In the days that followed, Su Hao's troops arrived one after another. Su Hao obtained the permission of Yingtian Mansion and circled a land of thousands of acres next to the Longjiang Shipyard as the residence of several different organizations under his command.
One organization is naturally the survey camp. After consultation with the Ministry of War, Su Hao separated some surveying and mapping talents from the old survey camp and handed them over to the Ministry of War to form a department specializing in map surveying and mapping, thereby removing the survey camp headquarters from the national map
Freed from surveying and mapping work. Today, the survey camp has more than 5,000 people, of which only a hundred are engaged in surveying business. The rest are musketeers and artillerymen, belonging to a highly combat-effective team in the Ming Dynasty's armed forces.
This time, Su Hao brought the entire survey battalion to Nanjing. The next step will be to lead this team to Nanyang to carry out overseas development missions.
The second organization is the Nanjing branch of the Su Factory run by Xu Guangqi, Hao Qing and others, which includes a glass factory, a steelmaking factory, a firearms factory, a gunpowder factory, etc. It is absolutely impossible to develop overseas.
It is a peaceful world, but it will inevitably go through bloody storms. Advanced weapons are the foundation for ensuring overseas development, so weapons factories must be built together with shipyards so that weapons and sea-going ships can be better coordinated.
Along with Xu Guangqi and others, Matteo Ricci and hundreds of other Europeans came to Nanjing. Among them were missionaries who were proficient in Western technology, as well as European shipbuilders and sailors recruited by Su Hao in various ways. These Europeans came
The purpose of coming here is to impart Western knowledge in shipbuilding, navigation, weapon design, manufacturing technology, etc. to the craftsmen of Longjiang Shipyard, and to create a fusion of Chinese and Western skills with the craftsmen's skills.
There is also a field reserved for the navy that has not yet arrived. After all, the survey camp is an army team and has no experience in water warfare. The Ministry of War specially dispatched a naval force to cooperate with Su Hao. In the future, the survey camp will
The battalion is only responsible for conducting land battles with local indigenous people and Western colonists after arriving in Nanyang. All maritime combat tasks will be undertaken by this naval force.
On this day, Su Hao put on the uniform of a general officer and took Deng Kui, Xu Guangzu, Zhou Ruyuan and other generals to the Yangtze River dock outside the shipyard, waiting for the arrival of the navy.
"Commander, please look, they are coming!" Deng Kui had the best eyesight. He first saw a group of large ships approaching from a distance.
"Line up and prepare to welcome friendly forces." Su Hao ordered.
As the fleet got closer, Officer Zhou Ru made a gesture, and the trumpeters who had been waiting aside played victory music. This was the music to welcome the arrival of the army. Su Hao, Deng Kui and others took a few steps forward, preparing to greet the water.
The division went ashore.
"Hey, how could it be General Deng's commander-in-chief?" Deng Kui suddenly shouted in surprise.
"Which Commander Deng?" Su Hao asked in surprise. He did see a large flag with the word "Deng" on a building boat in front of him, but he couldn't think of which Commander Deng it was.
Deng Kui did not answer Su Hao's question. He ran forward uncharacteristically. The moment the building boat stopped, he was already under the building's side, eagerly waiting.
The soldiers on the ship put down the gangplank. The first to come down was a small group of soldiers. They separated into two rows and made a warning gesture. Then, a general in red robes came down from the ship. Behind him, four or five soldiers followed.
name follower.
"General Deng! The last general Deng Kui is here to greet General Deng!" Deng Kui rushed forward. Without any further explanation, he knelt down in front of the general and banged his head on the ground several times. Su Hao watched from behind.
I can't help but be a little surprised. Deng Kuiping has always been an unruly character in the survey camp. When did he see him be so respectful to others?
"What a bastard. Deng Kui!" The general held his hands and laughed loudly: "Okay, the little bastard has become a general now, so he can still make a career with you, General Su."
While he was talking, Su Hao had already stepped forward. He looked carefully at the general in front of him. He saw that this man was over one meter tall, with a burly build, white beard and hair, and an intimidating power in his eyes.
