"Tatar navy?" Tu Hai smiled disdainfully, with a strong look of disdain on his face, "Sir, I am not arrogant, old Tu, but do the Tatars have a navy? Do they think they have a few?
Can a big-bellied ship specially loaded with cargo dare to claim to have a navy?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and it was no wonder that Tu Hai belittled the Manchus so much. Looking at the history of the Manchus, it was a history of horseback riding, archery and hunting. Regarding the ocean, most Manchus were afraid of the sea.
From the rise of Nurhachi to the reign of Huang Taiji, the Manchu Qing Dynasty had never built a decent ship. Even if they could barely build it, they could only build some small ships that could accommodate no more than a hundred people. Now the entire Qing Dynasty can't make it even if it is full.
There are more than thirty ships with a tonnage of more than 400 tons, and more than half of these ships are used for loading cargo.
Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the contemptuous expressions on the faces of all naval officers, including Tu Hai, when the Manchu navy was mentioned.
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Pang Gang also smiled, but as the leader of the crowd, he could not agree with his subordinates' thoughts.
Pang Gang lightly knocked on the table and said to everyone: "Okay, although the Tatar navy is not worth mentioning, we can't take it lightly. There is no need for me to remind you that you will lose in battle. Tu.
Commander, didn’t you say that the Tatars don’t have a navy? Well, I want to ask you, have you recruited all the sailors for your navy?”
Tu Hai listened to his chest and said loudly: "Your Majesty, our navy has now recruited 6,000 sailors, and is now divided into three groups for training at Shenmi Island, Weihaiwei and Wanghai Fort. It is expected to be formed in half a year.
Initial combat effectiveness.”
"Half a year?" Pang Gang shook his head: "I can't wait that long, three months. I need three months to see them initially forming combat effectiveness."
"What...three months!" Tu Hai exclaimed, shaking his head repeatedly: "Sir, no, no, no, it's not like you don't know that naval forces are no better than their brothers on land, and they have a lot to learn.
It’s much more than the army, and three months can only guarantee that you won’t drown if you fall into the sea.”
Everyone also looked at Pang Gang with some surprise. Under Pang Gang's strong promotion, the status of the Qingzhou Navy was not low in Qingzhou. It was on par with the Army. What was good at the top was the same as the bottom. Seeing that their boss valued the Navy so much.
, even Da Zhuang, Li Yuan and other army generals also have some understanding of the navy.
At least they still know some basic common sense. Compared with the army, the training of the navy is countless times more complicated. It is simply an impossible task to make those rookies develop combat effectiveness in three months.
Seeing Tu Hai's anxious expression, Pang Gang smiled slightly, "Tu Hai, did I ask you to go shopping with the Zheng family in Fujian? Why are you so anxious? What I want you to do is to train with battle, aren't you?
Do you want to train? I'll find a good place for you."
"Where." Tu Hai felt that something was not good about the situation, but he still had to ask.
Pang Gang said simply: "Jinzhouwei, Fuzhouwei, and Dandong Town, Tuhai, please send me ships to patrol these three places for twelve hours, and you must not let any of the Tatars
Can the sampan go out to sea?"
"This..." Tu Hai was a little cute for a moment, and he hesitated before asking softly: "Sir, if you want to cruise in these three places for twelve hours without interruption, you will have to use six
Ten ships, big or small, won’t work. If so, they won’t be able to train, right?”
Pang Gang sighed, pointed at Tu Hai and said: "You, you, I thought you were quite smart, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid. Letting you cruise doesn't mean that you won't be allowed to train, and you don't have to be there.
You can train at home or at the port, but why not train at sea? If you have nothing to do, shoot a few cannons at the Tatars, and go ashore to scare the Tatars. Wouldn’t that be great? Why do you need me to teach you even this?"
"Uh... Is that okay?" Tu Hai was dumbfounded.
First of all, due to the limitations of the times, most naval training at this time was carried out in the port, such as fleet formation drills, artillery shooting training and sailors' anti-vertigo (seasickness) training, all of which were inseparable from the port. At this time, people
It seems unimaginable to leave the port and let the sailors conduct training on the vast sea.
Therefore, when Pang Gang proposed this plan of going to sea for patrol and training, it was not surprising that Tu Hai showed such a shocked look. Pang Gang, who came from the era of the explosion of knowledge in later generations, believed that letting the navy go to sea for maritime training
Training is a natural thing, just like it is as natural for the "rich men" in later generations to have mistresses. If someone doesn't have a few mistresses, it would be abnormal.
"Is this possible?" Tu Hai was still a little unsure.
Pang Gan waved his hand impatiently: "You have to try it before you know whether it works. In short, let's do it like this. Let all the ships cruise there in turn. The navy who met the Tatars didn't want to be polite to him and sunk them.
Besides, let’s send a few more cavalry for a ride on the Tatar territory.”
