"Your Excellency!" Zheng Chenggong hurriedly jumped off the warship, clasped his hands into fists, and said loudly to Lu Xiangsheng, who had a serious face, "The wind and waves at sea are too strong, and I have lost two ships, so I have no choice but to return." ”

The sea breeze is a bit strong, and thanks to Zheng Chenggong's loud announcement, Lu Xiangsheng can hear the content of his announcement clearly.

At this time, after listening to this, he turned his head to see that the flags on the dock and the warship were blown hunting, and the warship rose and fell with the waves, so he frowned and asked, "Is there a hurricane?" ”

One of the biggest effects of the sea is the strong winds and waves. However, Zheng Chenggong is a family heirloom at sea, and his subordinates are all veterans of the sea, so he naturally has some understanding of the ocean situation on this side of the South Seas, so he immediately replied to Lu Xiangsheng and said: "Lord Hui, it stands to reason that hurricanes are rare at the end of the year, but they cannot be completely ruled out. At present, it doesn't look like a hurricane, and the wind and waves suddenly become stronger, which is normal! ”

Lu Xiangsheng really didn't know anything about the sea before, even if he had fought in Korea and the Japanese state, it was because the Japanese army came from afar, and he did not lead the troops to the sea for a decisive battle.

The more people who don't know about the sea and hear more rumors, the more they are in awe of the sea. After listening to Zheng Chenggong's reply, Lu Xiangsheng immediately asked, "Then when can I go on another expedition?" ”

The first expedition was unfavorable, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, after all, it was a bit unlucky.

"It's hard to say!" Zheng Chenggong thought for a while, and replied matter-of-factly, "It depends on whether Mazu Niangniang is blessed!" ”

After finishing speaking, he looked at Lu Xiangsheng a little worriedly, afraid that Lu Xiangsheng would force him to go out regardless of the sea conditions. If one is not careful, the entire sailor may be folded at sea.

Standing behind him, Anders, the leader of the Portuguese, who had not spoken, also said on the side: "My lord, if it is only one or two ships, with the rich experience of the sailors, this wind and waves can still walk, but if the fleet goes on an expedition, it is very dangerous. ”

They came to the far Far East, and such storms were often encountered. However, they generally sail along the coastline, and when they see that the situation is not right, they take refuge on the shore, and rarely cross the ocean or sail for many days in places where there is no land in sight.

When he said this, he was actually the same as Zheng Chenggong, worried that Lu Xiangsheng would conscript the Luzon Spaniards and force them to send troops.

However, it has to be said that they think too much.

Lu Xiangsheng is a person who can fight, although he does not understand the wind and waves on the sea, but he understands that the time and place are favorable, and if the time and place are not favorable, even if he fights on land, he will also consider how to use troops.

Therefore, he did not force the sailors to send troops, but asked the sailors to rest and recuperate, and set off as soon as the wind and waves permitted.

Hearing his military order, Zheng Chenggong and Anders both received the order loudly, and their voices were exceptionally loud.

They didn't expect that the day after Zheng Chenggong's fleet was forced to return, another will from the emperor arrived.

It was the Fujian Navy that changed its name to the Southern Navy of the Ming Dynasty, and the post of Governor of the Southern Navy was newly established, which is currently held by Lu Xiangsheng.

Although the name was changed from the Navy Division to the Navy, although it was just a name change, everyone knew that this name change was of great significance.

Not to mention, there is also a naval governor, which is in charge of the navy. In addition, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army should also be changed to the Governor's Office of the Sixth Army, and the Navy will be added.

The emperor's decree clearly told everyone that the sailors who had always been attached to the army would become an independent branch of the army from now on, and they would be a branch of the same status as the army.

As soon as the news spread, not only Zheng Chenggong and others, but also ordinary sailors and soldiers, all cheered and excited.

And Anders and the other Portuguese had an indescribable feeling when they learned the news.

Obviously, today's Ming Dynasty has begun to pay attention to the sea. In this way, with the foundation of this empire, once it breaks out, will there be nothing to do with Western countries on this sea in the future?

However, the Ming Dynasty and Portugal were fraternal states, and they were definitely military alliances. When the allies are strong, whether they are Spaniards, Dutch, or British, or whatever, they can no longer be afraid of them.

However, Anders and the others were not very happy. After thinking about it carefully, Anders realized that this unhappy emotion seemed to be a sense of loss!

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After the wind and waves were a little lighter, many people wanted to perform well and strive to make a great contribution in response to the emperor's kindness, so they asked for battle. Senior admirals of the Navy, including Zheng Chenggong, also had this intention.

In this regard, Lu Xiangsheng of course agreed.

As a result, the southern navy of the Ming Dynasty set out for the second time.

However, no one expected that the wind and waves would actually be smaller for a few days and then become bigger again, and finally the southern navy had to turn back. This time, it was about twice as many ships as the last time.

