The governor of Zhejiang and Ningbo is now Yang Zhen. He was sent here by Yunze to serve as governor. Feng Batian is independent from the governor and takes charge of the entire Chinese Navy. He is considered the governor of the navy. If judged according to his previous official position, then He is a first-class official.
However, with the establishment of Yunze's new government and the changes in the ranks of officials in various ministries, Feng Batian is now equivalent to the marshal level, along with Su Qianmo and others. His governor's palace is in Shaofu.
The geographical location there is good, and it is very close to Yongcheng, and Yongcheng and other coastal places have navy and several fleets stationed there. Each fleet currently has fifty warships.
The fleet on the Yongcheng side is stationed at Yongcheng Port, which is forty miles away from Yongcheng itself. There are about 6,000 elite naval personnel stationed there. In addition to 100 people on each battleship, there are also some land crews.
The Chinese Navy currently has four hundred warships, all of which are giant warships one hundred and fifty meters long and more than fifty meters wide. The main power used is a steam engine, which can assist the sail. The distance of a voyage is about one thousand nautical miles.
The sea miles here are nearly three times more than those normally used. Therefore, if calculated in miles, the distance can reach three thousand miles.
If it is supplemented by a specialized coal ship, it will not be a problem even if it travels three to four thousand nautical miles. Of course, if used with a sail, the distance that can be traveled will be even further.
The current Chinese Navy already has sufficient capabilities to conduct expeditionary operations in offshore waters. It is faster than a battleship with sails and manpower.
In the Governor's Mansion, Yang Zhen and Feng Batian welcomed Yunze into the Governor's Mansion. Yang Zhen was in charge of local affairs and was not responsible for the military. In terms of military affairs, in addition to Feng Batian, there was also a military region general. His position is equivalent to that of a general.
He is the highest military commander of the entire Zhejiang and Ningbo Governor's Mansion. All armies in Zhejiang and Ningbo are under his control, and he is directly under the control of the military department of the new government.
This general was the first to be selected from the People's Army. He was in his thirties and had experienced hundreds of battles. Many of them were fought with Yunze.
He was full of respectful admiration for Yunze. Even though he was nearly ten years older than Yunze, in his eyes, there was only admiration and submission.
"Your Majesty, the general has strictly ordered the defense of the dozen or so cities along the coast of Zhejiang and Ningbo. If there is an enemy situation, they will hold on with all their strength and wait for the support of our army. Please rest assured, your Majesty, once a battle breaks out, they will definitely be able to hold on until your Majesty leads them. Troops rush to the rescue.”
The general said to Yunze respectfully.
Feng Batian also said at this time: "The navy is strictly guarding the outer sea and will do everything possible to find those Japanese pirates. However, the sea area is too large and there are still some omissions... Therefore, Your Majesty, there are still some omissions in the cities along the coast. Danger."
He looked a little guilty, but his expression was very firm. The last massacre of the village made him feel sorry for Yunze and the people.
He recently asked Haiphong to patrol the overseas sea level, but it is difficult to find Japanese pirates in the outer sea. Since the last time a group of Japanese pirates were captured, they have never been encountered again.
In addition, although he had received news that Japanese pirates were staying on Xiangori Island, he could not send his navy to conduct reconnaissance without clear instructions from Yunze.
The sea in that place is complex and there are many islands. Once the Japanese pirates are really there, it is very likely that there will be a joint defense of several islands. They are likely to be trapped in a tight siege.
Moreover, the enemy's situation is unknown. Once a problem occurs, it may cause great losses to him. Therefore, he did not dare to act rashly.
"In addition, the information about Xiangori Island is currently unknown. I sent people to block the waters there, but there are fishermen who often go back and forth there, which causes a lot of trouble for our blockade. I don't know if your majesty can, let Shall we send a large fleet there?"
Feng Batian's idea is actually to send a large-scale fleet directly to Xiangori Island. If it is confirmed that the Japanese crown is there, he is confident that he can destroy the Japanese pirates on Xiangori Island with the fleet in hand.
Even if many small islands around the area are jointly defended, he still has the confidence to destroy the Japanese pirates there. However, such a large-scale dispatch cannot be mobilized at will without the order of the military department.
Yunze frowned as he listened to the reports of the two men. He was confident about the defenders, but Yunze was considering the navy.
With the enemy's situation unclear, Yunze did not want to dispatch the navy at will. After all, the Japanese pirates had obtained advanced technology left by the Hebrews. Who knew how powerful their warships were.
If the Navy is trapped in a tight siege and suffers heavy losses, it will take many years to recover. He just wants to play it safe. After all, the Japanese pirates are invading enemies, and they are afraid that they will be more anxious than our own side.
