Chapter 6651 Evidence

Chapter 6651 Evidence
Xun Qi felt extremely annoyed when he heard this, but he could not continue to argue and could only look at Meng Kangbu. Although he knew very well in his heart that there was nothing more to say, Zhu Helai had said everything that needed to be said, and it was impossible for Meng Kangbu to refuse anymore.

In a war between countries, when one country is weaker than its opponent in all aspects, it is bound to lose. However, as long as there is still one advantage, then no matter how slim the hope is, the possibility of victory still exists.

Just like Sun Er and Wei Shuang, in the circle of the sixth and seventh levels of smelting, many people have the possibility of defeating Sun Er, no matter how slim this possibility is, but after fighting a hundred or eighty games, they can always win a few to dozens of games. Only Wei Shuang can't beat Sun Er no matter what, and loses as many times as he fights.

But in fact, when Wei Shuang fights against other people, even those brothers who are at the sixth or seventh level of smelting and can fight with Sun Er, he can always win dozens of games in a hundred or eighty games. Even some brothers who can win against Sun Er may not die on the spot when they meet Wei Shuang.

However, there was a problem. Wei Shuang had never defeated Sun Er, and he could never win no matter what. Normally, even someone like Xiao Hou, who was at the sixth level of smelting, would be able to seize the opportunity to win a few to ten games out of a hundred or eighty games against Sun Er. But Wei Shuang, who was at the seventh level of smelting, had never won even once. This was not a question of letting Sun Er win or not.

To put it bluntly, Sun Er happens to be a larger Wei Shuang, and is just a little bit stronger than the current Wei Shuang in every aspect, which results in Wei Shuang being unable to fully display his strength and being defeated. When other people face Sun Er, even if they have dozens of weak points, they still have some advantages that Sun Er does not have.

Relying on these advantages, if these people fight Sun Er one-on-one, they still have a chance of winning as long as they seize the opportunity. Wei Shuang, known as Little Sun Er, is weaker than Sun Er in every aspect. Of course, he can beat other people cleanly and neatly, but he just can't beat Sun Er.

From a certain perspective, the decathlon talent is really a pitfall. It is safe, but if you choose this path, you will really encounter opponents that you cannot defeat at all. It is really a pitfall. From a certain perspective, this talent has really been squeezed by General Wei.

The war between the Kushans and the Han Dynasty actually conforms to this logic. Over the years, the Kushan Empire's advantages have been knocked away one by one by the Han Dynasty, and now there are not many advantages left. The navy is almost the only advantage that the Kushan Empire can currently use.

However, as long as Zhou Yu is alive, the only advantage that the Kushan Empire can currently offer will sooner or later turn into a disadvantage. Meng Kangbu is at his peak, but Zhou Yu has only entered his peak in the past few years, and the latter is obviously stronger than the former. What this means is self-evident.

Therefore, now that there is such an opportunity, from the standpoint of the Kushan Empire, it is basically impossible to give up. Regardless of whether Zhou Yu is dead or not, if they seize the opportunity to suddenly destroy the Han navy, they, the Kushans, will have more time and more energy to deal with the upcoming decisive battle.

"Isn't it because Zhou Yu is dead, but simply because no matter what Zhou Yu does, the current chaos in Sumatra cannot be eliminated?" Xun Qi looked at Meng Kangbu with a sigh. At this point, it doesn't matter whether Zhou Yu is dead or not. What matters is that this is indeed an opportunity, at least it is an opportunity that can be utilized.

"Meng Kangbu, don't speak yet." Just as Meng Kangbu was about to speak, Xun Qi stopped Meng Kangbu and looked at Zhu Helai with sharp eyes.

"Secretary, I just want to ask one question." Xun Qi's face was calm, but his sharp eyes let everyone present know that the next question Xun Qi would ask would directly determine whether Xun Qi would agree to this matter.

"Go ahead." Zhu Helai didn't think that Xun Qi was looking for trouble. War is a major issue for a country, a matter of life and death, a matter of survival or destruction. It must be carefully considered. Any caution at this time will be fine.

"What if Zhou Yu is still alive?" Xun Qi said that he would put aside all the calculations of the Kushans and go straight to the core point, that is, what if Zhou Yu is still alive?
"If Zhou Yu is still alive, then now is also an opportunity." Meng Kangbu sighed and replaced Zhu Helai to speak, but he was somewhat sad when he said this, "Because the Han Dynasty's navy just suffered a heavy blow. Although it was supplemented by the so-called East China Sea Ocean Fisheries Department, it only has the backbone and part of the navy. Most of them still need to be recruited and trained again."

The biggest difference between the navy and the army has appeared. With the army, you may be able to be pulled out to the battlefield after intensive training for more than half a year, and you may even be able to demonstrate quite good combat effectiveness. But it is not the same with the navy. Not to mention that you have only intensive training for more than half a year, even if you have intensive training for several years, you are just getting started.

