The Dagang side also sent people to see it, and it was completely saline-alkali land, tidal flats and swamps, and there were many stove households boiling salt here.

This time, the people of the District Affairs Department have to not only increase the purchase of land, but also have to do the work of recruiting personnel and demolishing and relocating residents.

The speed of the fleet gradually increased, and because this was the main road for transportation and there were many ships, Wang Yue estimated that the maximum speed could only reach 25 kilometers per hour, and it was expected to take five and a half hours to reach the mouth of Dagu.

The speed of the voyage was astonishing enough, up to fourteen knots and the roar of the machine, which stunned the locals on both sides of the river and on the river.

Wang Yue looked at the Ming Dynasty boats that kept sailing on the river, and asked the three detachment commanders beside him: "Everyone, do you know the purpose of our trip?" “

Instructor Zhu Youxue first said: "The commander called our unit a naval detachment, are we going to sea for training this time?" ”

Wei Xiaoliang was more familiar with the sea, and he looked at the waves pushed by the high-speed movement of the ship and said: "If we fight at sea, no one can compare with such a speed, but we don't have a warship." ”

Wang Yue laughed and said, "If we use a combination of rifles, recoilless guns and mortars at sea, who do you think can defeat us?" ”

Wei Xiaoliang said: "Commander, since you organized us and called it the Navy Detachment, several of us have studied the possibility of using the weapons in the current army to fight a naval battle. With the rate of fire and power of our weapons, it is not difficult to dominate the seas. The only thing missing was the warship, and although the sand boat was large, it was not beaten. ”

Li Guochang, chief of staff of the detachment, also said: "Yes, it is not difficult for our heavy machine guns and recoilless artillery to hit wooden ships at sea, and mortars can hit infantry on land from ships." It's a pity that tanks and armored vehicles can't get on the ship, otherwise no one can stop them. ”

Wang Yue was amused by him and said with a smile: "The armored vehicle is only a land combat vehicle, although it can walk on the water, it is only used for crossing rivers, and the speed and range determine that it cannot be used for water combat." ”

Li Zixiong, Wei Xiaoliang and others all looked at him expectantly, and the soldiers of the surrounding detachment also gathered around.

He continued: "At present, the most powerful warship on this planet is the sail warship of the Westerners, and a battleship can have dozens or hundreds of guns at every turn. These guns have a limited range, and can hit a little and a half kilometers at a distance, but only God knows if they will hit at this distance. If you want to hit accurately, you must get close to within 100 to 300 meters. ”

Although most of these people had seen the sea, none of them had seen Western-style warships, so it was necessary for Wang Yue to popularize this knowledge to them.

"The projectiles of these guns are mainly divided into solid iron ball bullets, chain bullets and scattered bullets. Long-range solid bullets, chain bullets are used to break the enemy's sails, and scatter bullets are used to hit enemies who are close to the side. ”

The officers and men did not expect that the commander who was in the interior would know all about the Westerners' warships, and they were all impressed and listened attentively.

"Against such a battleship, our recoilless guns can be completely suppressed at range. Many of the guns of Western warships are arranged on both sides, bow and stern, and generally there will only be one gun, which can go around the bow or stern at our speed to attack it. ”

The maximum firing range of the 82 recoilless gun was two kilometers, and the effective firing range was eight hundred meters. Since there were no armored targets in this era, they were equipped with high-explosive warheads.

"In addition, the heavy machine gun you recently trained to shoot incendiary explosive warheads is also prepared for naval warfare."

Wei Xiaoliang said excitedly: "This kind of incendiary warhead is indeed a weapon of naval warfare, and any wooden warship is not a problem." ”

The 85 heavy machine gun has an effective firing range of 2 kilometers and can hit air targets at a distance of 1.6 kilometers.

