The Sun Never Sets Great China

Perhaps because of the influence of the naval fleet battle that took place in the Yangtze River in China, the current governor of Batavia, Madbil, no longer has any ideas about conquering this golden country, but honestly accepts the rules of the other party. When doing business, even if his merchant ship disappeared for no reason, he swallowed his anger and did not act rashly.

This dissatisfied some people who wanted to gain greater benefits for the Dutch East India Company. It was only after the Chinese Empire opened the two coastal cities of Shanghai and Tianjin to trade with Westerners this year that the Dutch gained the real strength of the country. Surprised, the empire they wanted to conquer was larger than the whole of Europe, the army was more populous than some small European countries, and the weapons they used were more advanced than that of the whole of Europe. After the war, the Dutch sailors who came back said that the Chinese Revolutionary Army sailors were extremely brave and fearless of death.

Under the order of Zhang Huahan, all warships of the Chinese Empire are not allowed to use high speed and steam engine power in non-hidden areas. If those Europeans know that the speed of Chinese ships is faster than their imagination, and many warships of the Chinese Empire are all If it is steel, it is estimated that everyone will go crazy.

This is a terrible empire, the more you know about him, the more afraid all western countries are, thank God, the navy of this ancient power has been going backwards for more than 200 years, if their navy can have half of their army Powerful, I am afraid that the entire South Seas will become his colony. The Chinese Revolutionary Army Navy Fleet is relatively weak. It can be seen that the Chinese Revolutionary Army Navy suffered heavy losses at that time after a fierce naval battle in the Yangtze River Basin. It is undeniable that, If the army of the Chinese Revolutionary Army did not participate in the battle at that time, if the Dutch warships, which accounted for half of the main force in the country, were fighting desperately, they might have been able to wipe out the navy of the Chinese Revolutionary Army. Of course they did not know that there were many main fleets of the Chinese Revolutionary Army at that time. They are still protecting merchant ships at sea but not participating in the war. What they don't even know is the current naval strength of the Chinese Revolutionary Army.

Seeing the current strength of this country with a developed civilization thousands of years ago, everyone was surprised. Even the most fanatical white supremacists dared not mention the matter of conquering this country. Although Constantine was in Japan Being underestimated by the merchants of the Chinese Empire, he could only endure it.

Thank God, the fleet of this empire is still weak, so that the great Dutch warships can continue to roam the waters, bringing untold wealth to the Netherlands, hoping to keep their navy weak.

Just as Constantine was dreaming, a sailor from the watchtower interrupted his thoughts. "Sir, there is a situation ahead."

After hearing his words, Constantine quickly raised his binoculars and looked forward. He saw two puffs of thick smoke coming out of the distance. He put down the binoculars and gloated: "Hahaha, their ship is on fire! Looks like those yellow-skinned monkeys are in trouble."

Since the turbulent Japan locked the country, apart from the Netherlands, the only merchant ships that can sail on this route are the current Chinese Empire. When the Dutch merchant ships set off, Constantine has disappeared. If it is a local merchant ship, then it must be the merchant ship of that huge empire.

Although Constantine understood that the Netherlands would not be able to conquer the Chinese Empire even if it tried its best, he still had no affection for the yellow race, and it was common for him to secretly curse a few words when he did not offend them.

The sailor on the watchtower understood that his officer regarded the two puffs of black smoke in front as a merchant ship on fire, and naturally he would not sympathize with the loss of his competitors.

The chief mate on the ship did not put down his clairvoyance, he felt a little uneasy in his heart: "Sir, something seems wrong, those two puffs of smoke are approaching us quickly."

Constantine smiled and patted his first officer on the shoulder and said, "Man, there is nothing wrong. The ship can still sail if it is on fire."

The first mate put down his clairvoyance, maybe he was too sensitive, he thought, of course a burning ship can move, so what's so scary, he said: "Sir, are we going to meet it?"

"Why not? We just happened to be able to enjoy the free fireworks." Constantine shouted cheerfully. Constantine's words were very loud, and he turned around and shouted at all the soldiers on the ship. Then, let those gloating Dutch sailors cheer, the long sea voyage is really boring, and it is undoubtedly a pleasant thing to be able to watch a firework show by a ship of hostile forces when they are about to return to their destination. Whether or not the ships performing the fireworks are bad is of course something they need to consider, the worse the better.

The first mate next to Constantine said hesitantly: "Sir, should we avoid it for a while, this may cause us trouble, as you know, there are many pirates in this sea area."

The cause of the fire on this ship is not clear. If you encounter that terrible pirate, whether you can escape or not is not worth the loss.

Constantine laughed and said: "At sea, our Dutch fleet is the best. We are afraid of getting into any trouble. Don't worry, buddy. The looting in Southeast Asia a while ago was the Chinese revenge for our attack on them. Didn't you Do you see that pirates are rare these days? Full speed ahead!"

