Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 564 Nobles and commoners are different

Minuit really didn't expect that the Ming Empire would dare to attack them with only more than forty buildings, boats and gunboats.

He didn't expect that they would only dispatch twenty building boats and gunboats, and they would just do it when they came up.

He didn't even think that his iron armor could really block the bombardment of shells.

Also, the speed at which people loaded ammunition, the range of their artillery, the power of their shells, etc., all exceeded his expectations.

It was precisely because there were too many facts that he did not expect, which made him a little confused, so he seemed extremely clumsy in commanding the battle.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen buildings and gunboats were sunk by others. What should we do?

There is nothing to hesitate at this time, hurry up and fire!

He just hesitated for a while, and then more than a dozen buildings and gunboats were gone. If he hesitated again, there would be nothing.

As soon as the flag that the artillery on the first and second floors of the bastion was ready was raised, he ordered without hesitation: "Fire."

"Boom boom boom", another burst of artillery roar sounded.

This time they adjusted the angle of the artillery, and the shells of more than a dozen 36-pound guns and 24-pound guns finally hit the area where the twenty Aegis ships were located.

So what will happen?

Not only Minuit was staring at the twenty Aegis ships with a telescope, but Taichang was also staring nervously.

The water column fell, and the twenty Aegis ships finally became gradually clear.

This result, how to say?

The Dutch were so lucky that two 36-pounder shells hit the Aegis.

A huge hole was exposed on the side of the two Aegis ships that were hit.

The rest is fine, the place hit by the 24-pound gun was only dented by the basalt armor, and the hull was not penetrated.

Seeing this, Taichang just sighed slightly, but the expression on his face didn't change much.

Seeing this, Minuit had a complicated expression on his face.

Fortunately, the shields of warships like the Ming Empire are not impenetrable. As long as the shells of the 36-pound gun hit, they can still smash a big hole.

The problem is that their defense power is too terrifying, and the 24-pound cannon has no effect on hitting it!

The telescope in his hand is not very accurate, and he can see the big hole on the Aegis ship at a distance of five or six miles. As for the place where the dark iron armor was smashed into the recess, he can't see clearly at all.

In fact, if the 24-pound gun is hit twice more, it will still be effective.

Of course, this is not important anymore, because they basically have no chance to fire.

The twenty Aegis ships seemed to be enraged, and immediately launched a counterattack against the bastion.

"Boom boom boom", there was a roar of artillery, and thousands of shells whizzed towards them, and the two-story bastions suddenly jumped.

To be precise, it should be rubble dancing wildly and screaming again and again. Almost all the gunners were frightened and ran around, desperately looking for cover.

The volley of gunboats and gunboats of the Ming Empire was really terrifying, the shells were like raining!

Seeing this, Minuit couldn't help but turn pale with fright.

This time, he really panicked.

If they fire a few more rounds, even if the artillery is not smashed, the gunners will suffer heavy casualties.

What to do then?
While he was panicking, the twenty Aegis ships opened fire again.

"Boom boom boom", thousands of shells fell down, many forts were smashed with gaps everywhere, and even the barrels of some artillery were smashed to the ground.

Buy cakes, what kind of accuracy is this?
From such a long distance, people can concentrate their firepower on their forts!
It's really over now, once all the forts are smashed, why do they repel these twenty buildings and gunboats?

Minuit was so frightened that cold sweat broke out, Prince Condé and Earl Blake were also pale with fright, and looked at each other.

"Boom boom boom", the [-] Aegis ships are still bombarding, as if there will never be an end. After about ten rounds, almost all the forts on the bastion were destroyed.

On the hill to the north of the bastion, Lu Xiangsheng saw that the fort was gone, and immediately ordered loudly: "The order is for the Spike warship to enter the river north of the bastion to build a pontoon bridge, and the soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion will immediately advance to the north bank of the river."

After waving the command flag, hundreds of Spike warships that had already gathered outside the river in the north swarmed into the river, quickly joined together, and [-] soldiers of the Shenwu Battalion also rushed out from behind the hidden hills, and rushed to the north bank of the river.

Seeing this, Minuit, Prince Condé and Earl Blake were all pale with fright.

Now they can't escape!
Twenty building boats and gunboats are blocking the southeast port and bombarding them frantically. Moreover, there are more than [-] building boats and gunboats blocking the port outside the port, and the waterway cannot go at all.

As for the land route, don't even think about it, there are hundreds of thousands of troops from the Ming Empire and Indian tribes to the north.

Where are they going?
Minuit put down the binoculars with trembling hands, and said with despair on his face, "Your Highness, how about we surrender?"

What else can I do at this time?

Cannonballs don't have eyes. If a shell hits the watchtower, the consequences will be unimaginable!

They are all distinguished nobles, they can't take such a risk!

As for the shame of surrender, they don't consider it a shame!

European countries are the most belligerent, and wars are commonplace. Today I beat you, and tomorrow you beat me, that's normal.

It is quite normal for nobles from various countries to be captured.

However, in Europe, nobles and civilians are treated differently, even if they are captured, the treatment is different.

After civilians were captured, they were basically either killed or pulled into slavery.

The aristocrats are different. There are even express regulations among European countries that it is okay to fight wars and kill civilians. However, captured nobles cannot be killed, nor can they be used as slaves.

To put it bluntly, the wars between countries are for the interests of the nobles of various countries, and the battles between the nobles are also based on interests, and it is the common people's business to fight desperately.

Aristocrats are born into the ruling class, and their status is noble, which is completely different from commoners.

The nobles of all countries pay attention to maintaining the particularity of their status. They will not let themselves be cannon fodder like ordinary people. Even the nobles of the enemy country will pay attention to this.

If the nobles look down on each other, isn't it because they have ruined the uniqueness of their own status?
Therefore, Continental Europe has formed a tradition since the Middle Ages, that is, the tradition of ransom with gold.

That is to say, if you have captured the nobles of the enemy country, you cannot kill or abuse them. You must treat them well and wait for their relatives to come to redeem them with ransom money.

If everyone maintains this tradition, the nobles can continue to multiply, and the European countries will always be controlled by the nobles, and they can always maintain the particularity of their status.

These are the tacit understandings that should exist between nobles.

Prince Kong Dai and Earl Black probably thought that the nobles of the Ming Empire should also have this kind of tacit understanding, and they would not do anything to them.

Therefore, when they heard about the surrender, they immediately nodded without hesitation.

Ransom is not a problem, Britain and France are not poor at the moment, and they also believe that their relatives will pay ransom to redeem them.

At this time, saving your life is the most important thing.

Soon, a white flag was stretched out from the watchtower. They were very quick to do this kind of thing!
(End of this chapter)