Chapter 57, Don't kidnap me!

South China Sea.

There are no clouds, rippling blue waves, and the scorching sun is in the sky.

It was a rare good weather.

On the sea.

A huge fleet sailed north.

The sun and moon flags hoisted on each ship indicate the identity of this fleet.

This is the fleet that belongs to the Ming King Zhu Daohua.

It was 19 February.

After almost four days of sailing.

The fleet has already passed through the capital of Qiongzhou.

Go straight in the direction of the Pearl River Estuary.

Passing merchant ships have long been expelled by the reconnaissance gunboats sent out, so as not to be spied on the reality of the fleet.

Actually, this fleet has armament.

Not to mention East Asia in this era.

Even if it's in Europe.

That's the top existence.

Navies throughout Europe.

Those backward bulky and expensive battleships.

In front of the fast gunboats, which are equipped with pointy tail foils and wooden supports, there is no power to fight back at all.

Even if.

In the plans for the future fleet of the Ming army.

This kind of wooden fast gunboat is also only a transitional product - the future belongs to the ironclad.

Zhu Daohua only waited for Watt to solve the problem of thermal efficiency of the steam engine, and that the metallurgical engineer named Martin could put the open-hearth steelmaking method into use on a large scale.

You will be able to build a truly epoch-making battleship - an ironclad gunship!

Ironclad gunboats are the real epoch-making revolutionary armament.

Of course.

For the current Ming fleet.

Sloop, brig, three-masted schooner gunboat.

It's enough to use.

In front of and on the left and right of the fleet, are the gunboats responsible for escorting the ship.

And in the center of the fleet.

It is a Chinese sailing ship of hundreds of ships.

All are galleons with three masts.

The ship types are mainly Canton ships and Fukubunes.

This is the most common Chinese-style schooning boat in the South China Sea.

This kind of sailing boat is not fast enough.

But the advantage is that the load capacity is good, the operation is easy, and the number of sailors required is much smaller than that of a soft sailing ship - fewer sailors are needed, which means less supplies are needed, which means more load space.

Therefore, it is impossible for Zhu Daohua to abandon this type of ship that has great potential to develop into an excellent merchant ship.

In fact, for a long time in history.

Even if ships powered by steam engines appeared, sailboats still did not come out of the stage of history - after all, steam engines need to be powered by coal, and their endurance is limited.

In fact, when ironclad battleships first appeared.

It is necessary to be towed to the battlefield with a sail battleship - if the ironclad is allowed to sail to the battlefield position on its own.

That's enough fuel to cover the loading space of the ironclad itself.

So even if you have a steam engine, you have cheap steel.

Sailboats are also irreplaceable for the time being.

At the very front of the fleet.

The sides of a three-masted schooner.

The faces of the Ming soldiers wearing the red uniforms of the Ming army were tense.

Everyone is staring ahead.

At this time, it was close to the mouth of the Pearl River.

The enemy can appear at any time.

This will be the first time in more than 100 years... Ming and Qing Dynasty clashes!

However, Zhu Daohua, who was sitting in the cabin on the top floor, was very relaxed.

"King, the topography of Lantau Island is most familiar to our Xu family. The headquarters of the Red Flag Gang was here... However, since the Xu family returned to the king, the Guangdong Navy sent an army of warships to Lantau Island..."

On Zhu Daohua's side is Shi Xianggu.

This time, he was the only woman who came with Zhu Daohua.

The main reason is, of course, that Shi Xianggu is in good health and can toss very well.

In fact, Luo Fangmei's health is also very good.

But she was honored to conceive a child for King Ming.

If the baby is a boy.

If nothing else, he will become the glorious successor of the Ming Dynasty.

Unlike later generations, no one in this era dares to say that they are their successors.

If anyone dares to say in front of Qianlong what kind of "successor of feudalism in the Qing Dynasty" he is, if nothing else, he will definitely be eliminated by the nine clans.

And the significance of Daming having a successor is of course quite significant - to put it mildly, even if Boss Zhu dies unexpectedly now, if he has no heirs, then the situation he created will fall apart.

