On the seventh day after Gan Ning arrived in Bozhou, Bai Tu received Jiang Wan's gift and Gan Ning's secret letter in Jinling......

After "Huang Tianji" joined, "real-time contact" could almost be achieved in the Chu State, and the only obstacle was the need for civil officials with a certain amount of mental strength to preside over the "fine report", so there were still some difficulties in popularizing it among civilians.

In fact, the more than six days spent on Bozhou - from the east coast, fast horses to the west port, it took a lot of time.

After all, the infrastructure of Bozhou is far inferior to that of Chu itself, and only a few important roads have been built.

In terms of maritime traffic, after the continuous implementation and optimization of route records, the time from Huiji Road to Yizhou and Jiangdong Road to Bozhou can be controlled within three days!

And as soon as the news arrives in Jiangdong Province, it can be immediately translated into "Jingbao" and sent directly to Jinling......

After Bai Tu saw Gan Ning's secret performance, he was happy in his heart, but he was also a little helpless.

Fortunately, the real casualties of the navy are not large, and even Gan Ning brought back most of the target crops, just rubber trees and the like, and after tossing once in a shipwreck, I don't know if I can still live, and the voyage goal is basically completed......

You must know that Gan Ning has been back so late, and Bai Tu has even considered the situation of "annihilation of the whole army" before.

And now the naval generals have not suffered too many casualties, and although the five thousand elite Jizao soldiers are regrettable, they are not unbearable.

Now these losses, compared to expectations, have made Bai Tu very happy.

And helplessly......

The fleet has lost most of it, even the cruiser has run aground, and now the navy that has returned is only more than 8,000 people.

The size of the navy does not depend on the number of people, but on the ships, in this regard, Gan Ning lost eighty percent of the combat power of the navy he led this trip!

But the good news is that the 8,000 navy that came back not only has stronger psychological quality and resilience, but also accounts for 30% of the human generals, more than 2,000 people.

As long as Ji Zao has enough soldiers, he can quickly replenish them......

In the past few years, because of the pressure from the Wei private fleet, the Chu State finally put the "railway" on the iron ship.

Today, the Yizhou Secret Shipyard has built a 20,000-ton displacement ironclad ship and three 5,000-ton cruisers.

The "Splendid Ship" brought back by Gan Ning can also be re-included in the list of warships as long as it is repaired......

In addition, there are all kinds of warships with incomplete ironclad or iron-clad displacement, 10 rammers with a displacement of thousands of tons, more than 20 gunboats of various types with a displacement of hundreds of tons, and hundreds of warships with a displacement of tens of tons!

These are considered to be the main combat ships, and they are completely fully manned to prepare for war, and they need about 6,000 generals and 30,000 Ji Zao soldiers.

Because of the superiority of the real gas engine technology, in terms of displacement, this has been the cutting-edge level of steam engine technology in the early 20th century, but in terms of shipboard guns, the technology is still very primitive, and the torpedo side has to rely on the rod torpedo - that is, the detonating device is installed on the long rod, and then it crashes into the enemy ship!

Although the navy of Chu State could take so many people before, it had to transfer the elites from all over Liaodong and Donglai.

After all, the Navy has always talked about quality, and the quantity has not been much, and these big guys, Bai Tu is reluctant to fiddle with recruits......

If it is to be transferred, it is not only easy to be "hit by weakness", but also not conducive to secrecy.

Now that the ocean-going fleet has returned more than 2,000 generals, it has indeed made the navy more comfortable at once.

However, for the sake of insurance, Bai Tu still went to Gan Ning first, wanting to understand the psychological state of the returning part of the navy first.

If it is suitable, it is best to send it directly to Yizhou for assault training, if it is not suitable, then it can only be sent back for cultivation first, and Bai Tu does not want to waste this elite training team that fights with nature because he is in a hurry......

As for Gan Ning's move, the situation of the ocean-going navy will definitely gradually "leak", but it is just right!

Anyway, the other princes at most vaguely knew that the ocean-going navy of the Chu State had suffered heavy damage, but they did not know that the living force it had preserved could naturally play the role of "showing the enemy weak".

In this way, they will have the confidence to fight head-on with the state of Chu at sea......

Otherwise, with the true qi ships, true qi bullets and crossbows, and artillery that were "leaked" out during the battle of Hanzhong, I am afraid that the Wei State may not dare to compete with the Chu State at sea!

At this time, the princes of all parties, no matter how sluggish, had already noticed that the army of Chu seemed to be entering a new stage, and even the fundamental rules of "war" were about to be brought to the next stage.

And this is not only tactically, unknown territory for them, and much more importantly...... The True Qi Bullet Crossbow and the True Qi Boat are all things that they can't afford to imitate now.

Even if it was the Wei State, because of the "court reasons" before, the skillful craftsman battalion had a lot of investment in the sea vehicles and ships, and even Ma Jun had discovered the convenience of the propeller, and the bottleneck in the mechanism was not big, but it was ......

The Wei State can't afford to raise a True Qi Ship at all!

If this thing only relies on the true qi of the military generals, it will squeeze out the middle and high-level generals of the entire Wei army, and the scale of support is also limited, and if you want to use the true qi of the people...... Except for the Chu State, how can there be any folk true qi?

Can't eat enough, but also practice true qi to grow your appetite? I'm afraid that I will die in a year or two!

Now the princes of all parties finally understand that the previous Chu State intended to promote the cultivation of true qi for the whole people, not to "forcibly consume food", but to have a more important purpose.

Now except for the Chu State, no one can resist this consumption......

It is not only the grain tax reduction that can play a role in the people, but also the grassroots promotion of the essence of Shennong and intensive cultivation, as well as various water conservancy projects, as well as those true qi farming tools that continue to be in a virtuous cycle...... are all part of the "confidence" of the Chu State!

How can the other princes have time for this now!

Especially the one-person True Qi Farm Tool - Want to use the True Qi Farm Tool to improve the efficiency of farming? Need to be angry! Cultivating True Qi? Need food! Increasing food production? Need True Qi Farm Tools......

Even if the use of the True Qi Machine is gradually exposed now, the other princes can only envy, envy and hatred.

In this case, if he didn't give Wei some confidence, he was afraid that he would have to fight guerrilla warfare with Chu on the sea.

And after Gan Ning got Bai Tu's letter, he did not disappoint Bai Tu, and directly took people to Yizhou, proving with practical actions that he could still fight!

In fact, this is indeed the case, and it is by no means Gan Ning's recklessness......

In Gan Ning's words to Bai Tu - now the more than 2,000 generals are not worried about the cruelty of the battle and the hard training, but because of the "defeat" of the Chu State, they will no longer organize ocean voyages, and the brothers of the Golden State and Wangchu will really be separated!

Knowing the current situation of the Chu navy, the generals who returned from the ocean just wanted to dismantle the Wei navy and the smuggler fleet as soon as possible, and restore maritime supremacy as soon as possible, in order to make the next voyage......