In the early morning of August 27, 1648, the morning light was faint, and the port of Aden in the Arabian Peninsula was faint.

The ships were moored at the anchorage as a whole, and there were battleships, cruisers, frigates, coast guard ships, training ships, transport ships, etc., densely packed in rows.

This is the westernmost and largest stronghold controlled by the southeastern Chinese country, and the Chinese have traveled thousands of miles to develop it.

It was still early, but the sailors on duty in the morning were already busy cleaning the boat, cleaning the boat, and sorting out the rigging.

Even in the harbor, the sailors on duty are still on guard with guns and will not take it lightly.

In the distance is Mingang, where ships enter and leave the port, and the hustle and bustle of the day is about to begin.

On the shore next to the military port is the new city of Aden, a strong fortification built by the Chinese, with tall and majestic walls, artillery arrays, and soldiers patrolling, as impregnable as a copper wall!

On the large land outside the city, there are ancillary facilities such as vegetable fields, pig farms, chicken farms, cattle farms and camel farms, etc., and the seaside phalanx houses are arranged, which is the Chinese water-making artifact "solar seawater still"!

Among the many warships in the military port, there is a cruiser that stands out as a particularly eye-catching, and this is the "Bali-class" fifth-class cruiser No. 181 battleship with 36 guns, which is a cutting-edge naval force of the Southeast Fleet and belongs to the latest classified warship.

In the Southeast Fleet sequence, whether it is a "Southeast Asia-class" third-class battleship, a "Kaohsiung-class" sixth-class cruiser, and a "Bali-class" fifth-class cruiser, they are all ocean-going warships.

Compared with the previous "Nanhai-class" third-class battleships, the "Kaohsiung-I" sixth-class cruisers, and the "Beigang-class" fifth-class cruisers, the new warships have increased tonnage, fierce firepower, longer self-sustaining power, and improved the environment of the crew.

The 181 ship had three masts, a displacement of 800 tons, a crew of 248 men (the reputation of two hundred and five spread, so the navy did not kill more than 250 men), it had 20 18-pounder cannons, 16 12-pounder cannons, the gun deck was loaded with 18-pounder guns, and the open deck was loaded with 12-pounder guns.

It is made of cedar wood, and the mast is teak, which is streamlined, clean, good rigging, and quite fast, and well-trained officers and men can steer it to catch up with all kinds of civilian ships and warships when the wind is suitable.

It has larger cargo holds to carry more cargo, coal tanks and "solar-powered seawater stills", and more unpowered exhaust fans on the hull to make the crew more comfortable.

The craftsmanship is excellent, and it is the top killer of ocean hunting, and it is admired!

Being able to serve on such a warship is a happy and comfortable place for the officers and men of the navy, and it is on this ship that they can make meritorious contributions!

At about eight o'clock in the morning, the officers on board the 181 ship finished breakfast and began to make their rounds.

The captain of the ship is none other than Lieutenant Colonel Shi Lang!

He is very young and promising, not even thirty years old, but he has a lot of qualifications, and as a captain he participated in the Navy's round-the-world voyage, such a level of navigation is a bargain!

Then he participated in many battles, especially in the recent Second World War, in Southeast Asia with Hongmaofan, and in Ceylon again, Hongmaofan, and his achievements were outstanding, so he improved very quickly.

Originally, it was not a problem for him to be a deputy captain on a battleship, and with more qualifications, he would be able to "ascend to the Dragon Gate" at the age of thirty!

The Southeast Fleet called becoming the captain of a battleship "boarding the dragon gate", which was the honor of a naval officer, but he finally became the captain of a fifth-class cruiser, not to decentralize, but to recognize him, he accepted a special mission, and today he will receive a very special crew, so he cruised the whole ship, meticulously, and tried to show a good posture.

At about 10 o'clock in the morning, a large oar-scratching boat in the military harbor acted as a communication boat, rowed towards the 181 ship, and quickly stopped next to the 181 ship. ”

"Permission to board!" The officer on duty on the ship said loudly.

