Great Ming: I, Zhu Di, Declare My Intentions to Seize the Throne from the Start!

Boom boom!

On the Qinhuai River, a sailboat appeared five miles away.

Of the sixteen ironclad ships, the five at the front were the first to fire.

Ma He stood on the observation deck on the top of the command room on the ship island and personally observed the placement of the gun points.

The scattered cannonballs landed messily on the front, rear, left and right of the target ship.

Ma He frowned slightly.

Shaking his head: "Although we have conducted a lot of live ammunition shooting before, the artillery we operate is only installed on wooden ships. Larger army artillery, like Yanhua, artillery specially built for the navy, still have many subtleties. difference."

The tutorials they have been using for the past ten years or so were learned through actual combat and drills of the Yanhua Navy secretly sent back by Lord Zhongyong.

Let’s talk about this cross-fire test shot.

According to the distribution map of the cannonball impact points they obtained.

Even if the Yanhua Navy is conducting test firings, the landing points of the shells fired are very regular.

It was definitely not the messy and disorderly situation in front of him now.

It is undoubtedly more difficult to find useful reference coordinates and calculate the cross-fire coordinates through these chaotic shell impact points.

He had never seen the performance of Yanhua Navy in actual combat.

But the Yanhua navy can produce 50% of the cannonball impact distribution map depicted in the tutorial.

The upcoming battle will be very difficult.

Boom boom…

The battleships in the second row at the back began straddle-fire bombardment.

Finally, on the flagship.

Xu Xianchang also stood on the observation deck above the command room.

Observe with a telescope.

He frowned and shook his head, but then breathed a sigh of relief silently.

His heart is complicated.

Except for a few of his confidants, these people, from sailors to staff officers and captains, were all secretly trained by His Majesty.

This means.

In the future, he may not be able to firmly hold this fleet and make it his capital to gain a foothold in the Ming Dynasty.

He even wanted to persuade the former Pao Ze to betray King Zhu Di of Yan together.

In this way, people like them are outsiders in the overall environment of Ming Dynasty.

The former Pao Ze will definitely surround him tightly.

In the past, when the late emperor was in power, the Ming Dynasty had the Chaohu system of naval forces that was at its peak.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty will also have a faction headed by him.

pity……

None of those people know how to praise!

At this moment, although he did not want these naval talents trained by the new emperor to grow up as quickly as possible and threaten his future status in the court.

But I hope these young people have some ability.

Compared to the future.

The current crisis is obviously more dangerous.

Ye Kai is definitely the most outstanding commander of the younger generation of the Yanhua Navy.

When Ye Kai was ordered to retire, he thought it was King Zhu Di of Yan who wanted to clean up the Yanhua Navy.

Led by Lu Zhen, this group of old people has great influence.

Unexpectedly, it was all a secret plot against Chen Cang!

Yanhua Navy, the best young generation general, commanded eight iron-clad warships that he had no idea about and were said to be very advanced.

He's under a lot of pressure!

"Commander engine unit, keep the current speed unchanged."

"All gun positions, advanced to three positions, elevation angle thirty..."

While Xu Xianchang was observing, Ma He held up his binoculars and observed the target ship while continuously issuing orders one after another.

"The engine unit maintains the current speed!"

"Enter three!"

"Elevation angle thirty!"

…

The messenger stood in front of a large, exquisite iron trumpet made of brass and shouted loudly.

The sound is transmitted through the pipe to the deck and gun cabin.

A sailor stood at the listening port of the loudspeaker and listened closely. After hearing the order, he quickly shouted: "Constant speed!"

"Enter three!"

"Elevation angle thirty!"

"ignition!"

Boom boom…

In the third echelon, among the five ironclad ships, Ma He's battleship took the lead in straddling fire.

Dozens of huge round projectiles roared out amid the muzzle fire and thick smoke.

Bang bang bang...

One by one they fell on the water near the target ship.

Click!

Two projectiles slammed into the deck of the target ship.

Suddenly, sawdust flew on the deck.

"Hit!"

"We got a hit!"

"This armored ship is so powerful!"

…

Just as everyone on the battleship of Dang Ma and Commander-in-Chief cheered.

Xu Xianchang pointed to the battleship where Ma He was, and asked the confidants around him who had followed him to join the Ming Dynasty, "Who is the captain of ship No. 11? What is his name?"

The confidant said with a smile: "This man's name is Ma He. When I selected captains, staff officers and other ship commanders from among them, I found that this young man is very good."

Xu Xianchang glanced at his confidants.

He reminded: "We are now officials of the imperial court, not in Yanhua. From now on, in front of me, we will adapt to calling ourselves subordinates and holding low positions. We don't want to be me and me. There is nothing between us brothers. But if we are here in the imperial court, we will still If you can’t change the previous way of addressing people, there will be no distinction between superior and inferior, and people will make irresponsible remarks.”

