The first round of shooting did not hit the turret accurately, but it also scared them, and the frequency of firing was significantly reduced. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the whaling ship finally dropped its head and dragged the broken mast out of the enemy's range. When Hong Tao's fleet gathered forward a few hundred meters and landed an anchor seven or eight hundred meters away from the turret, it began to aim and shoot, the four turrets hidden in the woods of the highlands were soon destroyed and were named one by one by more than 30 Qizu cannons on nine warships. This is the sadness of the shore cannons. No matter how powerful the cannons are, they will become living targets if they cannot move.

The four forts at the estuary were flattened, and the sailboats that were about to sink themselves were nowhere to be seen on the sailboats in the river, and all those who could run ran away were running. Hong Tao left two Virginia-class warships and the injured whaling ship to cruise at the estuary to prevent anyone from blocking the river. He took the remaining ten ships and slowly got into the river under the leadership of another whaling ship.

After walking about twenty kilometers in the river, no more forts were found on both sides of the river. No wonder this place is called a lowland, and the terrain is indeed low enough. The two small high slopes at the mouth of the river just now have already been considered the commanding heights. In this twenty kilometers range, there is no point in finding a higher altitude than them. If you want to build a turret, you will not make any sense unless you use manpower to build a slope of tens of meters high.

"Stop moving forward and land on the north shore. They seem to be waiting for us in front." What surprised Hong Tao even more was that the lookouter reported that a large number of sailboats were found more than ten kilometers away, which seemed to be the ones that escaped yesterday. Why didn't they go up against the current and escape farther? Are they planning to fight to the death with themselves here or have other conspiracies? Hong Tao couldn't figure it out, so he should stop thinking about it. No matter what they planned, as long as they did their own things well, they would have no chance.

The two armed cargo ships received Hong Tao's order and slowly leaned towards the north shore, then sailed down and anchored, and began to put down the boats one by one. Two hundred army soldiers finally came in handy and boarded the boats one after another to row the shore. When the first group of soldiers landed, they immediately took out the hunting rifles from the tarpaulin. After a simple arrangement, they divided them into four or five teams and began to search around the landing site. After confirming the safety of the nearby, the large troops and their equipment began to land one after another.

The army had just finished landing, and a small sloop sailboat sailed from the river in the distance. The gunner did not seek Hong Tao's advice at all and began to aim directly, because Hong Tao had issued an order to shoot freely. As long as it was not his own, he could fire when he saw it. Now Hong Tao had no intention of changing the order. Although the other party was a small boat, what if it was filled with it? The Qizu Cannon had the lowest shooting range. Once the other party was too close, it could not be fired.

"Don't fire first, that's the one who came to negotiate may be the Earl of Nassau himself. Give him a chance to explain. If it's inconvenient, I'll talk to them!" Carl couldn't bear to see the people who were both nobles being broken by these Indian soldiers as targets, so he made a request to Hong Tao. Hong Tao was very familiar with this habit. He never took the risk to negotiate with the enemy. The only time he made an exception was when he talked with the Emperor of Song Dynasty. He didn't expect Hong Tao to make an exception this time.

"It's really inconvenient for me, but you can't go either. This matter has nothing to do with you, and you can't come forward. Go to the bottom cabin to hide first, and I'll deal with them. Don't worry, since I promised the negotiation, I won't touch them. Am I such an unvirtuous person?" Sure enough, Hong Tao really didn't plan to make an exception, but he didn't allow Carl to go. The reason is very simple, to avoid suspicion.

"Can I let me hear your negotiation conditions first?" Carl didn't want to hide, but thought about his wife, children, and cousin, and had to hide. Hong Tao was right. This matter cannot be directly related to himself, William and Jiang Zhuyi, otherwise he would not be able to get involved in Europe. He knew it was one thing in his heart, and there was evidence to show that it was another problem, but he was not very relieved.

"My request is very simple! Burn the port and these ships, give me all the craftsmen, and find a noble who takes the blame to be a prisoner for me. I can't take a step forward. Don't just find a baron with a reputation but no fiefdom to fool me. Just use his son, I don't know anyone else. I also have to give me all the people responsible for shipbuilding and commanding, otherwise I will kill all the living things I can see here without leaving any!" Hong Tao said his conditions one by one by one with his fingers. There were not many, only a few.

"Then there is nothing to talk about, it's no different from unconditional surrender." Carl was helpless. The possibility that the other party could agree to the conditions proposed by Hong Tao was very small.

