The negotiations with the Europa Empire were finally over, and Li Rujin refocused his attention on the preparations for the implementation of the plan to invade Africa, and Li Rujin attached great importance to this plan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, this is the first voyage of the navy of the Dawen Empire in the true sense, and it is an opportunity and a challenge for the navy of the Dawen Empire, and the first step of the navy of the Dawen Empire from a small pond to the deep blue.

In order to take this step, the Dawen Empire, in its weakness, squeezed out a lot of resources to support the operation, and the ships involved in the operation have been decided, and the flagship is the Tang-class heavy cruiser with a displacement of 15,000 tons - the Datang.

That is, one of the two heavy cruisers captured from the Europa Empire, which was reclassified and renamed after being refurbished by the Dawen Empire. It is also the treasure of the Dawen Imperial Navy, and it is one of the two warships of the Dawen Imperial Navy of more than 10,000 tons.

In addition, there were four light cruisers and four troop carriers, plus two integrated supply ships and fifteen small landing craft, a huge fleet of 21 ships, which already accounted for two-thirds of the entire naval strength of the Dawen Empire.

Sailing with the fleet is also a cargo fleet composed of nobles and wealthy families in the imperial capital, Li Rujin also has a "little God of Wealth" title in the Dawen Empire, this time Li Rujin led the fleet of the Dawen Empire to go out to hunt for treasure, these nobles heard about it, they have formed a fleet, and they will make a fortune together! The Dawen Empire eats meat, can't we drink soup?

The accompanying army is four field infantry regiments, a total of 12,000 people, divided into four troop carriers, each troop carrier can carry 2,500 soldiers, considering that this is a long-distance voyage, each troop carrier carries 2,000 soldiers, and the remaining 4,000 fighters are scattered on other ships.

12,000 soldiers are fully armed, and for this plan, Li Rujin specially made a standard of equipment for individual soldiers, an AK-47, 120 rounds of ammunition, four magazines, a military dagger, and not equipped with short guns and grenades.

Mainly because the Dawen Empire did not have modern short guns and grenades, Li Rujin also ignored it, before leaving, Li Rujin had already drawn the M1911 pistol drawings and infantry grenade drawings and transferred them to the military department for review, it is estimated that it will not be long before it can be produced, but Li Rujin and his troops will not be able to catch up.

In addition, it is also equipped with a sapper shovel, two marching backpacks, one large and one small, the large one is used for military supplies, the small one is used to hold personal belongings, blankets, individual tents, a summer military uniform, anti-mosquito wind oil essence in Africa, cool oil and other items.

Every soldier of the Dawen Empire can be said to be armed to the teeth, waiting to set off with the fleet.

Li Rujin has rushed to the Sanya Military Port in Hainan a few days ago, the fleet has been assembled, and now it is sending supplies to the ship, but the fleet is still unable to set off for the time being, the fuel of the Dawen Empire is insufficient, and the voyage of a huge fleet requires at least 5,000 tons of fuel to be enough.

The fuel demand of the Dawen Empire has not been large, so the oil refining industry of the Dawen Empire is also quite weak, and the fuel reserves of the Dawen Empire have been exhausted in the battle against Europa and the Indo-Pakistani dogs.

Li Rujin waited in Sanya for more than ten days before the Dawen Empire transported the fuel needed for the fleet, some of which was captured from the Europa Empire, and some of which was produced by the Dawen Empire working overtime during this time.

Finally, all the supplies of the fleet have been replenished, and the expeditionary fleet of the Dawen Empire can choose to set sail.

On July 11, early in the morning, with a long whistle, the heavy cruiser Datang slowly sailed away from the Sanya wharf and sailed towards the assembly area.

With the completion of the fleet assembly, all the fleet ships sounded the whistle at the same time, the huge hull squeezed the sea water, flooding with white waves, the fleet sailed away from the Sanya Military Port, on the dock, the people who came to see off waved their hands, for the fleet to see off.

This time, the fleet saw off two elders from the cabinet, the commander of the military department and a group of generals, and this fleet voyage pinned the hope of the Dawen Empire, hoping to bring enough wealth to the empire from the African continent and help the economy of the Dawen Empire get out of the predicament.

Li Rujin was wearing a white rear admiral navy uniform, standing on the bridge of the flagship, and a white rear admiral uniform made Li Rujin stand tall and tall, which made the people who came to see him off envious.

There are also many local officials in Sanya who keep asking who this is a good son, and then they know that the major general on the bridge is the famous Li Rujin of the Dawen Empire, a young man, a high-ranking official, and an imperial lord, and a lord who is retired with the country.

After the fleet sailed out of the waters of Sanya, it joined the noble fleet waiting here to form a larger fleet and sail towards the South China Sea.

Li Rujin left the bridge, returned to the command room, picked up the schedule and looked at it again, and in three days, the fleet would arrive in Southeast Asia, where it would make its last replenishment, and then pass through the Strait of Malacca and officially enter the Indian Ocean. It also means that the navy of the Dawen Empire has officially entered the deep blue sea.

The fleet sailed at a speed of eight knots per hour, mainly to take care of the accompanying merchant fleet, the entire fleet was headed by the flagship Datang, lined up in a "human" shape, and the merchant fleet was lined up in the middle, although pirates could not appear in the waters of the Dawen Empire, but it was better to be careful.

On the afternoon of the next day, the fleet came to the Natuna Sea Road in Southeast Asia, and four years earlier, in this area, the fleet of the Dawen Empire was ambushed by the fleet of the Europa Empire, in that battle, the Dawen Empire's navy suffered heavy losses, and more than 3,000 excellent soldiers of the Dawen Empire died in that battle.

All the ships of the fleet came to rest in this sea, and the soldiers, crews, and sailors changed into neat and clean uniforms, lined up in neat formation, and stood on deck, and the offering tables were set up on the flagship, and the tributes were placed.

Li Rujin, as the commander, personally presided over the worship ceremony, lit incense, and observed a three-minute silence, and then scattered the offerings into the sea, and all the ships whistled for a long time! It carries people's infinite sorrow.

Huge spirit flags are erected on the main mast of the flagship, facing the sea breeze, hunting and hunting, summoning the heroic spirits who have sacrificed their warriors in this sea!

The waves gently beat the hull of the ship, making a "whoosh" sound, and the hull of the ship also shook gently, catering to the waves, as if yesterday's comrades-in-arms were still talking and laughing together in their ears.

Tonight, this is the anchorage of the fleet, and all the warriors will stay up all night keeping a watchful eye for their fallen comrades.