Zhao Guo, Ministry of the Navy.

"I heard that this Korean exercise also used a new type of weapon?" Minister Zhao Guo asked his deputy.

"Yes. Sir, so this negotiation is extremely passive. We can't reverse this situation at all. The other party can effectively block the sea, and we can't take any further action." The other party reported the news helplessly.

"What kind of weapon is this? It's so powerful, can you talk about it?" the Secretary of the Navy asked curiously.

"We didn't know it at first, but later, according to the telegram we sent, we saw the power of this weapon with our own eyes. The point is that we have no way to deal with the power of such a weapon. Almost, one of our main battleships will be affected. Lost." The Navy said with lingering fear.

"What kind of weapon is it?" the Secretary of the Navy asked anxiously. After all, such a weapon is of great significance to them. If this matter cannot be effectively resolved, the situation will be very dangerous.

"Listen to the Korean explanation, it's a mine." The Navy Deputy Commander.

"I heard about state-owned landmines, but I didn't expect there would be mines." The Secretary of the Navy said after listening.

"Yes, this thing is the same as a landmine. The landmine is buried in the ground. No one knows where it is. Only if it is stepped on. We know that there is a landmine when it explodes, but it is a mine, and no one knows what it is. The place exploded. I don’t know how the Koreans thought of developing such things. They are all underwater. The Koreans said that they have arranged a lot. Although we don’t believe it, we have to believe it now. The key is that these things are very powerful. It is big, using strong explosives, and it explodes underwater. It is very powerful, and coupled with the huge impact, even the armored battleship cannot withstand such a crazy explosion. We have to believe it.” Navy times Speaking very embarrassingly.

For mines, this is the emergency weapon developed by the South Korean Navy after encountering Zhao’s iron-clad battleship and powerful artillery. South Korea can also build its own iron-clad battleship, but their artillery is far less powerful than Zhao’s. This is what they must Admit that they can import large-caliber artillery from Qin, but in that case, South Korea will be restricted to development. South Korea can import technology, but they will never use weapons imported from Qin to suppress Zhao. They are too We need a weapon that can suppress Zhao's mobility. Especially when this kind of Zhao's navy technology completely crushes them.

South Korea can develop naval technology by itself, but in this way, they need time, but not much time is given to them. In an emergency, tentative weapons such as mines are withdrawn. In fact, whether South Korean mines can explode and their stability are whether they can be detonated after the mine is triggered, and how powerful they are, they have not tested it. After all, the power of this thing was very small at the beginning. He was just a stealing weapon, dragged it to a certain area by the boat, and then approached carefully, detonating when the opponent's warship was parked. It can be said that this kind of weapon was originally designed to deal with sneak attacks. When such a weapon was proposed, the Navy Department thought that this weapon was dispensable. After all, its power has not been tested, and it is used for sneak attacks. The method was shameless by the navies of various countries and naturally did not attract attention.

However, with the emergence of the Zhao State Navy's pressure, the Navy's Naval Technology Department was unable to come up with weapons that could cope with it for a while, so it could only go slant. Taking out the mines, the surrender of the mines from the beginning officially played its true role. They changed the original use of the mines for sneak attacks into defense, or set up a mine area, which is the same as the role of a landmine. The Zhao people can turn landmines into offensive weapons, and so can they. They urgently studied the feasibility of mines and found that the experimental mines manufactured at the beginning were generally very weak. Of course. Their main target at the time was wooden warships, but they were dealing with iron-clad warships, so they began to expand their size. At the same time, it uses machinery and uses a well-sealed sealing material for sealing. The previous mines are purely cheap products, because they are disposable, and the sealing is only after a period of time, and it will fail after a long time. In order to increase the sealing They used some special petrochemical products, so that the cost of mines rose a lot, but they could play a role. In later experiments, they also invented the electric shock fire method, which is more stable and firm. These are not important. The important thing is that they made the mine into a sealed spherical shape and expanded the size at the same time. They expanded the original mine ten times, twenty times, and the largest one was twice larger than the shape of a human. This kind of mine is powerful. And used yellow explosive which is not stable. This kind of explosive is powerful enough to break through the armored battleship. The result of their experiment is that the largest mine is enough to explode Zhao’s armored battleship capital ship in half. I don’t know how much vicious heart South Korea has sent to think of this. The weapons, but it was enough to cause a serious impact on the Zhao State Navy.

Afterwards, the Zhao State Navy quickly went south and tried to delineate some South Sea islands as its sphere of influence, but the South Korean side resolutely refused, and the two sides immediately launched a competition. It just so happened that South Korea put this weapon into it all at once.

