Chapter 67: Where is the enemy?
The dreadnought-class battleship is so sci-fi for these soldiers who have devoted themselves to the naval career for a short time.
Many people even wonder how great it would be if a battleship of this level could be researched and manufactured by scientists in their own country! It's a pity that they also know very well that this is a battleship purchased from Yashan Society, and the country can only make a ship of the level of flying scissors, and it is still attacking ironclad ships.
Even now, everyone knows that the Yashan Society has joined the Republic semi-openly and has become a mysterious organization under the jurisdiction of the Republic. But as long as it doesn't officially become a subordinate department of the republic for a day, it's basically not complacent.
Not to mention, these five ships were able to appear in front of them in an instant, and such an ability no longer seemed to be a technology that humans had. Nowadays, there are even quite a few naval soldiers who have begun to wonder if this mysterious Yashan Society is the legendary immortal, or whether it is the heavenly court or something.
It seems that it is the level of existence that can create such a super-era product, which is definitely not something that can be manufactured by the scientific and technological level of human beings at this stage! As long as you have personally boarded the ship to inspect it, you have this idea in your heart.
When Zhang Hongbin received the reply letter later, the National Assembly also formally submitted a document of inquiry, after all, what is being advocated in the construction of spiritual civilization is to protect tradition and eliminate superstition. Immortals and ghosts or something, as a symbol of religion, can exist, but others use these things to interfere in the politics of the world, that is superstition.
In this case, you can't let His Majesty the Emperor take the lead in superstition, right? In this way, what is the significance of the so-called spiritual civilization construction?
"It's a spatial teleportation...... Do you understand the space, that's ......" Zhang Hongbin was also depressed, and said that no one wanted to wait there, and those naval non-commissioned officers were actually disobedient. Fortunately, I still prepared my rhetoric, so I was not too embarrassed.
After listening to Zhang Hongbin's declaration on the theory of space teleportation, many people were still confused, after all, this thing was too profound. But there will always be one or two people who can understand, such as scientific researchers.
For them, this is a new direction of study, and it should be a very esoteric argument that requires a lot of basic arguments to pile up. Obviously, many people know in their hearts that this argument is true, but there is a lack of actual information, so it is impossible to carry out this work for the time being.
In the latest issue of the scientific and technological journal circulating among scientists, this argument is explained, and the Academy of Sciences has also proposed that those who can give a clear solution can be specially recruited to enter the Academy of Sciences and be granted the qualification of academicians, and there are also generous research funds.
It's just that it's hard to say whether there is such a folk expert in this world.
Speaking of which, after getting Zhang Hongbin's accurate reply, Liu Ruoqi and the others were no longer entangled in the question of how the battleship appeared, and they knew it even more in their hearts: if they could teleport these battleships from thousands of miles away through what space they could teleport to, then it seemed that it was impossible to create such a high-end battleship.
Then when I think about it, I feel that 'that's the truth', and in addition to being extremely greedy for the technology owned by Yashan Society, I can only actively devote myself to adapting to the work.
In three days, all the instruments, all the equipment have been basically clear. Just today, the five Dreadnought-class battleships are about to start the first round of sea trials, and according to Zhang Hongbin's will, if conditions permit, they will directly sail to the Indian Ocean to conduct actual combat exercises.
Naturally, Liu Ruoqi would not waste time on a slow sea trial, and after sailing out of the Indian Ocean and making sure that there was no problem, he immediately gave the order to change the course and head towards the sea area where Manchu pirate ships were most frequented.
So, the five Dreadnought-class battleships, starting at full speed and, with the help of an excellent navigation system, began to attack towards the predetermined position.
At the same time, it was above the Indian Ocean.
"Haha, this is the fifth, and our harvest this month is not bad!" The captain who once carried Kong Yu is now the commander of this fleet.
During this time, they roamed the sea, plundering ships that came and went. A large part of these ships came from the Ottoman Empire and merchant ships from the Arab region, as well as from some republics.
For the former, it is basically a direct robbery, and after the crew is captured, they either work as coolies or sailors for the pirate force. After several plunders, the Manchu fleet grew to 35 warships and 50 armed merchant ships, frequently plying between the Indian Ocean and Africa, earning huge profits from trade and purchasing much-needed supplies.
For the latter, according to the rules set by His Majesty the Emperor, he just robbed thirty percent of the supplies, and then let them leave. Even if the Manchu Empire defeated the republic once before, but now the strength of the Manchu Qing is still weaker, and it is still impossible to offend the behemoth of the Republic casually. Even if it is Xiaozhuang, he will not like to be surrounded by the navy of the Republic at his own doorstep.
"Head, we still have plenty of supplies, do you want to do another ticket?" Just when the captain was proud, the first mate stepped forward to ask.
"No, no, no, the most taboo thing for a living on the sea like us is to get carried away and underestimate the sea. While we still have plenty of supplies, let's go back to the sea, after a few trips, the income is not bad, it's time to return to our port and enjoy the softness of the Arabian beauty! The captain denied this mention and announced his return.
"Yes!" Listening to the captain's words, all the male creatures immediately became excited.
It is said that being a soldier is hard, how can being a soldier be a navy? The army can still ask for leave to go out and fool around, but the navy is on the ship, and it can't go at all without docking. In recent months, drifting at sea or something, that is a common thing in the navy, and it is simply unimaginable that it will not occupy meat for a few months.
At this moment, this group of Manchu navy, even when they saw the female mouse, felt that it was seducing themselves...... There is no way, if the ship is really a female creature, there is only such a thing as a mouse, and no ship can avoid this problem. And at a critical juncture, I have to slowly find it out as emergency rations.
Just as everyone began to turn their sails and prepare to return home, they heard the sound of something striking through the air.
Immediately, there was a sudden "boom", and a column of water rose violently.
This group of naval non-commissioned officers, who had been at sea for a long time, immediately realized that they were under attack. But where exactly is the enemy?
"Lookout! Damn, are the lookouts asleep? The captain shouted.
"Captain, there is no trace of the enemy! I've looked around with binoculars several times, but I haven't seen any sign of the enemy! The lookout shouted innocently.
"Boom Boom Boom" another five shells came over, but at least three of them hit their own warship, and what is surprising is that this cannon does not know what caliber it is, and it actually broke a small battleship into two sections with one shot, and it looked like it was about to sink.
"Damn, what artillery is so scary? And, damn it, where the hell is the enemy? The captain looked around with the binoculars for a long time, and finally broke out.
However, no matter how angry he was, it was useless, and there was no trace of the enemy in sight......