"Tell me, what is this so-called crown prince of the Song Empire in the Americas, what is his idea? For whatever reason, you want to give me a dozen European ships, it seems that there is no need for this, right? ”

When Zhao Hongyu led a large army to start an attack on the Satsuma Domain, Li Xiang and his party, who had already received the sea ships, had already left Nagasaki and were on their way to Amimajima, the southern tip of Kyushu.

Since leaving Nagasaki, Li Xiang has always felt as if he was in a dream, he never imagined that such a big pie would fall on his head.

You must know that Lu Dao is now fighting with Zheng Zhilong, and he has always been at a disadvantage.

Several battles with Zheng Zhilong have caused him to lose a lot of warships and manpower, if this situation continues, then it won't be long before he Li Xiang will completely withdraw from the stage of history.

At such a time, many people were avoiding him, and some of his former friends began to stop dealing with him. Even some of the small forces that took refuge in him also switched to Zheng Zhilong's side.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he Li Xiang is already in the waning days.

However, at such a time, the crown prince of the Song Empire in the Americas, who suddenly appeared, actually sent him such a big gift, which completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

At such a time, it's better to deal with Zheng Zhilong than to make friends with yourself, right?

Could it be that this crown prince is a guy who does not understand the current situation?

But no matter what, Li Xiang's heart is still very grateful for this.

After all, this can be regarded as a slap in the face, especially when he Li Xiang is a little down.

This favor is definitely greater than the sky.

It's just that Li Xiang can't figure it out, he is not familiar with the crown prince of the Song Empire from the Americas, why should the other party be so good to him?

Nothing to do, courteous, not treacherous and thief. Li Xiang is not a three-year-old child.

He has been in the Eastern Sea for such a long time, and he can achieve such a position, then he is definitely not a fool.

It's just because he can't understand the other party's plans and intentions, so he is grateful and a little apprehensive at the same time.

Seriously, he, Li Xiang, is not young, and he has enough days of fighting and killing. If it weren't for the fact that there were still a group of old brothers following him, he would have taken his family to find a place to live an ordinary life.

After all, even if he Li Xiang has suffered a lot of losses now, the wealth he has accumulated over the years as a pirate is enough for his family to eat and drink for several lifetimes.

As the saying goes, the older the rivers and lakes. The less daring.

This is the true psychological portrayal of Li Xiang now.

Standing on the deck, Li Xiang's thoughts kept churning, and he kept thinking about the scene when he met Rodherney.

"The big boss, why bother about this. No matter what the other party's plans are, at least the crown prince of the Song Empire in the Americas is not malicious. Moreover, they have sent us so many excellent sea vessels, so we still have to receive this favor. ”

When Li Xiang sighed, a dark-skinned man beside him, wearing a Ming Dynasty armor, and a beard and about thirty years old responded angrily.

This bearded word. It resonated with his peers.

Everyone opened their mouths to express their opinions to Li Xiang, most of them didn't think about it so much, anyway, now that the sea ship has been accepted by them, even if the other party really has any plans. Then wait until you have the opportunity to meet in the future.

Li Xiang, who was already silver-haired, raised her hand to brush her hair and withdrew her gaze from the sea.

"That's what the brothers said, it seems that I'm thinking a little too much.". Li Xiang is also free and easy. He also felt that what his brothers said was right, no matter what the crown prince of the Song Empire in the Americas had, anyway, he would not know what he would know when they met in the future. Why bother yourself here?

Not to mention. Compared to this crown prince who has no malicious intentions, Zheng Zhilong, who they are currently dealing with, is the most important enemy.

"Boss, with the ships of the Spaniards and the Dutch, we can certainly turn this unfavorable situation around. I wonder if Zheng Zhilong relied on uniting the Spaniards and the Dutch on the Taiwan side, so that he gained the upper hand in the battle with us. ”

The bearded man who had spoken earlier spoke to Li Xiang again.

His words made Li Xiang fall into memories.

Yes, what his brother said was not wrong at all, Zheng Zhilong was just a small character, and he would not be taken seriously by Li Xiang at all.

However, Zheng Zhilong, this guy, actually occupied Taiwan, not to mention uniting the Spaniards and the Dutch to challenge himself, and with the help of these two forces, he fought and lost a series of battles, which made Li Xiang depressed all the time.

Not to mention anything else, if it was Zheng Zhilong's fleet alone, he Li Xiang would not have been beaten so badly.

