Song Qing was also overjoyed. Chen Kan's recognition was the greatest compliment to him.
After a moment, Chen Kan looked at Song Qing with a smile and continued to ask: "Shuai Song, who do you think is qualified to lead a partial army to harass Bolingbang?"
This time Song Qing did not hesitate at all, grinning and saying: "From the general's point of view, I am afraid that this matter must be done by the general."
"oh?"
Chen Kan let out a light sigh and said with a smile: "Is Song Jie Shuai so confident?"
"To be honest, Commander-in-Chief, the three generations of Mo General's ancestors are all water bandits who come and go in the Yangtze River. What they are best at is raiding cities. That is to say, Mo General's generation has caught up with them at a good time. When he encountered the peaceful and prosperous times, he not only got rid of his identity as a gangster, but also became a official official with his family skills."
Speaking of the deeds his ancestors had done, Chen Kan could actually see a hint of pride on Song Qing's face.
Chen Kan couldn't help but laugh.
However, since Song Qing has this confidence, Chen Kan will certainly not offend him.
Sooner or later, he will have to stand alone, so he might as well go and exercise now.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Kan asked: "How many people do you need?"
Song Qing thought for a while and replied: "Since we are just harassing Bolingbang, if we bring too many people, it will not be easy to move around. But after all, it is an away game, so the last general will take the best number and ask for 3,000 people." Bar."
Chen Kan asked suspiciously: "Isn't three thousand people too few? How about giving you five thousand people?"
After all, they were attacking the capital of the empire, and it was a big country with 200,000 troops.
Even if most of Sumatra's troops were deployed on both sides of the strait, Chen Kan's expectation was that with three thousand people, it would still be easy to deliver food.
Song Qing replied with a serious face: "No, the general only needs three thousand people. There are too many people, and the general is not sure. However, the general has an unkind request, and I hope the commander can agree."
"tell me the story!"
"The general will not need artillery, but the bullets for the muskets will cost 120,000 rounds. In addition, the general will need 9,000 grenades."
Listening to Song Qing's unkind request, Chen Kan pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay!"
Song Qing grinned again when he heard this.
As long as there are enough bullets, he is sure to teach the natives of Bolingbang an unforgettable lesson.
After discussing the strategy, Chen Kan was in a good mood.
Although the number of bullets Song Qing wanted was relatively large, it was almost a quarter of the number Chen Kan carried this time.
Logically speaking, he only brings 3,000 men, so he shouldn't be able to use so many bullets.
But Chen Kan decided to give it to him.
At worst, give Zheng He less ammunition.
Anyway, based on his understanding of Zheng He, Zheng He should still have a lot of inventory on his ship.
In comparison, Song Qing's task was much more difficult than that of Chen Kan and Zheng He.
Once you feel good, your appetite will come.
He told Zhang Dong calmly: "Go and tell the cook to make a new table of dishes and bring them over. By the way, tell him that if he doesn't cook well this time, I will definitely throw him into the sea to feed the fish."
Zhang Dong blinked his eyes and silently mourned for the cook for two seconds, then turned and walked towards the cabin.
Seeing this, Song Qing stood up and was about to leave.
Chen Kan hurriedly stopped him: "Why are you so anxious? Anyway, we are at sea now and there is nothing to fight. Let's eat before leaving."
Song Qing really wanted to say that he had just eaten.
But after feeling my half-full stomach, I sat back down obediently.
There are not many opportunities to fight in the autumn wind. In the entire fleet, only Chen Kan is worthy of having a dedicated cook. The others, including him, the deputy commander, can only eat from the big pot that is reserved for generals.
Soon, a table of delicious, delicious and delicious dishes was carried onto the deck by Zhang Dong and the cook.
Very good, this time the fat cook did not use sea fish to fool Chen Kan, but packed up the dried meat Zhu Di prepared for him.
There are chickens, ducks, sheep and fish.
"Eat quickly!"
Chen Kan greeted Song Qing, picked up his chopsticks and started eating.
Song Qing's courtier smiled, picked up his chopsticks and poked half of the chicken into his bowl.
The two of them were eating at such a speed that the cook on the side was filled with joy.
It's great, I don't have to go to the sea to feed the fish.
After eating and drinking, Chen Kan stood up and stretched.
Just as he was about to walk on the deck to exercise and eat, he suddenly heard a cry of surprise coming from the bow of the ship.
"There are fish, big fish!"
"What a big fish, prepare the fish crossbow!"
"Don't let go, hurry up!"
The exclamations of the soldiers successfully attracted Chen Kan's attention.
