Chapter 4036: Certain risk

Thebes, Zhao Kingdom's Mediterranean Fleet Command.

"Come slowly, come slowly, don't worry, there are, there are." A second lieutenant naval officer said politely.

"How come there are so many people who apply for licenses?" A Zhao Guoren said with the materials in his hand. They are all small businessmen who came here to seek a development opportunity. Many businesses are illegal in the territory of Zhao State, but here, all are legal. Of course, some business licenses are still required. For example, if you apply for an armed merchant ship license in this category, you can participate in all kinds of The smuggling trade. For example, munitions, elegant films, munitions and so on. For them, these businesses are simply the businesses they most want to do. Not only people from Zhao, but even people from Qi are willing to apply for such a license. This is the process they need most.

In addition, they can also participate in the military activities of the Zhao army. As long as they participate in such military activities, they will get their own trophies. As for the number of trophies, it depends entirely on them, not the military. Said that this is a very good condition. Because of these conditions, they can do many, many things. Although the risks are great, the benefits are also great. The Zhao State businessmen who come here to make a fortune can do anything to get rich.

"Hey, I got a message. There, an army office over there, they seem to be recruiting people. After landing, they will attack Carthage and launch from the land. In that case, the cost is the least." A Zhao country businessman said so in the team. When he said that, he took out a leaflet, which was issued by Zhao's diplomatic consulate in Thebes. An army lieutenant colonel was in charge of this matter. After receiving the order from the War Department, they quickly adjusted the focus of their work. , Began to convene a large number of military personnel. These military personnel are very important to them, because many things need to be solved by them. If such things cannot be solved well, they will be difficult to proceed, and they need to do That's the kind of thing.

"If this is the case, our costs can be reduced a lot, which will be the greatest benefit for us." A businessman said this way. In contrast, armed merchant ships require investment from ships. One piece of equipment is enough for them to invest a lot. Some Zhao country businessmen have come here all the way, their funds are not much, to do this kind of business need to bear a certain risk, even if it is such a business, the investment is also very large Usually, they are doing this kind of business in partnership. If they can organize a land attack, their cost will be relatively controlled. This is also a good result for them. With such a thing, They can do many, many things. Thinking of this, some people start to inquire about some things. There is no shortage of people. The local lovers are full of people. The bankrupt people are all Bibi. They can definitely recruit them locally. exist. What they need to do now is to find out this matter as soon as possible, and only this matter can be figured out. They can do things well.

"On the consulate side, there is such an office over there. With such an office, many things can be done," the other party said. Hearing this news, many Zhao people started to get active, and they needed a low-cost project too much. Although the Armed Merchant Marine project is large and attractive, after all, they lack too much funding. Because of the lack of funds, they can only do some things in the Army, which may be what they need most.

Qin State, Xianyang, Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Relevant investigations are underway. It will take some time. However, we are strengthening communication and communication. I believe it will not take long for this problem to be resolved." Meng Tian said.

"Well, this matter takes time. We can only do this at the moment. In order to support the Ministry of Defense and the Department of Navy's investigations, we have decided to provide some financial support. An additional expedition expense." Shang Wen said. In order to develop the Americas and turn the Americas into a large rear of the Qin State, Shangwen asked for more expenses in the expedition costs. These funds may be lost in the water. Some lawmakers expressed opposition to this, and they believed that the government is in this project He was spending money indiscriminately, but he argued hard for reasons and believed that the development of the Americas was of great significance. Shangwu had no scruples about opposing voices and increased the costs in this regard. But it will take time and it will not be effective immediately. In the current era of development, many things can quickly see results. Many people are not optimistic about putting some funds on projects with no future in sight. They think that their prime minister is doing something stupid, and Shangwu has no scruples about it.

"I know that you have won a lot of funds for us, but the problem is that if you do so, it may be very detrimental to your influence." Meng Tian said to Shangwen worriedly.

"This is nothing, many things can be solved, things are just like this, we should see that in such a situation, many things need to be solved, it is impossible for us not to do such things." Shang Wen said.

"Some things, on the surface, it seems that there is no profit now, but in the future, I believe that there will be an effect in the future. Therefore, under such a situation, we must take some measures to solve such problems. My thoughts are , Do you understand?" Shang Wen asked. Meng Tian nodded. He knew that Shangwen's long-term problems would consider some of his immediate benefits. However, these immediate benefits would still take some time to achieve. Therefore, in such a situation, they need to solve a lot of problems. Things come on.

"There is one more thing about Zhao Guoren. Zhao Guoren urgently wants to solve the problems of the Carthaginians." Meng Tian said.

"Well, I know this matter was during the national funeral. For such a matter, the Carthaginians did too much, and Qin State would also participate." Shang Wen said.

"Yes, but Zhao people seem to be more anxious. I don't know why they are so anxious, but I know that they still lack a lot of troops there. The lack of these forces makes them seem to be more anxious when doing things. In other words, they became more ferocious." Meng Tian said.

"What do you mean?" Shang Wen really couldn't understand how to explain this ferocity.