In Yanhua's army.

Even between the government and civilians.

The titles of humble positions, subordinates, and common people have long been canceled unconsciously.

There are superiors and subordinates in the army. When the subordinates meet their superiors, they will at most call them major or general.

The generals below will not call themselves humble or subordinates, but will refer to themselves as "I".

This was not ordered by King Zhu Di of Yan to cancel it.

Rather, from the folk to the official, a transformation occurred unnaturally.

It was this change that made him feel frightened and frightened.

This just proves it.

Over the years, Zhu Di has been promoting the effect of eliminating the nobility, baseness and obsolescence.

Wait until one day when everyone has forgotten the distinction between noble and humble positions, subordinates, common people, and adults.

I'm afraid there will no longer be a master in Yanhua.

Even if King Zhu Di of Yan passes away.

People like them may not be able to change the trend back to the past.

Therefore, instead of staying in Yanhua and not getting what you want, it is better to betray Zhu Di and take away Yanhua's sixteen armored ships, using this as a bargaining chip to exchange for a high level of fame and fortune with the imperial court.

…

Xu Xianchang collected his thoughts and watched the cross-shooting drill several more times.

He ordered: "Battleship No. 11, Battleship No. 8, Battleship No. 5, Battleship No. 13, and Battleship No. 2. The impact points of the artillery shells of these five battleships are relatively good, especially the No. 11 battleship of Commander Ma He. These five battleships form a squadron."

"Ma He will serve as the squadron commander."

"Next, during the battle, let this third squadron rank in the third echelon."

"The remaining captains of the First Squadron and the Second Squadron are not performing well enough to serve as captains for the time being. You go and serve as captains. Zhang Nan, you serve as the commander of the First Squadron and fight against Ye Kaishi. , command your squadron, line up in the first echelon, and shoot across the second and third echelons behind, trying to get the best reference coordinates. "

"Liu Dongjin, you serve as the commander of the second fleet and are ranked in the second echelon. Can you give Ye Kai a head-on attack on that little brat? It mainly depends on your second echelon's attack. These raw melons and eggs in the third echelon can only be regarded as supplements. ”

This group of people provided by the emperor cannot be used.

Otherwise, the emperor might even doubt him.

Therefore, the five best-performing captains, led by Ma He, formed a squadron.

Moreover, he personally promoted Ma He, the best performer, to serve as squadron commander.

It should satisfy the emperor, right?

The rest, except for his flagship.

He has to use his confidants to serve as captains of each ship. He has to ensure that he can control eleven of the sixteen ironclad ships.

This is not enough!

It's not enough to just let your confidants serve as captains!

There must be naval generals from Yanhua who can serve in some key positions on the ship.

Next, he had to seize the time to persuade those die-hard former Paozes to follow him and betray King Zhu Di of Yan.

…

On the sea, the new formation was formed.

The artillery drill continued.

shore.

Inside a carriage.

Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu were sitting in the car, listening to the rumbling sound of shelling and looking at the water columns rising on the river in the distance.

Squeak!

The carriage door opens.

Zhu Xiang, a confidant in Prince Qin's Mansion, opened the car door and whispered: "Your Majesty, I have inquired clearly. The captain of the No. 11 Ironclad Ship is named Ma He. He has just been appointed as the commander of the Third Squadron by Xu Xianchang."

Ma He?

Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu both frowned and looked at each other.

They had never heard of the name.

It's understandable.

After all, they are all talents selected by the eldest brother from the criminal records.

How could they pay attention to some prisoners with criminal records?

Zhu Xi waved his hand, "I know."

When the confidants left, the carriage door closed.

Zhu Xi frowned and looked at the river. The hit rate of the shells was getting higher and higher, and his brows gradually tightened a little.

snort!

At a certain moment, he snorted angrily, "Brother has really exhausted all his tricks and tried his best!"

"Let's go! Go to Huitong Hall!"

…

Half an hour later.

Zhu Di's study.

Ma He?

Zhu Di frowned, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little turbulent.

He was thinking.

This horse and.

Could it be, in history, the father-in-law of the Three Treasures, Zheng He, who made seven voyages to the West and was the first person to open sea in the Central Plains!

Zheng He's original name was Ma He.

It was ‘he’ who gave him his national surname and changed his name to Zheng He.

It's not impossible.

And, the possibilities are high.

History, although disturbed by him, has long been changed beyond recognition.

But there are many people and things that were related to him in history.

They still appeared around him in various forms and interacted with him.

In the early days, Zhang Laoda, Qiu Erge, Zhu Laosan, Zhang Wu, Tan Yuan...

Later Yang Rong.

