New Ming Empire mixed in America

(two chapters in one)

Thinking of Feng Jiachao, Lin Chengwu quickly started looking for this acquaintance of his.

There are three levels at the city gate. The first level is the city gate itself, the second level is the firing port where they are located, and the third level is the fort with the artillery.

The servant guards like them can only defend on the second and first floors. The forts above are where the Portuguese soldiers are responsible.

There was a round of rapid fire just now, and it is estimated that there are not many Portuguese soldiers left on the fort.

After looking down for a while, Lin Chengwu found Feng Jiachao under a piece of gravel as big as a head.

As for why the Feng family was able to be crushed under the rubble?

It can only be said that the opponent's luck was not very good. One of the shells was slightly deviated from the expected shooting place, so Feng Jiachao was cut in half from the chest by the shrapnel after the shell exploded.

A piece of shrapnel couldn't cause such damage, but when the opponent was shelling just now, his feet were unsteady and half of his body fell out of the city wall.

Lin Chengwu recognized Feng Jiachao's boots and the waist knife that he never left his body.

"Lin Tou, Feng Tou is dead, we are all willing to listen to you, what should we do now?"

A small leader who was originally one of Feng Jiachao's subordinates asked in a tearful tone.

Although they are usually arrogant and domineering, they occasionally go out to sea to engage in unprofitable business.

But this was the first time I encountered shelling like the one just now.

It was so tragic. Although the servants and guards who had been gathered together were quite large in number, they obviously no longer had the courage to continue fighting.

If the tower-like shooting forts on both sides of the city gate hadn't been blown up, Lin Chengwu and the others would have had no way to go down.

Otherwise, these people would have probably fled out of the city with the other servants and guards.

"What else can we do? Let's learn from those Portuguese people."

Lin Chengwu pointed to the supervisory team composed of Portuguese soldiers next to him.

The guards looked over and saw that the Portuguese soldiers had skillfully hung their white shirts on their bayonets, lifted them up, and shook them vigorously.

There was no way, the round of rapid fire just now had frightened these people out of their courage.

The biggest reason why the Portuguese were able to colonize Macau was the foundation laid by their ancestors. The Portuguese also roamed the sea for a while.

After they fell into despair, they relied on their European identities to preserve the Far East colony of Macau.

European countries have their own rules of the game, and there are too many places that can be colonized at this time.

After the Second Opium War, the puppet Qing Dynasty was forced to open up many coastal cities and gave the huge market of China to European capitalists.

Later, these capitalists discovered that although China had a large population, there were not many people who could afford their products.

Ordinary businessmen coming to China can earn enough to satisfy themselves, but for those more advanced capitalists, the market is not as broad as expected.

Putting aside the problem of the large number of poor people here, the mere fact that the inland people reject foreigners has hindered their capital plunder.

However, they were not without gains. Normal commodities were blocked, but crooked businesses such as opium, arms, and human trafficking were still very prosperous.

Therefore, the Portuguese retained Macau, a colony in their eyes, without competition.

On the issue of colonialism and Qing Dynasty, the interests of European countries are the same.

The Qing Dynasty negotiated with the Portuguese to change the content of the treaty, which was threatening in the eyes of other countries.

If the Qing Dynasty can negotiate treaty changes with the Portuguese who are not strong enough today, then it is possible to change other treaties tomorrow.

So these countries are on the side of the Portuguese. This is where the Portuguese are confident.

But Li Mingqi doesn't care at all about the so-called "rules of the civilized world" set by European countries.

Negotiation is impossible. It is still possible to win three games with England, but Portugal is not qualified yet.

Li Mingqi's current external philosophy is divided into two types. One is that I can beat you, so when I beat you, there is no need to discuss it with you.

The other is that I can't beat you temporarily, so when I beat you, I have to beat you secretly, and I still have to run away after beating you.

Daiying now belongs to the category that cannot be defeated temporarily.

Therefore, Li Mingqi could destroy their expedition fleet and even chase them to Hawaii to destroy them.

But for the British fleet here in the Far East, it cannot be annihilated casually without an excuse.

But what does Portugal have?

"Keep firing, His Majesty's order does not allow us to take prisoners!"

