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Chapter 471: Six Major Naval Battles, The Under-Appreciated Navy [Please Subscribe, Please Subscribe
[This, this, this allows everyone in the Ming Dynasty to be able to eat meat every now and then?!!]
[Although it sounds unbelievable, if hundreds of thousands of naval forces and 1,200 guard ships are all turned to fishing as Mr. Yan said!!!]
[It seems that one fishing trip can indeed catch hundreds of thousands to millions of catties of fish and seafood!!!]
[If you go to sea four times a month, it seems that it is not impossible to catch fish ranging from millions to tens of millions of catties, or even tens of millions of catties!!!]
[If the fish is then pickled into salted fish, it can indeed be stored for a long time. At least it can be transported to the inland for sale, which is not a problem!!!]
[In the end, it was sold to the people of the Ming Dynasty at a low price, so that all 60 million people of the Ming Dynasty could eat salted fish. It is also not impossible!!!]
[So what Mr. Yan said about allowing the people of Ming Dynasty to eat meat every now and then is true!!!]
[Although what I eat is salted fish, no matter how bad the salted fish is, it is still meat!!!]
At this moment, whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Chong, Zhu Changgang, Zhu Di and other princes, their hearts were surging to the point of being uncontrollable.
After all, throughout the ages, which dynasty dares to say that it allows the common people to beg for meat even though they are separated from each other?
No!!!
Not one!!!
But now that the Ming Dynasty has made it possible for the common people to have enough meat every now and then, such an incredible thing!!!
At least, from a logical and theoretical point of view, it is possible for them to do it!!!
However, then King Yan Zhu Di had a new question in his mind. He looked up at Yan Changqing and asked:
"If it is so easy for everyone to eat meat every now and then, then why has no one done this in the past dynasties?!!"
After all, Yan Changqing's method of making meat available to people all over the world does not sound too difficult.
At least he felt that other past dynasties should also be able to do this.
However, why is it that such a method does not sound too difficult, or even somewhat simple, but no one in the past dynasties has ever thought of it?!!
If someone had thought of this a long time ago, wouldn’t the common people have been able to eat meat for a long time?!
Yan Changqing's eyes fell on King Yan Zhu Di, and he asked with a raised brow:
"Is it easy?!!"
Before Yan King Zhu Di could explain, Yan Changqing had already said:
“First of all, we have been a farming nation since ancient times. In other words, we all rely on farming to make a living.
"Most of the time, farming can indeed make us eat, so most of our energy is focused on the ten acres of land in front of us.
"All I think about is how to make the one-third of an acre of land under my feet produce more food!"
"Therefore, there is very little energy that can be used to peer into, understand, and study the ocean."
"In addition, the ocean is far away from the inland, far away from the emperor and the court. There are even fewer emperors and court ministers who can clearly understand the value of the ocean."
"So for this reason, the development focus of all dynasties over the past thousands of years has basically been on the land, not the ocean."
Zhu Di, Zhu Yuanzhang, and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan and other princes all looked thoughtful.
Yan Changqing continued:
"Secondly, most of the opponents in past dynasties came from land."
"In other words, most of the wars that broke out in the past dynasties were land battles, while the water battles and naval battles involved were very few!!!"
"Although related naval divisions were set up because of water piracy in rivers and lakes."
"But compared to the powerful and invincible army, the navy of the past dynasties can only be said to be an ornament for embellishment most of the time."
Speaking of this, Yan Changqing looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes and asked:
"Do you know how many times from the unification of the Qin Dynasty to today's Ming Dynasty there have been truly large-scale naval battles?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes frowned slightly and thought for a while, but they did not come up with an answer.
After all, the presence of the navy before the Ming Dynasty was too low, so naturally there were fewer people interested in knowing about the navy.
Yan Changqing was not surprised when he saw this and continued calmly:
"The first large-scale naval battle could be called a large-scale naval battle. It was the joint battle between Sun and Liu against Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period."
"Among them, Sun and Liu's coalition forces numbered more than 50,000, and Cao's army numbered more than 200,000. The total strength of both sides was almost 300,000."
"In this battle, both sides invested more than a thousand warships. The coalition forces of Sun and Liu used their strength in water warfare and skillfully used fire attacks to defeat Cao Cao!!!"
"It can be said to have set a precedent for using water and land combined operations to repel the Northern Army on the Yangtze River."
"The second can be called a large-scale naval battle, and it was the battle between Jin Dynasty and Wu Dynasty."
"Among them, there are more than 200,000 Jin troops and more than 50,000 Wu troops. The total strength of both sides is also almost 300,000."
"This battle was the first large-scale river offensive to break through the Yangtze River's natural moat in the history of the Yan-Huang War!!!"
"This battle created the strategy of attacking the Yangtze River with both water and land, multiple simultaneous routes, and straight down the river. It ended a century of division since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and also provided a reference for later generations to use troops on the Yangtze River."
"The third time can be called a large-scale naval battle. It was the Sui Dynasty's battle to destroy Nanchen."
"Among them, the Sui army was about 520,000, and the Chen army was about 220,000. The total strength of both sides was about 750,000.
"This battle is the second large-scale cross-river battle in the history of the Yan-Huang War after Jin destroyed Wu!!!"
"Although the navy of the Sui Dynasty was not as powerful as when the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, when "Wang Junlou's boat went to Yizhou" and went straight to Stone City, it also played a strategic role in containing and cooperating.
