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Chapter 1045: Navy Reorganization, Revenge

There was a time in his previous life when Jiang Qingzhi was crazy about games.

During that period, conflicts always broke out between his parents at home, and they kept arguing with each other in front of him. Jiang Qingzhi was depressed seeing this. Except for eating, he stayed in his bedroom all the time with his ears blocked. But those noises seemed to be omnipresent. Even if he couldn't hear them, Jiang Qingzhi could still imagine them in his mind.

Feeling extremely upset, Jiang Qingzhi started playing games.

Naval combat games were his favorite for a while.

Battleship, battlecruiser, cruiser, destroyer, frigate, deep sea assassin submarine, aircraft carrier...

His favorite is the battleship bombardment.

The thick gun barrel vibrated, and the huge shell whizzed out of the barrel. The most outstanding crystallization of human industrial civilization is the killing weapon.

Fleet confrontations require changes in formation and timing.

Although this is just talk on paper, for the current situation... Jiang Qingzhi once said to several disciples that the current naval battle is just child's play, and in his eyes it is like playing house.

This is not an exaggeration, nor is it arrogance.

Weapons determine the complexity of the war and the direction of its tactics.

Firearms had only been the mainstay of naval warfare for a short time, and artillery had been on ships even shorter. The range of artillery at this time was impressive, and its accuracy was even more amazing.

The range and accuracy of the matchlock gun were so poor that the engagement distance had to be extended to the point where one could almost smell the opponent's bad breath.

——You must be able to see the vegetable leaves between the opponent’s teeth before you open fire!
This is the code of infantry!
Although queuing and shooting people sounds exciting, it is actually because the accuracy of muskets is too low, so they have to use dense formations to make up for the lack of accuracy with density.

Pointing the musket at the opponent's forehead and then firing was a helpless act for the commanders on both sides.

If the distance is a little further, after firing, the musketeer himself doesn't know where the lead bullet will fly.

It was even more speechless when we got to the sea. There were winds and waves on the sea, and the warships would sway with the wind and waves, making it impossible to carry out accurate strikes, so the broadside tactic came into being.

"Place the guns on the sides. Note that the sides are long and narrow, which is just right for placing more guns."

In the reception room of Jiang Qingzhi's residence, more than a dozen naval commanders were sitting on small benches, listening to the lecture attentively.

Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the warship drawn on the blackboard, "Cannons are lined up on the sides, and even in multiple layers, using dense firepower to make up for the lack of accuracy..."

Deputy Captain Chen Yu raised his hand, "Master."

Jiang Qingzhi nodded.

When Wang Bie rebelled and defected to the Japanese, Deputy Captain Chen Yu, under the threat of death, still chose to oppose it. Later, he captured Wang Bie alive, making a great contribution.

After returning, Jiang Qingzhi learned about Chen Yu's heroic deeds from the captives and immediately promoted him to the rank of captain of the navy.

The navy needed to be cleansed up, and everyone was waiting for Jiang Qingzhi to take action, but he unexpectedly came up with a reward system first.

At this moment, Chen Yu was a rising star in the eyes of the generals. He stood up and said, "Master, in previous drills, broadside firearms were always easily deflected by the wind and waves, making it difficult to accurately hit the opponent. The only way is to bring the two sides very close. But as the distance is shortened, the opponent's attack is equally sharp, and even archers can cause us heavy casualties..."

"So, what do you mean..." Jiang Qingzhi asked with interest.

"There are fewer cannons on the bow, but the bow is less affected by wind and waves and is more accurate." Chen Yu said: "Place more firearms on the bow, for example, arrange them in sequence, ignite and fire in sequence..."

Isn’t this what the Russians were thinking later?
Those huge missile launchers are lined up at the bow, ready to launch one by one once the war begins.

In this way, the enemy can be attacked directly without turning the battleship sideways.

"This way, it's even faster." Chen Yu said.

Originally, one had to turn first and aim the broadside at the enemy ship before firing.

By placing firearms on the bow, the ship can attack the enemy while moving forward.

