"Hurry up, brother in front, there are still a lot of people waiting to get on the boat!"

"One, two, three... Hard! ”

"Pay attention to the muzzle of the gun, don't hit the ship!"

At the mouth of the Yangtze River, hundreds of warships docked here.

On the sea, small boats were full of soldiers from the Shenji Battalion, densely covering the entire sea.

The boatmen rowed their oars vigorously, transporting groups of heavily armed soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to the boat.

"My mother, this boat is so big, bigger than my house!"

A soldier from the north, holding the side of the rocking boat, looked at the huge lucky boat in front of him, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Haha, little Liuzi, let me tell you, this boat is not only big, but it is also very comfortable to sit on."

A soldier who used to be a guard battalion forced a smile and patted Xiao Liuzi on the shoulder.

As an old man, he knew all too well the horrors of being on a boat at sea.

He, a southerner, vomited so dimly when he first got on the boat that he couldn't stand steadily.

This northerner named Xiao Liuzi can imagine what kind of miserable situation will be in the next few days.

"Minister Li Hu see His Highness!"

When the soldiers boarded the ship, the dock delivered artillery to the warship.

On the Fu ship, the flagship of the Ming Navy, a short man who was only more than 1.6 meters tall and full of muscles strode to Zhu Zhangui, who boarded the ship, with a group of officers, and bowed.

"Hahaha, it's been a long time since the dwarf tiger."

Looking at the love general who he hadn't seen for nearly two years, Zhu Zhangui stepped forward with a smile and helped him up.

"Hehe, yes, Your Highness, it's been two years."

When the short man got up, he scratched his head with a smile.

Li Hu, the chief officer of the Ming Navy, was one of Zhu Zhangui's first subordinates.

He used to be a thousand households in Zheng He's fleet, but he was seriously ill while sailing at sea and was rescued by Zhu Zhangui.

Since then, the short man has been following Zhu Zhangui.

When fighting at sea, this short man was brave and brave, and the overseas tribes who killed all the way were terrified.

After returning to the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Zhangui handed over the fleet to him to manage, and reported the Ming Navy team to the Ministry of War, and promoted his position to the chief officer of the Ming Navy.

Li Hu also did not fail to live up to Zhu Zhangui's great trust and trained the navy units with great success.

At the same time, in the past two years, under Zhu Zhangui's money offensive, Li Hu reorganized and adjusted the original warships of different types, so that the Ming Navy had the appearance of a regular navy.

After exchanging views with the navy's favorite generals, Zhu Zhangui walked to the side of the ship, looked at the Shenji Battalion that was boarding the ship, and asked Li Hu about the ships loaded with artillery on the shore.

"Probably when will it be finished!"

Li Hu seemed to have been prepared for a long time and replied quickly.

"All the soldiers can board the ship at noon, and the artillery side may be a little slower, and it is estimated that it will be dark until dark."

Zhu Zhangui asked again.

"How's the state of the fleet's artillery equipment?"

Li Hu replied.

"Seven have been equipped, and the last batch, the craftsman battalion, will take two months to deliver."

"But at the moment, our fleet artillery is sufficient."

Li Hu raised his chin slightly, and said proudly to Zhu Zhangui: "Your Highness, with the current powerful firepower of our fleet, we are the king on this sea." ”

"Hahaha..."

Zhu Zhangui smiled with satisfaction, raised his hand and punched the dwarf tiger behind him.

"What Lao Tzu wants is your arrogance, but you can't take it lightly, the enemy is not muddy, be careful of overturning the boat in the gutter!"

Li Hu smiled innocently.

"Subordinates obey!"

After staying on the side of the ship for a while, Zhu Zhangui took the generals of the Navy and the Shenji Battalion to the conference room.

Entering the conference room, the officers of the Shenji Battalion and the Navy sat on both sides.

The generals of the Shenji Battalion who came out of the guard battalion in the past saw that their friends on the opposite side were all frowning and greeting.

And those who were originally generals of the Shenji Battalion and were not familiar with the navy just nodded in a friendly manner, which was considered familiar.

"Brothers, our task this time is very heavy."

After everyone was seated, Zhu Zhangui looked at everyone with a serious expression and began to speak.

The generals of the two sides below looked solemn one by one, holding a pen in one hand and a small notebook in the other, listening carefully to Zhu Zhangui's narration.

"This time we have two combat objectives, of course, it can also be called three!"

Getting up and walking to a huge map behind him, Zhu Zhangui picked up his baton and pointed to the location of the Wa Kingdom and the Three Kingdoms.

"These two places are our goals for the next two years."

"It's just that the plans for attacking these two places are different."

Pointing to the location of the Wa Kingdom, Zhu Zhangui looked at everyone and said, "We will not occupy it here for the time being, but will plunder it like we went to sea before." ”

"Although it is said to be looting, we have a place that must be occupied, the kind that we occupy unconditionally."

