Fifteen days later, Zhao Yun's plane began to fly to Zhejiang and went directly to the sea.

A Nassau-class battleship appeared near the small island of Zhoushan owned by Zhao Yun last night, and twenty wooden ships dragged it out to sea early in the morning.

This made the eyes of many bigwigs turn to the open sea of Zhoushan.

"It's coming! They're coming! "At sea, a dozen wooden boats were already waiting, and on the mast a man dressed as a fisherman shouted and pointed into the distance.

The figure of the Nassau-class battleship slowly appeared where the sea and the sky intersected, and the rolling of the waves on the sea surface could not compare to the excitement in everyone's hearts.

"There it is! It's really big! "Many people held up binoculars, and a battleship with twelve cupola cannons appeared, slowly revealing its whole body on the horizon, and constantly approaching here.

Everyone continued to watch dizzily, and as they approached the behemoth, it didn't take long for the naked eye to see the whole picture.

Closer and closer, more and more clearly visible, watching the behemoth like a mountain slowly drive by, and a huge silhouette appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Everyone in Guangzhou started their cars one after another and slowly drove towards the figure that had stopped. Counting on the huge battleship to come over, but it is easy to go wrong, the waves at the bow can sweep these small boats of more than 600 tons away, if you are lucky, you will be directly pressed to the sea level.

Fang Lingyu, the representative of the president, appeared at the right time, accompanied by nearly 100 experts, including Fujian, Zhejiang, and Guangzhou. They were the experts on this deal, and they came to define the battleship.

Some people's eyes couldn't help but moisten when they saw this giant ship, and some even cried and wiped their tears, and many old navies seemed to see the towering figures of Dingyuan and Zhenyuan twenty-seven years ago, shouting "Lord Zhongtang" in their mouths! It has been a long time since the Huaxia had not had a battleship, and it had been too long since it left the club of naval powers.

The First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle made many Chinese people see the importance of battleships, as many as 159 rounds were fired in Dingyuan, and as many as 220 rounds were hit in Zhenyuan, but the second ship did not lose its combat capability because of its strong armor and no fatal damage. In the later Battle of Weihaiwei, the Japanese army landed on Liugong Island, the Weihaiwei Naval Base fell, and the Beiyang Fleet was completely annihilated.

As a result, the image of the battleship in the Chinese Navy is already incomparable. Zhao Yun sold the battleship at auction, although it was only forced after the British warship unscrupulously broke into Taihu Lake, but this action has also been publicized by newspapers everywhere as a national hero. It's not easy to get an old one these days!

Fang Lingyu's arrival this time was only a secondary role, and many veterans of the Guangzhou government appeared. Many people know that without a strong navy, there is nothing in coastal defense, coastal defense! Coast! It's not just a few shore defense guns.

Although, the image of this battleship is far more important than the actual meaning, but at least there is a hope.

The two sides finally got on the side more than an hour later, and along the rope ladder, more than a hundred people boarded the Nassau-class battleship. Many veterans over half a hundred years old still grabbed the rope ladder as the first batch of personnel and boarded this exciting battleship.

On the wide foredeck, more than twenty spies sent by Zhao Yun were already waiting here.

"Can't the ship move on its own? Why drag it over? As soon as Fang Lingyu boarded the ship, he asked a question that everyone wanted to ask, as the person who auctioned the ship at the auction in one fell swoop, if the ship could not be opened, then his status in the Guangzhou government would definitely plummet.

"Because we have so few people that we can't drive at all! That's why you brought someone to open it! "The lead spy has already figured out his rhetoric. How could this self-use battleship, which was not a camp, move on its own? Where is Zhao Yun going to find someone to open for them!

Seeing that there were not many people on the ship, this set of arguments was barely passed, and the expert group rushed to each cabin to check it out, and Zhao Yun's people were also counting the payment. The payment for the four major boxes will also take a while, there are 1.6 million donations from overseas Chinese in Nanyang, and the other 2 million is a loan from Japan, who makes the president have a closer relationship with Japan!

Nearly 100 ship experts from all over China are nervously inspecting the quality of the ship, engine room, boiler room, sailor's lounge... Even the kitchen and the infirmary were not spared. Seeing that Zhao Yun's people were still carefully counting the payments, the elders who came to pick up the ship also began to walk around the bow of the ship, stroking the side of the ship, and feeling the giant ship.

More than two hours later, the spies, who had already counted the payments, got the results of the inspection reported by the group of experts.

