Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

Soon, large ships gathered in the Jiangnan port.

The four major camps of Fenglinhuoshan each deployed nearly 30% of their troops, and entered the port one after another.

Countless gunpowder and firearms were loaded into the cabin in boxes.

In order to exert absolute suppression, Cao Chuan even had his men dismantle thirty hot air balloons and put them into his own team.

After Qin Ming personally sent Cao Chuan out to sea at the port, he took over the military affairs here and waited for Chen Pi to come and take over.

Chenpi had previously taken over the military camp here when Caochuan went to the Southeast Asian countries to quell rebellions, so he was quite familiar with this place.

A few days later, with the arrival of Chenpi, news came again from the sea.

"Your Majesty, the Yan Dynasty has arranged soldiers to rush towards Daqian."

After his subordinates reported the news, Qin Ming frowned slightly, a little surprised.

"Do they have firearms?"

"I don't know, but the Yan Dynasty claims that they will send 300,000 troops to support us."

This news made everyone extremely alert.

Chenpi whispered:

"Your Majesty, their military strength is truly formidable. While they are fighting General Ye on the front lines, they are still able to send hundreds of thousands of troops to support the Northern Dynasty."

"Why don't we set up defenses at sea in advance to stop them?"

This is a good idea, but Qin Ming shook his head slightly and said:

“There aren’t enough boats.”

Ye Shoujiang went out to sea and took away some ships.

Cao Chuan was ordered to continue to go out to sea, still with a large force, and hundreds of large ships and countless small boats were sent out.

Qin Ming needs to leave some forces behind to guard Lingnan and other places in the south of the Yangtze River.

If we continue to squander our military forces, there is a high probability that there will be gaps in our defense line.

If the Northern Dynasty is given the opportunity to take advantage of the situation, it will be a huge blow to them.

"You want to let them enter the Northern Dynasty?"

Chen Pi quickly guessed Qin Ming's plan.

"Yes, several rounds of defense facilities have been built in various places. Now is a good time to switch from offense to defense."

The defender has the advantage of terrain over the attacker.

Qin Ming's soldiers had suffered heavy losses after experiencing a series of battles.

Originally, Daqian suffered greater damage than him, and it was impossible for him to arrange soldiers to organize another attack in the short term.

However, the emergence of Yan Dynasty reversed the situation, allowing them to obtain an army of 300,000 troops of unknown combat level in a short period of time.

This resets the tilted balance.

"That's a good idea. Liu Chuang, Wu Qingye and I can go and guard it."

When Chen Pi heard that Qin Ming was going to put them on land, he began to feel a bit of fighting spirit.

At this time, a soldier beside him suddenly said:

"Your Majesty...there is another situation, which was reported by the secret guards."

"what's up?"

Qin Ming turned his head in confusion, only to find that several soldiers had ugly expressions on their faces.

"The Northern Dynasty recently developed a type of artillery. The ammunition for this artillery is divided into six sections. Each section explodes after burning, generating thrust for the shell. It's said that this is a weapon specifically designed to target hot air balloons."

This news made Qin Ming stunned.

Even Chenpi's face was filled with solemnity.

One of their most powerful weapons now is the hot air balloon.

This weapon can carry a portion of explosives, rush directly into the enemy formation and throw it overhead, with amazing lethality.

But if the other party already has weapons to deal with hot air balloons, things will become a little troublesome.

"Your Majesty, why don't we just not fly hot air balloons for the time being?"

Chen Pi didn't want to see his men being shot down from high altitude, as even their bodies might not be found.

After Qin Ming pondered for a moment, he suddenly asked:

"Has anyone seen this kind of shell? How accurate is it?"

"do not know."

"Okay, give the soldiers the life jackets we prepared. Be careful and continue exploring with the hot air balloon."

In order to deal with the scenario of being shot down from high altitude, Qin Ming had some parachutes made.

The material is still the same airtight composite material used in bulletproof vests. As a parachute, the weight of this thing is not excessive.

However, due to technical reasons, the effect of parachutes was not very good, and soldiers often broke their legs.

Despite having spent a lot of money on research for several generations, this problem still cannot be avoided.

Fortunately, I was able to save my life, which is the most important thing.

As for the injury, just come back and recuperate for a while.

"Are you still going?"

Chenpi looked puzzled.

Small-scale battles still frequently break out between them and the Northern Dynasty.

Chen Pi was very confused as to why they still sent people over after receiving the news that the other party had the means to control the air.

At this time, Qin Ming slowly said:

"I doubt their aim is good enough. With six charges of explosives and ammunition sent high into the sky, how can they aim at us?"

"Can they precisely control the direction of every explosion?"

Qin Ming's words made Chen Pi's eyes widen.

"You mean... to test whether the Northern Dynasty's tactics are just bluffing?"

"Ah."

Qin Ming nodded slowly.

Chenpi gasped.

He was really a little scared just now.

But Qin Ming was able to calmly analyze the situation and was even certain that the opponent's accuracy was insufficient.

"Then we don't have to be afraid at all?"

Chenpi asked immediately.

Qin Ming waved his hand and said:

"That's not the case. The accuracy is not good enough, but there is another way to hit our hot air balloon."

"why?"

Chenpi looked at Qin Ming in confusion.

Qin Ming smiled bitterly and said:

"The dumbest way is to use firepower to cover the area."

"If the entire sky is covered with artillery like theirs, wouldn't a hot air balloon be able to shoot it down?"

Chen Pi widened his eyes and quickly waved his hands:

"That's not right, Your Highness. This will cause their investment to reach an extremely alarming level."

"Yes, so here comes the second step of the plan."

Qin Ming smiled faintly and said with a deep gaze.

"Step two?"

Chen Pi suddenly realized that the gap between his leadership skills and Qin Ming's was like a chasm.

He couldn't even guess what Qin Ming was thinking.

In fact, this is normal. After all, Qin Ming was the one who personally directed the workshop to make these weapons. In the entire army, no one can match him in terms of understanding of weapons.

"come here."

Qin Ming whispered a few words into Chen Pi's ear.

Chenpi suddenly understood and immediately understood the meaning.

"Wouldn't it be possible to save some materials this way and just launch an attack on them once we're done?"

"Correct."

Qin Ming stood up and patted him on the shoulder.

"Jiangnan Workshop has recently been making the hot air balloon I told you about. In a month, you will lead your troops to Taiping Pass in the Central Plains."

"Yes!"

Turning around, Qin Ming left the military camp.

The battle with Daqian has reached its final moment.

The war and economic blows completely disrupted Daqian's situation.

Next comes culture.

This time when he goes back, Qin Ming wants to make use of the cultural advantages.

Let’s try to give them a new round of blows before Emperor Qian launches his rebellion!