The sea breeze blew on my face, with the usual salty and fishy fishyness; the sails were full, urging the warships, cutting the waves, and galloping forward.

Gan Hui stood steadily on the deck, letting the boat bump up and down, his feet as if they were nailed, and he kept holding a telescope and looking into the distance.

As the commander of the First Squadron of the South China Sea, Gan Hui was only in his twenties and could be considered young and promising, but this is in the eyes of outsiders.

The officers of the Ming Navy were generally young, and there were not a few who were about the same age as Gan Hui.

The reason is very simple. The establishment time is still very short, and it only takes five or six years to complete the plan. Moreover, not many people have been promoted from the original navy, and most of them are selected and trained by Shen Yourong through observation and test.

Young, motivated, courageous, fast acceptance, even if you don’t have much knowledge.

The emperor believed that to build the Ming Navy into what he thought, correcting it on the old path may not be effective.

Historically, the Zheng family was able to dominate the East China Sea, and there was a considerable gap between the Western Barbarians in terms of ships, artillery, and tactics.

It was just because of the large number of ships and the advantages of the geographical advantage that Western barbarians, including the Dutch, were forced to bow their heads.

To put it bluntly, it was just a navy that was learned from the Western Air and was created by the incongruent and scribbling.

What the emperor needs is not only form, but also spirit, and even the scale of ships exceeding the Western Barbarians and tactical methods.

Therefore, his suggestion to Chen Yourong was to recruit more young people, hire Portuguese as coaches, build Western sailing warships, and use new naval combat styles to conduct drills.

Flag-speaking signal, use side firepower, equip the Garang cannon, approach the bombardment, and rockets fire...

The Ming Navy is now quite skillful and has better advantages in weapons and equipment than Western Yi, but what is lacking is practical experience.

Gan Hui slowly put down the telescope, glanced at the staff officer beside him, smiled, and said, "Red-haired Yi only has six Garen ships, but Lord Shen has dispatched ships ten times the enemy. Doesn't he feel like he's slaughtering a chicken?"

Before the staff member could answer, Gan Hui added, "The squadrons are not allowed to launch an attack without authorization, and all of them must be assembled."

The staff officer thought for a while and replied: "It is understandable that Lord Shen is cautious. After all, it is the first large-scale actual combat since the establishment of the Navy. It is also easy to explain to the court to the full victory."

Gan Hui nodded and said, "The Navy has spent a lot over the past few years. It is really hard to explain if it doesn't fight a beautiful battle. But there are too many wolves and fewer meat. You can't fight hundreds of warships twice, and then you can't fight them twice, right?"

"I thought that even watching the battle was a practical exercise." The staff officer answered truthfully.

"Where to watch the battle--" Gan Hui showed an unwilling expression and shook his head gently.

The staff officer shrugged his shoulders helplessly and said, "In the three sides, Lord Shen wants to wipe out the enemy completely and not allow one to escape. Most of the people who can take the enemy to fight are our first squadron. But if the enemy escapes first, it depends on which direction they are going?"

Surrounding three sides and annihilated all in one fell swoop. This was a combat plan that Shen Yourong led the officers to discuss and decide. If the Dutch wanted to drill into the Pearl River Estuary, although there was no main fleet intercepting it, they also prepared a fire ship to fight.

In the narrow waterway, fire attack is the most effective method. The Dutch Garen ship does not rotate effectively in the waterway and will be burned to pieces by the fireway.

Moreover, when it comes to siege on three sides, it is hard to judge which squadron is the first to take on the enemy.
Chapter completed!