The British local troops, especially the garrison troops in various cities, are vastly different from the Ming Dynasty Marine Corps.
The sneak attack failed to hit the target, and after being counterattacked by the opponent, it lost all morale, collapsed directly, and ran away with its head covered.
Without the determination and courage to die with your opponent, you will not have the prerequisites for street fighting.
Jiexuan also believed that it was a wise move for Emperor Haojing to order veterans to go into battle, which were much stronger than those new recruits who simply had good endurance.
The veterans of each Marine Brigade have served for more than fifteen years. They are not only familiar with the tactics of infantry and tank coordination, and are proficient in the use of small weapons, but also cooperate with each other tacitly and can communicate in sign language during street fighting.
The combat effectiveness of small units, such as squads, is more than double that of the same number of enemies.
Even if each marine brigade only sends 2,000 troops to attack the city, the opponent must have at least 20,000 troops to compete with it.
From the captured prisoners, we learned that there were only about two thousand defenders in the city, and they were not elite.
As for the quantity, further confirmation is needed and it needs to be seen while playing.
But in terms of quality, Jiexuan believed that this was definitely true, because the elites were all taken to London by Charles II.
The British soldiers in the city could not defeat the Marines in single combat. They fired directly with flintlock rifles and could not weaken the opponent's combat effectiveness without hitting the opponent's limbs.
The torso and head are protected by heavy armor and cannot be penetrated at all.
Each Marine has either a revolver or a magazine-type rifle, and can fire continuously when a target is found.
Grenade can be thrown if there are obstacles blocking it. Targets anywhere, regardless of personnel or weapons, will be attacked by grenade rain.
Compared with the army infantry, the Marine Corps has less depth of operations and mainly captures coastal cities.
Therefore, ordinary soldiers do not need much endurance, but focus more on explosive power.
Veterans don't have much stamina, but thirty-five to forty years old happens to be the age at which strength is greatest, and they are very suitable for fighting wearing heavy armor.
In street fighting, steam tanks can be used in conjunction to advance, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Due to the superior strength of the troops invested, even though Major General Cowell had mobilized no less than 4,000 minions to defend the city, he was unable to withstand the strong attack of the Ming Army Marines.
Most of the soldiers had never seen such a thing as a tank, and they fired from dozens or even hundreds of feet away.
As a result, he was taught a lesson. After being discovered by the tank crew, he was sent to the sky on the spot.
There is no artillery that is more powerful than the Folan machine, and it is impossible to hit a steam tank.
To be precise, the diameter must be larger than twelve inches, otherwise it will just make a hole in the steel plate on the front of the tank.
Different from previous battles, this time each Marine squad also carried a personal rocket launcher and six rockets.
The reason for its installation is that this is a third-generation rocket whose safety has been greatly improved and can be proven in battle.
The firing pin of the warhead just needs to be safe before firing, so you don't have to worry about it exploding halfway.
Soldiers carrying rocket launchers on their shoulders do not need to carry rifles, and are equipped with two revolver short guns as standard.
In close combat, twelve bullets are enough to kill two or three enemies.
The same goes for the secondary shooters who carry rockets on their backs. These two are the fists of the class because they have the ability to take away the opponent's firepower.
Although the effective flight distance of rockets is only twenty steps, which is much closer than grenades, it can still be regarded as a rare weapon for attacking difficult situations.
Unlike some garbage troops, the Marine squad leader is equipped with binoculars and can observe the enemy's situation at any time.
Marine boots and other items are naturally everyone's standard equipment. A complete set of weapons and equipment plus clothes, shoes and hats are worth hundreds of taels of silver.
However, Emperor Haojing believed that the money was completely worth spending. In the early stage, the army was based in the mainland and surrounding areas, and it was all up to the Marine Corps to go to the ocean to scrape land.
Only by arming your legs to the teeth can you show off your power when scraping the land!
By the way, it can save a lot of pension, otherwise the income from scrapping the land will have to be spit out...
This also resulted in the fact that during street fighting, the defenders could not kill a single Marine even at the cost of fifty men.
Before launching the general attack, Jiexuan ordered the fleet to launch tactical missiles with explosive warheads into the city.
Because there were so many wooden houses in the city, most of Liverpool was turned into a sea of flames.
After the fire was extinguished, it was a mess, with ruins and rubble everywhere you looked.
The defenders fighting in this environment, without superhuman perseverance, can only become more desperate as time goes by.
After fighting for less than three days, Major General Cowell ordered his troops to surrender.
