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Volume 5: Young Master Fang¡¯s Age of Discovery 333 Half are friends, half are enemies

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    Frafen and his party were sitting in the lifeboat. There was no time to feel any resentment in their minds, only empty confusion.

    Put aside the battleships of the Fang family navy, the weapons of the Fang family navy, and even those sailors who are more terrifying than the villains in the Caribbean Just talking about the character of the admiral opposite is enough to make people difficult.  Got it.  .

    Frafen later invented a new word to describe this kind of personality - arrogance, which in layman's terms means pretentiousness.

    As he drifted back to Jakarta, Frafen almost said nothing, and his fellow adjutants and sailors had nothing to say. They could withstand defeat, and they could lose to the Spanish, the British, even the French and Italians, but  Being hit and captured by a pile of iron lumps like this is really something beyond imagination.

    Frafen can imagine that this battle will not only change the war situation in Southeast Asia, not only the war situation between the Fang Navy and the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, it will directly affect the confrontation between the Eastern and Western races. The question now is no longer when will the Europeans  To invade East Asia, how to go but how to stop the admiral's counter-invasion

    Just when Frafen was still thinking with questions in his head, he saw the pile of iron lumps again.

    "Wait! Didn't you say three days?" Frafen stood on the lifeboat and shouted at the iron ship not far away.

    "Friend, don't you have a sense of time?" Fang Xian put one foot on the railing and held a pipe he got from nowhere in his mouth. "We have been correcting in Brunei for three days. We blame this lifeboat for being too slow.  ¡±

    "Xinyi, where is your Xinyi?"

    "Where did I break my faith?" Fang Xian put down his pipe and said with a smile, "It's just that your sailors are not as hardworking as my sailors when rowing."

    Frafen just watched as several fleets of the Fang Navy disappeared from sight. When they passed by, they almost swept their lifeboats into the sea.

    "It seemsthere's something wrong." Frafen scratched his head.

    "Admiral they seem to have 20 ships 5 of them are large North Sea three-rod sailing ships that we captured"

    "" Frafen slumped down in the lifeboat, "It's too late, everything is too late."

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    At the Port of Jakarta, Kuhn has received information that his entire second fleet has been captured. He has mobilized the remaining two fleets to be on standby in Jakarta. Unexpectedly, the Fang Navy did not choose guerrilla warfare, but found a hard nut to crack.  Just go wherever you want.

    As a shrewd Dutch businessman, Kuhn had mixed feelings.

    On the surface, it would be foolish to proactively seek out the enemy's main force for a head-on battle; but it is an indisputable fact that the Fang Navy defeated Kuhn's Second Fleet. Since they have the courage to come, they are sure to win.

    The specific information about the Fang Navy's operations has not yet been transmitted, and Kuen looked at the iron lumps and was confused.

    "Admiral, Preyla Chamber of Commerce has replied." The adjutant hurriedly came over with a piece of paper.

    "Just read it directly."

    "Okay." The adjutant opened the envelope, glanced at it first, and then said in a stiff voice, "It's justa group of East Asian barbarians. I believe that your chamber of commerce will be able to resist it. The Preila Chamber of Commerce prays that the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce will return in triumph.  Return."

    "Damn it." Kuhn waved his arm and stopped the adjutant. "Stupid Portuguese people don't know how to speak unanimously to the outside world at this time. Instead, they snicker behind them. We are defeated. They will be next. It's so simple.  Don¡¯t you understand the truth?¡±

    The adjutant put away the documents and continued: "Admiral, although the Preyla Chamber of Commerce has not agreed to the alliance, their fleet is approaching here"

    "Want to reap the benefits?" Kuhn laughed dryly, "Europe is still immersed in dissipation and dissipation, but here we are going to start a war first."

    At this point, Kuhn could no longer decide whether to start a war. Although he knew that he would suffer losses if this continued, he had no choice but to order reloading and artillery preparations.

    As time goes by, there are more and more naval ships above the sea more and more

    After the lookout confirmed that he had entered correctly, he reported the number "20" to Kuhn.

    "Four fleets?!" Kuhn was a little dizzy, but he quickly regained his composure. If the enemy had four fleets, then it would be understandable for his second fleet to lose. He was still against the European artillery.  I am very confident. Maybe the enemy originally had 5 fleets, but they have already sunk some of them behind Frafen.

