Chapter 435

On the vast sea, fifteen warships were connected end to end, stretching for more than a mile, and they were full of murders.

For a moment, the Dutch fanaticism seemed to be frozen by the cold wind in the north. It was obvious that the king of Qi they were facing was not a simple native.

"Damn it! Rod, you should tell me there's a powerful fleet here. " Clare said crazily.

Fanaticism does not mean stupidity. Their warships are all class III sail warships, but they have lost in firepower, which makes them more uncertain about the training of this sudden fleet?

Rod opened his mouth, he finally understood why the king of Qi would make such a rude request. The fleet in front of him had already explained everything.

"The king of Chu deceived us. He must have done it on purpose." Rod yelled angrily, "he's hiding everything from us just to get us into this trap."

At this time, Sakai also saw the fleet on the sea through the telescope. The warship of this fleet was not much different from that of Europe, but on the warship there was a flag with the characters of Dayu.

The soldiers on the warship were also dressed in the style of Dayu. Seeing this, he was completely stunned. If this was the fleet of Dayu, it would be a disaster for them.

"Count, it's time you gave the order." Sakai reminded: "the more time you delay, the less opportunities you have. Is it war? Or retreat? "

Claire recovered from the shock. He looked left and right and seemed to be thinking about a very difficult decision.

Roeder's message was very clear. The king of Qi in Dayu wanted Ryukyu and trade routes. If they could not reach an agreement, war would be inevitable, both now and in the future.

Looking at the approaching army of the state of Chongqing, Claire said, "we can't fight this fleet here. We don't have much supplies. Now we should return to Ryukyu and destroy this fleet in the waters outside Ryukyu."

Rod nodded his head, which was undoubtedly the right decision.

After the order was given, the bell rang on the ship, in which the Dutch fleet sailed slowly towards Ryukyu.

At this time, Yue Yun was watching the Dutch fleet with a telescope.

He frowned when he saw the Dutch fleet fleeing to the south. Because they were in a hurry to fight, there were not many supplies on board. If the Dutch fleet refused to fight and continued to flee to the south, it would be very bad for them. After all, it was a long process from Dengzhou to Ryukyu.

He looked to the coast, where the army of the state of Dayu had appeared. At this time, he saw the Qingzhou army waving its flag and saying "don't pursue".

Putting down his telescope, he ordered the crew, "stop pursuing."

This order was given by Xiao Ming. The Dutch chose to retreat, which shows that they have no confidence to defeat him. He thinks that the Dutch should be given a time to think about whether to accept his conditions.

If the Dutch still have a hard boiled duck beak, he can only use force to seize the island to drive the Dutch out of the sea.

At the same time, one of the reasons he asked Yue Yun not to pursue was the supply problem. He knew that there was not much food for the soldiers on the warship at this time, and it was difficult to provide supplies without communication along the way.

Therefore, he needs to establish supply points along the coast and make the Qingzhou army well prepared to launch an attack on Ryukyu. After all, in the era of windsurfing warships, if the enemy is not willing to fight, he will fall into a chase.

However, among the sailing warships, the class I and class II sailing warships are not as flexible as the class III sailing warships. They do not have an advantage in the chase battle, but directly attack Ryukyu Island. At that time, the Dutch fleet will have to accept the war.

"When is your highness going to attack Ryukyu?" Niu Zhen said at this time. At the same time, he was relieved. At least during the Jizhou war, the king of Qi understood the importance of logistics and did not let the fleet chase him rashly.

"Don't worry, Ryukyu Island is just a duck cooked and can't fly. Now we still need to wait for the huzun guns and field guns from the military workshop, so that we won't suffer when the two armies fight."

Niu Zhen also saw the Dutch field gun mounted on the wheel. This kind of gun is short and thin, and the caliber is very small, but it has to be said that it is very light.

On the battlefield, this kind of gun has a longer range and greater power than the flint gun. It's really a good weapon.

"It's time for Chen Qi to produce a batch of guns like this." Niu Zhen looks serious.

No general likes to make fun of soldiers' lives.

Originally, Xiao Ming thought that the Dutch would fight for a short time and then retreat, but he didn't expect that they would withdraw. He was so decisive, which reflected that the Dutch were very guilty.

Because the Dutch don't know how many warships he has, and they know they won't have reinforcements.

Now, these Dutch people are afraid that they will be worried all day long that they will attack Ryukyu.

Looking at the disappearing Dutch warships, Xiao Ming and his party returned to Dengzhou City, waiting for everything to be ready before the war could begin. After this time, he would communicate with the king of Wei and the king of Chu, and let them leave supply points for themselves along the coast.Now both the king of Wei and the king of Chu have something to hold in his hands. They must not dare to make any small moves.

Yue Yun led the fleet back to the military port soon, and then he took a group of Navy generals to Dengzhou Chengfu Yamen.

"Your Highness, the Dutch run fast." Yue Yun said with a smile, "at the beginning, our warships were chased by them. It's a pity that they didn't teach them a lesson."

"There's a time for you to take revenge." Xiao Ming said to Yue Yun, "but this time you may not be the Dutch's opponents. The naval battle can be won not only by your big size. You just took over the warship, and you are not familiar with the above things. From now on, you will stay in Dengzhou for three months of sea training. When you are familiar with the operation of warships, you can talk about the naval battle. Now let's clean up the pirates nearby. ”

when Xiao Ming said that, a cold sweat suddenly came up behind Yue Yun. Xiao Ming said that it is true that if it is really a fight this time, the outcome is still unknown. Although his soldiers know how to operate warships, they are not familiar with new warships, especially the large-scale warships such as class I and class II, which are very difficult to operate.

Looking ashamed, Yue Yun said: "yes, your highness, the last general will take the soldiers to train hard and become an army as soon as possible."

After nodding, Xiao Ming said to Yang Chengye, "Yang Cishi, it's a great opportunity for you to go to Dengzhou. When you win Ryukyu, you will become a commercial port on the sea, which is very beneficial to the development of Dengzhou."

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