Chapter 246: Contingent Accidents
Guano is the excrement of birds, which is mainly composed of partially weathered seabird excrement. At this moment, people think that it is a waste, and it is a very nasty waste, but Zhao Yu knows that after a long period of mineralization, guano will turn into phosphate ore, because it is rich in phosphorus, it is a high-quality fertilizer. In modern times, it is a very sought-after material, which is a good raw material for making phosphate fertilizer and has high economic value.
The citizens of his country do not do manual work, they are either state civil servants or company bosses, and their monthly salaries are several times higher than that of foreign workers. And they rely on the fact that five-sixths of the island is covered with phosphate mines, and everything depends on guano.
At this time, it cannot be processed into phosphate fertilizer, but it still has the effect of fertilizing the fields, and Japan did not have enough food to eat, so it was able to greatly increase grain production by plundering bird droppings and transforming farmland. However, Zhao Yu formulated that the slang farming on Hainan Island was slash-and-burn farming, and the Han farming was limited to the conditions and used very little fertilizer. Now with these countless guano waiting to be developed, we will certainly be able to increase the grain output in Qiongzhou, even if we can produce an extra stone of grain per mu, then we can solve the problem of food shortage for a large part of the troops.
"Your Highness, this guano is also a treasure?!" Chen Renweng said with a grin.
"Of course, guano is a treasure as long as it is used, but it's still dirty, isn't it?" Zhao Yu said and retreated into the cabin, it is difficult to say whether he can win this battle now, and he really has no time to explain to him.
"yes, yes!" Chen Renweng looked at the guano and said with a smile, His Highness said that half of the hiding and half of it made his heart itch very much, but he was more worried that His Highness would go to the island and let him dig up a few pieces of guano and take it home......
There is a large compartment in the stern of the top cabin of the Warrior, which is Zhao Yu's special cabin, which is not large, only about ten square meters, but it is also a luxury in a narrow ship. Zhao Yu refers to the design of modern RVs, and makes reasonable use of every inch of space, which can be used as a command post in addition to perfect living facilities.
"Commander Chen, the main force of our warships participating in this battle is only eleven dragon ships, eight patrol boats, ten multi-oarled ships equipped with rocket launchers, and three thousand-stone sea ships equipped with ballistas and two troop carriers. According to intelligence, the enemy has no less than 400 large and small warships, or even more, and to be honest, whether he can win the battle is uncertain. Back in the cabin, Zhao Yu invited Chen Renweng over alone, waved the little yellow door that was waiting for him to go out and close the door.
"Your Highness, your subordinates have also thought carefully about it, with such a huge disparity in strength, if we can disrupt the enemy's marching column in the first round of attacks, we can realize the plan of taking advantage of the chaos to attack the enemy's rear army and force the enemy to return to battle, so we can send rocket boats to bombard the enemy's marching brigade first, and then attack with dragon ships." Chen Zeweng said.
"This is not a bad plan, but I am afraid that the enemy army will not be in formation after being attacked, and after leaving some of the ships behind to intercept us, the brigade still continues to pursue the imperial fleet, and our reinforcements do not arrive in time. You must know that Liu Shen is a fierce general on the battlefield, and the army under his jurisdiction is well-trained, so it is not impossible to do so! Zhao Yu said with some concern.
This is because the previous plans were all aimed at relying on the islands to fight the enemy in the strait. But this time the situation was unexpected by everyone, and Zhao Yu was also caught off guard, so he didn't have a detailed battle plan when he set sail, so he could only make arrangements in a hurry. The previous tactics of the Breakers were all based on the presence of backup. However, he knew that even if Liu Zhu withdrew the naval forces defending the strait to support him after receiving the warning, it would take about two hours to arrive at the earliest, and it was really difficult to say whether the imperial fleet would have the courage to return to the army to fight the enemy, and he was not sure, so he had to be prepared to fight alone.
"Your Highness means that our Destroyer Army wants to intercept the entire enemy brigade with our own strength and block more than 400 enemy ships with more than 30 ships?" Chen Renweng understood what His Highness meant, and came down in a cold sweat.
"Well, are you scared?" Zhao Yu nodded.
"Subordinate...... What the subordinates are afraid of is that even if the Destroyer Army is completely annihilated, it will be difficult to stop the enemy army! Chen Renweng replied after a moment of silence.
"Yes, this king is also afraid. We sacrificed and didn't get the results we wanted, but so what? Could it be that if you see that the court is in trouble and don't save it, how will the people of the world look at my Shuai Mansion and how will you look at this king! "Zhao Yu is also difficult to ride a tiger, now it is not a question of whether to fight or not, but to fight regardless of life and death, otherwise he will not only be unable to convince the public, but also unable to control the throne, and there is no difference from death, now he can only fight.
"My subordinates have been ready to die for the country since they started with my brother, and this battle is related to the safety of the imperial court, and I will fight to the death at the cost of my life. But my subordinates, please take care of Your Highness, if you can't do anything, please retreat quickly, and leave a useful body to restore my Great Song! Chen Renweng stood up and saluted.
"If you attack, you will protect each other, and if you retreat, you will defend each other! This king is the head of an army, so he will not turn his back on his brothers in the army and do disloyal and unrighteous things! Zhao Hao said solemnly, he is not afraid of death at the moment, in fact, he is also playing a small drum in his heart. But knowing that there are things to do, and things that cannot be done, otherwise life will be meaningless.
"Your Highness......" Chen Renweng has also seen a lot of betrayal, and His Royal Highness can say such things at a young age, which makes him very moved, and he can't help himself for a while.
"This king is just planning for the worst-case outcome, maybe as soon as the war begins, all the reinforcements from all walks of life will arrive, and our Vanguard's army will also become famous in a battle. Don't be sad and sad, make people think that it is life and death. Zhao Yu was also moved in his heart, but he tried to pretend to be relaxed and said with a smile.
"Your Highness, your subordinates still have a reluctant request, and the war is together, please respect yourself, and don't come to the front in person." Chen Renweng bowed deeply.
"Okay, good, everything is under your command, and this king will never overstep his authority." Zhao Yu said in a row, "Now take advantage of the enemy's arrival to gather the generals to discuss it, if the battle situation changes, how should we win this battle!" ”
"It's okay, my subordinates will go here!" Chen Renweng nodded and went......
Zhao Yu led the Destroyer Army to prepare intensively, but God deliberately teased him, and the two armies chasing each other seemed to disappear out of thin air, and they still didn't see their shadows after a day. And he had not slept for a day and a night, and could not stay up any longer, so he slept on the ship with his clothes. I don't know how long I slept, but I seemed to hear an alarm bell ringing in my sleep...... (To be continued.) )