"See Your Majesty!"

In the Ganqing Palace and the Ming Dynasty, Zhong Qiuxiang and Wu Xilin pushed the golden mountain, turned over the jade pillar, and shook the armor together, and performed a ceremony for Zhu Youxiao as a monarch and minister.

The two of them just returned to the capital from Qingdao Port yesterday, and came to meet early this morning.

Both of them knew what His Majesty the Emperor summoned him this time, so they were very excited.

The soldiers waited for too long.

Although more than two months have passed in time, for the soldiers of the Royal East China Sea Fleet who have not fought for two months and have been training and training all day, it is really like they are living their days like years.

The current Royal Guards East China Sea Fleet, in terms of combat effectiveness and fleet size, is no longer the same as before.

Although the Ming Empire formed the Royal Third Fleet: the South China Sea Fleet of the Guards, which divided the number of ships in each fleet.

However, each Royal Fleet, as the main battleship, still skyrocketed to fifty-two.

Most of these leopard cruisers are upgraded versions of the second generation. Not only have the ships been upgraded and improved in all unreasonable aspects, but they have also installed a main gun.

That is a real rear-mounted rifled cannon, which is nearly twice as thick as the original Shenwei General cannon. It is normal for one cannon to hit ten miles away.

According to reliable information, the production of artillery shells in the Ming Empire has completed another upgrade with the cooperation efforts of the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Royal Military Equipment Department.

Each artillery operation has also begun to transform and upgrade the production assembly line. It won’t take long to complete the real rear-loading shells and cannons among the various legions of the Royal Navy and Army.

All of this is the result of the cooperation efforts of the Royal Academy of Sciences and the Military Equipment Department, and the masters of the masters themselves. Zhu Youxiao did not give them any help.

He knew that it would not work to pull out seedlings to help grow.

Moreover, he didn't dare to promote his black technology at all, let alone apply it to the military field.

With the warning from the craftsman's God Hammer, Zhu Youxiao did not dare to do anything randomly.

He was afraid that the unknown major change would not be able to afford to be guilty, and he would destroy the current great situation of the Ming Empire.

Zhong Chuxiang and Wu Xilin are now full of confidence in the future of the royal family of the Ming Empire. They are the invincible belief that they are traversing all over the world and trampling all their enemies under their feet.

"Let's go flat."

Zhu Youxiao was very pleased to see the two young guys in front of him.

However, because these two people were strengthened by the Craftsmanship Hammer three times, their physical fitness was extremely strong. The long-term wind and rain did not leave any traces on their bodies, but instead seemed more capable and calm.

"You two, take your seat."

Zhu Youxiao pointed to the two large wooden chairs not far ahead and said to them.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"...

Zhong Chuxiang and Wu Xilin thanked each other in unison, and then sat on the big wooden chair.

The two of them had straight backs and looked straight, and a strong military aura spread out involuntarily.

"The two beloved ministers, the biggest crisis and biggest enemy that plagues the empire now are the Western countries on the sea."

Zhu Youxiao was not too long-winded and said to the two straight to the point, "And among them, the first choice is the Spaniards and Dutch entrenched on the north and south ends of the Dayuan Island."

"Now the Spanish troops in Keelung and Tamsui are only about three or four thousand soldiers. Even if they are added to the local indigenous people and civilians, they can recruit tens of thousands of people if they die."

"The Spaniards at this time were far from comparable to those of the Dutch who occupied the south of the Dayuan Island."

"Our Royal East China Sea Fleet will first chew the toughest bones in this expedition to destroy or expel the Dutch people entrenched in the southwest of Dayuan Island and Prominzha City!"

He sat upright on a large golden-painted wooden chair, and a strong and inexplicable pressure emanated from all directions.

Previously, Zhu Youxiao also discussed with Sun Chuanting and the General Staff, and then made this decision.

After so long in this time and space, and being in a high position, the Ming Empire has become increasingly large, and the aura of the superiors on Zhu Youxiao is getting stronger and stronger.

Although Zhu Youxiao himself did not notice this, the people around him felt it very clearly.

Now, except for the queen and six concubines, the relationship with Zhu Youxiao is still casual.

Even Li Dingguo, Hao Yaoqi and others who started with Zhu Youxiao first dared to chat and laugh with Zhu Youxiao from time to time, but now, even the tone of communication is becoming more and more respectful.

This is natural, especially in the Han Empire, "to accompany the king is like to accompany the tiger". This popular saying is not just about saying it.

As the generals of the Royal Guards became older, their ideas began to increase, and they paid more attention to rules.

This is normal, otherwise, there would never be any such thing as His Majesty, who claimed to be "a lonely man".

Zhu Youxiao knew deeply that the Han Empire had always been a country that valued land and ignored the ocean, but this could not be entirely blamed on the successive rulers.

After all, for thousands of years, the Han Empire has been a self-sufficient agricultural civilization country, and lacks understanding and communication about the world outside the ocean.

In addition, the Han people did lack the adventurous spirit of Westerners, so they always despise things outside the local continent.

But all this will start with the Royal Navy's cross-sea expedition six days later, and a fundamental change will be obtained!

"Put the sand table!" Zhu Youxiao shouted softly.

"Yes! Your Majesty!"

Outside the Qianqing Palace, a team of female guards in the imperial city that had been prepared had already been heard by Ying Nuo, and immediately four people walked into the Qianqing Palace and brought an exquisite sand table from the warm cabinet behind.

This sand table is not too big, only about one meter in radius, and it is just a model of the Taiwan Strait and Dayuan Island. 1234

But it is very intuitive, and makes people feel like they are flying in the sky and looking down at the ocean and the earth.

