Chapter 604: What a Poor Water Army!
"Lord Ji is right, Your Majesty, the navy is indeed too expensive, and the management of King Hongxi has been very average over the years, and there is no decent shipyard, so the Zhenxi Army has only twenty warships and fifty patrol ships. ”
Di Hu took over the conversation.
"That's it, that's all the shipyards in Haixi County are capable of?"
Ximen Hao suddenly found that his imperial cause would be stuck on the ship.
"Returning to Your Majesty, no, because the shipyards are all building fishing boats and merchant ships, and the cost of warships is too high, and the materials cannot be sloppy, so the output is very low. ”
Di Hu said, simply took out a map, shook it with one hand, pointed to the map and said:
"Your Majesty, the garrison of the Zhenxi Army is mainly on the land route leading to the Luo Kingdom and the Han Kingdom, and there is no need for naval warfare to defend the Japanese country, only need to be stationed on the shore to prevent them from logging in. ”
"In fact, the naval strength of the Japanese country is also very average. Because of the battleship, for a strong man like us who can fly, as long as one move shatters the bottom of the ship, it will be completely destroyed. ”
"Therefore, the main role of the warship is to transport troops, because it is faster than fishing boats and merchant ships. ”
With that, he put away the map.
The meaning is obvious, in this world of the strong, naval warfare or something is almost impossible to achieve.
Because the strong destroy the ship in the air, the weak can only be buried in the sea, and no country spends a lot of money to build a warship, and then it is destroyed by the strong in a few moves.
"So, we're not going to have a large-scale naval battle at all?"
Ximen Hao vaguely understood, as if searching for his own memories, Qingguo had not had a naval battle with any country.
The friction at the border is all on land.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has been stationed here for more than half a year, and has simulated many scenes of sending troops to the other three countries. Except for the Japanese country, which needed to use ships to transport troops, neither the Luo country nor the Han country needed naval warfare. ”
Di Hu explained.
Ximen Hao touched his chin and thought about it, then got up and swept all the plates on the table:
"Xiao Ji, mock disk. ”
"Ahem, ahem!"
Ji Wuxi coughed a few times, took out his magic weapon, and put it on the table.
"Buzz!"
With the flashing of the aura, the simulation disk became larger, and then began to change automatically, simulating the border of Qingguo, as well as the border juniors of the country of Wa, Han, and Luo.
Ximen Hao looked at the simulation disk, with the defense line of Qingguo on one side and the defense line of the Three Kingdoms on the other, with a large sea area in between.
Looking at it this way, it's much clearer than a map.
"So that's it, so it's much clearer. ”
Ximen Hao looked at the simulation plate and finally understood why Qingguo had to face three countries at the same time.
It turned out that the land route between Han and Luo was half of the Qingguo line, like a horn, and the further you went to the two countries, the larger the area, and finally became the boundary between the two countries.
And the country belongs to a separate large island, corresponding to nearly half of the defense line of Qingguo!
"Ahem, cough, your majesty, these two trumpet-like roads are easy to defend and difficult to attack, which is why for many years, the invasions of the Han Kingdom and the Luo Kingdom have not been successful from time to time. And if the Japanese want to land on the beach, it will be very difficult......"
Ji Wuxian took a small stick and began to talk.
Everyone gathered around, including Di Hu, who was already familiar with the terrain.
Pictures automatically appeared in Ximenhao's mind, and he kept the simulation disk firmly in his mind.
Everyone was supposed to visit His Majesty the Emperor, who had just woken up, but they never thought of it as a military seminar.
Ji Wuxian moved again and again on the simulation disk, and there seemed to be a picture of thousands of troops charging in front of everyone's eyes, and there were bursts of shouts and killings in their ears.
I don't know how long it took, maybe it was too tired, Ji Wuxian stopped, and everyone's thoughts were still on the simulation disk.
"Okay, don't look at it all. Marshal Di, take me to see those warships. ”
Ximen Hao already had an idea in his heart, and wanted to go and see those battleships first to see the specific situation.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
......
Just like Di Hu said, these warships were mainly to defend against the sneak attack and landing of the fleet of the Japanese country.
Therefore, twenty warships and fifty patrol ships were all in the southernmost part of the defensive line, that is, the area corresponding to the Japanese country.
Ximen Hao stood on the mooring platform, looking at the twenty big ships and fifty small boats on the sea, and felt a little powerless for a while.
The big ship is the so-called warship, and it is full of soldiers with weapons in hand, counting the sailors, such a warship can accommodate a thousand people.
The hull is wrapped in rust-resistant steel, and there are two rows of large crossbows on either side of the gang, which is considered the weapon of the warship.
Small boats, also known as patrol boats, are thin and pointy at both ends, focusing on speed.
There were no more than a hundred soldiers standing on it, and there were also two rows of strong crossbows.
Ximen Hao finally knew why Di Hu let him come to see, this is special, it can't even fit 30,000 soldiers.
And with the wood-clad hull of the ship, he was confident that he could cut a big hole with a single sword.
As for those patrol boats, he can dismantle them with at least three moves.
"Alas...... My dream of naval warfare is in vain. ”
Ximen Hao sighed helplessly, and completely threw away the scene he had imagined before, standing on a warship, commanding countless warships to fight!
"Your Majesty, a large-scale naval battle is enough, and a small-scale one can satisfy you. Now it's either us going to call or they're coming. ”
Ji Wuxian has known about it for a long time, so it's not very surprising.
Ximen Hao looked at the dozens of poor boats, and then looked at the small island thousands of miles away.
Well, in his eyes, the country is now a small island.
This is still in his eyes, ordinary people can't see it at all.
"Xiao Ji, Niu Dazhuang, have they arrived?"
"Back to Your Majesty, you will be able to arrive in three days at most. ”
Ximen Hao raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his face:
"Well, when it's time to build a wetsuit. During this time, all the shipyards will be integrated, and I will draw the drawings by myself to build a super warship!"
"The next task is to requisition large merchant ships and fishing boats, so that the soldiers can adapt to the ships and avoid seasickness. ”
"Oh yes, your staff has made a detailed plan, I hope that when attacking the Japanese country, the Han country and the Luo country will not have time to take care of it. ”
Ji Wuxi's eyes lit up, and at the same time, he was extremely excited in his heart.
He knew that a war of aggression that shocked the Tianqing Continent was about to break out!
"Minister, obey!"
Ximen Hao turned around, looked at all the generals behind him, and said in a loud voice:
"Half a year! I will give you half a year! Train your soldiers well! I will take you to conquer them!"
After speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the other side of the sea.
The generals present instantly looked like they had been beaten, they were warriors, they were eager for war, and even more eager for conquest!
"The ministers are willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty!
"Hahaha! Isn't it just a thousand miles of sea? It can't stop me!"
Ximen Hao stood in the wind, and the emperor's anger burst out, shocking everyone for a moment.