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    When Hattori Kizo saw Zhao Hongyu asking about Kyushu's navy, he thought for a while before replying: "Kyushu's navy is very scattered. The thirteen daimyo basically have dozens of warships under their command. However, these warships are smaller than  When it comes to armored ships, it's far behind."

    As soon as Hattori Onizou finished speaking, Mrs. Wang, who had been inactive recently, spoke up.

    "Your Highness, when it comes to the naval situation in Kyushu, I can tell you something." Mr. Wang has been very low-key during this period, because he really can't play any role in the war against Osaka.  effect.  But now after asking about things in Kyushu, he felt that he could be put to use.

    Everyone¡¯s eyes were attracted to him, which made Master Wang feel a little proud.

    At the same time, Master Wang was also thinking that he must not let the Japanese steal the limelight.

    Judging from the performance of the Japanese in recent times and His Highness¡¯s investigation, it seems that the Japanese are somewhat valued.

    You must know that Mrs. Wang and other former pirate members have always looked down on Japanese pirates in their hearts.

    ¡°That is to say, because Hattori Kizo himself is a special ninja with strong skills in the Japanese country, Master Wang and the others gave them a little good look.

    ??????????????????????? If it were people like Kawabe Yuuji and others, Mrs. Wang and the others would never have looked at them with a straight eye.

    "Oh, Master, do you know the situation in Kyushu very well?" Zhao Hongyu immediately became alert.

    Mr. Wang nodded and replied: "I dare not say anything else. I am too familiar with this place in Kyushu." The little old man smiled and showed a little bit of pride, "We were not taken away by the Dutch at the beginning.  At that time, Kyushu was the place where we replenished supplies. Our leader Li Xiang had good relations with the famous people in Kyushu, and there were many Japanese who would join us if they could not survive.  So I am simply too familiar with Kyushu.¡±

    When Master Wang said this, Zhao Hongyu completely understood.

    It turns out that the area in Kyushu is the material replenishment base of the great pirate Li Xiang.

    If not, Li Xiang may have a secret base in Kyushu.

    Therefore, Master Wang and Liu Dashen must have lived in Kyushu for a long time.  Therefore, it is not surprising that Master Wang told himself that he was very familiar with Kyushu.

    ¡°In that case, let¡¯s talk about the naval situation in Kyushu.¡±

    Zhao Hongyu asked.

    But Hattori Onizou sat there quietly and stopped talking.

    Although he knew some of the situation in Kyushu, Hattori Kizo did not know very detailed information compared to Mr. Wang, the former master of the pirate leader.

    Therefore, it is best to leave this question to Master Wang to answer and explain.

    Mr. Wang nodded and said: "As Guizang said just now, the naval strength of Kyushu is not a concern at all. With their few broken ships, there is no way to fight against us. Even the Thirteenth Land of Kyushu  The daimyo have gathered all their warships, and it is impossible for them to compete with us on the sea."

    Master Wang is quite disdainful of the strength of the Kyushu Navy.

    It can be seen from this that the maritime power in Kyushu is really weak.

    "Your Highness, have the Japanese armored navy been defeated?" Master Wang suddenly asked about this matter.  Zhao Hongyu was stunned by the sudden question, because he really didn't know how to answer.

    When the shogunate sent the navy to cooperate with the army in the encirclement and suppression, he assigned Emma and Sarah to deal with it.

    So, he had no choice but to look at Sara.

    Sarah understood what Zhao Hongyu meant, and then said: "Yes, the Japanese navy has been defeated by us and all the armored warships have been destroyed."

    Sarah is talking about destroying them all, which is completely different from knocking them back and defeating them.

    When Mrs. Wang heard Sara¡¯s answer, the smile on her face couldn¡¯t help but bloom.

    "Haha, the Japanese have destroyed even the armored navy. The broken ships in Kyushu can't pose a threat to us at all. Our fleet is very powerful, and we don't have to worry about dangers from the sea at all. So Your Highness, you only need to pay attention to the dangers coming from the Japanese road.  That¡¯s the threat.¡±

    For Master Wang, the only thing that he can pay attention to is the Japanese armored fleet.

    After all, this kind of warship, which is inlaid with thick iron sheets, has a large hull and can carry a large number of soldiers, is still very scary in this era.

