The boring nautical life can be said to be a kind of torture of human will, loneliness is the closest friend of the seafarers, but this time the sea training of the Phoenix training ship is not so lonely and boring, almost all the crew have been trained by Lin Haijiang, Lin Haijiang turned this so-called 'chart voyage' into a real voyage, and the destination pointed directly to the theoretical destination, Alexandria, Egypt.

The three Mitterrands, who had a full hundred pounds in their pockets, did not object in the slightest! Lin Haijiang also used this to prove one thing, that is, surnames are ugly, as long as enough benefits are given, some people can even betray their parents, remembering the process of bargaining with the three Mitterrands, and the hundred pounds that made his heart ache and destined to sleep all night, Lin Haijiang began to conceive a plan that was crazy to the extreme, and the basis of this plan was to use the Phoenix.

After passing through the calm Strait of Dozel, the Phoenix's next supply station was the Portuguese port of Viztravi, and for twenty-nine days during this period, bean sprouts became arguably the most popular dish on board, with demand outstripping almost every meal.

Due to the elimination of one 48-pounder Elrd short-range heavy gun and two secondary guns in the bow of the Phoenix, due to the greatly reduced weight, the draft of the bow of the ship was reduced by more than one meter, so that the copper hull installed under the waterline could be fully used and could sail and turn at a faster speed.

Lin Haijiang, who was standing on the bridge, put away the monoculars inlaid with silver edges, the calm sea and the scorching sun made the sailors on the ship look a little wilted, especially the hundred Chinese sailors recruited by Lin Haijiang himself later.

However, fortunately, Lin Haijiang prepared a large number of filled vegetables, willow dices, and lemons, and added dried meat, eggs and important bean sprouts, which supplemented various trace elements needed by the crew's body to a certain extent.

As the saying goes, only when you eat well can you have the strength to work, and in his spare time, Lin Haijiang began to focus on training the gunners and sailors with more potential he selected, and the non-stop roaring sound of guns made Mitterrand accustomed to nature, and Mitterrand had every reason to believe that after completing this sea exercise, half of the newly replaced guns on the ship would probably be scrapped.

As the battleship raised its mainsail and lowered its sidesail to sail at full speed downwind, the gunners on the ship began to close the gun doors to clean the guns, and Lin Haijiang, who was standing on the bridge, suddenly remembered something.

That is, in 1853, Russia invaded the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) with the intention of seizing the Black Sea estuary in Crimea. As allies of the Ottoman Empire, Britain and France sent fleets to aid in the war. The French Navy put in 3 floating batteries with 12 cm thick iron armor on wooden hull ships, and achieved unexpected results.

The Russian shore artillery could not penetrate its iron armor at all, but the artillery on the "floating battery" smashed the shore artillery to pieces. On the basis of the experience of this battle, France decided to start construction of the armored ship "Glorious". The armor increased the weight and draft of the ship, and the designers had to reduce the deck and reduce the number of guns loaded. At the same time, due to the low power of the steam engines at that time, the battleships had to keep huge sails in order to increase their speed when downwind.

Lin Haijiang knew very well that when the high-power steam engine appeared at the end of 1853, once the great power and role of ironclad ships were realized by the European powers, then their plan to buy ironclad ships would definitely encounter great difficulties, because no matter what era, the control of sophisticated weapons by various countries is very strict, especially the sea power countries such as the British Empire have particularly strict control over large weapons of warship types.

Lin Haijiang was calculating the time to go to the port of Viztravi and the time of the second supply station, Tunis and Malta, and it seemed that under the premise that the wind direction would not change, it would only take eleven days to reach the port of Viztravi, instead of the expected twenty-nine days.

Led by Yang Tianhua, a group of Chinese sailors and black slaves who were originally respectful of muskets and artillery also began to become interested, but this interest was passively generated under the temptation of money, so Lin Haijiang organized off-duty sailors to line up on the top deck to release guns in his spare time.

