Updated: 202-25

While forming the army, the Central Military Commission took into account the short sailing time of the navy and its lack of combat experience, so it could only be regarded as a preliminary army. It was decided to temporarily use the steamship as the main warship of the navy, and let the navy immediately take over the two steamships in Dinghai harbor.

On the morning of 27 October, the radar antenna on the top of Mingxing Island kept rotating, and in the observation and communication station, a soldier's vigilant gaze was firmly fixed on the radar fluorescent screen.

At the hilltop outpost, two warriors held steel guns and patrolled the sea.

In the quarantine camp not far from the outpost, the study class was being held, and Qing officers and their families such as Miao Buying, Chi Jiangong, and Xin Dayong were organized to watch propaganda videos and receive brainwashing education.

At the Yamashita base, the 55 crew members of the gunboat "Prince" and the crew of the "Xuanwu" landing craft all sat in the classroom, holding textbooks and listening to Hai Yingyang's lecture on "Fundamentals of Naval Tactics."

They were studying the Dalian Naval Academy's surface ship command courses, but these courses had been modified to this version of the plane.

There are large and small ships moored in the harbor, all of which are pirate ships captured by the coast guard and red single boats of the Fujian Navy Division.

On the harbor wharf, there are "Prince" and "Xuanwu", as well as three 50-ton fishing boats.

On the other side of the dock, a Portuguese pirate ship is moored there, and a group of shipwrights are tinkling the red-haired ship with tools in hand.

These shipwrights, who were originally craftsmen among fishermen and pirates, are now being led by Chai Yao to refurbish the third captured Portuguese pirate ship.

Not far from the pier, two red single boats were pulled up the tidal flats, and several boatwrights were carefully maintaining the bottom of the boats with tung oil.

Chai Yao, less than forty, a resident of this time and space, is a native of Dinghai. Chai Yaoyuan studied shipbuilding in Ningbo, and went to Shanghai Tang alone after leaving the school, since the opening of the port, there are many ships coming and going, and a large number of shipbuilders are needed.

With his superb shipbuilding skills, Chai Yao also made a small reputation in Shanghai. By borrowing from the east and west, he opened a small shipyard. When the knife club rose, Chai Yao unfortunately became a pond fish. The equipment he repaired in the shipyard and the ships he built were all burned in the fire. Under the recruitment of the Yangtze River Bureau, the desperate Chai Yao was brought to Mingxing Island. After brainwashing and education, Chai Yao was appointed as an engineer in the improvised shipyard.

Chai Yao rolled the drawings in his hand, and while he was patrolling the ship, he shouted: "Come on, everyone, finish the work as soon as possible, and don't delay tomorrow's sea trial." ”

"Got it, Chai Tou!" Zhang Shifu kept working in his hands, and said slowly, "Do you have to understand this drawing?" Give us lessons when you want. ”

Zhang Shifu is also a native of Dinghai, in his early forties. He was originally a boatwright in Dinghai, and his skills were exquisite. The Great Ming Army captured Dinghai and took over all the shipbuilding and ship repair facilities, and Zhang Shifu and them were all swept to Mingxing Island.

Zhang Shifu felt that Chai Yao was old and experienced, and he always wondered if he had joined the Ming Army early, how could he have this little Chai to speak.

"Brother Zhang, you're joking, I have a few catties and a few taels, don't you know!" Chai Yao was very humble, "I don't know much about this drawing, and Cadre Lin is a powerful person." ”

This drawing was just given to him by Lin Mengchu, and it was full of complicated lines. This is a modified drawing of the structure of the red hairy ship specially made by the computer according to the structural characteristics of the Portuguese galleon in order to meet the needs of the team.

Just now, Lin Mengchu, the person in charge of the shipyard, was supervising the work on the dock, and a correspondent ran over and said that the stationmaster had something to do with him, so he easily stuffed the drawings to Chai Yao.

Lin Mengchu also built Qin-class (Type 695A) armored cruisers in the original time and space in September, and the shipyard officially started ignition in August. At this time, the order came down, and according to the decision of the Executive Committee, Lin Mengchu, the industrial coordinator, traveled to a different time and space first.

