Qin Zitan didn't know what the Governor had to say to him and the Second Young Master alone, so he stood up to see Wen Chengyun off respectfully. Deng and others left, and then he changed to a pavilion in Shewenzhuang to talk.
"Feihu, when the Zhejiang Navy goes to war, do you have a 50% chance of winning?" Shewenzhuang asked after the maid brought tea.
"Even if you have a 50% chance of winning, you shouldn't take risks." She Feihu has been sitting on the bench for two years, but he is much calmer than before.
Qin Zitan listened to the Governor's wishes and seemed to take the risk to fight if there was a 50% chance of winning.
It is somewhat difficult to guess the thoughts of the Grand Governor. Normally, the Grand Governor should not support the Eastern Zhejiang Navy to take risks in the war, but it is definitely not a good thing for Jin'an to be so passive.
There are too many interests to weigh, and sometimes we cannot even simply consider military issues. Although Zhejiang and Fujian put the She family as the leader, the power of the other seven families is not necessarily weaker than the She family, Qin Zitan thought to himself
:This is not a good thing either.
She Wenzhuang sighed slightly and said: "The journey of Zhejiang and Fujian is a boat going against the current. If it cannot advance, it will have to retreat a thousand steps without stopping." He then asked Qin Zitan, "What does Zitan think?"
In the past, Qin Zitan only thought that the Governor had great power and great glory, but now he could understand his difficulties to a certain extent. What he said about going against the current tide was probably the biggest difference between him and Song Fu.
Dong Min is located in a corner, which is said to be the least conducive to competing for world supremacy. She Wenzhuang also has literary and military talents and dominates the world, so he can open up such a situation for Dong Min. It is just that he met Li Zhuo first and Lin Fu later. It was a bit of luck.
Not good.
Li Zhuo's ten-year strategy was thwarted, and the elite troops from Fujian and Zhejiang could only retreat below the middle reaches of the Min River. They finally broke up Li Zhuo's family, but were frustrated by Lin Fu. Two years ago, in the battles in the East China Sea, if they could not lose, the elite troops from Zhejiang and Fujian could not be defeated.
I'm afraid that the troops have already arrived at Jiangning City, and at least we can make a profit by crossing the river to rule.
Perhaps the Grand Governor does not think that the Second Young Master should bear much responsibility for the defeat in the East China Sea battles, but the defeat in the East China Sea battles had a great impact on the entire situation. Whether the Grand Governor has to give an explanation to the First Young Master or to give an explanation to the other seven surname forces,
I want to kick the second young master aside.
Qin Zitan couldn't help but dream about how the situation would develop if he defeated the East China Sea two years ago - first of all, the defense lines of Pingjiang Prefecture and Hailing Prefecture would be beaten to pieces, and Dong Yuan would not dare to trade with his troops.
March south to Hangzhou. Meng Yishan may lead the remnants of Ninghai Town to retreat past Danyang Mansion. Yue Lengqiu can only mobilize the Changhuai Army to cross the river in a hurry. After defeating the Changhuai Army, Jiangdong County can only defend the isolated city of Jiangning. The Yuan family hastily mobilized Li
If Zhuo goes south, the Donghu people will take advantage of the opportunity and move in...
The world is falling apart, and the She family is sure to seize the land south of the Yangtze River!
However, the facts are unimaginable. The battles in the East China Sea were frustrated in Huaidong, which gave the Yuan family enough buffer time to establish a solid defense line on the north bank of the Qianjiang River. The She family was forced to slow down and had to first digest the counties in southern Zhejiang.
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The past cannot be forgotten. Qin Zitan lowered his head slightly. He could feel the Governor's eyes on him, which made him feel more pressure. There were some things he didn't want to say. The Governor should know in his heart, but at this time, he was asked to do so.
For example, why?
After thinking for a long time, Qin Zitan said: "Although the eastern front is difficult, as long as the eldest son attacks Jiangxi or Huinan from the western front, the situation will not be so passive!"
