The first mate, second officer and third officer in the captain's command system of the Imperial Navy only ensured the basic navigation and berthing of the warship.

Another command system of the five-masted warship is the command system responsible for fire output.

The Admiralty of the Reich divided its large warships into three classes according to the size of their combat strength.

Warships of the first rank had at least forty-two heavy guns on board, and such warships were collectively called battleships.

Within these battleships, there are two categories, one is the ocean-going offensive battleship, which is responsible for attacking enemy ships and attacking or blockading enemy ports and islands.

They can attack any target with a range of one to three kilometers.

Such a battleship generally had only forty-two heavy guns, and it itself had the ability to carry a certain amount of supplies and personnel.

The other is the coastal defensive battleship, because it is easy not to fight in the open ocean, they generally have more than 50 heavy guns, and they are the most powerful weapons in this space.

They are responsible for the defence and inspection of important islands, ports and certain key locations.

For example, the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf, the estuarine area on the island of Borneo and the port of Mabury in the Tianzhu region.

Their main task was to form naval battle columns and conduct large-scale fleet artillery battles against an imaginary enemy.

It's just that the former is mainly responsible for fighting across the sea or even across the ocean, while the latter is mainly used for close combat.

The second category is basically a number of smaller three-masted warships, which are divided into guard ships stationed in overseas colonies, tugboat escort ships, merchant attack ships, troop carriers, hospital ships, and quartermaster ships.

Except, of course, from large troop carriers, hospital ships, and quartermaster ships, which were specifically assigned to battleships for transoceanic combat operations.

From six to twenty-four heavy guns, depending on the actual need...... In fact, they are mostly equipped with seventy-three mm navy-style mortars.

Among them is also a cruiser.

In a hypothetical large-scale battle, such a cruiser performs the tasks of long-range rapid reconnaissance and tracking of enemy ships.

They do not participate directly in combat, but are ready to be used at any time to relay information, rescue survivors, and tow damaged battleships.

As mentioned above, the most special thing is a flying scissor type transportation communication ship, which can also be responsible for the rapid transportation of some extremely valuable things.

Zhang Zhansheng and the others are only more than 100 people, which is only the personnel size of the three-masted warship.

The fire output system on it is under the full command of the gun commander...... The gunner, on the other hand, has only one-line contact with the captain commander, unless one of them is unable to participate due to some possibility, in which case the first deputy is replaced by the principle of substitution.

The gun commander directly directs the firing of light and heavy guns on the ship, as well as routine maintenance work.

The number of people required for each gun emplacement varies from three to seven men, depending on the severity of the position.

In this way, judging from the proportion of personnel, Zhang Zhansheng's three-masted warship can have a maximum of twelve light and heavy guns...... It is used as a guard or patrol warship.

Instructor Ao Haiqing then selected the boatswain and the three sail captains who were responsible for handling the sails of the three masts.

The boatswain is under the leadership of the first mate. Organize and lead the sailors to carry out their work.

He was responsible for compiling sailors' sailors' sailing, berthing and lookout schedules.

According to the instructions of the chief officer, arrange sailors to carry out the repair and maintenance of the hull and deck equipment, the lifting and landing boom, the cleaning of the cabin, and the preparation of berthing and unberthing, etc.; It is also necessary to manage the materials, attachments, lashing equipment and other work of the deck department.

The sail commander is the one who organizes the sails under the boatswain's leadership.

Operators of spark radios and magnet telephones, as well as carpenters, boilermakers, cooks, ship doctors, basic sailors, etc., do not need instructors to clean up the pipe, and someone will equip them at that time.

After dividing the recruits' specializations, all the training begins to be targeted.

Within four months, a brand new three-masted naval warship appeared on the military harbor of the Manila Naval Base...... From a distance, its sails are as beautiful as white clouds, and its movements are graceful like white swans.

Captain Zhang Zhansheng was a little nervous, and the second lieutenant uniform on his body that had not yet been awarded the title seemed to be too rigid.

Instructor Ao Haiqing smiled, in fact, these boys can complete the training in three months, and they have never seen such a smart team...... However, it was precisely because of their outstanding performance that he and his subordinates were motivated to increase the difficulty of various training events, and even to make such a project as an emergency flight at night.

Such a thing, even the instructor Ao Haiqing himself has never encountered it...... However, these boys were able to get through, and they sailed safely away from the dock in an hour, thanks to the kerosene searchlight on the bow of the ship!

This is a group of excellent recruits, and if the recruits from the land, sea and air can be like them, then the great cause of the empire for a thousand years can be regarded as established.

Of course, he learned later that these guys were carefully selected!

Later, the recruits he met again were stupid, lazy, and prickly...... It made him miss that group of recruits immensely.

On his desk was a photo of him posing with Prince Zhang Zhansheng, secretly showing off to others that he had trained His Royal Highness.

It was the pride of his life......

After fifteen days of sea trials, Zhang Zhansheng and the others completely adapted to the new warship...... Their first action was to patrol the route from Manila to the estuary to Batavia.

As a result, they successfully completed their mission and returned to the Manila naval base...... But what no one expected was that Navy Minister Guo Beyu suddenly came to the Manila Naval Base to inspect and personally awarded Zhang Zhansheng the title of Second Lieutenant!

Instructor Ao Haiqing still wants to teach it himself...... This opportunity was inexplicably snatched away.

Guo Beyu's admiral epaulettes are eye-catching, and he almost dare not let people face them.

Zhang Zhansheng stood straight, his eyes looking ahead, only the Adam's apple moved up and down.

Guo Beyu picked up the epaulette of the rank of second lieutenant and gently placed it on Zhang Zhansheng's shoulder.

Zhang Zhansheng gave a military salute with a "snap".

"The Empire is with us!"

"The Empire is with us!"

Guo Beyu returned a military salute...... Hehe, the little child is now taller than him.

Judging from his black-red complexion and strong shoulders, his body was strong again.

"How do you feel about completing your first mission?"

"The responsibility of the Imperial Navy is great!"

Hehe, okay, it wasn't in vain that I snatched him to the Navy to enlist.

After Zhang Zhansheng graduated from middle school, King and Queen Zhang Anguo planned to let him go to the army for training.

Guo Beyu of the Admiralty and Bao Wei of the War Department almost fought, who wouldn't want the prince to enlist in their own department?!

As a result, the quiet master made a decision to let him go to the Imperial Navy for training...... Although the Imperial Army is a recruitment system, the children of ordinary citizens can serve as soldiers to fight for the Empire, and members of the royal family must be soldiers.

Obviously, the current Imperial Navy is a powerful weapon for the expansion of the Federal Empire and access to world-class resources, and sending a prince to serve in the Imperial Navy is even more evident.

This is not the smooth relationship that is circulated among the people.

"Army soil, navy incense, Imperial Air Force in the sky!"

This is the perception of citizens who only look at the surface...... The Imperial Navy is a powerful guarantee of maritime civilization!

Minister Guo Beyu arranged for competent people to carefully select the new recruits of the Navy, and also carefully selected the instructors.

Captain Ao Haiqing just met the requirements of having experience in the ocean, being able to obey orders, and not losing his steadyness.