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 strategic 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, the Secretariat is no longer blind to overseas affairs, and can recognize 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, it is far larger than Dongsheng's group of invading enemies.
"How about... we should withdraw and pretend we didn't see this happen?" 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 actually a lot of 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 already 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 imperial court, and he still retained the customs of the bureaucracy. At best, he was wise enough to protect himself, but at worst, he was unjust for the sake of profit.
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..." Feeling the Lord's cold eyes, Staff Officer 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, not only do you have any plans to deal with the twenty seas?" The boat’s approach.”
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 on his own initiative, this 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 Jin Xia’s efforts—I think Master 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 one recruits more than 2,700 people. 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 relatively 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 of more than 10,000 items produced. Among them, 3,000 daily iron tools, 2,000 air rifles, and Mechanical Beasts There are 4,000 spare parts and about 1,000 other prototypes. There are also as many as five projects being promoted at the same time. In the past, in the Machinery Manufacturing Bureau, one project a year was common."
She closed the book and said, "Such efficiency is not brought about by anything else. It is related to the use of the heavenly motion device and the production line. Driving these things requires a large number of Qi sensers, and the elves contribute a lot to this, so I agree with Lord Xia’s decision. Helping them is defending Jinxia. I’m done.”
After listening to a bunch of numbers, everyone's expressions were a little dull for a while, and it was obvious that their thinking had not been fully followed.
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 understand, but you can help everyone understand more deeply."
He smiled and nodded, "To put it simply, Jinxia City's ability to produce armaments and daily consumable supplies is equivalent to that of the entire Ministry of Industry. But the Ministry of Industry uses the power of the entire Qiguo and supplies all states and cities. And Jinxia’s new machine-building bureau is only responsible for one city.”
A city is equivalent to a country.
This concept intuitively made the participants feel a little trembling.
Everyone knows that Jinxia's development is changing with each passing day, but they didn't expect that it has reached this point without knowing it.
This is the meaning of being a Qi-sensing person, Xia Fan thought. The natural magic of elves is closely related to the tree spirit, which makes them unable to carry out research on magic weapons. But after learning relevant theoretical knowledge, their magic power can also drive magic weapons. It can be said that it is the cooperation between the two parties that creates this win-win situation.
He knocked on the table to refocus everyone's attention, "If we can rescue the elves on the fleeing tree boat, it will be of great benefit to both parties. The risks do exist, but what can be obtained after the rescue is successful is far from It’s more than just the risks on the surface—do you still have any questions about this?”
Everyone shut their mouths, and there was no more discussion in the auditorium.
"Very good, then let's formulate a plan based on offshore annihilation warfare." The princess concluded.
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