Chapter 244: The Temptation of Interests, the Use of Runes and Military Formations

"Haha, how is this possible?

The Celestial Empire has just been established. How strong can it be? And the places we occupy are all overseas.

If they dare to come, we don't know who will destroy whom in the end?"

They may still be afraid of the ancient Eastern countries, and even the Celestial Empire.

But these Spaniards really don't care much about the Celestial Empire's navy.

After all, the treasure ships that made the Ming Dynasty famous in the West have long disappeared over the years.

Even in the waters around the Ming Dynasty, there are basically no traces of Ming warships. There are only pirates, Japanese pirates, and smuggling ships of various aristocratic families in Jiangnan.

Even if the Celestial Empire destroyed the Ming Dynasty, it would certainly not be able to gather so many large ships at this time, let alone warships.

So, they really don't have much to worry about now.

"Yes, Lord Baron

The sea is not the land!"

"That's right. If it were on land, we might not be the opponent of the Celestial Empire's army.

But, it's not necessarily the case at sea."

"Well, maybe."

Listening to the comfort of everyone, Baron Keane was slightly relieved.

Indeed, the navy of the Ming Dynasty was not very good. Didn't they and the Dutch occupy Dongfanwei before, and finally did not send troops to attack them?

How strong can the newly established Celestial Empire be?

At most, after a period of time, when the newly established Celestial Empire recovers and has a strong navy, they will return Dongfanwei and other places.

Although the West at the end of the Ming Dynasty had caught up with or even surpassed China in many places and fields.

But overall, there was still a sense of weakness towards this great Eastern country.

That was the power and pressure brought by the Chinese nation's always being at the top of the world.

The desperate suppression and devaluation of various countries in later generations may not be without this reason.

Once they turn over, they will not be able to press the old boss into the mud?

In this way, they can show their superiority.

It's a pity that the group of people who are the most hardworking and the most able to endure hardships are also the least lacking in the spirit of resistance.

They are willing to sacrifice their lives and dare to pull down the emperor.

If you can't let me live, then I will let you die first.

They have enough experience in resistance.

Are the kings, princes, generals and ministers of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang of the same kind?

Although it was just a flash in the pan, it set off a wave of peasant uprisings.

The Yellow Turban Uprising at the end of the Han Dynasty swept across the country.

It was not until the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty that the peasant uprising reached its peak.

Zhu Chongba, he, succeeded.

Therefore, since ancient times, our Chinese nation has never lacked the heart to endure hardships, but also the spirit of resistance.

In the face of suppression and devaluation from various countries, we were not crushed, but instead withstood the pressure again and again, and once again stood tall in the world.

Of course, that is something that happened in the future.

In this world, it will never happen.

Nowadays, Westerners are still a little scared when facing the big country in the East.

Especially now, they are still far away from their own country and isolated overseas.

I am afraid that even they themselves do not have much confidence to occupy Dongfanwei and other places for a long time?

However, they came here for money.

At that time, at most they will give up these occupied places. I think the Celestial Empire is willing to do business with them, right?

This is what they think in their deepest hearts.

However, what the people of the Celestial Empire think may be a little different from them.

And the dynasty is not those corrupt scholars who only talk about benevolence and morality, and can only move their lips and proclaim benevolence and righteousness.

It is also not the Song Dynasty and the later Tartar Qing Dynasty. No matter win or lose, they have to pay a wave.

Who do you think you are?

Come when you want, and want to keep things quiet when you feel that you are not an opponent?

However, the Celestial Empire is a country of etiquette after all, and it will not punish without teaching.

Therefore, a rumbling sound like thunder sounded over the entire sea surface, and even the sea water was shaken into ripples.

When Baron Keane and others were about to say something else, they heard a rumbling sound from the outside, which made their ears buzz.

"Listen, people in front, this is the territorial waters of the Celestial Empire, please stop and accept inspection."

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"

For a moment, the whole ship was shocked and ran to the deck in a panic.

