In addition to these twelve first-class battleships used as capital ships. Gao Yang also brought more than forty third and fourth class warships.

These warships, which are inferior to the capital ships in terms of combat effectiveness, will become the real workhorse of the new Royal Navy of the Ming Empire. After all, the speed of the first class battleship was too slow, and its true value could only be realized in the fateful naval fleet Armageddon.

And most of the daily combat and patrol tasks. Hunt down pirates, patrol colonies and whatever. The main use is these ships that are a few sizes smaller in size and firepower, but have excellent speed and agility. These mid-class warships are the core strength of a fleet in the Age of Sail.

There are also a number of smaller dhows. They are mainly used for reconnaissance and patrol, as well as for communications. Plus a batch of transport ships and special vessels. Such a combination of warships constitutes a complete fleet.

Gao Yang once read a book that said that an entire fleet was composed of capital ships, and it could fight invincible opponents all over the world. Gao Yang was really drunk at that time. There are no auxiliary ships to help on the side, and the fleet, which is all composed of capital ships, has also been grinded to death!

As the time progresses into winter, the weather gets colder and colder. Signs of freezing have begun to appear in Bohai Bay. The last time Gao Yang came, he had already given an order, and all the fleets set sail south to spend the winter in Qingdao, the first natural port in Asia.

Wang Wu and Zhou Qi were both officers on the Qinglong, the flagship of the naval division, and they were to board the ship tomorrow and go south with the fleet. The training of the navy is far from complete, and in order not to be besieged in the Bohai Bay by the frozen sea, it is urgent for the fleet to go south to continue training.

On the Tianjin Wei side, the large-scale construction of the military port will continue. After all, as the closest large seaport to Kyoshi. It will be the seat of the future Royal Navy Command.

......

The sun is shining and the sky is cloudless!

In the howling cold wind. The whining sound of military trumpets echoed over the sea. The huge fleet began to set sail, and the white sails covered almost the entire sea! Hundreds of huge queues of sailboats leave their docks one by one and take advantage of the wind to slowly sail out into the sea!

No doubt. This fleet is the most powerful fleet on the planet at this time! No country's navy will be their opponent. The only regret is that the training of the sailors was not fully completed. Almost all of the people who operate these advanced and massive warships are a group of newcomers. Except for those professional cyborg fighters.

Those fishing boats and merchant ships near Tianjin Weihai Port, everyone was stunned to look at this terrifying fleet that made people feel terrified just by looking at it! The dense wooden flaps on both sides of the battleship were tightly closed. But when necessary, open these flaps and inside is an invincible roaring cannon! How can such a formidable fleet not make people fearful? Revere? Adore!

The sun, moon and dragon flags flying high on the huge warships represented their identities! The Royal Navy of the Ming Empire!

The bow of the boat, fitted with sturdy ram angles, cleaves the waves and creates a brilliant pattern in the blue sea. The warships lined up in a single column stretched for dozens of miles!

Countless seagulls cheered and chirped, soaring into the sky around the battleship. It was as if he was excited that this empire could join the most magnificent Age of Discovery in human history.

This picture is so beautiful, so beautiful that this ancient land, this ancient nation must cheer for it! We won't miss it again this time! A vast and unknown new world. Descendants of Yan and Huang, here!

......

Wang Wu, dressed in a white naval officer's uniform, squatted on the foredeck of the fleet's flagship Qinglong, holding a box of luncheon meat in his hand, and was feeding a black and white kitten in front of him little by little. I don't know why, Wang Wu and this kitten are very close to each other. As soon as he gets on the ship, the kitten named Xuefeng will always be by his side.

At first, Wang Wu didn't care about this little cat, but people are emotional creatures after all. After a long time, Wang Wu became curious about this kitten who had a crush on him. After stroking his hair and scratching his chin a few times, one man and one cat quickly got better.

At the beginning, Wang Wu didn't understand why there was a cat on such a mighty and powerful battleship? Later, it was the captain of the Biochemical Warrior who told him. This is the order of the national teacher!

The fact that cats were on battleships can be traced all the way back to before the beginning of the Age of Discovery. At that time, the sanitary conditions on the ships were very poor, and when the ships were docked in port, rats would climb up the ladders and cables to the ships. These rats are important for hygiene and epidemic prevention on board. There is also a great threat to food preservation. It can even wreck an entire ship while sailing on the ocean!

In order to reduce the threat posed by rodent infestation, it became a habit to keep cats on battleships. At the same time, seafarers also hope that cats will bring luck to their ships. This habit has been preserved as the era of sea power continues. Even in modern time and space, there is still the habit of keeping cats on battleships. At that point, it's more of a symbolic meaning.

