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Chapter 572: Looting

.The coast of Hebu Sultan Port has been bombed into ruins. The seven armed Portuguese "Lan Qianming Cang" boarded the port and carefully checked the fortifications that were bombarded by artillery fire. Whether there was any resistance after the wall was broken. Soon, they felt relieved that apart from the corpses on the ground, the timid Ottomans had already run away. There was no trace of personal figures at the entire dock. Only a few soldiers who were injured in their legs and the workers on the dock kept wailing.

The Yamen solved their lives without hesitation. At this time, there was no so-called humanitarianism, nor was there any treatment for prisoners of war, especially for pagans. The Portuguese had no burden when they killed people. In the era of the Great Discovery, in order to open up colonies, there were many massacres of local natives. That was the life of a mountain of corpses and blood. But so what? The Portuguese had never suffered any criticism for this. The Macedonians annexed India and promoted the Indian language.

Ming Dynasty, the barbaric Germans occupied and slaughtered the Romans. Finally, they created the Germanic civilization. As for Egypt, this country, which was once one of the two major countries, wasn't it been raped by the barbarians several times? The so-called ancient civilization has been destroyed without a trace. In addition to some relics, there is no trace of civilization. It's just that the owners who were invaded here changed various civilizations again and again. Macedonians, Romans, Ah

The Rabs, Ottomans, and those original barbarians, after conquering one after another, often fell deep leaves on the bloody land, and promoted their own civilization to a wider extent. The reason is that the creation of civilization also requires material foundation. If you can't even eat, who has the heart to study art, words, singing and dancing? Therefore, blood and barbarism were originally the catalysts of civilization. Without these two things, the so-called civilization would either die or stagnate.

Looking at the Chinese historical records, from the Han Wu expelling the Huns, Taizong sent troops to scatter the Turks, and finally forced to move westward, then to Mongolia to enter the pass, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhe and Chengzu Zhu Lin swept across the desert. If these people only knew how to talk about poetry and books every day, and talk about etiquette, China would probably have been like ancient Egypt, India, and Greece, as it was short-lived. It was obviously not enough to talk about etiquette before establishing their authority.

The leader was a lieutenant general. Since Portugal was not strong and its population was only a few million. Therefore, the army composed of this small country was only 70,000, and almost 70,000 were maritime forces. There were too few soldiers, so naturally they could only barely form a few fleets and a few army regiments. There were not many officers, but each one was very terrifyingly big. In France, a corps commander composed of ten thousand people was at most a lieutenant general, and some were even major generals and colonels. However, for the Portuguese, the commander of a fleet was at least at the level of generals, and the commander of an army who led a team of 3,000 people to land in battle was at least a major general. Even lieutenant generals were not surprising. Therefore, the smaller the number of troops, the higher the rank. A major general with three thousand people was not uncommon.

"The Lieutenant General of the Advancement gathered the troops. Let them line up in a square formation and directed the sword forward.

The city of Abu Sultan is far away. According to Portuguese law, the soldiers fighting have the opportunity to loot. This is not the new world. They are not only facing a group of natives, but the wealth created by another civilization. If they rushed in and looted, they would probably have a small fortune. When the soldiers heard the orders of the lieutenant general, they could not wait to get up and step forward with muskets.

The city was in chaos, and the soldiers of the Portuguese Xunya obviously heard the screams. War had nothing to do with civilians, but whenever the war started, the most hurt was the unarmed ordinary people. The news that the Portuguese captured the dock had already spread. Many Ottomans, Egyptians, and Arabs began to roll and prepare to run away. I believe many people would feel what the war in this era meant. Whether the other party was slogans of the Justice Division or the barbarians who came to loot, it would be a great harm to the civilians. Many rich people had begun to escape, and some poor people were aimlessly following the carriages and horses toward the direction of South Cairo. The city was naturally in a mess, and fear was spreading.

The Portuguese soldiers accelerated their pace. Even the squad formations of infantry gradually dispersed. Some even started to trot slowly, with wealth ahead. Those damn pagans began to flee, probably with a lot of family property. Time is money. One more minute to enter the city, you can rob more wealth. Do you have to wait until these pagans carry all their wealth and escape before robbing? I am afraid that at that time there is no longer much gold and silver for them to "get rich from home."

The lieutenant general did not stop the soldiers. After all, the conditions for sailors who traveled thousands of miles abroad during this period were extremely difficult. In the dull cabin, many people did not even have the chance to stretch their bodies to sleep. The bumps on the sea often lasted for more than ten days or months without vegetables or clean fresh water. The soldiers endured it. What they did was to share some wealth after victory. If they were to stop it, they might be afraid that the soldiers would turn their guns and knock him down.

