The Guangdong side is in chaos, and the Fujian side is not much better!
When it comes to information transportation in the Ming Dynasty, the first reaction in many people's minds is that transportation is inconvenient and information transmission is difficult. This is a big misunderstanding.
In modern times, due to the development of transportation, radio technology, and network technology, the transmission of information is naturally extremely fast. Everyone can exchange information in a very short time. However, you must know that the development of science and technology, the latest
The achievements are all used in the military, and the information transmission is also the last thing to spread to ordinary people.
Therefore, this transportation inconvenience refers to ordinary people. Regarding the state machinery, the information transportation of the Ming Dynasty has indeed reached the extreme.
Among other things, the postal system that many people are familiar with, that is, the postal stations scattered all over the country, is in the hands of the Ministry of War. By the Zhengde period, there were more than 2,000 postal stations across the country, and the postal stations were nearly
One hundred thousand people, more than 50,000 dedicated horses, plus various formal and informal yamen, such as the Jinyiwei channel, and some folk delivery methods
Fa, if any earth-shattering event happened in the country, the ruler at the center would definitely receive the news within ten days or several days, just like the rebellion of King Anhua in the northwest. The news of the rebellion at that time was officially announced
When the official report came up, it was only half a month before the rebellion. This was only reported to the court by the local garrison several days after the rebellion.
(By the way, King Chuang Li Zicheng, the great man who ended the Ming Dynasty, was born as a postman. However, Emperor Chongzhen was so poor that he finally wanted to fill the holes and decided to focus on post stations and abolish them all over the country.
Li Zicheng
Having no choice but to embark on this path of rebellion, I would like to add that the Ming Dynasty fell in the hands of Li Zicheng, and the Qing Dynasty gained power after killing Li Zicheng. This order is very important. Qingfen
If you keep talking, I’m worried about you!)
How far apart can Guangdong and Fujian be? The news came here almost without stopping. The Guangdong side was concerned about the landing of the "Western Bandits", but the Fujian side was paying more attention to it.
It's the one said to be extremely sharp
After the destruction of the Guangdong Navy, the Western fleet seemed to have disappeared. Some speculated that they were in the open sea, ready to respond to the bandits on the shore. There were also speculations that these Western fleets were heading towards Fujian.
Coming.
The previous speculation can be ignored for the time being. Everyone mobilized their troops desperately. The bandits had sharp firearms, but there were not many of them. It seemed that the bandits who came ashore were only a few thousand or two thousand.
Both provinces had envoys in command, but none of them could mobilize tens of thousands of troops, and the heap of people would kill them all.
However, the latter part of the speculation is a bit ominous. What do they want to do when they come to Fujian? Could it be that eating the marrow and knowing the taste means that they have turned their attention to the Fujian Navy? What if the Fujian Navy
The navy division and the Guangdong Navy met the same fate. The southeast coast was wide open. They could disembark wherever they wanted, and plunder as they pleased.
Official documents from Xinghua Prefecture, Jianning Prefecture, Quanzhou Prefecture, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian Chief Envoy Department and Capital Commander Department were sent to these places as if they were free of charge, especially Quanzhou in Quanzhou Prefecture, which is the Fujian Water
The headquarters of the division, if the Western fleet comes towards Fujian, their goal is likely to be like this. There are really not many ports as prosperous as Quanzhou Port in the Ming Dynasty.
The well-informed merchant ships, large and small, anchored in Quanzhou Port had already fled. Even if the business was not finished, and even if they lost a lot of money, at this time, these merchants did not hesitate at all.
After being hit by a military disaster and losing his life, all that wealth can only be used to benefit others. This ability to seek good fortune and avoid disaster has simply become the instinct of businessmen. Everything currently parked or cruising in the port, except for small
Three or two cats, basically, they are all naval warships.
Fortunately, the warships of the Fujian Navy are stronger than those of the Guangdong Navy. Although the imperial court only allocates so much money every year, it cannot stand that the business of Quanzhou Prefecture is better than that of Guangzhou Prefecture. This Navy
It's also much more moisturizing.
With the reminder from Qian Wubing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, the Fujian Navy had already dispersed the warships to various water villages to avoid being eaten up by others. However, at the same time, in response to Qian Wubing's reminder, the Navy's generals
The officials were more or less unconvinced, and they had some selfish motives when they were dispersed. The less qualified warships and men could be dispersed, but how could the elite soldiers and generals be kept together?
Come on, everyone knows the reason why good steel is used on blades. The Fujian Navy can't be a fool just because of Commander Qian's reminder.
Of course, this fleet of elite soldiers and generals must be stationed in Quanzhou. If Quanzhou is not worth guarding, then there really is nothing else in Fujian that is worth guarding.
The size of this fleet is not ridiculous.
The main ship of the navy is the Haicang ship, which is a medium-sized ship with a maximum weight of 200 to 300 tons. The draft is about seven or eight feet deep. The ship is equipped with four thousand-jin artillery and three bowl-mouth blunderbuss.
