Chapter 358: Strategies to Defeat the Enemy

Jinxia City, Fengyang Villa.

After receiving Xia Fan's notice, Ning Wanjun's army had already set off to return, and the princess herself took the Olina Express and returned to the villa that day.

Therefore, not long after receiving the intelligence from the front line, a strategy meeting was held in the guest hall. In addition to military representatives, the participants also included representatives from the Elf side, the chief officer of the Secretariat, and Mo Yun, the head of the Machinery Bureau.

Xia Fan took the lead in announcing the details of the intruder.

Judging from the scale, this is a pursuit fleet. The flag flying on the flagship is the Crown Lion Flag. It should be affiliated with the Kingdom of Natantine. Its current location is about 240 miles away from the east coast. Thanks to the Gyeonggi Privy Council's visit to the Record Office, the Secretariat is no longer blind to overseas affairs. It can also identify overseas visitors based on the flags and noble badges.

The kingdom is located on a continent called Silisti, which is quite close to the Holy Wing Islands and Ranjith Oceania. It is considered a member of the West Pole countries. Due to geographical factors, the relationship between these countries is quite complicated, and the Privy Council did not record much. It only said that Natating was the most powerful one in the West Pole.

The core of the pursuit fleet was three sailing battleships, each of which was no smaller than the Victory of Dongsheng Kingdom. In addition, the fleet also carries a large number of pirate ships, which are mostly single- or double-decker gunboats with greater maneuverability. Although it is not a main fleet, its size far exceeds that of Dongsheng's group of invading enemies.

"How about... we should withdraw and pretend we didn't see this happening?" Hong Siqi said cautiously. This was the first time he attended a meeting chaired by a princess, and he was uneasy and a little elated at the same time - this proved that he had finally entered Jinxia's highest power circle.

As soon as these words came out, there was a moment of silence in the lobby.

Pang Ting wanted to say something, but looking at the high priest's calm expression, he finally closed his mouth.

In fact, not everyone agreed with Xia Fan's decision from the beginning. It was reasonable to let the demon live in Jinxia, ​​but taking the initiative to provoke the enemies on the other side of the sea for the sake of the demon's prominence was going too far. It's just that due to Princess Guangping's support for Xia Fan, she couldn't speak out. But now there are really many enemy ships, which makes the voices of the opponents suddenly louder.

Ning Wanjun glanced at the crowd with some displeasure.

She doesn't care whether she helps the elves or not, but the decision to help has been approved by herself, which is equivalent to setting the basic policy of action. Is there any reason to turn back when shooting a bow and arrow? It would be fine if this didn't happen at the beginning. If she goes back on what she has agreed to do, how can she lose her face as the commander-in-chief? How to maintain the patronage relationship between Jinxia City and Shuzhou?

She didn't want to blame Hong Siqi for saying such things.

This person was originally an official from the court, and he still retained the customs of the bureaucracy. At best, he was wise and wise in protecting himself, but at worst, he was unjust in seeing benefits.

But there were still many people in the synagogue whom she had brought out.

If she considers the alternative as soon as she encounters difficulties, how can she help her achieve her goals in the future? After all, what she has to do is full of risks and countless difficulties.

"Ahem..." Sensing the Lord's cold eyes, Staff He quickly broke the silence and said, "Retreating is the last option, and it's not that time yet. I would like to ask Mr. Xia whether you already have twenty rules to deal with it. The sea-ship method.”

Xia Fan felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him.

The same goes for Senia.

"First of all, we must make sure that we do not have the ability to go out to sea to pursue." Xia Fan returned a comforting look and said in an orderly manner, "The sailing speed of the tree boat is far slower than that of the sailing warship. Even if we can win, it will become a defeat. . As long as the enemy can choose to flee, the battle is meaningless."

"So we must fight a war of annihilation." He raised his voice and said, "Every battle should have its own expectations and goals. If the goals are not achieved, victory will be the same as failure!"

"And if you want to completely annihilate your opponents, you cannot launch operations on the open sea. I hope you can make strategic considerations based on this requirement."

Having said this, he looked at Hong Siqi, "Of course I can understand Master Hong's concerns. Luuring Jinxia City to offshore operations will expose Jinxia City to the opponent's eyes. At the same time, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow in winter, and it is impossible for other states and cities in Qi State to support them. Us. But the benefits from this matter are worth it for Jin Xia - I think Mr. Mo should understand this deeply."

Xia Fan doesn't mind if someone questions his decision-making. The essence of politics is a balance of mutual compromise, and it is normal for others to have different opinions.

Mo Yun cleared her throat, "I'm not good at discussing government affairs, so I'll just give the conclusion." She took out a book, "It has been a little more than three months since the establishment of the New Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, and the factory has been built. The sixth department has more than 2,700 employees. This number is almost half of the Ministry of Industry's Mechanism Bureau. If the Ordnance Bureau and other departments are included, the gap is even greater. "

"However, despite the small number of people and scale, the iron consumption in December was four times more than that of the Mechanical Manufacturing Bureau, with a total output of more than 10,000 objects. Among them, 3,000 daily iron tools, 2,000 air rifles, and Mechanical Beasts There are 4,000 parts and about 1,000 other prototypes, and there are as many as five projects being promoted at the same time. In the past, one project per year was common.”

She closed the booklet, "This high efficiency is not brought about by other things, but is related to the use of the celestial telescope and the production line. Driving these things requires a large number of air sensers, and the elves have contributed a lot to this, so I agree with Lord Xia's decision. Helping them is to protect Jinxia. I'm done."

After listening to a bunch of numbers, everyone's expressions were a little sluggish for a while, and it was obvious that their thoughts had not yet fully caught up.

Xia Fan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. This... was probably Mo Yun's style.

"What do these numbers... represent?" Ning Wanjun winked at Xia Fan, "Of course I know, but you can make everyone understand it more deeply."

He smiled and nodded, "In short, Jinxia City's ability to produce weapons and daily consumables is equivalent to the entire Ministry of Industry. But the Ministry of Industry mobilizes the power of the entire Qi State and supplies all the state capitals. And Jinxia's new machinery manufacturing bureau is only responsible for one city."

One city is equivalent to a country.

This concept intuitively made the participants feel a little trembling.

Everyone knows that Jinxia is developing rapidly, but no one expected that it has reached this point unknowingly.

This is the meaning of the air sensor, Xia Fan thought, the elves' natural magic is closely related to the tree spirits, which makes it impossible for them to carry out research on magic tools. But after learning relevant theoretical knowledge, their magic power can also drive magic tools. It can be said that it is the cooperation between the two sides that has created this win-win situation.

He knocked on the table to refocus everyone's attention, "If the elves on the fleeing tree boat can be rescued, it will be of great benefit to both parties. Risks do exist, but what can be obtained after the rescue is successful is far more than the risks on the surface - do you have any questions about this?"

Everyone shut up, and there was no more discussion in the hall.

"Very good, then make a plan according to the near-sea annihilation war." The princess concluded.

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