Through this naval encounter on the northern side of the Azores, Hong Tao found that after the Qizu cannon, the pattern of naval warfare changed again. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoYou don't need to get as close to the melee as before, as long as you maintain a proper formation and can give full play to the power of the new naval guns. As long as the speed is not too slow than the enemy, whoever wants to rush over and engage in close combat will be a difficult maneuver of life and death. At a distance of five hundred meters, the hit rate of the Qizu cannon was enough to make any sailing ship lose its combat effectiveness in a short time.

In this way, you don't need too many warships to fight with the enemy, you only need to use your fast speed and long range advantage to consume the opponent's ships. Just like when the Mongol Imperial fleet was intercepted on the sea, it did not fight a decisive battle with it, and dragged the opponent alive and exhausted. Compared to the fleet of the Mongol Empire, the number of ships in Flanders Hanseatic was definitely much smaller, so the combat difficulty was not high.

Having made up his mind, Hong Tao did not stay longer, and after returning to Karburg, he immediately left the Strait of Gibraltar with five ships and headed south. Flanders and Hansa want to fight, and the slaves can't give up, since they have all arrived here, it is most efficient to bring the slaves back. As for whether the Flemish Hanseatic ships will intercept Karl's whaling ship on the sea in the next few months, Hong Tao also made arrangements. He asked Jiang Zhuyi to stop whaling activities, even if Carl came back, he was not allowed to rush into battle, just hold Karl Fort firmly, and all the problems would be discussed when he came with the fleet.

During this time, the only thing that Fort Karl did at sea, apart from continuing to deliver oil to Cité Soleil, was to send ships to the Leeward Islands to expand the supply points a little more, and then prepare some of the supplies. In addition, Jiang Zhuyi's work of preparing the slaves could not be delayed, and it had to be completed before Carl returned, and then let Carl's oil fleet take it to Sun City along the way.

In the middle of June of 1252, Hong Tao's slave hunting fleet arrived at the private territory of Medini, about 300 kilometers north of Cape Town, near the 30.5th parallel of south latitude. There is a small port here, which is the place where Medini and Karl exchanged goods privately, and it is also the tribal territory of Mai Dahai and Mai Dahe's mother's family, which is not part of the Golden River Empire.

Although Cape Town is growing rapidly, South Africa is so big that Medini has been operating here for more than a decade, and the territory he can effectively control is 100 kilometers north of Cape Town and less than 150 kilometers east of Cape Town.

This fat man was a thief, and he deliberately did not expand too quickly to the north, but shifted the focus of development to the east, on the grounds that the east produced ore, and there were seaports, and transportation was more convenient than land. The north is becoming more and more desolate, full of savanna and hills, and has no use value. In addition to not being able to deceive Hong Tao, this reason must be convincing to anyone who hears it, and he has to praise Maitini as a minister of the old Cheng Mou Guo.

Hong Tao will not stop Martini from doing this, this kind of behavior is not even harmful to the public and private interests. For the Golden River Empire, there was actually no difference between expanding to the north and east, the main energy of the empire was not in Africa, if it were not for the abundance of minerals and self-sufficiency here, Medini would not have received such strong support, and built factories and shipyards. According to the Empire's plan, as long as he can occupy this place and maintain a sufficient number of people to meet some of the Empire's material needs, he is already very dutiful.

"Hey, I said fatty, why didn't you sneak back to be a chief when you didn't want to be a governor in Cape Town. This is not good, the Imperial Governor cannot leave the residence casually, and those people in the Ministry of Supervision are not easy to fool. "A fat black man on the dock made Hong Tao very unhappy, and Martini actually came to greet him in person, which is not what a qualified governor should do, it is very inappropriate, and it is easy to invite trouble.

"Your Majesty...... I'm not a governor anymore. Boyu took my place, Carl didn't tell you? "Medini has a fat face, this time it's really bitter, not like it's pretending.

"Who? Boyu has succeeded you as governor? Why? Have you made a big mistake! "This time it's Hong Tao's turn to be really confused, he and Bo Jiao have made an agreement that as long as Mercy and Medini don't make mistakes and don't hinder the development of the empire's overseas colonies, they won't be replaced, which can be regarded as a reward for the empire for these founding heroes. Of course, the position of governor is not hereditary, and all offices in the empire are not hereditary, except for the emperor.

"I ...... I simply wrote a letter disapproving of the Empire's involvement in the civil strife of the Great Song Dynasty. As a result, within two months, I received an order to transfer me to Brunei City to become the mayor. Said that I had rich management experience, and asked me to go to the new city to be in charge of construction. I didn't go, excused myself from being unwell, and chose to retire. In fact, I have just come back for less than half a month, and those little guys are not worried about letting me stay here, so they have to arrange an idle job for me in Mayi Port. It was Mayor Bojiao who helped me say a fair word, and then let me come back. Martini shook her head as she spoke, not knowing whether she regretted writing the letter or was afraid that she would not let him come back.

