Chapter 767 Suppression

"What? A merchant ship can carry millions of stones, and a warship can carry thousands of people?"

Duan Zhixuan stood on the bow of the huge ship, a little stunned.

At this time he was really shocked.

He even forgot about the scene where he was almost pissed just now.

Yang Fan rolled his eyes: "These ships are hundreds of feet long, what's the big deal if they carry thousands of people!"

Duan Zhixuan was speechless...

However, he could not refute.

After hesitating for a long time, Duan Zhixuan asked: "So, how many naval soldiers are there here?"

Originally Duan Zhixuan just asked casually and did not expect Yang Fan to answer directly.

After all, in his opinion, Yang Fan would never reveal anything to him.

But Yang Fan didn't seem to mind and waved to Su Dingfang.

Although Su Dingfang was a little surprised, he still answered honestly: "Now that the navy has just been formed, there are only 1,000 soldiers. However, in order to ensure the safety of sea trade, the governor specially trained 5,000 people as a reserve. The main purpose is to ensure the safety of the waterway.

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Upon hearing this number, Duan Zhixuan was completely silent.

I originally thought that Yang Fan had not been here long and his foundation was not very deep, but I didn't expect that Yang Fan had mastered such a huge force.

Although there are only a few thousand people, looking at these murderous soldiers, their combat effectiveness is definitely not weaker than that of the imperial soldiers, and may even be better.

Nowadays, the navy of the entire Tang Dynasty is extremely backward.

Although the Tang Dynasty inherited most of the legacy of the former Sui Dynasty, the navy has always been ignored.

Since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, a large number of elite navy soldiers died in the belly of the fish.

It can be said that the Tang Navy actually existed in name only.

As far as he knew, the naval establishment in Huating County should have been less than 100 people.

Yang Fan has only been here for a few months, and yet he has created such a huge team. It is simply incredible.

At this moment, Duan Zhixuan felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He really didn't know whether it was right or wrong to be an enemy of people like Yang Fan.

While several people were talking, a soldier came to report that there was another pirate gang nearby.

It is said that he escaped from Japan not long ago.

pirate?

Wasn't it almost wiped out last time?

Yang Fan was a little confused: "How strong is this group of pirates?"

Since these guys wanted to come here to die, he decided to use this group of pirates to scare the monkeys and make Duan Zhixuan give up completely.

The most important thing is to use these sea pirates to practice and completely transform this navy.

The soldier quickly said: "This group of pirates has more than a dozen ships, including three warships. They seem to be former Sui navy warships. I don't know where they came from."

"The number is about five hundred. These people are vicious. It is said that merchant ships nearby were robbed and few were left alive."

Yang Fan stood up and shouted: "These people are so bold. They dare to come to our place to commit crimes. They are just asking for death. Today we will use these people to sacrifice the flag for our brothers who went to sea."

In Yang Fan's opinion, they are just a bunch of petty thieves who can be wiped out with a flip of their hands.

Since these people dare to come to their own territory to cause trouble, they should be killed directly.

Anyway, my own ship is fast enough, big enough, and strong enough.

They directly surrounded this group of people and couldn't escape even if they wanted to.

Just like when I went to Liuli Island to capture the bandits, I wiped out all those people in three strokes, five divided by two.

Since these people have no discernment, don't blame yourself.

Duan Zhixuan had no objection.

After all, he also wanted to see Yang Fan's navy's combat effectiveness this time.

Is it just an appearance, or is it really capable of fighting?

Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui looked at each other and nodded.

Now that Yang Fan has spoken, of course they have to put on their best performance.

However, when he took out the chart, Xue Rengui was a little worried: "According to intelligence, these pirates are quite cunning and hide near the shoals. Our ships are too big and these waters are complicated. If the thieves avoid it,

If we fight, we will have some trouble."

It is true that there are many rocks on the beach, and there is no one dedicated to cleaning them.

Their warships have strong combat capabilities, but without good shipping lanes, it would be difficult to deal with these bandits.

However, Yang Fan was a little indifferent: "Just find them and bombard them with cannons. The pirates will definitely have no way to hide!"

In the face of absolute strength, there is no need for any strategy at all, just do it directly.

Soon, the fleet gathered, and the sound of whining echoed throughout the dock.

Groups of soldiers stepped onto the trestle with neat steps, showing an aura of conquering the enemy without fighting.

Duan Zhixuan stood beside Yang Fan with his hands behind his back and sighed slightly: "The Commander-in-Chief deserves to be called the little military god. He is really good at training troops. I didn't expect that these people would be so capable in just a few months. I admire you!"

This is not a compliment to Duan Zhixuan.

As a veteran in the army, I can certainly see that this is a well-disciplined army.

Yang Fan chuckled: "These are just pretences. Soldiers with real combat effectiveness are not only good-looking, but also capable of killing!"

"Except for the last time they went to Ryukyu to annihilate some petty thieves, these people haven't experienced much baptism in the flames of war."

"If they want to become soldiers who can fight a hundred battles, they are still far away!"

These words are more than modest.

The pace is consistent and the military appearance is neat. These are just signs of good discipline.

Real combat effectiveness has little to do with these.

If a team wants to be invincible, it must have faith and an invincible spirit.

And all of this is definitely not something you can practice, but something you have to kill with a real sword and a real gun, and experience it on the battlefield.

Only after countless battlefield baptisms can an army have a military spirit and be called an invincible army!

If you want this navy to burst out with super combat effectiveness, it's actually very simple.

Just continue to brainwash these soldiers so that they understand why they are fighting and who they are fighting for.

Let them know their sacrifices are valuable.

In this way, these people have nothing to fear.

It's a pity that Yang Fan doesn't dare to touch these now.

In case it is used by someone with ulterior motives, or maliciously misinterpreted by someone with ulterior motives.

Once it reaches Li Er's ears, there will be big trouble.

Although Li Er had great trust in him, once he threatened the imperial power.

Li Er will never turn a blind eye.

Although Yang Fan now has the ability to resist, he really doesn't want to turn Datang upside down.

Moreover, although Yang Fan wanted to change something in this era, he had no ambition to become an emperor.

Besides, even if he had ambitions to become emperor, the timing was not right.

Every time there is a change of dynasty, it cannot be solved by force.

Because this involves orthodox issues.

Duan Zhixuan did not expect that Yang Fan had such a deep understanding of military affairs.

For a time, the hatred towards Yang Fan in my heart dissipated a lot unconsciously.

In his opinion, they are actually the same kind of people, and they are all born for the battlefield.

It's just that the two of them came to opposite sides for various reasons.

If it weren't for fate, there's no guarantee that the two of them could become friends.

After thinking for a while, Duan Zhixuan asked: "Grand Governor, do you need my help in this battle? After all, I am also the chief historian here?"

Yang Fan waved his hand: "A bunch of little thieves, why don't you need the Duke to take action? Just look at it, it won't take long to clean up all those guys."

"Even so, I would like to thank the Commander-in-Chief for his kindness. I have been fighting with infantry for these years and have never seen a naval battle. Today I want to see the power of our navy. I don't know what the cannon you are talking about is. Let's do it today.
To be continued...