Imperial warlords: Cannons are the only truth

"The joint task force will proceed to the waters off Ludan immediately according to the pre-arranged plan to enter the covert and evasive phase."

"The First Task Force is heading to the waters of the Roujia Kingdom."

"The Second Task Force is heading to the waters of the Thousand Claw Kingdom."

"The Third Task Force is heading to the waters off Brunei."

The Yi Kingdom Navy, which had been utterly defeated by the Daqian Navy and lost 7 aircraft carriers in two battles, reorganized its original twelve fleets into four major fleets: the Joint Task Force, the First Task Force, the Second Task Force, and the Third Task Force.

Among them, the Joint Task Force brought together the most elite and powerful forces of the entire Yi Kingdom Navy, and was also the absolute number one main force of the four major fleets of the Yi Kingdom.

Of the twenty-nine aircraft carriers that the foreign navy had left, the joint task force occupied twelve of them.

"Remember—we are not fleeing, but following orders from headquarters to temporarily avoid the onslaught of the Qian Kingdom's fleet!"

The Japanese Navy Minister, Nitta Naoki, emphasized: "The current retreat is for the purpose of better fulfilling the strategic mission assigned to us by the General Headquarters."

"The defense of the foreign lands will be handed over to the Ministry of War; our mission is far more important!"

"The damage that the Qian people have caused us on barbarian soil must be repaid by us!"

"And it's going to be doubled down!"

"The people of Qian are numerous; we must let them know that offending a barbarian state comes at a heavy price..."

Nitta Naoshi made no secret of the fact that the Yi Kingdom's navy would focus on indiscriminately attacking and retaliating against non-combatant groups in the Qian Kingdom.

On this issue, the barbarian people had a very clear idea.

That is—if we can't defeat your regular troops on the front lines, then we'll turn our attention to your civilian population!

"All targets related to the Qian Kingdom are within our strike range."

"Merchant ships, cargo ships, and civilians of the Qian Kingdom..."

"We will not spare even a chicken or a dog from the Qian Kingdom!" Nitta gritted his teeth and said, "Everyone connected to the Qian Kingdom deserves to die!!!"

"In order to counter the threat from the Qian Kingdom's naval fleet, the Ministry of the Navy has urgently developed a batch of secret weapons specifically designed to deal with Qian Kingdom's ships."

Nitta Naoki's eyes flashed with a fierce glint: "If we encounter ships from the Qian Kingdom's navy, we must make full use of these secret weapons to let the Qian people know our determination to fight to the death!"

"I believe—our secret weapon will definitely make the Qian people suffer greatly..."

As he spoke, Nitta turned his gaze to Koyama Takasuke, who was standing to the side: "Now, let our Navy's Chief Weapon Engineer, Koyama Takasuke, explain in detail the new weapons of our victorious Inuitsu Fleet!"

“Then I’ll get straight to the introduction!” Koyama Kosuke immediately stood up and bowed slightly.

Then he went to the blackboard that had been prepared in advance, opened his briefcase, and posted the photos and documents inside one by one on the blackboard so that the attending naval officers could view them more intuitively.

"Faced with the overwhelming size advantage of the Qian Kingdom's naval fleet, the best way to deal with them is to do everything possible to wear down the Qian Kingdom's ships!"

"And we must achieve the greatest results at the lowest possible cost."

"Therefore, our 'Fearless' man-portable underwater attack system and 'Glory' torpedo came into being."

"The biggest characteristic of these two weapons is that they are low-cost and high-return!"

"However, to unleash the full power and effectiveness of these two weapons, one needs the courage and loyalty to dedicate oneself to the Empire."

"I believe that what the Great Yi Empire has in abundance is brave warriors willing to sacrifice themselves for the empire!"

"Therefore, the 'Dauntless' underwater attack system and the 'Glory' torpedo will surely play an unparalleled role in the hands of the Imperial Warriors."

