I, the grandson of the second emperor of the Ming Dynasty, earned 100 million taels at the beginning

"Chirp!"

The red flare made a sharp whistle and flew into the dark sky.

In the world at this time, there is not so much lighting equipment, and there are no tall buildings blocking it. The signal flares falling slowly in the sky can be seen from a long distance.

Glancing at the red signal flare in the sky, the blacksmith put the signal gun in the holster, turned around and strode towards the castle, and began to greet a dozen or so people with combat effectiveness, ready to resist the approaching enemy.

A few nautical miles away from Lisbon, a fleet of ships slowly approached the port under the cover of darkness.

Zhu Zhangui and Qi Yuan stood side by side on the watchtower of a warship, holding up binoculars to look at the dark pier in the distance.

Holding up the binoculars and looking at the pier, the two have maintained it since it was dark until now, and it has never changed.

One hour and two hours, it seems that it will be the end of Haishi as agreed, and there is still no news from Lisbon.

Withdrawing one hand and shaking his sore arm, Zhu Zhangui looked at the dark pier with an increasingly dignified expression.

The longer the time, the more dangerous the infiltrating squad becomes.

According to the agreement between the two parties, if there is no offensive signal by the end of Haishi, Zhu Zhangui will not wait, but will directly launch an attack.

He has never thought about retreating, let alone doing it.

In the face of some white-skinned pigs who don't know how many times behind in technology retreat, Zhu Zhangui can't afford to lose that face.

Even if he doesn't send troops ashore to attack, Zhu Zhangui will use cannons to destroy all the ships, dock buildings or goods parked at the dock.

Wars are fought over economic logistics and time.

As long as the ships and those goods on the dock are destroyed, the Portuguese country will not only need to spend a lot of time rebuilding the ships, but also pay compensation to those cargo owners.

Shipbuilding is not just dumpling, just throw it into the water.

As far as Ming Dynasty, the world's largest navy, is concerned, it will take 3000 to 1 months to build a 2-material wooden warship even if it is fully started.

If you want to count the time to enter the army for formal service, it will take at least three months.

With the nautical momentum that has just emerged in the West, it takes at least half a year to eight months to build a warship of the same type except for the time for wood.

A powerful navy is not enough to have one ship or two ships. If you want to conquer the sea, in this era of sailing warships, if you don’t have nearly a hundred warships in your family, you are ashamed to be called a sea power.

Of course, if you want to say that you are the invincible Mongolian Navy, then just pretend I didn't say that.

As long as Zhu Zhangui destroys the warships and construction goods at the dock, the Portuguese country will not be able to get back up for at least ten years.

Of course, it is also possible that he will never be able to get up, after all, the neighbors around him don't want him to get up again.

"After this, I'm going back. You should know how to do the rest."

Holding up the binoculars and staring in the direction of the pier, Zhu Zhangui said what he wanted to go back.

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment, this is a good grab, why did His Highness go back?

Although he was puzzled, as a subordinate, he could do as his superior ordered.

"The general understands that after you leave, Your Highness, the general will be cruising in the Mediterranean Sea, waiting for news from Zheng Guogong, whoever picks up the goods will be robbed, and when he is free, he will pretend to be a pirate and rob countries around the Mediterranean Sea."

Zhu Zhangui nodded in satisfaction.

This is Qi Yuan, if it was replaced by other Ming generals, such as Zhang Fu, it would be difficult to save face and do such a thing.

It's good that no one knows about it, but once someone finds out and spreads it, it will be infamous forever.

Reputation isn't just something that literati care about. In fact, generals with a little bit of culture and face are also very concerned about it.

"Your Highness, signal flare!"

Just when Zhu Zhangui was about to teach Qi Yuan some of his previous robbery experience, while answering, he looked at Qi Yuan at the pier, shouted in surprise, and quickly pointed in a direction.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhangui adjusted the binoculars quickly, but in his line of sight, under the dark night sky far away, a red dot was slowly landing.

"Haha, they succeeded!"

He hammered the handrail on the watchtower and retracted the binoculars. Zhu Zhangui yelled at the bottom: "Order the ships, set sail, set sail, and attack."

