Chapter 419: Forming a Water Army (Second Update)
As soon as Yinggao spoke, it was equivalent to confirming the news, although everyone didn't know when Yinggao sent the scout, let alone how the scout found the other party, but what the emperor said, that was what they had to believe.
This time, the people below were a bit of a frying pot, and they began to discuss that the east and south of Daqin were still very safe before, and there were almost only those tribes in South Vietnam that were not very climate-friendly.
But if there is a foreign race of such a large scale in the south, I don't know how far away, the threat to Daqin will not be less than that of the Xiongnu, although they have not seen the Xiongnu in the north, but they have heard the legend of the Xiongnu.
They knew what would happen to the village after being attacked by the Huns, so when they heard that there might be such a place near them, many officials were afraid.
Yinggao gave them plenty of time to talk, and only then did they continue to speak until the voices of the discussion went from loud to small.
"According to what I have learned, the alien race is also connected to my Great Qin, but it is blocked by a high mountain that is difficult to climb in the middle, so if Great Qin wants to lead here, or if he wants to lead to Great Qin here, all need to go by water, if the other party grasps the right direction, and with a huge warship and elite naval army, I am afraid that it will take a month to reach the territory of my Great Qin!"
If it is said that the two sentences before Han Xin and Ying Gao have caused some worries among the officials of the two southern counties, this sentence wants to give these worries a practical shape.
If you have a warship, you can arrive in a month, what kind of concept is that, you Daqin can find out the traces of others, what if people can also find your traces? You Daqin can use a few years to build such a large warship, what if someone else has already built it a few years ago?
These are all very possible things, and the county commanders who were present knew very well that as a few counties in the southeast of Great Qin, because there was no foreign invasion around, although they did a very good job in supporting Yinggao's new policy and Qin Law, they also knew where their weaknesses were, that is, the defenders in the counties were basically not well trained.
They knew in their hearts that although there were at least 20,000 defenders in each county, if their defenders were really compared to the defenders guarding the barracks on the outskirts of Xianyang City, they might not be able to defeat even 5,000 people.
If this kind of combat power really landed on their territory one day, they wouldn't be able to resist it for long.
In fact, Ying Gao knew about the situation of the sergeants in these counties early on, so one of the purposes of his visit this time was to knock them and let them have a snack where they should be.
Looking at the expressions of the people below, Yinggao knew that it should be almost the same, and it was time to say his real decision, for such a so-called reception banquet, Yinggao was actually very unhappy to come, he would rather take Feng Qing and Tian Yan around Shouchun, after all, the terroir and climate here are 108,000 miles away from Daqin in Guanzhong, and they are both looking forward to this place very much.
"I, Daqin, are building warships now, just in case, Daqin has a vast territory, although the capital is in Xianyang, but this coast is in the counties to the east and south, so if I want to form a naval army, I need to carry it out within the scope where the princes are located."
"Chen Ying and I will definitely live up to the expectations of the king, and form a naval army among several counties such as Jiujiang and Huiji, so as to prevent foreign races from attacking my Daqin from the sea, and turn our two counties into a barrier on the coast of Daqin, so that the king can rest easy in Hangu Pass!"
Obviously, the success of the warship supervision gave Wang Li a lot of confidence, and the warships were built here, making it clear that Yinggao wanted to develop some sailors here, which Wang Li and Chen Ying had already thought of, and they had already prepared in their hearts, so when they heard Yinggao's plan to form a navy here, the two immediately stood up and expressed their determination to Yinggao.
"That's very good, but now there are only four warships, but it is far from enough, the two of them must continue to supervise the construction of warships here, and the conscription of the navy must also be carried out simultaneously, within half a year, I must gather 30,000 sailors first, and after one load, there will be 50,000 of them, and according to the standard of a warship carrying 1,000 people, at least thirty warships will be prepared, these sailors cannot be recruited at will, they are all people who have a water nature, and they must voluntarily join the military registration of my Daqin, if they can't do it, after a year, The positions of the county guards of Jiujiang and Huiji counties are afraid that they will be replaced. ”
As soon as Yinggao said this, Wang Li and Chen Ying, who had just finished expressing their determination, looked at each other, they really didn't expect that Yinggao had such high requirements for the naval army that Daqin had just formed.
Although it is difficult to build 30 warships in a year, they have mastered the method of making warships, and it is still possible to build 30 warships if Yinggao allows them to invest more manpower, material resources and financial resources.
Originally, it was not difficult to recruit 50,000 soldiers, Daqin had not recruited soldiers for several years, so there had been a lot of young adults in various counties, and they learned that Daqin was invincible in various southern and northern wars, and they were still very eager to join Daqin's army.
But the difficulty lies in the condition that Yinggao said at the end, these 50,000 people must be water-based, which is really a bit difficult, and they all know that people who can directly be water-based may have a natural advantage as a water army, but whether these 50,000 people can get together or not, they really don't know the bottom of their hearts.
"I'll wait, I will obey the edict of the king, and after a year, please check it!"
Before Wang Li could think about what to say, Chen Ying, who was usually taciturn, gritted his back molars and opened his mouth first, and directly agreed to this matter.
"I also know that this matter is not an easy task, you two still need to deal with the affairs of the county, so I left General Peng Yue here to be in charge of the recruitment of the navy, and the three of you should cooperate sincerely here, after a while, even if I don't come in person, I will let Daqin come to inspect the achievements of the three princes here."
When Peng Yue heard that Yinggao had really left himself here, and was in charge of the recruitment of the newly formed naval army, his heart suddenly blossomed.
