At the end of June, Lee Ji-sung's fleet returned to the port of Busan.

The first batch of soldiers of the First Expeditionary Regiment who went to sea for training were deliberately shaken by the navy, vomiting and diarrhea, and they were all too weak to fail. Most people feel that their whole body is limp, as if they have no strength at all. When moving, you must hold on to the railing next to you, otherwise, you will definitely fall. Many people feel that their eyes are also problematic, and they always have double vision when they see things, and they can't see clearly. Many of them were even lying on the deck with their last breath, barely moving. When the warship docked, they didn't even have the strength to stand up. As soon as my body moved, I immediately made an oh sound and felt like I was going to vomit again. But I vomited desperately, nausea and discomfort to death, but I couldn't vomit anything.

The companions around him lifted them up, and felt that their bodies were heavy, as if they had been filled with lead.

However, the soldiers of the Navy, the year is very happy. They pierced the edges back and forth on the deck, and their movements were as light as if they were masters of acrobatics. The reaction of the Army companions, in their opinion, was simply incredible. They were eager to pour all the joy in their hearts into the hearts of their army comrades.

The First Fleet helped the Army in sea training this time, and by the way, received a new batch of warships. This is not an ordinary battleship, all of them are behemoths of dragon god ships. Moreover, the number received, not several, but dozens. No wonder the officers and men of the navy, from top to bottom, are so happy. No matter who you change, you will be overjoyed! The number of dragon god ships launched in June is the maximum "thirty ships in total." Thirty dragon god ships" were evenly distributed among the three fleets, and the number of dragon god ships in each fleet increased to sixteen. The original Li Jicheng fleet "only had six dragon god ships, but now, the number of ships has increased by ten all of a sudden, and the combat effectiveness has naturally skyrocketed."

As a result, the navy was happy to drive the dragon god ship back and forth on the sea, making all kinds of difficult actions "to test the performance of the dragon god ship and form combat effectiveness as soon as possible." For the Navy, this is a pleasing thing to the eye and to the delight of the spirit. But for the army that accompanied the ship, it was going to die. In all kinds of difficult movements, they were shaken so bitter that they vomited all their bile water.

"Whoa!" "Whoa! "Whoa! Various warships docked next to the trestle one after another, and the gangplanks were lowered "A large group of army officers and soldiers with weak legs and staggering appeared on the trestle with each other. Some people couldn't take it anymore and vomited again. Others crouched on the edge of the trestle, bowing their heads and "digging at their throats as hard as they could." People who don't know the details, at first glance, think that the Tiger Ben Army has come back from defeat. Truth be told, their appearance is "a bit embarrassing." Zhang Zhun searched carefully with a clairvoyant mirror and found that the soldiers in military uniforms were quite neat, and there was not one out of ten who could not be found. Someone's uniform was "stained with a lot of vomit and hasn't had time to clean it yet." is a few high-ranking officers, such as Zhang Lingyun, Ling Ruocheng, Wu Ranjiang, Li Tugen and others, and they don't look much better. The worst thing is estimated to be Li Tugen, a very tall person, when he got off the boat, his steps were unsteady, he almost stumbled, and fell directly into the sea.

"These guys! It's so weak! Wang Shide said with a low frown.

"Hey, you whisper!"

Wang Junyu hurriedly said.

Sure enough, several army officers were shaken so that their eyes were so hot that their legs were weak, but their ears were quite sensitive, and they actually heard Wang Shide's words. Their eyes couldn't help but look over here, as if they were looking for someone to be unlucky.

Fortunately, the first person they saw was Zhang Zhun. So, their murderous eyes immediately softened, lowered their heads, and obediently went back to the barracks. If Zhang Zhun hadn't been here, Wang Shide would definitely have been scolded by them.

Several battalion commanders, as well as Li Jicheng, all came up to report to Zhang Zhun on the situation of the sea training. Poor battalion commanders, when they came to Zhang Zhun, their faces were already pale and weak. Even if I barely shook my spirits and felt that my two legs still didn't seem to be obedient and disgusting, there was no news.

"Everyone's worked hard."

Zhang Zhun smiled slightly and said quietly.

For Zhang Zhun's greeting, several battalion commanders could only smile helplessly. From Zhang Zhun's tone, what they heard was not concern. What's more, it's a bit of a hatred of iron not being made of steel. Even, there is a little dissatisfaction in it.

"Everyone's eyes should not only stare at the one-third of an acre in front of them, and they should not only be satisfied with the current achievements. I tell you frankly that the reunification of the Central Plains is not my ultimate goal. My ultimate goal is to spread the culture of our Han people to the world! The banner of our Tiger Army must be planted in every corner of the world! "You all know that our Ming Kingdom is just a small corner in the world. Beyond this corner, there are countless vast lands waiting for us to own. We're going to cross mountains, we're going to cross the sea, and we're going to reach every inch of the world. If you can't even pass the most basic boat skills, what are you talking about crossing the ocean? "Map of the world, you've all seen it. More than 70% of the world's area is water. To control these waters, in addition to relying on a strong naval fleet, our land forces themselves must also become experts in multi-faceted operations. The Navy is first, the Marine Corps is second, and the Army is third. No matter what class you are, you can't be afraid of the sea! ”

Zhang Zhun's gaze swept slowly over each officer's face, and he spoke in a very slow tone, as if he was a word by word. His purpose in doing this was to enable every officer to be able to remember every word of his words profoundly. It's not enough to remember, it's still necessary to do it. If he can't do it, it is estimated that his position as an officer will also be done.

