The establishment of Port Ireus has been a bit long, and it has always been based on forest logging as its main economic activity. In the 100 years since its establishment, the development of this city can be said to be lackluster, with a large population, only a few more than a thousand civilized people, and have been struggling between prosperity and recession, so that everyone who wants to talk about the history here can always finish it in just a few words.

However, after the yellow-skinned pagans successfully established their country on the East Coast prairie, they had a high demand for wood and began to frequently import wood from Saint Vicente, Victoria, Seguru, Ireus and other places, which caused the city's population to increase greatly. At the most, the whites reached more than 2,000, which was amazing about the magic of wood exports.

As one of the best timber export ports in the General Seguru District, there are too many woods produced near Ireus: from light wood to hardwood, from precious mahogany to ordinary pine, from naval ships to construction materials, there are all kinds of wood, with great reserves and excellent quality, far better than the trees planted by people on the prairie in the east coast, so it has driven the development of the urban economy. Once upon a time, more than five large merchant ships were loaded with plates and even logs to the east coast every month, and then pulled back a large number of industrial products, construction materials, grains, salted fish, cured meat, spirits, cloth, and even weapons and ammunition. The entire General Seguru District, General Saint Espiritu District and even General Saint Vicente District are deeply affected by the benefits of this trade.

However, with the official outbreak of the Portuguese War in the Middle East in 1660, this once prosperous bilateral trade came to an abrupt end, and the days of a large number of forest owners and timber workshop owners fell into difficulties. Especially after the famous Port of Seguru was also captured by the East Coast people, the entire Ireus logging and processing activities had basically stopped. Colonial officials, local feudal lords and merchants worked together to summon most of the people for training. They planned to firmly resist the invasion of the East Coast people, but the effect was hard to say.

At six o'clock in the morning on June 10, 1661, the time was to test the training results of these people! On the slightly turbulent sea surface, a large number of eastern shore ships from the south were moored - anyone with normal IQ could tell - a considerable number of these ships had been anchored, and the rest were also slowly cruising, guarding the outside of the fleet.

The sharp-eyed people on the land could already see that those who had been anchored were mostly transport ships. At this time, the sailors on the ship were hanging small boats from the deck. They shouted carefully and exerted force together. On the shaking deck, they put the small boats down little by little through pulley booms.

The weight of the boat is not large. If the materials used to make it are not bad, it should be the light wood and Wuxiongjibe wood imported from Seguru and Saint-Espiritu. These two woods are praised by the East Coast people as "one of the lightest woods in the world". The boats or rafts made are extremely light in weight and have great buoyancy. They are most suitable for making boats carried by large ships, such as in front of you. Of course, people on the East Coast not only use this wood to make small boats, but in fact, this wood has many other uses, such as very good insulation against heat and electricity, and also has excellent shock resistance. Therefore, the insulation layer of the refrigerated boats on the East Coast likes to be built with this wood. In addition, bottle plugs, life belts, and tea boxes are also made with these two woods most of the time. This wood is even one of the best raw materials for the manufacture of activated carbon in later generations.

After the boat was placed on the sea surface, some sailors who had already crawled down the rope net immediately jumped onto the boat, then reached out to take the cable thrown from the deck of the big ship, fixed the boat with it, and carefully controlled the distance so that the boat would not be pushed by the waves to hit the big ship. Although this kind of boat made of Wuxiong Jibei Wood has excellent shock resistance, there is no need for everyone to suffer on their own, right?

Following the sailors were empty-handed army soldiers. They carefully followed the rope net under the leadership of the non-commissioned officers and slowly descended to the boat under the interference of the shaking hull. Every time a bad guy accidentally fell into the sea, it would cause a burst of laughter from the naval officers and soldiers, and then they would take out the net and throw it into the sea, and catch the unlucky guy up, provided that he had not been drowned.

