines are just right, the semicircular arches are full of various elements of column composition, and the architectural complex centered on the dome is indeed very exquisite.

"The only regret is that there is no place to take a bath." Yin Zhengmao said with a smile to Deng Zilong who came to him.

Deng Zilong nodded approvingly and said, "Indeed, what should we do next? In one day, we finished what we planned to do in five months or even a year, and broke through this camp."

Among all Yin Zhengmao's plans, even the plan of defeating the battle was included, except that he didn't have a plan to break through the camp in a day. All this happened so fast that Deng Zilong couldn't figure it out.

"The first thing we have to do is to fix this water gate." Yin Zhengmao pointed to the water gate that was blown open and said, "Everything else remains as usual."

"Everything as usual?" Deng Zilong asked with a puzzled expression.

"Yes, do nothing first, change will not happen overnight." Yin Zhengmao said quite accurately: "We have to adapt to everything here, and everything here must adapt to us. This camp is very good, and now it belongs to us. , Hongmaofan’s way of governing, when we do not find a better alternative, we will not move for the time being.”

"I overestimated the Hongmaofan, or more precisely, I overestimated the combat power of the Hongmaofan who came across the ocean. They are about the same strength as Lin Afeng's subordinates."

From the perspective of a victor, Yin Zhengmao objectively evaluated Hongmaofan's combat effectiveness, which was no different from pirates.

Yin Zhengmao further explained: "The Hongmao fans who came to Luzon are all desperate people who went to sea to seek wealth. Most of these Hongmao Fans are criminals, tenants, or desperadoes who want to get rich."

"They didn't have a better way, so they came here to seek to make a fortune. They don't have any cohesion at all, let alone combat power. It's just because the overseas foreigners like the Remaining King of Luzon have no way to break through their camp. .”

"That's why they lost so easily, carelessness and arrogance."

"Same as our Daming."

Deng Zilong said uncertainly: "Same as us?"

Yin Zhengmao said with a smile: "That's right, just like us, we are negligent and disapproving of the enemies coming from the sea and borders. With the mentality of the heaven and the kingdom, we confuse the foreigners and barbarians as one."

"It's okay, it's not too late."

Zhang Yuanxun also finished dealing with the prisoners in his hands, and came towards the Governor's Mansion.

Before Yin Zhengmao stepped into the Governor's Mansion after visiting the city hall, he frowned and looked at the sea, and said calmly and confidently to Zhang Yuanxun and Deng Zilong: "The war has just begun."

Breaking through the Manila Castle is just the beginning of the war. The unwilling Hongmaofan will never look at the seaport they have been operating for more than ten years and hand it over to others, even if this place itself is a tributary state of Ming Dynasty, even if this place, Da Ming Tomorrow morning, during the Yongle period, the governor of Luzon was appointed.

To deal with robbers, use the logic of robbers.

Liang Shouyu, who was chasing after him, came back at noon. Hongmaofan's deputy commander, Lebi Sali, was killed. Liang Shouyu failed to capture the opponent. kill.

And the guard Sashiluo who escaped from Miyan Port is the next target to be wiped out. These red-haired fans must be wiped out. After Sashiluo learned that the Manila Castle was breached, he immediately joined forces with Lu The Song army wanted to take back their territory.

The Hongmaofan and Luzon coalition forces led by Sashiluo did not bring much trouble to Yin Zhengmao, and the southern soldiers of Ming Dynasty recruited An Haikou, and their combat power was somewhat stronger.

The battle was still going on, and the deck ships loaded with all kinds of trophies slowly left the port of Manila, and under the escort of a warship and two fighting ships, they headed for Daming.

The return route of the plywood ship this time is not to go to Guangzhou, but directly to Keelung. Because of the Kuroshio, it only takes four days to get to Keelung, and then to Songjiang Prefecture. The voyage only takes a short time In the first fifteen days, the Kuroshio Current was indeed a river in the ocean, and it was going down the river at an extremely fast speed.

It took fifteen days to travel from Songjiang Mansion to the Daming Capital, and it was already late October when the good news was sent back to the capital.

The good news came so suddenly that even Zhu Yijun was not prepared.

"Call Yuanfu over to play the right game." Zhu Yijun said excitedly: "I thought Yin Zhengmao could win, but Yuanfu thought it was difficult for Yin Zhengmao to win, but Yin Zhengmao is still Yin Zhengmao, and he really won."

　The Spanish army in Luzon itself is not very strong, and it has fought back and forth with Lin Afeng, who has not been strengthened.Ask for a monthly ticket, woo! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

　　
　
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