Hearing this, Yande murmured in his heart that expedition to Europe is to help Spain fight against Britain and the Dutch alliance. The Spaniards will do their best to lead the way, but expedition to America is to grab the Spanish territory in America. Will the Spanish lead the Spaniards make trouble? Will it bring the entire fleet into a desperate situation?

Thinking of this, Yande said worriedly: "Director, the expedition to Europe and America is two completely opposite results for the Spaniards. The Spanish led the port of Acapulco in the Americas. There are some concerns under the mark. Can the Dutch lead the navigation?"

As soon as this question was raised, everyone felt it was reasonable, and Wu Ge also said: "The Netherlands and Spain are enemy countries. With the participation of the Dutch, it can indeed increase the chances of victory."

Yinzhen glanced at everyone and said, "Although the Dutch are known as the "sea coachman", the captains of Garoba are all captains and sailors on the route from Europe to Southeast Asia. I am afraid it will be difficult to find the captain who is familiar with the route from Manila to Acapulco. This route is so far exclusive to the Spanish. Of course, you can try it. It is naturally safer to have Dutch captains familiar with this route.

In fact, there is no need to worry too much when using the Spanish to lead the way. After all, we still hold the lives of tens of thousands of Spanish prisoners in our hands. Moreover, in the European and Spanish mainland, there are 20,000 navy fights for them. They can think clearly which one is more important.

Zheng Qingyuan of Manila wrote a letter to report that he had seized the merchant fleet from the Port of Acapulco and searched for navigation charts and navigation logs from eight merchant ships. He had asked someone to translate them, and there were all navigation logs back and forth.

In addition, on the way back, Angel and Carlos, the former commander of the Spanish fleet, were taken to Manila to meet the captains and sailors of the merchant fleet, and believed that they could recognize the situation."

I heard that there are navigation charts and navigation logs, and everyone is much more relaxed. With these things in hand, there is no need to worry about being deceived by the Spanish. Shi Shipiao was the first to say: "Since there are navigation charts and navigation logs in hand, there is no need to worry. However, in order to prevent accidents, you still have to carry more supply ships."

"Don't worry about supply ships." Yinxiang said with a smile: "The nobles of the royal family who went to America bought a large number of merchant ships."

Yinzhen nodded and said, "The increase in supply ships is the sailor crew, and the increase in sailor crew will inevitably increase accordingly. Don't just focus on training the navy. The training of sailor crew members of the supply ships should also be done. In the naval expedition, the supply of gunpowder and firearms is the top priority."

As soon as he heard this, Shi Shipiao immediately followed the conversation: "The Dean's long-term war in Europe lasted for a long time, and the consumption of gunpowder and firearms must be quite amazing. The supply line is so long, how can we ensure supply?"

"What do you think about logistics support?" Yinzhen asked without answering a question.

When the navy was expeditioned, he relied on logistics supplies far more than the army. When the navy fought, the concept of logistics was fighting. Yinzhen had been spared no effort to instill this expedition to Europe and America. Naturally, he also wanted to take the opportunity to test the talents of several generals under him.

Yande took the lead and said: "The flight from Manila to Acapulco Port is four and a half months, and it is another new route. The logistics supply of our Beiyang Fleet is available. There is no other way. Only by bringing enough and gaining a foothold in Acapulco Port can we find a way to build a gunpowder workshop."

Yinzhen suddenly remembered Pearl Harbor. He didn't know if the Hawaiian Islands have been discovered now. That place is an excellent transit station. When going to Manila, he had to talk to the captains of the Spanish merchant fleet.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "The Port of Acapulco is located on the west coast of the Americas, mainly for maritime trade with our Qing Dynasty. There will not be too many troops. I don't expect that New Spain will be stationed in the Americas. The specific situation will be clear when it comes to Manila.

This expedition to America, there were not many wars focusing on occupying and consolidating the bridgehead of the Port of Acapulco, and will advance eastward on a large scale next year, and the fiefdom will also allow them to search along the west coast."

After that, he looked at Liu Zhisheng and said, "The wars in Europe are not only large in scale, but may also be very frequent. What are you thinking?"

Liu Zhisheng pondered for a moment before saying: "The voyage to Europe is about half a year, and it is difficult to replenish domestic supplies. Since we are aiding France and Spain, this logistics supply is naturally required. The most consumed by the Western countries is the lead bullet and gunpowder of the musket. As long as there is a mold, it is easy to dissolve. Therefore, we can use the method to provide us with lead materials and gunpowder.

However, if the war is large and frequent, the consumption of muskets and cannons is also amazing. However, France and the West are unable to provide this and can only be replenished by domestic supply. The standard is conceivable that it can be replenished on a large scale once a year by merchant ships."

