Chapter 460 Horse raising, firearms trade
In Guoqu County, Donghai, two hundred four hundred materials warships, fighting ships, grain transport ships and troop transport ships gathered. A group of skilled sailors and navy soldiers were busy transporting grain, grass, fresh water, bows and arrows, and sulphurs.
Generals of the Fubo Legion Zheng Zhilong and Xu Shengpi insisted on sharpness and conducted the final inspection before going to sea.
Zheng Zhilong had a special army "Zheng Family Army", and Xu Sheng had a special army "Dongwu Archers". According to Chu Tian's organization, the Fubo Legion had 50,000 soldiers and sailors, nearly 1,000 warships, mainly 400 warships.
"This time we didn't have time to train, so the lord ordered us to attack Jeju Island. The Koryo Kingdom had no idea how many soldiers left to defend Jeju Island, but it was inevitable that we could only train our troops through battle."
"We have many warships still in production, and the average level of naval soldiers is less than 30."
"The Liaodong Army is attacking Goryeo and has restrained almost all of the troops of Goryeo. There is no better opportunity to attack Jeju Island than this."
Zheng Zhilong looked at the ups and downs of Huanghai.
This is the second time the Fubo Legion went on an expedition.
When the Fubo Legion first went on a war against Qingzhou, it was basically fighting on land...
This surprise attack on Jeju Island in Goryeo Kingdom was only able to rely on the Fubo Legion itself.
Raise troops for a thousand days, and use troops for a while.
"General Zheng, General Xu, all ships are ready and can go to sea at any time."
Officials who counted the situation of each ship came to report to Zheng Zhilong and Xu Sheng.
Zheng Zhilong and Xu Sheng looked at each other and probably could go out to sea.
"General Xu, the situation has changed!"
Just as Xu Sheng was about to order the sailors to anchor, a member of the Fubo Legion rushed over to stop Xu Sheng from going out to sea.
"What's wrong?"
"The lord has an order to transfer General Xu Sheng to the East County of Yanzhou, gather the Yellow River ferry and transport military rations to Jizhou!"
"What's going on to attack Jeju Island?"
"The lord clearly stated that General Zheng Zhilong can be competent alone. He still follows the steps to attack Jeju Island."
Chu Tian’s meaning is very obvious, and he wants to leave Xu Sheng alone.
As for Zheng Zhilong's attack alone, Chu Tian would not worry about Zheng Zhilong's independence, because the money and food of the Fubo Legion were controlled by Chu Tian.
Jeju Island is just an island and has no climate.
Zheng Zhilong shrugged. He wanted to fight alone, but he could only say that Chu Tian believed in his ability too much.
"This time I can only rely on you."
Xu Sheng said goodbye to Zheng Zhilong and rushed to Dongjun.
He already understood the significance of his trip to Dongjun - Chutian's guide to Hebei, and needed a navy general to take charge and transport the food and grass from south of the Yellow River to Baigou north of the Yellow River.
The supply of grain and grass for hundreds of thousands of troops is very complicated, and transporting grain through water is undoubtedly the fastest.
Zheng Zhilong watched Xu Sheng leave, so he raised his arms and waved his arms: "Go to sea!"
With Zheng Zhilong's order, five hundred ships left Qu County and sailed towards the Yellow Sea.
This was the first national war launched by Chu Tian in the main world. Although the real protagonist of the attack on Goryeo was the Liaodong Army, who ate meat by Mingguan, and Chu Tian just sent the Fubo army to drink soup, he still beat up Goryeo sticks and divide the largest island in Goryeo...
Jeju Island is an excellent horse-producing land, and many war horses from Goryeo come from Jeju Island.
At the same time, Jeju Island is located between the Han Empire and Japan, and can serve as a springboard for attacking Japan.
Five hundred ships entered the teleportation array range of Qu County. The scene in front of them changed, and they had already entered the depths of the Yellow Sea.
Because the area of "Lord" is too large, the port's teleportation array can shorten the range by about 3/4.
According to Zheng Zhilong's estimate, it is only possible to reach Jeju Island after a voyage of more than ten days.
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Japan, Hirado Castle, and Todoro School Captain Mi Zhu have been active in this city for a long time. Hirado Castle is still directly controlled by the player's Daname Hiraoshimori, but Hiraoshimori has surrendered to the Shimazu clan.
Shimazu family was arrogant towards merchants from the Han Empire, but in the third national war, Shimazu family suffered heavy losses. Shimazu family never dared to underestimate the Han Empire again, and treated merchants from the Han Empire much more tolerant.
Japan's name is a bad guy. If you are too humble to them, they will be arrogant. If you are strong to them, they will surrender.
During the third national war, they finally learned to be a good person.
Just like the major princes of the Han Empire fought hard, Oda Nobunaga and other Daime immediately began to fight far and near after returning to the main world.
Oda Nobunaga, who has already been on the Luo River, joined forces with Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hojo Ieyasu to attack Takeda Shingen. Oda Nobunaga recruited many ancient military generals to further compress Takeda Shingen's living space.
Although Takeda Shingen has the characteristics of "Fenglin Volcano", his sphere of influence has retreated under the suppression of ancient military generals such as Oda Nobunaga, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Hojo Ieyasu, and Genyoyoshi.
The Eastern Kingdoms and the Gyeonggi Province were full of fire. The Maori family, Shimazu family and Nagatomoto family of the Western Kingdoms fought against each other in order to compete for the hegemony of the Western Kingdoms.
