The newspaper room is brightly lit, and this important place is not controlled by lights.

Gao Junshan said to the newspaper operator: "Report to Baili Sofa, urgently, it must be delivered to me immediately." Order: Bailisha immediately transferred Zhang Cong to Xijiang and took charge of the work of the Xijiang Highway Bureau. ”

The telegraph operator was very skilled, and the telegram was sent in a few minutes.

After the telegram was sent, Gao Junshan felt a little more relaxed, and after leaving the newspaper room, he didn't go there, and returned to the private room to sleep.

Not long after he fell asleep, the newspaper director sent Bailisha's call back.

Gao Junshan hurriedly got up, lit the oil lamp, and eagerly watched Bailisha's callback.

Bailisha told Gao Junshan that Zhang Cong unfortunately died of illness yesterday, and he also left a letter to Gao Junshan, and Bailisha had been sent to Quanzhou for 800 miles yesterday.

Sent to Quanzhou. Gao Junshan thought to himself that when we arrived in Quanzhou, Zhang Cong's letter should also arrive, so he fell asleep again with peace of mind.

What did Zhang Cong write in his letter? He doesn't care anymore, it's better to sleep!

Gao Junshan slept until dawn, and Li Derong came to ask, should he bring breakfast over or go to the restaurant?

Gao Junshan said: "Let's go to the restaurant!" ”

At this time, there are not many people in the restaurant, breakfast is porridge fritters, Gao Junshan has a good appetite, he eats five fritters in a row, and appreciates the chef's craftsmanship while eating: "Not bad, this fritters are fried crispy and refreshing, and the taste is good!" ”

After breakfast went up to the deck and enjoyed the view of the sea.

In fact, there is nothing to see in the sea, just a blue ocean.

It's just that the weather is good today, and the sun is shining with its light, moistening the earth.

Of the four speedboats released last night, two have returned, and two are still on guard.

On sunny days, it was possible to use a sextant, and the speed of the battleship increased to 18 knots.

18 knots is the maximum speed of Zheng He-class giant battleships, and the speed of 21 knots is used in an emergency, if you want to reach the speed of 21 knots, you must put eight 1000 horsepower steam engines into use at the same time, so the loss of coal will be greatly increased, so under normal circumstances, the speed will not be driven to 21 knots.

Gao Junshan watched the sea from the deck for a while, and then returned to the cockpit, and it was Captain Deng at the helm at this time.

"At our speed, how long will it take to get to Quanzhou?" Gao Junshan asked.

"I'll be there tomorrow morning."

Gao Junshan nodded in satisfaction, and asked to go down to the bilge to take a look.

Deng Shijie asked the first mate to take the helm, and he led Gao Junshan out of the cockpit.

There were three doors in the lower bilge, one in the front, one in the rear, one in the back, one in the back, one in the back, one in the other.

Deng Shijie led Gao Junshan to the middle of the cabin door, where a soldier was standing guard, and the hatch was usually closed.

He had the hatch open, and it was a rectangular door, five meters long and three meters wide.

Although it is called a door, it is actually a tin cover, and there is a handle on it, and if you hold the handle and push it to the side, you can move the tin lid horizontally, and after the tin lid is removed, an opening is revealed, which is the entrance to the lower bilge.

The entrance is also rectangular and about the size of the door, with a wooden staircase for people to go up and down.

Gao Junshan walked into the entrance, and heard the sound of a rumbling steam engine coming from below, no wonder he usually had to close the hatch, it was for sound insulation, and it was also for the safety below.

He descended the wooden staircase to the bilge, the penultimate level of the bilge, which was the storehouse of the entire battleship.

It's very clean, this level is about four meters high, it's well ventilated, and the high mountains walk around this level.

It is divided into four areas, which are clearly demarcated. two forward compartments, one for storing coal and one for ammunition; There are two aft cabins, one for fresh water and one for food.

The coal stored here is enough for the battleship to last for a year, the ammunition is very sufficient, the various types of ammunition are classified and placed neatly, the fresh water tank is strictly protected, in order to prevent the water from being polluted, the food stored in the food tank is rich and diverse, the most stored are soybeans and mung beans, these beans are prepared to be used to make bean sprouts, because the bean sprouts contain vitamin C, which is the best food to prevent sepsis.

The things in the warehouse are very well organized, especially the food compartment, where the rats have no place to live, and the management is of high quality.

After Gao Junshan saw it, he was very satisfied, he originally wanted to go down to the bottom to see the steam engine, but the captain Deng Shijie was worried about Gao Junshan's safety, so he didn't let him go down.

