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Friday, June 25, 1621, hot.

Shortly after the Inner Bay Fortress was handed over to the land garrison at the beginning of the month, the former maritime anti-smuggling ship finally suffered an irreparable failure after a long period of hard work. Recently, some European recruits have been expanded, and the officers and men of the Maritime Garrison Force, which has a total establishment of more than 60 people, have completely become idle personnel, which has made Wang Tiezhu, the commander-in-chief of the Maritime Garrison, sullen all the time.

The absence of any water armament made the community council extremely anxious, and the only remaining part of Manhattan's defense was the Zài Inner Bay Fort Battery. In order to prevent accidents, in the middle of the month, the progress of the project of the enterprise number, which had only completed sixty percent of the outfitting, was urgently accelerated, and Shi Yige and You Qi suddenly doubled the pressure.

Yesterday, all officers and men of the Maritime Guard were informed that a special sea trial sailing ceremony of the USS Enterprise will be held today at the dock of the shipyard in the Brooklyn Industrial Zone.

Early in the morning, in a technician's apartment in the new block of Brooklyn Industrial Zone, Wang Tiezhu, with the help of his lover Xiang Wei, slowly changed into the latest summer military uniform, and the epaulettes showed the rank of lieutenant colonel.

In view of the gender imbalance between men and women in the Manhattan community, Wang Tiehammer's underground affair with Xiang Wei, a female teacher in the Indian student class, finally ended in an extremely low-key wedding with an extremely limited range of friends.

Now, Wang Tiezhu, who has been married for less than a month, feels as if he has returned to his former rhythm of life. Taking the big-brimmed hat handed by his wife, Wang Tiehammer looked at it in front of the mirror for a long time, and his heart became more and more excited.

"Why is it so solemn all of a sudden? Isn't there any heavy dà ceremony today? Xiang Wei curiously arranged her newlywed husband's collar with a happy smile on her face.

"Today is the day of the first sea trial of the Enterprise, and our navy is officially established today." Wang Tiehammer's face did not show the excitement in his heart, but said very indifferently, "If the school is not busy, you can take Wenwen with you to have a look." ”

"Wenwen was pinned on Aunt Huang Nian's house on Monday, did you find out today? It was time-consuming to go back to the Manhattan neighborhood to pick him up. Xiang Wei was slightly annoyed, but she was extremely happy that her husband cared so much for this 1-year-old child who was not the other party's own flesh and blood.

"I thought you had been leaving him at Aunt Hai Huifen's house next door...... I've been so busy during this time that I've been training crew on the Mermaid, so I haven't been home, I'm sorry. Wang Tiehammer's face flushed, and he quickly apologized, "When the sea trial is over, there will be a holiday, and I will accompany you two well." ”

"He also said that maybe as soon as the sea trials are over, you, the captain of the ship, may be busy with training at sea again." Xiang Wei has long been accustomed to this navy husband who almost treats work as a household chore.

Taking off his military hat and touching the back of his head, the future captain of the Enterprise rarely showed an embarrassed face.

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The dock area of the shipyard is even more lively today, although there is no military music played due to limited conditions, but a huge crowd of people watching the excitement and guests from various relevant production departments have gathered together.

Zheng Quan, member of the Military Security Department, Liu Mingjun, chairman of the committee, and Liu Lanxi, who temporarily served as Liu's secretary, participated in the sea trial sailing ceremony as representatives of the community committee.

The Enterprise's hull is painted snow-white, and the 800-ton light cruiser Enterprise, which has been outfitted overtime, is now quietly docked at the dockside.

Not far from the shore, on the second slipway, the main work of the second enterprise-class cruiser "Liberty" is already half completed. The No. 1 slipway is the third ship of the same class "Dongfang", which has only completed less than one-third of the main project. Due to the limited mechanics at the shipyard, the construction of the two ships of the same class was significantly delayed in order to complete the outfitting and sea trials of the Enterprise ahead of schedule.

The three tall sail masts of the Enterprise tightly wrapped up the canvas, and there were still a dozen mechanics from the Ministry of Industry on the deck of the ship doing the final installation and commissioning work near the gun mounts of several ships. Four fierce and powerful 90 mm Wisworth guns were mounted on a central shaft, two in the middle and two in the front and two in the front and rear of the bridge. This is the first batch of heavyweight products after Lin Youde's military department completed the processing technology design in a month.

