In the twelfth year of Yongle, at the end of February.

Taicang Wharf, Liujiagang.

I saw a hundred boats competing for the river above the wide river, flags covering the sky, drums and horns ringing!

The Ming Dynasty's royal army was majestic and majestic, and its military appearance was unprecedented since its founding!

Zhang Fu, Huang Fu, Husky and Huang Huai saw this scene for the first time, and they were already shocked to speak.

There was such a powerful invincible navy in the Ming Dynasty, where could it be reached in the West?

Then why can't he compare to the Ottoman navy, and he was almost wiped out by it, and was buried in the belly of a fish?

With doubts in mind, Zhang Fu and the other two quietly came to Zheng He.

"Mr. Zheng, what is the difference between our Ming Navy and the Ottoman Navy? Why is it almost wiped out?"

Zheng He trio: "???"

What?

What did you say?

What is "annihilated"?

I have always been hanging others at sea, and the enemy army has been wiped out!

Zheng He and the other two were stunned, with a confused expression on their faces.

Seeing this, Husky felt suspicious and was about to ask clearly, but unexpectedly, King Zhu Gaoxu of Han walked over.

"Old Zheng, they all know about that, it's the Ottoman Navy, that artillery..."

Zhu Gaoxu shook his eyebrows and kept hinting openly and secretly. Only then did Zheng He react and his face suddenly became correct.

"Yes, the Ottoman Navy is so terrible. The sides of their warships are filled with artillery. My Ming Navy encountered them, and before they even came into contact with them, many warships were sunk by their artillery..."

Four people: "!!!"

I'm so damn!

So vigorous?

Armored on both sides, and once the fire was directly fired, the huge size of the lucky ship, which was as tall as a building, wouldn't it become a lively target and wouldn't even run away?

The four Huskys and the others automatically made up for the terrifying and tragic scene and couldn't help but take a breath.

Zheng He's fleet voyage to the West was almost always dominated by blessed ships, and was equipped with a large number of light and small warships.

Although the four of them knew the navy wrongly, they were generally clear that the fighting style of the Ming navy was still mainly on the battlefield.

In order to cooperate with His Highness the King of Han, Zheng He began to deceive these four unlucky guys and began a sensible trick to deceive.

"Our Ming Navy still focuses on board fighting. The warships are equipped with many melee weapons such as long spears and iron sickles. Although they are equipped with muskets and bowl-mouth guns, they are not really used."

"In addition, the warship is equipped with a large number of stone casters and dart gunmen. When approaching the enemy ship, they first throw small clay pots, which are a weapon of destruction, equipped with lime and iron diamonds, to blind the enemy.

Eyes and wounding the enemy's feet, hindering the enemy's movement on the ship..."

"Then take the opportunity to throw a large number of dart guns and stones to kill a large number of enemy troops. Finally, use the ship to attack the enemy ship, connect with the enemy ship, enter hand-to-hand combat with the enemy, and fight with the enemy with spear and sword..."

"But the Ottoman Navy is different. It was a warship equipped with forty or fifty cannons. Before our Ming warship approached, after a round of artillery fire, our Ming navy was sunk a lot in an instant.

The warships and soldiers suffered heavy casualties…”

This is such a boastful thing, let alone the Husky and the other four were full of panic, even Zhu Gaoxu, the culprit, felt it was a bit too much.

He didn't expect that Zheng He, a coward who had no eggs, was also a bad guy.

In fact, Zheng He's meaning is very simple and straightforward, that is, the Ottoman Navy has been equipped with firearms and cannons, but the Ming Navy is not like this. Instead, it continues to maintain the ancient fighting style of the boarding battle, which is naturally invincible.

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Thinking of it, Husky immediately asked the most concerned question.

"I wonder if my Ming Navy can follow the example of the Ottoman Navy and bring artillery onto warships..."

"Mr. Yang, the key issue is the damage to the warship by the artillery recoil. This requires that the warship be strong enough and will not be directly shaken off by firing the cannon."

Zheng He looked at Prince Han with some guilt and directly explained the problem.

The three of them worked hard in the Longjiang Shipyard for a month, but they still couldn't find a solution.

The artillery fires have a lot of recoil. If you don’t find a way to offset the recoil, the artillery will definitely not be able to get on the ship. It will not only be useless for war, but will become a burden!

