When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately nodded and responded: "Okay, just follow Sir's instructions and destroy the red barbarians...the Dutch!"
Under the popularization of Zhang Mingwei, Emperor Chongzhen no longer called those Westerners arbitrarily. He knew that those in Dayuan were called Dutch, those in Haojingao were actually called Portuguese, those in Luzon were called Spanish, etc.
After finishing speaking, he remembered Zheng Zhilong's answer just now, and immediately asked Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, how should we fight this war?"
Although it can be heard from Zheng Zhilong's words that this war is not easy to fight. However, Emperor Chongzhen trusted Zhang Mingwei the most and felt that Zhang Mingwei was victorious in every battle. He must have a way, so he asked directly.
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong felt that Duke Xingguo would not be able to do anything, and he would not have to rely on him in the end. After all, naval battles are completely different from land battles. In the Ming Dynasty, is there anyone who understands naval battles better than himself?
Although it was clearly stated that they would attack the Red Yi, for a while it was just talk, let alone attacking the Dutch stronghold of the senior officials. In the early years when the Zheng family fleet was at its peak, he had never thought about this idea.
Because he had been to Dayuan and knew that the Dutch stronghold was very strong, with a strange shape and sharp firearms. It would be very difficult to capture the Dutch stronghold, and the losses would probably be very heavy. Because of this, he never thought of beating up officials.
Even if the Dutch later pretended to be a Japanese ship to buy his flag, he pretended not to know. One of the biggest reasons was that he knew that the Dutch fleet was not easy to mess with, and it would be best if he could do this kind of business.
At this time, what Duke Xingguo meant just now was to destroy the Dutch, which of course included the Dutch who wiped out the high officials. How could this be possible? Don't wait until then, and you'll suffer heavy losses and still be unable to defeat us!
With this in mind, Zheng Zhilong pretended to be humble and listened to Duke Xingguo's reply to Emperor Chongzhen. In fact, he had no hope and thought that Duke Xingguo would come up with some effective solution!
However, he didn't know that when Zhang Mingwei just thought about it, he already had an idea.
Upon hearing Emperor Chongzhen's words at this time, Zhang Mingwei immediately replied to Emperor Chongzhen: "According to the news at the end of last year, the Liaodong Jianlu had been completely reduced, and the sea ban prevented us from using naval maneuvers to attack them. Therefore, leaving a large army here The naval fleet is meaningless. My idea is that the Shanhaiguan Navy will be enough, and at most some transport ships will be left; and then the Denglai Navy can be mobilized to Fujian to collect enough water as quickly as possible. Division strength..."
Zheng Zhilong was surprised when he heard that, yes, although the Fujian Navy suffered heavy losses, the Ming Dynasty was so big that it could be dispatched from other places. Not to mention, the Denglai navy is still an elite member of its own fleet. It is commanded by Hongkui, so its combat power is absolutely no problem...
Zheng Zhilong was just a local member before, but now he only teaches naval warfare knowledge after arriving in the capital. His position determines that he cannot think from a high position.
However, Zhang Mingwei is different. He has always been one of the decision-makers of the Ming Dynasty, so he is naturally familiar with the entire Ming Dynasty. When thinking about problems, he often considers them as a whole. Therefore, he could immediately think that he could transfer naval forces from the north to the south without any impact.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was overjoyed when he heard Zhang Mingwei's words, and immediately agreed: "Okay, let's do this, we must use thunder to destroy the Dutchman!"
Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong felt a little worried. He knew the combat power of the Denglai Navy. After being transferred to the south, there would definitely be no problem in self-protection. However, if they were to attack the Dutch stronghold in Dajuan and resort to thunderous means, they would probably suffer heavy losses.
So, he felt a little distressed. After all, that was the foundation of the Zheng family's fleet, so he was ready to remind him of this situation.
However, before he could speak, he heard Duke Xing Guo say to Emperor Chongzhen: "However, the Dutch fleet currently has the advantage of ship artillery in the south, and their stronghold in Dajuan is very strong. Therefore, if they want to use thunder to annihilate the big army, There are two more things we need to do!”
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong was shocked and at the same time became very curious.
What surprised him was that it turned out that Duke Xingguo's plan to destroy the Dutch was not just the Dutch in the upper ranks, but also included those as far away as Batavia. Is this appetite too big?
What he was curious about was that it turned out that Duke Xingguo knew the advantages of the Dutch and the strength of the Dutch stronghold. If you put it this way, does it mean that Duke Xingguo has a way to deal with it? What is the solution?
"Sir, please tell me!" Emperor Chongzhen didn't have as many ideas as Zheng Zhilong. He already knew that Zhang Mingwei would definitely have a way, so he urged him quickly.