The Wisworth naval gun with hexagonal bore technology in the inner diameter, plus a rear vertical wedge gun bolt, was rare for the Navy's first sail warship to use breech guns. Although the manufacturing process of the Wisworth hexagonal rifle gun was very cumbersome, it was a time-consuming and laborious but not high-tech process, so it was quickly assembled on the ship not long ago.

It is matched with a separate copper cartridge and wrought iron shells, and the same is true for the cannon itself, which is more troublesome and time-consuming and costly, but at this stage it can only be so.

In addition to the newly looked naval officers and soldiers, except for more than 20 European recruits who had already boarded the Enterprise in advance, the remaining 30 officers and men with the status of traversers in front of them were neatly lined up in three rows, and the front row was full of officer attire.

"Elder Liu, you can start." Zheng Quan looked at the table below and made a slight gesture of please.

Taking out a piece of paper from his pocket, Liu Lao coughed lightly twice, then swept over the officers and soldiers in front of him, and his calm and loud voice began to echo in the dock area in front of the enterprise.

"Today is a memorable day for us to go through that ordeal, or the day when our future country's navy is truly born, it may be born earlier than this country, but it doesn't matter!" When Liu Lao said this, he actually threw away the text of his speech and walked in front of a group of young officers and soldiers, "Everyone comes from different places, but they have experienced the same pain, gathered in this new world, you have decisively stepped forward and stood on the front line of danger to protect your compatriots......

As Liu Lao's impromptu speech continued, many young men who became soldiers after crossing the crossing puffed up their chests. All of them had tense faces, and they looked like they were unshirkably generous.

“…… Today, the Enterprise is officially undergoing sea trials, which can also be said to be our hasty entry into service. In the same way, everyone will officially become a real naval officer. ”

Liu Lao finished speaking, took a small notebook from the hand of his daughter behind him, and then walked to Wang Tiehammer and handed it to the other party with his own hands.

"Hehe, a qiē from Jane, on behalf of the Xiàn community committee, the future state, appoint you as the captain of the enterprise. The next preparations for sea trials and follow-up arrangements will be presided over by you. ”

After speaking, Liu Lao, who seemed to be a little worried, walked away with his hands behind his back and accompanied by his daughter.

"Sun Yang!"

Taking a deep breath, Wang Tiezhu suddenly shouted a name in a very loud voice.

"Here!"

The former naval officer showed a hint of joy, and walked up to Wang Tiehammer in a few strides and gave a dignified military salute.

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"Untie the cable! Raise the sails! ”

Both Chinese and European, the officers and men quickly ran to their respective sections and began to pull the ropes. The snow-white sails fell layer by layer, and amid the cheers of the crowd, the huge hull of the Enterprise began to glide slowly.

Former USS Mermaid Boatswain Monty, the father of the historical Dutch Admiral Ruitel, is now the Chief Sailor and Acting First Officer of the Enterprise, giving him the rank of Temporary Master Chief. He will be responsible for fully assisting Wang Tiehammer in the next month's sea trials and crew training for the Enterprise.

The Enterprise, with its clipper bow, gently cut through the waves, and as it entered the wide bay, the puffed sails gradually increased the speed of the Enterprise, and in less than half an hour, it accelerated to 10 knots.

Looking at the undulating waves on both sides of the bow, even if he had been mentally prepared, the first mate Monty, who had never really experienced such a crazy speed, clung to the bridge fence with an expression of disbelief.

Turning his gaze to the two hexagonal guns with huge annular shields in front of the bridge, the tremor in Monty's heart became more and more obvious.

The undulating bow of the ship breaks through the water like an axe, pierces the waves like a flying fish, and rushes all the way to the exit of the bay with the howling sea breeze. The speed was still increasing, and Monty was already clearly feeling that it was even more abnormal, and according to experience, the speed was close to 15 knots at this time.

"Oh God...... No ship escaped its pursuit. Monty lightly drew a cross on his chest, his face flushed with excitement.

"Hehe, Lao Wang, how is the effect? At this speed, you can easily get to the Azores in a few days. ”

You Qi, the chief engineer of ship design who insisted on accompanying the ship in the first sea trial, walked to the bridge with a proud and relaxed expression.

"Well, although the maximum speed is still not as fast as the anti-smuggling ship, the momentum is very strong!" Wang Tiehammer clenched his fists, feeling full of pride.

As far as the eye can see, European or Chinese naval officers and sailors are busy in all corners of the deck, doing all kinds of adaptive training. Some of the officers and men who were part of the artillery crew had even begun to slowly push the gun mount.

