At the beginning of May of the third year of Chongzhen, Nanyang, Batavia, the Governor's Palace of the Dutch East India Company.

The new Governor Spex, riding on a short-legged horse decorated with flowers, glanced nostalgically at the palatial office building, and then waved to Brock, the chief commercial representative who saw him off: "Brock, watch out for the Spaniards in Manila, I'm leaving." ”

With that, he pretended to be heroic, turned the dock, and headed straight for the port, followed by a bunch of guards who hurriedly ran up.

Brock waved his hand with a complicated expression, wanting to say something blessed, but he couldn't open his mouth for a long time, looking at Spex's distant back, he couldn't help but sigh, turned around and walked towards his office.

At this time, the harbor of Batavia was already full of warships, fifty super battleships, sixty armed merchant ships, sails, and spectacular, especially the dense gun doors on both sides of the super battleships, which looked like people's scalps were exploding.

Spex looked at the fleet on the sea, and his heart was filled with infinite pride and courage, the Spanish armada was nothing more than that, the Dutch navy was rarely assembled, but once assembled, it was enough to make people daunting.

With a confident smile, he turned over and dismounted, and came to the admirals lined up on the dock to greet them, and began to give a speech.

In the distance, Zhao Xing, who had a dark face, spit out the weeds in his mouth, and sighed regretfully: "It's a pity that I didn't bring a flintlock pistol, otherwise a row of guns would have made them all burst out, see how they go to Daming to spread wild!" ”

The chubby squad leader with a cheeky face next to him roughly estimated the distance, and then said seriously: "It's almost a mile away, and the flintlock pistol can't hit it at all!" ”

Zhao Xing turned around and slapped him on the head, and said angrily, "As long as you talk a lot, if you can't hit the flintlock pistol, you will use the tiger squat cannon, and you will be blasted into scum." ”

The chubby squad leader touched his head and asked casually, "Boss Zhao, they're about to set off, shouldn't we go back to report the news?" ”

Hearing this, Zhao Xing nodded, and said solemnly: "You go first, me and the thin man will take a look here, and then follow when they all set off." ”

The chubby squad leader nodded, waved to the thin man on the other side, and then turned and ran backwards.

In less than a quarter of an hour, he ran to a small fishing port eight or nine miles away, and I don't know how they did it.

He quickly got on one of them, panting and roaring, "Quick, open the boat, open the boat, go back and report the news, these red-haired ghosts are about to leave." ”

When more than a dozen team members heard this, they acted quickly, and soon, the wheels slowly accelerated and flew north.

Batavia to Dongfan is more than 7,000 miles, ordinary sailing ships take at least more than 20 days to arrive, but the wheels only take four or five days, in order to be on the safe side, Zhang Bin specially sent ten teams under Zhao Xing, driving ten wheels, sentry along the way.

They have set up sentry posts near Bangka Island, Kalimantan Island, Manila, and Hainan Island, and as long as the Dutch fleet passes by, they will rush to the east to report the news, so as long as the Dutch fleet departs, Zhang Bin can receive the news half a month before their arrival, and he can also know their progress well.

On this day, the military port outside the city of Yuegang is also full of sails, more than 100 Cangshan ships are being equipped here, and the Yuegang Cannon Foundry has produced 100 thousand pound Franc machines, Zhang Bin decided to equip the Cangshan ships with strong mobility first.

Cangshan boat is the largest sailing oarship equipped by the Ming Naval Division, more than four zhang long, more than one zhang wide, can carry more than 40 sailors, Cangshan ship with oars, can be flexibly turned when there is no wind or headwind, equipped with a thousand catties of Franc machine, the naval division in the naval battle tactical options are more.

Zhang Bin was standing on the bow of the handsome ship and using a telescope to watch the equipment of the Cangshan ship in front of him, and a wheel boat behind him suddenly rushed over from the direction of the estuary, looking at the flag played by the flag bearer on the bow of the ship, 100,000 urgent!

The wheels that can drive so fast are definitely the wheels of the Ming army after the transformation, so the ships along the way did not block, but gave way to a waterway, and the wheels soon approached Zhang Bin's handsome boat, and soon, the slightly chubby squad leader climbed from the wheel to the Dafu boat, ran to Zhang Bin and knelt down on one knee and said: "My lord, the Dutch fleet has set off." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, he asked with a solemn expression: "The number of warships of all kinds, have you counted them?" ”

The chubby squad leader nodded again and again: "Count it all, there are fifty super battleships and sixty armed merchant ships." ”

When Zhang Bin heard this, his brows furrowed instantly, Dutch, this is going to be desperate!

Armed merchant ships don't talk about him, fifty super battleships, even if they gather all the naval warships to surround them now, they may not be able to do it, because they have more than 5,000 artillery pieces alone, and the total number of artillery guns of the naval division warships is only five or six hundred!

