Chapter 124: Too passionate! If all the navy is like this, why worry about the Japanese pirates?
Jiang Chen frowned when he saw the message sent back by the sloppy young man.
"Someone, go and get Commander Liu Fengjie of the navy to come to me."
"Yes, sir!"
A Jinyiwei bowed and accepted the order, then turned around and hurriedly ran towards the navy camp.
Soon, Jiang Chen didn't have to wait long.
Liu Fengjie followed the Jinyiwei in.
"Liu Fengjie, Commander of the Navy, greets you, sir!"
Liu Fengjie bowed to Jiang Chen.
"Alright, Commander Liu, please stand up quickly. No need to be so polite."
"Thank you, sir."
After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Liu Fengjie slowly stood up and stood there respectfully.
Looking at Liu Fengjie who seemed somewhat restrained, Jiang Chen said with a smile.
"Liu Fengjie, you don't have to restrain yourself like this."
"I called you here this time because I want to ask you something."
"How is the training of the navy going now?"
"My Lord, after these days of training, the navy has recovered 1/3 of its former strength."
"Only three points..."
After hearing Liu Fengjie's answer, Jiang Chen frowned.
Obviously, Jiang Chen was not satisfied with the results of the navy training.
"If you were to face the same number of Japanese pirates right now, what are your chances of winning?"
After saying that, Jiang Chen looked at Liu Fengjie, waiting for Liu Fengjie's reply.
"If there were only the same number of Japanese pirates, the navy would not be able to wipe them all out."
"But my navy is confident that these pirates will never return!"
"Even if it means risking the lives of all the soldiers in the navy!"
Liu Fengjie said in a decisive tone, with a determined look in his eyes.
"Good, the navy has such morale!"
"Why worry about the Japanese pirates not being destroyed!"
Jiang Chen felt an unprecedented surge of enthusiasm in his heart at Liu Fengjie's answer.
With such generals and soldiers as these, the Xia Kingdom need not worry about the threat of Japanese pirates being eradicated.
However, despite this, Jiang Chen was still a little worried.
After all, before Li Jingxuan, King Huai'an worked hard to govern the country.
Even at that time, the navy had a size of 10,000 people!!
Even so, the Japanese pirate rebellion could not be completely quelled.
Today, although Jiangnan is in a state of revival, the navy only has more than 5,000 people.
Not to mention that Li Jingxuan's accomplices were hiding in the dark, waiting to deal a fatal blow to Jiang Chen.
"Commander Liu, here is the detailed information about the Japanese pirates. Please take a look."
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen forced himself to suppress the feeling of powerlessness in his heart.
The information passed by the sloppy young man was handed over to Liu Fengjie.
Liu Fengjie took the information doubtfully and started reading it.
As he watched, Liu Fengjie also became worried.
"Sir, if we face eight thousand Japanese pirates, I'm afraid the navy can only hold off most of them."
"That's it. These are just my best guesses."
After hearing Liu Fengjie's answer, Jiang Chen let out a long sigh.
He stood up and walked to the window, looking at the scenery outside, and asked lightly.
"Is there really no way to eliminate all these elusive Japanese pirates?!"
Jiang Chen was unwilling to give up, he wanted to take advantage of the remaining month or so he had in Jiangnan.
Completely get rid of the Japanese pirates who have been wreaking havoc on the people of Jiangnan for more than ten years, once and for all!
Generally, the governors sent by the imperial court would supervise the country, regardless of whether the problem was solved in the end.
Everyone must return to the imperial capital to report to the emperor in three months!
Now, more than a month and a half has passed since Jiang Chen left the imperial capital and came to Jiangnan.
At this moment, Liu Fengjie suddenly seemed to remember something.
"Yes, wind!!"
“It’s the wind!”
"My lord, my lord, I have a way to keep all these damned beasts alive!"
Liu Fengjie shouted happily to Jiang Chen, his whole face full of joy.
"any solution?!"
"Tell me now!"
When Jiang Chen heard this, he quickly turned around and asked Liu Fengjie.
"Sir, you should know the time of the rising tide, right?"
"Do you know what the relationship is between this period of rising waves and the suppression of the Japanese pirates?"
Jiang Chen said this and looked at Liu Fengjie in confusion, waiting for Liu Fengjie's explanation.
"That's right, my Lord."
"In coastal areas, the tide rises every once in a while, and this period is called the high tide period."
"The Japanese pirates have been rampant along our Jiangnan coast for more than ten years. They are well aware of this."
"So, once the tide rises, the Japanese pirates will stay in their lair and won't go out to sea."
"We can take this opportunity to trap all these pirates in their lair and get rid of them!"
Looking at the puzzled Jiang Chen, Liu Fengjie explained in detail.
Listening to Liu Fengjie's explanation, Jiang Chen's eyes suddenly lit up.
Just as Liu Fengjie said, during high tide, the sea was very rough and the small boats that the Japanese pirates usually used for robbery could not hold up at all.
As soon as they go out to sea, they will be buried in the sea.
But for the Jiangnan Navy equipped with large warships, such big waves are nothing .
As long as you can withstand the waves, you can roam the sea!
However, Jiang Chen did not forget the warships that were sold to the Japanese pirates by the corrupt official Li Jingxuan.
Similarly, Liu Fengjie did not forget.
When he saw Jiang Chen's brow, which had just relaxed a little, frowned again.
He had already guessed what Jiang Chen was worried about.
"If you are worried about the warships of the Japanese pirates, I have a plan that should work."
"Tell me."
"Since you are able to obtain detailed information about the pirates' actions, you must have an insider in the pirate group."
"Then you can ask these insiders to burn those three warships!"
"In this way, the Japanese pirates will only have those small boats left, which is nothing to worry about at all."
After listening to Liu Fengjie's plan, Jiang Chen shook his head.
Let’s not talk about the feasibility of this strategy, just let the sloppy young man do it.
But he is alone, how can he face those cruel and ruthless Japanese pirates?
Furthermore, this strategy is extremely dangerous. If the sloppy young man is not careful, he might lose his life in it.
Therefore, Jiang Chen would never agree to this strategy.
"Commander Liu, how many people can our eight warships carry?"
After some inner struggle, Jiang Chen gave up the idea of agreeing to Liu Fengjie's plan.
"My Lord, a warship, excluding the weight of bags and supplies, should be able to accommodate 2,500 people!"
Seeing that Jiang Chen was still hesitant, Liu Fengjie simply continued speaking.
"If you are worried, I am willing to lead some of the navy soldiers myself."
"Sneak into the lair of the Japanese pirates and destroy all these warships!"
"No, I've already thought of a solution."
As he spoke, the corners of Jiang Chen's mouth slightly raised, and a faint smile blossomed.
