But even though Ling'er has a lot of money, he still likes it very much. In the words of Fatty, no amount of money is too much!
Lu Jing actually didn't want to buy any chocolate, but Li Qiu and Lin Qi insisted on this, because they were lucky enough to taste a few pieces when they were fighting in Langya County, and they thought it tasted really good...
Of course it's not to satisfy my own desires, the main reason is that this thing can really make people happy and inspire military morale.
Moreover, a small piece can add a lot of sugar and physical strength to the soldiers. It is a high-calorie military ration. We have no control over other units. Our Haining Navy must have them anyway!
A dignified minister of the Ministry of War discussed smuggling business with a yellow-haired little girl. No one would believe this kind of thing. Even Lu Jing was still confused after leaving Xiao Chen's house, feeling that everything was a dream...
But the business was settled, because three days later, twenty-five Western warships arrived as promised. The generous Ling'er only accepted the money for twenty warships, and the other five were a bit broken, so they were all given away for free. .
Who the hell said our Ling'er wasn't interesting enough!
Ten days later, Yanyun County's ten large warships were all in place. They were all brand new. Even the paint on the decks and hulls was freshly painted on the way here. The pungent smell was really weird. Go up there!
Li Qiu and the others who boarded the ship to visit were obviously trembling when they walked... mainly because they were happy.
He was even more overjoyed when he saw dozens of Yanyun naval officers sent by Xiao Chen.
These officers are here to provide training for the officers and soldiers of the Haining Navy. After all, the officers and soldiers of the Dazhou Navy have never driven this new type of warship, and they even do not know many of the new equipment on the ship...
"How far can this cannon shoot?" Li Qiu came to the main cannon on the bow of the ship and asked with interest.
"Replying to the prince, the maximum range is three miles and the effective range is two miles. However, we generally don't shoot this far because if there is too much gunpowder, it will easily damage the gun body and make it inaccurate." A burly young general answered. quite clear.
"Good guy, it's so far away..." Li Qiu said happily, "What's your name?"
"To my lord, my name is Li Mancang." This young officer is Old Man Li's eldest son Li Mancang. Because of his repeated military exploits, he is now the camp leader and the leader of the Yanyun training group.
"Li Mancang, what a good name!" Li Qiu said with a smile, "It's just that your warehouse is so full, what is it filled with?"
"When I reply to the prince, it is all out of the desire to serve the country and to be loyal to the emperor!" Li Mancang answered quite beautifully.
"Hahaha!" Li Qiu laughed, "That's good, Xiao Chen. I like this boy very much. Why don't you just stay with me in Haining Navy?"
"No." Xiao Chen said with a smile, "These boys are the backbone of my Yanyun Navy. They cannot be given to your prince. Even if I agree, Dugulou will not let them go."
"Oh... you are so stingy." Li Qiu sighed and said nothing more.
In fact, he knew in his heart that this was not because Xiao Chen was stingy, but that no matter how outstanding these officers were, they could never stay in the Haining Navy.
Because the background of all the officers and soldiers of the Haining Navy must be clean, not to mention the officers of the Yanyun Army, even the officers of the White Dragon Guard, and even the Black Dragon Guard.
Although Haining Navy is a navy, Xiao Chen and Lin Qi both persuaded him to form an infantry team. Of course, it cannot have any designation, just in the name of Marine Corps.
After all, the navy not only has to fight naval battles, but also sometimes needs to fight ashore. However, the general infantry and cavalry are landlubbers. Not only can they not swim, they will feel sick and vomited when riding in a boat, and they can even stand unsteadily, which greatly affects their combat effectiveness. .
Therefore, if a force is established specifically for landing operations, these problems can be avoided.
For example, if the 30,000 White Dragon Guards were all water-based, the casualties would not have been so heavy. Most of them would have drowned alive...
"Mancang, which one of your Yanyun warships is better than Ross's armored warships?" Li Qiu asked.
"Returning to the prince, each has its own strengths and weaknesses." Li Mancang said, "The Ross armored battleship is heavily armored and has very strong resistance. Under normal circumstances, dozens or even hundreds of shells cannot sink it. , but precisely because their armor is thick, their mobility is poor, and they are often passively beaten when fighting in close combat."
"The advantages of our Yanyun battleship are its strong maneuverability and long range of artillery, but this is only compared to large battleships. If compared with these medium-sized Western battleships, there is no mobility advantage at all." Li Mancang As he spoke, he pointed to the dozens of Western warships parked in the port.
"Are you confused when you say this?" Li Qiu said, "Isn't the bigger the battleship, the better?"
"The bigger the warship, the stronger the firepower. This is of course good, but it still depends on the actual combat situation. For example, when we fought the Ross fleet last time, we relied on the flexibility of small and medium-sized warships to win. Of course, battlefield command is also very important. It's important, otherwise if we had directly fought with them at that time, they would not have been our opponents." Lin Zirui said.
"Sometimes when we have no choice, we can only use hard steel. For example, when we and the Marquis were on their way to send Concubine Liu Guifei to her wedding, we encountered the Japanese fleet. We were at a disadvantage in terms of firepower and mobility, and we couldn't defeat them. We couldn't leave either, so Zhuge Xiaosheng asked us to fight with them directly, and they came unexpectedly, catching the little devil off guard!"
Liu Haishan couldn't help but feel excited when he recalled the scene at that time.
"Then if I go by what you say, we don't need any large warships at all and can just use medium-sized warships?" Li Qiu still didn't quite understand.
"Uh..." Li Mancang knew that the prince really didn't understand water warfare. He was an amateur with a stick. He scratched his head and said, "This large battleship is like a heavy armored cavalry, and a small and medium-sized battleship is like a heavy armored cavalry." It’s the light cavalry. My lord, do you think the heavy cavalry is more powerful, or the light cavalry?”
"Do you still need to ask? Of course the heavy cavalry is very powerful." Li Qiu said.
"Yes, that's it. In theory, light cavalry is almost certain to lose when fighting heavy cavalry, but in actual combat this is not always the case. Light cavalry can use tactics such as weaving, cutting off supplies, double-teaming attacks, and setting traps. Defeat the heavy cavalry." Li Mancang said.
"That's right." Duan Qiyun said, "Before, our Zhou Dynasty also sent black dragon heavy cavalry to fight against the Northern Xinjiang tribes, but they were defeated repeatedly because the light cavalry of the Northern Xinjiang tribes were very fast. If you launch an attack, they will turn around and run away. If you don't chase, they will harass you. If you chase, you will be trapped and ambushed. Moreover, heavy cavalry cannot fight for a long time. Once the horses are tired and can't run, they will immediately cover up. Clip it up..."
When it comes to fighting, several generals have also become good at talking.