Facing the blockade of the South Korean navy. The Zhao State Navy quickly adopted countermeasures. The new warship brought a supporting merchant ship to the south quickly, but the South Korean Navy desperately intercepted and launched exercises. The Zhao State Navy did not have to worry about the exercises, but the other side Asked to send a navy representative to visit, Zhao Guo's navy also hoped to use their main battleships to suppress the opponent, so they sent representatives to observe the naval exercises. Zhao Guo's navy also planned to demonstrate the power of their naval warships during the exercises, but he did not expect it. Yes, the South Korean navy used a new type of weapon, which stunned the opponent at once, because they didn't know what weapon it was, and they blew up a fake iron-clad ship. The South Korean side gave a certain explanation, but Zhao Guojun couldn't calm down. Everyone can tell that the South Koreans are targeting the Zhao State Navy. If they really want to do this, who knows whether their main battleship will suffer such a large loss, facing such a large loss, the Zhao State Navy will not Dare to go on, after all, losing a main battleship is definitely enough for the commander to drink a pot.

In the face of the South Korean Navy’s new weapons, they can only report it to the above, and then there are things that the Minister of the Navy of the State of Zhao is worried about.

"This kind of weapon poses a great threat to us. If we can't solve this problem well, our situation will become very bad. You know, if such a thing happens, the result will be very bad. It's not good. We have to lose some of the main battleships. In that case, our naval forces will cause great losses." The other party said.

"Well. You must figure out the power and performance of this weapon, think of a way to solve this problem. There are mines on the ground, you can solve it. You have to find a way to solve the mines in the water." The Navy Said the minister.

Actually. Landmines on the land, the method of demining is also extremely primitive, the technology of demining is performed by two arms, one is a professional engineer, of course. The mine-clearance tools they equipped can't get there any better. It's just a slender probe, pierced into the soil and fumbled forward, and then cleared the mine manually. And the other is the non-professional infantry, because at this time the armies of all countries are equipped with landmines. This weapon is cheap and easy to manufacture. It can be manufactured by canneries. As long as the raw materials are sufficient, they can definitely equip troops in large numbers. , They must address the threat of landmines. Their method of demining is the same as that of engineers, but they have no weapons to bear and can only use their bayonets. Go forward a little bit, then dig the mines. This has also prompted landmines to get rid of the second-generation landmines and move towards the third-generation landmines. The third-generation landmines are even more bizarre because there are special anti-engineer landmines. However, only Qin and Zhao have two countries.

But it was the first time that such things as mines appeared, which caused panic in the Zhao Guojun. After all, the mines in the soil were fortunate to say, how to solve the underwater mines, on the contrary, made them even more headaches.

"It's sir, I will find a way to solve this problem." The undersecretary of the Navy promised.

"You go down first, I will talk to the prime minister about the negotiation. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible." The Secretary of the Navy said.

The Navy of the Zhao Kingdom is negotiating with the South Korean Navy. The focus of their negotiations is on the forty-fifth east longitude line and the forty east longitude line. These are two different lines. The South Korean Navy requires that the development of the Zhao State Navy can only be divided on the 45-degree east longitude line. For the sake of fairness, they did not divide according to the location of the capital of their own country, but used Qin State Xianyang. As the center, the forty-five degree line is the bottom line of the Koreans. They originally intended to go beyond the fifty-degree line. That place is kind enough. However, Zhao Guojun’s attitude was extremely tough, and it suddenly became the forty-degree line. This is the result of the two sides retreating after negotiations, but there are still differences. Qin Guoren also actively adjusted the contradiction between the two parties, but now it is impossible at all. As a result of reaching an agreement, the result is that the two sides continue to stand in stalemate. However, this stalemate greatly consumes Zhao's naval power, and Zhao's navy needs to further mobilize new warships to go south instead of west, which makes Zhao's navy department very anxious.

Moreover, the Zhao Kingdom Prime Minister's Mansion is also very worried. They are worried about whether another large-scale naval battle will break out. In that case, what kind of ability does the Zhao Kingdom's navy have to win the next war? The main reason is their finances. Funds are tight, and the country seems to be very dissatisfied with the navy that continues to cause trouble.

"New weapons, mines?" Guo Kaikai asked the Secretary of the Navy in the report under his hands.

"Yes, this kind of weapon is very powerful and threatens us very much. We have to stop. In this case, the South Korean Navy has achieved a certain advantage. And." The Secretary of the Navy stopped and looked at Guo Kai.

"Moreover, we have to expand in the West. For Nanyang, if there is something in Nanyang, they would have developed it long ago, right?" Guo Kai asked at this time.

