The Nanyang Naval Division temporarily has three major fleets, namely the Beiwan Fleet stationed in Beihai City, the Yashan Fleet stationed in Yashan City, and the Jiaozhou Fleet stationed in Zhenhai City. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Among the three major fleets, the strongest is the Yashan Fleet led by Cai Mao, which has been expanded to three major formations so far. Not to mention the ability to command troops and fight, Cai Mao's ability to train sailors was still recognized by Ouyang Shuo. In a short period of time, the Yashan fleet was built into the strongest fleet in the territory.

The North Gulf Fleet is the second, also with two large formations, led by Pei Donglai.

As for the Jiaozhou fleet, which was established at the latest, there was only one formation under the command of the fireworks demon for the time being.

According to the establishment of the army, the formation of the naval division is equivalent to the division of the army, the fleet is equivalent to the corps, and the naval division is equivalent to the group army.

At present, the three major armies of the army have been put in place one after another.

On the contrary, it was the Nanyang Naval Division who first obtained the number, and it is still just a broken shelf. Together, the three fleets are only six formations, which is slightly stronger than one army corps of the army.

It is an indisputable fact that the development of territorial sailors is lagging behind. The reason for this is nothing more than three points.

First, there is a shortage of generals in the navy.

This is the most fatal point, the sailor general who can handle the territory, only Cai Mao is alone.

As for Pei Donglai, the earliest sailor general in the territory, with the blessing of the characteristics of the territory, he has broken through the bottleneck and been promoted to a senior sailor general. If you want to take a step forward, it is even more difficult.

It is a fireworks demon, with extraordinary potential, and in time, he will definitely become the star of the territorial sailor.

In contrast, the territorial army can be described as a star.

Second, sailor training is not easy.

Unlike the Army, in addition to the transferred sailors and soldiers, the sailors also have to train a group of sailors. Their long training cycle and high demand naturally limit the large-scale expansion of sailors.

In addition to ordinary sailors, the captain, first mate, and second officer are even more difficult to train. Every captain is hard-won.

For this reason, Ouyang Shuo has repeatedly arranged for the Military Affairs Department to go to Quanzhou to recruit. Even so, it still can't keep up with the needs of the expansion of the sailor.

Third, there is a lack of experience in ocean voyages.

Cai Mao is a typical inland sailor general, and it is reluctant for him to train a sailor in Yashan City. If he wants to lead his troops to sea, it will really be difficult for a strong man.

However, if you only fight in the coastal sea and maintain a large naval division for a long time, there is no need for the territory at all, but it will cause a great burden on the finances of the territory.

Therefore, the rapid expansion of the naval division was objectively restricted.

Even Du Ruhui, the director of military affairs, is still conservative on the issue of sailors.

In addition, in the second year of Gaia, the tense situation around the territory, the threat of Chiyou City and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had to force Ouyang Shuo to focus his strategy on the construction of the army.

Now, internally, Ouyang Shuo has decided to recuperate.

The territory just took advantage of this rare time to vigorously develop the water division.

The recruitment of Zheng He, the commander of the water division, this time is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the water division of the territory.

Otherwise, Bing'er is a super invincible lucky star.

Whatever Ouyang Shuo wants, the little girl will recruit, and combined with the BUFF blessing obtained by [Prayer Silver Building], it is simply a seamless cooperation.

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Zheng He, born in the fourth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, is the second son of Maha.

In the winter of the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the Ming Dynasty army attacked Yunnan, Ma He was only ten years old, and was plundered to Nanjing by Lan Yu, the deputy commander of the Ming army, and after being castrated into a eunuch, he entered Zhu Di's Yanwang Mansion.

In the first year of Yongle, the monk Yao Daoyan accepted Ma He as a disciple of the Bodhisattva precepts, and his legal name was auspicious.

In the second year of Yongle, Zheng He made great achievements. Ming Chengzu Zhu Di was in Nanjing, and the imperial book "Zheng" gave horses and Zheng surnames to commemorate the military exploits, and was known as "Zheng He" in history. and was promoted to the rank of internal official eunuch, the official to the fourth rank, and the status was second only to the celebrant eunuch. Zheng He has wisdom and strategy, knows how to fight, and Ming Chengzu trusts Zheng He very much.

From 1405 to 1433, Zheng He went to the West seven times and completed the great feat in human history.

Not to mention Zheng He's ability to command troops, that is, his status as a grandmaster-level navigator and his rich experience in ocean voyages, it will bring about a transformation for the territorial sailors.

Zheng He's navigation technology comprehensively applied a variety of navigation methods such as astronomical navigation, compass navigation, land mark navigation, and water depth and sediment measurement. As recorded in the "Western Fanguo Chronicles": "Chop wood for a plate, engrave the words of the dry branch, float the needle in the water, and point to the boat." ”

Among them, the most prestigious is the "astrology".

Astrology is not a kind of witchcraft, but a scientific method of observation and positioning with a "star-pulling board" to determine the position and direction of the ship and determine the route by measuring the height of the sky.

This technology represents the world's advanced level of astronomical navigation in that era.

At the same time, due to the reasonable solution to the problems of fresh water storage on board, the stability of the ship, and the anti-sinking ability of the ship, Zheng He's fleet was able to "sail high and gallop day and night" under the treacherous conditions of "waves catching the sky and huge waves like mountains", and accidents rarely occurred.

During the day, various colored flags are hung and waved in the agreed manner to form the corresponding flags.

At night, lanterns are used to reflect the conditions during the voyage, and when it rains in foggy days with poor visibility, it is equipped with gongs, horns, and screw horns for communication and communication.

All in all, Zheng He is a living nautical book. With Zheng He's existence, from now on, the territorial sailor finally had the confidence to set foot in the deep sea.

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In the afternoon of the same day, the Southern Xinjiang Protectorate issued an edict.

Zheng He, a god-level military general who had just joined the territory, was appointed as the governor of the Nanyang Naval Division, with the rank of general, and was the commander of the same group army.

As soon as Zheng He came, he was in a high position before he was familiar with the situation of the territory.

This kind of honor, even Bai Qi and others, have never won it.

It can be seen from this that Ouyang Shuo attaches great importance to Zheng He.

As a legendary navigator, Zheng He's personal strength is not strong, and his ability to command battles is not comparable to that of Bai Qi and other generals, but he also has advantages that other generals do not have.

That is, Zheng He was able to control a huge ocean-going fleet.

This is where Ouyang Shuo values him.

Fighting at sea, especially when warships are equipped with artillery, does not require personal bravery. On the contrary, it is the most important thing to be able to lead a fleet forward on rough seas.

Zheng He undoubtedly has such talents.

Ouyang Shuo had reason to believe that under the leadership of Zheng He, the Nanyang Naval Division could be truly established.