When Vlaar heard the name Song Empire, his face immediately turned very ugly.

Zhang Xiu asked him if he knew the Song Empire, of course he knew the Dao.

Not only did he know about the Song Empire, but he also knew what the Song Empire had done in the Americas, and formed an alliance with Portugal and France, providing Portugal and France with countless supplies, which gave Portugal and France the ability to destroy the Spanish Empire.

It is precisely because of this reason that their homeland was destroyed, which led to them becoming stateless people.

So, speaking of this Song Empire, how could Vlar have a good face.

Zhang Xiu, who was sitting opposite Vlar, of course, also saw Vlar's expression and complexion.

However, Zhang Xiubing didn't ask anything, he was waiting for Vlaar himself to slowly tell everything about the Song Empire.

In fact, Zhang Xiu didn't know much about why his boss wanted to ask about the Song Empire.

He just knew that before he went to Manila, Zheng Zhilong explained this matter to himself very seriously, and told himself not to forget it.

Why did the boss of his own family suddenly have such a great interest in the Americas or the Song Empire?

Zhang Xiu was very curious about this.

However, he couldn't figure this out no matter how he thought about it, so he simply didn't bother to think about it anymore.

The boss of his own family must be different from people like them.

If he can guess what Zheng Zhilong is thinking, then he can replace him if he doesn't do it, right?

"How much do you know about the Song Empire? Tell me what is convenient for me, and at the same time my eldest is very curious about this, and before I come, he repeatedly asks me to inquire about this matter. ”

Vlar's face changed several times, as if he was changing his face, which made Zhang Xiu feel surprised in his heart after seeing it.

But. At the moment, he still remembered his boss's instructions, so he mentioned it.

When Zhang Xiu said this, Vlaar calmed down and showed an apologetic expression to Zhang Xiu.

"Of course I know about the Song Empire, but it's not very detailed. Speaking of this Song Empire, it has a lot to do with the destruction of my motherland, so I was a little distracted when I heard the name of this country, I hope you don't blame it. ”

Vlaar confessed.

For these things, Zhang Xiucai didn't care, he waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "It doesn't matter." I can understand this, you might as well tell me about it, my family boss is very interested in the affairs of the Song Empire. ”

After hearing this, Vlaar was also a little curious about it.

How could Zheng Zhilong, the pirate leader of the East, suddenly have such a great interest in the Americas and the Song Empire?

What's the matter, does Zheng Zhilong still have any ideas?

Vlaar was taken aback by the idea, but he thought it was unlikely.

First of all, the East is really too far away from the Americas, even if Zheng Zhilong is the pirate king of the East. Nor is it likely to pose any threat to the Americas.

In the same way, the Americas could not have touched his interests in the East.

Therefore, Vlaar believes that Zheng Zhilong inquired about the Americas and the Song Empire. It's simply redundant.

However, since he is interested and knows something about it, he might as well tell him.

Anyway, it won't cost him anything.

After thinking about it, Vlaar sorted out his emotions. Then he said to Zhang Xiu: "The Song Empire is a very strong country militarily and economically, and his appearance has only been three years. All the countries of our Europe, for such an empire. It's all very strange because he appeared so suddenly......"

With Vlaar's narration, Zhang Xiu slowly understood what kind of country the Song Empire was.

According to Vlaar, the existence of the Song Empire was not known in the past, probably because the Great Voyage had not yet begun.

At the same time, the Song Empire developed in North America, and the Europeans who arrived in the Americas in the early stage had not yet come into contact, so everyone did not know that there was such a country in the world of Lu Dao.

However, as time passed, the Song Empire continued to expand outward, and Europeans continued to pour into the Americas. So there will inevitably be some contact, and some friction.

At that time, the first people to come into contact with the people of the Song Empire were the British.

Because gold was found in the territory of the Song Empire, there was a conflict between the British and the Song Empire, and the result was that the British lost the war.

Next, the Song Empire integrated the Indians and other Indian tribes in that area, and defeated the British again in the following year, establishing their position as the supremacy of that region, so that the British did not dare to touch it.

