()Chapter 87: Thunder Plan

After making the decision to strike with thunder, Yi Dongshi sent someone to call his second brother Yi Fugui, and then several brothers and sisters plus Lu Peikun and Gao Fengyun began the following discussion. "Second brother, according to the design power of the battleship, change it to

Transport ship, have you completed your design?"

"The design drawings have been completed a long time ago, but in order to build battleships, there is no time to produce transport ships now." Ren, how many can be transported?" Yi Dongshi is more concerned about this.

"It can transport 36,000 tons. It is the kind of real 10,000-ton giant ship you are talking about." Yi Fugui is also a smart man, and then said, "Fourth brother, when you talk about transporting people, you are transporting troops. They all have weapons and supplies.

Calculated as half a year's rations, that's at least 400 kilograms per person. So one ship can transport almost 90,000 people. If two warships set out together, excluding the original 2,200 officers and soldiers on each warship, and 180,000

Army, two warships can transport an additional 8,000 people for logistical support."

"Very good. In the future, we will build three or four troop transport ships specifically to distinguish them from the transport ships that transport goods. At least one for each military port. Now calculate how long it will take to build such a troop transport ship with all our efforts?"

"Wait a minute, let me calculate the manpower and materials." Yi Fugui replied.

After a while, he had the calculation results. "The material supply can barely keep up. Since troop transports are simpler than battleships, with the current manpower, one can be completed in about six months."

"I'm afraid six months is too long. Second brother, don't you know? Now the third sister is very angry and wants to smash the head of Meili Jian, the king of the American Empire. I'm afraid six months will make the third sister suppress her emotions.

I'm sick. In order to keep Third Sister from getting angry, I will call Jade Boy here to help you during the day. In addition, the two spiritual beasts flying in the sky today are called Phoenix. They are also playing with fire. Of course they are better than Jade Boy.

Poor, but it’s equivalent to the Jade Boy from three years ago. We’ve also sent them here, so I think they can be of great help. You can’t make your third sister angry.” Yi Shishi said half-jokingly with a smile.

"It's great. With the three of them working on it, it can be completed in one and a half months. I think back when we were making the first batch of rifles, Yuhaier could make three times the number of eight hundred made by one person. It's terrible. Now from one to

If it becomes three, it will be even more terrifying, and the manufacturing schedule can be greatly shortened." Yi Fugui also replied exaggeratedly.

"It's not that optimistic. Because it's best to build three or four more airships at the same time. Of course, the more the better. There are also a lot of grenades, artillery shells, and bullets. Otherwise, if the army is transported there, what will be used to fight the war cannot be the same as before.

Almost all the troops who went there this time were new troops. New weapons not only require a lot of manufacturing time, but also require a lot of steel production capacity. Can you solve these problems at the same time? Moreover, my father put each division into

A reserve regiment has been added, and a division of the air force needs to be formed. These people need weapons, and a lot of new long and short guns need to be made. Now do you dare to say that it can be completed in one and a half months? I estimate it will take another three months."

"Haha, miscalculation. But fourth brother, you are not wise. You didn't say these things first."

"It's my fault. But I estimate that three months is just right. The first two new mercenary divisions that came to the Kingdom of Si should have returned to our Chinese Empire by then, and they happened to be sent here. We only dispatched

Two army divisions are enough, but one air force division must be added. So if the army's own supply warships do not need to help transport logistics troops, this troop transport ship is enough. But the navy's warships must cooperate with the air force. After all,

The power of the air force is limited, and the generator on the battleship is needed to replenish the airship's battery. In addition, the endurance of the airship must be tested as soon as possible. The troop transport ship will make a second trip to transport an army division, and at the same time transport some police officers.

.In addition to the early cooperation with this division, after the victory, they and the police will always live there, so there is no such rush."

Yi Dongshi turned to Yi Shuxin, "Third Sister, our goal is to permanently occupy those islands as another tea production base for the Chinese Empire. As for the land on the Jiufeng Continent of the American Empire, we will take the area of ​​one or two counties.

It's enough. It can be used as a springboard for us to land at any time when something happens on the land of Jiufeng Continent. I don't recommend occupying too many new territories, but if we occupy too much land, our Chinese Empire can't manage it. It's far away from the mainland.

Too far. However, all other lands must return to the way they were before they were occupied by the American and Japanese Empire. Countries that were once destroyed by the American and Japanese Empire can be restored. However, the kings of each country must be canonized by the Chinese Empire before they can ascend the throne. They must be crowned by the Chinese Empire every year.

A certain amount of metal and grain needs to be paid tribute to the Chinese Empire. However, we should not squeeze them too hard. We must make them slightly richer than neighboring countries before they will accept our control for a long time. It is also easy to achieve this, we can promise

Provide them with military protection, so that they can save a lot of troops to develop agriculture and smelt metals, and they will naturally be richer than neighboring countries. The precedents of Aofeng Empire, Si Kingdom, etc. are there."

"Also, Gao Fengyun, you have to pay attention. After three army divisions and a newly formed air force division are transferred at once, two more divisions may be hired by other countries in the future. Almost half of our empire's troops are gone.

