Episode 959: South and North, and the Middle (6)
“Even if we try to
keep it as low as possible…” Even if Hyun couldn’t have thought of it, he had the experience and ability to think of a method like this if he were Wan. However, if you look at Wan’s letter, which arrived at the same time as Hyeon’s letter, it simply stated that it was only a request to give a bidap (批答).
“No matter how I look at it…”
Hyang, who had been worried for a moment about the unbecoming behavior of Wan and Hyun that he had seen, soon realized the reason.
“Was it because of me?”
It was Hyang who created the research institute and Area 51 and even created the laws and systems to operate it. That kind of scent is alive with your eyes open, but you can freely touch the law and system? Even though he was the emperor, it was not an easy task.
There was a high possibility that not only the Board of Audit and Inspection, known for being strict and strict, but even the government’s subordinates would oppose it. No, I was sure. The conclusion was termination of the decision.
“The person who pooped is supposed to clean it up…”
Hyang continued to grumble as she wrote down the answers that Hyun and Wan knew but pretended not to know.
“Are these people looking at me as a fraud
?
”
“I turned these bastards into assault vehicles!”
Gritting his teeth, Jang Hang-seon headed to the naval headquarters in Livorno and entered, kicking down the door to the commander’s office.
bang!
“They say you are thieves and staff bastards, come out now!”
“Oh my! How did Deputy Prime Minister Woo end up here…”
Upon Jang Hang-seon’s appearance, Son Il-won greeted him with an expression that showed he was coming.
“How did you get here? I got here with my own feet! What’s the problem?”
In response to Jang Hang-seon’s extremely crooked answer, Son Il-won responded with an embarrassed expression and a forced smile.
“Is there a problem? I’m just surprised that someone who should be in Seoul dragged his old man all the way to this far away place.”
“A person who cares about my body would do something like that? Get the staff first! Right now!”
“Yep yep!”
Son Il-won, who was dispirited by Jang Hang-seon, who spoke in thick dialect, immediately summoned his staff. Jang Hang-seon, who was glaring at the staff who entered the conference room with great nervousness, exploded.
“This operation came from your heads, right?”
“…..That’s right.”
“Didn’t you answer properly? There are no humans here right now and only hoes are meowing?”
“Oh no!”
“Then this operation came from your heads, right?”
“That’s right!”
“They’re such bastards!”
Jang Hang-seon’s shouting began to echo throughout the conference room. To summarize Jang Hang-seon’s criticism of his staff and Son Il-won, it was as follows.
-I will not criticize the victory in this naval battle.
-I will not criticize the capture of the artillery.
Capturing enemy weapons or having allies’ weapons captured on the battlefield is a daily occurrence.
-I will not take issue with the loss of the frigate. Because it is impossible not to lose a single unit of our front line in a fierce battle.
“…If there is a human who can do that, his name will forever be remembered in history.”
Jang Hang-seon, who paused for a moment, resumed his main topic.
– What is problematic and should be criticized is tactics.
– As we know, the art of strategy is to strengthen the strengths of our troops and completely hide their weaknesses.
-The strength of our front line is its firepower and defense, and its weakness is its small number.
-In that case, the standard would have been to surround the enemy from a distance and then gradually reduce them using overwhelming firepower.
– As the name suggests, the mission of the assault return ship is to charge and cut the enemy lines to pieces, and it has the appropriate defense, mobility, and firepower.
-If you think about what I just said, the tactic of invading the enemy camp following the assault return ship is the wrong tactic.
“…Thanks to you, we suffered more losses than necessary in this naval battle, right? Because of your poorly designed tactics, the valuable sailors and captains became unwanted guests!”
In response to Jang Hang-seon’s words, one of the staff members carefully made an excuse.
“The officials were just following the decision and plan of the Captain of the Jeoldesa…”
“Shut up! If you’re going to do that, then what are you keeping the staff for? If you say that, does that mean that all the fault lies with His Majesty Taesang? Now, that’s an excuse too. Are you fluttering like that?”
“Oh no!”
The staff officer who had opened his mouth to Jang Hang-seon’s criticism was astonished and hastily denied it.
As Jang Hang-seon said, permission to execute all operations was the responsibility of the township. The conclusion was that the operation was carried out because the township gave permission, and therefore the township was responsible. Jang Hang-seon continued to criticize his staff.
“Why do we have a staff? When the commander makes a decision, isn’t it the staff’s job to brainstorm to make that decision a success? If there’s a problem with what the thief thinks, isn’t it the staff’s job to correct it, even if it means risking one’s neck? Come on! “You’re making excuses that don’t work!”
In response to Jang Hang-seon’s criticism, the staff desperately defended themselves. A senior staff member stepped forward as a representative of those staff members.
“It is not that I do not know what Deputy Prime Minister Woo said. The subordinates also did their best to devise a strategy. They reflected on the lessons learned from the last Battle of the Yellow Sea and the battles against pirates they had experienced so far and came up with a strategy. As the Admiral said, Italy The weakness of our navy stationed in the Pacific Ocean is that the number of front lines is small! Since the number is not enough to divide on both sides and surround the approaching enemy ships, we thought of an active rush in. Even in the previous Battle of the Yellow Sea, the assault return ships destroyed the enemy lines and defeated the enemy ships. The front lines made the wound even bigger. Especially when the assault return ship invades, it is a complete loss…”
“Shut that mouth!”
