Yang Cong really doesn't understand naval warfare. His understanding of naval warfare is very vague in his past and present lives. If he was asked to organize a large army to fight naval warfare, he wouldn't even know where to start.

Fortunately, there is a naval warfare expert Yu Dayou around him. You can tell from Yu Dayou's evaluation of Portuguese warships that although people cannot be said to be proficient in naval warfare at this moment, they are at least very careful in naval warfare.

By the way, Portugal is not a weak country at this moment. Anyone who has read the history of the Great Navigation knows that Spain and Portugal are the pioneers of the Great Navigation Age. Although their local area is not large, their maritime strength is strong. At this moment, almost all the colonies around the world are controlled by these two maritime powers. If the area of ​​the colonies is included, Portugal is even larger than the Ming Dynasty!

Yu Dayou actually commented on a warship of a sea overlord like this, and it seemed a bit arrogant. Why did Yang Cong think he was an expert in naval warfare?

The reason is very simple, because Yang Cong knew that Yu Dayou was right, and the Ming Dynasty did have the capital to look down on Portugal at this moment.

The Ming Dynasty was a traditional maritime power. Before the era of the Great Discovery began, the huge fleet organized by the Ming Dynasty went to the waters of West Asia and even North Africa. At that time, the Ming Dynasty was a well-deserved maritime overlord, and no country in the world could compete.

Although the Ming Dynasty broke its meridians and implemented a sea ban, causing its maritime power to set in the west, "a lean camel is bigger than a horse". Although the Ming Navy was weak, the remaining little wealth was enough to make the current maritime overlord Portugal drink a pot.

During the Zhengde period, the Portuguese led a fleet to the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty. At the beginning, there was no conflict between the two sides. The Portuguese even gained the power to trade with local vendors privately by bribing local officials.

However, the Portuguese behind revealed the nature of the colonists. They relied on their advanced firearms and plundered everywhere. The Ming court finally couldn't bear it anymore and had a conflict with it.

In the 16th year of Zhengde, Wang Yu, deputy envoy of the Guangdong Examination Censorate, gathered tens of thousands of troops in Guangdong's coastal garrison to fight the Portuguese in Tuen Mun. The Portuguese colonial fleet finally fled in a panic after taking advantage of the heavy rain.

In the second year of Jiajing, the Portuguese Bedulu led five warships to invade Guangdong. The Ming Dynasty commanded the Japanese commander Ke Rong to lead the army to fight. Finally, he defeated the Portuguese colonial fleet in Xicaowan, destroyed two Portuguese warships, and captured its leader Bedulu.

These are clearly recorded in historical materials. When Yang Cong compiled the "Comprehensive Picture of Kunyu and Wanguo", he read relevant records. Naturally, he knew that Yu Dayou was not arrogant and bragging.

Portugal is indeed the maritime overlord today, but due to its small local area and sparse population, there are not many warships. Moreover, they are now full of colonies all over the world, and many places need force deterrence, and there are very few warships that can be sent to the Far East.

They only sent a few warships at a time. Even if the firepower is strong, what's the use? They have to kneel down in the face of the besieging of hundreds of warships from the Ming Navy.

This was the golden period of the battle for hegemony at sea. Although the Ming Navy was declining day by day, it was still somewhat fundamental. As long as we chased forward, it was not impossible to regain the position of overlord at sea. After hearing Yu Dayou's "bold words", Yang Cong couldn't help but feel excited. He asked excitedly: "Zhifu, how do you think the naval battle should be fought? If we want to defeat the Japanese pirates, defeat the Folang Jiren, and show off the Western Paradise, and be invincible at the sea, what warships should we build?"

When Yu Dayou heard this, he couldn't help but feel ambition in his heart. No one of the real men wants to make achievements. If he can defeat the Japanese pirates, defeat the Folang Jiren, show off his reputation in the West, and be invincible at the sea, he will definitely be famous in history!

He thought excitedly for a while, then blurted out: "The way to naval battle is to use large ships to attack small ships, use the crowd to attack small ships, and use the big guns to attack small guns. It is actually not difficult to be invincible at sea. Build more warships, more artillery, and more muskets."

ah!

That's so simple!

When Yang Cong heard this, he was stunned, but after careful reminiscing, what Yu Dayou said really makes sense. Didn’t the great powers dominate the sea with their strong ships and guns, and their advantages in warships and firearms?

However, it is a bit general to say this. You should know that building warships, producing muskets and cannons takes time and money. You don’t just shout a few strong ships and sharp guns at the sea and come out.

Yang Cong was stunned for a while, then said embarrassedly: "Well, this is naturally, but our top priority now is to wipe out pirates and Japanese pirates. Do you think the warships we gather now can wipe out pirates and Japanese pirates? If not, what warships should be built?"

When Yu Dayou heard this, he slowly glanced at the warships around him, and then couldn't help but sigh: "If pirates and Japanese pirates gathered together to fight with us, these warships may be able to barely win the battle with them now. However, pirates and Japanese pirates are very thieves. Seeing a large fleet of naval fleets, they will definitely flee desperately and will not fight with us at all. Therefore, with our current warships, it is basically unlikely that they will destroy pirates and Japanese pirates. We must build a batch of fast ships and place them in four southeastern provinces and one capital. In this way, no matter where the pirates and Japanese pirates appear, we can attack in time to encircle and annihilate them."

Clippers?

Yang Cong couldn't help asking, "What is the Clippers?"

Yu Dayou pointed to the warships at the port and said as a few things: "The so-called clutch is a warship that can travel quickly without relying on wind, such as centipede ships, fire dragon ships, eagle ships, wheel boats, etc., all belong to the clutch ships. Of course, if wind is added, Cangshan ship is considered the fastest ship, because Cangshan ship is a sailboat, which has both sails and oars, and when there is wind, it is much faster than a simple paddle boat."

Yang Cong glanced around with his guidance, his eyes almost dazzled. There were so many types of warships from the Ming Navy. How long would it take to build a mess?

He thought for a while and then asked, "Do you think that the most practical one among these warships is just about destroying pirates and Japanese pirates?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Dayou pointed at a small warship in the distance without hesitation and said: "To eliminate pirates and Japanese pirates alone, the Cangshan ship should be the most practical, because the Cangshan ship has sails, carrying more soldiers and weapons and equipment than individual paddlers, and with the blessing of sails, the speed is much faster than ordinary paddlers. It is the most practical to chase and suppress pirates and Japanese pirates."

Yang Cong looked at the Cangshan boat in the distance, then asked: "How many people can this boat carry and how many firearms can it be equipped?"

Yu Dayou said without hesitation: "This ship can carry about forty people. The bow and stern cannon can be loaded with one thousand kilograms of cannons, and eight tiger squat cannons. The soldiers on the ship can be equipped with muskets, and the bottom of the warehouse is enough to carry weapons and ammunition for dozens of people."

The firepower is already strong enough. After all, at this time, the pirates and Japanese pirates were still mainly bows and crossbows, and there were no muskets or artillery at all.

Yang Cong said without hesitation: "Okay, just build such a Cangshan ship. You said that to completely destroy pirates and Japanese pirates, how many Cangshan ships do you need to build."

Yu Dayou estimated: "If you are purely using Cangshan ships to form a navy, four provinces and one capital will need to be equipped with about 50 ships, which will be a total of 250 ships. However, Cangshan ships are medium-sized warships, and the steering is not sensitive. The flexibility is still slightly insufficient when fighting with Cangshan ships. The subordinates recommend that they be equipped with the same number of centipede ships, which will be better."
Chapter completed!