"It is not necessary for the time being. Your navy is conducting reconnaissance along the coast. It is best to be able to find out the enemy's situation, whether it is the number of enemy warships or combat effectiveness. When the information is clear, you can consider whether to launch an all-out attack."
"In addition, if a fishing boat is found outside Xiangori Island, no matter whether he is Chinese or not, he will be captured by me. If he dares to resist, he will be killed..."
Yunze thought about something. Since Kaori Island has been blocked by the navy, but there are still fishing boats passing by, there are only two possibilities. One is that those fishing boats are Japanese pirates pretending to be Japanese pirates, and the other possibility is that there are fishermen who have something to do with Kaori Island. Collusion.
The second possibility is lower. After all, pirates have been wiped out long ago, and the lives of fishermen along the coast are getting better day by day. Only a fool would choose to be a Chinese traitor and cooperate with the Japanese pirates.
Feng Batian's eyes brightened when he heard this, and he immediately thought of this possibility. He had always felt that the Japanese pirates had just arrived, and it was unlikely that they would collude with the fishermen. In addition, he had a natural kindness towards the fishermen.
After all, had it not been for the help of the fishermen, their father and daughter might have died at the hands of the army. Therefore, he was unwilling to doubt those fishermen.
But now that I think about it, those fishermen are probably Japanese pirates pretending to be Japanese pirates. If that's the case, there's nothing to be polite about. As long as these fishermen are captured, the truth will be revealed.
The two sides chatted for a few more words. At this moment, there was a sudden rush of footsteps outside, and someone broke into the conference room where Yunze and the others were talking. The person who came was a lieutenant from the intelligence department.
"Report, there is a military report from Yongcheng. Japanese pirates have landed at Chuanshan Port, numbering about 30,000. They are heading towards Yongcheng."
"In addition, a large number of Japanese pirate warships were discovered on the sea not far from Yongcheng Port outside Yongcheng. They were heading towards Zhenyang Mansion. The two patrolling warships were forced to fight with them, and now they were severely damaged and defeated."
"More than a hundred Japanese warships also appeared outside the waters of Cixiang Mansion. Four of our warships on patrol engaged them and were severely damaged and were forced to withdraw from the battlefield."
After hearing the lieutenant's report, Yunze's eyes shone brightly, Feng Batian and the general's expressions changed slightly, and Yang Zhen stood up from his position in shock. The three parties are in a hurry.
Moreover, judging from the intelligence, the Japanese pirates may have dispatched hundreds of thousands of people this time. The information obtained is that the total number of Japanese pirates is only 130,000. In other words, the three Japanese pirates cooperated and almost all their combat forces were mobilized.
They obviously want to capture the three cities of Yongcheng, Zhenyang Mansion and Cixiang Mansion to form a triangle of support. If they were allowed to form such a situation, it would really be possible for them to occupy three cities.
But the premise is that the entire China is still in the Jing Dynasty weapons and equipment, they can develop in the three cities. However, because of Yunze's intervention, today's China has long been different from the previous China.
Even if the Japanese pirates occupy three cities, their final result will be death.
"Feng Batian, gather a hundred warships, first block the Japanese warships outside Yong City, annihilate them as quickly as possible, and then attack the remaining two places. Don't give them a chance to react. Since you dare to attack our door , then we must be prepared to be destroyed.”
"In addition, divide the 100,000 troops I brought with me into three groups and rush to support the three cities. We must eliminate them outside the city before they break the city."
Yunze issued a series of orders and went to Yongcheng himself. Yongcheng was the top priority and there was absolutely no room for failure. Once lost, even if it can be regained, the people in the city will definitely suffer.
Moreover, it may also affect the situation in the other two cities.
As the army marched out, Feng Batian also issued an assembly order at an extremely fast speed. The warships patrolling the coast gathered as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, radio has not yet been developed, and the speed of order transmission is still too slow. However, although the warships patrolling the outer sea are scattered, they usually form a battle group of two to four warships.
But they would dock once a day to deliver supplies and orders, so Feng Batian was not worried about not being able to assemble them. In less than a day, he can definitely assemble hundreds of warships.
As for the Japanese pirates' attack on the three cities, they would definitely be delayed for more than one day. If the three cities were desperately defended, they might not be able to attack them even in three days.
While sufficient preparations were being made here, the Japanese pirates from the three cities had already landed. They found out the patrol patterns of the sea water divisions and then took advantage of the loopholes to enter the coast.
But they probably didn't know that they had been discovered before they landed. In addition to patrols at sea, there were also hidden patrol posts everywhere on the shore.
