Chapter 105: Expedition to the East
Chapter 105 Expedition to the East
The deal was negotiated, and Gangzi began training the dwarven musketeers. In fact, all the training of the dwarven musketeers was completed by Kyle, and after Gangzi proposed the training outline and bluffed a group of dwarves with military training techniques, he threw his hands on his own ship design.
As early as the last time he left the Emerald World, Gangzi already had the perfect design of the hard-sail three-level battleship, and this time he captured so many British third-class warships for reference, and it was even more so that Gangzi was like a bamboo in his chest, and he quickly determined the basic model of the Dahan three-level battleship. Adhering to the consistent tradition of hard sail warships, the Dahan three-level battleship is also transformed from the basis of merchant ships, the Dafu ship obviously does not meet the requirements of the transformation of the three-class warship, Gangzi designed a heavy Fuchuan on the basis of the Daifuku ship, the eight-masted hard sail provides power, increases the hull capacity and the number of guns, good attack power and defense type called the heavy Fuchuan has the ability to run alone, several heavy Fuchuan ships with a part of the high-speed sloop battleship escort, enough to deal with a variety of emergencies.
However, after all, the heavy ship belongs to the merchant ship category, and on its basis, the hull is thickened, the gun deck is increased, and the sail is changed to bamboo as the raw material, and on the basis of maintaining the speed and defense of the ship, Gangzi has increased the number of guns to 60-70, which has met the standard of a third-class warship.
So Gangzi took advantage of the time difference in the Emerald World to select musketeer units for the dwarves while accumulating his own ship design drawings. Time passes like water, as if there is a quiet moment back in the elven forest, but the dwarves are all bare hills here, which makes Gangzi, who is accustomed to the humid climate of the sea, very uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the training of musketeers is not complicated, as long as they can line up and move freely, as for maintaining a salvo under enemy attack, it is a matter of mental quality, and the dwarves' large nerves indicate that there is no problem at all, even if the dwarves are targeted by the elves with the apple on their heads. The dwarves also laughed and stood firmly.
The Musketeer's training is largely over, and Kyle has adapted to the command of the Dwarven Musketeer, so Tsuyoko arrives after the elves bring the news that the giant treasure ship has been built. In a hurry, he took the recruited dwarves and carried the alloy on the ship back to the elven kingdom.
At the same time, the news of the annihilation of the British Far East Fleet continued to ferment. In order to maintain its position as the leader in the Atlantic, a large number of warships were sent from the British mainland to the North Sea, the Bay of Biscay, and the Mediterranean. While the British were nervously wary of their neighbors, a merchant ship sailed from Edinburgh in the north of England to the Han in the Far East.
In the Caribbean Sea, the appearance of a warship caused a tsunami-like panic, and the Queen Anne's revenge, which had killed people in the past, unexpectedly reappeared. For a time, everyone in the Caribbean Sea was in danger, not only did the maritime merchants disappear, but even the pirates who were the masters of the Caribbean Sea stayed in their ports honestly, not daring to try whether the murderous reputation of "Blackbeard" was true.
Then the Kraken Walker announced that he had killed Blackbeard and became the new owner of the Queen Anne's Revenge, and at the same time, the Kraken Pirates launched a war between the Pirates of the Caribbean, relying on a large number of high-level warships, high-level artillery, and some kind of "witchcraft" that makes people sleep at any time to constantly swallow up the pirates of the Caribbean.
The Kraken Walker soon became the true ruler of the Caribbean, and the navies of the surrounding countries fought by the powerful fleet in several naval battles honestly stayed in their respective ports, and even if they had to go to sea, they had to greet the Kraken pirate group beforehand. Just when the maritime merchants were horrified of the emergence of a pirate king in the Caribbean and worried about the future of maritime business.
Revered as the Pirate King of the Caribbean, Kraken Walker declares that as long as the maritime merchants abide by the route she has drawn out for sailing. And pay a percentage of the toll, and your safety in the Caribbean will be guaranteed by the Kraken Pirate Regiment, if anyone dares to leave these routes without permission and prepare to smuggle in. The Pirate King Walker will show you what it means to lose all your money. The maritime merchants soon discovered that although they had to pay tolls every time they passed through the Caribbean, they finally didn't have to worry about running to the Caribbean, and the cost of raising a boat to celebrate after crossing the Caribbean safely in the past was higher than the toll required by Kraken Walker.