Wang Yue nodded and said: "The use of this kind of incendiary warhead should be judged according to the situation, because if the ordinary wooden ship is hit, it will basically burn out." There are a lot of Western warships that are worth capturing, especially the kind of armed merchant ships with big bellies, which are full of treasures. ”

He was talking about the Spanish treasure ships, which transported a large number of treasures from the colonies back to China on armed merchant ships, taking the route from the Pacific Ocean to Luzon.

"In the future, the warships of your naval detachment are of course not such sand ships, and we will go to Tianjin this time to receive your warships."

There was no way, the Tonghui River in later generations was no longer able to sail, so he had to put modern steamers in the open sea. The Haihe River can be navigated, but this section of the river belongs to the main road of Cao Yun, and it is a problem to let it go for a long time when there is no one.

Those modern ships were teleported by him last night, and at the current speed of the ship, it would be ten hours before they reached the location of those modern ships, and more than six hours would have passed since dawn.

Those ships are currently unguarded, so he is also in a hurry. It's not that I'm afraid of others driving away, but I'm afraid of being destroyed by fishermen who go to sea, and it is estimated that no one will drive a modern ship in this time and space.

Hearing that these people were going to receive the battleship, Wei Xiaoliang and the others looked eagerly at each other.

"Commander, what are our warships like?" Everyone asked.

Wang Yue smiled and said: "There are many types, you will know when you arrive!" ”

Seeing that they were still looking at themselves, they had no choice but to say again: "Our warships must be iron, driven by machines, and definitely not comparable to these broken wooden ships." ”

The more Wei Xiaoliang listened, the more excited he became, he had seen both armored cars and tanks, armored vehicles could walk on the water, and iron ships were of course no problem.

"Commander, what kind of guns do our warships use?" In his concept, since it is called a battleship, it must have naval guns.

Wang Yue said: "Heavy machine guns, recoilless guns, and mortars, you are already familiar with them. These weapons are easy to carry and powerful. As long as you use these weapons skillfully, and the speed of our ships, we are invincible, even at sea. So in the early stage, you are training how to use these weapons well to fight naval battles. ”

"Of course, we have warships with cannons, and you must study them carefully." In the end, Wang Yue still said something they liked to hear.

As for what kind of anti-ship missiles and other big killing weapons, the power is too excessive, and that thing hits a wooden ship like a fly, and it is estimated that there is not even a scum left.

In order to reduce logistical pressure, the current weapons are still the mainstay, with single ammunition and simple supply.

Wang Yue formed a navy at this time mainly for the purpose of maritime trade services, but also for the purpose of attacking the Manchus from the sea.

The market in Jiangnan is huge, and the sea enters the Yangtze River and other tributaries, which can reach all parts of Jiangnan. In particular, he wants to develop industry, and he needs a wide variety of minerals, many of which are not available in the north, such as tungsten in Jiangxi.

The Wakoku is also known as Japan, where gold, copper, and silver are abundant, and the market is not small.

Further south is the South Seas, where the world of Spain, Portugal and the Dutch is now located.

In a surprise and inexplicability along the way, the fleet traveled for more than five hours from the Tonghui River to the North Canal and the Haihe River to the Dagu Mouth of the later generations.

Under Wang Yue's guidance, the fleet continued to sail towards the open sea. After about half an hour, the modern ships ready to receive could finally be seen.

As the distance closes, the tall body of the modern ship gradually appears in front of everyone.

"Oh my God! There is such a big ship! People exclaimed.

In their exclamations, Wang Yue personally issued an order over the walkie-talkie, and all the ships surrounded the area to check for any outsiders to break in.

"Report to the Commander, three fishing boats have been found, and outsiders have broken in here!"

Unexpectedly, it was only half a day, and someone broke in. However, it is also unavoidable, it is only 20 kilometers away from the mouth of the Haihe River, and even if the Bohai Sea shipping is not developed at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there are still fishing boats.

Wang Yue ordered irritably: "Shout, expel ! If you don't listen to the dissuasion, you can shoot it! ”

After issuing the order, he asked the ship to rush to the area of the incident.