Kai Fu Han

Chapter 491
Seeing Liu Xinqi staring at him, Liu Xinang quickly added: "Don't they also have a Marine Corps in the Navy Department?"

"Is this happening? During the westward expansion strategy, the navy did not fully support the army?" Liu Xinqi did not ask Liu Xiang again, but looked at Gao Yuan.

"It's not that we haven't tried our best, but that our capabilities are insufficient. The current new ships and state-level ships of the Ministry of Navy are not suitable for inland navigation. Only some state-level and county-level sand ships can enter the inland rivers. In addition, overseas The task is also relatively heavy, so this year it is not sufficient to support the army's westward expansion strategy." Gao Yuan bit the bullet and replied: "So in next year's budget, I plan to establish an inland water force and build a batch of ships suitable for inland navigation. Transport ships and warships will be able to do better when they cooperate with the army in combat."

After hearing this, Liu Xinqi lowered his head and pondered. What both parties said made sense.

However, it is inappropriate for the Navy Department to establish an inland water army, and it is inconvenient to manage.

"Okay, we should indeed establish an inland water force. This force will be under the responsibility of the Army Department. From now on, all water attack and defense within the coastline will be handed over to the Army Department." Liu Xin said.

"Thank you, leader." Liu Xin'ang responded loudly and excitedly: "Then can Gao Yuan transfer me a group of elite soldiers to serve as the backbone of the river navy?"

"Okay." Liu Xinqi nodded.

"Ah! Our navy is also very short of manpower." Gao Yuan was already a little frustrated that he had not been able to win over the river navy, but he did not expect that he would have to give Liu Xin'ang some men.

"Don't object in a hurry, I haven't finished speaking yet." Liu Xinqi stopped the argument between the two and asked again: "Why do you have so many horses, cattle and sheep in the budget of your Navy Ministry?"

"Next year, the Navy Ministry plans to attack many overseas targets. I plan to expand the Marine Corps and equip the Marine Corps with some cavalry for land assault and reconnaissance operations, so a group of war horses are needed. As for cattle and sheep, these animals will Being raised in the bottom warehouse of the warship, it only needs hay, water and some soybean meal to survive, and the output is fresh milk and goat milk, which can also be used as a meat reserve in special emergencies." Gao Yuan replied.

The main force in the Bohai Rim strategy is the Navy. Liu Xinqi also plans to conquer Ryukyu, Hokkaido, and Sakhalin next year. Overseas tasks are indeed heavier.

"Yes, it is very necessary to improve the living conditions on the ship. The task of the Navy Department next year is indeed very heavy, and it is reasonable to expand the Marine Corps." Liu Xinqi nodded, and then arranged for the two of them: "In this case, you can exchange people , the Navy Department supports the Army Department in establishing the Inland River Navy, and the Army Department supports the Navy Department in expanding the Marine Corps."

"Yes!"

"can!"

When they saw that their budgets had been adopted, they readily agreed.

"Since the Army Department has an inland river navy, it is inappropriate to continue to call the Navy Department the Navy Department. From now on, the Navy Department will be renamed the Navy Department and will be responsible for guarding the territory of the Xinghan League outside the coastline." Naturally, this also includes the task of capturing.

"Our Navy Department will definitely guard every inch of the Xinghan League's overseas territory." Gao Yuan stood up and accepted the order.

"Okay." Liu Xinqi raised his hand to signal Gao Yuan to sit down, and then continued the previous discussion of the budget: "Although the budgets of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Navy have some overlap in the establishment of the Inland Navy, I still approve your budget in full. Navy The ministry will use the extra budget to build more new warships. Next year your task will be very arduous." Liu Xin said.

"Thank you, leader." Several ministers bowed their hands and accepted the order.

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On April [-]th, at Chenshi, Liu Xinqi had just sat down at his desk and picked up the Military Academy's application for vacation during the Chinese New Year on the table to check. He saw Xu Zhong running in hastily, followed by Liu Xinbao.

"What's wrong?" Seeing the nervous expressions on the two people's faces, Liu Xinqi closed the document in his hand and asked, knowing that it was something important.

