** The Dutch who came for the soy sauce?
**The Dutchman who came to make soy sauce?
Western ships? This is really shocking news.
Although we have come to this era and are in the South China Sea, everyone has long thought about the possibility of dealing with Westerners, but they did not expect that this day would come so quickly, so suddenly, and under such circumstances.
"Does the other party have a flag?"
After hearing the bad news, everyone acted calmly. Pang Yu also asked the other party's information carefully. Tang Jian thought for a while:
"Xiao Huang looked at it with a telescope from a distance. There seemed to be a flag with several letters on it. There was a capital V, and there seemed to be a letter C behind it..."
"Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, Dutch East India Company, the abbreviation is VOC. "
Ling Ning immediately made a judgment. It was not unusual to guess that it was the East India Company. The Western ships that appeared in the nearby waters these days were also suspected of them. However, the fact that he could casually report the full name in Dutch was still disappointing.
Everyone was shocked, and many people began to look at Ling Ning with eager eyes:
"Not bad, brother, can you speak Dutch?"
Facing everyone's "eager" looks, Ling Ning waved her hands in embarrassment:
"No, of course not. I just played Age of Discovery IV before and was more interested in the history of this period. I studied the East India Company specifically. "
"Let's discuss it on the way. Xiao Huang and the others are on their way back to the port. Let's go back and rendezvous with the Qionghai first. Then we can determine the countermeasures. "
Tang Jian gave instructions and reported the new situation to Bei Lai and others through the intercom. After a brief discussion, it was decided that Ade and other comrades from the human resources team would stay and lead the local workers to continue to clean up the mess. The main force immediately returned to the county seat.
, to deal with this emergency.
After that, Tang Jian patted Pang Yudi on the shoulder again:
"Hurry up and continue to draw up a plan. Be quick!"
"Hey, you really want to use me as a dog-headed strategist... Let's talk about it first. I'm not good at naval battles. "
Pang Yu murmured for a long time, but finally accepted the task. The sudden new situation was complicated and complex, and now was not the time to complain.
On the way back, Pang Yu directly connected the communication with the Qionghai and asked Huang Xiaodong and others for first-hand information.
"How many ships are there in total?...Only three? Oh, that's not bad...don't be afraid of big ones. No matter how big they are, they can't be bigger than our three thousand tons. "
"What about the ship type? Can you identify it?... I x. Have you never played a big sailing game before? What? Wang Ruobin knows? Okay, let him make the call..."
Huang Xiaodong is such an honest kid. He has never heard of the Great Navigation Age of Guangrong Company. Fortunately, he comes from a family of sailors. Fortunately, there is an otaku Wang Ruobin on the ship. In addition to being interested in firearms, this guy is also interested in Western ship models.
He also has a lot of hobbies. The young man has strong hands-on skills and can even make his own black guns. Of course, he has also made his own ship model and is very knowledgeable about ship types.
He told Pang Yu with certainty. The other party has two Flute, which are the "Flute sailing ships" in the game Age of Discovery. Most players who save enough money to directly build a large Galen simply dismiss it.
But this is precisely the transport ship used in the Netherlands.
Flute is not usually used as a battleship in Europe, but it can also be equipped with a medium number of artillery. Its durability and seaworthiness are very good. It is most suitable for ocean voyages. Historically, most of the Dutch East India Company used this type of ship. They used
This kind of ship is used as an armed merchant ship. When it encounters a port, it grabs it when there is an opportunity. If there is no chance, it just does business honestly. It is a group of typical opportunists.
But the other ship shocked Wang Ruobin extremely. His exaggerated tone made Pang Yu think that they had encountered a large Galenic battleship. But then, Wang Ruobin gave him a term that he had never heard of before.
"East Indiaman... East Indian? What type of ship is this? I've never heard of it. "
All of Pang Yu's knowledge about ancient Western ships came from "The Age of Discovery" produced by Koei Company of Japan, which made Wang Ruobin despise him, and then he had to briefly popularize sailing knowledge to him - something that was not available in the game.
——east indiaman, this type of ship is named after the "East Indiaman" which was not launched until 1700. It was the best fully rigged ship in the world. The only successor of similar ship type that can break its speed record is
It was not born until 1837.
However, in today's era, designs similar to the "East Indian" already exist. Wang Ruobin vaguely remembers that the world's first East Indiaman-type sailing ship was just launched in 1602, less than thirty years ago. Its design is correct.
