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- After Zhao Hongyu's explanation, Master Wang had an understanding of the cause of this matter.
At this time, the bombardment of Osaka Commercial Town was still continuing.
The originally bustling commercial town was already ablaze and completely shrouded in thick smoke.
Half of the buildings in the town have collapsed and been damaged.
The remaining buildings are dilapidated or crumbling.
It is only a matter of time before the entire commercial town turns into ruins.
By now, the bombardment has been going on for half an hour, and the shells on each battleship are almost running out.
Therefore, the current shelling has begun to become sparse.
Zhao Hongyu has already been prepared for such a thing. He has already prepared a large number of artillery shells in the cabin of the Sea King. After other warships have finished shooting their shells, they will naturally send ships to carry them.
¡° Anyway, I have a plug-in, so I just don¡¯t need to buy any more.
This cannonball is very cheap, but it¡¯s just a big iron ball.
This thing is really cheap compared to the cannonballs of later generations.
As soon as Zhao Hongyu and Mrs. Wang finished talking, Sarah interrupted.
"Dear, although you have already told your plan and the cause of this incident, I would also like to suggest that we evacuate this place temporarily, because we only have fifty-two battleships. Such a military force is not suitable for attacking a It¡¯s too little for the country.¡±
Sarah¡¯s consideration cannot be said to be wrong.
Zhao Hongyu also needs to admit this.
People are doing this for their own good, right?
"However, Zhao Hongyu is someone who relies on something, but what he relies on cannot be told to Salaming.
Therefore, Zhao Hongyu smiled bitterly at Sara and responded: "I know what you are worried about, and I know that your idea is normal, but I hope you can believe me. I am not the kind of person who doesn't know what is good and what is good. And I know that your thoughts are normal." I'm not the kind of guy who doesn't know the heights of the sky, but I am very confident that the Japanese are no match for us."
Speaking of the counterattack from Japan, Zhao Hongyu exuded strong confidence.
Sarah didn¡¯t understand where her little husband¡¯s confidence came from.
"We have fifty-two warships, but you know the range and speed of the artillery. Therefore, we can defeat the opponent in half a month against a fleet of three hundred warships. As for the land battle, you don't have to worry about it. What, I won¡¯t be so stupid as to land and fight.¡±
After saying that, Zhao Hongyu turned to look at Master Wang and asked: "You know the Japanese very well, so do you know how many warships their domestic navy has?"
¡°Don¡¯t tell me, Zhao Hongyu really asked the right person.
Mrs. Wang, Liu Dashen and the others, before they were caught by the Dutch, had sneaked into the waters of Macau with the Japanese.
And their boss, Li Xiang, is based in Japan.
It can be said that he has a good understanding of the situation in Japan.
Therefore, when Zhao Hongyu asked himself, Master Wang thought for a moment and then replied: "The navy here in Japan is not very strong. What I learned is that there are about 600 warships in the country, among which they are known as invincible. There are only twenty ironclads, and the rest are medium-sized ships, and each ship only has four guns at most."
Poof!
Zhao Hongyu couldn¡¯t help laughing when he heard this.
Even Sara¡¯s expression became very strange.
Four artillery pieces, is this also called a battleship?
You know, European warships generally have more than ten ships.
Not to mention the warships of the Song Empire. The smallest warship was a copycat improved Dutch warship, but it also had ninety-two cannons.
As for a giant ship like the battleship Sea King, it has one hundred and eight guns.
Master Wang continued: "The Japanese ships are smaller than the imperial warships. If there is a naval battle, we will have an advantage because our warships are much higher than the other side, so if the other side wants to launch a boarding battle , it won¡¯t be that easy.¡±
Mrs. Wang began to analyze it from the perspective of when she was a pirate.
At this time, Zhao Hongyu answered: "Actually, they have no chance to engage in a boarding battle at all. Our warships are very fast and can keep a certain distance from the opponent without letting them escape the range of our artillery. Let the Japanese catch up with us, and our artillery has a long range, it is absolutely impossibleThey can be beaten without any danger at all. "
Zhao Hongyu also analyzed it based on his side's warship configuration and firepower.
