Chongzhen Undergraduates

The 289 chapter: the sound of the east and the west

There were two ships when we set off, and there were already four when we returned.Zhu Youjian's first sea trip can be said to be full of rewards.

Daming finally has no shortage of shipbuilding technology now. With these two ship types, Zhu Youjian is confident that he can catch up with Europe in shipbuilding technology, but Daming lacks gunners, seriously.

In the battle against the Dutch, Zhu Youjian paid a large bonus to get the ship repairers from Baguazhou, and then he barely got enough sailors and gunners to start the two ships. The limited gunners of the Yangtze River Navy are all in Xiangyang.If there are still sailors from the Zheng family, then there are not many gunners in the Ming Dynasty. A warship equipped with dozens of cannons and four warships deployed in the Yangtze River Estuary to defend the Houjin Navy need thousands of gunners.

Zhu Youjian had no choice but to transfer 1000 people from Jiangbei, and another 1000 people from the Black Banner Army to temporarily form a naval artillery regiment, which he personally led to teach artillery warfare techniques.Because Zhu Youjian's descendants were born in artillery, he is not a special soldier, he likes to watch muscular men, and special soldiers may be disappointed.

To formulate shooting tables requires talents who understand mathematics, but it is not difficult to train gunners in this era.Guns like Napoleon have too many uncontrollable variables, and it is difficult for manpower to pound the propellant uniformly. Accuracy issues, aerodynamic issues with the ball bounce.

All in all, don't pursue precision, expect to use cannons to engage in acupuncture tactics?I'm afraid it's telling a myth.Zhu Youjian only wants these cannons to be shot to the target position, and he is very content with the error within 20 meters.

As for the cannons made before the Ming Dynasty, it is normal for a cannon to deviate by 100 meters. After all, it is not a rifled cannon. Can you still expect to use it as a sniper?

If you want to hit accurately, get close enough!Zhu Youjian also wanted to press Dorgon in front of the muzzle and fire a shot, guaranteeing a 100% hit.

Before Zhu Youjian stopped in Nanjing, news came from the north: the fleet of the Houjin Navy has gone south, and this time it was led by Li Sutai again. There was a mixed formation of the Houjinyuan Navy and the Zhengjia Navy, and they almost dispatched half of the warships.

"Zuo Aiqing, who do you think the target will be?" Zhu Youjian handed the secret memorial to Zuo Maodi and asked with a bitter face.

Nanjing's artillery has just assembled and has not yet started training. What's the use of going to the battlefield at this time?

"Yangzhou or Nanjing." Zuo Maodi took a quick glance and immediately made a judgment.

Zhu Youjian pulled his face longer. Although he didn't like hearing the news, he had to admit that Zuo Maodi was right.Half of Hou Jin's warship power could only be aimed at Daming, not at Zheng Chenggong. To fight Zheng Chenggong, they would have to mobilize their entire army.

It's over.Zhu Youjian only felt that the other party was too good at picking time, and this was a political battle.As long as the enemy's cannons are fired across the river, the whole south of the Yangtze River will be panicked.

The Nanjing court of the Ming Dynasty was still very fragile. If the loose sand that Zhu Youjian managed to gather was blown down by a cannon, the gain would outweigh the loss!

The problem is that Zhu Youjian doesn't even have a general who can lead a navy to fight. This is not commanding a ship to fight, nor is it playing a sneak attack. He is not at this level and can only fight in water.

In a word: Travelers are not omnipotent.If you bring a system or something, then don't save Daming, then a great system, save the future of Diao Si.

"Your Majesty, if it doesn't work, I'll go. At least I have worked as a naval officer for a few days." Seeing that Zhu Youjian was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, Zuo Maodi recommended himself.

"It's not a question of who is in command. It's a matter of having no soldiers at all. Even if Zheng He is alive, without sailors, he can't win." If there are four full-staffed warships, Zhu Youjian may dare to go into battle in person.

The problem now is that Zhu Youjian can only gather the gunners of one ship, and the sailors are barely enough.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Fang Jinnan. Someone from the north has already connected with Shi Lang. The news says that Shi Lang is among the sailors going south this time." Huang Zongyi had just sent the information, but Zhu Youjian snatched it away.

"That's great, God helped me too!" Zhu Youjian took a look and shouted loudly.

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Li Soltai's status in the army has plummeted since his failure in the last Haizhou battle.Hou Jin had no part in planning Fuzhou at all, and it has been cold for a long time, which made him depressed.

This time Dorgon is going to harass Jiangnan, the purpose is to attract Daming's attention, and then focus on plotting Sichuan.Li Soltai volunteered, ready to do a big job.

Originally, the mission given to him by Dorgon was to harass Jiangnan, but Li Sutai felt that he should achieve greater results, and marched to Yangzhou, preferably to the city of Nanjing.

In the past few months, there were many people traveling north and south, and Hou Jin now has a better understanding of Nanjing's strength.Nanjing Jiangfang is just an empty shelf, which completely gave Houjin a chance to take advantage of it.

"General, we are going to Songjiangkou soon." Shi Lang respectfully reported to a leader of Jinshui Division.Since Jin surrendered, Shi Lang has been thinking about Nanjing.

He has been a soldier for many years and has never been able to become an officer.In Zheng's house, Shi Lang was just Zheng Zhilong's guard.After surrendering, Jin was just a soldier at the bottom, with no hope of promotion.