"If used properly, the 'Dauntless' underwater attack system and the 'Glory' torpedo will definitely become our only magic weapon to counter the Qian Kingdom's fleet!"

"With these two low-cost, high-return surprise attack weapons, we have the confidence to compete with the Qian Kingdom's fleet in attrition warfare."

"Even if we engage in a war of attrition with the Qian Kingdom's fleet, we can still gain the upper hand with the support of these two types of weapons."

"If the tactics are appropriate and proven effective in actual combat, we can wear down the Qian Kingdom's fleet, even if it means exhausting us!"

Koyama Takasuke confidently waved his fist: "Don't the people of Qian have a lot of ships?"

"Then we'll apply the human wave tactics of land warfare to naval surprise attacks!"

Then, Koyama Takasuke directly did the math for the Japanese naval commanders present on the blackboard: "Even if we can exchange ten or even twenty 'Glory' torpedoes for one warship from the Inui people."

"That's an incredibly worthwhile deal!"

"This means we are exchanging resources with the Qian people at a cost of one-thousandth or one-ten-thousandth of the battle losses!"

"It is absolutely not a fantasy to wear down the foreign fleet at sea."

"We will use the courage and dauntless spirit unique to the Yi people to make the Qian people experience the bitter consequences of being overturned against all odds!"

"At that time, all the advantages of the Qian Kingdom's fleet will be shattered before the indomitable spirit of the Imperial warriors..."

Next, Koyama Takasuke will provide a detailed introduction.

The foreign naval commanders present finally understood what Koyama Takasuke meant by low cost and high return, and that only courage and loyalty to the empire could maximize their effectiveness!

It turns out that the so-called "Fearless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo were actually two suicide weapons designed to sacrifice soldiers' lives.

The biggest drain and cost of these two suicide weapons is human lives—the lives of those who have been specially trained to operate them and those who are willing to die for the empire!

However, Koyama Takasuke was right about one thing—according to the barbarian mindset, if this so-called low-cost, high-return "winning formula" could achieve miraculous results in the war against the Qian Kingdom's navy.

That would undoubtedly be a "sure-fire" and "super worthwhile" deal for the entire Yi Kingdom!

We can exchange the lives of a few suicide squad members for one of the Qian Kingdom's warships!

Just thinking about it filled the foreign naval commanders present with immense excitement...

In any case, it's not something a high-ranking general like them would be allowed to operate such suicide weapons.

Sacrificing the lives of some lower-ranking soldiers to achieve strategic results that benefit the entire Yi Kingdom was considered a matter of course by the Yi Kingdom's high command.

So, after figuring out what the so-called "Fearless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo are all about.

The Japanese naval commanders present spontaneously gave enthusiastic applause to Koyama Takasuke's incredibly "brilliant" and inflammatory unlocking performance.

Koyama Takasuke's explanation brought new hope and expectation to the Japanese naval commanders present.

Regardless of whether the "Dauntless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo can achieve the combat results described by Takasuke Koyama.

But for someone on the verge of death, this is like grasping at a straw.

Although the straw couldn't save his life, a drowning person will still desperately grasp at it, placing their hopes on this utterly incapable straw...

At this moment, the foreign navy, which was known as, or rather recognized as, among the top five in the world, was in a situation like a person on the verge of drowning.

Faced with the Qian Kingdom's navy, which they could not defeat on the front lines, they could only pin their hopes on some unorthodox methods.

The two "winning weapons" that Koyama Kosuke brought out were definitely the most unorthodox methods!

This can be described as hitting the enemy navy's sore spot right away.

Moreover, the two suicide weapons designed under Koyama Takasuke's leadership are very much in line with the consistent weapons development approach of the Yi Kingdom.

That is—to achieve great things with little money!

Lacking sufficient resources, the Yi people have always prioritized "achieving great things with minimal expenditure" when it comes to military weapons.

To put it nicely, that's called being thrifty.

To put it bluntly: It's like paying for a certain brand of equipment but wanting the same experience as a certain brand of luxury goods...

