: The soldiers are full of stings

Will both sides be very kind? In the tent set up by the beach, there are soft beaches and shells under their feet, and the wind blows birds in their ears, but the differences between the two sides have been unable to reach a unified state from the beginning.

Azeger insisted that the biggest concession was to surrender to the Ming court, but Mantaoga must be in their hands. Yang Ling insisted that Mantaoga must restore the country and that Portuguese troops must evacuate.

However, Portugal could set up a commercial office there and even the Ming shore, send government officials and business representatives to trade with the Eastern people under the order of the Ming Dynasty, and compete fairly with the Ming Dynasty merchants. At the same time, the Ming government guaranteed the safety and interests of the Portuguese merchants from the Far East. In return, Portugal also needed to protect the safety and rights of the Ming ocean fleet.

Azeger refused this proposal. What he wanted was to control the Indian Ocean and dominate the Far East trade. Although Yangling's proposal could also bring huge benefits to Portugal, they would have to face the competition from other Western merchants and the pressure from Eastern merchants, and the initiative in trade would not be in their hands.

The first negotiations between the two sides ended unhappily. On the one hand, Yang Ling reported the negotiation situation to Emperor Zhengde, and on the other hand, he asked to transfer the main force of the navy from north to south to south to south to Fujian and the three major shipyards and military weapons bureaus in Fujian, Guangdong, Liaodong, Nanjing and Quanzhou to work day and night, and do his best to build new warships and equip the navy.

Temporary financial difficulties are certain, but if this battle is lost, it will further encourage Folang Jiren's ambitions. Even other Western countries will be eager to try and come to the East to erode the Ming Dynasty's maritime power.

For example, the financial consumption caused by the long-term stalemate of the maggots attached to the bone will be even more unbearable, and the domino effect caused by this failure is difficult to predict what impact it will have on the Ming Dynasty political arena.

In the past, Caisang girl from Wu State accidentally stepped on the foot of a woman in Chu State while playing games. In the end, she developed from two families to two cities. Finally, a war between the two countries caused more than 100,000 deaths. The Princess of Chu was also captured alive, and since then the two countries have formed enemies.

The times create people, but the times are driven by people. Not anything has any historical necessity, and it is even more so in the officialdom. Although Yang Ling was favored and supported by Emperor Zhengde, Liu Jin's faction and the remaining old ministers of the Hongzhi Dynasty all looked down on him. If they took the opportunity to mobilize national political opinions and force him to step down after he was defeated, I am afraid that all the efforts and policies he made would disappear. What is the necessity of his failure and change in the country's fortune?

Therefore, despite receiving secret reports, knowing that the court was in financial difficulties, the harvest was not obtained in various places at this time, and the people were living in difficult situations. Some places were already complaining, so Yang Ling had to grit his teeth and persevere.

The people cannot stand at such a political height, and some things cannot be understood by them, and Yang Ling does not intend to make such futile efforts. However, the bad news from the economic information still made him worried. Similar to the politicians who advocated shock therapy, the pressure they were under was extremely huge, not to mention that this was not a unified decision by the entire Ming court. Many court officials expressed their approval of the superficial obedience of the Folang Jiren. They did not agree with the Ming Dynasty's use of troops to the outside world.

This time the challenge was not directly targeted by him, so there were more things to be taken into account and worry about. He had to endure it no matter what, and the Ming court and the people also had to endure it. After the pain, a new life will be ushered in.

A new life was born. Yang Ling's people brought news from Jinling that Ma Lian'er had given birth and gave birth to a baby girl. Yang Ling, who was a father, was both happy and ashamed. He expected that he had rushed back to the capital this month, but now it seems that not only Ma Lian'er's daughter cannot be with him, but even when the young mother gave birth to a child, he didn't have time to rush back to the capital.

This is July, the hottest time. However, the rain is getting less and less, and the crops are inclined to drought. Yang Ling, who is also the governor of Fujian, still has to take into account civil affairs and farming, and is very busy. Fortunately, he knows that Ma Lianer has his brother around him, and Chu Ling and Chu Yan and two people trained by Cheng Qiyun to serve him, so he doesn't care too much.

