At present, since the sailors can't be dispatched, then they can only be cruising around by these Medeno warships, and they don't necessarily have to come to clean up Annan when they are cruising nearby, after all, it was the gang of patriarchs in Dongfang Port who beat them to the ground, and they have debts and owners, and if they want to fight, they should also go to fight Dongfang Port, right?

He didn't think far ahead, at this time, on a Fengrui-class battleship in the Maidno naval fleet cruising outside Wenshan Harbor, a group of naval officers were in a meeting, and the issue of discussion was the goal of the next action. Pen % Fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info [Burning ^ Wen ^ Book Library] % Music % Wen % Novel

"I suggest that we go directly to Vostochny Harbor," a slightly emaciated young naval officer stood up and said to the moderator, "and given what we now know about Vostochny Harbor, it is imperative that we take swift military action against them. If they don't act quickly, they will soon be able to develop a strong navy. ”

"You said lightly, people can know that we are going dozens of miles away, the reason why we are only staying near Wenshan Port now is to prevent them from knowing that we have arrived, if we rush north now, we will inevitably directly expose our location, let them know our location, it is easy to be able to react to our next move."

"That's right!" A man in a red officer's uniform standing next to the immovable host stood up and said, "Judging from the battle record of the last failed sneak attack on the port of the East, these strange people who call themselves the Senate seem to have a magical power, they can know the movement of the sea from dozens of miles away, and their ships are small, but they are not only fast, but they are all made of steel. ”

Looking at the incredulous expressions of the officers below, the officer presiding over the meeting stood up with a solemn expression and said to the officers in the conference room: "I know that you don't believe that there will be such a thing, but this is the truth, we still have a lot of people lurking in the Eastern Harbor, constantly transmitting all kinds of their technologies to the outside, and our Yaning allies are now assisting us in a large number to crack these transmitted technologies." ”

He looked around at the officers present for a week, and continued, "Whether you believe it or not, this is a fact, judging from some of the technical data that Yaning's allies have cracked at this stage, their technology has far surpassed ours. At the very least, their ships really don't need oars to move through the seas, and they are much faster than ours. Although their weapons are mainly firearms, they can be fired at a speed much higher than ours when fired from the ship, and can be about three times more distant than us. They also have a firearm capable of firing musket projectiles at extremely fast speeds, and the most terrifying thing is that the range of their musket projectiles is also far superior to ours, and the lethality is far greater than ours. ”

"For these reasons, we must capture the port of Vostochny in a relatively short period of time and obtain their weapons technology. And according to the reports of the spies lurking in the port of Vostok, they are also very capable in treating the wounded, and the wounded will not even appear to suppurate in the recovery of the wound, and the wound will heal directly. They can be said to be handy when it comes to wound cleaning and other surgeries, and they have heard that they also have a strange machine that can know what is going on inside the human body without dissecting it, and even see what is going on in the human body. These things may sound unbelievable, but they are definitely true. It is necessary for us to seize these technologies for our own use. ”

An officer stood up, "Your Excellency, why can't we negotiate with them to buy this technology?" Even if you sit down and talk, maybe it won't be so stiff. Since the Senate has such advanced technology, it is very difficult for us to defeat them militarily, you must know that the last time we attacked the port of the East, it was six sharp class warships, and it only caused them more than 100 casualties, and they did not have many port defenses at that time. According to the current intelligence summary, they have built a fortress in the port, and they have also built a battery on the lighthouse in the port, and it is said that these new guns can shoot at about a hundred chains of targets, which is more than double the maximum range of all our guns at this stage, and their shells are still using blasting shells! The success rate of the explosion can reach more than 70%, and the solid shells we use are extremely lethal for them. In such a situation, we would have to prepare more than ten times more than their men to succeed, and because the opponent's weapons are so highly skilled, we will surely pay a great deal of casualties. "Not to mention, in such a fierce battle, both sides may have to inflict so much damage on the port of the East that even if we win a total victory, we will not be able to get our hands on these technologies, not even samples for imitations." ”

"That's a problem...... "The fleet commander took a deep breath and said thoughtfully, "It's a big problem, but we've got eight Edge-class warships here now, and ten large transports carrying more than 10,000 marines, and now we need so much food and fresh water at sea every day." At the moment, Annan has not officially communicated with us, and we don't know what will happen to them next, but if they can let us ashore, we will be able to go north by land and approach the port of Vostok. In this way, whether to force the Vostochny Port to surrender or directly attack the Vostochny Port, it is up to us to decide. In addition, we have another option, which is to communicate with An Nanwei of the Wu Dynasty and ask them to allow us to land and go south, so that we can achieve a two-way attack, and these senators in Dongfang Harbor have no other choice but to retreat inland. ”

"It can also be used by our people who are lurking in Vostochny Harbor, they can be responsible for spreading rumors inside Vostochny Harbor and letting Vostochny know that we are here for revenge, so that they may be able to retreat without a fight." One of the officers in red said, "That's the case. Maybe you can scare them away without bloodshed. ”

