Gabrai nodded and said: "My opinion is the same as that of Marshal Dikron. Shia Moore does have his own uniqueness. I personally think that reusing him has more advantages than disadvantages. There are three reasons.
First, the alliance is undergoing rapid changes. As a member of it, we cannot stay out of it. For a long time, our energy will be involved on land and we will not be able to invest too much in the East China Sea.
Although the Explorer Fleet has shown its strength, it also has its own inevitable fatal flaws.
The number is scarce and it is difficult to support a single tree. Once damaged, it will cause a devastating blow to our maritime strength. This is only one aspect.
On the other hand, the Explorer fleet relies heavily on ports for both ammunition and material supplies, making it difficult to conduct long-distance operations.
I believe that Donghai State will soon discover this flaw of ours and take advantage of it.
If we can completely absorb and adapt the fleet led by Shia Mor, we can then attack and defend with the Explorer fleet, thereby improving our naval power.
Secondly, Shia Mor led his team to attack the hinterland of East China Sea. Not only did he bring his family over, but he also kidnapped a large number of shipbuilding craftsmen. This has already shown his determination to join us.
If we break our promise without sufficient reasons, who will dare to believe us easily in the future, and who will dare to surrender to us on a large scale?
This is a typical example of setting up a general to surrender. If this matter is handled well, it may be an additional blow to Donghai Kingdom.
After all, they are a community of interests and are far inferior to us in terms of cohesion. Xia Moor also has considerable influence there.
Maybe it can help us attract more people, so as to achieve the goal of weakening Donghai Kingdom without losing any blood.
Thirdly, Shia Moore is an experienced fleet captain with rich experience in both traditional maritime warfare and navigation. He is the scarce talent in our military leadership. Using him will greatly promote the military leadership and navigation industry.
develop."
Chief of Staff Gablai finished speaking in one breath, and everyone nodded.
The issues he analyzed were basically theoretical. They all had similar analyzes in mind, but they were not so thorough.
He can stand out from many chiefs of staff and indeed has his own uniqueness.
"You just analyzed the pros and cons. What about the cons? Do you have any solutions? Please share them with me." Sean asked expressionlessly.
As for the handling of Shia Mor, at the beginning of the recruitment, some considerations were made, and the internal opinions were generally unanimous. Now that the old matter is brought up again, it is not without the intention of teaching the new chief of staff.
"There are three disadvantages. One is the core and most critical issue, loyalty.
But what I want to ask is that loyalty is not something you are born with, but something you develop.
Throughout the development process of our entire military leadership, this issue runs throughout. We can reunite several races with different origins, beliefs, and physical characteristics, and become one big family, striving for the same ideal.
, the surrender troops led by Shia Moore may not be able to integrate with us.
I also know that there are considerable risks involved, but giving up without trying is totally not the style of our military leaders.
I believe that as long as we give them the opportunity, with the various advantages and policies of our military leaders, we will definitely be able to draw them into our system. I am deeply confident in this.
The second disadvantage is that Shia Moor may rely on his own troops, and the squadron he brought will unite around him and become an independent warlord within us, which will eventually lead to the loss of the tail.
This is not a concern, but as long as it is handled properly, it should not cause a serious problem.
Our starting point is twofold.
On the one hand, to maintain the strength of the Explorer fleet itself, the battleships captured from the East China Sea, especially the three Dreadnought-class battleships, were refitted as soon as possible.
I think the direction of modification is no longer purely about firepower. The Explorer fleet is already strong enough. It should also start from the shortcomings of the fleet itself. It should be used as a transport and supply ship to increase the attack and defense radius of the Explorer fleet.
At the same time, the construction progress of various ports along the coast of the Donau Plain will be accelerated to form a more comprehensive defense network.
On the other hand, we only gave Shia Mor military power and did not give him any production and construction rights. Especially the shipbuilding craftsmanship, all of it was taken into our hands.
When the time comes to support the troops and respect themselves, they will be rootless duckweeds. They will not be able to become a climate and can only rely on us.
