Selecting a thousand cavalrymen in Haifan City wasn't difficult. As for the captives, they could be gradually assimilated. Once most of them had the power of faith, they could be incorporated into Haifan City's army. Therefore, Haifan City's military strength was not lacking.
If the three tribes of Ghost City could attack Haifan City, would they attack the White Mist branch? This was a question. The White Mist branch had the weakest defenses and was not very resilient.
The most important thing is that the White Mist branch is also cooking salt, which simply gives the enemy an advantage...
Hey! Nearly a thousand people have been abducted from the Northern Branch, most likely from the seaside salt-making operation. The secrets of salt-making are probably out. To put it bluntly, the three major tribes in Ghost Town have already benefited. I'm so damn resigned.
The chair is back, and this time the troop transport to Poseidon City went smoothly despite sailing against the ocean current.
As for Hai Rui, it has been at sea for a long time.
Ma Yue, worried, inspected the returning naval officers and soldiers. Nothing unusual was found. It seemed the enemy's witches had only infiltrated the northern and southern divisions, and hadn't yet penetrated the headquarters or the navy.
"Charlatan, there is some trouble." The third priest came over.
"What's wrong?" What Ma Yue fears most now is trouble.
"Two of the squadron leaders who were rotated back from the Northern Division have been assigned to the Navy. I guess they're in Hai Rui's fleet."
As you worry about, you'll get what you want. The navy is naturally derived from the expansion of the army. Unfortunately, Hai Rui's navy participated in the battle of Poseidon City, losing two or three hundred men. So, Hai Rui returned with another two or three hundred men from the army, and by coincidence, the two squadron leaders who had returned from the Northern Branch were newly assigned to the navy.
What’s even more coincidental is that he went out to sea with Hai Rui’s fleet and has not returned yet.
"Hai Rui, you can't be that stupid, right?" Ma Yue said.
"That's right, you two are newly transferred to the navy and have no foundation." said the third priest.
"It's just... charlatan, the entire two squadrons were assigned to the navy." Shuichong said.
"Two squadron leaders, plus two squadrons of soldiers! The squadron Hai Rui led out must have at least three or four hundred people, right?"
There's no point in worrying. Hai Rui is the commander. Once we go out, we can only rely on Hai Rui.
It's been so many days and Hai Rui's fleet hasn't returned yet. It would be strange if nothing happened.
"Chair, we've captured quite a few ships, including those that can sail against the wind. Take your navy and recruit them."
Ma Yue was powerless to do anything else.
While assimilating the new captives and stabilizing Haifan City, the Southern Branch finally migrated back. Ma Yue personally oversaw the purification process, eliminating several team leaders who lacked the power of faith.
The southern branch still needs to be rebuilt. Although Huoshi performed well, Ma Yue was still worried. So he decided to let Baiying lead the team back to rebuild the southern branch.
"Firestone, the navy is really out of people. You'll be exhausted just sitting on a chair."
"I understand, Shengun, I am willing to go to the navy." The future of the navy is bright. Everyone can see that Shengun attaches great importance to the navy. Huoshi is of course very happy.
"Good! You are now the fourth commander of the navy. Assist the chair and quickly complete the reorganization of the newly captured sailing ship."
"yes!"
Bai Pi's whereabouts are still unknown, and Hai Rui is missing again. The navy is really unlucky.
"He Tu, you are a good kid. I will promote you to team leader this time. Do a good job..." He Tu has a high power of faith, is a high-level fan, and can write. He is a talent. Let's train him well.
Ma Yue thought carefully. There were plenty of large timber trees nearby at the Baiwu branch, perfect for building sailboats. It would be a shame to withdraw. Poseidon City was closed off, so there were no large trees to build. Haifan City was too far from the forest.
When it comes to building seagoing ships, large timber is the most crucial, and Kirishima is indeed the most suitable.
The navy, we really need to find the right time to fight the navy and the three tribes' coalition navy in Ghost Town. Without establishing a superiority at sea, we can't develop with peace of mind.
"God of war, Hai Rui is back."
"Really!" Ma Yue's face was filled with joy. "Let's go and take a look."
Hai Rui came back, looking very embarrassed.
"Tell me, where have you been during this time?" Ma Yue asked.
"I was patrolling the sea with my fleet when I encountered Lu Yin's small fleet. Lu Yin said that a hostile tribe had crossed the sea and started attacking the Qiuhai tribe over there. Lu Yin's fleet only had twenty ships, and the enemy had thirty. They had no chance at all."
"This guy is quite smart. He knew to run back for help. We have a lot of navy ships. If we fight back, we can seize many enemy ships. I thought it made sense, so I took the squadron and followed him."
That's right. Aside from the sailboats that Chair had taken away, almost all the others from Haifan City were with Hairui. A general must be able to make decisions on the spot.
"It was going quite smoothly. There weren't many people guarding the ships on the coast, so we defeated them and robbed thirty large ships." Hai Rui looked embarrassed, but he was very excited when he spoke about it.
"The Qiuhai tribe is still under attack, and I'm worried. At least, staying by the sea will be a distraction for the enemy, right?" Hai Rui deserves a thumbs up for doing this.
If Hai Rui rashly led the navy to attack the enemy from the front and back, it would be reckless. A group of rowers attacking the army? It is not impossible, but the probability is not high.
When it comes to war, the so-called judgment is just a matter of probability.
The Qiuhai tribe has a stone city for defense, so a naval landing battle is of little significance.
"The enemy lost their ship, and when they saw they couldn't get it back, they quickly retreated southward from the land." Hai Rui said this, and the Qiuhai tribe was basically relieved.
"On the way back, we ran into another fleet. We had to do something. It was obvious that someone was tracking our route."
Thus, a strange naval battle broke out. At that time, the so-called naval battles did not even have catapults, and were mostly just ramming into each other. Otherwise, at close range, the two sides would hurl spears, stones, and the like at each other. Only very rarely did they engage in boarding battles.
"You bastard! There are so many enemies! I even saw wildebeests, sheep, and the like on their ships... We have no choice. They have so many people and we have so many ships. We can only ram them..."
The navy of this era really needs a lot of courage. Isn't the main mode of combat just ramming each other's ships?
Fortunately, with the thirty captured ships, Hai Rui's number of ships is several times greater than Fang's. They can just ram them. Even if their own ships are damaged, they don't have to worry because they have many extra ships for rescue.
Even though everything was not damaged, the enemy still wanted to escape. Hai Rui left behind a few rescue ships and continued to pursue them with a large fleet of ships. No matter what, they could not let this group of ships that were tracking their own land and sea fleets escape...
If Hai Rui had not replenished his fresh water at the Qiuhai tribe, he would probably be in an even worse situation.
"All done?"
"Not really. Our new sailing ships are still faster than the enemy's. The enemy's sailing technology is much worse than our sailors. The pursuit is still along the ocean current, and the impact is not small."
After clearing all the enemy ships, Hai Rui finally decided to return. No wonder it took so long to return. It was not bad at all. Hai Rui really did his duty. As for the elders of the Hai tribe, they really tried their best to prevent the voyage from being leaked.
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