Chapter 254 The hidden worries of Mingqiu
Mingqiu didn't say anything. He wasn't too worried about the logistical problems in Kaohsiung and Jeju Island - he trusted the organization and ability of this group of young people. [Read the latest chapter] The problem is: he does not have a qualified officer corps.
There is only one person in this first fleet who is a plan naval officer: Li Ziping. After all, Mond is a student at the Maritime University, so he is half of it. Including himself, there were two semi-professionals in total. Although Le Lin is a veteran and a fanatical naval fan, despite her eloquent talk about navigation and naval tactics, Zhao Kuo actually has no practical experience at all. All the sailing experience has been accumulated in the past three years. However, the Navy's tasks during Operation Engine were heavy and the situation faced was very complex. What Le Lin wanted to command was a steam-sail hybrid warship that he had never been exposed to before - even he himself felt not sure about it.
There are still some veterans who came from the navy, but these people either have their own responsibilities and are inseparable from them, or they were originally machine soldiers, technical soldiers, and base soldiers, and they know very little about navigation. Even if it is enriched to the first fleet, it will be of little use.
Most of the key naturalized civilian officers in the fleet come from old pirate personnel. Whether the professional standards of this group of people are qualified is another question.
"...the repair ship and the coal ship are almost outfitted, and the official sea trial will be available in a dozen days. We should be able to make it in time." Chen Haiyang continued to add that he thought Mr. Ming was still worried about logistics.
When we first planned to build the ship, we considered that there were no repair facilities in Kaohsiung and Jeju Island, and it would be difficult to repair if a failure occurred, so the construction of three repair ships was specifically included in the plan. But both the navy and the shipyards had forgotten the problem of fleet coal carriers. Steam battleships consume an astonishing amount of coal. Even if they sail with sails most of the time, they still need a continuous supply of coal.
In this time and space, no coal filling station is available anywhere in the world except Hongji, Sanya, Bopu and Hong Kong. The fleet must provide its own coaling ship to supply supplies along the way.
The Planning Institute realized this gap only halfway through the implementation of the shipbuilding overhaul registration. Since it was too late to build additional ships, the two h800 Harmony ships under construction were temporarily converted into coal ships.
However, the structure of the Harmony Ship is not suitable for coal ships. In fact, most ships in the navy and shipping department are not suitable - transporting coal from safe wooden ships has great safety risks. In bulk cargoes such as coal, stewed The danger of burning is always there, not to mention the danger of explosion from coal dust.
Mingqiu retracted his thoughts - there is no use worrying in vain, the only way to start is to strengthen training. Fortunately, the fleet's mission at the beginning was not heavy, and there was still quite a lot of time for training while on standby in Hong Kong and Kaohsiung.
"How's the security?"
Chen Haiyang said: "It's hard to say about safety - this is just a temporary emergency. The h800 will try not to do accompanying navigation and offshore coaling operations. The ship will mainly arrive at the port for replenishment."
He went on to talk about the Navy's plan to use coal in Operation Engine - which Thorpe had prepared. The coal used in the navy is quite special. The Senate does not have Welsh hard coal, which is known as the "best ship coal", and can only use the best Honji coal in the ruled area instead. Thorpe plans to store 2,000 tons of marine coal in Hong Kong, Kaohsiung and Jeju Island each.
2,000 tons seems to be a lot, but in fact it is only enough to replenish the entire First Fleet twice. This does not include the consumption of other steam ships that require coal. They have no idea how much coal the 854 and 901 actually consume during the voyage. The 2,000 tons per port is just the reserve calculated by Thorpe based on the shipping capacity.
In addition, hundreds of tons of animal and vegetable lubricants, mechanical spare parts, and spare ship materials must be stored in advance at each base, not including the crew's own supplies and ammunition supplies.
"Twenty-four Harmony ships may sound like a lot, but in fact, when they are actually put into operation, it would be very difficult just to ensure the normal navigation of the fleet and the construction of the base."
"Who is responsible for escorting the transport ship?"
"The General Logistics Department's plan is to escort the troops in sections."
Chen Haiyang said that the General Logistics Headquarters should be called the Joint Logistics Headquarters. However, he still habitually uses the familiar term "General Logistics Department".
