Chapter 343: The Road to Sea Power

What happened next was beyond everyone's expectations. The three recruits who came forward on their own initiative were fine, and some of the troublemakers who had been reported by their peers were caught and tied to the pillars. Those who reported their companions were tied up and thrown in a wagon. The firing squad stood in front of the stake with rifles, and after the gunshots rang out, the person who was accused of leading the troublemaker was executed. The three people who took the initiative to stand up, after the gunshot, thought they were dead, but they didn't expect that there was nothing on their bodies, but they were just tied up. Of course, the three of them were also frightened, and they urinated directly.

In this riot, more than 100 recruits were killed on the spot. Fifteen recruits were executed after being reported. Thirty recruits who had been whistled against their companions were expelled from the barracks and escorted out of the country. This qiē is not the end, and the families of those who were killed and executed were all expelled from the territory of Denglai, and the families of those who reported their companions had the same fate.

Chen Xie was very satisfied with this result. Gong An was immediately praised: "This time, the handling process was written into a report and handed over to each recruit battalion as a model for prevention and treatment in the future." "The army, military law is the greatest. Chen Xie has never had room to compromise on this. As for killing a few rebellious recruits, he will not be soft at all. An army without discipline is the difference between it and a thief? The reason why the modern army is strong in combat is that the strict military discipline makes the soldiers afraid.

As for why he handled it this way, Gong An figured out Chen Xie's mentality. Those who take the initiative to stand up against crime will be more courageous than ordinary recruits, and their personalities will be relatively open. This kind of recruit. With a little entrapment, they will be excellent officers in the future, how can they kill them? At most, dozens of military sticks will be used to ensure that they are grateful to Dade. Those who make trouble and refuse to come out to take responsibility are often slippery soldiers, and these people will only lead bad colleagues in the army, and it is not wrong to kill one and the other. A soldier who reports his companions will inevitably be hated by everyone, and such a person will remain in the army. It is also bound to be a factor of instability. But it's not easy to kill. I had to expel the matter. In the army, between comrades-in-arms, it is the behavior of entrusting each other behind their backs, this kind of reporting of their comrades. Certainly cannot be encouraged.

And one more. This group of recruits is not the same as the previous refugees from Liaodong. They all fled from the provinces. Since you are fleeing, it is a great kindness to give you a bite to eat, is it too hard to be a soldier? This wind will not last!

Soldiers involved in the disturbance. Capital sins can be avoided, but living sins cannot be escaped. Ten strokes of military sticks per person, cleaning toilets during the boot camp, and being responsible for hygiene. Anyway, it is to toss them and let them know how strict the consequences of daring to make trouble are.

After dealing with the affairs of the new barracks, Chen Xie returned to his hometown Zhangjiazhuang, and the time was already the end of August. Fran Aranda came to report that eight 1,000-ton warships had completed sea trials and were officially delivered to the navy, and a 1,500-ton warship could be launched in half a month, and a 2,000-ton warship on the dock could be launched in half a year at most.

At present, there are two shipyards in Dengzhou, one is in Longkou, which is mainly for the benefit of ships, and the 500-material fortune ship can be used as a civilian cargo ship, and the cannon is an armed cargo ship. The combat effectiveness of this thing is very average, and there is no problem at all with a hard sail running offshore. The shipyard of Qishan Institute is the current majority, with ten large docks and a thousand-ton warship to be built in about seven months.

The most time-consuming thing about shipbuilding is not the building, but the wood used for shipbuilding. The processing process is complex and takes a long time. This is why Chen Xie wants to engage in drying equipment, with drying equipment, the biggest time problem of shipbuilding is solved. Chen Xie also introduced standard parts, mainly aimed at the superstructure of the warship. It is built directly on the shore and then assembled, and some inconsequential parts can be contracted to the private sector to do, which greatly saves time.

As soon as Fran Aranda left, Xilaojing came and reported to Chen Xie that the navy had received a new battleship, and the previous battleship had also been replaced with a new large-caliber naval gun, and Chen Xie was invited to see the target. Chen Xie said that he would go tomorrow, Xilao went back to prepare, and Chen Xie came to Qishan early the next morning. There is a manor in this place where Chen Xie settled the Korean girl, and Chen Xie did not enjoy life first, but went to see the officers and men of the navy first. After the face project was done, board the battleship and go to see the new large-caliber artillery.

This is an 18-pounder naval gun, and after the rifling is drawn, the shells used are also specially made. As a breech gun, under the existing conditions, the firing range is quite good, with a maximum range of three thousand meters and an accurate range of two thousand meters. Compared to all naval guns of this era, there was an advantage in range and rate of fire.

Today's Dengzhou Navy Division is privately called the Navy. There are 17 1,000-ton warships, and 500-ton (160-ton) ships have been eliminated and sold to Li Guozhu at a price.

Seventeen warships went to sea together and lined up in a column to conduct live-fire exercises on the sea. The target ships were small boats of one or two hundred materials, and after the warships found the target, they bombarded them violently with the guns on the side of the side. When the cannon roared, the water column on the sea rose in all directions. At this time, the benefit of the rate of fire of breech guns can be seen, in the past, it was a good hand to be able to shoot two shots a minute, but now it is normal to shoot four or five shots a minute.

