The Bugalao Artillery Factory is located at the foot of the mountain in the northwest of Wangyang Mountain. It occupies a large area of ​​land, with continuous workshops and dormitories, with thousands of employees. When gunfires broke out in the north, people woke up from their sleep, but there was no panic. After all, since the Spanish entered Macau, the cooperation between two countries that had already started war in the local area was very close. The Portuguese allowed it to use the port, but refused Spanish soldiers and sailors to enter the city.

The Spaniards and the Portuguese often clashed, and after cooperating with the pirates at the Pearl River Estuary, the group of guys who came to Macau to sell stolen goods often caused trouble. The citizens were no longer surprised by the gunshots, but the gunshots became increasingly dense and there was no intention of stopping. Then a fire broke out in the city of Macau. When the forts on the West Wangyang Mountain fired one after another, people finally knew that something was wrong. The management of the Portuguese in the workshop, the craftsmen and guards began to pack up the gold, silver, and soft materials to retreat towards the turret. If there was a safe place in the city of Macau, there was only the turret with the Governor's residence and the Council.

The group of people were blocked by Li Mingxun's men at the intersection and killed more than a dozen Moors and Indian guards. The others chose to surrender. At this time, there were more than 60 people following Li Mingxun. Except for twenty guards, the rest were members of the Hong Kong local garrison team. This group of people sneaked into Macau last year and kidnapped some gun casting craftsmen, so they were very familiar with the area around the Bugalao gun casting factory. They occupied the main street intersection and drove the craftsmen into the workshop of the gun casting factory to take care of them, and soon stabilized the situation.

It was dawn, and Li Mingxun walked into the warehouse of the artillery factory. There were more than 40 artillery neatly placed here, of which the 24-pound Koufeilin long cannon, which can be regarded as a national weapon, accounted for half. This is also an important reason why Li Mingxun valued the Bujialao artillery factory so much.

Last year, the Portuguese king's envoy arrived in Macau. The Macau Parliament and the merchant class announced their allegiance to the king who had achieved independence from the local king. They not only contributed 200,000 taels of silver, but also gave 200 cannons of various caliber as gifts. At that time, the club had a clear understanding of the capabilities of the Bugalao Casting Artillery. At the same time, the club's main battleship was urgently needed to be launched, but the large-caliber heavy artillery used by the main battleship was delayed. Although the 18-pound cast iron cannons of the club's casting artillery can already be produced, the success rate was too low to meet the demand at all. The 24-pound Koufeilin, regarded as the core of the firepower, had never been successfully cast.

Under this situation, the club commissioned several business partners such as the British East India Company and Siam to purchase from the Bugalao Artillery Factory, which led to such heavy artillery in the warehouse. However, the Spanish suddenly disrupted the situation and did not have to pay the final payment.

"Master, I asked clearly. In addition to the heavy artillery in the warehouse, the other warehouse also has more than 20 artillery, most of which are six-pound and nine-pound artillery. In addition, there are a batch of gunpowder stored by the casting gun factory, saltpeter, copper, tin materials, and copper alone has more than 2,000 stones." Wu Mu ran over and said excitedly.

But he never thought that the captured Portuguese manager understood Chinese when he heard Umu's words and immediately understood, and he shouted, "You are shameful piracy, and the Supreme Court will definitely sentence you to hang."

Li Mingxun smiled slightly and said, "We are not pirates, but from Tenglong Trading Company. Your artillery factory has provided war support to our enemy Spanish fleet, which is a war crime. All artillery and resources in the warehouse will be compensated. You are all war criminals. Before the Macau Council or your family cannot provide corresponding ransom, everyone must atone for the community."

Seeing that Li Mingxun was serious, the Portuguese manager did not dare to show off any more. He quickly explained: "We have completely normal business dealings with the Spaniards, and we have no intention of opposing your club. We did not sell them artillery and ammunition, but only provided the work of building gun cars and casting copper bells and metal parts."

Li Mingxun glanced at the man, signaled the guard to take him down, and said, "If you refute, please tell the judge. Of course, it is our judge, not yours."

"Master, why don't I know when the club will have the position of judge?" Wu Mu asked in confusion.

