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- "Tell me, what is the plan of this so-called crown prince of the American Song Empire? Why did he send me a dozen European ships for no reason? It seems that there is no need at all, right?"
When Zhao Hongyu led the army to attack the Satsuma Domain, Li Xiang and his party, who had taken over the ship, had already left Nagasaki and were on their way to Amandashima, the southern tip of Kyushu.
Since leaving Nagasaki, Li Xiang has always felt as if he was in a dream. He never imagined that such a big pie would hit his head.
You must know that he is currently competing with Zheng Zhilong and is always at a disadvantage.
Several battles with Zheng Zhilong caused him to lose a lot of warships and manpower. If this situation continues, it won't be long before Li Xiang completely withdraws from the stage of history.
At a time like this, many people were avoiding him, and some of his former friends began to stop dealing with him. Even some small forces that relied on him turned to Zheng Zhilong.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Xiang is on the verge of death.
However, at such a time, the sudden appearance of the crown prince of the American Song Empire actually gave him such a great gift, which completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
At a time like this, instead of having a good relationship with yourself, why not deal with Zheng Zhilong?
¡°Is this Crown Prince a guy who doesn¡¯t understand the current situation?
But no matter what, Li Xiang is still very grateful for this.
After all, this can be regarded as a slap in the face to help Li Xiang, especially when he, Li Xiang, was a little depressed.
This favor is definitely too great.
However, Li Xiang couldn't figure it out. She was not familiar with the Song Empire Crown Prince from America at all, so why did he treat her so well?
" Being courteous for nothing is not a traitor or a thief. Li Xiang is not a three-year-old child.
"He has been in the Eastern Sea for such a long time and can achieve such a status, so he is definitely not a fool.
Because he couldn¡¯t understand the other party¡¯s plans and intentions, he felt grateful but also a little uneasy.
To be honest, Li Xiang is not young anymore, and he has lived a life of fighting and killing. If it weren't for the fact that there was a group of old brothers following him, he might have taken his family to find a place to live a normal life.
After all, even though Li Xiang has suffered a lot of losses now, the wealth he has accumulated over the years as a pirate is enough to feed and drink his family for several lifetimes.
As the saying goes, the older you are in the world, the less courage you have.
This is the true psychological portrayal of Li Xiang now.
Standing on the deck, Li Xiang¡¯s thoughts kept churning. He kept thinking about the scene when he met Roddelny.
"Master, why bother about this matter? No matter what the other party's plan is, at least the crown prince of the Song Empire in America has no ill intentions. And they have sent us so many sophisticated ships, so We still need to accept this favor."
When Li Xiang sighed with emotion, a dark-skinned man next to him, wearing a Ming Dynasty armor and a bearded man about thirty years old, responded in an angry voice.
The bearded man¡¯s words resonated with his companions.
Everyone expressed their opinions to Li Xiang one after another. Most of them said not to think about it so much. Anyway, the ship has been taken over by them now. Even if the other party really has any plans, they can wait until they have the opportunity to meet in the future. .
Li Xiang, who already had silver hair, raised her hand to close her hair and retracted her gaze from the sea.
"That's what the brothers said. It seems I've thought too much." Li Xiang was free and easy. He also felt that his brothers were right. No matter what the plans of the crown prince of the Song Dynasty in America were, he would know it when they met in the future. Why should I bother myself here?
What's more, compared to the harmless Crown Prince, Zheng Zhilong, whom they currently have to deal with, is the most important enemy.
"Boss, with the Spanish and Dutch warships, we will definitely be able to reverse this unfavorable situation. I don't think Zheng Zhilong relied on uniting the Spanish and Dutch in Taiwan to fight against us. Have you gained the upper hand?"
The bearded man who spoke earlier spoke to Li Xiang again.
His words made Li Xiang fall into confusion.Memories.
Yes, what my brother said was not wrong at all. Originally, Zheng Zhilong was just a small character and would not be taken seriously by Li Xiang at all.
However, this guy Zheng Zhilong actually occupied Taiwan, not only united with the Spanish and the Dutch to challenge him, and with the help of these two forces, he suffered a miserable losing streak, which made Li Xiang depressed. Incessantly.
If nothing else, if it were Zheng Zhilong¡¯s fleet alone, Li Xiang wouldn¡¯t have been beaten so badly.
However, it will be different if Zheng Zhilong¡¯s forces unite with the Europeans who own sophisticated ships.
