Zheng Chenggong's decision made Zhang Feng very happy, this is Zheng Chenggong, he is definitely a fierce general, the navy has Zheng Chenggong joined, it is foreseeable that Zhang Feng's big naval dream has taken a big step forward. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Zhang Feng was happy and immediately convened a military meeting to announce Zheng Chenggong's accession, and at the same time, Zhang Feng promised to appoint Zheng Chenggong as the commander of the Second Fleet.

Zhang Feng personally served as commander-in-chief, Zhao Weibin was chief of the general staff and commander of the First Fleet, and Zheng Chenggong was the commander of the Second Fleet.

As Zhang Feng's flagship, the "Shanghai" ironclad ship is directly under the Navy General Headquarters, and the other two major fleets, each with two ironclad ships, a total of more than 20 warships of 3,000 materials and 2,000 warships, in addition to several 3,000 material transport ships.

The General Headquarters of the Navy and the First Fleet Command are stationed at the Zhoushan Military Port, and the sea area of activity is the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea and other regions, including the waters around Korea and Japan.

The headquarters of the Second Fleet is temporarily stationed at the Naha Military Port, and the sea area of activity is temporarily centered on the Naha Military Port, with the focus on developing southward, such as the waters around Taiwan, and even as far as the South China Sea and other sea areas.

In the waters around Taiwan, as well as in the South China Sea and other waters, the Dutch, Spanish, and East India Company fleets were frequently active, which laid the groundwork for the future, and naval battles with Westerners were inevitable.

Naha Naval Port.

Since a few days ago, whether it is the soldiers in the barracks or the common people in the port area, everyone has noticed that there are many big ships here, and they are large warships, and these warships have stopped in this area, and there is no intention of leaving.

This is the warship of the Second Fleet, and the Naha Naval Port is the headquarters of the Second Fleet, so these warships will naturally not leave, but occasionally warship formations go to sea for daily training.

Fortunately, the port is divided into two parts: a military port and a civilian port, and these warships are basically parked in the military port, but it does not affect the use of the civilian port, all kinds of merchant ships, fishing boats, etc., can still enter and exit the civilian port, but in the civilian port, you can see the military port from a distance, and see the large warships moored in the military port.

Zheng Chenggong stood in front of the headquarters building of the Second Fleet, condescendingly, looking at the huge military port below, looking at the steam-powered warships docked neatly, Zheng Chenggong thought in his heart, maybe this is the wisest choice in his life.

In addition, what Zheng Chenggong is even more looking forward to is that the breech-loading gun will be successfully developed, and these warships will be refurbished one by one in the shipyard in the future, and all of them will be replaced with breech-loading guns.

In addition to breech-loading artillery, Zhang Feng also said that a larger ironclad ship called "012B type" will be designed and manufactured, which will be larger than the current ironclad ship, and the displacement will be increased from the current 1,800 tons to 2,100 tons, and the caliber of the gun will also increase.

"Well, if you work hard in the future, you will definitely live up to the kindness of Mr. Zhang." Zheng Chenggong thought so in his heart, and at the same time said in his heart, wait a little longer, the opportunity is ripe, I will go to find those Dutch, fight a good war with them, and it is best to take back Taiwan.

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Hirado, Japan.

Japan is closed to the rest of the world, but Hirado is one of the few trading ports in Japan that is open to the outside world, and it is always busy, with all kinds of merchant ships coming in and out, and all kinds of goods gathering here, in addition to yellow-skinned Orientals, there are also blond-haired and blue-eyed Westerners.

In the harbor, there are several different ships docked, and the other ships are all sail-powered, but these ships are different, there are no sails, only a tall thick chimney, which is a steam-powered ship.

A total of five ships, three 3,000 steam-powered ships docked at the dock, are unloading, unloading all kinds of industrial products from the ship, such as glassware, textiles, as well as tea and porcelain, etc., not far from the sea, there are also two steam-powered ships moored.

The two steam-powered ships were significantly smaller, and these were two thousand-material warships, which generally served as frigates for the fleets of ocean-going trading companies, and generally did not transport cargo.

Everything is the same as usual, the goods on the 3,000 material transport ship were unloaded, some were bought by the merchants immediately, and some of them were temporarily stored in the warehouses of the trade transfer station.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way......"

More than a dozen Japanese samurai came, with a katana straddling their waists, with a fierce face, and the leading samurai shouted in Japanese Kiriwa, asking everyone to get out of the way, and the whole dock was jumping with chickens and dogs, and many people got out of the way, for fear of getting into trouble.

These Japanese samurai had a very clear goal, and walked straight to one of the 3,000-material transport ships, where a man who looked like a steward and several men was directing the Japanese coolies on the dock to unload the ship.

The steward Tian Xiaoxi naturally saw these Japanese samurai, but Tian Xiaoxi was not afraid, because Tian Xiaoxi knew that he had a strong thick shield behind him, and his waist was very hard.

Tian Xiaoxi lined up everyone, greeted him, and said loudly: "What's the matter, what do you want to do, this is the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, if you want to find something, you have to weigh it yourself." ”

Domineering!

Very domineering!

