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God will not always be on anyone's side.
At critical moments, you often have to rely on yourself.
The ocean-going fleet was trapped in a dead end, attacked from both sides by the Dutch, and the artillery fire was like a storm, causing heavy casualties. In order to reverse the situation, Liu Zhuzi and his men even flew out of the deck on gliders, risking their lives, as if they were committing a collective suicide.
Zhou Xingmin and others launched a suicidal counterattack in a small boat.
Li Mu led four warships and charged directly into the middle of the enemy's battle line, ramming ship by ship, risking his life. These scenes were moving and heroic.
This is the will of the Qin army. If they did not have such a will, if they accepted their fate and surrendered under the enemy's fierce attack like the Indian Asan or other fleets, how could they have waited for the final victory
God will not always stand on the side of anyone, including the Dutch. They failed to defeat the ocean-going fleet at the most favorable time. The backlash from the ocean-going fleet after escaping the predicament was naturally fierce.
The Qin army's warships rushed towards the enemy ships with the wind in the most thrilling way, killing gods and Buddhas, making the Dutch scream in surprise. The Qin army was crazy, and the whole world was crazy!
The panicked Dutch were in chaos. The enemy ships were quickly turned into huge torches by the Qin army's rockets, burning fiercely on the sea. The wind fanned the fire, and the fire fanned the wind, and the flames reached the sky.
Some enemy ships, in panic, collided with friendly ships and became tangled up, unable to move. When Aquidnes' flagship was blown into flying pieces, the remaining Dutch warships no longer had the will to fight and fled in all directions.
It was not so easy to escape. The speed of Qin's clipper ships was twice as fast as theirs. Moreover, when the sky was about to dawn, the monsoon on the sea became weaker. Wan Qingliu and his men were very surprised. They all requested to take off and join the pursuit.
On the two treasure ships, amid bursts of excited cheers, one glider after another took off rapidly from the tattered decks, facing the dawn in the east, and rushed into the blue sky. With incomparable grace, they skimmed across the sea, skimmed over the burning warships, and killed the fleeing remnants of the enemy.
They were like eagles spreading their wings, soaring with the wind, flying over the Dutch warships, then rushing down diagonally with strange cries, with flames emerging from the sky and whistling down.
Boom! Boom boom boom...
This was a completely one-sided hunt, with streams of fire flying across the sky, dazzling fireballs rising from the sea, and violent explosions, like a huge fireworks display in the Indian Ocean, with Dutch warships being wantonly ravaged. There was no escape, it was a horrible sight.
"Red-haired ghost! Your God is here! Hahaha..."
Liu Zhuzi, who was flying in the blue sky again, was so excited that he shouted and screamed. With a touch of morning light, he dived towards the enemy warship and quickly pulled the trigger at a distance of fifty steps. Chirp! The rocket hanging under the glider whistled away and hit the tail of an enemy ship fiercely.
"I'm going to stab you in the ass. Hahaha..." Liu Zhuzi firmly believed that his rocket had stabbed deeply into the enemy's ass.
boom!
Soon there was a loud bang, and the entire rear of the enemy ship was blown apart. Wooden boards flew, flames rose, and the rear of the enemy ship was thrown out of the water, and then smashed down heavily, splashing waves and rolling waves.
A long night passed, the morning sun jumped out of the sea, its beard like a spear, shining brightly, the fish-scale clouds in the sky were destroyed by this light, rolling away. The sky was clear and blue, the sea and sky were vast... ... ..
In the clear blue sky of the early morning, war eagles were soaring and flying. The scene was so beautiful that it made people tremble. Rays of fire swept down from the sky and pierced into the Dutch warships that were fleeing in all directions.
The violent explosion was like the howling of gods, and the balls of fire were like a volcano erupting in the sea, tragic yet magnificent.
The old Qin is strong and will recover our land.
The war will not stop until the blood is shed and the people die.
How can there be peace when the world is in turmoil
Qin has sharp warriors and their swords are sharp.
Clothed in black and wearing dark armor, sweeping across the world!
On the day of triumphant return, congratulate our emperor again.
Mandated by Heaven, may you live long and prosper forever.
Waves of majestic war songs echoed across the vast Indian Ocean, making people feel moved. The shells were flying, the passionate war songs were flying, and the hearts filled with the joy of victory were flying... ... .
