Xiang Yan of Chu is planning a large-scale reform of the Chu navy in the name of suppressing bandits. The matter of reform was to rebuild the Chu navy into an army capable of resisting the Qin navy from the water.

But the Qin navy is also actively preparing. The Qin navy used the navy's special funds to build some warships. Although these warships have only one ship capable of delivering 120 horsepower, and it has a flat-bottom structure. The hull is welded using a mixture of wood and iron plates, because the iron plates are easy to weld and the technical difficulty is not very large.

For the first time, the warship used a turret that could be rotated, using a hybrid of motor-hydraulic drive and mechanical-manual drive to rotate the turret. The turret was armed with two three-inch guns. The turret is placed at the highest point of the ship, close to the chimney. More than eight machine guns were installed on the front and rear of the warship to provide cover. In addition, the warship adopts an oblique structure. The purpose of such a design is not very clear. In short, the shape of the warship is very ugly.

The warship was able to move at a speed of thirty-five miles per hour. Of course, this is the estimated speed, which is only shown on the design drawings. The whole army has about 35 to 50 people on board. However, it is worth mentioning that there are still many places where the Qin Navy lacks a house name. For example, the Qin warships were not named after the first warship they were built and launched. The most important thing is that the Qin Navy has not yet used the unit of displacement for the boundary marking of warships. Maybe the Qin Navy can't use it for the time being. Because they have not yet reached the point of going to sea, and the navy of the Qin State has only just grown up. Although the navy has a certain technical foundation, it will still take quite a long time for the entire navy to form a huge combat strength.

While both the Qin and Chu states were struggling to develop surface forces, the Qi army was making a rapid advance forward. After the besieging enemy has been resolved. The Qi army accelerated the pace of the counteroffensive against the Yan State, but before that, they had to solve some problems on the road.

"We surrender. We're not running. A group of ragged Yan soldiers stood beside the dirt road with their hands raised and shouted.

"Get out of the way. Get out of the way. Qi Jun waved his hand very impatiently and let this group of Yan soldiers who were no different from beggars stand on the side of the road.

"Get out of the way. Hurry up. The Qi soldier ordered again. And the soldiers of the Yan Kingdom put down their hands and stayed on the side of the road. Or simply sit on the side of the road and watch the Qi army advance towards their own country.

The speed of the Qi army's advance was quite fast. How fast it is. The Yan army fled as fast as the Qi army advanced. As a result, these Yan troops simply surrendered again, but the Qi army was unwilling to deal with these prisoners of war this time. Instead, he urged these Yan troops who sincerely surrendered to stand on the side of the road. Don't get in their way. This has happened many times.

The advancing army of the Qi army was equipped with a lot of mobile tools. For example, some regiments of the Yan army were equipped with bicycles, which were captured by the Qi army as trophies. Then these loot quickly came in handy. A large number of infantry marched on bicycles. They can put their own backpack on the bike. Or two people sharing a bicycle to move forward. This bicycle is produced by the Qin Guoxi brand factory and also comes with sponge tires. These tires use the same kind of sponge that is found in airplanes. And it adopts a large wheel design. Has good off-road properties. Therefore, the soldiers of the Qi army liked this equipment very much.

However, Qi Jun himself was equipped with a certain number of bicycles. Qi imported a large number of bicycles from Qin, but a large part of these bicycles were disassembled. The main reason is that the Qi Air Force needs a lot of gears. Qi could not survive this kind of gear that was processed from steel through a certain cutting process. This process requires a certain basic machine tool. Obviously, Qi did not have such a foundation, so Qi could only import these gears in the name of importing bicycles and parts.

However, there was also a certain amount of bicycles from the private sector into the Qi country, but these bicycles were recruited into the army since the beginning of the war. As a result, these units were equipped with a certain number of motorized bicycle units. These units are mainly equipped in some company and battalion sizes. And not a wide range of equipment. The Qi army was not reformed according to the structure of Yan and Qin, and they were still arranged according to the original military structure.

The addition of bicycles could not make the Qi army so fast, and it was the horses imported by the Yan State from the Qin State that really accelerated the speed. These horses were originally subordinate to the cavalry and baggage troops of the Yan Kingdom. But when the Yan army retreated, these horses were left intact to the Qi army. The Qi army accepted it all. These horses come from the northern steppes. Moreover, these horses also have the unique invention of the Qin State, the stirrup. This invention made the Qi army quickly realize the importance of another type of troops, cavalry. As a result, in an extreme period of time, the Qi State concentrated a large number of horses and used them to form a cavalry of several thousand people. The concentrated and rapid use of these cavalry greatly accelerated the advance of the Qi army.

