"I'm afraid it's impossible, but after the Duke said this, I will act more cautiously. After all, I don't know the depth of Fo Langji's skills." Zhang Yin said solemnly.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's it. What I said is not to make you lose confidence, nor to make you fear your opponents. It is to ask you to pay attention to your opponents and act with caution. Besides..."
Zhang Yanling stood up slowly, walked to the long window of the cabin with his hands behind his hands, and looked at the turbulent sea under the gloomy sky.
"Besides... I dare say that our warships are stronger than those of the Folangji. Our firearms are stronger than our opponents in terms of power and range. This is our advantage. The Folangji are better at being familiar with naval battles and having many warships.
Too many ants can kill an elephant. We should not take it lightly. However, please remember that they are also human beings, with a head and two arms. Fighting a war depends not only on equipment and strength, but also on combat methods, which are more important than brains.
Son. When it comes to combat methods, who can compare with our country? The art of war spread by our heaven is vast and full of strategies. How can it be compared with those distant sea countries? Of course, I, Zhang Yanling, do not look at the art of war when I fight. I rely on the art of war.
Changes on the spot and adapting to local conditions. But when it comes to playing tricks, brains compete with each other. I, Zhang Yanling, have never lost to anyone. Therefore, as long as we treat it carefully and use our tactics properly, we will definitely defeat our opponents."
Zhang Yanling's expression is one of pride. Indeed, he has the capital to be proud. He has seven armored warships that may be the most advanced in the world and hundreds of powerful artillery. This kind of strength is enough to compete with any enemy. Not to mention Zhang Yanling's brain is comparable.
It's easy for ordinary people to use.
All the generals nodded. Wang Hong said with a smile: "With the Duke here, I don't have to worry about anything. I can just give you orders how the Duke wants to fight."
Zhang Yanling said: "My idea is that we take it step by step. Don't rush it. First capture its supply ports along the way and annihilate its active forces scattered everywhere. Finally, we will fight to the death with it. It is like slicing sausages. Now the enemy knows us.
Dark, they don't know about our existence. We will eat their outer warships one by one and weaken their strength. In the final decisive battle, as long as the strength is almost the same, we don't have to worry at all."
Wang Hong nodded and said: "What the Duke of Guo said is the same as what Beizhi thought. Beizhi originally wanted to suggest this. What Beizhi meant was to first go south to the sea off Guangdong and annihilate several enemy ships cruising around Guangdong. Then.
Go to the next step. Eat the meat in your mouth first, and then you can cut off its ears and eyes."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "Mr. Wang is from Haidao, and he is also shrewd in calculations. Heroes have the same views. Please take a look."
Zhang Yanling quickly walked to the back of the desk, pulled off the white curtain on the back wall, and a sea map with a radius of about ten feet appeared in front of everyone.
"This is a map of Kanyu. My wife drew it based on the relevant atlas and information about Sanbao eunuchs' voyages to the West. The sea routes are clear at a glance. The route taken by Sanbao during his voyages to the West has been clearly marked. This is also the time when the Folangji people arrived.
The routes of our Ming Dynasty are highly overlapping. You see, starting from our Ming Dynasty, passing through the Champa Kingdom to the Kunlun Mountains, and then to the Ayutthaya Kingdom,
Then go to Kelantan, Mantsika, all the way south, and then turn west to reach Ceylon and other places. I estimate that all the city-states along the way were attacked by the Folangji people. At least ports and supplies were set up.
Bases. These are the stations where they deliver messages and where they repair and replenish their ships. There are troops and horses everywhere along the way. This is certain."
Zhang Yanling held a candlestick and illuminated it, moving on the chart, and every place was marked. This picture is extremely detailed, even the islands in the sea are clearly drawn and marked clearly.
"My idea is very clear. The first step is to deal with the enemies along the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Next, go straight to the new port of Champa, which is the springboard for the ships of the Folangji people to go to the Ming Dynasty. Once we succeed, we will severely damage the Folangji soldiers.
