Chapter Seventy-Eight: Target Malacca
An agreement was reached, and after the war, Zhu Jun would receive Senkaku Island in the Luzon Sea.
Looking at the map of the South Seas captured from the Spanish captain, Zhu Jun frowned hesitantly.
Finally, Zhu Jun's gaze fell on the direction of Malacca, which was in the center of the map, where the Dutch stronghold, which had originally garrisoned five Dutch warships, had poured out of its nest and headed to the island of Java to rendezvous with the main naval force of the Dutch East India Company to carry out the war plan of attacking Luzon.
The Dutch apparently did not think that anyone in the South Seas could threaten its security except the Spaniards, so they left only one battleship and five hundred soldiers stationed in the entire Strait of Malacca.
This is an opportunity, Zhu Jun gritted his teeth, the only chance to defeat the modern navy and get a lot of wealth. If possible, Zhu Jun could capture one more Dutch warship, and before the new dockyard could build a battleship, his pirate group would be able to obtain two large warships and nearly 200 guns.
Huge benefits are also accompanied by huge dangers, which Zhu Jun understands better than anyone else, which is also the reason why he hesitates.
Mu Tianbo and Yang Side stood beside Zhu Jun, their eyes sometimes falling on the map Zhu Jun was pointing to, and finally on Zhu Jun's uncertain face.
"Your Majesty, it is really not advisable to take risks if the sailor is weak and weak, although the opportunity is rare, Weichen thinks that this matter needs to be considered in the long run." Mu Tianbo cautiously put forward his opinion.
Zhu Jun shook his head, in the long run, it is equivalent to giving up, no opportunity will stay too long, when you hesitate, it can't wait, if you can't catch it in time, maybe there will never be the same opportunity again.
"Then what should the emperor mean?" Yang Side caught the unwillingness in Zhu Jun's eyes.
Zhu Jun still shook his head, and then said with a wry smile: "I can't make up my mind, what does Yang Aiqing think." ”
Yang Side said: "Weichen has an idea, it is better to let the generals of the Navy Division work out an offensive strategy first, and then the emperor will discuss it with a few ministers who know military affairs, if it is feasible, the emperor can give it a try, if it is not feasible, the matter will be stopped." ”
Zhu Jun said: "I'm afraid it can only be like this, it's okay, the officers of the Navy Division Battalion only know how to fight, but there are not many who know strategy, if they use their brains, even if this matter fails, it should be regarded as a strategic exercise." ”
Liu Er, the commander of the sailor battalion, was a rough man, and he couldn't read a fight, but suddenly received the order to formulate a military strategy, he couldn't help but have a headache, if it came to the boat robbery, he might be a good hand, but this kind of crepe paper talk was not his strong point, and in desperation, he had to convene the guerrillas, thousands of households, and hundreds of households in the sailor battalion to discuss.
"His mother, the emperor too, knowing that the brothers don't know a few words, what kind of strategy do they come up with, the brothers only know how to fight, the red-haired ghost comes more and we run, and the red-haired ghost's boat young brothers led the ship to rush up to rob his mother." A thousand households said angrily, but soon he knew that he had lost his words, and hurriedly made amends: "Lord Commander, brother is cheap, my emperor is very sage, you are a fart if you are the last general, don't be surprised." ”
Liu Er was originally at the helm, and after he was appointed as the commander, he naturally had a bearing, and he glanced at Qianhu angrily: "Raised by a bitch, from today onwards, you can go to the night school by yourself after practicing every day." ”
The night school is a literacy class after the soldiers' drills, and it is also in charge of ideological education, and the teachers not only teach the soldiers to read, but also preach some of the evil deeds of the Manchu Tartars in the Central Plains and the content of our emperor's sage. But to say it in a small way, it is just an unintentional statement, not an intention. Therefore, Liu Er's letting him go to night school for a month can only be regarded as a small punishment, and Qianhu smiled and thanked him repeatedly. Liu Er waved his hand, frowned and said: "Don't talk nonsense, let's think more about the strategy given by His Majesty, the enemy stronghold not only built tight fortifications, but also has a warship and several armed merchant ships to protect it, if it is a strong attack, the sailor is absolutely sure that he will be able to take it down, but he will kill the enemy by killing one thousand and losing eight hundred, and the emperor's family background will probably be tossed here, so we must think of a way to occupy the stronghold without attrition." ”
The officers were silent, and after staring at each other with big eyes, they had no choice but to say to Liu Erzuo: "It's all up to the command to make your lordship order." ”
Liu Er's face turned into the color of pig liver, he glanced at the generals, and secretly scolded Lao Tzu in his heart for looking for this group of bastards to discuss, but he didn't expect to push back his own head, if he had an idea, what would he do if he called them.
