However, this private matter, for Holliman himself, is not so simple. It must be explained here that the Shenzhou Army's regulations on this kind of private matter are helpful to understand.

Holriman was only admitted to the position of deputy commander of the fleet by virtue of his exam scores and long-distance sailing experience.

And he didn't want to cause the "service points" he was accumulating to be damaged in the slightest because of the trivial matter of meeting with the enemy generals, which might affect his next promotion exam, which was a matter of his own pocket.

And the fierce competition for promotion in the Shenzhou Army has almost reached a white-hot level. The "Iron and Blood Regulations" stipulate that each officer strives to make himself better than others, and outside of the military regulations, their requirements for themselves can even be expressed in the form of meanness.

For example, the degree of enforcement of the "Soldiers' Council" decision will give you an additional point bonus, although this decision is not mandatory for officers. But for the sake of these scores, the degree of compliance of these officers is completely comparable to the compliance with "military regulations".

There are also things such as folding quilts, dressing and other things that are rarely hard and fast, in order not to compare with others in internal affairs, the quilt is folded over the tofu block, and no matter how hot the day, the military uniform is neatly dressed, and these are all done consciously. Because the level of the promotion test and when to take the test are often only reflected in the difference of 1 point or 0.5 points.

Therefore, Holliman, who has a relatively small accumulation of scores, cherishes scores more than others. "And whether this will affect my score" is often a matter of consideration before Holliman does anything. Of course, this will not affect his attention to operations and command, after all, those are the "big points" that must not be lost.

"These guys!" After reading the contents of the letter, Holriman muttered in his heart, and then pushed the letter back to Huang Kehui.

Holliman, who had previously been an officer of the East India Company, differed from the Dutch naval officer in that his purpose was to protect the interests of the East India Company everywhere, while the Royal Dutch Navy protected the interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands everywhere.

It was for this reason that the fleet of the East India Company had always been unpleasant with the officers of the Royal Netherlands. And in a sense, the officers of the Royal Netherlands Navy don't look down on these people who can drive old warships to fight others for money.

Similarly, the East Indies did not look down on the officers of the regular navy, and the word "poor ghost" can roughly sum them up. And now, he has no good impression of these "poor ghosts" who are already far weaker than himself, and he will never lose even 0.1 points because of their invitation, which is very precious to him.

Huang Kehui reached out and took a look, and immediately understood what was going on.

The Shenzhou Army does not object to or prevent officers from contacting people outside the barracks, but for such appointments with unclear intentions, the practice of officers is to explain this invitation to their superiors, and the letters will also be archived for the record.

"My personal opinion is that it's okay to go for a while, but my teacher, I thought it would always be good for you to bring an extra guard or two."

In the eyes of the Shenzhou Army, every high-ranking officer it has trained is a very precious asset, and their safety is deeply valued by the military. Hence the existence of the Guards system, and the power to inflict harm on high-ranking military officers will be punished more severely.

Holliman disembarked from the flagship with a fully armed Guards group, and by this time was already on the dock guarded by the Marines of the Divine Army, and a carriage of the Dutch Navy Navy to greet Holliman had already been parked.

Sitting in the carriage, Holliman felt a hint of discomfort. After all, the cement pavement that appears in abundance in the Free State of China is much better than the pebble pavement here, and there are more horse-drawn carriages, and even the "running on the street" with carbon monoxide engines does not have the sound of drowsy horses' hooves.

This made Holliman, who was already a little uneasy, even more uncomfortable.

If they were the official sign language between the military fleet, Holliman would certainly not have felt any discomfort, and would have taken the opportunity to show off in front of these former captains who looked down on them.

However, tonight's invitation to him was carried out as an "old friend", so their intention in inviting made Holliman, a person who fully trusted the Shenzhou Army, very unhappy.

"Aren't these guys going to do things in the open?"

Thinking of this, he shook his head and took out a cigar from his bosom and put it to his mouth to stabilize his mood. With these former "enemies" in mind, today they are in a sense the real enemies.

When Holliman returned from this "underground invitation" that he was rather unhappy with, he still served some of his goals. And he was pleased to recall some of the details of the so-called "banquet".

First of all, a slightly sarcastic opening sentence has embraced his "hatred" that has been ignored for many years.

"To be invited by a distinguished officer of the Royal Netherlands Navy is a great honor to our ......!"

Of course, as a Dutchman of the same clan, he still satisfied the curiosity of the Dutch sitting there about this kind of warship that did not use sails.

Except for the senior officers of the fleet, who were not present because of another ball that could not be excused, the rest of the captains were basically participants in this banquet. Hearing such undisguised sarcastic words from Holliman, there is naturally dissatisfaction, but the difference in strength is almost obvious.

"As for why our ships don't use sails, it's because the power system is too old, and the maneuverability is too poor in naval battles to keep us in the blind spot of enemy fire. But now our warships are basically able to do this......! ”

Of course, he also reached Huang Kehui's proposal on such an informal banquet. The two armies will then carry out a coordinated campaign to discuss and exchange views on the assignment of patrol tasks against the incoming British fleet, and will also put forward the proposal of the Joint Operations Command.

Because of these simple issues of interest, the two fleets, which seemed to be still in hostilities, began to cooperate temporarily because of interests.

And this fleet, which is temporarily cooperative, will face the British fleet that has arrived from the Indian side, so what kind of battle is this? In what way will the combined fleet, which is completely inferior in numbers, conduct this naval battle with it?

Now is not the time to say, because in the days here, Yue Xiaofei has made new discoveries that make him excited.