"Woo, woo......"

The train whistled a few times, and then slowly began to move, riding on the train, seeing the scenery moving backwards outside through the window, Zheng Chenggong was stunned, and his face was full of surprise. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Chen... Captain Chen, this is the train, how did it run, it is still so fast, much faster than a horse-drawn carriage. ”

Seeing Zheng Chenggong asking, Chen Tianbao, as Zhang Feng's guard commander, said proudly: "General Zheng, this is a train, driven by a steam engine, it can run hundreds of miles in an hour, and we can reach Songjiang Mansion in less than half an hour." ”

"Ahh So fast. Zheng Chenggong was shocked, and then, with great interest, he looked out the window, and then at the inside of the train, here and there, and was very happy.

At this moment, Zheng Chenggong thought in his heart, it seems that he came to Songjiang Mansion completely right this time, and at the same time, he went from curiosity to admiration to admiration to good impression of Zhang Feng.

From Chen Tianbao's mouth, he learned that this train was invented by Zhang Feng, the steam engine was also invented by Zhang Feng, and the railway was built by Zhang Feng with a large number of people, etc., and suddenly, Zheng Chenggong couldn't wait to go to Songjiang Mansion early and see Zhang Feng immediately.

The train was not slow, it took less than half an hour, the train stopped at Songjiang Railway Station, Chen Tianbao led Zheng Chenggong and others, and took everyone to the general headquarters.

Entering the hall of the General Headquarters, Chen Tianbao arranged for Zheng Chenggong and others to sit down, instructed the orderlies to make hot tea, and then Chen Tianbao walked to the back hall to inform Zhang Feng.

Chen Tianbao left, the whole hall quieted down, Zheng Chenggong drank tea, while looking at the hall, suddenly, a huge world map hanging on the wall of the hall deeply attracted Zheng Chenggong, Zheng Chenggong hurriedly put down the teacup, got up, walked quickly to the world map, and looked seriously.

Time seemed to have stopped, and Zheng Chenggong fell deeply into it, and he was very fascinated. Zheng Chenggong has seen the map, and the Zheng family also has many nautical charts, but he has never seen a world map, and it is still such a detailed world map.

"This is the Pacific Ocean, this is the Strait of Malacca, this is the Indian Ocean, this is Africa, and there is Europe, it turns out that the Netherlands is in this position......"

Zheng Chenggong was fascinated, and thought in his heart, it turns out that the world is so big, there is a chance, I want to take a look, after reading this map, Zheng Chenggong knew that there are four oceans and seven continents in the world, only to know that the world is so big, and he used to sit in a well and watch the sky.

Zheng Chenggong, who was fascinated, was completely immersed in this new world, until someone coughed lightly, Zheng Chenggong reacted, Zheng Chenggong saw that Chen Tianbao accompanied a young man in, although he had never seen Zhang Feng, but Zheng Chenggong knew at once that this young man was Zhang Feng, the chief soldier of Nanzhili.

"Mr. Zhang, hello, I'm Zheng Sen."

Zhang Feng was smiling and easy-going, in fact, Zhang Feng was slightly excited in his heart, and thought in his heart, this is the famous national hero Zheng Chenggong in later generations, he looks very young, and he is estimated to be about the same age as himself, and he also belongs to young people.

Zhang Feng said enthusiastically: "General Zheng, welcome to Songjiang Mansion, this is the world map, what do you think of this map?" ”

Just now, Zheng Chenggong has been looking at the world map for a long time, and the more he looks at it, the more he feels that this map is amazing, and even Zheng Chenggong found that many of his family's charts are wrong, and many places are incorrect.

Zheng Chenggong said: "Mr. Zhang, after looking at this world map, I realized that the world is so big, and I used to sit in a well and watch the sky. ”

Zhang Feng said: "General Zheng, you are too modest. ”

The chat between the two began with the world map, Zhang Feng talked about the Ming Dynasty, the East China Sea, Liaodong, Korea, Japan, and finally Europe.

Zhang Feng said: "This is the Netherlands, a Nordic country, this is Spain, this is England......"

After listening to Zhang Feng talk a lot, Zheng Chenggong said: "Mr. Zhang, it turns out that the Netherlands and Spain are so far away from us, how many miles away, even if they are so far, they actually came to our doorstep. ”

Zheng Chenggong is no stranger to Westerners such as the Dutch and Spaniards, and has fought many naval battles with these people, and in Taiwan, there are now cities built by the Dutch, and almost all of Taiwan is under the colonial rule of the Dutch.

Zhang Feng said: "This is because they have a strong national strength, especially a strong navy, a strong ocean-going caravan, and they practice colonial plunder. ”

Then, Zhang Feng told Zheng Chenggong about the colonial plundering of Western countries, about the sail battleships of the West, about the East India Company, and about the bloodshed and brutality of these Western countries.

Originally, he was no stranger to Westerners, and he had seen Westerners' sail battleships, and as soon as Zhang Feng said this, Zheng Chenggong's understanding was more thorough and his experience was deeper.

