"It's finally here." Li Shouxin hurried to the sword press, and there was a sense of relief on his face.

"Where is Jiang Kui?" Chang Wei asked while going out.

"Commander Jiang stayed in the inner harbor, and now it is estimated that he has already boarded the ship."

"Hmm." Chang Wei's face was solemn, and he nodded: "This matter has been arranged for a long time, and he should be on the boat." ”

In the naval battle, Jiang Kui commanded the marines, and the sailors were commanded by the captains of the ships.

"Brother Xiaozheng, follow me up to the watchtower." Chang Wei said to Sun Jingting: "We built a tall tower near the port for this day. ”

Sun Jingting understood, this was for observing tactics and command, and nodded to indicate that he understood.

Chang Wei said to Dezhnev: "Let's go together?" ”

Dezhnev originally did not understand Chinese, and he spoke Mongolian in general, and when he first came over, he could only use Mongolian to communicate stumblingly, but after such a long time, he has spoken Chinese well, and he also knows Chinese characters, which is also the characteristic of outstanding talents in this era...... The language barrier is nothing at all, the famous missionaries have easily passed the language barrier, and the writing barrier can also be passed, and there are quite a few missionaries, even Confucianism is also in the beginning.

Dezhnev frowned and said, "I'm going to get on board." ”

Chang Wei laughed and said, "Old Jie, don't be foolish, your identity is so precious, how could we ask you to get on the boat." ”

"I'm not fooling around." Dezhnev said: "I fought a naval battle with the Swedes in the Baltic, and it was not one. In terms of experience in conducting on the water, which of you is better than me? If there is, I will let Xian, if not, I can only go. ”

Chang Wei frowned and was silent, Sun Jingting didn't expect such a thing, and he was also silent for a while.

What Dezhnev said is indeed quite reasonable, he is also a famous naval talent in Russia, he has been a captain for many years, has fought naval battles for many years, and is educated, and after learning shipbuilding, he can touch the same kind of bypass, so that such a talent will leave his name in the history books and shine...... It can be said that the Russians were able to advance all the way to the Heilongjiang River valley and occupy a large area of land in the entire outer northeast, and this person has made great contributions.

"That being said." Chang Wei simply picked out and said: "Lao Jie, you are an outsider after all, your identity is special, in our Chinese language is called Keqing, usually you help with training, shipbuilding, this is okay, if you want to take charge of the sea command, do you know what it means?" ”

"Does it mean that I can no longer break away from the Hutchison system?"

"Yes." Chang Wei said: "It's not because we're stingy, it's not easy for us to build this fleet." If the command is given to you, you will not want to leave Taiwan for at least ten years. ”

Command is very simple to say, like now calling Dezhnev to command the ship, and handing over the power after the matter is completed, but how can it be so simple? What is it like to give one's life on the battlefield? Ordinary people looking for a doctor to see a doctor, they have to try to ask if they are old and well-established, how can they easily entrust their bodies to others?

What is the case when fighting, once he has commanded and won, he is the most trustworthy person in the hearts of the soldiers, and no one can snatch away this kind of prestige, even if Dezhnev is an outsider, as long as he has obtained the right to command, he will gain the trust and trust of the supreme commander in the hearts of the officers and men of the Hutchison Water Division, in this case, how can Hutchison's Taiwan Marching Division easily let Dezhnev go?

"I know." In terms of military science, the East and the West have their own uniqueness, but there are still commonalities for some common sense things, Dezhnev shrugged his shoulders and said: "I can stay and be one of your members and sign a ten-year contract, but you have to help me move my family from Moscow, I originally planned to return to Moscow in about three years in the Far East, this is almost time, I can't bear to miss my family for another ten years." ”

Chang Wei smiled: "This is a trivial matter, I will send a message to Qingcheng and inform Petrin from the Mobei region, but it will take a long time, it is estimated that your family will arrive at least half a year later." ”

Dezhnev said: "It's better to come than to see each other again in ten years, well, I will write a letter and ask them to bring some earthen, and then send it with the official document." ”

Chang Wei smiled, knowing that Dezhnev was expected to give an explanation to the upper echelons of Moscow, which was also inevitable, but there was no need to embarrass him because of this trivial matter, so he agreed with a smile at the moment.

Dezhnev breathed a sigh of relief and said: "In another half a year, some of my subordinates will leave one after another, and I hope that you will give us a small sea boat as agreed, and we will explore along the coast." ”

"That's okay too." Zhang Han has already taken care of Chang Wei in this matter, while letting the Russians go north to explore, Taiwan will also go north in a few years, the strength of the Russians is too far worse than Hutchison, and when they have the strength to build settlements in the Outer Northeast, Hutchison estimates that he has repaired castles everywhere waiting for their arrival.

