probably thought that Zhou Changfeng didn't put on a show, so the captain deliberately sold a pass, saying that he would know when the meal was held.

The interior of the battleship's living quarters was so elegant and sophisticated that he was amazed by the scarlet or orange-yellow felt or blankets on the floor, the bulkheads were painted with beige lacquer, the wall skirts were made of teak with swastikas or ripples, and a calligraphy and painting could be seen hanging every few steps.

"This time, it's really Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden." The dazzling Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Who is Grandma Liu? Where is the Grand View Garden?

The breadth and profundity of the Chinese language was vividly reflected at this moment, and although the captain did not know this sentence, he could accurately understand his meaning.

"The important weapon of the country, many times it is necessary to patrol all over the world for a long time, and the elegant decoration will also help maintain morale."

"Besides, the guns and engines on this ship are all expensive, and these decorations are not worth a lot of money compared to them."

"It does make sense." Zhou Changfeng, who was examining a landscape painting, nodded in agreement.

Interestingly, the Later Ming Dynasty did not have the Stone Chronicle and the Dream of Red Mansions, but there was also a literary classic "The Story of the Red Chamber", which is not quite the same in content, but because it depicts a rich and noble family, it is also named with the word "Red Mansion".

Bai Juyi has the sentence "The rich girl of the Red Mansion, the golden thread embroidered Luo Shirt" in "Ten Songs of Qin Zhongyin", so people use the red mansion to represent the attic where the ladies live.

Six o'clock in the evening is the theoretical time for dinner, almost pinching the order, before which the various kitchen cabins have already prepared a sumptuous dinner.

However, because there were more than 1,500 people on board, the kitchen cabin could not provide food for so many people at once, so the soldiers ate in turns, each shift lasted two quarters of an hour, and left after taking the meal.

However, there is definitely a queue to pick up the food, and it takes time to return the utensils when you leave, so you can actually eat in just over a quarter of an hour. It's not possible to enjoy a leisurely meal, but it's not rushed.

The number of officers is small, so naturally there is no need for this.

"It's time, ring the bell, put the meal!"

The jingle bell rang throughout the ship, but it was much milder than a battle alarm.

Although Zhou Changfeng, who came to the officer's cafeteria, was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the superior conditions here.

The officers' dining room used carved tables of ebony, chairs engraved with various patterns, white-glazed porcelain plates and bowls, and chopsticks made of silver and copper alloy; The chandeliers are also all light yellow and warm, which makes people quite appetizing.

The table of six immortals is six dishes and two soups on each table.

Beef Gong Balls, Spicy Chicken, Red Stuffy Hooves, Mapo Tofu, Braised Bamboo Shoots in Oil, White Chopped Chicken, and Winter Melon and Corn Soup and Tofu Pork Rib Soup.

Yes, it's really just a common ordinary dish, not a delicacies from the mountains and seas, but any dinner is of this standard, which is too much.

Not to mention that there were snacks and fruits after dinner, at least Zhou Changfeng ate strawberries.

"To store so many vegetables and fruits, the cold storage of this ship should be very large, right?"

In fact, the cold storage of the Longshuo has a capacity of more than 150 meters, storing a variety of pre-cut meat, eggs, fish, dairy products, and a variety of vegetables and fruits. In addition, there is a large amount of liquor, which is said to be dozens of tons, Mianzhu Daqu, Guilin Xiaoqu, rice wine, beer, wine, whiskey, rum and so on.

The officers who dined together did not dislike the hillbilly's circumference to the city, on the contrary, they also specially led the topic to the aspects related to it.

For example, how to effectively support the battleship during the landing operation, how to choose the timing of the stop, how to communicate more smoothly with the landing unit, and so on.

Before leaving that night, Zhou Changfeng stamped a postmark at the post office on the ship, and then went to the commissary to buy a commemorative medal, and then left the ship.

Being at a well-staffed and well-equipped base, the efficiency of the ground staff and engineers is quite high.

By the end of the evening, the cutting of the left bulkhead had been completed, and the marking of reserved tracks and solder joints had begun on the inside of the cabin.

The left side of this Type 32 seaplane was neatly cut into a rectangular opening 80 centimeters high and 30 centimeters wide; There is also a hole about 60 centimeters high and 20 centimeters wide next to it.

In order to strengthen the opening, a thin sheet of steel is riveted to the edge of the incision, like a window frame.

The 80mm mountain gun had already cut off the 480mm barrel in the repair station, and the multiplier diameter had been reduced from 16 times to 10 times.

After actual measurement, when the propellant pack is not attached, the recoil stroke fully meets the requirements.

The next day, the weapons were arranged, and in the morning, the tripods of the mountain guns were drawn with chalk, and the hoes and part of the tripods were cut off with acetylene gas cutting guns.

After that, the tripod was fixed to the cabin floor by twelve curved steel plates, and the front was reinforced with a steel frame, so that the mountain gun was firmly fixed in the cabin, and only the barrel protruded a little from the cabin.

The other small opening was used to arrange the machine gun, and a Type 32 12.7mm aviation machine gun was used, which was the same as the Type 31 anti-aircraft machine gun, but the rate of fire was increased from 500 rounds per minute to 700 rounds per minute.

The speed of the aircraft is high, and the window of time when firing is shorter, so the rate of fire of the aviation machine gun will naturally be faster, and a large number of bullets will be fired in one breath in a short time.

It only took more than two days before and after the modification of this aircraft was basically completed.

The aircraft in these years is not too sophisticated for the time being, the aerodynamics are still in the exploratory stage, and they are not yet mature, and there is not much demand for strict aerodynamic shapes, so this level of modification is completely acceptable.

So, on the sixth day of February, the world's first gunboat, which can be called hastily refitted, took off on the No. 3 runway of the Daming Hangzhou Naval Base.

It circled the sky twice, testing the flight performance, as well as the field of view of the arranged weapons.

There was a visible left tilt during the landing, but fortunately, the pilot was experienced and landed smoothly. Pilots also reported noticeable left weight and right lightness during level flight and hovering.

"There are hundreds of pounds more on the left, it must be unbalanced."

"It's okay, if you want to bring shells in real combat, wouldn't it be good to put the ammunition on the right?"

"If it's over, won't it be unbalanced again?"

"Then put a few hundred pounds of counterweight in the middle aisle of the middle and rear part, and when the ammunition is finished, bring the counterweight."

After solving the minor problem simply and rudely, the gunboat was tested with live ammunition.

The shooting range is ready-made, and it is easy to borrow, and it just so happens that HNA has no training missions in the past few days, so it is borrowed in a bright light.

Although the time is limited, the measured performance of this hastily launched gunboat is still quite impressive.

The gunner, who fired at a ground target from an airplane for the first time, barely managed to hit accurately at first, but soon became a good hit when he became proficient.

Because of the huge bomb load and exaggerated range, I am afraid that in actual combat, I am afraid that I can hover over the enemy's head for several hours, change shifts to work, and even cook in waves and fire at the ground in waves.

Strings of machine-gun shells mixed with tracer bullets were poured on the ground like lasers, dust, debris and debris scattered, and the sudden explosion of shells swept across a large area, which was not a small scene.

Seeing this scene, the satisfied Zhou Changfeng couldn't help but sigh, "What is the god of death descending from heaven." ”

After the plane landed, he said to the crew members bluntly: "Without further ado, let's go directly to Wuhan, and then go to familiarize ourselves with the local terrain first." ”

(End of chapter)