I believe that Donghai Kingdom hates them even more than it hates us.
Before the East China Sea Kingdom is completely annihilated, as long as we don't push too hard, there will be no backlash on Xiyamore's side, otherwise he himself will become a capricious villain, and no one will dare to give him any trust.
The last drawback should be the predatory wolf nature carried by the surrendered soldiers of the East China Sea Kingdom. I am afraid it will be difficult to change this nature of theirs.
However, this predatory wolf nature is not purely a drawback, it mainly depends on how to use it.
Just like before, wouldn't guiding them to the East China Sea bring us huge benefits and deal a heavy blow to the enemy?
I believe that Mr. Shi Dubin and his ministers are now on the verge of tears and deeply understand the pain of being robbed.
My personal analysis is roughly as follows. Although I cannot vouch for Shia Mor and the fleet he leads, if the military leader chooses to give them a chance, I am willing to serve as their military adviser and keep an eye on their every move.
If they want to do anything detrimental to the military leader, they must step on my body first."
"What a three-pros and three-disadvantage. Not only did the analysis of the surrender of troops led by Shia Moore go deep into the bones, but our next two issues were also involved and related to it." Sean's eyes revealed.
With a trace of appreciation, he looked around and asked, "Marshals, what do you think? Is there anything you need to add?"
"Chief of Staff Gabrai has made a very thorough analysis of the issue of whether to use Shea Moore." Dikron put down the teacup and said, "But how to use it? How to adapt it? If it is an adaptation, does it need to be modified?
Are their warships undergoing modifications? Are the crews receiving special training? To what extent have the warships been modified? To what extent have the crews been trained? None of these relatively sensitive things were mentioned."
"It's not that the chief of staff didn't think carefully, but that the marshal was too hasty. What we just discussed was how to deal with Shia Mor. Before reaching a consensus, there is no point in discussing too detailed things.
Sean laughed and said, "The marshal's question has already shown his attitude. So, do you support the chief of staff's analysis?"
Marshal Di Kelong couldn't help but laugh and said: "Yes, it is true that I am too impatient, but after listening to the analysis of the Chief of Staff, I really can't think of a reason to object. What do you think?"
"I think we can give them a chance. If it works well, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't work, we can suppress him once and kill him a second time." Marshal McGee waved his fist and said.
"I support this decision."
"I support it too."
Several other marshals voted in favor, including Kelman's chief of staff who was not sensitive to the surrender of troops like Shia Moore. It was not that he had reversed his prejudice against them, but the overall situation facing the Yongye Army leader.
, so that they should not invest more energy here, and it would not be a bad idea to temporarily use Shia Moore.
"The unanimous vote passed, and this matter is settled." Sean made the final decision, "Chief of Staff Gabrai, you also heard the question raised by Marshal Dixon just now, please go on to talk about this.
Let’s take a look!”
"I think there are only two ways to use Shia Mor and the others. The first is to completely reorganize them and turn them into a regular fleet of ours.
However, doing so consumes a lot of time and energy, and faces many obstacles, especially regarding the ownership of battleships. Most of them are private.
And once we choose to do this, we must treat them equally, whether in terms of equipment or warship modifications, otherwise we will create conflicts on our own.
The second method is to ensure their autonomy to a certain extent and hire them as maritime mercenaries.
Just like the popular mercenaries on the mainland, every war and every mission is paid.
There are many benefits to doing this.
First of all, we don't need to consider their loyalty issues in the short term. Anyway, the two parties are bound by interests. At that time, it will be enough to ensure that both parties have enough common interests.
Secondly, if they are not loyal to us, we do not need to treat them equally, so we can openly use double standards.
They want supplies, services, and equipment from our military, that's fine.
Not only do you need to spend money to buy it, but you also need to have corresponding merits. In this regard, we can completely rely on the mature standards of the mercenary industry.
I believe that our military leaders have enough unique materials to attract them to spend a lot of money on them.
