Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1151 Going North ([-])

"Please stop approaching our ships." Someone shouted in French on the deck of the smuggling ship, but many small boats on the opposite side were still rowing towards this side, and the soldiers on board seemed to have finished charging their muskets— The situation looks a little critical, because many sailors are now enjoying themselves on the shore, and there is a serious shortage of manpower on board.

"Bang!" Someone on the boat accidentally fired a shot. Perhaps because of nervousness, the lead bullet went straight into the sea.However, his actions immediately brought disaster to them. Soon, more than forty muskets on the three neighboring small boats were raised. There was a cloud of smoke.

Three sailors screamed and fell off the smuggling boat, and the rest roared and started to fight back, but they were not superior in number and number of muskets, and the shooting frequency was not synchronized, so the casualties to the people on the east coast were extremely small. As more boats rowed up, they were soon overwhelmed by the multitude of rifles.

"Stop!" The Spanish defenders on the shore finally rushed over, and the leader, Captain Sosa, fired the flintlock pistol in his hand, trying to calm down the scuffle——if it was before, they were very sure of handling such things (smuggling There is also a lot of hatred between the ships, and it is not once or twice that large-scale fights have started in Cartagena), but now there are two hundred well-trained soldiers on the east coast (as long as they are not blind, anyone can see Come out) Now, their number is only more than 500, and cold weapon halberds and spearmen account for more than half of the garrison.

And if you look at the unshaven, sleepy, potbellied, or shivering Colonial Legionnaires around you, you won't have any hope of defeating this small army of East Coasters, you know, They have been beaten more than once by pirates who are at a disadvantage in numbers (in fact, pirates have a relatively high proportion of muskets, unlike Spain's backward military system that still has a large number of cold weapon personnel), and they have only eaten cards for a long time. The fighting power of the colonial legion is a joke to many people.

Not surprisingly, Captain Sosa's voice was heard by no one, and both sides in the battle ignored him.Soon, the small boats of the people from the east coast approached the smuggling boat, and then some soldiers began to climb the rope net to the deck. Some brave sailors came out with axes and tried to cut the rope net, but they quickly He was sieved by other East Coast musketeers who were waiting in battle.

There was no suspense in the battle so far, and the more than 20 sailors who stayed behind on the smuggling ship could not reach the attack of the regular army soldiers at all.After the unfortunate casualties of the first few soldiers who boarded the ship, the remaining soldiers on the east coast rushed to the deck in one go, and then successfully took control of the ship, and detained more than ten people including the second officer and the boatswain. As for the captain, first mate and other sailors, it seems that they are still hanging out in the brothel and tavern on the shore-but this time they should have heard the movement, right?

At the same time as the gun battle broke out in the harbor, the nearly [-] soldiers on the east coast who stayed on the pier had all been mobilized. They took to the street with guns and blocked any unrelated personnel who tried to approach the battle circle.In addition, the escort gunship "Swordfish" that had just sold its goods also tore off the gun cover on the gun barrel under the captain's order, and the gunners were trying their best to push projectiles into the gun barrel Cy, it seems that he is ready to fight at any time.

The entire port area of ​​Cartagena Port became chaotic at this moment. Countless people screamed and moved away from the port, but there were also countless people who opened their windows and looked at the port that was in fierce battle with excited eyes—life was too much. Boring, when was the last time there were hundreds of pirates fighting in the pier?

The alarm bell in the center of the city square was rang by Hidalgo, who was in charge of city security. The priests watching the situation lamented: "Is glorious Cartagena about to fall?"

"Boom! Boom!" The 10 cannons on one side of the escort gunship "Swordfish" opened fire one by one, but the target was not the smuggling boat that had been controlled by the people on the east coast, but another boat that had pulled anchor and raised its sails, and started to head towards the port. The ship slowly drifting outside - this is a small two-masted fast ship, the favorite ship used by Pirates of the Caribbean, the whole ship has about 8 small and medium-caliber artillery, but it can't match the 12-pound gun anyway. , 18-pound gun "Swordfish" compared.

Due to the short distance, all the projectiles fired by the two sides slammed into the sides of the other side's ship, but the smuggling ship was at a disadvantage because of its small size and poor firepower.Therefore, after only a short while of shooting, one mast was interrupted and three artillery pieces were destroyed. The firepower on the left side was completely disintegrated immediately, and it had lost the ability to fight again.

