After the class returned to the palace and had lunch, a certain prince and a group of civil servants and generals began the court meeting agenda. The main content was to announce that the Zheng fleet would be responsible for transporting Japanese troops from the Japanese country to the Liaodong Peninsula, and transporting the feudal lord Zimin and others from the mainland to overseas. Shipping rice from Southeast Asia.
Regarding these three matters, all the ministers have already known in advance, and everyone is waiting for Zheng Laofi to express his position in public after arriving in Beijing. Everyone also knows that the scale and capabilities of the Ming Navy are simply unable to bear such a heavy strategic transportation task. .
Whether it was transporting tens of thousands of Japanese troops ashore or purchasing tens or even millions of koku of rice from Nanyang, it all had to be done by the Zheng family's ships, and the matter of moving the feudal clan even more relied on other people.
Without the Zheng family's ocean-going merchant ships, the court alone would be powerless, and even the best plans would come to nothing. Fortunately, Zheng Zhilong said that he had a duty to serve the court and that it was his duty to serve the court.
In addition to buying rice at market prices, Zheng Zhilong only mentioned the cost of transporting Japanese soldiers and Zimin, so there was no need for Li Shiwen, the Minister of Household Affairs, to make extraneous matters.
Zheng Zhilong, who was promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief, had privately reached an agreement with a certain prince. All transportation costs would be covered by sugar profits. If the fleet did not encounter a hurricane, the Zheng family would make a steady profit.
Zheng Zhilong is the head of the Zheng family, and he is acting under orders this time. Naturally, he sticks to his word and will do what he says. He will also sign an agreement with the court regarding the number of transportation personnel.
This is linked to the sugar trading transaction. If there are only 10,000 or 20,000 people a year, it is impossible for a certain prince to give the Zheng family enough sugar and tolerate the other party's perfunctory treatment.
As for the matter of declaring war on the Dutch Red Barbarians and regaining the treasure island, a certain prince thought about it and announced it at the court meeting, because it also related to the large-scale transfer of minions to the island, which required overall arrangements from Fujian.
In the past five years, at least one million yuan must be transferred to Baodao, preferably up to 500,000 yuan per year. Only in this way can the drought pressure in southern Fujian be greatly alleviated.
The imperial court can't even take care of the disasters in the five northern regions, and there is no money left to help Fujian.
Even if he does have some spare money, it will almost all be used for military training. Fujian has to rely on himself to solve the problem, and the court cannot count on it in the short term.
Moving Min to Baodao is the best solution to alleviate the disaster. Southern Fujian has little land to begin with. All the ministers know this, and the drought has been mentioned in the memorials.
Hong Chengchou's hometown was over there, and this time his fellow villager Zheng Zhilong came again, so everyone in the court had heard about the disaster in Fujian, but it was beyond their reach.
When the imperial court was unable to help the people, they had to move to Min if they didn't want to starve to death. There were many fertile fields on the treasure island, abundant rainfall, and the number of local indigenous people was not high. This could give the local people a way to survive.
Regarding matters in his hometown, Zheng Zhilong has always been very concerned about the affairs of his hometown without the advice of a certain prince. As long as the treasure island can be recovered this time, the Zheng family will spare no effort to help the people of his hometown move Min and transport.
The military strength of the Dutch Red Barbarians made the courtiers a little worried. After all, they came across the ocean from Europe and were able to occupy the treasure island, which already showed their strength. It was hard to say whether the Wang Division could win the battle.
Just because Wang Pu's rebellion can be decided in one battle does not mean that the expedition to the treasure island can be a quick victory and force Hongyi to sign a peace treaty of defeat.
According to the memorial, the last battle at Liaoluo Bay was quite difficult. Hongyi did not mobilize many warships. They only used pirates as the main force, and they fought on a par with Wang Shi.
This time, they went straight to Hongyi's lair on the treasure island. Facing a large number of Hongyi soldiers and warships, the Wang division, which was mainly composed of Zheng family soldiers, did not seem to have a great chance of winning.
It’s not that there are no opponents, but they just dare not refuse the war lightly, because as long as the prince speaks of Chrysostom, the cabinet will agree. The seven ministers are meaningless, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has no control, and it is useless no matter how good the ministers of each ministry are. , not to mention that many of the ministers are also war-fighting factions.
This is where Yaoji controls the cabinet through his advantageous father-in-law. With the full support of the cabinet, any of his demands will become legal. After the cabinet approves, it will be an official order from the court.
Regarding how to defeat the Hongyi, a certain prince would not reveal anything at the court meeting on the grounds of military confidentiality. It was enough to tell these laymen that they would go to war with the Dutch.
Yaoji's combat principle is not to fight an uncertain battle, let alone an unprepared battle. If you want to fight, you must be sure of victory, otherwise it will be a losing business.
Since the Dutch have no liaison personnel in the capital, they cannot be notified of the declaration of war in time. It would not be too late to wait until the war begins...