With such a loud sound, even if they all had some magic power, they must have come to a very close place.

The enemy was close, and they were naturally panicked.

However, when they came to the deck, they looked around and did not find any ships.

"What's going on? Was there someone shouting just now?"

Baron Keane looked at some people on the deck.

"No!"

Everyone shook their heads.

"It seems to be coming from the northwest."

Someone looked at the vast sea uncertainly.

Everyone looked to the northwest, but did not find anything.

Baron Keane frowned and ordered his men:

"Go, get the telescope!"

Keane held up the telescope and looked towards the northwest.

"There are ships!"

Through the telescope, Keane finally found two ships.

"Are those ships from the Celestial Empire?"

"It should be. Didn't they say it was their territorial waters?

Isn't this their coastal area?"

To conduct business activities here, Keen naturally knows some Ming language.

"But it's so far away, and we can barely see the shadow now. How did the sound reach here?"

"have no idea.

The East is inherently mysterious. Who knows what mysterious abilities they will have after the changes in heaven and earth? Maybe it's some Eastern witchcraft.

Regardless of this, what we have to consider now is whether we should stop."

"No, how is it possible that we stop when they tell us to stop?"

"No, no, no, I think we should stop. Our ship has the latest artillery.

Moreover, we have more than 20 ships here, and there are only two on the opposite side.

Maybe we can get some more goods."

"Um"

Keen's eyes flickered, and he was obviously a little moved.

"My Lord Baron."

".Turn the helm and move closer."

"good!"

Heading towards each other, and since the Jiaolong was a steam engine ship, the distance between the two sides quickly became closer.

Gradually, Baron Keen and others saw clearly the two warships on the opposite side.

The whole body was covered with iron armor, a chimney was whining and white smoke was coming out, and the size was far larger than their merchant ship.

"this"

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.

This is really a steel warship, and it has no sails. I really don’t know what it is powered by. Is it also Eastern witchcraft?

Baron Keane couldn't help but hesitate, should he just accept the examination directly?

At this moment, a person next to him suddenly said:

"Maybe they just wrapped the tin outside?

Moreover, they only have two ships.

Lord Baron, don’t you want to acquire the technology that allows these Chinese warships to travel without sails? "

Keen turned around and could see the heat in the man's eyes.

Yes, if they can bring this technology back to the country.

Then he is not just a baron, but an earl, marquis, or even a duke. That is not impossible.

However, he still hesitated.

China has such technology, can they defeat them?

As if seeing his hesitation, another person spoke.

"The soldiers on our ship all have magical powers.

Moreover, they only have two warships, how many people can they carry? We have more than 20 boats, so there are more people than them, right? "

"Well, let's do it! When we get closer, we will directly attack with artillery, and then use witchcraft to rush up and kill those Chinese people.

Then they seized their warships and returned to Spain.

By then, even if those Chinese people find out, they won't be able to do anything to us. "

As the saying goes, when profits reach 10%, they will be ready to take action;

When profits reach 50%, they will take risks;

When profits reach 100%, they dare to trample all laws in the world;

When the profit reaches 300%, they will dare to risk hanging.

And now, the profit is more than 300%?

As for whether the Spanish who stayed behind in Dongfanwei and other places would suffer revenge from the Chinese after they returned.

What does that have to do with him?

When the two sides got close to a certain extent, the size of the Jiaolong became even larger in comparison.

While Keane and others were under greater pressure, they were also more passionate.

"fire!"

"Boom boom boom"

In an instant, more than 20 merchant ships opened fire one after another, hitting the Jiaolong with iron ball projectiles.

"Bang bang bang bang"

Some fell into the sea and exploded into waves, while some actually hit the Jiaolong.

However, it was bounced away directly, and the steel plate of the warship had a dent the size of a fist.

Looking at the dent on the hull, the captain felt a touch of excitement in his anger.

Angry at these damn barbarians for actually daring to attack them in the territory of the Celestial Empire.

The excitement is that they can also attack fiercely.

