Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 136 The Arrival of Ou Zuoji

"You two are the chief and deputy directors of the Security Department. If there were any problems at the command level in yesterday's battle, please share your views."

After Lin Hai finished speaking, he saw Feng Yidao and Viper looking at each other, so he changed to a comfortable sitting position and said: "This is not a formal military discussion, just treat it as a casual chat. Viper, why don't you talk first?"

"This... um..." Viper faltered for a long time and couldn't say anything. He always listened to Feng Yidao in terms of command, so how could he talk to Brother Dao in person.

"In that case, let's talk about the whistle commander first. Which whistle commander performed the best."

In the Yuanyang Formation, the captain is mainly responsible for leading the charge, but at the level of the sentry commander, he is mainly responsible for command. This can be seen from the fact that the captain is positioned in the front and the sentry commander is in the middle.

Viper suddenly felt much less stressed, and immediately said: "I think it's because the first post has the most complete system and performs best."

Feng Yidao also agreed: "I think so too. The right wing was more dangerous at the time. Fortunately, Waizui led the fourth team to fight against it."

"I think Scarface performed best." Lin Hai expressed his opinion. "Scarface was the first sentry commander to kill deserters. At the same time, he tried to reorganize the team when the number of the second sentry was reduced by nearly half. Make the offense and defense of the soldiers under the three captains who are not running more balanced, and then push behind the first, second, and fourth teams of the first sentry respectively. "

"Although it didn't have much effect in the end, this is a very mature approach." Lin Hai continued, "Just imagine, if the first sentry failed to kill the Leilang people, or even lost the battle, Scar would Will the facial expression become the key to the subsequent battle?"

Feng Yidao was frightened when he heard this. To be honest, he was already in trouble at the time and didn't think about it at all.

At the same time, he was also very ashamed. Scarface was doing a good job organizing his team, but Director Feng, on the other hand, just said "shoulder to shoulder" and was immediately escorted away.

"As for the crooked mouth? His performance is more than enough as a captain, but he can only be said to be barely qualified as a whistle leader..."

"First of all, he was a former enemy commander. He did not adjust the front width of the first post according to the terrain before engaging the enemy. As a result, the first team was almost surrounded by the enemy. This was a very fatal mistake. If he and Ruan Jin had not led the With people on top, the battle yesterday would have been very dangerous."

"Secondly, when deserters appeared in the third team, Waizui's reaction was a bit slow. It wasn't until the wolf-snatcher in the first team dropped his weapon that he started killing people. This is not as good as Scarface."

"As for why the first sentry's organization is more complete than that of the second sentry, that's because the first sentry is at the forefront and there are no deserters to attack their formation. At the same time, the captains of the first sentry were all deliberately selected. , he is considered to be the best among the sixteen captains."

After Lin Hai finished speaking, Feng Yidao and Viper were convinced, and they nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right."

"Then let's talk about the command at the Security Department level." Lin Hai said to Feng Yidao, "Since it's hard for Viper to speak, then you can talk about it yourself."

"Yes. Subordinate..." Feng Yidao said what he meant. "Subordinates should not go into battle in person, but should focus on guarding the formation and commanding."

This is what Lin Hai once specifically explained to Feng Yidao, but this time he shook his head: "There were too many defeated troops yesterday. You were right not to suppress them. Your two arrows did play a key role... …”

In low-level wars, personal bravery can indeed play a big role, because the opponent is likely to be scared to pieces by a brave person.

For example, when Qi Jiguang fought against Japanese pirates for the first time, he was leading guardsmen. Those soldiers also dispersed as soon as they saw the enemy.Marshal Qi had no choice but to shoot and kill three Japanese pirates himself. It turned out that these Japanese pirates were also rookies, and they were thrown into disarray on the spot.

Lin Hai continued: "Your problem is that you did not organize the formation of the three sentinels behind you in time, and you also forgot to take command during the pursuit battle. In this regard, you are not as good as Scarface and Ruan Jin...

"If the opponent is not an unarmed mob like the Leilang people, then there are only two possible outcomes. One is that the first sentry is directly killed, and the other is that they are ambushed during the pursuit. No matter which one it is, the next step will be A one-sided massacre, just like yesterday when you hunted down the Leilang people because your army had lost its organization at that time.”

