Steel Dynasty - Chapter 483

[Chapter 483 Firearms Competition]

The setting sun was like blood, staining the sea surface red. Claire looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

In his view, the two East Asian countries are destined to be naturally hostile because they both have the ambition to dominate East Asia, but there can only be one hegemon in the same region.

When he makes a choice between the two, he is prepared to suffer retaliation from the other side.

“Your Highness, I don’t have any attack plan yet, because when I’m not sure whether you can come for help, I can only defend with all my strength.”

“Then, now you can think about it. Are you going to let us face the Japanese pirates alone? “Xiao Ming frowned. He was not willing to sacrifice for the Dutch in vain, and the most important thing was that Claire knew the fighting power of these Japanese.

Claire smiled bitterly. This King of Qi was not that easy to deal with. He originally wanted not to send out soldiers, but now it seems that it is impossible.

After pondering for a while, he said: “With the strength of our fleet, these pirates at sea are no match for us, so we can land at the White Sand Gull Beach ten miles away from Michilla Castle, and then attack Michilla Castle from the White Sand Gull Beach. “

While the two were talking, Claire led Xiao Ming to a map. This was a map of the Ryukyu Island. It marked various colonial areas on the Ryukyu Island, the number of residents, crops grown and other data.

Then, Claire picked up a quill and drew the location and attack route of White Sand Gull Beach on the map.

“Michela Castle is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack. The castle is surrounded by large open areas, which is very suitable for artillery shooting on the bastion.” Claire said.

Xiao Ming frowned, “Since Michila Castle is so easy to defend and difficult to attack, how did the Japanese pirates capture this castle so easily.”

“The collapse of an empire usually comes from within, and the same goes for a strong fortress. We made a stupid mistake The mistake was to rely too much on the Japanese to help us manage Michila Castle.”

After a pause, Claire continued: “But fortunately, the artillery on Michila Castle is still old, and there are not many of it.

” What’s the specific range?” Xiao Ming said in a questioning tone.

The Dutch now use cast iron cannons and are equipped with flintlock muskets. On the surface, there is no difference in equipment, but with the data, he can make a comparison.

Claire had the same idea as Xiao Ming at this time, so he said: “There are one hundred and twenty artillery pieces on all four sides of the bastion, thirty artillery pieces on each side. The range of these artillery pieces is about one thousand meters. I don’t know what your highness’s range is. Can the artillery suppress the artillery at the top of these cities? “

“You really brought a big trouble to me.”

Xiao Ming was a little dissatisfied. If he rashly attacked such a fortress, he would probably smash all the 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers here.

“I’m sorry, so I don’t recommend attacking the bastion directly. Instead, we must first cut off the support of the Japanese pirates and adopt a siege method to force the Japanese pirates in the bastion to leave the city to fight. After all, the food in Michila Castle is only enough for the Japanese pirates to eat for a month. ” Claire finally explained.

This news made Xiao Ming breathe a sigh of relief. Originally, Michila Castle was not so difficult to attack, but now tens of thousands of Japanese pirates gathered in it and turned it into a fortress. However, at the same time, so many Japanese pirates gathered in it, it also made it difficult to attack. Food consumption in the castle is accelerated.

“If this is the case, siege is the most appropriate method at present.” Xiao Ming said thoughtfully.

Claire nodded, “With our military strength, we cannot complete the siege of Michila Castle, but with His Highness’s soldiers, this plan will be easily implemented.”

The two hit it off, and it was worth waiting a month to reduce casualties, Xiao Ming and Claire both agree.

After discussing the matter, the two left the chief’s office. Lu Fei and Luo Xin were waiting outside the door. Seeing Xiao Ming coming out, Lu Fei said, “Your Highness, can we have a weapons test with the Dutch?”

Claire said just now Decades ago, when the artillery had a range of one thousand meters, Xiao Ming had some doubts. He was trying to verify whether the Dutch equipment had been upgraded, so he nodded and said to Claire politely: “Count Claire. “Our generals are like competing with you. I wonder if you can fulfill their wishes?”

“Of course, I am also looking forward to seeing His Highness’s army, so that we can trust each other when fighting together.” Claire. I also want to explore it.

“Hahaha, let’s go take a look together.”

After that, Xiao Ming and Claire went to the military camp in the city of Relandia. There was a training ground for the Dutch army here. After that, Claire and Xiao Ming went to each other’s camp. One hundred soldiers and two groups of artillery were selected from the army.

“Your Highness, you start first, or we start first.” Claire is very confident in his army. Although the artillery on Michila Castle is old, he brought a batch of brand-new weapons after arriving in Ryukyu.

These weapons cannot be said to be the most advanced in Europe, but at least they are currently the main equipment in the Netherlands.

“We, the Great Chongqing Kingdom, always let our guests recognize them first.” Xiao Ming’s words were a double entendre. First, he asked Claire to come first, and second, he reminded Claire that even if they occupied the city of Relanja, they were still guests.

And after taking Michila this time, these Qingzhou soldiers will be temporarily stationed here to fulfill the regulations of the contract until the Marine Corps comes to replace them.

Nodding, Claire motioned to the officer to demonstrate the power of the flintlock. At this time, under the command of the Dutch officer, one hundred Dutch musketeers skillfully took out the ammunition wrapped in the paper case and began to load it. After loading, they faced Shooting at a target about 150 meters away from the training ground.

Along with a burst of gunfire, the target one hundred and fifty meters away was hit many times.

“Is this the maximum range?” Xiao Ming asked.

Claire nodded, “Yes, the accurate range of the flintlock gun is within ninety meters. Beyond ninety meters, it all depends on luck. However, it can still kill the enemy within the range.”

This result made Xiao Ming’s heart. A stone fell to the ground. It seemed that the limitations of the flintlock gun could not be broken so easily.

Just as he was rejoicing, Claire changed the subject and continued: “But we also have a more advanced firearm, which will definitely surprise His Highness.”

After Claire finished speaking, he waved to a pair of twelve soldiers. Walking over, he continued: “The guns in the hands of these soldiers can shoot at a range of about four hundred meters.”

Xiao Ming and Lu Fei looked at each other with surprise. It seemed that just as he had guessed, the rifled guns had already fired. A small amount of equipment in European armies.

But he was not far behind. Rifled guns were now in production, and with the advent of the steam engine, production of rifled guns would become easy.

(End of chapter)