Iron Dynasty

Ye Qingyun looked solemnly at the army outside Dengzhou City.

The front of the army is the Japanese, and behind the Japanese is the red-haired, blue-eyed, high-nosed Dutchman.

Looking at the rifles on the Japanese soldiers and the Dutch soldiers, he felt depressed for a while. Since Qingzhou was equipped with muskets, muskets, a powerful weapon, were known to the generals of the fief.

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.

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

But one thing is fortunate. Today, there are artillery pieces at the head of Dengzhou City. After the shipyard chose to be here, thirty-six pieces of artillery pieces were successively shipped from Qingzhou.

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

Under the city, Rhode's face changed quickly after laughing at the soldiers on the city wall, because they quickly discovered the artillery at the head of the city.

It seems that King Chu didn't lie, this King Qi is really different. Rhode's expression gradually changed.

Compared to Rhodes, Sakai's performance seemed a bit unscrupulous. He said to Rhodes: Ambassador Rhodes, now it's time to show these soldiers of the Great Yu Kingdom some great looks.

Saying that, Sakai ordered the soldiers to form three teams and prepare to attack.

Slow! Rhode said bluntly, they were not fools, they couldn't rashly provoke the enemy without determining the enemy's true strength.

Both he and Claire insist on this, their real purpose is trade, and they don't want to build a strong enemy in this place.

And the long voyage from the Dutch mainland is also destined that they can only fight alone here, and if they fail, they will have to withdraw from this sea area.

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 first. If this King Qi is as weak as King Chu, we can turn this place into the next supply point. If he is strong, we need to be careful. Rhode said seriously.

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

Rhode looked at Sakai vigilantly. The current Japanese country is undergoing changes that are not very friendly to them. After they introduced the arquebus manufacturing technology to the Japanese country, the Japanese country has equipped a large number of equipment in just 30 years. Matchlock gun.

And after the civil war, an ambitious daimyo, Yamada Nobunaga, dominated, in his view, Yamada Nobunaga was extremely aggressive and was formulating a huge plan to conquer neighboring countries.

In his view, the former Japanese country is becoming more and more dangerous, so that they have to compromise with the Japanese country everywhere in order to maintain the trade in East Asia today.

War is your East Asian country's business. What we Dutch people need is trade. This time we just need to figure out why the Dayu Congress made arquebuses. This is also the purpose of your coming here. Rhode's tone became a little more serious, as if It is the Japanese who are to blame for leaking the secret of the arquebus.

Sakai had a rosacea. At this time, his nose turned red because of his anger. He defended: We are not fools. All craftsmen will be monitored, they can't leak their technology, but you Dutch people sold matchlock guns to the King of Chu in Dayu Kingdom for business. Da Ming is already very unhappy about this, if you Dutch people still want to be in this sea area To trade, we have to abide by our rules.”

Mr. Sakai, pay attention to your words, don't forget, without our Dutch people, your Japanese country would not have achieved today's achievements at all. We brought you European science and technology. Rhodes said angrily.

Sakai looked dismissive again. They understood that the Dutch were weak. In fact, the Dutch had become a second-rate country in the West, but despite this, they still needed the Dutch to bring them more goods.

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

With a hum, Rhode walked forward. One of the reasons why he tried to negotiate with the King of Qi was also to contain the gradually powerful Japanese country.

Now the Japanese countries are gradually becoming arrogant and arrogant, they need another force in East Asia to compete with the Japanese countries, 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 clear that the King of Chu only wanted the throne of the Great Yu Kingdom, and didn't care about things outside the country.

Who is coming, please report quickly. Ye Qingyun looked at the Dutchman who was walking forward.

At this time, the artilleryman had already lit the torch, ready to shell the uninvited guests at any time.

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 don't mean to offend.

What Rhodes! What ambassadors! I don't understand this, but since you want to see His Royal Highness King Qi, why do you need to bring so many people here? Why 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 in the city, Ye Qingyun did not show a hint of cowardice. In the past two years, the army of each state is shaping the army's soul, and my honor is the spirit of loyalty deep into the hearts of every general.

I would rather die in battle than give way.

Rhode looked 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 on the negotiating table.

You are wrong, these soldiers are just to protect our safety. In order to show my sincerity, I can enter the city alone to interview your King Qi. Rhode continued.

Originally, he had enough confidence, but after seeing the artillery on the city wall, he had to be more cautious.

Ye Qingyun rolled his eyes, 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, you must wait.