Ma Shiying sent troops north, the Wei army must be vigilant, and the matter of the sailor going north can no longer be delayed, and the weather is in winter, the monsoon changes, and it is difficult for the sailor to go north.

On July 3, the seventh year of Ming Jianzhang, Zhu Cihong came to the Ming Army Water Village on Chongming Island, and secretly inspected the Ming Dynasty sailors mobilized from the coast of Fujian and Zhejiang, as well as the elite of the Shenji Battalion transferred from Nanjing.

At this time, nearly 20,000 troops had been assembled on Chongming Island, and the infantry army and sailors were reviewed by Zhu Cihong together.

In the center of the Yangtze River, on Chongming Island, the Shenji Battalion transferred from Nanjing was neatly arranged, with flags fluttering, and as far as the eye could see, a red figure exuded a solemn atmosphere.

On the river, the warships of the Zhengjia Naval Division, the Zhejiang Naval Division, cruised on the Yangtze River.

At this time, Zhu Cihong stood on the school review platform, and Zheng Sen and the others stood beside him, watching the assembled land and water divisions.

"Your Majesty, it's time to begin!" Zheng Sen waved his hand, and the soldier brought up a tray with a brass monocular clairhand, and he picked it up and presented it to Zhu Cihong with both hands.

Zhu Cihong picked up the clairvoyant mirror and heard Zheng Sen pointing to the warships cruising on the river in the distance, "Your Majesty, the minister brought this time, one three-masted gunboat, eight Dafu ships, nine Chinese military ships, ten centipede ships, twenty rushing ships, forty Haicang ships, and a total of more than 9,000 sailors and officers. “

At this time, a cannon rang out, and nearly 100 warships on the river began to exercise, and the scene was very spectacular.

Zhu Cihong listened to Zheng Sen's words, picked up the clairvoyant mirror, looked at the river, and the warships shuttled, with a three-masted gunboat being the most conspicuous.

Zhu Cihong showed a look of surprise on his face, put down the clairvoyant mirror, glanced at it with his naked eye, then picked up the clairvoyant mirror and squinted at it, and finally put it down and asked, "What kind of ship is that ship, why does it look a little weird?" ”

Zheng Sen followed Zhu Cihong's gaze and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this ship is an imitation of the Hongmaoyi warship, with three masts, the main mast is four zhang high, the length of the ship is twenty zhang, the cabin is five floors, the deck is as high as a city, it can accommodate up to 300 people, with eight Hongyi cannons, and forty thousand catties of Buddha Lang machines. Sailing fast and not afraid of wind and waves. In Fujian, there were only three such warships in total. ”

As he spoke, Zheng Sen pointed to a few warships in another place, "The warship over there, called the Centipede Boat, is a multi-oared boat imitating the Francophile, which is sailing with the wind and sails, sailing fast, feasible against the wind, not afraid of wind and waves, and has thousands of catties of Franc machine guns, fireballs, rockets and other things. ”

Although the manufacture of firearms and warships has lagged behind the West since the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the difference between the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty is that the Ming people have a strong ability to take the initiative to learn, and they won the Portuguese and Dutch in several conflicts, but they still quickly began to absorb the advantages of Western firearms, imitate them, and many wonderful ideas appeared.

The firearms and warships of the Ming Dynasty led the world from the beginning, but gradually fell behind later, and then caught up again, creating red-coated cannons, Franc machines, Lumi guns, self-generated firearms, centipede ships, three-masted gunboats and other things, which narrowed the distance again.

The Manchu Qing Dynasty was beaten to the ground, almost unchanged for hundreds of years, wasting a lot of time, being beaten once or twice, still unable to react, and finally it was the Han gentry who set off the Westernization Movement before they began to catch up again.