Ding Yi saw that the artillery stopped after a round of rapid fire and asked him if he should continue the attack, and gave his own reply directly.

Just kidding, at least there are more than 1,500 people on the other side. He only brought a battalion ashore now. These prisoners alone can bring him down.

So I have no choice but to treat it as a waste of time.

The bombardment continues!

Lin Chengwu held up the white cloth he finally found and was just about to imitate the Portuguese soldiers and shake it a few times when he heard the familiar sound of artillery firing.

"Made, these long-haired fake foreigners don't want to take prisoners, brothers, let's fight!"

After suffering another round of bombings, Lin Chengwu was also aroused.

Since the fake foreign devils outside the city don't give them a way to survive, don't blame them for risking their lives.

"Lin Tou, we can't fight. We only have bows and arrows. These rags can be used against the Taiping Army, but the Changmao outside has artillery!"

Although these guards belong to a foreign bank, they are not qualified to equip foreign guns. If they could use foreign guns, they would not be sent to the branch to serve as guards. It would be better to stay in Guangzhou.

No one paid any attention to the surrender but failed to fight again. Lin Chengwu could only huddle with the surviving guys on the tower and curse.

As for the guards on the city wall, they had already disappeared after the first round of artillery bombardment.

Fortunately, the National Defense Forces only started to advance after three rounds of shelling, giving people like Lin Chengwu an opportunity to get up close and personal with the National Defense Forces.

When Ding Yi commanded the National Defense Forces and walked into the city through the collapsed city gate, he thought he was in Europe.

There are churches with crosses on the roofs, small squares with fountains, and various European-style houses... It is hard to imagine that this is the territory of China.

The National Defense Forces have rich experience in cleaning up cities.

After a burst of grenades and rapid fire from rifles, the Portuguese soldiers who were hiding behind temporary barricades on the street and preparing for street fighting broke up again.

These soldiers with muzzleloaders didn't even have time to fire a decent volley, and the rifle bullets that hit their heads and faces made them confused.

Without a neat formation, sporadic shooting alone cannot cause any harm to the National Defense Forces.

The close range grenade attack directly disrupted their plan to hide in the house and resist.

When the National Defense Forces are advancing, no matter whether there are enemies or not, a grenade will pass through the open windows of the houses along the advance route.

After defeating two resistances in succession, the Portuguese soldiers no longer had the courage to face the National Defense Forces head-on.

The remaining soldiers hid in the church to wait for the end of the war.

However, the National Defense Forces have no right not to attack churches, and when fighting in cities, the primary targets are churches and banks.

Therefore, when the clergy in the church saw the National Defense Forces surrounding the church, the expressions on their faces were very ugly.

"The land under your feet belongs to God. This is a church, so please leave here immediately!"

A dozen missionaries blocked the steps leading to the church door, shouting at the Wehrmacht soldiers.

"Hey, you speak Chinese pretty well." The company commander of the National Defense Force who was the first to catch up looked at these angry-looking missionaries with interest.

In America, the notoriety of the Xinming Empire has spread to all surrounding countries.

After several churches were directly bombed and flattened, those churches no longer had the courage to participate in the war.

Not to mention protecting those soldiers who dared to shoot at the Wehrmacht, it would not be easy even for the big shots to hide in the church during the battle.

Unexpectedly, we would see this kind of church directly participating in the battle here in the Far East, which made the company commander who led the team very happy.

"I don't know whether the land under your feet belongs to God, but I know that this has been our Chinese land since ancient times."

"It is not allowed to protect soldiers from warring parties during the battle. You should understand this truth!"

The company commander ignored the glares from the missionaries, waved his hands, and the soldiers behind him began to skillfully set up light mortars.

Although the power of light mortars is not comparable to that of rapid-fire guns and heavy mortars, they can often shine in street fighting.

"No, any land where God's believers are is God's land, and you should leave here."

The tone of the missionaries became much calmer as the mortars were aimed at them.

But they still want to use the name of the church to intimidate the National Defense Forces.

"No, the Xinming Empire is not under the control of God. Besides, China is not God's territory. The Chinese you speak now is proof."

