The Struggle History of the Fourteenth Qing Dynasty

"Isn't that right? There's another group of foreigners here!" Nian Gengyao, relying on his height and long legs, saw something wrong before the Fourteenth Master.

"Ah?" Fourteenth Master hastily looked through the binoculars.

Two more large ships came, one of them a dhow.

The characteristic of this kind of ship is that it has many masts and sails, and when the wind blows, it takes on a triangular shape.

Multi-masted dhows are characterized by small tonnage caravels.

It is said that Columbus took this kind of ship when he first went to the New World.

These ships were small tonnage caravels used by the Spanish and Portuguese.

The other is a Dutch three-masted warship, which also looks mighty.

"Where did this come from?" Nian Gengyao didn't quite understand.

"Anything can happen on the sea." The fourteenth master said happily, "Let's watch the excitement! Now this floor is very lively, it's like a thousand-layer cake."

The corner of Nian Gengyao's mouth twitched: "Do you think this is hungry?"

The Fourteenth Master sniffed: "The Huotou Army still has food to cook."

"It's not that we didn't do it, we didn't fire at all." It's been so next to each other.

"Let's do it." Fourteenth Master said: "Let everyone have enough to eat, if you don't have the strength right now."

"En." Nian Gengyao nodded.

There was a lot of fighting outside, and they also started cooking on the mountain. They cooked rice and made salted fish and eggplant stew. , They directly used the salted fish as salt.

A big bowl of rice and two spoonfuls of vegetables can be enough for a meal.

Master Fourteen took out his own tea leaves and made tea for everyone to drink.

"It's not necessary, is it?" Nian Gengyao thought, let the fourteenth master save this tea, because he knew that the fourteenth master didn't have many around him.

"It is necessary." Fourteenth Master said: "Everyone needs to cheer up."

So, this group of people was lucky enough to drink tribute tea, and a group of people did not have much cultural literacy, so they couldn't tell the difference clearly. What is the difference between tribute tea and big bowl of tea?All I know is that it tastes good without tea foam.

After drinking the strong tea, it really refreshed me. At night, some foreigners touched them and wanted to attack them at night, but they were beaten back.

Nian Gengyao was a little startled: "Fortunately, everyone is not sleepy."

"What are foreigners doing?" Others didn't quite understand what the situation was, and there were quite a few of them.

"Maybe I can't sit still!" The Fourteenth Master was also worried, they couldn't hold on for a few days, and it was so lively outside, they didn't know what was going on with Melachuan.

How's Melechuan?

Mel Chuan is going crazy, okay?

"Is what you said true?" The person who came was one of the fourteenth elder brother and the others. They took advantage of the night and when the fire ceased, they ran out in a frigate and rushed to rescue the soldiers.

In fact, if they don't come, Mei Lechuan is planning to find someone. How many days has it been?Even if people can't come back because of something, the news can't be interrupted, right?

But the news stopped for several days, and some scouts discovered that there was a place in the sea where a big melee was going on. I asked the big merchants about that place, and it was called Gold Mine Island!

wipe!

The sea merchants all know that place, but no one has been there.

"How come no one has been there?" Melachuan is not Nian Gengyao, Nian Gengyao has only been airborne for a few years?Mel Chuan has been here since the establishment of the navy, and he has climbed to the position of lieutenant with his military merits. He and several other lieutenants are all veterans of the navy.

Half of the lieutenants are from the local area, or have inextricable connections with the local area, which is one of the reasons why Kangxi chose them to appoint the deputy generals.

These big businessmen couldn't reach the Fourteenth Lord at all, they could only talk to the lieutenant generals, and the lieutenant generals also liked to talk to each other, but Cao Yong had a pretty good relationship with them.

Cao Yong became angry when he saw more than [-] big merchants hesitating and hemming: "If you have anything to say, hurry up, there is nothing more important than the Fourteenth Lord, you know?"

"No, Mr. Cao, deputy general, it's not that we don't talk about it, but it's a taboo. It was originally a native land, and you two know it. The natives, the way we do it is the same as ours. It’s different. There are a few ships that went astray and never came back. Who knows what’s going on there? What’s more, foreigners also have ships to go there, but they never return. As time goes by, let alone a gold mine there. Island, even Jinshan Island, no one dares to go.”

