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Chapter 1079 The Battle of Panama City
The expedition fleet to the Inca Empire finally set off.

A huge fleet consisting of 90 large ships and more than 1000 medium-sized ships carried [-] expeditionary troops. Among the [-] natives who followed Zhu Hao on the expedition, about [-] people were also selected to teach them some basic operations on the ship. , is used entirely as a nautical apprentice.

As for the remaining 2000 people, they are all regarded as Lifu.

The fleet set off on the second day of the third month of the lunar calendar and walked along the coastline. The fleet that opened the way was responsible for investigating the waters along the way.

For the soldiers on the ship, it was relatively less difficult than traveling across the ocean. After all, they were walking close to the coast, and the farthest distance from the land was only more than ten miles away, and they would go ashore every few days for supplies, so The morale of the army is stable.

"Master Zhu, are you afraid of being spotted by Frangji?"

Guan Dezhao went to find Zhu Hao after landing on the shore that day, and talked about his thoughts.

Among Zhu Haojun, Guan Dezhao did not belong to the powerful faction, he was not a qualified commander, and more just obeyed orders.

Zhu Haodao: "After the previous battle, it was very difficult for us to hide our tracks. Sooner or later, the Franji people will send people to find their soldiers and horses, and soon they will find our city... so there is no need to hide, and we are now We are going to attack a port city that is very important to the Frangji."

"Do you know where?"

Guan Dezhao thought that this expedition was a bit like a stroke of luck.

Zhu Hao laughed and said, "I can't tell exactly where the enemy built the city, but as long as you follow me, you will definitely find it!"

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Zhu Hao was going to conquer the Inca Empire, and planned to attack a port city established by the Spanish colonists along the way, which was Panama City on the Pacific coast.

This city can be said to be the current trade center of the European colonists in the Americas. It was here that the European colonists conquered the Inca Empire. If Zhu Hao captures this city first, he can basically guarantee that he will go to the Inca Empire without any worries.

From Xincheng to Panama, the sea voyage time is estimated to be about ten days.

This is already the result of day and night, and there was no long-term replenishment after landing, mainly to replenish fresh water, and then to explore the topography.

Until the night of March [-]th, after the fleet rounded Cape Mariato, Panama City was in sight the next morning.

"There is a boat!"

The soldiers of the Ming Fleet clamored.

This is the first time that hostile ships have been seen on the sea since the expedition, which means that the Franc Robots are right in front of them... It's very simple, the aborigines don't know how to build ships, or the aborigines don't have the strength to build seagoing ships.

The galleon berthed at a distant port made all the soldiers of the Ming army realize that this might be a difficult battle. Taking advantage of the high tide, Zhu Hao immediately issued an attack order.

Just to catch the defenders by surprise!
No need to adjust or anything.

The heavy artillery on Zhu Hao's ship has a range of four to five miles. The range alone is more than double that of the ordinary Fran cannon, and yellow powder preserved with diatomaceous earth is added to the shells. Once exploded, it can form the effect of a flowering bomb, which is amazingly powerful.

When the Deming fleet appeared in the sea outside Panama City, the defenders immediately realized that something was wrong.

Countless people ran to the boat in a hurry. Obviously, they would not have expected that in this place in Central America, there would still be people who would dare to stroke their beards. It would be almost like looking for death.

But after they saw the size of the Deming fleet clearly, they immediately realized that this could not be the strength that an ordinary indigenous army could possess, and it was more like their "peers", that is, European pirates.

"Boom boom boom!"

Before the Frangbot thought it was within range, the cannons on the opposite ship sounded, and clusters of flames flashed in the distance.

The defenders were not afraid, and their artillery on the shore did not even intend to reload.

The distance is too far!
Even if they are colleagues, don't they know that firing shells at such a distance is a meaningless move?

But as the shells fell one after another around them, they realized that they had completely underestimated the strength of the people who came, and the shells fell on their own boats or the surrounding sea... There were endless rumbling noises.

And every time the shells landed on the deck, they would explode on the spot. The sailors and soldiers on the deck, whether they were Europeans or the natives they captured, could hardly keep their bodies intact when they were blown away.

Because their boats are all wooden boats with sails, so that after this kind of explosion is over, it is basically accompanied by fire.

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The bow of the command ship of the Ming army.

Zhu Hao looked at the battle situation in the distance with his binoculars.

Obviously, even if the European colonists had ships that were comparable to the size of the Daming ships, or even not bad in size, in this kind of raid, the warships of the European colonists were completely suppressed.

The reason is that there is a huge gap in the range of the artillery.

The thirty big ships did not rush forward, Zhu Hao wanted to prevent the enemy's reinforcements from coming from different directions.

But obviously the waters around Panama City have been too peaceful for a long time. The European colonists felt that they were able to board warships before the enemy approached and fight to the death with the intruders. .

"Wait until these boats sink, then dock!" Zhu Hao ordered.

Guan De called: "The enemy army will definitely be defeated!"

"Then let them disperse! Our purpose this time is to burn this city with a fire, so that they can't accumulate vitality here... Our purpose of this battle is not to occupy this city. "

Zhu Hao is very purposeful.