    Just as Kuhn was comforting himself, he clearly saw a flash of light from the enemy ship, which was the fire from the artillery.  For the rest of the time, the sailors of Kuhn's two fleets stared at the looming cannonball, which drew a beautiful arc in the sky and finally hit a few dozen meters in front of Kuhn's flagship.

     There was silence. The shooting from this distance was like the first time the Nazi soldiers saw the Soviet rocket launcher Katyusha. They were full of shock and incomprehension. What followed was a fall from pride.  The process of inferiority complex.

    Like Frafen, Kuhn gave the order to stay in formation and wait.

    This time, the Fang Navy only fired one shell, and four fleets of 20 ships stopped moving, with only the flagship Dashun still moving forward.

    Soon, the Dashun entered the range of the Kuhn fleet.

    "Admiralthe enemy has entered the range, do you want to fire?" The adjutant reminded him from the side, thinking that Kuhn had forgotten about the artillery.

    "They already look down on us. Firing artillery at this time will only increase our shame." Kuhn's eye sockets became deeper. "The artillery is on standby. The enemy is here to negotiate."

    After a few more minutes, all the sailors were finally able to see Tie Biao's true face.

    The length of the iron knot is similar to that of a large Spanish sailing ship, but its width is fully twice that of a European sailing ship. Dozens of rows of giant slurry protrude from both sides of the bottom tank of the iron lump. They beat the water crazily, as if they are showing off their power.

    The admiral opposite was wearing a long black jacket. It could be seen that he was not wearing a shirt at all, as if he was deliberately showing off his bare chest.

    When the Dashun traveled to a place dozens of meters away from Kuhn's flagship, it finally stopped. Forty rows of giant tanks pumped water in reverse directions at the same time and stopped at the same time. The scene was quite shocking.

    Fang Xian took off his black admiral hat and waved to Kun from a distance.

    Kuhn had no choice but to bow slightly in embarrassment.

    After bending down, he felt that something was wrong.  On the one hand, Europeans don¡¯t have to do this even when facing the Chinese emperor. Why do they do it so naturally?

    Just as he was thinking about it, the greeting from the other side had already arrived.

    "Kun, I like you more than Preyla, so it's me who comes, not the cannonball." Fang Xian said with a smile.

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    "To be honest, I'm looking for an ally. It's too tiring to be an enemy of all of Europe." Fang Xian fiddled with his hat, "So I plan to only be an enemy of half of Europe."

    ¡°¡­¡­¡­¡± There was a sound of astonishment from the entire Kuhn fleet.

    Being an enemy of half of Europe?

    Even the British in their heyday would not dare to say such a thing, right?

    He thought he was Alexander?  Or Caesar?

    ¡°Only Kuhn knew that maybe what he said was not false.

    The previous shot, just one shot, was enough to become a bargaining chip in the confrontation with Europe.

    The huge advantage of range is almost the biggest winning condition in naval battles in this era.

    Seeing that Kuhn didn¡¯t speak for a long time, Fang Xian had no choice but to urge: ¡°Mr. Kuhn, would you like to be half of my friends or half of my enemies?¡±

    Kuhn was silent for a while and asked: "Respected Admiral Fang, how do you choose friends and enemies?"

    Fang Xian laughed loudly: "It's like the Three Kingdoms Killing!"

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    "Well, you can understand it this way, if I make a friend, then the enemy of my friend is my enemy, and the friend of my friend is also my friend, and so on."

    Kuhn¡¯s pupils lit up: ¡°So, if we form an alliance¡­¡±

    ¡°I will turn around and let the Portuguese disappear in this sea forever.¡± Fang Xian grinned.

    Kuhn did not hesitate at all: "Dear Admiral Fang, the Kuhn Chamber of Commerce will be your most loyal ally. Likewise, I will try my best to convince the country. I believe that in the near future, the entire Netherlands will be your friend."

    The sailors of Kuhn Chamber of Commerce finally exclaimed.

    The adjutant kept tugging on Kuhn: "Admiral did not get permission from the country Some people will be dissatisfied."

    Kuhn turned around and cursed: "When decisions are really needed, there is no time to wait. Losing this opportunity will only lead to more dissatisfaction."

    Fang Xian clapped his hands and laughed: "Mr. Kuhn is indeed a happy person. I will take back my share of the six ports in Southeast Asia, and we will share the remaining territory of Preyla equally."