Mi Zhu is a chess piece that Chu Tian monitored Japan, and he is very clear about the situation in Japan.
Recently, Chu Tian asked him to get two things in Japan, including a clamp gun and gunpowder, and form a Shenji Camp.
Mi Zhu didn't know what the combs and gunpowder were, but it didn't hinder his movements.
After all, a firearm is just a commodity, and all tangible objects can be regarded as a commodity purchase and sale.
The place where Japan's specialty match-rope is Seed Island, the territory of Shimazu retainer Seed Island. In the early 16th century, the Portuguese's mesh gun was introduced to Seed Island. Therefore, the Shimazu family in "Lord" has a special military "Iron Cannon Team", and the mesh guns equipped by the Iron Cannon Team were produced from Seed Island.
Mi Zhu specifically found Hirado Castle Lord Hirato and plotted to buy a coercion and black gunpowder from Hirato.
The production of firearms and black gunpowder in "Lord" requires drawings, and the quantity is rare. If you really can't buy drawings, buying a coercine and black gunpowder at a high price is also a way, just like buying a war horse from Longyou.
Trade has never been a zero-sum game, but complementary advantages.
When Pingyisheng heard that the lords of the Han Empire tried to buy combs and black gunpowder, he frowned: "Ordinary troops cannot use combs, and combs are expensive, no less than war horses. Does your Han Empire also have their own firearms?"
Hei Yoshimoto could become a famous person on Kyushu Island from Japan, not a mediocre person. He used Mi Zhu's intention to buy a melee gun and black gunpowder, and then inferred that Chu Tian was trying to form an elite army equipped with a melee gun.
Firearms are indeed rare, but not without them. Every civilization will have at least one or two firearms troops.
For example, Guanning Iron Cavalry in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Shenji Camp, Iron Artillery Team in the East Japan District, Horse Iron Artillery Team (Ida Masamune), Turkish Musketeers in the Ottoman Empire...
These troops are likely to be all eighth-level troops, and only they can use firearms.
Firearms, like heavy cavalry, are expensive and are the ace troops of various princes or famous names.
Mi Zhu replied: "I am just a businessman, and I am doing business. As long as Hirado Castle tries to get the firearm we want, the price can be discussed."
Pingyisheng pondered: "According to the trade treaty, there is no weapon exchange between the two sides. I have a way to get iron cannons produced in Seed Island, but why should I sell them to the Han Empire? If one day we will face each other's weapons, I will be ashamed of the people here."
"This is a bad word. The Han Dynasty will not grow much because of a batch of coercion guns. A batch of coercion guns is just a drop in the bucket for our Han Dynasty. The lord of the Lord buys firearms from you, which is your value. Please don't miss this opportunity. The lord said that as long as you trade with us, you can make you and your descendants always be the lord of Hirado City and never break your promise."
In order to encourage Pingyisheng to sell firearms to the Han Empire, Mi Zhu made a blank check.
"Please let me think about it..."
Ping Yisheng fell into deep thought.
Selling firearms to other civilized areas?
This means huge profits and also means betraying Japanese players.
"We will keep the firearm trade strictly confidential and will never let the rest of the Japanese people know about it. If you are unwilling to trade with us, we have to settle for the second time and take the initiative to go to Seed Island to trade with Seed Island and Shimazu. Shimazu's war with the Maori family, and should be eager to obtain a batch of gold and silver."
Mi Zhu also has a backup option, and he believes that Hei Yoshihiro will eventually compromise.
The war between the Japanese daimyo would not reject the Chutian forces' proposals. After Mi Zhu explored the complex relationship between the Japanese daimyo, he began to take advantage of the contradictions between the Japanese daimyo and profited from it.
Furthermore, the conditions for being the Lord of Hirado are extremely tempting to Hirai Yoshimori.
If he cannot unify Japan, being a city lord like a local emperor forever seems to be the best way out.
In addition to the cots, gunpowder must also have special drawings.
Mi Zhu bought five hundred mezzanines and corresponding gunpowder dosage from Pingyisheng in one breath.
Kyushu Island also sold firearms to Oda Nobunaga's forces and showed goodwill to the Oda family.
The current Oda family has obtained support from the Tokugawa family, the Hojo family, and the Shimazu family, and the Oda Nobunaga's enemies, the Takeda family, the Uesugi family, the Maori family and other daimyos have to join forces.
Mi Zhu saw it in his eyes.
He wanted to instigate Chu Tian to send troops to Japan, but Chu Tian's strategic focus was on Hebei, and he was powerless about the situation in Japan.
After several years of operation in Kyushu Island, Heiyisheng really has a way to provide Mi Zhu with 500 mesh rope guns and corresponding gunpowder.
Mi Zhu asked someone to transport the batch of firearms back to the Han Empire.
These firearms arrived in Xuzhou when Zheng Zhilong sent troops.
Chu Tian got a batch of convex guns and couldn't wait to recruit 500 infantry soldiers of Shenji camp. Shenji camp was divided into infantry, cavalry, and artillery. It is one of the high-level troops and is also the only firearm troops in Chu Tian's hands.
The Ottoman Empire's Suleiman Emperor only brought hundreds of Turkish musketeers to participate in the national war, so the number of 500 medlets was already quite large.
The Shenji Battalion infantry equipped with a cotwig belongs to the eighth-level special army, and the recruitment cycle is three months.
The war to pacify Hebei may be more than three months, so the Shenji Camp can intervene in the battlefield in the middle or late stages.
Chapter completed!