Chapter 1172 Bone Fleet
"This side of Wei State!"
Yu Wenxiong's eyes turned to the location of Wei State again.
Between Wei State and Daning, there is a Changjiang River flowing east-west, which also becomes a natural barrier.
Yu Wenxiong said: "Wei will never let this area go, so their path of attack is obvious."
"The first is to attack it through the mountains, and the second is to attack it across the water. This will give full play to the advantages of the two countries of Liang and Wei, and it can also have an unexpected effect."
Guan Ning nodded secretly.
In this way, we can basically analyze the offensive strategies of Wei and Liang, and from this we can decide on the formation of troops for defense.
"Our army is insufficient in strength, and it is difficult to cope with the stretched front line. I believe that we should focus on the west and focus on the east. The south is a prosperous place for our dynasty and a place where grain is produced. We cannot lose anything, so we should focus on the defense of Changjiang River."
Guan Ning naturally understood what Yu Wenxiong was thinking.
He said: "It's a pity that there are not so many Yuanwu cannons. Otherwise, if they were placed on the river bank and fired directly, the scene would be..."
Guan Ning once had this idea, but it was difficult to realize it.
"It depends on the situation. A sharp weapon like the Yuanwu cannon can actually be very effective. Besides, does Wei have so many warships?"
"In this way, the main force will be concentrated in Beilin Province, and many artillery can be distributed on the north bank of Changjiang River."
The two of them discussed military plans and made notes on military maps from time to time.
"I heard that Wei Guo has a new pirate team called the Bone Fleet, specially designed for Daning?"
"yes."
Guan Ning shook his head.
"My uncle-in-law imitates me in everything. I built a fleet of skeletons, and the State of Wei also built a fleet of bones."
He remembered that during the original negotiation, Ji Chuan had clearly said that he would send the Wei Navy to destroy the pirates.
Himekawa acted very quickly.
They no longer sent out the navy of the Wei Dynasty to carry out clear operations, but instead treated the people in their own way.
In addition, if you change your identity and cover up, you can directly enter the waters around Daning.
Anyway, you, Daning, don’t recognize it, and neither do we, the State of Wei.
He knew it, but he knew it tacitly.
However, in Guan Ning's view, the Wei State was too careless. In order to deal with the skeleton fleet, they even sent out the Dengyunlou ship.
Who else but Wei could build such a warship?
Daning Navy started too late.
Shipbuilding cannot be completed overnight and requires a high level of skill, especially large warships, which will take longer.
Guan Ning gave up immediately.
Instead of spending a lot of effort and time to build large warships, it is better to build some practical medium-sized warships.
His only requirement is to be able to install artillery!
Over the years, Daning Navy has developed rapidly, thanks to Guan Ning's method of transforming the navy into pirates.
The imperial court basically did not have to bear any expenses, and it also received a lot of profits.
The robbed warships can be used if they can be used, and taken to the dock for repairs and modifications if they cannot be used. This is much less troublesome than building new ones.
There are also personnel.
It is common to take advantage of someone's advantage.
Many of these wiped out pirates were absorbed into the skeleton fleet, making it bigger and bigger...
Thoughts flashed through.
Guan Ning said: "I recently received information that the so-called skeleton fleet of Wei State is looking for the skeleton fleet everywhere with the intention of destroying it. It has also attacked villages and towns near the sea. It is really a pirate."
"He also deliberately spread the news that if the skeleton fleet does not show up, they will be robbed along the coast."
"Arrogant!"
Yu Wenxiong knew his intention.
The purpose is to eliminate Daning's naval power before the war actually begins, so that its navy can run rampant without any opponents.
"If such news is released, I can't even resist the navy."
"What are you afraid of?"
Guan Ning said: "Wei Navy just looks down on me, Daning Navy, and we will suffer a big loss."
"Sun Pusheng sent a message before. He deliberately released a stronghold of the Skeleton Fleet in the waters of the East China Sea to lure the Wei Navy, the so-called Skeleton Fleet, to attack. According to the time, this time has almost started. If successful, it can be destroyed this time.
At least one Wei Dynasty Dengyunlou ship."
Guan Ning originally didn't want to avoid it.
Before the war officially started, he also wanted to try his best to eliminate the Daning Navy and reduce future troubles...
"Sun Pusheng is a good naval general and I believe he will win."
"Yes, the so-called heroes don't ask where they come from."
Guan Ning was very satisfied with Sun Pusheng.
Sun Pusheng was originally a Cao Gang leader, but Guan Ning boldly promoted him directly.
Having said that, the three leaders of the Water Transport Gang back then were all talented people.
Wang Lun faked his death once and became the leader of the secret guards, doing some shameful things for Guan Ning.
Sun Pusheng is the commander-in-chief of the Navy.
Another official is Huaizhou Prefecture Mu.
Just as the two were talking, a water war was about to break out in the waters of the East China Sea!
There are many islands in the waters of the East China Sea.
Only the part near Daning is under the jurisdiction of Daning, most of which are occupied by pirates or have no owners.
The previous Dakang Dynasty did not have a navy and paid little attention to anything other than land. After the establishment of the new dynasty, Guan Ning formed a navy to eliminate pirates and only recovered some.
The Skeleton Fleet has been established for a few years, but in the name of pirates, they cannot have much contact with the court and try to avoid interactions.
Many strongholds were established on waters and islands.
To be a pirate, you have to act like a pirate.
The advantage of the skeleton fleet is that it can get the support of the court and can act as casually as pirates.
Whatever you want to do, do it!
After Guan Ning decided on this strategy, he explained that he could be like a pirate, but he couldn't be too casual and the bottom line couldn't be breached!
Senior leaders must be from the navy, and peripheral personnel must also be strictly controlled and trained using formal methods.
Skeleton pirates are pirates and caravans!
First he was a caravan, transporting and selling goods from Daning, and then he changed his banner and became a pirate!
In this way, the primitive accumulation of capital can be completed.
The Skeleton Fleet has developed rapidly since its establishment. On the one hand, it has the support of the imperial court. For this reason, Guan Ning specially asked several southern states to jointly establish a chamber of commerce, which can mobilize goods and arrange transportation for the Skeleton Fleet when needed.
This is a formal way to obtain benefits.
On the other hand, it’s robbery!
Guan Ning set the standard from the beginning. The skeleton fleet can keep 50% of all the property earned and grabbed. This is a profit entirely for you. You can divide it how you want, and no one else needs to interfere.
The other 50% will be confiscated.
Allowing 50% profit is already quite generous.
This kind of temptation can definitely drive people crazy, and this is not an exaggeration.
Because of this generosity, the skeleton fleet expanded rapidly and gained a large number of dedicated people to serve it.
The Skeleton Fleet has become a well-known maritime overlord with great reputation, but now it faces a challenge!
Chapter completed!