Chapter 462
As a result, the United Fleet has not been seen yet, and the coach and general have already decided on it. Although it is tentative, it should not change.
The head coach is Li Shi, and the general is Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen was the general of the Peking University before, and he also had the seal of a marshal, so it is impossible for him to be a deputy general and admiral. He can only be a general, a navy general, and of course it is still temporary of.
But no matter how you say it, Xiao Chen has fought in naval battles, and that naval battle was the only great victory for the Great Zhou Navy! So in terms of experience, he has a little more than coach Li Shi.
Li Shishi had never fought a water battle at all.
Farewell to the emperor, Li Shi couldn't help but drag Xiao Chen to the palace. You kid directly put me on the fire without my king's consent, and didn't report to me in advance. You still want to go back to sleep and think about it Beautiful you!
"My lord, my butt hurts after sitting for a whole day, I really can't sit still, please allow me to go back and have a rest, we can meet tomorrow morning if there is anything to do." Xiao Chen was really tired.
"Can't sit still? Now you know what it's like for me to sit all day, right? It doesn't matter if you can't sit still, so just kneel!" Li Shidao.
"Then I'd better sit and listen to the prince's instruction." Xiao Chen immediately gave in.
"How dare I teach you, you should teach me. I don't understand water warfare at all. What do you mean by letting me be the coach, you boy? Do you want me to die!" Li Shidao.
"If the prince really doesn't want to be the coach, Chen Ming'er will go up to the emperor and let someone else do it." Xiao Chen said.
"Nonsense, who said that this king doesn't want to do it?" Li Shi said loudly.
"Then why didn't you see the prince rewarding you?" Xiao Chen looked left and right, "It's fine if there is no mountain of gold and silver. If you don't even reward a cup of tea, your throat will be smoky!"
"Hahaha, I'll give you a slap in the face! Come and have tea!" Li Shi smiled.
Li Shi was very grateful to Xiao Chen.
If Xiao Chen didn't recommend him, he really didn't think of volunteering.
Xiao Chen didn't think of him as disabled, but he subconsciously regarded himself as an incompetent person who couldn't go to the battlefield.
He is also a person who has commanded thousands of troops, but he has not been in battle for a long time, and the sword hanging on the wall may not have been moved for a long time, and it may be rusted.
Now suddenly there is a chance to go to the battlefield, and the dormant pride is immediately aroused, so that it is impossible to keep calm.
And this matter is of great significance to him, because he has been in charge of trivial matters such as the Ministry of Industry over the years, and has worked so hard. Although the emperor has repeatedly rewarded him, it is just hard work and no credit.
Although the emperor now entrusts him with the responsibility of the Ministry of Officials, it is regarded as a heavy responsibility, but this job is only hard work and no credit.
If you do well, you are what you should do, and if you do not do well, you are mediocre and incompetent!
Besides, he didn't dare to let go of his hands and feet to do it, because the bureaucracy was too important and too sensitive. If he was not careful, he would be labeled as forming a clique for personal gain!
Just like the appointment list sent by Xiao Chen last time, he actually agreed with it very much, but he didn't dare to agree to Xiao Chen face to face.
There is no way, in his position, he has to be cautious, walking on thin ice.
But leading troops to fight is different. As long as he personally leads the battle, he will gain a lot of points in the emperor's heart, and regardless of victory or defeat, he will win considerable respect from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Because he has proven his ability and endurance in handling political affairs, he is already very important in the hearts of civil servants. What is missing now is his achievements in the military, because his influence in the army is minimal and extremely limited.
Those generals didn't think highly of him either, they didn't think he was disabled, but also thought he didn't understand military affairs, and they were quite alienated from him.
As we all know, Li Wanjiang is the emperor on horseback, so the current Dazhou is a martial arts atmosphere, which is also the reason why Fengyang King Li Feng, Zhongcheng King Li Wanyun, Jin Yiwei Zhu Xiaochuan, Zhenxi Gong Murongheng and others are overweight in the court.
Now that he finally has the opportunity to lead troops to prove himself, how can he not be happy?
But after liking it, he felt uneasy, because first, he hadn't led troops to fight for a long time, and second, he was really not very familiar with water warfare, so he didn't know how to command this huge combined fleet.
Only then did Xiao Chen come and ask him for advice.
Since you kid roasted this king on the fire, you can't just watch this king be scorched!
"My lord, you are not the only one who was roasted on the fire, I will also roast with you, don't forget." Xiao Chen said.
"Can your kid's life be compared with this king's? It doesn't matter if you are burned to ashes, this king can't lose a hair." Li Shidao.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so ruthless, my lord!" Xiao Chen expressed shock.
"It's not that the king is ruthless, it's the military law that is ruthless. Now I am the commander-in-chief, and I order you to immediately plan a perfect winning strategy for me, otherwise I will use your military law and cut off your head with a knife." Li Shiban wrote face said.
"My lord, you have also led soldiers before, how can there be a way to win this battle?" Xiao Chen said with a bitter face.
"I don't care, anyway, I was recommended by you as the coach, and you have to be responsible to the end." Li Shidao.
"Actually, I don't understand either. The last time I encountered the Japanese fleet at sea was under the command of two generals, Liu Haishan and Lin Zirui. These two are familiar with water warfare. I also have a little friendship with them. I have fought side by side. Wait for them When you come to see the prince, the prince can ask them." Xiao Chen said.
"Well, you don't need to say this, I will naturally ask, who else is available?" Li Shi felt that with Xiao Chen's shrewdness, he would never risk his life. If he followed, he must be a little sure, or he must have one or a few people who are very familiar with water warfare under his command.
"I have a man under my command who said he can fight in water, but I don't know if he can do it. Maybe he is just talking on paper. Oh, his name is Li Ling." Xiao Chen took advantage of the situation and pulled Dugulou out of the field. .
"Li Ling, haven't you heard of this person?" Of course Li Shi hadn't heard of him, because it was just a pseudonym.
"He is an unknown person, but I think he is pretty much capable." Although Xiao Chen's words were ambiguous, Li Shi knew that this person must be capable.
"How about that Zhuge Xiaosheng under your command?" Li Shi had heard of Zhuge Xiaosheng's name.
"Xiaosheng can't do it, he's sick, besides, he's not free right now, he's building a city for me." Xiao Chen said.
"What city to build?" Li Shi was stunned, it's winter.
"Xiaocheng." Xiao Chen said, "The people below are making a fuss. The new city named after the minister is on the east side of Changshan. I am afraid that the northern Xinjiang tribes will go south to attack again in the future. The west of Yanyun County There is no danger to defend, right? We can only build a city on the main road of Changshan...It is better than nothing, just in case of a gentleman."
Li Shixin said that you really want to guard against the northern Xinjiang tribe? Or do you want to guard against my father?
You can't say for sure.