The main reason is that there are too few entertainment activities on board. I spend my days either sleeping or basking in the sun.
Otherwise, he would drag Zhang Dong and them to play leaf cards.
Chen Kanxian should have been given a chance early.
Now that there is finally a lot of fun to be had, Chen Kan will certainly not let this opportunity pass him by.
He hurriedly walked towards the bow of the ship.
Song Qing thought for a while and walked quickly behind Chen Kan.
He was also curious about what kind of big fish could cause the soldiers to exclaim.
"Holy shit!"
Standing on the bow of the ship, Chen Kan couldn't help but exclaimed.
Just ten or twenty meters away from them, a big fish with its belly turned over was swimming.
To be precise, it was not a fish, but a whale.
As for what kind of whale it was, Chen Kan couldn't identify it, but from a visual inspection, the body, which was more than ten meters long, was definitely a rare large fish.
Chen Kan also didn't expect to see such a huge whale in the offshore waters.
The moment Song Qing saw the big fish, he became uncontrollably excited.
"Get out of the way and let me come!"
He hurriedly ran towards the bow of the ship, pushed aside the soldiers manipulating the bed crossbow, and began to adjust the firing direction of the bed crossbow.
On the Ming Dynasty's treasure ships, bed crossbows were an indispensable item.
This great weapon of the cold weapon era gradually withdrew from the stage of history after the advent of the cannon.
But although the bed crossbow has no place in the battle, it has made a strong return on the sea in another way, and that is fishing, catching big fish.
What is a big fish? This is the one in front of you.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying in the Central Plains dynasties that when the big fish dies, the princes will perish.
But the navy officers never believed in these things.
Because the navy often sails on the sea, and such a big fish is the best food for the navy.
Just one head can feed the soldiers on a ship for several days.
Of course, Chen Kan didn't have such superstitious opinions, so he didn't say anything to stop it.
Humans have been hunting whales for thousands of years, and Chen Kan had no reason to stop it.
Song Qing's face turned red, and the winch in his hand kept shrinking. The crossbow arrows as thick as his arms shone coldly under the sunlight, and the crossbow string of the bed crossbow was pulled into the shape of a full moon.
But the big fish in the distance was still swimming wantonly with its belly turned over, completely unaware of the imminent danger.
Song Qing adjusted the direction, the winch in his hand loosened, and the crossbow arrow, which was more than two meters long, went straight towards the big fish like a dazzling white light.
At the same time as the sound of breaking through the air came, a splash of blood splashed on the sea.
When the big fish was in pain, it immediately turned around, its huge body set off huge waves, and its huge tail like a cattail leaf slammed hard on the sea surface, trying to use the huge waves to defend against the invading enemy.
At the same time, the tail quickly exerted force and swam towards the deep sea.
Unfortunately, this time it was not the ordinary small fishing boat that capsized when he flipped it over.
Instead, it was a giant sea beast that was a hundred meters long and dozens of meters wide.
Therefore, not only was it unable to shake the treasure ship at all, but its body was pulled out of the sea by the strong inertia.
Looking at the tumbling big fish, the soldiers suddenly let out another burst of exclamations.
The crossbow arrowheads at sea are made of fine steel, and there are huge barbs on the arrowheads. If the big fish pulls forward with force, the crossbow arrows will penetrate deeper.
Therefore, no matter how hard the big fish struggles, it cannot escape the fate of becoming food for the people on the boat.
The only reason to blame is why it swims to shallow sea areas.
The rope as thick as an arm was stretched straight due to the tossing of the big fish, and the soldiers began to retreat.
If the crossbow bolt falls off the big fish, the huge elasticity is likely to directly bounce the crossbow bolt back. If it is accidentally injured, it will have no choice but to wait for death.
Chen Kan also subconsciously hid behind the mast.
He didn't want his body to explode into pieces.
Fortunately, as the treasure ship continued to drag, the big fish gradually lost its strength.
Half an hour later, hundreds of soldiers gathered on the deck and began to use harpoons, fishing nets and other tools to drag the big fish towards the side of the ship.
Some other soldiers began to turn the winch and gradually tilted the fishing rods specially used to catch big fish toward the sea.
"Come here, come here, get your fishing rod ready!"
Song Qing was like a senior fisherman at this moment, constantly directing the soldiers on the deck to spin around.
Finally, the big fish approached the side of the treasure ship.
Song Qing took off his clothes immediately and jumped into the sea with a splash.
Then a dozen more soldiers also jumped down.
Such a big fish weighs at least 10,000 kilograms. How to get it onto the boat and ensure that the boat is not tilted due to pressure is a technical task.
