"Most of you? You underestimate me too much, so where is it? The naval battle is just the beginning, and the more cruel battle is still behind. This cruelty refers specifically to your distant relatives. You'd better pray for them now." I haven't fought such a happy naval battle for many years. A man likes this kind of guns and cannons, as long as he wants to be safer, Hong Tao is no exception. He didn't plan to stop easily when he came this time, and he could not give anyone a chance to rekindle soon. This hidden danger must be completely eliminated, otherwise the canal will be dug and he will not be able to go back with confidence.

"What else do you want to do?" Carl really didn't know that Hong Tao had any other plans in addition to teaching these overconfident guys a lesson on the sea this time.

"I have to do three more things! First, burn these ships in the harbor, capture or kill all the sailors, repairmen in the harbor, and those who know how to build ships. They will never have the idea of ​​having another one. At least in the short term, the second Flanders Hanseatics will not be allowed to appear again. I will go around Copenhagen, Lübeck, and Riga, burn their shipyards, kill all their craftsmen, and finally, I will have to catch more dukes and counts. You know, I was a pirate and a slave. I can't pay the military expenses for this time.

?You definitely don’t plan to pay this fee. I can agree to the loss after winning the battle? What can I do if I run so far away, and if I make less money? If I don’t take out all their assets, I will let a noble corpse hanging in every port here. I don’t believe that it won’t be the only one who kills them!" Hong Tao is not only a slut, but also a person who is crazy. The more you don’t let him do anything, the more he wants to do it. Carl’s slight suspicion of being traitor-telling stimulated Hong Tao’s nerves. He originally planned to implement the first two items, but now he has added a third item to Carl.

"If you could be so fair to the Song Dynasty, Jinhe and Yiyi would not have risen up to oppose you!" Knowing that they could not stop this lunatic, Carl was very unwilling to accept it. After thinking for a long time, it seemed that Hong Tao had only one weakness that could be attacked, that is, the Jinhe Empire no longer implemented his ideas, and it was more like rebellion.

"I want to disgust me with my son? Look at your promising prospects! Jinhe and his team's approach is not wrong. From the perspective of the country, he has surpassed his father. I am very pleased! Who doesn't want to see his son better than him? As for his attitude towards the Song Dynasty, that is my personal problem. If you want to see me fight against the Song Dynasty or the people of Jinhe, why not go back with me to avoid being unbalanced in your heart." Unfortunately, Carl's move failed. Not only did Hong Tao not get angry, but he also praised Hong Jinhe, and made Carl speechless after a misunderstanding.

In the second half of the night, the sea surface basically calmed down. On the one hand, the Flanders Hanseatic fleet no longer had formation, and the area was too large to be dispersed with fast and slow. On the other hand, the number of their ships decreased sharply, and the density was gone. Most of the ships had turned off the mast lights, making it difficult for Hong Tao's fleet to find a suitable target attack.

Since he couldn't find the target and didn't want to take the risk of getting too close, Hong Tao simply took the fleet back to meet with his supply ship, allowing the sailors who had been nervous and tired all day to rest, and there would be more difficult battles waiting for them tomorrow.

"I must catch this person! If he doesn't surrender, he will kill him and cannot be left to others!" The next day, the sun just rose from the horizon, and Hong Tao returned to the mouth of the Rhine with his expedition fleet. The scene in front of him made him grit his teeth with hatred, and he was also very impressed by the enemy's commander.

At this time, in the river south of the mouth of the Rhine River, there were several sailboats with very deep drafts parked, and there were still several that could only expose the masts. They were sinking themselves, trying to use the two small sandbanks in the middle of the river to block the route. The enemy's commander was not panicked after the defeat, and could also think of such a genius idea to prevent the port from being destroyed by the opponent's warships, which shows that he was a good naval general. He not only knew how to fight, but also had a strategic vision, and knew that he would not just give up.

"Send flags and let the whaling ships enter the river first, and use naval guns to drive these sailboats away!" Unfortunately, the time left for this genius commander was a bit short. If there was another day, he could put out more than a dozen sailboats full of stones, and the riverboat here would be blocked. Now the other party has only blocked one-third of the ships, and the remaining few sailboats are not enough to block the one-kilometer-wide northern route.

"Why use a whaling ship? Send your armed cargo ship to drive away the firepower is stronger!" Carl didn't quite understand Hong Tao's order. There were only deck cannons on the whaling ship, nor were they not as thick as salmon-grade skin and flesh, so they were not suitable for such a tough task.

