Chapter 1192: Approaching boat

"The most **** thing, we don't even know these new enemies at all." At this time. Wang Jian said.

"Repost this **** telegram report to all departments to know." At this time. Wang Jian said.

"We need to redefine all plans on the Hexi Corridor," Wang Jian said to Yang Duanhe. Then he left in a hurry.

In Shang Wen's office. Shang Wen is intensively discussing some details of economic development. Through feedback to cabinet members. Shang Wen is discussing with the ministers.

"The prime minister. This is a telegram from the General Staff." An assistant came in at this moment and said to Shang Wen in a low voice.

"What report?" Shang Wen asked in a low voice.

"The report said. The people in the Hexi Corridor are not Qiang people, but a whole new ethnic group." at this time. The assistant whispered.

"What?" Shang Wen asked.

"A brand new ethnicity. They and the Qiang are not the same system." At this time. The assistant whispered.

"Oh. Do they have a name?" Shang Wen asked at this time.

"Not yet." This time. Said the assistant.

"Oh. Let's call them the highland Qiang people. Anyway, they are from the plateau. We can also call them the plateau Qiang people. Perhaps they have some connections with the Qiang people." Shang Wen said at this time.

"Then the prime minister. What should we do?" the assistant asked.

"To deal with these highland Qiang people. We can only adjust now. Moreover, the army needs more funds. We need to raise money for them. Now, this is what we can do." Shang Wen said.

"We are doing it. Tell if the king holds a meeting, it is best to wait until we finish the meeting." This time. Shang Wen said.

"Okay," the assistant said.

And in the Qin Palace. When King Qin saw this telegram. Just kept shook his head.

"There is another enemy on our territory." King Qin said after just looking at the situation in the Hexi Corridor.

In the Guowei Mansion. After Wei Liao saw this telegram. Just smiled slightly. Our situation is very complicated. The prime minister's house and the general staff are busy again.

Wei Liao said nothing. He knew that the situation around Qin State was very troublesome.

In the Western Regions, Wang Ben was entering the narrow entrance of the Western Regions. That is, the only two Marine Cavalry regiments under his command near the Star Canyon in the Hexi Corridor.

"Our cavalry regiment must hurry up. Otherwise, there will be no battle going on." Wang Ben said anxiously to one of his staff officers.

"Sir. Our troops have not been replenished yet. Especially personnel replenishment." The staff officer said.

"I know this. But do you know? Those **** Qiangs, they are sweeping our rear." Wang Ben said at this time.

"We should kill them." Wang Ben continued.

"I want to kill them in the Hexi Corridor. Take their intestines out. Boil their skins into oil to lubricate my gun." At this time. Wang Ben said.

The staff officer said nothing. Wang Ben has always stayed in the Western Regions. His Marine Expeditionary Corps is very brave in combat and the results are also very outstanding, but with the calm of the Western Regions war. Wang Ben began to hate this calm. He longed for his legion to play their role on another battlefield.

Now, the highland Qiang people suddenly came and attacked. It made him feel very excited. Haven't got the order yet. Wang Ben has already begun to give orders. Let his troops prepare for assembly. But when the war situation happened. His troops are still being assembled. the reason is simple. The Western Regions are huge. His troops are very scattered. More than 10,000 troops were scattered in many places for defense, and it was very troublesome to assemble.

Although he was a cavalry soldier, Wang Ben also spent a long time gathering his troops, in the course of such a long wait. Wang Ben felt very anxious and had no alternative. He immediately assembled several different cavalry units to piece together into two units to carry out military operations. The troops under Wang Ben were all made up improvised. Army from mixed formations of various forces.

Wang Ben's troops are still far away from the Qiang forward. And when Wang Ben was eager to eliminate the Qiang people. The navy of Chu in the south is rapidly expanding their armed forces.

"There is an armed merchant ship ahead. Judging from its flag, it should be a noble cargo transport ship of the Jing clan." A small merchant ship that was full of cargo on the surface was sailing in the same direction not far from the armed merchant ship.

"There are cannons on that armed merchant ship." This time. The chief mate on the small merchant ship saw it with a telescope. However, the chief mate was looking at the binoculars while lying behind the barrel. This is a small Chu State navy artillery ship that has been camouflaged. The gunship equipped with only ten guns. They are located on the left and right sides of the sailboat.

