Become a feudal king from today - #914 - Chapter 926 Starting from the sea

The royal study room.

After the dynasty dispersed, Zhao Xu called Chang Wei and Yang Feng over.

This time British Admiral Wesley openly declared war on Dasong.

There is no doubt that he will lead the coalition forces, indigenous troops and Beidi to encircle and suppress Dasong in all directions.

War can break out at any point in the C-shaped circle surrounding Dasong.

At the same time, they are likely already taking action at sea, preparing to annihilate the Grand Song navy.

However, he had given orders to Zhou Yi before.

The Dasong Navy entered a state of war before the war was declared.

During this period, we have been conducting reconnaissance at sea, looking for the port where Sam’s warships docked.

One to find out the distribution of the coalition navy in the southern region.

As for him calling Chang Wei and Yang Feng over, it was not because he was nervous, but because he wanted to ask about the preparations for the war.

After all, even if Wesley didn’t declare war on him, the battle was still going to be fought.

Wesley’s declaration of war actually gave him an excuse.

“What happened to the uniforms, muskets and artillery of the Suzaku Army and the Qinglong Army?” Zhao Xu asked Yang Feng.

“When His Highness announced the establishment of two armies, I ordered the workshop to produce them. All the current military uniforms were sent over, and some muskets and breech-loading cannons were sent to meet their training needs. Before they finished their three-month training, they It can all be delivered,” Yang Feng said.

Zhao Xu nodded, “How about the replacement of breech-loaded artillery in other armies?”

“According to the plan, about 60% of the equipment has been replaced, and the remaining 40% is stepping up production.” Yang Feng added, “Although the Bingzhan Division has gathered a lot of equipment before, the amount of equipment replacement is too large.”

“Well, 60% is barely enough.” Zhao Xu asked again, “How is the situation with the cavalry rifles?”

“Forty thousand have been delivered, and another 20,000 will be delivered within half a month.” Yang Feng answered quickly.

Now he is the Minister of the Ministry of War. Although he is almost a civil servant and no longer fights, he still maintains his rigorous and crisp style on the battlefield.

He knew every logistical matter by heart and did not dare to be careless.

Zhao Xu was very satisfied with Yang Feng’s answer. He then looked at Chang Wei, “Yang Shangshu has solved all the logistical problems for you. You can go to war with peace of mind.”

After a pause, he said: “I guess that the British will definitely make a fuss on two fronts, the north and the south. You can focus on defense on the northern front and attack on the southern front.”

Although he believed that Dasong’s army could fight two wars at the same time.

But if two fronts go on an expedition at the same time, the logistics pressure will be great.

At that time, it would go against his plan of fighting the war of wealth.

Therefore, the northern front must be defended, because attacking at this time will not only consume food and grass, but also there will be no oil or water to be gained if we go deep into the grassland.

The south was different. The Frankish-controlled southeastern region was in the tropics, which was conducive to plant production and rich in products.

In modern times, Vietnam’s Champa rice is famous and is a high-yielding rice.

It was introduced during the Song Dynasty and its cultivation was promoted on a large scale.

What’s more, their rice is still harvested three times a year.

In addition, cash crops are widely distributed in the southeastern region, such as bananas, coconuts, pineapples, etc.

Historically, there have been fewer civilizations in the tropics than in the temperate zones.

The reason is that it is too easy for them to obtain food.

There is no need to work. When you are hungry, you can find something to eat by walking around. As a result, people become lazy and unwilling to make progress.

However, people in cold temperate zones have to become diligent and good at thinking due to lack of supplies.

Therefore, when entering the southeastern region, the soldiers will not be hungry. They can attack and eat wherever they want.

“Yes, Your Highness.” Chang Wei responded, and King Yan thought the same as him.

After talking about this, Zhao Xu asked the two to go back.

In this war, he will leave the peripheral aspects to Zhou Yi and Chang Wei, and he will not participate.

Use the time saved to continue participating in the upgrading of domestic industry.

When he reached Tianzhu and had a decisive battle with the coalition forces, he would suppress the formation again.

The next few days.

More news about Tianzhu came one after another, and Tsui Hark’s spy in Tianzhu confirmed the fact that Wesley declared war on Dasong.

At the same time, an important piece of information was sent back.

Some coalition naval warships disappeared from the harbor.

Obviously, the war started when the propaganda book was sent.

“Zhou Yi, it’s time to test your navy.” Holding the information from the fourth hospital, Zhao Xu looked at the sea area on the map.

Immediately, he ordered this information to be sent to Yizhou.

After he gave the order to Zhou Yi, Zhou Yi had left Jinghai and settled in Yizhou.

Five days later, Zhou Yi received information from Zhao Xu.

At this time, Zhou Yi was analyzing the maritime intelligence collected by the warships in the Wanghai City office to determine the location of the coalition navy.

This Wanghai City is the former Marka City.

Now, this place has become a fortress of Da Song in Yizhou.

“The coalition fleet disappeared?” After reading the information from the Fourth Institute, Zhou Yi’s brows suddenly wrinkled.

Since Babur sent the declaration of war, he ordered warships to patrol the oceans in the southern part of the Eastern Territory.

But his warship found no abnormalities, and only occasionally encountered the reconnaissance warships of the Western-Turkish coalition.

However, the other party did not directly engage in battle with their warships.

After the encounter, he left.

Now, the Fourth Institute suddenly sent this information, and he had to take it seriously and look for the suddenly disappeared battleship.

Or turn passivity into initiative?