"This happened during the battle, and before that, you made a more fatal mistake. In fact, in yesterday's battle, we didn't die at all. Being beaten like this, to be honest, I feel very ashamed... "

"You clearly knew that there were ten Folan cannons in Guandu City, so why did you just take the Security Department into custody without knowing the enemy's situation? You are eager to perform meritorious service and you are exchanging the lives of your subordinates for your own future! "

"Sir..." Feng Yidao immediately knelt down. He wanted to defend but didn't know where to start. Cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Viper, you are the deputy director of the Security Department. Do you have any advice before the war?" Lin Hai then asked Viper.

"This subordinate has neglected his duties, please punish me." Viper quickly knelt down and kowtowed.

"You all get up." Lin Hai said and said to Feng Yidao, "I know you are not doing it for yourself, you are doing it for the dozen or so old brothers. But don't forget, you are now the director of the Security Department. There are more than 200 comrades under him, not just those ten people."

"Yes, I will remember your teachings." Feng Yidao and Viper seemed to have been granted amnesty.

"Sit down, I said this was just chatting." Lin Hai pointed to the chair and continued, "Speaking of which, there is an advantage to fighting yesterday's battle like this. After this battle, the Security Department is no longer a new army. It will be more reliable from now on.”

Neither Feng Yidao nor Viper dared to speak. They only heard Lin Hai say again: "When we were first founded, the Security Department was short of people, and there was no one around me. Now that we are no longer in the New Army, Viper, please come back and be me." How about your personal escort?"

"Yes, my subordinates are all at your discretion." Viper was overjoyed. He was different from Feng Yidao. In his opinion, he had a better future by staying with Lin Hai.

"That's it. I'm really short of people here. If you follow me and work hard, you will have a future in the future." Lin Hai said to Viper.

The reason why he wanted to transfer Viper was that, firstly, he really lacked someone around him to help him, and secondly, Viper was too obedient and would blindly flatter everyone he met. He could not play the role of deputy director of the Security Department at all. It's not a problem.

At the same time, it is no longer appropriate for Viper to be the captain of the pacification team.

Under pressure from Lin Hai, he agreed to Ruan Jin's proposal to deal with the captain according to military law during the military meeting in the afternoon. Feng Yidao's dozen or so old brothers were already somewhat different from each other.

With Viper's character, he will probably indulge these people in vain in the future in order to make amends.

"However, the deputy director of the Security Department is also indispensable, especially since he will also be in charge of civil affairs in the future. One person will definitely be too busy..." Lin Hai continued, "Yidao, who do you think is more suitable to succeed Viper?" ?" "My subordinates think Scarface is okay." Feng Yidao replied. In fact, when Lin Hai just commented on the performance of each sentry commander, his meaning was already obvious.

"That's him." Lin Hai nodded, "Scarface is a mature man, you should ask for his opinion before making a decision."

Feng Yidao seemed to be a stable person, but that was actually just an appearance. It was just because he had placed a heavier responsibility on his shoulders after the recruitment incident.

After all, he has a relatively frivolous temper at heart, and is actually not suitable to be the leader. It is more suitable for him to be assisted by a mature and steady person like Scarface.

Although Scarface also has some blind obedience to Feng Yidao, there is currently no better manpower besides him.

"As for the captain of the anti-corruption team, I think it would be more appropriate for Ruan Jin to be the captain. The deputy director-general cannot concurrently serve as the captain of the anti-insurance team. There must be an independent chief officer."

In the Security Department, the captain of the town defense team is at the same level as the captain of the sentry. Lin Hai promoted Ruan Jin. First, he wanted him to strictly enforce the law. Second, he also gave Ruan Jin a transfer fund-the future expansion of the Zhoushan Battalion. After serving three divisions, he can serve as the commander-in-chief of one of the divisions.

"The commander of the second sentry can be appointed by Jiuzhi. As for the captain and corps commander, there are currently several vacancies. I don't care about these. You can decide for yourself."

At this time, Jiuzhi had just returned to the barracks of the first team of the first post. Like the Zhoushan camp, the teams of the Security Department also slept in the same room.

Marshal Qi deliberately emphasized in the "New Book of Ji Xiao" that all teams live in the same room. If the room is too small, then try to make sure that each team lives in the same room, and two teams of the same team live in the opposite door.

"I bet that yesterday's top prize will definitely go to me. Is there anyone who wants to bet with me? Five taels of silver. Is there anyone who wants to bet?" As soon as Jiuzhi entered the door, he returned the favor to the first team. shouted the living soldiers.

Seeing that no one responded, he took advantage of Ruan Jin to relieve himself before he came back. He ran to the door of the second team opposite and shouted: "Second team, you guys listen up, yesterday's first and second achievements must be They are all from our first team. If you are not convinced, come and take a gamble with me, five taels of silver, five taels of silver..."

