Chapter 207: The Attribution of the Navy
Feng Jian said while waving to the cheering soldiers. Cheng Yousheng, Huang Jinjiang and other personal guards followed closely. Although they did not look squinting, their faces naturally showed a look of self-satisfaction and pride.
Zhuang Yingchang, Zhang Wentai and Niu Liang, the three Dengzhou Navy generals also walked down from several other warships, including Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai, were shocked by this new military port.
In their consciousness, it is very dangerous for warships to dock in the sea, and slightly larger winds and waves will overturn the warships.
Now Feng Jian built the entire naval fleet on an unobstructed sea surface, and the wind and waves in the military port are obviously smaller than those outside. What is the reason?
These navy masters were always experienced people on the water. Looking at the breakwater that was a hundred feet deep into the sea, it was understood that the military port was so calm that it was probably the breakwater that was at work!
Niu Liang and three other Dengzhou navy officials were secretly impressed by the fact that this military port planner is really ingenious. This open warship garrison model will not be blocked in the naval camp and cannot escape even if it is harassed by Kong Youde, it will not be blocked in the navy camp!
Moreover, when major events occur and need to assemble, the entire navy fleet can move faster and can directly navigate in formation.
A little comparison shows that a closed environment like Dengzhou Water City does hinder the large number of naval fleets.
Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai knew that the entire Fushan Military Port was designed by the commander.
Looking at the refreshing Fushan Military Port in front of you, the two of them were amazed at Feng Jian a little deeper! But they could never guess why the commander, who was from a poor background, was so omniscient and omnipotent?
On the 13th day of the first lunar month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, in a special conference room at Fushan Military Port, Xu Yannian, Cheng Yousheng, Huang Fuchun, Jiao Keli, Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai sat around on both sides of a long table. Feng Jian sat at the top of the long table.
From the smiles on everyone present, we can see that everyone in the conference room was in a good mood. Needless to say, all this was because the Dengzhou naval warship successfully entered the Fushan Military Port.
Feng Jian looked around and said, "Mr. Jiao Qian, come and announce the information sent back by the spies from Dengzhou."
Jiao Keli quickly stood up from his seat and bowed slightly to Feng Jian. Then he said, "I just received information from Dengzhou City that did not receive any information at night. Kong Youde's rebels had completely controlled Dengzhou City and Dengzhou Water City. Geng Zhongming, the model battalion general, and the guerrilla Chen Guangfu directly joined the rebels. The city included the governor Sun Yuanhua, the military supervisor Wang Hui, the military supervisor Song Guanglan, the governor Wu Weicheng, the co-magistrate Jia Mingjie, the deputy general Zhang Tao and other civil and military officials in Dengzhou were captured. When the soldiers entered the city, Zhang Keda, the right governor of Nanjing, killed his concubine and hanged himself on Taiping Tower..."
Feng Jian waved his hand and interrupted Jiao Keli and said, "Is there any information about Dengzhou Water City, such as whether the rebels sent additional guards to Dengzhou Water City."
Jiao Keli hurriedly said: "I don't collect spies at night and sneak into the chaos army to find out some information about the water city. Now the water city is just an empty city, so Kong Youde's rebellious soldiers did not pay attention to it, but just sent a small number of soldiers to guard it. In addition, several red cannons at the top of the water city were demolished by the rebels and moved to the top of the Dengzhou city to be placed."
Feng Jian's expression moved slightly and said, "According to the principle that Shuicheng and Dengzhou main city complement each other and support each other, Kong Youde and others will not be unable to see such an important strategic position, so why did they give up on their own initiative?"
Cheng Yousheng spoke quickly and laughed: "It may be that Kong Youde and other rebels were temporarily short of troops and had no time to take care of the Shuicheng."
Xu Yannian frowned and said, "Why did Kong Youde rebels remove the red barbarian cannons on the city and lose the red barbarian cannons, Shuicheng can only passively defend."
Cheng Yousheng rolled his eyes and said, "This is just my guess. Why do you think Kong Youde's rebel soldiers gave up the defense of the Water City?"
Xu Yannian knew that Cheng Yousheng was unforgivable, so he didn't blame him. He frowned and thought, "I have no way to guess what the intentions of Kong Youde's rebellion soldiers were. However, from a strategic perspective, the Dengzhou rebellion soldiers who lost the naval warship were like a person who lost one leg and had become a cripple. Although Dengzhou City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, if the court gathered a large army, it was just around the corner to capture Dengzhou City. If there were naval warships. In critical moments, Kong Youde's rebellion soldiers could escape by boat. Now they can only defend Dengzhou City to death. Perhaps Kong Youde's rebellion soldiers felt that it would be useful to concentrate all their troops in one place instead of dividing their troops to defend."
Feng Jian looked at Xu Yannian with admiration. His analysis was appropriate. Now Kong Youde's rebels have lost the Dengzhou Navy warship and lack the possibility of escaping from the water. They may want to retreat. Xu Yannian was very accurate in this regard. I am afraid that among the senior officers in Zhenshan Camp, only Xu Yannian and Zhao Shougang have this strategic vision!