Behind people are large and small bags of supplies, including guns, ammunition, medicines and military supplies, and even some canned food, tobacco and wine. I really don’t know how those guys in the logistics team have brains. They are going to land on the battlefield now. You’re giving me such cumbersome burdens, you’re such a bastard!

After the distribution of supplies on the boat, the veteran sailor sergeant blew the copper whistle hanging around his neck, and then everyone shouted and rowed hard to the front. Their rhythm was just right, neither too pursuing speed to exert force in the future, nor as slow as a turtle, because the commanders have said that although Ireus did not interfere with the land defense fortress, everyone should treat it as a real offensive and defensive drill, and should not be lazy.

Soon, the earliest batch of more than 30 small boats arrived one after another without any interference. The officers led the team kept collecting their subordinates through copper whistles, commands and flags. The whole process lasted for nearly twenty minutes. At this time, if the Brazilians could select elite troops and launch a storm with the intention of decisive death, I believe that even if the officers and soldiers of the East Coast of the half battalion could not be driven into the sea, they would definitely be able to severely hurt them. Unfortunately, the lumberjacks in Ileus were cowardly. They did not have such determination and courage at all. They could only watch the East Coast people landed on the dock, consolidated the beachhead positions, and responded to more people and supplies ashore.

The first one to complete the landing was Major Languo's third mixed battalion, followed by Major Xiao Xi's second mixed battalion, followed by Captain Yang Liang's second volunteer army... The landing operation of the people shouting and neighing horses lasted for most of the day. When the last batch of combat supplies were also sent ashore by the small boat, Major Xiao Xi ordered the troops to line up and kill towards the city of Ireus - they did not land all the troops, perhaps because they felt it was unnecessary.

The Portuguese in Seguru, the towns of General Saint-Espiritu in general had no defense facilities, so this would not stop the East Coast people from the pace. When the East Coast people played the cheerful march of "Victory belongs to the Army" and all the officers and soldiers rushed up in unison. The gunmen they recruited were still crowding around in a simple fortification.

"One, two, one, two, one. Quickly step forward to put the marksman. The gun is under the shoulder, loading medicine, loading ammunition, running, one, two, one, one, two, one, stand firm! Raise the gun, aim, prepare-to-release!"

With the clear commands of the officers, the black smoke of the big buns soared into the air above the position. The East Coast infantry, who had been trained to the point of conditioning, kept changing formations, and skillfully loading and shooting. The dense and fast projectiles made the enemy unable to raise their heads. However, after a few rounds of volleys of gunfire, they were forced to give up the fortifications outside the city and retreat into the city, intending to rely on the house to start street fighting with the people on the east coast.

"Punch you from the street fighting!" Captain Yang Liang, holding the command knife, looked at the Brazilian corpses all over the ground. They were dressed in various clothes, and they were of different ages and looked different from regular soldiers. "The artillery soldiers were playing with you well. At worst, they could demolish Ireus' houses one by one. How long can you hide? I am not afraid of taking risks with you in person, but is it necessary!"

Captain Yang Liang, the acting captain of the Second Battalion of the Volunteer Army, said. It was exactly the idea of ​​Major Xiao Xi, the commander-in-chief of the front enemy. The two artillery companies had 16 field light artillery guns that had been dragged over one after another. Then, under the escort of army soldiers, they slowly advanced into the city. Several enemy artillery guns were placed in the city, and the projectiles that were flying out fell into the formation of the East Coast people from time to time, often taking away a lot of casualties, which made them slightly disperse, but they had no intention of retreating.

"Boom! Boom!" The artillery first stared at the enemy's artillery and countered. Both sides fired directly in the line of sight. The speed of fire, accuracy and quantity of artillery determine the result of this cruel battle. It is obvious that the artillery of the East Coast people surrounded and beat one of them with certain advantages in caliber, rate of fire, and accuracy. Therefore, two enemy cannons were quickly destroyed. The other two were arranged in a brick and stone house and could not be destroyed for the time being, so they could only be solved by infantry.

