With thunder and fierce lion fighting against rabbit, the emperor wants absolute victory.

Unlike the previous emperors, now Long Live is not only not stingy, but also generous, especially in military investment.

For example, the generals below estimate that they will need 30,000 troops to attack Myanmar. Long live will say, "I'm not sure, I'll add another 10,000." If it's a stingy person, they will have to say, "My dear, can you be less? It's too much."

The same was true for the Spanish who conquered Luzon. The navy believed that it was enough to complete the task in terms of strength. But the emperor was still cautious. The warships were ten times more important than the enemy, and the land forces must also have an absolute advantage.

"Long live ambition, not just Luzon." Chen Yourong glanced at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Putting Liao and destroying rebellions is all due to the army. Moreover, the army is expanding its territory, and the victory of the attack on Myanmar is near, and there is still a large area of ​​land to be occupied in the future."

"Compared with the army, although the navy was first established, you must have a clear idea of ​​the eager expectation of long live. The 20,000 Marines are only the early stage. Long live, and it will reach a 100,000 in a few years."

Chen Yourong deliberately paused and observed everyone's expressions, either surprised or excited, and all the time.

"As for practical experience, it was achieved. Luzon's Spaniards are good enemies. They are not strong, but not weak. Moreover, the Ministry of War will also draw suitable officers and soldiers with combat experience from the army and enrich them."

The Spanish, Dutch, and later British, French, Luzon, Borneo, Batavia, Malacca, and even Dagon (Yangon) in Myanmar are all within the battle plan for the next few decades.

Thousands of warships and hundreds of thousands of marines are enough to support the emperor's invincible expectations in battles all over the world.

"I will report to Long Live, and start from March to April next year. When the winter monsoon has not stopped and the summer monsoon has not risen, it is about to sail south. The military operation is completed within two months, Luzon enters the rainy season, and our army will also begin to rest."

Chen Yourong picked up the teacup and took a sip, continuing: "The first phase of the combat mission is to capture Manila, destroy the Spanish ships and the main land forces, and firmly control the Port of Manila."

"After that, five thousand Marines, armed the local Chinese, would be enough to control the situation. As for the Spaniards scattered in other parts of Luzon, they could be wiped out and gradually eliminated."

After Chen Yourong finished his arrangement, he glanced at the generals and said slowly: "At most, four or five months, you may be ready? What suggestions do you have for this combat plan?"

"Sir, are the two squadrons moving in turn and familiar with the sea route?" Gan Hui asked with his hands: "In the name of cruise, placing stones on the ownerless island is also a task assigned by the court."

Chen Yourong nodded and said, "Training to sea is a must. Cruise in all directions to form a normalization."

"Sir, the equipment of the main gunboats should be enhanced, and the number of long-range guns is still slightly insufficient."

Chen Yourong took out a document and showed it to the generals, saying: "Thirty heavy artillery pieces per month should be added to the first and second squadron before they are launched."

After pausing, he added: "At the speed of shipbuilding, more than 20 main warships will join the squadron before launching. You can prepare sailors and gunners in advance."

Guangdong Weapons Bureau is already the second largest arsenal after the capital. Cannons, Garang cannons and various light artillery cannons can be manufactured.

In recent months, overtime production has to be done to prepare sufficient weapons and ammunition for the expedition to Luzon.

As for shipbuilding, the Navy is still optimistic about the relative balance of medium-sized warships, maneuvering, speed and firepower. Large and giant warships are rarely built, and basically each squadron is equipped with two or three ships to be used as flagships.

This development model is not fixed, but it has enabled the navy to surge in the number of warships.

Medium-sized warships can be equipped with eight heavy artillery or twenty Garang artillery. They rely on speed and maneuver to achieve great power when approaching bombardment.

In the naval battle with the Dutch, such as the assault bombardment tactic played a huge role. Almost a round of bombardment made the Dutch warship lose its combat capability.

Even if you encounter a giant ship of your opponent, medium-sized warships can still fight with them by relying on their number and maneuverability.

The key is that the Navy is also equipped with a large number of rockets, which is comparable to heavy artillery in terms of range, which makes up for the shortcomings in range.

Moreover, the fire rate of the bore-mounted cannon at that time was very slow and the accuracy was poor, which created conditions for the assault bombardment tactics.

To put it bluntly, advancing against the enemy's artillery fire, in fact, the enemy's artillery fire cannot be fired for a few rounds, so it is not so easy to hit a mobile warship.

On the contrary, rockets whose range and accuracy are similar to those of cannons, but whose density and launch speed are far superior to cannons, have been favored by the Navy.

It is light and flexible, fast launch, and has multiple tube superposition. Each warship can be equipped with dozens or hundreds of cylinders, but it does not occupy the artillery organization.

In addition to explosive bombs that only contain gunpowder, rockets also have explosive bombs mixed with gunpowder and tinder oil, and are divided into two types of application models: sea and land.

Rockets attacking ships are equipped with iron arrows, which can pierce into the ship's plate or deck, and then explode or explode. These are not considered on land use, and the rolling and bounce on the ground will not affect the effect.

There is no way, until now, the trigger fuse has not entered the practical stage and can only use delays.

It is not that it has not been developed, but that the cost is too high. With the help of the development of precision machinery, the use of springs, gears, flints, etc., the touch-fed fuse was created.

But just like the first flintlock invented in history, the structure is too complex and the cost is too high, making it difficult to apply on a large scale.

Besides, the accuracy of installing smoothbore guns in the past and installing touch-fed fuze may not have a better effect.

But no matter what, the Minnie gun, bullets and touch-fighting fuze were released. Next, we continued to improve and perfect along this direction.

As long as the path to climbing the technology tree is correct, technology is definitely ahead. Even if it is not practical in the short term, it is even necessary to invest huge amounts of funds and manpower, which the emperor believes is worth it.

Now, the advantage of the flintlock rifle over the colloid gun enables the Ming army to defeat the army of any country without a very large gap in force.

When other countries also mastered the manufacturing technology of flintlock rifles and fantasized about being able to compete with the Ming army, they would find that the Ming army might have a more advanced Minnie rifle, which would still be a crushing advantage for them.

When the naval generals heard the data reported by Shen Yourong, they added artillery and ships, and they were all excited and understood how eagerly the long live expectations were.

From another perspective, the army and the navy will inevitably compete in expanding territory. Whoever can bring more benefits to the country will get more resources, develop faster, and have stronger strength.
Chapter completed!