Chapter 1076 Return of the Expedition Fleet

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In the barracks, Liu Yi also took out several regiments that had initially completed their reorganization and conducted a military parade. Although the combat effectiveness could not be seen for the time being, at least the army was neat and morale was high.

It took five days for Shang Ji to run around the eleven barracks, expressing condolences and urging the completion of the reorganization as soon as possible.

After returning to Xiangping, Shang Ji had another three days to go deep into the various Sima Departments of the Imperial Guard, exchange feelings with the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Guard, and even presided over a training session in person.

Although the formalism is very strong, the effect is surprisingly good. It is intuitively revealed that Shang Ji attaches great importance to the Imperial Guards, which makes all the soldiers of the Imperial Guards feel extremely proud, and they walk two points more arrogantly than usual.

Naturally, Shang Ji did it on purpose. As the Imperial Guard under his direct command, he is qualified to be arrogant and proud. An invincible army must also be a proud army!

After inspecting around and not long after returning to his residence, important news came from Tajin, and Shang Ji ran to Tajin, the home port of the Shang Ji Army Navy, without stopping.

The good news came back. A small expedition fleet successfully completed the feat of starting from Tajin, Pingzhou, sailing along the coastline all the way to Yazhou, and returning smoothly!

Although the fleet is small, with only five specially-made ships; although it has traveled along the coastline all the way, it did not dare to advance to the deep sea; although it took a full year; although...

Although there are many, this still cannot conceal the brilliant achievements of this trip!

According to the information from Tajin, the expedition fleet has returned to Pingzhou waters, and will return to the home port of Tajin soon. Shang Ji rushed all the way from Xiangping to Tajin, just to meet these triumphant warriors!

Flying all the way on Chidao, it didn't take long to arrive at Tajin.

"how is the situation?"

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

"My lord, according to the latest news, we will arrive in Tajin in about an hour."

Ling Cao replied quite excitedly, his face full of excitement.

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

The Pingzhou navy is very strong, so strong that it is difficult to meet an opponent in Huaxia District, but the sea in the flames of war is even more dangerous!

All kinds of ocean monsters, super storms, deep-sea dark tides, etc., blindly dispatch naval warships to the deep sea, and guarantee that all fish will be fed within half a month!

This is also the case, which seriously restricts the role of the naval fleet. With the prestige of the Pingzhou Navy, the farthest they can go is to maintain a strategic deterrent to Qingzhou, and there is nothing they can do any further.

The long-distance expedition fleet successfully arrived in Yazhou, investigated and recorded a large amount of hydrological and meteorological data, which provided an important theoretical basis for the navy's large-scale expedition.

Although it does not mean that the navy's main fleet can sail far away, the return of the exploration fleet has also laid the foundation for the long-distance voyage. As long as the details are perfected and a few more runs, the navy is fully qualified to send a truly combat-capable fleet to Yazhou. , In this way, the area where Shang Ji can directly exert influence will be doubled, and the operational space for command operations will also expand geometrically in the future.

"What is the specific situation of the expedition fleet?"

Before the fleet returned, Shang Ji asked Ling Cao about the expedition fleet.

Shang Ji knew from the navy's report that there was a plan to go southward for an expedition. So far, this is the fourth wave of the southward expedition fleet. After the first three waves set off, there has been no news, obviously something unexpected has happened.

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

"My lord, when the expedition fleet set out this time, it consisted of five ships, each of which was specially customized for the expedition, designed by Mr. Gongshu himself, with high speed, strong stability, strong endurance, It is suitable for remarkable features such as complex waters, and the cost of each ship is not lower than that of an ordinary building ship.

five ships,

The manpower carried is either the elite of the army, or a veteran of sailing, or a stranger with special abilities. Because of the full use of psychic technology, the ship does not need many operators, and the expedition fleet, including the necessary guards, only has more than 2,000 people.

The leader of the expedition fleet is Zhang Yue, the navy general. He is proficient in sea navigation and astrology, and can rely on the stars to determine the direction. He is very suitable as the leader of the expedition team.

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

In the end, Ling Cao's expression was 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. They lost more than a thousand people at once, which made Ling Cao very distressed.

If you count the three waves of expedition fleets that unfortunately died before, the navy paid an extremely high price in order to open up an offshore waterway.

Shang Ji sighed, patted Ling Cao on the shoulder, and said nothing.

The two stood in the naval port, silently waiting for the return of the expedition team. Seeing that the immediate boss and the ultimate boss didn't speak, the other navy generals kept their mouths shut and waited tactfully.

Before Shang Ji had to wait long, a dilapidated ship appeared in Shang Ji's field of vision. Compared with regular naval battleships, expedition ships are smaller and more unique in design.

At this time, five navy warships on the left and right sides formed a diamond-shaped escort expedition ship, and the port was crowded with people. After hearing the news, a large number of Tajin residents came to welcome the expedition team triumphantly.

"boom!"

"Bang bang!"

"Bang bang bang!!"

………………

When approaching the port, the Navy's escort warship consciously dropped anchor, leaving the honor to the expedition ship. Above the port, twenty-four gun salutes were fired in a row, welcoming the expedition ship with the highest standard.

With the assistance of the port guides, the expedition ship slowly entered the port and docked. Senior naval officers such as Shang Ji and Ling Cao stepped forward one after another and stood on the pier waiting for the members of the expedition team to disembark.

As the leader of the expedition team, Zhang Yue was the first to disembark. However, after drifting at sea for a year, even though Zhang Yue was very powerful, he felt a little uncomfortable stepping on land suddenly, and staggered violently as soon as he got off the boat.

Shang Ji, with quick hands and quick eyesight, jumped up and supported Zhang Yue.

"Your subordinate is impolite, I implore the lord to punish you!"

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

Shang Ji looked at Zhang Yue, whose complexion was like carbon, his skin was chapped, and his figure was thin. He said in a gentle voice, "General Zhang has made great contributions to the country. Where did the words of punishment come from?"

After finishing speaking, Shang Ji turned to Ling Cao and said, "De Gao, temporarily cancel today's welcome ceremony, arrange for the expedition team members to rest first, and notify Xiangping to send senior doctors over to recuperate the members of the expedition team. When they have enough energy, we will talk about the expedition, during which the general will temporarily live in Tajin, and report to the general if there is any problem."

"Yes, my lord!"

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