The four destroyers searched on the Suez Canal, which was obviously insufficient, but now there is still a small section out of the Mediterranean Sea that has not been dredged, mainly the section of Ismailia. All kinds of industrial products shipped from China were traded in Suez, and the profits were basically the cost of the garrison and the work of the people.

The battleships were too huge, although the Suez Canal and aircraft carriers in later generations could run, but the industrial development of China could not support it, and although it developed rapidly, after all, Liangguang did not have the industrial base of the developed countries of Europe and the United States in the nineteenth century. It was too risky and difficult to get the battleship in.

However, the scale of six expulsions was enough, and Ding Yi was originally going to send out four cruisers with double gun decks. But Huang Xiaoyang followed the destroyer for two days and came back, dissuading Ding Yi: "First brother, don't fight!" Unless you really make up the steam engine you're talking about, the cruiser will never get in! As soon as the direction of the wind changes, it immediately turns into a dead fish, and a fleet of a few fireboats will be put into the streets! ”

After the improvement proposed by the sail group, the efficiency of cutting the wind was greatly increased, but the cruiser was too large, thousands of tons, and once it was not downwind, it was really difficult to move, and it was inconvenient to turn around.

Ding Yi still complied with this point very much when it came to professional matters and listened to professional opinions, so he used 10 destroyers and a battalion of marines to set up a number of observation points on both sides of the strait in the direction of Jerusalem, and used such means as fireworks and mirrors to transmit information.

"You've got to get the walkie-talkie out." Despite the decade of this era, Ding Yi was still very unaccustomed to the current communication conditions.

However, he has no energy to deal with this matter for the time being. Otherwise, he would have noticed Du Mu, the industrial director of the Four Seas Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. That's right, it's the Du Mu who likes to hook up with his little daughter-in-law. The communication complained about the head of the craftsman Li in Luzon, wasting all kinds of raw materials, and tinkering with some kind of cable telegraph.

"What is the state of the Rong 1st Brigade and the Rong 2nd Brigade?" Ding Yi asked Liu Tie and Wan An that because Wang Yue did not come, Ding Yi changed these two troops to Liu Tie and Wan An to bring; And the Marine Battalion stationed in Suez naturally returned to the establishment of the Mediterranean Fleet; The two black regiments and the two Egyptian regiments were pulled into the police corps under the command of Admiral Li Bing.

Wan An arched his hand and said: "There are many seekers, and there are hundreds of people who bite their fingers and write blood letters to ask for war. But after all, such a long way to come. The disciple thought that it was better to settle down for a few days before making a transfer. Liu Tie also seconded the proposal.

Ding thought about it, and allowed them to ask for it, and taught the troops to settle down first, but as soon as Wan An and Liu Tie retreated, Xu Bin began to spray.

At this time in Suez, there were barracks outside the city, a large area of barracks. It looks like a couple of small city-states.

Xu Bin really had a headache, he couldn't stand it, and said directly to Ding Yi: "Rujin said that he wanted the old man to repair the canal, but he didn't say that he wanted to teach the old man to serve as the head of the household department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas!" 6,000 people in the Rong 1st Brigade; 6,000 people in the 2nd Rong Brigade; The Marines are down. Huang is still disgusting and kind-hearted, knowing the old man's suffering, saying that the fleet supports logistics on its own; More than 10,000 people in the police corps! This fleet is out. Nearly 30,000 more mouths! Where does the old man have so much food to supply? ”

In fact, the old gentleman's anger is not here, and he has accumulated a lot of grain by building the canal. For such a big project, the people naturally have tens of thousands of people at every turn. It's not impossible to support the military quartermaster for a short time, but he is extremely annoyed: "It's okay for the police corps, just have a dry mouth and take care of it." Rong 1st Brigade and Rong 2nd Brigade, do they think they are the sons of the first assistant of the dynasty? The quartermaster came to find the old man's staff, and he asked for meat! Eggs! Ask for milk! Fish! ”

Xu Bin was so angry that his beard trembled, and he didn't care about paying attention to decency, so he pointed at Ding Yi and said: "I also came to settle accounts with the old man, what do you say that there must be a fish at a table of six people, there must be a fish at noon, a fish or a chicken at dinner, a plate of elbows, if there is no pork here, even if it is a plate of roasted lamb ribs or half a leg of mutton!" Then he said that there were 6,000 soldiers in the division, about 1,000 tables, and every day the old man had to send 2,000 fish, 500 leg of mutton, 6,000 eggs, and 180 barrels of milk to each brigade in addition to rice and noodles! And what greens! ”

"Is this a soldier or a young master!"

"If you are pampered by them, you will teach others to repair this canal, and the old man will also go to Rongyi Brigade to be a soldier! The old man has been cold for ten years, and today, although he has eaten everything he should eat and enjoyed it, he has not been so particular about his daily use! These two brigades, the old man can't afford to serve! ”

The old-style scholars, the discrimination against the military and soldiers, that is deep-rooted.

According to what Cao Jixiang said, the military general asked the military household to do the work, and the mean military general, not only did not pay the salary, but also asked the military household to bring their own food, and when they left, they gave half a bun and let the military household carry it back, and that's it.