That same year, the Song Empire captured French-controlled Quebec, eliminated the Iroquois League in the Great Lakes region of North America, and after a period of recuperation, launched another attack on the British colony, expelling the two provocative enemies from the Americas.

At this point, the Song Empire entered a short period of development, which lasted until the winter of the following year.

According to the outside world, the Song Empire still had more people and cities in western North America, so it was able to support the rapid development of these cities on the eastern coast.

That is, in the winter of the following year, after some cultivation and development, the Song Imperial fleet began its attack on South America.

At this point, Vlaar's expression became solemn.

He said to Zhang Xiu: "The fleet of the Song Empire is very powerful, and its warships are far more sophisticated than our Spanish galleons and the ships of any other country in Europe. Although I have not seen the power of the Song Empire's warships, there are many survivors who returned to Europe from South America and then traveled to the East, and they have all described them in this way. ”

Zhang Xiu's eyes flickered.

As a pirate, he certainly had a strong interest in warships.

So, when Vlaar spoke about the warships of the Song Empire, he was a little more interested.

"Oh, how good are the warships of the Song Empire?" , Zhang Xiu asked.

Vlaar recalled the descriptions of the survivors, and then said: "I heard that the Song Empire's warships are very large, with four decks, this is their largest type of ship, and can have 108 guns on board, this kind of guns can shoot at a very long distance, and their warships are also very fast, it is with this advantage that they destroyed our Spanish fleet and the Dutch fleet in the conquest of the South American colonies at a small price. At the same time, it also occupied our colonies in South America. ”

Speaking of which, when Vlaar listened to the accounts of the survivors who had come to the East, it was quite shocking.

He really couldn't imagine how a warship with 108 guns would fight at sea.

And the warships of the Song Empire, can they really withstand the recoil generated by so many artillery shots?

At that time, he simply thought that he was listening to the story of the Arabian Nights.

However, the survivors swore to themselves that what they told was true. And they are willing to use their lives to ensure that there is not a single trace of falsehood in what they say.

At the same time, some of the Dutch who escaped from the American colonies, and some of them came to the East to try their luck. With the arrival of the Dutch, of course, everything that happened in the Americas was also reported.

Even the Dutch said so, so Vlaar would have no reason not to believe it.

Because one person may be telling a lie, but not everyone can say that.

"My goodness, 108 guns, this is real or fake. Will their ships be able to withstand it? I am not afraid that after the artillery bombards out, the powerful force will destroy the hull of the ship. ”

As a pirate, Zhang Xiu also manipulated the European warships, so he was still clear about some things on the European warships.

Especially when the guns of European warships fired, he knew exactly what kind of damage would be caused to his own hull.

Yes, because the European warships were equipped with artillery, then the recoil caused by the artillery fire had to be considered. Whether the hull can withstand it or not, if not, then there will be some problems on the deck.

Even, this kind of problem can lead to big problems for the whole ship.

Zhang Xiu has personally experienced some of the problems that will arise in the hulls of European warships after their warships are fired.

For example, the hull of the ship tilted, the deck cracked, or the recoil of the gun was too strong and some of the supports in the cabin were broken, or even worse, the gun blew up, blowing up the entire cabin.

Vlaar shook his head lightly and said, "After all, I haven't seen the warships of the Song Empire with my own eyes, so I don't know how they solved this problem. I was also amazed to be able to place 108 guns on my own warship. However, I heard that the number of such warships in the Song Empire is not much, it seems that there are only a dozen. The ships in their fleet were somewhat like the Dutch, but they were larger, had more guns, were faster, and had more sailors on board. ”

It is impossible to keep these things secret, so as some people left the Americas and came to the East, some of the situation of the Song Empire's sailors will of course be known to the Spaniards and Dutch here.

Zhang Xiu opened his mouth, and at this time he didn't know what Lu Dao should say.

He fantasized with his imagination, but he really couldn't figure out what a battleship with 108 guns looked like.

No way, his imagination is a little too poor.

"In short, the Song Empire is very powerful, at least there is no opponent in the waters of the Americas, even if we encounter the fleet of the Song Empire, we must turn around and run as soon as possible." Vlaar's faint words rang out again. (To be continued......)