C1337 Straits Crisis (2/2)
But what Wang Huaiyuan was saying was not these, he wanted to let others see those pitch-black little demons and mines that would occasionally appear on the surface of the sea.
”Ever since the mine was thrown into the strait, we have been closely following them. Due to the unique sound and waves of the mine's explosion, we shouldn't miss a single mine …”
”Out of the three hundred water mines, 122 have exploded, while the rest have not. How can we do that?” There are 178 extremely dangerous water mines in the Strait, so our battleships are unable to enter at all. In other words, the Navy's naval gun cannot suppress the fire on the battlefield, so the future battles can only be fought by the Marine Corps! ”
Xiang Ying frowned, ”How long will it take to completely clear it?”
”It's hard to say! The removal of the water mines depends entirely on the manpower, which is also the water ghost that we painstakingly nurtured. They can only be manually cleaned during the day when they have the best visibility … ”The terrain of this strait is really complicated. The underwater turbulence and undercurrents are very dangerous, and there's great danger of manmade clearing …”
”I estimate that it will take at least a week …”
”A week?” Xiao Letian never thought that it would take so long. It looks like water mines were already a restricted weapon from the moment it was born.
This thing was erratic and could not distinguish between friend or foe. The power of the explosion was also great. The aftereffects of relying on this weapon were truly too great.
”From now on, we have to be careful with the use of the mine, especially when it's in our territorial waters. This thing is too troublesome!”
At this time, Zai Chun, who had been reading the battle report, suddenly raised his head. ”Can't the ocean current run all the way to the Pacific Ocean? Wouldn't it be fine if the water thunderbolts just floated away? Must it be cleared manually? ”
”Hmph …” Xiang Ying coldly snorted and said, ”The ocean surrounding the Amami Oshima is the economic circle's most important passageway to Japan and North Asia. What you mean is that we should let these 178 bombs threaten civilian ships? ”What are you thinking …”
Xiang Ying started to dislike Zai Chun more and more. Zai Chun was very unhappy to be robbed, ”How can you say that, didn't you say that our intelligence personnel already measured the current in the ocean? The thunderstorm must have followed the currents of the ocean, right? ”What's so difficult about this …”
”What's so difficult about it?” Xiang Ying's voice rose an octave.
”Your Majesty … Let me first not explain to you how complicated the ocean current system is, and I'll tell you the truth. Before we prepare for battle, the Amami Oshima's hydrological intelligence was collected after a whole half a year by 28 students and teachers of Ryukyu's Maritime University … ”
”How much data do you think we can gather in half a year?” Less than 70%! Not only that, but in this dangerous job, three students have given their lives, the youngest being only 17 years old! ”
”This is precious information that I exchanged with my life, it's not easy to obtain!” War is not a matter of course! Ruling a nation is not as simple as you wish! ”
Xiang Ying's heart was burning with anger. His last thought in his head was to shout loudly: ”If it's like this, in the future, even personal governance will only be a monarch!”