With the mobilization of the Ming army, the Mantaga pirates were also stepping up the maintenance of warships and training soldiers, especially several different forces' coordinated combat capabilities. They also recruited more than 600 soldiers locally, and the people sent to India to mobilize troops have not yet returned. So while the two sides were preparing for the battle, they were still negotiating hypocritically.

Yang Ling knew that the war could not be delayed, and the navy's supplies consumed several times that of the army. The huge army gathered now cannot be supported by the current financial resources of the Ming Dynasty. It must decide the victory and defeat with the fiercest offensive and solve them once and for all.

Yang Ling had already received news that Emperor Zhengde had approved the dispatch of troops to the Massacre. Now his preparations are ready, everything is ready, and only the east wind is not available.

During the latest negotiation, the Ming army stopped wading warm water and mixed water. Their attitude suddenly became tougher. Yang Ling sternly warned Aizege: "On July 15th, the Flangji army must withdraw from the Mantaoka, otherwise the Ming army will expel by force, and all the consequences will be borne by Portugal."

The last moment of the showdown between the two sides finally arrived.

July 14th, Ghost Festival.

In the middle of July, ghosts are running around. On this night, it is not necessary to walk at night, stay up late, or go into the water. However, the Fuzhou Wharf was constantly in the middle of the night and the river was flowing. The arms ships, supply ships, troop transport ships, and warships were all dispatched. The inside and outside of the wharf were brightly lit, and they were alerted by officers and soldiers ten miles away, and no one was allowed to approach.

The Fu Ship-1 "aircraft carrier" named by Yang Ling also arrived at the port and was quietly anchored on the sea. The warship Emperor Zhengde personally gave him another name: "Magic General!"

It was also the first warship equipped with iron armor. For weight-bearing and economic reasons, the Nanjing Military Intelligence Bureau ambassador Cheng Bingxi gave up the plan for armor on the entire ship. After design and testing, iron armor was installed in important positions that were easy to be hit and damaged, especially the port gun positions on both sides.

The warship was divided into five layers, with 30 cannons installed on the low deck and the main deck, 25 cannons installed on the upper deck and 15 cannons installed on the half deck. Due to the wide hull, the ship was renovated at the bow and stern for the first time, with six first cannons and four stern cannons installed, and 60 bowl-mouth guns were also equipped on the ship. The "Magic General" became a murder machine armed to the teeth and can fire at any time to almost all angles.

Seventy of these giant cannons were designed with drawings provided by Adnie. The gunners could quickly move the cannons on the wide deck as smooth as the ground. The other ten cannons were fixed.

The Folang machine cannon has a very fast firing rate, but relatively speaking, its lethality is smaller. In order to make up for the shortcomings, the artillery expert in Nanjing, Lu Zekai, combined the advantages of the Thunder Sky Cannon and the Folang machine cannon, designed a thousand-pound giant cannon. The cannon body is not a traditional tube-shaped body with a wide and thick head and tail, but a two-meter-long cannon body with a thick tail and a thin outlet.

Its shell weighs 25 kilograms, four-foot thick oak boards can be pierced within 35 ft. Four-foot thick oak boards can be smashed into the ground within 50 ft. The cave stones are broken and the boat is like a broken bamboo. The only disadvantage is that the firing of cannons is slower than traditional heavy cannons, but with the assistance of various Flang machine cannons, it can fully exert its terrible power.

This kind of giant is not suitable for long-distance voyages. It also requires the restraint of other warships in close combat, because once the enemy ship escapes, it is difficult to catch up, but it is used to attack and defend the port, and its appearance can make the most brave navy afraid.

As the boat was guided in front of us, the "magnificent General" slowly moved the hull. As the angle turned, the light reflected the sharp and heavy metal corners of the bow of the boat emitted a cold and terrifying light.