More than a hundred Weido breech guns on the ship were used, but this kind of firing speed of the old-fashioned breech rifle without rifling really did not dare to compliment Lin Haijiang, even in the hands of skilled sailors, two shots per minute was the limit, and the speed of one shot per minute for beginners really made Lin Haijiang speechless.

Lin Haijiang knows very well that this kind of old-fashioned breech gun, which has been eliminated in the armies of most European countries, and has disappeared, if it is replaced on the battlefield, I am afraid that it is not as good as a broadsword and spear in the hands of beginners.

In desperation, his enthusiasm for training has also been greatly reduced, and everyone should have a good time!

For the third-class battleships with the flag of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, no matter which country or the port of the colony will give special preferential treatment and care, in the eyes of Lin Haijiang, this is the highlight of the country's strength.

When the Phoenix chopping waves and galloping on the Mediterranean, after about a month of sailing, Lin Haijiang has trained a group of merchant sailors and black slaves to a good degree, although the Phoenix with a full load of nearly 700 people has only 551 crew members, and the deck removed after the transformation has been reduced, and the guns have been reduced a lot, but it still maintains the main appearance of a third-class battleship.

The beautiful Mediterranean Sea made Lin Haijiang feel a little relaxed, but the fly in the ointment was that the Phoenix battleship did not belong to his motherland, and for this behemoth, Lin Haijiang was just a passerby who might not even be able to leave his name.

For Lin Haijiang, the scenery is pleasant, but there are many disadvantages, the humid and warm Mediterranean climate also makes the fog frequent, driving in the fog can be said to be the biggest challenge to all the personnel of the ship, even Mitterrand, who rarely sees people, also appeared on the bridge neatly dressed, nervously looking at Lin Haijiang calmly dispatching and commanding.

After passing the island of Malta, although it was still foggy, Lin Haijiang was basically not worried, because there were no reefs at all except for some pirates on this route, and it might be dangerous for merchant ships at any time, but for a third-class battleship of the Royal Navy of the British Empire, it was unnecessary to worry.

No one thought that a catastrophe of no small size was approaching the Phoenix.

Doport, the Grim Reaper, is a pirate active on the route from London to Egypt, they are different from most pirates in that they will brutally kill the owner including all the crew members after each robbery of goods, the Royal Navy's second and third fleets and the colonial fleet have gone to encircle and suppress many times, but the cunning and unusual Doport played hide and seek with the Royal Navy fleet that came to encircle and suppress on the vast sea.

Although Doport's right eye, left little finger, and half an ear were lost in the many encirclements, it must be said that Doporte was lucky, at least he was not hung on a lamppost outside Doppleigh Harbour to dry salted fish.

After many consecutive escapes, Dobot finally realized that the days of relying on a few broken ships to rob safely were gone, and if he wanted to attack it first, he had to sharpen his weapons first, but it really made Doport find a way to buy an old brig cruiser that was about to be decommissioned.

Over time, Doport's pirates have become legends in this sea, and for today's sunny day, Doport's mood can be said to be as bright as the sun, whether it is one-eyed deaf or lame Peter, it looks much more pleasing to the eye, and the sour smell of the ship seems to be gone.

It all started because he had just robbed an armed merchant ship, a dozen boxes of Spanish gold coins and a large number of silver ingots, and a shipment of Henry rifles of great value.

What made Dopot even happier was that he also plundered a beautiful woman! According to Doport's own words, he added up all the women he had seen in his life, and he was not half as good-looking as this woman, and he was willing to sleep with her for one night even if he died immediately tomorrow.

Obviously, this woman has become Doport's bag, but at the moment Doporte is very entangled, because he does not dare to touch this woman easily now.

The reason is very simple, this Jenny is like a little pepper. Miss William's father was the commander of the Second Fleet of the British Empire, James Brown. General William, when it comes to the fat in his mouth, Dobot naturally refuses to spit it out easily, and in his opinion, General James will not be stingy in exchanging Miss Jenny for one or two old ships.

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