As Augustus finished speaking, Müller narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly:

"What plan?"

This question startled Augustus, who then laughed heartily: "What other plan could it be?"

"Didn't you already say you were going to conquer those barbarians?"

"You mean the dry men?" Muller countered.

Augustus frowned: "What else?" Muller remained silent, simply staring at Augustus.

His expression had long since returned to its usual indifference, but Augustus detected a hint of disdain in his gaze.

Augustus's face darkened: "What exactly do you mean? Explain yourself!"

"Just as you thought, Your Excellency."

"Of course, it's to occupy the land of the Gan people and conquer them." Muller lowered his head, smoothing the wrinkles in his uniform, and then said casually:

"However, it seems you underestimate the Gan people."

"It seems you want us to prepare for war immediately and go out to fight as soon as possible, but I don't want to be in such a hurry."

At this point, Lucate, who had been listening quietly, clasped his hands together and looked at Müller:

"Does Marshal Müller also think that the Great East Japan International Conference (WEIC) is a difficult opponent to conquer?"

Augustus glanced at Lucate with a cold expression: "You knew that too?"

Lucate ignored him and just looked at Mueller, who turned to look at him and said, "Yes."

"Although we lack too much intelligence to know the extent of the navy's combat power, they are definitely quite strong."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Augustus suddenly shouted:

"I said even if they had ten ships, they wouldn't be as good as one of ours!"

"Then why don't you lead the Sea Lion Fleet to give it a try?" Muller said expressionlessly.

Augustus's face froze instantly, and Lucat was happy to see him humiliated, so he remained silent.

After a moment of silence, Augustus shrugged and laughed:

"Then let's wait! Haha."

He sat up abruptly from the chair with such force that the chair crashed onto the deck with a loud thud.

Anger welled up in his chest, but his laughter was merely a cover. Augustus crossed his arms and fixed his gaze intently on Lucate's face:

"Since we don't feel confident, let's wait for the Sa Ri Kingdom's fleet to arrive."

"Once they arrive, we should set sail and get to work! Let's go and wipe out those pretentious busybodies!"

Being stared at with such fierce eyes, Lucat knew all too well that it was a warning.

But before he could speak, Müller had already left with his hands behind his back, saying before he left:

"Be patient, everyone. At this moment, we are one."

Upon hearing this, Lucate frowned and rubbed his temples in exasperation.

——

The South Port under the cover of night.

Qin Ze stood with his hands behind his back, watching calmly as warships sailed away from the port.

These were not the warships they had exchanged when they first arrived at South Port, but rather new warships that had been exchanged over the past two days. Now, these warships were leaving the port in preparation for the upcoming battle plan.

Unlike land battles, large-scale battles at sea have one key factor that is always fair to both sides.

That is the advantage of location.

The vast ocean is so expansive that it seems to have no end, and there is no advantageous terrain on this battlefield.

As long as supplies are sufficient, warships can hold their soldiers at sea for a long time and can go anywhere to engage in battle, provided that they do not encounter sudden weather changes.

It's only the beginning of summer now, and under normal circumstances, storms and thunderstorms will only arrive after June. Of course, this doesn't rule out the possibility of strong winds arriving earlier, but the weather has been quite good lately, with sunny and calm days.

Therefore, this was enough for Qin Ze to send more warships to be deployed on the sea.

He doesn't yet know how many enemy ships there are, but since they come from multiple countries, there must be quite a few. Therefore, he needs to make the most appropriate troop deployment. At the very least, he needs to have enough warships.

When Qin Ze went to Nanze earlier, he ordered Zheng He to send some warships to other ports, which has built a sea defense line. The warships are patrolling the near sea day and night, and the general direction of the sea area where the enemy ships are located has been determined.

To achieve victory in the upcoming naval battle, the number of warships and the efficiency and density of their cannons are crucial. Of course, the density of firepower is more important than accuracy, but this also requires the support of a high rate of fire.

Therefore, the ships exchanged this time are mostly giant warships. These large ships can deploy more cannons with a high rate of fire and long range, while the small and medium-sized ships cannot play a significant role in large-scale naval battles.

In a head-on battle, the giant warships must be arranged in a long, straight line to bombard the enemy from the front. In contrast, a dispersed battle would inevitably lead to chaos and prevent the fleet from exerting its full strength.

After all, it's not as flexible to deploy combat operations at sea as it is on land.

After sending these warships away tonight, Qin Ze figured that the foreigners he had released should be returning to their base camp by now.

In just a few days, they will reveal their true colors and extend their claws towards our territory.

"Come on, powerful nations, let's see who is the hunter on this sea!" Qin Ze muttered to himself, raising his head to look at the night sky.

——

Lying on the bench, Lucat held the back of his head, gazing listlessly at the starry sky.

"well."

He sighed and said helplessly, "Leto, if I had known you would act this way, I would have asked the Emperor to hand over the position of Marshal to you before we came."

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