Zhu Zhangui nodded to a certain location.

"This is it! No matter what the price is, we must take this place in Izumo. ”

"And there's nothing left here but us!"

For this cold order, none of the generals cared.

Killing people is already a daily routine for them.

Carefully staring at the location of the map, the generals wrote the name of the place in the small notebook they carried, and noted the slaughter at the back.

Zhu Zhangui not only requires his housekeepers and stewards to carry a small notebook with them, but the generals under him must also develop this small habit of taking notes with them.

Especially in the navy, the habit of constantly surveying various sea lines and new islands is very useful.

"Except for this one that must be occupied, the rest of the places are mainly looting."

"All those who resist will be killed."

Throwing away the command baton casually, Zhu Zhangui looked at all the generals and said.

"Anyway, you don't just treat these little gourds as human beings, how happy are you!"

The generals were instantly happy.

That's what they like the most.

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Zhu Zhangui reminded everyone seriously.

"But I can explain in advance, the means of tossing people are only allowed to be used on these little wogua people, if anyone dares to use these methods on the people of the Ming Dynasty, I will make him understand that death is also a thing that cannot be desired."

"Yes!"

After talking about the battle plan against the Japanese state, Zhu Zhangui began to talk about the mission objectives of the three countries.

"We are going to occupy this country for a long time, and in order for the next offensive to go smoothly, I will send a fleet of ships to arrive there in advance for our follow-up troops, and organize a port out."

"Which of you goes!"

The generals hurriedly lowered their heads one by one.

Finally found a place where you can play casually, who wants to go thousands of miles to another place and build a port with great difficulty.

Seeing that no one was silent, Li Hu's old face immediately became stiff.

"You bastards, you don't work hard when you hear that there's a place to play, don't you, you're really underdone."

Li Hu's reprimand, these old fritters don't care either.

Anyway, they want to go to the Wa Kingdom to play, to go to the thing called the construction of a port in the three countries, and whoever is willing to go will go.

Seeing that no one took the initiative to stand up, Zhu Zhangui shook his head helplessly.

"Since no one has come forward, it's the old rule."

As soon as they heard the old rules, the admirals became nervous, staring at their partners one by one, and constantly squeezing their eyebrows to remind each other.

“123！”

Zhu Zhangui counted three, and the generals raised their hands in unison and pointed to one person.

"Your sister, if you don't play like this, it's me every time."

The general who was pointed at looked at a large number of fingers in front of him, and angrily scolded his mother directly.

"No way, the minority obeys the majority!"

Li Hu slowly withdrew his hand and looked at the general with a smile.

"Damn!"

The general rolled his eyes and gave the middle finger at Li Hu, the boss.

"Okay, Qu Guang, the matter of going to the three countries of Afghanistan to build a port will be taken care of by your fleet."

"Yes!"

Although he was pushed out by his partners and felt very unhappy, at the moment when the order was given, the general still raised his head and shouted to receive the order.

This is the rule that Zhu Zhangui set for his subordinates.

On weekdays, it's okay to laugh and laugh, but once the order is given, no matter what the reason, the order must be carried out unconditionally.

After assigning the naval personnel, Zhu Zhangui glanced at the generals of the Shenji Battalion.

"Qi Yuan!"

"The last general!"

A tall general stood with his chest held high.

"You go with General Qu, you listen to him when you are at sea, and if there is a land war, you decide for yourself how to fight!"

"Yes!"

After arranging the personnel, Zhu Zhangui announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Except for Li Hu and Jiang Huai, the other generals left the conference room with a smile and a smile.

There are partners who haven't seen each other for a long time, and they are intimately hugging their shoulders and discussing that they must have a good drink later.

"How's it going over there?"

I took a sip of tea and moistened my throat.

Zhu Zhangui began to ask Li Hu about the situation of the Japanese in Fujian.

Although Li Hu also reported these things, it was only a general report.

"We fought with them a few times when we first passed, and their strength was very average, and they were honest after being beaten up a few times by us. Later, when we saw that we had stayed in the waters of Fujian, we did not dock again. ”

"After our investigation, the number of Japanese robbers in Zhejiang and Fujian is about 20,000 to 30,000, of which more than ninety percent are Ming people, and the number of real Japanese is less than one percent."

Speaking of which, Li Hu also explained.

"Originally, they were not in a gang, and the biggest force was only a thousand people."

"Then we came over, and they probably sensed a threat, and they didn't know who was organizing together, so they got into their current form."

Zhu Zhangui can understand the idea that he is threatened and unites to fight the enemy together.

If it were him, he would have chosen to do so.

Its own strength is weak and it can't fight against the imperial court, so find a bigger force to unite together, maybe there is still a glimmer of life.

