At the same time, Li Huamei on board the Hangzhou mocked Le Lin who was steering, saying that his steering skills would only bring the ship to the rocks. [Read the latest chapter] Le Lin's straight US Navy uniform was beaten to pieces by the flying waves, and she was teased mercilessly by the beautiful woman. She looked miserable. Then she shouted to the sailors who had been climbing on the masts and trusses for more than an hour and had not put down the sails but were just holding the mast and shaking: "How long are you idiots going to hold on to? Are you ready to ask for the mast to be your wife?!"
Li Haiping was shivering on top. Climbing the truss on a mast that was more than ten meters high and swinging from side to side was really not a job that ordinary people could do. Even though he climbed up, he didn't dare to climb up the truss again when he reached the top, let alone Said to roll up the canvas. He clung to the rope net tightly, feeling that his body was constantly heaving and swaying, and he was complaining repeatedly in his heart - he didn't expect that this sailboat was really not fun. It seemed that he would definitely become a die-hard steam ironclad in the future.
Looking at Lao Di next to him, he was even worse off than himself - Lao Di used to work in the 6th Army, but for some reason he wanted to work in the 6th Marine Corps. Because he had served in the coastal defense force for two years, he defected to the Navy. He became the captain of the Marine Company. He is fond of talking about military construction issues. He talks about 98s, Tiger tanks, and 88mm cannons all day long. He is a rare Harder among the navy. He had always said that climbing the mast would be a piece of cake for him, but he didn't expect that he would suffer from diarrhea the first time he went on a ship for sea training. At this time, he didn't even climb up the truss. He hugged the mast and closed his eyes tightly. nnd, Li Haiping thought that we modern people should not be afraid of heights. No matter where we go, we have to climb several floors...
"Okay, all of you, come down here. It's really sad to see you look like that." Li Huamei probably didn't have much hope for them anymore.
"I have some leg cramps today and I can't use my strength." Lao Di immediately emphasized the objective factors, "It's true, you see, it's still numb now -"
"It's really God's blessing that you can survive in Lingao till now." Li Huamei smiled, "You still want to sail your own boat like this? You can't even climb the mast."
It's really depressing but irrefutable. Li Haiping was speechless. However, she greatly appreciated the detailed division of responsibilities of each sailor and the various targeted exercises that were continuously conducted. At the same time, she was extremely interested in the Delinger pistols commonly equipped by the navy. He saw it and was secretly happy in his heart, as long as there was a weakness, it would be easy to deal with.
Panting, his clothes were stained by the mast. The pitch-black Mond protested: "Who said the captain must be able to climb the mast? Does the captain have to burn the boiler himself?" At this point, he suddenly realized that Li Huamei didn't understand anything. He called the boiler, and then changed his words, "We are highly qualified talents who have mastered more advanced technology than climbing the mast!"
Although Li Huamei smiled and said nothing, she knew in her heart that her words were true. I already know from my lady that Australians have many new things, but experiencing it myself is completely different. The appearance of the huge iron ship in the bay brought an unparalleled shock. In the past, the largest ships that could be seen on the sea were only the large Carleon sailing ships of the Spanish and Portuguese. These sea monsters of more than a thousand tons were as different as Compared with the iron ship in front of her, it was like a whale or a shark. She was amazed by the bulwarks that were higher than the city wall.
The pistols and rifles they used, she didn't know who else in the world could have a musket that could be fired without a match rope, a wheel or a flint - what secret was hidden in the small copper piece? This interested her more than the iron ship. Not to mention the binoculars worn by all officers - they can see further and more clearly than any telescope owned by Europeans from the entire East Indies to Macau.
There are also less scientific things. The strangest thing is a small box that can talk to people far away at any time. At first, she just thought it was a little trick. When she actually heard the voice coming from the box, she could talk to people in the distance at any time. As her endless conversation continued, Li Huamei felt a great sense of fear in her heart - what could such a thing be if it wasn't witchcraft?
But these people can't see the slightest sense of playing witchcraft - Macau is a weird colonial commercial city with all kinds of cultures and beliefs. Naturally, there are also people who practice all kinds of witchcraft, so Li Huamei knows a little bit about everything. Not to mention witchcraft, this group of people don't even have any religious beliefs. Their usual conversation and behavior are like atheists.
During the few days she stayed in the blog, something like this surprised her almost every day. She could even discover something new and unheard of inadvertently, as big as an iron ship, as small as a piece of paper they used, or even some Weird living habits: For example, these people always carry a pack of rough paper with them. In addition to using it to go to the toilet, they also use this paper as a handkerchief to wipe their mouths.