"For example, the navy led by Yang Su went out of Shuian and went eastward along the Yangtze River. With the cooperation of the navy and army led by Yang Jun, they cut down passes, captured cities and territories, occupied a vast area in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and contained the 30,000 Chen army in the upper reaches. There were thousands of ships, making it impossible to aid Jiankang eastward.
"In the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the navy commanded by Wang Shiji provided central support, controlled the Jiangxi area, and directly cooperated with the main force to capture Jiankang from the southwest flank of Jiankang."
"Yanrong's navy carried out long-range strategic detours to cover the southeastern flank of the main force and create an encirclement of Chendu."
"Zuo Pu shot Gao Jiong and led a naval force to forcefully land the Chen Dynasty navy that was guarding the capital."
"It can be said that the various naval forces of the Sui Dynasty played a strategic role in containing and cooperating with their outstanding actions, and made a huge contribution to the victory of the final decisive battle."
"The fourth can be called a large-scale naval battle, and it was the battle between the Song Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"Among them, the Song Army has about 100,000 troops, and the Southern Tang Army has invested about 300,000 troops. The combined total strength of both sides is about 400,000."
"This battle is the third large-scale river battle in the history of the Yellow War after the Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu and the Sui Dynasty defeated Chen!!!"
"The Song army successfully built a pontoon bridge in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, which was a pioneering work in the history of the Yan-Huang War. It allowed the army to overcome natural dangers, divide its forces to defeat the Southern Tang defenders, capture Jiangning, and make an emergency landing in the Southern Tang Dynasty."
"In this battle, the navy still occupies an important position. The Song army sent out troops in five groups and attacked separately, two of which were naval forces."
"The main force will be the main force along the way, starting from Jingnan and going east along the Yangtze River to Jinling."
“Carrying out strategic detours along the way, they descended from the Bian River, passed through Yangzhou and entered the Yangtze River, then went upstream from the south to attack Jinling, which played an important role in the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"It can be said that past history has once again proved that fighting in the south is, in a sense, a contest between naval forces...
"On both sides of the war, whoever has a strong naval force, who is prepared for water operations, and whoever is good at leveraging the naval force's high mobility in water network areas will win the war.
"This was true for the Jin Dynasty when it defeated Wu, when the Sui Dynasty defeated Chen Dynasty, and when the Song Dynasty defeated the Southern Tang Dynasty.
"The fifth battle that can be called a large-scale naval battle is the Battle of Huang Tiandang."
"Among them, there were 8,000 Song troops and 100,000 Jin troops. The total strength of both sides was about 110,000."
"In this battle, Han Shizhong correctly assessed the enemy's situation, took advantage of the favorable terrain first, relied on the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, and gave full play to his strengths in water warfare. Chen Jinjun was unable to cross the river forty-eight times."
"Wanyan Zongbi used his troops according to the situation, modified the boats in time, and used fire attacks, so he finally broke through and retreated north."
"It can be said that without the victory in this battle, the Southern Song Dynasty may not have been able to survive."
"The sixth large-scale naval battle was the Poyang Lake water battle between His Majesty and Chen Youliang."
"Among them, the Ming Dynasty Navy has about 200,000 people, and the Han Navy Navy has about 650,000 people. The total strength of both sides is about 850,000.'
"The Battle of Poyang Lake started on July 20 and ended on August 26, lasting thirty-seven days. Its length, scale, number of troops and ships invested, and the intensity of the battle can be said to be It is the best in all past dynasties.
"It is no exaggeration to say that this is the largest water battle in history!!!"
Hearing this, whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang or the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, their faces showed a look of pride.
Especially Zhu Yuanzhang, his chin almost rose to the sky.
After all, he was the ultimate winner of the largest water battle in history!!!
In a sense, this is also the only great achievement that surpasses the past in history!!!
"From the unification of the Qin Dynasty to today's Ming Dynasty, in the past thousands of years, there have been only these six battles that can truly be called large-scale naval battles!!!"
"Among these six large-scale naval battles, they can truly be called mature naval battles, that is, the Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Dongwu, the Sui Dynasty destroyed Nanchen, the Northern Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang, and His Majesty destroyed Chen and Han. Just four times.”
"The rest of the large-scale battles are all land battles!!!"
"On average, a dynasty may not be able to have a large-scale naval battle."
"If Your Majesty and Your Highnesses were the emperors and courts of other dynasties, would you still develop every day?!!"
Yan Changqing2.0 looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes and asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang, as well as the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes, put themselves into the perspective of the emperors and courts of the past dynasties and thought about it, and finally shook their heads.
After all, in the past dynasties, the navy was of little use most of the time.
If they were the emperors and imperial courts of past dynasties, then they would not vigorously develop the navy.
After all, raising a navy also costs money. Even because of the need to build ships, the navy costs more money than the army!!!
If the Ming Dynasty had not experienced the Poyang Lake water battle with Chen Youliang and the occasional attacks by Japanese pirates along the coast, there would still be
After the remnants of the princes fled overseas at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, they had been secretly peeping at Ming Dynasty's words.
It is estimated that Ming Dynasty will not train so many navy legions as it does now.
"So, in the past dynasties, the navy has not been taken seriously.
"And if the navy is not taken seriously, then it will naturally become nonsense to want to develop the navy and catch a large number of sea fish through the navy."
Yan Changqing said calmly.
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