If the fight continues like this, not only will all his men die, but Shi Min will also suffer massive casualties.
However, when he surrendered, he did not forget to protest to Jiexuan and demanded compensation of no less than 50 million silver coins...
If this group of Westerners dug up ore worth fifty million silver coins in the mine, they could consider paying the other party five thousand!
The Marines only had two days of actual street fighting, and the rest was spent sweeping the city, escorting prisoners, and scraping land.
Jiexuan asked a hundred locals to clean up the corpses, and all the remaining people boarded the ship, giving them a free "Happy Tour to the East"!
Those who don’t want to join the tour group can just jump into the pit, and now it’s just the right time to bury them!
As long as the other party cooperates, Jiexuan is not willing to kill one more person, and the old man can stay in the city to take care of himself.
After cleaning up the battlefield, Jiexuan did not plan to send the Marines to Manchester, which was not too far from Liverpool.
At present, only one coastal city is called Liverpool. Although the value of other places is not as good as this, the combined value is more than ten times higher than here.
If the Marine Corps travels with the fleet, it will not only receive powerful fire support, but also increase combat mobility. It is unwise to go straight to Manchester at the moment.
The Marine Corps can capture places such as Birkenhead, Blackpool, Crosby, and Ellesmere Port around Liverpool because they are all coastal cities.
After finishing this large task, the fleet headed south to Bristol Bay to see if it could capture Bristol, Cardiff, Newport, Weston, Swansea and other cities.
After the southward movement was completed, all the major coastal cities in western England were swept, and the fleet turned north again, allowing the Marines to attack Manchester, which was located inland.
Due to the resistance of the Liverpool defenders, most of the city was destroyed, which meant that after the city was captured, the loot was much less than expected.
The second and third combat operations are to make up for the current losses. In short, one's own gains cannot be reduced because of the enemy's resistance!
Unless it is to protect the homeland and the country, if this kind of business loses money, it is better not to do it!
This was one of Emperor Haojing's instructions to the generals who went to fight overseas. The court's money was limited, and any general who made a loss-making business would either stop thinking about going to war again, or find ways to make up for it.
Be it people, things, or money, you can scrape as much as you can!
Since Jiexuan led his troops to overseas expeditions on his own, the fleet and the court have made a lot of money every time, and he has never suffered a loss.
The weapons, equipment, strategies and tactics of the Ming Dynasty King's Division are all world-leading. To fight against the enemy, one must not only win on the battlefield, but also obtain definite benefits.
Otherwise, it is a matter of the IQ and ability of the generals...
In the attack on Liverpool, the Marines suffered less than a hundred casualties in total, and the impact on subsequent operations was negligible.
Young and old men are very enthusiastic about being able to scrape land in the four surrounding cities. They have been in the UK for such a long time.
It had already hit London before, and it was only half of the southern part of the city. It was obvious that everyone felt far from full and unsatisfied.
Of the four target cities, only Blackpool is relatively far away. Crosby is north of Liverpool, and Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port are on the other side of the bay. With fleet delivery, the Marines can reach their destination on the same day.
Since Charles II is so stingy, we, the Ming Dynasty King, should be self-reliant!
You don't have to be polite to play with what you should play and take what you should take. At least you have to get your money back with interest.
The scale of these places is not as large as that of Liverpool, and the strength of the local defenders is naturally far inferior to that of the Liverpool defenders.
Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port were captured by two marine brigades on the same day. The so-called resistance was not worth mentioning in the face of thousands of naval guns.
Due to Britain's geographical location and actual situation, Emperor Hao Jing did not adopt the same tactics as against Spain.
Instead, they first asked the fleets of the Three Kingdoms to sweep the country's coastal areas, peel off the coconut shells like eating coconuts, and then slowly nibble inward.
Although this would have a small impact on the British population, it would make the country a de facto landlocked country and lose its connection with overseas territories.
Jiexuan believed that most of the British main fleet was huddled somewhere in Scotland or Ireland. If it showed up now, it would be suicidal.
Want to save the city of Liverpool?
Jie Xuan wished the other party would do this!
More than 90% of the British warships can be destroyed in one day!
Jiexuan can guarantee that the British Navy will only have one style of warship in the future, and that is the fishing boat!
Emperor Haojing's ultimate goal in building a navy was to make the Ming Navy unrivaled in the entire world!
It was so powerful that neither the French navy nor the Dutch navy combined was a match for the Ming Dynasty navy.
Jiexuan believes that this goal is not far away, and he will return when the war in Europe is over.