Feng Jian smiled and said, "How to arrange the rebellious soldiers in Dengzhou City Youde? It has little to do with us for the time being. General Jiao Qian ordered the spies in Dengzhou City to pay more attention to the situation in the Water City and report them at any time!"
Jiao Keli bowed and agreed again.
"Today, we mainly talk about Fushan Military Port and naval warships."
Feng Jian coughed and continued: "Now all facilities in Fushan Military Port have been fully prepared, and the navy warships are parked in them safely and efficiently. I believe everyone can see this."
Feng Jian glanced over Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai and said: "The food, salary, welfare, warship and supplies of the navy officers and soldiers are not required to worry. Everything is borne by Huluyan. The navy only needs to concentrate on training."
"A few days later, I will report to the court that the Dengzhou Navy has been rescued from the Kong Youde rebels by our Pingdu Prefecture Xun Camp. The court will naturally have rewards and rewards, and of course, it will send officials to re-send these naval warships again." Feng Jian's lips curled up slightly, with a hint of sneer.
When everyone saw Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai, they looked angry. Why did the naval warships rescued from Kong Youde's rebellious soldiers be controlled by the corrupt officials of the court again?
Feng Jian continued: "Don't worry, this time and that's when the water masters' survival is now in our own hands, and the court sends people to accept it. Will our navy officers and soldiers obey? I said this is a delusion. The navy's hundred warships have been used by me, so how can they fall into the hands of others again?"
Feng Jian paused for a moment and then said, "Of course, we are still the navy fleet of the Ming Dynasty on the surface, and we must accept the control of the court!"
Feng Jian’s words were killed by his heart. If they were reported during the Hongwu or Yongle period, they would cause disasters to be confiscated and exterminated, but now everyone here takes it for granted.
When a soldier eats food, whoever can give the soldiers food and money, will the soldiers serve! What's more, everyone here has tied their lives to the big ship Huluyan. Instead of returning the warship to the court and allowing those corrupt officials to make money, it is better to stay under the commander and truly play the role of this navy fleet!
Huang Fuchun said: "Why don't you have to worry? The court sent officials to kill him. He said he was attacked by bandits. Look at who dares to come and harass him!"
Feng Jianheng glanced at him and said, "Now is not the former identity of a bandit. We are officers and soldiers of the Xun Camp in Pingdu Prefecture at this time. The officials who went to the office were killed here. How can we explain to the court?"
Cheng Yousheng now put himself in his shoes and considered the navy fleet. He said, "I'm afraid the court will make trouble, so I ask the navy fleet to go to the designated place to station. What should I do?"
Zhuang Yingchang frowned and said, "The Denglai Navy is large in scale, and only the size of the Dongjiang Town Navy can be compared with it in the radius of radius. However, the artillery on the Dongjiang Navy fleet cannot be compared with the Denglai Navy. However, the imperial court cannot hand over the two fleets to Dongjiang Town at the same time."
Zhang Wentai nodded from the side and said, "Dengzhou Water City was occupied by Kong Youde's rebellious soldiers. Our Denglai Navy Division has no warships. Now our Fushan Water City can station naval warships, which just solves this problem. The commander can mention this matter in the memorial and then try to clear the joints with the ministers in the court. As long as there is money to open the way, even if someone asks about the sudden appearance of Fushan Military Port, it will not cause any storm!"
Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai are worthy of being a person who has been struggling with the navy for a long time. They are clear about the various paths. With them, they can avoid many detours in all aspects of the navy. It seems that we should give Cheng Yousheng a good advice and ask these original navy chiefs for advice!
Feng Jian did not think too much about the navy's covetousness from the court's princes. Hearing Zhuang Yingchang and Zhang Wentai's narration just now, he felt that it was not easy to completely control this navy fleet in his hands.
In the eyes of the ministers of the court, I used to be just a small guard with no oil and water to catch.
Now he is in charge of a fleet of hundreds of warships of all sizes and large. The court allocates at least 200,000 taels of silver for various types of navy every year.
This is a big profit and good fortune. Who can watch the white silver fall on his own little guard who has no roots and no power?
Feng Jian shook his head unconsciously. This matter was quite difficult. He rushed back to Pingdu and asked his father-in-law Chen Suwen for advice before talking about how to report to the court to listen to his suggestions.
"Let's not care about anything else. Now that the navy is under my Huluyan, I will reorganize it. Will Zhuang Yingchang and Niu Liang, the three generals, be willing to stay in the navy camp?" Feng Jian turned to ask Zhuang Yingchang.
"The three of them are all smart people. After their subordinates conveyed the commander's meaning, the three of them naturally agreed to continue to stay in the navy camp and expressed their willingness to obey the commander's orders only."
Well, Cheng Yousheng, send someone to invite the three of them to attend the meeting!"
"Abide by the order!"
Soon Niu Liang, Zhan Yuan, Lan Zhengji and the other two followed Qin Mazi to the conference room with excitement. When they saw that the conference room was full of backbone of Feng Jian’s men, it was obvious that the meeting was more important.
After entering the conference room, the three of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Feng Jian in tacit understanding to show their intention of surrendering to Feng Jian.
At first, Feng Jian didn't have a good impression of the three. He originally planned to use them to drive the navy warship out of Dengzhou Water City, so he drove the three away from the navy.
Chapter completed!