Chen Xie personally went to the cannon to observe the gunner's shooting, and after a shot, he used the recoil to bounce back, and pulled it with a rope to slow down the recoil. After stabilizing, clean the chamber with sticky oil with a mop from behind, reload the ammunition, push forward, load the medicine bag, and then block the tail with a special iron plate, insert the medicine twist through the hole above, and ignite the launch. A cannon with six men served, each performing its own duties, and the rate of fire was much better than that of the previous breech guns.

With the rate of fire, the results of the battle will naturally come quickly, but after only three rounds of shooting, it will be said that the target ship will be smashed into pieces. Chen Xie is still very satisfied with this result, which shows that this guy Xilaojing is more reliable.

After watching the live-fire exercise, Chen Xie took out the confession he had asked for from the military headquarters on the spot and officially declared Xi Laojing a guerrilla general of the Dengzhou Navy. Xilao cried with joy, and finally got into the position of a general. used to be just an agent, but now he is an official general of the Ming Dynasty. Think about the mercenaries who used to have lunch in Europe and didn't know where the dinner was, and when they went to war during the day, they didn't know if they could come back at night. Now that he is a general, every qiē is given by Master Chen, so he naturally has to work hard for him.

Returning to Qishan, Chen Xie entered the manor. Li Yingji took four girls who had been pampered by Chen Xie to kneel at the door to greet her, and she didn't mean to be a princess at all. In that part of North Korea, women are even less valuable. can follow Chen Xie to Dengzhou, eat well and dress well, and don't have to worry about being killed by intrigues, and the carefree life is naturally very satisfying. The only regret is that Chen Xie comes relatively rarely, so every time Chen Xie comes, he must seize the opportunity to be favored, and it is best to be able to conceive a child.

After only three days of a luxurious and corrupt life in the manor, Xilao Jing came to the door and brought a battle plan. This plan was formulated at the request of Chen Xie, and the content was to collude with Li Guozhu to inflict heavy damage on Zheng Zhilong and share the maritime interests equally. The next step is to defeat the Dutch and get on Dayuan Island. For now, this is nothing more than the first phase of the plan. Chen Xie's ultimate plan was to seize the Nanyang island country as a colony. It's a huge plan, and everything has to be done step by step. As for Zheng Zhilong, Chen Xie didn't take him as an opponent, if he hadn't been known as a Ming general, Chen Xie would have taught him to be a man every minute.

All in all, there was no power at sea before, but now there is power, and it is necessary to show power.

After reviewing Xilaojing's plan, Chen Xie nodded with satisfaction. This plan does not seem complicated, and it is mainly a two-step process. It's actually quite simple. Li Guozhu dispatched forty fortune ships under his command to rob merchant ships on the Ryukyu route. Xi Laojing led the main force of the fleet to cruise not far away, and once Zheng Zhilong led people to fight, Xi Laijing and Li Guozhu launched an attack. After defeating Zheng Zhilong, Li Guozhu sent people to negotiate with him, forcing him to share the benefits of maritime trade, ceding Dayuan Island, and taking over by the Dengzhou navy. Completed the first step, took over Dayuan Island and gained a foothold, and only then went to expel the Dutch. Li Guozhu's side has already started a robbery operation, and Zheng Zhilong has already begun to prepare to send troops. So Silao Jing hurried to report the plan.

Military plans have always been more complicated and difficult to implement, especially in this era of backward communications, and formulating an overly complicated military plan is undoubtedly uncomfortable for oneself. This is also why the famous generals play a huge role, improvising according to the actual situation on the battlefield and not letting the fighters die.

What the sea means, Chen Xie knows very well in his heart. Just look at the US imperialists, they have a bunch of aircraft carriers, running around the world. As soon as something happens, the president of the US imperialists will definitely ask: Where is our aircraft carrier? Imperialism is so virtuous, don't you see that the rabbit country has just built an aircraft carrier, and the US imperialists are in a hurry to get angry? Those who win the sea will gain world hegemony, and the British rely on sea power to dominate the world.

It's really cool to take a fleet to show off your might on someone else's territory. Chen Xie liked it very much, so he made a decision directly and did it. And it is required that things should be completed before the end of the year, so it is necessary to formulate a backup plan, and if Zheng Zhilong does not come out to fight, then take the initiative to hit the door. This backup plan is actually very simple, just fly the pirate flag.

You can't bring women to the battlefield, Chen Xie got some military uniforms, and there is no problem for a few women to wear. As for Chen Xie's warship, it was naturally a newly launched Fuyuan. Don't look at the old-fashioned scriptures of the Silao, this warship was modified according to his wishes. First of all, the cabin must be large, and the ship gun is no more than 20, which is used for self-protection. The second is the interior decoration, which is also a comfortable route. So the combat effectiveness of this ship can only be regarded as average, and it belongs to a sycophant ship.

Wasting a warship to slap sycophants, Chen Xie certainly knew it. Someone had already reported it, but he didn't stop it. As the boss of the Dengzhou battalion, he is a little specialized, and no one will say anything that is not. (To be continued......)