However, when the power of Zheng Zhilong's side united with the Europa people with excellent sea ships, it was different.

Don't look at the Oriental pirates at this time looking down on the Europeans, and at the same time, the Europeans are very well-behaved and obedient in the East one by one, but there is one thing that the Oriental pirates agree with and know very well, that is, the Europeans have very good sea ships and have great combat effectiveness in sea operations.

Normally, if the Oriental pirates wanted to wipe out a European fleet of three ships, they would have to organize more than a hundred large and small ships.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve anything.

It can be seen that the Europeans suffered in the East because there were fewer people and fewer ships, so they were obedient to the Oriental pirates.

It's not strange to think about it, it's not strange, who made this the home of the Orientals.

As the Oriental pirates fighting at home, it is normal to have a certain advantage.

Of course, it is also an indisputable fact that the warships of the Europeans sailed faster than the warships of the East. At the same time, the ship's artillery is also more powerful than the one in the East, and the firing range is long.

In addition, the number of shipborne guns of sea ships in the East is small, so the warships of the Europeans will be perceived as sophisticated.

However, this is also an ironclad fact, because there are usually not a lot of shipborne guns on ships in the Eastern Sea. On a large military warship, four or five guns are already remarkable.

It was like a European warship, with at least twelve guns.

Of course, the number of guns on the warships of the Song Empire in the Americas was the largest.

In battles at sea, the number of guns and the firing range, as well as the speed of the battleship, are the most basic guarantees of victory.

Because the times are advancing, science and technology are constantly developing.

It's like being close to the enemy at sea, and what kind of broadside warfare has begun to fall behind.

However, this was the beginning of the seventeenth century, and this kind of broadside warfare was also used by Europeans.

But it is certain that over time, artillery fighting in naval battles will completely replace broadside battles.

The sea ships under Li Xiang's command are all Ming-style sea ships, and there are basically no artillery on board. At best, it is equipped with some ballistas, and most of the time it relies on broadside combat.

Zheng Zhilong's fleet is basically the same.

However, when Zheng Zhilong united the Spaniards and the Dutch, then this balance will be broken.

It is not surprising that Li Xiang was constantly weakened by blows in the confrontation with Zheng Zhilong.

"I hate this guy Zheng Baiyan, he took refuge in the imperial court and became the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy Division. It is really unorthodox to unite the Spaniards and the Dutch, and at the same time use the strength of the imperial court to deal with us. ”

When the bearded man said that Zheng Zhilong's other one was not coming, his expression was distorted in anger.

For them, men who beg for a living at sea, they look down on people like Zheng Zhilong very much.

He Zheng Zhilong was a pirate himself, but he took refuge in the imperial court.

Originally, there was nothing like this, after all, it was also for himself and his brothers to find a way out, and everyone understood this very well.

But the question is, since you, Zheng Zhilong, have taken refuge in the imperial court, why do you have to secretly install your own subordinates, continue to be in charge of the sea and land, and do pirate business.

In this way, it is not very righteous.

Okay, you Zheng Zhilong dare to be a man, good or bad, you have to take advantage of the promotion and wealth, don't give others a little way to live.

Therefore, Li Xiang's subordinates will despise him infinitely.

At the same time, no one could have imagined that Zheng Zhilong was very ambitious and had a great appetite.

He controlled the trade in the southeast sea, and after he bleached and became the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy, he was not satisfied.

He is actually thinking now that he wants to control all the Daming Sea in his hands, in short, he wants to make a fortune alone, and he will be promoted to the greatest.

It was because of this that he started a conflict with Li Xiang.

Unlike Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiang is not very interested in the government.

Although the imperial court tried to woo him several times, Li Xiang did not reply at all.

Because Li Xiang knew that those officials in the court were all very greedy, and they ate people without spitting out bones.

If he becomes a member of the court, won't he put a shackle on his head in the future?

Therefore, it is better to be a pirate.

However, this step is indeed a mistake for him.

Look at Zheng Zhilong, and then look at yourself.

Hey, it's useless to regret it.

To be honest, when the battle between him and Zheng Zhilong began to fall behind, Li Xiang also began to wonder whether to defect to the imperial court, and then keep his foundation and his brothers.

It's just that the guys on the side of the court found that when they began to fall behind, they all began to hide from themselves.

This made Li Xiang sigh that the world is really realistic.

"That's Zheng Bai's face is smart, I'm not as good as him in this regard."

Li Xiang sighed faintly. (To be continued......)