The orderly Caribbean is more prosperous, and the maritime merchants who used to transport valuable goods are afraid of encountering pirates, most of whom will bypass the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of South America, and now the safe Caribbean Sea makes them more willing to choose the fast Panama Canal, and the Kraken Pirate Group has easily won the support of the maritime merchants, so any person or country who tries to overthrow the Kraken Pirate Regiment's notice to the Caribbean Sea will soon have people who do not want the Caribbean to return to chaos to report to Kraken Walker.
With the support of warship weapons provided by the Applegas Islands, which have the ability to build ships and cast guns, Gangzi controls this important passage connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Kraken Pirate Regiment.
Gangzi in the Emerald World returns to the Elven Kingdom. The giant treasure ship has been officially launched. Climb atop the high bridge and look out across the sea, watching the members of the Elven Kingdom watch the great warships built by the elves launch from the docks. It's like standing on a tall building overlooking the crowd below, all beings are small and self-respecting. From then on, there was no enemy on the ocean, and the loneliness arose.
"Ah...... The height is unbearable, standing on this battleship that is taller and bigger than the 'Goddess', why did my brother suddenly have a sense of loss that he has lost his pursuit of direction? ”
"Captain please name this battleship! Its name will be recorded in the history of the Elven Kingdom, along with its sister ship, the Elven Naval Flagship 'Calander', and will be sung by the members of the Elven Kingdom, along with your great contribution to the Elven Kingdom. ”
Calland is the name of the current Elven King, and as a gift from the Elves to the King, the giant treasure ship-class Elven Treant Battleship, the King of the Emerald Ocean, deserves this name.
Gangzi took a look at the battleship under his feet, the wood of the elves produced the World Tree, but it showed the oriental charm of playing, and even the carvings and paintings on the hull were the original oriental beasts such as dragons, unicorns, evil spirits, and Jairways on the design drawings of the giant treasure ship. When the giant treasure ship reappears on the ocean of the main map, the fleet of the Great Han will recreate the majesty of the previous fleet, Weiga Seven Seas, and plant the dragon flag of the Great Han in every corner of the world.
At this moment, Gangzi suddenly remembered the blood-draining message on the wall of the cave on Ash Island, Zheng He, the last guardian of the giant treasure ship.
"The demise of the giant treasure ship you experienced will also confirm its rise, and name it 'Zheng He'! Set sail. Let's set sail! ”
The elven sail fell, the magic array operated, and the "Zheng He" accelerated rapidly. Together with the "Calland", it went deep into the sea and entered the sea survey stage.
As the most powerful warship of the previous dynasty, the giant treasure ship proved to be almost impeccable in design, coupled with the elves' affinity for wood and the dedication to the two ships. The plates called "Zheng He" are seamlessly connected, and the entire hull is like a whole, driving on the sea is like a quick knife breaking oil, and there is no feeling of the bulkiness that a giant warship should have.
After months of sea surveys, the two giant warships did not have any problems and did not need any improvements to be directly listed.
"Callander" officially joined the Elven Navy and became the flagship. After attending the enlistment ceremony of the "Calander", Gangzi piloted the "Zheng He" with the recruited elves, druids, and dwarves carrying the cargo of the full cabin to the main map.
Entering the Pacific Ocean, Gangzi immediately ordered the battleship to sail to the nearest territory, Albatross Island. At this time, the "Zheng He" was not equipped with a single cannon. There is a terrifying body but no matching force, and there are many cheap people on the ocean, so it is better to hurry to your own territory to solve the problem.
After sailing with trepidation for a day, it was not until the friendly ship that arrived nearby escorted the "Zheng He" that Gangzi breathed a sigh of relief, and became angry in the face of the players' amazement.
"See, this is the legendary giant treasure ship, the largest hard-sailed warship, the fleet of the previous dynasty dominated the sea with such a fleet of warships, at that time the British still drove canoes, and the Spaniards had just developed rafts. The Italians ran the maritime trade, all swimming. It's a pity that things are wrong, and such a good battleship has been lost, which is really overwhelming. ”
"Wow...... The lost battleships are all called Gangzi Boss to get out. Gangzi boss is a good cow ......"
"Worship ......"
"The footsteps of Boss Gangzi are no longer something that mortals like me can catch up with!"