"That's fine, I'll get on the boat." Dezhnev mounted his war horse, and he was about to rush to the inner harbor, where the main fleet of Hutchison was hidden, that is, the place where Sun Jingting watched the training yesterday. Chang Wei and Sun Jingting silently bowed their hands to this person, no matter what, this Russian's sense of responsibility is worthy of respect.

"Anyway......" Chang Wei looked at Dezhnev who was on the horse, and said to Sun Jingting: "This guy has helped us a lot." ”

The original commander of the battle fleet hesitated, and in terms of experience, the Russians were definitely the strongest, and there were also a few Portuguese who were good and had actual combat experience.

The captain of Hutchison, from the veteran Zheng Shao to the talented Zheng Zhilong, has never participated in a serious naval battle, no matter how hard the training is, after all, it is still two different things from actual combat, Chang Wei and others are often worried.

In recent months, the training of battle columns has been carried out, which requires the cooperation of battleships with each other, and if there is no fleet command, each ship fights separately, it is too difficult to cooperate, and it may be because of this that Dezhnev decided to go on the ship and personally command.

Dezhnev got on the horse, his hands and feet were a little clumsy, this Russian also grew up on the shore of the Baltic Sea, and all his life was either on a boat or in a carriage, and riding a horse was really far behind.

Seeing that everyone bowed their hands to him, Dezhnev nodded, his expression was very solemn.

A solemn emotion was fermenting in the hearts of everyone, but Dezhnev suddenly said: "Chang Zhengshi, Lord Sun, remember to give me a high salary, I know that the salary of your high-ranking officials in Hutchison is quite considerable." ”

Chang Wei laughed when he heard this, Sun Jingting forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, you can get at least three or four thousand silver rubles a year." ”

The income of three or four thousand silver rubles is equal to the annual income of a middle-class landlord in Russia, when Dezhnev was in Russia, his salary was only a few hundred rubles a year, which is already considered a high salary, and the price of Russians in this era is also very low, three hundred silver rubles can buy a small estate, a few rubles a month can live, a few hundred rubles a year is considered a high salary, and after Dezhnev arrived at Hutchison, it was originally an income of more than 1,000 taels a year, which is a high-grade salary for foreign technical talents. Because its technology is obtained through negotiation concessions, it is part of the cooperation between Hutchison and the Russians, which is equivalent to paying in advance, and can only get the salary of technical personnel.

Once Dezhnev signs a ten-year contract, if he is his own person, if there are any technological innovations in the future, I believe that Hutchison will give this Russian naval expert a strong stimulus and surprise.

Seeing that Dezhnev rode away crookedly, Chang Wei and Sun Jingting did not dare to delay, and also rode to the high-rise building.

At this time, drums and gongs were everywhere, and the sound of gongs was to remind civilian personnel and civilians of the military department to enter the base and the tunpu area, and not to go out at will without the sound of gongs, so as to ensure their safety to the greatest extent. The sound of drums made the soldiers of the 4th and 11th regiments quickly enter the combat positions.

When the two arrived at the tall building, the personnel in charge of the battle command of the marching division had already arrived, Wang Yan was already wearing armor, and the Dutch almost relied on fire to fight land battles, with only a small number of spearmen, let alone archers, so Wang Yan did not wear iron armor, but only wore a layer of cotton armor.

Wang Yan is the chief of staff of the marching department and the staff officer of the fourth regiment. Seeing Chang Wei and Sun Jingting coming, Wang Yan immediately said: "Commander Jiang and battalion commander Wang Jingzhong got on the sailing ship No. 1, and the battalion commander Lu Dafu and others got on the Zhenyuwei and Yanghewei, and at the same time, two battalions of marine officers and soldiers and two companies boarded the ship, totaling 1,950 people, respectively on four sailing ships and four warships, and there were officers and soldiers on sixteen merchant ships, but there were no jumping soldiers and pikemen, only firecrackers. ”

Chang Wei nodded when he heard this, and said, "It is estimated that it will take about a quarter of an hour to get on the ship and leave the port, and the small pulp boat is ready, right?" ”

"The officers on the small pulp boat are all undressed these days, and they are on duty in shifts, and all the first-class troops are on board, and after the command officer is in place, the small pulp boat immediately tows the big ship out to sea. Several small merchant ships in the merchant ship can also go to sea on their own, saving time. ”

"Where are the enemy ships and how many are there?"

"I've seen it in the tower." Wang Yan said loudly: "The eight warships are all large warships with 30 guns, and the other 11 merchant ships are also large merchant ships of 2300 to 400 tons, with 78 cannons or even more than a dozen. ”