The situation does not seem optimistic for Lin Chunhong.

Internally, Xiong Wencan and the generals have unclear attitudes and frequent connections, so it is very likely that they will make some small moves. At the same time, eunuch Chen Kui is also an unstable factor and needs to be concentrated to deal with it.

In the outside world, Zheng Zhilong and the army could not suppress Liu Xiang with just more than ten gunboats under Zhao Hehai. As long as Liu Xiang was willing, he could choose the landing point at will, and launch a strike against the Ming army on the shore or loot the coastal prefectures and counties. Thousands of miles of coastline had to defend everywhere. In other words, the Ming army lost its control over the coast of Guangdong and was at an absolute strategic disadvantage.

Once the Ming army is defeated or the prefectures are captured, the court will never sit idly by, and a series of measures to suppress Lin Chunhong will inevitably follow.

"The mouse's short-sighted eyes!" Lin Chunhong was very angry and directly gave Zheng Zhilong a judgment.

Lin Chunhong knew in his heart that Zheng Zhilong had the idea of ​​sitting in the mountains and watching the tiger fight. This strategy itself was extremely clever, but Zheng Zhilong ignored a fact: it was not Lin Chunhong's maritime forces fighting with Liu Xiang, but the Ming court or the entire Lin group fighting with Liu Xiang. Liu Xiang had no land foundation, but was a rootless duckweed. Even if he was proud of himself, he would lose one point in his hand at a time, and he would eventually be unable to escape the fate of destruction.

Moreover, sea combat is completely different from land combat. Land combat is completely a war of attrition, and there is little profit. Sea combat is not the case. If it is properly operated, it is completely the stronger the fight, and the richer the more you fight. This is particularly obvious to Lin Chunhong, who is in the stage of rapid expansion at sea.

Take the last Battle of Shangchuan for example. After the war, Lin Chunhong's maritime strength increased almost exponentially, and he had the capital to unite with Zheng Zhilong.

Lin Chunhong decided to send Li Siming to Anping again, explaining the pros and cons, and trying to pull Zheng Zhilong back to the old path of extermination of Liu Xiang, quickly deal with Liu Xiang, clear the sea and bound to devote his main energy to other aspects.

After Li Siming arrived in Anping, he was summoned by Zheng Zhilong himself. At the order of Lin Chunhong, Li Siming proposed that after jointly defeating Liu Xiang, all prisoners of war and spoils were returned to Zheng Zhilong and shared with Zheng Zhilong Nanyang.

Zheng Zhilong was not moved at all. He still held the idea that Lin Chunhong could not solve Liu Xiang within ten years, and did not want to get the sirloin for Lin Chunhong.

Li Siming still did not give up and advised: "Lin Junmen said that Liu Xiang had more than 600 warships of all sizes and large under his command, and 40,000 to 50,000 pirates. After being captured, his strength immediately increased. Lin Junmen said that if General Zheng was determined to ignore Liu Xiang, Lin Jun goalkeeper would swallow Liu Xiang alone, and the benefits of Southeast Asia would not be shared by others!"

This sentence has a strong threatening meaning, but it is obviously a fact. Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but feel a little moved, and then changed his face again. How could he be the most powerful hero on the sea in the Ming Dynasty be threatened by others?

Zheng Zhilong sneered: "When your army defeats Liu Xiang, it's not too late to speak loudly!"

Zheng Zhilong burst out in his sleeves...

After Li Siming returned to Guangzhou, Lin Chunhong said with a cold face: "How can I trap my mere Liu Xiang!"

Lin Chunhong immediately summoned management teams from all over Guangdong to gather in Guangzhou to discuss strategies to wipe out Liu Xiang.

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Since Lin Chunhong arrived in Guangdong, Changzhou Island has broken its calm almost overnight.

The expansion of shipbuilding workshops and docks, the construction of residences, the construction of military camps and other projects all require a lot of material and manpower. I saw that on the docks of Cheung Chau Island, ships of all sizes gathered in the docks, unloaded various materials, and then transported them to various parts of Cheung Chau Island by ox carts. The workers sweated wildly, and were distributed like ants in various parts of the island to work hard. The guards traveled through all parts of the island to maintain order.

The sound of trumpets, pile driving, and the roar of the project manager mixed together and resounded throughout the sky. What a lively construction scene!

The contrast between this situation and this scene is very obvious. The Longhu Camp military camp, and the inside of the military camp seems solemn and quiet. After all, Lin Chunhong and other bigwigs gathered here, and no one dared to speak loudly.

After Zheng Zhilong refused to join forces, Lin Chunhong set the first goal of his trip to Guangdong to ensure the sea control power along the Guangdong coast. Without the sea control power, the so-called extermination of Liu Xiang, appeasement of the coastal coast, and deterring the court's armed forces was tantamount to a castle in the air.

"To seize the power to control the sea is nothing more than orders and to fight the skilled sailors and big ships and cannons!" Lin Chunhong's words were quite short and powerful, and no one could refute them.

Everyone looked serious and no one argued. This is a consensus within the Bangtai Group. Over the years, Lin Chunhong has been tirelessly promoting his idea of ​​sea control, which has finally influenced a group of people. It is time to bear fruit.