Zhu Youxiao now has the help of the advanced intelligent light brain Xiaohong, although he will not use it heavily to deal with the enemies of this world, so as not to cause some unknown major changes.

However, there is no problem to let it create some sand tables and carve some accurate maps.

The information about knowing oneself and being an enemy is very important to the current Ming Empire.

Although Zhu Youxiao will not spread these sand tables and various maps, it is exclusively for reference by himself and will not have much impact on this time and space.

In history, sand tables were widely used, but during the First World War in later generations.

In the Han Empire of all dynasties, although objects similar to sand trays appeared very early, sand trays were not effectively utilized for various reasons.

The military maps are quite complicated at this time, so people who read military maps generally need to undergo systematic training to understand.

And the sand table obviously doesn't need it, and it's clear at a glance.

Zhong Chuxiang and Wu Xilin are both very surprised by this now. They just took a rough look and were shocked.

Are there such awesome things?

However, His Majesty the Emperor did not spread this kind of war weapon, and it must be because of some concerns that this would be the case.

Their current spiritual attributes are several times higher than those of ordinary people. After a moment of thinking, they understand the mystery.

Now both of them can be regarded as unforgettable. They looked at each other secretly and quickly remembered this magical thing, all the terrain and the best navigation lines on it, and would never forget it again.

His Majesty the Emperor may have difficulties and do not want to spread it out, but since the two of them have this opportunity, they will definitely be of great help to future wars.

He made a fortune in a quiet voice, which was about the current feeling of Zhong Chuxiang and Wu Xilin.

Zhu Youxiao seemed to be unaware of the little thoughts of these two people. He didn't care about this and put his eyes on the sand table in front of him.

On the exquisite sand table, fine sand dyed with sky blue pigments is used as the sea, and a group of islands on the sea are particularly eye-catching.

Zhu Youxiao pointed his hand and said, "Two dear friends, this is the Penghu Islands, and the geographical location is extremely important."

"If it is occupied by the enemy, you can harasse our Ming Dynasty, Fujian, even Guangdong, Zhejiang and other places. You can retreat to the senior officials to cultivate their children and recuperate!"

"Penghu Island is the gateway to the Dayuan Island. Before attacking the Dayuan Island, you must occupy and control the Penghu Island to avoid the worries of the soldiers and attack the Dayuan Island safely."

"Don't look at the miasma of the Lord and there are many breeds, but the land on Dazhong Island is fertile and the miasma is not heavy."

"After taking it completely, the two basic national policies of the Ming Empire will be fully promoted, and millions of soldiers and civilians will be self-sufficient, and there is no problem at all!"

"According to the return of the Royal Military Intelligence Agency, although the entire Penghu Islands are now occupied by some scattered pirates and Dutch people, the total number of these Westerners is no more than a thousand people, which is not worth mentioning."

"As soon as our Royal East China Sea Fleet arrives, we can easily occupy the Penghu Islands, without any problem."

Zhu Youxiao explained calmly, "As for those scattered pirate groups, they can be ignored."

"If they do not surrender, they will be killed!"

"Your Majesty means..."

Zhong Chuxiang's eyes turned on these dense sand tables of Penghu Islands, and seemed to guess the emperor's plan of attack.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhong Chuxiang with approval, his eyes returned to the sand table, and pointed at Jiangshan: "Six days later, after the Royal East China Sea Fleet crossed the sea, the first goal is to take down the Xiyu Islands in the Penghu Islands first!"

Zhong Chuxiang and Wu Xilin quickly followed Zhu Youxiao's fingers.

Although there are many Penghu Islands, the three largest islands are close together, forming the shape of "gate", which are divided into Xiyu, Baisha Island and Penghu Island.

Among them, as the name suggests, the West Island is naturally close to the west and is also the medium and large island closest to the waters of Fujian.

Wu Xilin thought about it and put forward his own opinions: "It is good for Your Majesty to take down Xiyu first, but the terrain of Xiyu is not very good, and it is not conducive to the large fleet's advance."

"Now it looks like a twisted long worm, with a narrow terrain. The widest place, I guess, is only about four miles!"

The four miles he said were wide and not very accurate, but according to the proportion of the map, it should be about four and a half miles.

But whether it is four miles or four and a half miles, it shows the narrow terrain of the West Island.

Zhong Chuxiang couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, it's better to take down Baisha Island first in the first battle across the sea."

"Although Baisha Island is not as big as Xiyu Island, the island is relatively radiant and has enough depth. The situation of soldiers landing in battle is much better than Xiyu Island!"

Zhu Youxiao shook his head, turned around the Xiyu Island, and said, "Can you two see the terrain of Xiyu Island clearly? Xiyu Island is like a twisted long worm, but the Xiyu Island is high in the east and low in the west."

"Isn't this long mountain range like a Great Wall? This is a natural line of defense!"

"If you capture Baisha Island first, alarm the enemy, and set up artillery there, it will be very unfavorable for the next landing battle!"

"And Xiyu and Baisha Island are only about two or three miles apart, and Penghu Island is only about ten miles apart. If the enemy is prepared, they can completely block the waterway with artillery."

"At that time, although our Royal Fleet is not afraid, it will inevitably suffer some unnecessary casualties."...

After discussion by the three, the time and combat plan were finally decided.

The Ming Empire will take the first step to fight for the ocean six days later, and the Royal Guards East China Sea Fleet will vow to set off at Qingdao Port.

At that time, 52 Leopard cruisers, 200 improved No. 1 Dafu ships that transport soldiers and logistics supplies will be dispatched.
Chapter completed!