Zheng Chenggong hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, my subordinates have trained a total of 3,500 sailors in recent months. In addition, there are more than 200 helmsmen, fire chiefs, and officers at all levels trained by the Fujing Naval Academy. ”

The fire chief he said is the navigator, and he needs to master the "astrological technique", that is, the technology of relying on astronomy to determine the latitude and longitude, which is a very scarce high-level technical talent, but now it can be "produced" in batches in the Sailor School.

Zhu Linmiao nodded with satisfaction when she heard this, and secretly thought, it was really the right decision to let Zheng Chenggong, a naval battle genius, support the sailor, and he had already supported the sailor in such a short period of time.

According to the calculation that a 300-ton Galen warship needs nearly 200 officers and sailors, and a 500-ton Galen warship needs more than 300 people, the current sailor division has nearly 4,000 soldiers, which is enough to control 15 or 6 warships.

That is to say, for a long time to come, as long as the shipyard builds new warships, it will be able to form combat effectiveness almost immediately.

He roughly estimated in his heart that the Daming Navy Division had two 300-ton Galen warships and one 500-ton Daxi ship built by Nan'an Shipyard not long ago.

The two Galen warships of 500 tons and 300 tons on the slipway of Yongbeili are about to be launched in the near future, and if these are all counted, the sailors will have four large Galen ships and one Daifuku ship.

Although the number of large warships is small, these four Galen ships alone can be equipped with more than 100 cannons, and at the same time, the gun emplacements are concentrated, and the firepower can be described as extremely strong.

Coupled with the thirty or so small fortune ships, sentinel ships, and arson ships in front of us, a small but refined fleet has basically taken shape and is ready to participate in the war.

On the way to Mawei, he read the information of the Jianyu Water Division. On the surface, the Qing army had nearly 200 warships on the Qiantang River, but the main force of them was 10 ships of more than 400 tons and 9 ships of less than 200 tons, and the number of artillery equipment did not exceed 70 at most.

Moreover, there are only more than a dozen twelve-pound heavy cannons, and the rest are all small cannons of about six pounder. As for the other hundred or so small ships, they basically did not have the ability to carry artillery.

In other words, under the condition that the quality of the sailors was close and the commanding officers did not make mistakes, Zhu Linmiao believed that the Daming Naval Division would definitely be able to completely abuse the Qing army's fleet on the Qiantang River.

You must know that among the more than 100 cannons of the Daming Water Division, nearly thirty percent are more than 12-pound heavy artillery, and there are even 10 18-pound cannons! And the six-pounder cannon had only thirty. The overall firepower intensity is several times higher than that of the Jianyu Naval Division.

In addition, due to the structural characteristics of the Galen ship, it was necessary to use a relatively thick hull supplemented by a large number of transverse ribs. Guns under nine pounds could not penetrate the seven-inch-thick beech hull unless they were fired within ten feet.

If the shell hits the ship's ribs, even a twelve-pound gun will hardly be able to deal effective damage.

On the other hand, the Fuchu or Bow ship uses a watertight cabin structure, which is limited by the weight of the hull, and the hull cannot be made very thick. Usually at a distance of four hundred paces, a six-pounder gun would be able to penetrate its hull.

Of course, they are also difficult to sink due to the presence of watertight compartments. However, as long as the important personnel in the ship, such as the captain and helmsman, are killed by cannonballs, or the mainsail, rudder, and bow are shot, the entire ship will basically lose its combat effectiveness.

Zhu Linmiao then looked at Zheng Chenggong and said, "Da Mu, when the two new warships in Yongbeili are completed, I want to send you to lead the sailors to deal with the warships built on the Qiantang River, can you be sure that you will win the battle?" ”

Zheng Chenggong had already understood the strength of the Qing army on the Qiantang River, and immediately arched his hand and said: "Now that my sailor is strong and sharp, I will meet the enemy with the battle line tactics taught by adults, and I will definitely be able to break it in one battle!" Between the words, he seemed very confident in the level of training under his command.

When Zhu Linmiao heard the words "Zhouqiang Artillery Sharp", she couldn't help but smile slightly, and then nodded and said, "Okay!" Then I will congratulate the big wooden flag on its victory!

"As long as Qiantang is returned to the control of the Ming army, the deployment of the captives in Zhejiang will be disrupted. This is an extremely important step in my northward strategy, and it is up to the sailor to do so. ”

The generals of the Navy Division immediately shouted: "It will live up to the expectations of the adults!" ”

Zheng Chenggong seemed to think of something, and said: "My lord, this Jianyu sailor on the Qiantang River is easy to deal with, but if the thief loses Qiantang, he will definitely transfer Zheng Cheng's warship into Zhejiang." ”

When he said this, he couldn't help but look worried, "As far as his subordinates know, there are five or six hundred warships that Zheng Yi brought to surrender. Among them, there are nearly 40 large boats and large fortune boats, more than 50 rushing boats, medium-sized fortune boats, and bird boats, and more than 50 ships and small fortune boats.

"Although the ships of our naval division are advantageous, the number of them is too small, and once we engage them, we are likely to fall into a heavy siege......

No matter how strong your ship is, if you are besieged by a large number of enemy ships and lose your mobility, you will not be able to escape being burned by an arson ship or being seized by the enemy.

Zhu Linmiao had already planned for this, and immediately smiled: "You don't have to worry about this." At the moment, we can't shake Zheng Zhilong, but we have to give full play to our advantages and lead him by the nose. ”

He immediately retreated left and right, and whispered to Zheng Chenggong: "Although there are many captive ships, they are not as fast as mine, and there are many things that must be saved." When you defeat the Qing army sailors on the Qiantang River, I will transfer Luo Ming's ships to assist in the defense of Qiantang, and you will lead the sailors like this......"

Zheng Chenggong nodded frequently when he heard this, "My lord really has a clever plan, my subordinates are obedient!" ”

Zhu Linmiao continued: "I have ordered the shipyard to make every effort to build warships. Another 500-ton warship in Yongbeili will be launched in the middle of next month, and with the addition of several other ships on the slipway, the number of main warships of the naval division can be doubled in two months at most.

"At that time, we will find another chance to deal with Zheng Zhilong!"

Zheng Chenggong was also happy in his heart, but then said: "By the way, my lord, there is another thing that is a hidden danger." ”

"Oh? You said. ”

"The main battle ships of our naval division are very strong, but the small ships are merchant ships purchased from the people, and they are used as combat ships with some artillery, and the number is small, so it is very easy for the enemy arson ships to find a gap."

"That's a problem." Zhu Linmiao frowned and nodded. It's just that the shipyards are building big ships right now, and although he asked Guan Xiangyun to go to the private shipyard to customize small boats, he definitely can't count on it in a short time.

Who has ready-made light warships there? His eyes suddenly lit up, and he smiled at Zheng Chenggong and said, "This matter will be handed over to me." Before you arrive in Qiantang, there must be a warship to send you, you just need to prepare the sailors to receive the boat. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Linmiao finished the deployment of the sailors, and did not stay in Mawei much, and rushed back to Fujing on the same day, but wrote a letter before leaving, asking the speedboat to send it to Macao and hand it over to the head of the Customs Department.

After taking him away, Zheng Chenggong asked his subordinates to sail the two 300-ton warships back to Mawei Port, and sent another person to contact the Yongbeili Shipyard.

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