Horse, laying the foundation for the subsequent decisive battle. Do you think it is feasible?" Zhang Yanling asked in a deep voice.
"We will obey the Duke's order and everything will be done according to the Duke's orders." Everyone said one after another.
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "Okay, since that's the case, let's decide on this strategy. First deal with the enemies that are harassing our coast of the Ming Dynasty. Let's have a bite of meat and try it first. Mr. Wang, I know you have got the information. How many ships and soldiers does the opponent have?
Ma? Tell us."
Wang Hong said with a smile: "The Duke of Guo has a clever plan, and he knows that he has already understood the humble position. Indeed, when I heard that the Folangji were harassing Tuen Mun, killing my people, and harassing my fishermen when they went to sea, I immediately ordered people to go to Guangzhou to inquire.
The situation. My former subordinates have investigated the situation and are now reporting it to the Lord Protector and the generals."
"Please speak." Zhang Yanling said.
Wang Hong bowed and saluted, and then said: "According to intelligence, the six warships of the Franco Kingdom that came to harass and retaliate this time are all centipede ships. There are about 1,800 soldiers and horses. Their current location is
here."
Wang Hong stretched out his hand and drew a virtual circle on the map of the sea.
"This is where some of our small islands off the coast of Guangdong are located, Laowan Mountain, Lingding Mountain, and Wengshan. These small islands are our islands off the coast of Guangzhou. This is the deep sea outside the sea, and fishermen are all attacked in this area.
. It shows that the people of Folangji know that this area is rich in fishery products, so they
A net was set up in that area to attack our Ming fishermen. If the intelligence is not wrong, they should still be roaming there. Because they want to force the Ming court to agree to their right to open trade concessions. If the court does not allow it, they will definitely become angry.
, getting worse.”
Zhang Yanling nodded in approval: "The analysis makes sense. Now let's take action on these guys. There are six ships, not many in number, and we can eat this mouthful of meat. However, in order to ensure total annihilation, we cannot let them escape and report.
It will be much more difficult. I'm afraid it will take some planning. Mr. Wang, do you have a plan?"
Wang Hong bowed and said: "Beizhi does have some ideas. Originally, the opponent only had six warships, and we could completely defeat them. But in order to achieve the goal of solving them cleanly, Beizhi suggested that Beizhi lead the forward ship Liaodong to dispatch,
Deliberately engage them in war. They
If they see that I have only one boat, they will attack me violently. This humble position can attract them to follow me. In advance, the Duke of Guo led his brothers to ambush on the sea and opened his pockets to wait. When they entered the encirclement, he would annihilate them in one fell swoop.
In this way, there should be no possibility for the other party to escape."
Zhang Yanling laughed and said: "What a good idea. Use yourself as bait to lure them into the encirclement. This is a good idea. But you have to make good use of the terrain. Otherwise, if you ambush others at sea, you will treat them as blind."
Wang Hong said in a deep voice: "We need to use several small islands as cover. Although the small islands are small, they have lush trees. It is easy to hide oneself. Across the islands, it is basically impossible to see the situation on the other side. Once they
Arriving there and being surrounded, they cannot escape."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's very well said and well thought out, so I'll do as you say. However, it would be a bit dangerous for you to be the bait. I think let others do it."
Wang Hong bowed and said: "Thank you very much, Lord Protector, for your concern. However, I came up with this idea, so I will naturally implement it. I am not worried about others going. Please rest assured, Lord Protector. Nothing will happen to me in my humble position. Even if something happens,
, is also destiny.”
Zhang Yanling thought for a while and said: "Well, since you are so insistent, I have nothing to say. Everyone, without further ado, pass on my military order and the army will go south at full speed to the coast of Guangdong to wipe out these guys who don't know how to live or die."
"Yes!" all the generals shouted in unison, cupping their fists.