For example, the castrated version of combat skills eliminates the original version of the inheritance circuit.
Modifications to add artillery, ammunition, etc. to the battleship.
Doing this will further stimulate their predatory wolf nature, and like a pack of wolves, they will attack crazily and attack again, plunder and plunder again, in order to exchange for more and more powerful materials from us.
The way we collect their modification fees is not limited to cash, prisoners of war, occupied islands, supplies needed by military leaders, new routes, etc. All can be discounted.
At that time, we only need to sit back and enjoy the results, and we will be able to use the wealth of the entire East China Sea region for our own use."
When Chief of Staff Gabrai finished speaking, everyone's eyes couldn't help but turn to Sean.
Only Marshal McGee, who was slowing down, couldn't help but said: "Why does the Chief of Staff's second method sound so familiar?"
Dikron smiled and said: "Does this sound familiar to you? This is a detailed version of the placement method used by the lord to recruit Xia Moor. Unexpectedly, the chief of staff coincided with the idea of the lord."
"The marshal has been over praised, but I don't dare to take credit." Gabrai shook his head repeatedly, "I was also inspired by this strategy from the negotiations between the lord and Xia Moor. I don't know if it is feasible.
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"In fact, I have weighed these two resettlement methods for a long time." Sean couldn't help but express his opinion. "The first method is quite satisfactory. It is the old path we have taken over the years. The various problems in it are foreseeable.
Yes, the result is also foreseeable, that is, it will just give us one more fleet.
The second method completely breaks the rules. Regardless of the others, it has the biggest negative impact. By doing this, we are giving them the right to freely plunder the sea.
The pursuit of interests will become their greatest instinct. Under this instinct, the so-called human nature and morality will be trampled into the mud by them.
By then, their expansion speed and cruelty will exceed our imagination."
"What does it matter?" Marshal McGee shrugged nonchalantly. "As long as they don't point their guns at our territory, why should they care about the raging war outside? When our territory becomes the only pure land in the world, there will naturally be
A large number of people are pouring into our territory."
This is typical military-domesticism, where the security and unity of one's own territory are placed above all else.
"Sometimes the lord is too kind. How can there be anything perfect in this world?" Marshal Dikron said, "The lord only needs to leave this kindness to his own subjects. Can others survive?
Living a prosperous life is not something we should consider. Being robbed is not their only choice. Joining our Eternal Night Army and getting our protection is also a good way out. At that time, no matter how upright we are,
It’s not too late to plan a better future for them.”
"Any policy is gradual. If this policy is beneficial to us at the moment, we will implement it first. When we feel it is inappropriate, we can temporarily turn around. Anyway, the rudder is in our hands, and we are not directly
The participants, even if they have a bad reputation, cannot be entirely blamed on us." Marshal Ericson also agreed.
"It seems that you are all in love with the second strategy." Sean was somewhat surprised. He had never felt that his marshals were so eager to expand.
"It's not that I'm in love, but this strategy is the most suitable for the moment." Kelman's main chief of staff also strongly supported it. "This will not pollute the purity of our army, and our army will not be involved in some dirty things. Expansion will never
It could be done in total peace, so why not?”
"Since this matter involves the integration of the two companies, what we make here is ultimately a unilateral decision. Whether it is good or bad, it can easily cause the other party's backlash. We might as well listen to the other party's side first.
Opinions and choices, it’s not too late to make the final decision.” Sean pondered for a moment and said.
This is not because he has become indecisive, but because he is in a high position, this kind of decision involves a lot. When making a decision, he must weigh as many aspects as possible and strive to make the choice that is most beneficial to him.
"No matter which choice you choose, the key point is to obtain Shia Moore's active cooperation. Letting him participate is a good choice." Gabri was the first to agree.
"I also really want to meet this opponent." Dikron also supported.
Several other marshals exchanged opinions, and finally said that they had generally reached a consensus internally, and it would not be a bad idea to let Shia Mor join in now.