The fact that the Han Dynasty relied on the Ocean Fisheries Department to supplement its navy was indeed beyond the expectations of Meng Kangbu and others. This behavior meant to a certain extent that the once fragile shipping industry of the Han Dynasty had developed rapidly in recent years. Of course, this was only one aspect. What really made Meng Kangbu feel outrageous was that the warships used by the Han army's Ocean Fisheries Department were actually castrated versions of the seventh-generation ships and the sixth-generation ships.

You must know that in terms of economic benefits, warships are completely inferior to merchant ships. Just like battleships, the largest battleships are only tens of thousands of tons, while merchant ships can be hundreds of thousands of tons. This is the design and technical gap caused by ship design and positioning.

However, in the fishing industry, which requires fishing boats, the Han Dynasty directly used warships. Apart from being able to train naval soldiers to a certain extent, it was at a disadvantage in all other aspects.

After all, the price of a warship is far higher than that of a merchant ship, and many of the designs of a warship are meaningless on a merchant ship. These are all fixed costs. Considering the level of navy that can be provided by fishing boats of this nature, Montcomb felt that it was a huge loss.

No one thinks that by using warships as a training ground to attack fishing boats, they can become a real navy. It is true that they are definitely better than recruits who have never been on a warship, and after boarding the ship, they learn much faster than newbies, but to say that they are completely qualified is a lie.

After the real transition, it still takes a period of strengthening. It can only be said that the cost of naval training has indeed been reduced to a certain extent, but the investment cost is too high.

Of course, this is for the Kushans. As for Chen Xi, he is also aware of these things, but to be honest, he doesn't care much. He can accept the cost if it can speed up the formation of the navy, not to mention shortening it from several years to one or two years.

As for the difference between merchant ships and warships, it's almost the same. A 10,000-ton warship is enough to be used as a fishing boat these days. There won't be much marginal benefit if it's bigger.

"This is what I'm worried about. Now we believe that the strength of the Han navy has not yet recovered, and Zhou Yu is in an uncertain state of life or death. If he is really dead, I won't consider this. Suppose he is not dead, and is waiting for you to rush over?" Xun Qi sighed and said. It was also a last struggle. He did not want Meng Kangbu to attack, because in his opinion, Zhou Yu was already dead.

Zhou Yu is dead, and Meng Kangbu's attack swept away the Han Dynasty's navy. What's the point of fighting later? Even with the seventh-generation ships, they can only defend. Without the navy, warships cannot solve the problem.

"If Zhou Yu is dead, our chances of defeating the Han navy are 100%. If Zhou Yu is alive, we can clear out the coastal defenses in several important locations. Even if we encounter Zhou Yu, we will not suffer a crushing defeat given the current situation." Zhu Helai turned to Xun Qi and said. He had thought about many things very thoroughly, so he concluded that this thing could be done.

"What we are really worried about is Zhou Yu and the seventh-generation fleet joining forces. Before that, we actually had the ability to suppress Zhou Yu. After we severely damaged the Han navy in the naval battle in the Bay of Bengal, Zhou Yu could only fight Meng Kangbu under the protection of the coastal defense." Zhu Helai informed Xun Qi of the information he had confirmed one by one, completely ending Xun Qi's argument.

"Yes, although it may sound a bit flattering, but in fact, after the last naval battle, even if Zhou Yu led the Han navy and directly encountered our main force at sea, with both sides fully manned, our chances of victory would be greater." Meng Kangbu nodded and said, if it were not for this reason, how could Zhou Yu stay in the Malacca area and not come out.

To put it bluntly, after leaving the coastal defense area, the current Han navy could not defeat the Kushans, so it could only choose strategic retreat first.

Xun Qi sighed lightly and finally gave up arguing. He knew that he could no longer convince everyone present because the reasons Zhu Helai gave were very sufficient.

"Well, since you all think so, I reserve my opinion. I still have doubts about Zhou Yu's death." Xun Qi sighed and said, "Have Oswin and Helilach made a judgment? If so, let's vote."

Xun Qi had no other choice. It was obvious that this group of people were already prepared to take action.

"It's not that Zhou Yu is dead that we have to take action, but more directly, we can't let Zhou Yu join the seventh-generation ship. So after the sea trial of the seventh-generation ship, we began to think about how to stop this. Zhou Yu's death only made us more determined." Zhu Helai valued Xun Qi very much, so he made a special explanation.

Xun Qi nodded, but said nothing. He also realized this, so he realized that whatever he did was meaningless. From a strategic point of view, the Kushans were not speculating because of Zhou Yu's death, but were taking the initiative to continue their own strategic advantage. Zhou Yu's death was just a coincidence, giving the Kushans a greater opportunity.