"Zheng Aiqing, this map is a sketch of Damuan Island and its surroundings. It will be given to Aiqing for combat use!"
After resigning from the court, Yaoji specially invited several important officials from yesterday and Zheng Zhilong to the East Palace to discuss the battle plan against the Dutch.
This is not much different from Zheng Chenggong's entry method back then, but by learning from past mistakes, we can avoid many detours.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for the map!"
After Zheng Zhilong saw such detailed drawings, he felt more confident.
"Of course, before analyzing the attack method, I would like to suggest that the attack fleet be divided into four! The North Road is responsible for monitoring the movements of the Spaniards entrenched in the northern part of the treasure island. Although they are hostile to the Netherlands, there is no guarantee that We will not help at a critical moment. The South Road is responsible for blocking the Dutch reinforcement fleet coming from Batavia. I estimate that there will be no less than thirty warships coming to the rescue, and there will definitely be a fierce battle. The West Road is patrolling at sea as a preparation. The fleet is ready to support the two fleets at any time. The East Fleet is responsible for the main attack on Taiyuan Island. Firstly, it must annihilate the Dutch warships anchored in the harbor and prevent them from breaking out. Secondly, it must cover the advancement of the landing force towards the city of Relanja, and attack Enemy targets on the island are covered by artillery fire."
In addition to the Dutch on the island, the Zheng family army also has two potential enemies. One is the Dutch reinforcements as far away as Batavia, and the other is the Spanish in the northern part of the treasure island.
If the Zheng family army cannot win a quick victory, after Batavia hears the news, a large number of Dutch reinforcements will definitely go north to rescue the city of Geranje. If they are not prepared, they will encounter a sudden attack.
Secondly, there are the Spanish whose position is wavering. They occupy the northern part of the treasure island. They are usually on good terms with the Dutch. However, after the Ming Dynasty is determined to regain the treasure island, there is no guarantee that they will not stick together with the Dutch to keep warm.
Although there are not many Spanish people, only 1,800 people, they are still an annoying force. If both the northern and southern forces successfully break through the Zheng army's defense line at Waiwei, it will cause a lot of trouble for the troops besieging Relanja City.
Even if the tactic of encircling the city without attacking is adopted, it is based on the success of the siege. If the siege cannot be encircled, the tactic will directly fail, and a storming strategy with huge casualties must be adopted.
"What His Highness said is absolutely true. This method is the most appropriate. I will obey His Highness's holy orders!"
Zheng Zhilong thought for a moment and felt that the tactics mentioned by the prince were very sound. After all, he did not want to encounter sudden attacks from the north and south during the siege, which would lead to failure.
Zheng Zhilong reported 20,000 troops just to attack the land division of Relanzhe City this time, which was more than enough to clean up the 2,000 defenders in the city. Zheng Zhilong was bound to get the credit for recovering the treasure island.
How Zheng Laofi arranges the battlefield is his business. The loss of warships has nothing to do with the imperial court. Yaoji just tells him what needs to be said: "To the west of Da Yuan Island is the small sandbank, and to the north is the northern line. Wei Island, and further north is the big sandbank. The southern waterway between Dayuan Island and the small sandbank is navigable, but it is blocked by the artillery fire of Relanja City. If you try hard, you may suffer additional losses. Between Dayuan Island and the northern line of Wei Island The North Channel in between is heavily silted and cannot pass large warships. The only safe channel that can pass large warships is the Luermen Channel between Wei Island and Dashazhou on the northern line. As long as the time of high tide is grasped, Aiqing's fleet can Pass through this waterway calmly. Afterwards, Aiqing can divide the attacking force into two, go ashore from the northern part of Wei Island on the northern line near Luermen, and go all the way south, facing the city of Relanja across the sea. The other route will detour to Damuan Island We will go ashore from the rear, approach the city of Relanja from the south, and finally achieve the goal of encircling the city of Relanja."
Yaoji first told Zheng Laofi how to block the reinforcements, and then taught him how to get close to the target. After these two steps, the city of Relanja could be surrounded by iron walls, and finally he could catch turtles in an urn.
Zheng Laofi may have entered this city, but the Dutch will definitely not introduce their hometown in detail, otherwise their brains will be flooded with seawater.
However, it is useless for the Dutch to keep secrets. A certain prince can introduce Zheng Laopi so that he can know more about it: "This city of Relanja is a typical European-style fortress. There are trenches dug around it and the city walls are made of bricks. Sugar water, glutinous rice, and sand are used as adhesives. The inner city is square, with a length and width of about eighty paces. The wall is six paces high and four feet thick. There are barracks, hospitals, granaries, danyao warehouses, and conferences in the city. The inner city and the outer city are equipped with six bastions and four half-moon forts. Each bunker is equipped with three heavy cannons and there are no blind spots for shooting. For such forts, I believe that siege is still the main purpose. A strong attack should be used as a supplement to avoid causing excessive casualties to the soldiers. A siege does not mean encircling without fighting. The city of Relanja must be bombarded around the clock to increase the casualties of the defenders in the city. Our army's artillery positions can be set up in large areas. Members of the town, using the buildings in the town as bunkers, fired at the city of Geranje. Our army has many guns and a fast rate of fire. We will have the upper hand at the beginning of the war and completely overwhelm the Dutch artillery. If the Dutch cannot accept our army After being bombarded, if you want to go out and attack our artillery, you will play into the hands of our army and annihilate them in one fell swoop!"
