Suzhou Mansion, Huangpu River Estuary, Baoshan Institute.More than 10,000 soldiers of the Donghai Domain were stationed in the wilderness on the west bank of the Whampoa General.In the past year of the Battle of Jiangbei, Donghai Town has finally regained a certain strength.Now, the more than 20,000 soldiers recruited recently have completed their basic training, while the 6,000 men recruited before have formed a combat force.In the camp, the tents of the Shence army are one after another, the tents are arranged neatly, as far as the eye can see, and the hundred warships transferred back from Liaodong and North Korea are moored in the Huangpu River, and the masts are like forests, which is very magnificent.Several large warships, unable to enter the Huangpu River, were cruising in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.At this time, it was already 1654, the first month of the tenth year of Longwu.Now on the river and on the sea, there is still a north wind, which is very conducive to the fleet sailing south, and the 15,000 soldiers of Donghai Town have already been ready, just waiting for Zhao Ming's order, the army will board the ship and set sail, starting the southward strategy.In recent months, Zhao Ming has continued to build momentum for southward expansion in Jiangdong through the Di Bao and the Propaganda Department.First of all, Cheng Bi and others who returned from the voyage were praised and praised, so that the people of Jiangdong knew that Jiangdong Town had a colony in Nanyang, which was larger than the entire south of the Yangtze River, and every Jiangdong people, as long as they went to Xinmingzhou, could obtain thousands of acres of land.This greatly stimulated the attention of the people, and they had a strong interest and fascination in Xinmingzhou, and in the following time, the tabloids controlled by the Propaganda Department began to release the news that the Dutch wanted to seize the overseas colonization of Donghai Town.After the Jiangdong military and civilians became concerned about Nanyang, the military and civilians successively obtained news that the Dutch had intercepted merchant ships in Donghaizhen at sea and brutally murdered local Han Chinese in the colony, which aroused great indignation among the people and the army.At the end of last year, news came from Java that the Dutch had incited the natives to slaughter nearly 10,000 Han Chinese living and doing business in Java, which made the anger of the Jiangdong military and civilians reach its peak in an instant.Everyone originally thought that Zhao Ming would immediately send troops to fight against the Dutch, but they didn't want Zhao Ming to send troops immediately, but continued to wait for a suitable time.Early in the morning, on the Yangtze River, Zhao Ming stood on the helm tower of the Zhenhai, looking at the rolling eastward river and the warships sailing on the river.At this time, Zhao Ming asked in a deep voice: "Have all the shells sent by the Capital Institute been test-fired?"
”Guo Zhong, the general of the navy on the side, said excitedly: "Back to the prime minister, the humble post has already been test-fired, and the power is amazing. ”Zhao Ming said: "The recent expansion of the feudal mansion has attracted a lot of detailed works from the north and Nanjing, all of which are exploring the reality of the feudal mansion.The flowering bomb is a secret in the military, but was anyone ever found out when you test-fired it?
”Guo Zhong hurriedly saluted and said: "Prime Minister rest assured, the humble leader led the fleet, far away from the land, and secretly tested the fire in Zhoushan, which will not be discovered for the time being, but if we use it on the battlefield, others will definitely know." ”Zhao Ming waved his hand, "It's okay!"
Things are made to be used, but if we can let them know later, we will have an advantage for one more day. ”"Ignorance, understood!"
Guo Zhong nodded.Zhao Ming then asked: "What do you think of this kind of shell?"
”Guo Zhong said excitedly: "Prime Minister, this kind of cannonball can be called an artifact."
Through test firing, the lowly people found that the wooden warship could not withstand the bombardment of flowering shells at all, and as long as it was hit by a few cannons, the warship would be blown to pieces, and the sailors on board would definitely suffer heavy losses and lose their combat effectiveness. ”Zhao Ming smiled when he heard this: "With this thing, can the sailor have the confidence to fight with Hongmaoyi?"
”Guo Zhong rubbed his hands and smiled: "Prime Minister, the sailors are up and down, and they are ready to fight with Hongmaoyi." ”Zhao Ming bowed his head with satisfaction, "Very good, since the sailors are up and down, with this confidence, I think we can already go to war." ”It has been more than 100 years since the Great Voyage of the West, and the Dutch have been crisscrossing the sea and have strong strength, which makes Zhao Ming a little jealous.After all, the navy and naval division are a branch of the army that needs to be accumulated, and it is not a short time to form combat power, but it takes years of accumulation and experience to become a strong army at sea.The Netherlands has been crisscrossing the ocean for decades, and Zhao Ming is still a little bottomless about challenging such a maritime power, so he has been waiting for the flowering bomb, a killer feature, which can make decisive progress and be able to mass-produce and equip the army.At this time, the two were talking on the deck, and on the lookout of the mainmast, the sergeant in charge of the lookout suddenly shouted: "Prime Minister, the flag is raised in the military camp on the shore, please land on the shore, there is an urgent military report." ”Zhao Ming frowned slightly when he heard this, looked at Guo Zhong and said, "Come to the shore and send me back to the camp." ”Not long after, the Zhenhai approached the shore, and Zhao Ming went ashore in a small boat, and at this time, more than a dozen cavalrymen immediately galloped in front of him.The cavalry turned over and dismounted, and saluted with fists for the leader, "Prime Minister Qi, there is an urgent letter from Taiwan's Tamsui." ”Zhao Ming frowned when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "What about the person who sent the letter?"
Summoned to see me. ”Zhao Ming walked towards the camp and gave an order, and the scout immediately saluted, "Humble and orderly."
Go and call him. ”After a while, Zhao Ming returned to the big tent, and as soon as he sat down, the guards lifted the tent curtain and led one person in."
See the Prime Minister for your humble position!"
The messenger saluted on one knee.Zhao Ming looked at the comer, and had some impressions that it should be a martial artist who spoke about martial arts, but he couldn't remember which issue it was."
Zhou Qianhu, it's been hard all the way!"
After Zhao Ming was concerned, he immediately asked, "What military information did you bring this time?"
”Seeing that Zhao Ming could remember him, the messenger was a little excited on his face, "Back to the Prime Minister, Hongmaoyi suddenly attacked, and the students were ordered to come and ask for help. ”Zhao Ming raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect to be cowering in Tainan, he had been cautious, worried that Donghai Town would take action against Tainan, so he dared to take the initiative and attacked the military and civilians of Donghai Town in Taiwan."
How's the war going now?"
Zhao Ming asked with a gloomy face.The messenger hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted, "Back to the Prime Minister, the Hongmaoyi artillery and muskets are sharp, and it is a surprise attack, and the front line has suffered great losses."
When the students left the island, Hongmaoyi was storming Changhua, but the students did not know what the situation was now. ”The messenger said this, carrying a letter, "This matter of Tamsui for the command, a letter of rescue to the Prime Minister." ”Zhao Ming took the letter, started to watch it for a while, and then handed the letter to a few people around him, so that his cronies and staff could pass it on and watch."
Humph!
The Red-haired Yi knew that the longer it dragged on, the worse it would be for them, and they probably knew that Ben Shuai would do something to them, so the dog jumped over the wall and decided to strike first. ”Zhao Ming sneered, and then immediately said to everyone: "Taiwan is an important grain producing place under the rule of the feudal government, which is related to the stability and vital interests of the feudal government.Now that the army is ready, I have decided to immediately raise my army and sweep the South Seas!
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