After quarreling with the missionaries for a while, the company commander did not continue to quarrel with these people, but said coldly:

"Hand over those soldiers who dare to shoot at us, and I guarantee that you will be given priority after the war..."

The company commander's words were actually half of what he said. Even if these missionaries handed over the Portuguese soldiers, they would at most have the opportunity to choose their own way of death.

Don't blame Li Mingqi for being cruel, but blame them, the seniors of the church, for doing too many crazy things in China.

"No, no, no, they are all believers in God. The Bible does not record any of God's teachings that abandon believers."

The attitude of the missionaries is equally tough. It may be that from the Middle Ages to the present, they have enjoyed too many privileges, which led them to think that the Wehrmacht soldiers would do what they expected.

"That means there is no need to discuss it?" Under the eyes of the company commander who looked like a dead man, a quarrel in English broke out among the missionaries.

But the National Defense Forces would not wait for the outcome of their quarrel before taking action, so the light mortars soon began to show off their power.

The company commander, who had already returned to the Wehrmacht ranks, directly ordered the shelling of the church.

From the west coast to Peru in South America, from the port of Mexico to the port of Macau.

The Wehrmacht had destroyed no less than one hundred and fifty churches, so bombing this church standing next to the square was as easy as eating and drinking for these familiar Wehrmacht soldiers.

The missionaries could only watch as four or five calibration bombs flew over the church roof and into the backyard.

Along with screams, there was a violent explosion in the backyard.

This scene made these missionaries who had treated themselves as masters since they came to the Puppet Qing Dynasty no longer able to control the anger in their hearts.

So they all roared and rushed towards the Wehrmacht soldiers at the bottom of the stairs.

After several gunshots, these missionaries lay on the ground forever, with deep disbelief in their eyes.

After calibration, the mortars began firing at the church.

Especially the attic and steeple on the top of the church, dozens of roaring mortar shells destroyed these places where artillery could easily be set up.

Then the prepared rotating machine gun also began to fire suppressively.

The remaining Portuguese soldiers who were on guard at the third-floor window of the church screamed and began to reduce their numbers.

After the Wehrmacht soldiers blew open the door of the church and pushed away all kinds of debris piled at the door, the screams of the nuns rang out in the hall.

The Wehrmacht soldiers did not feel any surprise, because at this time, the church clergy had probably hid in the secret room or basement.

Compared to the church, the process of occupying the bank was a little less smooth.

Because each bank has its own security personnel, these mercenary-like guys have a strong will to fight.

Relying on the strong underground vault of the bank, I dealt with the National Defense Forces for more than ten minutes.

In the end, the National Defense Forces eliminated these guys with the help of special smoke bombs.

Smoke bombs mixed with chili powder and other irritating gases have become a weapon in street fighting.

In addition, there are Molotov cocktails, grenades and pistols.

After the bank was occupied, it became the city hall of the county.

However, when Wei Wei led the National Defense Forces soldiers to the city hall, they found that the government personnel here had long since disappeared.

The national defense troops are few and cannot surround the city at all.

So it is quite normal for some people to run away. For example, the guards of those foreign companies have already passed through the city and escaped from the other side.

The battle here is basically over. After a period of repair, they can launch an attack on the most important place here.

And this place is the Taipa Fort, which was specially built by the Portuguese to deal with the puppet Qing Dynasty. It can be said that it is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Of course, this is because the artillery cannot be in position in time.

Otherwise, no matter how strong the fort is, it will not be able to withstand the continuous attack of artillery.

However, when Ding Yi rushed to the fort location to observe, he found that he really looked down upon these Portuguese.

Taipa Fort is built along the coast and covers an area of ​​about 2,400 square meters.

There are sentry posts at the front and rear of the fort. The sentry posts are pointed at the top and wide at the bottom. The doors and windows have pointed arches and are decorated with traditional Portuguese blue and white tiles.

There is a cannon that can rotate 360 ​​degrees at the entrance of the fort, and there are small cannons around it. On both sides of the fort, there are sentry houses with Indian architectural characteristics. Although the fort was once a military facility, it does not have the characteristics of a military fortress.

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For example: Taipa Fort did not build defense facilities such as bunkers, gun towers and battlements, and it was also built next to the garden.