Even if he is just a steward, but he is domineering, he is not afraid of these Japanese samurai at all, on the contrary, he shows his identity and tells the other party that we are not easy to mess with, we are the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company.

In the whole of East Asia, the business of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company is very large, and many people know that the Oriental Ocean Trading Company is strong, and behind it is Zhang Feng, the chief soldier of Nanzhili, and ordinary people really dare not provoke the Oriental Ocean Trading Company.

Needless to say in the Ryukyus and North Korea, the signboard of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company is very useful, and many people dare to make trouble with the Oriental Ocean Trading Company before they have time to make trouble.

However, these Japanese samurai were premeditated and had a clear purpose, and the leader said: "Yaga, we are here to collect the tax money, pay it quickly, otherwise, we will seize your ship." ”

Tax-cashier?

Tian Xiaoxi looked at it and felt that it was a little different, and it was estimated that this was just an excuse, and the purpose was to be unfavorable to the Oriental Ocean Trading Company.

Tian Xiaoxi said: "We have paid all the fees we should pay, please get out of the way, otherwise, we are welcome." ”

"Yaga!" The leading Japanese samurai shouted, and then actually drew his own katana and said loudly: "Yours, dead and dead." ”

After speaking, he actually swung a knife and cut it over, fortunately Tian Xiaoxi was guarded, flashed relatively quickly, and hurriedly dodged, seeing that the Japanese samurai did not relent, he waved the knife and continued to cut, and the rest of the Japanese samurai also drew out their katanas, Tian Xiaoxi shouted.

"Brothers, copy guys, call me!"

Many guys had already seen this scene, and as soon as Tian Xiaoxi shouted, the guys rushed out with muskets, at least a dozen guns were aimed at these Japanese samurai, and they were about to shoot, more guys were running over with guns, and the rest of them ran away one after another.

Suddenly, the tension was pounding!

Seeing so many muskets, the leading samurai was a little frightened, but thinking that this was Hirado, he became bold and continued to swing his sword and slash at it.

"Shoot!"

Tian Xiaoxi decisively gave the order, and suddenly, bursts of gunshots rang out, and after the gunshots rang out, these Japanese samurai lay on the ground, and the leading Japanese samurai was shot several times and fell to the ground, dying no more.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the remaining Japanese samurai immediately ran away with their heads in their hands, running as fast as they could, and soon ran away without a trace.

On the dock, there was a faint smell of gunsmoke, and there were seven or eight corpses lying on the ground, one of whom said, "Steward Tian, what should I do?" ”

Tian Xiaoxi said confidently: "Don't be afraid, we are the Oriental Ocean Trading Company, we are not easy to provoke, these Japan can't afford to provoke us, wait a minute, someone will definitely come out." ”

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a large group of Japanese to come, numbering hundreds, and the leading Japanese were very arrogant, and they actually wanted to board the ship to take people, and they wanted to detain some of the guys.

Not far away, the two thousand-material warships came over, and the guns on the ships were aimed at these Japanese, and the guys on the warship, holding muskets, stood on the side of the ship, aiming at these Japanese.

"Yaga!" The Japanese in the lead were so angry that they were so angry, but when they saw so many muskets and artillery aiming, they obviously lacked courage, and they wanted to come over and be arrogant, but they didn't think about kicking on the iron plate.

The leading Japanese had come with a mission, and they did not dare to be arrogant any longer, and conveyed the order of the lord of Hirado that within three days, the fleet of the Oriental Ocean Trading Company should leave Hirado, otherwise, force would be used.

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The residence of the lord of the Hirado Domain.

The current lord of the domain, Matsuura Kushin, was gathering a large group of people to discuss the matter, and it was clear that what had just happened on the dock was promoted and planned by Matsuura Kushin.

"Your Excellency, those Ming Dynasty people are loading goods, and it seems that they are preparing to leave, but they are just ......"

Matsuura Jiuxin said: "Inoue-kun, if you have something to say, just say it, it's okay." ”

"Your Excellency the domain lord, these Ming Dynasty people are not simple, behind them is Zhang Feng, the chief soldier of Nanzhili, I am worried that after these people leave, a large number of Ming troops will come to the Hirado Domain soon, then we will be in danger."

Although the Hirado Domain is not large and the population is not large, it is an important birthplace of the Japanese Invaders, and in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese invaders set out from here to harass the southeast coast of China, burn and loot, and in addition, the naval strength of the Hirado Domain is definitely among the highest in the whole of Japan.

Matsuura Jiuxin said slowly: "Inoue-kun, don't worry, I heard that Zhang Feng has a strong naval army, and the strength of our naval army is not weak, in addition, we have the support of General Tokugawa behind us, and driving these Ming Dynasty people away is only the first step in General Tokugawa's series of plans." ”

Then, Matsuura Kushin told Tokugawa Iemitsu a series of plans, and after listening to them, these people were greatly relieved, and some of them even shouted: "I didn't think about it, General Tokugawa arranged it so carefully, and it was closely linked one by one, and I was looking forward to it now, that Zhang Feng would send someone over earlier." ”

"Haha......" Matsuura Kushin smiled happily.

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