"Lord Jiang, don't worry too much, the warships and cannons you have built are no worse than Count Karl's, and we have many more than him. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info even if there is an emperor to protect him, he is not our opponent on the sea. Just catch him, and Karlburg will fall into our hands, and with this fortified castle and the small shipyard in the bay below, the Mediterranean will become the domain of our fleet. Emperors, Venetians, Greeks, and Saracens must submit to your ships and cannons. At that time, we will have enough resources to build an expeditionary fleet, and then you will lead it to the east to defeat the Golden River Empire you have called. The king and the pope will give you the best fief to choose from, the future Count Jiang. The tall white man's expression was relaxed, and he looked very good at what he did.

"I don't want a fief, being able to defeat the Golden River Empire is more important than any title, and it would be better if I could catch their old emperor." The oriental man known as Lord Jiang seemed to have some personal enmity with the Jinhe Empire, and his eyes were not quite right when he talked about this topic.

"That's easier, as long as you take down Karlburg, you can capture that Baron Jiang, and she is the mistress of the Eastern Emperor you mentioned, and sometimes that emperor will suddenly appear in Karlburg to have a tryst with her. We just have to wait in Karlburg and the emperor will automatically send it to the door. Actually, I think it is much more important to capture Miss Baroness than to capture the Emperor, this Baron with the same surname as you is very rich, and most importantly, she is very charming, and she is not yet married, and whoever can marry her will immediately become the richest man in Christchurch. Jiang, you're not married either, don't you want to think about it? Age is not an issue, my wife is eleven years older than me, what does it matter? Her wealth can give wings to your talents, and the future will ......" The Count looked at the enemy fleet that was fleeing north two or three kilometers away, and was in a very good mood, already looking forward to the future.

"Let's go and command the fleet to turn to the pursuit......" The man known as Lord Jiang heard the earl's words, although his face was expressionless, his fists were already clenched. He didn't seem to like the subject, and before the count could finish speaking, he bowed slightly, and turned his head to the stern.

"Impolite barbarians! Mademoiselle Baroness won't take a fancy to him! Seeing Lord Jiang walking away alone, a younger white nobleman next to him put down his binoculars and muttered in a low voice.

"Joseph, don't be so narrow-minded, Jiang's talent is unmatched, the Hansa needs him, the kingdom needs him, and our family needs him. You should study well with him, don't worry about the affairs of Miss Baron, neither the king nor the pope will allow her to marry an Oriental. He only has the honorary title of lord now, he has no official fief and title, and he can't be considered a nobleman yet, what are you worried about? When the earl heard the young nobleman's words, his brows furrowed, and he did not echo his evaluation, but reprimanded the young nobleman with a serious expression.

“…… Yes father, I will pay attention. It turned out that these two people were father and son, and the young man seemed to be very afraid of his father, and he didn't even have the courage to defend himself.

"......" The earl was even more disappointed when he saw his son's performance, but after all, he was a son, and he had to take it with him, and he couldn't get rid of it.

Although Hong Tao's telescope was one size larger, and the observation distance was farther and clearer, it did not reach the level where he could see people's faces clearly from a few kilometers away, and even if he did, he did not know this oriental man known as Lord Jiang. Now he didn't have time to think about anything else, and was concentrating on directing the fleet through the narrow channel between the islands, from the south side of the Victory Islands to the north.

The Victory Islands, later known as the Azores, were not only a relay station for the continents of Europe, Africa and the Americas, but also a dividing line between the North Atlantic currents and trade winds. This knowledge is not something that Hong Tao has figured out by himself, but has been continuously explored and summarized by seafarers, sailors, and climatologists from all over the world for hundreds of years.

The reason why Hong Tao is so confident on the sea is because of these knowledge that others can't know and can't even study. These things are only one at the moment, they are in his head, he wants others to know, others will know, he doesn't want others to know, he has tricked them ten times eight times, they can't figure out what's going on.

Now Hong Tao is going to use these ocean currents and trade winds to trap people! In the age of sails, ship performance, sailor ability, artillery power, and mastery of climate change all work together to determine the outcome of a naval battle. If you don't calculate the problem of luck, that thing is not a constant, and it can't be counted.

The Virginia class has fast steering, superior headwind and crosswind performance, and a powerful gun range, but in a downwind situation, the advantage is discounted. Hong Tao plans to put all three elements together to make his advantages more obvious. Since it is a bully, then don't let the other party have a chance to fight back, it's best not to even touch your own boat hair, don't cause yourself a little loss, and get the victory. This kind of battle Hong Tao is comfortable to fight, hard and desperate, that is not called ability, unless cornered, generally this kind of work Hong Tao is for others to do, dead friends do not die poor.

