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Chapter 883 Before the Expedition
The problem of sea trouble is like a thorn in the flesh. If the thorn is not removed, it will make people restless.

Today, the problem of Kashima pirates is the biggest problem that plagues the development of free trade in all nations. The best way to solve the problem is to find its root cause and erase it.

In the parliament hall, all the important figures from Wan Guo are present. This solemn formation indicates that today's meeting is very important.

In the center of the hall, Wei Lin unfolded the map of the sea of ​​time and space, and introduced the situation of the sea area to everyone.

"According to the information obtained from those merchants so far, Kashima is probably at this location."

Holding a thin stick in her hand, Wei Lin drew a point on the map, and it can be seen that there is still a distance from Wan Guo.

In addition to Deer Island, Wei Lin also introduced the islands in the East Sea one by one, Ao Island, Bear Island, Eagle Island...these are all large islands in the East.

The people living on these islands are not barbaric primitive people, but more like people from the feudal era. Recently, merchants on these islands have come to Wan Guo, so Wan Guo has a certain understanding of these islands.

Li Qingman asked: "If it is a normal voyage, how long will it take to travel from Wan Guo to Kashima?"

"A businessman from Kashima said that it will take about ten days." Wei Lin said.

"This distance is not short." Li Qingman frowned.

Lu Fengmei said: "It's because these pirates in Ludao are far away from us, so they are so confident. We won't kill them if we are determined."

Fang Fang touched his chin and cursed: "These bastards!"

Sometimes, the continent is much more convenient than the ocean.

In a situation like Kashima, if it was on the mainland, Wan Guo could send troops to kill them until these guys surrendered.

But on the sea, first of all, sailing is a big problem. If you sail such a long distance, you may encounter various unpredictable dangers along the way, and the supply of food and fresh water is also a big problem. If you send ten ships, you can have seven ships. Arriving smoothly is already a big deal.

Moreover, after being bumped and swayed on the sea for a long time, people have long been exhausted from tossing, and even if they reach their destination, they still have the ability to go into battle immediately.

The sea is a natural barrier, protecting oneself while protecting the opponent.

The reason why Wan Guo is able to have the current appearance is also due to this.

Ayue stood up and put forward his own opinion, "Are we really going to go on an expedition to Deer Island? Maybe it's better to stay in Ten Thousand Kingdoms and wait for work in the past."

Pearl also said: "Master Consul, isn't it more beneficial for us to fight against them in Ten Thousand Kingdoms than for us to attack Kashima?"

There are not a few people who agree with this view, including Li Qingman, Song Zhixi, Wei Lin, Asai Ichiko... Everyone thinks that home battles are more advantageous than expeditions, and with the current strength of the nations, if they go to Kashima, it will cause serious damage. The defense of the island is empty.

"Blake, how many fighters do we have now?"

"ninety."

Fang Fang smacked his lips and said, "Well... it's still a little less. During this period of time, the population of Wan Guo has grown rapidly, but the number of soldiers has not increased accordingly. It seems that it is time to expand the force."

Li Qingman said: "Even if we start recruiting soldiers now, it will take a long time to train to reach the level of being able to fight on the battlefield."

While everyone was discussing, Tang Guo and James walked into the hall.

Knowing that they were going to discuss the conquest of Kashima, the two also came here from Obsidian Island.

Along with them was a brown-yellow-skinned man who looked thin but had bright eyeballs.

"Sorry, James and I are late."

"It's okay, it's just in time."

Fang Fang asked, "Guoguo, who is he?"

Tang Guo said proudly: "This person has a very important relationship with what we discussed today. He is from Kashima and knows the details about Kashima."

"What's your name?" Fang Fang stared at the man.

"Old Eight, a businessman from Kashima, was imprisoned on Obsidian Island because of a fight with someone in the market." The man looked very scared and did not dare to look at Fang Fang.

Fang Fang was not angry and arrogant, and said: "Since you are from Kashima, please tell us."

The man named Lao Ba immediately said: "In fact, Kashima is an island and a small country. There are about 5000 people on the island..."

After listening to Lao Ba's introduction, everyone not only knew about Deer Island, but also about those Ao Islands and Bear Islands in the Eastern Sea. These islands are all about the same size, about three to five times the size of Wan Guo. , The islands are all small farming island countries that originated from the feudal era. The small population like Kashima has more than 5000 people, and the large population like Bear Island has tens of thousands.

Because of the barren soil and sturdy folk customs, Kashima is rich in pirates.

They are said to be pirates, but they are actually the people of Kashima. These people are usually fishermen and farmers, and they are pirates when they kill people and steal goods.

In addition to these pirates, Kashima also has an army of more than 500 people. They obey the dispatch of the king of Kashima and are the king's reliance on controlling the country.

The pirates in Deer Island usually go to plunder the surrounding countries such as Ao Island, Bear Island, and Whale Island.

Because the pirates can bring back wealth, King Kashima also turned a blind eye to this.

"These guys, why don't they want to fish and farm well? Even if they don't like to work, they can do business with us. Why do they have to rob their houses?" Lu Fengmei couldn't help complaining.

"Kashima's strength is stronger than we imagined. Do we still have to fight like this?" Ah Yue reminded.

From the current point of view, the military strength of Wan Guo is not even as good as that of Kashima.

Sun Tzu's Art of War said "surround it ten times, attack it five times", which means that you must have five times more troops than your opponent to attack, and now the strength of Wan Guo is not as large as that of Kashima.

Both sides are basically cold weapons. Under such circumstances, Wan Guo really does not have any advantage.

The situation in the parliament hall is almost one-sided. Except for the equation, almost everyone does not support this expedition, because such a decision is too risky. If it fails, it means that Wan Guo loses all the chips in his hand. It may be occupied by troops sent by Kashima and several other islands in the next turn, and everything that has been worked so hard will be destroyed.

"It's too risky." Li Qingman said.

"Although this trip is dangerous, isn't there a saying that wealth and wealth are sought in danger?" Fang Fang said.

Li Qingman shook his head and said: "I don't want you to take risks, maybe we can think of other ways to set the battlefield in the territory of Wan Guo."

Fang Fang suddenly smiled inscrutablely, and said, "Have you forgotten that I still have an important helper?"

As soon as the words fell, Hathaway, who had long hair like black ink, walked into the hall gracefully.

(End of this chapter)