"Crash!"

The white sails were pulled up by the sailors, and the oarsmen under the bottom of the boat were shouting chant and rowing the oars hard.

The speed of the battleship slowly increased, and it sailed towards the pier where the flames began to glow.

"kill!"

The killing cries piercing the night sky resounded outside the prison castle.

Under the command of the captain of the guard, the city guards of the Portuguese King, carrying shields and weapons, carried a simple ladder and launched an attack on the castle with shouts.

"Hold on, brothers. Persistence means victory. Your Highness probably has received the signal. As long as we persevere, victory will belong to us."

"Also, the old cook told me when we arrived that he had prepared white flour dumplings for us on the boat, and we can make them vigorously when we return from this battle."

The blacksmith with a crossbow in his hand shot the crossbow arrows downwards while cheering up his brothers who were defending elsewhere.

The words of encouragement were spoken on his lips, but the blacksmith knew it in his heart.

The brothers who can come here are all old people, and there is no doubt about their morale and loyalty.

He said words of encouragement loudly, saying it was to improve morale, but in fact it was more like telling others that his head was still alive.

Although the castle where they are located is not large, it still has a few acres of land.

Coupled with the large semicircular shape of the city wall, the distance of this arc is even greater.

More than a dozen people were scattered on the city wall, and it was almost a dozen meters away that one person could be seen.

Such a loose defense, and now it is dark at night, coupled with the arrows flying under the city wall, and the sound of muskets from time to time, no one knows whether the partners around him have unfortunately been tricked and left.

Once a person is dead, the defense will reveal a loophole. If they don't find it and let the enemy take advantage of the false attack, they can only enter the castle for the final resistance.

"Haha... I will eat 10 bowls of dumplings when I go back."

"If you eat 10 bowls, then I will eat 20 bowls!"

"Gunqiu, you idiot, you think you are the millet of the vanguard team, and you still eat 20 bowls. With your small body, eating two bowls can feed you to death."

"Hahaha…"

A cheerful response came from all over the city wall.

Hearing the relaxed voices of the brothers, the blacksmith also showed a relaxed look on his face.

"Quick, quick...shoot that bastard, he's going to blow up the city gate!"

The blacksmith who had just emptied the crossbow in his hand and was reloading it suddenly heard a loud roar from the side.

Without foolishly turning his head to see who was calling, the blacksmith grabbed the reloaded flare gun next to him, pointed the sky and pulled the trigger.

"call!"

The bullets fired this time did not make a sound, but a white light suddenly appeared after flying to a certain distance.

The surroundings of the pitch-black castle were shrouded in pale light.

The moment the signal belt flew out, he took a bow and aimed at the blacksmiths in the city, and saw a few guys holding wooden barrels at a glance.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

The sound of arrows sounded from several directions on the castle at the same time. The guys who were holding the barrels and were about to blow them into the door screamed and fell to the ground on the spot. The palace guards who were advancing slowly and attacking the city wall rolled away.

"Eagle Eyes!"

The speed of the barrel rolling down was not slow, and within a few breaths, it hit the shield of the Portuguese National Guard.

Seeing this good opportunity, the blacksmith roared.

In the attic above the castle gate, a man with cross-eyed eyes had already raised his bow and arrow, aiming at the wooden barrel that the guards wanted to put in.

It's a rocket, and the arrow is burning with flames.

"Boom!"

The bowstring trembled, and a flame flew out in an arc. At the moment when the flare was about to disappear, it was accurately nailed to the barrel, and the arrow sank deeply into it.

Darkness fell again, only to be illuminated by explosions.

"Boom!"

There was a violent explosion, and the trembling castle shook slightly, and there was an exclamation from the wall of the palace in the distance.

"You did a good job Hawkeye, you are worthy of being a member of the old Huang family, and you didn't embarrass your ancestors."

Excitedly, the blacksmith slammed the city wall in front of him fiercely, praising the cross-eyed cross-eyed who they once disliked.

But before the blacksmith's praise fell, a long fire light was received in the distance, and it was reflected in his eyes, making the smile on his face froze instantly.