Lin Mengchu was originally a mechanic at the Huangpu Shipyard in Guangzhou, and he had studied ancient sailing ships and made models of sailboats such as clippers, so he was assigned by industry to manage this simple shipyard and was responsible for repairing and transforming these seized ships.

Chai Yao thought that he was an expert in shipbuilding, but as soon as Lin Mengchu came to split his head, he asked him if he would make a flying clipper, Chai Yao shook his head again and again.

Lin Mengchu said calmly, "It won't be, then let's follow it and learn well, we will definitely make a flying clipper next year." Although you are now a master, with us, if you don't learn, you will fall behind. ”

This sentence immediately calmed Chai Yao. When Lin Mengchu took out the revised drawings of the red-haired boat, Chai Yao was even more surprised, he never thought that there would be such a construction drawing.

The three views of the galleon on the drawings give an intuitive feeling, the lines are quite clear, the repair process is arranged in an orderly manner, and the craftsmen carry out the transformation of the ship according to the drawings, and the work is much easier.

Shanghai Tang foreigners and shipwrights don't know this kind of skill!

Chai Yao has always been obsessed with studying shipbuilding technology, he is secretly happy, these Ming cadres from the other side of the ocean are masters, if they can learn a little bit of fur, then they will live a worry-free life.

Lin Mengchu didn't know what Jiang Tao was looking for him, he wondered whether it was a study class, a maritime vigilance, or his own ship repair yard, everything was in order, could it be that the executive committee had issued a new notice there.

He strode into the duty room of the transit base.

Jiang Tao, the head of Guantong Station, Hai Yingyang, the captain of the "Prince", Ye Feiyang, the political commissar, Yang Bo and Zhang Xin, the two deputy captains, and Dai Liang, the captain of the Xuanwu, all sat inside, and all the members of the temporary branch of the Mingxing Island Revival Party were all present.

"What's wrong? Everyone arrived so neatly. ”

Jiang Tao handed over a phone notice, "It's really a big deal, this Mingxing Island will be handed over to you, and we all have to retreat." ”

This is an order issued by the Executive Committee, and the order has three contents: first, Jiang Tao handed over the Guantong Station to Lin Mengchu, and Lin Mengchu was fully responsible for the Guantong, defense, and ship repair work on Mingxing Island; Second, Jiang Tao and Dai Liang commanded the "Prince" and "Xuanwu" and three 50-ton fishing boats, waiting to go to Dunan Island with the steamer, and all the personnel of the quarantine camp study class followed them; Third, the other comrades of the Prince, except for the necessary personnel to assist Dai Liang in handling the ship, all the other personnel immediately rushed to Dinghai to prepare to drive the steamship to Dunan Island.

Lin Mengchu held the phone in his hand to inform, and he couldn't help but be a little worried, "I still have a mess in my shipyard, and I am familiar with the work of this Guantong Station!" ”

"It's okay, there is one of our cadres Ding Hao at Guantong Station, you haven't had much contact with before, and you may not know each other very well; There are also six fighters who have become proficient in various operations. The maintenance operation of the Japanese marine radar is also very simple, we have the operation specification tutorial, you will know it as soon as you can. ”

"Haozi! Haozi! ”

With Jiang Tao's shouting, Ding Hao walked in from outside the door.

"This is our Ding Hao, now it's yours!"

Ding Hao is a native of Jizhou, male, 26 years old this year, 2cm tall and weighs 70 kg. He studied computer programming, loved donkey walking, shooting, and martial arts, and was a second-class athlete in the city.

Lin Mengchuxin said, it's great that someone can help reduce the burden!

"Ding Hao!" He held Ding Hao's hand tightly with both hands, "In the future, there will only be two cadres on this island, you and me, we must unite sincerely." ”

"Call me Haozi." Ding Hao, "You are the owner of the island, if you only go there, we will fight wherever we go!" ”

Jiang Tao hurriedly stopped the politeness of the two, "Okay, okay, the two island owners don't have to be sour and endless, let's still order red wine on the hour, congratulations!" ”

"I heard that this steamship has always been a transport ship on Dunan Island, and our navy is going to change to a transport fleet." Zhang Xin held the wine glass in his hand, a little excited, "We have studied for more than three months, and now we have changed to operate a steamship, which is a bit embarrassing!" He shook his head.