Gangzi laughed and said, "Whahahaha...... When you arrive at Albatross Island, you can spend free of charge in the entertainment city, so let's enjoy it. ”
"Thank you, Boss Gangzi."
Gangzi laughed again.
Albatross Island Entertainment City, after experiencing the depression period of the Albatross Island War, quickly recovered its prosperity, all kinds of characters came to be dazzled by the various services above, and they were embarrassed to say that they had been to Albatross Island without spending a few thousand gold coins. With the arrival of the "Five Seas" fleet, the passenger flow of Albatross Island, which is the most secure, has once again ushered in a new height, and a large free market has been formed. Whether it is parallel goods or black goods, as long as you pay taxes, you can safely trade here, and Albatross Island has gradually become a mecca for Pacific pirates. Not only players have taken a fancy to this place, but a large number of NPC pirates have also begun to sell their stolen goods here. Albatross Island has truly become a cornucopia of Gangzi.
The arrival of the "Zheng He" caused the throbbing of the players of Albatross Island. After they watched this ship, which was obviously a first-class hard-sail battleship, sail into the military port south of the island, they all guessed the origin of this battleship.
When they learned that this was Gangzi's new ship, they were surprised and then they should have been in such a mood, and now Gangzi even if he drove a "Liaoning" ship, it is estimated that everyone has this expression, because although it is still on a map, everyone is no longer playing a game.
Entering the Albatross Island Military Port, Gangzi saw that the battleship parked on the side was actually the "Penglai" after getting off the "Zheng He". He called the officer on duty and asked, "The princess is here?" ”
"Now it should be called the Duchess of Lu Guogong, but Lu Guogong died of illness a few days ago, and the deputy admiral seems to be in a bad mood, and now he is in the south of the city business district, and the adult's entertainment city has been drinking alone for several days, and some of our old people in Donglai have been persuaded by her to come back."
King of Qingzhou, no...... Lu Guogong is dead, that sick man is a short-lived ghost at first glance, my brother is not surprised at all, but how can Wei Yu be in a bad mood, it stands to reason that she should be happy for relief, does she really have true feelings for Lu Guogong?
After asking people to quickly install cannons for the "Zheng He" and sending the people recruited by the Emerald World to the Applegas Islands, Gangzi came to the trade area in the north of the city.
The more serious military district in the south of the city, the north of the city is not simply prosperous can be described, the number of people is like a temple fair, everywhere are peddling goods and picking buyers, among which a team of Han sergeants patrol back and forth to maintain order. There are also tax officials belonging to the Jiuzhuo Business Group who collect taxes everywhere.
As for how Chengbei operates, Gangzi, who knows that he has a few catties and two pounds, has carte blanche entrusted to the Jiuzhuo Business Group, and now it seems that this decision is very correct. Look at the gold coins that Qian Duoduo keeps mailing himself, I'm afraid that the majestic world city is not as fast as the money here. With the pleasure of making money. Gangzi entered the Albatross Entertainment City, a landmark building in the north of the city's business district.
Albatross Casino specializes in serving high-end players, without a certain identity and financial resources can not even enter the door, although there is a feeling of low dog eyes, but large households like this feeling of superiority, "the same beer, three copper plates outside a cup, there are three gold, if you sell it cheaply." The big ones don't drink it yet. ”
Entering the Albatross Entertainment City is a large mission hall, and the giant bulletin board in the hall is constantly refreshing various tasks, most of which are related to nearby pirate dungeons, among which the occasional refreshed treasure quest attracts various groups to send people to stay here for a long time, causing a difficult to find one in the hall.
"Sorry, this is an upscale service area, and it is not allowed to sit on the floor. Sorry, this is a high-end service area, and you are not allowed to order takeout or bring your own food. Sorry this is an upscale service area, we have limited seating and we do not guarantee that you will have your spot when you return if you leave. Sorry it's an upscale service area......"
That's it!
Gangzi didn't linger in the mission hall, and Wei Yu definitely wouldn't be here. Passing through the mission hall is the Performing Arts Hall, where entertainers from all over the world perform throughout the day. Some are NPC artists who are touring around, and there are also stars from outside the game who come here to cheer, and now the ones who are singing on stage are the new singers produced by a certain competition. Gangzi, who has been mixing games, doesn't know what the other party's name is, but it's just a little familiar.
Here Gangzi found Wei Yu's maid and also met Wei Yu in a VIP private room.