The sixth batch of ironclad ship construction (1665-1670) should be over, and your fleet will obtain four seven-thousand-ton ironclad ships.
This is by far the most powerful warship in the world. The combat effectiveness of one level four ironclad ship (Dingyuan) is equivalent to three or four level one ironclad ships.
In another ten years or so, not counting the Zheng fleet, the fleet affiliated to the imperial court will have up to twelve level four ironclad ships, becoming a deterrent to the entire Europe!
At that time, the fifth-level ironclad ship will also be launched. In the future, the strength and potential competitors of the Ming Navy, those two allies, will become larger and larger.
This is what Emperor Haojing meant. After the Ming Navy has put into service the fourth-level ironclad ships, it will then consider the construction technology of the second-level ironclad ships.
It would be even better if France and the Netherlands could develop ironclad ships of the same level themselves, and it would also save a lot of technology procurement costs.
However, even if the two countries achieve joint research and development, their research and development capabilities will not be as good as that of Ming Dynasty, which has been steadily advancing.
The research and development of ironclad ships is expensive, and it is also a huge expense for countries like France and the Netherlands.
If there is a fatal flaw in the design, it will be like the Swedish Vasa, which turned into a submarine soon after it was launched...
Under the guidance of Emperor Haojing, the Ming Dynasty could launch a new generation of ironclad ships every ten years.
And due to its strong support for foreign trade and domestic mining, the imperial court also had money to purchase a new generation of ironclad ships for the navy.
According to the plan, an ironclad ship would not be in service for more than fifty years.
If circumstances permit, he will retire in thirty-four years, or even sooner.
It would be perfect to sell second-hand ships to countries friendly to Ming and then use the money to purchase higher-level ironclad ships.
Using this method, the Ming Navy could maintain a large-scale and ultra-high combat effectiveness armored fleet without talking too much and spending too much money.
Emperor Haojing believed that technical reserves were the top priority for naval construction, which meant that the Academy of Sciences should have strong research and development capabilities.
In the future, whether to build a new generation of ironclad ships in large quantities will still need to be determined based on specific circumstances.
The estimated cost of building a fifth-level ironclad ship will exceed four million taels of silver. Even if only four ships are built at a time, it will cost at least sixteen million taels.
The only way is to extend the construction time from five years to six or even seven years, so that the court can still afford it.
There is no doubt that as the tonnage of ironclad ships increases in the future, the cost will become even higher. This kind of weapon is by no means a toy that small countries can afford.
Emperor Haojing meant that the fleet should maintain a 442 configuration, with small and medium-sized ironclads each accounting for 40% of the total, and the most expensive large ironclads accounting for only 20%.
Large ironclad ships are prepared for decisive battles. A normal trip out will cost a huge amount of money, and frequent training will outweigh the gains.
Only first- or second-level ironclads are enough for non-wartime cruising. Once an emergency occurs, third-level ironclads will be dispatched.
If level four or even level five ironclad ships are needed to set sail, it means that the Ming Dynasty is facing a large-scale war...
Jiexuan believes that within a hundred years, as long as Ming Dynasty maintains its current fleet size, no one will dare to challenge Ming Dynasty's maritime supremacy.
He will not be able to see in this life, so this important responsibility will have to be shouldered by the younger generations.
At present, the Ming Dynasty accounts for almost 40% of global maritime trade, France and the Netherlands each account for 20%, and the remaining two percent are divided up by the Ottomans, Venice, Sweden, Denmark and other countries.
Jiexuan believes that no one will have any objection to the current quota. If you want to eat more and occupy more, you have to let the quantity and quality of the ironclads speak for themselves. Otherwise, you will be asking for trouble.
As long as France, the Netherlands, and the Ottomans are satisfied with their vested interests, it means that the top four countries in the world's maritime power have reached a consensus, and other opinions do not need to be considered.
Naturally, Ming Dynasty will not be dissatisfied, because as the entry threshold for ironclad ships gradually increases, Ming Dynasty's share of maritime trade will only increase.
This is a conspiracy, no one dares to provoke him rashly, otherwise he will be shot to death!
There is no doubt that with the advancement of technology, more and more countries will have ironclad ships in the future.
But a very strange phenomenon will occur. The gap between these countries and the Ming Dynasty will become wider and wider...
After recovering Liaodong and the Nurgan Dusi, pacifying Menggu, recovering the Western Regions, eating Xianbelia and the East Indies, and then controlling Australia, the Ming Dynasty will become the largest country in the world!
The most terrifying thing is that about 80% of the area in the territory belongs to the direct area, and all of them are Akira!
