Chapter 601: The navy suppresses the navy

The intention of showing weakness is clear is to do everything possible to hold the coalition offensive. Let them stay on the Allied line of defense for a long time. Wang Ben sent his thoughts to the headquarters via telegram.

Wang Jian's only replied with one word "wait". He believes that the Allied forces are currently maintaining a certain pressure on the front. Withdrawal is very detrimental to the coalition forces. and. The coalition forces were only temporarily frustrated. They still maintain a strong combat effectiveness. In other words. The coalition forces still have a certain amount of power to attack. Li Mu also believes that this situation should be maintained at present. Rather than deliberately breaking this situation. After all, there are still some situations. In particular, the Allied forces have not yet fully prepared.

The allies meant to wait. But this war is Yingyu. The logistical pressure made her pressure soar. The logistical pressure to support a large army is very heavy. If usual. These armed hired personnel can go out to gain certain benefits. But this time it was war. It is a large-scale organized military operation. Especially time. Yingyu has invested more than two million gold in advance. Now more airpower is mobilized, although part of the cost is paid by the government. But the cost is still huge. The total is about one million gold. And this fee will increase over time. In short. The longer the time is pushed. The greater the pressure on Yingyu. The funded Yingyu hopes to end the war soon.

This pressure was transferred to Shangwen by Yingyu. But Shangwen needs to coordinate with the military. After all, this is a war. Professional skills and sensitivity of military command.

The senior leaders are discussing how to quickly resolve the Western Regions issue. The navy issue was seriously ignored. And because of the direction of military use. The navy has not yet reached the much-needed position. and so. in the South. There is not a highway. The roads cannot be connected either. the most important is. Qin's largest naval base did not even have a telegram. The navy was almost forgotten. This neglect comes at a price.

In the new naval base. The Qin Navy established three large docks and two medium docks. This naval base was named the naval base going to sea. The intention is obvious. Just to go to sea.

The Qin Navy used old-style shipbuilding technology. A large number of ship superstructures have been added. In order to increase the number of artillery. The navy is not sufficiently funded and technically staffed. A large number of technicians concentrated on the engineering project. Shipbuilding was ignored. Even so. The Qin Navy still built two cruisers, which are only thirty feet long. Fifteen feet high. Twenty-five six-inch rear cannons. There are about 150 navy personnel.

The cruiser is very small. Not even destroyers or frigates. But this is already the largest ship launched by Qin. The battleship is due to the vast engineering. Some engineering issues were not resolved. Still not into the water. Except for the cruiser. There are also three destroyers. It is about twenty feet to twenty-five feet long. The height has also been reduced to less than ten feet.

Also navy personnel. Except for the officers. There are also a large number of experienced sailors. These sailors came from local fishermen. They are good at water. But no experience in operating large ships. The military officers have strong theoretical knowledge. They know how to fire artillery. How to measure latitude and longitude. Also know the deflection force of the ground rotation. But nothing is known about hydrological conditions. All in all it's bad. Terrible.

The fishermen of Chu State freely entered the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Of course they knew about the appearance of naval bases. The Chu navy still learned from the fishermen that the Qin Navy's intention to build a large naval base. The appearance of Qin Haijun. Some panic appeared in the senior officials of Chu State. Down from the Yangtze River. If you land on the Yangtze River south of Shouchun. The threat to Chu is huge. then. Shang Wencai received Chu's warning. Shangwen did not take this matter seriously. It's procrastination. Indefinite delay. Wait until the navy's strength increases before answering.

Chu's navy did not have such patience. The appearance of the Qin Navy. Is a huge threat. If you attack from the Yangtze River. It is equivalent to the Chu State being defeated by the enemy. Even in terms of taking a step back. Do not attack Chu State. It is merely a blockade of the Yangtze River. Then it is also extremely dangerous to Chu State. The Kingdom of Chu also occupies the south of the Yangtze River. It is now Jiangxi. Hunan, Jiangnan part of Jiangsu. If Qin's navy blockades the Yangtze River. Then the state of Chu would be divided into two. The Chu State navy has the status of a traditional navy on the Yangtze River. The Qin State Navy is just a rising rookie. The contradiction between the two parties can no longer be reconciled.

Just when the Qin State Navy launched a destroyer. The eighty-man destroyer conducted a routine study sailing on the surface of the river.

"Three small Chu state ships appeared at azimuth zero." Qin Haijun shouted from an observation post on the mast. You can clearly see the flag of Chu Jun through his binoculars.

"We met the Chu State Navy. Chief." said a lieutenant. He holds the position of first officer.

"Is there anything wrong. This is within Qin Kingdom?" the captain called.

"General, the Qin State Navy ahead, a big ship." The Chu Army also discovered the Qin State Navy's ship. However, they obviously don't know the official title of Qin's navy. Instead, call the other party a navy.

"Humph. A group of land ducks. We quickly approached. Around them." Chu Jun's boat is a typical small boat. The size of the boat is only about fifteen people. This kind of ship is not big. But it is light. flexible. In contrast, the ships of the Qin Navy are larger. It loses flexibility.

The captain of the Qin State Navy wanted to fire the artillery. But his sailors were not yet able to operate ships proficiently. What's worse. Only half of the originally scheduled twenty artillery. And none of the sailors can operate artillery. The navy and sailors lack a strong middle class. This class is the non-commissioned officer.

The two sides soon came together. Chu's navy quickly moved closer. This approach is very threatening. Relying on boarding is still the traditional mode of water warfare. However, the Qin Navy could only awkwardly turn to avoid this threatening tactic because of the large ship. The sailors on the ship are on high alert. The Marine Corps did not appear in the ship. Because the Marine Corps has not been established for long. Two-thirds of the army is sent abroad. One-third of them served as escorts in the local Xianyang. This task has not yet been boarded.

that's all. The three boats are like playing around with the Qin Navy. Swimming back and forth around the destroyer. The Qin Navy could only avoid it by spinning in vain. The momentum was completely suppressed.

First time. The Chu State Navy used their flexibility to severely suppress the Qin State Navy. There is no hope for the navy to go to sea. They couldn't even defeat the navy. And even the waterways occupied by Qin State could not be protected. The Kingdom of Chu entered the waterway as if there was no man. This is a threat to Qin State.