"You wait! When did Brunei Port become the Imperial New City? Bo Jiao is the mayor! Oh yes, his term is over, who is the current Chancellor of the Reich? Let's go, go back to where you live first, and talk to me carefully. "It's okay that Martini doesn't explain, but the more he talks about Hong Tao, the more confused he becomes. It's been less than three years since I went to Sun City, and I don't seem to know how the empire has changed so much.

Medini's current title is the Great Chief of the Dakamba Tribe, since it is a tribe, it is a collection of many tribes, and it is not clear how many people there are Hongtao, anyway, dozens of kilometers north from here are the territory of this tribe. With the Mytini secretly supporting it for so many years, it is estimated that the tribe will not be weak, just by looking at the clothes and shoes worn by the black warriors, they have completely departed from the hunter-gatherer lifestyle, and farming, handicrafts and small-scale industrial workshops can be found everywhere along the river, which is more like the port of Cape Town, which has been in operation for several years.

The Great Chief's house was even more imposing, perched on top of a small hill and surrounded by tall walls of masonry, and the houses inside were similar to those of Cape Harbour, except that there was a large cowhide tent in the middle of the yard, half the size of a basketball court. This is the living room of Martini, who has been away from the Arabian Peninsula for so many years and has not forgotten the way of life of his homeland.

"Tell them to stop busy, I'm here to ask you for something. I thought you were still a governor, and this matter was nothing, but now that you are not, it is a bit difficult. Listen to it first, don't force it, we are not a monarch and a minister now, nor are we superiors and subordinates. You have served the Empire for so many years, and you owe neither me nor the Empire, we can help each other even if we are friends. Can you help me buy a slave? There is no limit to the quantity, the more the merrier. Sitting on the carpet, all kinds of fruits, dried fruits, dairy products, and snacks were brought up like water, and it seemed that Martini had a very good time as the emperor here.

"Buying slaves? Why buy it? Just go to the east and catch it! There's a big tribe over there who's been working against me, and I don't have the heart to toss them, as long as they don't go too far. Your Majesty wants someone, wait for me to gather the tribal warriors back, and then start a war with them next month!" "Martini is very grateful that Hong Tao can get along with him on an equal footing, but the title can't be changed for a while, hearing that Hong Tao wants slaves, he really doesn't have much, but he has a place to get it.

"Next month? I'm short on time, can I hurry up? You don't need to send too many people, I'll bring the soldiers, you just need to find me some people to lead the way, and I'll catch them myself. By the way, do you have any war horses here? Hong Tao couldn't wait that long, and now he wanted to load the slaves and return to the ship immediately, and if he didn't settle the Flanders Hansea, it would be a great threat to Karl's oil lines and his own layout in Europe.

"Nacheng, there are a lot of war horses, I will set off tomorrow, I can still gather hundreds of warriors along the way, plus His Majesty's soldiers should be about the same. But the other side was also a tough bone to gnaw, and they had steel spears and bows in their hands, as well as a small number of horses, which had been stolen from other tribes who had returned to Cape Town. There are thousands of them, all of them are warriors, and they are not afraid of death in battle, if it weren't for this, I would have destroyed them long ago. Medini was a little worried about this expedition, but he still advised Hong Tao to wait a few more days until he had gathered all the tribal warriors before moving.

"Hey, hey, hey...... Fatty, you are outdated, don't you know that a man with a bow and arrows can never beat a man with a musket? It's a shame that you've been a governor for so many years, so you didn't sneak a musket back? Hong Tao appreciated Martini's kindness, but he still didn't change his mind.

"Got a little bit of it...... Less than 200. You can't take more of that thing, it's numbered, and I'm reporting all the battle damages......" When it came to stealing chickens and dogs, Martini was not too embarrassed.

"Hahahaha...... I'll just say, there's no cat that doesn't steal, especially a fat cat like you. Don't worry, I have a weapon more powerful than a musket, but I can't give it to you, it's my housekeeping skill, and the sea and the river will have to rely on it to defend my territory in the future. By the way, why don't you ask about your two sons, they have already become kings, and the order has been arranged, the elder brother will be the one year first, then the younger brother will be the one for another year, and the third year will be left to you, the father. Otherwise, come with me, this place will be occupied by the Empire sooner or later, and even if you have 2,000 guns, you will not be able to defeat them. It's not like you haven't been in contact with those little cubs, they are all masters that the six relatives don't recognize. "Hong Tao never thought of Martini as an incorruptible governor, as long as he didn't forget his main job and didn't overdo it, he was a good governor.

(To be continued.) )