Chapter 1257: It's Chu State Navy

"En. I found a problem." Tian Heng said at this time.

"I can't convince you." Tian Heng said while looking at the other party at this time.

"But, can you believe me?" Tian Heng asked.

"This." The man looked at Tian Heng hesitantly.

"I hope you can believe me once, and I will guarantee your lives with my own life." Tian Heng looked at each other.

"My lord, we believe this. But we can only give it a try." The other party said.

"En." Tian Heng looked at each other hopefully. But the other party looked at each other helplessly.

Subsequently. The opponent left the Chinese army's big account.

A counselor stepped up to speak at this time.

"Lord. It is difficult to proceed without trusting and invigorating. Does our army put pressure on it?" The counselor said at this time.

Tian Heng just shook his head. Nothing was said. And the counselor stopped talking at this time.

In the southern state of Chu, a great war is unfolding quietly.

"There are two large warships ahead. A medium-sized warship. There are about 130 artillery pieces." A fisherman dressed as a sailor said in a small boat.

"There are still three medium-sized warships parked on the pier over there. The total number of artillery is almost a hundred." A young sailor whispered.

"The total number of artillery is more than we thought." The sailor said.

"Look again and report to the captain." The sailor said.

On the dock not far away, there were a lot more warships docked. Its number has exceeded the combat range of Chu's navy.

"According to the latest reconnaissance results, the number of our noble naval warships far exceeds our imagination." The captain of the large warship said at a military meeting.

"It is indeed beyond our imagination. There are three large warships. There are more than ten medium warships, and there are also various small artillery ships. The total number of artillery is more than 600 artillery. And we add Get up. There are only less than two hundred artillery pieces. The difference is very different." The captain of the medium warship said at this time.

The chief mate of the captain of a large warship feels shocked to hear such a set of numbers.

"It's more than three times ours." A captain said.

"If we attack from the front, we have no chance of winning. If we fight for firepower, we will be sunk by the opponent to feed the fish in an instant." said the captain.

"If we launch a night attack. Attack each other. We should have a great chance of winning." A small warship captain suggested at this time.

"No, we don’t have much gunpowder. It’s impossible to launch such a big offense. You know. Such an offense. It will consume a lot of gunpowder. We have consumed a lot of gunpowder in our last offensive operation. We collected a lot of gunpowder. The amount of gunpowder is very limited. There is also a serious loss of personnel. Especially those sailors who are familiar with water loss, who are skilled and sure to win and defeat the other party. It is a serious loss." The captain said.

"Huh." The large warship heard the captain's suggestion at this time. He exhaled heavily. If the Chu State Navy were to launch an offensive, they would have to face a problem, and this problem was their insufficient material preparation. After consuming a lot of materials in the last battle. If they continue to launch an offensive, they must make a good estimate of their material reserves.

"We rushed to launch an offensive, and the failure rate is too great." At this time. Said the captain of the warship.

And all the people did not answer, they knew very well in their hearts that they had to face such a fact. The countermeasures are still unimaginable. In order to defeat the opponent, Chu's navy forces, who are at an absolute disadvantage in terms of force and firepower, obviously need to fully prepare a lot of things.

In a position far behind the place where Chu State navy ships concealed docking, a large merchant ship and several medium merchant ships gathered on a small pier.

"Are you clear? Is there a pirate or other armed forces ahead?" the captain of the large ship asked. In fact, they are Korean warships in disguise, and they are the "Xinzheng". The "Shangdang"-class medium-sized warships of the Shangdang have been cleverly disguised as merchant ships. Those middle-class warships gathered later. South Korean warship funds have been unable to build more large warships, so they proposed a method of modification. Some merchant ships were converted into warships. On the surface they are merchant ships, but the actual situation is that they are warships.

"No. Sir." A first officer replied at this time.

"We followed them for a long time, but they seemed to be very alert. On a few occasions, we were almost spotted by the other party. Their alertness is not generally high. And they are organized. They are not like ordinary water. Pirates. Normal water pirates don't have such strict guards." The first officer said at this time.

"En." The captain nodded.