Along the way, some scattered Ottoman soldiers blocked, but when they saw the Portuguese coming in a fierce manner, most of them immediately turned around and ran away, which made the Portuguese more confident. They were convinced that the most powerful guardrail of this pass was Zhanyu Shuba, and the steps were faster. When they entered the city, the Lan was already in chaos. The local people had already fled to the south. Only a few saw the Portuguese had already run away cleanly. Some Portuguese soldiers began to scattered into the streets and alleys and began to rob. However, there were not many such people after all. For these soldiers, the real profit was not in the slums on the edge of the city. Only in the center of the city could the benefit be gained.

Everyone's Portuguese continued to move forward, some started running, and robbery came first and then came first, whoever got it first. It was his. The one who ran slowly could only pick up the leftovers of others. The first person ran, and there was a second and third pound. "No one was willing to suffer a loss. In the end, it turned into a running competition that was rushing to catch up. The lieutenant general with a big belly could not catch up. When he looked left and right, there was not many soldiers around him. His neck immediately shrank, feeling a little dangerous, and he could only chase him without his life.

The discipline of the Portuguese army is probably one of the best in Europe, but in this period, sailors were adventurers. Adventurers were transformed into pirates at any time. If pirates wanted to wash their hands, they might become sailors the next day. Whether they were sailors, adventurers, and pirates all had common characteristics. First, they were all life-threatening, and the pain, suffering and silence were more than most people. Secondly, what attracted them was wealth, and everyone was eager for wealth. For the sake of the yellow gold, they did not hesitate to take any danger. Portuguese sailors might strictly abide by discipline, but looting was also one of their traditions. Once the looting began, it would be difficult for officers to maintain discipline, because the reason why these sailors participated in this high-risk business was not to be loyal to the king, nor to defend their country. They had only one reason to satisfy their desire for wealth.

Along the way, residents who had no time to escape began to be shot to death by the Portuguese. At this time, all the Portuguese became fanatical. This port belonged to them. This is a joyful thing. What else in this world is more pleasant than looting? Others store the savings of Gu Zi, and you just need to do your best to take action to take them. Isn’t this a kind of happiness?

"Guys, look," a Portuguese soldier shouted happily. He pointed to the spire of the mosque in the distance, and his voice trembled: "It's where it is.

The Portuguese were still very familiar with the Muslims. The Arab Empire occupied the entire Spanish Peninsula and Portugal was also occupied by the Arabs. Although it was a distant memory, the Portuguese still knew some customs, and at least one thing was easy to identify, that is, the mosque. The biggest feature of the mosque is that it is like the Cathedral of Christ. These religious buildings are always adjacent to the rich area. This means that as long as you find the largest mosque in the local area, it means that you find the rich area.

The Portuguese ran even more anxiously. The mosque is not far from here. At most, it can be reached by turning a few streets. The dark Portuguese soldiers were even less interested in living in those who had no time to escape. There was their goal. When they got there, they would be rich.

The first part of the Portuguese turned a corner of the street, and the people behind were still rushing to catch up, but there was a sound of muskets coming from the front. It was definitely not the kind of scattered sound, but the rows of muskets. It also means that this was a line-up of muskets. The sound of this strange musket was not the same as that of Portugal's standard muskets. Many people couldn't help but calm down and became alert. Then, the Portuguese who ran across the corner first ran back in a panic. Many people had their colours on them.

"Walking forward for a while, the Portuguese could not understand Chinese. In the trance, a group of yellow faces appeared in front of the Portuguese with muskets, blocking their way.

Before they could respond, the officer-like man had already roared and immediately the gunshots were loud. The Portuguese suffered huge losses unexpectedly.

Someone screamed: "It's a Ming, an Oriental

Then all the Portuguese began to subconsciously raise their muskets to fight back, but what puzzled many people was why the Orientals appeared here, and a fully armed army appeared in the Port of Abu Sultan. This is not a joke. You should know that the mainland is separated by a large ocean, so why did these Ming people come to this port, as if they were expected to come.

Don't think about it, when Portuguese soldiers began to load gunpowder, the Ming soldiers lined up opposite each other had already begun to replace the front row of soldiers who had fired. A row of soldiers loaded with ammunition stood up, and then another row of gunfire was made. The helpless Portuguese were killed by hundreds of them.

"Retreat." Lieutenant General finally caught up with his team, and he quickly realized the danger. He immediately issued an order, and the opponent's orientals had at least two thousand kilograms. In terms of number of people, the Portuguese obviously did not have much advantage, and these bridal chamber hot muskets were obviously stronger than them. More importantly, the sudden appearance of the Orientals caught them off guard, and was hit by the Orientals without any preparation. Now the wisest choice is to immediately order the withdrawal of the Orientals' attack range. After all, the other party was lined up in the most favorable formation, and their little bit was scattered. Faced with this, even if the number of bridals who were ready for this was doubled, they could not make a hasty counterattack at this time.

