Chapter 566: Zheng Zhilong's Family Background

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Zheng Wancheng speaks fluent Chinese - at this time, North Korea does not know a little Chinese, which will affect his career very much - the tongue is bright and lotus, and Zheng Zhilong is slapped in the clouds with a sycophant.

"When the army of the General Commander of the Water Division destroys Nanming, it will be a lifetime of luck for the general to be able to help clean up the battlefield!" Zheng Wancheng looked innocent, and said, "I just saw that nearly completed warship on the way, it was as big as a dragon!" The end will be seen as never seen. With just this one boat, I'm afraid that Nanming will be the enemy of hundreds of ships, and it will definitely be a dead end! ”

Zheng Zhilong looked at Zheng Du suspiciously, and the latter hurriedly whispered: "It was the 'Zheng' brand that was temporarily repaired outside the shipyard to catch up with the boat." ”

Zheng Zhilong then smiled and said, "The ship that General Zheng said is far worse than Jiaolong. He had the intention of showing off in front of the Koreans, so he instructed Zheng Du instead, "Since General Zheng is interested, you might as well take him around the shipyard." ”

"My son obeyed."

Zheng Zhilong picked up the tea bowl and said to Zheng Wancheng: "The sailor still has a lot of chores, so the lower officials can't greet General Zheng." ”

"How dare you bother the chief soldier."

Zheng Wancheng resigned from Zheng Zhilong, and followed Zheng Du to visit the Laizhou shipyard, and there was constant flattery along the way, which made the latter smile.

Zheng Du chatted with him speculatively, and he was also quite attentive in introducing the situation in the shipyard, "The 'Zheng' brand name that General Zheng saw when he came was 700 materials, and it was actually just a small boat in my Da Qingshui Division. Look over there," he pointed to the slipway in the distance, "this is a 'ping' ship, and it can be called the main force of the sailors." ”

Zheng Wancheng couldn't see it very clearly when he was far away, but when he walked near the slipway, he was surprised—a warship as tall as a hill was at least forty percent larger than the largest turtle ship of the Korean sailors! It is conceivable that during the war, the "Ping" warship only needs to collide with it, and it will be difficult for the Korean sailors to catch it.

Zheng Du continued: "This thousand-pound ship can carry three 3,000-jin 800-kilogram heavy cannons and six thousand-pound cannons. However, when it comes to the ability to break the enemy in the coming battle, this is not the best of the sailors. ”

He said it up, and took Zheng Wancheng all the way to the depths of the shipyard, "Look at the slipway over there, this is the 'Wei' plywood ship......"

Zheng Wancheng was puzzled: "Those two boats are much smaller than the 'Ping' brand, why are they even more powerful?" ”

Zheng Du said proudly: "Look at the row of wooden windows on the side of the ship, there are fourteen heavy cannons of 2,070 catties inside!" ”

He glanced at the North Koreans with shocked faces, and mysteriously pointed to the innermost part of the shipyard, "There is also a newly built 'Sheng' plywood ship over there, which is built by Hongyi craftsmen hired by my father with a lot of money, and can carry twenty-four heavy guns!" ”

Zheng Du and Zheng Wancheng were foaming at the mouth, and the other looked like they had never seen the world, but they didn't pay attention to the "guard" Han Tongzheng on the side who was desperately observing around, not letting go of any details.

Two days later, the North Korean naval division began to practice with Chung Ji-ryong's fleet.

Zheng Wancheng was on the shore, looking at the endless warship on the sea, his legs and stomach were a little tendoned, and he became more and more unconfident in the task of his trip.

Zheng Zhilong glanced at him and smiled, "General Zheng is not feeling well?" ”

"Ah, no, no." Zheng Wancheng hurriedly put away his panic and offered his best skills, "I am such a mighty sailor in the Qing Dynasty, unparalleled in the world, there is no such Xu Xiaozhou in North Korea, and if I go south at this time, I will definitely be able to crush the people of the south!" ”

When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he put away his smile and ordered Zheng Du, "Let's start practicing." ”

In fact, the vast majority of Beijing's courtiers, including Dorgon, thought that his huge fleet would be as easy as a cat and a mouse to deal with the Southern Ming sailors. The military department also ordered him to lead his army south many times, but he was sternly refused. For this reason, the Ministry of War also impeached him once, saying that he wanted to support the enemy and gain self-respect.

But only he understands the reason, when he encountered a storm in the Yellow Sea, he saw the Nanming Sailor with his own eyes!

At least five plywood boats, which were larger than the "Wei", and more than ten small plywood boats, were lying in ambush behind the Langjiasha reef at that time, preparing to attack his fleet from the flank and rear.

He was still a little afraid when he thought of the scene at that time, if it weren't for the sudden wind and waves, I am afraid that the fleet that went to support Hong Chengchou would have lost more than seven percent...... Maybe even his own life will be left in the Yellow Sea.

More than ten years ago, he led the naval division in Liuluo Bay to fight a decisive battle against the Helan people, and the size of the latter's fleet was not much larger than that of the Ming army's naval division. Although he won a crushing victory at that time, it was a head-to-head duel, and he had six or seven hundred warships in his hands and nearly 30,000 sailors!

At present, he only has 400 boats left, and even 70 or 80 are seriously damaged, and he will not be able to go to sea to fight without a month.

Zheng Zhilong had always believed that Nanming had bought some plywood boats from Hongyi, but after seeing the Ming army in the Yellow Sea, he knew that Nanming must have mastered the art of building plywood boats. In other words, he will have to deal with five more large plywood ships in the decisive battle.

He looked at the sailors who had already raised their sails and lined up, and sighed with a frown, "At least you must be sure of dealing with eight or nine plywood boats and twenty small boats, otherwise this battle must not be ......."

Zheng Wancheng glanced at Dang Jiamao, who was standing at the bow of the ship, the prison army sent to him by Zheng Zhilong. In fact, all the warships of the North Korean naval division of more than 300 materials were sent to supervise the army.

Dang Jiamao took out a betel nut and threw it into his mouth, glanced at the order flag on the ship in the distance, and waved proudly: "General Zheng, raise the sails." ”

"This," Zheng Wancheng said cautiously, "Lord Dang, our ship set sail with oars, and only used sail......s when it reached the open sea."

"Let's do it, then."

"The last general, obey."

Zheng Wancheng looked at Han Tong, the "supervising army" of the Ming Dynasty standing behind him, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, what am I doing in the middle, why don't I hand over these more than 60 boats to the two of you......

Nanjing, Ying Tianfu Ya.

Zhu Linmiao looked at the latest Laizhou secret report, and couldn't help frowning slightly-it said that the Galen ship that built the second twenty-four guns had been secretly built for most of it.

Coupled with the secret reports sent one after another, he already had the general outline of Zheng Zhilong's fleet in his mind: at least two twenty-four-gun Galen warships and nearly ten fourteen-gun Galen warships. There are also 20 large boats, nearly 40 700 ships, more than 100 ships of 300 to 500 ships, and more than 100 shuttle ships, and the rest are 234 small boats such as guns, fast whistles, and arsonists.

In addition, there are probably six or seven boats under construction on the slipway.

To deal with a fleet of this size, the sailor's current family background is probably not safe enough. He calculated in his heart that the warships on the slipways of the three shipyards had to be completed at an accelerated pace. Fortunately, now that the Helan people have no idea of participating in the war, Dai Xiuyuan has scored a North Korean nail in the Qing army's naval division, even if the war starts immediately, there is a certain chance of victory.

Suddenly, Shi Lin said outside the house: "My lord, Ezeba's special envoy Moleno asks to see you." ”

(End of chapter)

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