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Chapter 504 The First Battle at Sea

One day passed, whether it was Luo Xiang or Jiang Bin and others watched a large amount of gold and silver things being loaded onto the big ship, and the goods they carried this time were all sold at ten times the price, they couldn't help feeling put it down.

Now all these goods have been exchanged for money and some special products of Nanyang, such as spices and other expensive goods in Daming.

After all, all fools know that as long as the price in Nanyang is only average, but once brought back to Daming, they can earn several times or even more than ten times the profit, they must not let it go.

These days, the stewards who came with the ship are not only discussing the sale of the goods on board with merchants from all over Nanyang, but also discussing with these merchants about purchasing some precious things in Nanyang.

Now all things can be said to have come to an end, and all the gold and silver items as well as the purchased precious specialties were also loaded onto the big ship.

By this time, everyone was relieved.

Although it was said that Shi Wenjian had warned them before that they knew that the Old Port was not that safe, and that someone might be watching them secretly, but now Jiang Bin and the others felt relieved, at least they didn't have to worry about the chaos affecting the They sell what they bring.

Even if someone is planning to attack them now, Jiang Bin thought that even if he couldn't wipe out all the enemies who would commit crimes in the future, at least he could escort the fleet out of the old port and leave.

In the evening, all the crew members who went out were recalled. According to the discussion between Jiang Bin and Luo Xiang, they planned to leave the old port tomorrow and return to Daming.

Since they know that someone is secretly plotting against them, it means staying here for one more day will be more dangerous. They have millions of taels of gold and silver and a large number of Nanyang specialties on board. It would be bad if those barbarians destroyed the ship.

All the crew returned to the ship, and many of them are preparing for the return voyage tomorrow. The fresh water, vegetables, fruits and other things that are lacking on the ship have been prepared in advance and loaded on the ship, so there is no need to worry about the consumption of these daily necessities. question.

On a large ship, Luo Xiang listened to the steward's report, nodded slightly and looked at the crowd and said: "You have worked hard these days, after returning to the capital smoothly, I will definitely ask for credit for you, I believe Your Majesty There will definitely be rewards.”

Luo Xiang once again praised and appeased the crowd, which boosted the morale of the people. When the crowd dispersed, Luo Xiang said to Jiang Bin, "Jiang Qianhu, please take care of the safety of the fleet."

Obviously Luo Xiang is self-aware. Although his identity is there and the entire fleet must obey his orders, Luo Xiang attaches great importance to Jiang Bin, especially when it comes to the arrangements involving fleet guards. Xiang always handed it over to Jiang Bin, and everything was arranged by Jiang Bin, but he never raised any objections to it, so it can be said that he had great trust in him.

Along the way, under Jiang Bin's deliberate befriending and flattery, Luo Xiang and Jiang Bin have formed a deep friendship. At this moment, Jiang Bin bowed his hands to Luo Xiang and said: "Don't worry, the superintendent. It’s good to leave everything to the general. Even if the barbarians attack, the general is fully confident that the fleet will leave smoothly.”

There was a bang, and just as Jiang Bin's voice fell, an extremely loud cannon was heard.

Originally, the port in the evening was no longer bustling and noisy during the day, so the sound of the guns was extremely clear, and almost instantly, the complexions of Jiang Bin and Luo Xiang changed slightly.

The sound of the cannon was quite close to where they were, so the two couldn't help thinking of Shi Wenjian's previous warning.

A few days had passed, and there was nothing unusual. Both Jiang Bin and Luo Xiang had already relaxed their vigilance a little, thinking that the other party must be afraid of Da Ming Mingwei, so they didn't dare to attack their fleet at all.

If the sudden sound of shelling is really as they expected, it can only be said that this group of barbarians are really daring.

Luo Xiang's face darkened, and a stern look flashed in his eyes, and he said: "Could it be that these barbarians really dare to disrespect me, I want to see if these people have eaten the courage of the bear."

