Chapter 1609
Although Ying Yi’s navy is formed, the War Zone is full, but there are enough people, but not enough warships.
The navy of the Ming court flourished during the Yongle period, and the Sambo Court Eunuch Zheng He's feat of voyages to the West was at that time.
Later, the sea was banned, and it was not recovered until the sea was opened during the Longqing period. However, the sea was banned after Longqing, so the official navy declined, and shipbuilding technology was sealed up. On the contrary, the private shipbuilding industry is more developed-commercial smuggling activities in the southeast coastal areas have never been prohibited.
The official prohibition of the sea, the weak navy, therefore can not take into account coastal defense, on the contrary created the prosperity of commercial smuggling. Officials and businessmen along the southeast coast have colluded to gain countless benefits through smuggling, and this has nothing to do with the Ming court.
At this time, the shipbuilding industry in the north is completely unqualified compared with the southeast coast. Ying Yi formed a navy and took over some of the legacy of the Ming court of the former dynasty. However, compared with the southeast coastal area, both the quantity and quality of the warships were inferior.
The Naval War Zone, with a full force of 48,000, has less than one hundred large warships. More of them are small and medium warships. However, Zheng Zhilong's Fujian Navy, a large warship alone, is at least several times the size of the Eastern Sea Army.
This time the navy moved south, due to the limitations of the warship’s hardware, only half of its troops, 20,000 and four thousand men were deployed. Except for some training ships left in Shandong, all the other warships are in the shift sequence.
At noon of the same day, the navy of Zheng Wusuo had arrived in the sea off Yangzhou. In order to avoid being discovered by Zheng Sen on the Chongming Island, he did not move until the sky was dark before he began to act.
20,000 Four thousand navies, nearly a hundred large warships, 300 medium warships, and more than 400 small sea-going ships, encircled Chongming Island with lightning speed.
Large warships and medium warships blocked the sea outside the Chongming Island Water Village. Small ships cruised around. When Zheng Sen discovered it, it was already inescapable net.
Although the Fujian navy was tyrannical and repeatedly fought with the Thai and Western colonists in Southeast Asia and seized profits from them, there were only 50 warships on Chongming Island, with a number of only a thousand people. In the face of the Eastern Sea Army, which is dozens of times more powerful, Zheng Sen can do nothing.
He organized a warship to break through a road, but before it got out of the water village, he was shelled by the Eastern Sea Army.
The artillery with longer range and larger formidable power, Zheng Sen could not fight back. The water village was quickly destroyed, and Zheng Sen was forced to retreat to the island with the remnants.
The water village was destroyed and the warships were destroyed. In the face of this situation, Zheng Sen was powerless, and was finally forced to a corner of the island by the landing navy, and all survived to surrender.
For the Eastern Sea Army, this should be the first battle since the establishment of the navy. However, relying on its firepower, intelligence and military advantages, it defeated the trifling army of Zheng Sen, who had no more than a thousand men, Zheng Wu I don't feel much sense of accomplishment.
Compared with Zheng Zhilong's main navy, Zheng Sen here is just an appetizer.
Standing on the cliff on the edge of the island, the tide rises and falls at the sight, and the waves hit the reef under the cliff, making a loud rumbling noise. The violent sea breeze was blowing in the great cloak behind Zheng Wu.
"On the north and south sides of the island, choose places to build forts and camps. The former academy of the left army stays in Chongming and guards the exit to the sea. The rest gather troops and move to Tong Prefecture at the time of the unity." Zheng Wu ordered: " Bring Zheng Sen up, and the Governor wants to see him."
Currently, under Ying Yi's command, a War Zone has two military-level establishments, divided into left and right armies. Under each military-level organization, there are two school lieutenants, divided into front and rear lieutenants. Each school lieutenant has four divisions, divided into A, B, C and D. The three thousand troops stationed on Chongming Island, with the fort, is probably more than enough.
As for Tong Prefecture, this Tong Prefecture is not the other Tong Prefecture. There is a Tong Prefecture in the west of Jingshi, and there is also a Tong Prefecture here. Tong Prefecture is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary, adjacent to Haimen.
Not long after, Zheng Sen was brought up. He didn't tie up anything, he was still neatly dressed. The 20-year-old Zheng Sen also has a hint of childishness on the face, his thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes are energetic, and his body is slightly scholarly flavor, which makes people feel quite good.
Zheng Sen was taken to Zheng Wu, bowed his head and said nothing. Speaking of all the guards on the side are far away, he is standing beside Zheng Wu, if he doesn't know it, he might not have the idea of taking Zheng Wuyi away.
But Zheng Sen did not. He was captured by Zheng Wu himself-the thirty-something Xia Jiang in front of him jumped several feet, strong as an ox. In front of him, Zheng Sen was like a chicken, without the slightest resistance.
"I don't know if you remember that in the seven years of Chongzhen, the governor had a face-to-face with you." Zheng Wu looked at Zheng Sen, with a smile on his face.
Zheng Sen hearing this, can't help but startled. Chongzhen was seven years old, that is, ten years ago, he was only ten years old. And Zheng Wu was only in his twenties at that time. It has been a long time, each has changed, and it is indeed invisible for a while. But now face to face, Zheng Sen couldn't help taking a closer look, and he was a little familiar.
He recollected for a moment, he hesitated: "In the beginning...Uncle Zheng Yunzhi..."
Zheng Wu laughed: "Ten years ago, I was the master and the entourage. Master traveled to Fujian to study, and I followed."
Zheng Sen suddenly realized, and then sighed: "Sure enough..."
Zheng Yunzhi is now famous all over the world, as Xia Wangying Yi’s The head of government, who doesn't know? As early as Yingtian, some news came from the north. Zheng Yunzhi was known by Zheng Sen. Zheng Sen also sighed when he knew he was the uncle of the golden flower Zheng Family.
Didn't expect I have met acquaintances now.
Zheng Sen’s Zheng Family, and golden flower Zheng Family, used to be the same sect. The ancestral home is Gushi, Henan. It's just that they have been separated for a long time, and it was only during the Chongzhen reign that they were in contact-or because of Zheng Yuncheng's business.
The business of golden flower Zheng Family mainly focuses on raw silk production and trade. The biggest profit in the raw silk trade is smuggling. The largest smuggling channel along the southeast coast is Zheng Zhilong.
One stone of raw silk, shipped from Hangzhou, is about twenty silver tael. Shipped to Dongying via sea trade, the value has increased by dozens of times, reaching the market price of 200-300 silver tael. If shipped to Nanyang and Taixi Fanzi, the value is similar.
It was when Zheng Yuncheng was opening up business channels that he had a deal with Zheng Zhilong. Later, he realized that it was a same sect, and this had a relationship.
Zheng Yunzhi studied abroad and visited Zheng Zhilong in Fujian. At that time, Zheng Zhilong had been recruited by Xiong Tingbi.
So it is not surprising that Zheng Wu recognizes Zheng Sen.
Zheng Wudao: "Both the elder and the prime minister wrote to your father, but they couldn’t answer. Now it’s inevitable to hand in soldiers. You will follow the governor of the capital. Sooner or later, it’s not necessary. Think more."
Master, it is Zheng Yuncheng. The Prime Minister of the Muzhengyuan is Zheng Yunzhi.
Zheng Sen was silent.
Soon, Chongming Island should be properly settled, and Zheng Wu commanded his team and went straight to Tong Prefecture. At Xu's time, the naval fleet arrived in Tong Prefecture and merged with the Emperor Yuan of Yangzhou Prefecture.