Chapter 262: Not optimistic
Chen Di is worthy of being the person who knows Shen Yourong best, a few words are talking about Shen Yourong's heart, Qi Jiguang and Yu Daxuan are the people Shen Yourong admires the most, and they are also Shen Yourong's role models, but both Qi Jiguang and Yu Daxuan are inevitably involved in the party struggle of the imperial court, especially in their later years, they were excluded by the powerful ministers of the central court, and they ended up depressed, which also made Shen Yourong more and more disappointed in the imperial court, and the frequency of picking children has also increased significantly.
Seeing the thoughtful expression on Shen Yourong's face, Chen Di knew that his words had already had an effect, so he hurriedly hit the railroad while it was hot: "Although Lord Guo is young, in terms of knowledge, Shihong and the old man are ashamed of themselves!" Just now he had a sentence that made the old man deeply touched, the husband has to do something that must be done, the husband must do a few things in his life that can leave a name in history to be worthy of this life, Shihong you Rong Ma life, countless meritorious contributions, but really want to say that it can be called a great achievement through the ages but there are few pieces, this recovery of Dongfan is a merit in the contemporary, beneficial in the future, if you look forward and backward, you will only regret for life! ……”
Chen Di's words were like a morning bell that made Shen Yourong's eyes light up all of a sudden, and he slapped his hand hard and stood up and laughed: "Mr. Yizhai, who knows me!" If it weren't for Mr. Yizhai to wake up, Shen would still be in a dream! ......" After speaking, he turned around and shouted outside the military tent: "Someone! Pass my order, the whole army is ready, and the troops are sent to the east! ……”
Shen Yourong's level of leading troops is not covered, in less than an hour, the team will be ready, Shen Yourong dispatched 26 warships and 1000 soldiers this time, but these 26 warships are not all Guo Zhiyuan The kind of Dafu boats they take, except for 3 Dafu boats, most of the others are small Cangshan boats, and even fishing boats converted into warships, but this is also a helpless thing, at this time, the Daming Navy Division is no longer the original water division known as the world's first, and the slack armament of the Navy Division is a well-known thing, The imperial court even struggled to pay the army's salaries, not to mention the appropriation of funds for the sailors to buy warships, and the previous construction of the Huyu Water Village was all based on the proceeds from the sale of the land of the old water village and the bounty obtained by Shen Yourong for his meritorious service in previous years, and the imperial court did not allocate a penny.
Fortunately, Shen Yourong personally led the army, and the morale was very high, in order to facilitate unified command, Guo Zhiyuan incorporated Liu Ruosi's subordinates into Shen Yourong's fleet, and he and Liu Ruosi were both on Shen Yourong's flagship, and all the command was handed over to Shen Yourong.
Liu Ruosi was still a little embarrassed to see Shen Yourong, but Shen Yourong just nodded at Liu Ruosi expressionlessly, and then turned to Guo Zhiyuan and said: "Since Lord Guo trusts Shen and lets Shen command this battle, Shen will not shirk, it is not easy to attack Dongfan, and Shen does not dare to say that he will win, our existing forces and warships have no absolute advantage over the rest of the rebels, so we must be cautious, especially the unpredictable climate at sea, when Shen led the army to attack Dongfan in the thirtieth year of Wanli, he encountered a hurricane at sea, The 24 warships carried during the expedition were also separated due to the hurricane, and only 14 warships were left when they were assembled, and although they were lucky to win, they also suffered heavy losses, so Shen suggested that we dock at your Penghu Island first, and then send ships to find out the movements of the remaining rebels first, plan and then move, and then make plans! ……”
Giving Shen Yourong such an analysis, Guo Zhiyuan's face also became solemn, he had just escaped from the typhoon, and he knew that the harsh climate at sea was by no means irresistible to manpower, and the Taiwan Strait has always been a natural danger that is difficult to cross, blocking the connection between Dongfan (Taiwan) and the inland, and becoming an isolated island hanging overseas, even with modern advanced navigation technology and steel warships, they must be extra careful when passing through the Taiwan Strait, not to mention these wooden sailing ships they are riding now.
Thinking of this, Guo Zhiyuan hurriedly and solemnly bowed to Shen Yourong and said, "Guo doesn't know the art of war, so naturally everything depends on General Shen......"
At this time, Guo Zhiyuan's team in Gutian had already been transferred to Penghu Island in addition to Baidu, and even Zhao Shizhen was here, and a new workshop was being built on Penghu Island, and the infrastructure on the island was basically perfect, so that the soldiers could get a good rest.
After Shen Yourong landed on the island, he also sent a reconnaissance ship to investigate the movements of the remnants of the rebels at the first time, and soon the reconnaissance ship brought the latest news of the remnants of the rebels.
After listening to the report of his subordinates, Shen Yourong's face suddenly became very ugly, and the situation he was most worried about appeared! If the opponent can't hold out, it means that they have to fight a landing battle at sea, and fighting a landing battle at sea is like fighting a siege war, which is the most unwilling to encounter by leading generals, because it is difficult for you to take advantage of such a battle, and it is likely to turn into a war of attrition in the end.
Shen Yourong has been to Dacheng and knows the terrain there very well, there are many reefs in the offshore waters, and the ships will hit the reef and leak water if they are careful, which is not suitable for the fleet to launch an attack formation, and the worse thing is that the beach there is very soft, and when the tide rises, it will leave a lot of silt and quicksand on the beach, and people will sink as soon as they stand on it, which is simply a nightmare for the side that launched the landing war, which means that the advance speed of the landing force will be very slow, and the soldiers trapped in the mud will become a live target for the enemy, Turn the battle into a one-sided slaughter!
Although Guo Zhiyuan does not understand the art of war, he also sighed in his heart when he heard the news, because in history, Zheng Chenggong's battle to recover Taiwan was started in Dayuan, although Zheng Chenggong successfully recovered Taiwan in the end, but in fact, that battle was very difficult, Zheng Chenggong dispatched 25,000 troops and hundreds of warships, while the Dutch who occupied the majority were only 1,100 people, 4 warships, Zheng Chenggong's strength comparison with the enemy was more than 20 times, even so, Zheng Chenggong did not win in a battle, After losing the battle at sea, the Dutch also chose to hold out, and finally Zheng Chenggong besieged the Dutch for eight months, and the Dutch had to surrender after running out of ammunition and food.
Now Guo Zhiyuan is facing the same situation as Zheng Chenggong, but Guo Zhiyuan does not have such a big advantage in troops, and it is impossible to have so much time to besiege the remnants of the rebels and make them surrender automatically, so this battle is really not optimistic!