This kind of large warship has the ability to transport a large number of troops, which is not something ordinary people can build. It is indeed unbelievable that pirates own such a large ship.
The high technical content here is definitely not just talk. After all, the building ship can accommodate nearly two thousand people.
If you want to move this huge load capacity in the water, you need sufficient technology to complete it. Pirates and other unskilled beings would never be able to do it.
Zhang Zinong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, ordinary pirates cannot build building ships. If the battle report hadn't said that these building ships are not of Xiliang style, I would have thought that Xiliang was up to something!"
Xiliang!
Hearing these two words, Li Anlan frowned instinctively. To be honest, his first impression was that Xiliang was behind it.
However, the battle report specifically emphasized that these pirates' warships were different from Xiliang's and more powerful, which made him give up the idea. Lin Yi had no reason to use second-class ships.
He looked at the blood guard commander on the side. Wei Kuang was also confused at the moment, because he really didn't find any news about pirates. That innocent look in his eyes almost made Li Anlan angry to death.
"Your Majesty, now the navy's elite have suffered heavy losses and the general has been killed. We must step up our defense. Their strength has threatened the defenses along the Minjiang River!" Qin Li said solemnly.
As a lieutenant, he naturally knows what tens of thousands of pirates plus three to four hundred ships are, which means that as long as these pirates are willing, they are fully capable of attacking the coastal area.
The coastal area that originally had no foreign enemies now has a huge threat.
In some ways, these pirates are more terrifying than some countries, and they have no lower limit.
"Oh my god, Daning is in big trouble!"
"The other party is fully capable of attacking the mainland of Daning, and even directly entering Daning. This is definitely not good news."
"Tens of thousands of miles of coastline will need to be defended from now on. From now on..."
Oh My God!
All the ministers felt their scalps numb, and everyone realized the seriousness of this matter. The impact of this terrible pirate group was undoubtedly huge.
It even changed the pattern of Daning invisibly, giving Daning an additional defensive focus.
In the past, there were no enemies on the sea, and it could even be said to be a natural danger, because no one could cross the sea to harm Daning. But now that a group of pirates suddenly appeared, the threat loomed.
The opponent not only has advanced and powerful warships, but also has tens of thousands of naval troops. The most important thing is that it is hostile to Daning. This is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing.
This means that Daning has tens of thousands more miles of ocean line to defend. What a terrifying number this is.
If you want to defend such a long coastline, you must have a large number of naval forces and garrisons. As a result, the cost will probably go up to the sky.
"Damn it, I thought I could deal with Lin Yi with peace of mind, but I didn't expect a new storm has arrived!"
Li Anlan's face was extremely sad. As an emperor who had fought in a war, he naturally knew the problems along these coastlines, which were definitely extremely troublesome.
The coastline is so long that many places can be used as landing points.
If there are too few defensive troops, it will not be able to defend it at all and it will be directly overrun by the enemy. But if there are too many defensive troops, then the military expenditure will be an extremely terrifying figure.
If this operation is completed, I am afraid that Daning's resources will be wiped out in an instant, and may even be insufficient.
He shook his head violently. Such passive defense was definitely not an option!
Especially now that Lin Yi in the north is gradually growing stronger, if he continues to be distracted from dealing with these pirates, the consequences will be disastrous.
The best option is probably to eliminate them. This is the cheapest option, and it can be done once and for all, so you don't have to worry about it in the future.
He looked at Qin Li and said in a deep voice: "Lieutenant, is there any way to destroy this group of pirates? If they are allowed to be so unscrupulous, it will definitely not be a good thing for us in Daning!"
"this......"
Qin Li smiled bitterly, this was going to be difficult for him. The opponent's number was not that large, but the problem was how to kill them.
If you are in the vast sea, your army must be able to get across.
After thinking for a while, he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is almost difficult to take the initiative to destroy them, unless the other party takes the initiative to enter our land, then we will ambush them, and maybe we can completely annihilate them."
Everyone looked at each other in shock!
This method is reliable, but here comes the problem, the other party won’t be so stupid!
Forehead!
Li Anlan frowned slightly, but he didn't blame Qin Li. There were not many naval warships nowadays, so there was really nothing he could do.
If you think about it, you can only lure the enemy deep and then annihilate them.
However, this method is too passive and tests the opponent's IQ too much, so it is unlikely to succeed.
At this moment he felt extremely frustrated!
I am the mighty Daning Dynasty, but I can't do anything about a group of pirates. The key is that they just rob me, Daning. If you rob Xiliang, I will feel more balanced.
Li Anlan couldn't help but said angrily: "Who are these East China Sea pirates? Why didn't they attack Lin Yi's Jinfan Camp? They just stared at us in Daning. Are they colluding?"
He was very unconvinced, this was unfair!
"Well, it's not impossible, but the problem is that Lin Yi's navy has not moved, that is, a small force has entered the ocean to fish. There can't be so many people!" Qin Li said with a gloomy face.
Since the consort Ning Kun's troops entered Dahuang County, Xiliang has been on alert. Except for a few of Gan Ning's Jinfan navy who went to sea to fish, the rest were stationed at the port. It was impossible to spare tens of thousands of people to attack Daning.
As a result, the origin of this group of pirates is fishy. Could it be that they are from overseas?
"etc!"
At this time, Tan Cheng suddenly thought of a question, and he quickly stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, could it be the troops of Li Sanjiang, the King of Fujian?"
"Fujian King Li Sanjiang!"
After hearing this name, everyone suddenly realized that this was really possible, and the coastal area was not Li Sanjiang's territory.
Li Anlan's pupils shrank, this is very possible!
Seeing the emperor's nod, Tan Cheng continued: "As a prince, King Li Sanjiang of Fujian is very ambitious and must have been prepared to plot evil. These tens of thousands of people must be his power hidden in the ocean!
Because Li Sanjiang's death made those people think it was the emperor's handiwork, that's why they took action against me, Daning Navy, because they wanted to avenge the King of Fujian."
"Avenge Li Sanjiang?"
After hearing this, Li Anlan's expression suddenly changed.
This possibility is really the highest, otherwise the other party would never have dealt such a deadly blow to Daning. This is because he has a lot of resentment.