Volume 18 Chapter 12 Mobilization of the Navy and Preparation for Support

Sun Yuanhua was in a very good mood during this time, happy all day long, the smile was about to close, this year can be said to be the luckiest year in his life, all kinds of good things followed, so much that he couldn't control his emotions, that kind of joy from the heart, just made him want to smile happily all the time.

What is it that makes this old and serious military secretary lose his temper?

This thing is a bit too much, the first thing, just after the New Year, the cabinet was reorganized, and his grade was directly transferred from the second product to the first product, and since then he has been a very human minister.

Immediately afterwards, the armored combat vehicle he presided over passed the test and began mass production, and the one million taels promised by the emperor was directly delivered to him, and he was also considered a rich party from then on.

Subsequently, in the Siberian War, the Ming army took advantage of the advantages of armored combat vehicles and quickly won all the fortresses of Tsarist Russia.

Power, wealth, these two things are difficult for most people to be satisfied in their lives, but he reached the extreme within a year, coupled with the emperor's favor, he is really satisfied, life is so far, what more can a husband ask for.

Especially from the second half of the year, the emperor decided to temporarily stop and recuperate, he also ushered in a rare leisure, after the Siberian guard relocation order was issued, he basically had nothing to do, except for the early dynasty is to go to the cabinet to participate in the voting on the promotion of officials, other times, he basically sat in the military department yamen drinking tea and reading books, leisurely.

On this day, he was making a pot of tea as usual, sitting there reading a book, when a little eunuch who was the master of ceremonies suddenly ran in and said anxiously: "Lord Sun, the emperor has an order for you to enter the palace as soon as possible." “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he immediately jumped up from the chair and arched his hand: "This father-in-law, please." “

After that, he followed the little eunuch straight to the palace, he knew that the emperor generally did not have a big event and would not use the speed to enter the palace, so anxious to let him enter the palace, there must have been something big, maybe he was busy and used to it, after being idle for one or two months, he actually faintly felt a sense of eagerness to fight, with the current strength of the Ming Dynasty, it was really invincible, once the war started, it meant that the Ming Dynasty was going to expand the territory again!

It's a pity that he guessed wrong this time, he hurried to the imperial study, and after the monarch and ministers saluted, the emperor came directly: "Chuyang, the anti-Habsburg coalition has begun to counterattack, they have launched a full-scale attack on the Spanish and Portuguese colonies, and now the entire sea area west of the European continent is almost blocked by them!" “

This is really troublesome, if you fight the army or the combination of sea and land, the Ming Dynasty is not very afraid of the Habsburg alliance powers, but this fight for the navy, the Ming is really not too sure, he couldn't help but ask carefully: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?" “

Zhu Cijiong said firmly: "We must send troops to support, if Britain, France, the Netherlands and other powers rob all the overseas colonies of Spain and Portugal, their strength will surely increase by leaps and bounds, and it will be difficult to say who will rule the world at that time." “

Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but agree: "The emperor is wise, this time we must not let them succeed." “

Zhu Cijiong frowned and said: "However, their naval strength is very hidden, and I don't know how many warships have been invested this time. “

Sun Yuanhua was also worried about this problem, and he proposed: "Your Majesty, Weichen doesn't know much about the navy, why don't you summon all the admirals to come and discuss?" “

Zhu Cijiong nodded and said: "Well, I have already made an order, it is estimated that they will be able to come over in a few days, and now I just want to confirm the situation of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet, can these two fleets be transferred back now?" “

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, his face couldn't help but change, and he said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is impossible, now the warships of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet are gathered in the unfrozen tributaries of the Ob River south of Wushan City, and they can't get out at all." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, his face changed slightly, this is good, there are only six fleets in total, one has not yet completed the formation, two can't get out of the ice river, and the remaining three still have to be stationed in the vast sea area of South Asia, and they also have to be stationed in the Eurasian Canal, what can they do to fight with the anti-Habsburg alliance powers?

He couldn't help sighing: "This is really a miscalculation, maybe the anti-Habsburg coalition found out about this situation and launched a surprise attack decisively, and now, the Ming Dynasty can't send many warships to support Spain and Portugal!" ”

When Sun Yuanhua heard this, he couldn't help but feel ashamed in his heart, although the emperor didn't blame him, but the deployment of troops and the transfer of the corps were originally the responsibility of the military department, and this kind of thing was not a miscalculation by the emperor at all, but a dereliction of duty by him, the secretary of the military department.

What to do? If a fleet is transferred, it will definitely not work, even if the anti-Habsburg coalition navy has not developed much in recent years, it is not a fleet that can be settled, he frowned and thought for a long time, and finally came up with a good idea.

He couldn't help but excitedly said: "Your Majesty, there is still a way, we can transfer all the officers and men of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet back and reorganize the two fleets." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but wonder: "Oh, reorganize the two fleets? What kind of reorganization method, tell me quickly. “

Sun Yuanhua said excitedly: "Your Majesty, you also know that the Arctic Fleet has been transferred back to Dongdaying to receive two hundred super battleships and start drilling, but they have only been practicing for a short time, and they will definitely not be able to put into battle yet, but the officers and men of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet are no problem, anyway, they are all the same super battleships, you can transfer all the officers and men of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet back, let them control the new battleships, and then transfer the officers and men of the Arctic Fleet to the Ob River to receive their old battleships, so that it will not work!" “

This is a good idea, but it seems that the number of warships is a little insufficient, Zhu Cijiong couldn't help but wonder: "The problem is that the Arctic Fleet is only equipped with two hundred super battleships, and the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet have four hundred super battleships." “

Sun Yuanhua reminded: "Your Majesty, the Arctic Fleet received the super battleships produced by the Dongda Construction Shipyard last year, and this year the Dongda Construction Shipyard produced another two hundred, which should have been launched at this time, but it has not yet been determined whether it will be sold to the allies or equipped by the Naval Reserve Corps, so the super battleships on the Dongdaying side are also four hundred, not two hundred." “

When Zhu Cijiong heard this, he couldn't help but pat his forehead and said: "Yes, yes, yes, I have this memory, you seem to have asked me last month, but at that time, the next hundred ships had not yet been launched, and I had not yet considered the strategy for next year, so I did not decide whether to be equipped with the Naval Reserve Corps or sold to the allies, and now, there are indeed four hundred super battleships on the side of Dongdaying, okay, good, good, just do as you say." “

After two more fleets, there will be more navies that Daming can transfer, and Zhu Cijiong immediately asked Sun Yuanhua to issue an order to transfer all the officers and men of the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet back to Dongdaying to receive new warships, and at the same time transfer the officers and men of the Arctic Fleet to the Ob River to receive old warships, and the two sides will be reversed.

Fortunately, there is no ice in the Western Regions at this time, and the officers and men of the three fleets can complete the exchange by train, and there will not be much delay in between.

Now, just waiting for Zheng Chenggong, Huang Long and Zheng Zhihu to come to discuss, Zhu Cijiong really doesn't know as much about naval warfare as they do, and how to support them must still listen to their opinions.

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