‘The general trend of naval battle has changed from jumping gangs to the sidelines. The size of the warships and the talents of the sailors determine the outcome.’

During the long voyage of the Atlantic Ocean, Li Dan was like a naval warrior who was good at jumping, constantly traveling between the Rokka flagship and the Alva flagship.

Sometimes he would ask Alva, who had been through a long battle formation, and sometimes he would confirm each other with Chen Jiujing, who was a professional in the martial arts lecture hall.

But more often, on the bow of the ship above the vast blue waves and on the desk of the dim butter lamp, this pirate who had been in Haojing City since childhood tried to guess the naval battles of foreign countries and the strategies of their mother countries and compiled them into a book.

"Why do you think about editing books?"

Chen Jiujing, who was commanding the fleet and the Spanish fleet to support the advance, heard Li Dan's thoughts for the first time, slowly put gunpowder and lead balls into bamboo tubes on the deck. He was stunned for a moment and then made the Jurchen warriors on the deck laugh at him.

It’s not that he thought that Li Dan’s editing of books was funny. In the Ming Dynasty, personal editing of books had become a trend. The papermaking industry that reached its peak, the booming printing industry, the social sciences and relatively stable social environment spread across the countryside, which made the Ming Dynasty extremely prosperous in the cultural communication industry. As early as before the establishment of Nanyang, various authors and books had already shown a rapid expansion.

Not only are the orthodox poetry, lyrics, documentary and applied literature, have made great progress.

Anyone who fights, water controls, mining, medical, farming, sailing, and doing business can record what he thinks, sees, and hears.

Some people can read and write, some people can read, and more people can listen.

Especially after the Nanyang Army, which had a generally higher level of education than ordinary flag troops, went to sea, Chen Mu raised the Nanyang family to write more things out of political considerations, and the banner officials who could read and write also recorded overseas experiences that were completely different from their past lives.

It’s no big deal for a pirate to write a book, especially Li Dan, a pirate who is no longer like a pirate.

However, Chen Jiujing always thought that Li Dan would write a set of instructions on doing business overseas or reference books for sailing abroad. He never expected that Li Dan would want to write a military book.

Chen Jiujing always felt that the first person to write military books among their brothers was him or Chen Bazhi, who was stationed in Japan.

Chen Bazhi was strict in the military administration. He was a top student in the martial arts hall, but Li Dan... It was not that Li Dan could not fight, he could do it, but Li Dan mostly experienced small local battles, one did not train troops, and the other did not command. What he had was nothing but influence.

Now it is said that you want to compile a military book, which is a bit of a play.

But Li Dan didn't think so. He said, "I just have a little idea. I want to write it down, not all of them are my ideas. There are yours, Alva, Hachiro, and adoptive father."

On the deck, Chen Jiujing stopped pouring gunpowder into the bamboo tube with his legs crossed. Half a barrel of cartridges had been placed in the small wooden tube in front of him. He patted the side and said, "Brother, sit down, tell me what's your thoughts?"

Li Dan sat down slowly, leaned against the upper ship's side, put his arm on the gun mount, and his other hand floated toward the Garen ship on the other side of the sea, saying, "Alva said that this fleet was originally prepared by Spain for us, but it was just a coincidence. Otherwise, this battle would continue, which would be much more tragic."

The so-called "coincidental" refers to Emperor Wanli's operation of the second phase of Beiyang.

One thousand five hundred ships and ships, nearly 20,000 more than the estimated 5,600 Beiyang Banner Army, two thousand craftsmen in various industries, and 70,000 people.

If the Eastern Army Office was stationed in the victorious Four Thousand Flag Army, Alva would never give up and admit his failure.

It was just that in his heart that Alva believed that even if the war continued, Spain would not send him more reinforcements. Emperor Wanli happened to show his "value" to the new world at this critical moment, which made Alva have the intention to shake hands and make peace.

"If the war continued at that time, the Eastern Military Office might have lost, and might have retreated to Majiagang to use the severe cold to block the enemy."

"But Spain is not feeling well. A six-mester ship can only start fighting with sailors with two small flags and a hundred artillery houses; the Great Garen, with similar combat power, has nearly four hundred people."

Li Dan gestured in front of him, raised four fingers with his left hand, and raised his index finger with his right hand, and said: "Sinking one of their ships, Spain will lose four hundred troops, we will lose one of the six-mester ships, and only one hundred and twenty people."

Chen Jiujing frowned. He found that Li Dan's face was incomprehensible. He seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. Then Li Dan continued: "The Liujia Fleet consisting of 10,000 soldiers can deal with the Western Fleet consisting of 30,000 soldiers."

But this was common sense for Chen Jiujing. He had no intention of pouring cold water on his brother, but he still said: "Brother, first of all, there will be no fleet of 100 Liujia ships. Liuding Liujia needs escort ships, horse ships, grain ships, letter ships, and fire ships; and we train ten thousand flag troops that can fully exert the strength of Liujia ships, and the time, energy, and expenses we put into training are no less than that of Spain training ten legions and thirty thousand soldiers."

How simple is infantry training, especially in Chen Mu's Beiyang training system, he can start to fight in three to six months. The soldiers who have completed the complete training of the Beiyang Banner Army are even elites everywhere.

But you are a Beiyang Banner Army with thousands of households in training, and the cost of food is as high as that of other garrisons.

So Chen Jiujing didn't understand what Li Dan wanted to say.

"I know those, just metaphors, the same is true for the Western fleet, with more than 40 main warships, the remaining grain, water, and communication boats all like this."

"I also know these things that you all know about in the martial arts school. There are veterans who teach by example, but others don't know, and no one writes them into books. But the trend is like this. Victory and defeat depend on the size of the warships and the talents of sailors."

"The size of the warship and the talent of the sailors depend on national strength." Li Dan said confidently: "The talent of the sailors lies in their control of weapons, that is, warships and guns. Will the Land Division be like this in the future?"

"The Beiyang Army should be a model for the Ming Dynasty's mainland division. Military soldiers from all over the country are learning from Beiyang. There are a large number of armed soldiers in guns and cannons. They will not use these new things. Even if they are captured in a small victory, they will be defeated. The army is getting more and more powerful. Even if there are five hundred mobs using swords, it will be difficult to resist the Beiyang Banner Army with a full range of guns and cannons."

Slowly, Chen Jiujing's expression became different. He felt the changes mentioned by Li Dan. These changes were always in his eyes. The strong city fort was vulnerable due to the large use of cannons, and the huge military formation had its morale disintegration due to guns and cannons.

"They will set up horses to dig trenches and drill trenches to shoot. More and more soldiers can use these skills. Even generals with low military tactics can still use them to achieve a winning record."

"No one records the changes in the world's military struggle. These changes happen before our eyes. Someone should compile a book to record it."

Chen Jiujing nodded and said, "Someone should have written the past. Have you figured out what your name is?"

"I haven't read too many books, so what about "The Ancient and Ancient Military"?"

Chen Jiujing shook his head. He felt that the name was not related to the title. He said: "The adoptive father never talked about the present and the past. He talked about the modern and ancient times, and also talked about the military disputes in naval and land wars. Why do you think the brothers think?"
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