Chapter 191: Dragon City Navy, Far Ahead

Somehow, when Chen Huaian looked at the "Confession of Sins" issued by Emperor Hongxi Zhao Lingzhan of the Daxin Dynasty, he had an inexplicable urge to laugh.

He couldn't help but think of the scene when the birth mother of Emperor Lingwu of Daxin, Empress Dowager Su Wan'er, asked eunuch Cai He to go to Longcheng, the fief of King Jin, with a secret edict to invite him to go south to Beijing to rescue the king.

The two are quite similar!

Whether it is the secret edict of Emperor Lingwu or the secret edict of Emperor Hongxi, the core purpose is to win over Chen Huaian in order to seek to divide the river and rule together.

Chen Huaian also knew very well that these two emperors and the forces behind them were nothing more than seeing that he had not ascended the throne to become emperor since he started the war to quell the rebellion, and still carried the flag of King Jin of the Daxin Dynasty;

So they issued an imperial edict to Chen Huaian with the attitude of trying their best.

Anyway, this edict doesn't cost a penny!

The only difference is that the imperial edict issued by Empress Dowager Su was stamped with the imperial seal.

The seal stamped on the imperial edict issued by the treacherous minister Qin Ruhui on behalf of Emperor Hongxi was a "radish seal" carved by craftsmen later.

This also made Chen Huaian certain that when Emperor Lingwu and Empress Dowager Su fled the imperial city in a hurry, they must have secretly taken the imperial seal with them.

Presumably, the imperial seal had been taken to Jiangyin, the navy base of the Great Xin Dynasty, by Empress Dowager Su.

Thinking of this, Chen Huaian, who was riding on horseback, didn't even bother to take a second look at the contents of the imperial edict, and directly threw the silk back to Pang Xianchu beside him.

Then, he smiled and said, "Pang Xianchu, since you have seen the envoys of the Hongxi Dynasty, you must be clear about the contents of the imperial edict and Qin Ruhui's purpose this time, right?"

Yeah!

Pang Xianchu nodded without thinking.

Chen Huaian continued: "That's perfect. I'm too lazy to read the content above. What do you think we should do about this?"

Pang Xianchu raised his head, his dull face was determined, and he said firmly: "Your Highness, if Your Highness only had the 8,000 Dragon City Po Lu soldiers at this time;"

"I think that since Emperor Hongxi has issued a self-criticism edict, Your Highness can follow the trend and become a loyal minister and general of the new dynasty!"

"But--"

Then Pang Xianchu changed the subject and said word by word: "Now Your Highness has a million soldiers, the Tibetan countries in the Western Regions have surrendered, and the southern expedition army is about to reach the Yangtze River;"

"In my opinion, this Emperor Hongxi's self-criticism edict is not even as good as waste paper!"

Hahaha!

After hearing Pang Xianchu's answer, Chen Huaian couldn't help laughing out loud.

After a long time, he stopped laughing and looked at Pang Xianchu and said, "Pang Xianchu, Pang Xianchu, you have also learned bad things now, but - it suits my heart very much!"

"This matter will be handled according to your opinion, go!"

"I obey your order!"

Pang Xianchu immediately clasped his hands and took the order and left.

Looking at the back of Pang Xianchu riding away, Chen Huaian said to himself, "Yes, if I only had 8,000 soldiers, I would be happy to be a loyal king of the Great New Dynasty;"

"But what can I do? Now my million strong army is about to cross the Yangtze River."

"What kind of bullshit self-criticism edict is this time? I am too embarrassed to use it to wipe my butt!"

As he said, Chen Huaian spurred his horse again and galloped towards the Longcheng Navy Camp a few miles away without looking back.

Soon, Chen Huaian and dozens of Jinwu Guards appeared in the sight of Admiral Qi Jiguang and other naval officers who had been waiting outside the naval camp for a long time.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin has arrived!"

Then, the commander of the Jinwu Guards, Xiao Po, announced in a loud voice.

Go!

Go!

Whoa——

When Chen Huaian stopped the yellow horse under his crotch, Qi Jiguang and other generals immediately came up and knelt down to pay homage to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin on horseback:

"I, Qi Jiguang, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin!"

"I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin!"

"Live the Prince of Jin a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand thousand years!"

"No need to pay your respects, stand up!"

While speaking, Chen Huaian had already turned over and walked to Qi Jiguang's side.

After a round of greetings, the naval officers surrounded His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and went to the training waters of the Longcheng Navy to inspect the training of the naval officers and soldiers.

In the waters of Wengcheng Wharf in Bohai Bay, twenty warships of Longcheng Navy were neatly arranged on the calm sea, with the bows of the warships raised high, like giant dragons in the sea ready to go.

On the deck of the warship, officers and soldiers of Longcheng Navy were wearing armor and carrying swords, and lined up.

With the order of Admiral Qi Jiguang, the flag soldiers on the dock issued orders with flags, and the melodious horn sounded in the waters of Bohai Bay.

Immediately afterwards, the officers and soldiers of the warships who received the order quickly entered their respective combat positions.

The warships set sail, and under the dual drive of wind and manpower, they broke through the waves on the sea, stirring up layers of white waves and making bursts of water breaking sounds.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Suddenly, the cannons on both sides of the warships exploded one after another, and the shells fell into the sea and stirred up layers of water columns. It was the cannons equipped on the warships that fired.

The scene in front of him made the eyes of Jin Wang Chen Huaian, who was observing the navy training, brighten up.

He had to admit that the navy's warships were expensive for a reason. The powerful artillery alone was enough to make the Longcheng Navy proud of the world's "navy".

In the era where Chen Huaian lived, although gunpowder had been widely used, it was mostly for civilian use, such as making fireworks and firecrackers.

In the years of crossing, he had also thought about vigorously developing firearms.

However, the current smelting level was limited. For example, for the simplest cannon barrel, although the blacksmith could make the cannon style according to the requirements, it could not reach the military level at all;

Often, the barrel would explode after a few shots.

Therefore, although Chen Huaian had never given up the exploration and manufacture of firearms in the years of crossing.

However, due to various current restrictions, the firearms bureau of the Prince of Jin's Mansion has not made any breakthrough progress, and firearms have not been widely used in the Dragon City Army.

Now, with the help of the [Born to be an Emperor] system, Chen Huaian witnessed with his own eyes that the Dragon City Navy under his command could already skillfully use cannons for naval battles, and he was so excited!

At present, the naval warships of the Great Xin Dynasty and even the naval warships of various countries in the world at the same time are generally equipped with cold weapons such as attack crossbows.

Naval battles are also mainly close combat.

The Longcheng Navy has realized the equipment and application of hot weapons, and is fully capable of carrying out long-range and dimensionality reduction strikes on enemy warships.

Chen Huaian couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Just this one move can at least lead the Western countries for 200 years, and the day when the whole world speaks Chinese will not be too far away!