Chapter 508

"Ladies and gentlemen, what the fleet was flying just now seems to be a Zheng flag, most of which came for a sneak attack!"

"Yes, no one can organize such a large fleet to cross the sea except the Zheng family. Maybe it's for our shipyard."

"The news must be sent back to the capital immediately."

After everyone calmed down, they analyzed everything, and then unanimously decided to quickly return to the wharf to report, so they also raised a full sail.

Fortunately, not long after they went to sea, they were only one or two hundred miles away from the wharf, and returned to the Shanghai Wharf in the afternoon.

An official sent by the interior ministry is responsible for the construction of military docks and shipyards, and a principal of the Ministry of works is responsible for the construction of civil docks and urban areas next door,

The security work is in the charge of a junior General of the National Guard Army, with a force of about 10000. Although they have been trained for nearly half a year and their equipment is not poor, they are all recruits who have not been on the battlefield.

When they learned of the attack of the Zheng family fleet, they immediately sent express ships to Nanjing to report, and then began to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people and craftsmen. More than 10000 guards were also ready to resist the enemy.

But this area is so large that more than 10000 guards have to choose to defend the shipyard. After all, there are nine semi-finished frigates on the slipway, which will be completed in a while, and a large number of carpentry workshops in the back are also the top priority.

As for the frigate that had just launched, the people decided to avoid its edge, stop at the dock and hide in the Yangtze River.

No way. Although the frigate is big enough and has a full load displacement of nearly 300 tons, it doesn't have a cannon. It's completely furnished.

Qin Huan had not told them that Rockets would be equipped in the future, because the rocket research institute had been working overtime to produce army rockets. Although the Navy also produced that one, it did not produce it on a large scale.

Nanjing.

The night is deep, and the silence of such a big city is frightening.

Thanks to Qin Huan's special regulations for economic development, Nanjing is different from all dynasties. Even at night, there are still two city gates and a water gate open, which is convenient for fleets and merchant ships to go in and out at night, but more people are stationed at night and the inspection is more strict, so the informers are not blocked outside the city.

In the imperial study of the palace.

Li Waner and Zhang Yan obviously just got up. That is to say, they would change to Daqin. Otherwise, no matter how big a thing is in any dynasty, the queen would not get up in the middle of the night and convene the ministers to discuss the matter.

At the moment, the military attach é s above the third grade of the military and political yuan came in a hurry. They were full of doubts and speculation, and more worried.

Because it is a great event to force the two empresses to call them into the palace for discussion in the middle of the night. Not many people are wondering whether there is an accident in the north?

"Dear Aiqing, just now Shanghai sent someone to report. Yesterday morning, a large fleet was found in the sea area east of Songjiangfu. The number of fleets is about four or five hundred. The Zheng flag is hanging on it. It is heading westward. What do you think of Aiqing?"

Zhang Yan said in a deep voice. Li Waner on the side also looked dignified. Obviously, even if they no longer understand military affairs, they also know that the other party is absolutely bad.

"What?"

Everyone was shocked. Obviously, this mode of transporting troops by sea ships and attacking across the sea subverted everyone's cognition, which had never been thought of before.

"Four or five hundred ocean ships can at least carry tens of thousands of people. Do they want to attack the capital directly along the Yangtze River?"

"This... This is too bold?"

After everyone calmed down, they all looked at Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan frowned. If she knew, she wouldn't call them in the middle of the night to discuss.

Seeing all the people talking, no one was sure, so they had to look at Li Yan.

"Li Aiqing, you are the head of the military and political yuan. Do you think the Zheng family came to attack Nanjing directly or to Shanghai shipyard?"

Obviously, even if Zhang Yan no longer understands military affairs, she knows that she must first clarify the other party's intention before she can make a response, otherwise she will only be beaten passively.

"It's... it's hard to say. It's possible. I'm afraid I have to compare it with the map to make a judgment." Li Yan hesitated and said ambiguously.

No way, if the other party commits a crime from the land, he can definitely judge the other party's attempt by virtue of the scale and general direction of the force.

But when you come from the sea, you are really blind, because how many people come from the other side is unknown. It's really hard to guess where the vast sea can land.

"Get the map!" Zhang Yan shouted quickly.

Obviously, most of the people present here are northerners, and they are all aware of the coastal situation in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Not long ago, several female officials took all the maps of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. These maps were drawn during the Ming Dynasty, which just extended to the sea and recorded some large islands.

Even so, after they determined the general orientation of the other fleet yesterday morning, they almost all pointed to Hangzhou city at the same time, because Hangzhou Bay extends inland to Hangzhou city.

Coupled with the importance of Hangzhou, it is only one or two hundred miles from Nanjing. The other party will definitely take the lead in attacking Hangzhou and then use it as a springboard to attack Nanjing.

After all, taking the Yangtze River is too risky. Although it is more direct, it is impossible not to be found along the way. Moreover, once several ships sink and block the downstream, the other party will have no place to escape. I'm afraid no general dares to put all his eggs in one basket and fight to the death.

At this time, even Zhang Yan can see that it's really easy to fight Hangzhou from the sea. Almost warships can directly attack the city.

If there was a sneak attack at night, I'm afraid the defenders in the city didn't have the slightest reaction time. Finally, Qin Huan understood why he wanted to develop a navy.

"Madam, according to the time, I'm afraid the other party's fleet will land near Hangzhou this morning. There are only 5000 national guards in the city, and most of them are newly recruited recruits. I'm afraid it's hard to resist the other party's surprise. Now it's too late to send a fast horse to inform, so I'd better send a large army to rescue immediately to prevent the situation from expanding."

Li Yan said with a fist. In fact, he wanted to say that Hangzhou could not be saved, but he didn't want to scare Zhang Yan.

"Well, that's the only way!" Zhang Yan nodded.

But then they were in trouble again, because near Nanjing, in addition to the 10000 guards in the Imperial Palace and the 20000 garrisons in the city, there were 50000 newly recruited recruits, who had only been trained for half a month.

However, it is obviously too late to transfer the guards from all over the country. The most important thing is that there is no leading general.

Although Li Yan and Niu Jinxing are right in their words, they have not really led troops to fight. Others who have really been on the battlefield and fought are only at the level of captain, not even Xiaocui.