The navy of the Song Army was indeed the best in the world and very good at fighting. Even Su Yonglin did not object to this.
When the Song army was beaten into pieces by the horse infantry, the navy did not pull its hips, and successfully blocked the Jin army's attacks many times, making great contributions to the survival of the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty.
So Xin Qiji briefly calculated the success rate of the Ming Navy's direct attack on Lin'an.
"Taken together, the success of a direct attack on Lin'an should probably be less than 50%."
Su Changsheng frowned.
"Is it okay to attack even if the chance of winning is less than 50%? Is it too dangerous?"
"It's just because it's less than 50% before we can attack. If it's more than 50%, or 70% or 80%, Song Ting is not stupid. He can't put the center in Lin'an and wait for us to attack. It's precisely because Song Ting is very confident in his navy. , so I can live in Lin'an safely."
Su Changsheng didn't know much about military affairs. He came from an intelligence background and only ordinary people had an understanding of such military technical issues. Since experts like Xin Qiji said it was okay, then he could do anything.
"I really don't know much about this aspect of things, but I still know a little bit about intelligence."
"All we need is information."
Xin Qiji smiled and said: "In our view, the Song Army's horse and infantry troops are like chickens and dogs. Even the Jin Army cannot defeat them, let alone our elite Ming Dynasty. However, the Song Army Navy has always been known for being good at fighting, and we know the Song Navy's tactics very well. , but right now, we hope to know the size and approximate combat effectiveness of Navy Song as a reference."
Su Changsheng crossed his arms and was silent for a while.
Su Changsheng did not find it strange that the Ming Army had mastered the tactics of the Song Navy, because the Ming Navy was basically trained according to the Song Navy's methods.
This is actually an issue left over from history.
The Su family started out as private salt traders. As a private salt trader and a private salt trader operating at sea, it was impossible not to deal with the Song Navy.
In fact, the earliest Sujia private salt fleet was composed of retired veterans of the Song Army Navy.
Su Yonglin's grandfather, Su Dingguang, used his power to secretly recruit some navy veterans who were dismissed by the Song Army after the Shaoxing Peace Conference to lay the foundation for the Su family's private salt fleet.
Many of those navy veterans were skilled sailors who had made meritorious service in the Song-Jin War, and there were also some grassroots officers. However, after the Shaoxing peace treaty, the court no longer needed such a large navy, so they were dismissed and only retained The most basic naval personnel.
Su Dingguang seized the opportunity and recruited some masters to teach the Su family the techniques and essentials of water warfare and train them in water combat capabilities and long-distance navigation.
So from the beginning, the foundation of the Su family's fleet was built by veterans of the Southern Song Dynasty Navy. Su Yonglin and the Su family who followed him north also mastered the tactics and tactics of the Song Navy.
This issue left over from history directly led to the fact that the Ming Navy was based on the Song Navy as a template when it was first established. The training scale, tactics, and strategies were all the same.
Therefore, the navy of the Ming army did not know the navy of the Song army well, at least they knew themselves and the enemy.
We can know the tactics and strategies, but sensitive questions such as the current size of the Song Navy and the commanders of the troops are not so easy to answer. These are military secrets and will change every year. If you want to know, you must read the latest information.
Regarding Xin Qiji's needs, Su Changsheng thought for a while and nodded slowly.
"Although there is a certain degree of difficulty, I feel that as long as you are willing to spend money, you may not be able to get this kind of information. There are many Song Ting officers who have dealt with me. In my opinion, as long as the price is enough, the warship The kind that can be sold to you, okay, I get it, don’t worry, I will try my best to get this information and then send it back to the Central Capital."
"Thanks a lot."
Xin Qiji held Su Changsheng's hand again: "If you can get the real intelligence information, if our navy can go straight to Lin'an, you will have half the credit."
Su Changsheng smiled bitterly.
