Lord of Ming Dynasty

The last 500 meters, the port is only 500 meters in radius, which is equivalent to the size of a medium-sized European castle. Now the enemy is huddling in the houses and water villages around the port, resisting them in the fortress, braving the Spanish artillery fire, sending a lot of horses and supplies , the wounded, and some prisoners were transferred to warships.

This made the Spaniards very anxious. It was all their property and personnel. Now the town was destroyed by the fire, and the property and supplies were taken away by the enemy. Many people were killed in the fire, which made the people here The Governor of the Colony was extremely humiliated, and now they also know that their fleet has been defeated, it was a fleet here against the British, and now that the Spaniards have lost their fleet, they will not be able to rely on them for a long time to come Fleets defended their ports.

Soon the Spanish commander received good news. Thousands of immigrants, soldiers, and some businessmen in the port were found. Although the casualties were heavy and the flames of war affected, nearly 2000 people survived A little loss, but for the Spaniards, how many people don't care, what they care about is that they didn't go in vain, and rescued the residents and soldiers of the town. The fly in the ointment is the officers and the consuls of the port. Sent to the ship.

Just when the Spaniards were sighing and rejoicing, Zhuang Lin saw the black smoke billowing from the sea, the brigade of warships approaching, one after another the seriously injured sailboats entered the port, and then some steam engine warships entered the port, and then approached the pier in a row Opened, the muzzle was aimed at the small town, before this side could speak, the artillery on dozens of warships over there opened fire.

There are more than a dozen cannons on one ship, and there are hundreds of cannons on dozens of ships. This can completely kill the Spanish artillery. The Spaniards searched from everywhere and the small artillery captured cannot face such fierce firepower. The Mexicans, who were attacking fiercely towards the port, danced the dance of flames amid such ferocious artillery, like moths plunging into the flame, unable to hold back at once, they ran into the artillery fire one after another.

With the entry of these dozens of warships, the first-class battleships and iron-clad warships outside the port approached the beach outside the port one after another, spreading the entire range of firepower to five or six miles near the small port town, extending to seven or eight miles. place.

Now the Spaniards and Mexicans only hate that they have lost two legs. They have discarded guns and ammunition, snatched the horses and fled. At the last moment, the defeat was very wronged.

On the other hand, Zhuang Lin and the others had stopped boarding the ship, and jumped out of hiding places, waving their guns and arms, shouting loudly, some crying bitterly, some laughing wildly, because their reinforcements had arrived.

Small boats loaded with support soldiers boarded the pier, and then gathered in the small town port like a stream of water, and then followed the footsteps of the artillery, lined up, and fired bullets one by one. Many of the Spanish cavalry who rushed in and the Spanish cavalry who were running around fell off their horses.

After the infantry attacked, the artillery extended from the front of the port to the town, and from the town to the outside of the town, and then the only cavalry began to attack.

The horses captured on the ship were brought down again, and the newly arrived soldiers who were not injured got on the horses and began to chase the Spaniards.

The pursuit lasted in the middle of the night, and in the second half of the night, in order to avoid damage, Zhuang Lin ordered his soldiers to recall all the cavalry and infantry who were chasing.

Mo Lin got off the small boat at the port, and Zhuang Lin led a few soldiers and a group of officers, most of whom were tied with gauze, to welcome him.

The first thousand and 420 chapters, big losses and big victories

"How about the loss?" Mo Lin asked Zhuang Lin, and Zhuang Lin said with some shame: "I'm sorry, sir, the entire fleet was destroyed, and the 230 soldiers I brought here also suffered heavy losses. Only a dozen of them are still alive now. Most of them were injured. It can be said that the fleet I led has been destroyed, ashamed of the empire.

It took me a few years to gather two thousand troops and three thousand people. This time, only 350 of the two thousand troops were lost, and more than 500 people were killed or injured. Without the support of the soldiers of the fleet, these people would definitely have been wiped out tonight.Even I can only be loyal to the Empire. "

Mo Lin patted Zhuang Lin on the shoulder, and said to Zhuang Lin who was a little sad: "It's nothing, since the empire came to the West and started its business, it was not almost destroyed that time. It's not bad that you can live. I'm here this time. Looking for you, an auxiliary fleet held back the enemy's two super fleets for half a year, and fought for our battalion rescue fleet for about a year. Now the reinforcement fleet has arrived smoothly, and our empire has now established itself in Newfoundland Heels, Newfoundland is ours now.

Newfoundland is already considered the mainland of the empire, and no one can shake it. You have contributed a lot to it. Rest for a while, wait for the fleet to rest, and return to the mainland with the fleet, and bring the people here. The mainland A lot of people are still needed, and the 2000 people are considered the population of the empire. "

After speaking, he listened to several people's reports about the fleet.

Zhuang Lin wanted to say something, but he didn't say anything, and quietly listened to the reports of the captains of the fleet.

