"Seventy-one ships are loaded with bombardments?"

When Emperor Zhu asked, he frowned slightly.

If there had been another option, he would not have spread the bombardment so quickly. In fact, this weapon could not be concealed for too long, because there were a large number of French and Dutch military advisers in the Ming army, and they had already seen bombardments, wooden shells, and woodpipe fuses - these things are just an idea, and they will see it!

In addition, the Spaniards had seen the power of bombardment in naval battles. Not only have I seen this weapon in the battle of Dinghai Anchorage, but also in the subsequent escort and diplomatic battles, and even some of the wooden pallets that hit the Spanish warships did not explode and were picked up by the Spaniards - not to mention that the wooden pallets of this era will produce duds, even the later generations of industrially produced shells will often have duds, so as long as they are used, they will be picked up and returned to the cottage......

Since there is no way to keep it secret, it is better to use it generously!

Anyway, the upgrade of naval ships caused by the spread of this technology has no loss to the Ming Navy, which has not many armed Galen ships. But the two naval powers of Britain and the Netherlands have a bit of a headache!

"That's right," said Admiral Envoy Huang Binqing, "seventy-one ships are loaded...... There is as little as one door, as many as four, all mounted on a circular track in the bow and stern tower, which can fire in all directions. ”

Well, the whole world knows!

Zhu Cihong nodded, "When can I go?" By whom? ”

Huang Binqing said: "Now wait for the wind to be right, and the admiral of the coalition fleet will be led by Abel. YANG Song. Tasman appointed as ...... He served as a fleet admiral and captain in the Dutch East India Company, and was also the deputy director of the Naval Academy, so he was very familiar with the situation of our Ming Navy. ”

"What about Xiamen Hou?" Zhu Cihong asked, "What is he doing?" ”

"He wants to be Admiral Tasman's deputy." Huang Binqing replied.

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded, thinking: With the Tasman, an old sailor, Zheng Jiangong can always make contributions, right?

"What about the Army?" Emperor Zhu asked again, "How many troops are you going to send?" ”

Daming had marines, but the number was small, only a few battalions, two of which were still stationed in Chenggong Bay, and only 1,500 people were able to participate in this Satsuma expedition. With this point, people can't defeat those martial maniacs in Satsuma, so they have to mobilize the army.

"The army has prepared a division," Wu Sanfu said, "a total of more than 13,000 people, ready to go at any time, plus the marines, a total of 15,000!" ”

"That's it?" Zhu Cihong frowned, "Is it enough?" ”

"Your Majesty," Huang Binqing said, "we only have this boat!" It is quite a few times that a ship can carry one or two hundred army troops to fight across the sea...... In order to transport these fifteen thousand people, the Navy Division has already mobilized fifty-five large bird ships, and there is really no way to do more. ”

Thirty-six Galen ships plus fifty-five big bird ships, a total of ninety-one big ships, has already taken a lot of effort from the Navy Division - the big bird ships and Galen ships operating along the coast of Nanyang and Daming are of course far more than that, but the Ming need to rely on these ships to import food from Siam, Annam, Jing Navy and Jinou Army, so they can't all be requisitioned.

In addition, there is no wireless telegraph on the sea ships in these years, as long as they leave the port, the Ming Navy Division will not be able to contact them.

"Is there any news from Japan?" Zhu Cihong asked again, "The Tokugawa shogunate should also send troops to attack the Satsuma Domain, right?" ”

Communication with Japan has been cut off by Garcia's fleet, it's not that you can't go, but it's extremely risky!

Therefore, the Ming Navy Division was reluctant to take out the precious Galen warship to risk.

"There is no news yet," Huang Binqing said, "but the news I got before the communication with Japan was cut off indicates that the shogunate is preparing for war!" ”

Emperor Zhu exhaled, and just as he wanted to give an order, he saw Huang Xiaobao, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch Bingbi, trotting in from outside, still holding a notebook in his hand—obviously an urgent notebook that he had just gotten, and that should have been forwarded by officials who had stayed in the cabinet or the marshal's mansion.

