The scene of the inexplicable warship flying the dragon flag attacking the British Royal Navy fleet with one enemy and three enemies made the New Yorkers who were not far from the warring sea area see it clearly. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info They don't know which country the "battleship" that killed two ships like an outing and forced the largest battleship to surrender (in their opinion, this ship is about the same size as the Hercules, and so powerful, it should be the main battleship), which country it came from, but no matter where it came from, it can help them beat up the British, and they are good friends!

So, when Jiao Qiang's warship anchored at the dock at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York, he was greeted with earth-shattering cheers and applause.

"Look, I almost thought we were the U.S. Navy." The political commissar joked about Jiao Qiang.

The Fubon and the coal ship also docked one after another, and Jensen and others got off the ship and identified themselves, and the officials in New York learned that it was the helpers sent by the Continental Congress who had really brought rescue troops on the other side of the mainland.

A New York official excitedly said, "It's really amazing! The British warships came to our port every now and then, and although they were not capable of carrying out a landing operation and taking Manhattan, they hated it and blocked our normal trade, and they had already plundered many merchant ships. What is even more odious is that the brave Royal Navy, not daring to go ashore to fight, attacked our coastal towns, and the inhabitants of Falmouth were burned down by the man named Movott for their disallegiance to the British Crown. ”

Jiao Qiang, who was listening to the sidelines, could also speak English, and he said: "It is impossible for the orthodox navy to fight on land, but the British have not found a way for the navy to cooperate with the army." I also think raiding coastal towns is a stupid approach. It can only provoke greater resistance from the locals. Counterproductive. ”

The official nodded hurriedly and said: "This general's statement is too right, he is really a knowledgeable person, no wonder he can beat the British Navy to pieces in one fell swoop." ”

Jiao Qiang didn't have the slightest self-contained expression, he said: "I'm not a general, just a lieutenant colonel. ”

The official sighed, "Really? I thought that the person who piloted such a powerful warship must be a high-ranking officer such as a brigadier general, and even if the British were fourth-class battleships, they were generally colonels. ”

Jiao Qiang did not hide it: "The captain of the capital ship in the Datang Navy is a colonel. Frigates are usually captained by lieutenant commanders, and our commander-in-chief is a rear admiral. ”

The official is still peculiar: "Shouldn't it be a military rank like marshal?" ”

Jiao Qiang also wanted to explain, but the political commissar next to him hurriedly coughed to avoid saying too much and making people feel that the scale of the Datang Navy was actually very small.

Dearborn was also excited at this time: "Our Datang friends not only helped us defeat the warships of the Royal Navy, but also gave us a large number of arms and weapons, all of which are very advanced things. With these weapons, we will definitely be able to beat the British. ”

"Although our troops are in trouble in Quebec, the wise Mr. Washington has the siege artillery dismantled from Fort Ticonderoga and deployed outside Boston," the New York official said. The British simply could not withstand our attack, we already had the initiative in battle. To know. Boston has been around for more than nine months, everyone's patience has run out, and we need such a victory. With the weapons of our friends in the Tang Dynasty, we will definitely be able to achieve a more complete victory. ”

John Jay, who was on the side, frowned and pondered more, and he said, "So the British Royal Navy has caused us so much trouble?" That doesn't work, we have to have our own sea power to deal with them. ”

John Jie glanced at Jiao Qiang, although the other party did not say it, but obviously completed this mission, Li Wenzhong is about to return to Los Angeles, and of course it is impossible to protect the entire New England coast with a foreign frigate.

The official in New York, apparently also an insider, said: "It is said that in the second half of the year, we will reconvene the Continental Congress, and our Continental Army and Navy should be established at that time, but we lack decent ships, and Mr. O'Brien has captured a ship at Machaius before, but there is no powerful artillery, and the tonnage is not large." ”

John Jay couldn't help but look at the British battleship that was also towed to the shore at this time, this Hercules 74-gun battleship is undoubtedly one of the most core ships of the British, although it was defeated by the Tang people's battleship, but it does not prove that her performance is not good, just because the Tang people's battleship is too strong.

So, John Jie opened his mouth and asked Jiao Qiang: "Mr. Lieutenant Colonel, thank you again for your help in helping us defeat the Royal Navy. Your soldiers heroically captured a near-intact ship that could be used with a little repair, and I wonder what you think of this ship? ”

Jiao Qiang was stunned for a moment, and then set his eyes on Yue Zhenfu and Guo Xin of the military advisory group. Guo Xin is the young special shooter before, who became an officer after the reorganization of the Tang Army, and is now a captain, while Yue Zhenfu is a brigade commander in the KMT army, who had already left the army, and later expanded back when the army was expanded. He has some experience in warfare, but he is considered an old-school officer and needs to be reformed, so he has not been assigned a real position in the army, and now he is a major.

