The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 732: The Navy without a sense of existence [Please subscribe*Please vote]

"Then let's follow the established route to catch up with the navy!" Jing Ke thought about it and decided to catch up with the navy.

"How is Master Ju?" Gongsun Li Ji asked with concern.

After all, Wei Ju's identity is special.

"I'm drunk, but it doesn't have much impact." Jing Ke thought about it and felt that it was just a temporary frustration and he wouldn't really be depressed.

The next morning, Jing Ke and Gongsun Li Ji planned to wake up Wei Ju and continue their journey.

But I didn't expect to come up empty-handed.

"Where is the young master?" Jing Ke asked the Mohist disciple who was in charge of the protection in confusion.

"We got up very early and are already waiting on Suzaku!" the Mohist disciple reported truthfully.

Jing Ke and Gongsun Li Ji were a little surprised, but still walked towards Suzaku.

Because they have to catch up with the navy, they will not stay too long. After resupplying Suzaku, they will set off again.

After the two confirmed the supplies, they saw two quiet people on the Suzaku. One was sitting in a corner of the Suzaku like a small mountain, holding a sword with his eyes closed; the other was sitting in the center, with hydrological maps nailed in front of him.

"Sir, what are you doing?" Jing Ke walked up to Wei Ju and asked in confusion.

"The Wei Kingdom is gone. If I cannot be listed in the Temple of Martial Arts, I will have no face to see my ancestors. Therefore, I have no way out!" Wei Jiu looked up at Jing Ke calmly and said with a smile.

Jing Ke looked at Wei Ju's calm expression, but he knew that Wei Ju's heart was not calm at this moment.

Although the navy was established, it had never fought against any enemy forces. No one knew how powerful the navy was, let alone how the navy should cooperate with other armies.

Therefore, this war was not only a war between Bingzhou and Chu, but also a war between the navy and the infantry and cavalry.

It was a battle in which Wei Ju cleared his name.

Just as Wei Ju said, he had 100,000 naval forces under his command, but watched the State of Wei perish. He had long since lost the face to see his ancestors of the State of Wei.

Therefore, he must make a great achievement that surpasses his ancestors before he is qualified to stand up straight again and tell the world that he is Wei Ju, not Wei Ju of the Wei royal family, but an independent Wei Ju, a Wei Ju who has a separate page in the family tree.

"What do you think?" Jing Ke knew a little about military affairs, but not about navy. In other words, apart from Qi and Chu, no one else in the world could compare with Wei Ju.

"General Li Ren once told me about the war game simulation of the Huaihe River naval battle and the attack on Shouchun, but General Li Ren only regarded the navy as a transport force and did not think about the navy's combat effectiveness and destructive power."

"The navy and cavalry have many things in common, but they are also more dependent on topography and hydrology. When I was in Xianyang, I studied the hydrological characteristics of the Huai River. There are several sections of the river that are actually impossible for tower ships and warships to sail smoothly."

Wei Ju pointed out the areas that worried him on the map one by one.

"That means the navy cannot march straight in and go upstream to Shouchun?" Jing Ke understood.

The navy's tower ships and warships were too huge and had a deep draft. Although the Huai River had a huge flow, not all sections of the river could support the navigation of tower ships and warships.

"Not really. When I was supervising the construction of the navy, I commissioned Mo Jia and Gong Shu Jia to build dredging ships. When passing through these river sections, we will use the dredging ships to deepen the water level. It doesn't need to be too wide, as long as it can allow the tower ships and warships to pass through."

"But these are only temporary. In the future, I will completely open up the Yellow River, Huai River, and Yangtze River, so that ships and warships can travel freely in the three major water systems!"

Wei Ju said with a smile. As the admiral of the navy, he naturally took into account the special terrain such as shallows and dangerous shoals that would not allow tower ships to pass smoothly.

However, he also commissioned Mohist and Gongshujia to build dredging ships. There was no need to completely widen the entire river channel. It was enough to simply repair the river area so that the tower ships and warships could pass through the excavated areas.

After all, they have no rivals in the water now!

Jing Ke nodded. He knew that Wei Ju had commissioned them to work together with Gongshu Jia and even many other Hundred Schools to build a dredging ship, but he did not expect that the dredging ship was used in this way.

"What do you mean by the navy's combat effectiveness, young master?" Jing Ke continued to ask.

"Most cities in the world are built along water. The navy can quickly reach the major cities, and the enemy will certainly build fortifications on both sides of the river to prevent the army from crossing the river. The navy can rely on the strength of the tower ships and warships to forcibly land, and even threaten the defensive soldiers on both sides of the river from the ship."

Wei Ju said with a smile.

The navy stood on the tower ships, looking down from a high position, like a moving fortress, assisting the soldiers to cross the river. No one in the world could resist or stop them.

"I don't understand what you are saying!" Jing Ke shook his head.

His understanding of the navy was the same as that of most generals. He only regarded the navy as a carrier that could be quickly mobilized rather than a branch of the army that could be deployed on the battlefield.

"Just wait and see, Master!" Wei Ju said with a smile.
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In the Qinian Palace, Li Xin also rushed back to Xianyang overnight.

"How many troops do you need to destroy Chu?" Ying Zheng did not give Li Xin a chance to rest.

"Two hundred thousand is enough!" Li Xin said confidently.

"You must know that the Chu State has a vast territory and extremely deep strategic depth. Moreover, the three major legions of the Chu State have nearly 200,000 soldiers and are well defended!" Guo Wei Liao frowned and reminded.

"If you fail to defeat Shouchun with only 200,000 men, I will bring my head to you!" Li Xin issued a military order directly.

"Then, I have another piece of news for you!" Ying Zheng was very satisfied with Li Xin's confidence and bravery. He wanted to balance the major forces within the Qin State. Now the Wang family and the Meng family were dominant, so he wanted to support Li Xin, who was from the old Qin aristocratic family, to contain the two families.

"Your Majesty, please speak!" Li Xin hurriedly pricked up his ears and listened attentively.

"Bingzhou will join you in the fight. General Li Ren, the Bingzhou doctor-in-chief, has led 50,000 Bingzhou troops to assemble in Langya, Qi. After waiting for Wei Ju's navy to arrive, the entire army will cross the sea and attack Shouchun from the east of Chu." Ying Zheng spoke slowly.

"Ah?" Li Xin was stunned.

He really didn't know that Bingzhou had actually started a war with the State of Chu.

"Then two hundred thousand troops will definitely destroy the State of Chu!" Li Xin did not reduce the number of troops.

"Okay, I'll give you 200,000. As long as you don't take Shouchun, you don't have to come back!" Ying Zheng directly signed the royal decree and handed the tiger talisman to Li Xin.

Li Xin looked at the tiger talisman and Wang Ling in his hands and felt that it was a little unreal.

The 200,000-strong army is all the troops available in the Qin State now, including the Northern Army Corps led by him, the Lishan Guard Camp, the Lantian Camp, and the Wuguan Garrison.

However, neither Li Xin nor the people of Qin, including Li Ren, considered Wei Ju's 100,000 navy as combat power. They simply regarded the navy as a means of transportation, equivalent to a chore in logistics and supply.

(End of this chapter)