Chapter 196 I like you!

"Port, do we have any ships?" Tian E asked, "Tian Zhe mobilized the big ships in Jimo City to attack the thieves. Now all the ships in Jimo are in the hands of the thieves. How can we attack?"

"This..." The generals looked at each other, this was really a problem.

[Tian E besieged the city for six months, but was still unable to storm Jimo City, so he withdrew his troops.]

Tian E returned to the capital and reported back to Tian Heng: "Your Majesty, Jimo City's defenses are strong and it can rely on the port to transport supplies. If there are no navy and artillery, the city may be broken!"

Tian Heng was very dissatisfied. Hundreds of thousands of people failed to capture Jimo City, which wasted a lot of manpower and material resources.

But he knew very well that Tian E was not looking for excuses.

He could only order: "From now on, summon shipwrights from all over the country to build large ships and train naval forces. Send another envoy to South Korea to purchase firearms!"

In this game, Han Mengshu started making firearms as he did in the previous game, and the same thing happened in other countries.

…

After Tian E retreated, Jiang Chan once again ushered in a relatively peaceful period of development.

Now there is an entire city and surrounding territory, and maritime transportation is more developed.

[You summon the people in the city to expand the port!]

[You build a new shipyard in Jimo City to build big ships.]

[You issued an order to reward the captains who opened up routes and encouraged maritime trade. For a time, everyone in Jimo City rushed to the sea, ushering in an era of great navigation! 】

【Two years later.】

At this time, the general trend of the world has undergone many changes.

Jiang Chan checked the simulator’s intelligence records.

Now it is shown that the Qin State has conquered the surrounding Rongdi tribes and even controlled the Hexi Corridor; the Wei State has annexed Bashu; South Korea has relied on the advantage of firearms this time to annex the Zhongshan State and the Song State; the Zhao State has conquered the Yi Canal;

The State of Yan pacified Donghu.

The State of Yue was annexed by the State of Chu.

Only Qi State in the world is still standing still, and she is still growing in Jimo City; while Tian Heng is busy training naval forces to attack her.

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"Your Majesty, three thousand sailors have been trained. Now we have more than a thousand warships, more than a hundred of which are large-winged ships, all equipped with artillery purchased from South Korea!" Tian E reported the progress to Tian Heng, "Water

The army has also been trained and is ready to go to war at any time!"

"Okay!" Tian Heng ordered, "This time Jiang Chan must be strangled to complete his victory in one battle!"

[Tian E led an army of 100,000 to attack Jimo City. He brought a large number of chariots, artillery and warships. 】

This time was the real battle for Qi's sovereignty. In order to gather these war resources, Tian Heng also paid a huge price. If he failed, he would lose the support of the nobles and people in the country.

In Jimo City, Jiang Chan learned the news and was also making preparations.

"From now on, all civilian ships with a length of more than 20 feet will be mobilized. All warships will be on standby at Jimo Port and island ports!"

"Block all traffic arteries around Jimo City!"

"Curfew and strengthen city defenses!"

Jiang Chan is also ready to fight. In the past two years, Jimo City has absorbed a lot of wealth and population. Although its military strength is still less than half of the opponent's, relying on city defense and warships, it is still capable of fighting!

[Tian E’s army arrived in front of Jimo City and began to attack the city. 】

"Boom!"

"Bang!" Tian E bombarded the city wall with artillery, trying to open a gap.

Artillery was also installed on the city wall of Jimo City, and the two fired at each other.

Later, Tian E ordered his soldiers to attack the city. Zhang Beichen was already very experienced in defending the city. With his calm command, he blocked several waves of enemy attacks.

"It seems that we have to attack from the waterway!" Tian E understood that if this continued, his losses would be even greater.

"Send the order, order the warships to attack!"

Their warships had already entered the sea and were heading along the coastline to the port of Jimo City.

On the sea, a naval battle is about to begin!

…

At this time, Zhang Beichen was in the city commanding the defense, while Jiang Chan personally took the warship and commanded the naval battle!

She has become obsessed with the feeling of being on the sea. It is a feeling of freedom, no restraint, and the sky is vast!

The number of warships on Jiang Chan's side is only about 500, which is even less than two years ago.

This is not a decrease in the strength of Jimo City's navy, on the contrary, it is a huge improvement!

Because two years ago, 90% of the boats were actually small fishing boats, with no combat capabilities other than transporting people!

Now these five hundred ships are all warships. Even the smallest ship is about the same size as Tian E's big-winged ship! And it is more flexible and stronger!

…

The navy general on Tian E's side couldn't help but take a deep breath when he saw the enemy's warship.

There are huge wooden ships on the sea, which are far superior to our own in terms of size, design and speed.

He already had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still shouted loudly: "Bang the drum and fight!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" As the war drums beat, the navy began to fight!

"Fire!" Jiang Chan waved the command flag and told the warship to fire!

The other side's warships were also equipped with artillery, and they fired at each other across the water!

At this time, the artillery range and hit rate were not high, and it often took more than a dozen shells to hit once.

Soon, Tian E's navy generals discovered that something was wrong!

It seemed like he was the only one getting hit, and the opponent's ship was rarely hit by cannonballs!

The key factor causing all this is the speed of the ship!

I don’t know how the opponent’s warship was made. Although it was so big, its speed was several times faster than theirs!

In a naval battle, when there is not much difference in firepower, speed is definitely the key factor that determines victory or defeat!

Relying on high mobility, the opponent's warships can dodge, outflank, and attack with ease!

As for them, they can only be beaten!

Even the opponent relied on the strength of the ship and the power of the gun to directly ram it with the ship! Their smaller warship couldn't hold it at all and would be directly hit and sunk!

"Retreat, retreat quickly!" The general knew that this battle was impossible to fight!

If you are on land, you can also use various military techniques and military formations to compete.

But on the sea, warships are everything! It is difficult to exert one's personal cultivation strength. Even if one or two holy realms appear at this time, it will not be able to turn the tide of the battle!

"Chase me and annihilate all the enemies!" Jiang Chan shouted, and the feeling of a hearty victory made her whole body feel relaxed!

In comparison, when I was a puppet king and was under house arrest in the palace, it was not a human life at all!

[Relying on the advantage of the warships, Jiang Chan's navy completely wiped out the local navy, captured a large number of warships, and captured thousands of sailors.]

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"General, we were defeated at sea!" It was already evening, and Tian E was still attacking the city, but a piece of bad news came, which made his face change drastically.

"What's going on?" he asked the messenger.

The messenger looked embarrassed and said: "Our sailors have been completely wiped out!"

"What!" Tian E covered his chest and almost couldn't catch his breath!

It took them countless efforts and energy to create a naval force. It is very expensive to build a navy these days. For this navy, Tian Heng emptied the treasury!

Now, after only a few hours of fighting, this army has been completely wiped out!

How can he go back and report to Tian Heng? How can he fight this battle?

"General, are you okay?" The subordinate hurriedly supported Tian E.

"I'm fine!" Tian E stabilized his mind and said, "Hurry up and withdraw your troops. This battle is not going to be good. If we continue to fight, we will only lose our troops and generals."

"yes!"

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[Tian Evil’s army begins to retreat.]

Zhang Beichen also learned the news at this time.

"Send the order, go out of the city to pursue!" Zhang Beichen asked the soldiers to go out of the city to pursue, and at the same time asked the messenger to pass the news to Jiang Chan.

"Please, Your Majesty, lead the warships, enter the inland from the waterway, go to the Huaihe River, and outflank Tian E's retreat!"

"Yes!" The messenger immediately wrote a letter and wrapped it around the specially trained carrier pigeon.
To be continued...