The contempt from the Japanese made Mao Wenlong very angry, although the current Dongjiang Navy was not strong enough. In terms of combat power at sea alone, the Dongjiang Army is not a Japanese opponent who has been entrenched in the Daming Sea all year round. But this did not affect Mao Wenlong's determination to face the Japanese invaders, even if this decisive battle would make the navy of the Dongjiang Army pay a heavy price, he must not back down in the slightest.

The ambition of the Japanese to spy on the Ming Dynasty has never disappeared, and they have been lurking since the Tang Dynasty was afraid of the Ming Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, it has begun to be active again, and now the Ming Dynasty is divided, and there is no spare energy to rectify these jumping clowns, which leads to the more and more rampant Japanese colemen.

Don't give these pirates a fatal blow, Hugh wants them to stop, the more they retreat, the more the enemy will gain an inch. Therefore, Mao Wenlong must face the battle no matter what, and he is only allowed to win and not lose.

When Mao Wenlong was pondering how to slap the widows, Hong Chengchou, who was silent on the side, had completely opposite thoughts to him. Seeing Mao Wenlong's angry reaction, Hong Chengchou understood that Mao Wenlong was preparing to start a war with the Japanese Invaders.

Hong Chengchou said: "Chief soldier, we really shouldn't go to war now, especially on this battlefield on the sea!" ”

Mao Wenlong frowned deeply, and asked coldly, "What is the reason?" ”

Hong Chengchou smiled bitterly: "On land, the officers and men of our Dongjiang Army are invincible, and they can defeat any enemy one by one. That's because we have the most elite soldiers and strong military and financial resources to support us, and once we get to sea, we don't have so many advantages. Moreover, naval warfare is no better than on land, and it is not possible to win a battle by relying on the bravery of the soldiers and the spirit of not being afraid of death. The ships are strong and the guns are sharp, and the money that is fought in naval battles is money, and we cannot afford to lose a little bigger. If this war cannot be quickly ended, if it drags on again and again, it will inevitably bring down the excellent situation that we have built up with great difficulty. ”

Hong Chengchou's worries are indeed justified, fighting a war at sea is not as good as on land, and the same war will definitely cost more military spending on sea than on land. Since the rise of the Dongjiang Army, there has hardly been a stop to fighting, and recuperation has become the most important thing at present. In the past period of time, although the Dongjiang Army has been moving forward very hard, it has also overcome those hurdles, and it is not easy to have hope, and in Hong Chengchou's view, it really should not take risks.

Moreover, since the establishment of the Navy, there has been only a contribution but no formal gain. The military expenditure of a navy of tens of thousands of people is already worth 60 percent of the military expenditure of the Dongjiang Army on land.

When there was no war, although Hong Chengchou was unwilling to do so, at the insistence of Mao Wenlong, they had no choice but to let him 'mess around'. But now it is different, the army is in serious shortage, and it is in urgent need of expansion, and the more than 100,000 new troops that have just been recruited must have more military funds to invest.

And the total military expenditure is so much, which means that the expenditure of the navy can only be reduced to balance the lack of military spending of the army. At this critical juncture, Mao Wenlong still has to fight with the Japanese at sea, and if this continues, Hong Chengchou can already foresee that military spending will be seriously insufficient for a period of time in the future.

Mao Wenlong did not show any sign of backing down after listening to Hong Chengchou's statement, and Hong Chengchou was in a hurry and persuaded again: "Chief soldier, the affairs of the navy can be put aside for the time being." The sea is not our forte, the Ming Dynasty will implement the sea ban as soon as it comes, and it is not safe and sound, and I hope that the general army can think twice. ”

These words are sincere, and it can be seen that Hong Chengchou doesn't understand the battle at sea? Mao Wenlong knew that it was the Ming Dynasty's policy of closing the country to the outside world that led to the century-old history of humiliation in modern times.

It is precisely for this reason that a superior country is surpassed by other overseas countries and reduced to a country that is not even a third-rate. The beginning of the Great Voyage has already made Da Ming lose at the starting line, knowing that he can't let it fall like this, but only taking care of the small profits in front of him, Mao Wenlong said that he couldn't do anything.

In the internal war, he can gradually eat away at those discordant forces until the end of the great unification is completed. Externally, Mao Wenlong has always had zero tolerance, because he understands that the invasion of foreign enemies is devastating.

Civil strife and the change of political power are the driving force for the progress and development of the system, and the history of China for thousands of years clearly tells everyone that every change of dynasty is an opportunity for progress. The rotten regime was reborn from destruction and rejuvenated!

On the contrary, the invasion of foreign enemies has destroyed the original civilization every time there has been an invasion by a foreign enemy in history. War is not terrible, what is terrible is that if a country is destroyed even its original civilization or heritage, it is a real demise.

Mao Wenlong shook his head firmly: "There is still turmoil on the land now only in the south, and the 10,000 elites of the Dongjiang Army can be suppressed in the past." Therefore, military spending can be completely saved, and the battle against the Japanese at sea must be fought, and it must be won at all costs. ”

"General ......" Hong Chengchou was in a hurry, so he wanted to persuade again.

"Needless to say, it's settled. The Army's military spending should be reduced to the minimum requirement, and everything should be tilted toward the Navy's side, so that this matter can be done as soon as possible. Mao Wenlong immediately gave an order to Hong Chengchou.

Looking at the resoluteness on Mao Wenlong's face, Hong Chengchou already understood that no matter how much he said, it would be useless. Out of trust in Mao Wenlong's decision-making, although Hong Chengchou had regrets in his heart, he still received the order to go down to do things.

As soon as Hong Chengchou left, Mao Wenlong said to the vast behind him: "Go and bring that Japanese envoy, I want to see how arrogant they are!" ”

Haoda hurriedly said yes, and then turned to leave.

A moment later, Haoda returned, and with him arrived a petite woman, dressed in the traditional costume of a Japanese coward, who was obviously the messenger of the war letter this time.

Mao Wenlong frowned, and looked coldly at the very arrogant woman below.

"General soldiers, people have been brought." The vastness of the hand.

Nodding, Mao Wenlong waved his hand to let Haoda retreat first, and then looked at the Japanese woman and said coldly: "You are the Japanese envoy?" ”

The delicate voice came from the woman's cherry mouth: "Noda Sakura, meet General Mao." ”

Noda Sakura spoke standard Han dialect, which made Mao Wenlong feel confused. It seems that every time I meet these widows, especially women, they will speak standard Chinese.

"Do you want to compete with my Dongjiang army at sea, do you think my Dongjiang army is easy to dismiss?" Mao Wenlong spoke coldly.