"It would be best if the Changle army can enter Jiangxi," She Wenzhuang said. "If the Changle army cannot enter Jiangxi, the situation on both sides will be evened out!"
Qin Zitan thought carefully: Luo Xiancheng led his troops to the south, which would disrupt Jiangdong County's deployment on the southern front. But once Jin'an is disrupted by Huaidong, it is inevitable that there will be some shortcomings on the western front. It is really difficult to judge who is better and who is worse! Moreover,
Huaidong attacked first and had already damaged the morale here first.
She Wenzhuang continued: "Lin Fu should have expected the Changle army's march south, so he made such a decisive attack. Song Gong once said that this son would be among the second or third in the world, but I didn't pay enough attention.
It’s too late to regret it!”
Qin Zitan was shocked and couldn't help but glance at She Feihu. He didn't know that Song Fu, who was ill in Quanzhou, had spoken so highly of Lin Fu.
She Feihu's face was extremely ugly. Song Fu was his father-in-law. Song Jia was trapped in Chongzhou and her life and death were unknown. He remarried Song Fu's daughter and had given birth to a son. How could Song Fu comment on Lin Fu like this?
Besides, how could Song Fu understand Lin Fu more deeply than them? Thinking of this, Qin Zitan no longer dared to think about it.
Qin Zitan also realized at this time that in the eyes of the Grand Governor, Song Gong and others, a mere woman was as insignificant as an ant in the face of the world's hegemony. Perhaps the Second Young Master was not indispensable in the eyes of the Grand Governor.
of.
The atmosphere was a bit dull, and fearing that She Feihu would be too embarrassed, Qin Zitan said bravely: "The heroes are competing in the Central Plains, but Huaidong is almost exclusively focused on developing maritime power. In the battle of Huaisi, Lin Fu actually had a better
He did not use the opportunity... In comparison, the strength of the Zhejiang and Fujian naval forces has hardly increased substantially in two years."
She Wenzhuang nodded, he knew what Qin Zitan meant when he said that Lin Fu had a better chance during the Huaisi War.
Zhejiang and Fujian also discussed at the time that when Liu An'er was besieging Xuzhou, Lin Fu could wait until Yue Lengqiu and the Changhuai Army were annihilated in Xuzhou, and then concentrate all his forces to join the Dongyang Army to move north.
Lin Fu united with the Dongyang Army and had more than 30,000 elite generals at his disposal. It would not be a problem to defeat Liu An'er. Even if Liu An'er could not be defeated, Jiangdong County would have to rely on him, and the Jinhai grain road and Yanyin grain protection matters were different.
Provide Lin Fu with sufficient salary and political guarantee - Lin Fu can control the entire Jianghuai area in one battle, which is no problem at all.
Any other ambitious hero would never give up this opportunity.
However, Lin Fu did not seize that opportunity. After the Huaisi War ended, he even had to be restrained by Liu Tingzhou, Liu Shidu and others in Huaidong.
After the Huaisi War, what did Lin Fu do in Huaidong?
Just as Qin Zitan said, Huaidong almost exclusively focused on developing maritime power.
At this time, looking at the construction and defense of the sea wall in Huaidong, perhaps Lin Fu was more interested in establishing a defense system along the Huaidong coast. He even did not hesitate to personally lead his troops to Haidong to fight the Koreans.
In comparison, what are Zhejiang and Fujian doing?
Thinking of this, Qin Zitan took courage, looked up at the Governor, and said: "Although Zhejiang and Fujian acquired shipbuilding craftsmen from eastern Zhejiang after occupying Mingzhou Prefecture, their shipbuilding capabilities have been greatly enhanced. However, the newly added shipbuilding capabilities are
Many merchant ships were built for various families - of course this is inevitable. The large increase in merchant ships strengthened the connection between southern Zhejiang and southern Fujian, and helped the governor's government to strengthen its control over eastern Zhejiang and southern Zhejiang. It's just that
Each company is satisfied with the existing models of sea-going ships and has no intention of investing a lot of resources in building larger, stronger and faster sea-going ships, which widens the gap with Huaidong..."
