Chapter 304: Navy, Low Morale
At this time, the commander of the 101 formation was restrained, and he was also angry, very angry, extremely angry. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
He walked out of the command room and into the gun deck.
There was also a dim butter lamp fixed to the mast on the side of the hatch, which made Kanshu a little uncomfortable when he had just come in from outside.
In the days when there were no electric lights, it was quite dark in the cabin, and oil lamps were already the best artificial light source.
Fortunately, the gun deck is one level below the sailor's deck.
There are a few vents in the ceiling, and there is a large amount of sunlight in normal times, and when it is time to fight, there are huge and numerous gun windows on both sides that can be opened, which adds some light to the cabin.
It's much better than the bilge, with the roar of steam engines, the pollution from coal, and it's even darker.
However, at this time, Kanshu was not in the mood to pay attention to these trivial matters, and he looked at the gun commander coldly.
The gunslinger bowed his head in shame, not daring to speak.
However, a gun commander couldn't stand it anymore, and without waiting for the cannons to be embarrassed, he defended: "Commander-in-chief, the wind and waves are too big, our ship is too fast, under this kind of wind and waves, the ship is very bumpy, obviously every time it is aimed, but when it is launched, a wave surges, and the muzzle of the gun immediately points in other directions, it's not that we don't work hard, but there are wind and waves outside." β
Kanshu turned his face and roared, "I don't need to listen to explanations, I just want results."
The cost of one warship of our navy is more than enough to arm a large army force.
Every time we fired a large-caliber gun, it was enough for the entire squadron of the army to fire a salvo of muskets and infantry guns.
Now, having consumed enough ammunition for a brigade of the Army to fight once, but not hitting any targets, do you still have the face to explain?
Do you know what's going on out there? The brothers of the Coast Guard, in order to buy us time to pursue, did not care about the difference in numbers by 7 times, and the disadvantage in tonnage, blocking the front of the enemy fleet.
Their ship was beaten into a sieve, but they didn't flinch a step.
You actually blame the wind and waves? Do you know what level of wind and waves are out there right now?
First mate, tell him, what level of wind and waves is there outside? β
"Report to the Commander, I think it's a level 2 storm outside."
Kan Shu stared at the gun commander and said, "Do you hear clearly? β
"Listen, hear clearly." The gun commander's eyes were a little glazed, "Commander, how are the comrades of the Coast Guard who are blocking the road?" β
Kan Shu said coldly, "How's it going?" Two 200-ton wooden ships were bombarded at close range by hundreds of guns, what do you say? β
Speaking of this, Kan Shu was silent for a moment, and then roared again, "So, tell me, what is a mere level 2 wind and wave?" This little wind and wave makes you miss the target, so when the higher waves come, will you not be able to fight?
So what else does the Navy want you to do? It's better to go home and pick up your children than to stay here and be embarrassed. β
The artillery commander didn't care about the humiliation behind Kanshu, he just squatted down, saved his head and muttered, "Hundreds of artillery shells at close range, hundreds of artillery shells at close range." β
Kan Shu temporarily let go of this artillery commander, who was already a little depressed, walked to the center of the gun deck, and said loudly, "Soldiers, our navy, with a more generous salary than the army, enjoys better food and treatment, but what contribution have we made?"
The brothers of the army, with a difference of more than ten times the number of people and more than 5,000 dead and wounded, have just wiped out the invading Houjin army and defended our hometown and relatives.
But what have we contributed so far? How many naval guns were there to help attack the fortress? Or did you wipe out some little pirates? Can this also be considered a contribution?
We have made a mistake in even our most basic job of escorting merchant ships, and just a few days ago, the pirates we were pursuing attacked one of our merchant fleets, and hundreds of our brothers were buried at the bottom of the sea.
However, now, when we have the world's most advanced sea ships and the world's most advanced artillery, we are actually watching the brothers of the coast guard being beaten into a sieve by the enemy in order to buy us time.
Hundreds of comrades-in-arms of the Coast Guard died right under our noses because of our ridiculous artillery hit rate.
If we continue to fight like this, once we let go of the enemy's fleet, what face will we have to go ashore to meet the general, what face will we have to meet the relatives of our dead comrades, and what face will we have to put on this uniform? β
Kan Shu glanced at the crew members who had all lowered their heads, calmed down, and shouted loudly, "Comrades, all raise your heads." Now, the enemy has not run away, we still have a chance, I have no chance to remedy, as long as we can sink all the enemy ships, then, we are still the pride of the Xuan army, wherever our navy goes, we can hold up our chest and be a man, proudly say that I am the navy. β
Looking at the gunners who were slowly recovering their morale, Kan Shu took a deep breath, "Shoot from a long distance, it doesn't matter if you miss, it's a big deal that we get close to fight, and even, if the shells run out, we can still crash into it, and jump with the enemy, as long as we have a strong momentum, then, we are invincible." β
There was silence below, and no one answered.
The morale that had already risen was a little low.
Since the establishment of the Xuan Army, it has been constantly fighting.
From the early years of the attack on the Korean Kingdom, to the later division of the post-Kim Dynasty, he supported Amin to stand on his own.
and then to the later law and order war, suppressing rebellions, and purging bandits.
This was followed by the Copper War against the Wakoku, which led to the occupation of Kitakyushu, the severance of Kyushu and the Edo shogunate, and the subsequent occupation of all of Kyushu.
Then there was the never-ending attack on the seat of the Wakoku shogunate, and the war of law and order in Kyushu.
Immediately afterwards, there was a coup d'Γ©tat by An Buyang and Sukh Saha, and the army once again assembled on a large scale to face the Houjin rebels who far outnumbered their own with absolutely inferior forces.
After fighting wars one after another, the army has indeed embarked on a benign development path of becoming stronger and stronger under the leadership of the generals.
The sense of honor, responsibility, and comradeship-in-arms that the whole army believes in has initially formed a unique army spirit, making the army an army of faith.
From the fact that in the half-year-long war that just ended, no one in the army was captured alive by the Houjin army, we can see the terrible thing about this kind of army of faith.
However, the navy, Kan Shu looked at the soldiers below, who were a little restless because of his statement, and frowned.