June 1, 1641

The towering chimneys and huge caliber guns all show that the Sea Blue has become a giant ship cannon in the true sense, whether it is put in this century or two centuries later, the Sea Blue will be a sea giant.

The material deployment arrangement for the Crusade, which has been prepared for nearly half a month, has officially ended today, and all relevant factories in Manchester City have officially ended their overtime work from today.

Two Navy and Army soldiers dressed in two different colors of clothing at the port were being inspected by Australia's supreme leader, President Zhou Aiguo, and Major General Liu Dongshui of the War Department.

When the two walked on the red carpet, each time they passed a soldier, the soldiers would salute each other and hold a gun, while Liu Dongshui would raise his hand to salute each other in return.

After the review, Chairman Zhou made a speech and a speech on the rostrum.

"Soldiers, today you are about to set foot on the homeland of the East, we are not going to war, we are going on behalf of peace, on behalf of justice, Australia does not want war, but it has never been afraid of war."

Zhou Aiguo stood on the rostrum, making a speech before departure, and the port was full of people watching the excitement in addition to the soldiers, everyone listened to this speech, and whispered below.

"This is going to war, the homeland of the East, is it going to Daming, hey, I heard it right." A newcomer asks his companions.

"No, it's true that I'm going to Daming, these days the canneries and all kinds of factories are working overtime to prepare for war, you won't know now." The immigrant companion looked at his friend a little speechlessly.

"Then you say, can you win, how can you fight so many people, this person is not as many as one of us before, can we win." Obviously, this newcomer was a former guard soldier and had a clear understanding of the Ming army.

"You know the fart, what's the use of having more people, there are fewer Jurchens outside the north border, which time has the imperial court won, this war is not used only by more people, it is said that the firearms used by the Australian army are sharp, and the enemy can be killed a hundred steps away, and you haven't seen it."

At this time, a somewhat unconvinced person on the side immediately stood up to refute the immigrant's words, and then proudly introduced the Australian Army.

"This brother, seeing that you know the establishment and weapons of the Australian army so well, you must also serve in the army."

When the man heard him ask, a proud expression appeared on his face, "That's, that's, I am currently serving in the Australian Garrison, serving as the leader of a squad, the officer is not very big, just twenty people." ”

"It's really a military master, disrespectful, disrespectful," the newcomer and his companion hurriedly handed over the luggage of the garrison soldier on vacation.

"Master Jun, I don't know if I can inquire, is this country's army really going out to fight the Ming Dynasty?" The immigrant asked to make sure his companion was right.

"Exactly, this expedition is said to be only against Zheng Zhilong, the general soldier of Fujian, not against the Ming Dynasty, but a private war against the Zheng family, and the specific reason may be related to the mirror we export." The garrison explained.

"Oh, I see," the two nodded, not daring to inquire further, after all, knowing too much would not do them any good.

There were many people who discussed like these two newcomers, and they were the first to be shocked by the large chimney on the Sea Blue that was nearly ten meters high and nearly one meter wide, and then the large cannon with a bowl and basin on the deck.

"My mother, this cannon is shot out, and there are still people." This is another newcomer's emotion when he sees the giant cannon on the Sea Blue, where have the honest farmers all their lives seen any cannons, even those generations of military household guards have not necessarily seen red-clothed cannons, let alone giant cannons like those on the Sea Blue.

"Captain, are you ready to go," a soldier in a white navy combat uniform trotted over to Wang's hammer to report.

"En," Wang Tiehammer responded, and then shook hands with Zhou Aiguo and the others to say goodbye. Strode towards the warship.

Standing under the Sea Blue, the military band, which had been put together for several months, also played the March of the Soldiers.

With all the boarding of the warship, the iron anchor of the Sea Blue was gradually pulled up, and the huge body was drifting towards the sea little by little, and with the last three beep whistles of farewell, the Sea Blue officially embarked on the journey of the Eastern Crusade.

An hour after the warship sailed, Wang Tiehammer summoned all the senior generals and government representatives who went out to the command.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the calculation of time, we will arrive in Macao on the morning of June 7, and now to talk about your situation, I would like to know if the ports we docked along the coast have prepared enough coal for the Sea Blue."

"Lao Wang, the purchase and transportation of coal along the coast can basically be assured, and I have urged the staff of the National Security Bureau in Batavia and Manila to verify that as long as we get coal on the shore." Liu Yun, who was in charge of the fuel supply of the Sea Blue, stood up and replied.

This time, in order to stop in Manila, the Spaniards in Luzon, Australia also paid a lot of price, in addition to the two sides signed a population transportation agreement, but also signed a year-long agency rights for Australian goods.

In addition to the benefits given to the Spaniards and the Dutch, it was the Portuguese in Macau who received the most benefits, having improperly obtained a contract for the transport of new immigrants for the next two years, and also obtained the qualification to purchase 1640 rifles, although the specific delivery of the goods was still to be discussed.

"Very good, sufficient fuel, this is the key, we must ensure the fuel during the voyage, then the equipment should be fine." Wang Tiehammer then asked about You Nanzhe, the chief engineer of the transformation.

"The equipment is currently working well, and I have organized a team of six people to conduct a 24-hour uninterrupted inspection of the equipment in three shifts, as long as there is a small problem, we can quickly find it and solve it in time to minimize the problem."

"Well, there is no problem with equipment and fuel, so what about the army, we dock at several ports to refuel coal, whether the safety can be guaranteed."

"Old captain, there is absolutely no safety problem with shore supplies, our army brought a coffee mill machine gun this time, as long as the other party dares to move, it is all within our range." Chen Wenqing said with a smile.

"Very good, now that all the issues have been basically clear, I hope that everyone will strictly follow the regulations they have formulated in the future, and there will be no room for error, this is the first long-distance operation of our Australian army."

"Yes," the people in the command room replied in a loud and loud voice.