Although the ocean-going fleet also paid a huge price in this battle, they were trapped in a desperate situation, but with their undying will, they finally defeated the powerful and cunning enemy, wiped out the Dutch military forces in the Indian Ocean in one fell swoop, and inflicted heavy damage on the Mughal Navy.
From then on, whenever the Mughal navy saw the Qin army's warships, or even just looked at those mysterious and cold black sails, they would be so scared that they would turn around and flee as fast as they could.
The battered ocean-going fleet, carrying the surrendered Dutch warships, sailed back to the port of Colombo with the wind. Occasionally, British or Portuguese armed merchant ships passed by, but they all avoided them. Looking at this battered but proud fleet, a terrifying feeling filled the hearts of the British and Portuguese.
The maritime hegemony of the Indian Ocean was finally decided in this longest night and in this heroic battle. From then on, the Qin fleet roamed across this ocean, and no one dared to go against it!
However, the victory or defeat at sea could not prevent Aurangzeb from launching another attack on Otsa and other countries. In the central Indian continent, the war was reignited and in full swing;
After regrouping, Aurangzeb still led an army of 150,000, advancing in ten directions. Moreover, he had learned from the lessons of his previous failure and his tactics were more flexible, allowing him to advance and retreat with ease.
The four countries of Otsa once again handed over the military command to Hai Rufeng.
Second-hand weapons from the Qin Dynasty were being continuously shipped to India and sold to countries like Otsa. Hai Rufeng used the Marine Corps as the backbone to teach soldiers from these countries how to use weapons. Smoothbore rifles were secondary, and the main weapon was thunder bombs. In the mountainous areas of central India, thunder bombs were used for defense and were very effective. When the enemy swarmed in, a thunder bomb would often drive the enemy back in defeat.
The thunder bomb is a one-time consumable. In order to protect their territory, countries like Otsa can only buy a large number of thunder bombs from the Qin army. Silver is flowing to the Qin army... ...
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In Nanjing, Qin Dynasty, in the Jianjia Palace, Qin Mu leaned comfortably on a recliner, covered with a blanket. Talking about the huge bank he made from selling second-hand weapons, Qin Mu said calmly: "I don't want so much silver. In fact, if I want, I can fill the treasury of Qin Dynasty with mountains of gold and silver."
The winter snow outside the hall had just cleared up, and the sunlight shone on the snow on the tiles, reflecting into the hall and onto Liu Rushi's rosy face, creating a bright and brilliant halo.
If someone else said this, Liu Rushi would have sneered, but since it came from Qin Mu, she did not dare to doubt it. She just asked curiously: "Your Majesty, who would complain about having too much gold and silver? It's the same for a country..."
Qin Mu shook his head and said, "It is said that a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. Isn't this true? I also hope that the treasury will be filled with silver, but it must be earned through the people's production. We can't do it this way. In fact, compared to getting something for nothing, the country has no corresponding output, but has a large amount of gold and silver for nothing. This will lead to rising prices, and the harm to the country is immeasurable."
Liu Rushi thought for a moment and asked, "Your Majesty, do you still want to sell these discarded weapons?"
"Hahaha... Of course we have to sell them. Selling the old ones and replacing them with new ones is a metabolic behavior in itself. It is useful in boosting demand. It is not completely unearned gain. When I say unearned gain, I mean the memorial submitted by the generals in the army."
Now the hundreds of marines of the North Sea Fleet were helping the Tokugawa shogunate fight with great momentum. Some military leaders had an idea and proposed to send more troops to directly occupy Japan. Japan has a large population and is rich in gold and silver. If Japan is conquered, the wealth obtained will probably be no less than that obtained by conquering the entire South Seas.
But this was inconsistent with Qin Mu's plan. Using the army to plunder directly would certainly make money quickly, but the large amount of gold and silver that came out of thin air was not necessarily a good thing.
It was true that the Qin army wanted to control Japan, but they were more inclined to use Japan as a dumping ground for their goods in order to drive the continuous development and growth of Qin's industry and commerce.
As for that damn title of emperor, it will be abolished sooner or later, but it will take some time and you have to eat it one bite at a time.
*********************(To be continued...)
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