The most arrogant in history

Chapter 418: A great achievement that will last for eternity.

Even Gongsun Erniang didn't want to fight anymore and sighed in silence.

Having experienced too much fighting over the years and witnessed countless innocent souls being buried in the flames of war, Gongsun Erniang felt sad.

Once a war breaks out, the common people will be the ones who suffer the most.

Ye Kun said: "I am very pleased that all the gentlemen have the heart to serve the country and the people. In particular, everyone can consider the burden and livelihood issues of the people, which shows that they love the people like their own children.

But I have a few words to say, and you can refer to them.”

Everyone nodded together.

Ye Kun said slowly:

"Master Guan just said that the kingdom cannot be partial, and loyalty and treachery cannot coexist. The descendants of Yan and Huang, the Chinese nation, must achieve great unification. Those who unify China will be meritorious officials for all eternity; those who divide China will be sinners for all eternity.

Therefore, we must unify China, no matter how difficult it is. So what we are discussing is only the question of how and when to unify. "

Everyone nodded and agreed with Ye Kun's statement.

Who doesn’t want to unify China and make lasting contributions?

Occupying half of Jiangnan, it was only a small court.

Only by unifying China can we become a truly great country, the Shenzhou Dynasty!

Ye Kun continued, "Secondly, we were able to take over Jiangdong because of the will of the people and our leading guns and artillery weapons. However, there is no technology in the world that can be kept secret forever.

Our guns, artillery and gunpowder technology will sooner or later be imitated by Xiahou Chang.

Once Xiahou Chang has the same guns and cannons, we will have to pay ten times the price to conquer the Central Plains. Even if we don't attack Xiahou Chang, he will take the initiative to attack us!"

The worry about technology leaks was also the reason why Ye Kun did not dare to delay any longer.

If there are a few traitors on our side and they defect to Xiahou Chang, it will only take a year for them to produce guns and cannons!

Xiahou Chang is cruel, and he will definitely mobilize all forces to deal with me when the time comes.

Gongsun Erniang stood up and said:

"According to the information from the spies, Xiahou Chang has imitated us and has already made a chariot crossbow, a crystal telescope, and iron wire... If we delay any further, Xiahou Chang may really make guns, cannons, and gunpowder."

Everyone was silent, but somewhat moved.

Ye Kun said: "This is what I am most worried about. If we wait another three years, I am afraid that the price we pay will be even higher and there will be more casualties. With our current strength, we can completely crush Xiahou Chang. If we fight, the casualties can be controlled."

Wu Qiong finally gave in: "In that case, please give me three months. After three months, the autumn crops will be harvested, and I will be able to guarantee the supply of military rations."

Yan Ju, Yu Guinong and Ma Zhengyang also had no choice but to express their opinions:

"Support the Lord's Northern Expedition and complete the great cause for the ages!"

Ye Kun stood up and clasped his fists: "Thank you all for your support. The unification of China is also due to everyone's efforts. Everyone present here will go down in history and leave their names for eternity!"

Everyone clasped their fists in return.

Zhuge Feng asked, "My Lord, have you considered the specific plan for the Northern Expedition?"

Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile: "First, prepare the troops for battle and practice diligently. Three months later, I will give everyone a surprise."

Regarding the battle plan, Ye Kun could only reveal it in small quantities to avoid leaks.

After the meeting, Ye Kun ordered all military units in various places to start training immediately and to send reinforcements to Chencang, Xiangyang and Chaohu areas.

This battle will definitely be a decisive battle between Ye Kun and Xiahou Chang.

It was a battle on the entire front, from west to east, across China, from Chang'an to the mouth of the Yangtze River.

In early June, Ye Kun took a boat from the Han River into the Yangtze River and headed for Nanjing to discuss major plans with Huangfu Lin, Jiang Laowu, Ma Botao and others.

Admiral Song Poliu also received the news early and came to Jinling City to wait for orders.

Ye Kun, together with Huangfu Lin and others, first inspected the naval forces and checked the equipment and combat capabilities of each fleet.

Huangfu Lin smiled and said, "The sea vessels designed by the lord are far superior to the previous level of Jiangdong. The hull is strong, fast, equipped with guns and cannons, and has strong attack power. But 70,000 navy, isn't it too much?"

The current navy has 70,000 troops, and there are more than 40,000 independent naval forces!

All together, it’s over 100,000.

It seems a bit of a loss to maintain such a huge navy and naval force without fighting.

Ye Kun smiled but did not answer. He opened the map and asked, "General Huangfu, Lao Wu, how do you think we should fight Xiahou Chang?"

Huangfu Lin's eyes lit up, and he pointed to the Bohai Bay: "Could it be that the lord wants to use a surprise attack and use the navy to attack Liaodong directly?"

Jiang Laowu also understood and said with a smile:

"This is a good idea. We can set sail from the seaport and reach Liaodong in ten days. Xiahou Chang's main forces are in Luoyang and Chang'an, so Liaodong must be empty!"

Ye Kun nodded: "That's right, I want the navy to take the lead in this decisive battle. I plan to launch a full-scale attack in Chang'an and Luoyang to contain Xiahou Chang's main force. Then concentrate the navy to raid the coastal areas of Qi and Lu, and then fight into the Central Plains from here!"

Huangfu Lin was shocked: "If you don't attack Liaodong, you will take Qi and Lu?"

"Liaodong is thousands of miles away by sea. After we conquer it, support will be a problem. Attacking Qi and Lu is like striking directly at Xiahou Chang's heart."

Ye Kun continued to analyze: "It would take the navy two days and two nights to attack Qi and Lu. At this speed, Xiahou Chang would not have time to deploy defenses. He also does not have the ability to build a long wall along the sea."

Jiang Laowu pondered and said, "In this case, there are three main battlefields. One is Chang'an, one is Luoyang, and one is the area from Qilu to Xuzhou."

"Wrong, there are four main battlefields, including Chaohu and Hefei."

Ye Kun pointed at the map and said, "Once the battle starts, Xiahou Chang can only passively defend and use the solidity of the city to resist our guns and artillery. The only place where a counterattack is possible is Chaohu.

Xiao Dequan defected to Xiahou Chang and is now stationed in Anfengtang, Shouchun. If a war breaks out, Xiao Dequan will seek revenge and will follow the Fei River into Chaohu Lake to compete with us for the Yangtze River defense line."

Jiang Laowu said with a smile: "Xiao Dequan is no longer vulnerable. We can leave 10,000 naval forces to deal with him at Ruxukou."

"We'll talk about the specific allocation of troops when the time comes."

Ye Kun nodded and said, "Tomorrow we will follow the navy out to sea to check the navy's combat effectiveness."

Song Poliu stood up and said:

"Principal Ye, rest assured. Our navy has experienced two years of maritime activities. Now they have a good teamwork and their sailing and combat experience have greatly improved."

Today's naval warships have solved the problem of sailing against the wind.

The problem of longitude and latitude positioning at sea has also been solved, and the sextant was directly developed.

It's funny to talk about this sextant. Sun Yi and He Tiantian failed to make it, but the astronomer Jin Feng made it.

In fact, the positioning principle of the sextant is not complicated. It is to measure the optical angle between two targets and use the angle to calculate the positioning.

The structure is somewhat complicated, with parts such as telescope, horizon mirror, reflector, etc.

The only difficulty is that optical glass mirrors cannot be made, so they can only be replaced with silver mirrors.

The first generation of sextants still had many flaws, the biggest of which was that it could not be used on rainy days.