The so-called boat is something that floats on the sea with the help of buoyancy, and then sails, and is a tool for people to conquer the sea.

Everyone has the impression that a ship should be on the surface of the sea, even if a large part of it is in the water. So, the question of whether a ship sailing on the bottom of the sea can survive is whether it can still be considered a ship.

It's something that subverts tradition, subverts all the Navy's perception of ship. Therefore, no one can adapt to the fact that the enemy is actually in the sea.

"It's a submarine, I've read similar internal publications before, and our country seems to be working on a tool that can sail on the bottom of the sea, and trying to build one, with the ultimate goal of being able to sail the ocean and strike the enemy below sea level! The enemy is obviously using a vehicle like this at the moment! Liu Ruoqi deserves to have followed Zhang Hongbin for many years, and soon discovered the true face of the enemy.

"But how are we going to deal with this enemy from the bottom of the sea?" Zheng Chenggong's voice came out of the communicator.

"We can't deal with each other for the time being, but I'm pretty sure they won't be able to get more than five nautical miles off the coast! So, as long as we leave the five nautical miles, the other side will destroy itself. I don't believe it, there's room for them to return! Liu Ruoqi shouted loudly.

Zheng Chenggong was not sure, but he still gave the order to turn around. The entire fleet began to turn around, but one of the clippers, which had been blown open by two openings, was still being bombarded and was about to begin to sink into the sea.

"Send our lifeboats over, and they won't attack our overboard navy even if they are mad, right?" Liu Ruoqi shouted at the communicator.

Zheng Chenggong also thought so, so he immediately sent people to row a lifeboat to save people.

At first, there was no enemy attack. But as the main fleet moved farther and farther away, lifeboats also began to come under attack. As the water column rose one after another, I don't know how many people died in the explosion.

"What are they doing?" Zheng Chenggong is on fire.

"They didn't have a long range, and they were apparently using suicide bombing...... In other words, we are out of the range they can bomb, and if they don't want to die in vain, their only option is to attack our lifeboats! Damn it!! Liu Ruoqi clenched his fists with a fiery expression.

"What then?" Zheng Chenggong asked.

"Return, rescue our people to the maximum...... Fortunately, the weather is not very cold now, and most of the soldiers below are good swimmers, so let them find a way, whether they can catch driftwood or whatever, and if they can swim to this vicinity, we will do our best to rescue them...... Damn, we're going to be scolded when we go back now! What's worse is that we can't just defend ourselves after being bombed, right? Liu Ruoqi slammed his fist on the table.

"Yashan Society, we can only go back first and see if His Majesty can get enough things from Yashan Society...... Damn, why are the Manchurians able to get the means of underwater vehicles, it should be a secret of our country! Zheng Chenggong quickly replied.

"Let's do this first, try to save more people...... Liu Ruoqi also knows that he will be able to do this at this stage.

Originally, the high-spirited, triumphant fleet that came to fight monsters and brush gold, but I didn't expect to end up with a helpless retreat, after this naval battle, it is conceivable that everyone will know the maritime defense capability of the Manchu Qing. Especially that mysterious undersea attack weapon.

A month and a half later, the fleet began to land in the port of Yangon, and the relevant battle reports were sent to the National Assembly, which was attended by Zhang Hongbin.

"Liu Ruoqi and Zheng Chenggong ignored the military order and privately attacked Africa, if this kind of behavior is not dealt with, I am afraid that it will bring a very bad example effect to the future army. I personally recommend that at least one person be removed from the post of commander! Some members of parliament were the first to propose that the responsibility for this matter should be clarified first, and that the culprit who caused the 32 naval officers and men to be sunk in the sea was given a stern departure.

Although the congressman did not clearly say who he would punish, he revealed between the lines that he meant to punish Liu Ruoqi.

"Actually, I already have a preliminary idea, and this time the navy going south may not have any merit. First of all, they have obtained a large number of original products that we need, which can make our products more abundant, and of course will provide a large number of semi-finished products and finished products for sale. The most important thing is that they have heard the reality of the enemy for us, so that we can know that the other side already has the weapons to fight underwater, otherwise we will really have to fight in the future, but we are afraid that we will have to pay a greater price. Therefore, according to my personal opinion, Liu Ruoqian will be reduced by two years, and at the same time his post of rear admiral will be abolished, and he will be demoted from fleet commander to captain. Zhang Hongbin expressed his opinion.

"What about Zheng Chenggong?" Ink Dye asked.

"Young people are not sensible, but they can't be too arrogant, and they will be reduced by two years, and at the same time sternly warned!" Zhang Hongbin said.

Everyone invariably took a breath, this punishment is too heavy, right?

Everyone knows that if a person wants to be promoted, he must first look at his resume, not only to survive, but also to see if he has a bad record. If this is the case of Liu Ruoqi, at least there is no record of strictness, so there is still a chance to rise. But Zheng Chenggong received a warning, which would accompany him, so that he had at least three or four chances not to enter the general rank. Three or four times, it's only sixteen years......

It can be seen from this that Zhang Hongbin is actually very eccentric, or very short-sighted.

"Of course, if there is a meritorious service table in the future, then this warning can be removed as appropriate." Zhang Hongbin added with a smile.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief, if this is the case, the punishment is not too strict, but Zheng Chenggong has to fight for a meritorious opportunity.

"Okay, don't you have any opinions? If so, raise your hand! Ink Dye asked, getting up.

No one answered, no one raised their hands, and apparently, everyone approved of such a verdict.

"Well, now for the Manchus, and even the Europeans, the question of obtaining navigation tools for the straits. What do you think we should do? Ink Dye continued to ask.

"First of all, we have to confirm the military archives depository, who is so indebted to us that they dare to attack our secret information? Besides, what did the people of the Intelligence Bureau do to let the enemy steal our patents! Gu Yanwu was the first to mention.

"You can't look ......at everything too one-sidedly," Xiao Yao got up, "As far as I know, not a single mosquito can fly into the preservation place, and it takes a lot of formalities to take out the archives, how could the Manchu Qing steal it?" ”

"Have you ever thought that they invented it themselves?" Zhang Hongbin put forward a hypothesis, which is actually the truth.

In Europe, around the fifteenth century, a real genius appeared, not only a scientist, but also a famous painter, architectural engineer and astronomer. Among the manuscripts he left behind, it was rumored that there had been a manuscript that resembled a very submarine. It's just that now there is no way to verify whether this draft was written by Leonardo da Vinci, and can only be silently mourned for the lack of one more piece of intangible cultural heritage of mankind.

Obviously, the Manchus or Europe, taking advantage of this design and cooperating with a lot of testing, finally produced a suicidal attack weapon that could only temporarily fight around the ocean, and almost opened the bow without looking back, either someone else died or their own death.

Zhang Hongbin also paid a little attention to Leonardo da Vinci recently, and was really shocked when he got such a good thing in his sketches.

What really made him not calm was that he didn't expect that Manren had actually begun to try to turn it into reality.

At this moment, the only thing that can be done recently is to find a way to carry out a major upgrade of the navy!