"Yes, Prime Minister, I think so too. The Koreans only regard Nanyang as their back garden. They just don't want us to do things within their scope. They are worried that we will affect their power expansion, so This is what happened today, but I think if we can do this, we can solve a large part of the problem. If we can solve such a problem, it will be a good thing for us." Said the minister.

"Yeah. You're right. We really don't have the ability to continue fighting with the Koreans. What the Koreans need is their back garden, and what we want is resources. I also looked at some Koreans' land in the Nanyang region. Scope, and all kinds of support. It's all furniture wood. What's the use of this wood? What we want in the country of Zhao is iron ore, oil. We want things like coal, and these things are of no use to us." Speaking of opening.

"Forty-five degrees is forty-five degrees. We must focus on the Western Ocean as soon as possible. There is trade there. If we get entangled with the Koreans, it will take time. Those congressmen will collectively oppose me. Let me step down again." Guo Kai said angrily.

The problem Guo Kai worries about is the fact that members of Congress are already dissatisfied with Guo Kai's overseas expansion. In the eyes of lawmakers, places like Nanyang are places where criminals go. It is a place without any development value. It is simply an insult to develop the resources they want in such a place. They think it is consuming a large amount of national financial funds to solve an impossible place.

In contrast, Western Ocean has a lot of trade and resource advantages, and there is a place with a large population. Facing such a place, Zhao Guo did not develop, but competed in a place like Nanyang where no one went. Go, this is really a waste of Zhao Guo’s limited financial funds. This is a waste. Therefore, some congressmen inevitably criticize Guo Kai. Guo Kai is also under great pressure. Faced with such pressure, there is no way, he can only Accepting the negotiation conditions of the South Korean side, despite losing some benefits, but having achieved their goals, he naturally didn't say anything.

In the face of further pressure from the South Korean navy, Guo Kai decided to close as soon as they saw it. Their goal was the West, not the South. In Zhao Guoren's view, the South was not where they should go.

Port Seth. The war here seems to be over. Seth prisoners of war began to become fewer and fewer. Many Seth prisoners of war let go of their shame, because they were forced to do nothing. Many of them are hungry, sick, and not far away from death. Cooperating with Koreans, they can get more things. They will become the new aristocracy of Seth people. If they fight against Koreans, what kind of benefits can they have? No. Their family members may have become criminals. Because they betrayed their homeland, and they did not benefit themselves, Seth was unable to carry out further military operations during the siege, and they were unable to carry out such military operations. A large number of their troops were transferred to the east, where the Persians were fighting with the Persians. The Persians pulled the Parthians in, and then the battle changed, and the Persians pulled the Seth in again. A mess is inevitable, facing such a situation. What kind of ability does the Seth have to fight. It's simply impossible.

But these are no longer what businessmen care about. What they care about is how to develop Port Seth in the future.

The trade has ceased. Unless smuggling is carried out, this kind of smuggling is not on the table. Although the Seth people are fighting with the Koreans, the smuggling operation has never stopped, because the Seth people need Korean things, silk, sugar, soap, and various daily necessities. , The price of these things has risen a lot, even paper, because they are inseparable from such things. South Korea also needs to resume trade. However, the final trade situation between the two sides has not been determined, and tariffs will prevent trade from completing its task. In the face of complex war conditions, it may further aggravate and worsen. The businessmen look forward to the early arrival of peace.

"Slow down, slow down, these equipment is broken, but they are gone." Zhang You's careful instructor. The stevedores on the dock moved his equipment one by one, and the stevedores were paid twice as much. The oil equipment they were carrying was as careful as carrying glass. This allowed Zhang You to relax a lot. Many hired oil workers also joined them. Although their bodies were still very weak, they arrived here for the first time by a fast boat. It was bumpy along the way, they came here directly. Except for supplies, seldom call at the pier along the way. This is the Clippers. They don't have to spend a long time on other piers. In this way, they can save a lot of time to get here.

Zhang You has become very impatient to come here. However, he must also uninstall his equipment to be able to achieve a great cause, when there is no uninstall equipment. He has ventured to the battlefield. He personally surveyed the place where the asphalt layer appeared. He found that the oil layer here is relatively shallow, and the condition is much better than that of the inland. Although he still doesn’t know the quality of the oil, it’s in this way. There is oil in shallow places, and the reserves should be indispensable. It’s a big deal to go deeper. He has great confidence in the discovery of oil and a large amount of oil resources here. He feels that the era of making a fortune and building a huge oil empire has come, and he has financial support from the people of Qin. Doing such a thing is not a dream.