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According to the establishment of the Daqin Navy, each battalion has 2 sentry posts, with a total of 510 people. It is equipped with 10 large, medium and small warships, equipped with 4 Hongyi cannons, 40 thousand-pound franc machine guns, 30 bowl-mouth guns (small artillery), and 500 arquebuses.

At present, the East China Sea Fleet has a total of 20 battalions, and according to the establishment, it should be equipped with 200 warships, large and small.

However, in addition to the Yueyang Shipyard, which has already started, the shipyards in Longjiang, Hangzhou, and Ningbo have just started construction for a long time. The production of warships has not yet kept up, and there is still a big gap in the number of warships in the East China Sea Fleet.

At present, there are only 4 800 ships, 18 400 ships, and 107 small warships such as bluff ships, eagle ships, and sand boats.

Qin Mu entered the sea by boat, and the islands around Zhoushan were dense, there were many reefs, and the sea conditions were very complicated. The ship went south along the west side of Zhoushan Island, sailed for half a day, and came to Liuheng Island;

Liuheng Island is divided into Shangzhuang Island and Xiazhuang Island, and Shuangyu Port is located between Shangzhuang Island and Xiazhuang Island, which is a natural sheltered harbor. There are inhabitants on the island, and there is fertile land for reclamation;

The central part of the island is mountainous and lush with forests. In the distance, gulls loom in the sea and sky.

Between Liuheng Island and Fodu Island, you can clearly see that there are two islands and reefs, standing facing each other, this is what the islanders call "Shuangyu Gate", and Shuangyu Port is named after this.

The sea breeze of Xi Xi was blowing the sails, the speed of the boat was very fast, Qin Mu and the others stood on the deck, the sea breeze blew the clothes straight to the body, and they felt very cool.

Gu Rong said happily: "King Qin, please see, the forts on the mountains on both sides have almost been repaired, equipped with Hongyi cannons and thousand-pound Franc machine guns, if there is an enemy and wants to enter the channel, the forts on both sides alone will make the enemy suffer." ”

Qin Mu heard this, and said lightly: "Admiral Gu, this king actually doesn't want to repair these forts. A navy, if it relies on shore artillery to ensure safety, it cannot be called a navy. Now that the East China Sea Fleet has just been established, it is understandable, but this king hopes that one day, these batteries will become decorations. ”

Gu Rong was taken aback, and hurriedly said loudly: "King Qin instructed that the ministers will remember it for life, and take their heads to promise to make the East China Sea Fleet a real navy as soon as possible and annihilate all enemies at sea." ”

Qin Mu was blowing the sea breeze. Looking at the surrounding mountains, I felt quite emotional.

During the Ming Dynasty's ban on the sea, Shuangyu Island was the largest trading port in all of Southeast Asia for a long time, of course, for smuggling.

Silver, pepper, sandalwood, pearls, and leather goods from the Americas, Europe, and Japan were shipped here in exchange for Chinese silk, cloth, porcelain, medicinal herbs, and tea.

At that time, people in the coastal area regarded Shuangyu Port as the source of wealth, even if they did not have the capital to engage in trade, they supported a boat. Send a melon, transport a can, and get a lot of profit...... The three-foot boy also knows that Shuangyu is the parent of food and clothing.

Right now. There is no sea ban in Daqin, and merchants can trade directly ashore, and this once prosperous natural harbor due to the sea ban has also become the home port of Daqin's East China Sea Fleet.

When Qin Mu's ship arrived at the northern crossing of Shuangyu Port, it was already dusk. I happened to see Zheng Sihai and Zhang Mingzhen, who was promoted to the commander of the East China Sea Fleet, leading the fleet to go to sea for training and come back;

But I saw hundreds of large and small warships coming around from the east side of Liuheng Island, the sails were like clouds, and the bow of the ship ploughed white waves. Spectacular.

"Raise the flag and order the fleet to slow down!" Gu Rong ordered loudly.

As soon as the flag-bearer on the mast sounded the flag, the fleet two miles away immediately responded with a flag, and at the same time began to slow down.

Let the leader go first, this is a must!

The conditions in the harbor were still relatively rudimentary, with only a few newly built barracks, warehouses and forts, which was not much to say.

Qin Mu, Gu Junen and others all lived together in the ordinary barracks, scooping food in a pot with ordinary soldiers at night, and the soldiers who had worked hard for a day saw them, and they were naturally very moved, and the voices of long live were endless.

In the evening, Qin Mu recruited the battalion commander and the above officials to discuss the matter, and the topic was how to defeat the strong with the weak, and defeat the Zheng fleet with less.

The sound of the waves on the wharf was heard wave after wave, the chirping of night birds on the hills, and even the snoring of soldiers in the barracks. But in the brightly lit accounts of the Chinese army, not a single person could be heard.