"Okay, as you wish, sir." The sailor who heard the order began to pull the cables on the mast and spread all the sails. With the help of the strong sea wind, the Tanzanbuya began to accelerate.Seeing the semaphore played by the Tanzanbuya, the other two armed merchant ships Farah and Dalaria also adjusted all their sails and started to move forward at full speed.

As the distance between the two ships drew closer, seeing that the two ships were only a few nautical miles away, seeing the thick smoke becoming clearer and clearer, but strangely there was no sign of flames, the first officer next to Constantine hurriedly raised his hand again. With clairvoyance, a warship in the distance was reflected in the first mate's glasses, his eyes widened, with a surprised expression on his face.

He put the clairvoyance down, and wiped the clairvoyance lens and his own eyes a few times. It must be that his eyes were dazzled or the clairvoyance lens was fogged, otherwise how could he see that the ship in front had no sails but had Two huge plumes of smoke, still driving at an alarming speed?

He raised the binoculars again, the situation just now hadn't changed at all, and he even saw the figure on the ship looking at him with the binoculars.He was surprised: "Oh, no, God, what did I see? A ship that can run without sails."

Hearing the first officer's exclamation, Constantine also raised his binoculars, his surprise was no less than that of his second officer: "Damn it, is this a new Chinese warship?"

"My God, it's pirates. They raised the pirate flag." The chief mate's exclamation immediately caused a commotion on the ship. At the end of last year, 20 troops participated in the elimination of the nearby pirates. In recent months, the pirates in this area have almost disappeared, but not absolutely. On the contrary, several Dutch ships have disappeared several times.

Seeing the flag, Constantine asked suspiciously: "Damn it! When did the pirates here learn from us in Europe and make the skull flag? Don't they usually use those bears, tigers, etc. as flags?"

Hearing his words, the first officer's face changed immediately: "Sir, it seems that we have to avoid it, and quickly order to divert." Constantine hesitated, and said: "No, the other party only has one ship. The ship, although it is a strange warship that we have never seen before, but as a commander, I cannot forgive myself for running away without engaging in battle."

During the conversation, the two sides got closer again, and the first officer became anxious: "Sir, this is definitely not an ordinary pirate, maybe it is the latest British warship, and we will suffer a lot if we are not careful."

Wars continued in Europe at this time. Spain and Portugal, as old maritime powers, were challenged by the emerging "sea coachman" of the Netherlands, and the despicable Britain was even more treacherous. The merchant ships of Portugal, the Netherlands and other countries are the British's forte.However, after suffering many losses, the Spaniards inevitably produced many pirate ships in retaliation. When the first officer saw the "European style" pirate flag, he immediately thought that it must be a despicable British or unwilling to lose. The Spaniards sent their new warships to Asia to meet them.

Hearing his words, Constantine nodded and said: "Turn around, let's go." There is no need to fight with unknown enemies, their clothes still have a lot of gold and silver to protect.

Since the opponent may be the latest warship of Spain or Britain, there is no need to fight recklessly. Although our side has three ships, it seems to have the upper hand, but there are still 10 taels of silver on board. Damage to one would be bad, there's no need to take the risk.

The ship led by Wei Xiaobao, who just took office, has been guarding this route for three days. This is the first time he has found a target. Seeing that the other party turned around and ran away, Wei Xiaobao was very surprised: "Spicy mother, see the young master. Want to run away with the young master’s boat and goods? Is his mother so easy? Not so easy, brothers, go full speed, this is our first prey!"

The sound of the steam engine of "Xiaobao" is even more roaring, and the speed increases rapidly from ten knots, eleven, twelve to the highest speed of twenty knots. The steam engine of "Xiaobao" is equipped with a device that automatically adjusts the speed of the steam engine The Lianxie steam engine, which is suitable for various mechanical movements, has been adopted in the textile industry, mining industry, metallurgy industry, paper industry, ceramics industry, power generation industry and other industrial sectors of the Chinese Empire. As a power source, driven by this advanced steam engine, the "Little Treasure" is not all steel because it is a lighter wooden ship covered with steel armor and leather, so its speed is a little faster than that of an all-steel ship.

The reason why Wei Xiaobao was able to lead a warship here alone was because he once occupied an island in northern Xinjiang as a pirate, and the island near Sakhalin Island was named "Shenlong Island" by him. He had a bold personality and he was Huang Zongxi. son, let him lead a pioneering group of more than 300 ruffians, hooligans, pirates, and rogues to get a Japanese merchant ship from the seaside that was illicit with the Russians, and they robbed the merchant ship and defeated it with quick guns. Those Russians in the south of Sakhalin Island ended up with the ship based on "Shenlong Island" and went north to Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka Peninsula. They also gathered a lot of Mongols and pirates who came for money. Heroes or retired militiamen, later formed two teams of more than [-] people, crossed the Bering Strait and the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, and expelled or captured the Russians in Sakhalin Island, Kamchatka Peninsula and surrounding areas. A naval officer became an officer.