"Even if Zhou Yu is not dead, we have to find a time to strike first after the seventh-generation ships of the Han Dynasty complete the sea trial." Bankim sighed and said. It's not that these Kushan sages are too radical, but realistically speaking, once Zhou Yu and the seventh-generation ships meet, they will be unable to fight.

Generally speaking, the navy has three structures: commander, vehicles, and excellent naval soldiers. The Han Dynasty had the advantage in commander before, and the advantage in vehicles, but it was not to the level of crushing. There was a gap between the soldiers and the Kushans, but the gap was not so big that they could not win.

After Meng Kangbu wiped out the main force of the Han navy in the Bay of Bengal, the only advantage left in the three-point structure of the Han army was the advantage of the commander, while the advantage of vehicles needed naval soldiers to play out. Without naval soldiers, the advantage of vehicles was not obvious.

This was the reason why Meng Kangbu was able to suppress the Han Dynasty's navy later. As the seventh-generation ships officially began sea trials, the Han Dynasty's vehicle advantage once again widened the gap with the Kushan Empire. At a time when the commander had an absolute advantage and the vehicles had an absolute advantage, it was self-evident what the Kushan Empire should do if it wanted to continue to maintain its naval advantage.

"If we destroy the Han Dynasty's naval reserves, even if Zhou Yu didn't die and the seventh-generation ships arrived in Malacca, the Han army would still have no room to advance, at least not for the next two years." Zhu Helai pointed to the camp where the Han Dynasty's navy was training and stationed.

"It won't matter after two years. With Zhou Yu and the seventh-generation ships, plus the Han navy that has undergone two years of specialized training, even the fortified Ceylon can't withstand it. Two or three years will be the limit, and that's all the time we need." Bankim also started to explain. Xun Qi and Meng Kangbu nodded when they heard it. They had to acknowledge the fact.

"So, now is our chance." Zhu Helai retracted his finger and looked at Meng Kangbu very seriously and said that only Meng Kangbu could execute this plan. As for others, even if Zhu Helai risked losing all the spies stationed in Sumatra, took advantage of the chaos to destroy the coastal defense artillery at several important nodes, and rushed into the camp where the Han navy was stationed, it would be difficult for him to succeed.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. Now let's vote. General Oswin said he is not good at navy. Although there is nothing wrong with this plan from a strategic point of view, he chose to abstain. Helilach believes that since the strategic situation has come to this point, it is necessary to attack the Han Navy's training camp in the Malacca area." Bankim stated the suggestions of the two Nordic men.

"I still maintain my attitude. The strategy is correct, but Zhou Yu must have his own calculations for faking his death. The other party may not be able to see that the period when the seventh-generation ship completes the sea trial and is being optimized is the most dangerous time for their Han Dynasty navy, so I still vote no." Xun Qi said calmly. Seeing this, Zhu Helai shook his head slightly to show his understanding.

"I also agree with His Highness Qi. Zhou Yu must have had his own calculations for faking his death, so I also voted against it. But if the country as a whole thinks this is an opportunity, I will carry it out." Meng Kangbu turned his head to glance at Xun Qi, then spoke slowly.

"Among the four of us, except Dilip who voted against, the rest of us are affirmative." Zhu Helai spoke on their behalf. Hearing this, Meng Kangbu couldn't help but look at Dilip. He didn't expect that the other party would also vote against it.

"After all, that is Zhou Yu. If he is plotting against us, we will just be walking into a trap if we rush over now." Dilip said simply.

"In this case, it means four votes in favor, three votes against, and one abstention." Xun Qi raised his eyebrows and looked at Vasudeva I very naturally. With this number of votes, there is still hope of a turnaround. After all, when everyone has the same vote, Vasudeva I's vote can better represent the will of the country.

However, Vasudeva I's answer made the hopeful Xun Qi fall into silence. The other party voted in favor. Normally, Vasudeva I, who had always been cautious, should not have cast such a vote.

"Okay, next I will lead the navy to attack Malacca." Meng Kangbu stood up and spoke to everyone present. Since Vasudeva I agreed, he had nothing to say. Whether it was for the grace of recognition or for the national will of the Kushan Empire, he would go all out next. There are always times when people cannot avoid something.

"Speed ​​is of the essence in war. Now that it's been decided, I will return to Ceylon now and inform my soldiers to be ready. We should attack quickly while the situation is still under control. Maybe we can even take advantage of the chaos to launch a wave of attacks." Meng Kangbu was also a decisive person. Since he had agreed to this matter, he would not delay any longer. A quick battle and a quick decision would be the most effective plan. If it was fast enough, even if the Han Dynasty was prepared, it might not be effective.

"Okay." Vasudeva I was silent for a while and then nodded.

