Sure enough, some talents are innate, and some cognitions can be self-taught.

Hua'er's performance moved Wang Xuan and deeply hurt Wang Xuan.

He was a proud man, and he had his own insistence on guarding, which was noble, sacred, and great.

Hua'er's operation made him feel ashamed, and made him feel that he had lost the ability to protect that persistence, and that things were beyond his control.

However, Hua'er just had good intentions, just wanted to help her brother and do what she could.

Wang Xuan is also clear about this.

"Eat less, don't get sick again. ”

The girl nodded, and then still buried her head in dealing with the egg roll in her hand, Wang Xuan even wondered if she was taking the opportunity to fill her pockets.

"It's sweet, is it maltose?" asked the old man.

"No, it's new, it's being tested. Wang Xuan replied.

"Good thing, really good thing, it's a pity that it didn't come at the right time!"

"Since it came, it naturally has a reason for it, so why bother. ”

After hearing this, the old man smiled calmly, "That's right, it won't affect the current situation no matter what." ”

After finishing speaking, I carefully tasted the taste of the egg roll.

The auspiciousness under the wartime system is a little more solemn and a little less peaceful.

The 500 members of the Air Force are now all incarnated as instructors and instructors, training the militia.

The soldiers who were drafted after retiring also assisted and did some auxiliary work within their ability, and all aspects of auspiciousness were running at high speed for the upcoming war.

The number of 200 people supported by Dongshan Pass and Xishan Pass has reached 600, and under Zhang Peiyu's insistence, another 300 infantry were dispatched to support Hudong.

In this way, there were already 1,000 cavalry, more than 2,600 infantry, and 20 artillery pieces in Hudong.

Wang Xuan's order to them was very simple, take advantage of the favorable terrain to build a defensive line, make full use of the long-range firepower advantage of artillery, and try to consume the enemy as much as possible.

Adopt layers of defensive tactics to strike and wear down the enemy's fighting spirit.

The intelligence from the north will be delivered every three days, and preliminary analysis shows that the other side has raised more than 200 warships and nearly 30,000 naval troops, which is the most dangerous opponent that Jixiang has ever encountered.

The number of the army is unknown, but the military department estimates that it should not be much, Chiyan's experience is there, the navy is invincible, and even if the army occupies the eastern part of the lake, it will not help, after all, the warships can attack and harass at any time and carry out landing operations.

Wang Xuan and his staff made a deduction and increased the enemy's strength to 50,000 and 300 ships, but the result was a crushing defeat.

At the beginning of the engagement, the Jixiang River Fleet used its artillery to gain an advantage, sank more than a dozen ships of the opponent, and used the advantage of maneuverability to evacuate.

Subsequently, the other party discovered the maneuverability advantage of the auspicious ship, as well as the advantage of long-range attack, and began to consider the battle of taking the side and jumping ship.

After two failed pursuits, the other party changed the chase to block, using their own military superiority, forcing the auspicious warship to a dead end, and then boarding the ship to fight, after the Jixiang inland river fleet resisted to the death, the whole army was annihilated!

Xingyao Lake is not a Xingyao Sea, no matter how big it is, it has a boundary.

Several successive deductions were all the same result, which made everyone in the Admiralty at a loss.

"This is the result of the current battle between ships, if it is delayed until a month later, not only will the previous six warships be renovated, but two of the new warships will also be put into service, plus the experimental ships, then nine against two hundred, divided into three sub-fleets, is it better to win?"

This is to break the tail to survive, if necessary, to abandon the covering warship, and let the main force escape, which only the Minister of the Navy dares to say.

"It's useless, the number gap is too big, the other party doesn't care about the casualties, just surround us to death. ”

Wang Xuan's knuckles tapped on the tabletop, staring out the window, thoughtful.

"Can we step up the construction of warships? Even if there are two more ships, our chances of victory will be a little greater. "Dagao Qiangdao.

"At present, only the slipway of Hunan Military Port can produce and repair warships, but there are only three, which can only be used for transformation first, after all, the transformation cycle is only 15 days, and the production cycle has reached more than a month. ”

Qin Chao drooped his head and held his head in both hands, he was not good as a logistics minister.

"How about the wooden flat-bottomed battleship, although it is weaker than the active one, but it is also on the same level as the other party, plus the naval guns, the power is not small. ”

Wang Xuanyi moved, "How many flat-bottomed warships can be built in the Liuyin River Shipyard every month?"

The reason for this question is because by the end of December at the latest, people will call.

"Back to the Lord, they haven't built a warship, and there are only two larger slipways, so it would be nice to have two launches when the battle comes. Qin Chao's face was solemn, and he said helplessly.

"Inform the Liuyin River Shipyard that two warships will be built before the end of the month, and it should be enough time to add more decks and place artillery than the transport ships of Xishan Ling. ”

"In addition, immediately notify the Xishan Sun clan to requisition his twenty merchant ships, and rob them if they don't give them. ”

"This ......"

