God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2446 Equal Weight
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"Who is the opponent? How could they be so strong? This is the North. To face a fleet of a thousand sails, they actually need so many people?" Gan Ning rubbed his ears, feeling as if he had heard it wrong.

What is the Thousand Sails Fleet?

After all, having experienced a large number of naval battles and sea battles, Gan Ning naturally knew what a thousand-sail fleet meant.

Before ships were reformed, most ships were powered by wind, which accounted for a large proportion of the power.

The best and most effective way to use wind power is with sails.

The larger the ship, the more sails it has and the larger they are.

The Thousand-Sail Fleet essentially refers to the ships within a fleet with thousands of sails, which means a particularly large number.

If they are small ships, the number can even exceed three hundred. There are indeed single-sail ships in reality, but such ships can basically not be used as warships, at least there is no way to do this before they have a keel.

Even with the warmth and blessing of the clouds, this habit has been well preserved.

Based on past experience and the Kushan Empire fleet seen in the Strait of Malacca, Gan Ning had a rough estimate of the size of the Thousand Sails Fleet.

That is, the number of ships is between 200 and 300, maintaining a relatively large scale while also having actual combat capabilities.

Based on this number, and comparing it with the number mentioned by Meng Kangbu, how could Gan Ning not be surprised?
The weight of a wooden warship is actually not particularly high, normally just a few hundred tons, and a better one could weigh over a thousand tons.

Just based on the ratio of quantities, Gan Ning could simply convert the result and get an unbelievable result.

That is, Montcomb, who had stronger naval tactical command capabilities, even though he knew the enemy's information, actually used steel warships of the same weight or even heavier to defeat the opponent's wooden ship fleet. How counterintuitive is this?
However, based on his intuitive judgment, Gan Ning did not think that Meng Kangbu had any tendency to lie.

It was precisely because Meng Kangbu did not lie that Gan Ning became even more worried.

Because this means that an enemy that they cannot defeat does exist within the Kushan Empire.

However, Gan Ning was a man of great skill and courage. He just panicked for a moment, then recovered and calmed himself down, and began to think about how to solve this problem.

"His name is Cecicelian, the patriarch of the Ceci family of the Kushan Empire, the founder of the imperial navy, the king with an unrivaled record in ocean battles..." As Montcomb, who had been suppressed by the Ceci family, was very clear about Cecicelian's past records and achievements.

In Montcomb's opinion, the conflict between the two sides was extremely deep.

It can be said that without the constraints of external circumstances, nothing unexpected would happen even if he was killed by the Sisi family.

If the emperor of the Kushan Empire had not been willing to protect him, he would have probably been buried in the ocean without even a mourner.

"The Sethi family?" Gan Ning heard the name of this family and understood what kind of people they were. Before setting off, Gan Ning also learned some information about the Kushan Empire, especially the information about the marine army.

If someone had said that the other party was invincible in the world based on the size and scale of the other party's fleet when they first met, Gan Ning would definitely not have believed it.

However, after learning about the situation at home and how to use tactics, as well as practical training in the ocean, Gan Ning had to admit one thing.

That is, their excellence in ships cannot cover up their weakness in command. Even with targeted training and strengthening, the ability they demonstrate is, in Montcomb's words, just an excellent backbone.

"The absolute main force in the Imperial Navy, the family that built the naval system, and also the family that occupies almost all naval forces..." When talking about Cecicelian and the Ceci family, Montcomb no longer had the initial resistance, but instead described it in great detail.

As for the inner mentality during this description process, it is not something that normal people can understand.

Whether it was a way of using the opponent's force to counterattack, or a counterattack in despair, it could not explain Montcomb's mentality at the time.

"Does one family represent the entire naval force of an empire?" When Gan Ning heard this for the first time, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he quickly shook his head.

The navy is the only dominant force and has entered a so-called monopoly position, which will inherently exclude others and prevent them from entering.

From a short-term perspective, with the help of someone who knows you inside out, it would be enough to rapidly improve the power of the entire family or the strength of the army. However, if time is extended, the result will be hard to predict.

After all, if you are not a member of this family, there is no way to enter the core of the navy. For those who were born in this family, is there still a need for them to work hard?

At this stage, relying on the prestige and ability of the founder, this policy can still be forcibly implemented, but when the founder dies, can it still be maintained?

After all, the military is not a simple political system. It is a special group that speaks with strength and relies on strength.

"Yes, they are very strong, extremely strong. In the Ceci family alone, there are people who are as strong as me, at least there are two fingers worth of them. There are at least several people whose strength greatly exceeds mine. They can serve as the backbone of the navy. They are completely undetectable, because their numbers are too large..." Montcomb, who was getting into the mood while chatting, explained the biggest gap between him and the Ceci family.

This gap is also the gap between most individuals and families.

When a talented individual faces a larger and more talented group, his chances of winning are basically zero.

"Is that why you make such an inference and judgment?" Hearing this, Gan Ning understood why Meng Kangbu needed fifty Northern ships, because only in this way could he obtain a stable equipment advantage to make up for the command gap and middle-level gap between the two sides.

Montcomb nodded calmly, looking silently towards the west, with a very complicated expression in his eyes.

Zhou Yu, who was supposed to go in to participate in the negotiation and sharing, listened to the whole process outside the door. After that, he realized that his behavior seemed a little inappropriate, so he entered the room and explained his purpose during the conversation between Gan Ning and Meng Kangbu.

It is also to understand Cecicelian, to understand this former legend, this living myth.

(End of this chapter)