275 Reorganization of the Naval University
The traitor has been found, but Taichang is not in a hurry to wipe out other pirates.
Because Zheng Zhilong is the most dangerous among all pirates, this guy has become the overlord of the entire Ming Dynasty and the Nanyang Sea in history, and even the Ming Dynasty court has no way to deal with him.
Taichang will naturally not let it develop to an uncontrollable level.
Therefore, when it is best to clean up, he has to obey Zheng Zhilong's cleanup.
As for how to impose Zheng Zhilong, he naturally incorporated all his subordinates and warships into the Ming Navy, leaving him without his own personal armed forces!
The Qing court used this trick in history, and seized his military power and replaced it with his general Shi Lang.
If the military power is in hand, Zheng Zhilong is indeed a dragon, a giant dragon crisscrossing the Ming and Nanyang waters.
Once the military power is gone, Zheng Zhilong is a reptile that can be controlled by others!
Zheng Zhilong didn't know that his fleet had been controlled by the Divine Machinery Camp at this moment, so he really went to help Yu Zigao identify several pirate leaders under Xu Xinsu.
After finishing, he followed Yuan Keli and Yu Zigao back to the lobby.
At this time, Xu Xinsu had been taken down, and the Fujian Navy Generals were already scared and silent.
Seeing that the three of them came back to report their lives, Taichang didn't say anything more. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's all be separated. General Yu, go find a place for General Zheng to live in."
After saying that, he stood up and took Yuan Keli, Zhang Yuanfang and other navy members to the dock.
Zheng Zhilong is so confused. Why did the emperor leave him here?
He also thought that he could go back after he had cleaned up Xu Xinsu, but the emperor directly arranged for him to live here!
What should I do now?
Of course, Taichang would not let Zheng Zhilong go back and join his fleet.
After he brought Yuan Keli and others back to the flagship, he said in a deep voice: "Liqing, the navy must undergo a major reorganization. Zheng Zhilong's men and generals and schools under Yu Zigao must be disbanded and mixed up. They cannot make them form cliques and hold troops to their own ranks."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Keli nodded slightly, and then asked carefully: "Your Majesty, it's probably not possible to get all together. Even if they are broken up, they can still contact each other in private."
Indeed, if you break up and get mixed up, you actually don’t have much effect, so you have to separate them.
So how do you separate them?
Taichang frowned and pondered for a while, then said decisively: "There are too many naval warships now. If they are all gathered together to command, it will be very troublesome. Why not do this? We might as well divide the Ming Navy into three naval fleets. These three naval fleets are called Beiyang Navy, Nanyang Navy and Dongyang Navy, with Shen Yourong, Zhang Yuanfang and Yu Zigao as generals. We can disperse the generals and schools under Yu Zigao to Shen Yourong and Zhang Yuanfang, and we can also disperse all the troops under Zheng Zhilong and mix them into three people."
In this way, the effect of mixing is achieved, but it seems to have a significant impact on combat power.
Yuan Keli thought about it, then asked carefully: "Master, do we want to disperse all the existing Wheel Boat and Wolf-Tooth Warships into three naval fleets?
Weichen said boldly that this will not only not improve the combat effectiveness of the navy, but also reduce the existing combat effectiveness!
We can also use the mobility of the ship to attack quickly or support quickly.
Once the wheel boat and the wolf-fang warship are all dispersed into three naval fleets, the mobility of these ships will be abolished. Sailboats cannot attack, and these ships cannot attack either!"
When Taichang heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "Well, it will be no problem to replace all naval warships with steamers in the future. However, it is true that the chew wheel boats and the wolf-fang warships cannot be dispersed. Otherwise, Zhang Yuanfang will be equipped with 100 wolf-fang warships and 100 chew wheel boats under his command, and the remaining warships will be divided into two halves according to the type, led by Shen Yourong and Yu Zigao. The chew wheel boats will also divide each of them for communication and spy on information."
When Yuan Keli heard this, he couldn't help but bow and said, "The Emperor is wise."
Taichang waved his hand slightly and said, "Okay, you can consider the issue of mixed personnel."
Zheng Zhilong didn't know that Taichang was about to tear down all the warships and men under his command.
He really wanted to contact his second brother Zheng Zhihu and third brother Zheng Zhibao to see how his fleet is doing now. However, he is here alone now, without even a single subordinate, and there is no ship. How could he contact Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao?
He was trying to find a way like an ant on a hot pan. Unexpectedly, the next afternoon, the emperor ordered people to recruit him onto the flagship docked at the dock.
What is this for? Are you planning to take him back to Quanzhou Prefecture?
He followed the eunuch who was sent the order to run to the top deck of the three-story artillery building and looked at it, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
At this time, the deck was densely filled with navy generals, including his second brother Zheng Zhihu and third brother Zheng Zhibao and other leaders!
What's going on?
He subconsciously looked out of the port and his face changed immediately.
Because all the warships under his command were pulled over!
Most of his hands were Guangbo ships, which were completely different from the lucky ships of Fujian Navy, so he could see them at a glance.
What the hell is going on?
The emperor was sitting in front of him, and he didn't dare to ask. He could only stand among the navy generals with trepidation, waiting for the emperor to speak.
Zheng Zhilong has arrived, and the people are almost there.
Taichang glanced around slightly, then solemnly said: "Now the number of naval warships is large, with a large variety and a different configuration, which is extremely unfavorable for combat cooperation and is quite troublesome to command. Therefore, I decided to reorganize the naval warships and divide them into three naval fleets."
When Zheng Zhilong heard this, his face changed drastically.
It's over, the emperor wants to swallow all his men and warships!
What happened to this second and third brothers? I wonder if I drove the fleet back to Bengang, why did I drive here?
He really couldn't understand why his second and third brothers were so stupid. He actually led the fleet to Nan'ao, where the imperial navy gathered. Isn't this a gift to the emperor!
Taichang didn't care what Zheng Zhilong thought. He then said loudly: "These three naval fleets are called Beiyang Navy, Nanyang Navy and Dongyang Navy, led by generals Shen Yourong, Zhang Yuanfang and Yu Zigao respectively. Well, the three generals, come out to order your generals and schools. Except for those responsible for the ship control, all the naval forces landed onshore and lined up in front of the General's Mansion, ready to be reorganized."
Chen Yourong, Zhang Yuanfang and Yu Zigao heard this, immediately took out the list and clicked on the generals.
Soon, all the generals and schools were divided into three columns, Zheng Zhilong, Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Zhibao, and their leaders were all broken up!
Immediately afterwards, a wave of order flags was waving, and the dense warships inside and outside the port were leaning on the dock like flowing water. Teams of navy soldiers went down one after another and gathered directly to the square in front of the General's Mansion.
Chen Yourong, Zhang Yuanfang and Yu Zigao also waved their hands and generals off the boat and rushed to reorganize the soldiers.
At this time, Zheng Zhilong realized that all his men and horses were watched. The soldiers of the Shenji Camp who were well-equipped on the Nan'an city wall had already been dispersed on his ship and "eave" all his men and horses to the square.
This is really over. Once all his subordinates are mixed into three naval fleets, he will not be able to control these people!
Chapter completed!