Without the laziness of Donglai and the luxury of Linzi, Wei Yu is very decadent now, she is wearing a loose lady's dress, leaning on the chair at the window, watching the performance under the stage with red wine, and then drinking the wine in the cup in one gulp.
"Pour the wine!"
Wei Yu stretched out the wine glass, and the maid stepped forward with the wine bottle. Gangzi stopped the maid. Waved them all out, and brought a wine glass. Pour it for yourself first, and then pour it for Wei Yu.
"Greetings!"
Wei Yu heard Gangzi's voice. Drunken glanced at him and drank the wine in the glass, "Pour!" ”
This time, Wei Yu picked up the wine glass and didn't drink it, but said to himself: "I have been married to him since childhood, I know that he is reluctant to do everything after he is weak and sick, but his father is the king of Qingzhou, and the marriage is not up to me." Later, when I was appointed Admiral of the Donglai Navy, His Majesty sent someone to persuade me, and I agreed to get rid of my fate. But he treated me too well, I wanted to oppose the king of Qingzhou and support him as king, and he agreed; I want Qingzhou Wang Yuxi to be in charge of Qingzhou government, and he agreed; In the end, I asked him to surrender to Your Majesty, and he agreed. Although he was not in good health, he was very smart, and he didn't know what I did, but he promised me, and I failed him. Come, let's toast him together. ”
Gangzi accompanied Wei Yu to have a drink and said: "Your Highness is an infatuated person, since he wants you to live well, he shouldn't want to see you like this." ”
Wei Yu didn't seem to hear Gangzi's comfort, and still said to himself: "He took my hand at the end and said that the unification of the Han Dynasty is exactly what he wants to see, so that I don't have to blame myself, and that the court is not suitable for me, and I have no role in the emperor, so I can retreat bravely and live the life I like." I promised him, and now I am no longer a Qingzhou assassin, just a deputy of yours. You are now the general of Zhenxi, and you can open your own mansion, and I am just in the name of a duchess, am I useless to you? ”
"Your Excellency is wrong, you have never been a useful tool to me, but a true friend. I still remember the first time we met, a three-masted battleship, which would have been left by other generals, and you gave me the opportunity to get it back; You didn't care about the previous bold use of me, so that today's Albatross Island Town Guard Mansion was created; You did not get angry at me for waking you up in the middle of the night, but gave me the greatest help, and you did not condemn me for calling officers and soldiers without authorization, but continued to appoint me as a commander with great care. The affection of the lord for the humble position, the humble duty is kept in mind, and the lowly fleet will be the adult's in the future, and where will the adult go in the future. Humble accompaniment ......"
As he was talking, he was suddenly thrown on the table by Wei Yu, feeling Wei Yu's thick wine smell and blurry drunken eyes. Gangzi was frightened: "What do you want to do, my lord?" ”
Wei Yu tilted his head and looked at Gangzi carefully, and said in a drunken manner: "I like you to call me an adult." Call another ......"
"My lord! ...... outside"
Wei Yu closed the window with a wave of his hand.
"Adult ......"
Gangzi wanted to say more, but when he opened his mouth, he was blocked by fragrant lips, and a flam tongue had invaded.
"Woo woo woo ......"
Brother's festival! I'm sorry, my brother has resisted, but the force value is not as good as others; My brother once called for help, but his mouth was gagged; Brother is making mental resistance, but his body has surrendered.
Alas...... As the saying goes, "Life is like rape." Since you can't resist, let's enjoy it. "Brother wants to say" ** is like life, always when you are unprepared, push you down. ”
Gangzi, who put down his burden, began to respond enthusiastically to Wei Yu's request, but at this time, someone knocked on the door.
Gangzi was furious and shouted, "What's the matter! ”
"Lord Qiqi, there is an Englishman who claims to be the elder brother of the Lord and is waiting for you at the Jimo Governor's Mansion."
British, brother! Little Wilson, how did he get here? A few days ago, I heard that he designed a first-class battleship and successfully advanced to the master level, what is the purpose of coming to Jimo this time, will he not come to serve! Imagine a master ship designer moving into your shipyard. Gangzi's heart is full of excitement. But what about this hot body?
"Shhh Wei Yu had already torn Gangzi's clothes and lay on Gangzi's ear: "I order you to tell them to leave quickly!" ”
Gangzi shouted outside the door, "I know, tell him to wait for me for a while." I'll be here in a moment, no! It's a big deal! ”
With that, Gangzi turned over and pressed Wei Yu on the table.
