open sea

Chapter 898 Lost
On the endless sea, the Spanish Galen ship was drifting alone with the red cross flag, sailing to its destination——Da Ming's Changsheng Port on the west coast of the New World.

The condition of this large Galen ship is very good. It seems that the paint in the shipyard is not enough. Those repaired ship boards have different wood colors, and even the canvas is newly replaced. Continue to use copper nails to give its name, Lima.

Last summer, there was no such ship in Lima, the Viceroyalty of Peru, Spain. It was dismantled and repaired from two warships that were damaged in the naval battle. The captain who boarded the poop can get the answer in his glaring eyes towards the shore.

That's the ship, people say, I remember it.

In the coastal waters of Changsheng Port, the fish pond that has been cleaned many times before finally losing its fishy smell, oh no, it is the Nantang ship that is quietly moored in the guard of four shark ships. A year ago, Turtle Island deviated in a storm. The Nantang ship on its way encountered a Western fleet from Peru.

That naval battle became a nightmare for many Western troops who participated in the war.

Even now seeing the massive beast at anchor at sea is still haunting.

They were Spanish troops from Lima, Peru, dispatched by the Duke of Alba, and went to Mexico City to garrison troops through Changsheng.

In order not to be underestimated by the Ming army, the governor of Peru specially dispatched this huge ship of nearly [-] tons as a vehicle to carry soldiers, but obviously at this time the expected effect could not be achieved, and the surviving soldiers who participated in the Turtle Island naval battle were spread on the ship. new fear.

Fortunately, this behavior was quickly stopped by the company captain on board, and there was indeed something more eye-catching than the Nantang ship on the shore.

Many people have been to Changsheng in the past. Before the arrival of the Ming army, ships would carry a large amount of gold and silver, sugar, iron ore and copper ingots every year to unload through Panama and load them from Acapulco. Cotton armor, plate armor, muskets, red wine, and rum sent by European merchants were transported back to Lima.

It’s just that Acapulco wasn’t like this back then.

Close to the bay, the infantry on the Lima can clearly see the two five-storied pagodas full of exotic styles on the north and south cliffs of the port. The walls of the walled city wall can make people clearly feel its military attributes.

Before seeing the gun barrels protruding from the six windows of each tower, the infantry of the Western Army regarded it as a simple lighthouse, because there was a Spanish watchtower north of Acapulco in the past.

In the middle of the two towers is the port. In the past there was only one short trestle bridge, but now there are twelve slender trestle bridges extending from the sea to the shore. Prosecutors and militiamen have been waiting for a long time.

Next to the military village behind them is a row of archways extending eastward. Behind each archway is a warehouse like a government office. The archway in front of the warehouse is written with the name of the warehouse. Countless laborers pushed the carts, and horse-drawn carriages running on wooden tracks stored a large amount of goods into the warehouse.

Looking into the distance, you can vaguely see the Ming Dynasty-style small courtyards in the northeast of the port. They planted thriving trees in the courtyards. unique scenery.

Under the guidance of the Ming army, the Spanish soldiers who disembarked from the ship lined up at the port. After stretching their sore bodies curled up on the ship for a short time, they tried their best to show themselves the neat military appearance of high-level soldiers, but they couldn't help squinting left and right. Avoid revealing mixed flavors.

"Cheer up, I know you are exhausted, but we have no right to stay in the city. They have prepared a camp far away from the town. We're afraid we'll have to go until this afternoon."

The captain of the company is a serious Spanish veteran, neatly dressed in black armor, and the belt on his body is meticulous. He has an interesting name, García Romero.

This surname is a variant of Romeo, and the meaning of the first name is youth, which means the youth from Rome, and the whole name is just like playing with it.

He is not tall, but he stands extremely straight, with one hand holding the steel sword at his waist and the other hand hanging down holding a baton full of distances and mathematical formulas. Measure the distance between everyone and urge them to start marching.

The Spanish soldiers all wore standard high-top helmets, some wore breastplates, and some wore cotton armor with prismatic stitches made by the Indians. The lower body wore long trousers and stockings and short boots and boots. The colors were strange. It attracted the ridicule of the immigrant people from the Ming Dynasty on the roadside.

"Look, they are wearing yin and yang pants. The color of the two pants is different, and the color of each person is also different!"

This is really a new sight for the people of the Ming Dynasty who are used to seeing the uniform uniforms of the Ming army. Even if you don’t talk about the more expensive things like armor, how can an army with uneven uniforms go to war?Even if they really look like a team of fighters, dressed like this will make people feel like a gang of mobs.

A well-informed person showed himself to be well-informed in the crowd, and explained: "You don't know yet? The trade treaty between Daming and Xiyi has made uniforms for them, and it will be fine in the future!"

"But their spears are thick!"

In order to avoid provoking the Ming army and causing trouble, the governor of Peru specially selected this first-time borrowed soldier. Garcia’s subordinates were an infantry company, including 23 mercenaries and [-] company members. Any musketeer, at this time the whole company is marching on the official road, holding a huge spear like a slowly wriggling hedgehog.

Their good style made Juniper, who had received the task of leading troops to cause trouble earlier, unable to do anything, so he had to slowly lead his troops to follow behind them, waiting for the opportunity to move.

"Captain, Acapulco wasn't like this before, we lost it, didn't we?"

When Garcia was about to leave the port, a soldier in the company asked a question when Garcia walked by. The outline of the town at the end of the official road was finally fixed on the tall mast of the Nantang ship moored in the port.

"I really want to board their ship and see what kind of warship can destroy two Galen."

Garcia let out a long sigh, gritted his teeth slowly, followed the company and said to his soldiers: "If you are talking about Acapulco, yes, Spain has lost Acapulco forever, Spain can no longer lose If we lose again, we will completely lose the New World.”

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)