Thunder, fierce lions fighting rabbits, what the emperor wants is absolute victory.

Unlike previous emperors, the current Banzai is not only not stingy, but on the contrary generous, especially in military investment.

For example, the generals below estimated that 30,000 troops would be needed to invade Burma, and Banzai would say, "If you don't know it, add another 10,000." If you change it to a pick-and-search one, you have to say with a bitter face, "Aiqing, can you do it less, the cost is too great."

The same was true for the Spaniards who were fighting Luzon, and the navy believed that in terms of strength, it was enough to complete the task. But the emperor was still cautious, the warships were ten times larger than the enemy, and the land forces had to have an absolute advantage.

"Long live ambition, not just Luzon." Shen Yourong glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "The suppression of the rebellion in Liao is all the work of the army. Moreover, the army is expanding its territory, and the victory of the invasion of Burma is imminent, and there is still a large area of land to occupy in the future. ”

"Compared with the army, although the navy is newly built, you must know the ardent expectations of long live. The 20,000 Marines are only the beginning, and the number of long live will reach 100,000 in a few years. ”

Shen Yourong deliberately paused and observed everyone's expressions, either surprised or excited, to name a few.

"As for the actual combat experience, it was fought, and the Spaniards in Luzon were good enemies. It's not strong, but it's not weak. In addition, the military department will also recruit suitable officers and men with combat experience from the army to enrich them. ”

The Spaniards, the Dutch, and later the British, the French, Luzon, Borneo, Batavia, Malacca, and even Dagon (Rangoon) in Burma were all part of the conquest plans for the next few decades.

There are thousands of warships and 100,000 marines, which is enough to support the emperor's expectation of being invincible in the four seas.

"This officer will play to Banzai, and it will be launched from March to April next year, when the winter winds have not ceased and the summer winds have not risen, and it is suitable to sail south. The military operation was completed within two months, Luzon entered the rainy season, and our army began to recuperate. ”

Shen Yourong took a sip of his teacup and continued: "The first phase of the combat mission is to capture Manila, destroy the ships and main forces of the Spaniards, and firmly control the port of Manila. ”

After that, there were 5,000 marines, and then arming the local Chinese, it would be enough to control the situation. As for the Spaniards scattered elsewhere in Luzon, it was enough to sweep them up and eliminate them gradually. ”

Shen Yourong finished speaking, glanced at the generals, and said slowly: "At most, there are still four or five months to go, so maybe you can get ready?" Do you have any suggestions for this battle plan? ”

"My lord, do the two detachments take turns to go out and be familiar with the sea route?" Gan Hui arched his hand and asked: "In the name of cruising, it is also a task assigned by the imperial court to collect stones on the ownerless island. ”

Shen Yourong nodded and said: "It is necessary to go to sea for training, and it is necessary to cruise in all directions to form a normalization." ”

"My lord, the equipment of the main gunboats should be strengthened, and the number of long-range guns is still a little insufficient."

Shen Yourong took out a document and showed it to the generals, and said: "Thirty heavy artillery pieces per month, before launching, there should be an increase of 100 guns, and they will be allocated to the first and second squadrons first." ”

After a pause, he added: "According to the speed of shipbuilding, more than 20 capital warships will join the detachment before launching, and you should prepare sailors and gunners in advance." ”

The Guangdong Ordnance Bureau is already the second largest arsenal after the Beijing Division, and cannons, galan cannons and various light artillery can be manufactured.

In the past few months, it is necessary to work overtime to prepare sufficient weapons and ammunition for the expedition to Luzon.

As for shipbuilding, the navy is still optimistic about medium-sized warships, which can achieve a relative balance of maneuverability, speed and firepower. Large and giant warships were built very rarely, and basically each detachment was equipped with two or three to serve as flagships.

This pattern of development was not fixed, but it allowed the Navy to proliferate in the number of warships.

Medium ships can be armed with eight heavy guns, or twenty Garang guns, and rely on speed and maneuverability to be extremely powerful when approaching bombardment.

In the naval battle with the Dutch, such assault tactics played a huge role. Almost a single round of bombardment made the Dutch battleship incapacitated.

Even when encountering an opponent's giant ship, a medium warship can fight it with its numerical superiority and maneuverability.

The point is that the Navy is also equipped with a large number of rockets, which are comparable to heavy artillery in range, which can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings in range.

Moreover, the rate of fire of breech-loading guns at that time was very slow and the accuracy was poor, which created the conditions for assault bombardment tactics.

To put it bluntly, advancing against the enemy's artillery fire, in fact, the enemy's artillery fire could not fire a few rounds, and it was not so easy to hit a maneuvering battleship.

On the contrary, rockets, which are similar in range and accuracy to cannons, but far more dense and faster than cannons, are favored by the navy.

Light and flexible, fast firing, and multi-tube superposition, each warship can be equipped with dozens or hundreds of barrels, and it does not account for the artillery establishment.

In addition to explosive bombs filled with only gunpowder, rockets also have deflagration bombs mixed with gunpowder and oil, and are divided into two application models: sea and land.

Rockets attacking ships are equipped with iron arrows capable of piercing into the ship's planks or decks, and then either exploding or deflagrating. These are not taken into account for land use, and landing and tumbling bounces do not affect the effect too much.

There is no way, until now, the triggering fuze has not yet entered the practical stage, and only a delay can be used.

It's not that it wasn't developed, but the cost was too high. With the help of the development of precision machinery, the use of springs, gears, flints, etc., the contact fuse was developed.

However, just like the earliest flintlock musket invented in history, the structure is too complex and the cost is too high, and it is difficult to apply it on a large scale.

In addition, the accuracy of the previous smoothbore gun, and the installation of contact fuses may not have a better effect.

Either way, Minnie guns, bullets, and contact fuses were introduced. Next, it is to continue to improve and improve in this direction.

As long as the path to climb the tech tree is correct, the technological leadership is unmistakable. Even if it can't be practical in the short term, and even has to invest a huge amount of money and manpower, the emperor thinks it's worth it.

Now, the superiority of the flintlock pistol over the arquebus allowed the Ming army to defeat the land forces of any country without a particularly large disparity in strength.

When other countries also mastered the technology of flintlock pistol manufacturing and fantasized about being able to compete with the Ming army, they would find that the Ming army might have a more advanced Mini gun, which would still have a crushing advantage over them.

Hearing the data reported by Shen Yourong, it was another increase in artillery and another addition of ships, and the admirals were all excited, and they also understood how ardent the expectations of Long Live were.

From another point of view, the army and navy will inevitably compete in expanding their territory. Whoever can bring more benefits to the country will get more resources, develop faster and be stronger.