Jang Hang-seon was very angry and blocked his staff from making excuses.
“You bastards! What was the first thing you heard at the military academy? What were the words your seniors kept repeating until your ears were worn out? ‘Don’t level the enemy at the level of a bastard. If you’re going to level them, set them at the level of Japanese pirates.’ Wasn’t it like this? But what’s the point? If the assault return ship invades, you’ll be defeated, right? Hey!”
When Jang Hang-seon screamed, the staff had no choice but to keep their mouths shut and their heads down. Jang Hang-seon looked at the staff who had bowed their heads and then screamed.
“And yet you’re asking for the budget? Are you asking for it?”
* * *
In Livorno, while Jang Hang-seon was crushing the staff of the Naval Headquarters, Han Myeong-hoe was talking with Hyang on the topic of ‘Navy Budget’.
“….This has led to a significant change in the direction of naval battleship construction.”
“Is that so? The Ministry of Finance and Economy must be crying.”
“It’s something that can’t be helped.”
Han Myeong-hoe responded to Hyang’s words with a detached expression. After accepting the results of the ‘Battle of Corsica’, the Imperial Navy and the Ministry of Defense began to completely revise their planned battle line construction plans.
-For the next 10 years or so, we will maintain the challenger-level front and sea emergency front as our main focus.
-Afterwards, new power lines equipped with steam engines began to be mainly used.
This was the original plan, but it was completely revised following the Battle of Corsica.
-The battle lines made at the shipyard in Suez may have strong firepower, but their defense capabilities are the worst.
-Therefore, in order to protect the empire’s interests in the Mediterranean in the future, a front line with at least sea emergency defense and firepower is needed.
-Mobility is also a problem. The reason the Challenger-class ships suffered losses in the Battle of Corsica was because they lost speed due to headwinds. You must be able to achieve the desired speed regardless of tailwind or headwind.
-Conclusion: The iron ship equipped with a steam engine is used as the main ship to support the ironclad ship.
“Hmm…” Hyun,
who received the amendment submitted by the Imperial Navy and the Ministry of National Defense, examined it carefully and asked the Minister of National Defense.
“The auxiliary ships are battleships to be used in the Mediterranean?”
“That’s right. This is an ironclad ship that will replace the Marine Emergency.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to make it all out of iron wire?”
Im Sun-wook, who was next to Hyun’s question, immediately intervened.
“The Ministry of Finance and Economy will file a joint appeal for resignation.”
“Oh, I see. Tsk…”
Hyeon, who was unable to hide his disappointment, quenched his appetite again while looking at the projections for the new electric wires attached to the revised plan.
“Ugh… the artillery placement is still fixed left and right.”
The rotating turret that Hyeon had been hanging on until he became emperor was still under development. Knowing this, Hyeon only whetted his appetite.
‘It would have been possible to install a rotating turret in about 10 years… But the situation was not favorable…’
In the end, Hyun had no choice but to take a step back and put his stamp on the revised plan.
“Please consult with the Ministry of Finance and Economy to proceed with the plan.”
“Hwang Eun is devastated!”
Afterwards, conspiracy theories spread within the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
“These belligerent guys… didn’t cause the accident on purpose?”
-He deliberately suffered great losses in Corsica due to his desire to change all of the navy’s front lines to iron ships and ironclad ships.
But the Ministry of Finance and Economy was unaware. There were other people who were truly obsessed with madness.
* * *
“The Navy suffered defeat in Corsica?”
“That’s right.”
Craftsmen in charge of design at Area 51 and various shipyards in Shinji, including Wonju of District 51 headquarters, all listened at once to the outcome of the ‘Battle of Corsica’. In particular, when they heard the news that the latest ships used by the Imperial Navy had been captured, the designers’ eyes brightened.
“That’s right…”
It was certain that the European powers would model their ships after the captured guns, and then the Imperial Navy would need a more powerful front. Afterwards, when the Imperial Navy and the Ministry of Defense delivered the ‘New Wire Construction Amendment’, designers rolled up their sleeves all at once.
“It’s your chance!”
And then, crazy ideas started pouring out like a flood. And the high-ranking people who received this all placed their hands on their foreheads.
“Tae Sang-tae abandoned all the people…”
Although it was full of madness, it was full of plausible reasons and tactical value, so the worries of the high-ranking people became deeper and deeper.
“It’s difficult to give a proper evaluation based on our ignorance.”
“I agree. Let’s move it up.”
As a result, these plans were promoted to the prefectural government.
“This is it…”
Hyun, who was examining the plans, placed his hand on his forehead. In some ways, it was a creative innovation, and in other ways, it was a crazy person’s delusion. Hyun, who was thinking about the plan, called the eunuch and gave orders.
“All future proposals, including these, should be sent immediately to the Prime Minister of Italy.”
“I follow your orders.”
* * *
When the situation was being somewhat resolved in Livorno and this paper, Han Myeong-hoe was submitting a report to Hyang.
“Hmm…. It is very likely that the Kingdom of Naples will decide to advance north?”
“That’s right.”
In response to Han Myeong-hoe’s answer, Hyang carefully looked at the report. After studying the report several times, Hyang finally nodded.
“From a political point of view, I think the Prime Minister’s judgment is correct. ‘Advance north to a line that does not directly contact our empire and Northern Italy’… Hmm….” Hyang, who was speechless, gave the map
. He continued speaking while looking at.
“Will the game be decided by who sets foot in Rome first?”
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