Bab 208: Chapter 213 - Face full of red

"Of course, but iron is too expensive. How much silver would an iron - shelled ship bigger than this cost? I'm afraid one would cost at least four million taels. Even the Imperial court can't afford it." Wang haiting shook his head.

"I can bring them in from the West. The reason why I'm so confident in going to war is because we have this kind of ironclad ship. It's our unique weapon." Tang Wen said.

"If we can equip ourselves with ironclad ships that are even bigger than this, in addition to the long - range and powerful cannons, we will have a much greater chance of success." Ximen taigao nodded his head.

"Don't worry, our ship is already at sea. Even if the Linghai military Yamen wants to recruit my men, it will still take some time.

The battle in the East had just begun, and it was not that serious.

What we need to do now is to train the soldiers, especially on the ships, to strengthen our naval combat ability.