Chapter 1423: A long-overdue sea battle
Of course, this will not lead to the signing of an armistice treaty, and Sukh Saha and Sonny are not currently one of the "four major concerns" that will be in power in the future.
On the other hand, once the mission recognizes such "unfair treaties", then even the "Emperor of the Ages" must agree.
The emperor is just a person, his judgment comes from the lower ranks, when the majority, everyone says that this is necessary, then at this time, the emperor can only recognize, even if the courtiers "refer to the deer as a horse", he has to admit it.
There is a way, come out to mix, admit if you are wrong, and stand up when beaten. Behind the king's domination of the world, the foolishness of the courtiers to form a party naturally has to be recognized, the king's destiny is bestowed, bluffing the people is still successful, and if you want these old fritters to follow it, it is really more difficult than ascending to the sky.
Therefore, the final signing of the treaty requires the confirmation of the Yixing court and the Qing court, which takes time.
Wu Zheng had no time, he left Xuzhou on the same day, and went south through the Grand Canal, and his destination was ...... Wu Song.
During the three-day voyage, the Northern Expeditionary Army fought fiercely for more than two months, with more than 20,000 casualties.
"There is no time to be quiet, it is nothing more than someone to carry the weight for you, and even ...... Life. Facing the boiling canal water, Wu Zheng had infinite emotion in his heart, this battle completely exposed the defects of the musketeers, and its biggest limitation was that it could not quickly send troops to the target area like the enemy cavalry.
The two-legged march has limitations after all, in fact, there is one thing that Wu Zheng has never talked about with the Xuzhou soldiers, that is, the supply line can no longer afford the Northern Expeditionary Army to continue north.
The further north you go, the stronger the resistance you encounter, and it's time to test your supply capabilities.
Obviously, the Northern Expeditionary Army was not prepared, and the General's Mansion conscripted 160,000 laborers for this battle, and in more than two months, no less than 2 million taels of remuneration had to be paid for it, what about the silver?
These 160,000 people are 160,000 mouths, plus tens of thousands of recruits and Jiangbei guards, God knows, how did Mo obsessed with how the old man survived?
Transportation, transportation, just a few hundred miles of railway, mobilized nearly 30,000 prisoners of war and more than 10,000 laborers, repaired for more than half a year, has not been completed, time, Wu Zheng is most lacking, is time.
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Wusong Port, 10,000 rapids, mast sails like clouds.
The three fleets of Zhoushan, Wusong, and Chen Qianshan assembled in the sea outside the port.
What kind of scene is this?
In total, there were 158 capital ships, more than 540 warships, and no less than 500 fire attack ships and clippers.
If it is said that the most powerful fleet in East Asia is here, it is obviously not a lie.
When Wu Zheng saw such a spectacular scene, he sighed in his heart, "More than eight million taels...... Value! ”
The General's Mansion, in more than five years, in addition to the workshop in Songjiang with a radius of 100 miles, it has really turned a lot of money, and it is only this fleet, just to buy it from outside, and the dock is imitated, and the cost is 9 million taels, this number, even if it is given to Chongzhen Lao'er, it can pull up a new army of 100,000.
However, in addition to the two tours in Dagukou, this fleet also showed its fangs to Zheng Sen.
Worth it?
Must be inspected!
This is the real idea in Wu Zheng's heart, only by training and preferential treatment, can not create a real elite, only the sword is bright and bloody, forged from the fire, and the rest can be deservedly called an elite sailor.
But it is obvious that even if the three major naval divisions are concentrated, in terms of the number of fleets and the number of artillery doors, Wu Zheng does not have an advantage, but a disadvantage.
The capital ship of the naval division is only 30% of the combined fleet of Fanren, and such a battle is indeed difficult to fight.
Let's not say that the enemy's naval combat experience is richer than that of naval divisions, let's just say that hardware artillery, military workshops are nothing more than imitations of naval guns purchased from overseas, which have not yet been developed and surpassed.
The reason why Wu Zheng was unable to make up his mind to teach the people a lesson was also to consider that if this meticulous and all-out sailor was crippled, Huaxia coastal defense would have to be delayed for another one or twenty years.
Wu Zheng can't afford this loss.
Wu Zheng pinned his hopes on Zheng Sen in the south, expecting Zheng Sen to share his hatred with him when foreign enemies invaded, but it was a pity that he ...... Wu Zheng was disappointed.
has to fight, if you don't fight back after the Fanren shelled Jinshan and Haining Erwei, then the people's hearts will be scattered, and the team will not be easy to bring.
The chain reaction that will be triggered will be an unbearable burden for the General's Mansion.
Must fight, have to fight! Even if it's a fish to a dead net!
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"Lord Wang, the enemy's forward, thirty-six warships are approaching twenty miles south of Chashan, and they have begun to slow down and turn the rudder to change direction, followed by more than 100 large and small warships."
Slow down and turn the rudder, change direction, that's the standard action before the artillery salvo fire.
Twenty miles?
Wu Zheng felt a pang in his heart, the naval guns of the main ship of the naval division had a maximum effective range of only eighteen miles, and the enemy was prepared.
"According to the original plan, Shi Lang's department was ordered to set sail and anchor, and withdraw ...... while fighting."
Wu Zheng suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, and ordered with a calm face.
The battlefield was set up in the Chashan sea area, one is to resolve the crisis in Hangzhou, and the other is that the Chashan sea area can accommodate a large-scale naval battle.
Wu Zheng was even mentally prepared to lose half of the sailor's ships, with only one purpose, to draw!
As long as the enemy is forced to retreat, then the strategic goal has been achieved, and a tie can be publicized as a victory, even if it is a shameless victory.
This is no way out, otherwise, the treaty reached in Xuzhou may be scrapped at any time, and the two outbreaks of war will make Jiangnan lose the last chance to breathe.
Wu Zheng was in the open sea of Chongming, about 200 miles away from the battlefield.
Behind him were one hundred and twenty capital ships and three hundred warships.
It can be described as a back-to-back battle, and if it is not successful, it will ...... It's benevolent.
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Wu Zheng commanded the three major sailors.
Zhang Mingzhen's Wu Song Shui Division is the most, Zhoushan Water Master is second, and Chen Qian Shan Shui Shi presses the rear of the car.
Shi Lang, as a general, became the successor of the dynasty, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Although Wu Zheng has the experience of later generations, he is sure of Shi Lang's water fighting talent, but it really takes courage to hand over a second-ranked sailor to Shi Lang, a general.
Wu Zheng dared to gamble, but he was never reckless, Wu Song, Chen Qianshan, and Zhoushan formed an inverted triangle, that is to say, once Shi Lang moved, Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Yilin were enough to wrap it up.
This is not only understood by Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Yilin, but also by Shi Lang.
The emperor's mental tricks, the use of people is suspicious, and the suspicion of people is used.
But the difference between Wu Zheng is that putting doubts on the bright side is equivalent to telling the other party that if you want this king not to be suspicious, it's simple, rely on yourself.
In this way, although it is impossible to make the other party grateful, it does avoid some psychological losses, and will not form a gap in expectations due to prevarication.
This method is not suitable for large-scale application, because it takes time to win back people's hearts.
The fastest way to regain people's hearts is Liu Bei's ability to cry and cry and the decision to wrestle and fight, and you can see the shadow by standing on the pole.