Yingtianfu is located next to a desolate sandbank on the Yangtze River.
"Fifteen degrees ahead, 1,200 feet away, fire!"
Following a crisp command, the 20 port guns on the four thousand-material warships roared simultaneously, and the target ship 1,200 feet away was suddenly enveloped in a sea of fire.
"Hit! Hit!"
The gunners cheered together and hugged each other to celebrate another training success.
Navy guard Hao Tong held a small red flag and his face was as tense as a piece of pig iron. He did not join the cheers of the gunners, but those who knew him well could still catch a hint of a happy smile in his eyes.
"What nonsense! Have you forgotten all the rules and regulations? It's not like Hongyi only has one gunboat. While you were shouting, the Hongyi people's cannons were already coming. Have you all forgotten what General Deng said? Let's
To have the ability of a lone wolf, a ship must dare to fight ten ships of Hongyi and win. Take the time to clean the gun barrel and prepare to fire again!" Hao Tong ordered the gunners loudly.
"Yes!" the gunners agreed in unison, and the gunboat was busy again.
A few hundred feet away from the gunboat fleet, a large ship floated quietly. On the top floor of the large ship, a group of people were observing the training scene with binoculars.
"Well done! I didn't expect that in just a few months, our naval gunners have completely mastered the art of firing. They can hit the target ship with a single salvo. This achievement is something to be proud of." Su Hao laughed.
, said to Deng Zilong beside him.
Deng Zilong smiled slightly and said: "Hao Tong, this little brat, is so impatient. He forces his gunners to train every day, just waiting for them to achieve success in a battle when they go to Nanyang. How about getting a corpsman to compete with Deng Kui? Change it.
, these officers and soldiers who are following you are all idle, which makes me lose face in front of my officers and soldiers."
Su Hao said awkwardly: "Uh... Mr. Deng. There is really nothing we can do about this. Fortunately, the opportunity has come now. As long as everyone works hard, the future is boundless."
"Yes, everyone knows this, so don't you see that these kids are training like they are risking their lives? Damn it, these people didn't pay so much attention to training when they were in Yunnan." Deng Zilong cursed.
He talks dirty but has a smile on his face.
"Two commanders-in-chief, with this level of training, when will our navy be able to go to Luzon?" Zhongyong Hou Zhuang Migao, who was invited to observe the training, timidly interjected from the side. In his opinion, the navy
The current level is high enough, but the two commander-in-chiefs still say it is not enough. If this continues, when will we be able to go to Nanyang to pan for gold?
Su Hao said: "Master Zhuang, don't be anxious. As the saying goes, the more you sweat in peacetime, the less you bleed in war. Let's train more now. When we encounter the Folangji Navy in the future, we will have a better chance of winning. Luzon's Gold Mine
It can't be mined in a day or two. Besides, Su has learned that the largest gold mine there, the Folangji people, haven't been discovered yet. We'll just wait until Su goes there before the veil is unveiled."
Zhuang Migao laughed and said: "It's not that Zhuang is anxious to go to Luzon, but... I heard that during this training, one shell cost several taels of silver. Moreover, the barrel of this artillery was scrapped after being hit by several hundred shots. We still have
Even if Zhuang is not in a hurry, the merchants can't bear it."
The expenses used to build ships and purchase weapons were all raised from officials and merchants in the capital and Jiangnan in the name of Nanyang trading companies. Because Zhuang Mi Gao was an idle marquis, he was entrusted by the ministers of the DPRK to come to
Jiang Nan accompanied Su Hao to raise funds. The merchants dared to take out the money, largely because of Zhuang Migao's old face as a guarantor. Seeing the white money just thrown into the water and hearing the sound, Zhuang Migao was really a piece of meat.
The pain is unbearable.
Su Hao knew that Zhuang Migao was just pretending, and his purpose was just to save some investment in training. Su Hao would never accept this request. He knew that the Ming army still lacked experience in using new firearms, and naval battles
The experience is even closer to zero. If training is not increased, even if it has bigger ships and more powerful guns, it may not be able to compete with the European navies that are accustomed to naval battles.
