Heirs of the Seven Swords of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 923 Shipping Matters (Part )

The three of them came together and exchanged pleasantries.

Tu Sui had not participated in the exchange between Gu Xun and Li Si in the court before, because he did not need to speak in the plan.

But now, he could no longer remain silent.

As the leader of the army, Li Si could not figure out many things, but he couldn't.

The three of them had just exchanged a few words, and Ying Zheng also appeared.

After changing from the solemn royal robes, taking off the crown that symbolized status, and putting on his favorite pure white shirt, Ying Zheng took his time and sat down at the top of the table. At the same time, he raised his hand and pressed it softly, signaling to Gu Xun. The others also took their seats.

After returning the favor again, the three of them took their seats.

Ying Zheng didn't speak, but used his eyes to signal Li Si to speak.

He arranged this meeting so that Li Si, who was about to take over the position, the general leading the army, and Gu Xun, who knew Baiyue best, could have a pre-war exchange.

As for him, just listening quietly is enough.

After listening, he will make his own judgment.

Li Si already knew what he was going to do, and he was not worried about whether to overstep or not. He took the lead and said, "About the maritime fleet, can the Imperial Preceptor please tell me in detail now?"

"Of course!" Gu Xun nodded, then thought about it and asked, "First of all, you have to tell me what effect you plan to achieve by using sea transportation?"

"How do you say this?" Li Si asked doubtfully.

"That is to say, you...should say that the empire intends to transport the main army as a line of troops to carry out sieges with other armies, or does it intend to transport only a limited number of surprise troops to exert deadly effects at special moments? ?”

"Oh..." Li Si nodded slightly, suddenly realizing.

Then he understood the difference between winning by surprise and being dignified.

Li Si's eyes then turned to Tu Sui. On this issue, the commander-in-chief of the three armies obviously had more say.

"Master Guowei, what do you think about the problem of the Imperial Preceptor?"

"Ah..." Tu Sui responded, but his attention was obviously not focused on it, because he had been thinking about this issue since Gu Xun's words came out.

After thinking for a while, Tu Sui touched his slightly rough face plate and asked Gu Xundao, "May I ask, Sir, which of these two options has a higher success rate?"

Tu Sui had no idea about shipping, but as a military commander, he at least knew that this kind of plan to sneak into the enemy's rear through a tunnel was generally risky.

"In terms of success rate...if we only count the transportation link, the fewer people there are, the higher the success rate." Gu Xun replied, "In fact, if my fleet is used to transport soldiers, even if it is packed as much as possible, , only three to five thousand people can be transported at most."

"This number can only be used as a surprise force that can be effective at critical moments."

"If you want to transport tens of thousands of troops, I suggest you contact Gongshu Qiu Shipbuilding as soon as possible."

Tu Sui directly ignored Gu Xun's last words. If he needed to build a ship, he would have to wait until he asked him about the situation. He was not in a hurry. "According to the wishes of the national master, is it better to send a surprise army there?"

Baiyue is a huge area comparable to half the size of Chu State in the past, and its occupation cannot be solved by one or two wars. If you really plan to take the action of transporting troops by sea ships, naturally you will not just Do this once or twice.

Gu Xun nodded and acknowledged Tu Sui's statement, "Absolutely."

"When it comes to military strength, the empire can definitely crush the Baiyue countries." "I think you have at least a basic understanding of it. You should know that the entire Baiyue is mainly composed of the four largest tribes, or countries, respectively. They are the Minyue Kingdom, the Nanyue Kingdom, the Xiou Kingdom, and the Luoyue Kingdom."

Li Si and Tu Sui nodded in unison, indicating that they knew.

"Well..." Gu Xun smiled at this and continued, "Based on my understanding of Baiyue, the Minyue Kingdom is the weakest. Tianze can only pull up a team of about 20,000 people if he tries his best. army."

"Nan Yue, Xi'ou, and Luo Yue are all much stronger than Min Yue, but together they can only make up 100,000 people at most."

"In the final analysis, the population of Baiyue Land is a flaw."

The total population of Baiyue Land is not even one million, and the 100,000 troops gathered together are already more serious militarism than the Qin State.

Tu Sui's expression softened and he sighed softly, "It's much less than I expected."

Gu Xun glanced at him sideways and immediately reminded, "Maybe the number of troops sounds small, but General Tu, believe me, their combat effectiveness is definitely far beyond your imagination."

Poor mountains and rivers breed unruly people, and in this era, the environment in Lingnan can be said to be full of evil. The living conditions of the Yue people are even worse than those of the wolf tribe in the north, and those who survive are not good people.

Tu Sui didn't take this reminder seriously. How difficult could it be to deal with barbarians who only relied on geographical advantages?

He smiled contemptuously and responded confidently, "Oh, the elite of the empire will not be afraid of any enemy!"

After ten years of bloody battles to unify the world, the empire's military generally developed a unique and solemn spirit.

However, there are always many factors to consider in things like war...

Seeing his behavior, Gu Xun didn't say much on this topic.

He is a well-known young man. If you tell him to be careful of the barbarians in Lingnan, the other party's fighting ability is almost beyond the limit. It is equivalent to pointing at the monk and scolding the bald man, only to make the other party unhappy.

Gu Xun grinned, brought the distant topic back to before, and continued, "For the troops that circle back, even if there are only one or two thousand people, as long as they are elite enough and the timing is right, it is enough to create a surprising effect. Unexpected effect.”

"On the other hand, if we need to transport an army of tens of thousands to conquer the land steadily, we will definitely have to transport logistical materials by sea ships in the future. The transportation pressure will be too much."

"And shipping by sea is risky, and even though there are stable routes to reduce the risk to a very low level, it's still there."

"Accidents can happen at any time. Once they happen and lead to a disruption in logistics supplies, General Tu should be very clear about the consequences..."

Tu Sui nodded with a serious expression. Of course he knew the consequences.

From this point of view, it is definitely inappropriate to send a large army.

However... although Tu Sui has a tough personality to the point of being headstrong, he is still very clear-headed. If one of the two plans has problems, it does not mean that the other one is perfect.

"Then I would like to ask the National Advisor, if we adopt the surprise force plan, what are the risks, defects, problems, etc.?"

Gu Xun showed a regretful smile.

It's a pity that this guy looked so confused that he didn't directly ignore the other plan.

I have to waste a lot of words.

(End of this chapter)