Iron Dynasty

Rod grabbed a handful of white sand from the beach and let the sand slip through the gap between his fingers. "August One" Chinese literary W≈W≥W≥. ≠81ZW. COM

Looking at the direction where the sand was floating, Rod muttered softly: "North Wind."

Behind him, the boat in charge of transporting soldiers continued to transport soldiers from the ship to the beach. In the distance, ten battleships were arranged in a line, and he could see Claire sitting on the deck, blowing the sea breeze.

Since the Qiantang Sea Battle, Claire has been sceptical about the news that the king of Chu said, so after repairing and replenishing the ammunition, they headed out to Dengzhou to explore the reality of another king of the Great Yu Kingdom.

It is not that Claire is sensitive, but that they need to grasp the real situation of the countries surrounding this sea area.

In fact, their warships arrived here 80 years ago, and they once established a colony on the island of Ryukyu, but at that time the Dutch were competing with the British for maritime supremacy, and there were six major battles in thirty years. After that, they eventually lost to the British.

It was the weakest time in the Netherlands. They were defeated by the pirates in this sea before they had a firm foothold, but they never forgot this rich land. After more than ten years of recuperation, they returned here to retake it. Ryukyu Island has been ruled for forty years.

However, like previous records, this largest country in East Asia is still not worth mentioning. He remembers that the first batch of missions that tried to establish diplomatic relations with the country once described the country as follows:

Our governor’s gift turned into a tribute in Dayu, and it was embezzled by local officials in Guangzhou. The official of Dayu lied about our arrival here and tore up what we wanted to give to the emperor of Dayu. And finally expelled us from the country in order to cover up the smuggling of tributes.

Great Yu is a mysterious country to us, but behind the veil of mystery is a weak and degenerate country.

Official corruption coverage here, a class equivalent to the European aristocracy dominates here, but it is different from the European aristocracy. The class known as the "gentle clan" here only cares for their own interests and ignores their behavior to give their own country’s generals. It will bring huge Shanghai and hidden dangers.

The officials here are ignorant and arrogant, corrupt, and the people live in dissatisfaction with the officials. They are as weak and incompetent as the natives we conquered. The Ukuni and Filipinos are braver than them, and the country will only tremble in the face of the barbaric tribes in the north. There is no trace of the noble spirit that we Europeans must fight every enemy. This is enough to support my point of view.

At the same time, the emperor and officials of this country are not nationalists. They are always incredibly generous to foreigners, and they are unbearably cruel and cruel to their own people.

Great king, if you are willing to send troops, just like we conquer the natives of America, we will defeat this country smoothly and turn this place into our colony.

Recalling this record, Rod raised his brows. At least in the south, his description of his current mission was not exaggerated, even to beautify the country.

The King of Chu they came into contact with was just such a king. Although Chu was very rich, the wealth was in the hands of noble clans, and the people still lived in poverty.

However, just when they thought that the whole country of Da Yu was like this, the words of King Chu caused their doubts.

Because in this backward and ignorant country, a flintlock spear appeared, and after the defeat, the king of Chu even said that the king of Qi even built a hot air balloon.

This made them very surprised and horrified. Although hot air balloons have been eliminated by hydrogen balloons in Europe, the appearance of hot air balloons in this place still shocked them.

Because it means that a civilization different from other places in Dayu is rising here.

And this is the source of their fear, being able to make matchlocks, and with the population of this country, they can easily defeat them.

After all, it is very difficult for them to maintain a military presence in East Asia, and they simply cannot support a large-scale war.

It is for this reason that they are planning to go to Dengzhou, or even Qingzhou. Once they find out the details of the Qi King, they will decide whether to establish a trade relationship with the Qi King or eliminate this threat in the bud.

After all, the Dutch have lost too many colonies, and they don't want to lose this sea again.

"Dengzhou City is twenty miles ahead."

When Luo Luo was stunned, a Japanese man walked up to him and pointed to the front.

Rod glanced at this Japanese man. His name was Sakai. He was a Japanese pirate in this sea. Since they established a trading point on the island of Kyushu, Nagasaki, it has been 30 years for them to conduct business with the Japanese country. They have a solid foundation in the Japanese country. Relationship.

These Japanese pirates looked to outsiders as pirates, but they knew in their hearts that these Japanese pirates were nothing but soldiers sent by the great name of the Japanese country to rob wealth.

Under their enlightenment, the Japanese people mastered the production technology of matchlock guns earlier than the Great Yu, and over the years, as the Japanese use matchlock guns to arm the army, the ambitions of the Japanese nation gradually expanded.

But for the Dutch, the Wa country is still respectful, which allows them to reduce their worries about the strength of the Wa country.

The foreign expansion of the Japanese Kingdom is not without benefits for them, at least they can sell more materials to the Japanese Kingdom.

"Mr. Sakai, please lead the way. After all, we don't understand here." Rod said.

Sakai nodded, his eyes swept over the bayonet-mounted flint guns of the Dutch soldiers~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Then he looked at the six-pounder field guns that were being carried ashore, which were mounted on two wheels. In the middle, transportation is very convenient.

Turning his head, these dangerous weapons made a trace of greed hidden in his eyes. He said: "Well, Mr. Rod, as you wish, our army will go ahead."

With that said, Sakai began to gather three thousand soldiers and lined up in a neat column towards Dengzhou City.

Each of these Japanese soldiers carried arquebus and ammunition bags around their waists. This was the method of warfare given to them by the Dutch.

After the Japanese army, Rhodes commanded the Dutch soldiers to go ashore. A thousand infantrymen carried guns and walked behind the Japanese. Behind the infantry, the artillery was chaining six field guns behind the horses.

Following the infantry, the artillery also wanted to advance to the city.

The distance of twenty li was not very far. Two hours later, they saw the Great Yuguo city surrounded by the city wall.

At this time, Rod picked up his binoculars and looked at the guarded soldiers on the top of the city, and suddenly laughed, "Is this a plate armor? It's interesting."