Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 176 Denglai Water City
Beiwa City, also known as Denglai Water City, was first built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally a fortress standing against a mountain.

During the Wanli period, Qi Jiguang, an anti-Japanese hero, trained his navy here to fight against Japanese pirates, which made the city of Beiwa famous in one fell swoop.

Now that Xiongcheng is still there, there are not many naval warships. There are only more than two hundred large and small naval warships in Shuicheng. horse.

The reason why Taichang wanted to visit Beiwa City in person was not only to recruit Liu Aita, but also to carry out a surprise attack!

Because Sun Chengzong hoarded heavy troops on the front line of the Daliao River, Jiannu would definitely guard against death. If he attacked from the Daliao River, it would take a lot of effort to cross the river.

It would be different if Liu Aita, the commander-in-chief of Jiannu Nansiwei, launched a surprise attack from Beiwo City. As long as the speed was fast enough, he might rush to Liaoyang City Nurhachi in one fell swoop and would not be able to react!

Of course, this has a premise, that is, Liu Aita really wants to return to Daming.

If Liu Aita had surrendered falsely, the surprise attack would have been impossible.

On this day, Taichang didn't open the morning court at all, and it was just around time, so he took Lu Xiangsheng, a group of guards and five hundred guards on board the wheel, set off from Taiye Lake, and headed straight for the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

He wanted to go straight to Tianjin through the North Canal, then turn to the Haihe River to enter the sea, and then go all the way south along the coastline to defend against Wacheng.

There is a certain risk in this way, but the advantage lies in the speed. If you only count the distance by water, it is only about a thousand miles in total.

That is to say, as long as the wheels keep sailing at full speed, they can travel from the capital to Beiwo City in ten hours, which is faster than expressing [-] li.

Of course, he didn't need to rush so fast, because it is impossible to sail the boat at night at this moment. You must know that there are no searchlights at the moment, and it is okay to sail the boat at night on the beach. That's it.

And the time he can sail during the day is only six or seven hours, and he will definitely not be able to reach it in one day.

They entered the moat from the Jishuitan, then entered the Tonghui River from the moat, turned from the Tonghui River to the North Canal, and then turned from the North Canal to the Haihe River. They raced all the way. By noon, twenty carts had already arrived at the mouth of the Haihe River. When the ship jumps out and rushes out of the river channel that blocks the sight on both sides, there is a vast ocean ahead.

Looking at the endless sea, Taichang couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion in his heart.

Alas, it's a pity that the Ming Dynasty has internal and external troubles at the moment. Otherwise, as long as it builds buildings, boats and gunboats with all its strength, within ten years, the Ming Dynasty will definitely become the overlord of this endless ocean!
And right now, he only has [-] wheels that have been transformed into ships. Even if the Ministry of Industry transforms all the other [-] wheels into ships within a month, he can only use them to transport troops. Transport food.

This kind of boat with [-] materials can't go to sea at all!

I don't know when the building boats and gunboats will be built to cross the sea.

He secretly sighed, and then took Lu Xiangsheng and others into the cabin.

After the fleet went out to sea, they did not leave too far from the coastline. The twenty wheeled ships never left the distance of five miles from the coast, because in this way, there would be no great danger when encountering strong winds at sea. All they had to do was turn their bows and drive towards the coast. , within a quarter of an hour, you can go ashore and take refuge.

Even so, Lu Xiangsheng still worried: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much, this is really too dangerous. If Master Xu and the others know that I am following you in such an adventure and don't stop them, I will scold me to death."

Hearing this, Taichang smiled helplessly and said: "Jiandou, I can't do anything about it. You also know how much the court is spending now. Even with the little property stolen from the eunuchs, it is just enough to put down the rebellion in the southwest. Liaodong, we can’t delay any longer. If the problem of Liaodong is not resolved this year, the money in the internal treasury will be exhausted. How will the imperial court’s taxes support hundreds of thousands of troops? There is also a need for disaster relief in the Northwest Money, if you drag it on, there will be problems!"

When Lu Xiangsheng heard the words, he couldn't help but sighed: "The Emperor's ministers also know that it is not easy to feed hundreds of thousands of troops, but it is very difficult to recover Liaodong in one year!"

Taichang nodded slightly and said: "Under normal circumstances, it is very difficult, but if Liu Aita really surrenders, then it will not be difficult."

If Liu Aita really surrendered, the Southern Four Guards could be taken almost instantly, and Liaoyang and Shenyang were almost left in Liaodong. It would not be difficult to take them down.

