"How's it going, is the food okay?"

Li Chuan asked without looking back as he walked forward.

Hu Laosi followed his side step by step, and said: "These guys have enjoyed the blessings, and they have a lot of fish and meat, and they have meat on their faces in just three days, and they all say in private that the young master is merciful, but I didn't expect that there are such good officials as the young master in the world." ”

"Really?"

Li Chuan was a little unconvinced, feeling that this guy was like a sycophant.

"It's true, the little ones have heard it."

Hu Laosi hurriedly patted his chest and promised, and he almost swore an oath.

"That's good!"

Li Chuan was a little happy, and it was always a pleasure to be grateful.

After turning around, I knew that Hu Laosi was indeed not coaxing him to be happy.

In this era, military households can't even eat their stomachs, and eating meat at a time is a distant dream for military households. Now that the dream has finally come true, although the soldiers dare not go to the side of the commander, their gratitude is from the heart.

"Practice hard and try to get out of shape as soon as possible."

Li Chuan confessed and left with his family.

I didn't want to just get out of the barracks, and I rushed towards me as soon as I rode a fast horse.

"Young master, there are dozens of boats from the south."

Liu Sanmao rushed to the front of the horse, and did not dismount, but immediately reported loudly.

"What kind of ship is coming?"

Li Chuan's eyes froze, and he reined in his horse and asked in a deep voice.

Liu Sanmao said: "It's too far away to see clearly, at least no less than sixty big ships." ”

"No less than sixty?"

Li Chuan's eyelids jumped, the fleet composed of sixty big ships is definitely huge, looking at the whole world, there is no second one in the entire Ming Dynasty except for the Zheng family to dispatch so many big ships at one time in this era.

The Dutch and Spaniards who were busy colonizing Taiwan could also do it, but the Dutch and Spaniards had nothing to do with Jinshanwei, and there was almost no need to think about it, with a fleet of such a size, it could not be anyone else except the Zheng family.

"Let's go, let's see!"

Li Chuan clamped the horse's belly and immediately urged the horse to gallop to the sea.

The Acropolis of Jinshan was built near the sea, and there were fortifications built on the side of the sea, although most of them have been abandoned, and the artillery on the forts has long been unknown where they were sold, but the brick walls and forts are still there.

As early as the last time, after destroying nearly a thousand people of the Zheng family and seizing three Dafu ships, in order to prevent the Zheng family from retaliating, Li Chuan arranged for the family to be stationed in the sentry, monitoring the sea area day and night, and reporting immediately if there was any movement.

Li Chuan quickly climbed the sentry tower, took the telescope from his hand and looked into the distance.

This telescope is the fist product of Dr. No, the price is more than 10,000, the clarity is indeed not covered, at least in the fleet twenty kilometers away can be seen clearly, although the flag can not be seen clearly, but the number is clear at a glance.

Li Chuan counted them, and there were sixty-three boats.

Except for the three large fortune boats, the rest are small boats.

But even the smallest boat was no worse than Huang Tianxiang's boat.

Huang Tianxiang also came, also holding a telescope in his hand to watch, and said while watching: "There is no second fleet of this size except for the Zheng family, all of them are warships, not counting the boatmen, at least three thousand people." ”

The family members all looked at Li Chuan, waiting for the young master to show him.

Li Chuan said in a deep voice: "What are the Zheng family doing here?" ”

You look at me, my family, but no one answers.

What did the Zheng family send a fleet to Jinshanwei for?

Anyway, I didn't come here for a friendly visit.

Li Chuan is a little irritable, he is now a third-rate master with Jiuyang Divine Skills, he just wants to be quiet, he doesn't want to be disturbed, and he will walk the rivers and lakes after practicing his divine skills, but those peeping people don't give him the opportunity to concentrate on practicing martial arts, and from time to time they create some trouble for him, such as the Zheng family, and other sea overlords have come to rob him blatantly.

It's just that Li Chuan couldn't understand where he had offended the Zheng family, so he came to beat him again and again.

If it is silver, everyone is a businessman, and he didn't say that he would not cooperate with the Zheng family, so he could sit down and talk. But the Zheng family didn't mean to sit down and talk at all, but as if they had some deep hatred with him, they directly acted rudely.

"Mag is forced, deceiving people too much."

Li Chuan is very angry, he is not a good-tempered person, he was bullied by the Zheng family like this, how can he not be angry, he gritted his teeth in his heart, what about the Zheng family, provoked himself, and one day directly bought a warship and went to Fujian.

"Young Master, what should I do?"

Zhao Tiezhu saw that the young master was frowning and silent, and hurriedly asked.

Li Chuan said: "Send someone to meet it, see if it is the Zheng family's fleet, and if so, let them leave." ”

"This ......"

The family members were a little stunned, isn't this an extra move?

"Go!"

Li Chuan waved his hand, his tone unquestionable.

"Yes, young master!"

Huang Tianxiang hurriedly answered the order and hurriedly went.

No one can do this job except him, so he can only go out in person.

Li Chuan shouted from behind: "Remember to put on all the equipment, save your life first." ”

Huang Tianxiang agreed, his heart was warm, and his steps were a little faster.

Soon, a small boat departed from the military dock not far away.

Huang Tianxiang took five sailors, and when the oars flipped and flew, the boat rushed out like an arrow from the string.

Seeing that the boat turned into a small black spot, Li Chuan got off the sentry tower and went to the fort.

After twenty mortars were brought back, they were placed directly on the batteries.

In the past few days, the family members have been practicing shooting, and the military households of Jinshanwei were really shocked for several days, until they heard that it was the commander who got a few artillery pieces from the Westerners, and let the family members practice shooting, so they went to panic.

"How's the training?"

When he arrived at the fort, Li Chuan asked the two dogs who hurried up to meet him.

The second dog has a talent for artillery, so Li Chuan made him the captain of the gunner.

Ergouzi said: "One person has fired a few shots, and there is no problem with the cannons, but the accuracy is much worse." ”

"That's good!"

Li Chuan's face turned pale, as long as he could shoot cannons.

A qualified gunner is not so easy to train, not only needs talent, but also needs the baptism of war, he is afraid that these people who are sent to practice shooting at random will not even be able to shoot shells, then it will be troublesome.

Ergouzi said excitedly: "Don't worry, young master, there must be a thief who can't open his eyes, and the little one must teach him to be a man." ”

Li Chuan listened to it and said, "Okay, the thief will arrive soon, and it will be up to you then." ”

Ergouzi's excited face was bloodshot, and he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, young master, the little one will definitely beat him." ”

Li Chuan was still not at ease, so he did not hesitate to waste ammunition, so that each of the twenty gunners who practiced shooting artillery fired a cannon, and saw that there was no problem in firing the cannons, so he was relieved, and ordered Zhao Tiezhu: "Send someone to bring the muskets." ”

"Yes, young master!"

Zhao Tiezhu answered, and immediately arranged for the family to go back to get the musket.

The musket in the high-tech era is different from the arquebus in this era, that thing is too dangerous, in order to avoid being beaten by others, Li Chuan has always been strictly controlled, issued during training, and confiscated immediately after training.

Not only that, but even the bullets are managed separately.

Even if someone has great powers and manages to get a gun, he will be blind without bullets.