Ye Qingyun looked at the army outside Dengzhou City with a solemn expression. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the front of this army were the Wakoku, and behind the Wakoku were the red-haired, blue-eyed, high-nosed Dutchmen.

At this time, he felt a sense of depression when he looked at the rifles on the Japanese soldiers and the Dutch soldiers, since Qingzhou was equipped with muskets, muskets, a powerful weapon, were known to the generals of the fiefdom.

And when they cooperated with the Qingzhou army to fight, they also saw the power of the musket, so they had lingering fears about the musket in their hearts.

Now that the 4,000-strong musket troop appeared outside Dengzhou City, he was naturally a little nervous, especially when he saw that there were still six artillery pieces in this army.

However, one thing is fortunate that there are artillery pieces in Dengzhou City today, and after the shipyard chose to be here, thirty-six artillery pieces were shipped from Qingzhou one after another.

Now these guns were the only firearms in their hands, although they were a little insignificant compared to the miles of walls.

Below the city, Rhodes' face quickly changed after laughing at the soldiers on the city walls, as they quickly spotted the artillery at the head of the city.

"It seems that the King of Chu is not lying, this King of Qi is really different." Rod's expression gradually changed.

Compared with Rhodes, Sakai's performance seemed a little unscrupulous, and he said to Rhodes: "Ambassador Rhodes, it's time to give these soldiers of the Great Yu Kingdom some powerful looks. ”

With that, Sakai ordered the soldiers to line up in three teams and prepare to attack.

"Slow!" Rod said bluntly, they are not fools, they can't rashly provoke the enemy without determining the true strength of the enemy.

Both he and Claire insisted on this, their real purpose was trade and did not wish to set up a formidable enemy in this place.

The long voyage from the Dutch mainland meant that they would have to fight alone, and if they failed, they would have to withdraw from the sea.

The bloodthirsty smile on Sakai's face froze, and he said incomprehensibly, "Ambassador Rhodes, aren't we here to occupy Dengzhou City?" ”

"No, we need to talk about it first, if this King of Qi is as weak as the King of Chu, we can turn this place into the next supply point, and if he is strong, we need to be cautious." Rod said solemnly.

Sakai smiled contemptuously, "Ambassador Rhodes, it is obvious that the Great Yu Kingdom is very weak now, and we Yamada Daimyo will be able to defeat this country easily, the army here will not yet use firearms, and our soldiers are already generally equipped with arquebuses, of course, if you can hand over the manufacturing technology of flintlock pistols and field artillery to us, it will be easier for us to defeat the Great Yu Kingdom." ”

Rhodes glanced at Sakai warily, the current Wa Kingdom was undergoing a change that was not very friendly to them, and after they introduced arquebus manufacturing technology to the Wa Kingdom, the Wa Kingdom was heavily equipped with arquebuses in just thirty years.

And after the civil war, an ambitious daimyo Yamada Nobunaga came to power, and in his opinion, Yamada Nobunaga was extremely aggressive and was also developing a huge plan to conquer the surrounding countries.

In his view, the former Wa states were becoming more and more dangerous, so much so that they had to compromise with them at every turn in order to maintain their current trade in East Asia.

"War is a matter for your East Asian countries, all we Dutch need is trade, this time we just need to find out why the Dayu Congress makes arquebuses, which is also the purpose of your coming here." Rod's tone was a little heavier, as if he was blaming the Japanese for leaking the secret of the arquebus.

Sakai had a wine trough nose, and at this time, his nose became more and more red because of anger, and he defended: "We are not fools, it is impossible for us to hand over the manufacturing technology of arquebuses to the Great Yu Kingdom, and the craftsmen who make arquebuses in the Japanese Kingdom will be monitored, and it is impossible for them to leak the technology, but you Dutch sold the arquebuses to the King of Chu in the Great Chongqing Kingdom for business, and the daimyo is already very unhappy about this matter, if you Dutch still want to trade in this sea, you must abide by our rules." ”

"Mr. Sakai, pay attention to your words, and don't forget that without us Dutch, you would not have achieved what you are today, and it was we who brought you European science and technology." Rod said angrily.

Sakai once again showed a look of disdain, they understood that the Dutch were weak, and in fact now the Dutch had been reduced to a second-rate country in the West, only despite this, they now needed the Dutch to bring them more goods.

"Yes, Ambassador Rhodes, I listen to you today." Sakai waved his hand, and the Japanese soldier put away the gun in his hand.

With a "snort", Rhodes walked forward, one of the reasons why he tried to negotiate with the king of Qi was also to contain the growing power of the Wa Kingdom.

Now that the Wa are becoming arrogant, they need another force in East Asia to contend with them, so that they can maintain their presence in East Asia for a long time.

Originally, this candidate was the king of Chu, but the longer they got along, the more they knew that what this king of Chu wanted was only the throne of the Great Yu Kingdom, and he didn't care about things outside the country.

"Whoever comes, report it quickly." Ye Qingyun looked at the Dutchman who walked forward.

By this time, the gunners had already lit their torches and were ready to shell the group of uninvited guests.

"My name is Rhodes and I'm the Dutch ambassador to East Asia." Rhodes came to the city and said, "We hope to meet your King Qi, please bring this news to your King, we have no intention of offending." ”

"What Rod! What ambassadors! Lao Tzu doesn't understand this, but since you want to see His Royal Highness the King of Qi, why do you need to bring so many people here, how do you want to see our Highness, you are going to invade our city. Ye Qingyun said angrily.

Although the equipment is not as good as the Dutch under the city, Ye Qingyun did not show a trace of cowardice, in the past two years, the armies of various states are shaping the military soul of the army, and the spirit of my glory is loyalty deeply rooted in the hearts of every general.

It is better to die in battle than to take a step back.

Rhodes glanced at the soldiers behind him, the reason why they came with the fleet and soldiers was naturally to show their strength, so that they could get more bargaining chips at the negotiating table.

"You're wrong, these soldiers are just to protect our safety, and to show sincerity, I can enter the city alone and interview your King Qi." Rod continued.

Originally, he was still very confident, but after seeing the artillery on the city wall, he had to be cautious.

Ye Qingyun's eyes rolled, he deliberately exaggerated the number of days and said, "We can inform His Royal Highness King Qi, but Qingzhou is six days away from here, and you must wait." ”

(To be continued.) )