Hearing Shenying's analysis of the water master, Zhou Chong seemed to have been splashed with a basin of cold water, and the whole person was a little listless, at this time Shenying opened his mouth and comforted: "Lord Zhou does not have to be discouraged, although the Daming Navy Division does not retain much combat power, but my Ming Dynasty has been relatively peaceful over the years, except for the Japanese Rebellion many years ago, and after Lord Zhou takes over the coastal defense, there is enough time to train those sailors, I believe that with the talent of adults, it will definitely make the Daming Navy Division look new!" ”

Zhou Chong's assistance to Malacca City afterwards except for Zhengde and Li Dongyang and a few other ministers, others did not know about Lu Dao, after all, this is also a military secret, although it is impossible for the Portuguese to send someone to Daming to inquire about the news, but what should be kept secret is still to be kept secret, so Shenying did not know that Lu Dao Zhou Chong needs a sailor who can take it next year, so he comforted him so much.

However, when Zhou Zhong heard Shenying's words, his heart moved, and he asked a little impatiently: "Old General Shen, with your experience, can you train the sailors in Guangzhou and Ningbo in half a year, at least let them form a certain combat effectiveness?" ”

Hearing Zhou Chong's question, Shenying shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Lord Zhou, if you are asking about the army on land, then I can give you a positive answer, it won't take half a year at all, as long as I give me three months, I can train an army that can pick up swords and guns, although such an army is not strong in combat, but at least it will not run away when it sees the enemy." However, the sailor is completely different from the land division, in addition to face-to-face fighting, the sailor must also know how to control the ship, and the ship must also be equipped with artillerymen, archers and other troops, which can not be trained in a short time. Therefore, I think half a year may not be enough! ”

Hear Shenying's answer. Zhou Zhongzhong was even more disappointed. In fact, he should have thought a long time ago, whether it is now or in the future, the navy is a technical service, in the era of cold weapons, the army may only need urgent training for a few months to pull into the battlefield, and then slowly grow in the war, but the navy has to learn more things, and the cooperation between each other is also closer. It is simply impossible to train an army that can be taken out to fight in a short period of time.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhongzhong couldn't help but be a little unwilling, he had paid so much effort for this matter, and even promised Zhengde to become an official of the imperial court, could it be that because he had no soldiers to fight in his hands, he watched the Strait of Malacca fall into the hands of the Portuguese? If this is really the case, then he will not only be unable to explain to Zhengde and the Ming court in the future, but also unable to explain to himself!

Seeing that Zhou Chong was still frowning, Shenying was also a little strange in his heart, and asked at the moment, "What." Is there anything difficult about Lord Zhou, do you need the help of the old man? ”

For the kindness of Shenying. Zhou Chong smiled bitterly at first, but he soon thought that after all, Shenying had been in the army for many years, and he was an expert in warfare, so maybe he had a way to solve the problems he encountered.

Thinking of this, Zhou Chong cheered up again and said, "Old General, now I have encountered a military problem, I hope to ask you for advice!" ”

"Lord Zhou is polite, but I don't dare to say anything else, I have a little experience with the old man in the war, and I can help Lord Zhou with a consultation!" Although Shenying began to be modest, but when it came to the matter of fighting, he showed a proud look, he was in the army when he was young, and he completely relied on his own hard work in the army to accumulate combat achievements, and then sat in today's position little by little, so when it comes to the experience of fighting, he will not think that there are still people in the army of the Ming Dynasty who are stronger than him.

Seeing Shenying so proud, Zhou Chong was very happy, and immediately opened his mouth to tell him about his assistance to Malacca City, although this matter needs to be kept secret, but Shenying is a senior general of the Ming Dynasty, and it is nothing to tell him, not to mention that now Shenying also knows that Zhou Chong is a big celebrity in front of His Majesty, and it is too late for him to stammer, let alone talk nonsense about this matter.

I saw that after Shenying listened to Zhou Chong's narration, it was Ha Lu Ha Da Lu who laughed, which made Zhou Chong a little confused. After a long while, I saw Shenying stop and speak: "Lord Zhou is really smart and confused for a while, according to what you said, those Portuguese want to occupy the Malacca city of Rausch, so they will not sail the ship to land, right?" ”

Speaking of this, Shenying paused for a moment, and then said: "In addition, the Portuguese are few, and it must not be easy for them to completely occupy the capital of a country, and they will definitely encounter strong resistance from the locals, so they will definitely send most of the soldiers on the ship to the land, if they take advantage of this opportunity, organize clippers to carry soldiers to take their ships as quickly as possible, in this way, the opponent's navy will become an army, and the naval battle will become a land war, and the land war will be much easier in comparison." , it is nothing more than to see whose army is more numerous and more brave in battle, although I dare not guarantee that the army of the Ming Dynasty is braver than the Portuguese, but at least the number will definitely not be less than that of the other side. ”

Hearing Shenying's words, Zhou Chong also suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, although he also thought of taking advantage of the Portuguese attack on Malacca City to attack the other party, but in his opinion, the so-called sneak attack also refers to the navy's sneak attack on the navy, and it is inevitable that there will be a naval battle, but Shenying has analyzed it very thoroughly, and can also use his strengths and avoid weaknesses to turn naval battles into land battles.

