Chapter 1423 A long overdue sea battle
Of course, this will not allow the signing of a armistice treaty. Suksaha and Sony are not one of the "four major life-threatening caretakers" who will be in power in the future.
On the contrary, once the mission recognizes such an "unfair treaty", even the "Eternal Emperor" must agree.
The emperor is just an individual, and his judgment comes from the ministers below the ranks. When most of them say this is necessary, then at this time, the emperor can only recognize it. Even if the ministers "point a deer as a horse", he must admit it.
It is true that if you come out and make mistakes, you must admit them, and if you are beaten, you must be at the right time. Behind the rule of the world, the fooling ministers of the ministers must naturally admit them. The king's orders are given by heaven, and it will be successful to scare the people. If these old fox players follow them, it is really harder than climbing to heaven.
Therefore, the final signing of the treaty required the confirmation of the items by the Yixing court and the Qing court, which took time.
Wu Zheng had no time, so he left Xuzhou that day and headed south through the Grand Canal. His destination was... Wusong.
After a three-day voyage, the Northern Expedition Army fought for more than two months, with more than 20,000 casualties.
"There is no time to be peaceful? It's just someone who carries the burden for you, or even... life." Facing the rolling canal water, Wu Zheng felt infinite emotion in his heart. This battle completely exposed the flaws of musketeers. Its biggest limitation is that it cannot quickly send troops to the target area like an enemy cavalry.
The two-legged march has limitations after all. In fact, there is one thing that Wu Zheng has never talked to the soldiers of Xuzhou, that is, the supply line can no longer bear the Northern Expedition Army to continue to move north.
The northerly, the greater the resistance you encounter, which is the time to test your supply ability.
Obviously, the Northern Expedition Army was not prepared, and the General's Office summoned 160,000 yuan for this battle. In more than two months, it had to pay no less than 2 million taels of money. What about the silver?
These 160,000 people are 160,000 mouths, plus tens of thousands of new recruits and Jiangbei guards, God knows how Mo Zhinian survived?
Transportation, transportation, and a railway of only a few hundred miles, used nearly 30,000 prisoners of war and more than 10,000 labor service. After more than half a year of construction, it has not been completed. Time, what Wu Zheng lacks the most is time.
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In Wusong Port, thousands of boats are rapid and the masts are like clouds.
The three major fleets of Zhoushan, Wusong and Chenqianshan gathered outside the port.
What kind of scene is this?
There are a total of 158 main ships, more than 540 warships, and various fire attack ships, and no less than 500 fast ships.
If it is said that the most powerful fleet in East Asia is here, it is obviously no longer a false statement.
When Wu Zheng saw such a spectacular scene, he sighed in his heart, "It's more than eight million taels... worth it!"
In more than five years, the General's Mansion, apart from the workshop in Songjiang, which is a hundred miles in a radius, has really made a lot of money. This fleet is only purchased from the outside and imitated the dock. The cost is less than nine million taels. Even if you give this figure to the old man Chongzhen, you can bring up a new army of 100,000.
However, in addition to the two tours in Dagukou, this fleet also shone brightly on Zheng Sen.
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This is Wu Zheng’s real idea. Only by relying on training and generous treatment, one cannot create a real elite. Only by showing blood from the sword, forging from the fire, removing the drought and reserving the essence, can one be called the elite navy.
But it is obvious that even if the three major navy members are concentrated, Wu Zheng does not have an advantage in terms of the number of fleets and the number of artillery gates, but a disadvantage in terms of the number of guns.
The navy's main battleship is only 30% of the franchised fleet, and such a battle is indeed difficult to fight.
Not to mention that the enemy has more experience in naval battles than the navy, just talking about hardware artillery, the military workshop is nothing more than imitation of the naval gun purchased from overseas, which has not been developed and surpassed.
The reason why Wu Zheng was unable to make up his mind to teach the other people a lesson was that if this meticulous and fully built naval force was destroyed, the Chinese coastal defense would have to be delayed for another 20 years.
Wu Zheng couldn't afford this loss.
Wu Zheng puts his hopes on Zheng Sen to the south, hoping that Zheng Sen can share the same hatred with him when the foreign enemy invades. Unfortunately... Wu Zheng is disappointed.
If the foreigners bombarded Jinshan and Haining two guards, they did not fight back, then the people would be dispersed and the team would be difficult to lead.
The chain reaction that followed would be an unbearable weight for the General's Mansion.
You have to fight, you have to fight! Even if you fight to the death!
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"Report to the prince, the enemy's vanguard, thirty-six warships approached twenty miles south of Chashan, and had begun to slow down and turn the rudder and change direction. More than a hundred large and small warships followed behind them."
Reduce the speed and turn the rudder and change the direction. That is the standard action before the artillery shooting.
Twenty miles?
Wu Zheng felt a stern. The naval guns of the main naval battleship were only eighteen miles long, so the enemy was prepared.
"According to the original plan, Shi Lang's troops set sail and start anchoring, and fight and withdraw at the same time..."
Wu Zheng suppressed the uneasiness in his heart and ordered with a calm expression.
The battlefield was set up in the Chashan (Sheshan) sea area, one was to resolve the crisis in Hangzhou Prefecture, and the other was to accommodate a large-scale naval battle.
Wu Zheng even made mental preparations to lose half of the navy ship, with only one goal, to tie it!
As long as the enemy is forced to retreat, the strategic goal will be achieved. A draw can still be promoted as a victory, even a shameless victory.
There is no way out. Otherwise, the treaty reached by Xuzhou might be abandoned at any time. The two outbreaks of the war will make Jiangnan lose the last chance to breathe.
Wu Zheng was located outside Chongming, about two hundred miles away from the battlefield.
Behind him were the Navy's 120 main battleships and 300 warships.
It can be said that it is a battle against the enemy, and if it fails, it will be successful.
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The three major navy commanders under Wu Zheng.
The Wusong Navy, Zhang Mingzhen, was the best, followed by Zhoushan Navy, and Chen Qianshan Navy was the last.
As a surrendered general, Shi Lang became the successor of the dynasty, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Although Wu Zheng had the experience of later generations and was certain of Shi Lang's water battle, it really required courage to hand over a second-ranked navy to the surrendered general Shi Lang.
Wu Zheng dared to gamble, but he was never reckless. The three major navy garrisons in Wusong, Chen Qianshan and Zhoushan formed an inverted triangle. In other words, once Shi Lang had abnormal movements, Zhang Mingzhen and Wang Yilin were enough to wrap it up.
Not only Zhang Mingzhen, but Wang Yilin understood this, but even Shi Lang knew it very well.
The emperor's mind is to use people to doubt people, and doubt people to use them.
But the difference between Wu Zheng is that putting doubts on the surface is equivalent to telling the other party that it is easy to ask for this king without doubt, it depends on yourself.
Although this method cannot make the other party grateful, it does avoid some psychological loss and will not create a gap in expectations due to excuses.
This method is not suitable for widespread use, because it takes time to regain people's hearts.
The quickest way to regain people's hearts is Liu Bei's ability to cry whenever he says he wants to cry and his determination to throw Adou, and he can see the shadows with a pole.
Chapter completed!