The weapon tycoon who traveled to Daqin

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At this time, the artillerymen of the Chu State Navy on the shore also realized that it was a threat.

"They shoot at us again and we have to fight back" The gunners started reloading new shells

"Retreat quickly, this is the general's order!" The orderly shouted loudly

"Shut up" the gunners shouted loudly

"I don't care, you must retreat," the orderly said and left, and he began to convey orders to other artillerymen

"Fast bullets are coming at us," a gunner yelled loudly

"It's Bai Hao, what does he want to do? Is he looking for death?" At this time, the captains on other ships noticed Bai Hao's astonishing behavior

"He is counterattacking. We must cover him or he will be torn to pieces by the opponent's shells." The first officer shouted loudly

"Immediately catch up with the machine gun and fight back." The captains of the other ships seemed to be encouraged by the amazing courage of the White, and they also began to calm down and take the initiative to go to the shore.

"Hurry up and let our artillery withdraw from the battle!" Xiang Yan shouted anxiously at this time

"It's sir, we will pass on the order." An officer left quickly

"The shells are loaded," a gunner shouted loudly

"Ready to launch" the gunner roared loudly at this time

"Tud thu thu chug" Qin Guo's machine gun shot towards this side violently at this time

"Ah" a gunner was shot in the chest

"Puff!" Then the No.2 gunner was hit in a vital position and fell to the ground.

"Let it go," yelled one of the gunners, and just as he lit the fuse, he was also hit in the gut by the incoming bullets.

"Boom" a loud sound, the shells flew out directly

"Woo!" The artillery shells roared, but the shells did not hit Qin's iron-clad warship in the end.

And more and more iron-clad ships began to dock towards this side, their machine guns fired dense bullets, and the artillerymen of the Chu State Navy had put away their heavy artillery and retreated from the battle

"Hurry up, let's get out of here quickly." Chu's naval artillery began to retreat with all their strength, but the artillery was still too heavy and they were in a mountainous position. It would take a long time for the artillery to withdraw from their positions.

"Thu chu chu" the machine guns on the iron-clad warship of the state of Qin fired fiercely in this direction

"Puff puff puff..." The bullets fiercely shot several retreating artillerymen, their bodies were hit by large-caliber machine gun bullets, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

"Get down!" The artillerymen of the Chu State Navy shouted loudly

"Get down quickly!" Although someone shouted loudly in the Chu State Navy, a large number of people were still hit because they only wanted to escape and did not take cover in time.

However, most of the artillery of the Chu State Navy survived. Although more and more Qin State ships docked and fired, the Chu State Navy withdrew most of their artillery in time. It is of great significance. Artillery has become a favorable weapon against Qin's armed merchant ships. If they lose them, Chu's navy will not be able to restrain Qin's armed merchant ships.

The battle suddenly started and ended abruptly. Both sides suffered losses. The Qin side lost an armed merchant ship "Changping". Obviously, Changping was too murderous and did not bring any luck to the crew. The other ships suffered losses to varying degrees. Some ships have been severely damaged and they will have to return to Qin Beigang to repair the ships

The Chu State lost some artillery units, mainly because they were hit by Qin's counterattack during the retreat. The artillery killed 72 people and injured 33 people. The artillery lost five pieces

Comparing the results of the two sides, Chu's navy obviously won this round of battle, but it will take some time for Qin's armed merchant ships to contain their actions, because this is just the beginning.

At this time, a military meeting is being held in Qin State. This meeting will re-discuss the current strategic situation of Qin State.

"I know the recent situation, I want to hear your opinions," Qin Wang said at this time, and Shang Wen also began to sort out the main purpose of this meeting. This meeting is actually a strategic situation meeting of Qin State. These challenges come from all aspects of the state of Qin. These challenges make King Qin sleepless because there are dangers in all aspects of the state of Qin. These dangers allow Qin to eliminate these hidden dangers with its current national strength, but Qin will pay a heavy economic price. This price is very high. It is possible to bring the Qin State back to the solution of that era, because the economic collapse caused the entire political earthquake, followed by chaotic war years Shang Wen is trying his best to avoid such things from happening in the future

"The minister thinks" Shang Wen speaks first

"Oh, what's your opinion, Prime Minister?" King Qin asked politely

"I think Qin will not fight this year," Shang Wen said calmly.

"Huh la la!" Hearing such a statement, the ministers and cabinet members present began to discuss. Everyone was stunned by Shangwen's remarks.

"What does the prime minister mean?" King Qin asked

"Qin State is currently immature in terms of military strength and strategic timing, and Qin State's current financial situation," Shang Wen said one by one.

"Qin's wars in the past were all based on the accumulation of the country's previous years, but now Qin's wars are all supported by Qin Banliang. How many debts does Qin have since the war of [-]? If these debts are not dealt with in time, they will definitely become a serious problem for Qin," Shang Wen said.