Qin Mu swept the twenty battalion commanders and Zhang Mingzhen, the commander of the capital, and found that everyone had serious expressions, sitting upright one by one, very restrained, and he realized what the problem was.

He coughed lightly and said, "Generals, don't be restrained, if you have any suggestions, even if you say something wrong, the king will not blame, and if the plan is feasible, the king will definitely be rewarded." ”

Gu Rong was also anxious, and after pleading guilty to Qin Mu, he scolded: "Look at you bear looks like bears, you usually talk so much, why are you all dumb now, King Qin asks you something!" ”

Shi Dasheng, the commander of the first battalion, was originally a capable commander under Gu Da's master, and after listening to Gu Rong's words, he muttered in a low voice: "In front of King Qin, who dares to fart indiscriminately, is not afraid of the King of Qin?"

As the commander of the first battalion, this guy sat relatively forward, since Qin Mu practiced internal skills with Fu Qingzhu, he was watching the six roads and listening to all directions, and Shi Dasheng's small muttering was faintly heard by him.

He was secretly amused, these guys were sitting upright one by one, looking like they were from a military academy, but in fact, many people, like Gu Rong, were born in Haikou, and some dog meat did not taste like they were on the table.

Qin Mu simply pointed at Shi Dasheng and said, "You are the commander of the first battalion, you speak first." ”

"Me?" Shi Dasheng pointed to the tip of his nose in surprise, and after finding that he was out of shape, he hurriedly got up and saluted, he probably didn't know what to say for a while, so that a black face turned red, and he said in a hurry, "Qi Qin Wang, the minister thinks that the Zheng family is nothing to fear, just hit it, it's really not good, let's just hit the west"

It is estimated that he didn't think about how to hit the west, and when it came to this, he was stuck.

Qin Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry, think about it, why do you make a noise?" ”

Shi Dasheng's black face turned even redder, and he said: "Qi Qin Wang, the minister thinks that the minister thinks that he can lead the Zheng family's fleet back to Fujian, and let's go to attack Taiwan again, this is the sound of the east and the west, so that the Zheng family has no way to retreat from Taiwan, and after we use the army to capture Fujian, he has no way to retreat." ”

Qin Mu sighed lightly, but didn't say anything, and then swept his gaze to the other generals, and finally stopped at Zhang Mingzhen, the capital servant.

Zhang Mingzhen was originally a guerrilla general in Shipu, Taizhou, Ming Army, Shipu was located in Sanmen Bay, Ninghai, and he himself was quite familiar with water warfare, so Qin Mu transferred him to do the capital;

In terms of personnel arrangements for the East China Sea Fleet, Qin Mu put a lot of thought into it, the commander Gu Rong was born as a pirate and had experience in naval warfare, and the deputy general Zheng Sihai was born in Dengzhou and was considered a professional student, and Zhang Mingzhen was also considered a professional student, in order to prevent Gu Rong from really bringing the East China Sea Fleet into a pirate.

Actual combat experience is important, but discipline is also important.

When Zhang Mingzhen saw Qin Mu looking at him, he had to stand up and say, "King Qin, the minister thinks that instead of going deep into the tiger's den, it is better to lure the snake out of the hole." ”

"How do you lure a snake out of a hole?"

Zhang Mingzhen reasoned out his thoughts and said that when he first said that when he lured the snake out of the hole, there was really no good way, but at this time, he was in a hurry, and he actually thought of a plan.

"King Qin, the Zheng family controls the shipping lanes between various countries, especially the trade with Japan, and has always been regarded by Zheng Zhilong as a meat placket, and no one else can touch it, if we send warships to protect a huge caravan and mission, we want to go to Japan for trade and diplomatic relations, once this news leaks out in advance, we will definitely be able to attract the Zheng family fleet, and then we will choose a suitable location and ambush it, and we will be able to defeat the Zheng family fleet."

As soon as Zhang Mingzhen finished speaking, Gu Junen immediately said: "King Qin, the minister thinks that Lord Zhang's strategy is feasible, so don't take a try." ”

Qin Mu nodded, but did not answer, Zhang Mingzhen's plan is good, but it is very difficult to operate, it is not difficult to get a fake caravan and mission, even if it is true, it is not difficult, and the possibility of the Zheng family's fleet coming to rob is almost one hundred percent;

The question is, how do you determine when the Zheng family fleet will come, what route to take, and whether you can find a suitable ambush location, and how to ensure that the Zheng family fleet will enter your ambush point after finding a suitable place.

There are too many uncertainties in this series of problems, and ships can be navigated everywhere on the sea, but they are not as easy to ambush as on land.

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(To be continued......)