The Great Battle of Nanyang was the first naval battle in the true sense of the Han Dynasty since Liu Xuan came to the throne...even from the founding of the People's Republic of China!

There is no need to mention the scale. This time Dahan dispatched ten battleships of 10,000 tons or above, and four other spaceships were floating in the sky to observe the battle below - they were not involved in this war at all.

Go, because there is no need for them to take action.

The Han navy was ahead of the Wu navy by an unknown number of levels in terms of hardware and the quality of its soldiers. The method that Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai tried so hard to think of actually had no chance of being implemented.

In just five rounds of volleys, more than half of Wu's sailors were wiped out!

It cannot be said that the artillery fire of the Han navy was accurate. It can only be said that the Wu navy was too close without knowing the strength gap between the two sides at all.

Such a close distance, not to mention that the Han army has to undergo various rigorous training to become a formal soldier (those who fail to pass will either be sent to counties or leave the industry directly), even this

The people who came this time were just groups of national soldiers, and they would not miss such a good opportunity.

No matter how you look at it, this group of Wu sailors has no chance of winning. What Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai can do... is just to let their soldiers die for a moment, or... to surrender directly.

From the contact between the two sides to the firing and then the surrender of the Wu Kingdom's navy, the whole process took less than half an hour. If such a short time is seen by future so-called naval warfare experts, they will definitely say 'impossible!'. Because a decisive battle on the sea

. Even a simple adjustment, or a change in fleet formation, is measured in hours. Let alone a naval battle in half an hour, both sides may not even have time to fire out a single shell.

But the current situation is very different. The equipment and strength of the two sides are very different. In other words, future battleships are used to fight wooden ships that have just entered the age of sails. Is there any suspense about the outcome?

The so-called shooting of mosquitoes with cannons is roughly like this!

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai boarded the flagship of the Han Navy under the supervision of soldiers, and they immediately saw Yu Jin waiting there.

The two of them were not familiar with Yu Jin. But before they came, someone told them that the person who wanted to see them this time was Yu Jin, Yu Wenze, the general of Hengjiang of the Han Dynasty, who commanded all the navy of the Han Dynasty.

General Hengjiang, his official rank is not high. He is just a general with no high rank, but you can't resist Liu Xuan and directly put the entire Han Dynasty's navy under the ban tent, so even though his rank is not high, he has real power.

The faction has troops on hand.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin had already personally experienced the strength of their soldiers and horses. From this point of view, Yu Jin must be a trusted general of the emperor of the Han Dynasty today.

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai glanced at each other, and finally stood in front of Yu Jin without saying a word. Yu Jin across from him didn't care. They just looked up and down, and then told the people next to them: "Both generals are extraordinary.

Please take this person down and entertain him well, and then send a ship to send him back to Luoyang for your Majesty to make your decision."

The soldier was also interesting. He did not accept the order directly, but directly asked: "General, what should we do with those Wu soldiers?"

Yu Jin glanced at Jiang Qin and found that although the man deliberately looked blank, he still glanced at him unconsciously. With just this glance, Yu Jin became more and more sure of his suspicions.

"Our fleet currently has no place to place the soldiers, so we can just throw them into the sea and let them fend for themselves..."

As he spoke, he glanced at Jiang Qin again and found that the expressions of Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai changed drastically. Yu Jin knew that his guess was indeed correct, and he snorted in his heart: "You are too young to play this trick with me.

Tender!”

Throwing soldiers into the sea to fend for themselves is a good idea. In fact, in this endless sea, there is no direction. Even if there is a direction, who can swim to the shore? Not to mention there is no food.

Fresh water, if you soak in sea water all day long, you will die within a few days.

In other words, this is equivalent to directly killing all the Wu navy.

Yu Jinhui did this on purpose, because he saw what Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai had in mind, so he deliberately said these words in front of them.

Although Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai surrendered, they actually had no good intentions. They couldn't fight even if they saw a fight. Even if they risked their lives to delay, it would not have any effect at all - if the two of them desperately tried

, it would be enough to force the Han navy to retreat, but the current situation is that even if the warships and sailors under them are lying across the sea, they can rush over without getting hurt.

There was no hope of fighting head-on. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai thought about it and decided to surrender.

It's not that the two of them are greedy for life and fear of death, but this will add countless burdens to the Han's navy. If nothing else, once these nearly 10,000 surrendered soldiers board the Han's warship, they need to arrange a place to detain them.

?Do we need to arrange soldiers to guard it? Do we need to provide fresh water and food?