There is no real benefit in fighting European colonists.

Although the European colonists were few, they had excellent weapons. Their purpose in coming to the New World was to plunder, and they did not plan to take root in the American continent for the time being. They mainly focused on destruction, which was contrary to Zhu Hao's intention.

If Da Ming engages in a tug-of-war with the European colonists, it may be in a state of bitter struggle for the next ten years. After all, the army under Zhu Hao cannot get supplements from Da Ming, but the European colonists can cross the border. The Atlantic came to support continuously.

A toad doesn't bite, but it's disgusting.

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The defenders on the shore gave up their resistance after realizing that the attacking fleet was aggressive.

In particular, some forts built in the port were destroyed by artillery before the Ming warship approached.

Panama City originally existed as a trade hub connecting east, west, north and south. After all, it is also very close to the Atlantic Ocean. Goods from South America and North America are traded and transferred around here. The geographical location is very important.

The arrival of the Deming Fleet completely broke the tranquility here.

Before noon, the Ming army began to land.

The European colonists organized a team of about 400 people, preparing for a decisive battle with the Ming army that landed with equipped artillery and matchlock guns. As a result, as soon as they came into contact with them, they discovered that the Ming fleet not only had a long range of artillery, but also The power of weapons and firearms is also far above them.

The two sides exchanged fire on the northwest outskirts of Panama City.

The result was - after most of the European colonists were annihilated, they fled in embarrassment, and the Ming cavalry who had been hiding by the side after landing launched a pursuit and wiped them all out soon.

On Daming's side, only three soldiers were lost, two of them were natives.

However, two others were injured.

At the cost of three deaths and two injuries, the European colonists lost hundreds of soldiers, and at the same time captured three to four hundred family members and ordinary merchants of the European colonists. Mess with Daming, just change masters—there are always people in this world who are thoughtful and want to rely on opportunism to get ahead.

Zhu Hao came to the temporary camp on the shore from the boat, and did not go directly to see the captives—no one between these Flangji captives and the Ming army could communicate verbally, and the two kept silent, fearing that they would be slaughtered object.

"Give this letter to them, and tell them clearly that if they fail to hand over enough gold to redeem themselves before dark, they will be used as coolies, working in mines and forest farms all day long, and life and death are at the mercy of their lives."

As a civilized person, Zhu Hao couldn't be cruel enough to kill prisoners, especially civilians.

But this group of people cannot be taken advantage of in vain.

Even if he was regarded as a "bandit" by the European colonists, Zhu Hao still felt that he was a refined bandit.

It is also a colonization, and no one is more noble than the other.

"Sir, no one can talk to them?"

"Don't worry, when they see this letter, they will naturally understand what's going on."

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The so-called civilians of the European colonists were actually merchants with guards and even arquebus themselves.

Zhu Hao’s letters were written in Latin, so the captives quickly understood the meaning of the Ming army. After some people paid the ransom, Zhu Hao ordered them to be released... These lucky ones went to the northeast from here, and they would soon be able to Arriving on the Atlantic coast, there will be their settlements there.

For the rest who did not pay, Zhu Hao sent a medium-sized ship to escort them back to Xincheng and hand them over to Lu Song and his son for disposal, mainly for mining and logging.

Zhu Haoming knew that there were a large number of Francoids tens of kilometers away, but he did not choose to send troops to rush in. After all, those places had been in operation for more than 20 years for European colonists, so they were deeply entrenched.

No matter how advanced the Ming army's weapons are, there is no need to make extra troubles now, risking the loss of manpower to kill the enemy's hinterland, and the income is quite limited.

His goal is still to win the Inca Empire.

That night, the looted Panama City was ablaze.

There were many arson spots, and Zhu Hao stood at the bow of the boat, looking at the flames soaring into the sky in the distance, feeling a little melancholy in his heart.

Sun Lan also arrived at the bow of the boat. She stayed in the cabin all day, saw the fire in the distance, and then saw her husband standing silently at the bow, so she came over and asked: "This big city has been burned, and it will not be built anymore. ?"

Zhu Hao said: "This will also be our territory in the future. It will naturally be built when it is time to build the city, but not now. Since I led the troops out of Daming, it is doomed that there will be countless murders and arson along the way, but it is temporarily uncomfortable. It's just too fitting."

Zhu Hao's mood gradually turned peaceful.

In order to achieve the purpose, what is a fire?
Do time travelers need to explain what they did to others?

"We're going to continue going south."

Zhu Hao said to Sun Lan, "Leave a city here, and the Folang Machines may come back at any time, which is equivalent to inserting a nail in the middle of our north-south traffic arteries, and we can't do without pulling it out.

"With more than ten days of sailing, we will be able to reach our destination, but the next battle will be much easier for us. Because the enemy we have to face does not have advanced weapons, not even iron."

Sun Lan asked curiously: "If there is no iron, how did they survive until now?"

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "Yes, the rule of their survival is not to be discovered by other civilizations with advanced weapons. Once discovered, they will immediately fall apart and go to perish. Now they are on the verge of destruction. Whoever saves them depends on whether they appreciate it or not.”

(End of this chapter)