Chapter 625: Failure and success

The problem that Qin Haijun exposed was instantly caught by his opponent. Fight in the surface area. I am afraid that no opponent has more experience than the Chu State Navy.

"Navy. It's more capable." The general of Chu's navy laughed at his opponent.

The two armies faced off without incident the next day. Still nothing happened on the third day. It's just that Chu's navy tried to get close and was repelled by the Qin navy's artillery. Then the two coalition forces left and returned to their own bases.

night. South of the river. A group of shirtless Chu naval forces stood by the river.

"You are all good boys of my Chu State Navy. Tonight is the day to defeat the children of the Qin State Navy."

"I don't say anything when I'm done. Do it," said the commander, picking up a bowl of turbid wine and sipping it. The other naval forces did the same thing. Then he clasped his fists in both hands. They went into the water one after another.

Everyone knows how to water. But there is a big gap between good and bad water quality. Chu's navy came from local fishermen. They grew up by the river when they were young. The water is natural.

In Shang Wen's view. These water-savvy navy forces are simply underwater frogmen for special operations. It's just that the specific combat method is unknown.

Shangwen's understanding of the navy was only a textual report. He hadn't seen the actual one. But he was curious. Without any breathing equipment. Can you really dive for that long? Shang Wen raised his own question.

Now Shangwen will learn that this is true in future Shangwen reports.

These naval forces are all water masters. Some can lie underwater for a long time. The Chu State Navy would not wear such extravagant things as watches. Nor will it mechanically train sailors like the Qin Navy. They rely heavily on their Shangwen technical advantages. Rather than the advantage of the sailors.

The night provides an excellent cover. Limited sight at night. And you can't set up barbed wire in the water like the army. It is also not possible to install landmines in the water like on land.

A sailor of the State of Qin wears a navy blue uniform. Originally the military uniform was white. But white does not look good. Was replaced by sea blue.

The soldier took the bayonet-mounted rifle and thought back and forth. There are only commanding heights and a little light in the military port. There are lights on the ship. Other places are basically dark places.

Two large iron chains are installed at the entrance and exit. This is specifically used to intercept large ships. Boats are generally useless. Grassroots officers at the naval base have advised against using such chains. But no one noticed above. The above note is the number of ships.

In the water under the sailor. Nearly two hundred soldiers of the Chu State Water Army pushed their boats quietly across the river. The small boat is equipped with an incendiary bomb developed by the State of Chu. This kind of bomb is placed in the wine jar. The wine jar is filled with tung oil instead of wine. These tung oils are easier to ignite than gasoline made by Qin. Place a wrapped explosive paper bag in the tung oil. The fuse is outside the sealing mud. A small hole is reserved.

Reprinted general wine jars can completely float on the water.

Sneaking into the Qin State Army Harbor, the Chu State Navy soldiers took down the wine jars connected with ropes from the boat. Then several people dragged the wine jar away as a group.

The water army of the Chu State with good water approached and looked for a place to climb. Enter the ship quietly. Then put the wine jars one by one into the Qin State ship.

The sailors of Qin State were too loose. There were only a few people on duty in the ship. Almost all of these personnel have deserted. They gave the defense to the shore defense artillery. The care for the ship is too lax.

The Chu State Navy did not know who thought of it. Actually use incense sticks as a timer. When investigating after the incident, Qin Jun actually suspected that there was a special timer in the State of Chu. This kind of timepiece is more competitive than the clocks produced by Qin Guo. Qin suspects that there is a reason, the famous carpenter Lu Ban is a native of Chu. Then there may be a special timing device.

The expert's ideas have great limitations.

After the placement is complete. These well-watered men evacuated the ship. Then wait for the explosion to sound. In order to prevent enemy destruction and accidents. There are no more than five timing devices.

When some of the team members meet. The bomb finally exploded.

The explosion generates high temperature instantly. high pressure. The lit tung oil splashed around in the surrounding wooden cabins. Then came the explosion of continuity. The explosion ignited other wine jars. Sawdust flew out of the ship with flames. Then the whole ship ignited its fire.

One explosion followed by the second. This is currently the only cruiser of the Qin State Navy. After the explosion, the ammunition was accidentally ignited. The second explosion completely destroyed one side of the cruiser. The flying sawdust fell to the surface of the river with the burning sail.

