Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

The quartermaster thought for a while, and finally decided to leave this troublesome problem to the adjutant Liu Xiangnong. After all, this matter had little to do with him.

Fan Shaozeng was in the warehouse, looking around, and even took it upon himself to oil his beloved VZ-14 heavy howitzer and do some maintenance.

Time soon arrived in the afternoon. Under Liu Xiangnong's urging, Fan Shaozeng reluctantly left the warehouse and went to the dock to meet Wang Hongchang.

At this time, Wang Hongchang had returned to Hucheng Port and was organizing port workers to add coal to the fleet and replenish ammunition.

Hucheng Port is not a professional military port, so replenishing coal and ammunition takes a little longer than the time at the military port.

It is expected to take a whole day, so the fastest replenishment will have to wait until tomorrow afternoon.

And this time is just right for the Dongchuan Army to change their uniforms and take a rest. After all, after arriving at Yizhou Island, the Dongchuan Army may not have much time to rest and recuperate.

However, as highly educated imperial navy generals, Qiu Baolin and Lin Taisheng looked at the Dongchuan Army who looked like roe deer, and they felt a little contempt in their hearts.

"Ge Laozi, that is our battleship? It's so young and big, it's as big as a mountain!" A Dongchuan Army soldier looked at the Qinhuang in front of him and sighed.

"You said you were a cannon, and you said you weren't. Let me tell you, this is a battleship. Do you know what a battleship is?" A Dongchuan Army company commander looked at his soldiers with an expression of disbelief. With his expression on his face, he immediately said confidently.

He completely forgot that he had the same expression five minutes ago. Then he licked his face and asked the naval soldier who was replenishing ammunition for the battleship. It took him a pack of cigarettes to figure out what the big thing in front of him was.

"I don't know." When the soldiers heard their company commander's words, they shook their heads in confusion, and then looked at the company commander expectantly.

"I'm telling you, battleships are the biggest ships! Do you know how heavy a ship is? I'm telling you, a ship is more than 2 tons. That's more than [-] kilograms."

"The cannon on the ship can knock you into a trap!" the company commander said with a proud look on his face.

"I'm a good boy, but a young one is a big one? Then this young cannon is so big, I'm afraid it can blow up a city with one shot." When the soldiers heard the words of their company commander, they showed a look of surprise.

"Haha, be smart, you may not be able to blow up a whole city, but it's still possible to blow up half a city." The company commander heard the soldier's sigh, and a hint of pride appeared on his face.

"Yeah, company commander, you know a lot, you're so awesome." A young soldier, only eighteen or nineteen years old, gave the company commander a thumbs up.

"That's right, why don't you look at it, why I am the company commander and you are just the top soldiers." The company commander listened to the compliments around him, and he suddenly felt that the price of the pack of cigarettes he had spent before was well worth it.

But before he finished, he felt someone kicked his butt. He stumbled and almost fell down.

"Master Ge, that son of a bitch is kicking me!" The company commander was furious. Before he could finish speaking, someone came out to interrupt him. He turned around angrily, but saw Fan Shaozeng standing behind him. .

"Commander!" The company commander immediately stood at attention and saluted Fan Shaozeng.

"You son of a bitch, are you talking to that me?" Fan Shaozeng cursed angrily at the company commander.

But they did not notice that on the Qinhuang, Wang Hongchang and a group of other navy captains were looking at the Dongchuan Army at the port.

"Sir, these Dongchuan troops are all in disarray. Do we really want to send them to Yizhou Island?" Qiu Baolin behind him squinted at the Dongchuan troops laughing and playing at the port and asked with some confusion.

"Yes, our Daxia army has final military discipline. It is obvious that these Dongchuan troops cannot even do the most basic orders and prohibitions. I am worried that these Dongchuan troops will do some things when they arrive at Yizhou Island without anyone to supervise them. Something that damages the empire's face." Lin Taisheng, who was next to him, also said.

"That's what I mean. Sir, why don't we tell the prince that these Dongchuan troops have ruined the prince's reputation in a year?" Deng Yu also nodded.

Hearing that the younger captains behind him seemed to have some disdain for the Dongchuan Army, Wang Hongchang glanced at Liu Yuxi beside him.

"Yuxi, I didn't expect to see that Fatty Fan here. We are really destined to be with him." Wang Hongchang didn't care at all about the remarks of the captains behind him, but looked at Liu Yuxi who was standing aside.

At this time, Liu Yuxi also nodded with a smile on his face: "Yes, this Fan Ha'er is really destined to be with us. We haven't seen each other for so many years. Don't tell me, I still miss this Fatty Fan." .”

After saying this, Liu Yuxi slowly turned his head and looked at the captains behind him.

"Let me tell you, you also know that the cause of the great sea battle three years ago was because the Sakura people were causing trouble in Goryeo."

"At that time, your Excellency and I both belonged to the North Sea Fleet. Our mission at that time was to escort a group of army troops into Goryeo and guard Pyongyang."

"Among those armies at that time, there was the Dongchuan Army, and the leader was Fan Shaozeng."

"When our navy was defeated and other army units were defeated and retreated, the Dongchuan Army defended Pyongyang for a month. Finally, it forced a breakout."

"Do you know how many of the [-] Dongchuan troops who left the country returned to the empire alive in the end?"

Liu Yuxi looked at the group of captains behind him with burning eyes. Without waiting for their reply, he stretched out four fingers and said sternly.

"Four hundred, including the injured, the number of Dongchuan troops who returned to the empire alive is only four hundred!"

"Do you know what you just said? You insulted a strong army!" At this point, Liu Yuxi narrowed his eyes and looked at Qiu Baolin and the others.

Qiu Baolin and those who had previously looked down upon the Dongchuan Army were stunned when they heard Liu Yuxi's words.

Forty thousand when you left, four hundred when you came back? The army defended Pyongyang for a month and finally succeeded in breaking through?

How come they have never heard of such an incredible record?

"Sir, since the Dongchuan Army is so capable of fighting, why haven't we heard of it?" Qiu Baolin frowned slightly when he heard Liu Yuxi's words.

It wasn't that he doubted the authenticity of what Liu Yuxi said, but he felt that the Dongchuan Army's combat effectiveness was so powerful, why didn't the empire publicize it?

"The reason is also very simple, mainly due to military discipline and background." Zeng Tai, the captain of the Hanzu who had been silent at this time, said.

"Fan Shaozeng, the commander of Dongchuan, came from a humble background and was one of the leaders of the Dongchuan Pao Brother Association. This Pao Brother Association is of a corporate nature, so the military discipline of the entire Dongchuan Army has always been weak."

"Some people in the military couldn't stand Fan Shaozeng's behavior, so they didn't do much propaganda to them. There were even some people in the military who suppressed Fan Shaozeng."

When everyone heard Zeng Tai's words, they all clenched their fists and felt unfair for Fan Shaozeng.

"Okay, don't say these words again. Let's go and meet this Fan Ha'er..." At this time, Wang Hongchang turned around and looked at everyone and said.

"Yes!" Everyone present stood at attention and responded when they heard Wang Hongchang's words.