Steel Dynasty - Chapter 480

[Chapter 480 Heading to Relanjia City]

The sound of the waves seemed to be transmitted from the sea to the Dengzhou government office, and faint sounds could be heard from time to time.

Rhodes’ face became even more ugly because of Xiao Ming’s words. Such a large number of Japanese pirates was enough to give them a headache, but now Xiao Ming told him that this was only a small part.

“During the Japanese rebellion along the coast of Chongqing, the number of Japanese pirates could even reach as many as 20,000.” Xiao Ming told the truth.

Even if he is an ally, there is no reason for him to send troops in vain, not to mention that the alliance between the two parties is very fragile. How can he increase the bargaining chip for support if he does not make the matter so serious?

“Twenty thousand people.” Rhode’s face turned completely pale, and he said hesitantly: “Count Clare asked me to tell His Highness that if His Highness can help us, the Dutch will definitely repay His Highness from now on.”

Xiao Ming nodded with satisfaction. Rhodes’ words were enough, but saying too much now would be threatening. He said, “We will go directly to Relanjia City and work with you to drive the Japanese pirates out of Ryukyu.”

“Thank you, Your Highness.” Rhodes. Overjoyed.

When the two of them were talking, Lu Fei and Luo Xin looked at Rhodes blankly. If Xiao Ming hadn’t been there, the two of them would have just called the red-haired ghost.

After agreeing on the matter, Xiao Ming asked Yang Chengye to arrange for Rhodes to rest. After Rhodes left, Lu Fei suddenly gasped, “Your Highness, why does this Dutchman look so ghostly?”

“That’s right, It’s so ugly that I thought it was a ghost when I met him this night.” Luo Xin looked shocked.

“Don’t laugh. After all, we are going to cooperate soon. Maybe the two sides will also exchange military training. Then you must be more solemn and not be so rude.” Xiao Ming said.

He understands Lu Fei’s character. The biggest thing about this big mouth is his mouth. He doesn’t want to cause some conflicts between races because of this trivial matter.

“Hey, remember.” Lu Fei laughed and said, “In that case, when will we set off?”

“We have to rest for a few days. We still have to wait for Yue Yun’s fleet and baggage.” Xiao Ming said.

While the three of them were talking, Yue Yun’s familiar voice appeared at the door, and then he walked in. After he saluted Xiao Ming, he said to Lu Fei and Luo Xin: “Colonel Lu, Captain Luo, what’s the point in Dengzhou?” This is my territory. Let’s go, I’ll treat you two to some seafood.”

Lu Fei suddenly became excited, “Yue Yun, you are really particular, you are not as stingy as Luo Xin.”

“Hey, Lu Fei, you really have to go to this place to sing. Ge, why didn’t you say that when we were in Chang’an?” Luo Xin said dissatisfied.

Lu Fei looked completely too lazy to pay attention to him. He stepped back to Xiao Ming and ran away with Yue Yun. Luo Xin scolded Lu Fei and followed him.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming shook his head slightly, these two guys were still stubborn.

…

Ryukyu Island was contracted by Michila. This is a bastion building across the sea from Relanja City. After the Dutch came to Taiwan, they first built Relanja Castle in order to obtain rice and sugar cane from Ryukyu Island. They built a second bastion, Michila.

Through this bastion they controlled the natives on Ryukyu Island.

But half a month ago, this bastion was no longer suitable for the Dutch. Instead, it became a nest of Japanese pirates. More than 7,000 Japanese pirates gathered in Michila to eat and drink, and a steady stream of Japanese pirates rushed here. , seemed ready to turn the castle into a permanent pirate stronghold.

At this time, on the coast outside Michila Castle, Sakai was observing the nearby city of Relanja through a telescope. Now in the bay of the city of Relanja, twelve warships formed a ring to guard the dock. Their ships did not have any Opportunity to be close to the city of Relanja.

“Seven hundred people! Huh.” Sakai snorted coldly as he put away the telescope.

He once warned the Dutch not to establish trade relations with the King of Qi of Great Chongqing, but Rhodes and Earl Clare did not listen at all. When he sneaked into Earl Clare’s office and found the agreement, he became even more furious.

Because in their view, this was a betrayal of the Dutch against the Yamada Daimyo. After passing the news back to Japan, the Yamada Daimyo issued an order to control the Dutch.

It’s just that they underestimated the combat power of these two thousand Dutch soldiers. After losing more than a thousand people, they were forced to evacuate. Then the fleet that reacted fired fiercely at them, causing them to lose another five hundred at sea. people.

Knowing that this manpower was no match for the Dutch, he asked the Yamada Daimyo for instructions. In the end, the Yamada Daimyo ordered the Japanese pirates loyal to him to temporarily stop looting and attacking the Dutch.

During this time, eight thousand Japanese pirates had gathered from the sea, and their warships had reached fifty. He was planning to launch the final attack on the city of Relanja.

“When we gather 20,000 people, let’s see how you Dutch can escape from my hands, and this damn Great Chongqing. You will all be our slaves sooner or later.”

While Sakai was observing the city of Relanja, Claire is also observing the city of Michila.

The morale of the soldiers in the city is now very low. It is easy for soldiers to become war-weary when fighting far away from their homeland. The confrontation with the Japanese country made many soldiers begin to lose confidence.

In Dengzhou they saw the power of King Qi, and here they were attacked by Japanese pirates. Perhaps in the eyes of the soldiers, they should leave this dangerous place.

Claire also wanted to leave, but due to his responsibilities as an earl and councilor, he could not choose to leave here because he risked offending the Yamada Daimyo of Japan precisely because he could see that the King of Qi had more potential and could also bring benefits to the Dutch. More profits.

Looking at the north, he frowned. He didn’t know how Rhodes was doing now and whether the Qi King of the Great Chongqing Kingdom would send troops to support him, but now he had no other choice.

“God bless,” Claire could only pray at this time.

…

After three days of preparation in Dengzhou, Lu Fei and Luo Xin took the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army and boarded the battleship. In addition to the fifteen battleships carrying the soldiers, fifty large merchant ships were also dispatched to transport the soldiers.

After all, ten thousand people is a huge number, and just the food and baggage on the ship requires a lot of space.

Therefore, this support was also an extremely costly operation for Xiao Ming.

“Your Highness, please board the ship.” The generals said.

Xiao Ming was also planning to go with him this time, but his purpose was not to fight, but to establish a supply point along the coast. This was also his plan after returning to Dengzhou.

Using this plan to go to Relanzhe City, he can implement this plan, whether it is the fiefdom of King Wei or the fiefdom of King Chu, or Guangzhou, Quanzhou and other places.

For maritime trade and warship cruising, a supply facility was needed.

(End of chapter)