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Chapter 590 The sea is defeated, and the soldiers force Macau

Whether it's rockets, Garland guns, or even the formations of defense, interception, and assault, they are all actual combat exercises conducted by the Ming Dynasty Navy.

Such an opportunity is so rare that it cannot be compared with ordinary training.Although there are also target ships in the exercise training, the bombardment of rockets and artillery seems to be the same, but they cannot be compared with the changes in mentality and situation on the battlefield.

Therefore, training is essential, just to increase proficiency.Actual combat is about tempering and testing, so that soldiers can adapt to the battlefield environment and maintain a relatively stable mentality.

The more actual combat, the better the soldiers adapt and the more stable their performance.

Because of this, the navy of the Ming Dynasty used various tactics to test the effect of practical application.Even if it suffers more battle damage because of this, it is worth it.

Only blood experience and lessons will be unforgettable, and people will be better able to absorb and improve.

Of course, this is a style of play that will only be adopted when one's own side has an absolute advantage and the chances of winning are in hand.

There are only six Galen sailing warships, but the Ming Navy is almost fully prepared.

In fact, this is also the meaning of wanting to use battle as a substitute for training.Even if there are too many people to intervene, the morale of the navy officers and soldiers will also be improved if they can see the naval battle, or even the tragic scene of the red-haired barbarians' failure.

The red-haired barbarian was nothing more than that, if he had such an impression in his heart, he would have no sense of fear when he went to war with the Dutch, and on the contrary would have some psychological advantage.

Facts have proved that such an arrangement is correct.

The dense rockets gave the Dutch a sudden and violent blow, and the cannons made a final decision at close range. The heavy shells with the same caliber as the cannons caused devastating damage to the Dutch warships.

More than a dozen assault warships swept across three enemy ships, and the bombardment of hundreds of Garang guns immediately sank two Galen ships, and the other was severely damaged and lost its combat capability.

The assault fleet skimmed the enemy ship, turned around and returned again with a graceful arc, and was about to bombard it with the broadside on the other side, the battle was already over.

The remaining Dutch lowered their sails and lowered their flags, signaling their surrender.

Bruce looked pale and gave an order to stop resisting.This round of fierce shelling shattered his only remaining illusions, so many heavy artillery, these Galen ships cannot withstand it.

Until now, he didn't know that the Ming army used Garland guns, which had a large caliber, a short barrel, and a short range.Although he is very puzzled why the warships of the Ming army can carry so many cannons.

"It's a victory!" Zheng Zhihu was a little bit unsatisfied, even though he was full of confidence in victory before and during the battle.

Exercises are completely different from actual combat. One is a relatively relaxed state of mind, and the other is nervous and full of excitement.Watching the enemy ship get hit by shells, watching the enemy ship burn, is exciting and exciting.

call!Hong Xu let out a long breath, and his tense body and mind relaxed.

Despite the intention of actual combat training and testing, the smaller the battle damage, the better.Although the specific figures have not yet been reported, but he can also get a rough idea.It seems that our fleet has only been severely damaged, but not sunk.

Gan Hui of another fleet had the same mentality. He looked around with his binoculars, estimating the battle damage of his fleet.

Without swarming melee, with the long-range bombardment of rockets and cannons, the most important thing is the overwhelming number of ship artillery, which caused great losses to the Dutch and greatly weakened their combat power.

Victory without force? !Maybe there is such an idea, but the first battle after the establishment of the navy, it is not too much to ensure victory.

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outside Guangzhou.

Zheng Zhilong, in neat official attire, is supervising the large-scale construction in the open space outside the city.

The commercial district has begun to take shape, and the final construction will be completed soon. This is the commercial port set up by Guangzhou.

Although there used to be merchant houses in Guangzhou, their scale is now several times larger and can accommodate thousands of merchants.Of course, this is only the expansion of the first phase.

There are not many commercial ports with thousands of commercial buildings, and it is not the first in Southeast Asia.

Taking the Zheng family in Annan as an example, in the middle of the [-]th century, Guangxian (now Xing'an, Haixing Province, Vietnam) in the southeast of Jiaozhou City was designated as a commercial port where merchants concentrated and traded.

Later, Nanzheng allowed the Dutch to set up business offices in Guangxian, and Japanese and Siamese also entered into Guangxian in large numbers. The total number of merchants from various countries reached more than 2000.

Prosperous because of commerce, Annan City "Gyeonggi ranks first, and the constitution is second".

Historically, during the reign of Chongzhen, due to civil wars, many businessmen from Guangdong and Fujian also engaged in business in Chengxian, mainly dealing in Chinese medicine, cloth, spices, honey, silk and silk products.

Apart from the costly formal channels, Guangxian became the only source of raw and cooked silk in China.The Dutch and the British successively established shops here to manage the silk trade.

Now, the expansion of Guangzhou's commercial port has been improved, and the opening of maritime trade has changed history.The decline of Guangxian is inevitable, and the prosperity of Guangzhou will reach its peak.

Zheng Zhilong withdrew his gaze, turned to the officer who was striding forward, with a smile on his face, and stepped forward to meet him.

"Master Zheng." The officer bowed his hands and saluted.

"General Wang." Zheng Zhilong didn't dare to be negligent, and returned the courtesy as a ceremony.

Wang Huazhong's reputation is not obvious, but he is studying martial arts. He has served under Shen Youhua's command for many years. He participated in the Lushun Operation in the Denglai Navy, and later led the troops to expand the territory in Mekong Province. He has rich practical experience.

"The army is ready and ready to march towards Haojing at any time." Wang Hualong said straight to the point: "As for the battle with the red-haired barbarians, our army will undoubtedly win."

Zheng Zhilong nodded again and again, not doubting this, but still said cautiously: "It will not be too late to enter Haojing after the navy returns from a big victory and show the Portuguese military might."

After a pause, he added: "If the Portuguese resisted by force, as long as the naval heavy artillery bombarded and destroyed the fort, it would be enough to break the Portuguese's stubborn mind."

Wang Hualong smiled and said: "The Portuguese are not good at close combat on land, and their strength is only two or three hundred. Our army has sharp weapons and can win in one battle. Fortresses are mainly used to defend against attacks from the sea. , very small."

The Portuguese troops in Macau are indeed very small, say two or three hundred, and basically all of them must be armed, including black slaves.

Even so, the Ming army with [-] elite soldiers and strong generals equipped with flintlock guns and artillery did not want a battle to break out.

Using power to overwhelm people is not only the emperor's intention, but also a strategy allowed by reality.

If you can not turn your face, you will not turn your face.The weakened Portugal can no longer pose a threat to the Ming Empire, and can still maintain one more European business partner.

With hundreds of warships displaying their might in front of Macau, and thousands of marines armed to the teeth pressing forward, the Portuguese should have no confidence in rejecting the conditions of the Ming Empire.

You must know that although the Portuguese obtained the right of residence in Macau in the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty government still had an official government here, which was directly under the jurisdiction of Guangdong Province.

If it were not for the change of dynasties and frequent wars in history, the Portuguese would not have the strength to occupy Macau.

(End of this chapter)