There were six muskets, nozzles, smoke cans, fire bricks, several rockets, and even several medicine crossbows. There were more than ten sailors on board, and fifty or sixty soldiers for combat!
Fourteen or five of these Haicang ships are quite impressive outside Quanzhou Port. The Fujian Navy also has larger fortune ships. However, in view of the fate of the Guangdong Navy, this fortune ship is still hidden as a trump card.
Well, it is naturally best to use the Haicang ship in conjunction with the Fu ship. Just like the aircraft carrier formations of later generations, no matter how good the aircraft carrier is, it still needs a large group of escorts. I have never seen any country fly a single aircraft carrier.
Those who fight with others, of course, except the Japanese, their brains are developed differently from normal people in some places.
However, without the aircraft carrier, those frigates, destroyers, etc. can also form a formation to fight, just like the Haicang ship outside Quanzhou Port right now.
Qian Wubing's Sihai fleet is actually a large-scale lucky ship. However, under the torment of Liu Jin and Qian Wubing, two guys who don't take money as money, these large iron-clad ships are protected by themselves.
An aircraft carrier with poor capabilities has become an aircraft carrier cluster capable of both offense and defense. Of course, don't count on speed. Have you ever seen an aircraft carrier that can outrun a destroyer?
In addition to these Haicang ships as the main force, there are also many auxiliary ships. Taking this opportunity, they also took advantage of the Fujian Navy's home base to avoid the ensuing war. You readers, you have no idea what the author is talking about.
What and what.
Wheel-wheeled boat, this is a kind of warship that hits the water with wheels. It is four feet long and one foot three wide. It can be regarded as a small boat! The outer borders are one foot each, and there are four wheels inside. The wheel head enters the water about one foot. The speed of the ship is very fast.
It is used for rowing. The front of the boat is eight feet long, the middle cabin is two feet seven feet long, and the tail is seven feet long. There is a boarded hut on top, which leads to the front and back, and is laid down on both sides. Each board is five feet long and two feet wide.
The combat method of this kind of ship is a bit interesting. The soldiers on this ship first fire gunpowder arrows from the inside of the ship and spray poisonous dragon fire-breathing canisters. When the enemy's combat effectiveness is slightly weakened, the soldiers come out of the cabin and throw incendiary explosives at the enemy ship.
, explosive and javelin, etc.
things, and use hooks and other weapons to attack the enemy ships, and finally annihilate the enemy forces. Of course, this refers to the ideal situation of being able to get close to the enemy ships. The Ming Dynasty Navy has always fought in this way for so many years.
Moreover, there are few failures.
The Fujian Navy has more than ten such wheeled boats outside Quanzhou Port. This is purely a warship. It usually stays in the water village and cannot even be seen on patrol.
The battle situation between the Guangdong Navy and the Western Fleet has been learned in detail from the news. In this regard, the Fujian Navy also made a strategy for this extremely sharp gunboat. As a real
The attack means are not actually these ships on the surface. No matter how good the Fujian navy is, they will not be able to come up with warships that can fight with these Western gunboats. Moreover, even if they can come up with them, they cannot afford to lose them.
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The rich have their own style, and the poor have their own ways. For this seemingly invincible behemoth, the Fujian Navy prepared a feast for them.
Mother and daughter ship!
This is also a small ship. It is not much bigger than the hundreds of net shuttle ships that can only carry three or two people when they besiege opponents during war. This kind of ship has a mother captain of three feet and five feet, two feet in the front and one in the back.
It is five feet long. There are only two sides of the shipboard, and the middle is empty. There is a small boat inside, with a
The cover plate has four oars for rowing, and the small boat and the mother ship are tied with ropes. The mother ship is filled with firewood, heavy oil, and gunpowder fire lines. During the battle, the mother ship quickly approaches the enemy ship and uses the iron on the bow to
The nails nailed the enemy ships together. At this time, the soldiers on the ship set fire to the mother ship and the people returned in the sub-ship.
There is no doubt that such an attack method will cost a lot. It is difficult to say whether the soldiers on the ship can come back alive. However, what the Ming Dynasty lacks most is people, even if it is thirty ships or fifty ships.
If a mother ship can kill a Western gunboat, then it is a profit. Such a mother ship costs less than
For one hundred taels of silver, the Quanzhou shipyard started working at full capacity, and dozens or hundreds of ships could be built in one day. In particular, his requirements for the soldiers were not too high, as long as they were brave and lucky, as long as they could be lit alive, it would be considered completed.
Compared with the expensive Fuchuan, this is really an economical and affordable choice.
Of course, it would be better if there are Fu Ships to cooperate with them. The large Fu Ships and escorting Haicang Ships can fight against the enemy's fleet to attract the opponent's attention, or simply make the opponent have no time to worry about other things. At this time, looking for
At the right time, if hundreds of these mother ships are released, there is no doubt that they will be able to accomplish great feats!
It's a pity that no one is willing to take out the navy's lucky ship!