Since this bastion seems to be very strong, I will not let Mr. Zheng beat me hard. I will first trap you in the city, and then give you thousands of zhayao bags to try, which can be regarded as a meeting gift.
After the war started, the artillery troops would not let the defenders rest and sleep. Shells would fall from the sky every minute. If the shelling continued for a month, the Dutch inside would be driven crazy.
If you dare to come out, then don't plan to go back alive. Anyway, one side is waiting for death, the other side is courting death, you can choose as you like.
In the case of huge disparity in strength, even if the Dutch reinforcements arrived in the city, they could not reverse the huge disadvantage. No matter how they fought, they could not avoid the end of defeat and surrender.
Zheng Zhilong didn't want to lose his troops. It would be great if he could defeat the enemy without fighting. The prince's strategy coincided with his own, so he immediately agreed: "Your Highness is wise, this strategy is very good. We have many soldiers. The red barbarians in the fort will be trapped to death!"
Originally, he wanted to conquer the city of Relanja in one fell swoop, but when he heard that the city wall was actually four feet thick, this idea disappeared. Even if you use a war gun, you may not be able to open a few gaps, and a strong attack will definitely cause heavy casualties.
Whether these soldiers who entered the battle were their own troops, the corresponding losses would have to be borne by himself. Zheng Zhilong did not want to lose nearly a thousand elite soldiers at the beginning, so it was better to be on the safe side and besiege the city.
It is enough to mobilize 20,000 soldiers to form an advantage ten times that of the enemy, and to besiege the city. Firstly, there is not much benefit if there are too many, and secondly, it is difficult to supply such a large amount of food and grass.
After the mortars caused heavy casualties to the red barbarians in the city, the number of wounded became more and more numerous, and they were unable to receive timely treatment. The defenders' determination to hold on to the fort would be shaken.
It seems that although this mortar has an inconspicuous appearance, it is a very powerful weapon for suppressing the country. It can even throw medical packets into the city. Both buildings and enemy troops will be hit head-on by it.
"I have allocated a mortar battalion to assist Aiqing in attacking the city of Relanja, and have prepared more than 2,000 rounds of ammunition. The 'Harpoon' anti-ship missile has a relatively sophisticated structure and is very slow to manufacture. For the time being, it can only fire 100 rounds. It is used to attack and support enemy ships. These two powerful weapons for controlling the country are launched by the soldiers under my command to avoid accidents. Before the 'harpoon' anti-ship missile is deployed on the warship, the warship must be improved accordingly, especially to avoid the occurrence of accidents. Fire, but the improvement is small and won’t take long to complete.”
These are high-tech weapons, and Zheng Laofi's soldiers may not know how to use them. It would be wrong to train them. It would be better to let Hu Dawei directly command the battle.
The technique of mortar firing is not too difficult. After Zheng Jun soldiers have heard it, even smart guys can understand it and learn it. However, not everyone can master the finger ranging method.
Using a big iron barrel as an artillery piece, Zheng Laofi's brothers will be shocked when they see it, and leaking the secret may be inevitable.
But in order to regain the treasure island, I can't worry about so much at the moment. It may not spread to Europe very soon, and maybe it won't delay a certain prince's cash out.
Warships equipped with the "Harpoon" anti-ship missile need to cover the bottom of the mast with a layer of iron and lower the sails when launching, otherwise the missile's tail flame will ignite the sails.
This will directly cause the warship to slow down, but in order to sink the enemy ship and win the naval battle, this loss in speed does not matter.
As long as it can hit a "harpoon" anti-ship missile, it can consecrate a Galen ship and let the arrogant Dutch see the black technology weapons of the Ming Empire.
"Thank you for your gift, Your Highness. These two powerful weapons to control the country will help in the battle. I am determined to fulfill my mission and repay the holy grace!"
Zheng Zhilong doesn't care about the number of weapons he gets to control the country, as long as he has something to rely on, that's enough.
Even if the generals under the prince's command were allowed to work on the ship, it would be a great thing. Others did not have this honor.
If you actually get it, ask them for advice in private, get some samples, and then copy them after analysis.
Maybe by this time next year, the Zheng family soldiers will be equipped with a large number of such powerful weapons to control the country. 11... Friends who read books, you can search for "Blue Chinese Network" and you will find this site as soon as possible.
