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In his view, the two East Asian countries are destined to be hostile by nature, because they both have ambitions to dominate East Asia, but there can only be one hegemon in the same region.

When he decides to choose one or the other, he is prepared to suffer retaliation from the other side.

"Your Highness, I don't have any offensive plans yet, because I can only defend with all my might when I am not sure if you can come and ask for help."

"So, now that you can think about it, are you going to leave us alone to face the Wakos?" Xiao Ming frowned, he was not willing to sacrifice for the Dutch in vain, and the most important thing was that Claire knew the combat effectiveness of these widows.

Claire smiled bitterly, this King of Qi was not so easy to deal with, he didn't want to send soldiers, but now it seems impossible.

After a deep sigh, he said: "With the strength of our fleet, these pirates at sea are not our opponents, so we can land on the White Sand Gull Beach ten miles away from Michila Castle, and then attack Michila Castle from the White Sand Gull Beach. ”

As the two spoke, Claire led Xiao Ming to a map, which was a map of the main island of the Ryukyus, which marked the various colonial areas on the main island of the Ryukyus, the number of residents, and the crops planted.

Claire then picked up a quill pen and drew the location of White Sand Gull Beach and the route of attack on the map.

"Michira's Castle is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the castle is surrounded by a large open area, which is very suitable for artillery fire on the fortress." Claire said.

Xiao Ming frowned, "Since Michira's Castle is so easy to defend and difficult to attack, how did the Wokou occupy this castle so easily. ”

"The collapse of an empire usually comes from within, and so does a strong fortress, and we made the foolish mistake of relying too much on the Japanese to help us manage Michira's Castle."

After a pause, Claire continued, "Thankfully, the cannons on Michira's Castle are still decades old, and there aren't many of them. ”

"What about the specific range?" Xiao Ming had a tortured tone.

The Dutch now use cast-iron cannons and are armed with flintlock pistols, which on the face of it does not show the difference in equipment, but with the data, he can make a comparison.

Claire had the same idea as Xiao Ming at this time, so he said: "There are a total of one hundred and twenty cannons on all sides of the fortress, thirty cannons on each side, and the firing range of these cannons is about one thousand meters, I don't know if Your Highness's artillery can suppress the artillery of these city heads." ”

"You're really causing this king a big problem."

Xiao Ming was a little dissatisfied, and rashly attacking such a fortress was likely to smash all the 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers here.

"I'm sorry, so I don't recommend attacking the fortress directly, but first cut off the support of the pirates, and take the siege method to force the pirates in the fortress to go out of the city to fight, after all, the food in Michira's castle is only enough for the pirates to eat for a month." Claire finally explained.

This news made Xiao Ming breathe a sigh of relief, originally Michira Castle was not so difficult to attack, but now there are tens of thousands of Japanese robbers gathered in it and turned into a fortress, but at the same time, so many Japanese bandits gathered in it, which also accelerated the consumption of food in the castle.

"If so, besieging the city is the most appropriate approach at this time." Xiao Ming said with a deep groan.

Claire nodded, "We can't complete the siege of Michira's Castle with our forces, but with His Highness's soldiers, this plan will be easy to implement." ”

The two hit it off, and it was worth waiting for a month to reduce casualties, and Xiao Ming and Claire agreed on this.

After discussing the matter, the two went out of the governor's office, Lu Fei and Luo Xin were waiting outside the door at this time, and when they saw Xiao Ming coming out, Lu Fei said: "Your Highness, can you let us try the weapons with the Dutch." ”

Just now, when Claire said that the artillery a few decades ago had a range of one thousand meters, Xiao Ming had some doubts in his heart, and he was thinking about verifying whether the equipment in the Netherlands had been upgraded now, so he nodded and said to Claire euphemistically: "Count Claire, our generals are very similar to you to try it out, I wonder if Your Excellency can fulfill their wishes?" ”

"Of course, I am also looking forward to seeing His Highness's army, so that we can trust each other when we fight together." Claire also wanted to find out.

"Hahaha, let's take a look together."

After that, Xiao Ming and Claire went to the military camp in the city of Geranza, where there was a training ground for the Dutch army, and then Claire and Xiao Ming each selected a hundred soldiers and two groups of artillery from each other's army.

"Your Highness, do you start first, or will we start first?" Claire was confident in his army, and although the artillery on Michira's castle was old, he brought with him a new batch of weapons when he arrived in the Ryukyus.

These weapons cannot be said to be the most advanced in Europe, but at least they are the main equipment currently on the territory of the Netherlands.

"Our country of Dayu has always been the first to let guests recognize it." Xiao Ming's words were punns, one was to let Claire come first, and the other was to remind Claire that even if they occupied the city of Geranza, they were still guests.

And after taking Michira this time, this part of the Qingzhou soldiers will be temporarily stationed here to fulfill the terms of the contract until the Marines come to replace them.

Nodding, Claire motioned to the officer to demonstrate the power of the flintlock pistol, and at this time, under the command of the Dutch officer, a hundred Dutch musketeers skillfully pulled out the ammunition wrapped in paper shells and began to load, after loading, they fired at the target about one hundred and fifty meters from the training ground.

With the sound of gunfire, many targets were hit at a distance of one hundred and fifty meters.

"Is this the maximum range?" Xiao Ming asked.

Claire nodded, "That's right, the flintlock pistol's accurate range is within ninety meters, and it's all up to luck at ninety meters away, but it can still kill enemies within range." ”

This result made a stone fall to the ground in Xiao Ming's heart, and it seems that the limitations of the flintlock pistol are not so easy to break.

While he was rejoicing, Claire changed her tone and continued, "But we also have a more advanced firearm, which must surprise His Highness." ”

After Claire finished speaking, she beckoned, and a pair of twelve soldiers walked over, and he continued: "The guns in the hands of these soldiers can reach a range of about four hundred meters. ”

Xiao Ming and Lu Fei glanced at each other, their expressions were surprised, it seemed that as he guessed, rifled guns had been equipped in small quantities in European armies.

But he is not far behind, rifled guns are being produced today, and with the advent of the steam engine, the production of rifled guns will become easy.