Since Gao Yang wants to build a powerful navy, none of these glorious traditions can be lost. Of course, he was not very familiar with the navy, and he learned that these things were also the advice given by professionals in the modern time and space. All the normative materials of the Navy were compiled by these professionals, and Gao Yang just used them. That's the benefit of having someone to work.

Counting the military cats who served on warships in the history of the Navy, the most famous is naturally the famous 'Unsinkable Sam'.

This black and white flower cat is favored by the goddess of fate. Since following the battleship 'Bismarck' out of the German mainland and starting to attack. It has successively experienced the German Navy Bismarck, the Royal Ark of the Royal Navy of England, the Cossacks, the Legion, and the Lightning. Until the sinking of the Inazumuma no one dared to take this 'lucky' flower cat on any warship.

Sam's seafaring career ended with a successful escape from the USSAZUM. After that. It was housed in the Governor's Mansion in Gibraltar and then brought back to England. spent the rest of the war years in Belfast's Seamen's Club. He lived peacefully until 1955, when he died peacefully. It can be called a legend among the navy cats.

"You're quite in love with this cat." Zhou Qi, who was dressed in a white navy uniform, walked over with a cigarette in his mouth and looked at Wang Wu, who was feeding the cat. Said with a grin.

Ordinary sailors could be recruited from among the vast number of fishermen who were living at sea. But. Junior officers are hard to find. If you use all the cyborg warriors, the cost of energy points is too great. Gao Yang was reluctant. Only then did the recruitment of naval service personnel in the new army take place.

New soldiers like Wang Wu and Zhou Qi came over, and they were all promoted to military ranks. became a junior officer. In addition to their daily training, they receive advanced naval military education while on shore. Wait until the construction of the Naval Academy is completed in the future. These junior officers will be sent to the Naval Academy for further training. Those who graduated with excellent grades will be the captain's candidate of each battleship in the future!

Wang Wu was born in artillery, and he had already passed the examination for artillery technical non-commissioned officer when he was in Tianjin. He holds the position of gun commander on the Blue Dragon! This is definitely a very important location.

Of course, the main reason is that there are not many artillerymen in the new army who are willing to come to the navy. This rare opportunity naturally fell on Wang Wu's head.

Most of the people of this era have a serious local complex. Let them go to the sea and take huge unknown risks to drift, and there are really not many people who are willing to go. And among the well-paid recruits, it is even less. Wang Wu was alone. The family was killed by the Manchus when they were in Liaodong a long time ago. Later, his wife had such a thing again, and it was normal for Wang Wu, who had no worries in his heart, to be willing to come to the navy.

These new armies will not understand that for this era. What does navy mean! I don't even know how much Gao Yang values the navy! A pioneer like Wang Wu, as long as he can successfully spend his service career, will inevitably have an unlimited future in the future!

As for Zhou Qi's starting point, it is even higher! He was originally a grassroots officer in the most elite night non-collection unit of the new army, and he had made great contributions.

This time he took the initiative to come to the navy and directly became the second officer of the flagship Qinglong! If there are no accidents, Zhou Qi will inevitably become the captain of a capital battleship in the future! Engrave your name in the history books of the Ming Empire's navy!

"It's good." Wang Wu pursed his lips and put the canned luncheon meat in his hand on the bright and tidy deck. He touched Xue Feng's head and stood up.

"Don't eat at noon?" Zhou Qi glanced at the canned luncheon meat on the deck and frowned slightly. Shen Sheng asked.

"Hmm." Wang Wu sighed, and said helplessly, "It's this thing every day, and I'm already tired of eating it." Now I just want to eat something light. ”

"Huh!" Zhou Qi pouted and shook his head. Turning his head to gesture to the cabin behind him. smiled and said, "We're enough." You can get tired of eating meat! Look at the sailors, all of them are like crazy, and they have to lick the cans clean after every meal! Oh people. ”

"Huh." Wang Wu could only laugh.

"After arriving in Qingdao, the Suzaku will go to the dock for repairs. Shangguan was to send someone to train the soldiers on the Suzaku. Get ready, I recommend you to go and train the gunners on the Suzaku. Zhou Qi took out a cigarette, handed it to Wang Wu, and said loudly.

"What happened to the Suzaku? These are all new ships! Wang Wu took the cigarette and asked in surprise.

"Don't mention it." Zhou Qi spat at the sea with a depressed face, and looked up at the seagulls hovering wantonly in the sky. He sighed and said, "It's really unlucky. When she was out to sea, the Suzaku ran into a transport ship. The transport ship almost sank. The Suzaku was also damaged. Originally, it was intended that the Suzaku should return to Hong Kong for repairs, but the chief of staff did not agree. Let the Suzaku be briefly repaired and continue to follow the fleet south. At this time, I went back to the port for overhaul and waited for the weather to cool down. Then don't think about coming out again this winter! (To be continued)