The Qin navy was suppressed by the Chu navy. Perhaps there is an inevitability. This inevitability lies in the natural differences between the two branches of the armed forces, "sea" and "water." The Navy Army was established based on the Yangtze River waterway. From the very beginning, the Qin navy regarded going to sea as its historical mission. But one fact is. The combat zone takes place on the continental freshwater waterways. That is, on the Yangtze River system. And not the surface of the sea, as the Navy intended at the beginning. This disparity in the combat area gave birth to two factions within the Qin navy.

Big boat pie and small boat pie. The big ship faction is mainly unilaterally considered by the high-level. This realization may come from Shangwen's strategic planning. The ultimate goal of the Qin State was to go to sea, and going to sea meant the need for larger ships. Small boats are not enough to meet the requirements for going to sea.

In terms of operations. Qin Haijun believes that the bigger the ship, the better. This made it possible to install more artillery. They think. Artillery superiority was the greatest advantage of the Qin navy. In particular, the increase in the accuracy of artillery. The appearance of the steel cannon of the Qin State greatly increased the accuracy. This accuracy can directly sink the opponent's wooden boat. Exaggeration. One shot should do.

The idea of simply building a big ship and installing artillery should be right. But it actually is. The shipbuilding industry of the Qin State was just getting started. And. The quantity, quality of sailors seriously affects the development of the Navy. Especially shipbuilding. They have become accustomed to making small boats. Large ships require a period of research to manufacture. And, with a refreshing touch of artillery technology. In particular, some new features have emerged. Artillery shells, for example, need dry storage space. And to be on the safe side. In general, the shells were separated from the artillery. This requires a good conveyor.

This necessitates changes to the space settings and layout of the boat. Especially the overall design of large vessels. And these are the requirements that the shipbuilding technology of the Qin State cannot meet. Faced with this situation. The junior officers gave their opinion. That is the use of small boats.

The starting point of the shipbuilding industry in the Qin State was lowered. A ship is equipped with one or two guns. Then more machine guns were installed. And it is better to use mechanical power. Install a diesel engine. Improvement of underwater propulsion and much more. Such. The problem of shipbuilding was solved. The Qin state relied on new technologies to compensate for combat missions.

The idea lies in the fact that large ships cannot adapt to the requirements of the current river operations. Although his firepower is strong. But there are also requirements that cannot be met at the moment. The number of artillery. Qin could produce hundreds of artillery pieces of various types a month. But the number of artillery guns transported here was very small. Transportation here is extremely underdeveloped.

In addition, since the combat area is on the river. The width of the waterways did not allow the appearance of a large number of surface ships at once. The firepower advantage could not be deployed. Unless it's an attack on the other side. Therefore. The number of large ships should be much reduced. Instead, we should concentrate more energy, financial resources, and material resources on small ships. Especially fast gunboats. Such a ship with both speed and firepower superiority. And there's another reason. The construction of small ships took advantage of the Qin State's accumulation of shipbuilding experience. From simple to easy. In terms of training, the command and comprehension of sailors can be greatly relieved. Most of these fishermen-born sailors will not be adapted to the operation of large vessels. Sometimes they don't even know what they do. The use of small vessels can greatly alleviate this situation.

But this situation is not recognized by the above. In particular, the small boat faction is a low-level officer. They simply couldn't convince the above.

No matter how the two factions argue. However, the status quo of the Qin navy still cannot be changed. The disposition of Qin's military expenses was done according to actual needs. For example, the Army's military spending has been cut several times. But the proportion is still very large. And it can't be shaken in a short time. This is because more than 98 percent of Qin's current resources come from land development. In other words, the army occupied a large area of Shangwen. These areas were very important to the Qin state. Railways, roads, steel mills, power plants, and much more were all present on the land of the Qin state. Horses are also the main Shangwen combat transport platform. The enemy is mainly concentrated on Eurasia. Even the Celestial Army has its enormous usefulness.

Laying of cables, telephone lines. Erection of various overhead devices. In particular, the development of air transport. Areas that cannot be covered by road and rail networks. Airships can be done. In terms of speed, it is a bit faster than a horse-drawn carriage. The most important thing is that his course can be a straight line. And the carriage is much inferior. The demand will give birth to its strong Shangwen military needs. Safety during transport needs to be protected by the military. The need for the Navy is potential. It doesn't happen physically.

The supply of resources in the south mainly depended on the supply of Chu. For example, copper ore comes from the Jiujiang region of Chu State, and there is tungsten ore doped in this ore. The non-ferrous metal mines in the south were what the Qin State needed most. These things were all loaded and transported across the river by the Chu State from the Jiujiang region by ships. It is then transported by ox cart to Xinzheng. It was transported by train from Xinzheng to steel mills in the north, Taiyuan and other places. Over there. The Qin State produced a variety of steel products. It was then used for the domestic construction of the Qin state. Or part of it is exported to six countries. Among them, the Yangtze River waterway transportation plays a very important role. It is also because of the need. There is a necessity for the existence of the Chu State Water Army. The presence of the Qin Navy on the contrary was somewhat redundant.

The state of Chu occupies a prime position in the middle and lower reaches. The fishery there feeds the entire waterway area. And the position of the Qin Navy is on top. The population living here is moderate. But there is no need for transportation. At most, it is the transportation of timber upstream. But this was not enough to support the needs of a large navy. At most, like the Chu army, it is enough to have a similar naval army.

If it needs to be changed. Transportation has to be changed. Convenient access to waterways. Change horizontal transportation to vertical transportation. The Qin State took advantage of the convenient rail transportation directly to the naval base. From here, the non-ferrous ore from the Jiujiang region was loaded onto trains and transported to factories in the Qin state. And then come back with a variety of products. Only in this way can the Navy survive and grow.

The underdevelopment of the South is the root of the problem. Shangwen is changing that. The Qin State wanted to build railways and highways in the south. Cables were also laid in order to control the south. In addition, the development of the south is also steadily advancing. Sugarcane has been planted in a certain area in the Bashu region, and oranges are also being transplanted. Due to the special geographical environment, the first harvest of wheat is expected in April and May. The two-cropping system in one year was first born in the Bashu region. All these are changing the economic situation in the south of Qin. This is the direct economic reason for improving the condition of the roads. The Qin navy will benefit from this.