Compared with Sima Xin, Zhang Han, and Wang Li, these time-honored generals of Daqin, Peng Yue knew that he was indeed very undominant, and the time he spent on the Great Qin Dynasty was very short in the first place, and he didn't have any credit, the only thing he could do was to destroy Yelang Country with five hundred people, but what kind of situation it really was, Peng Yue really knew too well.
So in his heart, he has always wanted to make some real military achievements for Daqin, such as having another battle with the Huns, and then leading people to kill for a while.
But after waiting for a year or two, he didn't wait for such an opportunity, and finally, this time, Yinggao went out of Jiujiang County to directly name himself, which made Peng Yue feel flattered.
And now, he knows how important it is for him to assist Wang Li and Chen Ying in recruiting water armies in the surrounding counties, not to mention that those alien races don't know when they will attack here, once these water armies are recruited in full after a year, he is naturally the most likely person to become the commander of these water armies, even if it is not good, it must be a deputy commander or something, and such an ending is obviously a very satisfactory result for Peng Yue.
After a few words, everyone suddenly discovered that the emperor had set such a big thing at the banquet, which was an additional class for Great Qin. Before Daqin, there was no navy, once this navy was established, according to the current Yinggao requirements, the scale is likely to be larger than the cavalry, such a change must be a big deal for Daqin.
"Today's matter has been announced, if you are not happy, although you have a little more, tomorrow you will return to your own county, ready to cooperate with Peng Yue to levy the army, if any county order can not cooperate with Peng Yue to do a good job of recruiting soldiers, then I don't mind reassigning a county commander here."
Ying Gao said this sentence with a smile, but all the county orders below knew the meaning of Ying Gao's words, of course they could see it, Ying Gao had long known about the negligence of the soldiers in the county, and if they didn't cooperate with Peng Yue's levy of the water army, it seemed that the position under their butts might no longer be stable.
But Peng Yue is very grateful for Yinggao's last words, of course he knows that if Yinggao doesn't say this, many county orders will probably not pay much attention to him as a conscript, but after this sentence is said, it will be different, in case anyone really doesn't cooperate, he can sue at that time......
In this way, the most important thing for Yinggao to come to Jiujiang County this time was all completed at this reception banquet, and the effect was much better than he had imagined before.
When this banquet was over, none of the county orders stopped in Shouchun, and they all hurried back to their own counties, as for what to do, Yinggao knew it.
That night, Han Xin and the Zhu family appeared in the mansion where Yinggao was, obviously, Yinggao's previous orders at the banquet had not been discussed with them, although Han Xin did not say this at the banquet before, but he still had a lot of doubts in his heart.
"Your Majesty, such a large number of sailors have been recruited here in such a hurry, and if there is no war for a long time, it will require a very large expenditure for supplies and the maintenance of such a number of warships......
"The training of the navy is indeed of little effect now, and the probability that the Peacock Dynasty can really attack my Great Qin is also very small, but in recent years, my Great Qin's treasury has been extremely full, why can't the rich money and grain be used in the construction of the navy, so the trained navy can cope with a long period of fighting at sea for as little as three years and as much as five years. At that time, whether it is my Great Qin who is afraid of the Peacock Dynasty or the Peacock Dynasty who is afraid of my Great Qin, we will naturally know. ”
"What does the king mean is to first create a certain panic about the possible invasion of alien races within the scope of Great Qin, so that they can accept that my Great Qin has spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to build warships and train the navy, and when the navy is successfully trained, it will not be the Peacock Dynasty that will attack my Great Qin, but my Great Qin will attack the Peacock Kingdom? Within five years, can my Great Qin really defeat an empire no less than my Great Qin? ”
Han Xin said, his face showed a very excited look, Yinggao had already expressed to him that he wanted to take the initiative, but he had never said it as definitely as today, although Yinggao said it was very positive, but Han Xin still couldn't help but confirm it to Yinggao.
"If you do what I say, then you can't do it."
What Han Xin got was a win-high confident smile, according to the previous style of win-high work, this matter is inseparable.
But Han Xin still kept thinking in his heart, after all, the so-called Peacock Dynasty Han Xin had never even heard of it, and when it came to Yinggao, he would say lightly that he would be able to destroy him in five years, not to mention that the Great Qin Water Army was just in its infancy.
Sometimes Han Xin really doesn't know how Yinggao gets the news that he doesn't know, and he even thinks that Yinggao has a dark line, a dark line that only he knows, through this dark line, Yinggao can know everything he wants to know, otherwise, how can he, a guy who has hardly been out of Xianyang City a few times in more than 20 years, know so many things that he doesn't know?
This matter is of course a mystery in Han Xin's heart, and it may even be a mystery all the time, because Yinggao's secret can only be known by himself, and he will not tell anyone, including Feng Qing and Tian Yan, who are closest to him.
is so simple and direct, even if the Great Qin Naval Army is established, there is no grand ceremony, let alone the appointment of the commander of the naval army, and there is just the cooperation of almost all the personnel in these counties, because what Yinggao wants is not a show, but a tangible result.
After completing this matter, Yinggao's next request made it a bit difficult for Wang Li and Chen Ying.
According to Yinggao's requirements, he wanted to personally sail on the river for a day and a night on this previously tested warship to see what the effect of this warship was.
This matter, it was really something that Wang Li and the two of them never expected, and even the Zhu family and Han Xin didn't expect Yinggao to have this Yaxing.