He turned his attention to the entourage behind the general. When he saw the faces of Tu Wenhuan and Hao Tong among the entourage, a long-lost and familiar name came to his mind: the famous general Deng Zilong.
Could Su Hao not be familiar with this person? The reason he entered the military was because of Deng Zilong. He first met Deng Zilong's aide Tu Wenhuan by mistake, and then Tu Wenhuan sent Hao Tong and Deng Kui under his name, and
Zhang Hong, the governor of Jiangxi Province, granted Su Hao the title of "Hundred Households" and asked him to build a survey camp. After completing the survey and mapping work in Bozhou, Hao Tong returned to Yunnan with the first section of the survey camp and returned to Deng Zilong; Deng Kui
Then he stayed and continued to assist Su Hao until today.
"Late student Su Hao pays homage to senior General Deng!"
Su Hao stepped forward and bowed respectfully to Deng Zilong. His current position in the army is as a general soldier, and Deng Zilong is actually only a deputy general soldier. Logically speaking, Deng Zilong should salute him first.
Yes. But Deng Zilong is a well-deserved senior in front of Su Hao. How dare Su Hao accept Deng Zilong's gift?
"Commander Deng, this is our Commander Su." Deng Kui quickly introduced Su Hao to Deng Zilong.
"Ho ho, Su Gaizhi, I have heard of your name a long time ago." Deng Zilong stretched out his hand, patted Su Hao's shoulder, and said in a tone of elder to junior, "What you did in the battle of Ningxia
, I have heard that you have done a good job, Master Tu has a good taste."
Tu Wenhuan chuckled and walked over from behind Deng Zilong. He cupped his hands with Su Hao and said, "General Su, Mr. Tu is being polite."
"Mr. Tu, how dare you, a late student." Su Hao quickly returned the courtesy.
Further down, Hao Tong came to greet Su Hao. Looking at his clothes, Su Hao knew that he still had a garrison title, two levels lower than Deng Kui. Deng Zilong's troops were defending the Burmese army in Yunnan, although they also fought.
After several battles, Kanyu Camp was defeated in Ningxia. Deng Kui followed Su Hao and made many military exploits. He was considered a big bargain.
Su Hao then introduced his generals to Deng Zilong. Among them, Xu Guangzu was also a veteran and had some sympathy with Deng Zilong. After the guests and hosts met each other, Su Hao said to Deng Zilong:
"Commander Deng, I know that you are here today and the banquet has been prepared. Please go to Kanyu camp to rest. The accommodation of the navy brothers has also been arranged. Since Deng Kui and the brothers
If we are all familiar with it, then just let him take the brothers there."
"Okay, when we get here, I will listen to your arrangements, Su Gaizhi." Deng Zilong said boldly. He always addressed Su Hao by his first name, and Su Hao had no choice. After all, Deng Zilong was old enough to be his grandfather.
Yes. Moreover, he was born into a talented person and has always acted eclectically. It is absolutely impossible to expect Deng Zilong to be respectful to Su Hao.
Deng Kui led the troops under Deng Zilong to the camp that had been prepared for them in advance. Rice, flour, firewood, pots and pans had been prepared in the camp. The soldiers only needed to settle in and start their own meals. After explaining all the things, Deng Kui
Kui hurried back to Kanyu camp to attend the reception banquet prepared by Su Hao for Deng Zilong. When he arrived, the banquet had already been filled with drinks and everyone was chatting and laughing.
"Commander Deng, your department has always been an army, why did it become a navy?" Su Hao asked Deng Zilong with a bit of surprise.
Deng Zilong did not answer, and Tu Wenhuan explained for him: "Actually, my family's chief soldier is from the navy. The chief soldier first led 3,000 Jiangxi soldiers to garrison in Fujian, and later moved to Poyang. They were both good at water warfare. But they were later transferred to Yunnan to guard the border.
, I haven’t fought a water battle for a long time, so I didn’t know about it. This time, the Ministry of War said that it was looking for a naval team that could fight. After searching around, I finally found my commander-in-chief. The other naval forces were not worthy of reuse.