After passing through the archipelago and entering the northern sea, you don't have to feel the direction of the wind, just by feeling the fluctuations in the hull with your feet, you can feel the change in the current. At this time, the hull of the ship will involuntarily tilt to the east, and if the sails are lowered, the ship will slowly drift westward. The wind is blowing in the opposite direction, with a southwesterly wind blowing on the north side of the archipelago, and it follows the wind all the way back to the Portuguese coast.

"Twenty on the left side, retract the bow and fly the sails, and enter the headwind course." Hong Tao would not let the pursuers enter the tailwind state again, he had to torture the sailors on the opposing ship first, and tire them half to death. In order to give the enemy the courage to catch up, your fleet must slow down, but you must not use your hands on the stern sail so that the enemy can see it.

"Your new ship is good anywhere, but there is no place on deck to shelter from the wind and waves." Carl couldn't sit still, the bow of the ship going against the wind would split a passage in the middle of the swell, and the Virginia-class freeboard was very low, and the waves would sweep from the bow to the stern, and he was soaking wet, and the cigarette smoke was extinguished, and he couldn't sit on the deck and be baptized by the waves.

"So didn't I just say that you are degenerate, no longer Karl, who chased whales with me on a windsurfing board twenty years ago, but King Karl, how can a king be beaten by the waves." Hong Tao has no good words in his mouth, every sentence is prickly, and he specializes in piercing other people's weaknesses.

"That's what you did, too! If I hadn't been stationed at Fort Karl, I might have been the Commander of the Imperial Navy by now, or the Minister of Defense! Karl did not show weakness, and treated him in the same way as a man, pointing the finger at Hong Tao.

"Hahaha...... Let me say what is good about you! Didn't Medini tell you that Kong Pei, Bo Jiao, and Wen Nan were all ousted by the cubs who came out of the Aviation School, and Lao Mai, the largest governor of the empire's overseas territories, could only pretend to be sick and retire, and you could still be the Minister of Defense? They still look like me, do you think you red-bearded ghost can gain power in the Golden River Country? Are you blind in the eyes or blind in the heart? "This black pot Hongtao resolutely can't carry it, otherwise Carl will rely on himself for the rest of his life.

"How so! Didn't you say that your rules are fair, and those who are capable go down to those who are incompetent. Kong Pei, Bo Jiao, Wen Nan, and Lao Mai are all heroes of the empire, so you can't throw them away when they run out! "Carl really doesn't seem to know much about the details of the Golden River Empire, and it is estimated that Martini didn't tell him in detail.

"That's fair! You can't say that you made meritorious contributions to the empire twenty years ago, and you still have to occupy a high position twenty years later! Let's take you as an example, twenty years ago, you could chase five ships of the Great Cannibal with one ship, and today, twenty years later, more than a dozen ships have beaten your four ships to the ground. What does this mean? This shows that you have not kept up with the development of the times and are not capable enough. If it is insufficient, it is time to step down and give way, and let those who are capable come up and continue to serve the country. The state is not fixed to a certain person or a few people, that is everyone's. The eyes of the people are clear, who has the ability to let them live a good life, they all know in their hearts, isn't this the ability to go up, and the incompetent to go down? "Talking to Hong Tao about the rules, Karl called his cousin, Louis IX, Henry III, and the Pope all together.

“…… That can't be so ruthless......" Carl always felt that what Hong Tao said was wrong, but he couldn't find anything wrong.

"Don't talk about feelings with the country, it's a matter between people. The position of governing the country is just a job, and if my captain is incompetent, I will immediately remove him and replace him with someone else, because his every move involves the lives of the whole ship. The country is the same, you can't say that you have a good relationship with me, I'll let you occupy the pit and not. It's not me or you who loses, it's the country! The country is finished, can you and I be comfortable? The empire did not treat these old courtiers badly, they could enjoy government allowances, and they were also arranged to provide for their positions in a relatively relaxed position. As for whether you are willing to go or not, that's your own problem, and I think it's fair. The little problem that Carl finally found made Hong Tao refute it completely.

"Okay, if you say it's fair, it's fair, Hong Jinhe is just like you, he's a cold-blooded guy!" Carl couldn't find fault with it, so he had to make a personal attack.

"Cold-blooded? You give me back Myaburg, and then go and find me a cold-blooded man, and let him give me a piece of territory!" I've been busy tossing for a long time, and no one reads it well and gets scolded! The personal attack also failed, and Carl certainly didn't want to return Myaburg to Hong Tao.

(To be continued.) )