All the sailors were dumbfounded. They don't know what happened. The ship exploded unexpectedly. One after another. In a blink of an eye. Several large ships of Qin State exploded one after another. The tung oil he brought with him ignited the wooden boat. All but a few large ships still under construction in the military port caught fire. Turned into a pile of water wood on fire.

The Chu State Navy danced happily. After the navy soldiers return. It is even more regarded as a huge victory. The Qin State Navy will not have a surface warship to fight for a period of time. Maybe there is. That is sitting in a fishing boat. That's the navy. The Chu State Navy made fun of the Qin State Navy as a joke.

The Qin State Naval Base is still burning with raging fires. The fire went out at noon the next day. Qin's navy did not go to fight the fire. Can't save. Tung oil burns faster than gasoline. And the fire-fighting facilities are not complete

Afterwards, the top officer of the naval base shot himself. I ended my life by myself. The navy's only surface force was wiped out. The few large ships were all reduced to ashes. The loss was extremely heavy.

This time. The Chu State navy temporarily controlled part of the waters of the Yangtze River. because. Qin's coastal defense artillery can also conduct fire blockade on part of the waters. This caused certain losses to the Chu navy. But compared to. The Qin State Navy suffered a devastating blow.

"navy! disaster! A lot of newspapers reported the incident in "Navy Annihilation" and "Navy Commander Suicide". The occurrence of this incident led to a peak in Qin’s domestic distrust of the navy. People doubt whether the Qin Navy has combat capability.

"We should recommend that the prime minister cancel the navy. We should establish a navy. Or simply attach to the army. Set up an army surface unit." A newspaper ridiculed.

"Our navy has obviously learned how to use warships to fish." The navy continues to blame.

"Is there a large loss of personnel?" Shang Wen asked about the specific situation on the phone.

"Not very big. The main reason is that the navy does not have a large warship. The navy does not have a ship. There is no meaning that Wang Shang is angry with the Secretary of the Navy." Wang Jian said on the phone.

"The navy was not built in a day." Shang Wen said tolerantly.

"The navy must be established. We have determination. This determination has never been lost." Shangvin paused.

"We give the navy another chance. I believe them." Shang Wen said on the phone.

Then Shang Wen called King Qin. Request a chance for the navy. Do not abolish the service of the navy. And he is willing to take responsibility for the navy. The impact of this incident will try to eliminate the negative impact.

Then Shangwen held a press conference. Special comments on this matter.

"Recently everyone knows what happened in the naval base? All the large ships of our navy were successfully attacked by the Chu State navy. The whole army was destroyed." Shang Wen said slowly. The corner of the navy officer's mouth twitched.

"But what I want to ask is why we build a navy. Why do we build a navy?"

"This world. We conquered the land. The sky is full of airplanes and airships. The sky is also under our control. The eagles in the sky give way to the supremacy of the sky to us. So is the world only land and sky?"

"There is also the ocean. The ocean does not yet have our military power. Overseas resources have not been widely used. Why do we build the shipyard? It is to conquer the ocean one day in the future."

"Qin is a land country. The ocean is very strange to us. Many of us have never seen the ocean. It's because we haven't seen it. Should we give up the ocean?"

"No. At least I don't want to give up." Shang Wen said. Everyone was impressed by Shang Wen's feelings. This frail young man showed Qin's determination to conquer the ocean with his determination.

"I hope. At the end of my political career. Our children and grandchildren can see the sea. Then the children and grandchildren say to our generation."

"Father. Is this the sea?"

"I will answer. Yes. We have boats to sail on the sea. There is a wonderful world waiting for us in Dawai."

"Children will have an ocean dream. That is our hope." Shang Wen said. Everyone in the venue was silent.

"Wooden boats burn well. He let us see clearly. Wood is not a good material for shipbuilding. Since wood is not good. Then we build steel boats. Let them burn without burning. And we use our steel to learn the lesson. They. Then we rushed out of the Yangtze River to pass on an ocean dream for our children and grandchildren."

"Finally. I hope. We forgive the Navy. There is no success without failure. We are giving the Navy a chance. Thank you." Shang Wen concluded his speech.

"Wow. Talking." Then people applauded warmly. This applause represents the rise of the Qin Navy again.

It wasn't until this moment that Qin had a navy dream. The ocean was awakened. Although Qin lost a batch of ships. But consciousness was awakened. This is success. Not a failure!