Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 670

In September, the East China Sea is windy and rough, with dark clouds rolling in the sky, covering the sky, and bringing heavy rain from time to time, and the howling sea breeze has brought a hint of winter chill.

The soldiers of the Denglei new army stayed in the Dutch armed merchant ships swaying like drunks. The soldiers born in Zhejiang and Shandong along the coast were fine. Mold, each of them vomited until their eyes stared... It was really uncomfortable!Even the extremely ferocious Oroqen tiger soldiers turned pale, but these tiger soldiers were more ruthless, even if the gastric juice poured into their throats, they would swallow it back.Wu Sheng looked at the ups and downs of the waves on the sea, and said to Yang Menglong with a little fear: "People seem too small in front of the moody sea. A storm can kill a hundred thousand troops. , it’s no wonder that Meng Yuan’s two attacks on Japan ended in disastrous defeats!”

Yang Menglong curled his lips habitually: "That's because they are too stupid. Not to mention the warships they built were all bean curds, and they crossed the sea without knowing anything about the sea conditions. Who will die if such fools don't die?" On the other side, the expression was a bit ferocious: "However, now that I am here, they don't have such good luck! Kamikaze? I want to see if their kamikaze is still working, and whether they can bless these short winter melons!"

Wu Sheng nodded fiercely: "Yes, they have ravaged Jiangnan for more than ten years, and they are still doing evil. It's time to settle this account with them!"

Yang Menglong smiled sinisterly: "It will be clear..."

On the flagship of the Dutch fleet, Alfonso, the representative of the East India Company, was holding a monocular, looking at the Transformers fleet far ahead of them in admiration.Among the four main battleships of the Transformers fleet, the Decepticon and Optimus Prime were rebuilt from the old ships of the Dunley Navy, while the Thunderbolt and Megatron were new ships, each equipped with sixteen One 120mm rear-loading rifled naval gun, two 160mm long-barreled mortars, and two 24-barrel rocket launchers, the number of naval guns is far less than that of European warships, but when it comes to power... that is not one at all. On the order of magnitude, European battleships with hundreds of naval guns firing at the same time may not be able to sink an enemy ship, while the Transformers fleet only needs half of the naval guns with a single salvo to return the enemy ship and its people back to the state of parts. !Of course, the performance and power of these naval guns are highly confidential, and Mr. Alfonso can't see why. He just thinks that these sailboats are running so fast, almost two knots ahead of his battleship. This discovery makes him Very surprised, he always thought that the Dutch shipbuilding technology is the best in the world!He turned his head and asked the commander-in-chief of the fleet beside him, Colonel Silver Mays: "What do you think?"

Colonel Metz also stared at the Transformers fleet with binoculars: "Their battleships... are really fast! And their naval guns are much larger than ours. Although this fleet is not large, it is very transparent everywhere. Looking weird!"

Alfonso murmured, "How can their boat run so fast? You see, their sails are not even full, and they are almost two knots ahead of us. If they are all full, they will definitely go faster. What are they doing?" How did you do it?"

Colonel Mace shrugged, saying that he didn't know what was going on.In fact, the warships of the Transformers Fleet were all made in the style of flying shear ships. Since the shipbuilders of Daming have not fully grasped the key technologies of flying shear ships, the warships they have built have not been able to produce them yet. Make full use of the amazing speed of the clipper ship - the most advanced clipper ship runs faster than the first generation of coal-eating ships.However, this was already a very amazing breakthrough, and they easily drove away the Dutch warship by a large margin.Colonel Metz didn't know the inside story, and naturally he didn't understand the mysteries, he just thought it was amazing.But he was surprised by the quality of the soldiers of the Denglai New Army. These soldiers are first-class in terms of tenacity and discipline. He was a little startled.He frowned and asked Alfonso: "We are trading partners with Japan. Is it a bit inappropriate to lead troops to attack rashly?"

Alfonso smiled and said: "Dear Metz, don't forget that we are businessmen, and profit is the standard that businessmen use to measure everything! The current situation is very obvious. Japan, a closed and poor country, can provide us with The profits provided are far less than turning them into slaves to cut down trees and mine for us. Why should we hesitate?" He waved his arms and shouted excitedly: "This big Eastern country is an almost unlimited market, and it has great influence on mineral resources. There is no limit to the demand for wood and wood, and we have mineral resources and wood! Just by using whips to force the natives of Batavia to mine sulfur in the volcanic mountains, the profits earned in a year exceed that of trade with Japan. The total, at almost no cost to us! As this ambitious Eastern governor expands, the need becomes greater and greater. We need men, lots of men! And with the population we rule so much, we It’s not God, there’s no way to turn out hundreds of thousands of laborers overnight, besides going to Japan to catch them, do we have any other options?”

