Chushengzhi said with a heavy expression: "It will be very big! General Qi, we can do a simple arithmetic. When we entered the Jialing River, all the gunboats were light loads, and the transport ships were half loads. And when the ship was against the current and the ship was slow, I lost eleven gunboats and two transport ships! This was close to one-tenth of the loss! We calculated based on one-tenth of the loss. How many people do you think we would lose when we went south? What's more, under full load, we definitely lost more than one-tenth of the ship!"

Qi Qitao's face turned gloomy when he heard Chu Shengzhi's explanation! He looked at the map and began to think about whether his thoughts were a bit too presumptuous. At this moment, a naval officer behind Chu Shengzhi said: "General Qi, when we went to collect information this morning, I heard from the army's brothers that there had been employed about 300 ship workers at a high price, right?"

An officer next to Qi Qitao said: "Yes, there are 372 people in total. They are enough to operate a lot of ships."

The officer shook his head and said, "This officer, this is not the case for sailing! If you want to operate a good ship on a dangerous river, it is not possible to complete it with a good helmsman! A good captain must combine the helmsman and the sailors to form a whole so that they can pass through the dangerous river! The ships we want to operate are all large ships full of loads, so that more sailors are needed! These more than 300 people may only be able to operate a small number of ships! The situation I mentioned is still without running-in. If they want to cooperate well, they will probably have to practice for a while."

At this time, an officer from the fleet opened the curtain and walked in, standing behind everyone without saying a word. Chu Shengzhi just glared at him because he was late and began to continue discussing the battle plan.

Immediately afterwards, Kusashizi and the others pointed out several more problems, which made Qi Qitao's face become more and more gloomy! He was not angry because his plan was overturned, but because his staff officer made so many mistakes!

Finally, he rubbed his hands and said, "It seems that there must be fleet officers in the Army's staff in the future! Otherwise, making a plan would be a loophole."

Baichao. It seems that this plan is about to be overturned!"

Chushengzhi smiled and said, "General Qi, you don't have to be angry about this matter! Just as Da Zheng said, you have specialized in your profession! If you ask us to fight a land battle, we will be blind!"

After Chushengzhi said this, the atmosphere of the big tent eased a lot. But at this moment, an inconsistent voice sounded! The officer who entered the door said, "I'm sorry, sir. I'm afraid this plan cannot be overturned, but must be implemented according to General Qi's schedule!"

As soon as these words were said, everyone said that their eyes turned to him. The fleet officer's eyes were filled with anger, which was a look of looking at the traitor! The army officer's eyes were filled with excitement!

Chushengzhi said with a stern face: "Chushengwei, if you can't explain the reason clearly, I will pursue your lateness together!"

Qi Qitao said with interest: "His name is Chu Shengwei? Are you two relatives?"

Chushengzhi said, "Yes, sir. He is my eldest brother. Dear brother!"

Qi Qitao said in surprise: "He is your elder brother? Why is his official title even younger than you?"

Chushengzhi said: "We can't blame him or me! Because when we first joined the Navy, we were assigned to different fleets. The fleet I joined fought more wars and naturally made more contributions, so we were promoted quickly! But sir, maybe this is not what we care about."

Qi Qitao smiled and said, "You are right. But I am just a little curious! Then Captain Chu, why do you have to maintain the original plan?"

Chu Shengwei stepped forward and said, "This morning, Major Chu assigned me the task to check the status of the transport ships that were rushed to be made here. Because there are many ships and the problem is serious, I came back a little later!"

When Qi Qitao heard what he said, his expression became serious! He turned to the staff beside him and asked, "I said I should keep these ships well. Have you done this?"

When the officer heard Qi Qitao's questioning, his face changed so much! Because Qi Qitao's military management requires extremely strict military discipline! If it is really because

If you neglect your duties and ask for crimes, you will definitely not be able to settle the account if you make a few tricks!

The officer said in a panic: "General, I absolutely manage this matter seriously! I can't joke about the lives of my brother!"

Qi Qitao was about to speak, when Chu Shengwei said carefully: "General Qi, this time it's really not the chief! He really didn't understand, so he made a mistake!"

Qi Qitao knew that doing things seriously but doing things wrong is completely different from fooling around and doing things badly. One is to receive a little lesson, and the other should be to drag it out to shoot a target!

So Qi Qitao asked seriously: "It should be awful to what you mean? What is the situation?"

Chu Shengwei sighed and said, "It's really bad. Only half of those ships can be used, and over time, the number of available ships will decrease and decrease! The main reason is because of the wrong way of preservation."

Qi Qitao turned his head angrily and asked, "How did you save it? Forget it, I don't know if you ask!"

After saying that, Qi Qitao turned around and said, "Let's talk about it, what's going on?"

Chu Shengwei said with a wry smile: "This commander is kind. Some of the wooden boats he made cannot be placed in the port. He put them directly on the shore and used straw mats to ensure they are not exposed to rain! But this commander doesn't know one thing. The wooden boats you make are made of wet wood. It would be fine if they were soaked in water. If they were placed on the shore, the wood kept losing moisture and kept shrinking. It seems that it is okay now, and they will definitely leak when they are in the water! Only those boats that really have no place to put, and use a rope to put them in the middle of the river to use the boats."

Qi Qitao's face turned pale when he heard this, and he got up and kicked the officer twice! Although the kicked officer grinned in pain, he did not dare to say anything.

Chu Shengwei said: "General Qi, don't blame them. This is not a shipbuilder, nor a person who eats water. Fortunately, those ships can still be repaired."
Chapter completed!