Bury the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 156 The Three-Year Covenant
When the artillery battalion directly under the 6th Division of the 18th Army launched shelling, the Portuguese soldiers stationed in Macau immediately launched a counterattack.

Needless to say, the Portuguese soldiers are still very brave.

Two thousand troops, facing more than 18 troops of the No.1 Division of the Sixth Army, the Portuguese soldiers are not in vain at all. The artillerymen braved the overwhelming artillery fire to fight back, and the musketeers also lined up normally. Be prepared for head-to-head.

It is a pity that the gap between the number of people, weapons and equipment, and war technology cannot be made up by pure courage.

Since being abused by Spain once, Portugal's national strength has been declining, especially the 1755-magnitude Lisbon earthquake in 9 and the ensuing tsunami and fire that almost razed the entire Lisbon to the ground-this disaster is At that time the Portuguese economy could not withstand the shock.

If it was just such a disaster, it would not make the Portuguese Empire fall into a difficult situation, but as England becomes stronger and stronger, Portugal's own national strength is like Wang Xiaoer's new year, which is not as good as every year, all thanks to India He and Macau gave blood transfusions to the mainland to survive.

Therefore, Portugal's firearms and equipment are still at the level of the old-fashioned flintlock guns that need to be matched with projectiles and Francois machine guns, and the Portuguese soldiers are most accustomed to the tactic of queuing up and shooting-this is the whole Europa's flintlock guns. The best tactics summed up by the times.

However, Ming's army used percussion-type lead bullets. Although it also needed a cleaning rod to drive the bullets into the barrel, the firing speed was faster than the original flintlock guns, and the range and accuracy were higher. The artillery is also a little bit more gentlemanly than the Franc cannon equipped in Portugal.

On the battlefield, just this little difference is enough to determine the outcome of a war.

What's more terrible is that the Franco machine guns equipped in Portugal still need to save shells, but the Ming army didn't care about the shells and barrels at all, they just smashed the shells round after round.

Therefore, the Portuguese artillery and musketeer troops were quickly stunned.

After Commander Lin of the Artillery Battalion smashed all the shells and magic arrows in his hand, Portugal's military power in Macau was basically cleared, and the so-called Overseas Colonial Minister Castro, the Chief Justice, and members of the city council They even ran to the boat ahead of time, and the rest of the Portuguese barbarians gathered by the sea, anxiously waiting for the Portuguese fleet to pick them up.

As Portugal's Minister of Overseas Colonial Affairs, Castro never imagined that Portugal would be defeated so neatly. In just one morning, the Portuguese army was completely destroyed, and Macau, which had occupied more than 200 years, also fell. In the hands of the Ming people.

Castro didn't even know how to explain this to Maria I.

Because Maria I, the first undisputed ruling queen of Portugal, is really a bit hard to describe——

Maria I's full name is Maria Francesca Isabel Josefa Antonia Jeterrugis Rita Joaona. It is difficult for most people to remember such a long name.

But it doesn't matter, just remember the name of Maria I. The key point of memory is that she married her father's younger brother, her uncle Pedro III and had seven children. In Spain, there is "Pious Maria" Known as "Mad Maria" in Brazil.

At this moment, when Maria I's husband died, and Maria I was also suffering from insanity, Castro could not think of what kind of rhetoric he should use to explain the loss of Macau to the world. Prevaricate.

Could it be said that annihilating [-] million enemies and moving back to Portugal?

Not to mention that Castro didn't have the guts, even if he did, someone would have to believe it—unless he could resurrect the dead Pedro III.

More importantly, he must first be able to return to Portugal alive, because just as Castro ordered the fleet to sail towards India, the South China Sea Fleet launched an attack on the Portuguese fleet.

Everything is like a repeat of the ground war.

The artillery equipped by the Ming army fleet was a little bit faster, a little bit higher in accuracy, and a little bit more powerful-so Castro's fleet quickly raised the white flag.

But the South China Sea Fleet did not accept Castro's surrender, because Lin Pan, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, had already issued an order: do not accept prisoners, do not arrest laborers, and leave this kind of thing to the brothers in the army.

Think about it, this is a naval battle, everyone is busy smashing cannons at each other, who has time to care about those unlucky ones who fell into the water or surrendered?What if you cease fire to save people on your side, but the other side throws shells over?
So Castro sank.

Seeing that there was no more Portuguese ship on the sea, Lin Pan immediately curled his lips, and ordered to the messenger around him: "Sign the flag, aim at the barbarians on the shore, open fire, and let them retreat!"

……

Confused, Zhu Erdan took the battle report sent by Luo Xingchang, the commander of the Sixth Army, and Lin Pan, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, and after reading it horizontally and vertically for a long time, he came to a conclusion—

Luo Xingchang, the commander of the Sixth Army, thought that the South China Sea Fleet would capture some captives and return them to work as laborers, so he didn’t keep alive. Lin Pan, the commander of the South China Sea Fleet, thought that the Sixth Army would capture some prisoners and return them as laborers, so he didn’t. Keep alive.

These two bastards directly took all the Portuguese barbarians in Macau in one pot, but the Jingguan was built tall and mighty, but not a single worker was left behind!
Zhu Erdan took the battle report and circled around, mumbling in his mouth: "What should I do? These two bastards are now in Guangzhou, but Lao Tzu, the former governor of the military governor's mansion, is in Jinan. Isn't it necessary for me to Take the blame for them?"

Zhu Erdan wanted to call Luo Xingchang and Lin Pan back to Jinan to be scolded, but considering the possibility of Portugal sending troops to attack, he had to give up this idea.