    Kuhn nodded in agreement without thinking.

    Fang Xian then gave an order to turn the ship around.

    "Mr. Kuhn, I'm not afraid of you breaking your promiseit's just that it will be very troublesome, do you understand?"

    Kun nodded awkwardly. In front of the enemy's fleet and artillery, he could no longer scream.

    "Okay, Preila's fleet is not far to the northwest. That will be my meeting gift to my allies. Get ready to sign a contract with Malacca."??¡±

    In this way, they watched the ship go away.

    Afterwards, a joke spread in this sea area - Defeat Kuhn?  One shell is enough.

    Choosing Kuhn instead of Preyla was actually a well-thought-out decision.  Preila's base is Malacca, the throat of Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean. It is a very critical commercial port and the only way for various routes.  On the other hand, Jakarta, the stronghold of Kuhn Chamber of Commerce, is in the south of Southeast Asia. Fang Xian no longer has the need to go there to develop his own territory. Even if Kuhn is eliminated, he has no experience in running business there.

    As for "making half of Europe an enemy", this is also a decision made after weighing the enemy and ourselves. If we make an enemy of the whole of Europe, just constant consumption and frequent battles are enough to make Fang Xian vomit blood. Instead of doing this, it is better to use the enemy's  In internal fighting, you can win over half and kill the other half. You can achieve the victory conditions of the game without taking risks.

    In the European war situation of Voyage 4, Spain's Baroudis Army is undoubtedly the most powerful, followed by Britain's Clifford's Army, and then Portugal, Italy, Germany and other countries.  It is worth mentioning that the Hayreddin family from Tunisia in North Africa and the Turkish Pasha army also have considerable strength. Together, they carved a map of the North Sea and the Mediterranean.

    Among them, there is basically no possibility for the Fang family navy to form an alliance with Clifford's army and Baludis army. The two countries' navigation capabilities are too strong, and they are all aiming at the world hegemon. Due to national and cultural reasons, they cannot cooperate with the Clifford's army and the Baludis army.  The probability of an alliance with the Pasha army is also slim.  If you want to win allies, those relatively weak forces obviously have a greater chance. The alliance with them does not expect them to do anything, but just wants to have one less enemy to avoid being too embarrassed.

    If Kuhn keeps his promise and convinces the country, then at least in the North Sea, a situation of double-teaming the British with the Dutch can be formed, which is much more comfortable than dealing with everyone at the same time.

    While the Preila fleet was still waiting for the results of the battle in Jakarta and reaping the benefits, the fleets of the four Fang family naval divisions had already reached the firing range.

    No one could have expected that the battle would end so quickly, and no one could have expected that the enemy's artillery could hit so far.

    It is a pity that the only ones equipped with continuous firing guns are Huamei's Chinese sailing fleet and the few gun warehouses of the ironclad ships. Fang Xian has not had time to return to East Asia to replace the large North Sea three-pole sailing ship he just captured. Even so  , and had overturned 5 enemy ships before the two sides got close.

    Preyla originally had an iron abacus, and she would not lose no matter how her three fleets came over. She never thought that a formation would be sunk directly before the cannon was fired.

    "Retreat! Retreat at full speed!" Preila was frightened by such artillery. She had no courage to shoot at her anymore. She just hoped to escape back to Malacca and end this nightmare.

    But my big brothel¡¯s three thousand sailors obviously can¡¯t let him do what he wants!

    The Fang family navy made a big splash in the Southeast Asian waters, but there was no real big battle yet. The sailors saw the Europeans surrendering and running away, and there was no chance of a hand-to-hand fight.

    The forty rows of giant pulp twitched as frequently as that, and the armored ship flew in like a speedboat. Fang Xian was extremely happy to see this enthusiasm. He immediately promised the sailors a reward of two thousand gold coins, and they came even faster.  speed.

    "What the hell is that?!" Preila was already talking without hesitation. She was going crazy when she saw the armored ship approaching like a whale. It was like a swimmer encountering a shark, full of despair and fear.  .

    This time, Fang Xian fulfilled his promise and no longer showed mercy to the enemy. Preila's lack of decisiveness and despicableness were too obvious. There is no need to fight for the opportunity of forming an alliance with such a person.