He thought for a while, and then ordered: "Order, Hong Xianchun, the commander of the Fujian Metropolitan Division, Meng Zou Wei, the commander of the Guangdong Metropolitan Division, Yu Chenglong, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Zhibao, the generals of the Naval Division, Qi Yuangong, Qi Yuanfu, Qi Yuanbi, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and all the commanders of the Dongfan Jiuwei will hold a meeting in the Dayuan Governor's Mansion three days later. ”

With his order, more than a dozen wheels near the handsome ship quickly scattered and galloped away in all directions.

Three days later, at the time of Chen, the Governor's Palace, the lobby of the front yard, the generals of Fuguang gathered, Zhang Bin sat on the main seat and said loudly: "Everyone, the Dutch have already set off, and it is estimated that there will be about twelve days to arrive. ”

When everyone heard this, they were shocked, and they didn't know how long they had been waiting, and these red-haired ghosts finally came.

Zhang Bin then said solemnly: "This time, they almost poured out, and there were fifty super battleships alone, so we have no chance of winning a decisive battle against them on the sea, so we can only rely on the fortress to fight a war of attrition with them." ”

When the generals below heard this, their faces became extremely ugly, they had all heard of super battleships, although they had never seen super battleships fire with their own eyes, but, thinking about each of them with more than 100 guns on it makes people's scalps tingle, fifty ships, more than 2,000 guns on one side, if they fire together, the shells are not the same as rain!

Zhang Bin then said loudly: "Fifty super battleships, the fortress can't stop it, so we must have the courage to sacrifice our lives to fight, they dare to attack the fortress everywhere, we will set the ship on fire, go up and die with them!" ”

When the generals below heard this, their faces slowly became firm, at this time, there were really no Ming army generals who were afraid of death, at least, there were no in Fujian and Guangdong.

Zhang Bin then said loudly: "Due to our limited combat strength, all the main warships must be assembled in Dayuan, ready to fight the Dutch, Yuegang, Zhuhai, Penghu three fortresses, only with fire attack, and against it!" ”

This means that it is necessary to fill in with human lives, and the faces of the generals below are even more determined.

Zhang Bin immediately ordered: "Cao Wenzhao, order you to take 5,000 foot soldiers to guard the Zhuhai Fortress, Zheng Zhihu, give you 3,000 sailors and soldiers, 150 centipede ships, fire dragon ships, and mother ships, etc., prepare more dry firewood cans, rely on the fortress, and prepare for fire attack." ”

Cao Wenzhao and Zheng Zhihu immediately bowed their hands and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin then ordered: "Cao Bianjiao, order you to bring 5,000 foot soldiers to guard the fortress of Yuegang, Zheng Zhibao, give you 3,000 sailors and soldiers, 150 centipede ships, fire dragon ships, and mother ships, prepare more dry firewood cans, rely on the fortress, and prepare for fire attack." ”

Cao Bianjiao and Zheng Zhibao immediately bowed their hands and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin then ordered: "Qi Yuanfu, order you to bring 5,000 Qi family soldiers to guard the Yuegang Fortress, Gan Hui, give you 3,000 sailors and soldiers, 150 Centipede Boats, Fire Dragon Ships, and Mother and Child Ships, prepare more dry firewood cans, rely on the fortress, and prepare for fire attack." ”

Qi Yuanfu and Gan Hui immediately bowed their hands and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin then ordered: "Qi Yuanbi, order you to take 5,000 Qi family soldiers to guard the castle of Rerancha, Meng Zou Wei ordered you to take 5,000 foot soldiers to guard Guangzhou City, and Hong Xianchun ordered you to take 5,000 foot soldiers to guard Fuzhou City." ”

Qi Yuanbi, Meng Zou Wei and Hong Xianchun immediately bowed their hands and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin then ordered: "Yu Chenglong ordered you to lead two hundred and fifty wheels to assemble in Dayuan Port, and Zheng Zhilong ordered you to lead three hundred main warships to assemble in Dayuan and prepare for a decisive battle with the Dutch!" ”

Yu Chenglong and Zheng Zhilong immediately bowed their hands and said: "The last general will obey the order." ”

Zhang Bin then ordered: "The nine guards in the east, the other guards, and the soldiers are assembled, and the garrison is tightly guarded to prevent the Dutch from landing and supplying." ”

The commander of the East Fan Jiuwei immediately bowed his hand and said: "The last general will obey the order." ”

As soon as the order was given, the soldiers, horses, and warships began to move urgently.

The next day, Zhang Bin wore a pair of strange-shaped armor, surrounded by a kind of personal guards, to the Dayuan Port wharf, he confessed a few words, and then jumped directly into the sea!

