Chapter 709: not see

Xiang Yan's judgment was not wrong, and Qin did so. And it's done very fast.

The Ministry of the Navy of the State of Qin subsequently issued an order to recruit all armed merchant ships as reserve ships of the State of Qin’s Navy. In addition to commercial purposes, these vessels uniformly accept the training program issued by the State of Qin’s Navy. If you go out of the river, you need a large number of armed merchant ships to form a unified formation. Then it went to sea, while the Qin State Navy temporarily built some special supply vessels for special replenishment in order to solve the problem of difficulty in supplying Qin vessels.

In order to strengthen the guard, the State of Qin took two important measures. First, the special Marine Corps began boarding operations. These Marines enter the ships in platoons for alert. They are well equipped. The second measure is to redesign and build Qin's armed merchant ships and some specialized warships.

Considering that the ship's close defense is weakened after the ship is large. The people of Qin State put forward some solutions of their own. The first is to speed up, relying on sailing speed to get rid of close. This can indeed be done, because Chu's ships are manpower and sails, and their speed is far less than that of Qin's ships. The second idea is a sealed ship. The ship has been redesigned as a whole, using sealed hatches, that is, using the force of gears to close the hatches from the inside to improve defense. Install fire-fighting facilities, and at the same time, in order to make the ship not easy to catch fire. Burning coal, the fuel is specially designed for storage in the cabin. At the same time, some weapon systems have also entered a sealed state, using fully enclosed steel plates for welding. This also means that all of Qin's ships no longer use part of the wood. Instead, all steel is used for processing.

However, the ships of the Qin State during this period were still flat-bottomed boats suitable for navigation on the Yangtze River. This kind of ship is not suitable for sea navigation. But what Qin needs at present is this kind of ship. It will take some time for the ocean to clarify its strategic goals.

It will take a while for the Qin State Navy, and this period of time has already put some pressure on the Qin State Navy. But just when the Qin State Navy was developing. One person runs into walls everywhere in Qin, this person is the special envoy of Yan.

Qin already knew what happened on the Eastern Front. And he also knows what will happen to Yan Guo next. The Qi army had initially completed the encirclement, and the 150,000 army surrounded five places of the Yan army, with about 40,000 Yan army troops. Yan Jun's failure is only a matter of time.

King Yan was at a loss when he received such news. He didn't know what to do. If you know the retreat, you can avoid this situation. You should listen to Qin. But now it's too late.

In the end, King Yan put his last hope on Qin. He hoped that Qin Guohui would help Yan Guo achieve a miracle. Therefore, he sent reports one by one to Ju Xin looking for someone who could help Yan in Qin. country. He also told him that the bottom line of Yan's country was their national border. If they crossed the national border, everything would be difficult to do.

Upon receiving such an order, Ju Xin came to Shangwen immediately, and he hoped that Shangwen could provide some help.

"I have said long ago that we should listen to those military experts. If the Yan army retreats as soon as possible, perhaps we will not face such a situation." Shang Wen said in a lesson.

"Yes, yes." Ju Xin nodded and said righteously.

"So, does Qin State give us some assistance to Yan State, so that we can stabilize near the border." Ju Xin said the purpose of this trip.

"This, I'm afraid it's a bit troublesome. You know, Qin's situation is not very good now. As for the military supplies? We will find a way." Shang Wen said.

In fact, Shangwen has no choice. Qin's military also couldn't come up with any good solutions. The key was that Yan had no power to use.

"Yan State doesn't have any reserve power to use, what can we do?" Wang Jian said, looking at the huge sand table.

The staff around him also felt the same way. Qi Jun has a strong force. As for the country of Yan, apart from the army that has been left for too long and has lost its combat effectiveness, I am afraid that there is no other army that can be used.

"Then we will send troops?" a staff officer asked.

"Send troops? Yes. Of course." Wang Jian said, looking at the staff officer.

"The sky will come out, the ground, it's impossible. Who is the Yan nationality, is it our mother-in-law? No, it's nothing, so it's enough to dispatch the heavenly army." Wang Jian said.

Shangwen’s ideas are consistent with Wang Jian. He also believes that there is no need for Qin to send troops, especially the intervention of ground power, and the loss of air power is only a few planes and so on. But if the ground is invested, then that cost is quite large.

But if you don't invest in ground forces, then the battlefield war will be detrimental to the country of Yan, and the Qin people can't think of any good way to solve this problem. And Ju Xin goes to Shangwen here every day.

"Special Envoy of Yan Guo," the assistant asked.

"No." Shang Wen replied directly.

"Understood," the assistant said.

"Special envoy, our prime minister happened to be out and needs to inspect some places. You know, Qin is so busy," the assistant said.

"Oh. I understand. I understand." Ju Xin said.

the next day.

"Our prime minister has gone to Xianyang Palace," the assistant said. Ju Xin smiled helplessly. He felt that Qin people deliberately avoided him.

The same was true on the third day, but the reason was the same as yesterday. This made Ju Xin feel a little unbearable.

Just when Yan Guo's special envoy ran to Shangwen one after another. The Qin State General Staff finally came up with a plan. That is, the use of mercenaries and the use of mercenaries to help the Yan people fight. But it was a defensive battle. Instead of offensive and counter-offensive operations. This line of defense, after repeated weapon deductions, the military believes that as long as the defense is obtained, it is estimated that it can barely resist the opponent's attack.

The prerequisite is that Qin needs to fund a batch of new weapons, or defensive weapons, to help Yan build such a line of defense. After listening, Shang Wen nodded. This can only be done at present. Because time is too late. Mercenaries are easy to find. There are many mercenaries in the north. There are also many people in Zhao country. Many of them like to fight to make money.

But in terms of weapons, Shang Wen believed that Qin did not provide much assistance. After all, the Western Regions War had not been over yet, and some of the eliminated weapons had not yet been shipped back. If it is manufactured, a military order is required. The military orders need to be made by Yan people themselves. The question is, do the Yan people still have money in their hands? Shangwen had to ask Ju Xin this question. Because only money can defend the borders.