Whether you can serve or can't serve is another matter, the main reason is that Xu Bin thinks it's too absurd, being a soldier, and you still want this and that, it's not good.

Ding Yi had no choice but to appease the old gentleman in a good voice,

But it's useless to comfort, Xu Bin is really angry, and he is determined to supply the Rong 1st Brigade and the Rong 2nd Brigade according to the logistics standards of the police corps! Will the quartermaster department give money on a bill-by-order basis? I don't serve Mr. Qian, it's not about money, I can't swallow it in one breath, I stinks as a soldier, I pay attention to it, this old-fashioned scholar can't twist this bend in my heart.

Who will Xu Bin do if he doesn't do this job? Did you rob the city of Suez? How many days can you eat? After eating, go back to China? Is the war still fought? Xu Bin can support the operation of tens of thousands or even sometimes 100,000 people in Suez for several years, this level is not a joke, and it is definitely not a contractor of thirty or fifty people who can do it.

"Is it the cost of the military households, or the cost of these new troops?" Ding Yi was helpless, so he had to reason with the old gentleman.

Xu Bin smiled when he heard this: "Didn't Jin hear what Taizu said back then?" Raising millions of soldiers does not cost the people a grain of rice! ”

"Since Taizu, the group of soldiers who fought the world with Taizu are old, what is the combat strength of the guard?" Ding Yi didn't go to debate with him about the advantages and disadvantages of the guard system. There is no need to refute this, Huaxia is promoting the constitution, if it succeeds, the guard will be the first to be eliminated, even the Huaxia scholar class has seen this cancer, the war cannot be fought, and the tuntian cannot pay taxes, the people are not the people, and the army is not the army.

Or how about the regimental camp, even if the original history is basically recruited soldiers to fight, and the most the guard post is to defend the city?

Especially after Ding Yi was born, the combat power of the new army reflected the uselessness of the guards, and the court bigwigs couldn't bear it. It is said that Wang Yanshan mentioned yì, directly assigned the military households of the guard to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion of the Four Seas, moved overseas, don't get rid of the guard, what happened to these military households in China, anyway, Ding someone can govern the army, just give Ding someone a headache, even if it can't be done, it is good to live and die overseas by itself, and there is no need to mess with China.

So when Ding asked about the combat strength of the guard, Xu Bin shook his head: "Why does Rujin ask knowingly? They are useless! ”

"What is the combat strength of the new army?" Ding Yi asked again.

"Humph! Only the ears can be warn! Xu Bin replied angrily, which means that the new army can also fight, which is worth mentioning.

Ding Yi helped the old gentleman to sit down, and said with a smile: "How is loyalty?" Can there be people who sell guns, ammunition, clothing, and the like like guards or recruiters? Mr. Yanghao, you don't know that as long as you are willing to pay, you can get it out of a hundred tigers and so on! ”

Xu Bin listened, his face finally improved slightly, but he still snorted coldly: "Every part on the gun has a code, and the bullet is also printed on it, whoever receives it and can't hand it over is a capital crime, who dares to take this risk?" Besides, Rujin, how much did you pay them? Don't think the old man doesn't know! When they go to sea, they all receive four salaries! ”

"It is rumored that Taizu once asked, who is the fastest in the world? The ministers replied, but Wan Gang replied: Those who fear the law are happy. Ding Yi poured a cup of tea for the old gentleman with his own hands, brought it to him, and said to him, "Only when you have enough food and no worries can you be strict in law." Today, when they are provided with all the things they need according to the law, they will know in their hearts that if they break the law one day, they will not be spared according to the law! Therefore, it is forbidden! ”

Xu Bin finally didn't get so angry, nodded slightly, and agreed with the logic of what Ding Yi said, but he still said: "Fish and meat, what eggs, milk, this place is not a grassland, and it is not a Huaxia, where can I raise it?" ”

This is also the truth, Ding Yi gave in, saying that he went to the army to talk to the soldiers to see if he would return some food money or how to deal with it, and finally persuaded Xu Bin to stop making trouble.

"Fuck it, Lao Tzu has soldiers, strong soldiers! The strongest soldiers in the world! The ship is strong and the guns are sharp! How did you get so aggrieved? Ding Yi couldn't help but complain to himself after everyone retreated, but he also knew that when the army was dispatched, it was not so simple for all parties to coordinate. It's good to be obscene, if it's serious, it's a good way to die.

However, Liu Tie rushed in with the communication soldiers, but presented a military report to Ding Yi.

If you don't look at it, if you take it apart, Ding Yi was really scared.

Because Wang Yue Yirong 3rd Brigade was stationed in Mugudushu, led the Rong 1st Division and the troops directly under the division, and led the three reorganized black divisions to start from Mugudushu, and the troops pointed directly at the country established by the Fingi people and the Fuers, intending to open up the passage between Mugudushu and Suez directly by land, that is, to penetrate the modern Sudanese Republic, not to mention how barren it is, in modern society, it is called the most underdeveloped area in the world, and there is also a desert!

However, Wang Yue's words in the military newspaper made Ding Yi approve of his actions, and he did not immediately send a clipper to stop this extremely crazy act. (To be continued......)