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In the Admiral's Mansion in Jimo, the energetic and energetic Gangzi changed into a new dress and saw the "little Wilson" who had been waiting for a long time.
Gangzi gave little Wilson a big hug and said happily: "It is the most correct choice for you to come to my Jimo, now I am the general Zhenxi of Dahan, the admiral of the Pacific Fleet, and the entire Pacific Ocean is mine, this is a bigger ocean than the Atlantic." You can make the most of your talents than here in the UK, and you are welcome at Jimo. The position of chief designer of the Jimo shipyard has been vacant for you for a long time. ”
But Xiao Wei said after Gangzi's enthusiastic solicitation: "I'm sorry, Gangzi. I am now a naval architect at the Edinburgh shipyard. My father is the Marquis of Scotland, and the Grand Duke of Scotland is the loyal monarch of our Wilson family, thank you for your kindness. ”
Gangzi smiled: "It's nothing, I'm already very happy that you can come, what is the matter with coming to Dahan this time, I am still limited in Dahan, maybe I can make your affairs easier." ”
Wilson Jr. said: "You defeated the British Far East Fleet, captured their flagship 'Sea King', now called 'Goddess', and became the Zhendong general of the Han Kingdom, which is already equivalent to the rank of British admiral." Your prestige has spread far and wide across Europe, and as a man who has humiliated the British Navy, you are a hero to all who would rebel against the British dictatorship at sea. ”
The more Gangzi listened, the more wrong it became, isn't little Wilson an Englishman, why is there a strong heroic atmosphere in his tone, he asked curiously: "Aren't you British?" Why oppose the British? ”
"Actually, I'm Scottish," said Wilson Jr., "and I want to have a 'foreigner' community," and you should know very well what we non-English outsiders were treated in Plymouth, and we Scots did not fight for a day without fighting to get rid of English rule. This time you have shattered the myth that the British fleet is undefeated, the North Atlantic is about to usher in a storm, the Dutch, French, Spanish, Italians, Ottomans are all preparing to challenge British domination of the Atlantic, the British military is scattering, this is the best opportunity for Scottish independence. So...... I have come here to invite you, Admiral Gangzi, to lead your fleet to the North Atlantic, and to bring Britain down once and for all. ”
Attack the British mainland! Ge Ke really didn't think that the North Atlantic sea powers were gathered, and the guest army didn't even have a place to stop. According to Gangzi's plan, he was ready to rely on the Caribbean Sea to advance northward little by little, disintegrate Britain's strength by constantly attacking British ships, and squeeze the British ship market with hard-sail warships, so that the British had to send fleets to the Pacific Ocean again to fight a decisive battle on the territory of the Han Dynasty in order to save their own economic system.
At that time, the Han navy should have completed the unification, the warships were upgraded and upgraded, and there were several giant treasure ships pressing the formation, which was fully capable of fighting a decisive battle with the main force of the British fleet, and finally completed the goal of defeating the British by virtue of the overall strength of the Han Dynasty.
But today he found an ally next door to Britain, and they had good harbors enough for the Han fleet to dock and replenish, and Britain's maritime form had reached its most serious level, and many countries intended to replace Britain's maritime supremacy. The British were greatly distracted, and this was an opportunity. Miss this time, and wait for Europe to decide on a new maritime hegemon, and if Gangzi wants to enter the Atlantic Ocean again, he will have to continue to walk the long distance.
Wilson Jr.'s invitation was extremely tempting, and it was extremely sincere. He did not invite the support of other European powers, he must have been afraid that once Scotland really became independent, he would become a puppet of other countries, but the Han were different, the Han were too far away, they could not form an actual rule over Scotland, and they were the most dependent allies to reinforce the reinforcements.
But Gangzi could not immediately give Wilson Jr. a positive answer, and the fleet he could control could not pose a danger to the British Royal Navy even if it reached England. The air raid of the "Flying Henan" is certainly powerful, but who can guarantee that the British will not find its way to the other side?
So Gangzi said: "This matter is very important, the expedition to the North Atlantic must be attacked by the Han fleet, you are now in Jimo Shipyard to help me take students, I will actively operate this matter." Rest assured, the chances of the Han sending troops are very high. (To be continued)