"The sun is shining in the sky, and the explosives bag is ...... on your back"

"Boss~"

"Call me Admiral."

"Boss, I'm ~"

"Die."

Liu Renliang flew into the sea without a doubt, I don't know how many times he was kicked into the sea by Li Yong, and the sailors on the Admiral were used to seeing it, just like their captain said.

"Cheap bones, you deserve to die, why are you looking at me? Why don't you hurry up and get our cheap, bah, commander up. ”

The sailors around Zhao Dahai hurriedly went to catch their commander, and Li Yong was lying comfortably on the recliner, with a sun umbrella next to him, fishing very comfortably, today is the twentieth day of their joint fleet sea trial, and the data of the hull are very perfect, but they have to wait until they return to the dock to do a front overhaul to know the final result, and as for the tactical training, it is also qualified, but these need to accumulate experience in actual combat, if it is said that the ship will become a qualified navy after a few days, then I'm sorry, The concubine really can't do it. According to the plan, the sea trial has ended, they are ready to go to the secret base in Taizhou to make supplies and then return to Huating Port, the three giant beasts have sailed to the Taizhou base according to the established route, and the Taizhou base is actually secretly established by the Intelligence Bureau in a remote and unknown small fishing village according to Li Yong's requirements, the fishing village has a hundred people, there are too many small fishing villages like Taizhou, but this small fishing village is definitely not as famous as Taizhou Port, but for Li Yong's fleet, it is still enough, And it is low-key and not discovered by the people of the imperial court. After the fleet sailed for three days, it finally came to the sea area of the Taizhou base, after the communication boat was put down, the three giant ships dropped anchor and waited, because the dock of the Taizhou base could not let the giant ships with such a deep draft dock, and they could only rely on the supply ships to supply them from the dock, after the person in charge of the base on the shore received the notice of the fleet, more than a dozen small supply ships went back and forth to supply the three giant ships like ants moving, and when they saw the giant ships anchored in the deep water area, they all looked up at the huge battleship in surprise, These villagers who do supplies for the wharf only know what kind of ship they are doing things for, buckets of clean fresh water and food are transported to the ship, Li Yong and Liu Renliang watched, these are supplies from under the ship to the ship, the efficiency and speed are really slow, just like their main ship, it will take at least two days to complete the food supply alone, if you want to supply shells or something, it will take longer, and the ship is too far away from the dock, if you encounter a hurricane or something, you can't dock to avoid the wind.

"This can't be done, it's still too small to be a supply base here, it seems that we have to build Taizhou Port, otherwise without supplies from the central region, it will be difficult for our fleet to reach the next sea area."

"Yes, but Taizhou Port is guarded by the imperial court's sailors, and there are 50,000 imperial troops stationed on the shore, so it's not easy to get it."

"I know this, Taizhou Port has always been an important strategic port, and the control of the sea area in the south is no better than in the north, especially those scholars, who rely here to specialize in smuggling, and are their biggest economic pillar, so it is not so much that the defenders and sailors here are from the imperial court, but rather their private armies."

"Old, Admiral, what do you say?"

"After completing the supply, we will go to the waters of Taizhou Port to observe and make a decision."

Hearing the sea area of Taizhou Port, Liu Renliang's eyes were blue, for this kind of natural war maniac, he didn't fight for a year, and his whole body was cheap, phew, and his bones were itchy, as a famous admiral in history, Liu Renliang naturally had a keen eye for naval warfare, of course he knew the importance of Taizhou Port, but after all, it was an important port in Jiangnan Province of the imperial court, and he was a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, so he couldn't shoot at his compatriots, if he dared to do this, then Li Yong would not be as simple as kicking him into the sea, It was hung directly on the mast and whipped the corpse, all the supplies were finally completed after two days, and then the three warships made statistics, and there was no problem with food, the problem was that the gunpowder shells of each ship were only half of the ammunition left because of the previous training, and Li Yong had calculated the supplies of the ships now.

"Lift anchor, sail to the outer waters of Taizhou Port, hide your whereabouts so that the sailors of the imperial court don't find us, and set off."

"Yes, lift the anchor, drop the sails, sail to the outer waters of Taizhou Port, the navigator does a good job of the route, the observer does a good job of the forward movement, and all sailors are on duty in shifts."

"Bell Bell Bell ~"

The three warships rang a rapid bell, all the sailors began to work according to their respective positions, the huge winch was pushed by the sailors, slowly turned, the two huge steel chains in the bow were pulled up a little bit, with the three captains turning the rudder, the huge battleship began to turn under the wind of the sails, when the three battleships completed the turn, the two harbor anchors in the bow have been pulled out of the water, without the shackles of the steel anchor, the giant ship began to sail towards the deep sea driven by the wind, The navigator in the cockpit continued to work on the chart, and after measuring and determining the route again and again, he reported to the captain who was at the helm, an experienced old captain like Zhao Dahai, and after learning advanced modern navigation knowledge, it was more than enough to control such a giant ship, and Zhao Dahai also felt that he had no regrets in his life to be able to operate such a giant ship.

"First mate, you take the helm, I'll rest."

"Yes."