The firepower of the noble armed merchant ship was fierce. The number of artillery they equipped turned out to be as high as thirty-five. The firepower is very different.

"There are more than 30 artillery pieces above." This time. The captain standing on the bow said at this time. He carefully counted the number of artillery and said.

"There are fifteen cannons on one side. And we only have five cannons." At this moment, the first officer lying on the deck exclaimed.

"They are three times ours. If there are artillery on the deck, as long as one shot, our ship will be pierced." This time. The chief mate said.

"I know this," the captain said.

"But I believe in miracles. Do you know? Many of our warships are playing a huge role. But what they have captured are small boats. We need big ships. So something like this. We need to do something. Our captured ones The number of ships is too small. We need a big ship.” At this time, the captain of the small warship said.

"We can use our new tactics to play our role. Moreover, they will never think that we will suddenly launch an attack. This is our advantage. Moreover, we can use the tactics of fast transshipment to shoot them." The captain said at this time.

The so-called transshipment tactics are actually just a tactical idea of ​​the captain. But no one has ever tried this tactical use. The reason was that most of the ships looted by the Chu State navy were ships without artillery. Such small warships only had to launch artillery. The opponent may surrender. No one has used such a tactic, and this tactic is in practical application. No one knows how useful it is. Because I haven't tried it.

Merchant ships looted by Chu's navy in the Yangtze River. They are merchant ships with very weak armed forces. Basically none of these merchant ships are equipped with artillery.

And only those large merchant ships. For example, the cargo merchant ships of the nobles of the Chu Kingdom, they have such abundant capital to equip them. In fact, the artillery equipped on the cargo merchant ships of the nobles of the Chu Kingdom. Most of them are launched very rarely. They actually came to pretend. Use these to scare the water thieves who try to rob their goods.

In fact, they have never used much. Gradually, he relaxed his vigilance.

"There is a small boat next to us. It may be a water pirate." The lookout sent a loud alarm at this time.

"Look at these slaves." The captain of the noble cargo ship picked up his binoculars and looked at the small camouflaged warship.

"They are all in tatters. They don't have many weapons. They are water thieves, and they can't help us." The captain said loudly at this time.

On a small warship. The first officer asked, lying on the deck.

"What should we do?" the chief mate asked.

"We need to get close to them. Then shoot at their main masts. Try to knock their main masts down so that they lose power. Then we turn the bow. Shoot from the other side. Kill their gunners. If possible, we will again. Shoot. Then attack." The captain said, looking at the big ship.

"Oh my God," the first officer said in surprise.

"Don't be surprised." At this time, the captain said.

"Everything is possible. We have to try. You go down to prepare, I need you, and kill their main mast within five cannons. They can't run." The captain said at this time.

"Right. And that is, I will give you as short a distance as possible." The captain said at this time.

"Thank you." The first officer stood up at this time and quickly walked towards the cabin below.

"Close to that cargo ship." The captain roared loudly at this time.

"Close to that cargo ship," all the sailors responded.

At this time, the warship quickly approached the cargo ship.

"They are close to us." The chief mate in the cargo hold called out in panic at this time.

"Don't panic. Push our cannon out." The cargo ship captain said at this time.

"Give them one or two. They know that we are great." The captain said confidently at this time.

"Unexpectedly. There is really no fear of death." The captain said.

"All artillery?" the chief officer said at this time.

"No, no need. Just shoot with the artillery on the deck." The captain commanded his men with disdain.

"Yes, Captain." The sailors swiftly stepped forward, operating the artillery. Because of space, the deck is equipped with the remaining five artillery pieces. In addition to the front and rear equipped with large-caliber, five-inch-caliber artillery. The deck is equipped with small-caliber artillery. These guns are superior to those large-caliber guns in terms of loading speed and launch flexibility. But the power is much smaller, but this artillery can scare away water pirates. As long as the artillery fires. Those water thieves knew they had run into an opponent. They will not take the initiative to hit cargo ships.

"To deal with these slaves. There is no need for a volley of large-caliber artillery below." The captain looked at and said with disdain. He saw it as those poorly equipped water thieves.