Regarding Wei Xiaobao's life experience, Liu Xiaoliu and Zhang Huahan also knew that Wei Xiaobao's mother Wei Chunfang and Huang Zongxi were married a long time ago. They were both underage at that time. Bao threw it at home, but he didn't expect that his home would also be harmed by the bandits and soldiers, and Wei Chunfang was also insulted by the bandits. Went there, the insulted Wei Chunfang originally wanted to commit suicide to keep women's morals, but seeing that there was no food, no young children, and no one to entrust her to, she could only live for her son, and later she lost her life. With no money, she simply showed her face and went to the Lichun Courtyard in Yangzhou to work as a prostitute to support her son. Later, Wei Chunfang died of illness when Huang Xiaobao was 12 years old. Huang Xiaobao hated his father. After marrying the wife of a wealthy family, he directly changed his surname to his mother's Wei and called him Wei Xiaobao. Wei Xiaobao was smart and clever, and at a young age he recruited a bunch of ruffians and hooligans as his subordinates. Later, the Chinese Revolutionary Army established a police system to make society more popular. It was unprecedentedly clear, and after the hooligans and hooligans had no money, he first took everyone to seaside cities to do business and made a small fortune. Later, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he took the money and led his brothers to establish a pioneering group. Originally, the pioneering group was aimed at veterans. Yes, but considering that Wei Xiaobao also has some people who were born in the militia, and the most important thing is that he knew that this hippie smiling and glib guy was Huang Zongxi's son, and after confirming with Huang Zongxi, he opened the back door for him to establish a development Later, this guy even gathered a large number of pirates, Mongols, retired militiamen and green forest people to establish two pioneering regiments, and relied on a thousand fast guns and 1000 people to prison the Northeast region of the Far East, which is known by the European population. The control was firmly in their hands, until some troops were transferred from the Chinese Army's First Army and Fourth Army to garrison. Wei Xiaobao, who didn't plan for territory, returned with 1000 people without even establishing a stronghold.

Zhang Huahan was very surprised by his legendary deeds. It is amazing that this person can do such a thing, and Wei Xiaobao was admitted to the navy officer again. Zhang Huahan directly ordered him to take his 1000 people to drive a rebuilt package with steam engines. The steel-armored wooden warship went to plunder the ships of other countries and the islands of Nanyang, and he was allowed to name the ship "Xiaobao". Huang Zongxi, the ordinary father, was a little dissatisfied because Zhang Huahan did not follow his instructions and left Wei Xiaobao with him to discipline him, but Zhang Huahan didn't care. He thought that a talent like Wei Xiaobao should be used more and more boldly. Is he a "fortune general", but just because of his deeds near Sakhalin Island and Kamchatka Peninsula and his easy admission to a naval officer, it shows how talented this guy is, so Zhang Huahan gave Wei Xiaobao Such a task, and he knew that this guy was greedy for money, and promised to rob [-]% of the property and slaves as a reward to his subordinates.

"Damn it, God, do these Easterners have devils to help them? The speed of the other party must have exceeded fifteen knots, maybe twenty knots." Seeing the terrible speed of the ship, Constantine's face changed continuously, frankly The speed of the Sambuya and its companions Farah and Dalaria has now reached the highest ten knots, and the distance between the two sides is only a few knots. If the speed of the other party is really what he predicted just now, then the other party is likely to be in a very short time. In a short time, the Tanzanbuya was caught up.

Seeing that the opponent's ship was about to enter the range, Wei Xiaobao immediately relaxed, and he smiled to the Portuguese beside him, "Is it true that all your pirate ships in Xiyi are flying such a flag?" "Of course, sir, we Didn't lie to you."

"Creative!" Wei Xiaobao was in a good mood, "If those pirate teams are confused, they won't know who we are. Well, it's fair enough, I like it."

The Portuguese couldn't understand Wei Xiaobao's words, and they were confused by pirates. It was a conspiracy for fear of being discovered by others. With a unique mark, wouldn't it be whoever sued others for committing the crime? It's upright, but Wei Xiaobao said that it's upright to be confused. They don't know what it means, they can only be submissive, take people's money, and eliminate disasters with others. It's not easy to make money by yourself, so it's better not to refute what the officer said.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many Portuguese serving the Ming army, and a few of them even took up positions above the rank of general. Now, many Spanish, Portuguese and British have failed to do business in China, or Portuguese and British who have no capital Adventurers joined the navy of the Chinese Empire one after another, and now the number of Portuguese serving the eight fleets of the Chinese Empire has reached more than 100.

Zhang Huahan gave Wei Xiaobao an order not to allow Westerners to discover that they were pirate ships of the Chinese Empire. In order to prevent the Dutch from guessing that it was the navy of the Chinese Empire attacking them, Wei Xiaobao simply pretended to be Western pirates. Zhang Huahan mobilized twenty soldiers for him. Wei Xiaobao would have even recruited more Portuguese to serve as soldiers on his ship, if this warship hadn't been rebuilt from an old Ming Dynasty Fuchuan old wooden ship and could not carry more than 1000 troops.