"We didn't hide it on purpose, but you didn't say where the prince and the others are going!"

Fourteenth, they went to "take" the gold, and no one told anyone about it. If the big merchants knew where the gold was, they would probably turn into pirates and grab it. Anyway, on the sea, there are no owners. land.

Even if it is owned, it will become unowned. As long as you do not have the absolute power to protect yourself, there is no guarantee for the safety of life and property.

This is the current situation in Nanyang.

"Yes, on the sea, many places are mysterious and unpredictable. We are doing business, not exploring, and we will never approach or inquire."

Big merchants all have their reasons.

There are countless islands in the sea, just like the stars in the sky. Among them, there are always a few islands that make human beings daunting. There are even some islands that enter but do not exit. No one knows what is going on inside.

Adventure is an activity that foreigners like.

People in the Qing Dynasty cherish their lives, especially the big businessmen. They have a lot of money, so why take risks?

What if the island is a group of poisonous snakes?

Or a tribe of savage cannibals?

This is very possible!

Sailing on the sea, they even carefully selected the supply points, not to mention those strange and dangerous islands, they never touched them, and they didn't want to be curious.

You know, curiosity will not only kill the cat, but also threaten the safety of the entire merchant ship.

"All right, all right, let's talk about Gold Mine Island, how much do you know?" Meilechuan didn't have time to chat with them.

"I don't know the details. It used to be called Anji Island, but there were no special products and no one remembered that place. Later, it seemed that foreigners took it, but foreigners called it Ghost Island at first. Maybe they didn't like it? It has been changed to Gold Mine Island, and there are rumors that there are gold mines on it, but there have been so many waves of pirates who have gone there and never returned, so we didn’t pay much attention to it.”

"It is said that there are gold mines, but some people suspect that there are actually gold mines there, but who is not a fool who deceives people to become miners in the past, and goes there when they say there are gold mines. Just like us, merchant ships go there and give them away. The food is given to the head."

"Isn't it!"

The big merchants didn't provide any valuable news, but Melechuan couldn't wait any longer: "Master Xiao Cao, you bring frigates to protect these merchant ships. I will take one main battleship and six more frigates. Those The merchant ships also have guards, you are safe and sound, but I have to go to pick up Lord Fourteen and Mr. Nian back."

"Of course, you must go, bring the most gunpowder, don't worry, I'm fine here, and Lan Jizhong and the others will protect us." Cao Yongke was more worried about the safety of the Fourteenth Lord than Meilechuan.

"That's what you've decided!" Mel Chuan didn't delay the matter, there were three main battleships in total, the first one was taken away by Lord Fourteen, he took one, left one for Cao Yong, and then It's six frigates.

This time without a supply ship, Melachuan is planning to burn the boat. If the Fourteenth Master can't come back, they don't come back either.

Cao Yong brought them two supply ships: "It doesn't matter to you, what about the fourteenth master? What if someone comes out and has no food? You let the fourteenth master drink the northwest wind?"

This allowed Me Lechuan to take two supply ships away, otherwise Me Lechuan would really be ruined.

Besides, on the other side of the fourteenth, these three to five days have been very lively, pirates, natives, and foreigners have become a pot of porridge. The key point is that there are not only "two teeth" on the sea, but also Spanish and Portuguese, as well as pirates who took the opportunity to come. , both East and West!

There are also ships from the British Empire that came from afar, and it is not clear whether they are pirates, nobles, or British ships of merchant ships, seven or eight ships were involved.

There was also a Dutch battleship that surprised even Nian Gengyao.

"I remember that since the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zheng Yanping expelled the foreigners in the Taiwan Strait, and never saw a Dutch ship." Nian Gengyao yearned for this general in the late Ming and early Qing, but at the same time, he also felt This person can manage soldiers, but it is difficult to run a family.

"You're talking about Zheng Chenggong." The Fourteenth Lord actually admires Zheng Chenggong. After all, he is a national hero, but as the prince and elder brother of the Qing Dynasty, he is a natural enemy with him: "Zheng Chenggong expelled the East of the Netherlands. The Indian Company's colonial fleet, though, since he drove them out, few Dutch ships have been seen this side of the East."

At this point, the Fourteenth Master was very curious: "What are they doing getting involved?"

Both of them wondered, now there are natives, Qing, Nanyang remnants, Spain, Portugal, England, Holland, and pirates from both East and West.

