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The main fleet of ships led by Gao Lixun, consisting of ships such as Haicang ships, wheel boats, centipede ships, and three-masted warships, followed closely behind, throwing fireballs and firing cannonballs and rockets at the "enemy ships." In less than half an hour, the "enemy ship" slowly sank into the sea in the midst of the fire. The officers and men were overjoyed and celebrated the victory.

Standing on the high platform of the dock to watch the battle, Zhu Youlang also nodded slightly, showing a satisfied smile, and when the exercise was completed, Gao Lixun came with the generals of the sailor battalion to pay the order, Zhu Youlang said:

"I see that this drill is very good for both the soldiers and generals, Gao, Huang and Liang Aiqing are well commanded, and the soldiers are skillful, and they have obviously formed a good combat power, and I am very pleased."

"It's all the saints' good scheduling, and the ministers don't dare to take credit."

Although several sailor generals said this on their faces, they showed proud smiles on their faces that could not be concealed.

"I have another good news for the secretaries, the Gaozhou Shipyard and the Yangjiang Shipyard in Guangdong have been instructed to build six three-masted gunboats with more than 500 to 800 materials, 18 two-masted sea ships with 300 to 400 materials, more than 100 warships with less than 300 materials, and more than 10 sand ships and Guangzhou ships to transport troops and grain, and they can be launched to equip the sailors on the same day.

In addition, the Zhaoqing Arsenal also created more than 20 large and small Hongyi cannons, more than 100 tiger squat cannons, more than 1,000 bird guns, and the number of swords, guns, bows and crossbows is not counted.

For the sake of these warships and artillery, I have really wasted a lot of silver, you Aiqing must use these good knives on steel blades, don't let me down! ”

The sand boat is also called a square ship, with a square head and a square tail, with many masts and sails, which is suitable for inland river and sea navigation. The bottom of the boat can sit on the beach, and it is not afraid of running aground; The deck surface is spacious, and the initial stability of the ship width is large; The high sail is conducive to making the wind, the draft is shallow, the resistance is small, and the speed is fast.

The general two-masted sand ship carries a load of 2,000 to 4,000 stones, and the cargo volume is very large, but the price of the ship is relatively high, and a sand ship costs about 600 taels to 1,000 taels of silver.

The purpose of the Second Town's Water Division was to protect the sea area, and unlike the First Town's Fubo Army, which was specifically responsible for inland river operations, the combat functions of the Second Town were mainly biased towards naval warfare and maritime patrols.

Therefore, the whole army is equipped with all Hongyi cannons, not equipped with Frankie artillery, and the inland river warships are suitable for more Franc aircraft, because the combat distance is short, and the rear loading guns of Franc aircraft have a short firing range due to air leakage, and the disadvantage of small power is not obvious. It is easier to reload than the front-loading Hongyi cannon, and the continuous rate of fire is faster.

But when it comes to the sea, it is usually a long-distance battle several miles away, and the range of the artillery must be long enough at this time, and the power cannot be small, and the advantage of the Hongyi artillery is more obvious at this time.

Even if the firing speed is not fast, it can be used to make up for the defects in quantity, if a warship is equipped with more than ten or twenty Hongyi cannons, the power of dozens of cannons in a salvo is unimaginable, and it can almost go sideways at sea, but it is a pity that the imperial court does not have the financial and manpower to build so many artillery pieces in a short period of time.

"Your Majesty, relax your mind, the Tartars are not good at naval warfare, as long as the naval combat ministers guarantee a steady victory, if the Tartars dare to attack, the ministers will tell him to come and go!" Gao Lixun swore an oath.

"The Tartar sailor is weak, I don't need Aiqing to talk about this, I also know, what do I mean, if it's a pirate traitor along the coast? Can Aiqing be sure to win the battle? ”

"This ......" Gao Lixun hesitated slightly, thinking that he had already put out the big words before, and at this time he retreated to the point of being a little incompetent, so he had to bite the bullet and say: "If the number of troops and the number of warships and the draft are not too different, the minister thinks that it will not be difficult to win!" ”

"Excellent! What I want is Aiqing's words, don't hide it from Gao Qing, yesterday I have received Jiao Aiqing's request for help, Jiao Aiqing suppressed bandits in Chaozhou, encountered a group of unruly pirates, suffering from the lack of a sailor, so he asked the court to send a sailor to Chaozhou to assist him in suppressing the pirates.

I have discussed with the cabinet elders yesterday, and decided to send Gao Qing to bring the second town water division to aid the suppression, the time is urgent, Gao Qing should make preparations as soon as possible, and wait for the warships built by the shipyard and the artillery of the Zhaoqing military workshop to be in place, and then lead the troops to set off!

I have high hopes for this sailor, I hope that it will be like the rising sun that is ready to go before sunrise, and as soon as the time comes, it will jump out of the sea, illuminate all directions, save the country and protect the people! ”

Only then did the generals understand the emperor's good intentions in coming to watch the sailor's drill this time, and their expressions suddenly became serious.

Gao Lixun said: "After several months of training, the soldiers of the Navy Division and Battalion have become familiar with their respective combat missions, and their morale is booming. ”

"I'm waiting for good news!"

After the sailor's drill, Zhu Youlang saw that it was not early, so he took a few personal attendants and a hundred and ten 'Dingbadu' warriors to prepare to return to the city, Gao Lixun, Huang Ting, and Liang Lizhong stayed in place and continued to train the sailor, making physical and psychological preparations for the upcoming war.

Before Zhu Youlang returned to the palace, an attendant came to report that the Imperial Horse Supervisor Pang Tianshou Pang Gonggong had fulfilled his mission and had successfully returned from Jingao (Macau) after a month, and was now waiting for His Majesty to see him.

"I'm going to summon him in the council hall and let him meet him there!"

When the emperor walked to the outside of the council hall, Pang Tianshou knelt on the side of the corridor of the council hall and said in a sharp voice: "Slave Pang Tianshou takes over!" ”

"Get up!"

Zhu Youlang got off his sleeve, said something casually, and walked through the cloister until he entered the main hall of the council hall, and sat down on a carved dragon chair covered with yellow cushions on the main seat.

Pang Tianshou followed, knelt down again, and performed the regular salute of bowing and kowtowing three times. If it is an ordinary eunuch, waiting around the emperor all day long, of course, there is no need for so many etiquette.

However, Pang Tianshou is now not a eunuch waiting for the emperor in the palace, but an envoy sent by the emperor to Macao to purchase ordnance and machinery and recruit all kinds of talents, and has the important task of supervising the casting of Hongyi and Franc machine cannons.

"Get up!"

As the wars in Huguang, Jiangxi and other parties became more and more beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, and the authority of the Son of Heaven was also increasing day by day, Pang Tianshou always maintained a cautious attitude, and did not dare to have the slightest neglect, he kowtowed again, and then stood up from the ground and waited for the emperor to ask.

At this time, under the bright palace lamp, I saw Pang Tianshou's face clearly, it was the appearance of a middle-aged man with a somewhat burly figure and no beard, although he was more than fifty years old, but due to good maintenance, his face was ruddy, and he only looked like he was in his forties.