Chapter 1248 Obtaining the sailboat
At the fifth day, at dawn, it was when people were sleeping soundly. There were a few dim oil lamps on Garen's ship, and the colonists and sailors on the ship were already asleep.
The indigenous people of Beiyinzhou were backward in civilization, without sea boats and only canoes, and could not pose a threat to the colonists' sail warships, so the colonists on the ship were not worried about being attacked at all.
Late at night, soldiers and sailors were all asleep on the cabin and deck, and snoring sounds rang out.
At this time, with the sound of waves slapping the reefs, three hundred new merchant soldiers rowed a raft and headed towards the ship. As they had just rowed out ten meters, the waves slapped towards them and pushed the raft back eight or nine meters.
The soldiers could only paddle hard on the raft and fight against the waves. It was not until the sea fell back that they finally slowly approached the sailboat.
The colonists' sail warships were extremely tall, and the exposed part was taller than the city wall, and looked like a castle.
This is a raft close to the sea boat. Shi Kai looked up and saw this giant, and he was a little shocked.
He hadn't seen a sailboat in three years, and he was extremely excited when he saw this giant ship.
"Hurry, nail it with a nail, don't let the waves wash away!" Shi Kai whispered.
The soldiers on the raft quickly inserted iron nails into the gap between the wooden boards of the hull, and then fixed the raft with ropes to avoid being washed away by the waves. Finally, they shook their flying claws and grabbed the side of the ship.
The flying claws wrapped in cotton cloth, but a muffled sound made everyone on the raft nervous, but the sailors who were sleeping against the side of the boat moved their bodies and continued to sleep without even opening their eyes.
Shi Kai looked at the bow of the boat nervously, raised his ears, and found that there was no movement on the boat, so he pulled the rope to see if the flying claws were firmly grasped. Then he pulled the rope, pedaled the boat, and climbed upwards.
The soldiers of the new merchants immediately followed suit, and dark shadows slowly climbed onto the bow of the ship.
Shi Kai climbed onto the side of the boat, first poked his head out and looked left and right, observing the situation on the deck, and found that there were very few people on the deck, only a few sailors sleeping against the side of the boat, so he held a short knife in his hand and jumped onto the boat with his hands and feet.
At this time, he waited for a few more people to come up, and then gestured to each of them, asking them to touch the sleeping sailors, staring at one of them, and he carefully moved to the door of the cabin, gently closed the door, and then took a wooden stick and locked the door.
After closing the hatch door, Shi Kai often breathed a sigh of relief. In this way, even if there was a fierce fight on the deck, the Spaniards in the cabin could not support it, so they could control the deck and control the sailing warships.
After Shi Kai closed the door, he turned his head and waved his hand. The soldiers who boarded the boat started to do the same. They grabbed the sailor's neck with one hand, poked the short knife in their hands, or slashed their throats directly, watching the sailors cover their throats with both hands, and blood kept coming out of the gaps in their fingers, rolling on the deck in pain.
The sleeping sailors were suddenly awakened and saw the enemy in front of them with horror on their faces, and immediately struggled to fight against the Qianren.
The fight on the deck alarmed the colonists and sailors in the cabin. The people inside rushed out in a hurry in the dark, trying to check the situation, but found that the cabin door was locked.
At this time, the people inside hit the cabin door and the soldiers of the new merchants fought with the sailors on the deck outside.
It is easy to fall into the water when sailing on the sea, so the colonists and sailors on the deck were not wearing armor and were quickly wiped out. Blood dripped into the cabin through the gaps in the deck, causing the colonists in the cabin to stir up.
After a while, the enemies on the deck were killed and injured. Shi Kai held a blood-dropping sword and glanced at the deck. He found that all the colonists were dealt with. At this moment, there were several gunshots, and the colonists inside knocked out several holes. The people inside used their knives and axes to slash the hatch door wildly, trying to break out.
"Push the box over and block the hatch door!" Seeing this, Shi Kai quickly ordered.
Several soldiers hurriedly found wooden boxes and large wooden barrels from the deck and started gambling the hatch door.
At this time, a famous merchant army climbed a Shanghai ship, aimed at the hatch door with muskets and bows.
Shi Kai waved his hand and the soldiers dragged the barrier outside the cabin door open. The door was hit a few times and finally fell to the ground with a loud bang. A group of Spaniards rushed out shouting.
"Bang bang bang" gunshots rang out, and smoke filled the enemy, and the rushing out, were beaten to death on the spot.
Several people rushed out of the cabin, and after they were all beaten to death, the Spaniards retreated into the warehouse in shame and fought against the Shang army.
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A day later, Zhao Ming led his subordinates to the mouth of the Dashang River, and then boarded the Garen boat in a small boat.
"Deputy Chief, what's the situation? Why hasn't it been resolved yet?" Zhao Ming boarded the boat and saw a group of new merchant soldiers facing the hatch door with muskets and bows.
Shi Kai stood up from the box and said in a deep voice: "Old Zhao, you are here just in time, the situation is quite complicated."
Zhao Ming looked at it, "What's the matter? Throw a few grenades in, then rushed in and killed them all. Isn't that a problem?"
Shi Kai shook his head, "We don't have the ability to build ships, nor do we have the ability to repair ships. Now, we have finally obtained such a sailboat. If it is damaged, how can we cross the ocean and return to Daqian?"
Zhao Ming frowned and said, "Then I can only force them to surrender."
Shi Kai said: "There is another problem!"
"What's the problem?" Zhao Ming was a little confused.
Shi Kai said: "This ship has a deep draft and cannot enter Shanghe, and we have no port to hide the sea ship. If the Spaniards find that the ship does not return for a long time and send a fleet to search, we will not be able to hide."
The current sailing position is at the bottom of the Bay of California, with Mexico to the east and Baja California Peninsula to the west.
The bay is like a long pocket, and the Spanish fleet comes to search, and the sea ships will have nowhere to hide.
After three years, Xin Shang finally had a sea ship that could contact the Qian Dynasty. Shi Kai did not want to be taken back by the Spaniards before it was used or sunk into the sea.
Zhao Ming frowned and asked, "Deputy Chief, what do you think?"
Shi Kai pulled Zhao Ming aside and said in a deep voice: "The boat cannot stay here for a long time. I want you to go back immediately and send some sailors over. I drive the boat out of the bay, and then go to Kingsoft County while the Spaniards are not aware of it. You will take the land and ambush nearby. After I enter the port, we will cooperate inside and outside to regain Kingsoft."
Zhao Ming's eyes lit up, and without much thought, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go back immediately and transfer the gunners and sailors to come."
Shi Kai said: "Then we will make an appointment to recover Jinshan."
Chapter completed!