"It's a good idea, but what are the essentials of naval warfare?" Jiang Qingzhi pointed to the side of the warship on the blackboard. "In Benbo's opinion, the two sides of a naval battle cannot make up for the loss of accuracy caused by the turbulence of the waves. The only solution is to have more, that is, bigger."

Chen Zheng, Tang Shunzhi and others were listening outside. Chen Zheng muttered, "It's rare for these generals to be so serious."

King Jing said: "In the Nine Borders and the Capital Guards, my cousin's small class has attracted many generals. Most of these generals in the south know about this."

Who wouldn’t take this opportunity to nourish their body seriously?
Seeing Tang Shunzhi smiling, Chen Zheng asked, "What do you think, Mr. Jingchuan?"

To Chen Zheng, Tang Shunzhi was just a young boy, but he was so famous that the old man wanted to test him.

Tang Shunzhi said gently: "Some generals in the north have only attended Qingzhi's class, and they claim to be Qingzhi's disciples!"

Chen Zheng sighed, "Does Your Highness understand?"

King Jing nodded, "He is using the name of attending a class to sell dog meat under the guise of sheep, to get close to his cousin and gain wealth and status."

"People's minds are always like this." Without waiting for the old man to continue asking questions, Tang Shunzhi said, "Qingzhi also knew what the generals were thinking at the beginning, but he just laughed it off. He said that as long as they could listen to half of what they said, or even 10% or 20%, then they would be considered successful. As for the desire to cling to others... People are selfish and have motives for doing things. It's not a bad thing to be ambitious."

Chen Zheng nodded, "If Mr. Jingchuan has time, how about we play a game of chess?"

"The chessboard is a battlefield, the black and white pieces are soldiers, and the chess player is the commander... But that's just talk after all. Let's listen to Qingzhi's opinion on naval warfare."

This is the real battle!

Chen Zheng smiled slightly and stroked his beard contentedly.

Xu Wei watched this scene coldly.

As Jiang Qingzhi gained more and more people around him, his influence grew. Taking charge of the new policy made Jiang Qingzhi a firefly in the dark night, which attracted countless hostility but also brought benefits.

For example, those who curry favor, speculate, or are people with lofty ideals who are determined to change the Ming Dynasty.

These people will try every means to get close to Jiang Qingzhi, follow him, to gain wealth, or to achieve their life goals. This is the general trend, and Jiang Qingzhi himself cannot stop it. If he has political cleanliness, then Xu Wei will persuade the boss to wash and sleep quickly. What new policy, we should save our lives.

Politics has no room for cleanliness!
This is the experience Xu Wei summed up after spending several years with Jiang Qingzhi.

The black-and-white view of employing people can only appear when the prestige of those in power is supreme.

Both Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Chengzu did so because they had high prestige and were emperors on horseback, so they were not afraid of their subjects turning against them.

When it came to Emperor Jiajing, he was a ruthless character who would not tolerate any injustice in his eyes. He was also politically obsessed at first. However, under the siege of the literati, his ideals were defeated by reality, so he had no choice but to bow his head and compromise, raising the banner to recruit soldiers and horses, and almost accepting everyone who came.

Yan Song is the most typical example. If it was the Dao Lord who had just ascended the throne, he would most likely have ordered the Jinyiwei to take action and put this corrupt official in jail. But now Yan Song has great power in the court and even the Dao Lord's trusted minister.

As Jiang Qingzhi's position and power around Dao Ye became higher and higher, some people began to change their positions, trying to see if they could make friends with him or form an alliance with him...

In a word, the stronger you are, the more friends you have.

Chen Zheng was testing Tang Shunzhi, and he also wanted to convey his attitude through Tang Shunzhi.

——Let’s join forces!
But this alliance is not an alliance, but a temporary combination of interests!
The corners of Xu Wei's mouth curled up slightly, thinking that during the Northern Expedition, Yan Song and his boss were very close, and were ridiculed by the outside world as being in cahoots with each other.

What about now?
Now Yan Song and his boss are drifting apart.