"The orders are prohibited, and we have a foundation for the skilled sailors in the water fight. In the future, we only need to strictly enforce military discipline and diligent training. It is not difficult to have giant cannons. There are forty gates in stock on Changzhou Island, and they will be transported from Jingzhou one after another. The difficulty of the matter lies in the big ships!" Lin Chunhong continued.

From Zhao Hehai to the bottom, the pirate leaders listened intently. For several years, all of the pirates dreamed of owning large ships and giant cannons. Now Lin Chunhong is about to say a solution, and they are afraid of missing a word.

Lin Chunhong looked at the itchy look of the pirate leaders, and was very satisfied. He turned to Qin Bangding and said, "Master Qin, from now on, prepare to build a three-deck battleship immediately!"

Qin Bangding, Zedia and Fendos looked at each other and looked at Lin Chunhong with incredible eyes. Is this still Lin Chunhong who was cautious in everything before?

The pirate leaders also had a lot of expressions. They never thought that the boss actually had the idea of ​​his own.

Except for Fendos, no one in Cheung Chau Shipbuilding Workshop has ever built a three-deck battleship. It is really a bit difficult to transition from a merchant ship to a large warship.

Seeing the three of them silent, Lin Chunhong asked, "What? Are there any difficulties?"

Fendos stumbled for a long time before he spit out a few clear words: "General, a warship pays attention to a strong ship and a sharp gun, which is very different from a merchant ship. It is not something that can be built."

Lin Chunhong asked: "If you were to build it now, can you make the new warship stronger than the Guangjia?"

Fendos gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! But the Guangjia is an offshore warship. The three-deck warship is the most sharp for ocean-going combat. Is the strong standard of the Guangjia too low?"

Lin Chunhong didn't answer Fendos, and turned to ask the pirate leaders: "You have been fighting at sea for many years and have rich experience. Let's talk about it. What are the reasons for the warships losing their combat effectiveness during combat?"

From Zhao Hehai to the point where a group of pirate leaders have been making a living at sea for many years, how can they not be familiar with this? They rush to answer in a slight manner, and the scene suddenly became extremely chaotic.

Lin Chunhong smiled and said, "I can't even hear you quarrel!"

Liang Feng studied in a private school and worked as an instructor in the Naval Academy. He spoke the most orderly. The pirate leaders all looked at Liang Feng. Liang Feng stood up and replied: "Fifty percent of the reason for going back to the military gate was that the gunners were lost, and 30 percent of the reason was that the artillery was damaged. Due to the damage to the hull and sails, no more than 10 percent were that the gunpowder depot caught fire."

Lin Chunhong nodded and praised: "No, very good!"

Then I asked Qin Bangding, Fendos and Zedia: "Do you understand? The strong hull is not the most important thing. The most important factor in naval battle lies in the output of firepower, and the root cause of losing combat power is also in the loss of firepower!"

The pirate leaders were stunned for a moment. Chuanjian and Cannon Li have always been an invincible representative in their minds, but no one has ever seriously considered which one is important, Chuanjian and Cannon Li. Lin Chunhong's several questions made them feel itchy and they were stunned to lean against Lin Chunhong. Especially Liang Feng, he vaguely saw a different field, frowned and kept pondering.

Qin Bangding still felt that the leap was a bit big, so he asked carefully: "General, why not try to build a single-layer deck warship first? After accumulating experience, build a two-layer or three-layer deck warship?"

Lin Chunhong shook his head and shouted to the clerk beside him: "Get the charcoal pen!"

The clerk was very quick and quickly brought a white charcoal pen. Lin Chunhong took the charcoal pen, got up and walked to the blackboard, and said while drawing: "This is the enemy fleet, this is our fleet, Zhao Hehai, you say, do you adopt a dense column when the sea fleet is in large-scale combat?"

Zhao Hehai replied: "Yes, otherwise he would not be able to concentrate his firepower or command it!"

"How much distance should we keep between our warships? How much distance should we keep from enemy fleets?"

"Four or five hull lengths, four or five hundred meters away from the enemy fleet!"

Lin Chunhong was very happy and praised: "Very good!" Lin Chunhong's praise comes from Zhao Hehai's words of "rice". As for other data, if Zhao Hehai didn't know, Lin Chunhong would probably put him on the spot.

Lin Chunhong continued to draw, "If our warships must be kept at a distance of 150 meters and cannot be closer, and if they are closer, they will hit the ship. The angle of the cannon can rotate shall not exceed twenty-five degrees..."

Lin Chunhong drew several fan shapes, pointing to the extremely narrow overlapping areas of several fan shapes and said: "In combat, the chances of two warships bombarding an enemy warship at the same time are extremely slim!"

Lin Chunhong suddenly increased his voice and said sternly: "So, we must concentrate as many artillery as possible on a warship!"

The pirate leaders were almost stunned and murmured: "Big ships and giant cannons! Big ships and giant cannons! It turns out that this is the reason..."

Zhang Zhao was particularly shocked. The general had never been to the ocean or experienced maritime wars. He actually explained the truth so clearly that he was simply born to know!

Lin Chunhong's tone became more and more severe: "Why did the Dutch have only more than a dozen three-deck warships in the Battle of Luowan, so we were asked to dispatch hundreds of warships and tens of thousands of troops? This is the reason! If we don't chase after us, we will be Dutch today, and English tomorrow, and French!"

"So, the three-deck battleship must start construction immediately, do you understand?"
Chapter completed!