The Rise of the European Emperor

Before heading north, the sailors of the Marin fleet removed the beams on the mast and changed the square sails into top gaff sails. Because there is no tailwind when sailing north and south, it is best to use a gaff sail that can adapt to any wind direction.

However, things didn't seem to be going well along the way. Therefore, the fleet did not travel hundreds of kilometers a day. The journey of more than 1,600 kilometers took more than 20 years to arrive. However, this is about the same speed as riding a horse. Moreover, horses cannot carry goods, while fleets can carry a large amount of goods, which has a huge advantage.

When he arrived at Dagukou, Marin found that the docks of Dagukou were full of Ming soldiers with knives and guns...

Seeing this battle, Marin was startled—could something have happened?

In fact, nothing happened, but Liu Jin was afraid of accidents, so he transferred most of the soldiers and horses of Tianjin Wei to Dagukou to prevent accidents. After all, Marin said that he was bringing a fleet over with more people. Liu Jin was worried that the barbarians like Marin would take the opportunity to rob Tianjin Wei, so he sent most of Tianjin Wei's people to monitor Marin's people.

On the shore, He Zhenwu, Commander Tongzhi (Adjutant of the Guards) of Tianjin Guards, was sweating profusely from fright. why? Because Marin's fleet is too scary...

Ten warships of the 500-ton class, in the eyes of He Zhenwu, who has never seen any large ships, are a proper super fleet. Such a scale is enough to attack Tianjin Wei.

Therefore, when Marin's fleet tried to dock, He Zhenwu had someone fire a warning and forbid Marin's fleet to approach...

Marin didn't know why, so he had to stop the fleet, and then sent Kongtai to board a small boat to negotiate with the other party...

"General He, why don't you let our fleet dock?" After seeing He Zhenwu, Kong Tai asked suspiciously.

"Why don't you let them land? Hmph, Messenger Kong, you brought a lot of people, right? If you let you land rashly, what should you do if you attack Tianjin Wei?" In the end, He Zhenwu was afraid. After all, the troops he brought were only 3,000, and they were guard soldiers who had been out of battle for a long time. They really didn't have the confidence to defend Tianjin Guard. It would be fine to guard the Tianjin Acropolis, after all, there is a city wall as a backing. But if it's a battle at the port...

Kong Tai immediately understood what the other party meant. After all, the other party was worried...

So Conte explained:

"General He, the lord of our Beihai Kingdom came in person for this tribute. The lord is an honorable person, and safety cannot be compromised. That's why we brought thousands of guards with us. I think that if His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty goes on a tour, the guards More than tens of thousands, right? Those princes, many of them have two or three guards. It is said that there are at least 3,000 soldiers for one guard. My lord is also the lord of a country. Bringing thousands of guards is not a violation of the rules, right? "

And He Zhenwu pointed to the artillery on the deck of the fleet and asked:

"Since they are here to pay tribute, why are there so many cannons on board? Could it be that you are plotting against Tianjin Wei?"

Kong Tai was a little dazed - isn't he looking for fault? Cannons are installed on board, is that the European practice, okay? But he still had to patiently explain:

"General He doesn't know that pirates are rampant on the sea. How can the lord travel as a precaution? These artillery are set up to fight against pirates. Otherwise, if the lord's fleet is attacked by pirates, it will be a disaster for our North Sea country. That's the world falling apart!"

After hearing this, He Zhenwu also agreed with Kong Tai's words. After all, Marin is also considered the lord of a country. Although, in the eyes of the Ming people, Marin is just the ruler of the small country of Yizuer, but the ruler is the ruler, so it is normal to be cautious.

However, He Zhenwu was very cautious and still refused to let everyone go ashore at once.

He is only willing to let Marin's ship land first, and let Marin only bring 100 people ashore. As for other ships, they will not dock for the time being.

In doing so, He Zhenwu was actually afraid that thousands of people on the other side would suddenly attack after they landed together. As the commander of the guards, He Zhenwu knew very well what the guards of the Tianjin Guards were like. These soldiers of the guards are okay to bully farmers or local hooligans, but they cannot beat elite enemies. Unless, it is the defense of the city that has the power to fight.

Therefore, he let Marin land with a hundred guards first. In this way, even if one hundred people make trouble, he will not be unable to cope with three thousand people.

...

Kong Tai returned to the boat and told Marin the news. Regarding He Zhenwu's request, Marin's subordinates were quite worried, worried that Marin would be detained by the other party.

But Marin is not worried, because he knows that the Ming court cares about face and will not do immoral things like detaining foreign monarchs at will. Moreover, based on the two or three thousand guard soldiers of the Tianjin Guard on the shore, Marin really didn't take it seriously. Even if the other party made trouble, he would be able to deal with it with a hundred soldiers. You must know that Marin's hundred personal guards are all carefully selected elites. Everyone can wear a full set of plate armor for a long time to fight, and their martial arts are good. What's more, there is Kahn, a humanoid monster, beside Marin, so there is no need to worry about the guards of the Ming Dynasty...

In this way, Marin calmly brought a hundred soldiers to the shore and landed, and also took more than a hundred tall horses from Europe.

...

Originally, Marin wanted all his soldiers to wear fake plate armor cut from white iron to boost their momentum. However, in the end, Marin gave up the idea of ​​a show bag.

Why? Marin came to the Ming Dynasty this time to seek trade, not to show off. Therefore, the fake plate armor used by the shiny white iron guard of honor cannot be worn. Otherwise, people in the Ming Dynasty thought Beihai was very rich. Although this is the case, Marin does not want to be regarded as a winner.

Therefore, Marin thought again and again, and let his guards wear red lobster soldier uniforms made of woolen cloth and three-cornered hats as dresses.

After a hundred personal guards landed, they immediately stood in a neat queue under Kahn's command, and then waited silently for orders...

When He Zhenwu saw this scene, his heart tightened suddenly - this is definitely an elite...

What is the elite? Elite soldiers are not only physically strong, but also disciplined. He Zhenwu didn't know these people's martial arts skills, but just looking at their tall, burly arms, one could tell that their combat prowess was not bad. At least, stronger than the guards under him.

Moreover, when queuing up just now, He Zhenwu discovered that these Fanbang soldiers did not ask the commander to shout, but they completely consciously stood where they should stand, quickly and neatly...

If it were the guard soldiers of Tianjin Guard, it would probably take a while to line up even if the generals yelled, and it was definitely not so neat.

Therefore, this action of the Imperial Guards of the Beihai Kingdom greatly shocked He Zhenwu and filled his heart with fear.

"We must not let them land a thousand soldiers and horses! At least, we must not let them land with weapons!" This is the strongest thought in He Zhenwu's heart at this time...