General Zhen Hu, commander of the Song navy fleet, saw Chu's trump card and the torpedo boat attack was blocked.
Some torpedo boats escaped the stranglehold of the Song Navy and they fired torpedoes normally.
These torpedoes advanced rapidly on the seabed, and they directly hit the multi-layer wire mesh that the destroyer had pulled up on the seafloor.
The torpedo hit the steel wire mesh, immediately triggered the collision fuse, and was detonated directly.
General Zhen Hu said with a smile: "In the Mediterranean naval battle a few years ago, the empire used steel wire mesh to intercept the relatively primitive submarines of the European Allies.
General Zhen Hu saw that his strategy was working, and he smiled in victory.
This strategy doesn't work all the time.
With the steel mesh under the destroyer, the battleship's range of activities will be limited and its most important mobility will be lost.
Battleships will become a fixed target for the enemy. Facing a more powerful enemy, doing so is just courting death.
But the battleships of the Chu Navy are not as powerful as the Song Navy, so this strategy can be used.
The only weapon that the Chu Navy could pose a threat to the Song Navy was the torpedo. As long as this weapon was abolished, the Chu Navy would be a lamb to be slaughtered.
When General Zhen Hu was smiling, he discovered that the Chu navy was evacuating.
He immediately frowned at this unexpected situation.
General Zhen Hu said in surprise: "The Chu navy found that the war situation was unfavorable and immediately chose to withdraw its troops without any hesitation.
Don't they consider the situation of the Chu army that is attacking Jinhe Port?
As soon as the Chu Navy retreated, the Chu Army was blocked by us at the landing point, and only one out of ten people could retreat.
Could it be that the relationship between the Chu Navy and the Chu Army was so acute that they did not care about the life or death of the other party?
This is completely good news for us in the Song Dynasty."
When the staff officer next to him heard this, he put down the telescope in his hand and said, "Sir, something is wrong. I see that the troops of the Chu State Army have landed, and they are also evacuating."
Zhen Hu waved his hand and said: "Twenty thousand Chu army troops have landed, how can they be withdrawn in a short time?
Chu State could not predict that their navy would not be able to win.
If the Chu State could really predict the outcome, how could it start a war?
The Chu navy found that the battle was unfavorable and was likely to be gradually swallowed up by us, so it chose to withdraw from the battlefield.
Being able to detect thousands of people in such a short period of time is considered a quick move by the Chu Army.
General Jia Yu is not a waste. If he finds out that the Chu army wants to evacuate, he will definitely find a way to contain it."
After General Zhen Hu finished speaking, he picked up the telescope and looked towards Jinhe Port in the distance.
After seeing the situation on the battlefield, he was so angry that he threw the telescope on the deck.
General Zhen Hu said angrily: "Jia Yu, you fool, the Chu army attacking Jinhe Port has 20,000 people.
At this scale, there are only a few thousand people at most.
Our navy is far away and cannot clearly see the situation on the battlefield.
Jinhe Port had been fighting with the Chu Army for such a long time, and Jia Yu did not notice this problem.
This time it is considered that the people of Chu State have been allowed to escape, and the entire responsibility lies with the Army. I will definitely submit a copy in front of the King."
General Zhen Hu was a little angry, but most of his emotions were shown to others.
This war was not fully successful, and the Chu people almost retreated completely.
They only maintained the dignity of the Song Navy, but did not achieve much results.
The Navy of the Song Dynasty had to find someone to take the blame, and General Jia Yu of the Army was a good person to take the blame.
He knew that in landing operations, elite troops were used to occupy the beach positions, and the number of these people would not be large.
Rushing forward to seize the beach will only serve as a reward for the defenders' powerful artillery.
But in this war, the Army's performance was indeed inferior to that of the Navy, and they must take the blame.
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General Ge Hongliu led the navy to dock at the temporary dock.
The army has already built defenses on the shore.
A large-caliber coastal defense gun has been transported ashore.
The concrete fort on the shore has not been built, but the shore defense cannon has been set up.
Unprotected shore defense guns can easily be destroyed by enemy forces.
But if the Song Dynasty navy attacks at this time.
The firepower of the navy and the army will not be inferior to the firepower of the Song Dynasty navy.
After General Ge Hongliu thought about it for a period of time, he had already thought of how the Song Navy used to defend against torpedoes.
The method of arranging barbed wire fences underwater has great limitations.
It is more suitable for fixed places such as military ports to guard against torpedo attacks.
