Expedition with troops is the biggest problem facing the Han army now.
After all, before this, no army of any dynasty had ever conducted a cross-sea expedition. When the Han Dynasty conquered Liaodong, they used troops to push it on land, and although Soochow later sent a large fleet to explore the East China Sea,
and Nanyang, but the main purpose of that fleet was only to explore shipping routes, not to attack or fight.
Transporting thousands or even tens of thousands of soldiers to attack across the sea is indeed a wild tactic in this era. No one would have thought that the enemy's attack would come from the sea.
Even for people from Linyi, I'm afraid it will be difficult because there are indeed too many problems that cannot be solved.
For the Han army, this time was not only a challenge, but even an adventure. After all, if something went wrong with the fleet, it would very likely lead to the annihilation of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the imperial court's efforts to build the navy over the past few years would be in vain.
As a military supervisor, Fu has the qualifications and obligation to supervise and determine the feasibility of military strategies, so he must determine how risky such tactics are.
"When the sea was rough this summer, the Navy had already used the Clippers and the Qinglong Ship to complete operations across the South China Sea and arrived in the southern waters of Linyi." Qi Xin was confident about this, "So the cross-sea expedition
, the Navy is confident, but based on the sea conditions at that time, the Navy will strictly control the number of people on board. If the sea is rough and the waves are strong, the Navy will carry no more than 5,000 people, and if the sea is light, the number of people it can carry should be more than 8,000.
People, even ten thousand people.”
Luo Yi also said sternly: "For this southern expedition, the army division mostly chose southerners, many of whom are good at water, and most of them have been on ships for training. Previously, the army was mobilized south from Fuzhou by sea.
Let the soldiers adapt and become familiar with it in advance. But just in case, we still plan to conduct the drill in these two days, tentatively scheduled to be at Zhuya."
Zhuya is not an unfamiliar place. It is also called Qiongya, which is Hainan Island in later generations. Everyone who has been to Lingnan has more or less heard of this place suspended overseas.
This is a large island, and even ships that come and go often choose this place as a safe haven.
However, from the Han Dynasty to today, the imperial court, whether it was the former unified imperial court or the later southern and northern dynasty Pian'an imperial court, has never established complete rule over Zhuya, which has always been outside the Chinese civilization.
Firstly, it is because there is really nothing known about Zhuya that is enough to attract people. Instead, it is an isolated island, far away in the south of the sky, and the weather is hot, so it will naturally not attract people; secondly, the attention of the Jiangnan imperial court is average.
They are all in the north or engaged in internal strife, so naturally they will not pay attention to this far away island.
In comparison, at least Zhuya has ships traveling from north to south, which is better than Liuqiu in the other direction. Ever since Soochow's fleet discovered Liuqiu, that island seems to have been forgotten again.
On the ocean.
However, the days when these islands were forgotten have gradually come to an end. The rapidly expanding Han Dynasty Navy has become the vanguard to occupy and control these islands. In this era when navigation technology is far from developed, the islands on the sea are not only places to replenish resources.
, it is also a good place to avoid strong winds and waves and to identify the direction and orientation. Therefore, the Navy and the Ministry of Industry have begun to survey these islands early.
As for how much Li Xingchen meant behind this, it is unknown.
After all, Li Xingchen knew the importance of "since ancient times". Of course, he wouldn't mind asking the navy to bring stone tablets and the like to erect one on every place that could be exposed to the sea.
Zhuya is naturally the most favorite port of the navy. Zhuya does have many good ports. In addition, the Ministry of Industry discovered a large number of crystals in Zhuya that can replace the tortoise shells from the South China Sea to make lenses, which makes this place even more special.
become important.
Now the Ministry of Industry has begun to study observation instruments such as clairvoyance. These observation instruments are not just for use in wars. Whether it is geological survey or navigation survey, these precision instruments are needed. Ordinary steel and wood are obviously not up to the task.
, but Li Xingchen didn’t know how to bake glass, especially transparent glass, so it was difficult for him to play a commanding role.
Dahan Workshop has produced colored glaze a long time ago, but the colored glaze that is full of bubbles and variegated colors is not glass after all, so naturally it cannot be used to make glass instruments. In order to prevent other technologies from waiting for the maturity of glass technology, the Ministry of Industry
The only alternative is expensive tortoiseshell and other alternatives. Now with the emergence of crystals, the Ministry of Industry has naturally found a relatively convenient and simpler alternative. However, it is not easy to mine crystals and ultimately use them for equipment production.
It's an easy thing, of course. With the attitude of how to know if you don't give it a try, the Ministry of Industry will definitely not give up easily.
And apart from crystals, there is not everything on this island.
With the arrival of the navy, the Ministry of Industry dispatched an exploration team, and officials from the imperial court followed closely. However, the number of people here is now very small, and the local indigenous people, who are later generations of the Li people, already exist in the mountains.
, there is no active tendency to contact these "strangers" yet.
In order to control the island as soon as possible, Li Xingchen naturally began to exile prisoners to the island. In any case, this method used by the British in later generations was a good choice. The collateral descendants of various aristocratic families in the past were basically exiled to the island.
Zhuya.
Now Lingnan is not a truly barbaric land. Under the leadership of the Han government, trade ports have sprung up along the coast. In addition, barbarian tribes in the interior have also begun to come out of the mountains and cultivate fields. The advanced farming technology of the Han Dynasty has contributed to this.
Guarantee can help them escape as quickly as possible from the current situation that even requires slash-and-burn farming.
Therefore, Zhuya and even Linyi, which was conquered later, were the places where Li Xunchen could really exile prisoners.
With the army and prisoners, Zhuya quickly became lively. However, precisely because of the sensitive identity of these prisoners and the need for confidentiality of the army, Zhuya was still in a semi-closed state. It was chosen as the location for the beach landing exercise.
Of course it is the most suitable.
"Okay, I'll give you five days to get used to it," Fu said in a deep voice. "According to His Majesty's decree, this war must start in winter and try to end before next summer. Otherwise, when the weather gets hotter, the consequences for the soldiers will be severe."
Morale will be a heavy blow. Note that what Your Majesty means by the end is that there will no longer be any resistance in the entire Linyi territory!"
Luo Yi and Qi Xin surrendered at the same time. At this time, Fu, as the supervisor, was also representing Li Xinchen's will.