Nine hundred and thirtieth chapters independent army
For a long time, the navy has not received any real attention from any dynasty. After all, water is not as important as land, and people still have to rely on land first for transportation, and the places where most people live and strategic locations are still connected by land rather than water.
Therefore, only the southern regime will maintain a sufficient number of naval forces. After all, the navy is a gold-swallowing beast. The materials and labor required to build a warship can be used to arm an army of thousands of people. Especially for the Southern Dynasty regime.
It is said that if you want to attack the north, there are very few water routes to choose from, so in most cases you have to take the land route. Therefore, when the southern government is strong, the navy is just a decoration, usually when the army goes out.
Responsible for transporting grain and grass to the rear.
Even in Soochow, which had an extremely powerful navy during the Three Kingdoms period, its generals were basically not full naval generals. People such as Dong Xi, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng were all able to fight by water or on foot, but these
This also led to the fact that the soldiers of Soochow were always inferior to others on land, but they really had no opponents on the water. As time went by, the navy became less and less important.
Although Nanchen now maintains a large-scale Jingzhou Navy, the construction background of this navy was when Nanchen could only confront the Northern Dynasty across the river. The long river defense line must need the help of the navy.
As Nanchen captured Huainan and Jiangling, the river completely turned into an inland river for Nanchen, and the navy quickly lost its main value of existence and was gradually reduced to patrol and escort ships on the river.
Although Nanchen's neglect of Jingzhou Navy is definitely a good thing for Wang Chang and others, it also makes them have to worry about their future. The birds are gone and the good bows are hidden. Now Nanchen has no power to fight back. What?
It actually depends on Li Xinchen's mood when he swallows Nanchen. After taking Nanchen, Li Xinchen relies very little on the navy to attack in the north.
Therefore, Wang Chang and other naval generals had to worry about their future treatment. We were all in the navy, and it would be a bit hard to accept if we were to return to being infantry.
From what Li Xingchen said, it seems that the Navy will exist as an independent branch in the future. This means that the Navy will receive the same treatment as the land division. Even if it is inferior to others, it will not be too much. The Navy is a gold-swallowing army.
The research and development and construction of behemoths, especially new warships, will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, so as long as the court treats the navy as an independent branch and does not excessively block funding, then everyone will be satisfied.
Moreover, this means that the Navy organization will exist for a long time, and the Navy organization will not be abolished just because one day Li Xingchen no longer needs the Navy.
Of course, Li Xingchen's promise also comes with a premise. The navy must develop and grow. Now this small navy only seems to be able to support its appearance because it has been equipped with a five-tooth ship. In addition to bullying the local navy,
Apart from the thieves, they had never fought any real water battles, so Li Xingchen also gave them a test while making a promise.
Needless to say, it goes without saying that what Li Xingchen asked of them was the Jingzhou Navy. No matter what, the current Jingzhou Navy is still the most powerful navy in the world. Only by defeating the Jingzhou Navy can it prove that this Bashu Navy is a powerful force.
A team worthy of Li Xinchen's investment.
"Please rest assured, general, with these brave and skilled soldiers, and with our five-toothed ship here, they will definitely defeat those guys in the Jingzhou Navy!" Wang Chang immediately patted his chest and assured Li Xingchen.
Building a powerful navy is the dream of all naval generals. Now that Li Xingchen has put the opportunity in front of them, they must definitely seize it.
Li Xinchen was relieved about Wang Chang's promise. According to the information from the spies, the current Jingzhou Navy had no intention of fighting. The direct conflict between Li Xinchen and the Nanchen court had already caused an uproar in the Nanchen army.
In particular, the explicit or covert support for Li Xingchen from the garrisons in Huaidong and Huaixi made the local army think carefully about it.
In any case, Li Xingchen was born in the Nanchen Army, and his bloodline cannot be changed here. Coupled with the support of Wu Mingche, Xu Ling and others for Li Xinchen, and the veteran Chun Yuliang's simple "defection", in fact, less than half of the Nanchen Army
Some of the troops have already fallen under Li Xingchen's command.
Even if the Jingzhou Navy directly takes orders from Xiao Maha, I am afraid that at this time it will be necessary to figure it out internally.
What's more, Li Xingchen believed that the promise he made was enough to seduce Wang Chang and others. They must know what an independent establishment and status means. Of course, this is not a disadvantage to Li Xingchen.
Although the navy does need financial investment now, Li Xingchen knows that if he wants to control the vast oceans in Nanyang and even beyond after the rain, he must have a strong navy, and today's investment will be returned thousands or hundreds of times in the future.
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Li Xingchen made such a big promise, and the navy generals were so excited that they all tried to persuade His Highness to stay in the army.
For Li Xingchen, he was originally a soldier, so there was nothing to refuse. What's more, after tasting it, Li Xingchen had to admit that the fire-headed soldiers in the navy who deal with the world every day are really good.
In later generations, the three delicacies from the Yangtze River were expensive, but in this era they were only the price of cabbage. With prepared side dishes, they were considered a sumptuous sum. What's more, Li Xinchen was here today, so he made an exception to drink. Therefore, Wang Chang and others were diligent in persuading people to drink, and Li Xinchen naturally
He was drunk.
However, Wang Chang and others are not stupid. Alcohol is prohibited in the army. It would be good if His Highness is happy to make an exception today. Everyone does not dare to drink too much. Otherwise, if His Highness comes to his senses tomorrow, he will never allow the army to drink again.
If you drink alcohol, you will suffer a lot.
Therefore, Li Xingchen was not drunk. However, when he walked into the courtyard of his home, Li Xingchen winked at Li Ping beside him. Li Ping had been with Li Xingchen for a long time. Of course he knew what His Highness the King of Han wanted to do tonight.
, stepped forward with a wink to support Li Xinchen, and walked tremblingly towards Lechang's room.
"Bang bang bang" the door was pounding loudly. The maid looked at Li Xingchen who smelled of alcohol in surprise. Li Ping scolded: "What are you looking at? Help me in quickly. If there is any deviation, I want you to look good."
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"But..." The maid was about to say that His Royal Highness the King of Han Dynasty's room is next door, but considering that His Royal Highness the Princess did not refuse on the ship yesterday, not to mention the fierce look of the head of Li Xingchen's bodyguard in front of her, it was definitely not a good idea.
If he was provoked, he could only help support Li Xinchen.
"Why did you drink so much?" Lechang also heard the sound and couldn't help but said coquettishly. (To be continued)