Running a navy is by no means child's play, and a century-old navy is not a joke.

In the Southeast Fleet, in addition to the hard indicators of equipment and training, great attention has been paid to soft indicators such as food supply, living environment of the crew, and medical care and hygiene.

The officers and men of the Southeast Fleet ate very well, the food was rich in variety, and there was a lot of meat, and the army provided the soldiers with fresh meat, fresh vegetables and fruits, and provided water with rum, and they had filters and evaporative water machines to provide relatively fresh water, and the warships brought some coal, boiled water, and made tea for everyone, which was very pleasant.

Everyone has a share in drinking tea, don't underestimate this cup of tea, it reflects the conscience of the army!

At that time, there were no refrigeration conditions for warships, and to achieve such a degree involved the construction of naval bases, and the preservation and supply of food required experienced personnel and sufficient funds.

The navies of other countries are not so "extravagant", the Hongmaofan side is a little better, like the Turkish fleet is even worse, when at sea their officers are not as good as the sailors of the Southeast Fleet, and the supplies are often deducted from their officers, and the military expenses are exploited layer by layer, even if the military expenses issued by the Sultan are a lot, the Turkish sailors still eat moldy cakes and drink rotten water.

The battleship is a small combat unit, the personnel are all crowded together, the living conditions are really not good, the ship is sailing in the tropics, and at noon the cabin is as hot as a steamer, and the people in it are the meat in the steamer!

The warships of the Southeast Fleet are generally equipped with non-powered exhaust fans, and as soon as the new warships are built, the old warships are transformed, and the principle of the machine is to use the principle of air convection inside and outside the cabin to discharge the rising hot air, which does not need power, and can quickly discharge the hot and dirty gases in the room and improve the indoor environment.

Don't underestimate those gadgets, they are all metal, at that time, metal was very valuable, and it involved manufacturing, except for the Southeast Army, no country's warships were equipped with such things.

In terms of medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is in charge, and the Southeast Army has established a military academy, specially set up a military medical specialty, trained military doctors, and a military medical hospital, so that every warship is equipped with military doctors, and in addition to providing medical services for the crew, he also shoulders the important task of preventing infectious diseases.

As a result of all these measures, the officers and men of the Southeast Fleet were healthy and full of energy, while the Turkish top brass did not care about the health and welfare of the sailors of the fleet and the cleanliness and hygiene of the ships, which led to an epidemic of diseases in the fleet, and the lower sailors were sick and undernourished, and many of them died miserably, and the officers did not take it seriously.

The official sailors were still the same, and the oarsmen on their ships were the characteristic of the Turks, many of whom were slaves, from various conquered peoples, as well as slaves who had been forcibly plundered.

Slaves had no human rights, they were poorly fed, they were treated very poorly, and it was questionable how much power some slaves could provide to warships.

In addition, the general government of all countries has empty salaries and deductions of wages, and the Turkish fleet is no exception, it is not easy to be a navy, and after being paid by the commander, there is no shortage of work, and one person has to be two envoys, and the salary is not much, resulting in low morale.

Those who have a way will be transferred, and those who have no way will simply run away, and there are many escapees, and "good men are not soldiers" is completely applicable to the Turkish Navy.

At present, Commander Imran Pasha heard that the fleet was seriously short of men, a full 30 percent of the troops, and that there was an even greater shortage of oarsmen, and that some warships were actually missing half of the men, and that he also had a share in the blood of the soldiers.

His eyes widened, and he ordered, "Pull all the men of Jubail onto the boats, and those who can fight will be sailors, and those who can't be oarsmen!" ”

"All men!" He emphasized.

"The sick people who stay on shore too?" An officer asked stupidly.

Imran Pasha nodded, "Of course! ”

He said viciously, "Once we are defeated, then everything is over, so all power must be used, even the blind can paddle!" ”

As soon as this order was given, the whole city of Jubail jumped into the air, and the army went into the streets and camped and forcibly ruffled Raf.

Some of the sailors in the barracks on the shore were sick and stayed on the shore to recuperate, but they did not expect the officers to rush into the barracks like tigers and wolves, shouting, "Get up and join the battle!" ”

"What?" The sick sailor's surprise was not trivial: "We are sick?!" ”

"If you're sick, you'll lose your life later, it doesn't matter if you're sick or not!" The officer said unquestionably, "Pasha has an order, everyone participates in the battle, and those who violate the order are engaged in military law!" ”

Under the power, there was only submission, and the old, weak, sick and disabled sergeants were scrawny and faltering, and boarded the ship with the help of their comrades, while the sick oarsmen were even worse, and were pulled up by force on the hospital bed, and at the slightest slow movement, they were whipped down!

Not only the sick number, but some civilian personnel in the military port had nothing to do with them in the previous war, and none of them were spared, and they were all pulled onto the warship!

Especially some veteran oilers, they mixed up in the barracks, rushed when there were good things, and shrank when there were bad things, but they didn't expect to be caught on a warship, and they regretted it!

And in the port of Jubail, it was very lively, and the people did not expect that disaster would fall from the sky, and the army went to the streets to set up cards, and they caught people when they saw them--- referring to men, where women had a very low status and were not counted as people.

The army is raving, I heard that it is going to fight on the ship, and the people are very confused, and we want to go into battle to fight, why don't we share the money in peacetime?

Reasoned with them, but the officers ignored them, and the good-natured officers said, "We are going to fight the infidels and destroy them, this is a holy war!" "Trying to convince the population.

Most of the officers didn't say a word at all, and as soon as the people reasoned, the officers ordered their subordinates to punch and kick them!

The sound of moaning and crying resounded in the sky, and some people were even more miserable, going to the street with their wives and children, and immediately deducing a tragic scene of separation of flesh and blood, which made a miasma, and I don't know how many wives were separated and their families were ruined!

Yes, some of the people were armed with knives, and they had always been coaxing, and they immediately pulled their knives at each other, and the soldiers also fought back with weapons, so the streets became martial arts arenas, and the two sides were killed in a ball of ping-pong, and sometimes the explosion of muskets rang out, and it was lively.

When the riots subsided, there were some corpses lying on the ground, stained with blood.

Of course, not everyone is unlucky, the officers finally look at people with their eyes, and when they see some high-ranking officials, rich businessmen and big men will open their nets, this is a minority, and there are some people, who have money at home, and spend money to redeem the captured strong men, naturally, the money received is divided by the officers, and Imran Pasha gets the lion's share.

The large-scale operation to catch the strong men was completed the day before the arrival of the Chinese fleet, and the day before the day before the preparation for sailing, the ships miraculously had their men numbered to seven, seven, eighty, eight, and the next morning, the Turkish fleet set sail smoothly!

Naturally, the atmosphere on the ships was not much better, the new entrants were dazed with scimitars, shields and spears in their hands, they were fine on the shore yesterday, and today they stayed on the ship, and after a slight shake, many people were seasick and vomited, and they were in a mess.

Even on the flagship, Imran Pasha doesn't care about "Hehe, look at it!" ”