"Yes, there are no judges in the community yet, so wait until there are judges and let these people argue." Li Mingxun smiled.

"What are we doing now?" Umu asked.

Li Mingxun looked behind him. There was already smoke rising from the fortress on the top of the mountain in Wangyang Mountain, and there was also dull sound of cannons in the south of the city. He immediately said: "The Land War Camp will land soon. After controlling the South Gate, the cannon casting craftsmen and their families here will be transferred to the warship as soon as possible."

To be fair, among all the estuaries of the great rivers along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, the Pearl River Estuary has the best hydrological conditions. The Pearl River Estuary has abundant water volume, and there will be no big difference between dry water and abundant water seasons. The monsoon here is regular and the water surface is wide, which is very suitable for shipping. However, this does not mean that the Pearl River Estuary can sail at will, especially for warships such as Galen ships with deep draft.

The powerful Pearl River water system has caused the changing dark sand along the coast. There are hundreds of islands of all sizes at the estuary of the Pearl River. These islands are messy and not only fill the waterway with various reefs, but also cut the waterway like a maze. Not to mention it, the Portuguese in Macau has sailed here for nearly a century and have not fully understood the hydrological conditions here. They only go to Guangzhou for trade from May to July of the lunar calendar every year. In other months, their merchant ships are easily blown to an unknown corner, and then they can only wait for local fishermen, gangs and even pirates to come to rescue.

It was the end of June, and the southwest monsoon was the most regular stage. Taking advantage of the high tide, the community's fleet entered the widest main channel, the Daxi Channel, and successfully found the channel mark to Macau. Dahengqin Island, near the port of Macau, this fleet of nine ships descended all the sails, and sailors drove a long boat in front and dragged them into the sea on the south side of Macau Street.

The two main battleships, Tiger Shark and Shark, anchored at the entrance of the Inner Harbor in Macau, lined up and aimed at the channel, completely blocking the escape route of the fleets of the Inner Harbor Portugal and Western countries. The other seven warships began to deport small boats and put the land war camps carried on land.

At this time, the southern city wall of Macau was still under the control of the Portuguese. After only one night of chaos, the Portuguese had not yet fully recovered. The first wave of troops sent by the large turret chose to attack the Shalitou Fort captured by Li Beiji, because only by taking this place could the safety of the port be ensured. In addition to the Gaslan Fortress, only the armed civilians who were temporarily organized were defending the southern city wall.

After putting down the Marines, the shallow-drafted notice ships and frigates approached the coastline for fire support. There was no resistance at the beach. After the Marines came ashore, they lined up to shoot, suppressing the firepower at the city. The engineers used gunpowder to blow up the arched south gate. A marine brigade successfully entered the city and joined forces with Li Mingxun to escort the craftsmen captured by the Bugalao Casting Factory to retreat to the beach. At the same time, they launched an attack in the city, supporting the Shalitou Fort to repel the Portuguese attack.

Li Mingxun was able to climb the South City Wall and take over the full command. The Gathrail Fort in the southeast corner was still resisting and attacking the landing Marines. This was also the source of the largest damage to the Marines. However, with the addition of a small Galen ship, the nine-pound cannon on the ship quickly suppressed the Gathra Fort with only six artillery with its range and power.

"What a fierce warship!" Li Mingxun exclaimed.

"Yes, your Excellency, this is my ship, the Blue Banshee!" A familiar English sounded around him. Li Mingxun put away his telescope and saw Pi Long wearing the captain's hat.

This French-born pirate of Caribbean was already a shotgun replacement. He was wearing a decent linen shirt, slender breeches, and a sword as gorgeous as a pistol. He didn't think that this professional pirate who was active in the Philippines could get a decent Spanish officer's outfit, but Li Mingxun never expected that Piron actually owned a Garen ship.

"Is that so? Did the Blue Banshee injured Spain's cruise ship?" Li Mingxun asked, pointing to the Spanish cruise ship that was parked in the inner harbor to the west and could not move.

Pilong nodded proudly. After receiving self-help from Li Mingxun last year, Pilong and Galeid quickly made a situation along the coast of the Philippines, and the pirate fleet expanded to more than a dozen. This time, with the southwest monsoon, Pilong led the fleet north to Hong Kong to sell stolen goods. However, because most of his cargo was indigenous slaves from the Philippines, the destination was changed to Budai Port.

