Horse on the World

Chapter 353
"Tell me about your family background!" Li Qing randomly found a chair and sat down, pointed to another chair beside him and said to Deng Peng: "Sit, sit down and talk!"

Deng Peng came down sideways, looked at Li Qing and said with a smile: "This is my property, it is clearly the property of the commander-in-chief, I am just watching for the commander-in-chief!"

Li Qing laughed, "Deng Peng, Deng Peng, you are good at everything, but you are too careful. As a general, your personality is not very good, and you sometimes look forward and backward when doing things. If it is on the battlefield, it will be a mistake."

Deng Peng's face was solemn, "Thank you for your guidance, Commander-in-Chief, I will remember it in the end. I will never back down when it's time to take on the responsibility."

"Yeah!" Li Qing nodded in satisfaction. It's good for generals to be careful to avoid suspicion, but it's not a good thing to be too submissive. In the long run, even a tiger will be turned into a sick cat.

"The Fuzhou Navy currently has ten warships of more than 500 materials, 300 warships of more than 5000 materials, and [-] small warships of more than [-] materials. The other warships are first boarded, and there are more than a hundred Chima. The five-thousand-material large-scale warship has about [-] people per ship, and the three-thousand-material warship is equipped with [-] people. The navy has [-] marines, and the Fuzhou navy and the shore base total more than [-]." Deng Peng explained the current size of the navy to Li Qing.

"I thought you had built dozens of warships with more than [-] materials?" Li Qing said disappointedly.

Deng Peng laughed, "Marshal, in the past three years, in terms of the shipbuilding capacity of the shipyard, it is no problem to build dozens of warships with [-] materials, but the raw materials are well matched. It is difficult to gather the big wood for shipbuilding, and to build a good warship, the big wood must be dried in the shade for more than two years before it can be used, otherwise it will definitely fall apart after a year of wind and waves in the sea."

Li Qingqi said: "Is there another talk? I don't know."

Deng Peng said: "The commander-in-chief takes care of everything every day, so these trivial matters are naturally ignored. In the past, there were five thousand warships in the Fuzhou Navy, and now there are ten ships. Three years ago, I ordered the Hailing Shipyard to store large-scale warships. Collect timber, and within one to two years, we can add ten to twenty warships with five thousand materials."

"Can you build a warship with [-] materials?" Li Qing looked at Deng Peng.To be honest, these days, a warship with five thousand materials is considered huge, but in Li Qing's eyes, it is really nothing, but his words startled Deng Peng, "Marshal, ten thousand Guess, this, this Hailing Shipyard has never built a warship of this size, Marshal, no one in the famous shipyard in Dachu has ever built such a large warship!"

"I haven't built it before, so I can explore it!" Li Qingdao: "Commander Deng, think about it, if you have such a few warships in your hands, what will happen if you start a sea battle?"

Deng Peng really didn't think about it, the main reason is that Da Chu doesn't have a warship of ten thousand materials. Hearing what Li Qing said, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up, "Commander, what you said is really reasonable. In today's naval battles, big ships are better than small ones, and more people are better than few, if there are really such a few big ships, the Fuzhou Navy will be invincible in the world, but the key is the shipbuilding technology?"

Li Qing said with a smile: "Let them explore and experiment first, there will always be a day of success!"

"Yes, Commander!" Deng Peng said.

"Let's not talk about the boat in advance, do you know why I'm looking for you?" Li Qing said.

Deng Peng said with a smile: "The commander-in-chief definitely wants to use our Fuzhou navy. Now that the army has nothing to do, it's time for our navy to show off our military power in Dingzhou!"

"Do you know who you are going to face?" Li Qing asked with a smile.

Deng Peng excitedly took out a roll of map from his arms, dragged it across the table, spread the map on the table, and said: "Commander, now that the general situation of the Ping Barbarian War has been decided, I'm thinking about our next enemy. Who, since the commander spared no effort to develop the navy, I already know that the commander's first imaginary enemy must be the south."

Li Qing stared at the map Deng Peng spread out, saw a series of marks marked on it, and said: "You have a heart."

"Commander, the Dongfang Zeng family has sailors, but they are limited to inland rivers. The boats are small and there are few people, and the scale is not large. They still have some power in inland rivers. Once they reach the sea, they are completely a piece of cake. It can be said that they can basically be ignored. Regardless, the Xiao family is located inland. Although the army is strong, the navy is equal to zero. Only the south is our enemy. King Ning of the south controls the coastal areas. He has three naval fleets in his hand, which are very large. The Navy has a total strength of more than 10, and it is the number one enemy of our Fuzhou Navy to control sea power."

Li Qing pointed at the sea chart and said: "Dengzhou, Linzhou, and Bozhou are stationed in the three naval forces of King Ning, especially the Dengzhou navy is the largest and most powerful. Commanding Pang Jun is a veteran of the navy. His navy has experienced battles for a long time. In the area controlled by the Dengzhou Navy, the pirates were wiped out. Through these battles, Pang Jun also let his navy go through battles. It can be said that we His worst enemy is him."

