Chapter 212 From South to North

While the Dazhong Dynasty was preparing for the expedition to Malacca, after the beginning of the tenth year of Tianyuan, the first Far East Patrol of the Liaodong Army was also completed. According to the established plan, the Dazhong Dynasty classified the whole Far East into the territory of the Dazhong Dynasty and became the official territory of China. Although in this era, the Dazhong Dynasty did not A large number of immigrants to the Far East may be under actual control, but the early patrol must be sent out to carry out a large-scale patrol of the whole Far East, draw maps, establish sovereign symbols, and declare China's actual control over this far north.

The Far East Patrol is composed of 2,200 people, all of whom have volunteered to sign up. They are basically Han people from Liaodong who have been absorbed in recent years, and there are also some young people from ethnic minorities. Many of them are not only students from the martial arts hall, but also many people who have the ability to survey and draw maps, and there are also tough hunters. They are all people who are not afraid of death, with strong cold resistance and ability to survive in the wild.

After the preparation was completed, the Liaodong Military Region also trained them for a year, and equipped them with the best cold-proof things, a large number of cold-resistant horses and various ammunition materials, and prepared a large number of high-calorie dried meat, sugar, milk tablets, tea bricks and medicine for them. There are also a few Famous medical officers to ensure their health.

After a long period of preparation, this large, medium and far east patrol finally embarked on their expedition in the tenth year of Tianyuan. Luo Li personally, as the highest officer of the Liaodong Military Region, sent them to the Heilongjiang River before he saw them go north.

Among these people, many of them may never be able to return to Liaodong again. They are likely to sleep in the barren land of the Far East. However, as the pioneers of the development of Dazhong towards the north, this is a necessary sacrifice. In the future, such patrols will be sent every year to patrol further north until they reach Ula. On the east side of the mountain, the boundary monument of the Greater China and the dynasties was set up there.

Therefore, before the patrol team departed, Xiao Tianjian personally wrote an inscription for them, sent someone to Liaodong, and handed it over to the first commander of the patrol team as a tribute and encouragement to them.

After the members of the patrol got Xiao Tianjian's handwritten inscription, they were all excited and burst into tears. Xiao Tianjian, the emperor they respected, has been paying attention to them all the time. A strong sense of mission filled their chest, which made these people embark on the journey with enthusiasm.

At the same time, the Northwest Military Region did not stop their actions. Under the command of Yan Chongxi, the troops of the Northwest Military Region were also constantly expanding to the west. Military stations and fortresses began to appear on the road to the Western Regions.

With the rise of the Great Middle Dynasty, the Khans and leaders of the Tatar Tumet, Turpan in the northwest also realized the strength of the Great Middle Dynasty. After several conflicts between the armies of the Great Middle Dynasty, it was found that the Han people at this time were no longer as easy to deal with as the Ming Dynasty.

Several small-scale battles have made them see that today's Dazhong Dynasty army is much stronger and fiercer than the army of the Ming Dynasty. Especially in the organization of the army and the use of firearms, there is no comparison at all. The officers and soldiers of the Dazhong army are belligerent and good at fighting, and the soldiers and generals are basically fearless in the face of the war. Die.

What's more terrible is that the firearms in their hands can often kill their warriors at a long distance without giving them any chance to counter their hands.

Moreover, the Dazhong army also showed an aggressive attitude towards them. As long as they have a slight movement, even if they only rob, rob and kill a few Han border people, the Dazhong army will immediately transfer troops to question the crime, and even avenge against those tribes that dare to attack and kill the Han border people in the way of extermination.

This kind of performance was very rare in the previous Ming Dynasty, which also made these tribal leaders in the Western Regions realize that the times had changed, and the Dazhong Dynasty had targeted their territory, which made them face a choice, that is, to fight or surrender.

Battle! This is not easy to say. After several temptations, they were in front of the fierce Dazhong army, and their heads were bleeding. Seeing that more and more Dazhong troops were still gathering towards the border, they could not be defeated! They already understand that if they have to fight to the end, they know exactly what kind of ending they will have.

Since the war is not good, then there is only a surrender! The envoys of the Dazhong Dynasty have shown their attitude. As long as they accept the rule of the Dazhong Dynasty, then the Dazhong Dynasty can retain their status and property and give them the power of autonomy to a certain extent. Of course, as before, it is not possible to continue to support the troops and confront the Dazhong Dynasty. The result of doing so can only be through by the Dazhong army. The bottom was destroyed and their family was completely erased from now on.

Under the policy of carrots and sticks, these tribal leaders in the northwest have no choice but to submit a list to the Dazhong Dynasty, express their submission to the Dazhong Dynasty, and send a mission to Beijing to pay tribute to accept the canon of the Dazhong Dynasty.

The Great China-China Dynasty was very friendly to accept their watch and gave them a canonization, but Xiao Tianjian insisted that the Great China Dynasty must hold the power of the local garrison and send officials from the Great China Dynasty to carry out practical management of their region.

