Yuqing said confidently: "Okay now, brother-in-law, after you come, the navy will no longer be as lonely as before." ”

Yuan Fang raised his eyebrows slightly: "You have so much confidence in me?" I'm a layman. ”

Yuqing smiled: "Brother-in-law, you still hold grudges, I admit it, I said this, but that's true, but you have an advantage, that is, cohesion, no matter where you go, you can unite the scattered military spirit, whether it is in Dongzhou or later in the Eastern Crusade, I believe that this time will not be an exception." ”

Chang Xun nodded in agreement: "Well, what Yuqing said is right, Doctor Yuan does have a unique ability, what does the army need most?" That's right, it's cohesion, as long as the soldiers are united, there is no enemy that can't be defeated. ”

Yuan Fang's old face was slightly red when the two of them said, and he was embarrassed to say: "Don't, I'm embarrassed to say that you two sing and harmonize, I don't have that much ability." Chang Xun waved his hand and said, "Don't be modest." ”

As he spoke, Chang Xun pointed to the tent door and lowered his voice and said, "As far as you said just now, did you see it, what moved Situ Muran to something?" How do you say that, the soldier dies for his confidant, you are him, no, it should be said that you are the confidant of the admiral, now as long as you give an order, they will definitely move forward without fear. Alas, why don't I have you these two times, envy. ”

Situ Muran opened the curtain and came in, his face was filled with a spring-like smile, the haze that had been pressed in his heart for many years was swept away, and his smile bloomed sincerely.

Without mentioning the previous topic, Yuan Fang and the others discussed it for a while, and decided to continue to send people to Changhuan Island to monitor, if it is possible to try to make contact, if not, wait a few days, and wait for the air force to be ready to kill directly, and then everything will fall into place. In the evening, the sun sets, the monsoon rain reports, and the fog balloon and airship are all adjusted.

At this time, it was getting late, and Yuan Fang planned to start the island test flight the next day, but Chang Xun and Situ Muran couldn't wait, shouting to see the so-called air force, but there was no way, Yuan Fang had to compromise, and took Chang Xun, Situ Muran and the generals under his command to the temporary air base in the middle of the valley.

In a huge simple warehouse made of logs, twenty fog balloons, five dinghies, and five airships stood quietly on the mobile platform, their airbags slightly bulging, and they were in a state of waiting to fly. After looking around every warehouse, Chang Xun and Situ Muran were quite knowledgeable, and at first glance, they fell in love with the huge airship with a beautiful streamlined appearance.

Sang Rou, Jieyue, Xia Yi, Ye Qingru, Ouyang Xianxue, Huo Bingyan, Lin Menghan and Yu Jingqiu had already changed into special flight suits and were ready to go, and the technicians and pilots sent by the base were also ready, and everyone looked at Yuan Fang with blank eyes, just waiting for him to give an order.

Yuan Fang looked at Situ Muran: "General Situ, although the wind is not strong today, it is very suitable for flying, but it is the first time for us to test fly in pirates, for the sake of safety, see if you can find some people to help guide the pilot, if you get lost on the sea, it is not a joke." ”

Situ Muran couldn't wait, so he naturally agreed, and ordered someone to find more than a dozen navigators, and when they changed into thick leather clothes, Yuan Fang gave an order, and the doors of all warehouses were pushed open, and the ground staff pushed the platform out of the warehouse, neatly arranged at a certain distance.

The fog balloon and the airship were in place, and the pilots boarded the plane, but Sang Rou and the others had never piloted an airship, so each of them chose a fog balloon, and the rest was taken over by other pilots. Then, the other people involved in the test flight waited for the fog balloon or airship, most of them were generals under the command of Chang Xun and Situ Muran, and they were all curious and looking forward to flying into the sky.

Yuan Fang, as a matter of course, chose an airship, Chang Xun and Situ Muran were not stupid, they saw the benefits of the airship at a glance, and followed Yuan Fang to the airship.

Ji Yu ran to ask for instructions: "Lord Yuan, do you want to bring incendiary bombs?" ”

Yuan Fang wanted to fly around casually to satisfy the curiosity of these turtles, but Chang Xun and Situ Muran didn't do it, and repeatedly asked to witness the strength of the space, Yuan Fang really couldn't do it, so he could only nod and agree, so the ground crew got busy again, assembling incendiary bombs for twenty fog balloons and five airships, as for the five boats and the miniature dinghy brought by the monsoon rain, they were not equipped, because their main task was reconnaissance rather than combat, so they were not equipped with weapons.

With the command of the ground crew, the five small boats took off first, and after reaching a certain height, they broke free from the shackles of the cable and began to hover in the air and wait, and then, twenty fog balloons rose into the air one after another, and through the pilot's operation, a white cloud of fog poured out from the exhaust hole, trying to keep the fog balloon suspended.

Looking through the glass window at the front of the cockpit, watching the big guys really fly into the sky, Chang Xun's mouth opened wide, Situ Muran kept swallowing saliva, excited, unbelievable and other emotions were mixed with anxiety and mixed feelings.

Chang Xun swallowed his saliva fiercely, and urged Yuan Fang, who was in a position position, and said, "Take off, how long do you have to wait?" Everyone is flying. ”

Yuan Fang rolled his eyes and said: "It's in a hurry to find Mao, you have to come one by one, if you are all in such a hurry, take off together, what if you crash together?" ”

Chang Xuncai didn't care what Yuan Fang said, he urged vigorously, he really couldn't wait. In the middle of the night, all the fog balloons were lifted into the air, and the ground crew waved a small flag to signal that Yuan Fang's airship was in the air, Yuan Fang turned his head and nodded to the accompanying technical operators and said, "Take off, pay attention to the speed." ”

Three fog stones were put into the power cabin, and a thick fog gushed out, pouring into the airbag along the pipe, and the buoyancy gradually increased, and the cabin at the bottom of the airship broke away from the platform little by little, slowly rising into the air, and the initial stage was a little shaky, and Chang Xun and Situ Muran, who were not prepared, were caught off guard and almost fell.

Yuan Fang turned around and grinned gloatingly, and then instructed Tian Erniu and several female soldiers: "Erniu, your task is to learn and see how people operate, and you will be responsible for piloting the airship in the future." ”

Tian Erniu had been to the base with Yuan Fang before, and had seen airships and fog balloons from afar, but this was her first time riding, hearing Yuan Fang say this, Tian Erniu suppressed the tension and excitement in her heart, and took her female soldiers to the operation room, curiously and seriously watching the technicians complete one instruction after another according to Yuan Fang's instructions.

All the airships and fog balloons were safely lifted into the air, Yuan Fang took the lead, and the others followed closely and began to fly around the island.

When the airship and the fog balloon appeared in the air, everyone on the island was stunned, and looked up at the sky in disbelief, if the airship didn't fly too high, the people on the ground could still see the symbol of the Eastern Saint Empire on it, maybe it would cause a lot of chaos.