However, this matter is too urgent, so we can only ask the top craftsmen in the shipyard to study in this direction.

After all, a month is too short, so Zheng He and the other two are still "injured" at this moment.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhu Gaoxu was too lazy to talk nonsense to these guys, so he ordered to start boarding the ship.

This time the navy went to sea, it will be divided into two groups, one led by Zheng He's trio of light warships to clear out pirates and pirates in the East China Sea of ​​the Ming Dynasty from south to north.

The other group was led by the eunuch Hou Xian to send the Husky and others to Jiaozhi, then to the old port of Nanyang, and then to the shipping dispatch of the old port, city, Jiaozhi to the Ming Dynasty, and timely send military information back to the Ming Dynasty.

Hou Xian was also a wise official in the history of the Yongle Dynasty. He served as an envoy to Uszang in his early years and successfully established diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. He then participated in the second and third voyages to the West.

He went to Wei Tibet and Nanyang to make outstanding contributions to the diplomatic cause of the Ming Dynasty, so he received high praise from "Laocai and Zheng Heya" in Ming history.

Zhu Gaoxu looked at the crowd with high spirits and coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention.

He first looked at Hou Xian, who had obtained independent command for the first time, and showed a self-righteous smile to the virtuous official.

"Hou Xian, my father often praises you in front of us. He is brave and resourceful, and has outstanding achievements. He is comparable to the Marquis of Dingyuan, the Han Dynasty. I hope you will continue to work hard and guard this new route for my Ming Dynasty!"

The Marquis of Dingyuan, the Great Han Dynasty!

Hearing this comment, Hou Xian immediately knelt down on the ground with a thud, and was so excited that he burst into tears.

He was just a pickled eunuch without eggs, but the emperor gave himself such a high evaluation. This kind of kindness and appreciation... I will never repay you if you die!

Hou Xian bowed three reverently towards Peking.

"I, Hou Xian, thank Your Majesty for your kindness, and I wish to die for my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Gaoxu was also moved when he saw this and helped him up with emotion.

Who said that eunuchs and eunuchs don’t have a good thing?

Zheng He, Hou Xian, Wang Jinghong, Wang Gouer and others of the Yongle Dynasty were all wise officials and officials who were famous in history. The achievements and contributions made to the Ming Dynasty were beyond the many streets of those literati and officials who spoke of benevolence, righteousness and morality!

After a few words of gentle voice, Zhu Gaoxu looked at the heroic and majestic general Zhang Fu again.

"Old Zhang, let go of your hands and feet to fight. No matter what the final result is, I will definitely do what I promise you!"

Hearing this sentence, Zhang Fu's heart was shocked.

The territory is bounded and the world is Jiaozhi!

This is the highest pursuit of every Wufu Qiu Ba!

Without any hesitation, General Zhang Fu knelt on one knee and shouted loudly: "Long live Your Majesty! The King of Han is a thousand years old! Fu is willing to die for the Ming Dynasty!"

Looking at this rare tiger general, Zhu Gaoxu made up his mind that he would never let the "Zhu Tumu" and "Ming Jiaozong" appear like the garbage and waste emperor!

Then the Prince of Han looked at the Husky, who also looked up at him. The two wise men just exchanged their eyes and instantly understood each other's intentions, without saying anything.

"Bon Voyage."

"Take care."

The two spoke at the same time, and were silent at the same time. After looking at each other for a long time, Zhu Gaoxu then looked at Huang Huai.

Well, it's just a little bit more.

Without any hesitation, the Prince of Han came directly to Zheng He's trio.

Huang Huai: "???"

I'm so damn!

What do you mean?

Is there anyone who bullies people like this?

I, Huang Zongyu, is also the right governor of the Old Hong Kong?

Are you not worthy of the prince of the Han Dynasty, the governor, to say something more?

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care about the idea of ​​getting a little bitch, and looked directly at the trembling threesomes.

"Go to the sea to suppress the bandits, and first go and defeat Jilong Mountain as a new base for the navy."

"Jilong Mountain? Prince, isn't that place very good?"

"Yes, Prince, this is a bit of a loss..."

"Either go back to Longjiang Shipyard to work, or shut up for me!"

Hearing this, Zheng He and the trio immediately shut their mouths honestly.

Zhu Gaoxu glared at them coldly, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!