In a word, in the ten years of Tianyuan, the territory of the Greater China Dynasty has been extending in all directions, and the tentacles of the force have reached an unprecedented level. This makes all courtiers and military members very proud. Since the Han Dynasty, the area of the Greater China Dynasty has begun to reappear in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The territorial area of the period has become the era when the Han regime controlled the largest land area after the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the momentum of territorial expansion has just begun. In the future, with the actions of the army, China's territory can only become larger and larger. As for how far it will develop in the future, even those cabinet ministers I don't dare to guess.

But there is one thing that all Chinese people must admit, that is, under the governance of Xiao Tianjian, the Great China and North Korea are now in full bloom, and there is really no enemy in the world.

Even the Mongol tribes have stopped obediently over the years. They have been suppressed by the Greater China and North Korea, so that one city after another began to develop towards the north of the desert. One after another, the Mongolian tribes that refused to surrender, under the attack of the Northwest Army of the Dazhong Army and the Liaodong Army, let the Mongolians disappear. The Ministry thoroughly realized that they had no other way to choose except to honestly submit to the rule of the Dazhong Dynasty.

And with the news of one victory after another and great victory, after it was published in the China Monthly, Xiao Tianjian's position in the hearts of the Chinese people has reached an unprecedented height, and his reputation is even higher...

Zheng Sen held the side of the ship and looked into the distance of the sea. In addition to the blue sea, it was a shadow of sail.

At his feet is a five-mapped large improved Galen ship that was just delivered to the navy by Lushun Shipyard at the beginning of the year. The displacement of the ship reached 1,200 tons, exceeding all the current naval ships, and it jumped to the largest warship in the present.

This ship is also a Western-style Galen ship. In the construction, in addition to a large number of dense ribs, the shipyard considers that the ship is used as a pure combat ship, not to consider the internal space and load of the ship, but more about the ship's sink resistance, so it is also eaten in the bottom compartment. The cabin under the waterline uses the Chinese-style watertight compartment technology, which makes the ship's sunk resistance much better than that of ordinary Western-style Galen ships. However, at the same time, the through deck is still used on the middle and upper decks, which does not affect the layout of the warships.

Moreover, the length-to-width ratio of this ship has also been deliberately elongated. Compared with the original Galen ship, it is longer and the stern is also square, which is more conducive to high-speed navigation and makes the speed faster under the same sail area.

In addition, the ship adopts a liftable double rudder arrangement, which greatly enhances the maneuverability and safety of the ship's navigation at sea. Even if a rudder is damaged, the ship can maintain a certain maneuverability without losing its maneuverability.

The ship adopts a five-spian arrangement, which makes the sail area on the ship larger. Although the wind efficiency has been reduced, it still improves the power performance of the sails as a whole, making the ship's speed more than that of other Galen ships.

The hull is made of 1,500 oaks from Liaodong. The thickness of the board is more than one foot, which is unusually strong and durable. Although it may not be as hard as European oak, it is also quite good.

In terms of weapon configuration, the ship is on two sides, and a total of 80 artillery pieces are arranged on the upper and lower decks. Among them, 36 pounds of heavy cannons are arranged on the lower deck, and 24 pounds of cannons are arranged on the upper deck are arranged on the bow and stern. In addition, there are several light artillery guns, and ten are also installed on the side of the ship. Several light Franco machine guns that are easy to load are used as the last barrier to prevent enemy ships from jumping.

And all of these guns are newly cast guns without exception. They use a variety of new machinery from China and North Korea, and the harbor is milled with a boring machine. The gun body adopts the iron model casting method. In addition, the internal water-cooled and cooling casting method is also used to make the gun body strong, and the manufacturing process is unified and very exquisite.

Including those newly built Franco machine guns, they are also machined. Although it is impossible to solve the inherent defects of deflated air, because the manufacturing accuracy has been greatly improved, the gap between the sub-curbine and the mother-curvell has reached a very small level, and the problem of deflated air is not so obvious, so no matter Whether it is power or range, it is much more than the previous old Franco machine guns, and the loading speed has also been improved a lot. Although it is not a heavy gun, when the close-range battle takes place, these light Franco machine guns fixed on the starboard can still kill and injuring a large number of people on enemy ships with extremely fast rate of fire.

Therefore, this ship represents the highest level of shipbuilding in China and North Korea at present. Although I dare not say that it will exceed the best shipbuilding level in Western countries at present, at least looking at the coast of Asia, even the Dutch and the British can't find a more powerful warship than this ship.

But relatively speaking, although this ship is very powerful, the cost is also considerable. The cost of each ship has reached an unprecedented 40,000 dragon coins, not including the weapons and equipment on the ship. In addition to the nearly 100 artillery pieces, the overall cost exceeds 50,000 dragon coins, even if the current financial situation of China and North Korea is quite bad. Wrong, it's a little unbearable, so it also limits the number of its constructions.