But for mobile warships, once this method is used, the movement of the warship will be limited.
General Ge Hongliu could completely give up gunfire and use the high mobility of warships to contain the Song Navy.
He has completed the phased mission and successfully landed the Chu Army.
Next, they only need to contain the Song Navy, not defeat the Song Navy. They have a high probability of completing this task.
General Ge Hongliu just finished a meeting with the naval officers.
Boost morale that has dropped due to torpedo failure.
Let the Chu Navy regain its confidence.
General Ge Hongliu saw that the Song navy had not pursued him for a long time.
He knew that the Song Navy had given up pursuit.
General Ge Hongliu came ashore and saw General Xi Sen, who was smiling and constantly setting up fortifications.
He congratulated: "General Xi, the army has completed the landing, and now is the time for the army to perform."
General Xi Sen said with a smile: "When I was at sea before, I was very worried all the way, because I was afraid that your navy wouldn't be able to hold on.
Our army is at sea and has no ability to resist.
Once I encounter an enemy attack, I will die without mercy. If it really comes to this level, I will die of depression.
Now that the army has completed its landing, my heart immediately becomes peaceful.
We already know the strength of the Song Army.
After we complete the landing, the Song Army is no match for us.
The only issue I'm worried about now is the issue of logistical supplies."
General Ge Hongliu replied confidently: "There is no need to worry about logistical supplies. The navy will try its best to hold back the Song Navy so that it cannot attack the transport ship.
Even if our supplies cannot be shipped, the imperial court has already arranged a backup plan.
Our army has purchased a large amount of military supplies and living supplies from imperial merchants.
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Behind these imperial merchants, the person with the most humble background is the Imperial Mediterranean Governor Haiteng.
The Song navy would never dare to attack these caravans."
General Xi Sen also knew about the backup plan, but the cost of the purchased supplies was too high. He was afraid that the war would drag on for a long time and the court would not be able to bear it.
Now that the navy has promised to ensure the supply of weapons and ammunition, he is full of confidence in the coming war.
The combat effectiveness of the army is closely related to the sufficient and timely supply of materials.
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In the Shenglong Palace of Rui Kingdom, the prince of the empire, King Sulei of Rui, was discussing with the ministers whether Rui State should intervene in the colonial war caused by the Chu and Song Dynasties.
King Rui Su Lei looked at the ministers and asked: "The information I have collected through various methods is already here.
My dear friends, what do you think of this matter?"
Swiss Prime Minister Yu Tianfang recalled the information he had just read.
The information collected in this document is very complete, and there is some quality that cannot be collected by Rui Guo's ability. This should be information passed back from the empire.
King Rui is different from other princes and kings.
The other princes and kings have the highest status. Once they leave the core positions of the empire, they can only rely on their former relatives and friends and cannot grasp the core information.
King Rui is different. He is the prince of the empire. Even if he has been released as a vassal king, he still has channels to obtain information about the empire.
Prime Minister Yu Tianfang was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I believe that the current situation in the colonies is not worthy of our country's increased investment.
I thought about Chu and Song competing for colonial knowledge. They certainly did not expect that the scale of the war would be so large.
Both Chu and Song thought that as long as they invested less troops, they would be able to seize this colony.
Now the two countries are constantly investing in the colonies, and the size of the army invested by the two countries has reached 100,000, which is almost more than 70% of the military strength of the two countries.
The two countries are still in the Jinhe area, constantly competing for each other's colonies, and it is unclear which side will win in the end.
I now analyze that there is no hope of ending this war until one side cannot hold on any longer.
Why do the two sides continue to invest and fight so passionately?
New resources are constantly being discovered in the Jinhe area, such as copper mines and coal mines. Coupled with sunk costs, the two countries continue to increase their investment.
Both countries have invested too much. If one country withdraws from the battlefield now, they will be financially bankrupt, and they will not even be able to repay the war bonds.
There are shadows of many countries in this, but these countries are not secretly fanning the flames and providing support to the two countries.
When the two countries wanted to negotiate a ceasefire, unexpected situations would occur on the battlefield.
It is for this reason that the two countries cannot cease war.
Song, an island country, cultivated nearly 100,000 army troops, which directly hindered the development of its navy.
The current strength of the Song Navy is only slightly stronger than that of our country. There is no need to be afraid of the Song Navy anymore.
The Chu State realized that something was wrong with the situation. They did not withdraw their troops from the Jinhe area, but they also controlled the size of the army in the Jinhe area.
