Chapter 207 Jiujiang
The development of coastal defense is certain.
Zhu Cixuan knew that for these ministers, they should focus on the Qing people now, rather than spending a lot of money in the southeast coastal areas, because the current court is not rich.
But the development of the Navy is different from that of the Army.
An army can grow up in a few years.
But a navy is completely different. A navy requires systematic cultivation from concept to combat effectiveness, and it also needs to be passed on. This requires decades or even hundreds of years of development.
Although European countries do not yet have the conditions to invade the Ming Dynasty, if they follow the original history, the Ming Dynasty will soon fall behind in this world.
By then, all the shame brought by the Opium War will continue to be staged in this country. Zhu Ciyang has been reborn once, how can such a thing happen?
Even if the Ming Dynasty is weak, it is still a country in the world. Therefore, in order to ensure the status of the country in the Supreme Kingdom, Zhu Cilang will definitely start developing the navy now.
During the chat with Zheng Sen, Zhu Cixuan also heard that this guy just wanted to develop coastal defense, and for other places on the sea, this guy didn't think about taking risks.
In fact, Zheng Sen has such a vision, which is much better than other people. Zhu Cilang cannot expect too much. He came back hundreds of years later, so he knows how big the whole world is.
For people in this era, the Ming Dynasty was already big enough, and they did not care about the territories of other countries. They believed that those territories were simply barren land compared to the land of our Ming Dynasty. Why do you have to struggle to take down those places?
"Those things will happen within two or three years. Let's talk about the navy you brought first. The court will soon use troops against Huguang and use them as the navy."
Shi Kefa and the others were almost asleep. When they heard His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say this, these people were so energetic that they finally got to the point.
It is an overseas territory, a coastal defense, and other things, which is too far away for people like Shi Kefa.
Zuo Liangyu will soon fight, and Zuo Liangyu also has a Huguang navy under his command, so the imperial court must respond.
What's more, in Shi Kefa and his opinion, although the voyage to the West during the reign of Emperor Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, although they welcomed congratulations from all countries, they were all face-saving projects, which did not change much for the Ming Dynasty. Instead, they consumed national strength, which was far less than the development of land border defense.
"When you say to the prince, my father was unable to come to congratulate him due to physical problems, but he brought all the elites of my Fujian Navy."
After Zheng Sen finished speaking, he immediately sent someone to deliver a list. According to the investigation by the West Factory, this navy was indeed the most elite under Zheng Zhilong. Compared with Zuo Liangyu's navy, it was much better than them.
Zheng Zhilong was also suffering from a total of 50,000 Fujian Navy.
The effect of the Qufu Battle was soon seen. If this battle had not been fought, Zheng Sen would not have appeared in the hall, and even more unlikely the Fujian Navy would have appeared.
Now they also know that His Highness the Crown Prince has occupied the throne, and that those who should show their loyalty must show their loyalty.
In Zhu Cixuan's original calculation, Mu Tianbo was the least worried among the three warlords. This guy knew where to sit on his butt from the beginning.
Zheng Zhilong knew how to have fun. If Zheng Zhilong had the same attitude after the District Government Battle, Zhu Cilang would definitely put Zuo Liangyu first and then use troops to Zheng Zhilong because the court now lacked naval troops.
Zhu Cilang breathed out a breath very comfortably now when this scene happened.
The court was in harmony, but Zhu Cilang understood that without the victory of the Qufu Battle, all this would have happened.
Everything has to be reassured by the gun. Only when it is shot with the gun is the most real thing.
Zhu Cilang looked at Jiujiang on the sand table...
Ye Yun received a report this morning that Zuo Menggeng personally led a large army to Jiujiang and prepared to fight with the court himself.
Ye Yun was afraid that Zuo Menggeng would not come. If there was only one army in Jiujiang City, Ye Yun would really not be very concerned about it. The effort of taking advantage of them can be solved. Now Zuo Menggeng comes with his elite troops, which can be regarded as giving us face.
Now Ye Yun has four infantry regiments on his hands.
These four infantry regiments basically account for half of them, but after stationed under Jiujiang City for a period of time, Ye Yun made changes.
Ye Yun felt that he had to retain a truly combat-capable infantry regiment, that is, everyone in this infantry regiment was an old man, and the remaining three infantry regiments were mixed together.
This was also a request for advice from Zhu Ciyang. Ye Yun also thought that he had a new force in his hand. If there were any changes on the battlefield, the veterans of this infantry regiment could be worth ten mixed regiments.
"Report to the general, Zuo Menggeng arrived in Jiujiang with 120,000 troops. According to the information we received, 70,000 more people were more than before, but all of these 70,000 people were summoned along the way, most of which were a group of mobs. These people were arrested by the arrested men, and many people ran away along the way."
In Ye Yun's big account, the person in charge of inquiring about the information was reporting to Ye Yun.
He was shocked when he heard this number, but when he heard the numbers behind, Ye Yun nodded contemptuously.
All warlords in the Ming Dynasty were like this. When fighting, they only wanted more and not more.
This kind of thought has penetrated their minds, and it is impossible to correct it in a short time. However, after following His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a while, Ye Yun understood it. No matter how many people there are, it is useless. The key point is the number of elites.
If the number of elite troops is enough, it can be worth an army of 100,000 at critical moments. What's the use of just making up the numbers?
"Where are our reinforcements?"
Ye Yun looked at another liaison officer, who was General Li Yan's nephew Li Xiaoguang.
"If you go back to the general, His Highness the Crown Prince sent two infantry regiments and one artillery regiment for us, but they are all new recruits and are slowly advancing westward. A part of the Fujian Navy is also here."
Li Xiaoguang said calmly that Ye Yun now has a cavalry regiment, which is under his command. Although there is still a certain gap with his uncle, Ye Yun has also seen it on the training ground. This kid's immediate kung fu must have the true legend of General Li Yan.
Adding to these three groups, I have seven groups in my hands, Zuo Menggeng...
General Ye Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiujiang City...
Chapter completed!