At the same time, you can also experiment with the special abilities of Jiaolong.

The magical runes derived from magical powers such as fingering and continuation can achieve the effect of repairing damaged items.

Naturally, the first place where magical runes like this are used is military facilities and equipment.

He pressed his palm on the platform beside the rudder, and quickly activated one of the runes as the power in his body circulated.

"Buzz~!"

In an instant, each rune bloomed with brilliance, and a stream of power was drawn from the air and the steam boiler.

In an instant, mysterious rays of light spread quickly, and the countless dents that had been smashed quickly swelled and recovered.

On the other side, after being attacked, Li Shu's face turned cold instantly. He originally wanted to show the etiquette of the Celestial Kingdom and gain more loot.

Now, fight first and then talk.

As for the loot.

Let’s talk about it then.

"Attention all units, fire!"

As an order was issued, the two Jiaolongs fired their guns one after another.

"Boom boom boom"

The shells fired one after another instantly.

With the most advanced sights and magical auxiliary locking, there is basically no possibility of mistakes.

In an instant, several ships that were the primary targets exploded into balls of fire.

The Jiaolong's cannonballs are not comparable to ordinary explosive shells.

In a moment, the ships were engulfed in flames, and even the cabins were flooded and began to sink slowly.

Looking at these, Li Shu couldn't help but feel a little heartbroken. The money and other valuables in them should have been their spoils of war.

He couldn't help but curse.

"These bastards, they hit too hard.

Don't they know to fight separately?"

On the other side, the flagship where Keane was was the focus of the attack.

When he came back to his senses from the shock, the whole ship was slowly breaking in the middle and sinking rapidly.

Baron Keane, whose face was extremely gloomy, couldn't help but curse angrily.

"Damn it!

Warriors of the Richie family, follow me.

Kill those damn Chinese people, rob their warships, and you will be awarded the title after returning.

Kill!"

Keane's magic power flowed in his body, and he shouted loudly.

The sound spread far away, and the whole sea could hear it clearly, even the rumbling explosion could not cover it up.

Then, Keane quickly took off into the air and rushed towards the Jiaolong.

Other people who also mastered magic power also rose from the sky at this time, stepped on the water, and rushed towards the Jiaolong.

"Shattered into pieces!"

"Flames blazing!"

In an instant, countless energy lights of various colors shot towards the Jiaolong and Jiaolong No. 2.

"Huh~?"

Looking at this scene, Li Shu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Although he didn't know the power of these attacks, he immediately gave orders for safety reasons.

"Blue Dragon Army Formation!"

In an instant, a series of blue, purple, red and gold four-color lights rose from all parts of the Jiaolong, intertwined with each other with Li Shu as the core, and instantly turned into a huge army formation.

"Ang~!"

Accompanied by a dragon roar, a shadow of a green dragon appeared in the sky, and the rest was a red cloud, intertwined with purple and gold light.

The green light is the core power of the formation; the red is the iron-blooded murderous spirit of the army; the gold is the blessing of national destiny; and the purple is the will of the people.

After the formation was formed, the shadow of the green dragon suddenly sprinkled a green light, instantly covering the entire Jiaolong.

On the other side, Li Yu also evolved the formation.

However, it was not a shadow of the green dragon, but a swimming dragon with five-colored light flowing.

But soon, the five-colored light on the swimming dragon turned into a dark black, and the majestic water vapor in the boundless sea evaporated, turning into a water light covering Jiaolong No. 2.

At this time, the attack of Baron Keane and others had also reached Jiaolong.

"Bang, bang, bang"

However, those attacks landed on the glorious barrier cast by the military soul, but only made a series of dull sounds, and after the ripples appeared, they quickly dissipated.

Seeing this scene, Li Shu, Li Yu and others couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Isn't this too bad?

It's just the instinctive defense formed by the military formation, and they can't even break it.

Then there is probably no way to cause much damage to the warship.

If they had known this earlier, they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of forming a military formation. (End of this chapter)