On the way to Hong Kong, Piron met Raphael's fleet of destruction, and a naval battle broke out between the two sides. The Blue Banshee approached and destroyed the rudder of the Spanish cruiser Edslo. If it weren't for the two cruise constructions of the destruction fleet, Piron might have succeeded, because Piron wanted to get more and better warships and volunteered to participate in the operation against Macau, which was no different from a timely help for the clubs with insufficient troops.

This Blue Banshee has a slender hull, a layer of artillery deck, with an aspect ratio of more than four. It is a good cruise ship, with a displacement of more than three hundred and fifty tons, and is also considered a battleship in Southeast Asia. It performed particularly well in this support landing. The club's heavy gunboats were too deep to approach the coast, and the schooner that could approach the coast was weak in firepower, which was not the opponent of artillery on the turret. Only the Blue Banshee could approach the coast with nine-pound cannons to suppress the firepower of the turret.

Amid the rumbling sound of cannons, the two of them stared at the Portuguese-Swiss fleet in the inner harbor. Pilong's eyes became hot. He quickly said, "Yes, I want to use my military achievements and only funds to buy this Edslo. I have already thought of a name for it, the Bloodhound."

Of course, his eyes were not only eyeing the cruise ship. In addition to the 800-ton Grand Garen in the port, two small Garen ships and various schooners were loved by Piron. He now owns a pirate fleet, but most of them are cargo ships. This time, slaves were sold to Budai Port and sold them with the ship. At this time, there was only one cruise ship and the Mary Rose notification ship.

Lee Mingxun smiled and said, "My people are persuading the Portuguese fleet deep in the Inner Harbor. As long as they surrender, the Spaniards will be in a state of attack on all sides. If the Edslo really falls into my hands, I will make him a bloodhound."

Pilon seemed to be a cat with a tail stepped on. He hurriedly said, "No, no, you, you have made the wrong order. You cannot persuade the Portuguese to surrender. You should first persuade the Spanish bacon. These bacons are all madmen. This is especially true for Raphael's subordinates. If they are in a state of attack on all sides, they are likely to sink their ships and then surrender ashore."

Lee Myung-hoon asked: "What do you think you should do?"

Pilong immediately said, "I will send someone to persuade the group of bacon to two choices, either surrender to you or give them to me. I believe that this group of bacon will make the right choice."

Li Mingxun nodded slightly, and he did not doubt this. In the distant American continent, the Spanish and the Caribbean Pirates were natural enemies. The two sides fought for nearly two centuries and remained unstoppable. Most of the pirates that fell into the hands of Spain would be hanged, and people of color would be sold into slaves. Similarly, Spanish sailors and soldiers would never be willing to fall into the hands of the Caribbean Pirates. After all, those guys had countless means to abuse their enemies.

The envoys sent by Piron quickly boarded the Spanish warships. The conditions were very simple. They either surrendered to the community and everyone would survive. The Philippine Governor's District or the Catholic Church came forward to pay the ransom. The price for them would not be too harsh. Or they would resist stubbornly. After the battle, everyone would hand it over to Piron.

The negotiations lasted until the afternoon, and the battle at the Shalitou Fort was completely stopped. The two actions of the Portuguese to take back the fort were defeated and more than a hundred people were killed. The bodies were hung on the west wall to see the Portuguese fleet in the inner port. In the end, the Spaniards responded and chose to surrender, headed by the Edslo, but a small incident occurred during the surrender process. A Spanish informed that the officer on the ship chose to repent at the last moment and ignited the gunpowder depot. Piron also strictly implemented the negotiation rules, and all the forty-two Spaniards belonging to the ship were hanged.

In the evening, the Gaslan Fort at the southern city wall surrendered, and the large group of members entered the city of Macau, including the Land War Battalion, the Guards, the Taipei Development Corps, and the subordinates of Pilong, plus a group of armed sailors, the number exceeded 2,000.

The Portuguese finally figured out the situation. Several small turrets on the city wall in the east either surrendered without fighting or fled. At night, only Songshan turrets and large turrets on the commanding heights in the city were still resisting.
Chapter completed!