Only when he went to Nanjing with Zheng Chenggong did he receive Zhu Youjian's attention, and he was assigned such an important task.For the first time in Shi Lang's life, he felt like meeting Bole.

"It seems that only Nanjing has the field for me, Shi Lang, to display my skills." Shi Lang weighed many days and nights, and he felt that he still prefers more Western warships in the Baguazhou Shipyard.

As for the warships of Hou Jin and Zheng's family, Shi Lang felt that they were not good-looking at all.Therefore, when the members of the Tiandihui met with him, Shi Lang returned his thoughts without hesitation.

"How far is it to Yangzhou?" Li Shitai asked his subordinate Zuo Ling, Zuo Ling turned around and kicked Shi Lang, repeating.

"General Qi..." Before Shi Lang could speak, he was whipped.

"Blind, this is the general." Zuo Ling flattered Li Sutai and beat Shi Lang hard.

"Yes, yes." Shi Lang held his head, cautiously, and replied submissively: "One day away from Yangzhou with the river, and two days against the river."

"Haha, I heard that the big girl in Yangzhou is really pretty!" Li Sutai said, with the taste of a Northeast scumbag.

"General Qi, the ones in Yangzhou are called thin horses." Shi Lang reminded.

"What kind of skinny horse is a fat horse? How can a scumbag be as valuable as my horse?" In Li Sutai's view, comparing women to horses is a waste of horses.

"Pass down the order and pay attention to the Ming army's arsonist ships. The fleet should disperse and don't gather together." Li Shitai calculated that he had dozens of Zheng's warships on the river, so he didn't have to be afraid of the Ming army's Yangtze River navy. , just need to avoid the other party and set fire boats from upstream.

The story of the Three Kingdoms is a guiding learning material for the army of the late Jin Dynasty, and the burning of Chibi is even more talked about. How could he, Li Sutai, fall into the trick of concentrating the ship array?

Li Shutai is going to continue westward, and Shi Lang has connected hundreds of gunners from the original Zheng family's navy to prepare anyway.Hou Jin's main gunners were all in the army, and the navy never paid much attention to it.

The Zheng family's navy who surrendered now, the sailors dare not let go, but the gunners are indispensable. This time going south, they can only make do with the Zheng family's gunners.

"When encountering a warship of the Ming army, fire the guns well. Don't panic and order ahead of time." Shi Lang stood on the deck of the ship with steady steps, and gave instructions as he walked.In fact, this is a signal that has been contacted in advance, which means to fire later and play by ear.

Li Sutai was very satisfied with Shi Lang's behavior, and planned to promote him after he made meritorious service in this battle.By the way, he gave Shi Lang the command of the vanguard warship, and was waiting to rely on Shi Lang to earn military merit for him.

Two days later, the ship sailed not far from the lower reaches of Yangzhou, and still did not see the warships of the Ming army in the distance.The Houjin Fleet only encountered some sporadic small fishing boats, and a wave swayed past, and the fishing boats were almost overturned.

"Hahaha..." The sailors on the boat laughed when they saw it. They were very happy about this bullying scene.

Shi Lang silently counted the number of fishing boats he had encountered in his heart, this is already the tenth, and the distance from the agreement is getting closer and closer.

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Yangzhou is already in sight ahead, and the warships of the Ming Army Navy have also overwhelmingly crushed them.Not surprisingly, the Ming army dispatched the arson boat.

When going down the river, the arson boats don’t need to paddle, and they can drift towards Houjin’s fleet by steering alone, and the momentum of countless arson boats rushing over is also very scary.

"Quickly, paddle to the middle of the river, keep the distance between the boats, and propel those arson boats away." Li Sutai also saw the arson boat, and yelled and ordered the boats to disperse.

In fact, it is not difficult to avoid the arsonist boat on this river. As long as the boat keeps sailing in the most rapid current in the river, it is very unlikely that the arsonist boat will collide with the big ship.The arson boat is small, and with the impact of the current, it is difficult to grasp the direction in the torrent.

Li Soltai's approach is correct. As long as they are kept in a straight line in the river, no amount of arson boats will cause much damage.In the face of a fire attack, what warships are most afraid of is gathering, not to mention that no one has unlimited arson ships to release.

"Quick, row forward with all your strength." Shi Lang led the vanguard desperately avoiding the arson boat while moving forward. The sailors on these ships were all focused on avoiding the arson boat, almost exhausted.

After the arson ship, the warships of the Yangtze River Navy followed closely behind.When the naval warship was approaching the range of the cannon, the leader began to order Shi Lang and others.

"Fire! I order you to fire quickly." Zuo Ling was very excited. He felt that he was very lucky today. Standing on the first boat, he didn't encounter an arsonist boat approaching.All those arsonist ships avoided the ships in front and rushed down the river to the fleet behind. The fire only appeared in the back, and the warship he was staying in was safe and sound.This is God asking him to make military exploits.

At this time, Shi Lang was still silently looking at the codes on the boats drifting past. Those imprints with strange characters had been conveying messages to him since Songjiangkou.It's a pity that in the entire Houjin fleet, no one knows anyone except Shi Lang.

In fact, the way Zhu sent the news to Shi Lang by the life inspector was very simple, it could be said to be in plain language directly.It is a complete pinyin, and every fishing boat or boat canopy is printed with one word.