"Then I will go back to Kushan as well. I came here with Meng Kangbu before. Now that the matter has been finalized, I will go back with you. There are still many things to deal with in Peshawar." Xun Qi stood up and spoke. He was thinking about what he should do to deliver complete and effective intelligence to the Han Dynasty before Meng Kangbu arrived in Sumatra, so that Jiangdong, which was now in chaos, could be prepared.

"Okay, the country will have to rely on you for a while recently." Vasudeva I nodded to Xun Qi. He trusted Xun Qi's work.

"Well, then General Meng Kangbu and I will go back to the country first." Xun Qi lowered his head slightly, then glanced at Meng Kangbu, and Meng Kangbu expressed his understanding.

"I came here on the same road as His Highness Qi, so I may as well take His Highness back with me when I return." Meng Kangbu nodded and looked at Xun Qi. This battle was not easy to fight, and after hearing what Xun Qi said, Meng Kangbu glanced at Zhu Helai covertly, but was discovered by the other party. He couldn't help but smile, then retracted his gaze.

[It's good to go back to Kushan with His Highness Qi. I just happen to have some things to explain. If everything goes well this time, it's fine. But if not, then some things really need to be prepared in advance.] When Meng Kangbu withdrew his gaze, he made up his mind involuntarily.

"Then the two of us will go back to the country first." Xun Qi acted decisively. After he and Meng Kangbu saluted the people opposite, they followed Meng Kangbu and left quickly.

Meng Kangbu took Xun Qi with him in silence all the way, flying straight all the way from East Africa. After they were far away from the coastline, Meng Kangbu took Xun Qi and landed directly on the sea before Xun Qi could react.

The moment he landed on the sea, Meng Kangbu quickly activated a large number of secret techniques, locking Xun Qi and himself in the secret techniques. Xun Qi's pupils shrank when he saw this, and then he looked at Meng Kangbu quietly, with an indifferent look as if he was going to wait and see what Meng Kangbu would do next.

When Meng Kangbu brought Xun Qi to the surface of the sea and activated various secret techniques to isolate him, he kept staring at Xun Qi. After making sure that the other party was only slightly startled and then returned to normal, he couldn't help but feel relieved. He now had to find a suitable person to share the secret he had discovered.

"General Meng Kangbu, what do you want to do by suddenly stopping on the sea and blocking the surroundings?" Xun Qi looked at Meng Kangbu indifferently, and asked with some doubts.

"There are spies among the Kushan high-ranking officials." Meng Kangbu said bluntly.

After these words were spoken, Xun Qi's heart was in turmoil, and even his back was soaked with sweat. If it weren't for the fact that so many years of lurking had greatly tempered Xun Qi's character, when he first came to Kushan, Meng Kangbu's words would have been enough for Xun Qi to prepare to run away.

Seeing that Xun Qi didn't say anything, Meng Kangbu didn't continue speaking. After a while, Xun Qi had made some judgments in his mind and decided to put the blame on Zhu Helai first.

"Zhu Helai." Xun Qi looked Meng Kangbu up and down, as if he was evaluating Meng Kangbu's credibility. Then after a long while, as if he was sure that Meng Kangbu was trustworthy, he slowly spit out the name of the person he thought was the biggest trouble.

Meng Kangbu's heart was shocked when he heard this, and he looked at Xun Qi in disbelief. If he was the only one who judged that there was something wrong with Zhu Helai, it might be that Zhu Helai had some unspeakable reasons. But if Xun Qi judged that there was something wrong with Zhu Helai, then there must be evidence that he didn't know about.

"In the early years, we found that intelligence was always leaking, and we realized that there were spies in the upper echelons. After all, some information cannot be obtained unless you are at the top." Xun Qi quickly explained his judgment logic. In Xun Qi's eyes, those slight changes in Meng Kangbu's expression were like finding a comrade. Meng Kangbu judged that there was something wrong with Zhu Helai, so Meng Kangbu must have an important piece of information that he didn't know.

"So we started an internal self-examination, but it yielded no results." Xun Qi sighed and said, "Considering that there is no technical gap, the spy must be someone close to us. When I was investigating, I found some clues, but I can't confirm them, and I can't get any solid evidence. But you know, I am at least the second heir to the Kushan throne. I found some information that I can't confirm. My circle is actually very small."

Meng Kangbu nodded. Sometimes, not being able to find something is also a kind of intelligence, especially when the level is high enough. Not being able to find something is more direct than finding it directly.

"So from the beginning, the circle was locked on a few people." Xun Qi sighed and said, "There is no evidence. I can't find any evidence. Some things can only be said to be mistakes at our level, not crimes."

After all, Meng Kangbu had been taught by Gan Ning to practice silent meditation, and he was able to think calmly about worldly affairs and human nature. Therefore, he had no doubts about Xun Qi's statement. Making mistakes is not a crime.

"I have strong evidence, you can investigate based on this evidence." Montcomb said slowly.

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