Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 508

When the northwest wind blows in the Pacific Ocean in autumn, dozens of large ships of the Kyushu Army moored in the port of Guangzhoufu pulled up their sails and prepared to sail.Together with the official ships of the Kyushu Army, there were more than a dozen merchant ships organized by local merchant gangs in Guangzhou Prefecture.

The sea area currently controlled by the Nanyang Fleet of the Kyushu Army stretches from Yizhou in the east to Qiongzhou in the south, while the seas in the Nanyang area are still dominated by Western colonists, and the offshore area is the sphere of influence of the Annan Kingdom Navy.Therefore, it is not absolutely safe for the merchant ships of the Guangdong Merchant Gang to go south from Guangzhou to the port of Annanguo for commercial trade.This time the merchant ships of the Guangdong Merchant Gang were able to set off with the battleships of the Kyushu Army. These merchants were relieved 120 times, and they all believed that there would be no accidents on this long voyage.

"The hull of the Daqin is intact, all fresh water, ammunition, and fruits have been loaded, and all crew members are here!" The deputy captain of the Daqin reported to Deng Qianlong, commander of the Nanyang Fleet.

"How about the three formations, Dawei, Dazhao, and Dahan?" Deng Qianlong asked the deputy captain.

"According to the semaphore they sent, all three formations are ready to go!" The deputy captain replied.

"Okay, this time we dispatched [-] warships and more than a dozen supply ships. We are going to Nanyang to find out the reality of the Westerners." Deng Qianlong punched the mainmast. Sailing out of the waters he is familiar with once—if Zheng He's fleet can only be regarded as a navy.

"Commander, that's not right. Didn't your army agree to send only two gunboats to escort the cargo ship to Hoi An Port in the agreement? Why does the entire fleet have to sail together?" An envoy sent by the Ruan family of An Nanguo Ruan Youyi was assigned to the battleship Daqin by the Kyushu Army, and he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot all day long.

On behalf of the Ruan family, he signed an agreement on the purchase and sale of this batch of arms with the Kyushu Army in Guangzhou. According to the original agreement, the Kyushu Army only needed to send two warships to escort the cargo ship full of firearms.But now... the number of warships sent by the Kyushu Army to escort the cargo ship has increased tenfold!Is this going to escort a cargo ship or go to war?
"Brother Ruan, don't worry, you have already boarded our Daqin, can you still go down?" Deng Qianlong didn't care about cheating Ruan Youyi, and even wanted to laugh, "Look how generous our Kyushu Army is, you guys Just spend 100 million taels of silver to buy firearms from us, and we will send such a fleet to ensure that the firearms are delivered to your hands safely, without additional shipping charges."

"But this is too much..." Ruan Youyi's expression became like that of a pig's liver.

"Hey, who made our Celestial Dynasty hospitable since ancient times, the Master said, it is a pleasure to have friends come from afar, we are showing the friendship of the landlord, please brother Ruan, please don't be grateful, this is what we should do." Deng Qianlong didn't wait After Ruan Youyi spoke, he turned his head and said to the deputy captain, "The fleet sets sail!"

Whoooo!The long sound of the horn echoed in the port of Guangzhoufu. Almost all the people on the side of the pier put down their work and watched this mighty fleet set sail.After experiencing the three battles of conquering Zheng Zhilong, eliminating Guangdong pirate Liu Xiang, and recovering Yizhou, the Nanyang Fleet became calm. It has been stationed in Guangzhou, Xiamen Bay, Hong Kong Island, Yizhou and other places. Check these zones.It seems that this is the first time in two years that the whole nest has come out.

Four battleships with 54 guns, more than a dozen gunboats, more than a dozen supply ships, and more than a dozen merchant ships formed a mighty fleet of nearly fifty large ships, and slowly sailed along the Pearl River to the mouth of the sea.

Ruan Youyi stood on the spacious deck, watching the river become more and more spacious, feeling miserable.The Nanyang Fleet came out in full force, and he, the one who came to ask for help, didn't know whether he was doing the right thing or doing the wrong thing.Anyway, the only thing that can be determined now is that with his own strength, it is impossible to stop the "good intentions" of the Nanyang Fleet.

Hiss... Ruan Youyi touched the 24-pound bronze cannon equipped on the deck of the Daqin, and his heart felt cold.In their Annan country, not to mention 24-pound naval guns, even 2-pound guns are rare. A ship of the Ruan family navy can be equipped with 6-[-] four-pound or eight-pound bronze guns, which is considered a main battleship...

If the Nanyang Fleet has evil intentions, the An Nanguo navy will take the lead?The more Ruan Youyi thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he could only hope that the Nanyang Fleet would be harmless.

When the mighty Nanyang Fleet came to the mouth of the Pearl River, the scenery on both sides of the river gradually faded away, and what embraced them was the vast and boundless South China Sea.

"Commander, we found a fleet approaching us in the north." The sentinel on the ship who was in charge of observing the nearby waters with binoculars reported.

"Don't be nervous, it's the Zhili Fleet's Constitution fleet. They will temporarily station in Guangzhou Mansion instead of us, so that we can go to Nanyang with ease." Deng Qianlong calculated the time in his heart, and it was the Zhili Fleet. When the USS Constitution came to change defenses.

Besides, it is impossible for any fleet to enter the waters controlled by the Kyushu Army Navy as if nothing had happened.In this sea area, there is no one who can fight.

Sure enough, as the two fleets approached, the sentinel saw the Qinglong flag of the Ministry of the Navy on the mast of the fleet.The two fleets passed each other at the mouth of the Pearl River.

"Salute!" Deng Qianlong led the officers, soldiers and sailors of the Nanyang Fleet to salute the USS Constitution from a distance, and the crew of the USS Constitution also saluted the Nanyang Fleet.

This kind of etiquette has formed a habit in the Navy Department of the Kyushu Army. Although the distance between the two sides is relatively far, it may not be possible to see each other's salute, but it is a respect for comrades in arms.Sometimes no one knows whether this encounter will be the last.

"Commander, why did the commander appoint our Nanyang Fleet instead of the Zhili Fleet when we went to An Nanguo this time? Logically, the Zhili Fleet may be the most powerful among the three fleets of the Ministry of the Navy." The captain asked Deng Qianlong when the formation of the Constitution sailed into the mouth of the Pearl River and went upstream along the Pearl River.

"Why do you say?" Deng Qianlong asked back.

"Could it be that the military leader needs the Zhili fleet to control the Yangtze River Estuary and Tianjin Wei to prevent the resurgence of the power of the Ming Dynasty?" the deputy captain guessed.

"You are right in part, but this is not the whole reason. More importantly, this time when our Nanyang fleet went to Nanyang, the opponents we faced were blond and blue-eyed Westerners. Although the Zhili fleet began to recruit locals, many The crew still took refuge in our Chinese West. For the sake of national unity, we can only go up and fight with real Westerners." Deng Qianlong said.

　There is one more chapter coming later. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)