There are more than 50 warships in the entire fleet. In the past two months, three ships were damaged by storms and had to be lost on a coast in the Caribbean Sea. The British fought, clashed, and clashed with Spanish colonial ships, encountered pirates, wiped out the pirates, and sent people ashore to search for them.

After attacking the Spanish merchant ships and fleet, many ships were captured and many Spaniards were captured. The fleet expanded to more than 80 ships. In a collision with the French, a French crew finally revealed the whereabouts of Zhuang Lin and the others. It turned out that this crew member was once a member of the mercenaries recruited in Zhuanglin. After they got the news, they brought the fleet here.

However, at this time, the Spaniards assembled a fleet to trouble them, and they harassed them all the way. They finally fought a decisive battle with a Spanish squadron three days ago, but those Spanish fleets were far more powerful than the main fleet of the New Qin Empire. , they couldn’t even defeat thirty auxiliary battleships, let alone ten remodeled ironclad II battleships. After a battle, Spain fled. They chased for two hundred nautical miles, and they chased here yesterday, blocking the Spaniards. it's here.

The Spanish warships here and around came to help. Nearly [-] Spanish warships fought with them for a day and a night. Although the Spanish warships are not as advanced as the warships of the New Qin Empire, they are familiar with the hydrology and geographical environment here. At times, they were almost swallowed up by storms, eddies in the sea, and hidden reefs, and the Spaniards' combat effectiveness at sea was not bad. enemy.

We can only spend time with the enemy, consuming the enemy bit by bit. Of the [-] ships, forty ships are supply ships and captured ships. When the enemy launched a sneak attack, they were inevitably stretched and neglected to guard against them, and lost [-] ships. Eleven of the auxiliary warships were also lost, and all other sailing ships and small-tonnage steam engine battleships were damaged, and the injuries were not small.

As the battle continued, the nearby enemy warships came to support again, and this was the reason why Zhuang Lin and his team fought against the Spaniards in the later night, and Molin and his team fought against the Spaniards on the other side of the sea. This time, they lost again More than a dozen captured ships, many prisoners and wounded, as well as captured supplies were damaged, and many warships were also damaged.

It's a pity that the house leak happened to be raining overnight, and the fleet pursued by the British also came. A super fleet came to attack. The two sides will have a real decisive battle on the sea. The British super fleet usually has ten or twenty first-class ships The battleship fleet, the other ten or so main battleships of the second to third class, and about forty or fifty ships of the fourth to sixth class, as well as some auxiliary steam engine battleships or sail warships, are not small in tonnage, so they can be said to be strong opponents.

Under such circumstances, even the first-class battleships, second-class battleships, and third-class battleships captured by the British followed by Song Qing also lost a lot. While resisting most of the auxiliary warships of the British fleet, they led The auxiliary fleet and supply fleet here fought against the Spaniard's reinforcement fleet. At that time, it became the fleet of the Spaniards and the British to besiege the New Qin Empire.

Here ten ironclad warships of the second type and three remodeling battleships struggled to resist, and finally with advanced performance, increased artillery and defensive armor, as well as speed, defeated the enemy, chased them all night, and captured many British people Battleships, as well as Spanish warships, but most of the more flexible British warships still escaped. The Spaniards were not so lucky. They were almost wiped out. All the wounded warships were captured, and only a few dozen were injured The battleship fled back to the port and surrendered to Zhuang Lin and the others.

In this battle, except for the Spaniards who were injured at the beginning and fled, most of them were either sunk, destroyed, or captured in the port and at sea. This also made Morin and the others spend a lot of time cleaning the battlefield. At the time, there were more than 50 ships, and later more than 80 ships chased this sea area. After this battle was over, the main fleet had only ten ironclad ships, and the auxiliary fleet was almost completely destroyed. The remaining seven or eight ships were also injured. Seriously, [-]% of the supply fleet was sunk by the enemy.

A total of 23 warships from the New Qin Empire survived, but most of them suffered serious injuries, so Mo Lin had to rest here, and after some repairs, about eighteen warships could still fight.

But the warships they captured were not. There were more than 80 warships. Although they suffered heavy losses, the combat effectiveness of these warships was selected, and most of the about [-] warships maintained their combat effectiveness.

Unless the British dispatch three super fleets, five or six hundred warships, they can be left behind.

But there are also more than a dozen warships and captured armed merchant ships that are no longer worth repairing. These merchant ships and warships can only be thrown here and slowly disassembled, and useful things are transferred to land or other warships.

It will take a long time. Hundreds of ships have to be repaired here for at least three months. These three months are also a test for the new Qin Empire, so Mo Lin is going to lead more than 30 main battleships with large tonnage to go back and stay with them. Song Qing is here.

But Zhuang Lin knew that Song Qing could not resist the Spaniards' land attack here, so he also had to stay here.

Chapter 420 This is our second territory

Zhuang Lin was still listening to Mo Lin and the others about the losses and gains of the fleet. A soldier came in and whispered to him: "Sir, the whole town is almost overcrowded. There are 3000 wounded and 9000 prisoners. The troops we can guard are only 600 people, and we have mobilized the wounded, the elderly, and women who can be used, and there are only 900 people, see if we can transfer some more people."