"Yes, I will obey the order!" Seeing that his boss had already made up his mind, Tu Hai did not dare to argue any more, so he had no choice but to hold his hand in his hand and did not dare to say a word.
"Also." Pang Gang pointed his head and said to Wang Zhi: "Wang Guoqi, judging from the actions of the Tatars, they still have no intention of giving up on Pidao. You should also take your troops to the Tatar territory to relax."
"Sir, do you mean to let the general stab the Tatars in the stomach?" Wang Zhi couldn't help but be overjoyed, even though he was so steady.
"Of course, judging from the reaction of the Tatars, they will not give up on Pidao. There will definitely be a confrontation next, so you must be prepared." Pang Gang still asked uneasily.
"Yes, I will definitely make them look good!" Wang Zhi assured with a determined look on his face.
"Sir, don't worry. We will let the Tatars sink as many broken ships as they come." Tu Hai patted his chest carelessly.
"Well, that's good." Pang Gang nodded with satisfaction. Just as he was about to say something to end today's meeting, his own soldier captain Shi Bowen hurried in and loudly reported: "Your Excellency, there is someone outside the house asking for a meeting! I am humble and humble.
Dare to make a decision, now let him wait outside the house."
"Oh... who is he?" Pang Gang couldn't help but feel a little strange. If someone from the government or one of his ordinary merchants asked to see him, the soldiers would usually let him serve tea in a side hall, and he would never
Such impoliteness made people stand at the door and wait stupidly. It seemed that Shi Bowen couldn't figure out the identity of the visitor and didn't dare to make the decision without authorization, so he came to ask for instructions.
Shi Bowen said with some confusion: "They are a group of red-haired devils, and the leader seems to claim to be the Dutch Taiwan Governor Puter."
"Dutch Taiwanese Governor Puter died slowly?" Everyone laughed when they heard it, and Da Zhuang said with a smile: "It's Mr. Shi. Look at your memory. How can anyone be called slow to die? This is too wasteful."
When Shi Bowen heard this, he became anxious and said at the top of his voice: "Why did I lie to you? That's what people say when they announce their family status."
"Hahaha..." Everyone laughed at Shi Bowen's words.
Although there were bursts of laughter in the conference room, Pang Gang was the only one who did not laugh. His face quickly darkened and he asked with a stern face: "Shi Qianhu, does this person really claim to be the governor of Taiwan?"
"Yes, sir!" Shi Bowen said seriously: "A total of five people came outside, and one of them was a Han. He said he was the instigator of these red-haired Japanese devils..."
"It's a translator!" Pang Gang reminded at the side.
"Yes, it's called translation." Shi Bowen said hurriedly.
After listening to Shi Bowen's words, Pang Gang didn't say anything more. He just said lightly, "Okay, let's take them to the hall and wait."
After Shi Bowen walked out, Pang Gang murmured in a voice that he could only hear: "Taiwan Governor? Hehe... These Dutch people really regard Taiwan as a dish in their own vegetable garden.
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In the side hall of the front hall of General Dingguo's mansion, four Westerners with tall noses and deep eyes, brown hair and blue eyes, were sitting. Next to them stood a middle-aged man, who was wearing the same clothes as those sitting on the chairs.
, but judging from his appearance, this person is obviously of Oriental ethnicity.
The Westerner sitting in the middle is wearing a red suit with large lapels, white trousers, and a pair of brown leather boots. He is tall and has wrinkles around his eyes. Judging from the respectful attitude of the Westerners around him, it is obvious that he is
The leader of this group is Hans Putmans, the visiting Dutch Governor of Taiwan.
Putmans was the fourth governor of Taiwan appointed during the Dutch colonial period. After taking office in 1633, Putmans had been dedicated to plundering deer skins, venison, sugar and other items from Taiwan and transporting them back to the Netherlands.
.
Putmans was a greedy man. After plundering a lot of wealth in Taiwan, he was not satisfied with the status quo. Instead, he moved the realization to the rich land of Ming Dynasty. But this time he suffered a heavy blow.
In October 1633, because the Dutch touched the interests of Zheng Zhilong's pirate group, Zheng Zhilong gave him a severe lesson. After realizing that he could not do anything to the opponent with the limited force in his hands, Putmans had no choice but to fight with Zheng Zhilong.
After making good friends, the two parties began a cooperation that lasted for several years.
This time, Putmans received a letter from Zheng Zhilong, instigating him to attack Qingzhou, but Putmans was not a fool. Although Zheng Zhilong was talking extravagantly in his heart, he described Qingzhou as a paradise on earth full of gold, as if
Just bend down and you can pick up gold.
But Putmans did not believe Zheng Zhilong's words, but planned to come to Qingzhou to have a look in person. If Qingzhou was so rich, he wouldn't mind appearing as a robber, so he made the trip to Qingzhou...