In front of it, a large number of warships had already sailed out of the port. The earliest group of centipede clutches that did not require sails to drive and were good at concealing whereabouts. There were many strange-shaped weapons on the ship. From a distance, they looked like large cylinders, small cylinders, ropes and bamboo rafts. Many navy officers and soldiers did not understand what weapons they were, but there were more people guarding next to them when they went to sea, and they were not allowed to get close.

Mid-day has passed, and the evil ghost's holiday is over.

The "Magic General" rides the wind and waves and sails towards the direction of the thorn. The blue sea is like ink. The sky is not white yet, and the moon hangs high in the sky, reflecting the sea like rotten silver light. Once the huge hull sails to the sea, it will appear so small. From a close distance, the huge waves it stirs up are enough to overturn a bribered boat. From the sky, it is just a faint trace plowing on the sea surface like a slight scale.

On the fifth floor of the giant ship, in the building like a city tower, Yang Ling lies on the chair with his eyes closed, and a trace of fatigue could be seen between his eyebrows. Adni lifted the curtain and walked in from the back cabin. She wore a tassel helmet on her head and a set of armor of the Ming general in her hand. Judging from Nati's posture of holding things, it should be a set of paper armor.

"Yang, are you tired?" Adni saw Yang Ling's appearance, hurriedly put the armor on the table and hurriedly walked over.

Yang Ling muttered a relaxed smile on the corner of his mouth, saying, "Well, I'm tired. I haven't had a good sleep for a few days, but I'm very relaxed now. After so many days, I finally reached the last moment."

Adni walked up to him, gently stroked his cheek, and said, "Yang, are you so sure of victory? Are you not worried about failure at all?"

Yang Ling grabbed her hand, gently shaved her own Hu Jian with her tender palm, and whispered: "Do you know, Xiao Ni'er, once in the capital, many knowledgeable Beijing officials were trying hard to make me participate in the Jingyan debate and teach the emperor. I prepared for the whole night. When I was having dinner in the morning, my legs were trembling involuntarily. In fact... I couldn't eat it at all."

He chuckled: "No one knows that I am so scared and so nervous, but when I stood there, I was no longer afraid, my head was a little drowsy, and there was a kind of inexplicable excitement. Standing there, I imagined myself facing everyone, they were going to listen to me and be ready to question me, I was really scared, but when I stood on the stage, facing the crowd of people, I couldn't care about this."

"Now, I have been preparing for too long. I have thought about the various situations that may arise once I fail. All of them make me afraid of them. But when I have already set sail, I just think about how to defeat the enemy. I don't have time to think about it, nor do I need to think about the possibility of failure."

He opened his eyes and stared at Adnie: "Do you regret fighting for me? After all, they are from your country?"

"What do you want me to answer to be happy, my husband?" Adni chuckled in a slight chuckled: "Do you want me to say that your wife regards her husband as the best, and your will is my will. Or... I hope to exchange for a small amount of casualties to make my country clear and avoid them from forming enemies with a powerful country like the Ming Dynasty?"

"Ah!" Adni moaned, and Yang Ling's revengeful hands had already leaned under her clothes, pinching her breasts, and his annoying big hands kept kneading and playing with her buds, enjoying the warm touch, a pair of cherry-like nipples quickly firmed up.

Adni couldn't stand up with her feet. She blushed and leaned against Yang Ling's chest. On the eve of the battle, she tolerated Yang Ling's frivolousness. Yang Ling chuckled and said, "Now tell me whether it is because your wife regards her husband as the best, or for the supreme interests of your country."

This was the first time she had been kissed so unscrupulously by a man so unscrupulously. Apart from lying there and begging her, she could no longer resist.

"Western beauty has just started to be in love with men and women. It turns out that she is so immature. If I want, I can ask her now." Yang Ling's heart was thrilled. However, he still restrained his desire. He didn't know why he was teasing her now. Is it because she was still very nervous in her heart and subconsciously wanted to relax, or because she was about to go to Han Wu's warship and go to the front line of artillery fire to fight in person.

He let go of Adni's wet and rosy lips, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Can you tell me now?"