While speaking, Luo Xiang strode towards the outside room, and Jiang Bin naturally followed closely at the first time.

At this time, more than a dozen guards on the ship who were in charge of guarding the safety of the ship also came in a hurry, and happened to bump into Luo Xiang and Jiang Bin head-on.

When they saw Jiang Bin and Luo Xiang, the dozen or so people immediately saluted and said, "I've seen the supervisor, I've seen Master Qianhu."

Jiang Bin waved his hand, frowned and looked around. He saw that the boatmen on board were in confusion, but in the distance, there was a fire rising from a grain ship on the outskirts, which could be faintly heard. The noise from the ship.

Jiang Bin snorted coldly and said, "What's going on? Where did the cannon sound come from?"

At this time, night had fallen, and the scene in the distance could not be seen clearly. Jiang Bin was a little confused for a while, but he didn't get confused.

The guards that can be sent can be said to be family members from various nobles. These people are definitely elite, especially many of them have been honed in the frontier army for several years. Those who have been on the battlefield and killed the enemy.

These people instinctively observed the situation as soon as the shelling occurred, so when Jiang Bin asked, one of them immediately said to Jiang Bin: "Master Qianhu, if you heard me right, the shelling came from almost The direction of the entrance of the port a few miles away, and the one shot was one of our ships carrying various living supplies."

While speaking, the man said with a dignified expression: "If you can't say it's very unexpected, the other party came after us, so I ask Lord Qianhu to make a decision early."

Jiang Bin frowned and said, "Didn't you let the other party get close to you before?"

At this time, the continuous shelling sounded, and the fool could see that the enemy was approaching, which made Jiang Bin very annoyed. You must know that just now he was still promising Luo Xiang that he could protect the safety of the fleet, but the enemy slapped him in the face Come so fast.

Jiang Bin, who was ashamed and angry, looked at the flashing flames and the continuous sound of cannons in the distance. If he still didn't realize that the strength of the enemy who invaded this time far exceeded his expectations, then he would not be able to Relying on his own ability, he took the post of guard commander of the Royal Caravan of Ming Dynasty.

The guards on the opposite side were ashamed, and someone said: "This... Doesn't this mean that we will leave tomorrow, so the brothers who have dispersed will not continue to patrol tonight, so I will give those An opportunity for the enemy to lurk in."

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Bin watched as many ships on the periphery were hit by artillery and plunged into chaos. A stern look flashed in his eyes, and he said to Luo Xiang, who did not speak: "Superintendent, the strength of the invading enemy is only too strong." Not weak, the general will ask the chief inspector to lead the loading caravan to leave the port immediately."

Luo Xiang just frowned and looked at Jiang Bin and said, "I'm afraid it's not that easy. Since the other party dared to attack, how could they let us go?"

Although Luo Xiang doesn't understand military affairs, he still understands such a simple truth. The other party made it clear that they came for the gold and silver items on their ship, so they definitely wouldn't simply let him go away with the fleet .

Jiang Bin nodded for eh, and said solemnly: "The general will order some of the escort fleet to fight for the caravan, and the general will personally lead a part of the troops to kill the rear. We will never let these The thieves have an opportunity to take advantage of."

Luo Xiang just hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and patted Jiang Bin's shoulder and said, "Okay, since that's the case, I'll have to thank Jiang Qianhu for everything. Our family will wait for Jiang Qianhu's safe return at sea."

Jiang Bin laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, the supervisor."

As Jiang Bin passed on the order, the desolate sound of the horn spread all over the place, and the fleet that had been in chaos due to the raid suddenly stabilized gradually.

At this moment, some ships that were damaged by the enemy's shelling began to rush towards the enemy ships revealed in the night under the control of the guards on board.

You must know that apart from some stewards, many of the crew members on the ship are the sons of honorable families, and the guards on the ship are relatives of noble families. These people are naturally more powerful than ordinary people. A certain amount of organization and discipline.

