Ships No. 092 and No. 073, the sails on the two fast crabs, were finally fully raised with the joint efforts of the second mate and many sailors. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After securing all the ropes and checking them, the second mate finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain, the sails have been fully raised."

"Well done, you can rest for a while." After the captain finished speaking to the second officer, he immediately shouted into the human transmission cabin through the bamboo pipe, "It's time to rotate, work harder, and when we get rid of the heels behind us, we can rest." ”

Below, the sailors in the power compartment on the ground floor heard the order repeated by the herald, and one by one collapsed in exhaustion on the seats of the transmission machinery.

The first mate immediately sent the other sailors down to the transmission compartment and rotated the tired sailors.

With the addition of a new force, the propeller turned again, and with the assistance of the sails, it quickly disappeared from the view of Peter's fleet like an arrow from the string.

Seeing that the two fast crabs were gone, Peter hatefully slapped the railing of the tail building.

And behind him came a nasal voice: "Mr. Peter, is this what you call the warship of the Xuan army?" They're so fast. ”

Peter nodded and responded, "That's right, Captain Van Basten, these two ships are exactly the same as the Xuan warships that intercepted my fleet last time I came. ”

"They seem to be between two and three times as fast as us, how do you do that?" Captain Van Basten's words were full of curiosity.

"I don't know." Peter shook his head and said he was puzzled: "Although the slender hull and tall sails can bring about a speed increase, it is not possible to reach this point. Then he smiled mysteriously and said, "However, the more mysterious he is, the better, isn't that one of the things that my allies want to get?" ”

Captain Van Basten said in a hesitant tone, "But, Mr. Peter, wouldn't it be appropriate to hand over a technique that can increase the speed of a ship to the Spaniards and the British?" After all, we are now competing with Spain for the market, and our motherland is still fighting with them for independence. It's okay to make some money working together in private, but if you hand over such an important technology・・・・・・"

Peter stretched out his finger and shook it, "No, no, no, Captain Van Basten, it doesn't matter, you know, we are merchants, businessmen, we don't get involved in the war on the European continent."

Moreover, you don't understand that through the news transmitted from the trading fleets of the Ming Kingdom and the Portuguese, it is revealed that this technique of the Xuan army was only used on such slender warships. I guess this technique should be of little use to other ships with too small aspect ratios.

And we can't give up the advantage of the Dutch merchant ship and switch to a new slender ship type, do you say? ”

"That's right, Mr. Peter, we have been able to snatch the transport orders of other countries step by step, because of the unique type of ship of the Dutch merchant ship, the huge cargo capacity and the cheap cost of ship construction, we cannot give up our advantage.

Well, Mr. Peter, you are a genius to think of paying for something like this, which is of little use, and is still an enemy. ”

Peter tried to restrain his pride and said with a pretense of humility, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Captain. ”

"So now I want to know, are we going to keep moving?"

"Of course, the plan remains the same."

Captain Van Basten turned his head a little stunned and asked, "Why?" Haven't we all been discovered? Having lost a ship, and not even being able to touch the shadow of the enemy, why continue? ”

"We were discovered, and there was a ship that was largely incapacitated. In the end, he let the enemy run away. ”

Peter glanced at the pilot ship under repair, and then continued with a gloomy face, "But, all this is nothing, we have a full 20 ships, of which the three main battleships are still intact, and we have defeated the attackers with the bow guns of one battleship, and we are very strong in combat. Why should we hold back"

Captain Van Basten bowed slightly, "Well, you are the initiator of this operation, and you are also the governor of Formosa (the Dutch name for Taiwan, meaning the beautiful island), as long as the other two allies do not object, I naturally have no objections." Now, do we need to change course and sail directly to Kyushu? ”

"No, the original plan remains the same, continue to change course and take a detour."

Captain Van Basten was already about to be confused by Peter today, "Mr. Peter, I really don't understand, didn't you say that we are strong?" And now that it has been discovered, taking advantage of the fact that the enemy is not ready, isn't it okay to attack directly? Why are you still clinging to the original plan? ”

Peter raised his chin very arrogantly, and pointed his nostrils at the fool in front of him, "Captain Van Basten, we are strong, but the enemy is not a weak Batavian native, you can also see, the two ships just now, although they are only equipped with about 12-pound guns, but the power is amazing, just two rounds of shelling, one of our ships lost most of its combat effectiveness."

Of course, most of this was due to the shameless sneak attack of the other side, but it can be seen from the two rounds of shelling that the opponent's artillery should not be underestimated.

We are merchants, merchants of the United East India Company, if we can win by other means, then there is no need to fight this kind of enemy, that is the style of the navy, not the merchant's. ”

Captain Van Basten blinked blankly and asked, "Mr. Peter, I don't quite understand, what are the other means you are talking about?" ”

"According to my information, the Xuan Army is not an indigenous force in Japan, they are foreign."

"Foreign?"

"That's right, according to some fleets passing by, it seems that they are from the direction of the Kingdom of Korea."

"Well, even if they're foreign, what's the use?"

Peter was so speechless about the captain from the country that he couldn't see anything so obvious.

However, this time he still had to rely on this guy to fight, so Peter patiently explained, "Since they have power in the Korean Kingdom, then, if we directly attack their lair by means of plundering, do you say, will it be easier to win?" If they could break through their capitals and capture the chieftains of the natives, wouldn't they be able to call the Spaniards like they did in the Americas? ”

"Mr. Peter, I must say it again, you are really a military genius and you deserve a higher position."

"Hahaha・・・・・・ Captain Van Basten, you are also very discerning."