Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu walked slowly with her hands behind her back.These words are meant for Zou Weilian and others on the surface, but they are actually meant for the adults in the capital. No matter what they think or think about it, Zhu Xu will forcibly reverse Daming's previous "inland" policies, views and actions.

Therefore, a war with the Netherlands and Spain is inevitable!

"Tell me about the things at sea." Zhu Xu said calmly with one hand behind his back.

Zhu Yujian hurriedly took a step forward, looked up, and saw that he was out of the blockade not far away, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, why don't you go to Zhendong, and I will talk to the Emperor in detail."

"Let's talk while walking." Zhu Xu waved his hand.

Soon, several carriages came over, carrying a group of people, under heavy guards, heading towards the naval base Zhendong.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Xu said, "Let's talk."

Zhu Yujian and Xiong Wencan were the only ones in the carriage. They looked at each other, and it was Zhu Yujian who said, "Your Majesty, according to various reports, the red-haired men are gathering ships and may invade at any time, and so is Frangji. There are contradictions, and there has been a stalemate, and nothing has been moved."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, signaling to continue.

Zhu Yujian leaned slightly, and said: "The ships assembled by the red-haired people have the most manpower, about sixty ships, nearly 2 people, eight of them are over 25 feet long, one is forty feet long, and they have forty cannons. The Francopters are a little worse, about 30 ships, only [-] ships over [-] feet, and the one with the most artillery is more than [-], and they are currently on the defensive."

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes. He didn't know much about Europe during this period, but he knew that Spain's maritime hegemony was gradually declining. At this time, Britain hadn't risen yet, and it was obviously still in the stage of Western Netherlands' hegemony.

"What about us?" Zhu Xu was thinking in his heart, looking at Zhu Yujian and asking.

Zhu Yujian said: "Your Majesty, we have a large ship of fifty feet with seventy cannons, a large ship with eight ships of thirty feet, twelve medium ships of eighteen feet, and one of less than ten feet. Twenty small ships..."

Zhu Xu said "Well", if he had a clear understanding, this would be a fleet, with large bulky ships, flexible small ships, and medium ships for escort, the combination is reasonable.

"Others?" Zhu Xu asked.Daming's sea-going ships have fallen behind, and currently only one large ship is in service, and the others are still being designed.Daming needs bigger warships and cannot be left behind by Europe!

Zhu Yujian said: "Return to the emperor, our navy still has more than 100 medium-sized warships. If it is necessary for war, we can mobilize more than [-] large and small warships within three days!"

Only then was Zhu Xu satisfied. The number of troops in the navy was [-], which was a little small, but it was also forced by reality. As long as this victory was won, Zhu Xu would have enough bargaining chips to expand and build a huge fleet that could cross the sea!

Zhu Xu flapped his folding fan on his knees, squinted his eyes, and thought deeply.

The Dutch and the Spaniards are undoubtedly the most powerful sea colonists of this era. If Ming wants to rise, they must overcome a hurdle, and the sooner the better!

However, now that the initiative is in their hands, it seems very passive for Da Ming to wait like this.

"Can't wait!"

Zhu Xumeng raised his head to look at Zhu Yujian and Xiong Wencan, and said in a deep voice, "The initiative of the war must be in our hands! In this way, from today onwards, the medium ship will cooperate with five small ships to patrol the sea, from the south of Taiwan, to select Safe area, then go north, all ships related to the red-haired people and the Franji people will be seized, and those who dare to resist will be sunk, no mercy!"

Zhu Yujian's face changed slightly, and he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, don't you want to distinguish? There is still a conflict between the Franji and the red-haired man, and we can check and balance..."

"No need!" Zhu Xu's eyes flickered coldly, and he said, "Cao Huachun, pass the decree to Cao Wenzhao, ordering him to do so, and all the bases will go to sea to investigate! At the same time, order to Ryukyu and Wa kingdoms, without my Ming's permission. , Prohibit trade with Xiyi, otherwise they will all be sunk!"

"Follow the order!" Cao Huachun outside the carriage responded.

Seeing Zhu Xu's expression, Zhu Yujian stood up suddenly, and said, "Yes! Don't worry, your majesty, I will immediately order the navy to strictly prepare for battle, and at the same time use all means to force the red-haired man and the Frang machine to go to war!"

"Also, to do a good job of tactics, you must have the initiative. They can't go wherever they want, and start the war wherever they want. Everything must be in our own hands!" Zhu Xu said.

"I will obey the order!" Zhu Yujian and Xiong Wencan bowed and said in a low voice.

Chapter 735 Jinghai

Most of the navy of the Ming Dynasty is now concentrated in Fujian and Taiwan.

Fujian is in Wuzhou, which is now Kinmen, but in order to cope with the war and facilitate management, the navy has moved to Meizhou Island more than a month ago.

Zhu Xu listened all the way, went to the island, and went straight to Zhu Yujian's war room.

There are maps hanging on the wall here, four or five large tables are put together, and there are also confidential rooms, military intelligence rooms, war rooms, etc. It seems to be in order, but in fact it is a mess everywhere.