"I.....I don't know...." Adnie lay on his chest and gasped softly and said, her hair was messy and full of sexy aura: "I don't know, dear Di Yang, I haven't thought about why, for you, for me, or for more noble goals. Oh.....Damn, don't ask me, I just know that I should fight side by side with you!"

"Cough cough", two clear coughs, Cheng Qiyun's figure appeared in front of the cabin door. This was her first time going to sea. Although the giant ship was extremely stable and the stairs were spacious and strong, she still subconsciously held the railing tightly, glanced at Yang Ling with a pair of beautiful eyes, and looked at her face as if she was smiling.

Adni screamed softly, as if she was caught in the bed, and hurriedly got up and tidied up her clothes in a hurry. Yang Ling's mouth curled up and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Yes," Cheng Qiyun responded and walked into the cabin and said, "The centipede ship has completed the scheduled mission and is now returning. She has just received the light words, but in order to make sure, I will wait until they sent a message boat to notify you."

"The Clippers are ready, and you can send Adni to General Han's warship immediately."

Yang Ling jumped up and saw that Adni had put on her armor, so she quickly tied her braid and said, "Let's go, I'll send you a change of boats, and I'll leave the first battle to you!"

He gently held a small hand on each side. The two beauties looked at each other tacitly, and they both gave face and did not break free. Yang Ling couldn't help but look proud of her lips.

Walking down step by step from the high five-story coach cabin, the guards standing solemnly raised their hands to salute. The sky was covered with white fish belly and the sea breeze was cool. Looking around, the "Magnificent General" lined up behind them, three heavy-loaded "square craft" sand ships, and four horse and fast ships followed. The warships followed were countless, big and small, but they couldn't see what model they were.

It also has He-style warships moving forward in synchronization with the left and right sides, including other models of blessing ships, sand ships, broad ships, and bird ships (variants of blessing ships). This is a mixed fleet. This time, Yang Ling has obviously used all the power that can be used.

Not only did he want to win this battle, but he also wanted to let the terrible combat power of the Ming army navy leave an indelible impression on the Folang Ji people, and they would not dare to have the idea of ​​using force for at least ten years.

In the lower cabin, the rudder and the ship master were calculating the direction and the angle of the ship in an orderly manner, just like a general commanding the battle, constantly issuing various terms and orders that Yang Ling could not understand. The non-combatants under his command each operated various navigators and issued instructions such as steering, sailing and other instructions to the sailors according to the command of the fire chief, correcting the course.

In water combat, the boat is like a war horse under the knight's crotch. Whether the boat can be handled easily can definitely affect the victory of the entire battle. Therefore, Yang Ling respects these warriors who do not use swords and guns. He nodded humbly, stopped them from celebrating, and walked towards the side of the boat with Cheng Qiyun and Adni.

Due to the different sizes of the hull and the different forces of the sails, it is impossible to keep the other ship at the same speed as Yangling's No. 1 Fu Ship and set up pedals. Han Wu's warship and Yangling's coaching ship basically maintained parallel speeds, more than 30 feet away to his left.

Yang Ling looked at Adni, said nothing, just nodded, then helped her to board the fast boat, and used cables to lift the boat into the water with the sailors. The boat quickly leaned over while notifying Han Wu's warship with lights.

Yang Ling stood at the bow and looked at him. After a while, Han Wu's ship made a "whimper" sound of conch, and at the same time, more than a dozen lights waved the same movements in different directions in front, back, left and right directions. Then more than twenty warships suddenly filled their sails, left Yangling's large fleet, and drove forward at full speed.

Yang Ling looked to the right, and centipede ships were sailing forward and reverse, flexibly interspersed between the gaps in the fleet. The ship was empty, and they were loaded with large and small cylinders and ropes and bamboo rafts were all gone.

Yang Ling smiled, a little evil: "If you don't get out of the line if you fight like this, a big bomb will fall from the sky!"

"Hmm?" Cheng Qiyun glanced at him curiously.
Chapter completed!