"Shoot fast. Our ship is almost docked. At this time, the sailor shouted loudly.

"Shoot. Rapid fire. The sailor shouted loudly.

"Sudden thud. Dodo. "The machine gun began to fire violently at this time. The tongue of fire erupted to make everyone notice that the machine guns here were firing.

"Damn it. The bullet hit the mound of dirt on the shore. The Heavy shouted.

The white light bomb hit the mound of dirt directly on the shore. You can see it at once.

"Raise the angle. Fast. At this time, the midshipman dragged his injured arm and shouted loudly.

"Angle-raised shots, using the parabola of bullets to shoot at them. Fast. The midshipman shouted.

"Sudden thud. Sudden protrusions. "At this time, the machine gun raised a certain angle and began to fire.

Bullets began to shoot at the positions of the opposing artillerymen. But it's still not in the other party's position.

"Hurry up and get to the shore." At this time, the midshipman shouted loudly.

And the artillery of the Chu State Navy on the shore also realized the threat at this time.

"They shoot at us again, and we have to shoot back." The gunners restarted reloading with new shells.

"Hurry up and retreat, this is the general's order. Fast. The herald shouted.

"Shut up." The gunners scolded loudly.

"I don't care. You must retreat. The herald said as he left, and he began to relay orders to the other artillerymen.

"Quick. Bullets are coming at us. One of the gunners shouted.

"It's a white number. What he wanted to do. Do you want to find death? At this time, the captains of the other ships noticed the amazing behavior of the White.

"He's fighting back, we have to cover him, or he'll be torn to shreds by the other side's shells." The first mate shouted loudly.

"Immediately keep up. Machine guns returned fire. The captains of the other ships seemed to be inspired by the incredible courage of the White. They also began to calm down and took the initiative to take the test on the shore.

"Hurry up. Let's withdraw our artillery from the battle. Xiang Yan shouted anxiously at this time.

"Yes, sir. This is what we do. An officer quickly left.

"The shell is loaded." One of the gunners shouted.

"Ready to launch." This time. The gunner shouted loudly.

"Sudden thud. Dodo. "Qin's machine gun is firing fiercely at this side at this time.

"Ahh One of the gunners was shot in the chest.

"Poof." Then the second gunner was hit in a vital position and fell to the ground.

"Put." One of the gunners shouted. Just as he lit the fuse. He was also hit by a bullet that came from the fire.

"Boom." There was a loud bang. Shells flew straight out.

"Whew." Cannonballs whizzed. But the shells did not hit the ironclad ships of the Qin State in the end.

And more and more ironclads began to approach this side, their machine guns firing a dense barrage of bullets. And the artillery of the Chu State Navy has already put away their bulky artillery and withdrawn from the battle.

"Hurry up. We're going to get out of here. "The artillery of the Chu State Naval Army began to retreat with all their might, but the artillery was still too heavy. Moreover, they were in a mountainous position, and it took a long time for the artillery to withdraw from its positions.

"Bulging." The machine guns on the Qin State ironclad ship fired fiercely in this direction.

"Puff puff." Bullets hit several retreating artillerymen. Their bodies were hit by large-caliber machine-gun bullets at once. Flesh and blood are flying everywhere.

"Get down." The artillerymen of the Chu State Navy shouted loudly.

"Quick, get down." Although someone in the Chu State Navy shouted loudly. However, a large number of people were still hit. The reason is that they only focus on escaping and do not hide in time.

However, most of the artillery of the Chu naval army survived. Although more and more Qin ships came to the shore to shoot, the Chu naval army withdrew most of their artillery in time. Artillery, this nascent branch of the army, is of great significance to the Chu State Naval Army. Artillery became a favorable weapon against the armed merchant ships of the Qin State, and if they were lost, the naval forces of the Chu State would not be able to restrain the armed merchant ships of the Qin State.

The battle began suddenly. There was an abrupt end, and both sides had losses. The Qin side lost an armed merchant ship "Changping." Obviously, Changping's murderous aura was too heavy, and it did not bring any luck to the ship's people, and the other ships suffered varying degrees of losses, among them, some of them were severely damaged. They will have to return to the area around the northern port of Qin to rebuild the ships.

On the Chu side, some artillery units were lost, mainly when they retreated, and were hit by the Qin counterattack. Seventy-two people were killed in artillery action. Thirty-three people were wounded. Five artillery pieces were lost.

Compare the results of the two sides. The water army of the state of Chu is obviously in this round of battles. Victory. However, it will still take some time for the Qin armed merchant ships to curb their movements. Because this is just the beginning.

At this time, a military conference was being held in the Qin state. This meeting will renegotiate the current strategic situation of the Qin state.