    Whenever they are affixed by this kind of warship, the combat fighting is found out.There is no need to run away.

    Unlike Europe, many naval battles in the East are still based on hand-to-hand combat at sea.

    Therefore, the Japanese armored fleet is still full of deterrence.

    However, what the Japanese did not expect was that their proud iron fleet was actually destroyed by Zhao Hongyu's fleet in a single battle. Not a single ship was left behind and all were sunk.

    It can be seen that maritime tactics like this are destined to be eliminated.

    What¡¯s even more tragic is that the warships of Zhao Hongyu and the others that the Japanese encountered were still of a type that would only appear more than a hundred years later. Under the coverage of its ship-based artillery and shell fire, the Japanese iron-clad ships were simply vulnerable.

    "Even so, we have to be more careful. As the saying goes, a ship that sails with care will sail forever, right?" Although Mrs. Wang said it very calmly, Zhao Hongyu still felt that he should be more cautious.

    You must know that naval battles and land battles are completely different.

    Because the battlefield is on the ocean, if it is destroyed or captured by the enemy, you will have no place to run.

    ¡°It¡¯s not like in a land battle. If you can¡¯t defeat them, you can retreat or surrender.  And use various tactics or strategies.

    But when fighting at sea, this is not very realistic.

    Although you can also retreat, it depends on the speed of the opponent and your own, as well as the wind direction.

    Many things are not as easy as land battles.

    Zhao Hongyu was right, Master Wang nodded.

    He quite agreed with His Highness's cautiousness from the bottom of his heart.

    People, no one is immune to mistakes, but as long as you are cautious, you won't make big mistakes.  Even if you make a big mistake, you can still make up for it in time.

    It¡¯s better than those stupid people who rush forward without thinking about anything.

    "The daimyo of Kyushu together can have more than 600 small battleships and more than 50 medium-sized ships. However, these ships are not equipped with artillery, so we can rest assured."

    "According to Zhao Hongyu's request, Master Wang told the number of water combat ships currently owned by Kyushu.

    When Zhao Hongyu heard this, he immediately became happy.

    Because he never imagined that the combined naval strength of Kyushu would be so poor.

    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, it¡¯s really like Master Wang said, there¡¯s nothing to worry about.

    Zhao Hongyu knows what a fighting ship is. It is just a ship that is stronger than a small fishing boat.  Most of the time, this kind of ship is used to pile up flammable materials and then attack the enemy.

    It is also the so-called cannon fodder ship.

    And medium-sized sea-going ships are just larger fishing boats, with at most a small single-story attic.

    "Zhao Hongyu doesn't have to worry about such a maritime military force.

    To him, Kyushu is now like a naked girl with her thighs spread open, just waiting for him to lead the fleet to give the people of Kyushu a hard time.

    What¡¯s more, this is the naval strength gathered by the thirteen famous families in Kyushu, which means that they will be weaker if they are spread out.

    "How come the naval force on Kyushu's side is so weak? It's really useless for me to worry about it. Since I'll be doing frequent business with daimyo on Kyushu's side in the future, I must have a strong maritime force." Zhao Hongyu was a little confused.  He said to Master Wang dumbfounded.

    Not only Zhao Hongyu, but also Sarah, Emma, ??and Tokugawa Kayo felt a little strange.

    Master Wang smiled and said proudly: "Actually, the navy here in Jiuzhou was still very powerful back then. It was just that my former boss, Sea Dragon King Li Xiang, and his brothers beat him up several times.  , destroyed a lot of their navy, which is why they are so weak."

    Master Wang told the reason why the Kyushu navy was weak.

    "No, even so, wouldn't the Japanese build ships again? What's more, they should be very rich by trading with the Ming Dynasty and the Nanman people in Taiwan." Zhao Hongyu smiled and looked at  Something went wrong a little bit.  "I don't believe it. You have money on hand and you are worried about not having a boat?"

    As Zhao Hongyu¡¯s words fell, Sara also nodded.

    Emma didn¡¯t quite understand this, so she just blinked and didn¡¯t speak.

    Tokugawa Kayo, Hattori Chizuru and Hattori Onizou were also quietly waiting for Mrs. Wang's next explanation. In fact, the three of them were also a little confused about this issue.

