Steel Dynasty - Chapter 482

[Chapter 482 Relanja City]

At Tongzhou Pier, King Wei looked at the warship slowly leaving with a complicated expression.

“Uncle Three Emperors, Xiao Ming is getting more and more elusive to us.” Xiao Qi appeared behind King Wei.

He came to Tongzhou with King Wei, but did not meet Xiao Ming. Instead, he secretly observed Xiao Ming’s fleet.

“What do you think Xiao Ming is doing with such a large fleet?” King Wei said in confusion.

Xiao Qi pondered for a moment and said: “I sent someone to observe. This time Xiao Ming’s fleet carried more than ten thousand soldiers. Each of these soldiers carried the muskets Xiao Ming mentioned. Such a large-scale army must go to sea. For the sake of conquest, he naturally did not dare to take action against the Chongqing Kingdom, so he had only one destination, and that was Ryukyu. “

” Ryukyu, you mean Xiao Ming wants to go to war with the Dutch,” King Wei said in surprise.

“It is possible. Not to mention a fleet as powerful as the Dutch, plus ten thousand musketeers, only the Dutch are worthy of being his opponent.” Xiao Qi said confidently.

The King of Wei was overjoyed, “Hey, this is great. If Xiao Ming and King Wei fight, we can reap the benefits of the fishermen. Maybe the maritime trade can be reopened.”

“Uncle Three Emperors is too happy .

It’s early. If Xiao Ming defeats the Dutch, Xiao Ming will have the final say on the sea from now on. Will he let us engage in maritime trade so easily?”

King Wei thought for a moment and said, “It’s better than the Dutch. His hands are much better. Xiao Ming is at least a member of the royal family and can at least speak in court. And now that he has established a supply point in Tongzhou, he has to rely on me. All in all, he is much better than the Dutch. “

Xiao Qi nodded, comforted in his heart. The current King of Wei seemed to have buried the idea of rebellion deep in his heart. After all, he always had some scruples when Xiao Ming was around.

While he was talking, the figure of the Qingzhou battleship disappeared on the horizon.

Xiao Ming was lying on a grandfather’s chair on the deck of Qi Wang, enjoying the sun and sea breeze.

At Tongzhou Wharf, they replenished a large amount of fresh water, vegetables, food, daily necessities and other supplies. For him, this meeting with King Wei was basically a success.

As for the next supply point, Ningzhou, he was also full of confidence. After all, he was doing business with the King of Chu, and the King of Chu did not dare to disobey.

Just as he guessed, they arrived in Ningzhou two days later. In Ningzhou, they successfully received supplies. The King of Chu ordered local officials to cooperate with Xiao Ming’s fleet in supplying supplies, and would continue to provide them with supplies in the future.

After Ningzhou, the fleet continued southward, and seven days later they arrived at the city of Relanja.

“Your Highness, the city of Relanja is ahead of us.” Rhodes said excitedly.

Xiao Ming nodded. In the golden sunlight, the city of Relanja shone like a pearl on the sea. Through the telescope, he saw typical European-style buildings with red tiles and white walls, like a fairyland.

When Rhodes was excited, a Dutch warship appeared in Xiao Ming’s telescope. Xiao Ming said: “Don’t be happy now. You should explain to your fleet that we are not enemies.”

Rhodes then realized, He immediately picked up the flag and signaled to the Dutch fleet. After a while, a signal came from the Dutch warships. Rhodes said at this time: “Your Highness, your fleet can now dock at the port with peace of mind.”

Xiao Ming observed the port. In this situation, he called Yue Yun and said: “Enter the port, but stay alert.”

Yue Yun understood and immediately asked the flagman to play the flag, while he led the Qiwang slowly into the dock.

At this time, Lu Fei and Luo Xin also came over. They asked the soldiers to blow the assembly horn, and the Qingzhou Army soldiers immediately walked onto the deck from the cabin and lined up neatly.

While driving cautiously, the fleet stopped safely at the port. When all the more than 10,000 Qingzhou Army soldiers disembarked, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Dutch were really in crisis this time.

“Hello, His Majesty the King of Qi.” Claire appeared on the dock for the first time. He used the poor Chongqing language for the first sentence, and then communicated with him in Dutch, which was translated by Rhodes.

“Thank you for coming, His Highness King Qi. Your arrival proves that you are a qualified ally. Maybe from today on, we can establish a firm friendship.” Claire was very excited.

These soldiers from Qingzhou were well-equipped and not inferior to the Japanese pirates in numbers, which made him very confident in this war.

“No need to say thank you, as the count said, we are allies on the sea, and there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Claire became more and more happy. He pointed at Relanjia City and said, “Your Highness, this is Relanjia City. I will take you to visit here. You will spend a beautiful night here tonight.”

Lu Fei and Luo Xin looked at it This small island surrounded by the sea had surprise in their eyes, but they were quickly attracted by the Dutch soldiers.

“Luo Xin, have you seen that this soldier’s military uniform looks very good, especially the leather boots he wears. When will we be able to wear leather shoes, I always feel that wearing this military uniform and cloth shoes does not match.” Lu Fei said .

Luo Xin’s attention had long been attracted by the artillery on the city of Relanja. When he saw two field cannons at the city gate, his eyes widened even more. He said, “Leather boots or cloth shoes don’t matter. The equipment of the Dutch is not bad. It looks on par with our Qingzhou Army, but I don’t know how to use these weapons.”

“This is not easy. We are helping them this time. We can always use their weapons. Well, I shouldn’t ask anything about it when I talk to His Highness,” Lu Fei said.

While the two were talking, Xiao Ming and Claire had already entered the city, and they followed immediately.

At the same time, the Qingzhou Army also entered various parts of the city of Relanja, and the small city of Relanja suddenly became crowded.

When they arrived at the governor’s office, Claire took Xiao Ming to the window. Opposite was the Michila Castle, which could be easily seen from the tallest building in the city of Zelandia.

“Dear Your Highness, the Japanese pirates have been reinforcing the bastion during this period. There are about 10,000 pirates in the city now. I believe that these pirates were ordered by Yamada Nobunaga to occupy Ryukyu Island. After all, this place is so far away The Japanese country is very close. Once they capture this place, they will control the route.” Claire looked solemn.

Xiao Ming raised his telescope and took a look. The Japanese pirates’ expansion and invasion plan was no longer a secret. Xiao Ming was very interested in any action that caused trouble to the Japanese country. He asked: “What attack plan do you have?”

(End of Chapter)