Yuqing reminded: "General Situ, didn't you follow the pirates to their lair? The pirate ship was sunk, what did you do with their hiding nest? ”

Situ Muran suddenly realized: "Oh, you ask this, at that time, it was settled according to the usual practice, now think about it, those pirates are really powerful enough, more than a dozen of our warships have a total of more than 1,000 soldiers on the shore, they are only a few hundred, and they have been stunned for most of the day." ”

Yuan Fang couldn't stand it anymore, and asked, "I want to know, who are in the pirate's lair?" ”

Situ Muran understood what Yuan Fang meant, frowned and said, "Nothing else, they are all pirates, only a small number of women who have been kidnapped." Chang Xun also understood what Yuan Fang meant, and looked at the chart again and fell silent.

Long Roundabout, covers an area much larger than the Emerald Isle, according to the intelligence of the spies, there are many people living on the island, and there are men, women and children, this is not like the style of pirates, pirate gangs like to go alone, most of them live in a fixed place, they will not stay in one place for too long, and they believe in the survival of the fittest, there is no sympathy, the old and weak cannot survive in the pirates, women, they need, but it is only for a while, they will not go out hunting with burdens, and they will not waste precious water and food on them, So, is Long Roundabout an exception or something else?

Situ Muran asked someone to call the spies who had just gone down to rest, and Yuan Fang's four minifigures questioned carefully and carefully to make sure that what the spies said was not exaggerated and untrue, and everyone fell silent.

If the island is really full of pirates, they fight to kill them all, grab the territory, and have no burden in their hearts, it is to eliminate harm for the people, but if not, then the nature has changed, they are far away from the coastline of the Eastern Saint Empire, strictly speaking, it is not the territory of the Eastern Saint Empire, they rashly start a war is an invasion, they have been harassed by the Ningyuan Empire for many years, and now the Eastern Saint Empire, which has been invaded by the Yuanhe Empire, hates the invaders the most, and Chang Xun and them are the same.

Chang Xun looked at Situ Muran, and asked with a slight question in his tone: "General Situ, Changhuan Island is not very far from the coast of the empire, don't you know anything about these people?" Dereliction of duty, Chang Xun didn't say this question, but it still saved Situ Muran some face.

Situ Muran smiled helplessly and explained: "You have also seen the strength of the Imperial Navy, and the defense of territorial waters is often inadequate, how can you still have the strength to provoke the powerful Long Roundabout?" ”

Chang Xun frowned and asked, "What about before?" Didn't you say that this Hengsha pirate has been entrenched in Long Circle Island for many years? In the past, when the Imperial Navy was still strong, you didn't try to exterminate them? The location of Long Ring Island can be said to be in the waters of the empire or not, and it is also within an important shipping route, such an island of great strategic importance, haven't you thought about occupying or driving away? ”

Situ Muran was dumbfounded by this questioning, just like what Chang Xun didn't say, this was a dereliction of duty as an imperial navy, but what could he do.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little tense, Yuan Fang smiled and said, "General Situ, I know the current difficulties of the navy, you can just say anything directly." ”

Situ Muran hesitated for a long time, and said softly: "About seven years ago, at that time, the Liusang Empire had not yet started a war with our Eastern Saint Empire, and there were frequent trade exchanges between the two countries, at that time I was just a small captain in the imperial navy, responsible for garrisoning the military port, and I had never gone to sea with a warship, at that time I had a friend who served on the warship, and he told me about Long Ring Island at that time, and one day when we were drinking, he told me a secret, saying that the naval commander at that time, General Feng, had dealings with the people on Long Roundabout Island. ”

Yuan Fang asked curiously: "Have any contacts?" What do you mean? ”

Situ Muran shook his head: "I don't know, at that time, we guessed that General Feng had business dealings with the pirates of Changhuan Island, but it was just a guess, my friend was in charge of logistics, and he said that every time he went to sea, the supplies he brought far exceeded the personnel ratio, but every time he came back, those extra grains were gone." ”

Yuan Fang's expression was slightly angry: "General Feng? Which Wind General? Where is he now? ”

Without waiting for Situ Muran to answer, Chang Xun said with a gloomy expression: "Lao Feng is no longer there. ”

Situ Muran nodded and said: "Yes, the Liusang Empire fought without declaring war, General Feng was attacked by sneak attack at that time, in that battle, most of the generals were sacrificed, and most of the warships were lost, and it was precisely because of this that the navy collapsed, and I, with the death of generals one by one over the years, I was promoted to admiral." ”

Yuan Fang looked at Chang Xun: "Do you know General Feng?" ”

Chang Xun nodded: "Well, we are old friends, we joined the army together, we were loyal to the royal family together, and we also followed the emperor to fight together, and later, the empire became stronger, and there was no war, so I stayed in the imperial capital, but Lao Feng didn't know why he chose the navy, I was puzzled back then, and now it seems that there should be hidden secrets." ”

Yuqing opened her mouth and asked, "Isn't anyone else aware of this matter?" ”

Situ Muran shook his head: "The generals of the year are all dead, and the only ones left are those of us who are indiscriminate." ”

Yuan Fang waved his hand: "General Situ, you can't belittle yourself so much, you can become a partial general, the chief admiral of the imperial navy, this is your ability, and it has nothing to do with others, don't be arrogant, although the navy has been suppressed for many reasons over the years, the inaction of the empire is the main reason, not to mention, we all know your achievements over the years, you have done your best, the sailors have also tried their best, no one will blame you, you are still the pride of the empire, a model in the army." ”

Yuan Fang's words, Situ Muran's eyes were filled with tears, how many years, the navy has been criticized and looked down upon, but who really understands the suffering of the navy, and who knows how much the sailors have paid?

The resentment that has been pressed in his heart for many years, and the unwillingness and loneliness that have been suppressed for many years were dispelled by Yuan Fang's few words, and he gave such a high evaluation, how could this make Situ Muran dare not move: "Everyone, I'm a little excited, let me go out and calm down." With that, he turned and strode out of the tent.

Looking at Situ Muran's back, Yuqing sighed and said: "The navy has a similar situation as the female soldiers in the past, I can understand General Situ's feelings, brother-in-law, it would be nice if you could come earlier." ”

Yuan Fang shrugged: "I would like to, but things have to come step by step, the navy is an indispensable military force, and it must be strengthened to effectively protect the waters of the empire from being violated, I understand this truth, you also understand, Your Majesty also knows, but you should know better what form the empire is now, the Ningyuan Empire and the Yuanhe Empire have already made the empire anxious, how can you still have the energy to take care of these." ”