Dongzhou.
All the ships are now ready for departure.
The craftsmen at the shipyard have completed the improvements to Daxia's ships.
For the current craftsmen, they are completely convinced after going to sea this time.
Originally, they thought that many things in this process were unnecessary.
After all, many of the things they set up here were based on their own imagination from the very beginning.
Later, after they got the Japanese ships, they saw a lot of things on these Japanese ships, and they felt very shocked and incomprehensible.
But precisely because of this process, they began to slowly adjust.
But after Zhang Bao arrived, he was very puzzled by the many weapons added to these ships.
After all, they are just craftsmen and have no knowledge of naval warfare, so this is the case.
But this time, after hearing about the situation when they went out to fight, they almost let the Japanese escape.
It made them regretful beyond measure.
At that time, I still underestimated the power of these weapons. If they really had this ability, maybe none of the Japanese would be able to escape.
It was precisely the current situation that made them blame themselves, but fortunately during the recent period, Zhang Bao and the others stayed in the bay for a long time in order to load food and so on, so they still had time to deal with it.
During this period of time, Zhang Bao and his men had already mobilized supplies such as grain, grass, and weapons.
In fact, not only the Japanese country, but also Daxia's current food and grass are somewhat insufficient.
After so many battles, especially this expedition on the grassland, too much unnecessary food and grass was consumed.
During this process, Dongzhou and other states were almost empty, barely able to maintain normal survival.
After all, even the resources accumulated throughout Daxia over the years are not enough to support such two huge battles.
And this time going to sea is different from the previous time in the grassland.
In the battle on the grassland, grain and grass can still be transported continuously.
But that's not possible on a ship.
After all, they don't have any backup at all and can only load as much food as possible at once.
In addition to normal food, Zhang Bao also asked Zheng Shiqi to find some citrus from the southern states and transport them to the ship.
The current ships are almost fully loaded.
"Sir, the preparations are almost complete. We have also found some Japanese who will follow us on board the ship."
Fang Fu said to Zhang Bao.
"Have all these Japanese been investigated?"
"Even if we let them board the ship, we must find a way to keep an eye on them."
Zhang Bao said to Fang Fu.
"Sir, you don't need to worry about this. These Japanese have been tortured by us and are basically very honest."
"I arranged for four people to take turns guarding them. There will definitely be no problems."
Fang Fu nodded and said to Zhang Bao.
"Okay, then this time, Dongzhou will be left to you. I think about it and you won't go."
"I can rest assured that you stay here in Dongzhou, otherwise there will be some trouble later."
Zhang Bao said to Fang Fu.
"This is not appropriate, sir. Do you want to take everyone there by yourself?"
"Here in Dongzhou, there aren't many available people."
Fang Fu was a little surprised. After all, they had agreed before that Fang Fu would also go to sea with Zhang Bao.
This time when going to sea, there were not many guarantees. Even Zhang Bao himself could not be absolutely sure that he would reach the Japanese country smoothly.
Moreover, for Zhang Bao and others, they did not know anything about the Japanese country, and no Daxia people had ever been able to go to the Japanese country.
I don’t know anything about the Japanese side.
If there is a heavily armored army with a large number of troops on the Japanese side, the attack on the Japanese country this time will not be so smooth.
If something goes wrong with Zhang Bao then, Fang Fu and the others will lose their backbone.
But Zhang Bao himself had to go. In this case, Zhang Bao had said before that he must go.
It was more difficult to deal with it at this time. I was a little worried when I heard Zhang Bao told me not to go.
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter at this time. It won't change much if you leave. But if both of us leave, the entire Dongzhou area will be a bit dangerous."
"Don't forget, when we went to the grassland, there were already a lot of things in Hezhou that were difficult for us to control. This time we went to Dongzhou, judging from the several battles we had with the Japanese, There is no problem in going to Japan."
"They are not that powerful. There is no need to think so much. When we go this time, we can at least find out these things clearly."
"Even if we cannot directly annihilate all the Japanese, at least we can establish the most basic stronghold on the Japanese side. And with this time, we will have good routes and intelligence for our subsequent attack on the Japanese country. , I have a complete understanding.”
"The subsequent attacks will never be the same again."
Zhang Bao explained to Fang Fu.
"stronghold?"
"Sir, what do you mean, do you want to fight on the Japanese side step by step?"
Fang Fu was a little surprised.
"Yes, we don't know the size of this Japanese country very well now. It would be convenient if it is really like the one I knew before, but if there are any changes, it will be more troublesome."
"And even if we were the Japanese country before, it would be difficult for us to do so with such a small number of people."
"If we bring the food and grass this time, it will only be the basic needs to maintain the voyage. If we want to start a full-scale war on the Japanese side, this food and grass will not be enough."
"Although I also want to take down the Japanese country at once, it seems unrealistic at present. From the information learned from those prisoners, the Japanese country is probably bigger than we imagined."
Zhang Bao said with a frown.
"But sir, wouldn't this be too risky?"
"And all the ladies know about your personal trip to Japan this time? And have they all agreed?"
Fang Fu asked Zhang Bao.
"I have sent them back."
"This Dongzhou is now fully prepared for war. It is very inconvenient for them to be here, and it is too affecting."
"It's better to let them go back."
"What's more, after they return, there will be a lot of things they need to do."
"After all, whether it is Hezhou or Beijing, it is the key. This is not the first time they have dealt with it. They have experience in this area."
Zhang Bao nodded.