The occurrence of this situation made some people who did not dare to have opinions because of the emperor's prestige before finally find an excuse to raise their opinions.

These excuses of theirs are nothing more than saying how terrible the sea is, there is no need for the Ming Dynasty to go to sea, and there is no need for the sailors to change to the navy and raise it to such a high level. Why bother, look at God's attitude!

Some people even mentioned that when the Yuan Dynasty attacked the Wa Kingdom, so many ships were blown away by hurricanes.

In this way, Lu Xiang couldn't increase his pressure, because not only on the Annan side, but also on the Fujian side, there were also losses of warships. This kind of news soon spread in the south under the transmission of well-intentioned people.

In this case, the factory guard in Jiangnan was reported to the Jingshi side as soon as possible. However, in fact, there was no need to wait for the commander of Dongchang and the commander of Jinyiwei to report to Emperor Chongzhen, and Emperor Chongzhen himself learned about this public opinion through eavesdropping seeds in the south.

didn't say it, Emperor Chongzhen didn't have any scruples at this time, the secret decree factory guard secretly investigated the source of this kind of speech, and who was most active in this kind of speech, and then directly arrested, and directly cut down a few people headed by him, the crime was ill-intentioned, intending to resist the decree!

However, even so, if the southern navy is unable to go out or is compromised, it will still affect the prestige of the emperor. Others will say, look, no matter how big your emperor's will is, can it be bigger than God?

If you encounter wind and waves in a row, or if you look able to go to sea, but you encounter a large wind and waves, or even a hurricane, although this possibility is very small, it is not impossible. Once such a situation is really encountered again, it will definitely affect the prestige of the emperor.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen drove south again.

Now that he is out of Beijing, it is like drinking water and eating, and no one can go against his will.

Everyone knows that the emperor's trip to Beijing this time is definitely related to the conquest of Luzon. In other words, it has something to do with whether the southern navy of the Ming Dynasty can successfully attack Luzon.

However, if your emperor is the emperor, can you still be bigger than God? Can you still give an order to let God not get into the wind?

Some people believe in such a thing, thinking that today is wise and powerful, and can do anything; But more people just looked at the emperor with doubts about what would happen in the end? Only a very small number of people just want to see the emperor's jokes, and for this reason, they do not hesitate to secretly beg for the blessings of gods and Buddhas or demons and monsters, and it is best to slap the emperor in the face.

Anyway, Daming is so big, that is, the so-called, the forest is big, and there are all kinds of birds.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen traveled south, riding horses during the day and taking a boat at night, which can be said to be a day and night, and it only took about a month to rush to Annam.

Lu Xiangsheng was deeply disturbed by the emperor's personal arrival, and hurriedly excused himself: "It's the incompetence of the micro-ministers, which has affected Your Majesty's fatigue." ”

Emperor Chongzhen listened, but smiled slightly: "It's okay, I just opened the sea in the Ming Dynasty, and I used troops abroad, and it is certain that I will encounter some problems, as long as I can solve them." ”

But how can this matter of wind and waves be solved? Even if it's the emperor, you can't solve it!

This idea is not only shared by others, but even Lu Xiangsheng is also there.

Moreover, at this time, Lu Xiangsheng had more concerns. If the emperor's prestige is affected because of his side, he will feel that he will be guilty.

Therefore, he directly said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty also invites you to go to Guangzhou to sit in the town, and here in Annan, Weichen will do a good job." I have consulted the local fishermen, and I have also discussed with Vice General Zheng many times, and there should be no problem when I go to sea recently. ”

Emperor Chongzhen understood what he meant, and if it was still unfavorable for him to be a teacher, he would be far away in Guangzhou, and it would have little impact on his prestige. However, he came here so quickly to solve this uncertain problem, how could he listen to Lu Xiangsheng and go to Guangzhou instead!

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "It's okay, Lu Qing is too worried." When to go on the expedition, I have the final say. Look ahead! ”

As soon as he said this, it was a golden mouth, and it was a certainty.

Lu Xiangsheng was helpless and didn't dare to persuade again. However, he was also a little curious in his heart, listening to the emperor's meaning, he seemed to be very sure, if he could choose when to go on the expedition, he would definitely be fine?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of the emperor's various wise and martial actions in the past, including seeing the subtleties and deducing the whole thing from the details, and it turned out that this was indeed the case.

Thinking about it like this, Lu Xiangsheng couldn't help but be surprised. Could it be, the emperor can still use this ability to calculate what the wind and waves of the sea will be in the next few days, right?

So, he followed Emperor Chongzhen's side, his eyes were really big, and his ears were erected high, so he wanted to see how the emperor saw the subtleties and deduced from the small things what God would do in the future these days?

However, Emperor Chongzhen did something unexpected to him, and he didn't go to the beach to see how the wind and waves were, but directly issued an edict and held a military meeting!