Chapter 76 Seizing the Ship
But in Southeast Asia, especially the maritime trade with the Ming Dynasty, it was monopolized by the Hui people and the Han people. The prices here in Java are higher. It's enough to tempt the Javanese.
However, Fang Guan didn't think about this at this moment.
No matter what kind of weapon, he needs it. Even a stick. He took up the bronze spear. He rushed over, regardless of his own safety, he was simply fighting for his life.
yes. Just working hard.
When Fang Guan was a boy, he was raised as Fang Guozhen's legitimate son. Naturally, he had a lot of glory and wealth. Although he also practiced martial arts, it was more about strengthening his body. Even though there have been political restrictions since the surrender to the Ming Dynasty, in life, there is no grievance at all.
What he is experiencing now is the most difficult thing for him to survive in his life. The hatred in his heart was so deep that there was no need to express it. Not to mention forcing him to eat the corpses of his companions. When Fang Guan did this kind of unscrupulous thing, he felt so guilty and angry, and he felt so much hatred at this moment.
For Fang Guan, he is no longer a human being. Still afraid of death? He even longed for death. However, the prerequisite for death is that today's events can be reported back to the Ming Dynasty. At least people will know that someone from another place died in a royal matter, but he died here inexplicably. The family and the court have no news at all. His death was in vain.
Therefore, Fang Guan didn't care about his life at all at this moment.
Even though Fang Guan's martial arts skills were not high, he was brave enough to fight with all his strength despite the sudden attack. Enough to feed these Javanese a potful.
Of course, a more important reason is that the weather in Java is hot and the Javanese people wear simple clothes and no armor at all. The combat effectiveness of both sides is above a level.
It was a bloody battle that didn't last long.
When more than fifty Javanese people finished cooking. The rain just stopped, and the sun shines brightly. Under the sun, the accumulated water seemed to disappear visibly to the naked eye, either seeping into the soil or flowing into the river on one side. All in all, it didn't take an hour. Although there is still moisture on the ground, it is no longer muddy.
Fang Guan said: "Now that we are in danger, there is no second option. We can only take one step ahead, seize the ship immediately, and leave here."
Then Fang Guan didn't let anyone rest at all. He just took the Javanese weapons and rushed directly towards the port.
Javanese cities are not big at all. Fang Guan didn't know what it was called. However, the location of the port can be seen at a glance. Now there is no other choice. It can be discovered at any time. Once discovered, no one knows how many Javanese came over.
Moreover, they are not familiar with this place, so any sophisticated plan is impossible. You can only go faster, and even faster. Go faster and catch the opponent off guard.
The attack of more than a hundred people was quickly discovered.
I don't know where the sound of shouting came from, from one person shouting to a group of people shouting. Then dozens of people chased him from behind.
Fang Guan rushed towards the port regardless.
There are not many guards at the port, only a few dozen people. After all, for the Javanese, they never expected that the Ming Dynasty, which was already dead, would fight back. Never thought of such a problem at all. Moreover, Java's ports are extremely crude.
When Fang Guan parked here, he complained secretly. This port, nothing else. Not even a little defensive measure. If nothing else, you should build a watchtower and arrange a few archers.
It was this kind of contempt that made Fang Guan fall into the Javanese's plot, but for the same reason, the people trained by the Javanese here almost fought with Fang Guan and others on the flat ground.
Although people like Fang Guan were weak and injured, none of them took their own lives seriously. Like an evil ghost. This fight. It's basically a life-for-life. None of the sailors who first fought against the Javanese survived.
The reason is very simple. They have many wounds on their bodies. As soon as they move their hands, their movements will be deformed, and their reactions will definitely not be as fast as those of the Javanese. The only way to win is if you fight yours and I fight mine. So the daggers and spears that the Javanese stabbed did not block them at all, but just gave them to the opponent in the same way.
As a result, a situation of mutual destruction was formed.
And this situation demonstrates even more what it means to be a husband and wife, and courage.
