On the endless blue sea, a fleet puffed up its sails, was chopping the waves, galloping forward, at the top of the mast, the dragon flag of Daqi was blown by the wind to hunt, in the fleet, from time to time sounded the melodious sound of the horn, in the mast fight, the herald stood up straight, dancing the red and blue flag in his hand, conveying the order on the flagship, adjusting the formation of the entire fleet.

This fleet is very large, with more than 100 large and small ships, but there are only six ships similar to the three-story main warships of the Ming Dynasty, and the rest are basically flat-bottomed transport ships or small assault boats.

Such a fleet is actually not suitable for ocean-going operations, only a big storm, large warships and slightly larger transport ships may be able to support, but those small ships will definitely capsize, but for Cao Gang, the commander of this fleet, this trip does not matter, the target Peach Blossom Island is only a day's voyage from the coast, and in this season, there will be no big winds and waves at all.

The most important thing is that this time I went to sea to beat the water dogs.

Cao Gang is the side branch of the Great Qi royal family, although the blood relationship is a little far away, but going back several generations, it is a solid royal family, and it is precisely because of this identity that the only powerful sea ship in the Great Qi will fall into his hands.

The emperors of the Great Qi dynasties were concerned about unifying the mainland first, defeating the three kingdoms of Chu, Qin, and Yue to unify the world. Only by unifying the mainland can we talk about spreading the prestige of Great Qi to the outside world.

All the Great Qi Emperors have always adhered to this philosophy.

Therefore, when the Great Qi Dynasty was established on behalf of the Tang Dynasty, although the Tang Empire once left them a huge fleet, but after a hundred years, it was cut down because of the huge expenses, and there were no new ships, not to mention, the original ships were also abandoned. Until now, there are only six real warships that can sail out of the harbor. However, with some other chaotic ships, there were more than 100 of them, and the soldiers were loaded with nearly 10,000 people.

If it was before, Cao Gang would not dare to provoke the Zhou clan in Bozhou, or the emperor who was high above did not know the strength of the Zhou clan at sea, but Cao Gang, as the commander of the naval army, knew it very well.

According to what he learned, Zhou's three-masted battleships alone can concentrate ten, and the other auxiliary ships will never be less than him, and more importantly, those sailors of other people are all cleaving waves on the sea and fighting with pirates, which is not comparable to a soldier like himself who is barely good at water.

But now it's different.

In the past two years, the rise of the Daming Navy, Zhou's fleet went to sea to smuggle, and was intercepted by the Daming Sailor on the sea. And His Majesty the Emperor had the idea of eradicating the family, the first to hit the idea to the head of the Zhou family, and ordered the Zhou family to lead his private troops to participate in the Jinghu Water Battle, two years later, thousands of elite sailors of the Zhou family, all of them were buried in the Jinghu area, and even the head of the family, Zhou Shuguang, also became a general of the light pole, and fled back to Bozhou in disgrace.

Without the elite sailor, the Zhou family is a big fat pig, everyone wants to pounce on it and take a bite, on land, Xiang Lian Hu Jian has already swung a knife Huo Huo up, and at sea, it is his own feast.

Sitting on the largest warship, Cao Gang was in a particularly sea mood, only feeling that today's style is extraordinarily gentle, the sky is extraordinarily blue, and the seabirds that fly around the sea and stop on the mast from time to time are particularly cute, and of course, those sea fish that jump up from the water from time to time are so interesting.

After today, the sailors under his command are finally going to be imported. There are only six main battleships, which is really inconsistent with the name of the first in the world, in order to make these six battleships able to attack with full blood, he ordered the remaining battleships in the harbor to be dismantled, and all the materials that were preserved were replaced by these six battleships.

It is said that the real wealth of the Zhou family is not in the mansion of Bozhou County, but is hidden on this island far from the mainland.

Of course, what makes him even happier is that the spring of the Great Qi Water Master is finally coming.

The Ming Dynasty rose strongly, swallowing and destroying Qin, this is what Daqi wanted to do in the past but did not do, in addition to the great martial arts on land, they actually silently on the sea, but also established a powerful fleet, which made the Emperor of Daqi, who has always been disdainful of the sea, finally began to look at the sea slightly.

I don't know if I don't see it, but when I look at it, I am shocked.