"I have no intention of negotiating at all. This time I come to kill people, destroy cities, and kidnap votes. Since you want to negotiate, I respect your choice, but the goal will not change. If they are more rational, I will use peaceful means to achieve the goal. If they don't give up, then continue to fight! Anyway, I waste one more shell and kill me one more military expenses, and eventually I will be reimbursed from them." Carl is not a verbal person, and he is even less able to be a bastard. People like Hong Tao can only have the possibility of negotiation when he is not sure. Once he has completely gained the upper hand, he will make a lot of unreasonable trouble, and his nature will be exposed to the fullest.

"You go and take them over in person and cover the cannon suit. If they don't come, then don't talk." Carl went down the bottom cabin, and Hong Tao called the captain over and sent him to contact the other party.

"I'll just find a sailor, right?" The captain didn't think it was necessary for him to run this trip. He just found a sailor to do the job of a communications soldier. After all, he was the captain!

"The sailor's Latin is not good, and his accent is too heavy. You should go. How is your Latin score?" Hong Tao wanted to slap the captain on his head, and dared to negotiate terms with him. Moreover, it was during wartime. If this was placed in the Royal Navy, he would tie the mast and whip it. It seemed that he really had to take mercy over and train these half-baked navy for himself.

"Hehe has always been excellent. I still teach Joseph's Latin!" The captain finally found a strength of his own and instantly smiled. He has been criticized these days, and finally had a chance to show his face, so he must seize it.

The captain didn't brag. He had a good chat with the other party's envoy. After a while, three people on the other party's boat boarded his boat. Then the sailors on the boat sent all the normal flag words to the flagship, and the boat took them back.

The three people climbed up from the side of the boat, one old and two young. They should be considered as nobles, and maybe they are their housekeepers, officials, etc. Hong Tao couldn't figure out how their hierarchy was expressed in terms of their clothes. Anyway, they were all wearing people. Hong Tao did not have the habit of pretending to be in front of the weak, and he would still abide by the politeness he should have. This was not to respect the other party, but to respect himself. Seeing the three people on the deck, he stood up from the fishing chair and was about to walk over and greet him.

"Your Majesty the Emperor? Are you Emperor Hong?" But before Hong Tao could introduce himself, the old man who was about the same age as him spoke. He seemed to know him and directly called out his title and surname.

"I'm sorry, I have a weak ability to recognize people. Who are you?" Since the other party recognized him, Hong Tao also skipped the self-introduction procedure and stretched out his hand to signal everyone to sit in front of the temporary table on the deck and talk slowly.

"I am Henry II, the Count of Nassau, the German Kingdom. These are my two sons, Wagram and Otto." Seeing that Hong Tao could not remember him, the old man did not express his unhappiness, but introduced himself first and then introduced the two young people to Hong Tao.

Among European aristocrats, there is an unwritten rule that if you meet on a formal occasion, you cannot introduce yourself. This behavior is shameless and must be introduced indirectly by others. But there is an exception. If the other party is much higher than his identity, you can introduce yourself, which is also a kind of respect. Obviously, this Earl of Nassau still respects Hong Tao, or he respects the title of emperor more.

"Earl Henry, Earl Carl has talked to me about you. Please sit down and taste the rum I brought. This is brewed with a sap called cactus, and the taste is very special." Since others respect him, Hong Tao put away his scoundrel face and put the enemy aside first. After all, they are guests, and they still need to have a way to treat guests.

"Well, its taste is really special, and the color is very beautiful!" The bearded count didn't rush to say serious things. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip, carefully tasted it, and began to evaluate the characteristics of the wine. It seemed that he really brought his son to visit.

"Since the count likes it, then treat it as a gift. There is absolutely no such wine on the market. We are trying to make a few buckets of wine. Do we also try to make a few barrels of wine?" Hong Tao doesn't like the European nobles' formal etiquette and does not hate it. It all depends on the mood he is in. If he wants to ask someone to do things, the other party is still consuming it so slowly, and he will bless his ancestors in his heart. But now someone is asking for him, so don't worry, and spend it slowly. After tasting the wine, there are cigars, lit cigarettes, small biscuits made of corn flour, sugar, and French fries made of potatoes, all of them are served.

"If it weren't for war, I really wanted to go to Carl Fort again to try the Baron's craftsmanship. She is the best lady in the world. His Majesty's cooking skills are better. I really can't think of what these things are made of." Henry II was really calm and drank and smoked. He ate everything on the table all over, and then he brought out the word "war" and waited for Hong Tao to take it over.

To be continued.
Chapter completed!