Zheng Chenggong said: "These Westerners are hateful. ”

Zhang Feng said: "This is because they have a strong fleet, and if we don't develop, sooner or later they will ride on our heads and bully us." ”

In later generations, the Opium War began, and Western countries knocked on China's door with strong ships and cannons, and then there was almost a century of dark colonial rule, enslaving the Chinese people, exploiting and plundering, and acting as a prestige in China.

Zhang Feng said: "So, we want to develop a strong navy, we will defeat and drive away these Westerners, but your father did not understand this, and there was a sea battle with us, fortunately we did not have much loss." ”

Zhang Feng, of course, did not suffer much loss, on the contrary, there was no small gain, the capture of thirty-one sail ships, which are currently being repaired and renovated, and the capture of more than 2,600 free laborers, who have been distributed to various construction sites, or to participate in the construction of railways, or to participate in the construction of factories, and so on.

Seeing Zhang Feng talking about the last sea battle, Zheng Chenggong's old face turned red, and he said apologetically: "Mr. Zhang, this is our fault, I came this time, on the one hand, I apologize for this matter, and on the other hand, I want to talk to Mr. Zhang about cooperation." ”

Then, the two had a long talk for more than an hour, and through the conversation, Zhang Feng could feel that Zheng Chenggong was full of sincerity and a good person, especially for naval warfare, Zhang Feng was moved to cherish his talents.

All along, Zhang Feng pursued a large naval strategy, to form the world's most powerful navy, which requires a few right-hand men, the need for a lot of naval talents, Zhao Weibin is good, can be regarded as Zhang Feng's right-hand man.

Only Zhao Weibin alone is obviously not enough, if Zheng Chenggong can be included in his command, it would be great, Zhang Feng believes that Zheng Chenggong will be able to become another big help for himself.

So, Zhang Feng said: "Let him go over the past, I don't know what General Zheng's plans will be in the future?" ”

Zheng Chenggong said: "General Zhang, I just looked at the world map and listened to your words, I already have a plan, after I go back, I will also train a new navy, build all kinds of large warships, and then defeat the Dutch, it is best to recover Taiwan." ”

Zhang Feng smiled, it's good to have ideals, I'm afraid you don't have ideals.

Zhang Feng said: "General Zheng, with all due respect, it is not so easy to train a new navy, you need steam-powered warships, you need all kinds of new weapons, and you don't have all these things, and I have all these things here." ”

Zheng Chenggong seemed to understand a little bit of Zhang Feng's meaning, looked at Zhang Feng, and waited for Zhang Feng's next words.

Zhang Feng said: "Then I will say it bluntly, no longer beating around the bush, I mean, you join our navy, I will give you a position of fleet commander, let you lead a fleet, this fleet is all steam-powered warships, and even ironclad ships." ”

Zheng Chenggong was a little moved, but still asked, "Mr. Zhang, what is an ironclad ship?" ”

Zhang Feng smiled and waved his hand: "Commander Chen, go and bring the model and color map of our '012A' type ironclad ship." ”

The model and color map of the "012A" type ironclad ship were quickly brought in, this is a big picture, Chen Tianbao hung up the drawing, and the three-dimensional color map of the ironclad ship immediately appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the model of the ironclad ship was also placed on the table.

Zhang Feng said: "This is our ironclad ......"

Combined with color pictures and models, Zhang Feng introduced, the more he listened, the more excited Zheng Chenggong became, and the more he listened, the more shocked Zheng Chenggong became, Zheng Chenggong never thought that there was such a thing in the world.

The all-iron-hulled hull, all-steel reinforced structure, with armor, and then equipped with steam power and artillery, this is simply an invincible existence!

Zheng Chenggong was shocked and excited, but seemed to understand something, and asked: "Mr. Zhang, did you send an ironclad ship in the last sea battle?" ”

Zhang Feng said: "Of course, we sent five ironclad ships, namely 'Shanghai', 'Songjiang', 'Suzhou', 'Changzhou', and 'Wuxi', a total of five ironclad ships. ”

"So that's the case, no wonder we're going to fail so badly." Zheng Chenggong suddenly realized.

Zhang Feng said: "In front of the ironclad ship, it is normal for you to fail, how about it, are you interested in being the commander of my fleet, I promise, I will definitely equip you with the ironclad ship." ”

Zheng Chenggong was very moved, but still said: "Mr. Zhang, let me think about it, let me think about it." ”

didn't refuse, just said to think about it, which means that there is a door, Zhang Feng said happily: "Okay, my door here is always open for you, as long as you come, I will definitely give you the position of fleet commander and let you lead a large fleet." ”

Then, Zhang Feng arranged for his guard head Chen Tianbao to take Zheng Chenggong to take Zheng Chenggong to take a walk around, to have a look everywhere, Zhang Feng believed that after such a big circle, Zheng Chenggong would definitely not want to leave, and would definitely stay.

Sure enough, after spending two or three days and looking around, especially going to Zhoushan Military Port, the navy, steam-powered warships, and the commander of ironclad ships, Zheng Chenggong decided to stay and become Zhang Feng's fleet commander.

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Today's three watches, the third one is sent! (To be continued.) )