Wang Yu was a little surprised, this was the first time Wang Xuan showed his unreasonable side, but he liked it.

"In this way, nine new ships and twenty-two wooden warships will have a fight as long as the ship's guns are supplied. ”

Wang Xuan was not as optimistic as Wang Yu, and continued, "Requisition fifteen large merchant ships of the Guo family, if you win, you will be compensated twice after the war, and if you lose, you will be buried with Jixiang." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and a sense of sadness suddenly appeared.

Forty-six gunboats, against two hundred or even three hundred traditional warships, seems to have a great chance of winning.

"Don't be so optimistic, the real main force is still the nine gunboats of the navy, those wooden warships are used for charging into battle, we don't have so many gunners, and we can't produce so many naval guns!"

Hey, I almost forgot about this stubble, the production capacity of the gun factory can't keep up, and the monthly output of 100 guns will be up to the sky.

The people who had just regained their confidence were knocked off the cliff by Wang Xuan's words, and they were cold.

There is no artillery, and with a gunner is also an ornament.

"You may be able to fight the enemy for a few days with your numbers, but after a few days, if you can't defeat the opponent and break out of the encirclement, you will only be dead. Zhao Qiang said.

This is a dead end, there are not enough boats, there are not enough guns, and there is little room for turnaround, how can we fight, do we only rely on the lake embankment to defend it?

Hundreds of ships, tens of thousands of people attacked, the lake embankment is not Dongshan Pass, how to defend it?

It is even more undesirable to put it on land to fight, only a hundred pieces of new armor and weapons can not be used, after the lake embankment is a horse and a flat river, and there is no natural danger to defend, this is not a self-digging grave and what is it?

Neither left nor right, and the atmosphere in the room was so oppressive that it was suffocating.

"Think about it again, our tactics are too old-fashioned, we can't always be beaten passively, but we must also consider taking the initiative to attack and keep the enemy out. Wang Xuan has some new ideas, but it also requires everyone to work together to check and fill in the gaps.

"Take the initiative?"

Liu Zhiyuan of the Political Department was a little surprised, dozens of warships ran to the Beixing Yaohe River to fight with people, are you sure that this is not a dream?

"Well, maybe that's a good idea. Wang Yu said, "If the initiative is in our hands, there will be more room for maneuvering." ”

"It's not child's play, you lose every move, you have to have a complete plan. Zhao Qiang reminded from the side.

"It's to take the initiative to attack, I already have some ideas, you discuss it first, and then we'll sum it up. ”

After Wang Xuan finished speaking, he studied the topographic map of Hudong District, and if possible, it was better not to lose Hudong.

In Hudong today, several avenues are under construction, and various schools and academies have also opened, and additional teachers will soon be able to take up their posts.

Commerce here has risen, and due to large-scale development, land division, and commerce, the number of jobs has gradually increased, and the pockets have gradually swelled, and everything is a thriving scene.

If Hudong loses, these will all disappear, and it is not only the massive amount of money invested in it that will be lost, but also the hearts of the people.

As for the autonomous military government in the north, Wang Xuan is not worried.

The coalition forces are just borrowing the road, at most asking for some money and food supplies, but it doesn't hurt.

It was late in the night, and everyone was once again discussing the current coping methods.

"Report, I'm going to talk about the tactics of the Admiralty. Zhao Qiang got up and said.

"We have a total of nine gunboats, and if we use the remaining twenty days, we can train nearly 100 gunners and arm five merchant ships, so that we have fourteen gunboats at our disposal, and the gunsmith can also provide nearly 100 guns during this time.

The new gunners will use the existing warships for training, and at that time, the 14 main gunboats will block the entrance to the Beixingyao River in a fan shape, giving full play to the advantage of sideboard firepower, and can completely block the river less than 100 meters wide. The supply ships are arranged on the periphery and can be replenished at any time to ensure the continuity of firepower.

Enemy ships that are sunk or repulsed will also block the river and delay the attack.

In this way, the Combined Fleet will not be able to enter Xingyao Lake, so there is no need to worry.

There is the Dongshan Pass by land, but it is really impossible to retreat to the pass and defend it, and with the help of artillery, we can't think of the possibility of our defeat. ”

"Is this the opinion of the Admiralty, or the opinion of the General Staff?" Wang Xuan looked away from the map and looked at Zhao Qiang.

Zhao Qiang glanced at Wang Yu and said with a little weakness, "It is mainly the opinion of the Admiralty, and the opinion of the General Staff is still being improved." ”

Wang Xuan pointed at Wang Yu, "Is there a result now, let's talk about it." ”

"Yes, the navy wants to fight, but it can't blindly block the opponent in the Beixingyao River, so that they can't enter, which will force the other party to give up the water attack and attack from the ground, so that Hudong will lose. If the coalition forces were to attack mainly by water, supplemented by land attacks, then the mixed forces of 3,500 men would be able to deal with the enemy. ”

Although the people here are soldiers, they also know the significance of Hudong to auspiciousness.