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

"I think they either have undergone rigorous training. Or they are professional soldiers. In short, their training level is very high. Moreover, through the last battle, these people can launch an offensive with very little force. And it is. Bold attack. The accuracy and combat effectiveness of warship launches far exceed our imagination. It is impossible for ordinary water pirates to have this level of training. The most important thing is artillery. In Qin, a large number of merchant ships undergo modification and artillery. It is impossible to equip them on Chu State merchant ships at once, but they have artillery. And the training level is very high. I doubt it." A first officer said at this time.

"What?" the captain asked with interest.

"They are the regular troops of the Chu State. They are also regular combat troops with high combat effectiveness and high training level." A captain put forward such a view.

"Regular troops?" The captain of the warship said at this time.

"Yes, it is most likely Chu's navy." The captain said at this time.

"I heard that Chu's navy forces are very strict in governing the army, especially under General Xiang Yan. They are extremely tenacious in fighting. Recently, the Chu naval forces have expanded very rapidly. In addition, General Xiang Yan has always been brave and tenacious in combat. And this combat unit is very similar to the combat style." A first officer said with certainty at this time.

"Moreover, ordinary water pirates have no such combat effectiveness at all. The most incredible thing is that artillery, they are equipped with artillery. The operation of artillery requires certain technical training. To be stable, long-term artillery training requires a certain degree. From this point of inference, only the regular army can have such a level.” A captain analyzed.

"From this point of view, only the Chu State Navy is sure." The captain looked at the captain of the large warship with certainty and said.

"If this is the case, the combat effectiveness of the Chu State Navy is much stronger than ours." At this time. Said the captain of the warship.

"En." All of them nodded in approval, because they themselves knew very well that in the face of an absolutely inferior force, they actually took the initiative to launch an offensive and a bold sneak attack. Can shoot opponents steadily in night battles. Such an offensive shocked all the captains and chief mates of Korean warships. They themselves had not reached such a high level of training, from training to tactical application. The Koreans themselves acknowledged the superb level of each other.

"Chu's navy. The combat effectiveness is quite tenacious." The captain of the warship exclaimed.

"We have to watch the changes. Learn from each other well. In the future, we may have to fight with them, no matter what the outcome is? There will be a battle with Chu's navy in the future. We can only win by surpassing each other." The captain of the warship watched. Everyone said.

South Korea has not formally established a surface force or a navy, because South Korea is a land country. There are only some small warships on the Yellow River, and no warships at all. Keeping small-scale warships is already quite remarkable. If a surface force is to be established on a large scale, it will inevitably be opposed by Qin and other countries will be vigilant. In order to eliminate such hidden dangers, South Korea has not formally announced the establishment of a surface force. Even in order to dispel the other side's vigilance, small warships were specifically put under the jurisdiction of the army. South Korea only retains army troops. The air force and some arms of the navy are still under the jurisdiction of the army. On the surface, the South Korean military is only a single-service country.

In terms of army building, South Korea has many restrictions, mainly due to constant pressure from a powerful neighboring country. South Korea should not increase its military power excessively. Increasing its military power means an arms race. In that case, South Korea will die miserably.

Because Qin has an absolute advantage in the arms race. In the arms race, South Korea is not an opponent of this superpower at all.

But South Korea is also actively seeking a breakthrough. This breakthrough is that they want to break through financial barriers.

"My lord, with the issuance of our country's banknotes, Qin state banknotes are becoming more and more concentrated in our hands. These Qin state banknotes cannot be circulated in our own market, and these money can only be spent on the Qin state market. How to deal with it?" Zhang Liang said anxiously.

With the exchange price of Qin State banknotes and Korean local banknotes increasing. Now it has reached Qin’s one-to-four exchange rate of half a tael banknotes and Korean won. This ratio has stimulated more and more people to exchange Korean won, while the Qin State banknotes in the hands of the government have become more and more concentrated.

"En. This is the foreign exchange reserves that Shang Wen said. These foreign exchange reserves are equivalent to the money we earn from the people of Qin. With this money, we can buy things from Qin." At this time, Han Shu said to herself.

"Master," Zhang Liang said with his head down at this time. Zhang Liang didn't dare to look up at Han Shu, because he blushed unknowingly. I don't know why this happens. Han Shu didn't notice it.