These people know very well that if they dare to flee for their lives at this time, the fate waiting for them will be very miserable. Not only themselves, but also their relatives will be implicated. If they die here, the master behind them will never treat their relatives badly.

So when Jiang Bin's order was conveyed to every ship through the sound of the horn, these people were like a well-trained army. Some ships actively guarded the dozen or so large ships located in the core and began to charge out of the port. .

Some of them galloped in the direction of the sound of the guns, and at the same time, many ships began to launch cannons of different sizes, shelling at the enemy ships that appeared in sight.

The two sides soon broke out shelling in the darkness, and amidst the rumbling of the cannons, there were shouts everywhere above the water.

At this moment, more than a dozen large ships filled with a large amount of gold and silver and purchased Nanyang specialties also hoisted their sails and began to sail out of the port.

However, as Luo Xiang said, it is obviously impossible for the enemy not to have anticipated this. It can even be said that Earl Hevens and the others have deployed dozens of large and small warships in the direction of the port exit.

Although there may be only three or two cannons on many warships, the total number is quite a lot. When the fleet appears outside the port, it will immediately be bombarded.

Under the salvo of at least a hundred artillery pieces, large and small, the momentum is quite astonishing. Of course, the accuracy of the artillery in this era is also extremely touching. Under the salvo of hundreds of artillery pieces, they can really land on the ship. One-tenth of that is pretty good.

But even so, there were still two or three ships that were bombarded, and the heavy projectiles hit the hull fiercely, directly smashing a big hole in the deck, and the splashed sawdust even hurt several people. less crew.

Fortunately, the ships in the fleet are all newly-built large ships, and their toughness is quite acceptable. Even if they were hit by shells, none of the ships were silent, and even all the large ships were still traveling at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, several Ming warships also opened fire. These warships were newly built warships of the Ming Dynasty, and the cannons on board were also the latest artillery pieces.

When a dozen or twenty cannons fired at once, the scorching shells fell in a beautiful arc in the air, and most of them fell into the sea with a plop, but there were also a few shells that slammed into the Portuguese fleet. among.

Plop, plop, a few shells smashed through the deck and fell into the cabin. A small boat was smashed to pieces by the shells. Some of the dozen or so ferocious Portuguese on board died on the spot, and most of them died on the spot. It fell into the sea as the hull of the boat collapsed.

Watching several ships being smashed into a big hole and shells falling into the cabin, Earl Hevens, Scarlett and the others were expressionless, as if they didn't see it.

They are already used to situations like this, and it is not uncommon for them to have experienced a more tragic war.

It is nothing more than a ship being smashed through the deck. For a big ship, this damage is just a skin injury. If the ship is built strong enough, this kind of shelling will not be enough to withstand a dozen times. what is the problem.

However, at this moment, a bang was heard, and several ships that had been smashed into a large hole on the deck suddenly heard a bang in their cabins, and among the flickering lights, several ships were seen. There was an explosion in the cabin, and at the same time there was a faint and shrill scream.

There was a loud bang, and a strangely exploding ship in the cabin burst out with dazzling flames, and the entire hull was torn apart by a ball of flames. Judging by the posture, it might have been detonated in the cabin. The powder magazine produced a sacrificial explosion.

Not to mention Earl Hevens, Scarlett and others, even the members of the Daming Royal Caravan in the distance could clearly see such a big movement.

When seeing such an explosion on the Portuguese ship, many caravans couldn't help shouting excitedly.

Especially the guards on those warships were even more excited, and saw a captain excitedly yelling at his gunners: "What are you doing in a daze, hurry... hurry up and continue to shoot me!" , Bomb them to death for me."

Seeing the power of the explosive shells, the guards on several warships started shelling one by one as if they had been injected with chicken blood. Ten or twenty cannons unleashed the power of dozens of cannons. It turned out to be evenly matched with the Portuguese on the opposite side.

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