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei immediately replied: "First, the rifled Hongyi cannon built here by the Military War Bureau was immediately transported to Tianjin Port by train and allocated to the Denglai Navy. In this way, whether it is range or Accuracy will be better than that of the Dutch. Here is the advantage of artillery. Whether we attack the Dutch fleet or attack their stronghold in Dazhan, we will have the advantage. By the way, we need to allocate more rifled flintlock guns. Some."
"Not bad, good!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately praised after hearing this.
Although the Ming Army has begun to equip some rifled flintlock guns and rifled artillery, they have never become the protagonists of the war and are famous around the world. To the outside world, it is still kept secret.
Zheng Zhilong was not among the people who could understand the news. Therefore, he had no concept of rifled guns.
But he could hear it at this time, because Duke Xingguo said clearly that the range and accuracy of rifled guns would be better than ordinary guns, which surprised him.
Naturally, he immediately thought that this must have been invented by Duke Xingguo. Because nowadays, as long as it is a weird thing, it must be related to Duke Xingguo, and this is absolutely true.
Zhang Mingwei didn't care what Zheng Zhilong was thinking, and continued to tell Emperor Chongzhen: "Also, according to the experimental data at the end of last year, the plan for the steam warship has basically been finalized and can be sent to the prince immediately for Nanjing to The shipyard immediately transformed the existing warships. If the warships transformed into paddle-wheel ships were fast, they would first transform them into paddle-wheel steam warships. Regardless of whether they could catch up with the war against the generals, they would at least attack Batavia later. , it can definitely be used.”
"Okay!" Emperor Chongzhen himself became excited when he heard it, and immediately praised him.
"In addition, I suggest that this battle should be led by Zheng Fusong, let him realize his shame and then be brave, defeat the Dutch, and wipe out the majority of the Dutch!" When Zhang Mingwei said this, he added with a smile, "Just like before!"
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, he was immediately confused. Why didn't the Dutch, who fought so hard, take action on their own? Instead, they wanted his crooked son to lead them? Is this helping his son or harming his son?
And, what does it mean to be the same as before? When did your son beat a senior official?
He couldn't understand, but Emperor Chongzhen immediately knew what Zhang Mingwei meant, because he had already learned from the documentary that it was Zheng Fusong who regained Taiwan!
Therefore, when he heard this, he smiled and said: "Mr. Duyi's!"
Emperor Chongzhen believed that if Zhang Mingwei said this, then Zheng Fusong must be fine and not just for fun.
And there are advantages to doing this, that is, maritime strategy will be the focus of the Ming Dynasty in the future. If the younger generation of naval talents of the Ming Dynasty can be cultivated, it will be able to last for a long time.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Zheng Zhilong and thought in his mind: Yes, Zheng Zhilong is old, and the Ming Navy will definitely not be able to rely on him all the time in the future.
While he was thinking about it, he heard Zhang Mingwei continue to say to him: "The Western Yi people are few, and the reason why they are able to dominate the world is that they rely on their advanced military technology to bully the uncivilized indigenous people. As long as you know Targeting the characteristics of their warfare is not difficult at all."
What he said was really not a lie. The Western colonists only relied on military differences to bully the indigenous people. If a feudal country was strong, the Western colonists would not be able to gain favor at all.
For example, when the Mughal Empire was powerful, the Western colonists had nothing to do. Even Dongwu was the same. More than ten or twenty years ago, he drove away the Portuguese colonists who tried to occupy Dongwu, and even hanged the unlucky leader!
The same is true for the Ming Dynasty. At this time in the late Ming Dynasty, due to internal and external troubles, the Ming Dynasty was already very weak. But even so, no matter whether it is Portugal, Spain or the Netherlands, no one can take advantage of Ming Dynasty, they can teach them how to behave!
This time, the Dutch actually coveted the protection money of the Ming Dynasty's coastal areas. They came to the Ming Dynasty to touch the oriental dragon, and of course they had to give them a hard lesson.
Zhang Mingwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen and added: "I will write to Zheng Fusong and tell him how to defeat the Dutch and remove the Dutch stronghold in Dajuan."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he became even more happy. He immediately nodded and said, "Okay, just do as you say!"
After hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but be very grateful to Zhang Mingwei. Because he discovered that his foodie son was still highly valued by Xing Guogong, and it seemed that he had a bright future!
Just as he was thinking this, he unexpectedly heard Duke Xing Guo say again: "But no matter what, since he is the chief soldier of the Fujian Navy, he has an unshirkable responsibility for being attacked by the Dutch. It is recommended that he be removed from the post of chief soldier. Allow him to make meritorious deeds..."
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong felt a little uncomfortable even though it was as it should be.
However, Zhang Mingwei hadn't finished speaking yet. What he said next made Zheng Fusong, the father, a little dumbfounded.
Zhang Mingwei smiled and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "In addition, your Majesty might as well change Zheng Fusong's name and give him the title of Success to encourage him!"