These nine factions and kingdoms exist, a big melee!

Just when everyone was fighting fiercely, Lieutenant General Mei Lechuan brought someone here.

They are a new force, and the firearms are currently the most advanced in the world. No matter who the opponent is, anyone who prevents them from going ashore to pick up Master Fourteen is an enemy!

Lieutenant General Mei Lechuan is also fierce. He mobilized artillery fire and marched forward all the way. Everyone caught off guard. Anyway, he doesn't care about 21, whether you are a pirate or an official ship, as long as it is not a Qing Dynasty. Get down and talk.

At the time of this great melee, Melachuan was a breath of fresh air.

The pirate ship was shattered, and no one would rescue those who fell into the sea and struggled. They had to continue fighting.

The Dutch battleship thinks he is awesome, right?As a result, it was hit by the Melechuan long-range, and the two base battle artillery went down, and the ship sank!

The British warship wanted to run away, but it didn't run away. It was hit hard by Melechuan and smashed by the real pirate ship.

Corsair wasn't much better either.

Two ships were also sunk by Meilechuan, one was smashed, and two were injured. It will be a matter of time before the ship sinks.

Just like peeling bamboo shoots, after Mei Lechuan wiped out seven or eight forces in one go, he finally came face to face with the Spanish galleon.

A round of grenade projectiles, anyway, close together, including the Portuguese ships, were all bad luck.

The masts were all broken, the ship was on fire, and the crew were killed and wounded, especially the gunners and soldiers.

In order to meet the Fourteenth Lord as soon as possible, Mei Lechuan put all his energy into it, even exerting all his strength to feed his mother. Without being stingy with shells, basically, he has no opponent.

The Qinglong flag hanging on the ship fluttered in the sea breeze and gunpowder smoke, which made General Fercis, the Spanish count, wake up all of a sudden: "Hurry up, capture the people on the mountain, these people are here to rescue them !"

The uninterrupted fighting for the past few days has made him and his men exhausted and exhausted.

It can be said that people's brains are about to be like a dog's brain, and they are suddenly beaten so hard that they are full of teeth no matter whether they are the enemy or themselves.

Finally, he found a thought, and hurriedly arrested the person on the mountain. At least he had a hostage in his hand. He hoped that the other person would be fine, sit down calmly, and talk.

But he didn't know the rules of the Qing Dynasty.

The Fourteenth Lord is the elder brother of the prince, the prince!

The Manchus are a nation on horseback. They are brave and martial. Similarly, they cannot be captured as captives. If that is the case, it will be a lifelong shame.

Although General Philsis ordered that the people on the mountain must be captured, they encountered unprecedented fierce resistance.

The Fourteenth Lord watched everyone get injured one by one, and personally went into battle to bandage the wounds: "Everyone hold on, the Lord saw that Vice President Mei Lechuan rescued us."

Everyone's spirits are lifted!

It's good to have reinforcements, it's good to have reinforcements.

It's a pity that the more fiercely Melechuan attacked, the more anxious General Philcis was to take people as hostages.

This formed a vicious cycle. Although the mountain was easy to defend and difficult to attack, it could not stand without supplies. By the next day, there were already many wounded. Although no one died for the time being, the atmosphere was very tense. The Fourteenth Lord saw Nian Geng After Yao Ye's shoulder was bleeding, he gave him a simple bandage: "You take the wounded to rest, and the master takes people to meet those foreigners for a while."

"Master Fourteen!" Nian Gengyao boldly grabbed Master Fourteen's arm, "Now that it's like this, they're obviously going to take you as a hostage, it's because they are incompetent ministers, they probably made a mistake, foreigners are too careless. "

Nian Gengyao didn't know much about foreigners, he didn't expect foreigners to be so careless!

In fact, the subjects of the Qing Dynasty all had a very proud attitude. When the heavens ruled, no matter they were Easterners or Westerners, natives or barbarians, they all had to respect the Qing Dynasty.

But in the Qing Dynasty, no one liked to talk to foreigners, that is, maritime merchants were willing, and others, even a farmer, dared to call the foreigners in the city slackers when Haojing City did not open the city gate.

That's why Nian Gengyao didn't care much about foreigners, he only knew a little bit, who knew that there were several types of foreigners.