nanming man

Chapter 932
When Ma Shiying sent troops to the north, the Wei army must be vigilant, and the navy's northward march cannot be delayed any longer. Moreover, it is difficult for the navy to go north when the weather enters winter and the monsoon changes.

On July [-]rd of the seventh year of Jianzhang, Ming Dynasty, Zhu Cihong came to the Ming Army Water Village on Chongming Island, and secretly inspected the Ming Dynasty navy mobilized from the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, as well as the elite of the Shenji Battalion dispatched from Nanjing.

At this time, nearly [-] troops had assembled on Chongming Island, and the infantry and navy were inspected by Zhu Cihong together.

In the center of the Yangtze River, on Chongming Island, the Shenji Battalion dispatched from Nanjing was arranged neatly, with flags fluttering, and as far as the eye could see, a red figure exuded a murderous aura.

On the river, the warships of the Zheng Family Navy and the Zhejiang Navy cruised on the Yangtze River.

At this time, Zhu Cihong was standing on the reviewing platform, and Zheng Sen and others would stand beside him, watching the assembled amphibious and land divisions.

"Your Majesty, it's time to start!" Zheng Sen waved his hand, and the soldiers brought up a tray with a brass monocular telescope on it. He picked it up and presented it to Zhu Cihong with both hands.

Zhu Cilang picked up the binoculars, and heard Zheng Sen pointing to the warships cruising on the distant river, "Your Majesty, I brought this time, one three-masted gunboat, eight Dafu ships, nine Chinese military ships, and centipede ships." There are ten boats, twenty chasing boats, forty Haicang boats, and a total of more than nine thousand sailors, officers and soldiers."

At this time, a cannon rang, and nearly a hundred warships on the river began to perform, and the scene was very spectacular.

Listening to Zheng Sen's words, Zhu Cihong picked up the binoculars and looked at the river. The warships shuttled by, and a three-masted gunboat was the most conspicuous.

Zhu Cihong showed surprise on his face. He put down the binoculars, took a look with his naked eyes, then picked up the binoculars and squinted his eyes to look at it, and finally put it down again and asked, "What kind of ship is that ship? Why does it look so weird?"

Zheng Sen followed Zhu Cihong's gaze and said with a quick smile, "Your Majesty, this ship is a fake red-haired barbarian warship with three masts, the main mast is four feet high, the captain is twenty feet long, five-story cabin, and a deck on the deck. It is as high as a city, and can accommodate up to 300 people. It is equipped with eight red barbarian guns and forty thousand-jin Flang machines. It sails fast and is not afraid of wind and waves. In Fujian, there are only three such warships in total."

Then, Zheng Sen pointed to several warships in another place, "The warships over there are called centipede boats, and they are multi-oared boats imitating the Frang machine. Not afraid of wind and waves, there are thousands of catties of Flang machine naval guns, fireballs, rockets and other things."

Although it shows that since the middle and late dynasties, the manufacture of firearms and warships has lagged behind the West, but the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Qing Dynasty is that the Ming people have a strong ability to take the initiative to learn, and they won Portugal and the Netherlands in several conflicts. But still quickly began to absorb the advantages of Western firearms, imitation, and many wonderful ideas appeared.

The firearms and warships of the Ming Dynasty led the world at the beginning, then gradually fell behind, and then caught up again, and produced red cannons, Flang machines, Lumi guns, self-generating fire guns, centipede ships, three-masted gun ships, etc. Objects, the distance has been shortened again.

The Manchus couldn’t wake up from the beating. There was almost no change for hundreds of years. They wasted a lot of time.

After hearing Zheng Sen's words, Zhu Cihong frowned, "Compared with the warship of Hongmaoyi, which one is better than our warship?"

Zheng Sen pondered slightly, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, Yu Dayou once said that water warfare is nothing more than a big boat defeating a small boat, and a big blunderbuss defeating a small blunderbuss. Our lucky boat is stable, has a large cabin, and transports a lot of goods, but it is better than fighting, and it is still red." Maoyi's warships are stronger."

After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he turned his head and gave the general behind him a wink. The latter hurriedly left, ran to the watchtower, and made a semaphore.

Zhu Cilang stopped talking after hearing the words, but looked at the big ship curiously, and at this moment, a ship with thousands of materials appeared upstream, which was lowered.

At this time, the three-masted gunboat, under the control of the sailor, aimed its side at the target ship.Zhu Cilang immediately realized that the navy was about to start shooting, so he couldn't help holding his breath, and watched carefully with binoculars.

"Bang bang bang" the side guns fired one after another, and a cloud of white smoke spewed out from the muzzle. The entire hull, as the guns retreated, vibrated slightly, and the sound roared, which could be heard from ten miles away.

In Zhu Cilang's binoculars, the target ship was instantly smashed into pieces of wood, and the cannons on the other ships also fired one by one, and the target ship turned into pieces of driftwood in an instant, and was washed away by the river.

Zhu Cihong was dumbfounded, and hurriedly put down the binoculars to look at the river. The target ship had disappeared, and only the warships in the water came out of the white smoke.

"Haha~" Zhu Cihuang was stunned for a while, then suddenly laughed triumphantly, saying to the left and right: "With this sharp weapon, I have no worries!"

With such a warship, Gao Yi would not even think about crossing the river. In this way, Zhu Cihong felt that he was invincible, and he was really happy.

The few ministers who followed him also cheered up. They were very moved when they saw the boat being beaten to pieces.

Zhu Cihong looked at Zheng Sen, and couldn't help holding Zheng Sen's hand, "It's a great fortune for me to have Qing's family."

At this time, the naval drill was over, and the six thousand Shenji Battalion, wearing red armor and holding flintlock guns, followed up with the drill.

With the sound of military drums and horns, six thousand soldiers rehearsed their marching formation and transformed into a battle formation. The vertical formation quickly turned into a horizontal formation, and the horizontal formation became a hollow formation. Shooting in platoons, thunder throwers throwing shocking thunder, swarming bees, hundreds of tigers rushing to shoot arrows and other sharp weapons are displayed one by one.

Zhu Cihong was in Nanjing and often went to inspect the imperial army. He knew the abilities of the Shenji Battalion for a long time, so he was not as excited as seeing the navy drill, but he was still excited like never before.

"The Jiashen state changed, and the state moved to the south. I have been on the throne for seven years, and I dare not forget the hatred of the former emperor, and the shame of the Ming Dynasty! Now I am working hard to govern, and the ministers are working hard. Training this strong army, I am very relieved, and the opportunity for revival is here. !" Zhu Cihong watched the performance of the land and water divisions, and said emotionally: "I and Qing, the monarch and the ministers are of the same mind, and the Ming Dynasty will definitely be rejuvenated."

"The emperor and his ministers are of the same heart, rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty!" Zheng Sen heard the words and took the lead in bowing down.

The soldiers of the Ming army on the school field all raised their weapons, cheered loudly, and shouted in unison, "Zhongxing Daming."

Zhu Cihong helped Zheng Sen and the others up, looked at the cheering soldiers and horses, and said excitedly, "The morale is available, and the recovery of Shenjing will surely be accomplished."

Zhu Cihong suddenly said loudly: "Zheng Sen Tingfeng!"

Hearing the words, Zheng Sen hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister is here!"

"Today, I will give you a national surname. You have successfully changed your name. If you go north to collect Shenjing, your family must succeed immediately!" Zhu Cihong helped Zheng Sen up and looked him straight in the eyes.

Zheng Sen was moved, almost moved to tears, and tremblingly said: "I will live up to your Majesty's trust, and I will definitely recover Shenjing and rejuvenate Daming."

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