Did he commit suicide by throwing himself into the water?

Of course not, he jumped into the sea and danced for a while, finally found his balance, and then he stopped all his movements and floated on the water!

He didn't move his hands or feet, but, weirdly, he just floated on the water and didn't move.

It turned out that the armor he was wearing was two thick planks, and he had a batch of the lightest pine purchased in the north, and was trying to make the oldest life jacket.

It seems that this effect is not bad, such a thick plank, the current musket bullets can't be worn at all, and it can also be used as a life jacket, which is suitable for the use of sailors and soldiers at this time.

Especially those who set fire to the enemy ship, take the boat a little, and then jump into the water, and push the boat directly behind to burn the enemy ship, there is no need to die with the enemy at all, and there is no need to worry about sinking to the bottom of the sea with a life jacket, you can row slowly, or wait for your companions to sail the boat to save you.

Zhang Bin raised his hand in the water, moved left and right, and then laughed: "Okay, transport the timber to the ports of Fuguang, process it nearby, and make 100,000 sets within five days!" ”

This thing is good, and it's not very valuable anyway, so he wants to give a set to all the soldiers under him!

Five days later, at the Dongfanzhong avant-garde station near the left side of Dayuangang, Zhang Bin, the governor of Fuguang, convened a mobilization meeting for all the generals above 1,000 generals.

Zhang Bin was standing on the temporary point of the general platform and said something loudly, slowly his voice became high, and all the generals below could hear it clearly: "My Ming sailor has been in the Yongle period since he became the ancestor, Zheng He has been in the West since he went to the West, and in the Ming Dynasty for more than two hundred years, my sailor has never been defeated!"

In the sixteenth year of Zhengde, Wang Hong, the deputy envoy of the Guangdong Sea Route, commanded the Guangdong Navy Division to defeat the Portuguese Navy in the Battle of Tuen Mun;

In the first year of Jiajing, in the Battle of Xicao Bay, the Guangdong Navy Division defeated the Portuguese Navy again;

The fleet of the 26th Ming Naval Division of Wanli defeated the Dongying Naval Division in the Battle of Luliang in Korea;

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Nan Juyi, the governor of Fujian, commanded the Fujian Navy to defeat the Dutch Navy at Penghu;

In all the wars, my Daming Sailor has not tasted defeat, what do you rely on?

The old general Yu Zhigao once recalled with tears in his eyes, the soldiers of our Ming Naval Division, dared to charge with shells, dared to advance with muskets, and dared to directly ignite their own warships and die with the enemy, this is the root of our victory, defending the country and being brave and fearless!

Now, the Dutch are pouring into attack, are we afraid? ”

The generals below immediately shouted in unison: "Don't be afraid. ”

Zhang Bin nodded, and then raised his arms and shouted: "Okay, let the Dutch see how brave and fearless my soldiers are." Defend the country and be brave and fearless! Defend the country and be brave and fearless! ”

The generals below immediately shouted in unison: "Defend the family and defend the country, brave and fearless!" Defend the country and be brave and fearless! Defend the country and be brave and fearless! ”

Waiting for the passion of the generals to roar, Zhang Bin slowly raised his hand, signaled everyone to stop, and then beckoned to the side: "Up" Loyal and Brave Armor ". ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Zhenggang immediately stepped forward with a pair of wooden armor.

Zhang Bin directly picked up the wooden armor, put it on his head, tied the thick cloth strip below tightly around his waist with his own hands, and then opened his arms to display the wooden armor in front of the generals.

Of course, the mass-produced wooden armor was not as rough as the one he first wore at the beginning, not only did the style look a bit like ordinary plate armor, but there were also many patterns on it.

I saw that the pale red wooden armor was scalded with a red-hot iron mold.

It is surrounded by simple and exquisite patterns, and in the middle is a large circle, and there is a big word "loyalty" in the circle.

After everyone saw the front clearly, Zhang Bin slowly turned around again.

The back is also a simple and exquisite pattern base, and in the middle is a large circle, and there is a big "Yong" word in the circle.

Zhang Bin stood with his back to the generals for a while, then turned around and said loudly: "This armor is called Zhongyong, it is made of high-quality pine wood, and the musket cannot be penetrated, at the same time, jumping into the water with this armor, no need to paddle, it will naturally float on the water, the official specially customized 100,000 pairs, this time to fight with the Dutch, all the soldiers must wear it, so that everyone will keep the loyalty and courage in mind, and it can also reduce casualties." ”

The generals below couldn't help but shout in unison: "Good." ”

Zhang Bin immediately raised his hand and said: "The loyal and brave armor has been prepared for everyone, on the ship in the port, everyone will take it back and personally send it to his soldiers, telling them that my Daming sailor has always been brave and fearless!" ”