"The Tartar's Sailor?" Tu Hai smiled disdainfully, a thick look of disdain appeared on his face, "My lord, isn't it my old Tu who is arrogant, does the Tartar have a sailor?" Could it be that they thought that with a few pot-bellied ships specially loaded for cargo, they dared to claim to have sailors? ”

Everyone laughed when they heard it, and they didn't blame Tu Hai for belittling the Manchus so much, looking at the history of the Manchu family, it was a history of horseback archery and hunting. For the sea, the vast majority of the Manchu people are afraid of the sea, from the beginning of Nurhachi to the reign of Huang Taiji, the Manchu Qing has never built a decent ship, even if it can barely be built, it can only build some small ships that can accommodate no more than 100 people, and now the entire Qing Dynasty can not make up more than 30 ships with a tonnage of more than 400 tons, and more than half of these ships are used to load goods.

Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the contemptuous expressions on the faces of the officers of the naval divisions, including Tu Hai, when the Manchu naval divisions were mentioned.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Pang Gang also smiled, but as the leader of everyone, he couldn't echo the thoughts of his subordinates.

Pang Gang knocked lightly on the table and said to everyone: "Okay, although the Tartar sailor is not worth mentioning, we can't take it lightly, and we don't need to remind you of the truth that the army will be defeated." Commander Tu, didn't you say that there are no sailors in the Tartars? Well, the officer asks you, have you recruited all the sailors recruited by your sailors? ”

Tu Hai listened to his chest and said loudly: "Lord Qiyu, our sailors have now recruited 6,000 sailors, and now they are being divided into three batches to train in Shenmi Island, Weihaiwei and Wanghai Fort, and it is expected that the initial combat effectiveness will be formed in half a year. ”

"Half a year?" Pang Gang shook his head: "This official can't wait so long, three months, this official needs three months to see them initially form combat effectiveness." ”

"What three months!" Tu Hai exclaimed, and shook his head again and again: "My lord, no, no, you don't know, the sailors are not as good as the brothers on land, they have much more to learn than the army, and it is estimated that they can only guarantee that they will not drown if they fall into the sea in three months." ”

Everyone also looked at Pang Gang with some surprise, under the vigorous promotion of Pang Gang, the status of the Qingzhou Navy Division in Qingzhou is not low, and it is also on par with the army.

At least some basic common sense they still know, compared to the army, the training of sailors is many times more cumbersome, and it is simply an impossible task to make those rookies form combat effectiveness in three months.

Looking at Tu Hai's anxious expression, Pang Gang smiled slightly, "Tu Hai, did the official let you go to Fujian to fight with the Zheng family, what are you anxious about." What this official wants you to do is to train with battle, don't you want to train, I'll find you a good place. ”

"Somewhere." Feeling that the situation was a little bad, Tu Hai still had to ask.

Pang Gang said very simply: "The three places of Jinzhouwei, Fuzhou Wei, and Dandong Town, Tu Hai, you sent me ships to cruise in these three places for twelve hours, and you must not let a piece of the Tartar's sampan go to sea, can you do it?" ”

"This" Tu Hai was a little cute for a while, and hesitated for a moment before asking softly: "My lord, if you want to cruise in these three places for twelve hours without stopping, then you have to use sixty large and small ships, if so, they can't train?" ”

Pang Gang sighed, pointed at Tu Hai and said, "You, you, I thought you were a very smart person, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid." Letting you cruise doesn't mean you won't be allowed to train, you don't necessarily have to train at home or in the port, isn't it okay to go to sea to train, if you have something to do, shoot a few shots at the place of the Tartars, go ashore and scare the Tartars, isn't that good, how can you even have this officer to teach you. ”

"Uh, that's okay too?" Tu Hai was dumbfounded.

First of all, the limitations of the times, at this time, most of the training of sailors was carried out in the port, such as the formation drill of entering the fleet, the shooting training of the artillery and the anti-vertigo (seasickness) surname training of the sailors were inseparable from the port, and in the eyes of the people at this time, it was unthinkable to leave the port and let the sailors go to the vast sea for training.

Therefore, when Pang Gang proposed this plan to patrol the sea and train by the way, it was not surprising that Tu Hai showed this shocked appearance. Pang Gang, who came from the era of the big bang of knowledge in later generations, thought that it was natural to let sailors go to sea for training at sea, just like the "big money" of later generations to pack the second wife, if anyone did not pack a few, it would seem abnormal.

"Can this work?" Tu Hai was still a little unsure.