In order to train more qualified captains, the Xishan Navy is using this method of bringing the old with the new, such as Zhao Dahai's first mate is a young sailor with sailing experience, but talent and theoretical learning are good, as for the rudder that has not been in charge, it is not a thing, who has not the first time, this first mate is already more experienced, because Zhao Dahai in this sea trial, he has let this young man pilot many times, and the young first mate did not disappoint Zhao Dahai, the master, holding the rudder and the navigator to confirm the route, Zhao Dahai sat aside and drank tea with satisfaction and looked at the sea area ahead, the three giant ships have quietly hidden on an uninhabited island more than 30 nautical miles away from Taizhou Port after a day and a night of continuous sailing, Li Yong and Liu Renliang and others held binoculars to observe this sea area, and found that all kinds of ships here such as crucian carp across the river are constantly coming and going, the lively scene is much more prosperous than their Huating Port, and they also found that the sails of the huge fleet are printed with corresponding patterns, Li Yong naturally knew that these should be the smuggling fleets of those scholars, and what was even more incredible was that the sailors of the imperial court actually sent warships to escort them, and they really became the private armies of these people, as for the situation in the port, they don't know, because their ships are too big, if there is no cover of this small island, they would have been discovered by the patrolling sailors, Li Yong and they decided to leave after observing for a day, because they have too few ships now, and they also want to bring back the data of this sea trial, No one found out about the arrival of Li Yong's warship, and naturally no one found out when they left, after they left the waters of Taizhou Port, they drove on the way back, and never encountered the storm before they came, Li Yong and Liu Renliang leisurely fished on the deck, just when they thought they were going home safely, the observers on the mast sent an alarm to the deck.

"Report, an unknown flotilla has been spotted in the southwest direction."

"What? Why is it that we are almost on our territory, and there is an unknown fleet? Continue to observe, all sailors are ready for battle. ”

"Yes, continue to observe, be ready for battle"

"Admiral, what fleet do you say?"

"How do I know?"

"Bell bell bell ~" The three battleships sounded the alarm one after another, and after the sailors resting in the cabin heard it, they immediately jumped off the ship and ran to their posts, and the unknown fleet in the distance also found three ships in the distance, because the distance was too far, I couldn't see what the ship was, but from the naked eye, unlike the ships of the Tang Dynasty, a sailor with a pony coat wearing a knife reported to a shirtless strong man with a scar on his face.

"Boss, three fatty fish were found in front, which may be a merchant ship of big food."

"Oh? Let the brothers catch up, but you can't let them run. ”

"Yes, brothers, full sails, catch big fish."

"Wow~~"

All the sailors on board cheered excitedly, yes, they were a group of pirates, the infamous Blood Tiger Pirates.

"Boss, don't you think it's strange? Why did the big cannibal ship come here, haven't they always been on the Taizhou side? Be careful. ”

"Hmph, what are you afraid of, our Blood Tiger Pirate Group is the tiger of this sea area, even the sailors of the imperial court want to please us, these big cannibals may think of that Huating Port, I heard that it is a newly built port, what Huating Hou is willing to spend money, and make the port bigger than Taizhou Port, these big cannibals come to Datang just to make more money, but we just happened to be caught, and when we caught these three fat fish, and then robbed it in that Huating Port, God really helped me, hahaha~"

"Boss, there should be a lot of hiring fees for those scholars."

"Yes, yes, it's a good day, little ones, hurry up, rush up for me, don't let them run."

More than a dozen ships of all kinds of sizes and sizes were heading towards Li Yong's three warships, and the observers on the Admiral also discovered that this fleet was rushing towards them, and hurriedly signaled to the deck, and the people below immediately reported to Li Yong in the cockpit after receiving the signal.

"Report, an unidentified fleet in the southwest direction is speeding towards us."

"It seems that it's a pirate, that's right, just right, to train your hands."

"A group of things that don't know whether they are alive or dead, order, the Xishan is on the right, the Huating is on the right, maintain an effective attack range, drop the sails and sail towards the enemy fleet."

"Yes."

"Don't be careless, these pirates are all old sailors, our side is all new recruits, many of them haven't seen a real battle yet, although our warships are the most advanced, but you always have to remember that you can't underestimate any enemy, and you have to be fierce to deal with the enemy."

"Admiral, I know this, I also came out of the Xishan battalion, this fighting spirit has never been forgotten, and our navy is also trained with this kind of thinking."

"Okay, then it's up to you, I'm going to wipe out this pirate fleet."

"Just look at it, order all the personnel to go in and prepare for battle, and all the artillery and muskets are loaded and wait for orders."

After the three giant ships got the order of full sails, the huge main sail was completed and lowered, and the two auxiliary sails were also torn off, under the operation of the sailors, all the sails were blown up by the sea breeze, and the giant ships that were still running normally, with the blessing of the wind, suddenly accelerated, like three dragons going out to sea, heading towards the pirate fleet, the three experienced captains stared at the front, constantly adjusting the rudder in their hands, the three giant ships did not appear to be very slow because of their large size, but quite fast, in the surging waves, The bow of the ship kept rushing forward and then smashed back into the sea, if the people on the boat were riding a roller coaster, all the sailors had tied their safety ropes, muskets and guns had been loaded with ammunition, just waiting for the order to fire, and the pirate fleet also saw the fat fish in their eyes sailing towards them, and they couldn't help but smile with contempt, because the distance was too far, they didn't see the real size of these three ships, they only knew that they were very large, and they looked like foreign merchant ships, those pirates waved the long knives in their hands, cheering and telling the people who drove the ships to hurry up, It was as if they had seen three mountains of gold coming towards them.