"Master Hou, if you don't want to give up the child, you won't be able to trap the wolf. If you don't give up the concubine, you won't be able to catch the gangster. Now we are spending hundreds of thousands of taels in order to earn hundreds of thousands or millions of taels in the future. For this reason, we have to trouble Mr. Hou again.
Talk to the merchants." Su Hao smiled and pushed back what Zhuang Migao said.
Zhuang Migao sighed and said: "Oh, Zhuang has no choice but to show off this old face again. Mr. Su, you must remember to owe Zhuang this favor. When you benefit from it in the future, please pay more attention to Zhuang."
Zhuang Mi Gao and Su Hao were chattering there, but Deng Zilong was dismissive. He was not good at this kind of tricks, but Su Hao was able to get money for him to train troops and fight. He was very satisfied with this division of labor.
At the end of the training, the gunboat slowly turned around and returned to the port on the shore with the building boat. Hao Tong got off the gunboat and strode to Deng Zilong, Su Hao and others, saluted and said hello.
"Hao Tong, who was responsible for aiming those shots just now?" Su Hao asked.
"It's our own observer." Hao Tong said.
"I prove that it is indeed the navy's own observers. They have already set off, amen!" Matteo Ricci, with a red face, appeared next to Hao Tong. As he spoke, he made a cross on his chest with his hand.
Su Hao smiled and said: "This is how great teachers make great disciples. Mr. Ricci, thank you for selflessly teaching artillery observation techniques to our soldiers."
"This is what I should do." Matteo Ricci said. In fact, he also learned and sold what he learned now. Based on some European naval artillery tutorials collected by Su Hao, plus his own understanding of geometry, he figured out a set of naval artillery skills.
The observation and aiming skills of artillery battles were then taught to the navy under Deng Zilong.
Su Hao once told Matteo Ricci that the purpose of training their navy was to combat rampant pirates at sea, which made Ricci feel that it was a just thing. If Matteo Ricci knew that Su Hao's real imaginary enemies were Spain, the Netherlands and other European countries,
Navy, I really don't know if he will be so dedicated.
"Hao Tong, you go back with your brothers. Remember to ask each gunner to write down his experience of today's training and summarize it in units of small flags. All experiences must be formed into texts. Do you understand?" Su Hao acted as if there was no one around him.
He gave orders to Hao Tong, regardless of the fact that Hao Tong's real boss, Deng Zilong, was watching from the side.
After several months of contact and running-in, Deng Zilong and Su Hao have become close friends. Deng Zilong is already nearly 70 years old. He knows that his military career is not long, and sooner or later the team under him will have to be handed over.
.It is much better to be handed over to a young general with upright character and promising future like Su Hao than to be handed over to those mediocre and incompetent people. At least a confidant like Hao Tong who has been with him for many years can get a good one.
future.
Based on this consideration, Deng Zilong did not shy away from Su Hao giving orders to the navy. He even deliberately kept silent many times, leaving the opportunity of command to Su Hao. Su Hao understood Deng Zilong's idea, so he did his duty and sent the Deng family navy and Kanyu camp to Su Hao.
They picked it up together.
The navy soldiers lined up, led by Deng Zilong and Hao Tong, and returned to the navy camp. Su Hao saw off Zhuang Migao and others, and returned to his residence with a few soldiers. When he saw the door of the yard
, the singer walked out of it happily, saw Su Hao's face, and shouted "General Su", and then laughed endlessly.
Singing has been following Li Zhi since she was in Runing, serving him like a little granddaughter. This time when she returned to Nanjing, Li Zhi personally sent her back to her grandfather who was a physician in Nanjing Imperial Hospital. Two people
The old men drank and chatted together. When the conversation was happy, the Lin family's grandfather ordered Song Ling to worship Li Zhi as his godfather and let her continue to take care of Li Zhi. In this way, Song Ling stayed in Kanyu Camp justifiably. Su Hao
He simply gave her the title of female medical officer. She also had a dozen female soldiers responsible for medical treatment.
