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Chapter 1073 Blocking the Door

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    Of course, before making this decision, they also carefully weighed the risks of the trip.  In the eyes of this group of Portuguese people who felt that they had conquered half the world, although the Ming Dynasty's navy was much stronger than Japan, it was still not enough.

    So, no matter how powerful Jiangnan Group¡¯s fleet is, can it be better than Zeng Yiben?  Nearly one-third of Zeng Yiben's soldiers were equipped with various firearms, including matchlocks.  The ship is also equipped with artillery such as the Folang machine, which can be regarded as the elite of the Asian navy.

    Zeng Yiben¡¯s fleet of forty ships and 1,500 people was no match for a Karak sailboat. Why did the Jiangnan Group dare to challenge them?

    So after getting Omura Junchu¡¯s promise to open Nagasaki Port and donate the land within three miles of the port to the church, the Portuguese happily agreed to his request.

    During the time they were stationed in Fukudaura, Omura Juntada regularly sent supplies and rewards, and also sent Japanese women to work on the ships. Except that the wind and waves in this damn place were too strong, and even just being stationed would make people seasick, everything was so beautiful.  .

    Until not long ago, news came from Tamna Island that the Jiangnan Group of the Ming Dynasty formed a huge fleet in order to protect their shipping lanes.  Later, they heard that their fleet could collapse a hill with a single salvo, and the Portuguese began to feel a little uneasy.

    But after discussion, they determined that this must be a deliberate bragging by the deceitful Ming Dynasty people.  They knew very well the level of Ming Dynasty's artillery.  Those clumsy cast-iron cannons don't have the same muzzle as their rapid-fire cannons that is, the Folang machine. How could they be so powerful?

    So they decided to ignore it and continue to anchor.

    However, the news brought by Father Torres this time made the two captains completely uneasy.

    Pinto picked up a piece of 'Beren Pastry' and brought it to his mouth to chew slowly This is a sweet egg milk tea tart, baked brown in the oven, sprinkled with cinnamon, and served with black as tar.  Coffee is the most popular afternoon tea among Lisbon¡¯s upper class.

    But on weekdays, the Belem cakes that always satisfy him suddenly no longer taste good. This time, the news that the Goto naval army was destroyed and Jiangchuan City was razed to the ground could not have come from the Japanese themselves.  It¡¯s the Ming Dynasty people who are bragging again.

    The captain of a Karak ship must have a calm mind, excellent judgment, and above-average strategic abilities.  Being alone outside again, it was impossible for Pinto to truly underestimate the enemy.

    While he was silently planning whether to stay or go, he asked Torres: "Father, what does Don Romeo mean?"

    "He hopes that you can move to Yokozeura and prevent the Ming army fleet from entering Omura Bay." Father Torres said bluntly: "Of course, this is just his own idea, and the church will not interfere with your judgment." The Society of Jesus and  The colonial fleet is a symbiosis that depends on each other. The old priest can still figure out which is near and which is far.

    "It's best not to." Colonel Pinto said categorically: "It's best not to rashly fight the Ming Dynasty fleet before we fully understand the opponent's strength. It's best to stay in Futianpu!"

    As he spoke, he smiled without shame: "Actually, if the church can agree, I even want to pull up the anchor and go to sea immediately You know, the warships in the harbor are like lions stuck in the mire, too easy to be damaged.  It¡¯s time to attack, not to mention that Fukudaura doesn¡¯t even have any shore defense.¡±

    "It makes sense." Father Torres nodded and said, "Son, don't worry about the church. Just do what you want. Although the church always has its own ideas, no one wants to treat those of you who are opening up territories for the Lord.  Warriors, put in danger.¡±

    "Thank you, there are fewer and fewer reasonable priests like you these days." Colonel Pinto glanced at Father Torres gratefully.  Those Jesuit fanatics wish they could conquer Japan immediately, and then use Japan as a springboard to conquer the Ming Dynasty, so that the damn Ming Emperor could be baptized as soon as possible!

    "At my age, I know the importance of patience. There are some things that one generation cannot accomplish." Father Torres smiled kindly and said: "When we came to Japan with Father Xavier, we wanted to gain the trust of those famous people.  , had to shave off his hair and beard, put on monk's robes and rosary beads, and call himself a distant branch of Buddhism."

    "When Father Xavier left, there were only a few hundred baptized lambs in Japan. But with the foundation he laid, there are now 300,000 believers in Japan. We can also preach openly as priests and have many famous people baptized.  ." After a pause, he smiled proudly: "This is a great progress. Even if the exclusive pastoral area of ??Nagasaki is ruined this time, we still don't have to worry too much there will always be opportunities."

    "Of course, we will still try our best to fulfill our promise to Don Romeo." Colonel Pinto raised his coffee cup.

    "Of course, the premise is to ensure your own safety." FatherFlying a white flag that is universally accepted, we met the menacing fleet for negotiations.

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    The visitors were naturally Zhao Hao's punishment fleet. After they destroyed Jiangchuan City, they didn't even bother to clean up the battlefield, and raced against time to come east quickly.

    But unfortunately, the wind stopped on the way, and Zhao Hao and the others were stunned.  This is the problem with not having autonomous power - although the Chinese hard sail is efficient in catching wind, it can also travel against the wind.  But if there is no wind, we can only go blind and let the ocean currents control us

    The powerful Japanese warm current brought them to the northern end of the Nishihiki Peninsula, eighty miles away from Fukudaura, which is the Yokozeura area.  This is why Omura Juntada was so frightened that he quickly begged Father Torres and the Portuguese galleon to quickly go north for support.  He thought that the next target of the people of the Ming Dynasty would be him

    Who knew that Zhao Hao and the others came here purely passively.  The punishment fleet had no interest in risking crossing the narrow Needletail Strait to find Omura Juntada hiding in the inner sea of ??Omura Bay.

    So as soon as the wind came, the fleet immediately hung up the sails and headed south. Under the leadership of the guide, it headed straight for Fukudaura.

    It can be regarded as a mistake and a wrong move, and it actually caught Fo Langji by surprise!

    ps. It¡¯s gone today.  I thought it would be over on the 7th during the National Day holiday.  As a result, there is still another day today, woo hoo I can finally be clean tomorrow, right?  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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