Metz said: "Actually, there are still quite a few strong laborers in Taiwan..."

Alfonso snorted: "I advise you not to think about those fierce natives, even if we can deal with those natives, we will definitely not be able to withstand the overwhelming power of the Ming Empire, especially the two powerful governors of the Ming Empire." anger!"

Mace thinks about the number of Heluo New Army soldiers in black and black armour, lined up in a straight line holding muskets, advancing row by row, and paying tribute to the young governor standing on the Guangzhou city tower with a tsunami-like shout At that time, there was a cold war for no reason.He is very confident in the military strength of the Netherlands, but he doesn't think that the Netherlands can beat such a clone army that is full of murderous aura!The Dutch had a guilty conscience in occupying Taiwan. If Yang Menglong was really pissed off, they would probably be unable to eat and walk around. Not only would they not be able to make money, but a lot of people would have to die.

So honestly follow the path drawn by the Eastern Governor, grab labor from Japan and India to mine and log, and exchange their blood and sweat for white money!

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that a powerful force is rising strongly in this ancient empire. It has an unparalleled appetite and extremely strong productivity and creativity. Is it really okay to feed it with more resources?

This worry flitted across Colonel Mace's mind, and then disappeared.As Alfonso said, profit is the standard by which a businessman measures everything. As long as there is enough profit, what about cooperating with the devil?

Denglai's new army set off from Yantai on September 27th. On October [-]nd, they saw a shallow light blue bulge on the sea level. The soldiers who were tortured by seasickness cheered loudly, happier than seeing their father .Yang Menglong looked at the boss's island with a telescope and asked, "What kind of island is this?"

Shen Tingyang replied: "This is Tamna Island. After passing Tamna Island, we will reach Kyushu, Japan in a few days."

Wu Sheng added: "King of Koryo has already given us Tamla Island to raise horses. This year, [-] households under his subordinates have immigrated to Tamla Island to tidy up pastures and plant ryegrass. The grass they planted is growing very well. It can provide a lot of fodder for the army horses."

Yang Menglong asked: "Where are the military horses? Have they been transported?"

Wu Sheng said: "1000 horses have been transported there, and more than [-] more horses can be transported there next spring."

Yang Menglong said dissatisfiedly: "There are only two thousand horses on such a big island? Too few! It can accommodate at least tens of thousands of military horses!"

Wu Sheng said: "Isn't this just the beginning? In a few years, all the places that can grow grass will be planted. How difficult is it to raise tens of thousands of army horses?"

Only then was Yang Menglong satisfied.

The so-called Tamna Island is actually Jeju Island. It has a very large area and fertile land. It is a treasure land.After the Battle of Lushun, North Korea re-aligned with Ming Dynasty and became a vassal of Ming Dynasty, accepting the protection of Ming Dynasty, but there is no free lunch in the world, and they have to be given something to protect them year after year at a huge price.After careful consideration, North Korea still decided to set aside Jeju Island and hand it over to Daming for trusteeship. First, it paid protection fees. Second, Jeju Island has always been North Korea’s bridgehead against Japanese invasion. Now that North Korea is weak, it is really incapable of facing Japan at the same time. The two sides of Jin and Hou Jin were threatened, and Da Ming took over Jeju Island, which means he also assumed the responsibility of defending them against Japanese aggression, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Jeju Island is naturally under the control of Wu Sheng. Like the Japanese, he also developed Jeju Island into a military horse farm. He immigrated [-] households to plant grass and raise horses. At the same time, he built a port and several factories on Jeju Island. Stop there, and fishing boats that go out to sea can also stop there, and sell their catches to the nearby cannery for processing into canned food.When the Transformers fleet arrived, a fleet composed of more than [-] warships also arrived. Judging by the banners they played, it was actually the North Korean navy. The Ming navy attacked Japan.Looking at those dilapidated warships, Yang Menglong was a little worried for these people, if there was a storm on the way, would the ships not fall apart?What about the people on board?You can't go to Japan with a washbasin face, right?But now they have tried their best to provide food and cotton cloth for the Dongjiang army, and have taken in hundreds of thousands of Liaodong Han people. It is very interesting for a vassal to do this. The semaphore welcomes the North Korean Navy to join us.

There was joy on the dilapidated warship of the North Korean Navy.

The fleet stayed in Jeju Island for a day. In just one day, 20 boxes of canned meat, canned seafood, and hundreds of tons of vegetables and fruits were delivered to the ship. eyesight.

After replenishment, the fleet continued to move forward, crossed the Tsushima Strait, and headed straight for the Japanese mainland.

Two days later, Tsushima Island appeared in front of the coalition forces.

(End of this chapter)