At sea, manpower, fresh water, and food are extremely precious resources. Jiang Qin has also led a fleet to wander at sea for many years, so he certainly understands this.

It can be said that once people like him surrender, even if they do nothing, it will be enough for Yu Jin to have a headache. With a burden of nearly 10,000 people, can Yu Jin calmly lead a fleet to attack Wu?

It was absolutely impossible, so Jiang Qin had this idea and took the initiative to surrender. Unexpectedly, the Han Dynasty general saw through his idea at a glance, and was so ruthless that he actually wanted to kill all the ten thousand surrendered soldiers.

Kill them. In this case, the Han Navy will really have no pressure at all and can still advance towards Australia and directly threaten the coast of Wu State.

Their thoughts were seen through, and the initiative completely changed hands. Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai shook their heads helplessly, and had no choice but to plead for the ten thousand soldiers.

"I beg the general to save the lives of those soldiers... If you agree, the two of us will let the general handle it without any complaints..."

Yu Jin snorted after hearing this: "You two are defeated generals and should be at my disposal. What's the point of saying this?"

After mocking the two of them and making them understand their current situation, they were asked to take them down.

Yu Jin didn't expect anything. He just wanted to make the two of them understand through the incident just now: Don't play any tricks. I have already seen through your tricks.

As for those Wu sailors? Yu Jin is really not prepared to kill them. There are currently many islands in Southeast Asia waiting to be developed. Sending these people there is a good labor force - these people will not live well if they are brought back to the country, let alone Wu.

Possibly, so using free labor to death is the best solution.

Yu Jin would not sympathize with these people. Anyway, these people are either the slaves and soldiers who followed Sun Quan into exile overseas, or they are the local aborigines absorbed by the Wu State in Australia, and then assimilated and recruited as soldiers. No matter where

One kind has nothing to do with the big man. To put it bluntly, he is a pure enemy. He will not be merciless when killed, let alone working as a labor force?

After reporting the matter to the superiors, the imperial court would naturally arrange people and ships to respond. During this period, Yu Jin could take a short rest and anchor his fleet in a suitable location. At the same time, he still needed to wait for the army sent by the imperial court to support—

-Without an army, he couldn't have foolishly rushed directly to the Kingdom of Wu. Even if his sailors were as brave and good at fighting on the ground, they would inevitably be resented for stealing people's jobs, so they still honestly led the ships at sea.

Let's swing!

When the news came back to Luoyang, the court was naturally very happy.

In reality, the imperial court consumes a large amount of financial resources on the navy every year, but many people do not think that consuming a large amount of materials on the navy is a clear choice - except for a few people, most courtiers still think that the navy

The army only plays a supporting role. The court should focus on the land. Even if it wants to unify the world, developing the army is the best choice.

Some ministers even suggested that the number of the army, that is, the forbidden army, should at least be doubled to 1.6 million, so as to meet the purpose of the Han Dynasty across Europe and Asia. This young man can be regarded as the main war faction. At that time,

When he made this request, countless people around him glared at him but didn't care.

Liu Xuan was very happy at that time. In addition, the young man in front of him was very attractive. He must have just entered the court. Cao Bao next to him reminded him: "This young man is called Ran Min. He has just been promoted to Yilang. Today he is the first

The last time I went to court..."

"oh!"

What Liu Xuan cares about is not that this young man is going to court for the first time, but what he cares about is the young man's name: he didn't expect that this person would actually sneak into the court...%

Just a few days later, Yu Jin sent the news back. This was the first victory of the Han navy, which made many people in the court feel happy. Especially the memorial detailed the performance of the Han warships in this battle. Then

It was simply an overwhelming advantage. Huang Chengyan, who was the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Huang Yueying, the general minister of the temple, almost turned into a flower with smiles on their faces. Naturally, everyone around them also started to praise them. At the same time, there were also a group of wallflowers who praised the emperor's 'foresight'.

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In any case, the navy finally opened its doors and captured 10,000 prisoners, which solved the development problem of the Nanyang Islands to a certain extent - in this case, the big man only needs to send some technical talents and command talents, and the labor force is

off the shelf.

Liu Xuan also thought from this that the surrendered soldiers of Wu State could be dealt with in this way - of course, if the defeat reached a certain level, he would not mind bringing all the people of Wu State under the rule of the Han Dynasty.

In this case, you have to set some expectations for those who are demoted: for example, after working for a few years, those who perform well can be let go, so as to prevent this group of people from being passive and slacking off.

And when these people return home and live a better life than before, they will not feel resentful again.

"Well, that's how it should be!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!