Although the Eastern pirates looked down on the Europeans at this time, and at the same time, the Europeans in the East were punished one by one with their tails between their legs and were very obedient, but there was one thing that the Eastern pirates agreed and knew very well, and that was the European ships. It is very sophisticated and has great combat effectiveness in sea combat.
Normally, if Eastern pirates want to destroy a European fleet of three ships, then they must organize more than a hundred large and small ships.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve any goal.
It can be seen that the Europeans suffered a disadvantage in the East because they had fewer people and fewer ships, so they were dealt with obediently by the Eastern pirates.
It¡¯s not surprising, even if you think about it, it¡¯s not surprising that this is the home court of the Orientals.
As the Eastern Pirates playing at home, it is normal for them to have an advantage.
Of course, it is an indisputable fact that European warships are faster than Eastern warships. At the same time, the ship's artillery is more powerful and has a longer range than Dongfang's.
In addition, the number of artillery onboard Eastern sea ships is small, so European warships are considered sophisticated.
However, this is also an ironclad fact, because there are usually not many ship-borne artillery on Dongfanghai ships. Placing four or five artillery pieces on a large military warship is already quite impressive.
That looks like a European battleship, with at least twelve cannons.
Of course, the warships of the American Song Empire had the largest number of artillery pieces.
In battles at sea, the number and shooting range of artillery, as well as the speed of battleships, are the most basic guarantees of victory.
Because the times are advancing, technology is also constantly developing.
"It's like getting close to the enemy at sea, and engaging in boarding battles has begun to become outdated.
However, this was the early seventeenth century, and this type of boarding warfare was also used by Europeans.
But what is certain is that as time goes by, gun battles in naval battles will completely replace boarding battles.
The ships under Li Xiang¡¯s command are all Ming-style ships, and there are basically no artillery on board. At best, they are equipped with some ballistas, and most of the time they rely on boarding battles.
The same is basically true for Zheng Zhilong¡¯s fleet.
However, when Zheng Zhilong unites the Spaniards and the Dutch, this balance will be broken.
It is not surprising that Li Xiang was constantly weakened by blows in the final confrontation with Zheng Zhilong.
"I hate this guy Zheng Bailian. He defected to the imperial court and became the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy. In addition to uniting the Spanish and the Dutch, he also used the power of the imperial court to deal with us. It is really unreasonable."
When the bearded man mentioned that Zheng Zhilong¡¯s other one was not here, his expression became so angry that he twisted.
For men like them who make a living at sea, they look down on people like Zheng Zhilong very much.
He, Zheng Zhilong, was a pirate himself, but he defected to the imperial court.
Originally, there was nothing wrong with this. After all, I wanted to find a way out for myself and my brothers. Everyone understood this very well.
But the question is, since you, Zheng Zhilong, have defected to the imperial court, why do you secretly place your own men in charge, continue to be in charge of the sea and land, and engage in piracy business.
In this case, it would not be very righteous.
??????????????????????????????????????????????????? You, Zheng Zhilong, know how to be a good person. You will take advantage of both good and bad things, whether you get promoted or make money, and you won¡¯t give others a little way to survive.
That¡¯s why Li Xiang¡¯s subordinates despise him infinitely.
At the same time, no one could have imagined that Zheng Zhilong had great ambitions and a huge appetite.
He was still not satisfied after he controlled the trade in the southeastern sea area and became the commander-in-chief of the Fujian Navy.
He is actually thinking now that he wants to control the entire Ming Dynasty Sea in his hands. In short, he wants to get rich all by himself, and he wants to be promoted to the biggest one.
It was precisely because of this that the conflict with Li Xiang began.
Unlike Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiang is not very interested in the government.
Although the court tried to win over him several times, Li Xiang didn¡¯t reply at all.
Because Li Xiang knew that all the officials in the court were very greedy and would eat people without spitting out their bones.
If you become a member of the imperial court, won¡¯t you be wearing a yoke on your head in the future?
Therefore, it is better to be a pirate.
However, he did make a mistake in this step.
Look at Zheng Zhilong, and then look at yourself.
Hey, there¡¯s no use regretting.
To be honest, when he started to lose in the fight with Zheng Zhilong, Li Xiang also began to wonder whether he should join the imperial court and save his own foundation and that of his brothers.
However, the guys at the imperial court found that when they started to fall behind, they all started to avoid themselves.
This made Li Xiang couldn't help but sigh that the world is really very realistic.
"That's because Zheng Bailian is smart. I'm not as good as him in this regard."
Li Xiang sighed quietly. (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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