"Let's get the information first. Our navy also needs a lot of training. The Song Army's navy is really elite and very good at water warfare. Our army must not underestimate the enemy."
"I see."
Xin Qiji nodded.
Of course he understood that the Song Army's navy was very good at fighting. When the Jin Army moved southward in turmoil, the Song Army's horse and infantry were completely defeated. Only the navy could defeat the Jin Army.
But then again, the navy of the Ming army is not weak either.
The Ming Navy Navy started during the Liberation Army period, or the entire Su Yonglin Group was transferred from the Navy Army. They all had some research on naval warfare, but they later transferred to the Ma Bu Army.
When Su Yonglin first established the navy, the Ming Navy had less than a hundred ships. Later, Sun Tzu Yi led the navy north to attack the Jin Kingdom and defeated the Jin Navy. In the first battle, a large number of ships were captured, which reduced the size of the Ming Navy. It expanded to more than 300 ships.
Later, the Ming Navy carried out many transportation and beach landing missions. Although there were no more battles, it was also expanded many times.
At present, the Ming Navy has more than 1,000 warships and transport ships of various sizes, including more than 700 main battleships, more than 300 auxiliary ships, and more than 13,000 sailors. People, the scale is quite large.
Su Yonglin also attaches great importance to the navy. He has allocated funds for repairs and new ships many times, ordered to increase the number of naval personnel, and continuously expanded the scale of the navy.
After the establishment of the Ming Empire, the navy was independent of the five major armies of the army and established a separate army. It was designated as the Jiaolong Army. Kong Zhende, the former deputy of Sun Tzu Yi, was the general of the Jiaolong Army, and his other deputy Zhou Mancheng was the deputy general. They led the navy to be stationed in Daxing Prefecture. coastal.
The Jiaolong Army built a new port at the original port location of the Kingdom of Jin, specifically for the naval garrison.
At the same time, Shandong and Liaodong each have a special port for the navy. Under normal circumstances, the Jiaolong Army wanders around in this area when it needs to perform transportation and training tasks. It is familiar with sea routes and has good driving skills.
Xin Qiji felt that although the Song Navy had a lot of background, it had not fought a war for more than ten years. Although the Ming Navy was young, it had grown up in fierce wars. In all senses, even if it could not crush the Southern Song Navy, it would not Failed miserably.
On this basis, if the specific data of the Song Navy can be obtained, it will be a matter of knowing yourself and the enemy, and it will not be difficult to achieve the final strategic goal.
Xin Qiji had already expected that the Southern Song Dynasty would never pay the annual coins easily, because Su Yonglin said that if you can't get it on the battlefield, you can't get it at the negotiation table.
At worst, we have to search the mountains and seas to catch Zhao Gou again, so that Zhao Gou can recall his desperate journey more than thirty years ago. This should be a good thing for him, and it can improve his memory.
The two talked for more than an hour and almost finished talking about the serious matters, so Xin Qiji asked Su Changsheng some less important things.
"Are you familiar with Lin'an City?"
"I come here a few times a year. I'm not too familiar with it, but I know something about it. What do you want to know?"
Su Changsheng asked with a smile.
"Before I came, His Majesty told me that there were many small food vendors selling food in the shopping street next to Zhong'an Bridge. He said the taste was very good and asked me to try it. He also told me that there was a shop selling snails in clear juice. The soup made by the vendor in the market is very delicious, and he specifically asked me to try it. Do you know that this shopping street is still there?"
"The shopping street next to Zhongan Bridge?"
Su Changsheng became interested and said: "Your Majesty must be knowledgeable. There are four very good shopping markets in Lin'an. The one next to Zhong'an Bridge has the most food. There are many stores and many stalls selling all kinds of things. Very delicious food, sleep at three o'clock and wake up at five o'clock, day and night."
"Is it so prosperous?"
Xin Qiji was very interested: "I have never seen such a market. It sleeps at midnight and wakes up at five o'clock? Don't the merchants in Lin'an even sleep?"
