The world of counterfeit magistrates competes in the world

Chapter 738
Lin Yifan raised his eyes to look at the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "I know that you don't understand my decision very much in your heart. At the time when the tripod was set in the Central Plains, you were distracted from attacking Dongyang. But I want to tell you that we, Tianhua, have been everywhere all these years. To expand the territory, but not to take the Central Plains, what is the so-called? Because the Central Plains is surrounded by foreign barbarians. The Central Plains separatism is the time when the barbarians are rampant. If I, Tianhua, like others, take care of the Central Plains , the Central Plains will inevitably wither and become weaker and weaker. At that time, once the barbarians from all over the world invade, who can resist it?"

Lin Yifan looked at the crowd coldly, and said in a loud voice: "Therefore, I, Tianhua, started from the borderlands, and every day I shouldered the heavy responsibility of guarding the borderlands and resisting the barbarians. In order to protect the safety of the Central Plains, I, Tianhua, gave up many trips to the south The opportunity to entangle with the barbarians of different races from all sides, to defend against the enemy outside the Central Plains. Now on the northern grasslands, the Golden Wolf, Donghu, and Mobei are all turned into dust, and there is no more trouble in the northern border of the Central Plains. Open up the Western Regions and beat all countries The ambition of invading our Central Plains, chasing death and chasing the north, has extended our Central Plains to thousands of miles. Now that our heavenly splendor covers thousands of miles, cutting off border troubles, it is indeed time to unify the Central Plains."

"However, I didn't expect that the disaster from the inland has been eliminated, but the hidden danger from the sea has been ignored by us." Lin Yifan said sadly, "This is a lesson. The Central Plains we have painstakingly maintained has been lost by a small The island country has invaded. This Dongyang country has invaded our Central Plains hundreds of years ago, but the past dynasties of the Central Plains have never thought of completely cutting off this hidden danger from the sea, let alone paying attention to coastal defense and building a navy. The stretch of thousands of miles The coastline is full of directions that the enemy can attack. The enemy can land from the sea and go straight to the heart of our Central Plains. If Dongyang is left alone, he will become our great enemy in the Central Plains in the future."

"This time I insist on attacking Dongyang first, but there are actually three considerations." Lin Yifan said slightly, "First, I want to use this to vigorously develop the navy and build a fleet that can cover all the coastal areas of the Central Plains. It can be used to mobilize The southern Haizhou forces can be used as another force in my future unification battle. Second, our army has been fighting for nearly two years, and the soldiers are exhausted and exhausted. I have implemented wartime control within Tianhua for a long time. If it continues like this, It is very unfavorable for development. Therefore, it is more beneficial for Tianhua to use this year to cultivate and thrive. Third, Dongyang is located on the East China Sea. If our army occupies this place, we can use it to extend our influence overseas and explore other places. Continent, strengthen the strategic depth of the Central Plains on the sea. These three are the reasons why I want to attack Dongyang first. After I finished speaking, who is in favor and who is against?"

Everyone looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and finally, under the leadership of Han Song, seconded the proposal one after another.

"Very good. Now that the consensus has been reached, I, Tianhua, will use this to plan the Eastern Expedition in the next year." Lin Yifan was overjoyed and said with a smile, "I hope that our army can launch the Eastern Expedition within half a year."

Within half a year, what are you kidding?Everyone couldn't help being taken aback, thinking that His Majesty is too eager for quick success, and now the navy has only lost nearly half of it, and returned to the port for maintenance.The newly built warships are not ready so quickly.Within half a year, what will they use to march east?

"Your Majesty, isn't this too hasty?" Han Song smiled wryly, "The strength of our naval forces has been greatly reduced. I'm afraid they won't be able to meet the needs of the Eastern Expedition within half a year?"

Lin Yifan frowned slightly, and immediately looked at Li Huzi, the chief officer of the Ministry of Military Affairs, "Li Aiqing, how is the situation of our navy now?"

Li Huzi stood up, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, according to the report sent today, our navy lost more than 200 warships in this battle, and there are hundreds of ships that need to be repaired. Four sailors were killed or injured. There are more than a thousand people, and only more than 1000 people can return to the battle sequence. In addition, our army has rebuilt more than a dozen warships, and it will take at least a year to restore the lost warships."

"Oh, then there are only more than 300 usable warships left in our army?" Lin Yifan frowned even deeper, "If we add the navy ships in the inland river, how many warships can we mobilize now?"

"This?" Li Huzi calculated carefully for a moment before answering: "Your Majesty, if all the warships in the Longjiang River are conscripted, our army can still gather more than 600 warships. However, inland river warships are not suitable for naval warfare. According to the chief admiral of the navy, Liang Shicheng, in this battle, the warships in the inland river suffered the most, because their performance in all aspects was greatly reduced in the rough sea state, so that many of them were destroyed by the enemy."

"Then how many warships can we produce within half a year?"

"Your Majesty, if it is only half a year, there are about 100 warships that can be listed." Li Huzi smiled wryly, "However, warships alone are useless, and there is still a huge shortage of naval crews. Just a pile of rotten wood."

"Then increase the recruitment scale." Lin Yifan said in a deep voice, "If Yanzhou can't recruit people, they will recruit in Qingzhou, or even go to Weizhou, or Haizhou to recruit talents who are good at sailing. They must be recruited within half a year. A fleet capable of sailing the oceans."

"However, naval training is different from that of the army. It doesn't take a few years. I'm afraid it will be difficult to form combat effectiveness." Li Huzi shook his head and said helplessly.

"We don't need them to form a combat force for the time being, as long as they can control the warship." Lin Yifan waved his hand indifferently, "For this Eastern Expedition, as long as they can send troops there. Most of the Dongyang people's fleet has been destroyed in the Central Plains. Its domestic navy is no longer a threat to us. Relying on hundreds of warships is enough to wipe out the remaining navy in Dongyang."

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but nodded secretly. They didn't worry too much about the crusade against Dongyang. With the strength of the Tianhua Army, it was enough to crush the Dongyang Islands.

Lin Yifan went on to say: "After the Eastern Expedition, the Dongyang Islands will be brought under our Tianhua rule. To maintain its rule, we need a strong navy. At that time, I intend to transfer the Yanzhou Navy to Dongyang to garrison. Then build a military port and shipyard in Qingzhou to form the Qingzhou Navy."

Everyone has no opinion on this. According to the previous plan, it was planned to open a seaport in Qingzhou and build an additional navy, but this plan was advanced by one year.

"At the same time, I plan to establish a naval training base and a naval academy at the former naval station in Yanzhou." Lin Yifan looked at the crowd indifferently, "In the future, the training of naval officers and the recruiting of naval recruits will come from there. The rest of the military base As well as the navy, they will no longer be responsible for training and training. As for the instructors, they will select a group of talents from among the sailors who are injured and can no longer return to the navy to serve as the initial naval instructors. When they mature, excellent retired naval officers and soldiers Serve as an instructor. That's all I've said. If you love me, have any suggestions, but it's okay."

"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are obedient." They didn't have much experience in the navy, so they had no choice but to second their proposals.

Seeing this, Lin Yifan could only helplessly think that he should take some time to inspect the Yanzhou naval station and discuss it with the chief general Liang Shicheng.

　After writing so much, the general background map of the novel world should be released.In the qq reading book review, I have posted three pictures of the development of forces in the early stage of the story. Those who are interested can go and have a look.

　　
　
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