It is a collection of various ship design experiences gained by many European ships sailing to Asia. In this era, it can be said to be the most advanced ship type in the world.
Ships of this class are also the largest sea-going ships in the world today, with displacements usually ranging from 1,100 to 1,400 tons. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, these ships were not only responsible for transporting tea, spices, porcelain, etc. from Asia to
Europe, and across the world's oceans.
East Indiaman is not a simple merchant ship. Due to its huge displacement, this class of ship can be equipped with heavy artillery on a large scale, so it is often painted as a warship. Its firepower can even be compared with that of the Great Galen - in fact, Spain has been invincible since 1588
After the destruction of the fleet, the heavy and slow large Galen ships have been basically abandoned. The most popular form of war ship now is the British improved Galen, which is also commonly known as the "Queen's Ship".
Of course, it is unrealistic to expect laymen like Pang Yu to fully master this knowledge in a short period of time. Fortunately, Wang Ruobin has a very vivid real-life example at hand:
"Do you know the Gothenburg? The one that visited China in 2007?"
"Of course, I went to visit when we were docked in Shanghai. The 50 yuan ticket is not a big deal, but the queue alone lasted two hours..."
Pang Yu immediately remembered the visit that impressed him so much that Wang Ruobin finally succeeded in establishing an intuitive impression on him.
"Gothenburg is a typical East Indiaman class ship - we encountered a real one this time. "
There was actually a hint of excitement in Wang Ruobin's tone. This bastard probably didn't even think about how to deal with it, or didn't care at all - there was someone to worry about anyway.
Putting down the phone, Pang Yu looked a little annoyed - originally he wasn't too worried about these Dutch people. The Dutch East India Company was founded in 1602. Although it has developed rapidly, it is not yet a big player in the South China Sea.
Power. I originally thought that one armed merchant ship could only carry more than 200 people at best, and three ships could hold up to only 700 people. The main force here could be completely dealt with if the main force was transferred back.
Even if you really have to fight a naval battle, you are not afraid. Naval battles these days still depend on the tonnage - the Qionghai is a 3,000-ton iron vessel, while the Flute wooden sailing ship is only a few hundred tons. Although the two sides cannot fight as easily as when they bullied Mingzhou, they can still do it.
That's enough.
But now that a big thing with a thousand-ton displacement is suddenly added to it, the situation will immediately change. If this is really a battleship comparable to the Great Galen, then it will be equipped with more than a hundred artillery pieces, and the number of soldiers may also be
Thousands. No matter how advanced the technology of the Qionghai is, it is an unarmed passenger and cargo ship. It would be too reluctant to ask it to deal with the most advanced warships of this era.
"Japan...when did the Dutch become so powerful?"
Pang Yu was very depressed. He still remembered the fiercest battle of Liaoluowan between the Netherlands and the Ming Dynasty three years later in history. By 1633, the East India Company had only 13 large sailing ships in Asia. Basically,
They are all Flute level, I have never heard of them having anything like East Indiaman.
"I'm also surprised. I never remember the Dutch East India Company having such a big ship in Asia. "
Ling Ning also used another walkie-talkie to listen to Wang Ruobin's report. He had raised questions just now, but Wang Ruobin insisted that he would not admit his mistake - because he had personally made this type of ship model.
Now that Wang Zhainan is so sure, there is no way to doubt the accuracy of the information he provided. Now it is impossible to go to the Dutch ship to protest, saying that according to history, you should not be here... Now that you are here, you must
Find ways to "entertain" them well.
"What is their purpose? Are you sure they are coming for us?"
Wen Desi still had a sense of luck, but Ling Ning just sneered:
"Don't worry, I'm definitely not here to make soy sauce. "
Pang Yu also smiled bitterly and patted Wen Desi on the shoulder:
"At the beginning, I was wondering: Why were those Dutch people suddenly so enthusiastic and willing to lend the Ming army firearms to kill us? Now the truth is revealed - although the idiom "the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole behind" comes from
China, but it’s not bad for foreigners to use it. ”
"Abandon all illusions and base yourself on military struggle. "
Tang Jian's words set the tone for all plans. No matter how the situation changes, these time travelers must firmly hold the initiative in their hands.
Chapter completed!