Chapter 1358: No scouting report

"We have to find a place of our own, so that we have enough time to stay. We now have a merchant ship. We need to have our own harbour to anchor." The captain said while holding a binoculars and looking at the surroundings. The vast sea is all around. In the line of the horizon, where people's eyesight is at the limit, it seems to be able to see the coastline.

With only the compass, the nautical map is also very simple. It was so simple that he couldn't see his position at all. The second lieutenant's somewhat experienced captain could use the stars in the sky to know his position. But in the navigation technology, they still lack important things, such as nautical charts with latitude and longitude, nautical clocks, and sextants for measuring latitude and longitude. These are important technical equipment for the voyage. The Chu State Navy still lacks such equipment.

For this reason, merchant ships and warships will choose the coastline not far away. That's why, in the vast sea, there will be warships constantly carrying out robbery activities. the reason is simple. It is because the routes are too densely arranged in places not far from the coastline. These are all caused by the technical reserves in place.

The vast sea is extremely wide, but there are only so few channels. The fighting between merchant ships will continue.

"We need to find a port to anchor, and establish our stronghold there." The captain said at this time.

"Captain, I don't know if I should say if I have an idea," the chief mate on the side said at this time.

"Say." The captain of the warship said with a telescope to check the surroundings at this time.

"According to what we have recently discovered, it may be impossible for us to find a natural port now, especially the places close to Chu State. These places are still unfamiliar to us." The chief officer said.

"The most important thing is that most of these places are occupied by our immigrants. They will not accept us." The chief officer said.

"What do you mean?" the captain asked at this time.

"I mean, we might as well look for a place and land. Then attack a nearby immigration stronghold. Then. Let's do our thing again." At this time the chief officer said.

The captain shook his head negatively when he heard this.

"Our strength is still very weak. You know. On such a big ocean, there is only us as a warship. If we attack rashly at this time, it will cause serious losses to us. We may not be able to take the other side's stronghold. The other side. To have an advantage in number, we must know that each of their strongholds has a considerable number of mercenaries. Look at our manpower. The total number is no more than two hundred. Our advantage is at sea, not land." The captain analyzed at this time. .

"We abandon our maritime superiority and fight those on land. Obviously we will be at an absolute disadvantage. What we have to do now is to build a stronghold, not to fight them. Now is not the time. Maybe someday in the future. We want to do this. But it's definitely not now." The captain put down the telescope in his hand at this time, and gestured with his hands.

"Yes, Captain." The chief officer nodded in approval.

"Okay. Now we have to find a stronghold of our own to establish our mooring port, such a long time drifting at sea, is not a way." The captain issued an order at this time.

The ship quickly approached the coastline. After a battle, the ships need to find a place to replenish their supplies. Especially fresh water. And other supplies.

"There is a coast ahead." a sailor on the watchtower shouted loudly.

"It's getting late. We need to dock at night today," the captain said.

"We need a berth too much." The captain then looked up at the sky. Although the sky is clear. But the captain knew. Such weather usually does not last long.

The ship changes course. The coast is coming into the sight of all crew members little by little.

"We are going to land fifty people first. We can provide you with limited artillery cover, and the rest is up to you." The captain said to the chief mate and other crew members at this time.

The crew members were fully armed, with bayonets on their rifles. The bullet belt is all over his body. The gondolas are slowly lowering at this time.

The crew is in the final preparation stage.

"Your task is very simple. It is to ensure that our ships can dock safely. I will order our artillery to provide enough cover. Do you understand?" At this time. The captain said to the first officer.

"Understand, Captain, I will take our people to build a safe landing beach." The first officer said at this time.

"I will land on the beach when the second wave of ships land. At the same time, our ships will be as close to the coastline as possible to provide you with enough artillery support." The captain said.

"I understand the captain," the chief officer said.

"Okay. It's time for us to act." The first officer said at this time.

"Okay. Good luck to you." The captain said at this time.

"We will," the chief mate said.

"Okay. Brothers, get on the boat." The first officer said at this time.

"Action. Action." The first officer said loudly at this time.

The crew was waving an arm at this time, while the others were holding their rifles and quickly dropped from the ropes to the ship.

The first officer arrived on the boat last, "Go forward." The first officer shouted loudly.

"Wow." The ship kept approaching the coastline at this time.

At this time, the captain was holding a telescope to check the distant situation. Something dangerous appeared. The captain will immediately order the fire.

The twelve artillery guns on the side of the ship aimed their muzzles at the coastline.

"Hurry up," the first officer shouted loudly.

"Wow!" The boat was constantly approaching the beach on the coast.

"Go forward. Go forward." The chief officer kept saying. The crew and sailors waved their wooden oars. The soldier in the front took his rifle and aimed to the front. Watch out for everything that happens on the coast.

"We are going to land." At this time, the first officer said loudly.

The ship docked quickly at this time. Then the first officer jumped off the boat first and stepped into the shallows with both feet.

"Come on," the first officer shouted loudly. The person leading him furiously charged forward. The sailor crew quickly went ashore with their weapons.

At this time, the captain of the warship was holding a telescope to check the situation on the shore.

"Huh." The captain saw his man quickly gain a foothold on the coast. The captain finally exhaled.

The crew on the coast carefully held the rifles in their hands and swarmed them around. The ferry boat quickly returned to the sea at this time, and they wanted to bring the second wave of crew and sailors on their warship. There are only two such boats. And it is already fully loaded. The ship was overloaded a lot. If it weren't for the short distance, I'm afraid the ship would be overloaded and capsized.