Under this situation, Fang Guan and others were determined to die. The people in the first row died and the people in the second row came up. However, the Javanese did not have such courage and determination. When Wu and Yue were at war, Fu Cha ordered the Yue swordsmen to commit suicide in front of the Wu army. Wu Jun was discouraged. It's the same today. The Javanese saw that they would die if they charged forward, and they were not willing to die together with their opponents. Naturally, he turned around and ran away.
Fang Guan immediately helped people get on board.
The rest were good sailors. There was some confusion as soon as we got on the boat. After all, we were not on the same boat before. But after a while, they found their respective positions.
Just raising the sail, pulling up the anchor, and going out to sea cannot be completed in an instant.
This takes time.
But Fang Guan just didn't have time.
Within moments, the Javanese were swarming around. One by one, they wanted to rush up along the trestle.
Fang Guan shouted loudly, called a few sailors, and took out several boxes from the cabin. Opened, it was a steel cannon. A real little steel cannon, no higher than knee high. It looks very thin, but it was indeed approved by He Xite for the expedition fleet.
Each ship in the fleet has cannons, which are original casting techniques.
It was very heavy and difficult to turn around. And this small steel cannon is the latest technology of the Ministry of Industry.
He Xi's reforms in the Ministry of Industry opened the door to a new world for the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry. Coupled with the existence of the School of Engineering and Science, mathematical thinking and scientific thinking were introduced into the work of craftsmen. So under He Xi's guidance, a new method of casting artillery emerged.
That is to process the steel with a water hammer to create a shape, and then use a lathe to dig out the barrel from the middle.
It sounds simple, but in practice, every step is a problem.
The first problem is that the water hammer is not big enough. It’s no problem to process a breastplate, process some weapons, etc. But processing cannons, which weigh hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of workpieces, is a no-brainer. Therefore, this small steel cannon is the highest level of technology in Ming Dynasty. Unless water hammer, lathe, and a series of technological breakthroughs are made, this small steel cannon will be the upper limit.
Don't look at Pao Xiao. But it is strong and has a small barrel. The caliber is not small. It is no worse than some cannons in terms of power, but it cannot reach far.
Fang Guan had never thought of using this before, so he just settled for the bottom of the box. It was a pity that the Javanese were interested in the light cargo on Fangguan's ship, that is, gold, silver, silk and satin, and various weapons, but they were not interested in food supplies.
And this cannon is supplying food to this part.
The Javanese did not move away.
I don’t know if it’s because it’s heavy or because I don’t know the goods.
However, this is not important anymore.
Under Fang Guan's control, Daming's small steel cannon roared for the first time in Java, shooting out countless shotguns and forcibly knocking out the Javanese. Within the fan, no one was standing.
This time, the Javanese were suppressed.
After a while.
The Javanese went even crazier. I don't know whether it was because they were worried about what they had done being exposed, or because they felt they had lost face. In short, under the supervision of several noble people, the Javanese stepped forward bravely, regardless of life or death. A group of Javanese came to two adjacent ships and seemed to be playing with the cannons. Other Javanese came up from all directions in small boats.
But, to be honest, the Javanese's fighting ability is just that.
Rather than playing with firearms, Akito is their ancestor. So he fired without waiting for them. The sailors on the ship fired their cannons. At the sound of cannon fire, there was a sudden loud noise on the approaching ship. The flames of the explosion almost sprayed onto the Fangguan ship.
However, they did not follow the rules on the ship and placed a large amount of gunpowder next to the cannon. The sailors on Fang Guan's ship discovered it and fired a cannon over it, igniting the opposite side and allowing them to fly in a clay plane. It's just that the ships on both sides are too close.
Even Fang Guan's ship almost suffered disaster.
However, this was a loud noise. The Javanese were finally suppressed. With everyone's concerted efforts, Fang Guan's ship slowly sailed out of the port.
For a time, the boat was filled with cheers.
No matter what they had gone through, they finally escaped at this moment.
But Fang Guan didn't know that they were happy too early.