Master Wang didn¡¯t know much about the situation of the Imperial warships. He only heard from time to time that the Imperial warships were fast and powerful.
"As for the maritime military power of the Japanese country, we have inquired from the merchants who have been to Europe, so we have a very detailed understanding." Zhao Hongyu withdrew the flag again as an excuse. "What Mr. Wang said is similar to the information we have obtained. Japan's naval power is not very strong, and the warships are not very powerful. At the same time, there is another situation that Mr. Wang did not mention, which is the most beneficial to us. "
Hearing what Zhao Hongyu said, Sarah blinked curiously and asked, "What's going on?"
At this time, after Sara heard that Mrs. Wang and Zhao Hongyu had analyzed Japan's naval power for her, she had put down all her worries.
Yes, if Japan's naval power is like this, then I really don't have to worry about anything.
Because with a warship like this, how could it possibly be an opponent of the imperial warship.
Come to think of it.
A battleship only has four cannons. Is this a fishing boat?
In fact, Sarah never imagined that Japan¡¯s navy would be like this.
?In fact, we can¡¯t blame Sara, because the situation in the East and the West is different.
Europeans are now in the Age of Discovery. There are many pirates on the sea, and they involve the interests of all countries.
Therefore, Europeans need to have battleships with powerful firepower to ensure their maritime interests.
But it was different in the East. Both the Ming Dynasty and Japan began to adopt a closed-door strategy.
This has led to a great shrinkage in the navigation technology of the East, and even stagnated, not to mention regressed.
Precisely because of this concept, it is normal that there are not many cannons on Eastern warships.
¡°And the Eastern naval warfare technology has begun to lag behind Europe.
At this time, the Eastern Sea Battle was still based on boarding battle.
In fact, if it weren¡¯t for the fact that the voyage at sea is too long and full of dangers.
"The Europeans are not strong in the East, so the East will have to see how powerful the Europeans are.
After all, Europeans in this era really want to be ahead of the East in navigation technology.
Of course, if the treasure ships and frigate drawings of Zheng He¡¯s voyages to the West were not destroyed, then the European warships would be scum.
But no matter what, Liu Daxia, China¡¯s biggest sinner, has destroyed the blueprints, causing China¡¯s technology to regress.
In fact, in the history of the East, events and characters that lead to the regression of the entire civilization for their own selfish interests will always appear from time to time.
Liu Daxia is not the first.
But he wasn¡¯t the last either.
There are so many weird things in Europe, so many weird things in Japan, and so many weird things in China.
Zhao Hongyu turned his head and looked at Sara, who was looking for knowledge. She was looking at him with gleaming eyes, waiting for his answer.
At this time, Sara¡¯s eyes were watery and flashing, even though she was almost thirty years old. But in her mature body, there is a pure soul hidden.
This is what Zhao Hongyu likes most about her.
"There are five to six hundred warships in Japan, but these warships are not controlled by the shogunate. It is the warships in the hands of all the daimyo and the warships controlled by the shogunate that add up to so many."
After listening to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s explanation, Sara shook her head in confusion.
She doesn¡¯t know anything about the shogunate or daimyo.
Therefore, she had no idea what Zhao Hongyu meant.
But we can¡¯t blame Sara. After all, this is her first time in the East, her first time in Japan, and she hasn¡¯t landed yet.
So, how could she have a very detailed understanding of the domestic situation in Japan, one of the Eastern countries.
She doesn¡¯t understand, that¡¯s right.
But Mrs. Wang¡¯s eyes lit up after hearing what Zhao Hongyu said. Then she raised her hand and stroked her goatee, and nodded secretly.
Yes, although the Ishida shogunate is in power in Japan, there are still many daimyo in Japan.
"These daimyo nominally obeyed the orders of the shogunate and the imperial family, but in truth they had a high degree of autonomy.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ???The Warring States Period would not have happened.
And at that time, Ishida united other daimyo to fight against Tokugawa. Those daimyo who had interests entangled with Ishida might have received some promise from Ishida.
