Just saying that the Fujian Navy was defeated by the Dutch main fleet, Zhu Youxiao didn't think anything was wrong. After all, the navy that was broken up in Doro Bay was just the Ming army of Pinghaiwei.

What shocked many people was that the navy of Pinghaiwei failed so thoroughly.

Many people know that the Fujian Navy carried out large-scale reorganization from the second year of the Tianqi period to the end of the third year. In addition to the Denglai Navy, the second echelon was the Fujian Navy.

The Fujian Navy's tactics are wolf pack tactics, so there must be more ships.

Although this time it was just a group of Ping Haiwei who met the Dutch, their number of ships was much more than that of the Dutch fleet.

He was beaten so hard that he fled back to Pinghaiwei with his head in his arms, with more than 400 casualties and more than 20 ships sank, but did not hurt the other party at all. No one could accept this result.

This is undoubtedly the subject of the court meeting on the next day.

It is strange that when it comes to sending troops to deal with the Jurchens or Mongolia, it will always cause disputes throughout the court, but once it faces the West, the entire court will be surprisingly united.

Because the Dutch slapped the civil and military officials in the court and everyone in the face.

After the news came back, the streets of the capital were full of words. Many people were saying that the imperial court spent millions of taels of military spending on the navy every year, which was the result of this?

There is also the Military Weapons Department, which also allocates at least millions of taels per year. What is the improvement of the military ordnance? What is the transformation of combat effectiveness?

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the Kowloon Royal Terrace, could see that everyone standing in the Huangji Hall had a hot face.

"What do you think I should do?"

Wang Qiao, Minister of War, took the lead in making a list: "Your Majesty, Yuan Keli has been pacifying Denglai since the second year of Tianqi, and the military expenditure of the Denglai Navy almost exceeded the sum of the military expenditures of the other country. Now, it is time to see if it is useful."

Li Banghua, the left censor of the Censorate, also took the lead and said firmly:

"That is, the Denglai Navy spends tens of millions of military expenditure every year. Now the Fujian Navy is unable to resist the Red Maufan fleet. The court needs to send the Denglai Navy to the south to appease the people!"

As he said that, he snorted coldly:

"If the Denglai Navy is invincible to the Red Maiden, then I don't have to do it, Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, will be suspended for a while!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they were approved by all the civil and military officials of the court.

Of course, this has gone to Zhu Youxiao's heart. From the second year of the Apocalypse to the September of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, it has been more than three years. The Denglai Navy spent more than tens of millions of taels of silver?

If this is not enough to compete with the Dutch fleet, the Great Navigation itself will not have to participate.

"What I love said is very consistent with my wish." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said:

"I sent an order to Yuan Keli, and ordered him to lead the Denglai Navy, go south to regain the chicken cage, and drive Hongmao Fan out of the land of the Ming Dynasty!"

"It is also for the Spaniards to see if they cannot defeat the enemy, and the Ming Dynasty can win!"

The ministers knelt down one after another, and the mountains were shouting in groups.

"Your Majesty is wise!!"

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After the Pinghaiwei Navy defeated the Dutch fleet and lost control of Jilong Island and Xiao Liuqiu, the news did shock the entire Ming Dynasty.

People in many places are talking about it, and some people have already become suspicious of the combat effectiveness of the Ming Navy and feel that so much military spending should not be wasted on the Navy.

The Fujian Navy, who was defeated by the Dutch again, is now completely unable to raise his head.

Navy generals and schools in various parts of Fujian, including Fujian General Yu Zizao, are at the forefront, and many people are cursing them.

A few days later, an amazing news came out.

After the defeat of the Pinghaiwei Navy, the Pinghaiwei General Wang Xian felt sorry for the cultivation of the court and the trust of the coastal people day and night, and actually committed suicide one night.

After this, the morale of the Fujian Navy became even lower.

Soon, another news came that the Dutch were building a fortress in the chicken coop and sent a fleet to block the waters near Doro Bay.

This move almost paralyzes the commerce and trade along the coast of Fujian.

There was also a panic of wind along the coast of Fujian. The navy officers and soldiers dared not set sail, the caravans dared not go out to sea, and even the most basic attack on pirates had completely stopped.

A few days later, another news ignited the last enthusiasm of the Fujian Navy.

The Denglai Navy, which the imperial court invested in, is about to go south. Many people have heard of it for a long time that this navy formed by Yuan Keli consumes more than 10 million taels of military expenditure every year!

What does this mean? The military expenditure of the Denglai Navy Division is almost the sum of the salary and silver of the Nine-Border Army!

Now, the whole world is looking forward to this strongest navy in the Ming Dynasty.

Yuan Ke stood on his shoulders with a heavy burden, and all the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy Division knew what hope they were carrying now.

The Dutch were coming in full force, or the formal formation of the Spanish Invincible Fleet had just been defeated in the Spice Islands. Everyone knew that this battle would not be so easy.

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Shandong, Denglai.

Penglai Water City has been developing vigorously since the second year of the Tianqi period and has now become the largest naval port in Shandong and even the country.

In fact, Penglai Water City is not the port of Penglai City. It is located on the east side of Danya Mountain in the northwest of Penglai City, and is still a little far from the town. The initial history will be traced to the Qingli period of the Song Dynasty.

The Song navy built a water camp here just to dock warships.

In the ninth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da found that the location here was excellent and not only had a wide view, but also was conducive to defense and large-scale docking of warships.

After asking Zhu Yuanzhang for advice, Xu Da personally led the navy officers and soldiers to build a water city on the basis of the original Daoyu Village of the Song Dynasty.

Since then, Penglai Water City has become the first military port of the Shandong Navy.

After years of construction, by the end of the Wanli period, when Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, the total area of ​​Penglai Water City was 270,000 square meters.

The layout of the water city was also customized by Xu Da. It is wide in the south and narrow in the north, with irregular rectangular shapes, and the mountains control the sea, and the situation is steep.

Since the second year of Tianqi, the imperial court began to vigorously develop the navy. Penglai Water City was repeatedly expanded by Yuan Keli, and the total area is now nearly twice as large as that of the end of Wanli.

Yuan Keli led the officers and soldiers of the Denglai Navy Division, and successively built harbor buildings and coastal defense buildings such as water gates, breakwater embankments, flatwall platforms, wharfs, lighthouses, city walls, enemy platforms, forts, moats, etc.

The Penglai Water City is now a sturdy sea fortress.

In addition, Yuan Keli also planned to build a fort and a military port every few miles along the Penglai Water City. The forts along the coast will extend all the way from the port outside Penglai City to form a large-scale naval base surrounding Denglai.

Of course, to realize this blueprint, 10 million taels per year is not enough.

Having said that, since the imperial edict was issued from the capital half a month ago, the warships of the Denglai Navy scattered all over the country have begun to gather in Penglai one after another.

By now, the water city is surrounded by ships and flags covering the sun.

Not only that, the warships and officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy also gathered together. In this formal battle against the Netherlands, it was necessary to show the national prestige of the Ming Dynasty!
Chapter completed!