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Chapter 277

Three thousand cannons? !Almost all pirates are suffocated by it. Has the western navy developed to such a terrifying point?

"Putmans, are you kidding me, three thousand cannons? But the ships you have in Yizhou are only a dozen or so ships with more than a thousand personnel, and the number of cannons is not that exaggerated." It was beyond Zheng Zhilong's expectation.

"Hey, the Armada, the Royal Navy and our Netherlands Navy, the three parties have fought for a hundred years, and the size of the fleet is getting bigger and bigger, which is not comparable to your small fights." Putmans said, "It's a pity We are only armed merchant ships. It is difficult for a real large warship to reach the waters of the Chinese Empire, and we cannot replenish ammunition when we come here. Moreover, we are only stronger than the navy, and we will not do much after landing. There is no need to use all our national power to provoke the Chinese Empire. "

Afterwards, Putmans changed his voice: "However, the enemy you encountered this time, that is, the Liao Army, is likely to be a powerful fleet built according to the specifications of our Western navy. At the same time, they also have what you said. Strong infantry. When a faction has a strong navy and army at the same time, and it is close to your Ming Dynasty, you are very dangerous."

After hearing Putmans' words, the pirate leaders including Zheng Zhilong were shocked.Even Putmans, who had seen the Armada with [-] cannons, felt that the Liao Army was a formidable enemy, so they could no longer ignore the rise of the Liao Army in the north.

Even Fujian governor Xiong Wencan's body trembled slightly because of nervousness: "Zheng Zhilong, can you find out how many artillery pieces the Liao Army has? How far is it from the Armada?"

"Returning to what the governor said, according to my last visit to Ishigaki Island to negotiate with the Liao army, their fleet has about 20 large ships and about 500-600 artillery pieces. Although I don't want to admit it, a few months have passed , the number of artillery pieces of the Fuliao Army is likely to reach 800." Zheng Zhilong calculated.

"You mean that the Liao Army has 800 artillery pieces similar to the Frang machine gun?" Xiong Wencan couldn't help shaking the tea in his hand, "800 Flang machine guns, our entire Ming court can't produce them."

800 cannons, about a quarter of the Armada.And these pirates don't know that the artillery used by the Fuliao Army is a more advanced cannon that is 1-2 centuries more advanced than the Armada, and its range and power are more exaggerated than the current cannons.When he really encountered the Armada, Chu Yun dared to let his naval fleet defeat them.

It's always like this, with [-] cannons and such an exaggerated military power, countless pirates are silent.They counted their poor artillery.Yes, if you count those miscellaneous small guns, maybe the pirates on the southeast coast can also make hundreds of guns.But at most, those artillery can only bully the businessmen who come and go. Some artillery may hit the hull of the Fuliao Army fleet head-on, and it will not cause any loss to the Fuliao Army.

And the "Franco cannon" in their eyes is a powerful artillery that can cause damage to their ships at a distance of hundreds of meters.

"What should we do now..." When Guangdong pirate Liu Xiang spoke again, he found that his mouth was a little dry due to nervousness.

"You don't need to be too scared. We have a lot of ships, and the water situation near Xiamen Bay and Penghu is complicated. We can effectively use the terrain here to block the Liao Army." Zheng Zhilong reassured everyone, "And this time I invited Ned Representatives of Lan and Great Britain bought a batch of new artillery from them to arm our fleet!"

"Your Excellency Putmans and Edward, according to our agreement, your two countries should sell our artillery at a price that is [-]% lower than usual. I believe you don't want a maritime power to appear in the Far East, right?" Zheng Zhilong asked two groups of envoys from the Netherlands and Great Britain.

Since Zheng Zhilong planned to spend all his money to keep his maritime hegemony on the southeast coast, he had to ask for help from the Westerners. Even the kingdom of the Netherlands alone could not satisfy Zheng Zhilong's urgent big order this time, so even the people of Great Britain also asked for help. I found it.

"It's true that we don't want a maritime power in the Far East, so our board of directors of the East India Company has approved your request, and the last batch of artillery will arrive in seven days," Putmans said.

"I, Liu Xiang, also want to buy a batch of artillery from you, and hope that you will also sell it to us at [-]% lower than the usual price." Liu Xiang said, "The last time I intercepted the artillery transported by the Liao Army to Annan State, the power made me I am very surprised that it is almost exactly the same as your Western artillery, and my captured Annan country envoy revealed that the price of the artillery they bought is cheaper than yours in the Netherlands and Great Britain.”

Hearing Liu Xiang say that the artillery of the Liao army is similar to the Western ones, and the price is cheaper, she couldn't help but focus on Putmans and Edward.

"Please, we didn't sell the artillery to the Liao Army, and we don't know how the Liao Army imitated our artillery. They don't have to transport the artillery across several oceans, and the price is certainly cheaper than what we sell." Great Britain on the southeast coast The spokesperson Edward quickly denied any relationship with the Fuliao Army.

"Your Excellency Edward, when it comes to the relationship between the Liao Army and your Great Britain. I heard that the main ship of the Liao Army, the Victory, is similar in style to your British warship, and there are some blond-haired and blue-eyed Western soldiers. How do you explain it? ?” Zheng Zhilong asked.

"Only God knows what's going on!" Edward said, "It is impossible for our navy to sell such a secret battleship manufacturing technology to the Liao army, and there is no reason to cultivate a force that is not under our control in the far east. If we had such strength, we would have completely defeated the Spanish Armada long ago!"

Edward, an arms dealer from the native Great Britain, was also depressed. Obviously he didn't do anything, and a huge pot fell from the sky and hit him on the head.

But we can't blame Chu Yun, who made Great Britain stand out in the first industrial revolution.

"Although the Fu Liao Army was formerly the people of our Chaodongjiang Town, the origin of various things is unclear. It is hard to say who is behind them. However, our current priority is to defeat the Fu Liao Army's navy and cooperate with the court to eliminate the Fu Liao Army. . " Zheng Zhilong said.

"Instead of waiting for the Liao Army to attack, we should take the initiative to attack. Didn't the Liao Army pile up a lot of food and supplies on Ishigaki Island? We just need to capture Ishigaki Island before the main force of their fleet arrives, and burn it all For their food and supplies, they will have to bear a supply line that is as long as four thousand miles. We only need to send a fleet to harass their supply line continuously, and the fleet will collapse." Liu Xiang suggested.

(End of this chapter)