Then Zhu Erdan took the battle report, found Zhu Jinsong, and said with a smile: "Brother Emperor, I have two battle reports here, which were sent back by Luo Xingchang and Lin Pan. There are good news and bad news in them. Know which one you listen to first?"

Zhu Jinsong glanced at Zhu Erdan, and said mockingly, "Are you stupid? Have you forgotten what Jinyiwei and Tiandihui do?"

"These two bastards thought that the other would keep prisoners, so not only did they not capture the laborers, but they also plowed the whole of Macau with shells, didn't they?"

"You don't need to tell us about this, we don't care, you go back and tell Uncle Huaiwen, you just see if he can find you for money to buy a cat, and that's it."

When he heard about Liu Huaiwen buying a cat, Zhu Erdan panicked.

Who in the whole Ming Dynasty didn't know that Zhu Jinsong, the Emperor of Ming, should not be provoked first, and Liu Huaiwen should not be provoked second. After all, Liu Huaiwen controlled the money bag of Ming Dynasty, and the budgets of various departments were stuck in his hands. Qian Du was stuck, this time Luo Xingchang and Lin Pan not only did not keep any prisoners, but also plowed Macau. I don't know how much it will cost to rebuild after the war...

Thinking of Liu Huaiwen blocking the door of his house begging for money to buy a cat, Zhu Erdan immediately shook his head to drive the scary scene out of his mind, and then looked at Zhu Jinsong with a mournful face: "Brother, you can save me, in case Huaiwen If Uncle really wants me to buy a cat with money, the matter between me and Erni will be suspended, your unborn nephew..."

Zhu Jinsong really wanted to ask Zhu Erdan how he managed to be so shameless—the Erni in Liu Huaiwen's family was six years younger than Zhu Erdan, and he was only fourteen now, so he was thinking about it first!

Zhu Jinsong couldn't help gloating and said: "You can settle your own affairs by yourself. Anyway, let me tell you one thing. The law of the Ming Dynasty is clear and clear. You are not allowed to get married under the age of eighteen. If you let Uncle Huaiwen know about you I miss his Erni, so we don't want you."

He just said that he didn't care, but Zhu Jinsong would not really let Liu Huaiwen go to Zhu Erdan to ask for money to buy a cat.

Therefore, after deliberating for a while, Zhu Jinsong ordered Zhu Erdan: "Let Luo Xingchang and Lin Pan, those two bastards, search for any Portuguese barbarians alive in Macau, if there are any." , let them report back.”

Zhu Erdan shook his head and said, "It's not that you don't know them. If you say that there are no barbarians alive, then there must be none."

Zhu Jinsong hummed, frowned and said, "This is a bit difficult."

"If there are still people alive, at least I can send a few of them back to report the letter, and then beat them up after Portugal sends troops over to force Portugal to double the compensation for Daming's military expenses. Uncle Huaiwen doesn't have to ask you for money to buy cats, the problem The reason is that none of these two bastards survived."

After thinking about it, Zhu Jinsong finally decided to let the French barbarians inform the Portuguese barbarians——

If Louis XVI knew that Portugal was in bad luck in the Far East, he would definitely happily send troops to destroy Portugal's situation, because France was once beaten by England, and he wanted to beat others to vent his anger, but the treasury was poor The tinkling sound had to stop this thought.

After all, fighting a war is risky. If you win, it’s okay. If you lose, won’t it make the treasury worse?

But pounding Portugal is absolutely fine.

Because as long as Louis XVI tells Maria I of Portugal what happened in the Far East, Maria I will probably send troops to trouble Daming, and Louis XVI can directly attack Portugal when Portugal’s domestic forces are empty, forcing Portugal Compensation for France's military expenses.

In this way, the tasks assigned by Daming were completed, and the treasury of France could more or less make up for some of the deficit, and by the way, he could vent his anger on Daming. Louis XVI would never let go of such a good thing that kills three birds with one stone.

The more Zhu Jinsong thought about it, the more he felt that this method was reliable, so he simply summoned Zeng Cheng and other bigwigs to the temporary palace.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Jinsong took the lead and said: "I heard that the barbarians on Europa have a special point, that is, the defeated country should compensate the military expenses of the victorious country--obviously, my Ming Dynasty is the victorious country, Portugal is the defeated country."

"So, I intend to let the king of Portugal know the news of the Macau battle, and then ask France to intervene. First, force Portugal to pay a sum of military expenses. After the South China Sea Fleet is able to fight in the ocean, I will go on an expedition to Portugal."

As soon as he heard that money could be taken, Liu Huaiwen immediately agreed: "Your Majesty is wise, our treasury of Ming Dynasty is so empty that it runs like a mouse. It would be great if the Portuguese state can compensate for a sum of military expenses."

After thinking for a while, Liu Huaiwen was a little entangled again: "I heard that those Portuguese barbarians are also very poor. What if they can't afford to compensate me for Ming's military expenses? It seems useless to ask for their mines and the like? Didn't your majesty make a decision?" Is it three years?"

As for Portugal's military compensation, what kind of excuse should Ming use to attack Portugal three years later... For this kind of matter, just ask Zeng Cheng and other scholars, they can always come up with perfect excuses.

Just thinking about the three-year period, Liu Huaiwen couldn't help but feel a little headache again.

Emperor Zhu Jinsong said that he would meet the King of Portugal in the Forbidden City in three years. Does that mean that Ming will use troops against the Qing Dynasty within three years?

PS: After thinking about it, I decided to add another chapter. Good night, friends of Sand Sculpture Books!
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