Sure enough, after reloading with grape bombs and blasting for a while, the pirate ship finally shouted to surrender. They held up a white flag to express that they did not want to continue fighting, but some sailors jumped ship and ran away, and the people on the east coast didn't bother to care about them. ——Of course, the two-masted sailing ship was dealt with, but the other two smuggling ships in the harbor took the opportunity to successfully escape from the port area, then set up their full sails, and fled away in embarrassment.In this regard, the people on the east coast have nothing to do. This kind of light pirate ship, the old-fashioned "Madao" class escort gunboat does not have an advantage in speed, so they can only let it go, but fortunately, there are already two A ship as a trophy, isn't it?

After sending someone to clean up the mess, Director Zhou and Anda Fifteen met Captain Sosa who had been waiting for a long time. At this time, he was much calmer after quietly receiving a five thousand lire check from the Bank of Sao Paulo.Perhaps the two smuggling ships that were attacked in the harbor had something to do with him (it is almost inevitable given the status of Captain Sosa), but now that he has been knocked down by the East Coasters three times, then his own Is there any need to speak for these dead people, especially when the East Coast people handed him a huge check, it is worth considering.

"You guys are really reckless this time." Captain Sosa was still very angry when he said this, but his words were not as stiff as at the beginning: "Of course I know that Your Excellency the Governor is quite eager for your arrival, but King Philip The warrant has not yet arrived in Cartagena. Strictly speaking, you have no right to deal with such matters at this time..."

"The port of Cartagena is restricted to trade with the outside world. Except for ships from the Flota or Gaiañes fleet, no one can come to the local trade with a full load of goods without the permission of Seville. Of course Now there are more of us." Director Zhou said righteously, "I heard that the British have recruited a group of pirates in Jamaica, and they may make moves at any time. If your country does not welcome it, we can withdraw at any time. When the time comes , please face the wrath of King Philip and the West India Council alone..."

Director Zhou's ruthless words made Captain Sosa a little embarrassed, so the two sides fell silent for a while.But at this moment, another gunshot sounded like popping beans on the street. Nanjiro, an orderly of Adachi Fifteen, hurried in and reported: "A group of smugglers rushed out of the tavern to seize the boat. Killed and arrested many people, 5 brothers were killed and 3 were injured.”

Captain Sosa looked blankly at the people on the east coast, not understanding what they were talking about, but at this moment he thought about it with his toes and knew what was going on.It's just this realization that made him fall into a deeper helplessness. The people on the east coast fired at Cartagena at will, but people like himself had nothing to do with them. Just thinking about it makes people extremely depressed.It's ridiculous that before the people from the east coast came, some big figures in the city still vowed to give these eastern pagans some good looks, because these degenerates who don't believe in religion want to monopolize Cartagena's foreign trade. How can this be tolerated!You know, in order to obtain huge profits from import and export trade, these people dare to have an affair with pirates, and now there is no pressure to give eye drops to the people on the east coast.

It's just that reality hit these people hard in the face.People from the east coast are so bold that they dared to bring 200 people to Cartagena to take office, and they took the smuggling boat as a knife on the first day. This bold and bold style really shocked these Spaniards. Some of the previous Under the rough style of opening and closing, the prepared tricks under the table are almost the same as playing house.What to do next, I really have to think about it now, and I must not act hastily anymore.

The town council officials in the city quickly rushed to the pier with a group of citizen militias (the militiamen have no interest in participating in other forms of combat except defending their own homes), and Captain Sosa gave an overview of the matter. They made some reports, then pointed to the two boats controlled by the East Coast people in the pier and shook their heads, probably meaning that the East Coast people acted very domineeringly with the double acquiescence of King Philip and His Excellency the Governor. On the pier, they openly fought with smugglers and seized two boats. Their actions were completely provocative to the inherent order of the local area.

Anda XV, who was brandishing a saber on the pier, saw a group of Spanish militiamen carrying spears, halberds and matchlock guns, shook his head slightly, and ignored them.These weak chickens, if there is no order from the superior, he only needs half a battalion to wipe them all out.However, considering that the people from the east coast will continue to do business in this area for a long time in the future, as well as the factors against the British, Anda XV thinks it is better to keep these Spaniards.

After seeing that Director Zhou had taken the initiative to negotiate with the Spaniards, Anda Fifteen shook his head and ordered his subordinates to count the belongings on the two smuggling boats seized.According to the rules, a certain percentage of the goods will be their trophies, so it can't be mistaken.

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