The soldiers on the boat moved dozens of thigh-thick fishing rods to the side of the boat, and the soldiers in the sea were responsible for hooking the ropes hanging from the fishing rods under the skin of the big fish.
After doing all this, another hour passed quietly.
"Get ready, get up!"
Following Song Qing's orderly command, the officers and soldiers on the ship shouted neat chants and began to retract the rope.
The big fish in the sea also slowly left the sea and rose up little by little.
"One, two, hey!"
"Hook hook."
"Quick, retract the rope, don't fall again!"
"Hook it over, use force!"
It can only be said that the soldiers were indeed elite sailors with rich experience in sea navigation. With their joint efforts, they finally moved the huge fish that was as big as a small mountain onto the deck.
Song Qing climbed onto the deck and looked at the big fish in front of him, with joy in his eyes.
He was the commander of the navy, and he often led his soldiers to go to sea to clean up pirates on the sea, and also escorted the fleet to the Ming Dynasty.
This is not the first time he has encountered such a big fish, let alone the first time he has caught it.
But at this moment, looking at the big fish like a small mountain in front of me, my heart is still filled with a huge sense of accomplishment.
Because this is evidence of his conquest of the sea.
"Congratulations!"
Chen Kan walked up to the big fish, looked at the fish head that was almost two stories high, and sincerely thanked Song Qing.
In some ways, whether a person is a warrior can be seen by whether he has the courage to face creatures that are more powerful than him.
The tiger-fighting heroes on land are warriors, so naturally the whale killers on the sea are also warriors.
Song Qing smiled sheepishly and returned Chen Kan's hand: "Master Hou, the brain of this big fish is the most nourishing. It only needs to be cooked in water and seasoned with minced garlic. It is a rare delicacy. Please give me a try." The Marquis will wait for a while and then he will break down the big fish and make a whole fish feast for the Marquis."
Chen Kan nodded, turned around and returned to the deck, lay back on the deck chair and began to wait.
The soldiers looked at the big guy who was more than ten meters long in front of them, and they also excitedly took various tools and started getting busy.
Youdao means that there is strength in numbers. Even though this big guy is big enough, when hundreds of soldiers start attacking at the same time.
It still only took less than an hour to decompose the big fish into super meaty pieces measuring one foot square.
If a big fish is caught, it is naturally impossible for the soldiers on the treasure ship to have it all to themselves.
These pieces of meat will be delivered to each ship by the flexible frigates guarding Chen Kan's treasure ship.
The big fish is big, but Chen Kan's fleet is even bigger, with more than 300 ships and more than 15,000 people, so if it is really divided, each person may only get a few mouthfuls.
But as the saying goes, happiness alone is not as good as happiness among everyone.
This itself represents a spirit of everyone having fun together. It doesn’t matter whether you are full or not.
Chen Kan is not among them. Not only can he eat as much as he wants, but he can also eat well.
Song Qing saved the best parts of the whale for the cook to castrate with salt and hang it to dry.
Today's dinner for Chen Kan is what Song Qing calls whale marrow.
Chop the red head acid, onion and ginger into a puree, pour it with hot oil, and add soy sauce, salt, pepper and other condiments.
Boil the whale marrow in white water and eat it with sauce.
Even though the food tasted average when I ate it at Chenkan, I still said hello as usual.
After receiving praise from Chen Kan, Song Qing left with satisfaction.
With a full stomach and feeling the sea breeze blowing from the window, Chen Kan lay back on the bed with satisfaction.
This trip to the sea was indeed worthwhile. Not only did I feel the moodiness of the sea, I ate a lot of seafood I had never tasted before, I also witnessed the process of catching big fish with my own eyes.
These experiences were exciting enough that Chen Kan fell in love with the sea without even realizing it.
Lying back on the bed, maybe because he slept too much during the day, Chen Kan never felt sleepy.
Simply sit up, take the chart and continue studying it.
Although he felt that Song Qing's strategy of dividing the troops was already impeccable, it was his responsibility as a coach to avoid any possible unexpected situation.
This time, Chen Kan came here for victory and to promote the power of the Ming Dynasty, not to deliver food.
After quickly reviewing Song Qing's plan, Chen Kan only found one loophole that was not a loophole.
That is Zheng He.
In fact, whether Zheng He comes or not does not affect the overall situation.
Anyway, Zheng He is here. Based on his current situation, there is a high probability that he is watching Chen Kan bombard Malacca.
But loopholes are loopholes, and they must be fixed when they need to be fixed.
After pondering for a moment, Chen Kan suddenly had an idea in his mind.