Later, on his way back, he met Yu Qian.

Now this Ma He is Zheng He, so there is nothing surprising.

The inertia of history is still very strong.

Ma He finally became connected with the sea.

So, what about his own destination and destiny?

Can you really be alone outside?

"Fourth brother, our big brother has exhausted all his agencies for today. Are you sure that your eight armored ships can defeat these sixteen armored ships? If not, I will send a message to Yao Guangxiao as soon as possible." Zhu Ping said anxiously.

Zhu 㭎 also spoke and persuaded: "Fourth, according to our observations, the naval talents secretly trained by these elder brothers have improved very quickly. At the beginning, their bombardment was still disorganized, and the cooperation between the warships was also very clumsy and unfamiliar. But when we came back, although the formation was still very sluggish and the formation changes were very slow, we have to admit that we have done something good."

"The Qinhuai River is no better than the sea."

"And here, there are a large number of coastal defense guns and even army artillery to assist in the battle, sharing the pressure for the sixteen ironclad ships."

"Uncle Tang's military power has been taken back by my eldest brother. In the past few days, all the artillery battalions in the Beijing camp are building artillery positions on the banks of the Qinhuai River."

…

"If you are really not sure, let the second and third brothers prepare early. Don't swear that the eldest brother will not do anything to you. Everything may change. At the beginning, none of us thought that the eldest brother would do anything to you. Something like this happened.”

Zhu Di looked at Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu gratefully, pondered for a moment, and shook his head: "Second brother, third brother, let's take a look. I have other trump cards to guarantee my life."

Fang Rui and Shixian should have lurked into Jinling City.

If the eldest brother really has murderous thoughts towards him.

The Military Intelligence Department will go on a killing spree in Jinling City.

On the other hand, the impact hall.

Just take away Yong Ming and safely send Yong Ming back to Yanhua.

Yong Ming arrived in Yanjing.

Yanhua has an absolute backbone.

The Yanhua Army landed in Fujian.

With his prestige and influence in Fujian.

As well as the cooperation of Shen Ren, the commander-in-chief of the Fujian army, and the help of a group of powerful men who followed him to sea from Fujian.

It is not difficult for Yanhua to control Fujian overnight.

Then, the Yanhua Army only needs to rely on the terrain of Fujian to defend Fujian while attacking Guangxi.

From Guangxi, he entered the Southern Dynasties and joined the Champa uprising army. They joined forces and retreated and asked to negotiate with his eldest brother.

If the eldest brother persists in his obsession.

Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan are the best places to go!

He didn't believe that after taking the land southwest of the imperial court, his eldest brother could still fight on!

The worst happens.

As long as Yongming leads Yanhua, he can fight the war well outside.

They are safe in Jinling.

Therefore, he did not want to involve his second and third brothers unless absolutely necessary.

In the early years, when their father was still alive, they hesitated to go out and find a foundation for themselves.

Now, if the second brother and the third brother are involved.

It would be better if the eldest brother was removed from the throne.

If not.

Their future situation will be extremely difficult.

…

same day.

Zhu Xi and Zhu Yu went to the Qinhuai River to watch the Ming Dynasty naval drills.

Then he returned to the city and broke into the Huitong Hall. The news of his meeting with Zhu Di was handed to Zhu Biao's desk by Ji Gang.

After Zhu Biao looked at it, he just shook his head and smiled, and said to himself: "Let the fourth brother know that I also have a trump card, it's nothing."

…

The next day.

It's approaching noon.

Lower reaches of Qinhuai River.

The last one is under the command of the Navy, and from then on, it reaches the river section of Jinling City, the last shore defense artillery position, and the river.

Completely enveloped by the roaring sound of artillery.

Bang!

A cannonball, carrying a huge inertial impact force, hit the flagship deck heavily.

Song Sansi had a white gauze wrapped around her head and one arm hanging around her neck, standing next to Ye Kai.

When the loud noise sounded, his body trembled subconsciously.

Watching the huge projectile leave a deep crater on the deck, bounce up and land on the water.

His face was extremely solemn.

He didn't know what the protective capabilities of the sixteen armored ships that had been controlled by the imperial court were.

But the defensive power of these eight new-generation Duke-class ironclad ships is simply too abnormal.

All the way from Songjiangkou to here.

The fleet commanded by Ye Kai has defeated thirteen coastal defense artillery positions established along the river!

Thousands of artillery pieces were damaged.

To know.

Since the 30th year of Hongwu, His Majesty, who was the crown prince at the time, had a conflict with King Yan.

The Yanhua Navy, the old minister Lu Zhen, commanded sixteen armored ships and rushed all the way to Jinling City.

Lu Zhen passed Jinling and heard that the prince had summoned him. However, she did not enter Jinling City, but went straight to Fengyang to meet the late emperor and empress.

