The Rise of the European Emperor

The Dagama fleet did not return for a long time, but Wang Hung, the deputy envoy of the Guangdong-Guangzhou Seaway in Nantou Shuizhai, was anxious. The water ghost troops on his side have been trained almost, and more than a hundred fire ships and warriors who control them have also been recruited. Now, just waiting for the fleet of Flang robots to return.

However, Wang Hung waited left and right, that is, he could not wait for the return of the Kama fleet. In the middle, three injured ships returned for simple repairs, and then turned south. Probably, it was the overhaul of another thief's lair in the south.

However, Wang Hong is not without gains. After Lu Xiucai offered a plan, Wang Hong arranged for the water ghosts to conduct special training with the purpose of destroying the tail rudder. Of course, not completely destroying, but creating obstacles that make it unusable in a hurry.

However, what Lu Xiucai said was only theoretical. The water ghosts had never seen the real thing, so they could only use the tail rudder of Daming's ship as the training object. But in fact, the rudders of the East and the West are different.

It wasn't until the days when the three injured ships were repaired at the Deep Water Bay pier that Wang Hun had the opportunity to send out the water ghosts, and he got under the Portuguese ship at night and carefully checked the rudder of the Flang machine. Also, find the target of destruction.

The Portuguese ships are different from the North Sea ships of Marin. The stern rudders of the ships of the North Sea are all changed to a labor-saving steering system controlled by rudder wheels and dynamic sliding. The Portuguese ship still uses the traditional European crowbar-type tail rudder system. When turning, a sailor who needs a lot of strength uses an iron bar to pry the top of the ship's huge rudder blade to turn it and change the direction of the ship.

The water ghosts found that the effect of inserting iron nails into the gaps on the rudder shaft was not good. Because, if the sailor on the other side is strong, they can still pry the rudder. At most, it will cause some damage to the rudder.

Therefore, it is better to use a dagger with a narrower blade and a thinner blade, and insert it into the gap of its rotating shaft. With the blade of the dagger hindered, it would be difficult for Portuguese sailors to pry the rudder blade.

In view of this, craftsmen in the Ming army made 30 narrow and thin daggers from stainless steel, which were used to destroy the rudder blades of enemy ships. It's a pity that his side is ready, but the main force of the Flang machine fleet has not returned.

If the spies told him that the temporary base in Deep Water Bay was full of stolen goods stolen from the Daming coast by the Folang robot, Wang Hong almost doubted whether the Folang robot would not come back.

How did Deputy Ambassador Wang know that Hu Jian had a scumbag scholar who had paid Hong Hengjiu, and instructed Dagama to go north to the Zhoushan Islands, and set a combat policy of "using the Zhoushan Islands as a springboard to attack the coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang".

If they succeed, with the situation of military equipment in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas in this era, I am afraid that the other side may succeed. Not to mention the fall of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, at least, the coast will be greatly damaged. After all, this conflict with Portugal,

The Ming court only made defenses in Guangdong and Hu Jian, and did not fortify along the coasts of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

However, it seems that luck is still on Ming Dynasty's side. No, Dagama's fleet really returned to Deep Water Bay on Hong Kong Island to repair it. After all, Dagama was also reluctant to pile up all kinds of stolen goods on the temporary dock of Deep Water Bay.

On the day that Dagama's fleet arrived at Deep Water Bay, several Ming Jun Yebuhou (military spies) quickly walked through the mountains and forests until they left the sight of the area where Deep Water Bay is located on the south side of Hong Kong Island, and released their waists. Carrier pigeons in cages...

About an hour later, Wang Hun of Nantou Shuizhai got the news. So Wang Hung ordered loudly:

"Generals, prepare for battle!"

However, that night, although the moon was very round, the wind direction was not from the south, which was not conducive to the fire attack. Therefore, Wang Hong had to wait patiently. This wait is three days...

Three days later, Dagama's fleet was ready, and loaded the most valuable parts of the stolen goods, discarded the worthless parts, and prepared to transfer the next day.

That night, at the Portuguese camp in Deep Water Bay, the Portuguese sailors drank the robbed rice wine and ate the meat from the pigs robbed from the shore.

At the banquet, Hong Hengjiu, who had already served as a dog-headed military advisor to Dagama, said worriedly:

"Lord Governor (Da Gama was appointed Governor of the Ming Kingdom of Portugal), is it too risky for the entire army to drink alcohol? Or, should a group of people guard the camp and the pier?"

After Bernardo understood Hong Hengjiu's words through the translation, Dagama waved his hand indifferently and said:

"Don't worry, Hong, we have been docked here for three days. If the Ming army wanted to attack at night, they would have done it two days ago. So, I think they should be afraid. After all, Portuguese warships and artillery Stronger than the Ming Kingdom. I took the fleet across the coasts of the two provinces, and I did not see the Ming Kingdom navy who could fight against us. Therefore, they should be afraid of being beaten. Moreover, on the dock, I also photographed more than a dozen sentries on duty at night. , there will be no problem."

"Besides, the rice wine in Ming Dynasty is not very strong, and everyone doesn't get drunk, so it doesn't get in the way. Hong, you don't know, in Europe, people usually don't drink plain water, and they usually drink wine as water when they are thirsty. So, we are all used to drinking..."

What Dagama said is true. In the Middle Ages, Europeans were afraid to drink raw water because they were afraid of getting sick, so they drank wine as water. The rich and priests drink wine, and the poor drink poor beer.

However, the degree of rice wine is generally higher than that of wine and beer. Therefore, even if they are accustomed to drinking, the Portuguese sailors who drink rice wine are still a little over the top.

After eating and drinking, the Portuguese went to bed and prepared to move out early tomorrow morning and head north to the Zhoushan Islands to build a new base. The location of the new base that Dagama fancy is called Liuheng Island. There is a fishing port called Shuangyu on the west side of the island, which is a very good port. Dagama planned to establish a military port there as a springboard to first invade the prosperous Ningbo Prefecture nearby, and then head north along the coast to invade Suzhou and Hangzhou.

However, they did not know that just after the entire Portuguese army fell into a dream, hundreds of ships of various sizes quietly approached Deep Water Bay from the south under the moonlight...

When approaching the small island of Tianbozhou at the mouth of Deep Water Bay, the Ming army navy general Lin Tianhai said nervously:

"Shuisheng, can there be sentries from the Buddha Lang machine on this small island?"

The water ghost captain Zhao Shuisheng said:

"Master Hui, it seems that the Fulang machine has no intention to stay for a long time again. Therefore, no sentry was set up on Tienbo Island. Moreover, they are leaving soon, so there is no need to make such a fuss."

"That's good, the order goes on, the fleet carefully circumvents this island, and prepares to attack the enemy formation. How is the situation with your water ghosts?"

Zhao Shuisheng replied:

"At this time, they should all sneak under the deck boat of the Daofu Lang machine. Once they all insert their daggers into the gaps of the enemy's rudder blades, they will put two Kongming lanterns into the sky. At that time, we can set fire to attack the enemy's dock! "

"Okay, let's go, let's go and wait for the moment. Once you see the Kongming Lantern rising into the sky, immediately raise the sail and move forward, approach the enemy ship, and light the firewood and oil on the ship!"

"Order!"

Later, on the Ming army ship, people with good night vision all stood on the bow, staring at the deep water bay pier to see if the Kongming lantern was rising...