Therefore, every time the military of the foreign country puts forward a tender for weapons, the foreign country's military industry enterprises have a lot of grievances.

There's no way around it—doing business with the barbarian military is just too difficult...................

However, the two "winning" weapons brought by Koyama Takasuke almost perfectly matched all the requirements of the Yi Kingdom's military for cost-saving.

If I had to nitpick, it would be that the "Dauntless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo are a bit "laborious"...

After all, every sortie of these two weapons requires a foreign suicide squad member to make a one-way "sacrifice"!

Among them, the "Fearless" individual underwater attack system can definitely be called a "classic work" that best fits the principle of "doing big things with little money".

A simple diving suit and oxygen tank, a mechanically triggered mine, a long bamboo pole, and a suicide squad member ready to serve the empire constitute the so-called "Fearless" individual underwater attack system.

However, compared to the "Dauntless" man-portable underwater attack system.

The foreign navy had even higher expectations for the "Glory" torpedo.

Because Koyama Takasuke created the world's first "navigation torpedo" with "precision guidance" capabilities.

The design of the "Glory" torpedo was even hailed by the Japanese Navy Minister, Naoto Nitta, as his "most creative" masterpiece!

However, the "precision guidance" of the "Glory" torpedo requires sacrificing one barbarian soldier each time it is launched....................

Torpedoes, as one of the most important offensive weapons in naval warfare, pose a deadly threat to surface ships.

However, the torpedoes currently used by various countries share a common flaw.

That is—poor accuracy.

Therefore, hitting an enemy ship with a torpedo in a naval battle is by no means an easy task.

Often, in order to accurately hit enemy ships with torpedoes, in addition to the skills and experience of the torpedo operators, luck is also a very important factor.

However, the foreign navy was in a desperate situation.

Koyama Takasuke, however, had a sudden flash of inspiration and came up with a "genius" idea that no one had thought of before—install a control device on the torpedo, and then have a person pilot and control the torpedo to crash into the enemy ship, wouldn't that solve the problem of the torpedo's poor accuracy?

Moreover, Koyama Takasuke's idea and design concept are in complete line with the consistent principle of the Yi Kingdom's military - to do big things with little money!

A single driving system paired with a driver "perfectly" solves the problem of torpedo precision guidance that no country in the world has yet been able to overcome!

Koyama Kosuke was very satisfied with his "genius" design idea.

From the perspective of the barbarians, the "Glory" torpedo, apart from being "laborious," was a "perfect" weapon!

Nitta Naoki demanded that all future attacks by the foreign navy must be accompanied by a corresponding number of "Dauntless" underwater attack systems and "Glory" torpedoes.

Moreover, the foreign navy has secretly begun large-scale production of these two "winning weapons".

The first batch of suicide squad members of the foreign navy have also secretly begun special training.

They will be among the first "Glorious Warriors" to use the "Fearless" underwater man-portable system and the "Glory" torpedo!

Every "Glorious Warrior" will receive a medal symbolizing the "special honor" of the foreign navy—the Death Medal.

To put it bluntly, the so-called "Death Motto Medal" was a temporary award created by the foreign navy to encourage lower-ranking soldiers to be willing to die.

In order to achieve the envisioned "turnaround against the odds," the Foreign Navy also formulated a large-scale recruitment and mobilization plan called "Operation Against the Odds."

In essence, this "Against the Wind" plan is a large-scale suicide squad training program.

Because training is required to operate the "Fearless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo.

Only in this way can the maximum effectiveness and power of these two "winning" weapons be brought into play!

From a certain perspective, in a situation where one's own aircraft and ships have virtually no chance of taking off and engaging in direct combat after losing air and sea control.

It's not hard to understand why the Yi Kingdom's Navy Ministry regards the "Fearless" man-portable underwater attack system and the "Glory" torpedo as "winning weapons" to counter the Qian Kingdom's fleet.

After all, the unique mindset and fanatical dedication of the barbarian people were quite compatible with the two weapons they created!