Emperor Zhu didn't like secret music, and generally only Jinyiwei and the Imperial Procuratorate could bypass the cabinet and the Generalissimo's Palace. The other recitals had to be transferred to the two governments by the General Administration Department, and after being read by the bigwigs of the two governments, they were reported to Emperor Zhu. If the elders of the two prefectures happened to be attending the imperial meeting when the concert was delivered, then it would be seen by the officials who stayed behind, and the urgent news could be delivered directly to the imperial front.

Unlike the style of several Ming monarchs before the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong actually didn't care about being deceived by the ministers below, and he was not interested in learning about any folk sufferings - how could the initial stage of capitalism not be bitter? Where did colonialism come from?

Therefore, Zhu Cihong's way of managing the country is to delegate power to the two governments, and his way to maintain the long-term peace and stability of the country is to toss a group of N generations, and if these N generations are not trained well, the future will not last long.

If these people are taught well, at least a few decades after Emperor Zhu's death, the world will not be bad......

"Long live the lord, it's from the Shuai Mansion." Huang Xiaobao said to Zhu Cihong.

"Sansuke, look." Zhu Cihong is not too lazy to watch, but respects the "right to read and recite" the heads of the two governments - he fully trusts them!

Wu Sanfu took the piece and opened it, and his face immediately showed joy.

"Your Majesty, good news!" Wu Sanfu said, "The Henan is back!" Yesterday I entered the Wusong River...... They're coming back from the New World! And it's already established in the New World! ”

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded heavily, "It's just right to come back...... This is a good sign! The route to the New World has been opened, and now we are waiting for us to defeat the Satsuma Domain, take control of Kagoshima Bay, and then we can cross the ocean to the east and restore the Protectorate of the Americas! ”

He used the word "restoration", not occupation...... After all, the Northwest of America has been owned by the Celestial Empire since ancient times!

He paused, "How is the condition of the Henan?" What is the situation of the crew? Can you join this Satsuma expedition? ”

Allowing the Henan to participate in the Satsuma expedition was actually a reward, because the expeditionary fleet already had 91 warships and troop carriers, and the scale was so huge that the Spanish fleet would not dare to resist, so the naval operation was sure to win.

"The Henan is in good condition, most of the crew members are in good health, and after learning that the coalition fleet is going on an expedition, they have asked for battle."

"Good!" Zhu Cihong nodded, "Then the Henan will be included in the expeditionary fleet...... Wait for them to triumph from the Satsuma Domain, and then talk about the merits together!

When the time comes, I will personally go to Shanghai to pick up the wind and wash the dust for them! ”

......

Shanghai, the most prosperous commercial city in the Ming Dynasty, has never been so full of warships as it is now! Including the Henan that has just returned, there are now a total of 92 warships flying the sun and moon battle flags on the Wusong River (because they received Emperor Zhu's silver, so the ships of Britain, France, the Netherlands and Portugal are also hung with the sun and moon flags), and two columns are discharged, which are arranged in turn from Wusongkou inward, which looks majestic!

The forts on both sides of Wusongkou are also on the highest alert! In addition to the 36-pounder and 48-pounder bronze cannons that had been planted there for a long time, a number of bombardment guns capable of firing 24-pounder shells were added temporarily.

The port of Shanghai has become the most difficult seaport in the world...... I'm afraid there isn't one!

The 15,000 army and marines who would land on the land of Japan's Satsuma Domain have been boarded, and their commander will be Li Yuanyin, the commander of the 1st Army Division, the main force of the Japanese Expeditionary Army.

This new generation of fierce generals of the Ming army, who rose to prominence in the battle of the Central Plains of the Northern Expedition, is now standing on the deck of his command ship, a military-type Wanshi Big Bird ship, watching the buildings on both sides of the Wusong River slowly retreat.

The allied expeditionary fleet is sailing out of Wusongkou!

Ninety-two warships, troop transports and fifteen thousand expeditionary forces will rush to the distant battlefield!

Satsuma Domain! The Great Tomorrow Soldiers are finally coming!