The rescued Japanese samurai also knelt on the deck and wept blood: "Please take the Great Song Navy into the battle as soon as possible, and I will definitely rescue my young lady." ”

"What to urge, you wait for me to think about it, this is not a trivial problem. It's as if I don't want to make a big news. However, after the Dengzhou Shipyard incident, the overall East China Sea strategy of our Song Kingdom was destroyed, and I was not afraid of sacrifice, but within a few months, these five new frigates would be the last 'cavalry' of our Great Song Dynasty in the East China Sea, and if one of them was accidentally cut off. No one can afford such strategic consequences. ”

Chen Ergou frowned and waved his hand.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Ergou muttered: "I really can't decide now, the data of the new version of the steam turbine is good, but we are not familiar with the characteristics." Now we will increase the speed to 33 knots, and if there is a failure of the engine, and we are in this unfamiliar Korean Strait, no one knows whether there is a buffer depth, and it may be eaten by the passing ships of the Koreans at any time. ”

One of the officers tried: "We don't have time for sea trials, everything is to try to cross the river by feeling the stones." But theoretically, the power systems of these warships all came from the factory of Xu Langshan. Don't look at the conservative writing of the instructions of their factory, in fact, it is privately rumored that the margin left can scare their factory itself, which is well known, the general, as the chief engineer, I personally think that the whole afterburner from here to the waters of Japan can be withstanding. ”

"This ......" Chen Ergou was embarrassed, and kicked the chief engineer away, "but it's just what you think." I'm going to watch and wait for the storm to pass or change direction. At that time, the situation was reversed, and it was beneficial to our warships, and at that time, we would catch up and crush and beat them every minute, and fly kites to kill these Goryeo sticks! ”

The Japanese samurai was anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly shook his hand and said: "The general sees that I am familiar with this sea area, and such a storm will not stop within a day, and it will be difficult to change direction." Wait, my young lady will definitely fall into the hands of the Koreans, and the Goryeo army will successfully land in the middle of Honshu Island, causing the bloodiest persecution in the history of our populous areas. You are the last knights of the East China Sea, and there is no other force besides you that can stop the landing and invasion of the Goryeo army. Now, my lady's ship is trying to flee as best she can, and the Koreans are taking advantage of the storm to continue to gain strength, and they will catch up shorter than expected, and they must ......."

"Huh, wait." Chen Ergou interrupted: "Are you sure that the fleet of the Goryeo people will continue to drive under such a wind?" ”

The Japanese samurai made a military order and said, "The humble duty is extremely certain!" The Pearl that my young lady is riding on is the fastest ship in Japan, and the headwind is not good but the downwind is fast, but this time the situation is critical, before I fell into the sea, the Pearl was tightly bitten by the Goryeo fleet, and there is only one explanation for this: Kim Hee-cheol's fleet wants to catch my young lady again at any cost, and the person who captured my young lady last time was this turtle son, who has long coveted it. At that time, there was no war, and everyone was afraid of face, so Goryeo Li Xiahui pressed Kim Hee-cheol to prevent him from doing bad things. If she is caught this time, it will be troublesome, Miss will definitely cut herself if she doesn't want to be insulted, and if she dies, it will not only be a blow to the morale of our Japan, but also the staunch ally of Wang Yan, the general of the Song State, will be gone, which will disrupt the strategic plan of the Song State. ”

Chen Ergou got up and walked over, kicked over the Japanese samurai and scolded: "Why are you telling me so much crookedly, I don't care about the back." I want you to confirm: the Koreans are driving afterburner in such a wind? ”

"I'm sure they keep getting thrust, otherwise their big ship won't be able to catch up with the Pearl." The Japanese samurai replied rigorously.

After that, Chen Ergou's face changed several times, and he licked his lips and gave an order: "The Great Song Royal Navy has decided to participate in the war!" The convoy maintained the established course at a speed of thirty-three knots until it caught up with the Goryeo fleet! ”

"Yes yes yes ......"

Sailors ran around and began to respond.

Spraying thick smoke like monsters, the five Song warships began to accelerate in the storm.

Obviously, the current navy was frightened by the pitfalls of the previous gasoline version of the battleship, and the sailors in the engine rooms of each ship began to pray and discuss with each other whether there would be an accident. Thirty-three knots of speed, this is the pinnacle that the Great Song Navy has never dared to imagine.

