"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." Zhang Ergong had never seen the emperor look like this before. He hesitated for a long time and then hurriedly said loudly: "Your Majesty, take the order! Come, send the order, the warship will weigh anchor, set sail, and steam engine

Fire up and start!"

The entire warship started to get busy following the emperor's words.

Countless sailors untied the sails, and groups of sailors pulled complicated ropes through winches to pull up the huge sails.

The two huge chimneys erected on the back of the warship began to spit out thick smoke after a few roars. In just half a blast, there were streaks of white smoke directly behind the stern of the ship.

Steam, shooting towards the rear.

The steam turbine has started working.

From the bottom of the warship to the deck, there was a tremor, and at this time the sails were also pulled up and fixed by the sailors.

Moved!

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at a fixed object on the shore and began to have a sense of movement in his sight. He immediately picked up his steps and ran towards the bow of the ship.

"Your Majesty, please slow down and be careful where you step!"

Zhang Ergong turned around quickly and reminded loudly.

Zhu Yunxi also said repeatedly: "Grandpa, be careful, the warship has just started, it will be a little unstable."

A group of Wuyangyang people just followed the emperor and headed towards the bow of the ship.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had already rushed to the front of the bow, holding the railing in front of him tightly with both hands.

Hearing the rapid footsteps behind him, Zhu Yuanzhang did not look back, but said in a deep voice: "How should the steam warship continue to be tested? You should follow the plan."

Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor no longer wanted to explain himself, Zhang Ergong bowed and quietly withdrew.

At this time, Zhu Yunxi stepped forward lightly and came to the old man's side: "According to the plan, the warship will gradually increase its speed from here until it reaches Baguazhou downstream at full speed. Then it will start to turn on the river surface and head upstream to Baguazhou.

Test forts built along the coast were bombarded to test the performance of warships in moving and anchored conditions."

Baguazhou is located about 20 miles downstream of Longjiang Shipbuilding Outer Jiangxinzhou.

This distance is enough for the steam warship to measure its sailing speed at full speed, and the river surface there is enough for the warship to change direction for movement and stationary bombardment.

Zhu Yuanzhang gently tapped the railing in front of him with his fingers, but he asked: "These artillery pieces are not only used on naval warships, but also sent to the border troops. With this thing in hand, I, the Ming Dynasty, only need to

If there is no chaos, there will be no rivals.”

The ocean is unfamiliar, and to the people of Ming Dynasty, they know far less than the land.

All along, the enemies of the Central Plains have come from land, especially the endless enemies on the grassland outside the Jiubian Fortress.

The current military strategy of the Ming Dynasty still focuses on confrontation, defense, and combating the remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty outside the Nine Border Fortress.

When Xu Da led his army to invade Beiping City, the Yuan Dynasty established by Borjijin and Temujin collapsed after countless bloody battles by the sons of the Han family.

The Dayuan Dynasty, as a dynasty that ruled the entire Central Plains, ended its dynastic life.

Emperor Huizong of the Yuan Dynasty, Bo'er Jijijin and Tuohuan Tiemuer, fled north to Shangdu, and retreated to Yingchang the following year. This Iron Pot Emperor still used the title of the Great Yuan, but he had been defined as the Northern Yuan by the Ming Dynasty.

In the third year of Hongwu, Yuan Huizong died and Yuan Zhaozong ascended the throne. Under the continuous military operations of the Ming army, he continued to take the remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty and fled north to the Mobei and Lin areas.

In the eleventh year of Hongwu, Emperor Zhaozong of the Yuan Dynasty passed away. Emperor Yuan Tianyuan who came to the throne continued to lead people and people to fight against the Ming Dynasty, and repeatedly invaded the Ming Dynasty.

Until the 21st year of Hongwu, in order to completely wipe out the remaining remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty outside the Great Wall and in the northeastern region, the imperial court appointed Lan Yu, Duke of Liang, as the general, leading an army of 150,000 to carry out Emperor Hongwu's sixth Northern Expedition.

The Ming army crossed the Gobi and advanced to the Yuerhai area. They fought fiercely with the Beiyuan army and finally completely defeated the Beiyuan army, causing numerous casualties and more than 80,000 prisoners. Emperor Tianyuan and his eldest son Tianbaonu escaped, and their youngest son Tianbaonu escaped.

Baonu was captured by the Ming army.

Emperor Tianyuan and his eldest son Tianbaonu, who continued to flee north, were killed by Yesudiel, a descendant of Ali Buge.

At this point, the Northern Yuan Dynasty no longer used the emperor's reign name and the Yuan Dynasty title.

But whether it was the Great Yuan or the Northern Yuan, although they had died out a few years ago, they left behind countless people who had experienced the founding of the Ming Dynasty. These remnants of the former Yuan still implemented the system of the former Yuan and still had a powerful military.

The strength is still trying to go south again for many years.

In the twenty-eighth year since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, wars had been fought for twenty-eight years.

In Zhu Yuanzhang's heart, the greatest hope for the country in this life may not be to create a prosperous age with his own hands, or it may not be the prosperity of his children and grandchildren, but it must be to wipe out all the remnants of the previous Yuan Dynasty.

Zhu Yunxi spoke softly: "Grandpa, don't worry, the artillery on the naval warships are all specially forged for the navy. As for the heavy artillery used outside the Nine Frontier Fortress, and the light artillery that can be easily pulled by war horses and easy to carry, from now on

They were developed together from the beginning.”

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite surprised. He looked sideways and said, "Why do we need to subdivide them in this way? When can grandpa see the heavy artillery and light artillery you mentioned with his own eyes?"

"It won't be long before I think about it. I have to finish it all this year. When the time comes, grandpa will be invited to come and watch it in person."

ah!

Zhu Yuanzhang let out a long sigh, his eyes were a little moved, looking at the vast blue waves of the Yangtze River in front of him, he slapped the railings one after another, as if he was playing music in harmony.

"The Ming Dynasty must truly settle down earlier. It must make those enemies who dare to covet the Central Plains completely surrender. If they don't surrender, they will drink blood under the sword of the Ming Army."

Zhu Yunxi nodded and whispered: "There will be a day."

But Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head: "You have to work hard. When the day comes, grandpa will take a boat like this and go to sea to see what the other side of the sea is."

The old man wants to be the Pirate King?

Zhu Yunxi couldn't help being stunned.

However, he had already met the old man's profound gaze.

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Chapter completed!