    The 10 armored ships approached rapidly, almost one-on-one against the enemy ships. Although the enemy hurriedly fired a few cannonballs at short distances, they were all swallowed up by the armored ships one by one.

    What I have to say is that the heavy cannons equipped by European ships are indeed far stronger than the original artillery in East Asia. Every time the ironclad ships forcefully approach, they lose nearly half of their durability. If two more fleets come, they will really be unable to survive.

    But now that the enemy ship has been bitten and the trestle has been hooked up, the rest of the matter is obviously a happy one.

    Admiral Fang and his wife were also hungry and thirsty. He threw away the admiral's jacket and damn hat and jumped onto the trestle.

    "Shirtless?! Is he Hayredin?!" Preila had already been frightened out of her mind.

    Fang Xian raised his little finger towards Preyla while slashing the desperate enemy sailor in front of him: "You have lost. There is still hope for a duel with me."

    When Preila saw this kind of monster, she didn't dare to duel, so she just pushed the sailor to block it like crazy.

    Fang Xian personally went into battle and cut down the enemy ships all the way. The sailors from the brothel swarmed behind him, with gold coins and blood in their eyes. It was simplyJust the purest Pirates of the Caribbean.

    Fang Xian couldn't help but admire the warriors of the Dao family. At that time, they used three times the troops that came to the island to kill them. But now facing these Europeans, they are simply bullying children!

    But this time facing Preyla, the sailor gap was five times greater, not counting the 10 gunboats that didn't keep up.

    Almost immediately after the encounter, 4 ships announced their surrender. Within a few minutes, the Dashun annihilated 2 enemy flagships.

    3 sailors, Fang Xian took Preila with his own hands, and the enemy's flagship also announced its surrender. The army was defeated like a mountain. After Fang Xian held Preila and shouted, the entire enemy fleet surrendered. Even in a hand-to-hand battle, the Fang family navy  He also killed Preyla with almost no damage.

    Looking back after the war, if Preyla could have shown a little bit of backbone and fired all the ships earlier, she might have been able to sink an armored ship.  As for losing so disrespectfully.

    "These are the judgments of others. Only Preila and Kun know how surprised people will be when they suddenly face such a fleet. It is understandable to make stupid decisions.

    Kuhn held the telescope and looked at the battle group from a distance, still a little unbelievable. He asked the adjutant dumbly.

    "How long did it take?"

    The adjutant looked at his pocket watch: "It took 17 minutes and 24 seconds from firing the first cannonball to capturing the entire Preyla ship"

    "God bless you." Kuhn touched his heart and sincerely thanked God, "Fortunately, I am his friend."

    The adjutant also sighed sincerely: "When the admiral made that decision, my dignity was a little hard to accept. But seeing this result, I just want to say that if I want to be killed like Preyla, I will no longer have such dignity."  Two words.¡±

    Kuhn made a decision immediately: "Go get a pen and paper. I will send this news back to the country now. I believe everyone will support my decision after seeing the results."

    "yes."

    At this time, a brown-haired girl dressed in green and cute service has handed over pen and paper.

    "Uncle, we are already ready."

    Ku En was stunned for a moment, then took the paper, tapped the girl's forehead, and cursed with a smile: "Didn't I tell you to stay on the shore? When did you sneak onto the ship?"

    The girl stuck out her tongue.

    Kuhn said helplessly: "I'm sorry, Lilu, for getting you involved in such an adult matter and letting you see your uncle making a fool of himself."

    The girl pouted and said: "I am an adult too! My Chamber of Commerce is second to none in Amsterdam!"

    "Haha, yes, Lilu is the best at doing business!" Kuhn laughed, seeing that his niece had swept away the dejection of defeat. If I had to say it, he should be a winner now.

    "Is he an Oriental?" Lilu looked at the warships from a distance and could only see a bunch of people hugging one person and shouting crazily.

    "Yes, they are Chinese." Kuhn shrugged. "Intelligence from East Asia has just arrived. He just annihilated the Qing navy a month ago, and then wiped out the Japanese navy and stepped on the shogunate.  , God, such important information comes so late"

    "That is to say" Lilu looked at the vague figure, "He is theoverlord of the East Asian waters"

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    Kuhn and Li Lu didn¡¯t have this kind of relationship in the first place. This is because the author forced them to do something about it, and it has nothing to do with the protagonist¡¯s integrity.

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