Zhu Cihong listened to Zheng Sen's words and frowned, "The warship of Hongmaoyi, compared with the warship of our dynasty, which is superior or inferior?" ”

Zheng Sen groaned slightly, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, Yu Dayou once said that water warfare is nothing more than a big ship defeating a small boat, and a big gun defeating a small gun." Our Fu ship is stable, with large cabins and a lot of cargo, but it is more powerful than the warship of the Red Hair. ”

After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he turned his head and gave a look to the general behind him, who hurriedly left, ran to the watchtower, and waved a flag.

Zhu Cihong stopped talking when he heard this, but looked at the big ship curiously, and at this moment, a thousand-material target ship appeared upstream, which was put down.

At this time, the three-masted gunboat, under the manipulation of the sailors, pointed its side at the target ship. Zhu Cihong immediately realized that the sailor was about to start shooting, so he couldn't help but hold his breath and watched carefully with a clairvoyant scope.

The guns on the side of the "Bang Bang Bang" opened fire in turn, and a cloud of white smoke erupted from the muzzles, and the entire hull, as the guns retreated, vibrated slightly, and the sound roared, which could be heard for ten miles.

In Zhu Cihong's clairvoyant mirror, the target ship was instantly splashed with smashed wood, and at this time, the guns on other ships also fired in turn, and the target ship turned into pieces of driftwood in a moment, and was scattered by the river.

Zhu Cihong was dumbfounded, and hurriedly put down the clairglass to look at the river, the target ship had disappeared, and he saw the warship in the water sailing out of the white smoke.

"Haha~" Zhu Cihong was stunned for a while, and suddenly laughed proudly, and said left and right: "With this sharp weapon, I don't have to worry about it!" ”

With such a warship, Gao Yihuan wanted to cross the river, and in this way, Zhu Cihong felt that he was invincible, and he was really happy in his heart.

The ministers who came with him were also inspired, and they looked at the smashed boat, and they were very emotional in their hearts.

Zhu Cihong looked at Zheng Sen and couldn't help but hold Zheng Sen's hand, "I have a Qing family, it's really a blessing for the Ming Dynasty." ”

At this time, after the sailor drill, the six thousand Shenji battalion wearing red armor and holding flintlock pistols followed the drill.

In the sound of snare drums and horns, the 6,000 soldiers practiced the marching formation, the transformation to the battle formation, the vertical formation quickly turned into a horizontal formation, the horizontal formation became a hollow formation, and then the artillery of the Shenji battalion fired a salvo, the flintlock musketeers fired guns, the mine-throwers threw earth-shaking thunder, and a swarm of bees, hundreds of tigers rushed arrows and other sharp weapons, all on display.

Zhu Cihong was in Nanjing, often went to inspect the forbidden army, and he had long known about the ability of the Shenji Battalion, so he was not as excited as seeing the sailor drill, but his heart was still unprecedentedly excited.

"Jiashen changed the country, the country moved south, I ascended the throne for seven years, I dare not forget the hatred of the first emperor and the shame of the Ming Dynasty! Now I am working hard, my ministers are working hard, training this strong army, I am very relieved, and the opportunity for revival is very good! Zhu Cihong watched the drill of the two divisions, and said emotionally: "I and Qing, the monarch and the minister, will definitely be able to prosper the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Monarchs and ministers are of the same heart, Zhongxing Daming!" When Zheng Sen heard this, he took the lead and bowed.

The Ming soldiers on the school field raised their weapons in unison, cheered loudly, and shouted in unison, "Zhongxing Daming." ”

Zhu Cihong picked up Zheng Sen and the others, looked at the cheering soldiers and horses, and said excitedly, "Morale is available, and the matter of recovering Shenjing will definitely be completed." ”

Saying that, Zhu Cihong suddenly said loudly: "Zheng Sen listens to the seal!" ”

When Zheng Sen heard this, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister is here!" ”

"Today, I will give you the surname of the country, change your name successfully, go north to collect Shenjing, and the Qing family must succeed immediately!" Zhu Cihong helped Zheng Sen up and looked him directly into the eyes.

Zheng Sen was moved, almost burst into tears with excitement, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister will definitely live up to His Majesty's trust, and will definitely recover Shenjing and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty." ”

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