"Is this new ship of yours?" An old man with a white beard approached.

"Yes, it's a copy of us!" The Spy replied.

"Imitation?" Fang Lingyu almost jumped up when he heard it, it was an imitation again, and when he bought it, it could be said that it was imported in original packaging! He didn't dare to think about the other situations.

"It's hard to believe that the burrs on the gears of the three-seater 22,000 horsepower three-cylinder reciprocating steam engine have not been completely ground out! There is no coal ash in the boiler either! Hearing this old expert say this, Fang Lingyu almost weakened his feet and collapsed to the ground on the spot.

"Can you tell if he can sail?" A man next to him asked.

"I remember you didn't bring coal on board? Try it now! The old man didn't dare to pack the ticket, and hurriedly ordered people to go to the ship to get coal.

Fang Lingyu stared at the spies in front of him, in case the steam engine was useless, these people would have to go to Guangzhou with him.

However, there is more than one crew on the ship, "12 280mm/45 x diameter Krupp SKL/45 guns, 6 twin turrets, these guns are no problem, you can fight with shells!" There are also ammunition prepared on board, why don't you try it! The expert in charge of the naval guns this time used to be the gunner on the Dingyuan, and for the naval guns on this ship, he can say with certainty that these are all new guns. As soon as there is a shell, these naval guns can shoot it out immediately. As soon as I arrived, I heard the white-bearded old man say that he wanted to test the steam engine, and the cannon must also be tried, and he hadn't touched a naval gun for a long time!

Finally brought good news, Fang Lingyu felt that he had regained some strength.

"The quality of the steel is very good, and the size of the armor is in line with those numbers." The acceptance personnel of the armored group also reported that the quality and thickness of the detected armor were acceptable.

Then a group of good news came in.

More than 20 spies stood silently on the side of the deck, looking at the busy crowd in front of them, three hours later, the battleship's chimney finally came out of the billowing smoke, and another hour passed, (because the machine had to be warmed up at this time) The battleship moved on its own, Fang Lingyu's heart was completely put down, and the "boom, boom" shook the mountains for a while, and the three 280 main guns of the battleship were test-fired towards the open sea, and the shells flew directly out of people's sight.

"Hooray!" As soon as the cannon sounded, the people on the ship, except for Zhao Yun's side, jumped up, waving everything they could get in their hands, hats, canes, and everything.

The mission was completed, and Zhao Yun's twenty wooden three-masted sail ballista battleships also returned with four large boxes of ocean.

Ships of this era were not equipped with radar, and they generally sailed along certain detected routes. This trading area is not far from the Zhoushan Islands, so the battleship still slowly sails towards Guangzhou along the coastline, where there will be a bigger welcome party for it.

"Chief, why don't you leave them behind?" Fang Lingyu walked to the side of an elder and asked in a low voice, surrounded by a crowd of people who were still cheering.

"Even if there are times when credibility is worthless, for the sake of long-term benefits in the future, I advise you not to be so short-sighted. You've also seen the list of his next auctions, another battleship. Think about it, it's a battleship, it's the hope of the navy, otherwise you wouldn't have done this so lightly, what you're thinking about now is not how to swallow those four chests of treasure, but you should consider which position is in your favor, and make such a great contribution, the president will definitely reward you! Instead of leaving a bad influence in his eyes, think more about your future! Cheng Biguang, chief of the navy of the Guangzhou government, stood on the side of the ship and said slowly with the sea breeze.

"Yes, the students remember the teachings of the chief teacher!" Fang Lingyu hurriedly thought about it.

Zhao Yun also thought about what to do if the other party became greedy, and it was estimated that the twenty wooden three-masted sail ballista battleships would not even be able to hurt the skin of the battleship. I didn't know that this transaction turned out to be this bookish middle-aged scribe who was greedy for himself. However, even if Zhao Yun guessed what could happen, unless the Guangzhou government really dared to make a move, then their banner of righteousness would not be able to be raised in the future. This battleship is watched by countless people!

The sound of the cannon on the sea was heard by many fishermen in the vicinity, but no one dared to approach the sea, who knew where the shells were fired. It wasn't until four or five o'clock in the afternoon that anyone saw the Nassau-class battleship heading south in the waters of Taizhou.

There were also a number of German warships after World War I in Canton, and the Canton government had decided to organize these warships into a new fleet with this Nassau-class battleship as the core. Of course, the battleship will give it a new name "Zhongshan" when it arrives in Guangzhou!