If we have different principles, we cannot work together. This principle is determined by the purpose and goal of a person or a force.

What is Chen Zheng’s Tao?
Xu Wei pondered it with interest.

"When you are in trouble, you must think, and when you think, you must change. Facing the difficulties of naval warfare, what we should do is to improve our firearms." Jiang Qingzhi said: "This time, Benbo went south and brought some new things."

The artillery was heavy, and even if it had a carriage and could be pulled by horses, the official roads of this era were not the concrete roads of later generations. There were potholes from time to time, and once it rained, the best way was to stop.

"What the navy should do now is, first of all, drill." Jiang Qingzhi looked at the generals, and his fierce spirit suddenly burst out. "What I want is training, real training, not just posturing. Anyone who pretends to obey will be punished for his previous crimes."

To be honest, there are not many naval commanders who dare to say that they are innocent, and Chen Yu is one of them. The other commanders were shocked when they heard this.

"Leader!"

"Second, there will be craftsmen who will modify the warships, and the navy officers and soldiers will follow and observe. They will learn every day, and the generals will take the lead."

"My Lord," someone raised an objection, "We are not craftsmen, so we don't need to watch the shipbuilding, right?"

"Drag him out!" Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the general, who was stunned, "My Lord, your humble servant..."

Two soldiers rushed in and dragged the general away.

"Master, please spare my life, Master, please spare my life..."

Damn it, I didn't say I was going to kill you... Jiang Qingzhi covered his forehead, his face livid, "As a naval officer, warships are your weapons. How can a general who knows nothing about his own weapons fight on the battlefield?"

This group of generals suddenly realized something, which made Jiang Qingzhi feel powerless.

This is basic common sense!
But these naval commanders obviously didn’t know, no, they didn’t care at all.

What would happen when these generals, who knew little about their own weapons, took their men out to sea and encountered an enemy fleet?
Although they possessed the most powerful fleet in the East, they did not dare to fight against the small sailing boats of the Japanese pirates.

Why?

"If you don't even know your own weapons, no wonder you are so afraid of the enemy!"

Jiang Qingzhi slammed the table and said, "From today on, apart from attending classes, you will spend the rest of your time practicing. Ten days later, I will give you a test, and those who fail will be arrested and punished!"

The generals looked pale.

Jiang Qingzhi strode out, cursing, "Damn it, the Five Military Commandery is derelict in its duty, and the Ministry of War is incompetent. Old Xu, write a memorial to impeach the Five Military Commandery and the Ministry of War."

Chen Zheng laughed and said, "Are you going to impeach Wang Yiqi as well?"

"The new policy is a national affair, not my personal matter. Let's talk about public affairs." Jiang Qingzhi looked righteous, but Xu Wei knew the limits.

The people of Hangzhou discovered something strange. From that day on, they could no longer see the naval officers and soldiers strolling in groups of three or four on the streets as before.

Everyone was training frantically on the warship.

The craftsmen came and modified the warships according to the drawings provided by Jiang Qingzhi. The generals followed behind with booklets, bowed their heads and asked for advice, and took notes...

Until late at night, candles were still lit in the navy station.

The generals looked at the unfamiliar words and recalled what they had learned today.

But in one day, those illiterate generals learned more than a hundred words.

If those teachers were to see this, they would surely exclaim, “Isn’t this a genius?”
Just when the geniuses were being kicked in the buttocks by Jiang Qingzhi and were working hard, on the official road not far from Hangzhou, a huge convoy, no, a cannon team was moving forward.

The horse pulled the cannon and ran briskly in the sunshine. The heavy cannon body flashed with metallic glow in the sunshine. The muzzle was deep, like a huge mouth, choosing someone to bite.

Off the coast, several groups of Japanese pirates gathered on the small island, looking silently at the Jingguan and the small village on the poles that had already rotted away for the most part.

After an unknown amount of time, someone shouted, "Revenge!"

"revenge!"

Arms were raised one by one.

The shouts and waves hit the rocks together, making a huge noise.

(End of this chapter)