As soon as the words changed, Situ Muran said bitterly: "Lord Yuan, it's not me who makes excuses, I can use my personality to guarantee that every time I fight, the soldiers have never flinched from being greedy for life and afraid of death, but naval warfare is different from land warfare, warships are our foundation, you look at our warships, they are the oldest and clumsiest styles, and they are far inferior to each other in terms of speed and stability." There are also weapons equipped with warships that have not been replaced for almost ten years, some heavy crossbows are just put on a show, and they can't be used at all, the warships are not as good as the other party, we can wait for them to cross the ship and fight with them hand-to-hand, which is also the fairness that we have all been looking forward to, but people don't give us such a chance at all, they know that they rely on a heavier crossbow with a longer range to attack, and then use ropes to pull our warship overturned, and the soldiers will lose most of their combat effectiveness once they fall into the water, this battle is simply impossible to fight. ”

After listening to Situ Muran's complaints, Yuan Fang deeply sympathized at the same time, and patted him on the shoulder confidently and said: "We are here, and the good days of the Japanese people will come to an end, let the brothers rest assured, the sea will be our world in the future, and I will let those Japanese people turn around and run away as soon as they see us in the future." ”

Situ Muran didn't believe in Yuan Fang's words at all, he was all about to fart, he just thought that he was another guy who could only talk big, the reason was very simple, Yuan Fang himself was just a doctor, perhaps, he had a certain ability in land warfare, but the land battle was definitely not suitable for naval warfare, and the most important thing was that there was no powerful warship, even if it was similar to the enemy, no matter how brave the soldiers under his command were, no matter how good the military quality was, it would not help.

Moreover, Situ Muran had observed the materials that Yuan Fang and they carried, except for the big boxes sent from the Xizhou Military Factory before, it was not clear what was inside, the others were just ordinary things, if they could defeat the powerful Japanese navy, they would not believe it if they were killed.

The matter of the fog balloon and the airship is still in a state of secrecy, Situ Muran is still unclear, Yuan Fang was sent to command to meet the enemy Situ Muran is not optimistic, and at the same time, the soldiers under his command are not worth it, he feels that such an order is to let everyone die senselessly.

Yuan Fang didn't explain much, and asked with a smile: "By the way, when will the clippers requisitioned from Log Port and Kaiyang Port arrive?" ”

Situ Muran replied: "There are only ten large merchant ships in total, and the rest are small ships, which will arrive tomorrow on the side of the log port, and the ships on the side of Kaiyang port will take a day or two." ”

Yuan Fang nodded and then asked, "How is that Emerald Island?" Is it still under our control? ”

Situ Muran glanced at Yuan Fang secretly, nodded and said: "It's still there, Emerald Island is half a day's voyage from the coast, and the island is very large, but there is no fresh water, and there is no suitable port, the big ship can't dock and can only be temporarily anchored in the distance, Lord Yuan, are you planning to get a base there or something?" The place is a bit out of the way, not close to the main waterway, it doesn't work to attack the front and back at all, there is nothing on the island, the Japanese people won't go there, and it's impossible to attract them to fight a land battle. ”

Yuan Fang didn't care about Situ Muran's slightly sarcastic words, and said after a long time: "Well, most of the half-day voyage is enough, General Situ, after the supplies I brought are loaded onto the ship, we will set off for the Emerald Island, and let the requisitioned merchant ships let them go there to meet." ”

Yuan Fang insisted on going his own way, Situ Muran's expression changed, and finally he sighed and turned around to arrange, as a soldier, he also has an iron bone full of blood, but this does not mean that he is willing to die in battle, but Yuan Fang's identity cannot disobey his orders, Situ Muran secretly decided that once the Japanese attacked, he would rather disobey the military order than let his soldiers die in vain, and he must keep the last of these fires, with their existence, maybe in the near future, the empire's navy will be ashamed, That was his dream for many years, and it was also the wish of all naval officers and sailors.

The horse's head, the warship put down the wide gangplank, and the logistics convoys brought by Yuan Fang boarded the ship one by one under the command of Guan Xiaofeng, and the carriage under Guan Xiaofeng's command stopped a little farther away from the horse's head, and the sailors and female soldiers helped together to unload all kinds of materials and load the ship. After about two or three hours of busy work, all the materials were loaded onto the ship, and Yuan Fang also had a general understanding of the basic situation of Guangpu Military Port, just like Situ Muran said, the sailors' life was not easy, the barracks were still simple civil structures with canvas roofs, and they had to hide in a nearby cave to avoid the rain in case of stormy weather, and the sailors' military uniforms were also worn, and even some patches and patches could not be seen in their original appearance.

Not to mention weapons, the salt in the sea water originally had a strong corrosive force on metal, although the sailors carefully cared for, but still could not stop the invasion of time, after so many years, they were equipped with a war knife can not be used much, armor is an absolute luxury, only a few officers have a good environment at home, only out of their own pockets to sell the leather armor that is passable, but it seems that it has been some years.

As for the heavy crossbow fish spear on the warship, the main structure has rotted, just like Situ Muran said, in fact, it is just a show, and it has some deterrent power, and only a few heavy crossbows and trebuchets can barely be used.

Completely different from the equipment and environment is the food here, for Yuan Fang, this is paradise, fresh sea, especially vigorous seafood, although it is winter, the sailors can catch it, because these are their main food, rice or something, I can't think about it, at most, it is less than ten days of cornmeal nest every month, which has become the expectation of the sailors.

Yuan Fang eats well, Situ Muran and their food is tasteless, or the same sentence, no matter how delicious things are, they will get tired of eating them every day.

This time, Guan Xiaofeng brought a lot of food, enough for Yuan Fang and his entourage plus the 5,000 officers and soldiers of the navy to eat for more than half a month, when carrying the grain, the sailors saw that the white flowers of rice were about to drool out, and some even took advantage of the unpreparedness of people to secretly grab a handful and put it in their pockets, planning to keep it and hand it over to the man to boil porridge, so that everyone could also satisfy their hunger.

These small actions of the sailors did not escape Guan Xiaofeng's eyes, he had seen a lot of this kind of thing, and he didn't care too much, but he just vaguely informed Yuan Fang of the matter and left with the logistics convoy, and in the next period of time, he had to go back and forth to deliver more supplies for Yuan Fang and the sailors.

There are so many warships, each of which has a limited capacity, and can only carry a fixed weight, so many materials plus the almost 2,000 female soldiers brought by Yuan Fang have almost reached the limit, so Situ Muran only sent 500 sailors to be responsible for setting up the warships, and the rest stayed in the military port for the time being.