"Since the other party's commander is so smart, I think he will not set up a turret on the shore. My cargo ship is filled with ammunition supplies and army soldiers, and it is not suitable to get shells. Only your whaling ship is idle. Now is the time for them to contribute." Hong Tao could have said his dirty thoughts more, but he insisted on speaking so bluntly and becoming ambition to Carl.

"Okay, you have to compensate me for my losses! I think a ship like you can do. Wen Xiaoqi's craftsmanship is really good. If you change it according to the tonnage, you should pay me three ships!" Carl and Hong Tao are of the same kind. He only cares about the life and death of the same kind. For the North African slaves on the whaling ship, even if they have been with him for many years, they can still be abandoned.

"You should put away your little calculations. There are no private troops in the Spring Alliance, and no country allows them. Even if you have a hundred ships, you have to hand them over to the alliance to command." Hong Tao did not want to hand over the Virginia-class warships and Qizu cannons to Carl for use. Maybe he will leak them again. If the Europeans create such ships and guns, he will be helpless. Although he still doesn't know who created the battleships and naval guns of Flanders Hanseatics, Carl is very suspicious, and only he has the opportunity to leak these technologies. It may not be him, maybe he is the craftsman in his shipyard.

"Why, why don't my own kingdom allow me to protect myself? What's the name of the king without an army? I don't agree!" After Hong Tao's words, Carl was really angry and embarrassed. Hong Tao's idea was too far apart from his previous plan, and it was difficult for him to accept it.

"You like to agree or not. This is the resolution of the league, and no one can decide alone. By the way, I forgot to tell you one thing. The first league conference has been held. Since you are not present, I voted for the consent on your behalf. You should have no objection, right?" In terms of anger, Carl's ability is still far from it.

"I will protest!" Carl wanted to grab Hong Tao's neck again, but when he saw that Hong Tao had already set up a posture, he knew that if he dared to do it, the deck would definitely be his destination. In order to suffer less flesh and blood, he had to choose a more civilized way.

"The protest is invalid. If you want to protest, you can fight back when going back to Sun City to hold an alliance meeting!" Hong Tao was not deceived. He accumulated a lot of strength but failed.

"When will the second alliance meeting be held?" Carl felt that he still had a little hope. Whoever is unwilling to manage the country by himself? Why do he have to deprive military power? If he could do the work of several other kings in advance, he might get enough votes of support and overturn the current system. In this regard, Carl believes that Hong Tao will not interfere forcibly. This emperor has a strange problem, which is that he likes to vote to solve problems. The rules he set himself can grit his teeth and endure even if it makes him very uncomfortable.

"Not sure! I am the chairman of the league now, and I have to decide when the alliance meeting needs to be held. Hehe, Lao Ka, fight me, you are still far from it. When my canal is dug, you can think about how to rebel! Hahahahahaha." Hong Tao was waiting for Carl to ask this question. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't piss off the red-bearded white ghost. The good European layout was because of his negligence, which was so hateful. Of course, Jiang Zhuyi also had a responsibility, but she was her own woman and had to protect her when necessary. The blame could only be put on Carl's head.

"Boom boom boom boom boom" Just as Carl was so angry that his face was flushed and he was about to pounce on him to fight with Hong Tao, several cannon sounds from the mouth of the river interrupted the verbal attack between the two people.

"This is a large caliber naval gun! My ship!" Carl immediately gave up the idea of ​​fighting with Hong Tao, raised his telescope and looked into the mouth of the river.

At this time, one of his whaling ships had been hit, and the rear mast was pouring down. The sailors on the deck were cutting off the rigging with machetes. The sailors were crawling around on the other two masts, desperately raising the sails to make the ship move again, avoiding being a living target for people. The black lookout hand on the middle mast was waving the small flag with his life, reporting the enemy's movements to the fleet one kilometer away.

In fact, without his instructions, the lookouts in the fleet have been paying attention to the movements on both sides of the river bank. This whaling ship is a bait, specifically to test whether the enemy has shore cannons. As long as the enemy fires, the smoke will expose their location.

"Sir God, there are two forts on the left and right river banks, just in the woods on the high slopes, within our range." Soon, the captain counted the data observed by each ship and reported it to Hong Tao.

"First shoot one round, cover the whaling ship back, and then the fleet advances 500 meters and knocks out the turret!" If there were only front-loading guns, Hong Tao would not dare to drill into the river without the cover of the army. Once he encountered a shore cannon arranged at a high place, his warship would only be beaten. But now, the Qizu cannon can not only rotate left and right angles, but also adjust the high and low angles, and can reach a maximum of twenty degrees, which is enough to deal with those shore cannons.

To be continued.
Chapter completed!