Chapter 481: Firearms test

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The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the sea red, and Claire looked at the distance with a solemn expression.
In his view, these two East Asian countries are destined to be inherently hostile, because they both have the ambition to dominate East Asia, but there can only be one hegemon in the same region.
When he made a decision to choose one of the two, he was ready to withstand retaliation from the other party.
"His Royal Highness, I don't have any offensive plan yet, because I can only defend with all my strength before you are sure whether you can come to ask for help."
"So, now you can think about it. Are you going to let us face the Japanese pirates alone?" Xiao Ming frowned. He was not willing to sacrifice for the Dutch in vain, and the most important thing was that Claire understood the fighting power of these Japanese pirates.
Claire smiled bitterly. This King Qi was not so easy to deal with. He could not have sent out soldiers, but now it seems impossible.
After pondering for a while, 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 the Mitchra Castle, and then attack from the White Sand Gull Beach to the Mitchella Castle. "
When the two talked, Claire led Xiao Ming to a map. This was a map of the main island of Ryukyu. It marked the colonial areas on the main Ryukyu island, the number of inhabitants, and the crops.
Then, Claire picked up a quill and drew the location and attack route of Gull Beach on the map.
"Michira Castle is condescending, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There is a large open area around the castle, which is very suitable for artillery shooting on the bastion." Claire said.
Xiao Ming frowned, "Since Michira Castle is so easy to defend and difficult to attack, how did the Japanese pirates occupy this castle so easily."
"The collapse of an empire usually comes from within, and the same goes for a strong fortress. We made a stupid mistake and relied too much on the Japanese people to help us manage Mitchra Castle."
After a pause, Claire continued, "Fortunately, the artillery on Mitchra Castle is still decades old, and there are not many."
"What about the specific range?" Xiao Ming said in a torturous tone.
The Dutch now uses cast iron cannons and equipped with flintlock guns. On the surface, there is no 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 120 artillery pieces on all sides of the bastion, 30 artillery pieces on each side. The range of these artillery pieces is about one kilometer. Can the artillery suppress the artillery of these city heads?"
"You are really causing a big trouble to this king."
Xiao Ming was a little dissatisfied. If he rashly attacked such a bastion, it was very likely that all 10,000 Qingzhou soldiers and soldiers would be dropped here.
"I'm sorry, so I don't recommend attacking the bastion directly. Instead, the first thing to do is to cut off the support of the pirates of the Japanese country, and use the method of siege to force the Japanese pirates in the bastion to go out of the city and fight. Yes." Claire finally explained.
This news gave Xiao Ming a sigh of relief. Originally, Mitchla Castle was not so difficult to attack, but now there are tens of thousands of Japanese pirates gathered in it and turned into a fortress. At the same time, so many Japanese pirates gathered in it, and let Food consumption in the castle has been accelerated.
"If this is the case, besieging the city is the most appropriate method right now." Xiao Ming said with a deep voice.
Claire nodded, "We can't complete the siege of Mitchra Castle with our strength, but with your Royal Highness's soldiers, this plan will be easy to implement."
The two hit it off. It was worth waiting for a month in order to reduce casualties. Both Xiao Ming and Claire agreed with this.
After discussing the matter, the two went out of the chief's office. Lu Fei and Luo Xin were waiting outside at this time. Seeing Xiao Ming coming out, Lu Fei said, "His Royal Highness, can we compare weapons with the Dutch."
Just now Claire said that when the artillery had a range of one kilometer decades ago, Xiao Ming was a little bit suspicious. He was thinking of verifying whether the Dutch equipment has been upgraded, so he nodded and said to Claire tactfully: "Earl Claire, our generals are alike to compete with you. I wonder if you can satisfy their wishes?"
"Of course, I'm also going to see your Highness's army, so that we can trust each other when fighting together." Claire also wanted to explore.
"Hahaha, then let's take a look together."
After all, Xiao Ming and Claire went to the barracks in Jeranjo, where there was a training ground for the Dutch army. Later, Claire and Xiao Ming each selected a hundred soldiers and two groups of artillery from each other's army.
"His Royal Highness, do you start first, or we start first." Claire is very confident of his army. Although the artillery on Mitchla Castle is old, he brought a batch of brand new weapons after he arrived in Ryukyu~www. EbookFREE.me~These weapons cannot be said to be the most advanced in Europe, but at least they are currently the main equipment in the Netherlands.
"We Da Yu Country always let the guests recognize it first." Xiao Ming's words are puns, one is to let Claire come first, and the other is to remind Claire that even if they occupy the city of Jeranja, they are still guests.
And after taking Micella this time, this part of Qingzhou soldiers will be stationed here temporarily to fulfill the regulations on the contract, until the Marines come to replace them.
Nodded, Claire motioned to the officer to demonstrate the power of the flintlock. At this time, under the command of the Dutch officer, a hundred Dutch musketeers skillfully took out the ammunition wrapped in a paper shell and started filling. Shooting at a target about 150 meters away from the training ground.
Accompanied by a burst of gunfire, many targets 150 meters away were hit.
"Is this the maximum range?" Xiao Ming asked.
Claire nodded, "Yes, the precise range of the flintlock is within ninety meters, and it is all luck for ninety meters, but it can still kill the enemy within the range."
This result caused a stone in Xiao Ming's heart to fall to the ground. It seemed that the limitations of the flintlock gun could not be easily broken.
When he was rejoicing, Claire changed the conversation and said: "But we still have a more advanced gun. This gun must surprise Your Highness."
Claire finished speaking, beckoning, a pair of twelve soldiers came over, and he continued: "The guns in these soldiers can have a range of about 400 meters."
Xiao Ming and Lu Fei looked at each other with surprises. It seemed that, as he had guessed, the rifled gun had been equipped in a small amount in the European army.
But he is not behind. The rifled gun is now in production, and with the advent of the steam engine, the production of the rifled gun will become easy.