Soon, through the hanging nets hanging from the climbing ship, a lieutenant colonel first emerged on the starboard gangway, followed by two young naval officers, then two and a half boys, and then ten sailors, all of whom landed on the deck of the cruiser with large military bags on their own backs.

The two boys were very sunny and handsome, but their faces were a little tanned, and they were skilled, well-nourished, tall, muscular, and obviously trained.

The veterans on the 181 ship whispered: "Hell, are we so short of personnel, and we have also called up children?!" ”

The non-commissioned officer smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, people will have a much greater future than us in the future!" ”

The Southeast Army has a junior military academy, which recruits war orphans, children of powerful families, and children of meritorious service recipients to enroll in school, receive training from an early age, and enlist in the army when they grow up.

Shi Lang greeted Chen Xin and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Director Chen!" ”

Chen Xin complained: "Cough, I almost lost my life when I climbed up!" ”

Because they were moored in the sea, the warship crew could only climb up on their own.

"Then next time I'll put a hanging basket and use a crane to lift you up!" Shi Lang chuckled.

"Don't, I'll be in the newspaper and I'll be famous!" Chen Xin shook his head and said, "Those masters have the right to supervise!" ”

"Come on, I'll introduce you!" Chen Xin said enthusiastically.

He first introduced two young officers, one was Captain Lei Ming, who was going to serve as the deputy navigator of the 181 ship, and the other was Lieutenant Wang Le, who was serving as an officer of the ship's Marine Corps.

They all saluted the captain, and Shi Lang returned the salute and welcomed them aboard, saying that with their joining, they would definitely be able to make the 181 ship even better.

Captain Lei Ming and Lieutenant Wang Le are both experienced people, and they were added to the 181 ship as officers.

"This is Warrant Officer Yang Hu! He is Warrant Officer Jian Wenyue! Chen Xin introduced the two and a half children and said that they should be a little more than fifteen years old, but they are trainee officers.

The two young children came out of the ranks, first saluted Shi Lang, Shi Lang remained silent, returned the military salute, and said decently: "Welcome to join, do a good job!" ”

But Shi Lang's heart is far from being as calm as it seems, he is an insider and knows where Yang Hu is sacred.

Wang's eldest son, Yan Kun!

King Yan Changwu and Queen Yang Yinger had three sons, the eldest son, nicknamed Daha and Husky, named Yan Kun; the second son, nicknamed Er Silly, Samoyed, and his name is Yan Yu; The third son, nicknamed Sansil, Alaska, is Yan Chong.

It is a folk custom to use such an ugly nickname, so it is easy to raise it, if you use a name such as "Tianyi" since childhood, it is easy to be accepted by ghosts from all walks of life.

And rare words with names such as Kun, Yu, and Chong will reduce the trouble of ordinary people in the future!

The feudal system is hierarchical, and the name of the ruler is something that the common people must avoid, such as Wen Yanbo, the minister of the Northern Song Dynasty, whose ancestral surname is Jing, in order to avoid the suspicion of Shi Jingjiao, the ancestor of the Later Jin Dynasty, changed his surname to Wen.

After the defeat of the Later Jin Dynasty, his family was surnamed Hui Jing, but the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to avoid the name of Zhao Kuangyin's Laozi Zhao Jingzhi, changed back to the text.

If you give a common name, you won't hurt the people!

Yan Kun studied in a military academy since he was a child, first in elementary school, and then in the officer reserve, and joined the navy as a warrant officer.

And his second brother Yan Yu is a twin brother with him and joined the army.

From the perspective of joining the military, it is clear that Yan Kun is very likely to take over in the future, after all, the navy has a high status in the army.

Therefore, as long as Shi Lang assists Yan Kun, his status as a submersible person in the future will definitely not be low!

Of course, if the eldest young master Yan Kun has anything, then Shi Lang will also have to eat it.

The greater the risk, the greater the benefit!