Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

When Fan Shaozeng heard that Lin Yi asked him to take care of Master Fan Min, the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

Fan Shaozeng felt that those Fan civilian divisions did not need him to take care of them at all. Those people were very fierce, no worse than them, soldiers who had fought hundreds of battles.

In fact, this is because Lin Yi's news has some deviations. Fan Minshi, you can say that his combat literacy is not high, you can say that they are not familiar with the use of modern weapons, and do not understand some combat strategies of modern warfare.

But their courage must never be questioned.

This group of people, on the surface, live in the primitive jungle. They have to face a problem since they were born, that is, how to survive.

Moreover, the people of Yizhou Island make a living by hunting all year round. When faced with some ferocious beasts, they often choose to fight head-on.

Because they do not know how to plant, or the plantation industry is underdeveloped, the main source of food for the Fan tribe is hunting.

Sometimes, two tribes would fight over a hunting ground.

Later, the people from Sakura Country came.

As soon as these people came, they took tough measures against the people, either going down the mountain to be slaves, or killing them inhumanely.

This allowed these people who had lived in Yizhou for thousands of years to see the power of modern weapons for the first time, and also allowed them to shed all the blood of their clansmen.

Even if their tribes reconcile and form an army of civilians, it will still be difficult to resist.

After seeing the brutality of Sakura Country and the power of modern weapons, these people always hope that they can also have such an armed force.

But after Fan Shaozeng liberated Yizhou Island and killed all the Sakura people on Yizhou Island, these people's sense of identity with the empire was much higher than before.

Coupled with Lin Yi's order for Fan Shao to form an additional Fanmin division, the Fanmin of Yizhou Island further recognized Daxia's rule and cherished this hard-won opportunity.

Therefore, whether it was training or confrontation, these two civilian divisions performed very dazzlingly.

In particular, the fierceness emanating from their bones made the Dongchuan Army under Fan Shaozeng feel numb.

In terms of some established tactics, there is still a gap between these civilians and the Dongchuan Army. However, in hand-to-hand combat, their bloody bravery makes even the Dongchuan Army unable to resist.

In Dongchuan Army's own words, when these people fight, they really don't want their lives.

Therefore, when Lin Yi asked him to take care of Fan Minshi on the battlefield, Fan Shaozeng felt that this was impossible.

Maybe by then, if a fight really breaks out, the officers of these civilian divisions will all start blushing and shouting at him, clamoring to go to the front line.

Forget it, let’s see about this kind of thing later.

Fan Shaozeng thought this in his mind, but he still nodded to Lin Yi.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will take good care of Master Fan Min."

"Well, just make sure you know what's going on. I believe in you."

"Nothing happens, just prepare to return to Yizhou first. The supplies will be sent to Yizhou soon. You should also make final preparations before the war."

"When Yinglong's fleet defeats Milician's Pacific Fleet, Longxiang's army will begin to deploy to the south. When they start fighting, it's your turn to take action."

"I understand. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely not disgrace the empire in this battle." Fan Shaozeng stood up and saluted Lin Yi, Pan Chengzhang and others before exiting the conference room.

After Fan Shaozeng left, Lin Yi had time to take a sip of the tea in front of him.

As a result, I found that this cup of tea had already gone cold.

"Brother, how about I go get you a drink?" Zhao He, who was behind Lin Yi, frowned slightly as he watched Lin Yi finish his tea, and he said quickly.

Lin Yi raised his head and shook his head at Zhao He, motioning for him to find a place to sit down, and then turned to look at Pan Chengzhang aside.

"Mr. Pan, I have arranged all the army matters, but there is one more thing that requires Mr. Pan to help. At this time of national war, Mr. Pan will not really be the boss." Lin Yi said with a look on his face. He looked at Pan Chengzhang with a smile.

Pan Chengzhang also laughed when he heard Lin Yi's words.

"Who said I am the boss? I am still supervising the logistics." Pan Chengzhang said with a smile.

But after laughing, Pan Chengzhang said: "The prince is referring to the imperial fleet, right?"

Lin Yi didn't speak, but he still nodded.

Since the establishment of the Yinglong Fleet, Daxia strictly speaking has two fleets. One is the Yinglong Fleet under the command of Lin Yi but nominally belongs to the Imperial Military Department, and the other is the Imperial Fleet under the command of the Imperial Military Department. .

Between these two fleets, the Yinglong fleet, with over [-] troops, completely destroyed the Imperial fleet, no matter in terms of total tonnage, the advanced level of the warships, or the combat effectiveness of the fleet.

To give a brief introduction, the Yinglong fleet has ten Dynasty class battleships including Qin class, Han class, Tang class and so on. Among them, there is only one Tang-class battleship, the Taizong.

It has 30 Admiral-class cruisers, 60 destroyers, 30 frigates, 24 submarines, and several transport ships, with a total tonnage of about 70 tons.

The imperial fleet has 12 Qin and Han class dynasty series battleships, without the latest Tang class, 15 cruisers, and a total of 60 destroyers and frigates.

The total tonnage is around 50 tons. And there are a large number of battleships among them, which are all former Dreadnought-class battleships.

Although the tonnage is scary, its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of a dreadnought.

The combined tonnage of the two fleets has reached an astonishing 110 million tons, making it one of the top three naval powers in the world.

The only empires ranked in front are the John Empire (total tonnage of more than 271 million tons) and the Hans Empire (total tonnage of 130 million tons).

However, in order to compete with the Hans Empire for control of the North Sea, the John Empire transferred a large number of warships back to the mainland, leaving only a small fleet of 20 tons in Malacca.

Moreover, these warships are all old warships and have been in service for more than 20 years.

As for the Empire's Dynasty series of battleships, the longest one is only more than ten years old.

Therefore, in Asia, no country can compare with the empire.

"Now the John Empire has transferred fleets from all over the world back to the mainland, so some areas are defenseless."

"Just like Malacca, Mr. Pan must also understand the importance of Malacca. This strait protects the empire's road to the Indian Ocean."

"Similarly, if someone wants to enter the Empire's South China Sea from the Indian Ocean, they must also take this route. Therefore, Malacca must be in the hands of the Empire."

"Only by taking Malacca into its own hands can the empire control the entire Pacific."

"Now that the Empire has joined the Allies, the John Empire will surely realize this soon, and maybe they will send a fleet to strengthen the defense of Malacca."

"So, I think we should capture the Strait while the John Empire has not yet sent support to Malacca."

"I want to leave this matter to the Imperial Fleet to handle. The Yinglong Fleet also needs to be on Oahu to guard against the American Atlantic Fleet that may come over."

When Pan Chengzhang heard Lin Yi's words, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded heavily.