"What's the use of scaring them away? They could have transferred scientific and technological information and important equipment to that huge iron ship, which of us can deal with such a big iron ship? If you can't break it and you can't climb it, not to mention that if someone forces a boat to crash over, who can withstand the impact of an iron ship that is heavier than our three or four boats? A naval officer couldn't help but sneer. What we have to do now is to seize the port of Vostochny in the shortest possible time, and to inflict as little damage on them as possible, and to capture as many of these senators as possible. After all, this is the technology and equipment brought by others, and even if our people learn well, it is impossible for them to understand the use of these mechanical equipment and technology in such a short period of time. ”

"Why do you have to fight?" The officer who had proposed to buy the technology stood up again, "Judging from what we know now, it is not a year or two since they surpassed our technology, and they have defeated our six sharp ships plus thousands of marines and sailors in the city with only a few thousand people in the city in just three or two months since the city was built, and we have caused only a few hundred casualties to them." According to the information, they have only destroyed houses in the port area, which are simple to build and the parts are interchangeable, and I ask you, have any of you ever seen that the parts between two muskets are interchangeable? ”

The officers were stunned, who of them did not have muskets? Whether it's a pistol or a rifle, the parts on it are uneven, and even the parts that look exactly the same may not work when loaded, so if a small part is damaged in battle, then it is almost a gun that is damaged, and you need to know how long it takes to rebuild a part of a gun, and it is not as fast as rebuilding a gun.

"People can even swap parts for the house, let alone a rifle!" He said loudly, "Their soldiers are well-trained, and a few days ago our spies got a drawing, which was a sketch drawn by him, and these soldiers of the Senate were ready for battle within ten minutes after receiving the order to assemble, can our men do it?" ”

He patted his chest as he spoke, "They also have a Marine Corps, and the soldiers of the Marine Corps can not only shoot accurately at targets within ten chains, but they are also trained in individual combat. They can attach their daggers to their muskets, which can be converted directly into spears! What's even more terrifying is that even if they are converted into spears, their muskets can still shoot normally. I've read the relevant information, and the martial arts training they receive is basically a group of three to five, one person attracts the attention of the other person, and then the person next to him rushes up to perform the kill, this kind of training, we have never done this kind of training. In addition, according to intelligence, even if they do not have weapons in their hands, it is not that they have no ability to fight back. Their Marine Commander is a very good master of martial arts, and the spies have spied on them for hand-to-hand combat training, which is simply incredible, they seem to understand all the flaws of the human body, and can counter the enemy with very little force. So I don't think it's very likely that we can easily defeat them, on the contrary, I even think that such an enemy, with great combat power and terrible industrial capabilities, is likely to defeat us easily. He paused and continued, "The more we learn about the Senate, the more we feel that they are terrible, where did they come from? And why did you come to the border between the Wu Dynasty and the Kingdom of Annam? What exactly are they building the Port of the Vostochny for? ”

"We also find it strange that, as far as we have learned, they have not refused to allow our commercial trading ships to come to the port, although we have attacked the port of the East, and inflicted great losses on them, but on the contrary, their attitude has shown that they like us to trade with them by sea. According to information from Ston, they have now opened a perfume workshop in the Oriental Port as well, and will soon be trading perfumes with us in the near future. "The more peaceful they are with us, the more worried we should be, for this is not the proper strategy against the enemy." ”

"But it's also possible that they didn't see us as enemies!"

"Yes, we have also read Colonel Stone's report, and they did not take advantage of us in the terms of the commercial negotiations between the two sides, and even offered some preferential treatment for our trading vessels, especially in the purchase of bulk commodities. And most incredibly, they even offered to make a drug for syphilis in the next three to five months. ”

Hearing this, all the officers present gasped, syphilis was almost the most familiar disease to them, this disease did not know where it came from, and in a short period of time a considerable number of sailors were infected with this disease, and the sailors who had this disease would ulcerate all over their bodies in a very short time, and if they did not ulcerate inexplicably, they would do it again in a few months. At present, there is no good disease for a patient with syphilis, and it is completely a mortal disease. In their fleet, once the ship's doctor detects a crew member with syphilis, the patient is thrown directly into the sea to prevent infecting others.

But there is a secret that everyone knows, even among the captains and officers present, many people were infected with syphilis. The shadow of this disease weighed down them like a mountain, and when they suddenly heard that it was possible to cure this incurable disease, they all boiled now.

"What? Can syphilis be cured? ”

"How do you know this must be true?"

"That's right! What if it's a trap of the Senate? What if they seduce us? ”

"Please be still!" The fleet commander tapped a gavel on the table to calm the boiling officers, "I want to ask, what exactly are they going to do with this information?" Are you trying to tell us that if we attack them before they develop a syphilis drug, it will cut off a way for us patients? Or is it to lure us to attack the port of the East and seize the medicine? ”

"No way, they didn't know that we had the ability to communicate with the captives in Vostyang Harbor, and they should have unconsciously revealed this news." "That's why I say this," said the moderate officer, "for they are now concocting syphilis medicines, and if we attack now, we will destroy the last hope of some of our officers, as well as destroying their pharmaceutical process." I hope that there needs to be a change in our attitude towards the actual attitude of the Senate in Port Oriente. If they don't see us as enemies now, why do we have to force ourselves to be their enemies? ”