The army officers present could all hear Zhang Zhun's dissatisfaction with them from Zhang Zhun's words. Yes" Zhang Zhun was indeed dissatisfied with their performance. It was just a sea training, and it became like this. If there is a real war, "I'm afraid that all of them will be strained." If it weren't for the limitations of the times, I was afraid that Zhang Zhun would open his mouth to scold.

"Disperse!"

After a long while, Zhang Zhun waved his hand and let them disperse.

The army officers were secretly relieved, and after standing up and saluting, they hurriedly dispersed.

"Jiang Shide!"

Zhang Zhun suddenly shouted.

"Here!"

Wang Shide hurriedly replied.

Zhang Zhun's words just now "made the staff officers and entourage around him feel equally nervous. Especially Wang Shide, who was still talking cool things just now, this time it is estimated that he was arrested. Usually, Zhang Zhun rarely has such a serious training. It seems that the result of Hai I this time did make Zhang Zhun deeply disappointed. "There should be a lot of improvements."

Sure enough, Zhang Zhun said in an orderly manner: "You go to the army unit in person, summarize the lessons and lessons of the sea training, and listen to the thoughts of each soldier." If you have any good suggestions and any complaints, you have to record them and give them to me. ”

Wang Shide hurriedly agreed.

Zhang Zhun shook his head lightly and left the port with a straight face.

In general, this sea training is indeed enough. The cruel facts once again prove that it is indeed not easy to organize a perfect landing in such an era. Of course, the benefits are not entirely out of the ordinary. A flock of landlubbers" can also be regarded as experiencing the passion of the sea. It is estimated that after this training, when they actually land, even if they encounter an ordinary storm, they probably won't have anything to fear.

Compared with the listless army soldiers who disembarked, those army soldiers who had not yet had the opportunity to experience seasickness on the ship were full of expectations. Many times, what they see is the surface of things. Before they experienced the power of the sea, they did not take the ruthlessness of the sea to heart. What they look forward to more is the sunrise on the sea, the white waves, and the splashing fish. All of this is very desirable.

When the first batch of trained troops had all disembarked from the ship, the second batch of trained troops had already assembled and were ready to board the ship. Once the loading is completed, Li Jicheng will take them to sea again and toss on the waves for half a month.

However, just as the second batch of trainees was about to board the ship, an accident happened. A sentinel ship arrived in a hurry. On the sentry boat, there were three sailors, constantly waving red pennants. The blue sea and blue sky, the red pennant hanging on the sentinel ship, is very dazzling. Coupled with the constant waving of red pennants, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The red pennant, in the flag of the Tiger Ben Navy, represents the arrival of the enemy. The three sailors waved the red pennant at the same time, representing the arrival of a powerful enemy, and the situation was urgent. This is the most tense and dangerous of all the flags of the Tiger Navy.

"Line up!"

"Prepare for battle!"

Li Jicheng hurriedly ordered.

The officers and men of the First Fleet of the Tiger Army Navy hurriedly moved quickly and prepared for battle. For a while, the atmosphere in the port was very tense. All the officers and men of the army who were ready to board the ship were quickly withdrawn. The entire barracks went into combat mode.

"There are enemies?"

"Where did the enemy come from?"

Many people on land were also slightly stunned.

The staff officers around Zhang Zhun are all you look at me, I look at yours, and there is no answer. At this time, there is an enemy to kill the Holy Mountain Harbor? Is it the day itself or the Dutch? Or maybe the two come together, ......, "Is it the Nose Lan people?" ”

Wang Shide frowned and said in a low voice.

"I don't know.

Wang Junyu shook his head and replied in a low voice.

Zhang Zhun held the clairvoyant mirror and silently looked at the sea in the south.

A moment later, black dots appeared on the southern sea. Subsequently, these black spots slowly turned into warships. A rough count shows that there are about twenty warships. Due to the distance, it is not possible to judge for the time being what type of warship, what tonnage, and how many cannons there are.

"It's a Dutch battleship!"

Li Jicheng was shocked and said in a deep voice.

"Sure enough, it's the Dutch!"

On land, Wang Shide and others also said in a deep voice.

Those arriving warships, on the top of the mast, had a tricolor flag hoisted. The tricolor is the emblem of the Dutch Navy. On the seas of East Asia, "no one has yet dared to pose as a tricolor." In fact, "at this time, the only ones who dared to take the initiative to trouble the Tiger Ben Army were probably the Dutch."