If you don't give up, how can you keep it?

With a defense line nearly 10 kilometers long, and there is no natural danger to defend, how many people can hold it, and how many casualties will it cost?

That's the reason, besides, it is more auspicious to fight on the water than on land, but how to fight on the water?

The Admiralty fell silent again, their eyes confused.

"Therefore, we have to let the other party open up two fronts, the main battlefield is in Xingyao Lake, and the secondary battlefield is Hudong. ”

"Is there a plan? Wang Xuandao.

"The general plan is here, but the details still need to be improved. ”

"Then let's talk about the plan first, and then discuss the details. ”

"Yes. Wang Yu answered, and began to introduce the battle plan.

"According to the tactics previously defined by the Lord, I call this battle an underwater guerrilla warfare.

First, if the main battlefield is placed in Xingyao Lake to attract the enemy's main force, then the intensity of the land attack will inevitably be small, and Jixiang can deal with it more easily, with fewer casualties, and the energy consumption will be consumed if it can be delayed.

Second, once the two sides of the navy are at war, Jixiang should leave the other party with the hope of insisting on the decisive battle of the navy while hurting the other side.

Third, after destroying a certain number of enemy ships, take the initiative to put the enemy into Xingyao Lake, and the auspicious battleship uses its speed to get rid of it.

Fourth, if the enemy ships cannot find our warships, they will definitely attack the lake embankment. The supply of tens of thousands of people is not a trivial matter, and they will flock to it, expecting a battle to come down.

The most likely course of action would be to send ships to guard the perimeter, and then, concentrate most of the ships along the lake embankment, and use the long attack line to disperse the forces of our defenders, hoping that they would be accomplished in one battle.

Fifth, when they attack the lake embankment, our warships will take advantage of their speed advantage to copy their rear routes, or storm their western flank, and attack by combining artillery and fire attacks, so that the enemy ships will be in a dilemma.

Even if the enemy ships on alert were discovered in advance before the sneak attack, there was not much time left for them to react, and the time difference was the fight.

By the time the enemy reacted and adjusted its deployment, we had calmly evacuated.

In addition, the reason why we consider a fire attack is because the mountains in the west of the lake are relatively short, the mountains in the east of the lake are relatively high, and the west wind blows in the lake perennially, so we can lock the cargo ships into a battle line, set them on fire, and use the wind force in the shape of 'one' or 'fan' to rush at the enemy ships, so that we can block the enemy's pursuit, and we can also take the initiative to launch an attack and burn the company camp.

In this way, the enemy ships are tired of coping with it, they want to chase it, but they can't catch up, they want to block, but there are not enough warships available, and they want to leave, but they are unwilling to fight, but they can't go all out.

We have grasped the hesitant mentality of the other side and launched the guerrilla warfare method of attacking the enemy when we advance and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we disturb, the enemy is tired and we fight, and the enemy retreats and we pursue.

Or, to be on the safe side, block the mouth of the North Xingyao River, cut off the opponent's supplies, trap the opponent in Xingyao Lake, and force it to fight or surrender.

At that time, what kind of results we need, what strategies we can choose, everything is up to me.

Once the combined fleet is destroyed, the dilemma of the land route will be solved immediately, and this is to exchange time for space and the greatest victory at the lowest cost. ”

Zhao Qiang lowered his head in shame, his face flushed, this is the overall situation, this is the strategy!

"Strategically and tactically, you have anything else to add?" Wang Xuan asked.

The Admiralty has just lost face, and no one has come forward for a while, but there are always exceptions to everything, such as the War Department, which is not willing to be lonely.

"Report, our army reserve has a lot of people, why can't we let the combined fleet attack the lake embankment and consume the opponent's combat strength, and finally the river fleet attacked from the rear and defeated it in one fell swoop, we are confident that we will not lose the lake embankment. ”

These words of Minister of War Xiao Qiangzhi immediately aroused everyone's thinking and unconsciously assessed its feasibility.

"Two points, one is that the casualties will be relatively large, the lake embankment is an open-air defense, there is no roof, catapults, arrows, bows and crossbows can cause greater damage to the defenders, and the mascot cannot afford to die.

Second, it will affect our morale, shake the people's morale, and may lead to catastrophic consequences in this stormy time. ”

This is Wang Xuan's answer, and it is also the fundamental basis for Wang Yu's use of guerrilla warfare.

"It's me who didn't think it through. ”

Xiao Qiangzhi also sat down with a red face, a little annoyed, he was the minister of the army, and he was embarrassed to get involved in some naval affairs.

"If no one has an opinion, the tactical thinking is just decided, and you can carefully deduce the details and prepare more plans, we can't afford to lose. ”

I can't afford to lose, and I have exhausted the auspicious dilemma.

At this time, the combined fleet was already gaining momentum.