    "Ha ha!  My Lord, this is because after the great master wiped out the Kyushu Navy, he no longer allowed the Kyushu daimyo to have large warships.  If they had large sea-going ships, they would either be snatched by us and become our own, or they would be sunk.  ", Master Wang finally told the reason.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????This Li Xiang is so awesome.

    ¡°To be able to play the people of Kyushu to such an extent is really a great person.

    "So can these famous people in Kyushu tolerate it?" Zhao Hongyu turned sideways, made himself more comfortable, and then looked at Master Wang and asked.  Prince Wang smiled evilly and replied: "Of course he wouldn't bear it, so he fought with us a few times at sea, and we attacked some villages along the coast. Then we started to attack Japanese merchant ships, causing them heavy losses.  In the end, they had to accept our request. After all, they are not like us, we are pirates, we can attack Kyushu at any time, grab and run, they can't do anything to us."

    Well, this can be considered as letting the Japanese know in advance what guerrilla warfare is.

    Zhao Hongyu complained silently in his heart.

    "In the end, the daimyos of Kyushu could not bear the losses, so they agreed to the request of the original lord and opened their docks so that we could enter. And if the Japanese merchant ships wanted to conduct maritime trade, they would have to enter our waters in this area.  Only the banner of the Dragon King will do."

    Speaking of this, not only Master Wang himself, but also Liu Dashen, who was sitting next to him, showed a proud look on his face.

    "It's a pity that Zheng Zhilong has appeared now. Therefore, the power of our former leader has begun to weaken." Mrs. Wang sighed as he spoke.

    "Find an opportunity to introduce me to me. I would like to meet this Li Xiang. After all, what's the point of being a pirate leader? Why don't you surrender and I will become a general for him." Zhao Hongyu felt that he could support this person.  Li Xiang, let him become a thorn in the east coast.

    Of course, Zhao Hongyu¡¯s support is not unlimited.

    He will maintain the balance between Li Xiang and Zheng Zhilong and prevent them from being eliminated by the other party.

    In other words, he wants to ensure the chaos in the eastern sea area, and he still fishes in troubled waters.

    At this time, Zheng Zhilong had surrendered to the Ming Dynasty court. At the same time, with the help of the court, the Dutch in Taiwan, and the Spanish in Japan, he began to weaken Li Xiang.

    In normal history, if nothing unexpected happens, Li Xiang will be destroyed in a few years.

    By that time, the entire eastern sea area will be monopolized by Zheng Zhilong.

    You know, the future Zheng Zhilong¡¯s family will be very rich.  And this money is made by monopolizing the trade in the Eastern Sea, which shows how huge the profits are.

    For Zhao Hongyu, he does not want to conflict with Zheng Zhilong for the time being, and he does not have the energy to conflict with him.

    Therefore, it is best to support someone to fight against Zheng Zhilong.

    After all, it would not be a good thing if the Eastern Sea was really monopolized by one person.

    Now he nominally owns Kyushu, and the politics is handed over to Tokugawa Kayo, while letting him control 30% of the army.  The remaining 70% of the army can be handed over to Yuji Kawabe and Zozo Iguchi, so that the three of them can check and balance each other.

    The power of the sea can support Li Xiang, and it is not impossible to give him the position of Admiral of the Kyushu Navy.

    The Ming Dynasty gave Zheng Zhilong the position of chief officer of the Fujian Navy, so he could give Li Xiang the position of admiral of the Kyushu Navy.

    Zheng Zhilong can rely on the trade of Fujian and Taiwan, then Li Xiang can monopolize the trade of Kyushu, Japan and even Goryeo.

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    ¡°Besides, didn¡¯t I ask someone to send a batch of seized Spanish warships to Li Xiang?

    With these battleships, I think Li Xiang¡¯s strength can be improved a lot.

    To be honest, the main reason why Li Xiang was defeated by Zheng Zhilong in history was that Li Xiang had too few warships at hand.  It is not like Zheng Zhilong, who has many European warships on hand.

    At the same time, Zheng Zhilong can also bribe the Dutch to fight with them.

    But now with Zhao Hongyu, this little butterfly, everything is starting to look different.

    Zhao Hongyu said this, but his meaning was obvious.

    This made the eyes of Mrs. Wang and Liu Dashen each light up (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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