The port of the Holy Mountain "was a reconnaissance fleet of the Dutch. The Dutch commander who led the army, called Van Persie, had the rank of Colonel. He was a direct subordinate of the Governor of Samoa (Taiwan), Putman, and received direct orders from Putman.

"Is this the Tiger Navy?"

Van Persie asked the staff officers around him suspiciously.

When he was close to the mountaineering port, he carefully observed the movements of the Tiger Ben Army and Navy through the clairvoyant mirror. What he saw was "too far from what he expected." This made him very suspicious. What you see is the Tiger Navy?

"Yes.

”

There was a cautious answer from the staff officer.

"Is the entire strength of the Tiger Ben Navy here?"

Van Persie continued to ask suspiciously.

"It should be."

The staff officer hesitated for a moment, then replied with a not-so-certain answer.

In fact, this Dutch naval staff officer also does not have a deep understanding of the strength of the Tiger Army's navy. However, when the boss asked, "He had to answer vaguely." Everything he saw in front of him seemed to be quite far from the information he had. He could only rely on his own judgment and answer the questions of the Captain.

Most of the Dutch's understanding of the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy came from Zheng Zhilong. Prior to this, "the Tiger Navy and the Dutch fleet had no direct contact. The Huben navy has always been active in the northern part of the Yellow Sea, and rarely crosses the mouth of the Yangtze River to the south. The Dutch fleet, on the other hand, rarely crossed the mouth of the Yangtze River to the north. If it weren't for the current battle situation, there would basically be no intersection between the two.

For the Dutch, the main concern "was the large warships of the Tiger Navy." To be exact, the number of dragon god ships. Smaller battleships, the Dutch did not pay attention to them at all. They learned from Zheng Zhilong's fleet that the Tiger Ben Navy had three fleets, and each fleet had six dragon god ships. That's ten in total.

The Dutch believe that these ten dragon ships are the core and main force of the Tiger Ben Navy. As long as the number of dragon god ships is used, the general situation of the Tiger Ben Navy can be judged. In front of the Holy Mountain Harbor, there are a total of sixteen dragon god ships. As a result, the naval staff officer immediately made a judgment that the entire strength of the Tiger Ben Navy's navy was already here.

"Is it true?" Van Persie looked at his staff officer with a skeptical look. He quietly vetoed the staff officer's answer in his heart. On the surface, though, he didn't say anything. Because, Van Persie knows very well that not to mention this staff officer, even Putman himself, or the senior management of the Dutch East India Company, does not have a deep understanding of the strength of the Tiger Ben Navy.

"This is not the entire main force of the Tiger Navy." , which is Van Persie's basic judgment.

Why such a judgment was made, Van Persie did not have time to explain. That's how he feels. He estimated that the Tiger Warrior Navy warships that appeared in the port of Busan may be only one of the fleets, or half of the main force. This judgment made Van Persie feel a little uncomfortable and a little surprised. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Van Persie would hardly have believed that there was still a powerful and good maritime force on the eastern seas.

Obviously, the strength of the Tiger Army's navy was a bit beyond the expectations of the Dutch. The original plans of the Dutch are no longer applicable. If they decided to intervene in the war, the Dutch had to change their original plans. However, once the plan is changed, whether to continue to meddle in the current battle situation will have to be carefully analyzed. If the cost is too great, it is easy to lose more than you gain.

It's not for nothing that the Dutch have always been referred to as Dutch peddlers. They are very shrewd businessmen, and they are good at calculating every cent of profit to two decimal places. This is how the wealth of the Dutch was accumulated little by little. Cost performance is the issue they think about the most. If a business is not cost-effective, they will not make a move. Interfering in the battlefield of "Japan" is also a matter of benefit, "The Tiger Ben Army and the Navy are really a bit tricky!" Van Persie whispered to himself.

The strength of the Tiger Ben Army's navy is not something that his small reconnaissance fleet can deal with. At this moment, under Van Persie, there are only three combat ships with a displacement of six hundred tons, and the rest are all battleships with a displacement of about three hundred tons. These warships, all of which are fast ships, are used for reconnaissance. The head-on decisive battle is certainly not the opponent of the Tiger Ben Army Navy.

The most optimistic estimate is that at least ten large warships must be mobilized to be able to deal with the Tiger Navy. If all the main forces of the Tiger Navy's navy were concentrated, I am afraid that it would be necessary to use the main fleet of the Dutch in the East Asian Seas in order to quickly resolve the battle. The average fleet, with a high probability of a tie.

However, it was not easy for the Dutch to send so many large warships north. Even though the top management of the Toinin Company was quite interested in the so-called Iwami Ginzan, the political environment in the Netherlands determined that Spain was still their most powerful opponent. It would be unwise to set up a formidable adversary outside of Spain.

"Let's go!" , Van Persie said stupidly.

Now that the purpose of reconnaissance has been achieved, there is no need to stay for long. The rest was decided by the Governor of Samoa and the top management of the East India Company, who, as a small naval colonel, was not qualified to meddle at all. Whether or not to meddle in the current war situation and how deeply to intervene is all considered by the high-level. Soon, the Dutch fleet left to the south! ~！