Zhuang Lin stroked his chin and glanced at Mo Lin. Mo Lin was also busy. More than 100 ships returned to the port. Presumably, there are not many manpower now. So many ships need to be settled, and the manpower they brought must not be enough. But now the ships If it is moored at the port and the personnel come down, it is enough to leave one or two people to guard it.

He raised his head and interrupted Mo Lin and said, "Sir, there is a shortage of manpower in the camp right now. Can you transfer the soldiers who came back from the chase to maintain order? I don't have enough manpower here. In a town of nearly 3 people, only 900 people can be used." , everyone else was injured."

Mo Lin nodded slightly, and said to Song Qing: "You go outside to deploy people to maintain order, deploy defenses in the port, and patrol at sea. Everyone else will disembark to help maintain order here, treat the wounded, and tidy up."

After Song Qing left, Zhuang Lin continued to listen in peace.

About half of the [-] soldiers, [-] sailors, and [-] slaves and captives brought by the fleet this time were lost, and most of the crew who came to practice on the ship died in battle.

But those who remained were elites. After several bloody battles, they all grew up to be qualified naval soldiers or officers.

In other words, including the personnel of the Morin Fleet, his strength here is only more than 7000 people.

"We have to rest here for at least half a month, and we have to go back in half a month. There is no naval officer in the empire now. Once Lu Fang has something to do, no one in the navy will fight. Now the British have not reconciled with us. Now Wunan We are still fighting against the British outside. The British background is too strong. We have wiped out at least four of their super fleets, and at least [-] of the enemy's main battleships above the third-class battleship, but the enemy is still half a year later. With two hundred main battleships, now the enemy not only supplements their losses, but also sends super fleets to chase and suppress us, now the empire cannot be guarded without main battleships."

Mo Lin felt a little helpless now.

"After we leave, you have to persist for at least half a year. We won't be able to take most of the warships here. Zhuang Lin, your situation in the future is still not good. I will leave 2000 people to help you guard this place again. I hope you can persist.

This will be our second territory, the second overseas territory. You have paid a lot here. In five years, I don't want to lose your hard work. I will leave some officers for you, and a large number of captured Artillery, warships, treasures, commodities, you can recruit more people here to guard here. "

After the meeting, for more than ten days, Molin and the others were repairing ships and training intern sailors. Although this is a small port, it is also a relatively important place, so the facilities in the port are good, not only maintenance The dock for sailing ships and the dock for repairing steam engine warships, although there are no spare steam engine parts, but too many ships were seized, and the east wall was demolished to make up for the west wall. In ten days, 23 main battleships were basically repaired.

On this day, Mo Lin and Zhuang Lin bid farewell. He will bring the 23 main battleships that have been repaired, ten ironclad ships that have been remodeled three times, eight battleships captured by the British in good condition, first-class battleships, and five The [-]-ton steam engine battleship and the fast battleship brought [-] sailors, [-] combat soldiers, and [-] Zhuang Lin and their mercenaries developed here, [-] captives, and [-] remaining slaves. A large amount of gold and silver treasures were seized this time, as well as some more precious raw materials.

Song Qing took fifteen repaired sailboats and sent them for more than 50 miles, and then did not return until they disappeared in the sea and the masts could no longer be seen.

Zhuang Lin did not go to send them off, but counted the remaining troops, captured ships and property, and arranged for two newly established cavalry battalions of 800 people to inquire about the news of the Spaniards within a radius of [-] miles, and searched the mountains and forests along the way. Annihilate or capture those Spanish and Mexican forces who fled to the mountains and did not escape.

The half-month settlement also increased the number of captives here to 3000, a few thousand more captives.

In the past half a month, about [-] wounded recovered their ability to move, which liberated a large number of soldiers and civilians. The civilians cleaned up the houses destroyed by cannon fodder here, and lived in some houses that were not damaged much. The captives were held directly in Lingbao, or in the open space around Lingbao, too many.

One meal a day for two days, and water every day, as long as you don't starve to death.

There are really not many people who can guard them. Some people who still have physical strength are thrown into the town to continue cleaning up the ruins, or repair and strengthen the previous fortifications around the town. The Spaniards are defeated, but they will definitely come back for revenge. After all, this place is not far from the Spaniards. Now Zhuang Lin's task is to strengthen the fortifications and train soldiers as much as possible before the enemy arrives.

Morin left most of the wounded or uninjured soldiers, there are more than 600 soldiers.

There are also sailors and naval officers. There are more than 1000 people, nearly half of them. Of course, most of this half are injured people. Now we can only fill up the manpower of a dozen small sailboats and start a dozen sailboats.

However, there are quite a lot of seized materials, food, and various European commodities, such as ship wood, coffee, salt, teak, coal, steel, gold coins from various countries, jewelry, horses, and spices from the East, vegetables and fruits from all over the world. There were hundreds of African slaves.