Shi Shipiao was anxious when he heard this and hurriedly said, "More than 20,000 navy members are alone. How can all the logistics supplies be counted on France? If the alliance between the two countries fails, or if it is France, and the two countries turn against each other halfway, wouldn't the 20,000 navy fall into a desperate situation?"

Liu Zhisheng's face turned red when he was said, but Lin Wei said: "How can we keep fixed inventory at any time without any precautions to prevent accidents?"

"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, how can everything be done?" Shi Shipiao refuted without thinking and shouted: "Without a steady stream of supplies, there will always be a time when the inventory is exhausted. At that time, will you surrender? In short, logistics supply cannot be completely used to others, not only arms, but also food and grass supply.

"General Shi said very much. All the logistics supplies of the army cannot be fully dependent on others, otherwise they will be subject to others." Yinzhen said affirmatively: "With countries, interests have always been supreme. We cannot rely entirely on allies, and we cannot fully believe in all allies. When the army is outside, everything must be independent. Only in this way can we move around and move freely, and can we calmly deal with various changes, and can we intimidate all countries, become a strong backing for the envoys, and strive for the best interests of the Qing Dynasty."

At this point, Yinzhen asked someone to spread the map and continued: "The Expeditionary Force must have its own logistics support, not only arms, but also food. How can we do this? The only way is to build our own logistics base and a secret logistics base."

Then, he waved and said, "Everyone come and see." After everyone gathered around, he pointed to the southwest corner of Morocco and said, "This place is only three hundred nautical miles away from the Strait of Gibrodot. You can reach Spain within two days. It can be used as a logistics base. Of course, we can also build a base to cover up our eyes and ears in closer places."

Shi Shipiao looked at it for a while and asked in a row: "Is there anyone living in this place? Do you produce grain? Are there cities? Are there countries?"

"I have asked the missionaries in the capital and Shanghai in detail." Yinzhen said confidently: "There is a small fishing port here called Agadir. It is inhabited by about thousands of people. It belongs to the Alawi dynasty of Morocco and is a plain area. Agadir means 'barn, and at present, no European country is occupied."

Lin Wei asked, "Even if there is a logistics base, the voyage is so long, how can I replenish it?"

"Everyone sit down and talk." Yinzhen said as he returned to his seat, saying: "At present, all the firearms and gunpowder used by the navy are supplied by Shanghai, but the navy expands too fast, and gunpowder can still be supplied, but muskets and cannons cannot meet the needs. This situation will last at least two years, because the factory workshops in Tianjin, Guangzhou and Galoba will take at least two years to start supplying in large quantities.

When expeditioning to Europe, Shanghai's flintlock rifles can only provide 4,000. I specially mobilized 3,000 clamp guns from the Ministry of Industry. Next year, Shanghai's flintlock rifles can only add 2,000 to Europe. Of course, new artillery and gunpowder will also be supplemented.

In other words, in the first year, you can fight two battles, show your power and become famous. In the second year, you can only ravage the European army. Of course, if you want enough ammunition, the navy cannot be idle in Europe. You must seize a large number of three-masted ocean-going sailboats and send them back to the country, so that there can be enough supply ships. There are many merchant ships in Europe, and there are tens of thousands of ships in the Netherlands alone. Let go of their hands and feet, and I will train a large number of sailors in China."

When Yande heard that the Nanyang Fleet had four thousand flintlock rifles, he couldn't help but feel anxious and asked hurriedly: "How many new guns do our Beiyang Fleet have?"

"Considering that your first year's war was small, you were only given 800 shots." Yinzhen said and added: "Shanghai's factories have been expanded again and again. The rifling of this rifled gun is a technical job. It is not easy to cultivate a skilled craftsman, which is the maximum."

Only eight hundred shots? This gap is too big, right? Yande immediately said with a drooping face: "Dean, there is still half a year left."

"There has been already counted in the past six months, otherwise how could there be so many guns?" Yinzhen said, and comforted him again: "Next year, I will increase it to one thousand."

Shi Shipiao's face was a little ugly. When he heard that the Beiyang Fleet had only 800 new muskets, he immediately showed a smile and made another request. Not only would he be scolded by Yinzhen, but Yande also had to turn against him.

Liu Zhisheng pondered, "Dean, compared with European countries, our Qing Dynasty is an overseas country. What is France and Spain's attitude is not clear. The following is the standard, we should still bring more supplies to prevent accidents and insufficient supply ships. We can rob Britain and the Netherlands' merchant ships in the South China Sea. The Netherlands is already an enemy country. Sooner or later, Britain is also an enemy country. The standard is the standard, and there is no need to worry."

Shi Shipiao also echoed: "Even if there was no war, the Netherlands had robbed our Qing merchant fleet in Southeast Asia. Especially the merchant fleet running Manila routes were robbed by the Dutch. It is believed that Britain is a bird of a feather. There are no rules for these sea robbers."

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