On the vast sea, fifteen warships stretched for more than a mile from end to end, and they were murderous. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

For a moment, the Dutch fanaticism was frozen as if by the cold wind of the north, and it was clear that the king of Qi they were facing was not a simple native.

"Damn! Rhodes, you should tell me there's a mighty fleet here. Claire said frantically.

Fanaticism does not equal stupidity, their warships are all third-class sail battleships, but in terms of firepower they have already lost, making them even more unsure that it is this fleet that suddenly appears how well it is trained?

Rhodes opened his mouth, he finally understood why this King of Qi would make such an impudent request, the fleet in front of him had already said everything.

"The King of Chu deceived us, and the King of Chu must have done it on purpose." Rhodes shouted angrily, "He hid everything from us just to get us into this trap." ”

At this time, Sakai also saw the fleet on the sea through the telescope, and the warships of this fleet were not much different from the European warships, but on the battleships were the flags with the words of the Great Chongqing Kingdom.

And the soldiers on the battleship were also dressed in the style of the Great Yu Kingdom, and he was completely stunned when he saw this scene, if this was the fleet of the Great Yu Kingdom, it would be a disaster for them.

"Count, it's time for you to give orders." Sakai reminded: "The more time is delayed, the less opportunities are left, I'm afraid it's a war?" Or retreat? ”

Claire recovered from the shock, and he looked left and right as if he was thinking about a difficult decision.

The news brought by Rhodes was clear, the king of Qi in Dayu wanted Ryukyu and trade routes, and if they could not reach an agreement, war would be inevitable, both now and in the future.

Looking at the army of the Great Chongqing Kingdom that was getting closer and closer, Claire said: "We can't fight this fleet here, there are not many supplies, now we should return to Ryukyu and destroy this fleet in the waters outside the Ryukyus." ”

Rod nodded when he heard this, this was undoubtedly the right decision.

Soon after the order was given, the ship rang a bell, and with the bell it sounded, and the Dutch fleet slowly set sail in the direction of the Ryukyus.

At this time, on the King of Qi, Yue Yun was holding a telescope to observe the Dutch fleet.

He frowned when he saw the Dutch fleet fleeing south, because they had not had much supplies on their ships because of the haste to fight, and if the Dutch fleet refused to fight and continued to flee south, it would be very disadvantageous for them, after all, it was a long time from Dengshu to the Ryukyus.

He looked at the coast, where the army of the Great Yu State had already appeared, and then he saw the Qingzhou army waving the military flag and waving the flag "Don't pursue".

Putting down the binoculars, he gave the order to the crew: "Stop the pursuit."

This order was given by Xiao Ming, and the fact that the Dutch chose to retreat was enough to show that they did not have the confidence to defeat him, and he felt that the Dutch should be given time to think before deciding whether to accept his terms.

If the Dutch still have a boiled duck's beak and a hard mouth, he can only take the island by force to drive the Dutch out of this sea.

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

Therefore, he needs to establish supply points along the coast, and at the same time make the Qingzhou army fully prepared to launch an attack on the Ryukyus, after all, if the enemy is unwilling to engage in the era of sail warships, he will be caught in a chase.

And among the sail ships, the 1st and 2nd sail ships were not as flexible as the 3rd class sail ships, and they did not have an advantage in the chase battle, and directly attacked the Ryukyu Island, then the Dutch fleet would have to be forced to accept the war.

"When is Your Highness going to attack the Ryukyus?" Niu Ben said at this time, and at the same time he was relieved, at least the battle of Jizhou made King Qi understand the importance of logistics, and did not let the fleet rashly pursue.

Xiao Ming said lightly: "Don't worry, Ryukyu Island is just a boiled duck that can't fly, and now we still need to wait for the Tiger Zun cannon and field artillery from the military workshop, so as not to suffer a loss when the two armies fight." ”

Niu Ben also saw the field guns mounted by the Dutch on wheels, which were short, thin, and small in caliber, but they had to be said to be very light.

On the battlefield, this kind of artillery has a longer range than a flintlock pistol, and its power is greater than that of a flintlock pistol, which is indeed a good weapon.

"It's time for Chen Qi to produce a batch of artillery pieces like this." Niu Ben looked serious.

No general likes to joke with the lives of his soldiers.

Originally, Xiao Ming thought that the Dutch would retreat after a short battle with his fleet, but he didn't expect them to evacuate so decisively, and this can reflect the Dutch's weakness.

Because the Dutch had no idea how many ships he had, and they knew very well that no reinforcements would arrive.

Now, these Dutchmen feared that he would attack the Ryukyus.

Looking at the Dutch warships that were gradually disappearing, Xiao Ming and his party returned to Dengzhou City, and when everything was ready, the war could not begin, and after this time he went back, he had to communicate with the King of Wei and the King of Chu, and let them leave a supply point for themselves along the coast.

Now that both the King of Wei and the King of Chu have a handle in his hand, the two of them will definitely not dare to make any small moves.

Yue Yun led the fleet back to the military port quickly, after which he arrived at the Dengzhou City Mansion with a group of admirals.

"Your Highness, these Dutchmen are fast." Yue Yun said with a smile, "At the beginning, our warships were chased by them badly, and it was a pity that we didn't teach them a hard lesson." ”

"There will be a time for your revenge." Xiao Ming said to Yue Yun: "But this time you may not be the opponent of the Dutch, the naval battle is not just a big can be won, you have just taken over the battleship, you are not familiar with the things on it, from now on, you will stay in Dengzhou for three months of sea training, and when you are familiar with the operation of the battleship, we will talk about naval warfare, and now we will clean up the pirates nearby." ”

When Xiao Ming said this, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out behind Yue Yun's back, Xiao Ming said well, if it really starts this time, the outcome is really unknown, although his soldiers know how to operate the battleship, but they are not familiar with the new battleship, especially the large battleships such as the first and second class are very difficult to operate.

Looking ashamed, Yue Yun said: "Yes, Your Highness, the last general will definitely take the soldiers to train hard and become an army as soon as possible." ”

Nodding, Xiao Ming said to Yang Chengye at this time: "Yang Tingshi, now is a big opportunity for you Dengzhou, when you take the Ryukyus, your Dengzhou will become a commercial port on the sea, which is very beneficial to the development of Dengzhou." ”

(To be continued.) )