As a red-top profiteer, when the engine was delivered, because it was a project personally grasped by the Great Demon King, Xu Langshan also attached great importance to the Haizhou Shipyard, and personally said to the shipyard and several chief engineers of the navy when he popularized the science manual: The design afterburner speed of 29 knots per hour must also be downwind, and the state of chicken blood cannot exceed one hour, otherwise Lao Xu said that the factory will not guarantee and take the blame if there is a problem.

This is a concern for everyone, and they are trained to "take care of state-owned assets and not operate indiscriminately". And whenever something goes wrong, no matter what the situation, Xu Langshan generally says that "you won't use it", which is well known.

But there is another way of saying, although Xu Langshan's attitude is very bad, but it is really difficult to use the machinery of their factory, of course, the engine may burst, but the probability is much smaller than that of the Goryeo fleet falling apart, General Chen Ergou is such an obscene person is willing to bet, it must be because the probability of winning is much greater than the probability of losing.

Obviously, the machine made by Cao Ji's profiteer is really cost-effective and can be used, but if it was his machine, no naval commander would decide to fight this battle, unless it was a brain pump......

Chase and chase –

The Goryeo fleet kept chasing the Pearl of Fujiwara Mitsuko in the storm.

What excites Metropolitan Kim Hee-cheol the most is not only that he is about to capture this demonic woman, but also looks at the huge fleet advancing in the wind and rain, and feels that this is the embodiment of power.

In the past, under the shadow of the Liao Kingdom, the Goryeo people had never found themselves so powerful. Only when you really practice swords with the Japanese can you discover the knightly blood that you are born with in your nation.

Under this encouragement, the governor felt that he would soon be able to pass through Heiankyo, Japan, and after taking this important town, the entire Japanese archipelago would become the first overseas territory of Goryeo, and Goryeo would also become a suzerain, with millions of slaves to use. And he will become the first governor and emperor of this land.

The existence that can help Kim Hee-cheol deepen his rule and legitimacy in Wajima is on the stormy Pearl in front of him.

"Full! This farce must be ended as soon as possible and this stunner must be caught. If we are lucky, we will land in Echizen, and we will be able to reach Kyoto in five days, and we will be able to break the Kyoto area defenses in half a month. But only if I need the woman on the boat in front. ”

Kim Hee-cheol shouted in the wind and rain, showing a victor's smile.

A Goryeo officer knelt on the deck and said: "The Metropolitan Governor clearly sees that according to the situation of our army's landing in Kyushu and Shikoku, the Japanese sticks do not welcome us, they have been brainwashed by the barbarians of the Song Kingdom, dare to resist, and hold a certain amount of armament, it is recommended to be cautious, and the humble position is not optimistic about the battle plan to defeat the Japanese defense circle in Kyoto within 20 years." ”

Jin Xiche said: "You don't know anything about power. One-third of Kyushu Island was the Song Concession, which was the main battlefield of Fujiwara Mitsuko and Wang Yan's propaganda, and after some of the Song people's armed forces, the resistance was naturally fierce. But Fujiwara Yoritsu knows the mind of the old thief best, and I didn't fight the old thief once or twice. He has his own careful thoughts, and he had certain differences with his daughter on the matter of the Song Concession. In the end, he compromised for political and economic interests, forcing the emperor to appoint his daughter Fujiwara Mitsuko as the 'Kyushu Mori and Secretary of Foreign Affairs to the Song Dynasty', with full responsibility for Kyushu affairs. But in fact, the Fujiwara clan's control over Kyushu is not strong, and there are local samurai forces on the rise in Kyushu, and Fujiwara Yoritsu is just a favor and an honorary appointment. What really opened the way in Kyushu was actually the capital and technology of the Song Kingdom, and the attack and killing of Kyushu by the Jurchen bandits, the Jiubei incident was tightly grasped by Wang Yan, and Fujiwara Mitsuko cooperated, and these combinations formed the thrust for the integration of Kyushu Island. ”

In such a situation, it is equivalent to Fujiwara Yoritsu old thief losing his influence in Kyushu, so for his political interests, he tried his best to avoid the influence of the Song people on Honshu Island, and the control of public opinion was relatively strict. In such a situation, it was still a situation of relative internal disunity in the early days of Japan, which was especially conducive to our army's strategy against Honshu Island. ”

After saying this, it can't be said that Kim Hee-cheol is incompetent, which is very reasonable, so the officers of the Goryeo Navy looked at each other. But they did not care too much about political strategy, specifically, as experienced sailors, they only watched out for the growing wind, and the increasingly fragile mast.

If it is a new ship, there is no doubt that such a toss can be supported. But everyone knows that the material will "get tired", and the longer it is used, the more fatigue will be serious. In addition, if the wood is not properly handled, it will rot when exposed to water, especially in the climatic environment at sea.