"Commander, my lord, the students have an idea, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." Just when everyone was in a dilemma, the bookstore that recorded the copywriting on the side suddenly stood up.
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Zhu Jun flipped through the strategy presented by Liu Er and couldn't help but applaud again and again, and after he finished reading it, there was a trace of doubt in his heart, the whole strategy was not only detailed, but also clearly organized, this is by no means something that a rough person like Liu Er can write, Zhu Jun's face changed, he threw the fold on the case, and said in a deep voice: "Liu Er, you are so bold, these are the strategies you wrote by hand?" Whether someone does it for you. ”
Liu Er saw that Zhu Jun's face was good at the beginning, and he said two good words in a row when he said the fold, who would have thought that the words would turn into a scolding, and hurriedly said with a bitter face: "This is the result of the discussion of all the generals of the Navy Battalion, how can the last general have this magical power, and want to get such a good strategy, one of the secretaries under the last general has contributed very much, and the drafting of the fold is also his pen, but although this scholar has a magic wit, but the practical application is not enough, the last general will help polish it on the side." ”
Zhu Jun nodded, a scholar can write this piece full of actual combat experience, there must be someone to guide him, but on the whole, the strategy for Malacca is good, indicating that this scholar may have learned some art of war, and what he lacks is only experience in actual combat.
"What's this person's name?" There are not many generals in Zhu Jun's army who lack actual combat experience, but there are few who know the art of war, and there are almost no people who know the art of war and have actual combat experience in the sailors, for no other reason, the composition of the sailor division mainly comes from the surrendered pirates, this kind of person does not talk about the art of war, I am afraid that he can't even read a few big characters, let them charge into battle, and Zhu Jun and the ministers need to help them think about it, but the sailors are often hundreds of miles away to win, and the plan often can't catch up with the changes, Therefore, Zhu Jun hopes to be able to cultivate a resourceful talent among the sailors, this kind of person must not only know how to navigate, but also have the ability to analyze the battle situation, but also understand the parameters of various ships and artillery fire, and although this scholar has little experience in battle, he is a good seedling, Zhu Jun wants to cultivate him well.
"This person's surname is Cheng, and his name is Tian."
"You go back and tell him that I appreciate him very much, and from now on he will be the commander of the sailor battalion, and in the future, whenever a sailor goes to sea to fight, he must be brought with him, so that he can learn naval warfare well."
"Yes."
"In addition, the sailors must also be prepared for battle, and prepare to march into Malacca according to the strategy in the compromise." Zhu Jun picked up the fold again and looked at it carefully: "My sailor will be handed over to you, if this battle is lost, I will have no more money to go to the sea." ”
"The last general dares to be ineffective." Liu Er felt Zhu Jun's trust, and a sense of pride suddenly appeared in his chest.
A convoy loaded with hundreds of coffins passed through Ava, slowly coming to the Dawei, led by the new commander of the mountain battalion Li Xiao, in the battle of ambushing the Burmese army, although the Ming army had the advantage, it was still inevitable that more than 100 soldiers were killed, the bodies of these soldiers were loaded in the black coffin, and the whole body was covered with the banner of the red sun and yellow moon on a black background of the Ming Dynasty, and on the front of the coffin, someone wrote in white ash that 'Hao Qi lasts forever' is a big character.
"Where is the flag?" Li Xiao looked at the sky and reined in his horse. A flag quickly sprang out behind him and said, "What do you command?" ”
"This place is not far from Dawa, you hurry up and go back to report first." Li Xiao said.
"Yes!" The flag was not instigated, urging the horse to gallop away over Li Xiao.