Opposite.

If Luo Fangmei gave birth to a son.

As a queen, she can keep her young son in charge of the country with the support of Luo Fangbo, Ye Daoqi and other Lanfang clans.

This situation is not easy to disperse.

After the rebellion of the Great Ming Jiashen.

If one of Chongzhen's sons could run to Nanjing.

Nanming's situation will not be so scattered.

So, before the army goes out, declare the queen happy.

For the Ming Wangfu, it is a shot in the arm.

And after Luo Fangmei became pregnant.

Shi Xianggu was also a little anxious.

Take the initiative to ask.

I want to accompany Zhu Daohua on the expedition.

The reasons are also very valid.

To talk about the understanding of the Pearl River Estuary.

Who can compare to the pirates of the Xu family?

Now, with the arrival of the fleet at the mouth of the Pearl River, the outline of Lantau Island is clearly visible.

......

"Dioré Lou Mother! It's really a reversal! ”

Lantau Island.

Guan Shouzhong, the garrison of the Guangdong Green Camp Naval Division, lay on the watchtower and looked around, and saw the almost overwhelming ships on the sea and sky in the distance, and couldn't help but gasp.

In fact, before that, there were reconnaissance ships of the Ming army that frequently circled Lantau Island to conduct reconnaissance.

However, Guan Shouzhong and the Qing Heavenly Soldiers on the island are also used to it.

So I didn't take it seriously - even if it is now the Qianlong Dynasty, which is known as the prosperous era, the Qing Dynasty is basically in a state of defenselessness.

The fleet has arrived at the mouth of the Pearl River.

There was no reaction from the Guangdong Green Camp Water Division.

"My lord, the reverse trend is great, let's... Let's get out! ”

"Withdraw?"

Guan Shouzhong frowned.

He has the nickname of "Saiguan Gong" in the Guangdong Green Camp.

It's not that he's very good at fighting.

Instead, he looks upright.

At first glance, it is the material for playing a positive character.

He was very tall, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a dark beard that hung down to his chest.

Maybe it's to call your own "flower name".

Saiguan Gong also liked to mention a glaive knife.

Go to that station.

No makeup is required.

You can come to a section of Guan Gong warm wine to kill Huaxiong.

Plus he's a pretty good name.

As soon as you hear it, you are a loyal minister.

Therefore, as a hereditary green battalion, the general guard is loyal to the general guard, which can be regarded as a prosperous official fortune.

Not yet fifty years old.

He became the garrison officer of the Green Camp Water Division, this is a military attache of the fifth grade!

Although the military attache of the fifth rank is nothing in the Qing Dynasty - the status of the military attache of the green camp is low after all, in front of the civil officials of the seventh grade, the military attache of the fifth rank has to salute.

But for Guan Shouzhong, who was originally just a small handful.

That's a position he couldn't have imagined.

Can do it all.

First of all, thanks to the good looks and good genes of my parents, I have grown into this majestic appearance.

Secondly, I would like to thank my parents for choosing a good name.

Guan Shouzhong.

What a loyal servant.

Secondly, of course, I have to thank myself for the reasonable use of the persona.

Guan Shouzhong is naturally loyal.

But he's not stupid either.

The army on the opposite side pressed the border.

The seven or eight boats under his command are the ones who deliver food.

But as a garrison officer, if you lose your land.

That's a sin to kill your head.

It's embarrassing.

Guan Shouzhong's brows became tighter and tighter.

Qian Zong beside him was already trembling in his legs.

"My lord, let's put a few cannons from a distance and then run, let's say that the sea is fighting, and we have been rushed to the periphery by the anti-Ming, and we can't go back to Lantau Island... Therefore, only strength can be preserved..."

The subordinate persuaded,

Guan Shouzhong frowned: "This official has the responsibility of guarding the land, I want to leave you, remember to bring the information against the Ming back to Guangzhou!" This official is bound to fight to the death with the reverse Ming!! Don't kidnap me! ”