"In Zitan's opinion, how big is the gap between us and Huaidong?" She Wenzhuang asked.
"The Koreans captured a Huaidong warship at the beginning of the year and tried every means to transport it to Jin'an. However, the shipyard delayed until last month before agreeing to imitate this kind of warship for eastern Zhejiang; it was the second son who went to the shipyard to make the
After a lot of temper, the shipyard agreed to trial-build a five-masted ship." Qin Zitan, who has been following She Feihu for the past two years, has also received a lot of idle talk. At this time, he couldn't hold back his words and spoke a little wildly, saying, "But
Huaidong has built no less than thirty five-masted ships in the past two years and owns no less than forty five-masted ships."
She Feihu sat aside with a dull face. He didn't even dare to say some things in front of his father. At this time, he let Qin Zitan say it for him.
In the past two years, he has been pushing Jin'an to develop sea-going ships. He is only responsible for the defeat of the East China Sea battles. His words in Jin'an do not have much weight. More people are fawning over the boss She Feixiong, and even deliberately
to suppress his voice.
She Wenzhuang looked solemn and said, "Continue talking..."
"In the past two years, Huaidong even planned to poach the shipbuilding masters of Jiangdong County with heavy sums of money, causing the Longjiang Shipyard under the Jiangning Ministry of Industry to lose the ability to build five-masted ships for a while.
"Qin Zitan said, "According to reports from spies in the north, a very large sea-going ship was launched at the Huaidong Shipyard in late September. It is estimated that the load capacity is three to four times greater than the existing five-masted ship--
--The load capacity is only one aspect. The structural strength of the sea-going ships on both sides is very different. More importantly, the speed of the Huaidong sea-going ship is significantly better than that of the Jin'an ship. In addition to the gap in shipbuilding technology, the speed of sea-going ship construction is also very important.
Huaidong can build six five-masted ships at the same time in four months. Jin'an may only be able to compare with Huaidong in terms of the number of ships built..."
"So, the Zhejiang Navy's claim that it has a 50% chance of winning is all delusion?" She Wenzhuang also felt that the problem was serious.
In the past two years, the strength of the Eastern Zhejiang Navy has been around 20,000, and its warships have been strengthened; the strength of the Huaidong Navy has been around 10,000, and there has been no special increase - Qin Zitan knew in his heart that both sides
The gap in navy strength has widened even further.
Qin Zitan glanced at She Feihu, then nodded and said: "Of course! So what if the East Zhejiang Navy wins temporarily? To determine the winner in a naval battle, the first thing to look at is the loss of warships, and the second is the loss of soldiers.
Even if the Huai'an navy loses and loses warships, Huaidong can make up for it in the shortest time - the biggest shortcoming of Zhejiang and Fujian is here..."
She Wenzhuang looked at his second son She Feihu and asked in a low voice: "Do you think so too?"
"Yes," She Feihu said, "It's okay for the Zhejiang Navy to suffer a setback in the first battle, but if it wins a small victory, it will be even more dangerous!"
Naturally, She Wenzhuang didn't need to teach his son about this principle. After being frustrated in the first battle, he could defend firmly. If he won, he would covet a bigger victory. He couldn't suppress it just because he wanted to.
Just like they wanted to take advantage of their military strength to consume Huaidong. As long as Huaidong's reserve troops are insufficient, the more battles Huaidong wins, the more it will be emptied of. If it loses, there will be no place to die.
Now the situation is reversed. Huaidong's shipbuilding capabilities are far stronger than here. The more battles the Zhejiang Navy wins, the more money it will lose, and even if it loses, there will be no chance to make up for it.
At this time, Song Bo asked for an interview, and She Wenzhuang summoned him. Song Bo said: "My father sent a letter from Quanzhou, asking me to present it to the Governor..."
She Wenzhuang received the letter, opened the seal, and took out the letter inside to read. There were three big characters written on the letter, and Qin Zitan could see it clearly even sitting down: "Cannot hit"!