Chu State was afraid that deploying too many domestic troops would affect the security of its homeland.
The Chu army began to rotate. They sent the veterans back to their homeland and sent the new soldiers to the colonies for training.
As our neighbor, Chu State deserves to be vigilant about this situation."
After Prime Minister Yu Tianfang finished speaking, Chief of General Staff Lu Qianjin burst into laughter.
"Lao Yu, when you look at things, you can't just look at one thing.
The Chu State knew about going to the colonies to train troops, so why didn’t other countries know about it?
You don't understand the situation of the military, so you can't see that the Jinhe area has become a place for military training for various countries.
The Song Dynasty had the strength to recruit 100,000 soldiers, but it did not have the strength to recruit enough officers to command 100,000 soldiers.
Now there are 50,000 soldiers in the Song Dynasty in the Jinhe area. Do you know how many officers are needed to command such an army?
Many of the troops and officers on the battlefield were not from Song and Chu.
Many countries not only took this opportunity to weaken the war potential of Song and Chu.
They also used this battlefield to train their country's army.
Especially for the Song State, its army was even weaker. Without the assistance of other countries, the Song State could not persist at all.
The current situation on the battlefield is too complex. Once my country intervenes, it is likely to cause a chain reaction.
There are so many unowned areas in Africa, and there is absolutely no need for our country to get involved in the disputes in the Jinhe area.
The Jinhe area is indeed rich in resources, but the price paid to capture this area is too high, and it is not worth it.
The investment cost for my country to seize unowned areas in Africa is not high. As long as it can obtain resources, it is worth the investment.
I have already felt that there is a very strong smell of gunpowder in Europe.
As long as a small spark breaks out, it will inevitably cause a big melee among various countries.
The most important thing for our country now is to accumulate strength to cope with the great changes in the future."
The opinions of the Prime Minister and the Chief of General Staff directly guide others.
None of the ministers of Rui State were interested in the Jinhe area.
Even if there are large gold mines, iron mines, and copper mines in this area.
This is indeed a good thing, but the cost to capture him is too high.
King Sule of Rui considered the current situation and agreed with the opinions of his ministers.
"We still do not participate in colonial disputes. Our country's accumulated national strength is not much and should not be consumed in fighting for colonies.
There is still a lot of unclaimed land in West Africa, and the local indigenous people still use bone spears and poisonous arrows, so it is easy to deal with them."
King Sulei of Rui made his decision, and the ministers shouted sagely.
King Rui Su Lei said with emotion: "What Lu Aiqing said just now is right, I can already smell the smoke.
The smell of gunpowder will continue to grow stronger as the national strength of each country increases.
Until conflicts of interest among various countries accumulate to a certain extent, conflicts will inevitably break out.
Nowadays, all European countries are entrusted by empires, and the main citizens are Han immigrants.
There are no historical conflicts between countries, wars will only break out because of conflicts of interest.
Based on the situation in Rui, I believe that this time is not far away.
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Ordinary officials and capable people can only afford big fish and meat.
For Han commoners and capable aborigines, rice and white flour steamed buns, plus a little salted fish and pickled vegetables, are their staple foods.
Most of the lower class in the country can only afford mixed noodles made from corn, potatoes, various potatoes and mixed beans.
Some aborigines even changed their staple food from bread to noodles and steamed buns.
When I mentioned this situation, I did not mean to say that the cabinet is not good at governing the country.
But to introduce a basic situation, the distribution of interests is never even.
This is true for individuals as well as for countries.
It must be that some countries have more interests and some countries have less interests.
Because of the amount of interests, some countries will inevitably have an unbalanced mentality and limited development.
Life is limited, and they will find their own way.
If a country encounters a problem, it will also find a way out on its own.
The most direct and effective way to solve the problem is war.
This was a colonial conflict between Chu and Song, and it was just a preview of future wars.
This problem can be seen by knowledgeable people from all over the world.
Our country must learn from the new weapons and tactics that emerged during the colonial conflicts between Chu and Song.
One day in the future, when war breaks out, we will use new weapons and new tactics to deal with the enemy, and the enemy will also use these things to deal with us."
After King Rui Su Lei said these words, he looked at the ministers who were deep in thought with a smile on his face.
What he said today is that he was mobilizing the ministers before the war.
King Sule of Rui learned from his mother, Concubine De, that the empire had analyzed that the industry in Europe had shown signs of overproduction.
He was taught by his father since he was a child, and he knew what kind of crisis would be caused by the overproduction of industrial products in the industrial era.