When Song Ling first arrived at Kanyu camp, she kept company with Cheng Yi. The two had a very good relationship, so they always lived in the back house of Su Hao's government office. She looked down and saw Su Hao without looking up, and there was no barrier between superiors and subordinates.
After Su Hao returned to Beijing, under the repeated encouragement of Han Qian and Lu Xiuer, Su Hao finally accepted Cheng Yi as his concubine, which could be regarded as solving the life-long problem of this old girl. After Cheng Yi married Su Hao,
It is no longer convenient for the singer to live in the back house of the Su Mansion, so the chances of meeting Su Hao are much less.
This time Su Hao went to Jiangnan, but Cheng Yi did not follow him. She went to Zhangde Mansion in Henan Province to visit Su Hao's cheap brother-in-law Cheng Dong who was working as a county magistrate there. Because Cheng Yi was not with Su Hao, the singer went from
Before arriving at Su Hao's house, Su Hao felt a little strange when he saw the singer coming out of the yard today.
"Singer, why do you have time to come to me today? Could it be that your godfather asked you to send something over again?" Su Hao pretended to have a straight face and said in an official tone.
"I'm not here to see you. Your third wife is back. She's been waiting for you for a long time. Why don't you go quickly?" The singer giggled and ran away in a hurry.
The third lady mentioned by the singer is of course Cheng Yi. Cheng Yi went to Zhangde Mansion to see Cheng Dong and agreed to come to Nanjing later. Cheng Yi was both Su Hao's concubine and the bookkeeper of the survey camp.
, so he has always been with Su Hao. Listening to the meaning of singer, it should mean that Cheng Yi is back.
"Cheng Yi, Cheng Yi!" Su Hao shouted Cheng Yi's name all the way into the yard.
"Your Majesty, Cheng Dong, pays homage to Master Qiandu."
A figure flashed in front of him, and an official wearing a seventh-grade uniform appeared. He clasped his hands and bowed slightly. His attitude was very humble, but the expression on his face was extremely complicated, including a bit of defiance and a bit of embarrassment.
"Uh uh... it's Bangzhi. Did you come with your sister? Hey, you're dark, but you're a bit taller..." Su Hao felt better when he saw Cheng Dong than when Cheng Dong saw him.
It feels more awkward.
Cheng Dong has been in trouble with him, but he quietly pushed Cheng Dong's sister, which always felt a bit too bullying. When Cheng Yi and Su Hao were doing things, Cheng Dong couldn't leave because he was in charge of Zhangde Mansion.
For the sake of his name, he didn't come to attend his only sister's wedding, which showed that the knot between him and Su Hao has never been resolved. Now that he suddenly saw Cheng Dong in his house, Su Hao didn't know what to tell him.
What's better.
"You're back?" Cheng Yi came over with small steps. She said hello to Su Hao first, and then said angrily to Cheng Dong: "Bang Zhi, why are you so young, why don't you call me brother-in-law..."
The word "brother-in-law" came out of her mouth, and Cheng Yi's cheeks fluttered. Although she and Su Hao had been married for a long time, it was the first time that such a relationship was shown in front of her family, so Cheng Yi was somewhat shy.
"It doesn't matter, you can call me whatever you want." Su Hao pretended to be a brother-in-law. What is called a brother-in-law is that he can't be as familiar as a brother-in-law. He even gave you his sister, how can you care about whether he treats you respectfully or not? ? He patted Cheng Dong on the shoulder and said: "Bangzhi, just come. Let's go and talk in the room first. By the way, don't be a subordinate to a superior. This is in your own home, there is no need to be restrained... If you If you feel uncomfortable calling me brother-in-law, just call me by my name."
"Well... then, brother Gai, please..." Cheng Dong followed suit in this regard and directly chose the most equal title. Cheng Yi listened, feeling annoyed and funny, and couldn't help but glared at him fiercely. A glance at my younger brother. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: Posting this chapter, the five-day outbreak has come to an end. A total of 120,000 words have been updated in March, which meets the requirements.