I just don't know if Liu Aita really surrendered or not!
There was no strong wind on this journey, and the fleet arrived at the mouth of the Yellow River at around [-]:[-] that afternoon.

However, they didn't enter the river to land, and Taichang didn't want to trouble the local officials, so he ordered the fleet to go around the bay below the estuary and anchor for a night.

Early the next morning, the fleet continued to set off, detoured to the east of Laizhou Bay, and soon arrived at the boundary of Laizhou Prefecture, the area under the jurisdiction of Denglai Governor Yuan Keli.

However, the fleet still did not stop, but went straight to Beiwa City, Dengzhou Prefecture.

In the afternoon of the same day, the fleet finally arrived at the majestic Denglai Water City.

I saw a high mountain standing upright by the sea, and a fortress on the top of the mountain was suspended more than a hundred meters above the sea, which looked really spectacular.

However, this is only a part of Denglai Water City. After bypassing the fortress and entering the water gate, it is the real Denglai Water City.

At this time, Yuan Keli had only received the urgent call from Babaili not long ago, he really did not expect that the emperor would come so soon.

You know, the urgent dispatch of [-] miles is so fast because of the continuous change of horses and talents at the post stations along the way. If one person and one horse ran to death, they would not be able to run [-] miles in a day. The acceleration speed of eight hundred miles is almost the same!
When the semaphore was sent from the watchtower, he was still on the pier directing people to plant the flag. Before the flag was planted, the emperor actually arrived.

Taichang did not expect that Denglai Water City would be so majestic. A fortress built near the sea is nothing, but after entering the water gate, it is truly spectacular.

Inside the water gate is a long harbor with a width of more than [-] meters and a length of more than one mile. The harbor is surrounded by masonry breakwaters. The city wall there doesn't look like a product of this era!

There is such a magnificent military port and water city in these years, the background of Daming is really too deep!
Taichang was admiring Denglai Water City there, and the fleet had already docked at the wharf where Yuan Keli was under the guidance of Ling Qi.

Before he had time to disembark, Yuan Keli brought a group of generals to lie down on the ground, and shouted in unison: "My humble minister respectfully welcomes the emperor, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

This wharf is just used for docking the wheel boat. Its platform is just flush with the wheel boat deck, and it is very convenient to board the wharf with only a springboard.

Seeing that the pedal was set up, Taichang quickly stepped forward, stretched out his hands, bent down and said: "Liqing, you generals, you have worked hard here for many years, you don't need to be so polite, get up, get up .”

After Yuan Keli heard the words, he thanked him again and again and got up.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled a veteran behind him and introduced: "Your Majesty, this is Shen Yourong, the commander-in-chief of the Denglai Navy. General Shen has led his troops to fight Japanese pirates and Hongmaofan three times in Dongfan, and won all three battles." , can be described as outstanding meritorious service.”

Dongfan, that is Treasure Island!
Taichang nodded again and again and said: "Very well, I just want to expand the navy, General Shen can still be old and help me manage it for a few years."

When Shen Yourong heard the words, she couldn't help but was so moved that she bowed her hands repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you say a word, even the humble minister, even the old dead Haijiang, will help you train this navy well."

Well, it's really good.

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Keli introduced another veteran behind him, "Your Majesty, this is Qi Changguo, Commander of the Dengzhou Guard. General Qi is the son of Lord Qi Wuyi. He was the champion of martial arts in the 13th year of Wanli, and he is proficient in both military and martial arts."

Qi Jiguang's son!

Taichang couldn't help but asked, "General Qi knows Qi Jin and Qi Shaotang?"

Qi Changguo hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Back to the emperor, the Qi family originally originated from Dingyuan, and Shaotang is the brother of the last general."

It turned out to be brothers of the same clan, yes, yes.

Question, I am not here to see these two veterans!

Taichang couldn't help but glanced around, and then asked: "Li Qing, where is Liu Xingren?"

Liu Xingren was still the general who built slaves at the moment, so Yuan Keli naturally didn't dare to let him know that the emperor was coming.

He was rather embarrassed and said: "After all, Liu Xingren is still the general of Jiannu's side, I dare not tell him the news that the emperor is coming, he is still staying in the Governor's Yamen right now."

I came here on a special trip to meet him, yet you are still afraid that he will find out!
Is this too cautious?
Hearing this, Taichang couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Okay, let's lead the way, I'll go see him."

(End of this chapter)