"I mean, under such circumstances, Zhao people are trying to solve their problems. For example, they are marshalling the merchants' armed forces. In terms of the navy, they use armed merchant ships as their basic force to marshal themselves. In the army, the news that they have just received is that they will organize more army units. Although they are all armed with merchants, they also have the ability to attack. They will move along the coastal areas. Keep advancing along the basic road, and finally attacked the basic land of Jiatai. Of course, the navy will help them advance a great distance if necessary." Meng Tian said. According to Meng Tian's speculation, he believes that the people of Zhao Guo will definitely do this, even though they are all armed with merchants, they seem to lack certain training. But the problem is that their opponents’ equipment has not risen to a higher level. Although the Carthaginians themselves will buy some arms and weapons, in fact, many things cannot solve such things, which gives them a great deal. Opportunity, in the face of such a situation, Meng Tian believes that Zhao Guoren's actions may be more fierce, that is to say, they will madly attack Jiatai basic soil.

"It seems that Guoren Zhao has indeed found a solution to the problem, what do you think we should do?" Shang Wen asked Meng Tian.

"We can do the same. Because it is in the interests of Qin State. If Qin State cannot participate in it in time, it may cause bigger problems." Meng Tian said.

"Well, just do it like this. I can ask the local diplomatic consulate to do such a thing. After all, our merchant power still has a certain scale, so that we can form a relatively good coalition." Shang Wen agreed. . He also believes that the risk is relatively small, after all, the attack is launched from the sea.

State Zhao, Handan, Staff Headquarters.

"The prime minister is crazy. I didn't know that the businessman was asked to organize the power to do such a thing. I really didn't know that it was the person who proposed and figured out such a way. If such a thing is carried out, once it encounters Carthage's stubborn resistance, it may It will cause greater losses. After all, they are armed by merchants, not the national army." Li Mu worriedly said that for these armed merchants, Li Mu's attitude is that they can rob and fight, and they cannot be compared with them at all. But the problem is that Zhao Jia did just that. He even ordered merchants to organize arms to attack a country openly. They didn't regard Carthage's national army as the same thing.

"In doing so, there will be great risks, risks." Li Mu said sternly.

"Sir, I think things don't seem to be so risky." Li Zuoche said from the side, his current rank is already a colonel. It won't take long before he can be promoted to major general. But he still needs an opportunity to lead troops, he wants to apply to the Mediterranean. The transfer order has not yet been completed.

"Without such a big risk, doesn't it mean that Carthage doesn't have an army?" Li Mu asked Li Zuoche.

"Basically, no." Li Zuoche replied.

"Go on." Li Mu asked, he wanted to hear Li Zuoche's analysis. Maybe he saw a problem he didn't see himself.

"Sir, if we look at this matter from a military perspective, we are indeed at great risk. For example, our military can only form a certain degree of pressure to a certain extent, and the pressure will become very large. After all, No matter how strong the merchants are armed, it seems that it is difficult to fight against the armed forces of a country." Li Zuoche said.

"However, I think that if we analyze it from another angle, this matter may become different. I found that the political attitude of the Carthaginians has undergone a 180-degree change. Some At that time, it seemed very contradictory." Li Zuoche said.

"Contradiction?" Li Mu asked while looking at Li Zuoche.

"Yes, it's very contradictory. It gives me this feeling. He feels that their Senate seems to be vacillating. On the one hand, they openly attacked Malta. This is their determination to fight. However, after our navy launched a strong counterattack According to relevant intelligence, they suddenly regretted doing so. In other words, they were afraid of suffering greater losses, or they saw that their losses in this war would become even more alarming, so, They decided to take some measures and didn’t want to do it. This is a very contradictory approach, and this approach will cause them a lot of trouble. This kind of trouble will make their situation very volatile, even the military. It is difficult to make a decisive battle result. I think that using merchant arms to deal with such a country's armed forces has a relatively high chance of winning." Li Zuoche said.

"Because the Carthaginians made a strategic mistake." Li Zuoche analyzed this way.

"What if our merchants' arms suddenly encounter strong resistance from the other party?" Li Mu asked. Since the Carthaginians would make mistakes, then the problem would naturally appear in other things, such as , Merchant Armed Forces just encountered such a situation. In that case, huge losses will be caused. Faced with such a loss, their situation will be very unfavorable.

"This, what we can do is too limited." Li Zuoche said.

"The only thing we can do is to make them persevere, persevere, and persevere to withstand the opponent's attack, and the opponent's strength will collapse on its own." Li Zuoche said.

"No matter what, there are still big risks. Such risks are still unacceptable for us. If this happens, we can only watch passively." Li Mu said.

In war, there is no absolute victory or absolute defeat. After all, sometimes, some accidents can influence the development of the battlefield. Although Zhao people have a lot of confidence, this confidence is based on extremely limited conditions. Faced with such conditions, they still need to deal with many things in a timely manner. Otherwise, they will have many things. It is difficult to solve. After all, this kind of thing will happen.

Li Mu's concern is reasonable, and Li Zuoche's analysis is based on certain facts, but it is not for them to decide how far things will go.