The mast has been in a state of fatigue for a long time, and there is no special process treatment of the Song people, and it has undergone a more corrosive and humid marine climate.

However, before an officer's suggestion, Governor Jin Xiche picked up the lookout and observed again, feeling that it was getting closer and closer, so Lao Jin ordered again: "Chase and chase, at any cost, you must catch her." ”

At this juncture, no officer dared to make a suggestion.

Kim Hee-cheol is not too angry and will not kill soldiers indiscriminately, but everyone also tries not to provoke him. In addition, experienced veteran sailors also felt that even if the mast could not bear to break and the sky would not fall, it would be good to stay at sea for three to five days at most, and it would be good to slow down the landing operation and take a rest.

No one really likes to fight, because it is certainly not the interest of ordinary Goryeo soldiers, at most it can harm a few Japanese women, but it is not as good as in Goryeo itself. You don't have to go to war......

"General Qiqi! According to the course of our army, it began to enter a state of 27 degrees of crosswinds! ”

The wind direction surveyor on the battleship of the Song Navy was not very skilled, and he didn't know whether the data was accurate or not, but at least he could refer to it, so he urgently reported it to Chen Ergou.

When Chen Ergou heard this, he immediately gathered the main naval commanders and unfolded the chart in the cabin.

Using a pen to sketch a small number of acres on the chart, and using a compass to move point-to-point between the charts with a specific distancing, this is like using Chen Ergou's style of surveying to roughly judge the distance between the two fleets.

Eventually, Chen Ergou pointed to an island between Korean seafood and the southern part of Japan's Honshu Island: "This is Juhu Island, which has always been a foothold and transit base from the Korean region to Kyushu Island. Judging from the geographical location, the Fujiwara Mitsuko Pearl escaped from Kyushu Island and could be pursued by the Goryeo fleet, so the Goryeo fleet almost departed from Shuhu this time. ”

"Our warship is running at thirty-three knots. The speed of the Korean fleet was at this level of wind strength, and in my experience it was between 28 and 30 knots, and we took the median value of 29 knots. ”

Speaking of this, Chen Ergou looked around and said: "According to the combination and summary analysis of the news of the Japanese samurai who fell into the sea, and referring to the distance between the fleets of our two armies, it is estimated from here in a conservative deflection: the Goryeo fleet is about twenty-eight nautical miles away from us, that is to say, if the wind direction remains unchanged, it will take at least seven hours from now to catch up with the Goryeo fleet." ”

"But we don't have that much time. If the wind direction does not shift, the Pearl of Kyushu Shou-sama should be able to have this time difference. However, according to the principle that the Pearl is fast downwind and upwind, it is assumed that she and we are on the same course, in a situation of 27 degrees crosswind. Then in my experience, the Kyushu Mori-sama Pearl will be overtaken by the Goryeo fleet in a maximum of four hours. Once this happens, it will be equivalent to the complete failure of the Great Kyushu Economic Strategy Plan. ”

Hearing this, an officer stood up and said, "Please show the general what our army should do?" Now the turbines are overloaded and can't go any faster. ”

Chen Ergou readjusted the compass amplitude, moved on the chart again, and said: "Under the condition of 27 degrees of crosswind, the speed loss of our warships is less than one percent, which is the advantage of mechanical power, and the conservative deflection is estimated that the speed of the Goryeo fleet is lost one and a half percent. Therefore, if we decide to enter the war, I think that if we abandon the non-necessary supplies for the war, including some fresh water, dry rations, and fuel, our fleet will be able to catch up with the Goryeo before the Pearl has an accident. ”

"Uh, this ......" Hearing that something was about to be thrown, many officers suddenly had faces like the bottom of a pot, this is a brain hole tactic.

"Hesitation!" Chen Ergou scolded, "Originally, I didn't necessarily want to fight, but you wanted to pretend to be forced from top to bottom, and you were all bewitching me." So once you decide to participate in the war, you have to have a chivalrous mind, just like going to the kiln and prostituting a prostitute who is about to cum, even if you know that your wife has already killed her with a kitchen knife, let me go out and say it, otherwise I am not a man! ”

Some laughed, others wanted to pass out. But Chen Ergou has always been virtuous.

"That's it, it's an order for battle." Chen Ergou slapped his hands on the table and made this decision.

As for how much material must be given up in order to maintain the speed of 33 knots, when an officer asked, General Chen Ergou replied: "If you ask me, I will ask who to go, there is a way of doing things called trial and error, and try until you are correct." ”

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