They are still complacent that they have not been discovered by the Chinese side, and the Chinese side has already taken countermeasures.
The 30,000 Japanese pirates on the Yongcheng side are rushing towards the Yongcheng Mansion in front. The leader of the general is called Ichiro Inoue, who is the number one confidant of Oda Yongo.
Oda Yuao did not accompany him this time. He stayed on Kaori Island. As a ginseng fox, of course he would not personally be in danger. In fact, he was still full of anxiety about seizing Yongcheng Mansion.
After all, he didn't know the strength of China's military. He instinctively thought that China's military might not be good, and it might still be in their cold weapon era.
And they were no longer just cold weapons. The muskets left by the Hebrews made them a little swollen. As for why the Hebrews retreated, he didn't even know.
After all, the situation on the Chinese side was not reported back to the Japanese country at all. All that was known was that the large Hebrew army disappeared inexplicably. Emperor Akihito also did not see the large Hebrew army return after a period of time. , dare to rebel.
This is also the reason why Oda Yongo dared to seize the development of the three coastal cities of China, because he felt that with the firearms in his hands, China could not do anything to them for a while.
But he will never put himself in danger, even if the risk is only 1%, he will not go. Otherwise, this Oda Yongo would have died in the Japanese struggle for hegemony.
In addition to the 30,000 people on the Yongcheng side, the 30,000 people on the Zhenyang Mansion side are also heading towards their destination. Among the 30,000 people, 5,000 are supported by Oda Yongo.
After all, they only have 40,000 troops, while Oda Yuuo has 60,000.
Among the final 30,000 people on the Cixiang Castle side, 10,000 were supported by Oda Yuuo. Their troops were even smaller, only 30,000. If all 30,000 were mobilized, there would be no troops left to guard.
The three parties all rushed towards their set goals. They had no horses and had to rely on their feet to travel. The journey of forty or fifty miles took almost half of the night. They still hadn't arrived, at least ten dozen miles away. miles distance.
But at this time, the Japanese pirates were already exhausted and nervous. They couldn't run anymore, and they were easily spotted while traveling during the day, so they had to find a dense forest to rest and prepare to travel again at night.
When night came, they started to move forward again. The three parties arrived at the city they wanted to attack within almost two quarters of an hour.
However, when we arrived, the sky was not bright yet. The dark night made the city in front of us hidden in the darkness, making it difficult to see its true outline. The Japanese pirates from all three parties chose to rest for a while. Wait until it's almost dawn.
Japanese guan quietly sneaked outside the city. The city in front of him was not high, only fifteen meters. But even if the city was not high, it would be impossible for the Japanese pirates to attack the city.
Unless they can build a ladder, but for an army like theirs that is marching in a hurry, there is no time to build such a thing, and the Japanese pirates are obviously not good at attacking cities.
But the Japanese pirates are not good at attacking the city, but it does not mean that they will not attack the city. They had been prepared for a long time. When they dived to a distance of 300 meters outside the city, a dozen Japanese pirates among them quietly went down to the city under the cover of night.
Each of them carried two large bags of things. Although they couldn't tell what they were, they were important weapons for the Japanese pirates to attack the city. Whether they could capture the city in front of them depended on what they had in hand.
It contains incredibly powerful black powder. As long as this thing is placed at the city gate and ignited, the entire city gate will be blown out in an instant.
At that time, as long as they attack the city gate, the entire city will change hands to them. A dozen Japanese pirates are very thieves. They will lurk quietly after running a certain distance.
They thought that their actions were so seamless that no one noticed them, but when their army appeared, the defenders in the city had already vaguely noticed it.
Although the night was dark, the sudden appearance of frightened birds in the jungle outside the city had long betrayed the whereabouts of the Japanese pirates. The people's army guarding the city looked at the Japanese pirates approaching quietly and saw the two large bags in their hands. Several soldiers had a look of surprise in their eyes.
"Squad leader, what should we do? The Japanese pirates seem to be carrying explosives. They want to blow up the city gate?" A soldier looked at the squad leader beside him and asked.
"Hmph... It's ridiculous to want to blow up the city gate. Ignore them and let them come and blow it up..." The city guard squad leader smiled coldly. He watched quietly as the dozen or so Japanese pirates rushed under the city gate.
The city gates had been modified a long time ago and were all replaced with iron gates. The gates were only one inch thick and were of the push-slide type. Each time the gates were opened, a dozen soldiers were required to work together. Not to mention black powder. Even if it is a more powerful explosive, it may not explode.
Since the Japanese pirates want to be smart, give them a surprise.
