What Ding Yunyi wants to talk about is the issue of maritime communication links.
Although this time the Penghu naval battle was a victory, there were still big problems with the connection between them. Basically, each ship was fighting independently.
Although the Ming Dynasty Navy also had its own command methods during naval battles, such as using black flags and red flags to command operations, it was still very inconvenient after all.
"semaphore?"
When they heard Ding Yunyi say the word "flag language", Cai Jiuzhou and Ye Dahai were startled.
"Yes, flag language." Ding Yunyi nodded: "It is similar to the command method of my Ming Navy, but it is not the same..."
He explained his thoughts carefully, and then said: "When I go back this time, I will formulate a set of semaphores that only we can understand, including offense, defense, changing formations, etc., and train specialized semaphore soldiers."
, accept orders and convey the status of each ship. If there is a naval battle in the future, we will completely rely on semaphore to control the movements of the sea and move forward and retreat freely, just like talking to each other face to face. One ship is like the entire fleet. In this way, before the naval battle begins, we will occupy
Got the upper hand."
"Yes, but it's subject to guard orders."
Ding Yunyi smiled with satisfaction. At this time, several wounds began to hurt again. Ding Yunyi still endured it forcefully: "Every naval battle has casualties. We have a pension system for the dead, and we have to pay for the injured."
get timely treatment. My idea is to add a few ships specifically for transporting and rescuing the wounded during naval battles. This kind of ambulance ship is of little use during a boarding battle, but when shelling each other, it may be able to maximize
Save the lives of brothers to the greatest extent."
Ding Yunyi is talking about the hospital ship. Indeed, it seems that the hospital ship is of little use now. The two sides are joining the ship and boarding the ship to fight, and there is no chance to transport the wounded. But what Ding Yunyi is staring at is not in front of him.
My future cannot be limited to Penghu forever, limited to such a small fleet...
"Both naval and land battles cannot be neglected." Ding Yunyi continued: "Right now, we in Penghu have few people. During the naval battle, the brothers are sailors. When they land, the brothers become infantry. Naval battles and land battles rely on these people. This will not work.
.My idea is that naval warfare and land warfare must be separated, and there should be specialization in the arts. Our ancestors also said this..."
Ding Yunyi's idea was very clear. He established a specialized navy and army, and then divided the two services in detail and carried out armed training in a planned manner. In this way, over time, the combat effectiveness of his army would inevitably reach a new level.
"It's a pity that we still don't have enough manpower." Cai Jiuzhou sighed: "We can't recruit with great fanfare in Fujian, and Taiwan can't infiltrate. Otherwise, there will be no need to defend and personally engage the enemy in this naval battle."
"For the time being, we can only slowly figure out a solution to this problem." Ding Yunyi also knows this very well: "First, vigorously recruit pirates who are willing to surrender and undergo training. These people are naturally born warriors and can be put into service with a little training.
Use. But this is not the fundamental solution to the problem..."
Ding Yunyi still had an idea in his heart, but he didn't say it out in front of his subordinates.
Ye Yuan asked himself to borrow a large sum of money to seek the position of prefect of Quanzhou. If he could succeed, he might be able to recruit troops in Quanzhou and other places with Ye Yuan's assistance.
It's just that it's hard to say whether Ye Yuan can get the position of Quanzhou prefect.
"Do you know why my subordinates value Li Guo so much and want him to serve for me?" Ye Dahai suddenly asked.
Ding Yunyi shook his head and listened to Ye Dahai say: "When Li Dan was alive, he had great prestige among pirates. His son Li Guo also had many contacts and was very familiar with the situation of pirates. Wherever there is piracy activity, what kind of pirates are there?
Wherever the pirates like to anchor, they are all recorded in his mind..."
Ding Yunyi's eyes lit up: "You mean to use Li Guo to recruit those pirates?"
"Yes, that's what I mean." Ye Dahai said with a slight smile: "There are some pirates who can be recruited, and they don't want to live a life where they don't know tomorrow today. Now that the sea ban has been lifted, many of them have started to get active.
, who is willing to live a good life and work in a business where if caught, he will be beheaded? As for the other pirates..."
Ye Dahai paused for a moment: "The defense will first kill Oniwang Maru, and then defeat Liu Xiang, and its prestige will be greatly enhanced. Now, except for Zheng Zhilong, it is considered a defense. So it is time to set some rules for those pirates who are unwilling to surrender."
Is it time to set some rules for pirates who are unwilling to surrender?
Ding Yunyi was greatly moved.
"Yes, what Brother Dahai said is exactly what I am thinking." Cai Jiuzhou also said immediately: "Since the guards killed Oniomaru, the limelight has been unprecedented. We conduct maritime business under the banner of 'Daming Inspection Ding'
There has never been any trouble with our ships. The defense can take this opportunity to continue to lay down a solid foundation, so that wherever my Penghu flag goes, no pirate will dare to act rashly."
"Okay!" Ding Yunyi was overjoyed: "Then Li Guo's role will become very important. I suddenly had an idea..."
An idea flashed in Ding Yunyi's mind: "If you want to do it, just make it bigger. You must find a way to recruit Li Guo under your command, and then ask him to inform the pirates that I have a meeting in Penghu!"
Cai Jiuzhou and Ye Dahai were stunned. What does guarding mean? A meeting? What kind of meeting was it?
"I want to hold a pirate conference." Ding Yunyi said proudly: "Which ship can be robbed and which ship cannot be robbed, we need to make it clear to them. If they listen, they will let it go. If they don't listen, I, Penghu, are not them."
Where you can come. If my ship in Penghu is touched, I will chase you even if it is thousands of miles away!"
Cai Jiuzhou and Ye Dahai took a deep breath.
Originally, their intention was just to notify the pirates to stay safe and not tamper with Penghu ships, so that Penghu's maritime trade would become unimpeded. But who would have thought that Ding Shoubei would actually come up with such a bold plan.
Calling the pirates together for a meeting? This is simply unbelievable. Let’s not talk about the consequences if the court, no, let Zheng Zhilong know about this matter. It is a big question whether the pirates are willing to come.
Who is willing to throw himself into a trap without understanding the situation? What if Ding Yunyi turns against him?
But at this time, Ding Yunyi had already made up his mind. He smiled and said: "I think besides Li Guo, you Ye Dahai can also handle this matter. With the name of the pirate lord, those pirates must give some face."
Ye Dahai could only smile bitterly. God knows what weird things will happen in the future after following such a bold and eccentric boss.