How wide is the Great Qi Sea Frontier! The thousand-mile-long sea frontier line obviously stinged the emperor's eyes on the map.

In the past, it didn't matter if everyone didn't have a fleet, but now that others have it, but their own family doesn't, this thousands of miles of sea frontier has suddenly become a sieve leaking everywhere, and it has become a target that others can attack at any time. Although it is said that the decisive victory will still be on land, such a long sea line will become the target of the opponent at any time, and it is impossible to judge where the opponent will land from and will make it the focus of the attack.

Even if the other party is just scratching, Qi Guo can't stand it! Every now and then, five people come to the battleship in a circle, go ashore, rob a robbery, burn a city, kill a person, and when you bother to mobilize the army of Baal to rush over, they have already returned to the battleship and left.

No, Daqi must revitalize its navy, and it must have the ability to compete with the Ming fleet at sea, which is the unanimous agreement reached between the emperor and the important ministers of the Daqi court since the beginning of this year.

However, the revival of the maritime armed forces, which have been abandoned for an unknown number of years, is not something that can be done. Money can be made up, people can be recruited, but technology is not something that can be picked up. In the palace of Daqi, there are mountains of dense files, but the technology of building ships in the past has been revealed, but where did the craftsmen who built ships come from? A mature shipbuilding system is not something that the emperor said he wanted to build and could build it immediately.

After all, building a warship and building an ordinary ship are completely two different concepts.

The Zhou family, of course, has become the object that the emperor must take, and this is also consistent with the emperor's goal of cleaning up the family. The Zhou family's successive generations of pirates, the shipbuilders and shipyards and repair shops owned by his family were all things that the emperor had to get.

As soon as the two accumulate, it is doomed to the fate of the Zhou family, which has been passed down for many years.

The change in the policy of the imperial court, the most joyful is Cao Gang, who is the commander of the water division. Although he is a royal family, but the branches are remote, it is basically difficult to get the respect of others, and the weakness of the water division is destined to him basically no voice in the imperial court, in the past countless years, when the generals gathered in the military department to quarrel for a year's military budget, he could only shrink in a remote corner to watch the excitement, and when everyone had enough trouble, he would come up pitifully, and carefully put forward his little pitiful request, but even so, There are often times when they are beaten back mercilessly.

Not long ago, the imperial court allocated 1 million taels of silver to recruit sailors and soldiers, shipbuilding technicians, and set up shipyards and repair yards.

Cao Gang had never seen such a white silver box by box in front of him, which could really dazzle the eyes of flower people. After getting the money, it is natural to renovate your somewhat shabby house first, and replace the furnishings at home that are not on the table.

Of course, His Majesty's errand still has to be done seriously. It's just that it's not something that can be successful in three or two days, just take your time. However, he is very active in recruiting soldiers, after all, when he recruits soldiers, he can confidently ask the court for military expenses, military salaries, and equipment, which is all money.

You only need to live in your own hands, and the annual income can make people smile crookedly.

This time, seventy or eighty percent of the soldiers he brought out were newly recruited sailors this year, these people were originally good in water, and they basically grew up by the sea, but in the war, it was a little worse. This time, such a sure-fire and risk-free battle, of course, let these recruits open their eyes, see the battle at sea, and accumulate a little experience for the future.

In fact, Cao Gang himself has no experience in naval battles, all his knowledge of naval warfare comes from books, as for fighting, ten years ago there were several confrontations with the Chu State Naval Division, at that time the Chu State wanted to open up a second battlefield, to the Baoquan of the Yue State to transport troops and materials, Qi State naturally did not agree, but everyone was in the coastal sea, and the war was basically the two sides first shot a burst of crossbow arrows, and the probability of hitting was extremely pitiful, and then basically one side ran, one side chased, and the one who escaped slowly was caught up, that is, by helping the past, The sailors brandished their swords and guns and went up for a while, slashing and killing. Cao Gang himself felt that it was not a battle at all.

This time it should be a serious battle, even if the Zhou family is basically finished, but the Zhou family always has some housekeepers, and the strength of those guys should not be bad.

Let these people be sparring partners for themselves! Cao Gang thought with a smile. This time, I brought hundreds of ships and nearly 10,000 soldiers over, and I don't know how many warships the Zhou clan has, and I don't know how many they can drive, and it is best that none of them can be driven, so that as soon as I arrive, I can drive these warships home.