By signing the Grand Cross Railway Plan with Yanhua.

Received a large number of factories and technical assistance from Yanhua.

After the Ming Dynasty mastered the casting technology of large gun barrels.

In recent years, His Majesty may have been humiliated because of the great humiliation he suffered.

Almost crazy strengthening of defense capabilities along the river.

But that's the case.

Today, six or seven years later.

These heavily invested and assembled coastal defense guns still cannot stop Yanhua's new generation of naval ships.

In addition to leaving countless craters on these battleships.

The greatest result of the thirteen coastal defense batteries was that fifty people from the Yanhua Navy were injured and eighteen were killed.

Five turrets damaged.

Two of the doors were quickly repaired and continue to be used.

Can the imperial court really stop this fleet that is armed to the teeth?

Can His Majesty's trump card... really work wonders?

"too slow!"

Ye Kai frowned and mumbled dissatisfiedly, interrupting Song Sansi's thoughts.

Then he turned around and ordered: "Give me the order, use explosive bullets..."

"Commander, do you really want to use explosive ammunition?" The staff officer around him was hesitant.

Ye Kai immediately raised his hand angrily and pointed to the artillery position shrouded in smoke on the shore in the distance, "Look, do they treat us as compatriots?"

"In the previous coastal defense artillery positions, we talked about the friendship between each other, but as we go upstream, these coastal defense positions established thirty years after Hongwu were bombarded with high intensity. Do they regard us as compatriots?"

"Tell brothers, stop suppressing the speed of artillery fire and fire at full speed!"

"Yes!" The staff officer immediately stopped hesitating. After receiving the order, he turned around and went to deliver the order.

Song Sansi opened her mouth, and the words of persuasion came to her lips.

Finally I held back.

What reasons are there to persuade?

After being rescued on board the ship by Commander Ye, he woke up.

Although this young Commander Ye had a very tough tone, shouting about beating and killing.

But he was on the boat all the way.

Very clear.

They shelled all the way, but they didn't use all their strength.

A newly built coastal defense artillery position thirty years after Hongwu.

They were all established after the disintegration of the Chaohu system within the Songjiangkou Division.

These coastal defense artillery positions are different from the coastal defense artillery positions established by the Chaohu system thirty years ago in Hongwu.

They have no friendship at all with the Yanhua Navy.

They are only loyal to His Majesty!

Boom boom!

Boom boom boom!

Soon, bursts of roaring and explosions sounded from the shore defense artillery position on the distant shore.

Amidst the dense explosions.

It was even vaguely visible that the clumsy gun barrels were blown away, thrown high, and then fell heavily.

Explosive bombs are put into use.

After each ship no longer suppresses the artillery speed.

Less than half an hour.

There was no sign of counterattack from the coastal defense artillery position.

A gust of wind blew.

The thick smoke gradually dissipated.

Song Sansi raised his telescope and looked at the messy shore defense artillery position with wounded people everywhere, like a hell on earth.

His face couldn't help but turn slightly white.

This is the true power of Yanhua's naval fleet!

The power of that kind of blooming bomb is really too great.

It’s too lethal!

The other coastal defense artillery positions downstream cannot be defeated, and the soldiers still have a chance to evacuate their positions.

But here, I am afraid that nine out of ten of them are damaged!

Perhaps this is the power of Yanhua's angry fire?

snort!

Ye Kaiyin's face turned away, with a complex expression of sadness, he snorted coldly, put down the telescope, and ordered: "Arrival at Jinling City! Point all the muzzles at Jinling City!"

"Set off!"

Woo woo woo...

The whistle blows.

Eight battleships, with sixteen supply ships catching up from behind, headed straight for Jinling City.

"The last coastal defense artillery position has been broken!"

"King Yan's naval fleet is here!"

"The battle between the armored ships, the real war between our Ming Dynasty and Yanhua, is about to begin!"

"Quick, get out of the city, get out of the city and take a look!"

…

When the burning beacon was noticed by Jinling City.

The whole Jinling was boiling and restless in an instant.

Countless people poured out of the city.

Inside the palace.

Zhu Biao walked out of the imperial study.

All civil and military officials from the court stood at the foot of the steps outside the imperial study.

Zhu Biao raised his head and looked at the rising sun above his head.

After a moment, he withdrew his gaze and looked at the courtiers below, "Today, I and all my ministers will go to the city to watch this naval battle that was fought right at the door of the imperial capital!"

"See if you are a soldier of this dynasty and protect the dignity of the court."

"It's still like Hongwu thirty years ago, my face was trampled on again!"

After saying this, Zhu Biao rolled up his sleeves and sat on the carriage...

The ministers followed and marched out of the palace...

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