Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 286 How Can Colonists Set foot?

The overlord of the sea, the Dutch, is coming!
As for the navy, Ming was able to deal with it, because the navy was able to defeat the Dutch fleet when Ming was in its worst decline in history.

It can be said that as long as the Dutch don't go crazy and attack with all their strength, the three major naval fleets of Ming Dynasty are enough to defeat them.

The most important thing at this moment is to prevent the Dutch from running around when they can't beat them, and they go to Penghu or Dongfan to land and build supply points or even city fortresses.

This is what the Dutch did in history. They landed in Dongfan during the apocalypse period and built city fortresses. It was not until the 15th year of Yongli in the Southern Ming Dynasty that Zheng Chenggong led his army to recover Dongfan.

In other words, the Dutch have occupied Dongfan for decades in history.

How could the colonists set foot on the territory of Ming Dynasty!
Naturally, Taichang would not allow the Dutch to settle down in Dongfan or Penghu. Therefore, as soon as Carinho left, he immediately sent a message to all parties, preparing to transfer the elite guards to Dongfan and Penghu to build the acropolis.

There is nothing to hesitate at this time. Since it is confirmed that the Dutch will come over within a few months, we must make sufficient preparations in advance.

He decided to mobilize 12 elite guards at one time to build six acropolises: Dongfan Vanguard, Dongfan Backguard, Dongfan Zuowei, Dongfan Right Guard and Penghu Guard.

As for the food issue, it will be a big deal to transport some from Fujian.

Anyway, as long as the 12 elite troops of the Tunwei are relocated, the ships of the three major fleets will be empty, and there should be no problem in transporting 2 people's food.

Of course, it is not an easy task to transport so many people there. First of all, crossing the sea is a big problem.

At present, only one hundred Spike warships and two hundred carts can guarantee the continuous transportation of people and horses across the sea, and the Dragon Fang warships are not enough.

Because there is only one Longya battleship, and it is fully equipped with not only four hundred sailors and soldiers, but also the accompanying guards brought by Taichang, so there are already too many people.

It is also impossible for Taichang to disembark all these people to make room for transportation.

As for the warships of the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy, those sailboats are basically the ones that can transport a large number of troops across the sea.

The problem is that sailboats rely on the direction of the wind to cross the sea!

If the wind direction is wrong, they will not be able to cross the nearly four hundred miles of the strait.

This problem is really a headache. If only relying on one hundred Spike warships and two hundred wheels, even if they are all full of people, they can transport at most [-] troops.

What's more, [-] Spike warships and [-] wheels can't be filled with people to transport them across the sea.

Because the sea is not always calm, and it is impossible for the Spike warship and the wheel boat to sail in the sea like a giant ship.

If the Spike and the wheels are full of people crossing the sea, as long as there is a strong wind and waves, the people on it will be thrown into the sea like dumplings!
Therefore, neither the Spike nor the wheels can be overloaded when transporting the strong troops across the sea.

That is to say, only relying on [-] Spike warships and [-] carts, at most [-] troops can be transported across the sea at one time.

This efficiency is too low. If you count the time it took to summon the elite guards to board the ship and transport them to various places in Dongfan to disembark, it is not bad to be able to run back and forth in three days. 12 elite guards will have to be transferred for more than a month!
This will definitely not work, it will take time to build the acropolis later, and they have to transport certain supplies there, otherwise the food will not be exchanged, and the acropolis will not be able to be built.

So, what to do?

In the newly-built meeting hall of the Commander's Yamen in Fujian, all civil servants and military generals stared at the chart on the table with frowns, silent in thought.

Taichang waited for a long time, but no one said anything. He could only cough and reminded: "Everyone can speak out what they think, don't care about whether it is feasible or not, bring it up first, and discuss it together."

Well, the emperor is a little impatient for waiting.

Yuan Keli, the governor of the Navy, quickly cupped his hands and said: "It seems that the sailboats of the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy must be used, because the black-tailed ships, the Fuchuan, and even the bird ships and Haicang ships are more powerful than the Spike ships. powerful.