Standing in the main hall, Zhu Yujian pointed to the huge hand-painted map on the table, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, there are only two places that have been reclaimed in Taiwan at present. One is the Jilong Island at the northernmost tip of Taiwan. There is Danshui City, which is the most suitable place for landing. We have built here for many years, and there are quite complete fortifications. The red-haired people cannot go ashore. The other is the Penghu Islands to the south, where the most pits have been opened and the population is also the largest. There is Anping City, which should be the most coveted by the red-haired people, and they want to occupy it. However, if you want to attack here, you must occupy the Penghu Islands, which is relatively troublesome, and it is very close to the hinterland of my Ming Dynasty. According to Chen and others According to my inference, if the red-haired man comes, he should occupy Danshui City and then plan for Anping City..."

With a map, it seems clear at a glance.

Zhu Xu looked at it for a while, nodded and said: "Well, the plan must be comprehensive. You can't guess that the red-haired man will not come to Anping City. You must be fully prepared for everything!" Zhu Xu didn't know much about wars, especially naval battles. Don't dare to say too much, just click and stop.

Zhu Yujian immediately said: "Don't worry, your majesty, Penghu and Anping are the focus of our guards. There are sufficient reserves of muskets, cannons and various firearms. In addition, there are more wastelands this year and fewer immigrants. Taiwan has a lot of food reserves. Even if there are Half a year of war, without the support of the imperial court, it can be fully sustained!"

Zhu Xu smiled, but felt relieved.

He has also been preparing for this Taiwan for several years, and finally his hard work has not been wasted.

Zhu Xu supported the table with both hands, glanced at Zhu Yujian and Xiong Wencan from the corner of the eye, and said with a little worry: "You should know that this battle is very important to my Ming Dynasty, if I win, the benefits will be endless, if I lose, I I can only go back to Beijing in a state of embarrassment like a tortoise, and if I dare to stick my head out again, I don’t know what year it will be..."

Zhu Yujian and Xiong Wencan's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately knelt down on one knee, and said in a confident voice: "Don't worry, the emperor, I will take the head as a guarantee, Danshui will be safe!"

Only then did Zhu Xu nod his head and said, "Okay, let's make arrangements, I'll wait for your good news!"

"Yes!" Both of them nodded, turned and went out the door.

Looking at the backs of the two, Zhu Xu puffed out his chest and let out a sigh.If you want to say who is under the most pressure now, it is undoubtedly him.

After preparing for so many years, it is finally time to see the real chapter.

Xiong Wencan and Zhu Yujian left the war room, and gathered the heads of the navy in Xiong Wencan's commander's squad to discuss strategies.

The configuration of the navy is a bit special, the commander in chief, the war room formulates the battle plan, and Zhu Yujian is the king of Tang, so the war room is in command of the navy.But Zhu Yujian knew that his identity was sensitive, so he kept a low profile.

The commander-in-chief, the war room, five deputy commanders, and twelve generals command more than 300 ships of all sizes in the navy.

In addition, there are two small fleets stationed in Taiwan, with a total of no more than [-] ships, mainly defending the city.Danshui General Liu Jingming and Du Wei Aobai.There are [-] ships in Penghu under the command of Lieutenant Zheng Zhilong, and they belong to Han Ziji, the general of Anping City.

In Xiong Wencan's class, there were five deputy commanders and eight generals. The others had their own tasks and couldn't arrive immediately.

These people all knew that Zhu Xu had arrived, and everyone was hiding their excitement, ready to perform well.Everyone knows that as long as you have meritorious service, the emperor's rewards have never been stingy!

Xiong Wencan sat in the main seat with a dignified expression. He looked at the expressions of everyone, then glanced at Zhu Yujian, and said calmly: "The emperor rewarded nearly 1000 million grains and silver in Nanzhili, and some of them were actually for us. We have already arrived in Fuzhou."

Everyone's eyes lit up, no matter how much they were given, this 1000 million is a terrible number!

Zhu Yujian was sitting on the lower left side of Xiong Wencan, and he had gotten to know Xiong Wencan very well during this period of time, after hearing him finish speaking, he took over the conversation and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the emperor is going out of Beijing to inspect the world, this is a grand event that I have never had before in Ming Dynasty! It coincides with the fact that the sea is full of injustice, and it is the time for us to make contributions and honor our ancestors!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the deputy commander beside him immediately said: "Your Highness didn't say anything, let's roll up our sleeves to fight as you say!"

There was one opening, and the second appeared: "That's right, Mr. Xiong, your lord, we have been holding back for so long, it's time to teach those red-haired ghosts a lesson!"

"Let them see my Daming artillery, and see the sharpness of our weapons!"

"My lord, my lord, tell me how to fight, the brothers can't wait!"

"My lord, my lord, give an order!"

Seeing a group of people so excited, Xiong Wencan frowned a little bit. If the emperor saw this, he would think their navy was a gang of mobs!