"Urgent military information, the Jin army is moving south." Xu Zhong said.

"Isn't there no sign of going south before? Why did you go south suddenly?" Liu Xinqi asked.

When an army is dispatched, food and fodder must be prepared in advance, and the food and fodder must even be transported to the route of the army in advance.If the preliminary preparations for food and fodder are not done well, logistics will become the biggest trouble for the army. "I don't know. There was no sign of collecting and transporting grain and grass in Hebei before. We all thought that if the Jin Army went south, it would be after the year. We didn't expect that they would make a sudden move before the year." Xu Zhong shook his head. This question made Xinghan Both intelligence agencies of the alliance were very nervous, worried about whether the intelligence system had made a disclosure, and there was no sign of the Jin army's collection and transportation of food and grass.

"We have arranged people to investigate and temporarily dispatched more than 100 spies from Denglai and Denglai states to Northland." Liu Xinbao then added.

"Are you sure they are coming for us?" Liu Xinqi frowned. The Jin Army was indeed a little sudden this time. The military system of the Xinghan League was already preparing to take turns to celebrate the New Year.

"Confirmed. The spies in Yanjing are listening to the report. All the Jin army has been dispatched. It is estimated that there are 15 troops, and they are all the main force. After dawn today, the reconnaissance cavalry will be out. The nearby prefectures and counties are already cooperating in mobilizing auxiliary troops and civilians. Yes." Xu Zhong replied.

"The Military Intelligence Department has also received the same information." Liu Xinbao followed.

Both intelligence agencies have investigated, so it can be confirmed.You must know that the Listening and Military Intelligence Departments of the Xinghan League operate independently. They occasionally cooperate, but they usually do not interfere with each other and cannot be instigated or confused at the same time.

"How fast is the march? How long will it take to reach Jihe?" Liu Xinqi wanted to know how long his side still had to prepare.

"The marching speed is not very fast. It is initially estimated that it will travel about thirty miles a day, and it will take more than 20 days to reach the Jihe line from Yanjing." Xu Zhong replied.

"Okay, you arrange the manpower as soon as possible, keep an eye on the Jin Army's navy, and be careful not to let them cause trouble at sea." Liu Xinqi arranged.

"Yes."

"In addition to the Jin Army, the Puppet Qi in the west cannot relax. The current regent of the Puppet Qi can turn the tide and stabilize the collapse situation, which shows that he is still very capable. It is not ruled out that they will follow the Jin Army." Liu Xinqi added again. .

"Okay." Xu Zhong nodded, Xi Fang was mainly responsible for listening.

"Finally, we can't relax in the south. I think Zhao will definitely not sit back and watch us become stronger." Liu Xinqi thought for a while and emphasized again: "The previous Zhao Guolian alliance with Jin to destroy Liao is a lesson learned from the past. The lessons are close at hand and must be guarded against."

"Okay, our Military Intelligence Department will be mainly responsible for the Zhao State. I'm worried that there are not enough manpower to listen." Liu Xinbao answered.

"Yes, you two departments should cooperate sincerely in this crisis and provide the most timely and accurate information to the league." Liu Xinqi encouraged.

"My subordinates will do their best." The two stood up to accept the order and then left the office.

"Come here, summon Zhao Yinghao, Liu Zhijie, Wu Jin, Ye Jia and the ministers of the Military Academy who are currently in Penglai." Liu Xinqi looked up at the huge clock in the corner of the office: "Come to my office for a meeting at noon."

"Yes!" The guard who entered the door took the order and went out to inform relevant personnel.

The war was about to break out, and they originally planned to rest for a while after the strategy of advancing westward, but they did not expect that the Jin Kingdom would choose to go south at this time.

Fortunately, the new recruits of the Xinghan League have been in service for a while, and now even if the entire Jin Kingdom comes to attack Liu Xinqi, they don't have to worry about defeat.

In the end, his subordinates did not add dragon robes to him, but his enemies couldn't wait to give him credit. This was forcing him to establish a career as a king as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)