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"Are you sure that the barbarians' shipbuilding skills were learned by the people of the Tiger Banner?" Nan Juyi frowned deeply after hearing that the Tiger Banner had mastered shipbuilding technology that was even more powerful than that of the Ming Dynasty.
He had seen the red-haired barbarian warships with his own eyes. If Tiger Flag could build such a warship, the threat to the Ming Dynasty would be far greater than that of the barbarians at sea.
Yu Zigao nodded with an extremely sure look and said: "It must be the warship secretly built by Tiger Flag in Bengang. If it is really a warship bought by the barbarians at sea, there is no way the Hongmao barbarians don't know about it. , let alone sending only seven warships to attack Bengang."
"This is difficult to handle." Nan Juyi's face turned ugly.
Having fought against the Hong Mao Yi, he knew that the Hong Mao Yi were not only powerful with their firearms, but also their warships. The Tiger Banner had mastered the Red Mao Yi's shipbuilding technology, and the Ming Dynasty's navy alone wanted to destroy those Tiger Banners in Bengang. It will become difficult for people.
"Junmen, in fact, we can also build warships like the red-haired barbarians." Cao Huajun, who had been silent for a long time, said tentatively.
As a general of the Ming Dynasty's navy, he was envious when he first saw the warships of Hongmaoyi, and he always hoped that his own navy would also have such warships.
Nan Juyi glanced at Cao Huajun who was speaking, and immediately said: "Building a ship is not that simple. Li Dan is so powerful at sea, so it's the same that he doesn't have the kind of warships used by the red-haired barbarians."
Li Dan's position at sea was that he defeated the Red Maoyi fleet by his own power and became the most powerful maritime force in this area. Even Nan Juyi, as the governor of Fujian in the Ming Dynasty, had to admit that this status.
Such a powerful maritime force cannot possess the kind of red-haired barbarian warships, which shows that it is not that easy to obtain red-haired barbarian warships.
"Silver can be used. Red-haired barbarians all love silver. As long as there is silver, I believe they will sell the warship to us." Cao Huajun said unwilling to give up.
This time he saw that the Tiger Banner at sea had the same warships as the Hong Maoyi fleet. He believed that as long as the navy also had the same warships, it would not only be able to defeat the Tiger Banner in Bengang, but also the Hong Maoyi fleet. and Li Dan.
By then, the Ming Navy will become the most powerful presence on the sea.
Yu Zigao said to Nan Juyi: "The warships of the red-haired barbarians are not only big, but also have many guns. If our navy can also have such a big ship, it will not be defeated by the Tiger Flag this time."
In his eyes, naval warfare is just like what his father said: big ships are better than small ships, big guns are better than small guns, many ships are better than few ships, and many guns are better than few guns.
The Ming Dynasty will surpass the Tiger Flag in terms of wealth and other strength. As long as the Ming Dynasty has a ship as big as the Red Maoyi, he believes that defeating the Tiger Flag will be a matter of time.
There is even a chance for the Ming Dynasty Navy to restore the grandeur of Zheng He's time.
"Even if the red-haired barbarians are willing to sell us warships, the imperial court will not use the money to buy ships. With the money to buy ships from the red-haired barbarians, Ming Dynasty can build enough ships by itself." Nan. Juyi rejected the offer to buy a boat from the Hong Maoyi.
Yu Zigao and Cao Huajun both looked disappointed when they heard this.
Shipbuilding is not something that can be accomplished overnight. The Ming Dynasty knows nothing about Hongmao Yi's shipbuilding technology. It is simply impossible to directly build a warship like the Hongmao Yi.
The imperial court's attitude towards the navy was far worse than that of the border troops on the nine sides.
The navy has been declining year by year since Yongle. The large ships that once had two thousand materials have long disappeared. As the craftsmen who can build such large ships die of old age, there are no craftsmen who can still build such large ships.
During the Jiajing period, the navy had a slight revival, but it was also to deal with the Japanese pirates who often invaded the coast. Later, it was not taken seriously by the court again, and it declined again.
The imperial court cannot attach importance to the navy, and it is no longer possible to expect the navy to have strong combat power.
"If you are now allowed to lead the remaining naval warships to Bengang again, can you defeat the tiger flag in Bengang?" Nan Juyi stared at Yu Zigao and asked.
Yu Zigao hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head silently.
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Seeing this, Nan Juyi took a breath of air and asked, "After two battles with the Tiger Flag fleet, is there any ship left for another naval battle?"
He felt that even if the Tiger Flag fleet won two naval battles, it would have been seriously damaged and would not have the strength to launch another naval battle.
But Jinghaiwei's navy still has nearly half of its warships, which can fully support a naval battle.
"Although several large ships of the Tiger Flag have been damaged, it is not serious. Even if they cannot go to the sea, they can still fight in the waters near Ben Port, and they also have two intact Galen ships." Yu Zigao explained.
He did not think that the remaining half of the navy would be the opponent of the Tiger Flag.
It wasn't that Jinghaiwei didn't have enough warships, it was because Tiger Flag's ships were bigger and had more cannons, giving them an advantage in naval battles.
"Forget it, let's keep half of the navy behind!" Nan Juyi sighed.
Even generals like Yu Zigao were not optimistic about it. He knew that if he forcibly removed the navy, it would be difficult to achieve the desired results and he would only lose troops and generals in vain.
After all, the remaining warships of Jinghaiwei will be used to guard the coast of the Ming Dynasty. Once even the last few warships are lost, Fujian and the surrounding coasts will no longer have a guard force.
"Junmen, are you going to ignore the Tiger Flag forces in Bengang?" Cao Huajun said unwillingly.
His reluctance was not entirely to destroy the tiger flag in Bengang. He also hoped that the imperial court would pay attention to the navy, so that the navy would have the opportunity to build big ships, and he, a naval general, would be able to rise with the tide.
Nan Juyi thought for a while and said: "Since there is nothing we can do about the Tiger Flag in Bengang for the time being, let's deal with the Tiger Flag's power on land. I don't believe that their strength on land can be the same as at sea. As long as Once their power on land is eradicated, those people in Bengang will be nothing but rootless people with no basis for support."
The place where the Tiger Character Flag originated was in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Although he didn't know how there was a Tiger Character Flag force in Bengang, he believed that the Ming Dynasty forces in the north were the foundation of the Tiger Character Flag.
"The lower official is willing to report to the court and request the court to send troops to clear the tiger flag in the north." Yu Zigao said, facing Juyi south.
Fujian is far away from the Tiger-Character Banner in the north of the Ming Dynasty. Although the governor of Fujian has a high and powerful position, he is still in Fujian. If you want to deal with the Tiger-Character Banner in the north of the Ming Dynasty, you can only rely on the court.
Nan Juyi nodded and said: "I have this intention. You and I will report together. As long as you truthfully tell the truth about the situation of the Tiger Flag in Bengang, I believe that the princes in the imperial court will understand how to do it."
When the governor and the general raised the issue of submitting a memorial, Cao Huajun did not respond.
It's not that he doesn't want to submit the memorial together, it's just that he is not qualified enough. Even if he reluctantly writes the memorial, it still needs to be uploaded layer by layer, making it difficult to send it directly to the imperial court.
