Chao Gai said: "Your opinion is very good, but don't worry, although everyone can rarely eat vegetables, there will be green tea and lemon slices to drink every day. As for putting flower pots and vegetables on the supply ship, you need to ask your captain for instructions, as long as it does not affect the safety of the ship and does not affect the transportation of supplies, I think they will agree. ”

Another grassroots officer raised some small questions, and Chao Gai answered them one by one. Eventually, Chao Gai issued an order for reorganization, and the First Fleet was formed. The Seventh Fleet, the Sixth Fleet was officially reorganized.

In particular, the Seventh and Sixth Fleets added four new battleships. The Jiaolong battleship is dozens of meters long and as tall as a four-story building, looking tall and mighty. The redcoat cannon is thick and powerful, and it is said that a new type of flowering shell is being studied, and when the research is successful, the shell will explode when it hits the enemy ship, and the power is very great.

Chao Gai said: "Ruan Xiaoqi and Xu Guanzhong, the adaptation has also been completed, and the warship artillery is also in place. We have to hurry up the training, and we will go to Nanyang to carry out escort missions in a few months. ”

Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Brother, be relieved, our team of more than a dozen warships, the pirates were scared away when they saw it." ”

Chao Gai shook his head: "No, no." The pirates of the South Seas are very fierce and cruel in killing people and goods, often killing a shipload of people and snatching away the goods. What's more, sometimes it may be not only pirates that are faced with this shipbuilding, this time the shipbuilding is producing fifty Fu ships after improving the technology, which are purchased by more than 30 trading houses, and the fleet will escort 50 Fu ships to the South Seas for trade, and those natives in the South Seas may not necessarily trade fairly, and it is time for the navy to make a move when they dare to buy and sell. ”

As soon as Chao Gai's words came out, Ruan Xiaoqi, Xu Guanzhong, Zhang Shun and others were all thundered, and the team of fifty lucky boats was so vast that if they all raised their sails, it would be like covering the sky and the sun.

Xu Guanzhong asked: "Are these fifty merchant ships powered by traditional sails or steam engines?" ”

Chao Gai said: "Of course it is steam engine power, our fleet is steam engine powered except for the centipede ship, if the merchant's fortune ship is sail powered, it will not be able to keep up with the rhythm." ”

The three fleets were thus finalized, and the next step was to conduct intensive training in the waters off Jeju Island. The captured pirate ship came in handy, and it was used as a target ship, and it was beaten on the surface of the sea every day.

The red-coated cannon is not for good looks, it is really combative.

At first, the gunner's door was unable to find the way, and he often missed. The distance of the tiger squat and artillery was close, and the distance of four or five hundred meters was basically a flat shot. But the red-coated cannon is different, it can hit three or four miles, and the shell is a parabola, and it is difficult for the gunner to grasp it accurately.

However, there were also a few good players, and they slowly groped for the accuracy of the fight, Xu Guanzhong and Ruan Xiaoqi arranged for the gunners of the two fleets to study and learn together, study each other, and make rapid progress.

The appearance of the red-coated cannon has kept up with mathematical research, and the gunners have gradually understood more things, and the literate artillerymen have gradually become prominent, and they are promoted quickly and easily.

During the fleet's large-scale military training, Chao Gai, Pang Wanchun, and Luo Yun led their personal troops to the barracks on New Jeju Island, which had a very huge capacity and could garrison tens of thousands of horses. Now there are 3,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry trained, and deafening shouts of killing can be heard every day several miles away from the barracks.

Today happened to be Lin Chong leading the troops out to patrol, five hundred light cavalry with spears and cavalry knives hanging from their waists, patrolling in high spirits.

Lin Chong saw that there was a team in front of him, and saw that the flag turned out to be the flag of Chao Tuanlian.

Lin Chong waved his hand, listened to the team, and said, "Blow the trumpet, contact, and the herald went over to ask which unit it was." ”

Immediately, the trumpeter blew the horn, and soon the other party responded. The horn is blown according to the agreed length, and the skilled trumpeter can tell which team it is by the sound of the other party's horn.

The soldier came over and reported: "The Chao regiment has practiced. ”

After all, Lin Chong was an old soldier, and his vigilance was very good, until the herald came back and confirmed that Chao Gai was coming, so he brought a few soldiers over to see Chao Gai.

Lin Chong got off the war horse from a distance and came over to salute: "Lin Chong thanks the Chao Tuan for saving my family. ”

Chao Gai hurriedly helped him and said, "Camp Chief Lin must not be like this, please hurry up and don't mention it again in the future." Camp Chief Lin's family was victimized by traitorous ministers, and no matter who saw it, they would help. ”

Chao Gai helped Lin Chong up, and the two chatted under the roadside woods for a while, Chao Gai asked: "How did Mrs. Lin and your father-in-law settle down, and they are used to living on the island." ”

Lin Chong said: "The climate on this island is pleasant, warm and humid, the scenery is also beautiful, and my wife and father-in-law's family are still in the habit of living. My salary was also high enough that I was going to let them rest at home. But a few days later, Xiao County's order came over, saying that the island's education has just developed, and there are hundreds of children who are reading and learning problems, and there are not enough teachers, so I invited my wife to be a primary school teacher, and my life is also a lot more fulfilling. My father-in-law, Zhang Jiaotou, also went to the farm and took turns to do simple military training for the farm workers, and he lived a comfortable life. ”

Chao Gai said: "That's good, it's better to come out and do things than to stay at home." I'm here to check on the training of soldiers, your big battalion is the top priority, how has it been progressing recently. ”

Lin Chong said: "After three months of hard training, the recruits will be able to ride horses, the riding skills are improving rapidly, and those who have the foundation can already use the cavalry knife to fight, and it will take at least two months to form combat effectiveness." ”

Chao Gai said: "The cavalry is no better than the infantry, there is no quick way, and you can't come in a hurry." You still have to patrol the island, I'll go to the barracks first. "Today, according to the example, I will patrol for 30 miles, and I will go back at night to report to Chao Tuanlian." Lin Chongdao.

The two said goodbye, Chao Gai led his soldiers to the barracks, and Lin Chong led the soldiers to continue patrolling.

The barracks also received a notice of Chao Gai's arrival an hour in advance, and Chao Gai didn't like anything false. Tang Bin, Hua Lei, and Huang Yue went to the camp gate to greet them.

As soon as the barracks entered the barracks, there was a feeling of denseness, there were more soldiers in the barracks here than in the Yuncheng barracks, and I felt that there were soldiers everywhere, although there were many recruits, but they were still in order.

Chao Gai said: "Don't play false, Tang Bin, Hua Lei, Huang Yue, gather your team, and I will check the results of the training." ”

"Yes." The three of them received the order and sounded the order for an emergency assembly. Four thousand infantry were divided into eight squares, and two thousand cavalry were divided into four squares. Among them, there were 1,000 infantry on duty, but they could not come to assemble, 500 cavalry went out to patrol, and 500 were on duty in the barracks.

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