Pang Gan waved his hand impatiently: "If it works, you have to try it to know, in short, just do it, let all the ships cruise there in turns, and the sailors who meet the Tartars will also be polite to him, sink them, and then send a few cavalry to the territory of the Tartars for a ride." ”

"Yes, the last general obeys!" Seeing that his boss had made up his mind, Tu Hai didn't dare to argue anymore, so he had to arch his hand and didn't dare to say anything.

"And." Pang Gang said to Wang Zhi: "Wang Guerrilla, judging from the actions of the Tartars, they still do not give up on Phi Dao, you can also take your own people to the territory of the Tartars to relax." ”

"My lord, did you mean to have the last general stab the tartar in the stomach?" Rao is Wang Zhi's steadiness, and he can't help but be overjoyed.

"Of course, judging by the reaction of the Tartars, they will not give up on Phi Dao, and there will definitely be a confrontation next, so you have to be prepared." Pang Gang still instructed uneasily.

"Yes, the Admiral will definitely make them look good!" Wang Zhi nodded resolutely in reassurance.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, we'll let them sink as many as the Tartars come from." Tu Hai patted his chest with a big grin.

"Well, that's good." Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction, and was about to end today's meeting when his own personal soldier captain Shi Bowen hurriedly walked in and reported loudly: "Lord Qiqi, there are people outside the mansion who want to see you!" He didn't dare to make a decision, so he was now asked to wait outside the house. ”

"Oh, who is it?" Pang Gang couldn't help but be a little strange, if someone in the government or his own ordinary businessman asked to see him, the soldiers would generally let him serve tea in the side hall, and he would never be so rude to let the family stand at the door and wait, it seems that Shi Bowen can't handle the identity of the person who came, and he didn't dare to make the decision without authorization, so he came to ask for his own instructions.

Shi Bowen said with some doubts: "It's a group of red-haired devils, led by a slow death that seems to be the Dutch Taiwanese governor Putt." ”

"Dutch Taiwanese Governor Putt is dying slowly?" Everyone laughed when they heard it, and Da Zhuang smiled: "It's Shi Xiaozi, look at your surname, how can someone call it a slow death, this is too bad." ”

Shi Bowen was anxious when he heard this, and said in a loud voice: "Why am I lying to you, that's what people said when they reported their homes." ”

"Hahaha" everyone laughed at Shi Bowen's words.

Although bursts of laughter rang out in the conference room, only Pang Gang did not laugh, his face quickly sank, and he asked with a calm face: "Shi Qianhu, is the person who came really claiming to be the governor of Taiwan?" ”

"Yes, sir!" Shi Bowen said seriously: "There are a total of five people outside, and one of them is still our Han Chinese, saying that these red-haired devils are what they are turning over." ”

"It's a translation!" Pang Gang on the side reminded.

"That's right, it's called a translator." Shi Bowen was busy saying yes.

After listening to Shi Bowen's words, Pang Gang didn't say anything more, just said lightly, "Okay, lead them to the hall and wait." ”

After Shi Bowen walked out, Pang Gang muttered in a voice that he could only hear: "Taiwan governor? Hehe, these Dutchmen really regard Taiwan as a dish in their own vegetable fields. ”

In the side hall of the front hall of the Dingguo General's Mansion, there were four Westerners with high noses and deep eyes, brown hair and blue eyes, and a middle-aged man stood beside him, he was dressed in the same clothes as the few people sitting on the chairs, but from the appearance, this person was obviously of the Oriental race.

The Westerner sitting in the middle was wearing a red suit with big lapels, white trousers, and a pair of brown cowhide boots, tall and wrinkled at the corners of his eyes. Putmans.

Pettmans was the fourth governor of Taiwan appointed during the colonial period of Jose, and since 1633 he has been engaged in looting Taiwanese deerskins, venison, and sugar and other items to transport back to the Netherlands.

Putmans was a greedy man, and after looting a lot of wealth in Taiwan, he was not satisfied with the status quo, but moved the realization to the rich land of the Ming Dynasty, but this time he suffered a heavy blow.

In October 1633, because the Dutch touched the interests of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group, they were severely taught a lesson by Zheng Zhilong. After realizing that he could not help the other party with his limited forces, Putmans reluctantly befriended Zheng Zhilong, and the two sides began a years-long cooperation.

This time, Putmans received a letter from Zheng Zhilong, instigating him to attack Qingzhou, but Putmans was not a fool. Although Zheng Zhilong said it in his heart, he said that Qingzhou was a paradise on earth full of gold, as if he could pick up gold as soon as he bent down.

But Putmans did not believe Zheng Zhilong's words, but planned to come to Qingzhou to see it in person, if Qingzhou was so rich, he would not mind making a cameo appearance as a robber, so this was the trip to Qingzhou

(To be continued)