Flames lit up everywhere in Lisbon, groups of soldiers hastily put on their armor, shouted by the noble officers and knights, holding torches in one hand and weapons in the other, they ran towards the palace as fast as they could.

I don't know which guy spread the news. It was originally about the prison being attacked, but when it spread to the ears of soldiers everywhere, it became that the palace was attacked by rebels, and everyone was asked to rescue it quickly.

There is no higher merit than saving one's life, and this sentence is also practical in the West.

When the king was in danger, the knight rescued him bravely. Then he was favored by the king and made a nobleman. He married the princess and lived a happy life.

No one wants to be ordinary, and no one is willing to give up if they have the chance to fight for the top.

With the dream of saving the king and becoming a nobleman to marry the princess, the soldiers rushed to the palace at the speed of rushing to the bridal chamber.

I don't know if it was too chaotic in the dark night, or because of other reasons, the person who conveyed the order actually notified all the troops that could be notified.

Now it's all right, not only the guarding troops from all over the city went to the palace, but even the guards guarding the pier left their positions and rushed towards the palace in groups.

"Does it mean that we can't see clearly?"

Zhu Zhangui, who was leading the fleet close to the pier, looked at Lisbon, which was said to be a city on the shore, but actually more like a big town, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

At this moment in the city of Lisbon, the hustle and bustle was brightly lit, illuminating the entire city, and the streets were full of troops holding torches heading to the palace.

"Notice, shoot at the maximum shooting angle, unlimited ammunition tonight. Tell those bastards, if he has the ability, he will shoot all the shells I have stored."

Looking at the brightly lit Lisbon with a telescope, Zhu Zhangui coldly gave the shooting order.

Afterwards, Zhu Zhangui added another order to the warships of the Portuguese country that were parked everywhere without any movement.

"Don't blow up the ship, send the marines to take the sailors to grab the ship."

"Our boat is too conspicuous. It is easy for people to guess which side it is when we are doing things. It is better to change the boat. Even if it is exposed, they will think that we are from the Portuguese country."

Qi Yuan, who was waiting with the walkie-talkie, began to convey Zhu Zhangui's order.

The gunners who had already loaded the shells and waited, after receiving the order, adjusted the shooting elevation angle of the artillery to the maximum under the command of each gunner.

"Unlimited shooting, tsk tsk tsk, this is the most enjoyable time since I was an artilleryman."

A gunner in charge of firing held the gun rope in his hand, while waiting for the order to shoot, he laughed strangely.

"You are cool, but we are tired!"

When the loaders heard this, they couldn't help rolling their eyes.

"His Royal Highness has issued an order, pay attention to all guns, fire!"

Holding the walkie-talkie in his hand, while waiting for the order, the commander, who checked the preparations of each artillery, kicked the guy who spoke, and gave the firing order at the top of his voice.

"gone!"

The gunner who got kicked didn't care about wiping the footprints on his buttocks, shouted in his mouth, and pulled the gun rope in his hand vigorously.

"Boom!"

The artillery controlled by the pulley rope retreated suddenly, and the shells in the barrel, driven by the kinetic energy of the gunpowder, roared towards Lisbon on the shore.

A total of 10 warships were dispatched this time, all of which were large warships equipped with 80 artillery pieces.

There are ten warships, with one side facing Lisbon. There are 36 cannons on each side of the warships, and the 10 warships have 360 ​​cannons.

360 modified artillery pieces fired at the same time, and their terrifying destructive capabilities were no worse than the artillery brigades during World War I and World War II.

In addition, there was a request from the above to use all explosive bombs, which increased the lethality by a few points.

"Dirty dirt..."

The sound of 360 shells rubbing against the sky is like the howling of hell demons, the shocking howling sound, and the strong sense of death oppression, which makes the people who hear it tremble and feel terrified.

"what is that!"

The soldiers of the Portuguese country who were rushing to the palace to rescue him heard the frightening voice and looked curiously at the place where the voice came from.

But seeing this, everyone's pupils dilated and their bodies trembled violently.