Li Hu walked to the side of the map and pointed to several hidden islands.

"These guys are all scattered on these islands, and there are countless reefs around them, and it is difficult for big ships to get close."

"One of them is on an island opposite Ningbo Province, and the number of people is about 3,000, and I plan to kill them when we return this time."

Zhu Zhangui bowed his head slightly and agreed to this battle plan.

How his subordinates fight and command the army, Zhu Zhangui will not ask or interfere.

He is only responsible for providing logistics and the final result.

But if any guy is bold and dares to get out of his control, Zhu Zhangui will let the other party understand that not everyone can afford to raise an army that has been raised by countless amounts of money.

In particular, the navy has recently been equipped with a large number of artillery pieces, which has made the logistical requirements even stricter.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, except for the old man, no one and one force can afford such a huge consumption.

Li Hushou pointed to another position and quickly introduced.

"This is the largest force, with about 7,000 people, and their location is on Xiaoliuqiu Island."

"It's also the hardest place to fight, and every time we march here, they retreat directly to the island."

"The vast mountains and forests, coupled with the help of the local natives, it is very difficult for us to find them."

"And we're not familiar with the terrain yet, so it's easy to fall into a trap if we rush ashore."

"Therefore, the minister suggested that the attack here should be based on surprise attacks, and it is best to defeat them all at once."

Zhu Zhangui looked at the position of Xiao Liuqiu, and pondered for a while before saying: "Eat the others first, save this place for the end, if you can't take it in a short time, send a detachment to watch them, you can't affect our overall plan because of this group of small widows." ”

"Yes!"

"Have you found out who is behind these Japanese forces?"

Hearing this, Li Hu hurriedly took out a list from his arms and put it on the table.

"These people are the targets of our suspicions, but we have no absolute evidence that they have anything to do with the Japanese invaders."

"Why do you want evidence, can't we just destroy them in the name of bandits and robbers?"

Jiang Huai, who had been listening to the two discussing the issue on the side, finally interjected.

Zhu Zhangui shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

It's not that Zhu Zhangui has changed his personality, but the old man doesn't allow him to use this method.

In the words of the old man, the future prince and future emperor of a country are a little too embarrassed to use this kind of unseemly means every day.

It's not that this method can't be used, but it can't be used as soon as difficulties are encountered.

Once this habit is formed, it is easy to be limited in thinking when dealing with national affairs in the future.

And as a rule-maker, if you don't follow this rule yourself, then who below is willing to abide by this rule.

So the old man set a limit for Zhu Zhangui.

In the future, when dealing with any forces in the Ming Dynasty, it is no longer allowed to use the means of pretending to be bandits to directly destroy their mouths.

Of course, the kind of means to deal with the Kong family will not be used in the future.

The plague thing is really hard to control, and the old man is afraid that Zhu Zhangui will get rid of it in the future, and it will be the entire Ming people who will suffer.

As for other countries, the old man didn't say anything.

The attitude is completely the same, I am just the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not the emperor of the world.

The people of other countries have suffered disasters and grievances, and it is my business with the Ming Emperor.

"These people are in collusion with the Japanese Bandits, and there will definitely be letters and lists and other things on the Japanese side."

"When we go back and exterminate the Japanese bandits, pay attention to this aspect, and those Japanese leaders will be captured alive if they can be captured alive."

"As long as there is evidence and human testimony in this regard!"

Throwing the list in his hand on the table, Zhu Zhangui sneered on his face: "You can handle these guys as much as I want!" ”

"Your Highness, there is important information!"

Just as the three of them were about to continue discussing their next plans, there was a knock at the door.

"Come in!"

A brocade guard walked in briskly and handed a letter to Zhu Zhangui.

Zhu Zhangui took it and opened it casually, glanced at the contents on it, and was speechless for a moment.

The letter was written by the third uncle, Zhu Gaosui, and it said the second uncle's next plans and thoughts.

Seeing that the second uncle planned to unite with the gang in the south to rectify himself, Zhu Zhangui was helpless and angry.

My second uncle, there is really no one.

No wonder the boss wants to stuff him in a jar.

If it weren't for the fact that the old man and his father were still alive, Zhu Zhangui would have wanted to put this second uncle in a jar and make him calm and calm.

"You go back and tell my third uncle, I already know about the matter, I will be careful."

"In addition, tell him that he mentioned to me about the distribution of pistols to the Beizhen Mansion Division, and I agreed, and when the new batch comes out next month, I will have someone send it to him."

"Yes!"

Looking at the Jinyi guard who was leaving, Zhu Zhangui put the letter on the lamp and lit it.

Looking at the burning letter, Zhu Zhangui felt that it was time to find someone to watch this second uncle.

Otherwise, he always makes trouble when he does something by himself, even if he doesn't succeed, it's uncomfortable to watch.