Therefore, after defeating Tokugawa, they gained a lot of benefits.
In fact, in Japan now, small lords obey the big lords, and the big lords rely on their own strength and the territory they control to control the Japanese royal family.
And those small lords, also known as daimyo, also have a lot of troops in their hands.
This can be considered a privilege.
Although the entire naval force in Japan is nominally under the control of the Ishida shogunate, only a small part of it can really be controlled by the Ishida shogunate. This part has less than a hundred warships.
The remaining battleships are scattered in the hands of other daimyo.
It sounds like there are five to six hundred warships in Japan, which seems like a lot.
But in fact, Japan¡¯s naval power is extremely weak.
The reason is simple, it is too scattered.
For the shogunate, although they can issue orders to summon those warships to fight when they are in danger.
But there is a very troublesome problem here.
That is because other small lords want to control the power of the navy and prevent the shogunate from weakening them. Therefore, even if they are called, they will personally lead the team to fight instead of handing over their power to the shogunate.
But in this case, there will be some problems with commands.
" Master Wang, as a pirate who is very familiar with the Japanese country, knows these things very well.
Precisely because of this, after hearing what Zhao Hongyu said, he couldn't help but nodded in agreement.
??It is impossible to understand this matter if you are not very familiar with the Japanese country.
But this prince, who came from the distant Song Empire in America, was able to accurately judge the situation in the Japanese country through the news sent back by the Europeans. It seems that this prince is really a genius.
It can be imagined from this that it is definitely not an accident that the Zhao and Song Empire was defeated by the Mongols, crossed the ocean to the Americas, and re-emerged after hundreds of years.
The ancestors of the Zhao and Song royal families must be blessing us.
Mrs. Wang understands, but that doesn¡¯t mean Sara understands.
Although there are lords in Europe, they will never be as troublesome as Japan.
¡°Moreover, there are still vassal states in Europe.
However, Sarah didn¡¯t understand the situation in the East, so even after listening to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s explanation, she was still confused.
Zhao Hongyu saw Sarah frowning slightly, thoughtfully but still unable to figure it out. After finally showing a distressed look, he had no choice but to smile bitterly, shake his head, and explain to her in detail.
By then, Sara really thought that she was that kind of fool.
"Well, the daimyo is like a European lord, and the shogunate is like a prince. Although this country has a royal family, the royal family has declined and does not have military power in its hands. The prince has the most military power, so he is the largest, and the others All the little lords must obey the prince¡¯s orders.¡±
Zhao Hongyu explained Japan¡¯s problems to Sara in a way that was very easy for Sara to understand.
¡°As expected, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s method made it easier for Sara to accept it.
"As for the navy of this country, the shogunate is like the prince's side, and can only control a few. The remaining warships are in the hands of other small lords. Although the shogunate is like the prince, they can Issue orders to mobilize and requisition those warships, and assemble the warships to fight the enemy, but the other small lords, in order to prevent the shogunate from seizing their rights, they will personally lead the team"
Zhao Hongyu said it in great detail this time, and in a very smart way.
In this way, Sarah completely understood.
Therefore, after listening to Zhao Hongyu¡¯s explanation, Sara took a long breath.
"Oh, that's how it is. Things in the East are really troublesome, but I feel relieved after hearing what you said. I think it's really difficult for them to fight us when the government orders are inconsistent. Woolen cloth."
??Sarah is very smart, the kind of person who can tell everything at once.
¡°Moreover, before meeting Zhao Hongyu, she was also a noble in Europe.
Therefore, she is very clear about the things and details here.
This is Zhao HongyuAt this time, he smiled and said to Sarah: "This way you don't have to worry. I said we don't need to retreat at all. These Japanese people can't be our opponents at all."
Mrs. Wang and Sarah had been persuaded by Zhao Hongyu at this time, and they would never mention the retreat.
By this time, the bombardment had stopped, and nearby warships began to dispatch transport boats to approach the Sea King to transport supplies. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!) - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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