At this time, we must pay special attention to the movements in neighboring countries. The Ministry of National Security can appropriately reduce the scope of surveillance, but it must operate with all its strength to nip problems in the bud.”

"Yes, Third Young Master," Gao Fengyun replied.

"Okay, third sister discussed the specific details with the military people, and I still only decided on the general direction. They did a better job than me in the details. This is the first time we have launched a three-dimensional sea, land and air strike on the mainland, and we can always achieve it.

He can bear the title of 'Thunder Strike'."

Everyone laughed knowingly. Just as they were about to disperse, Yi Dongshi suddenly thought that he had forgotten a few things. "Wait a minute, Gao Fengyun, have your men collected any information about Liuli Island?"

"It has been collected, but because traffic is almost isolated, there is very little information. Generally speaking, Liuli Island is between 300 and 400 miles away from Jiufeng Continent, which is much farther than the 40 miles from Crescent Moon Island to Jiulong Continent.

It only takes ten days and a half for a ship to travel between Jiufeng Continent. But Liuli Island is exactly at that location, which is in the sea not far from the American and Japanese Empire."

"If you have the opportunity, send people to Liuli Island, and pay special attention to whether it is suitable for planting rubber trees. If it is suitable, I think Third Sister is very willing to turn Liuli Island into several provinces of the Chinese Empire. Isn't it, Third Sister?"

Yi Dongshi turned to Yi Shuxin. There was no way. Yi Dongshi didn't want to develop chemistry to make synthetic rubber, so he had to look for natural rubber producing areas. The production of rubber is now only enough for military and urban construction. What if there is a larger scale of urban construction?

What if we develop products for civilian use? These are all things in the plan, so we have to find a way.

Yi Shuxin smiled, "Of course I do."

"It's fine if you are willing, but you have to make a decision before taking action. If it is confirmed that it is suitable to plant rubber trees, the army will have to add at least one or two divisions, and the navy will have to garrison not only Liuli Island but also those islands in the American Empire.

At least two more divisions must be added. Food and material reserves must also be planned. I can't care about these details."

"Don't worry, fourth brother." Yi Shuxin is still very confident in herself. That's right. In recent years, Yi Dongshi has mainly been teaching, thinking of ways to make money, strengthening the army, and making suggestions on major events. Not all the actual management of people's livelihood.

Did Yi Shuxin lead a large group of people under the guidance of Lu Peikun? In the past, Yi Dongshi inspected the factory and occasionally mingled with ordinary people to understand the situation. Now, Yi Dongshi is completely hands-off as a shopkeeper.

Yi Shuxin is also proud of the prosperity of the Chinese Empire, and her contribution is part of it.

However, Yi Dongshi definitely doesn't feel the comfort of being a hands-off shopkeeper now. He is busy teaching, practicing, and increasing the strength of Taoism. Not only is he busy with the navy and air force now, but he will also be busy with martial arts competitions in the future, and he doesn't know what reality he will face.

The most important thing is that after the students graduate, Yi Dongshi still has to find time to make electric lights. Since the car has no lights, Yi Dongshi has never started to make the first prototype. There are no electric lights on the battleships and airships.

Or the searchlight, the night flying ability is really not that good, so it can't be called perfect. Others don't know this, but Yi Dongshi knows it very well. Think of the ten martial saints who went to assassinate Yi Fugui and flew hundreds of people at night.

On the sea surface, the patrolling navy did not find it. It is probably because of the lack of searchlights. Moreover, Yi Dongshi just thought that he had forgotten a few things that must be done and must be dealt with immediately, otherwise the plan to dispatch the navy and air force this time is very likely.

Failure, so the shopkeeper can't do it anymore.

The books I read in the Imperial Academy told me that it was about 34,000 miles from Crescent Moon Island to the Yin Dynasty in the middle of Jiufeng Continent, so the current American and Japanese Empire was always 15,000 miles away, even if we traveled in a straight line by sea.

, it’s at least twelve thousand miles. No one has ever traveled the exact number, so we can only estimate. But in the vast sea of ​​twelve thousand miles, there is no navigation chart or locator. It is estimated that we don’t know where the ship ended up. This

This is the problem that Yi Dongshi needs to solve first. The reason why Yi Shuxin and the others did not consider the plan of marching from the sea before was probably because they expected that this matter would not work.

But this is not difficult for Yi Dongshi, and only if this prerequisite is met, the Thunder Plan can be feasible. It’s just that Yi Dongshi can’t even think about going back to Wufeng Mountain to practice in the afternoon for a while. The simplest compass and telescope need to be made. I want to

In the past life, Columbus, Magellan and other sailing explorers started their bandit journeys with the compass. Now they have a regular army, and the battleships are much stronger than the sea ships at that time. They are the same as the battleships and aircraft carriers in the previous life.

As for the weapons, they are more advanced and they are not on the same level. Columbus, Magellan and others still had Mauser guns at that time. With compasses and telescopes, we should be able to reach the American and Japanese Empire smoothly. Fortunately, as long as we know the principles, these things are easy to make.
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