The Sun and the Lion

The Iranian warships, who were still unaware of the changes on the shore, effortlessly sent all the target ships to the bottom of the sea. Kader, who saw the capsized enemy ships, did not intend to leave just yet. He planned to pursue greater results.

The ships that were sunk by cannonballs were all ships anchored in the port. The ships sank, but there were still a large number of people left on the shore. The Portuguese could use the gap in the summer to borrow craftsmen and materials from these ports to build new ships for Demogi. If it can kill more people or even capture and kill the bandit leader, it will undoubtedly be the most advantageous.

"Listen to my order and the naval infantry of each ship will disembark from the port."

Until this time, the city was still in chaos, and no one showed up at the port to stop the Safavid sailors trying to land. Since only naval infantry from each ship were mobilized, the size of the landing force was very small, and each ship combined had only a few to three hundred people.

The city of Cannanor has a complicated attitude towards this force. The Portuguese garrison of Fort Sant'Angelo was attacked by the local ruler as early as last year. At that time, with the support of Calicut, tens of thousands of people were mobilized to destroy the fort. .

However, the Portuguese finally forced them to accept peace. This made the Maharaja of Cannanore later believe that Calicut was being used as a weapon. Therefore, he was cautious about the conflict between external forces and the Portuguese and did not plan to actively engage in any more conflicts. response.

Although they failed to get help from the Maharaja, volunteers who were hostile to Portugal came to the door. At first, everyone followed the guide and went straight to Demogi's mansion in the city. The mercenaries who stayed on guard outside saw the menacing sailors coming. Not daring to resist at all, they left separately to go to the fortress.

The Nair militia spontaneously stopped a few unlucky people. Those who tried to resist were shot in the street, or the blockers in front of them were killed. Except for those who managed to escape, the survivors either fought hard and were captured, or their knees softened.

At this time, the main door was opened by the sailors, but several black men wearing armor rushed out of the room. The first one was caught off guard and was wounded. The few people behind quickly retreated to a slightly wider courtyard and kept using long knives in their hands. Block the opponent's fierce attack so that these guards can be shot by matchlock guns.

"They are quite rich, and they use trained Xidi slaves as guards." The guide complained as he looked at these black people who had lost their fighting power and were even shot to death.

"Hidi people? What a strange name is this." The leading officer was well-informed, and he recognized that these people were all Swahili people from East Africa. But the origin of these corpses was not important to him. He led everyone into the mansion with a wave of his hand.

Due to the rush of the incident, the sailors were able to seize a lot of property from Demoji's mansion, including cash and some luxury goods. The sailors packed these one by one and captured the privateer's new side room. As expected, She would soon become the property of some sailor or officer.

Seeing that Demoji was not in the mansion, the guide said in embarrassment: "In that case, he must be with the Franks. That fortress is not easy to fight. The moat alone is an impassable chasm. Many people were buried." place."

Just as the sailors were about to return to the port and report the loot and intelligence to Kadel, several uninvited guests suddenly came to the looted mansion. The sailors were very vigilant and asked the visitors to take the initiative to show goodwill to avoid misunderstandings.

"Hello, I'm here to discuss cooperation with you, regarding dealing with the Franks..." The leading Indian noble stepped forward and said to the naval officer.

Several nobles and businessmen with some connections to Calicut, with the tacit approval of the Maharaja, planned to seize this opportunity to cooperate with powerful outsiders in an attempt to completely remove the nail in Fort Sant'Angelo.

The sailors who knew the other party's intention did not dare to make the decision without authorization, so they had to take all the guests and the spoils to the port and wait for Kader's decision.

After the briefing, Kader, who also had thoughts about the Portuguese, decided to interview these anti-Portuguese elements. The cooperative relationship was established very smoothly, and the Indians were confident in capturing the fortress on the shore.

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Rodrigo was still anxiously waiting for new news. When the news came that Demoji's mansion had been ransacked, he thought that things had reached the worst point, and the area outside the moat was full of enemies.

Later, the two had disagreements over the next plan. The Portuguese believed that the fortress could not accommodate too many people, and hoped that Demogi could consciously lead the pirates out to attack the port and cut off the connection between the Persians and the Indians. In the view of the pirate leader, this was a suicide attempt. He did not dare to bet that the pirates and mercenaries under his command would be brave enough to fight their way out of a possible encirclement.

At this undecided moment, the sentry informed everyone to look towards the sea. At this time, they discovered that the Persian warships in the port area had turned their sides towards this side, and everyone could clearly see the upper surface of the hull. gun window.

Rodrigo turned to look at Demoji, with a look that seemed to put all the blame on him. Fortunately, the Portuguese was still willing to talk to him about the current war instead of arguing.

As expected, the fortress was surrounded again. Looking for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuaｎ. com There are Persian "floating batteries" on the sea, and the other side of the moat is crowded with mercenaries and militia, preparing to attack the outer wall.

The only thing that can be called a blessing in misfortune is that the manpower guarding the city has been greatly increased, and the Portuguese supermen in the fortress are no longer needed to work tirelessly to resist the large number of Indians.

The naval guns took the lead, and shells fell on the wall of the fortress one after another. The Portuguese gunners behind the bunker adjusted their artillery to shoot at the enemy ships in disgrace. The solid defenses and stable shooting environment gave them the ability to counterattack.

The fierce exchange of artillery fire between the two sides was like a signal. A channel was quickly built on the fortress moat. Many Nair militiamen fought with the pirates on the other side through the narrow and fragile channel under the attack of bows, arrows and matchlocks. Sailors operated firearms on buildings near the moat to provide support.

The artillery on the outer wall of the fortress played an important role. As long as it was fired at the passage across the river, it would definitely penetrate the crowd and kill at least a few people. The people who were violently bombarded by the artillery only left stumps and broken arms, which affected the will of those who came after. .

The fighting on the banks of the moat continued until dark, and both sides paid a price. Seeing the defeat in the first battle, the morale gathered by these volunteers began to dissipate. Fortunately, no one escaped for the time being.

The battle during the day the next day was no different from the first day. Multiple attacks failed to cross the moat. Moreover, Kader only allowed the naval infantry to operate firearms in the rear and did not allow them to go into battle. Due to the unfavorable progress of the war and the suspected preservation of strength, the unity of the coalition forces was compromised. It was destroyed in a very short period of time.

At night, Kader first counted the fleet's current reserves of ammunition and other consumables. He also believed that without the full assistance of local forces, he would be unable to conquer the fortress that was already filled with defenders. Finally, he ordered the sailors on the shore to be secretly withdrawn and returned north to Goa. Stop losses in time.