At this time, Ruan Jin came up from behind him: "I'll make a bet with you. This time the reward for you guys will be at least three taels of silver. Do you want to bet?"

Nine Fingers: "..."

The next day, a celebration and commendation meeting was held by the Tamsui River.

Zheng Tingqiu's sailors were also notified to come and watch, because the first item on the agenda of the meeting was the enforcement of military law.Lin Hai felt that it was necessary to let these sailors see the beheading first, and then organize them to sign up for the Security Department.

Twenty severed heads were placed together, and then Lin Hai ordered the wooden box containing the silver reward to be opened.

The bloody heads and the white money formed a strong contrast. Blood and money are always the most stimulating to people's senses. The conference was held in an atmosphere that was both terrifying and full of temptation.

Finally, Lin Hai personally led the senior officers of the Security Department to carry the coffins of the five war dead, and they were buried not far from Guandu City.

After all this was done, suddenly a Japanese ronin came to Tamsui accompanied by Ouwan of Jinbaolishe. This man went to sea with Umino Zuobei, and was left by Lin Hai in Keelung, where he was waiting for Ouwan. Zuo Ji's large army arrived.

The reason why Ou Zuoji was asked to go to Keelung instead of Tamsui was because when Lin Hai was in Japan, he didn't know whether his second brother could get the Zhuyin Certificate.

At that time, Ou Zuoji made two plans. If he could not get the Zhuyin certificate, he would take the ships of other Zhuyin ship owners to go to sea.

Many of the Japanese ship owners were inextricably linked to various overseas forces. Lin Hai did not want to expose his presence in Tamsui too early, so he arranged to meet Ou Zuoji in Keelung, which happened to be the same place. The only place where Zhuyin ship trade must pass.

In fact, Lin Hai had this in mind when he placed the initial immigration base in Guandu.Guandu is a full ten miles away from the mouth of Tamsui River. The passing merchants will never notice that there is an additional bamboo city here.

Lin Hai set off for Keelung that day. After arriving at Keelung Port, he saw three Japanese ships of considerable tonnage parked in the port.

These three Japanese ships are all similar in appearance. They are still hybrid ships with a Fukufune hull, a Yamato-style bow, and a Western-style stern. The sails on the ship are also soft sails and hard sails.

Of course, the main power provided is the Chinese-style hard sails of the foremast and mainmast, while the foresprit, topsail, and sternmasts are Western-style soft sails. This is more common in the large red seal ships of the Japanese country, and is very important for merchant ships. It can be said to be a relatively reasonable sail configuration.

These three Japanese ships also have two unique features. One is the cage hanging on the outside of the ship, which is where the sailors on the ship go through reincarnation.

The second is a flag on the stern of one of the ships behind the stern mast. There are three weird letters on the flag. If you look at it upside down, it is VOC.

Seeing this flag, Lin Hai knew who else was coming with Ou Zuoji this time - Nagasaki businessman Sotaro Araki, the son-in-law of Lord Annan Ruan.

Lin Hai couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart. Fortunately, he was cautious enough and did not let Ou Zuoji come to Tamsui to join him when he was in Japan, because this Araki Sotaro was too busy in the Southeast Asian waters.

This man married the adopted daughter of Ruan Fuyuan, the current Nguyen Lord of Annam, seven years ago. The status of Quang Nam Kingdom under Ruan Lord's rule is naturally not low. At the same time, he also has close relations with the Portuguese who support Quang Nam Kingdom and the senior officials of the Cambodian royal family. .

The above-mentioned forces are either the mortal enemies of the Dutch or have a very bad relationship with the Dutch, but Araki Sotaro was able to fight fiercely with these forces while also having an affair with the Dutch, the overlord of the Asian waters in this era.

Among all the Japanese Zhuin ship merchants, only Sotaro Araki’s ship had the VOC mark on it, which was equivalent to a pass given to him by the Dutch.As long as the ship flew this flag, it would not be attacked by any Dutch ship.

After arriving at Jinbaoli Club, Lin Hai saw Ou Zuoji and Araki Sotaro together.

Araki Sotaro lived on the bank of the Urakami River not far from Wujin Temple, and had a very close relationship with Ou Zuoji's father, Ou Huayu. When Lin Hai was in Nagasaki, he also deliberately made friends with this wealthy Japanese businessman who was very happy.

Because this person is really useful.

　Thanks to the flying little pig for the reward of 500 taels!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)