"The recent situation, I also know about it. I would like to hear your opinions. King Qin said at this time. And Shang Wen also began to sort out the main purpose of this meeting. This meeting was actually a strategic pattern meeting for the Qin state, which encountered unprecedented new challenges. These challenges came from various aspects of the Qin state. These challenges made it difficult for King Qin to sleep. Because the Qin State is in danger in all aspects. These dangers allow Qin to eliminate these hidden dangers with its current national strength, but Qin will pay a heavy economic price. This price is likely to bring the Qin State back to that era. Because the economic collapse led to a political earthquake, followed by a chaotic war years. Shang Wen is trying his best to avoid that kind of thing in the future.

"I think." Shang Wen spoke first.

"Oh. What is the prime minister's opinion? King Qin asked politely.

The minister thinks. This year of the Qin State. No wars. Shang Wen said calmly.

"Whoa." Hearing such a statement, the ministers and cabinet members present began to discuss. Everyone was stunned by Shang Wen's remarks.

"What does the prime minister mean?" King Qin asked.

"The Qin State is currently judging from both military strength and strategic timing. are not mature, and the current financial situation of the Qin State. Shang Wen said one by one.

"The Qin State used to fight wars, and it all relied on the accumulation of the country's previous years. But now that the Qin State is fighting, it is all supported by Qin and a half. The entire financial situation of the Qin State is to use next year's money to fight this year's war. And then with the money of the future, the war for the second year will be fought. How much debt does the Qin State already have. If these debts are not dealt with in time, they will inevitably become a major disaster for the Qin state. Shang Wen said.

"Continuous financial expenditure is not a good thing for the Qin state. The Qin State needed to pause. Straighten out the current situation. Shang Wen said solemnly. The accumulated amount of debt of the Qin state was very large. Qin's fiscal revenue has exceeded 20 million gold. This amount is almost several times that of the entire six countries combined. However, the amount of Qin's debts accounted for more than half. The Qin State had a debt of 10 million gold in it. In some remote areas. These bonds were circulated along with the Qin State's half-tael banknotes. These bonds created a major obstacle to Qin's credibility, as Qin needed to recycle the old bonds before issuing new ones. If the Qin State starts a war at this time. Then the Qin state would need to issue a large number of new bonds in order to raise a considerable amount of money to sustain the war. The old debts combined with the new debts of the Qin State are bound to cast a layer of crisis on the debts of the Qin State.

"What the prime minister said makes a lot of sense." At this time, Meng Yi said on the side. Obviously, Meng Yi also noticed this problem.

"At present, it is not that the Qin State is unwilling to fight, but that it is unable to fight such a sustained war. The Qin State had already spent a lot of money on three large-scale battles. After three battles, it has expanded a lot of territory. Of course, it also cost Qin a lot of money. Qin's fiscal revenues and expenditures were completely unbalanced. And in order to maintain the balance, the Qin state had to issue a large number of war bonds to fight for it.

"It's not just the issue of fiscal revenue and expenditure, but also the current issue of Qin's troops and national defense strategy that also needs to be reconsidered." At this time, Wang Jian spoke.

"The current strength of the Qin State is only more than 239,000 people. However, the territory occupied by the Qin State exceeded a radius of thousands of miles. From the desert to the mountainous areas south of the Yangtze River. "The mountainous area here refers to the border between Guizhou and Sichuan, the southernmost part of Sichuan. The private armed forces of the Qin State expanded the territory of the Qin State to that place.

"From Liaodong. In the Western Regions, Qin's defensive strength simply could not draw enough regular troops to fight. The defensive surface of a division is as high as thousands of miles. It's just too hard. As a last resort, our army handed over some defense matters directly to local militias or mercenaries and let them handle it themselves. The regular army of the Qin State needed to expand its armaments. Wang Jian unceremoniously pointed out that the military strength of the Qin State had been greatly weakened.

"There is also the great expansion of Qin's strategic space." Wei Yu said at this time.

"The space of the Qin State is extremely expanded, but the Qin State still needs to digest these places, and only by digesting these places can the Qin State carry out a one-step strategy. The most important thing is that the Qin State currently has a Great Western Regions that has not solved the problem. And the Qin state expanded with these territorial spaces. The Qin state added a lot of potential threats. The state of Qin is not only about unifying the six countries. It is also necessary to block those new potential threats in the surrounding area. Only in this way can the Central Plains and Chinese civilization be unified. Wei Yi seriously put forward his opinion.

And the king of Qin nodded in agreement at this time, and the territorial expansion of the Qin State obviously brought new strategic responsibilities to the Qin State. It is the duty to defend against potential threats from foreign tribes. In order to defend against these potential threats, the Qin state must contain some of its forces.