In fact, this is not surprising, after all, Zhou Zhong has never received it, so he naturally doesn't know how to grasp the opportunity on the battlefield, and he doesn't know how to give full play to his strengths, compared to Shenying, he is much more professional, he can see the weaknesses of the Portuguese at a glance, and he has also formulated a simple and feasible plan.

Zhou Chong was also overjoyed after hearing Shenying's words, and immediately stood up and saluted solemnly: "Thank you for the reminder, General Shen, otherwise Zhou will probably keep getting into the tip of the horns and not being able to get out!" ”

"Lord Zhou is so polite, the old man just said casually, he doesn't deserve such a big gift!" Shenying also hurriedly helped Zhou Zhong who was saluting, and waved his hand again and again, but soon Shenying hesitated a little and said, "Lord Zhou, according to what you said just now, I speculated that it is very likely that the Portuguese will go ashore, but the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment, so when Lord Zhou leads the troops to aid Malacca City, it is best to have an experienced general by his side, so that he can make corresponding adjustments according to the changes in the situation on the battlefield!" ”

Shenying also saw at this time that although Zhou Chong was promoted to the governor of the four seas, he didn't know anything about military affairs, so he most tactfully reminded Zhou Chong and asked him to find an experienced general, so as to avoid him from making mistakes in battlefield command.

Zhou Zhong first smiled bitterly when he heard this, he was caught up by Zhengde, he didn't know a few civil and military officials of the Ming Dynasty at all, and there didn't seem to be any generals who could take a shot during the Zhengde period, even if it was the veteran Shenying in front of him, he didn't have much fame in history.

"Don't hide it from the old general, Zhou doesn't know much about the army of the Ming Dynasty, and he doesn't know a few generals at all, the old general has been in the army for a long time, and he must know some experienced generals, so Zhou Chong wants to trouble the old general to help recommend a few!" Hearing Shenying's reminder, Zhou Chong immediately said that the only general he knew was this old general, so he could only ask the other party to introduce a few.

Hearing Zhou Chong let him introduce a few experienced generals, Shenying's face was overjoyed, and he asked a little impatiently: "Lord Zhou, just now you said that you have mastered the plan and time for the Portuguese to send troops, the old man dares to ask, I don't know when they will send troops to Malacca City?" ”

"This ......" Zhou Zhong heard this, recalled the record of the Portuguese invasion of the South Seas in his mind, and said with great certainty, "As far as I know, the Portuguese should attack Malacca City in July next year!" ”

"Great!" I saw Shenying stand up very excitedly when he heard Zhou Chong's words, and then bowed down to Zhou Chong and said, "Lord Zhou, you want experienced generals, not the old man boasts, in the entire Ming army, there is absolutely no more experienced general than the old man, so if Lord Zhou is willing, the old man is willing to serve the adult!" ”

Seeing that Shenying actually recommended himself, Zhou Chong was also stunned, but then he asked a little puzzled: "Old General Shen, weren't you sent by His Majesty to Bazhou to quell the rebellion, how could you have the time to help Malacca City?" ”

"Lord Zhou doesn't know, although there are thousands of thieves in Bazhou, but after all, they are just some chaotic people, there is no need to worry at all, as long as the old man arrives with the army, he must be sure to exterminate them within a few days, and he will be able to return to the dynasty by the end of the year at the latest, and then the old man can also rush to the adult to serve, although the old man does not understand water warfare, but the aid to Malacca City is mainly to see the land war, so he can help the adult come up with an idea!" Shenying said excitedly, as a general, what he is most afraid of is not to fight, but not to fight, because fighting means military merit, and only with military merit can he be promoted.

Hearing Shenying's words, Zhou Chong was also very happy, although Shenying in history did not have any outstanding achievements, but the other party was able to reach the high position of the left army and the right governor step by step from a guard commander to the military merits, which is enough to show that the other party is also experienced in a hundred battles, and can let such an experienced veteran follow him, and the other party also deliberately wants to make friends with him, which is naturally the best helper for Zhou Chong. (To be continued......)