The Portuguese Gouya came excitedly and began to flee hurriedly. Their idea was to temporarily withdraw, regroup, and then fight to the decisive battle after the formation was re-arranged. Otherwise, they would suffer too much loss when they were shot against the square formation in such a mess.

But the Ming soldiers obviously did not let them run far. They were reluctant to let you run at all. The Portuguese took a step back, and the Ming army moved forward and kept killing slowly. In this way, the Lieutenant General was furious. In his opinion, these barbaric Orientals were obviously too ungraceful. According to European customs, ordinary troops were not to pursue and flee the enemy. The Han people should wait there openly until the Portuguese formed a square formation before fighting. However, the Orientals had the rules of the Orientals, and the Han people had suffered such losses long ago.

When Duke Xiang of Song and Chu fought in Zhuogu, the Song army had already set up a formation, and the Chu army was still crossing the river. Sima Goqiang of the Right State of Song went forward and advised, "The Chu people were numerous but the Song people were few. Please let the Chu people attack half of the line and attack them before they were completed, and they will be defeated!" Duke Xiang of Song said, "I heard that the gentleman said, "Don't seriously injured, do not capture Ermao, do not force people to be in danger, do not force people to be in trouble, do not force people to be in trouble. Now Chu has not helped, attack them, which will harm righteousness." The general idea is that the Chu army attacked them before crossing the river. If it hurts the morality, it would be better to wait for them to cross the river and beat the drums to attack. As a result, the Song army was defeated, and Duke Xiang of Song was injured and died within three days.

Therefore, the Han people have long learned to be smart. War is originally cruel and ruthless. What kind of morality and kindness are mentioned in war? It is nothing different from an idiot. War is to weaken the opponent by any means, consume the enemy's vitality in various ways, and destroy the enemy in the last step. The kindness to the enemy is just cruel to their own people. Duke Xiang of Song is kind to the Chu people, but isn't it cruel to those dead Song soldiers? If he hadn't claimed to be kind, how could so many Song people accompany his monarch to die?

The enemy retreated, of course they had to pursue, and said, "With the killing of the enemy, the Ming army began to speed up its pace, and still swept forward in an array,

On the Prince Enrique, Admiral Bobby stood at the side of the ship with a glass of red wine and blew the sea breeze and looked at the Port of Sultan. It can be imagined that the three thousand Portuguese were really extravagant to deal with the Ottomans who had already been scared. According to Bobby's estimate, 1,500 people were probably enough to plunder and kill the port city. However, the naval battle just now made him unable to stand down. Therefore, he ordered the doubled force to enter the port city.

"Let these damn pagans die faster, Bobby sips of red wine, this French Bordeaux is Bobby's treasure. Especially after the Portuguese declared war with France, the two sides interrupted any trade, and the already luxurious high-end Bordeaux wine naturally became even more scarce, but the smuggling business still existed, but the price was only a dozen times. Even Bobby, the leader in the Portuguese navy, probably not enough to buy a few bottles a month, but victory came so quickly that when he was about to enjoy the fruits of victory, Bobby decided to enjoy it well.

"Jason Bobby's mood gradually improved, forgot the unhappiness that the Ottoman fleet had caused to him just now, after all, he finally won. Although he paid a little price, he looked at the adjutant beside him. The adjutant stood up straight, meaning to obey the orders of the General. Bobby said, "Is there anything more interesting in the world than conquest?"

Seeing that General Bobby was in great interest, the humble official said quickly: "I'm afraid there will be no more, yourselves."

Bobby laughed. He was about to capture the Port of Sultan of Abu, and then he could lead his army south to capture Cairo. He would be a new Egyptian conqueror, just like Alexander and Caesar back then, making the land tremble under his feet. History will record his name, he will have great honors given by the king, and more importantly, he will make a fortune here.

"General, did you hear it?" The adjutant suddenly raised his ears and looked at Fang Ark in the city with a puzzled look on his face.

"What did you hear?" Bobby asked. He was old and his hearing was naturally not as good as that of his age.

"It's the sound of gunfire." The adjutant looked a little unnatural: "As far as I know, unless there is strong resistance, there will be no such neat gunfire sound, and,

"The adjutant's face became even more weird: "And this kind of gunfire sound did not appear from our rear-loaded guns and bore guns.

"What?" Bobby's hand trembled heavily, and the glass of Bordeaux's French wine poured on the deck, but he no longer cared about so much, leaned forward and carefully captured any noise.
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