In the barracks, Liu Yi also pulled out several regiments that had initially completed the reorganization for a military parade, although it was not obvious for the time being that the combat effectiveness was high, but at least the military appearance was neat and the morale was high.

It took five days for Shang Ji to run through the 11 military camps, and while offering condolences, he urged the reorganization to be completed as soon as possible.

After returning to Xiangping, Shang Ji had another three days to go deep into the various Sima departments of the Praetorian Guard, exchange feelings with the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard, and even personally presided over a training during the period.

Although the formalism is very strong, the effect is surprisingly good, which intuitively shows the importance that Shang Ji attaches to the Praetorian Guard, which makes all the soldiers of the Praetorian Guard feel extremely proud, and they are two points more arrogant than usual.

Shang Ji naturally did it on purpose, as the Praetorian Guard under his direct command, he is qualified to be arrogant and proud, an invincible army must also be an arrogant army!

Not long after inspecting and returning to his residence, important news came from Pengjin, and Shang Ji ran non-stop to the home port of Shang Ji's military sailors.

The good news came back that a small expedition fleet had successfully completed the feat of sailing from Pingzhou and Jinjin along the coastline to Yazhou and returning smoothly!

Although the fleet was small, with only five purpose-built ships; Although he walked along the coastline all the way, he did not dare to go to the deep sea at all; Although it took a full year; Though............

Although there are a lot of them, this still can't hide the brilliant achievements of this trip!

According to the information from the discovery of Yujin, the expedition fleet has returned to the waters of Pingzhou, and will soon be able to return to the home port of Pengjin.

Running all the way on the gallop road, it didn't take long to arrive at Tsujin.

"How's it going?"

As soon as he saw Ling Cao, Shang Ji couldn't wait to ask.

"Lord Qiqi, according to the latest news, it will probably take another hour to arrive in Yujin."

Ling Cao replied excitedly, his face full of excitement.

Although this voyage did not bring back any direct economic benefits, the significance of this voyage to the sailors cannot be overemphasized.

The Pingzhou Naval Division is very strong, so strong that it is difficult to meet opponents in Huaxia District, but the sea in the beacon fire is even more dangerous!

All kinds of sea monsters, super storms, deep-sea dark tides, etc., blindly send sailors and warships to the deep sea, and ensure that all the fish will be fed in less than half a month!

It is precisely because of this that the role of the naval fleet is seriously restricted. With the power of the Pingzhou Naval Division, at present, the farthest can only maintain strategic deterrence against Qingzhou, and there is some powerlessness if it is farther.

The expedition fleet successfully arrived in Yazhou, and a large number of hydrological and meteorological data were recorded in reconnaissance, which provided an important theoretical basis for the large-scale expedition of the sailors.

Although it does not yet mean that the main fleet of the naval division will be able to sail far away, the return of the exploration fleet has also laid the foundation for the voyage, as long as the details are perfected and the sailing is made a few more times, the naval division is fully qualified to send a fleet with real combat effectiveness to sail to Yazhou, so that the area where Shang Ji can directly exert influence will be expanded exponentially, and the operational space for command and combat will also be expanded geometrically in the future.

"What is the situation of the expedition fleet?"

Taking advantage of the fact that the fleet had not yet returned, Shang Ji asked Ling Cao about the expedition fleet.

Shang Ji knew from the sailor's report that there was a plan to go south to explore, so far, this is the fourth wave of the southward expedition fleet, and there is no news after the first three waves set off, obviously it has encountered an accident.

For this wave of expeditionary fleets, Shang Ji only knew that there was such a plan, but the specific details were not very clear.

"My lord, this expedition fleet is composed of five ships when it departs, each of which is specially customized for exploration, designed by Mr. Gong himself, with high speed, strong stability, strong endurance, suitable for complex waters and other significant characteristics, the cost of each is not less than an ordinary building ship.

The five ships are either elite in the military, veterans of navigation, or Inhumans with special skills. Because of the full use of psionic technology, the ships needed to operate a small number of people, and the expedition fleet only had more than 2,000 people, including the necessary escorts.

The commander of the expedition fleet is Zhang Yue, a sailor general, who is proficient in naval navigation and star pulling, and can rely on the stars to determine the direction, which is very suitable for the commander of the expedition group.

However, according to the latest news, only one of the five expedition ships remains, and only more than 700 members of the expedition team have successfully returned, and the others have unfortunately died. ”

At the end, Ling Cao's expression was also a little heavy. The expedition team is different from the army, the members of the expedition team are basically high-end talents in a certain field, and they have lost more than 1,000 people at once, which makes Ling Cao feel very distressed.

If you count the three waves of expedition fleets that were unfortunately killed before, in order to open up an offshore shipping lane, the sailors paid an extremely high price.

Shang Ji sighed, patted Ling Cao's shoulder, and didn't say anything.

The two stood in the harbor of the sailor, silently waiting for the expedition to return. Seeing that the top boss and the ultimate boss did not speak, the other sailor generals also closed their mouths and waited in amusement.

He didn't have to wait long before a tattered and embarrassed-looking ship appeared in Shangji's field of vision. Compared to conventional naval warships, expedition ships are smaller in size and have a more unique design.

At this time, five naval warships on the left and right sides of the expedition ship were advancing in the shape of a diamond-shaped escort expedition ship, and the port was crowded with people, and a large number of residents of Yujin heard the news and came to greet the expedition team in triumph.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

………………

When approaching the port, the escort warship of the sailor consciously anchored and docked, leaving the honor to the expedition ship. On the harbor, 24 gun salutes were fired in one breath to welcome the expedition ship with the highest specifications.

With the assistance of the port guides, the expedition ship slowly entered the port and docked, and Shang Ji, Ling Cao and other senior generals of the sailors stepped forward one after another, standing on the pier and waiting for the expedition members to disembark.

As the leader of the expedition, Zhang Yue was the first to disembark. However, after drifting at sea for a year, even if Zhang Yue was strong, he was a little uncomfortable when he suddenly stepped on land, and he stumbled as soon as he got off the boat.

Shang Ji's hands were quick, and he jumped and supported Zhang Yue.

"The subordinates are rude, I implore the lord to punish him!"

Zhang Yue struggled to stand firm and said with an embarrassed expression.

Shang Ji looked at Zhang Yue, whose complexion was like carbon, his skin was cracked, and his body was emaciated, and he said softly: "General Zhang has made great contributions to the country, where do the words of punishment come from?" ”

After speaking, Shang Ji turned his head to Ling Cao and said, "Degao, cancel today's welcome ceremony for the time being, arrange for the expedition team members to rest first, and notify Xiangping to send a senior physician over to regulate the body of the expedition members." When they have recuperated their spirits, we will talk about the expedition, during which Ben will temporarily live in Jinjin, and report any problems to Ben at any time. ”

"Yes, my lord!"

Ling Cao clenched his fists and said, and Zhang Yue next to him was even more moved to tears.