Therefore, in the ninth year of Tianyuan, the navy only ordered seven such ships, two of which were handed over to the Northern Fleet, and the remaining five were all delivered to the Southern Fleet.

Zheng Sen has performed well in several naval operations in the past two or three years, and now he is now a prominent general in the Southern Fleet.

In this expedition to Malacca, Xiao Tianjian personally named him as the commander of the fleet and was responsible for the full command of the expedition to Malacca.

So Zheng Sen was lucky enough to get such a new warship, which was used as his flagship and became the core of the whole fleet.

Zheng Senzhi proudly glanced at the surrounding sea. All around him were the ships that followed him to fight in Malacca this time. In addition to more than 40 ships with a displacement of more than 500 tons, the fleet also had more than 20 warships with a displacement of 800 to 1,000 tons, and dozens of other light and fast ships. Sailboats are used for various other uses. Some ships are responsible for reconnaissance as patrol boats, some boats are responsible for providing fresh water protection for the fleet along the way, and some boats are used as accompanying fishing boats to catch sea fish along the way and constantly provide fresh seafood for the fleet, so that the crew can improve their food and eat every day. Some bacon or boring food upset everyone's appetite.

Of course, Zheng Sen is very satisfied with being able to command such a fleet. He can get to this point now. Although there are certain reasons for the Zheng Group, the most important thing is his own efforts. He started from the gun captain on a ship to becoming the commander of the fleet, and now he also relies on fighting. It's my life.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the current emperor's favor for him. Zheng Sen can feel this. Since the Zheng family defected to the court, the emperor has summoned him many times and asked about him many times. When he made contributions, he personally decorated him. Everyone can see that His Majesty values him very much. Otherwise, even if he has these achievements, he may not be promoted to commander of the fleet so quickly.

Therefore, Zheng Sen is very grateful to his majesty today. His ideal is to cross the sea. Although the Zheng family now runs the Maritime Trading Group Company for the Greater China and the Dynasties, the life he hopes to live is still a real marine division, rather than directing merchant ships to sail, which is also the main reason why he has devoted himself to the navy.

Now it seems that his dream has come true. In just a few years, he has mastered such a large fleet. Although it is inevitable to be secretly happy, he also feels a lot of pressure on his shoulders.

Through the naval construction promoted by His Majesty the Emperor in recent years, he can see that the current Emperor is very ambitious. When he was still studying in the naval martial arts hall, the emperor personally went to their martial arts hall to tell them about world geography.

At that time, he was like many people. After listening to the world geography of His Majesty the Emperor, he had a clear understanding of the world they lived in. Only then did he know that they were living on a ball, which was called the earth.

And their position is just a corner of the earth. There are many places in the world that they have not been to or even heard of.

He still remembers that one of the words that His Majesty said at the beginning is still fresh in his memory, that is, the emperor said at that time that as long as there is land on this earth, there must be the footprints of the Chinese people in the future. Your navy is the vanguard of the future of the Chinese nation, going to the sea for the Chinese nation. Open up the territory and insert the dragon flag of China and North Korea all over the world! Let the Pacific Ocean become the ocean of the Chinese people in the future!

This sentence has almost become the motto of the students from their naval martial arts hall. Everyone is eager to one day go deeper into the sea to explore the unknown land and plant the dragon flag all the land in the world.

In the past few years, the navy has seen more clearly that the emperor's eyes began to move farther and farther. First, he recovered Taiwan Island, then controlled the Ryukyu Kingdom, expelled the Japanese who occupied the Ryukyu Kingdom, and then captured Luzon.

Now they are going to Malacca to get off the Strait of Malacca. What about the future? After taking the Strait of Malacca, where will their navy go?

Is

America far away in the east? Or is it more southern Australia? Or march into the Indian Ocean and land in India? Or will you go to Africa to compete with those Westerners for African colonies?

Zheng Sen can't figure out where the emperor will look next, but one thing he can be sure is that the Strait of Malacca is not the emperor's ultimate goal. After taking this place, their navy will definitely go further.

At the thought of this, he was a little excited. He didn't care how many ships and how big the fleet he could lead. What he cared about was that he didn't stop and could keep exploring deeper into the sea. Even if he only gave him a boat to go to America or the legendary Australia now, he would be willing.

At this time, the star officer ran to him and stood upright, shouting, "Commander! The front is about to enter the Strait of Malacca! The waiting ship has sent back a signal and found the enemy's patrol ship! Please give instructions to the commander!"

Zheng Sen's thoughts were suddenly interrupted and pulled back to reality. He took a deep breath and finally arrived! So he immediately straightened his chest and ordered loudly: "The fleet gather and prepare to enter the strait in the established order, send out flares, notify the scout ship ahead, and sink the other party's patrol ship!" Each ship is ready to fight and land..."