Chapter 483 Firearms Test

The setting sun was like blood, staining the sea red, and Claire looked into the distance with a solemn expression.

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

When he makes an either-or decision, he is prepared to suffer retribution from the other side.

"His Royal Highness, I don't have any offensive plan yet, because when I'm not sure whether you can come to ask for help, I can only defend with all my strength."

"Then, 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 is that Claire understands the fighting power of these Japanese.

Claire smiled bitterly, this King Qi is not so easy to deal with, he didn't want to move 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 at White Sand Gull Beach, which is ten miles away from Mikila Castle, and then attack Mikila Castle from White Sand Gull Beach. "

When the two were talking, Claire led Xiao Ming to a map. This was the map of Ryukyu Island, which marked the various colonial areas on Ryukyu Island, the number of inhabitants, crops planted and other data.

Then, Claire picked up the quill and drew the location and attack route of White Sand Gull Beach on the map.

"Mikila Castle is commanding and 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," said Claire.

Xiao Ming frowned, "Since Mikila Castle is so easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can Japanese pirates occupy this castle so easily?"

"The collapse of an empire usually comes from within, and so does a strong fortress. We made the stupid mistake of relying too much on the Japanese to help us manage Mikila Castle."

After a pause, Claire continued: "But fortunately, the artillery on Mikila Castle is still decades old, and there are not many."

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

The Dutch now use cast-iron guns and flintlock guns. On the surface, the difference in equipment cannot be seen, but with data, he can make a comparison.

Claire had the same idea as Xiao Ming at this time, so he said: "There are 120 cannons on all four sides of the bastion, 30 on each side. The range of these cannons is about one kilometer. Can the artillery suppress the artillery at the head of the city?"

"You really brought a big trouble to this king."

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

"I'm sorry, so I don't recommend attacking the bastion directly, but first cut off the support of the Japanese pirates, and adopt a siege method to force the Japanese pirates in the bastion to go out of the city to fight. After all, the food in Mikila Castle is only enough for the Japanese pirates to eat for a month. Yes," Claire finally explained.

This news gave Xiao Ming a sigh of relief. Originally, Mikila Castle would not be so difficult to attack, but now there are tens of thousands of Japanese pirates gathered in it and it has become a fortress. However, at the same time, so many Japanese pirates gathered in it. Food consumption in castles is accelerated.

"If this is the case, sieging the city is the most appropriate method at present." Xiao Ming said in a deep voice.

Claire nodded, "We cannot complete the siege of Mikila Castle with our troops, but with His Royal Highness's soldiers, this plan will be easy to implement."

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

After discussing the matter, the two went out of the official's office. Lu Fei and Luo Xin were waiting outside the door. Seeing Xiao Ming coming out, Lu Fei said, "Your Highness, can we compare our weapons with the Dutch."

Just now, when Claire said that artillery guns from decades ago had a range of 1,000 meters, Xiao Ming had some doubts in his heart. He was thinking of verifying whether the equipment in the Netherlands had been upgraded, so he nodded and said to Claire politely: "Count Claire, our generals are very likely to compete with you. I wonder if Your Excellency can satisfy their wishes?"

"Of course, I am also seeing His Royal 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 military camp in Geranja City, where there was a training ground for the Dutch army. After that, Claire and Xiao Ming each selected a hundred soldiers and two groups of artillery from each other's army.

"Your Highness, should you start first, or we should start first." Claire was very confident in his army. Although the artillery on Mikila Castle was outdated, he brought a batch of brand new weapons after he arrived in Ryukyu.

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

"Our Great Yu Kingdom has always asked the guests to come first." Xiao Ming's words made a pun. One was to let Claire come first, and the other was to remind Claire that even if they occupied the city of Relanza, they were still guests.

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

Nodding, Claire signaled the officer to show the power of the flintlock gun. At this time, under the command of the Dutch officer, a hundred Dutch musketeers skillfully took out the ammunition wrapped in the paper shell and began to load it. After loading, they faced each other. Target shooting at about 150 meters in the training ground.

With the sound of gunfire, a lot of targets were hit a hundred and fifty meters away.

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

Claire nodded, "That's right, the flintlock gun's precise range is within 90 meters, and beyond 90 meters, it's all luck, but it can still kill the enemy within the range."

This result made Xiao Ming's heart fall to the ground. It seems that the limitations of the flintlock gun cannot be broken so easily.

While he was rejoicing, Claire changed the subject and continued: "But we have a more advanced gun, which must surprise His Highness."

After Claire finished speaking, he beckoned, and a pair of twelve soldiers came over. He continued: "The guns in these soldiers' hands can reach a range of about 400 meters."

Xiao Ming and Lu Fei looked at each other with surprise. It seemed that, as he had guessed, rifled rifles had been equipped in a small amount in the European army.

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