"
"So that's it." Su Hao understood somewhat.
The Ming Dynasty has a long coastline, and many military towns along the coast have naval troops. However, due to the long-term maritime ban in the Ming Dynasty, the coastal navy has little combat experience and is difficult to undertake arduous and complex maritime combat tasks. Deng Zilong was a fierce general in the Ming Dynasty army.
His subordinates are Jiangxi soldiers who are familiar with water, so it is indeed the most suitable to be sent here as a naval force.
Deng Zilong said: "As soon as the Ministry of War issued a transfer letter, I came with the soldiers. Until now, I still don't know where to let us fight. What? Are the Japanese pirates rampant along the coast again?"
Su Hao shook his head and said: "No, this time the Ministry of War dispatched General Deng to assist our army in order to go to Nanyang and fight in Luzon and Java. If nothing goes wrong, we may have to meet the Hongyi at sea.
, I’m afraid there will be some fierce battles.”
"Fight Hongyi?" Deng Zilong was stunned, "This is an interesting thing. However, as far as I know, Hongyi's artillery is very impressive. It fires faster than my Ming Dynasty's artillery, and its shooting is also accurate. In
We are afraid that we will suffer some losses if we face Hongyi on the sea."
"General Deng is indeed well-informed." Su Hao praised sincerely. In fact, the Ming Navy had never fought against the European colonial navies, but Deng Zilong was actually able to know the strengths of the European navies. This shows that this veteran general is knowledgeable.
Wen Qiang remembered that he was very concerned about military matters. He said: "Hongyi does have some advantages in using artillery for naval battles. However, General Deng, please rest assured that we already have better artillery than Hongyi, and
We also found some Hongyi sailors and asked them to introduce to us how the Hongyi people use artillery."
"In other words, I heard that your improved artillery made great achievements in the Battle of Ningxia. It's a pity that I couldn't see it with my own eyes." Tu Wenhuan interjected from the side.
Su Hao smiled and pointed at Deng Kui, who had just arrived to sit down at the table, and said: "For this matter, Mr. Tu can just ask Deng Kui. Another day, let him find someone to pull our artillery out and demonstrate it to Commander Deng and the other party."
Mr. Tu, take a look. In fact, not only is it a demonstration, you may also need to ask the soldiers under General Deng to master the method of using artillery. If there is a water war in the future, artillery is the most important thing."
"Okay, let's just listen to Gai Zhi's instructions." Deng Zilong readily agreed.
After talking about the war, everyone turned to Deng Kui. Deng Zilong pointed at Deng Kui and said to Su Hao: "In just two or three years, Deng Kui has become a general. I remember that when Hao Tong and Deng Kui
Kui Du followed Gai Zhi, and now Hao Tong is just a guard. Gai Zhi should think of a way to bring him a general to work as soon as possible."
Everyone burst into laughter, and both Deng Kui and Hao Tong had embarrassment on their faces, but the reasons for their embarrassment were exactly opposite. Su Hao laughed and said: "General Deng has spoken, how dare I disobey you? Hao Tong."
, Don’t care about Deng Kui’s current position, let’s go to Nanyang together, and you will have the opportunity to make meritorious service. I guarantee you that within three years, you will also be able to become a general.”
"Thank you, Commander Su, and thank you Commander Deng." Hao Tong stood up and bowed to Su Hao and Deng Zilong respectively. On his face, there was a look of eagerness, obviously looking forward to serving him in the future naval battle.
Earn fame for yourself.
"Then our matter is settled. Commander Deng, starting from tomorrow, we will ask the brothers to start naval training. The warships in the shipyard are being built intensively, and a batch will be delivered in the near future. At that time, we need to let the brothers
Let's get on the boat to practice and master the skills of sailing and shooting." Su Hao said sternly to Deng Zilong.
Deng Zilong also put away his smile and said: "If you don't explain this matter, I will urge you to change it. If we want to fight the sea battle with Hongyi, our unit still has some shortcomings, and we can only train hard. Don't worry if we change it, I will
The soldiers you bring out will never be embarrassed."