Deng Peng nodded and said: "Yes, Pang Jun is the veteran of the Navy, and the last general admires him very much. But the Dengzhou Navy has a shortcoming, that is, there are only two large warships above [-] materials, and the others are three. If the battleship of Qianliao is really going to fight, if all the Fuzhou navy comes out and the other two navy don't participate, the general will still be able to defeat him."

Li Qing said with a smile: "You are confident, but Deng Peng, have you ever thought about it? Our family is weak, but we can't afford it. King Ning has planned for many years and has a lot of reserves. His warship is lost, and he will be able to get it soon." We have been supplemented, and we are not so fast! Therefore, if we do not fight with the Dengzhou Navy, if we really want to fight, what I want is a complete victory."

Deng Peng frowned, "Veteran Pang Jun has rich experience in naval battles. To be honest, I am not as good as him. If you want to win, the last general is not sure at all."

"So, we have to be extremely careful." Pointing at the map, Li Qing said: "Look at Deng Peng, the main goal of our Fuzhou navy in the early stage is to support the Dongfang Zeng family, drag the Lu family into the quagmire of war, and return from Fuzhou. To the east of the seaport controlled by the Zeng family, we have to go around half of Chu, and the distance of the voyage is our first enemy."

"So, the first step is to try our best to avoid a frontal battle with the southern navy, and to go around the far sea. Although this will make the voyage farther, it is much safer. In the process, we have to fight in the far sea Find suitable islands to build bases, and build a series of supply bases." Li Qing drew a half-arc along the dark blue sea with his hand, and said: "Through these remote islands, the supply bases or military bases we have established The base will become a chain, quietly locking the Southern Navy in the offshore area."

Deng Peng's eyes lit up, "The commander-in-chief is brilliant. Most of these distant sea islands suitable for setting up bases are occupied by pirates. By fighting these pirates, our navy can also be greatly trained to occupy these distant islands." In the island area, establish military bases so that our navy can be provided in time, and at the same time use these bases to continuously attack the southern navy and slowly grind them to death."

"That's right!" Li Qing said, "Let's call it maritime guerrilla warfare. We don't engage in large-scale frontal battles with the opponent, but look for opportunities to bite them. As long as they can't find our main force , we can rely on the advantage of the ship's large speed and go away with one blow, and let them eat farts in the back! If they divide their troops and pursue them, we can quickly mobilize superior forces and gather them together to wipe them out. This is what makes the enemy advance and we retreat. If the enemy retreats, we will pursue, if the enemy is stationed, we will harass, if the enemy is tired, we will attack."

Deng Peng laughed, "The commander-in-chief summed it up brilliantly, but at that time it will depend on whether King Ning replenished them faster, or we sank them more."

Putting away the sea chart, Deng Peng looked at Li Qing in admiration, "I have a talk with the commander today. Deng Pengsheng has read military books for ten years. With the plan of the commander, Deng Peng is full of confidence now, and I can't wait to see you soon." Sail out to sea, ride the wind and waves!"

Li Qingdao: "Soon, we will form an alliance with the Xiao family soon. After the alliance, according to the alliance agreement, we will send troops on land to contain some of King Ning's troops on land. On the sea, you will take the initiative to attack first, and fight against these distant lands. In the island domain, build an island base as soon as possible and store supplies. Remember, it must be done in secret. It is better to make more detours than to conflict with the opponent prematurely. When the Dongfang Zeng family feels exhausted in the battle with the Lu family, we will continue. Go support him."

"Is this what the commander wants?" Deng Peng was a little puzzled, "What if the Lu family beats up Zeng's family?"

Li Qing shook his head, "How could it be so easy, after all, the Zeng family must be a century-old family, accumulated for many years, it will fail so soon, and we have sent them information, they are now actively preparing for the battle, when they can't support Going to support them again is because the icing on the cake is far worse than giving charcoal in the snow, and, by taking this opportunity, we can also get more things from them, especially the Shun'an port they control, which is what I want."

Deng Peng smiled like an old fox, "I understand what the commander means."

Deng Peng, who has been in the officialdom for so long, of course thought very clearly. Li Qing supported the Zeng family, but he didn't want the Zeng family to become Dingzhou's new enemy after defeating the Lu family. And Zeng's vitality must also be greatly injured. In this way, Dingzhou troops went out to the north to occupy Lu's territory, and even if Dongfang Zeng was wronged, he could only be a younger brother after Dingzhou.

Li Qing's calculation was very shrewd. At that time, the strength of the Zeng family was greatly weakened, and under the pressure from both sides of the Dingzhou waterway, they could only surrender to Dingzhou. When the Xiao clan met each other, the Xiao clan was almost surrounded on three sides by Dingzhou's sphere of influence. In this battle, the Dingzhou Group had already gained the upper hand.

(End of this chapter)