Zhang Xinxin thought, two steamships, one must be under his command. In order to become a qualified captain, he studied day and night, and he studied more than 10 courses in the command of surface ships, such as "Navigation Instruments", "Operational Command", "Military Operations Research", "Use and Maintenance of Ship Equipment", "Management of the Grassroots of the Army", and "Political Work at the Grassroots Level of the Army".

The naval gunboat "Prince" was formed at the beginning of July with a total of only 55 people. Because of the shortage of diesel, their training was mainly to simulate the operation of the "Prince", and at the same time, they conscientiously studied the courses of the surface ship command profession.

In three and a half months, they read through all the specialized books on surface ship command, and repeatedly studied such key subjects as "Navigation Basics," "Ship Operation and Collision Avoidance," and "Naval Tactical Basics," in order to read them thoroughly and thoroughly.

Because of the diesel fuel problem, and also for the sake of secrecy, the Military Commission decided to transfer the three 50-ton motorized fishing boats, the "Prince" and the "Xuanwu", to Dunan Island and mothball; The naval personnel were all assigned to two steamboats.

Most of the original crew members of the two ships were Indians, Filipinos, and East Timorese who were exiled in Shanghai, and were later recruited by the Yangtze River Bureau.

In order to be able to fully control the two steamships, the Central Military Commission sent a group of personnel from the navy, coast guard, and training camps to follow the trainees on board the ships, in order to master the skills of ship operation as soon as possible.

Zhang Xin is the trainee captain of the No. 1 ship, and Haiying Yang is the political commissar of the No. 1 ship; Ye Feiyang is the trainee captain of the No. 2 ship, and Yang Bo is the political commissar of the No. 2 ship.

In addition, the Military Commission asked the Shanghai Yangtze River Bureau to contact the London branch of the European Huafu Consortium to immediately start purchasing two 000-ton steamships, and then carry out corresponding modifications in Shanghai, which will be used as the main combat ships after being stationed in Taiwan.

The original Dinghai Town Naval Division Wharf has now been changed to Navy No. 1 Wharf, which is still a heavily guarded military restricted area. The sailor's barracks on the dock have long been transformed into large warehouses, in which a large number of materials and equipment have been hoarded, most of which have been transported through time and space.

On 29 October, two steamships were fully loaded with personnel and various supplies and were preparing on the wharf of the Naval Division.

In the evening, Zhang Xin sat on the bow of the boat and ordered, "Raise the fire!" ”

With Zhang Xin's order, the stokers and burners of the No. 1 steamship immediately became busy.

It wasn't long before smoke billowed from the chimney of the No. 1 ship.

With thick smoke constantly rising from the large chimney in the middle of the ship, Zhang Xin looked leisurely. Today it was finally my turn to take control of the big ship, although this is an old-fashioned steamship, and it takes an hour to start the fire, but it is a good start.

As night slowly fell, Bai Baoxiang and Yun Lan sent Qian Shuiting, Mao Pi and Wang Tiehammer to the No. 1 steamship and waved their hands.

Mao Pi accompanied Qian Shuiting to Dunan Island for the handover of related work.

In order to understand the first-hand situation in Keelung, Taiwan, and make military preparations for attacking Taiwan, Wang Tiezhu also accompanied them to Dunan Island.

"Anchor!"

"Unleash the cable."

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Zhang Xin sat on the captain's throne and gave orders in an orderly manner. The coach captain Ngawang and the political commissar Haiying Yang all stood by Zhang Xin's side to escort him.

Although the Indian Ngawang changed from a powerful captain to a very embarrassing coach captain, his salary rose from 50 silver dollars to 400, so he was still quite happy.

The No. 1 steamer slowly left the dock.

Ye Feiyang commanded the No. 2 steamer, and followed the No. 1 ship to leave the dock smoothly.

At night, the two steamers formed a formation, crossed the Panzhi waterway, left the port of Zhoushan, and headed east.

The steam engine rumbled at full power, and black smoke spewed straight back.

The formation joined the fleet commanded by Jiang Tao and Dai Liang outside Mingxing Island, reformed the formation, and sailed together in the direction of Dunan Island.