It is definitely not a problem for these sailboats to transport [-] strong guards at a time, and they can also carry certain supplies.

In other words, as long as we use the sailboats of the Beiyang Navy and the Nanyang Navy, plus the Spike warships and wheels, we can transport 12 troops and corresponding supplies across the sea at one time, and three trips will be enough. Transport all [-] horses there. "

This idea is so good, the problem is that the sailboat cannot move without wind!
Taichang thought for a while, and simply said to Yu Zigao: "Ke Mai, you are the most familiar with this place. How many days does it take to wait for the west wind across the sea or the east wind for the return journey?"

Uh, this is hard to say!

When Yu Zigao heard the words, he thought about it carefully, and then said carefully: "Your Majesty, it is very difficult to wait for the strong wind that can cross the strait this time. It is not bad if you can wait for such a time in more than ten days. However, the west side The southwest wind or northwest wind blows from time to time. It is the same on the return journey, it will take at least ten days to wait for the strong east wind, of course, if you are lucky, it may happen in a few days."

More than ten days here, more than ten days there, it will take nearly a month to go back and forth!

It might as well be transported with a wolf-toothed warship and a cart.

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help showing a hint of disappointment on his face.

At this time, Shen Yourong recalled thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, in fact, what we waited for at the end of the Wanli Dynasty was not a strong west wind, but a northwest wind, so our fleet sailed on the sea for a day. I rushed to the vicinity of Penghu.

At the end of the day, the generals were in a hurry to expel the Japanese pirates, so they rushed out, and it was not good to take risks like this when the war really started.

However, if it is only for the purpose of transporting the elite of the Tunwei across the sea, it is feasible. We can use sailboats to transport people to Penghu first, and then use small boats such as octopus boats and centipede boats to transfer them to Dongfan! "

Small warships such as octopus boats and centipede boats are all rowed by manpower. Offshore combat is no problem, and there should be no problem in transferring the elite guards between Penghu and Dongfan.

The question is, can these small boats cross the strait for three or four hundred miles?

Hearing this, Taichang couldn't help asking curiously: "Can boats like octopus boats and centipede boats also cross the strait?"

Shen Yourong said without hesitation: "If it's empty, and just a few rowers sit on it, then it's definitely no problem, and it can be rowed in a day. If there are people or supplies on board, then rowing will be laborious It’s impossible to row three or four hundred miles across the strait in one day.”

It turned out that the empty boat rowed there first!
If you can really paddle across, that's naturally the best.

Taichang confirmed again: "Are you sure that small boats like octopus boats and centipede boats can really row three or four hundred miles a day?"

Shen Yourong nodded without hesitation and said: "Your Majesty, there's no problem. Our Beiyang Navy and Nanyang Navy have brought these small boats with them when we went out to encircle and suppress pirates. If they row desperately, they can catch up with the speed of the wheels. , then they may be too tired to row after about half an hour. However, it is no problem to let them row slowly and keep up with the speed of the sailboat in light winds. A sailboat in light winds is [-] yuan a day. Li or so, exactly the distance from Zhangzhou Prefecture to Penghu.”

That's it.

Taichang asked Sun Chuanting again: "Bo Ya, how many days will it take to gather 12 elite guards?"

Sun Chuanting reckoned: "If only the coastal guards are assembled, the 12 elite guards will probably have to gather for at least a month. If the capital guards within a hundred miles of the coast are included, the speed of assembly is still relatively fast. Yes, it only takes three or four days to assemble [-] elite guards near Quanzhou Prefecture. The rest may need to go to Zhejiang and Guangdong to transfer some, but if the waterways go hand in hand, half a month should be enough to cover the rest The [-] elite guards have assembled."

Hearing this, Taichang nodded without hesitation and said: "That's fine, you can watch the deployment. In short, the sooner the better. Everyone also hurry up and prepare quickly. The naval warships will rush to the waters near Zhangzhou Mansion first to assemble."

(End of this chapter)