"Bring these things to me and take them to the Arms Temple in the rear. If they can't successfully imitate them within 10 days, I won't fight this war!"
Holding the simple telescope, Cui Xiushi roared angrily.
The thing in his hand was obviously just a low-end product used by the scouts, but even so, this thing still shocked him.
These appear to be just two thin pieces of crystal, but they can magnify objects several miles away more than ten times in front of your eyes.
He was born as a general, so of course he knew how much advantage it would bring to him to discover the enemy first on the battlefield.
This war between the two sides seems to be inevitable. In fact, both he and the generals under his command understand it in their hearts.
They must prepare for this battle step by step. This battle has not even started yet, and they have already begun preparing the fourth line of defense.
The elite level of the Han army was far beyond their imagination, especially the sharpness of the Han army's scouts was almost unstoppable.
Almost all of the old scouts under his command have been buried on the battlefield.
The scouting unit is different from other units. If you send an ordinary soldier without a few years of experience, you will die.
"General, just give those trash, let alone 10 days, even if you give them a month, I'm afraid they can't do anything to get this thing out."
Looking at the simple telescope in Cui Xiushi's hand, a deputy general whispered.
"Has there been any news from the navy recently?"
Cui Xiushi sighed and asked helplessly.
"Until now, except for the fact that Min Jingwen led his army to pursue the Han warships a few days ago, there has been no new news."
The lieutenant replied carefully.
"Report to me immediately if there is any news. In addition, send someone to keep an eye on all the places on the seashore where we can land. I always feel that the Han army's navy may not be that simple."
Cui Xiushi frowned and said worriedly.
"General, we can't win this scout battle, and I'm afraid we can't win the water battle..."
Looking at his worried expression, the deputy general said cautiously.
"You guys go out first and let me be quiet!"
In just the past few days, Cui Xiushi seemed to have aged 10 years.
His originally dark hair was now turning gray.
Until now, he had not figured out why he had to fight this battle.
He wrote to the court several times in a row, trying to stop this war, but all the memorials he sent were like a mud cow drowning in the sea.
As both sides test each other during this period, the more information he has in hand, the more pessimistic he becomes about the outcome of this battle.
Everyone in the Manchu Dynasty believed that they could drag the war until winter. By that time, the severe cold weather would naturally wipe out all the Han troops on this land for them.
However, he was the only one who was pessimistic about the outcome of the war.
Until now, the navy of the Han army has never shown its face.
He is not one of those officials who can only boast. Even if it were changed, he would be sitting in the position of the chief general of the Han army.
He couldn't be stupid enough to place all his hopes on the land route.
At first glance, the Han army had already prepared to this extent in terms of the details of individual army equipment, so how could their navy be so simple.
In the land battle, they were now in a disadvantageous situation.
If they lose another naval battle, I am afraid that what awaits them is a crushing defeat.
Three days passed by in a flash, and Min Zhen, as the founder of Wei's Korean Navy.
Although he is already eighty years old this year, he was still directly assigned by Wei Meng to be the commander-in-chief of this battle.
"Is Min Jingwen back?"
Looking at the calm sea, Min Zhen's eyes were full of worry.
When they went to sea, three full days had passed. Under normal circumstances, this kind of emergency sea trip would generally not last more than three days.
After all, the fresh water they carry is very limited, and they did not bring a supply ship this time. If they are trapped at sea, I am afraid everyone will die.
Min Jingwen is also his nephew. He has been with him since he was a child. He has understood the essence of naval warfare and should not make such stupid mistakes.
"Back to the Commander-in-Chief, there is no news about them so far. Most of the ships we sent out to search have returned, but so far no trace has been found..."
"Don't wait for him, let's arrange the battle situation according to our current combat strength!"
Min Zhen looked at the direction of the sea with some worry, sighed, and then said.
"promise!"
The deputy general said softly.
"Has the main force of the Han navy been found?"
"We discovered traces of Han navy activities near Lingxing Island one day ago! However, our people did not dare to get too close, so the specific strength of the troops is still not very clear..."
Several lieutenants said with some shame.
"It doesn't matter. We are now in a battle that will overwhelm the country. No matter how many people the other side has, what does it matter? Even if the other side has twice as many people as us, we can only fight to the death."
Min Zhen smiled bitterly. Although he was also an opponent of the war, he finally understood it during his conversation with Wei Meng.
Wei's North Korea must have happened to be on the sword of the Han people now. Regardless of how this incident was caused, they can only have the capital to negotiate in the future if they win this battle at this time.
If this battle is lost, I am afraid that the best outcome for the Wei clan from now on is to become a vassal state of the Han Dynasty.
"promise!"
"Give me the order to go down and collect all the ships we can collect, and prepare something to ignite the fire for me, and be ready to ram it with the fire ship at any time! Tell the soldiers, if you don't win this battle, you will die!"
Min Zhen did not ask about the configuration of the Han army's combat power. Instead, he only emphasized his own tactics and determination.
After all, there is no possibility of omniscience and omnipotence in matters like war...
When he was very young, his father told him that if one day you master all the enemy's intelligence, I'm afraid you will have fallen into the enemy's trap by then.
Naval battles are different from land battles. There are various tactics to follow in land battles, while naval battles depend on the courage of both sides and the number of ships on both sides.
Now that they already know that the Han army is near Lingxing Island, there is no need for them to investigate at all.
As for terrain, basically all the island terrain near Wei's North Korea is already in his mind.