The addition of cavalry, especially in the pursuit during the counteroffensive phase, allowed the Qi army to advance rapidly. Those Yan troops who had tried to escape before were quickly chased by a whirlwind of Qi troops. And the Yan army no longer has the strength to resist anymore. And they didn't have any weapons in their hands, so they had no choice but to surrender. And the cavalry of the Qi army did not disdain this at all. They just shouted.

"Fuck off." Then it's time to move forward. The task they were given was to assault the Yan Kingdom as quickly as possible. For the rest, there is nothing more important than this. So a large number of cavalry marched towards the border of Yan. And those unlucky Yan soldiers were trampled to death by horses because of their slow reaction speed. Others stayed away. This was followed by the bicycle troops, who followed as closely as possible. They work in one or two groups. Carry their bags or weapons to keep up with the cavalry as quickly as possible. They were equally uninterested in prisoners of war. These things should be left to the infantry contingent that follows up. They should take care of these things.

And the infantry that followed behind was much more troublesome. First of all, they had to carry their surplus booty, which included a lot of military coats, military boots, and various backpacks discarded by the Yan army. These rucksacks were mainly bullet belts, bayonet straps and some miscellaneous rucksacks. And when Yan Jun escaped, he threw it all away. It was all thrown away that they couldn't escape far. Because they don't have any supplies to allow them to go farther.

Many Yan soldiers stopped running after a day of running. The reason is that they have no food, and autumn has come. They don't even have warm clothes. In desperation, they had no choice but to surrender. Hopefully, Qi Jun can provide some help so that they can survive on their own. Either surrender directly to Qi Min. Then there is a sip of hot water to drink and a hot meal to eat.

And the Qi soldiers were very busy. The Yan army discarded quite a lot of supplies. First of all, there are a large number of military materials, such as quilts, some of which have not yet been opened, and waterproof kraft paper is still well wrapped in these clothes and quilts. And most of these supplies came from the aid of the Qin state. And the logistics personnel of the Yan State were very stingy and did not send it to the soldiers of the Yan army. As a result, a large number of military supplies were piled up in warehouses, and finally accepted by the Qi army. And Qi Jun was not polite, these quilts were quickly snatched up. Many Qi soldiers wore Yan army coats and marched forward. And the Yan army could only stand on the side of the road and watch, the clothes that originally belonged to them were now worn on the soldiers of the Qi army.

And that's not all. Qi soldiers were still eating canned beef. Canned fruit. Many of these canned foods were sold to Yan by the Qin State for expiring or expired foods, and the Qin State stipulated that the shelf life of canned food was only three months. In fact, the state of Qin produced a lot of these cans. Three months is not enough time during the shipping process sales process. And there is a lot of backlog in warehouses. Qin merchants had no choice but to resell to Yan or Zhao at a price higher than the cost price. That's how these cans come about.

It doesn't matter if the expiration date has passed. The Qi soldiers had never eaten such good food, and many of them kept canned boxes and cans as souvenirs. They were very skeptical about why Yan Jun had to lose the battle after eating so well.

He was accompanied by the artillery units of the Qi army. The Yan army also had a large number of artillery pieces captured by the Qi army, and these cannons were all bronze five-inch and six-inch artillery produced by the Qin State before. There are also many types of shells. Some units are also equipped with more advanced artillery viewing scopes. But now these things are in the hands of the Qi army. They found horses and reorganized them into the hands of the Qi artillery. In this way, the artillery of the Qi army has greatly increased a lot.

Infantry and artillery mixed together a slow advance. On the side of the road were a large number of Yan prisoners of war who were not contained. These prisoners of war became orphans. There was no one to take them in, and they did not dare to rob them at will, because there were guerrillas in the surrounding villages, and they could only take the initiative to seek help from the guerrillas and find a way to take them in. Let them live.

In this way, the Qi army advanced rapidly, and the Yan army surrendered on its own initiative. And only Yan Guo is in a hurry. Yan Guo could only send anxious telegrams one after another. However, the Qin State took the military contract and asked the Yan State to sign it. But Yan Guo can't come up with so much money at once now. The two sides are at a stalemate.

The two countries were at a stalemate, but the neighbors of Qin and Yan had a new change. This change is that Zhao Guo pre-selected their prime minister as quickly as possible. This prime minister is Guo Kai. Guo Kai drew a lot of money to vote for himself. Not high, only 21.3 percent. This is an unofficial statistic. This figure comes from the Qin State newspaper. But it's not easy. Because the votes of the voters of Zhao State were very chaotic. Except for Guo Kai, no one else exceeded 1.2 percent.