"Listen, I heard......" Yu Tongyuan, a man in his forties and eight feet tall, cried like a child of one hundred and sixty pounds in front of His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Then get your sword back!" Zhu Zhen handed Yu Tongyuan's sword in front of him. "Lead your brethren to reload! Wash away the shame of defeat! Forge the glory of the city's fleet! ”

"Yes!" Yu Tongyuan pressed his excited heart and trembling hands, and took the sword with both hands, but did not withdraw it into the sheath. Instead, he squeezed it with his right hand. The sharp blade immediately sliced through the palm of his hand, and blood gushed out.

Then he ordered his soldiers to bring a white sheet, and with his own blood, he wrote a big word of 'shame' on it. "Hang on the bow of my boat, when is it shameful before the snow, when will it be taken off!"

"Yes!" The soldiers went with the sheets in their hands.

Zhu Zhen watched this scene quietly. How to say it, although there are some secondary two, the effect is very good.

The shame of abandoning the defeat of his comrades will be turned into the motivation to lie down and taste courage and take revenge. The low morale of the soldiers is visibly high with the naked eye......

~~

Seeing that the atmosphere had come to this, Zhu Zhen asked Nan Anhou to immediately gather the main officers and hold an on-site review meeting.

The purpose is to draw lessons and study how to turn defeat into victory in the future.

Chaohu Water Master has never lost a battle, but as a result, Yi Zhi broke his golden body in the first battle, which is really a shame for the old man. The officers had long been holding back their words. After His Highness let them speak freely, he immediately opened the conversation.

"Your Highness, the last few generals have reviewed it, and there is nothing wrong with the command of the Hou Ye from beginning to end." A thousand households spoke: "All ships did not relax their vigilance, and the enemy ships were discovered at the first time, and the level of preparation for battle was also maintained. ”

"If you want to find fault, it is that after we left the country of Sriwijaya, we did not carry out a deceptive voyage, but sailed directly to the country, and we were blocked by pirates in the sea off the Fuyao Islands."

"Yes, we must be being targeted in Srivijayaja." Everyone nodded.

"Hmm." In fact, Zhu Zhen also has the same opinion. This defeat really has little to do with Yu Tongyuan and the soldiers.

In fact, thanks to Yu Tongyuan's quick decision, proper command, and well-trained soldiers and prohibitions, most of the fleet was saved.

This is the reason why Zhu Zhen did not punish Yu Tongyuan. If Yu Tongyuan is withdrawn, the soldiers will be wronged for him. Coupled with the broken bones and tendons between them, the newly formed city fleet may even fall apart.

So you have to keep Yu Tongyuan. Since you keep it, of course, you have to do things beautifully.

~~

"Then let's talk about it, why did we lose?" When they were done, the sixth announced the next question.

"I am outnumbered."

"Their ships are big, our ships are small, and the disadvantage in broadside battles is too great."

And they were very well prepared. On the other hand, we are controlled everywhere, very passive, how can we be invincible? Liao Dingguo sighed and explained to His Highness:

"Naval warfare is not the same as land warfare, it is not just courage. If one side is defeated by the enemy, it may exhaust all means, and still not even touch the enemy's hair. ”

"Hmm." Zhu Zhen nodded, expressed understanding, and asked, "Then what do you think is the most urgent need for improvement now?" ”

"Build a ship!" The officers said in unison: "To build a large ship of more than 2,000 materials, as long as the sides of the ships are the same height, we have the confidence to rush them to death with a broadside battle!" ”

Of course, they are not bragging, in the Poyang Lake water battle back then, the Chaohu Lake water division won by the shipside battle.

"Yes, Your Highness." Nan Anhou was embarrassed and said, "We can overcome everything else." We can also return the cannon, and we can also attack with fire...... Even with our troops, we are no less than them! ”

The Chaohu Water Division has been dismantled several times, and there are still more than 20,000 troops, only one-tenth of them participated in the first voyage, and ninety percent of the troops have not been transferred in Huai'an.

"Indeed, the strength and weapons are not a problem, but the only thing is to build ships...... A large ship of 2,000 materials is no longer something that ordinary shipyards can produce. And even if it can be built, it will take years to build. When it was ready, the daylilies were cold. Liao Dingguo also said with a bitter face.

"Don't worry, this king will solve it!" Zhu Zhen waved his hand as if he was very confident: "This king will return to Beijing tomorrow, and you guys will hurry up and regroup and wait for my good news!" ”

"Yes!" Seeing that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was full of confidence, Yu Tongyuan and others were also very excited. They firmly believe that as long as the ship does not suffer, they will win!

~~

Back at the Yamen of the City Division, Zhu Zhen washed away the dust, and then summoned Han Yike to come and dine with him.

"How about Senior Brother, after half a year in office, are you still used to it?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu asked with a smile.

"I'm so busy." Han Yike smiled bitterly and said, "But compared to being in Fengyang, it's not worth mentioning." ”

"Hahaha, that's it." Zhu Zhen laughed loudly: "But the city is almost idling now, and when it becomes bigger and stronger in the future, the big households in the south of the Yangtze River are asking for you, and there are times when you have a headache." ”

"Your Highness is still full of confidence?" Han Yike grabbed a small whitebait with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and tasted it carefully: "That's right, His Royal Highness is calling for wind and rain in Suzhou City, and his prestige has spread from Zhenjiang to Zhejiang, how can he be intimidated by this little setback?" ”

"You can be sarcastic about this king." Zhu Zhen scolded with a smile: "What, do you empathize with a big family in Suzhou?" Oh yes, your family was originally a big family in Zhejiang. ”

"My family is just an ordinary family!" Han Yike emphasized loudly first, and then said in a low voice: "It's not that I have an opinion on His Royal Highness and the King of Jin, I let the big dog families in Fengyang toss half their lives, how can I sympathize with the big dog families in Suzhou?" I just have to remind Your Highness that your arrogant tossing of the big households in Suzhou has caused many people to be uneasy. It's just that the impeachment of the two of you has been suppressed by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Saying that, he couldn't help laughing: "Oh yes, Your Highness doesn't know yet, right??" The emperor set up a new Department of General Political Envoys, and all the chapters, including bullet chapters, must be sent to the General Political Envoy Department first, and then the Department will be presented to the Imperial Court. And the emperor also emphasized that no one should be closed in Baizhongshu Province. ”

"I heard." Zhu Zhenxin said, how fresh, the emperor is my father, the prince is my eldest brother, what are they doing, can this king not be as clear as an outsider?

"As a result, it is convenient for the emperor, and the ministers who don't want to see the chapters can only stare dryly." Han Yike couldn't help laughing, then put away his smile and asked:

"Okay, let's get down to business, Your Highness wants to build a ship, and it's a big ship of 2,000 materials, at least twenty...... Where does the money come from for shipbuilding? ”

"Good question." Zhu Zhen said lightly: "Fundraising, there are enthusiastic people in Suzhou who are willing to donate generously. ”

(End of chapter)