She had to feel that Australians were more like Europeans in terms of their understanding of technology, the items they used, their clothing habits, etc., and even their speech and behavior were similar. But they were indeed of Chinese descent. Later, when she heard from these sailors that they were descendants of immigrants from the Song Dynasty, she was even more convinced of her judgment.
If Li Huamei has lived in a family that combines Chinese and Western styles since she was a child, so she can handle two completely different cultures calmly, then what Australians have is a brand new culture, which she has never experienced before. This turned her passive mentality of just accepting the lady's task into a strong curiosity.
"Your iron clipper is indeed good." Li Huamei agreed, "But it seems that you can never build it again."
"That's now. Look, in a few years, our cruisers will be all over the entire Chinese sea area." Li Haiping was so proud that he completely forgot about his ugly appearance on the mast.
"Really? How about selling me one?"
"This," Li Haiping hesitated, "has to be agreed by our leader, I won't count. However," he said solemnly, "if you are willing to be our navy chief instructor, I won't even give you a ship in the future." Down!"
Li Huamei chuckled: "I'm kidding you, these iron clippers of yours are treasures, pretend I don't know. I'd better make my money. It's easy to teach you how to climb the mast. In the future Just sell me a few guns."
"Okay, okay!" Li Haiping nodded repeatedly, forgetting that he was not the brains of the navy, "As long as you help us train, a few guns don't matter—"
At this moment, only the rumble of gunfire was heard from Lingaojiao, and thick white smoke rose into the sky. This is the weapons design bureau of the Industrial Energy Commission testing artillery. This is a 15mm front-loading rifled gun recently cast for Bopu's Lingaojiao fort. It is the largest caliber artillery manufactured by the weapons design bureau since D-Day. When firing 48-pound Mini cannon shells, the maximum range can reach almost four kilometers-this was a quite terrifying number at the time.
Everyone excitedly picked up their telescopes and looked into the distance: Sure enough, there were several sampans moored in a line on the sea some distance away from the Lingaojiao Beacon Tower, with red flags on all the sampans. Water columns continued to rise on the sea near the sampan, shaking the boat up and down.
"What kind of hit rate is this? It's more than ten years old, but not a single shot has hit." Li Haiping said with a sullen face, "It seems that the number of training shells will be tripled when applying for the next budget, otherwise it won't hit." The enemy is right in front of you."
Several naval officers also echoed.
Lao Di knows his stuff anyway: "What are you talking about? You are measuring the artillery fire meter. Do you think these ships are targets? The cannons are firing from inward and far away."
"Those are range-finding ships -" Le Lin said.
Li Huamei snatched Li Haiping's telescope and looked at it for a long time, then said with bright eyes: "This gun is very good, and the gunner is also very strong. It can shoot accurately."
This is tantamount to a slap in the face. However, they were used to Li Huamei's sarcasm and didn't take it seriously. But anyone can see that Li Huamei is very interested in cannons - she has been at the blog for almost a week, and she has never seen the cannons of the Transcontinental Army firing.
"If you are willing to sell me cannons, I will help you train sailors!" Li Huamei dropped the telescope and said these words seriously.
"Okay!" Li Haiping patted his chest again. Several perverts in the Maritime Power Department laughed at each other - the mermaid finally took the bait. There are also a few people with strong organizational discipline, including Le Lin, who are a little worried: The executive committee has not approved this matter, even the captain of the navy has not agreed, how can you promise others casually.
"I am responsible for reporting this matter to the leader! I will definitely meet you in the next few days."
"Yeah, the official airs are really big," Li Huamei curled her lips, "I'm not curious about it. A member of the executive committee is worth a few small wide films. He won the title just like a monkey!"
The navy laughed together. Making fun of leaders has always been the most popular entertainment for Chinese people.
"Rather than meeting the Chairman of the Executive Committee, I would rather go and see the big iron ship -" Li Huamei suddenly let out a charming sigh, "It's so big -"
All the perverts immediately lost their minds and tried to make up their minds.
Mond immediately expressed his position: "Let's talk to the leader again. It won't be a big deal if we let you get on the boat to take a look."
Although the closeness between the navy and Li Huamei has skyrocketed, due to the prudence of the top management of the Maritime Power Department, the actual place where Li Huamei can move is still limited. Except for sailing boats, all motor boats, from Fengcheng to boarding boats, are not allowed to board. When Ma Qianzhu appointed chief naval officers, he wisely selected only former naval officers, hoping that they would use their consciousness trained by the party over the years to implement the will of the executive committee.
Since then, two factions have been formed in the navy: one is a naval organization group composed of former professional officers such as Chen Haiyang, and the other is composed of naval enthusiasts and former navy soldiers. It was at this time that the two major naval groups of the future began to take shape. ! ~!
