Back to Ming Dynasty with Industrial Revolution System

Chapter 850
At Yokohama Port, Zheng Zhilong received Chu Yun's order to go to Jeju Island to pick up Li Yi, the eldest son of King Goryeo.

"Is this an ordinary diplomatic action, or does it require the use of force?" Shi Daxuan asked Zheng Zhilong.

"The telegram said that we should be prepared with both hands, and it is very likely that we will use force to break the door." Zheng Zhilong put down the letter.

"Our Beiyang Fleet has been practicing for several years, and we have never had the opportunity to go to war. I didn't expect it to come so suddenly..." Shi Daxuan was a little excited and nervous.

When the Nanyang Fleet was galloping across the South Seas, their Beiyang Fleet hadn't fought for a long time.

"The military leader said that the matter is very important. I must personally lead the fleet. You will lead the Dachu fleet to stay in Edo Bay." Zheng Zhilong said to Shi Daxuan.

Shi Daxuan couldn't help but feel disappointed, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go out!
"It is also very important to be optimistic about the shogunate. I am worried that after our main force leaves, the shogunate may become active." Zheng Zhilong knew that the shogunate was restrained because he and the Beiyang Fleet suppressed Edo Castle at Yokohama Port, which was like pinching Lived at the throat of the shogunate.Once this hand is released, the shogunate may jump up and down.

"I will monitor every move of the shogunate and never give them a chance to make trouble. Even if we only have the formation of the Dachu, it is not something their navy can look up to." Shi Daxuan saw that he could not intervene in the affairs of Korea, so he had to stay at the base camp .

"By the way, you are optimistic about Da Yuer. She plotted against the shogunate not long ago and caused them to lose millions of taels of silver. I am afraid that the shogunate will retaliate against her. Normally, the main force of our Beiyang fleet is here, and they dare not even use assassination methods, but In case our main force leaves, they will be lucky, and they are more likely to take the lead." Zheng Zhilong said.

"I will send additional soldiers to protect her." Shi Daxuan said.

"The case of the murder of members of the Huaxia Society in the concession last year, the murderer has not been found yet?" Zheng Zhilong asked.

Shi Daxuan shook his head: "No, the killer sent by the shogunate seems to have disappeared out of thin air, and it is very likely that he left the concession long ago."

"Some families in Dongpu make a living by assassinating and inquiring about information, and some of them may be used secretly by the shogunate. But as long as we have strong military force, they will not dare to mess around." Zheng Zhilong said.

"Yeah." Shi Daxuan nodded.

No matter how powerful the assassins sent by the shogunate are, it is almost impossible to break into the military camp. Moreover, once the high-level Kyushu army is killed and it is found that the shogunate is behind it, the Beiyang Fleet is expected to bombard Edo Castle immediately.

The officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet have been stationed in Yokohama Port for a long time. When they received the order to sail, they were full of anxiety and uneasiness just like Shi Daxuan!

The Beiyang Fleet has not fought for a long time, and some recruits who have just joined the Beiyang Fleet have not even experienced the baptism of war.They have only experienced quarterly drills.This is also something that can't be helped. With the peace of the world, there are so many wars.

"Father, I heard that you are going to fight at sea, can you take me with you?"

A little boy at the pier in Yokohama asked eagerly when he saw Zheng Zhilong in military uniform preparing to board the sailing battleship Daqi.

"Silly boy, war is not a good thing, you will know when you grow up." Zheng Zhilong patted the boy's head.

"I'm not a child. I want to be a general, a navy general!" The little boy unconvincedly knocked off Zheng Zhilong's hand and straightened his messed up hair.

"Zheng Chenggong, you are still far away from your father, so stay with your uncle to look after Yokohama Port." Shi Daxuan messed up his hair again.

"All the supplies of the Daqi and Dayan formations have been loaded, and all the soldiers and officers are in place!" The captain of the Dayan came over and said to Zheng Zhilong.

"Shi Daxuan, I will leave this place to you." Zheng Zhilong turned and boarded the boat, "Beiyang Fleet, set sail!"

The two sailing battleships, eight frigates, and three supply ships moored in Yokohama Port all raised their sails, and slowly sailed out of Yokohama Port with [-] officers and soldiers of the Beiyang Fleet.

"I will definitely be more prestigious than my father in the future." Zheng Chenggong said with clenched fists, looking at the gradually shrinking shadow of the Beiyang Fleet.

"Go back to sleep, there is everything in the dream." Shi Daxuan said.

The main force of the Beiyang Fleet left Yokohama Port during the non-exercise period!

The shogunate spies who had already figured out the routine of the Beiyang Fleet immediately noticed something was wrong. The time for the Beiyang Fleet to go to sea was not the time for the usual exercises, and this time the Beiyang Fleet also deliberately moved a large amount of gunpowder from the warehouse, obviously to go to sea Go to war!
"Report to the general immediately, the Beiyang Fleet is suspected to be going to sea to fight!"

"Where are they going to fight?"

"Who knows, we just need to report the truth, and leave other matters to the general."

The shogunate spies in the Yokohama Concession are running quickly, delivering information to the shogunate in Edo City!
"What!? Zheng Zhilong left the Yokohama Concession with the main force of the Beiyang Fleet?!"

Almost all the ministers of the shogunate were shocked when they heard the news that the Beiyang Fleet had left Yokohama Port!
Zheng Zhilong and Beiyang Fleet, two names have dominated Dongying for several years!The shogunate is always under their shadow!Even on ordinary festivals, the Beiyang Fleet has no intention of leaving the Yokohama Concession, and has been blocking the entrance of Edo Bay!
"According to the information obtained by our spies, the Beiyang Fleet is loaded with enough gunpowder to start a large-scale war, and every officer and soldier is fully armed with muskets on their backs, which is completely different from their usual exercises. During their exercises, there is no It will not be such a big fight, and the gunpowder equipped is only one-fourth to one-third of the full amount." Said Tadakatsu Sakai, who has a deep understanding of the Beiyang Fleet.

Because the Beiyang Fleet conducts exercises every quarter, in order to save costs, it will not be fully equipped with gunpowder.

"What forces are they going to attack?" The faces of the shogunate ministers were solemn.

The only time the Beiyang Fleet took action was to help the shogunate repel the siege of Edo Castle by the Allied Forces.It has been a long time since they saw the Beiyang Fleet make a move.

"Did the rebels provoke them or are the Westerners making a comeback?"

The people in the shogunate believed that those who needed the Beiyang Fleet to do it themselves were either the rebels of the Shimadzu family or the Westerners.No one could have imagined that the Beiyang Fleet was going to deal with the Koreans.

"The main force of the Beiyang Fleet has left. Can we take advantage of this time to build shipyards and do other things?" Matsudaira Nobuzuna said.

After the main force of the Beiyang Fleet left, their minds became active, as if the parents went out for a while, and the children at home started to fly wild.

(End of this chapter)