"That's it, remember to allocate more money, and I'll build you a fleet. Now, let's get to know the masterpiece of Chief Engineer Xialin! ”

You Qi said half-truths and half-truths with a rare hippie smile, and his eyes were full of fire.

The battleship began to turn, some of the sails began to be retracted, and the speed gradually decreased under the control of the non-commissioned officer of the sailors, Monty, and finally only 6 knots of speed were retained. The four naval guns were already pointed to one side in unison. In the distance, there is a nameless island at the mouth of Hudson Bay.

A blazing flame erupted from a cannon barrel, and the huge hull even shook slightly, followed by three erupting muzzle flames alternately. A cannonball landed on the island, kicking up a large cloud of black and red smoke.

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In the empty community committee conference room, Liu Lao sat on a chair in a daze, his eyes falling on a letterhead on the table that he had read countless times.

It was left to him by Su Zining, who was far away in Europe, and it is said that Zheng Quan also had one in his hand, but it is unknown whether the content is the same as his own.

"Dad, why are Brother Zheng and Brother Wang so eager to establish a navy, and even it is said that the land garrison is about to be reorganized into an army. Why did the War Department and the Admiralty be established in the first place? Liu Lanxi walked up to the old father with a teacup and held his father's slightly cold hand.

"Xiao Xi, what do you think of Xiao Zheng and Xiao Wang? Oh, I mean character and ability to do things. Liu Lao glanced at his daughter in the old police uniform, and his tone was very serious.

"Brother Zheng and Captain Wang are both typical soldiers, very good leaders, and very serious in their work!" Liu Lanxi thought about it for a while, and still chose to praise as much as possible, but when it came to Zheng Quan, her face was obviously slightly red.

"Well, yes, without them, it's hard to say that this community collapsed in the first few days of the cataclysm." Liu Lao nodded slightly, secretly happy about the changes in his daughter during this time, "If we just maintain and protect such a community, maybe they will be enough." But we will be a country in the future, and what we need to protect is not only the security of national defense, but also the hearts and minds of the people, and the people who want to do these things are not just military ......."

"Ah...... Could it be that all the rumors are true? Liu Lanxi suddenly muttered, and then quickly covered her mouth.

"What rumors?" Liu Lao suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Some sisters who are close friends with people in the Navy say that the legislative group of the community council intends to prohibit military personnel from politics in the future national law...... Is it that Brother Zheng and Captain Wang can't accept it. ”

"Don't talk nonsense outside!" Liu Lao suddenly slapped the table, and his daughter's face turned pale with fright.

"Xiao Su is right, the biggest problem now is not how many enemies there are outside, but that we have too much suspicion and insecurity inside, and people are afraid to return to a certain state in the past. More afraid that the whole country will turn into a huge military factory...... Look at the present, a qiē industrial planning and production are in the service of military priorities. ”

Liu Lao's deep voice echoed in the empty conference room, looking very anxious.

"We have a new home, a new land, and even artillery, rifles, warships...... But why are residents still insecure? ”

This question stumped Liu Lanxi, and she was more or less exposed to a lot of rumors in the community, especially now that the news about the legislative establishment of the country has spread internally.

"It's hard to answer, is it? Then I'll tell you the answer. Liu Lao put the letterhead on the table into his pocket, and dipped his fingers in the tea and drew a large circle on the table, "Our former political power was built in an environment of hostility and encirclement by internal and external politics, and the military is the only guarantee for maintaining the security of the political system, both internally and externally, that is, the theory that the gun comes out of the political power." Now it is different, although the dangers that seem to be faced are also great, but these dangers are not due to the hostility of the manifest internal and external affairs. Internally, there is no such object of political hostility and class rule. If there is, it is also for the memory of social life in the past, in this new environment, there are no more class objects hostile to the political system, because we are all in the same boat! In a country where the will of the people is united, the military will not and should not participate in politics, except for militarism! ”

"Dad, are these Su Zining's words, or do you think they yourself?" Liu Lanxi was thoughtful.

"Xiao Su, this kid, is beating around the bush, but I understand what he means. He feared that the future regime would be militarized. To break this, there is only the separation of military and political affairs. ”

As he was talking, suddenly the door of the conference room opened, and he saw Zheng Quan, the military security commissar, standing at the door.

"Old Liu, I'm looking for you everywhere, and I'm going to talk to you about increasing manpower." As he spoke, he smiled at Liu Lanxi.

Looking inside and outside the door, Liu Lanxi stood up with interest, picked up the teacup that was already cold in her father's hand, and planned to go out to change the hot one.

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