To say that the ranks within the Datang Army are also slightly different because of the relatively small size of the establishment, the lowest platoon-level officers are uniformly held by second lieutenants, and they are basically promoted through assessment at the grassroots level, because there is no unified recruitment of military colleges and universities in Datang, and the officer schools are all selected from soldiers.

The company commander and company instructor are captains, and the deputy company commander is a lieutenant. The battalion commander and battalion instructor are lieutenant colonels, and the deputy battalion commander is a major, and Yue Zhenfu belongs to this rank. In fact, many officers who have not been assigned to actual positions and are observing or training are attached to the rank of lieutenant, that is, major and lieutenant, and no matter how big your previous rank was, you can only receive such a rank.

Rising to the regimental level of the core unit of the Tang Army, the regiment commander and regimental political commissar are colonels, and the deputy positions are colonels. Because there are only so many people in the Datang Army, it is basically a position against a military rank. In addition, the commander of the theater or the commander of the campaign group army, which is only set up in wartime, is held by a major general. In other words, there is actually only one major general in the Tang Army, Liu Fangwu, who is also the commander of the cavalry. Those in charge of the work of the Ministry of National Defense are either civilian or colonels like Mei Ruhe.

Such as Yue Zhenfu, who has qualifications and may still have some ability, but whose loyalty is doubtful, will generally be promoted as appropriate after inspection. For example, if Yue Zhenfu satisfactorily completes the errand of military adviser to the US Continental Army this time, maybe he will also be promoted to lieutenant colonel and serve as a battalion commander with real power.

In this aid, Jiao Qiang, a lieutenant colonel of the navy, discussed matters with Yue Zhenfu and Guo Xin of the military advisory group. Although Jiao Qiang has the largest military rank, he generally doesn't have much idea about this kind of thing, and Yue Zhenfu also pays great attention to his position, and Guo Xin speaks more freely in comparison.

Guo Xin asked Jiao Qiang: "Is such a ship valuable to our navy, and is it troublesome to transport it back?" ”

Jiao Qiang replied directly: "Of course, there is no value at all, I am afraid that the free wind class will be launched at this time, and it can be delivered to the troops after the outfitting is completed, and even the Qi Jiguang class can only be reduced to a nearshore defense ship, or support to places like Hawaii, although the tonnage of this British battleship is okay, but the overall combat style is different from ours, and the soft sail needs too many manpower, we don't have so many people." In addition, towing it back to Los Angeles from New York, the cost alone may be more than the return on dismantling it in Los Angeles, which is not even a chicken rib, and it is disgusting to waste ammunition when the target ship is sunk. ”

Guo Xin nodded and said, "Then it's useless for us to keep it, so let's give it to the Americans." ”

Jiao Qiang still didn't react and said, "I have no opinion." ”

Yue Zhenfu spoke: "How can the British build this ship for tens of thousands of pounds, we gave it to the Americans for nothing, I think it is still a loss, why don't we sell it to them?" ”

Guo Xin shook his head and said: "The Americans can't come up with too much money, and the decision of the cabinet is to help the Americans fight the British, and we have also brought weapons to support the Americans this time, there is no need to ask for such more, they will not pay tens of thousands of pounds for this ship." ”

Yue Zhenfu said regretfully: "It's okay to look at it." ”

Jiao Qiang also spoke: "It's better not to give less, but I need to remind the two of you that the cabinet order to us is to provide certain assistance to the Americans, but it can't be too easy for them to win, although the War of Independence did not consume much of the Americans' strength, but it is still necessary to cause some trouble to the Americans." ”

Guo Xin agreed: "There is no big problem in letting the war fight for a few more years, in fact, I have consulted General Counselor Bai Nam before, and he told me that even without us, the Americans will win after the French intervene, and in extreme cases, without external involvement, the Americans will eventually win the war, and the losses of the war are definitely not unacceptable." It is also irreversible that the United States has moved towards rapid development after independence. We can't change the process to the extent that we rely solely on military aid and military advisers. ”

Yue Zhenfu was also very interested, and he asked, "Then what does General Counselor Bai Nan suggest?" ”

Guo Xindao: "He said that in the end, the containment of the United States still requires us to personally participate in this war of independence, and then as an upright victorious country, we can get a benefit, we can press a nail on the side of the United States, and make it easier for things to go in the direction we want." (To be continued.) )