Gao Junshan also gave up the idea of going on, and after saying goodbye to the warehouse keepers in the bilge warehouse one by one, he returned to the deck.

The middle deck, because there are three large chimneys, has only one floor.

The front and rear buildings of the battleship were three floors respectively, and because the Zheng He class was wide and large enough, the commander's rest cabin was located in the front building, while the sailors' rest cabin was in the back building.

There is only one layer on the front and rear decks, where there are 50 to 70-pound heavy guns, and these heavy guns can rotate 180 degrees, compared with the battleships of other countries in this period, the flexibility is more than 100 times, the battleships of other countries only have guns, and the orientation of the battleship must be adjusted every time they open fire, while the battleships of Huaxia can fire at enemy ships in different directions at any time.

The commander's lounge is connected to the cockpit, which is on the third floor, and the port and port sides of this level are also equipped with gunwales.

The restaurant is on the second floor, and it is time for lunch, Gao Junshan doesn't want to eat now because he ate late for breakfast, so he asked Li Derong to go to the restaurant to eat first, and then send his lunch to the third floor after he has lunch.

Li Derong's guard had sixty people, divided into three shifts, and those in charge were to follow near Gao Junshan, and all the resting personnel were arranged in the back building, because there were not so many rooms for them in the front building.

Under normal circumstances, there are two people who follow Gao Jun Mountain, and there is one person who follows Li Derong, this person is mainly to assist Li Derong, and there will be guards at the intersections and corners where Gao Jun Mountain often enters and exits on the battleship, and the places guarded by these guards will change at any time, and change with the range of activities of Gao Jun Mountain.

There must be a guard in front of the private room in the high mountains, and there is also a guard guarding the door of the passage into the private room twenty-four hours a day.

The cockpit is the command cabin, the war room, the newspaper room, the navigation room, and the nautical diary room are all in it, and there is a door behind the cockpit, and inside that door is the commander's rest cabin.

As soon as you enter the door of the rest cabin, there is a passage, the passage is three meters wide, the light is very good, and there is a special person to clean it, very clean.

There are four private rooms on the left and right, and the second room on the right is the one on the right.

The interns from the Navy's Senior Command Department did not live here, but in the group dormitory in the back building, and they could come to the dining hall in the front building to eat.

Gao Junshan returned to his private room, and the size and facilities in the private room were similar to those of the private room of "Wuchang No. 1", so Gao Junshan did not feel strange.

Because breakfast had not yet been digested, he made a pot of tea alone in the private room, sat on the Taishi chair, and tasted it slowly.

Now that he has some free time, he remembered Zhang Cong's letter, that letter is Zhang Cong's special encryption seal, indicating that it is a very important letter, a special encryption seal, only the recipient can open the seal, otherwise he will be executed.

What exactly will be written in the letter? Gao Junshan guessed for a while, but he had no clue, so he gave up this boring behavior.

Fortunately, Li Derong came up soon, he didn't dare to slack off, and after he was full in a hurry in the restaurant, he prepared Gao Junshan's meal, put it in a special basket, and brought it up to Gao Junshan.

Gao Junshan opened the bamboo basket, the hot meal tempted the appetite, he served the meal on the table one by one, a total of three dishes and one soup, a plate of green vegetables, a plate of radish, a plate of braised pork and a bowl of seaweed soup.

Gao Junshan approvingly: "Today's dishes are very rich, and there is soup!" ”

Li Derong said: "Your Majesty, eat quickly, otherwise it won't taste good if it's cold." ”

"Eat, eat right away."

Li Derong watched Gao Junshan start to eat, then quietly withdrew from the private room and closed the door.

Gao Junshan enjoyed eating all the food, he hiccuped, and was about to call Li Derong in, at this moment, he suddenly heard the alarm sound, he subconsciously raised his hand to look at his watch, because the watch is equipped with a bio-sensing system, although there is the influence of water creatures, but it can also be roughly judged that the enemy that appeared nearby, this group of enemies is about six or seven miles away from the battleship.

"Li Derong!" Gao Junshan shouted loudly.

Li Derong rushed in with a brisk step and reported to Gao Junshan: "Your Majesty, we have encountered pirates. ”

Gao Junshan asked, "How is the situation?" ”

Li Derong said: "The situation is still unknown. ”

At this time, the first mate came to report, and the speedboat in charge of guarding in front sent back the alarm and found the pirate ship.