"Everyone, pay attention to the possibility of appearing on the shore." The first officer said loudly at this time.

"Pay attention to those jungles. Behind the stones, there is a possibility that more people and Chu people will appear. Everyone is careful." At this time, the first officer was lying on the beach and paying attention to the situation on the shore.

"Hurry up. We need to bring the people on the second wave of boats closer." A crew member rowed the boat desperately. The ship got closer to the target.

"Okay. Change the plan." This time. The captain said loudly.

"Order our ship to dock." The captain said at this time.

"Anchor in a shallow shoal. If it gets too close, our ship will run aground. Don't get too close." The captain said loudly at this time.

"Yes, Captain." The crew replied.

The ship quickly approached the coastline at this time. The captain ordered the landing distance to be shortened. But doing so is likely to cause the warship to run aground. The waterline of warships is larger than that of merchant ships. The loads above are all weapons and ammunition. In addition, the ship itself is a bit larger than the merchant ship, and the draft can easily cause the ship to run aground. If this happens. The ship’s trouble is great. Only when the tide is high can you return to the sea.

"I want to dock quickly. The rest of the people docked in the remaining waves of the third wave, leaving enough people to watch the more people. The rest of the people stayed on the shore temporarily." The captain ordered.

Then, the captain boarded the ship and quickly docked. After an intense observation for a period of time, the chief officer ordered his men to dig trenches to defend their beachhead positions.

Subsequently, crews, sailors, and some supplies began to arrive continuously. Then, a bonfire rose slowly on the coast and a tent was set up. The warships temporarily established their sheltered port here.

And in the Hexi Corridor of Qin State. The soldiers of the Qin Army are waiting nervously for the arrival of their enemies.

"Damn it, how many days have we been waiting here. Neither figure is present." At this time, a second-class soldier aimed at the open space outside the position with his rifle.

"I don't know. How long will we have to wait, but now we must wait." said a sergeant on the side. The sergeant looked very leisurely, lying behind the bunker, eating canned fruit and said. They are defending a small town with a train station. Therefore, their logistics supplies can be delivered continuously. The sergeant knew very well if their troops had left the town. It will be hard for them to eat delicious canned fruit. Because at that time. The supply of supplies is a matter of time, and the time they have to wait will be longer.

The arrival of supplies will greatly affect the soldier's morale. Shang Wen is very clear that the more modern wars, the higher the degree of dependence on supplies. Supply will become another key point of the war, which is closely related to the strength of a country.

It is precisely because of this that Shang Wen wanted to develop the industrialized production of Qin. At the same time, provide relevant industrial production capacity. Buried Qin's war potential deeply under Qin's great economy. Only then will Qin's war mobilization capabilities surpass any country. The momentum of Qin's reunification will be unstoppable.

That kind of unification is faster than the unification of the Tiger Wolf Division. Because the national power of Qin will be about that of any country.

However, the current situation is considered the best for Qin. Because their soldiers can still eat canned fruit. Such cans are no longer arranged in accordance with the previous title system. Soldiers’ food supplies are no longer subject to any restrictions. At the same time, Qin's good traffic conditions allowed supplies to reach the front lines smoothly. Supplies were continuously provided to the soldiers. Soldiers no longer receive limited supplies, especially food, as they did in previous battles. Ordinary soldiers can only eat coarse rice. And now they can eat any canned food. They ate until they didn’t want to eat.

This is the war potential of a country. Qin State can mobilize supplies to such a degree. This is not yet possible in any country.

"Sir, do we have to wait like this?" a lieutenant asked a major at this time.

"I don't know. We don't have any reconnaissance reports at the moment. I proposed to send scouts for reconnaissance, but our lieutenant colonel did not agree. You should understand the current situation." The major said at this time.

"Sir, you are the staff officer of the battalion. You should know something about the situation. The troops are not taking the initiative to attack. This is really unreasonable." At this time. Said the lieutenant.

"I understand this, but you have to understand," the major said.

"There is no reconnaissance report. Without reconnaissance of the enemy, we cannot act rashly." The major said at this time.

"Damn it," the lieutenant said at this time.

"We need to take the initiative to attack once, otherwise, what are we doing here?" said the lieutenant.

"I understand, but you understand that there is no reconnaissance report." said the major.

"Let's do it in a row." This time. Said the lieutenant.

"No," the major said at this time.

"The lieutenant colonel has a clear order not to allow infantry to conduct reconnaissance missions. Infantry reconnaissance in the wilderness is undoubtedly suicide. Our chief does not want to see infantry suffer greater losses." The major said at this time.

"Oh," the lieutenant said at this time.

"Then that unit will carry out the reconnaissance mission." The lieutenant asked at this time.

"Cavalry, or the **** gang of the heavenly army," the major said at this time.

"Oh. My goodness." This time. Said the lieutenant.

"We look at the sky every day. Even a plane, those **** heavenly troops don't know where." The lieutenant said at this time.

"We can't take the initiative to attack without reconnaissance, you understand." said the major.

"Yes. Sir." The lieutenant said disappointedly.

Qin Jun has regulations. The Army and the Marine Corps have such regulations. In their operational regulations, the main role of reconnaissance is particularly emphasized, and the Qin Army has also strengthened the role of reconnaissance in this regard. Without reconnaissance, it is generally difficult for them to take the initiative to attack. This is their charter, as well as the rules of warfare.