"Continuous financial expenditure is not a good thing for Qin State. Qin State needs to take a break to rectify the current situation." Shang Wen said seriously that Qin State's accumulated debts are very large. The fiscal revenue of Great Qin State has exceeded 2000 million gold, which is almost The total sum of the six countries is several times, but Qin's debt accounts for more than half of it. Qin has a debt of 1000 million gold. In some remote areas, these bonds are circulated together with Qin's half tael banknotes. These bonds are given to Qin. The reputation of Qin State has caused a big obstacle because Qin State needs to recycle those old bonds before issuing new bonds. If Qin State launches a war at this time, then Qin State needs to issue a large number of new bonds to raise a considerable amount of funds to maintain the old war. The debt plus Qin's new debt is bound to cast a layer of crisis on Qin's debt

"What the prime minister said is very reasonable." At this time, Meng Yi said from the side, obviously Meng Yi also noticed this problem

"At present, it is not that Qin is unwilling to fight, but that it cannot continue to fight like this. Qin has spent a lot of money and fought three large-scale battles. After three battles, it has expanded a lot of territory. Of course, it also cost Qin a lot of money. Qin Fiscal revenue and expenditure are completely unbalanced, and in order to keep the balance, Qin had to issue a large amount of war bonds to finance the war

"It's not just about financial revenue and expenditure. At present, Qin's military personnel and national defense strategy also need to be reconsidered," Wang Jian said at this time.

"The current military strength of the Qin State is only 23 people, but the territory occupied by the Qin State exceeds the mountainous area from the desert to the south of the Yangtze River." The mountainous area here refers to the border between Guizhou and Sichuan, the southernmost part of Sichuan. Qin's private armed forces expanded Qin's territory to that place

"From Liaodong to the Qin State in the Western Regions, the defensive force simply cannot mobilize enough regular troops to fight. The defensive surface of a division is as high as thousands of miles. This is really too difficult. Our army has no choice but to hand over some defenses directly to the local government. The militia or mercenaries let them deal with it by themselves. The regular army of Qin needs to expand its armaments." Wang Jian pointed out that Qin's military power was greatly weakened.

"There is also the great expansion of Qin's strategic space," Wei Liao said at this time

"Qin State's space is extremely expanded, but Qin State still needs to digest these places. Only by digesting these places can Qin State carry out the next strategy. The most important thing is that Qin State still has a problem in the Great Western Region that has not been resolved, and Qin State will continue to expand. The Qin State has added many potential threats to these territorial spaces. Qin State not only wants to unify the six countries, but also block the new potential threats from the surrounding areas. Only in this way can the Chinese civilization in the Central Plains be unified." Wei Liao seriously expressed his opinion.

The king of Qin nodded at this time to agree that Qin's territorial expansion obviously brought new strategic responsibilities to Qin. This responsibility is to resist potential threats from foreign tribes. In order to resist these potential threats, Qin must contain some of its forces ()l3l4

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"In the end, the war is still about the economy," Shang Wen said in a concluding sentence.

And at this time, all the people looked at Shang Wen and the King of Qin also expressed surprise at Shang Wen's sudden concluding sentence, because he could always say something different from him.

"The state of Qin is not short of materials or soldiers," Shang Wen said. In fact, this is indeed the case. After continuous reforms, the strength of the state of Qin has increased compared to before. I don't know how much Qin's farms and pastures provide Qin with a huge food base. These food materials are enough. Let the Qin State support a long-term war, coupled with the progress of canned food technology and the progress of train and road technology, Qin State does not lack these things

As for the personnel, there are a large number of reserve soldiers in Qin State's establishment. These soldiers are all semi-soldiers in Qin State. To be able to become a reserve force requires certain conditions. For example, those hired by security companies are in combat status, but they do not belong to Qin State's regular armed forces.

However, Qin State has not conducted a general mobilization at the national level. If Qin State needs it, it can carry out a general mobilization. Then these reserve forces will quickly expand Qin State's armaments.

Not only the reserve force of Qin State, but also the militia organizations in various places of Qin State. These are also the last forces that Qin State can mobilize. In short, Qin State does not lack materials and soldiers. What is lacking is funds and strategic value needs.

"All of these will cost Qin State a lot of money, without which Qin State will have nothing," Shang Wen said.

"Qin's national defense strategy needs to be re-formulated because many new situations have emerged around us," Shang Wen analyzed.

"In the north of the state of Qin, there are Huns, Huns, mountain people, and Koreans. These are all countries that bordered Qin before and now they all border. Once these countries unite, they will pose a huge threat to our country and the Central Plains. We must eradicate these threat," said Shangwen.

The king of Qin nodded his head, and he meant the same thing. After the expansion of Qin State’s territory, Qin State formed two new fronts. One is the outer line. The outer line is in an irregular shape along Qin’s newly expanded territory, and the other front is Qin’s internal front. It has to be said that it is a miracle that the old national boundaries maintained by Qin during the unification war have not changed since Shangwen came to power.

"However, if these threats rely on the strength of our Qin country, it may be difficult to sustain," Shang Wen said.