The trip back to Mombasa was much faster than expected.

Yusuf was worried about how to command the two gorillas, but he didn't expect Raj could communicate with them in sign language. These two guys were so smart that no wonder the old chief treated them as his son.

The majestic Fort Jesus was the first to appear in sight, with the beautiful gardens, palaces and houses in the city, but the place was unknown - the sinister commander Pedro came in advance, and brought twenty warships to reinforce him and a thousand fully armed and revengeful Portuguese soldiers.

With the joint efforts of the Swahili warriors, Jesus Castle was not broken, but the home outside the castle was ravaged.

Even more unfortunate news was that the Portuguese broke into the palace and captured Sultan's mother. She had not had time to escape because she organized the women to evacuate. She was arrested with her loyal servant Oud.

The stalemate situation did not leave time for Yousuf to fall into worries. He must always be vigilant against the raids from the sea.

With the addition of the Mwana warriors, the garrison power was greatly enhanced; the Ming-style firearms sent by the orangutans also allowed more people to be armed.

The fort Jesus was originally designed to withstand the fierce artillery bombardment. The fortress was so strong that the Portuguese were now blocked outside the walls they built. They were so angry that they had to send clutches to cruis the sea, trying to block all passages that could enter and exit the port and cut off the supply passages of the garrisons.

What the Portuguese never thought was that Mombasa and its adjacent land were rich in fruits, honey, rice and sugar cane, and a large group of orangutans carried supplies to the castle every night.

The residents even raised cattle and sheep in the Fort Jesus, and had no worries about food and drink.

In addition, Yusuf also led his soldiers to make full use of the seized bronze cannons against Pedro's ships.

These powerful firearms not only harassed patrol ships at all times, but also in turn sank many small boats that transported food to the Portuguese.

The most intense battle occurred in the strait. On the cloudy morning, an army of 400 people forcibly landed under the cover of artillery fire from warships, trying to bypass the city wall and break into the fortress from the inland direction.

Yusuf had ambushed more than a hundred Mwana spear warriors and archers in the mangrove swamp on the coast in advance, and led the Mombasa fishermen to dive into the sea and tied together the small boats that Portuguese soldiers were riding with ropes.

When the enemy stepped into the siege, multiple parties launched an attack together.

The unexpected raid worked very well.

The invaders tried to evacuate in the chaos, but found that all the landing ships were tangled together. Archers on the city wall shot rockets, causing the ships to burn continuously.

However, the Portuguese's ferocity and warfare that were famous all over the world were not a false reputation.

They quickly organized a formation counterattack and relied on dense musket shooting tore a crack from the encirclement.

Pedro commanded the sea fleet to continuously bomb the beach, forcing the African warriors to retreat into the mangroves.

The Portuguese army escaped from the two sides and immediately turned to attack the fishermen team led by Yusuf.

Just when this team that was not good at fighting was caught in hand-to-hand combat, the attacker launched a second charge.

Commander Pedro landed on a boat himself, and he was determined to cut off the head of the rebellious Sultan with his own hands.

The Sultan's small team was outnumbered and retreated step by step.

He himself took a knife in the back during the battle and was surrounded by two other fishermen behind the raised black reef.

He heard the bullets shot into the rocks like raindrops, and the sound of the Portuguese footsteps got closer and closer. In addition to being sieve, they could also be blown into pieces by flying shells at any time.

Ships on the sea kept marching and bombarding the castle from all angles. One shot successfully landed next to the reef where Yousuf was hiding, blowing it to pieces.

The two fishermen around him were already seriously injured and unconscious. Yousuf himself was also dizzy and tinnitus, leaving only the strength to climb on the beach.

Isabel and Qing tried to support the city, but the distance was beyond the range of the musket. They could only watch Pedro pull out his waist knife and approached step by step.

It was raining heavily in the gloomy world, and he felt death approaching.

Pedro stepped on his left hand and waved his first knife.

Yousuf broke free with great force, and the knife slashed his shoulders obliquely.

The Portuguese took another step forward, raised his sword and slashed in the air.

Yusuf rolled in and dodged, tightened the lasso scattered on the ground, and tripped the commander. He half-kneeled, picked up the fishing fork beside him and stabbed Pedro hard.

The young Sultan made up his mind that even if he died, he would bring the cold-blooded murderer who murdered his father into hell!

The sharp fishing fork stabbed into the side waist without causing fatal injuries. The Portuguese officer held the fishing fork with one hand and was in a stalemate with Yousuf, and the other hand had pulled out the gun from his waist and pointed it at his forehead.

"Take good things for your father."

Pedro pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The fire burst out, and the pistol exploded in the smoke.

The two voices were whimpering at the same time - the black gunpowder was damp due to the rain, causing flint to hit the iron sheet and fired.

Yusuf's face was covered with bloodstains by the splash of broken iron, while Pedro's right hand, holding the gun, was covered in blood due to the explosion.

"You should confess your guilt to my father!"

The boy growled angrily and exerted his force to knock the Portuguese down again. He tried to get up several times, but failed because of his power loss.

Yusuf finally exhausted his last little power and fell to the ground with Pedro.

He could only stare at the enemy in front of him in vain. If his eyes could spew out flames, the man had been burned to death ten thousand times.

The heavy rain that fell in time helped Mombasa defenders resolve a crisis.

After the gunpowder wet the water, the muskets and cannons were all useless.

The situation suddenly reversed, and it was the turn of warriors holding spears and bows to gain the upper hand. They broke out from the mangroves again and chased the broken soldiers on the beach who were no longer able to fight back.

The seriously injured and coma Sultan was almost kidnapped by the retreating Portuguese. Fortunately, two gorillas arrived, and they roared and swung down a group of soldiers before they rescued Yousuf.

In March, Mombasa enters rainy season and the power of firearms is even more difficult to exert.

The food carried by the Portuguese was about to be exhausted, and soldiers were infected with fever one after another, and their morale was extremely low.

For Pedro, admitting failure is a very difficult thing. He tried his best to suppress the calls for withdrawal from the team and adjust his strategy to prepare for the last move.
Chapter completed!