At this time, the Second Battalion of the Volunteers played a role. Hundreds of Indians, holding short spears and sabers, rushed towards the Portuguese houses like moths to the flames under the gaze of the army officers and soldiers of the East Coast, preparing to seize the cannons through hand-to-hand combat. The remaining Portuguese musketeers next to them started shooting, and the gunners were also busy changing into grape bullets. The Indians were swept down like cutting wheat, but the remaining people were still charging with red eyes. At this time, moving forward is death, and retreating is also death. It is better to try your luck.

After the Indian Volunteers charged, the East Coast artillery took the opportunity to move the artillery forward, then concentrated its firepower to bombard the two enemies with solid projectiles, and also sent some musketeers to suppress the Portuguese gunners with dense platoon guns to cover the Indians' continuous impact - this has already been in the second wave.

"Crazy!" Under the continuous bombardment, a house finally collapsed half of it, blocking the enemy's artillery's shooting boundary. Several Portuguese gunners emerged from the house in a mess, and were then slashed and killed by Indian soldiers holding sabers. Another house was broken under the continuous impact of Indian soldiers. Several gunners were also stabbed to death by short spears, and the bodies were then thrown out of the gate.

The Portuguese artillery was destroyed, and there was no suspense in the subsequent battle. At the moment when the sun set, after using the artillery to clear several stubborn strongholds, Major Xiao Xi ordered the soldiers to use bayonets and launch the bayonet charge of the East Coast officers and soldiers, and eliminate the last resistance force in the town square. The battle ended at this point - from the beginning to the end, but only a few hours, Ireus, a timber export port larger than Seguru, fell like this.

After the war in Port Saint Vicente ended, they were ordered to be transferred to the General District of Rio de Janeiro, separated by a sea, and coordinated the siege of the city. At this time, most of the city's urban areas had been controlled by the army on the east coast, but only two fortresses built in the sea-Longhai area - the Virgin Conception Fortress and the Sweet Bread Mountain Fortress - were never able to capture it because it was too strong. It has been closely monitored by the army on the east coast. As for whether to siege for a long time to surrender or to use other tricks, we have to discuss it again!

"However, when I went to Saint Vicente to report the situation two days ago, I heard that there was an Indian volunteer team of about 3,000 to Rio de Janeiro. Because they heard that our troops were tight, the two fortresses defended by the Portuguese failed to defeat for a long time (seven or eight hundred defenders were fighting stubbornly), and they were unable to open up the situation for a long time, so they planned to send this team that was rushing to help the war. Haha, nothing else can be done, it is okay to go to the manor of the Portuguese colonists in the countryside to collect grain." Zhou Yafu said with a smile again, "But the war here really has to be arrested.

It's tight, what kind of bird's Virgin Conceive Fortress, Sweet Bread Mountain Fortress, I think it's better not to fight, let the Yong'an County Security Team monitor nearby, and I'm sorry that the Portuguese dare not come out to die. Although the Xihu County Security Team suffered a lot of damage when attacking the fortress a while ago, the main force is still there. We can rush our troops to march into the inland Parish of San Sebastian and repeatedly sweep them. Not to mention anything else, we will raise all the war fees first, and we can also make a fortune for the brothers. It's really unreasonable to be able to go out for a few months when we are away, and we must find some extra money to boost our morale."

"Grass! The volunteer team is useless!" Yang Liang started to curse again, "Forget it, the area of ​​General Rio de Janeiro is small, with a small population and a small town, and the people of the Sao Paulo Banner rarely come here (meaning that there are few local resistance elements). Let's fight quickly. As you said, the West Lake County Security Group suffered a lot of casualties a while ago. This time, let's take the lead in attacking the town of Sao Sebastian is also a reward. Just execute it like this. If you lead the team, I have to stay here to waste time with the grandsons of the turtle in the Virgin Concealment Fortress."
Chapter completed!