Because no one can guarantee the mechanical performance of the ship, Thorpe and others can only make a fuss about strengthening maintenance and frequent inspections. Try to avoid steam engine ships sailing at sea for long periods of time.
"Specifically: the convoy from Hainan is escorted to Hong Kong by the Coast Guard's Type I and Type II sail patrol boat squadrons. The convoy from Hong Kong to Kaohsiung is handled by the First Fleet. The convoy from Kaohsiung to Jeju Island The Second Fleet is in charge.”
The Second Fleet is composed of three other Type 901 first-class gunboats that are being outfitted and the second-class gunboat "Fubo" with sails.
The reason why the First Fleet was deployed in Kaohsiung was because the main enemies of the Senate: Daming, Liu Xiang and Zheng Zhilong were all active in the waters of Fujian and Guangdong - especially Zheng Zhilong, whom the Senate regarded as the biggest enemy, especially in the waters of Fujian. for its backyard. The main force is also concentrated here. Ensuring free navigation in the Taiwan Strait is the navy's top priority.
"The number of ships in the First and Second Fleets is limited, can they afford it?" Mingqiu remembered that the enemy situation report mentioned that there were naval activities from North Korea and the Ming Dynasty near Jeju Island. In addition to the navy in Shandong, the Ming government had naval activities in the Tianjin Sea There are naval forces stationed there, and the North Korean Navy often operates in this sea area.
Chen Haiyang said: "The two fleets will each organize several squadrons of sailing spy boats. In addition, when they land on Jeju Island, the First Fleet will assist them in destroying local maritime forces and clearing out the North Korean navy."
"This is Li Di's plan."
"Yes, he is now the chief of staff. His job."
Although Mingqiu did not speak, the expression on his face once again expressed his concern for the inexperienced naval chief of staff and fleet chief of staff.
Li Di has been undergoing staff training, but he grew up relying on books and various materials. There is no senator in the entire Senate who has actually been a naval staff officer. Only God knows whether you can become a qualified consultant by reading books.
"He is very young and easy to learn. His performance in several staff assignments was not bad..." Chen Haiyang seemed to be comforting him.
It took a long time before Mingqiu uttered a sentence: "No one is born with the knowledge of fighting. Let's grow up in actual combat."
Murasaki Hideji is now a corporal. Although he doesn't quite understand the meaning of "corporal", he only knows that he is now a minor officer under his new employer. This officer is called a squad leader - similar to the leader of a pawn under a daimyo. He has nine Japanese mercenaries. But for now, he has to take orders from an education sergeant sent by an Australian.
The sergeant is a veteran with good training and first-class combat skills selected from the army by Fu Sansi. His mission is to train the new recruits into qualified soldiers as soon as possible.
To train qualified soldiers in a short period of time, the Senate's past method was stick education. Of course, the education security forces are even more unkind. They are provided by Sanbin all day long in the training camp. The sounds of slaps and bagas resounded every day.
Murasaki Hideji's promotion depends on two reasons: first, he has been involved in Chinese businessmen and overseas Chinese circles for many years. He has eaten King's meals, worked as a thug, and worked as a coolie. He is considered to be the better Chinese among Japanese mercenaries. He himself is a samurai. The family has a little knowledge of Sinology and can read and write Chinese characters without any difficulty; secondly, because Murasaki Hideji is a famous fallen samurai with a decent surname. And the vast majority of Japanese mercenaries are all kinds of men, all kinds of pills, all kinds of horses, even a certain soldier is very respectable, and he doesn't dare to vent his anger when he sees a samurai with a surname. According to Japanese customs and laws, samurai are all masters. Even if they have no food to eat, even if they are naked, it is their legitimate right to cut down civilians in the street.
Of course, now Zichuan no longer needs to be bare buttocks and is wearing the new Australian military uniform. The crotch cloth was replaced by standard knee-length shorts - for ordinary people, shorts and trousers are the main symbols that distinguish the security army from the Fubo army.
According to the new military system, they were organized into "Security Auxiliary Forces" - "Security Forces" for short.
The Public Security Army is different from the National Army. The National Army, as its name suggests, is composed of "nationals" and undertakes the local garrison work of the armed police in the old time. The Public Security Army is not necessarily composed of "nationals" and is mainly composed of mercenaries. Mainly responsible for the security and sweep of newly occupied areas, and cooperating with the regular army in public security operations. Therefore, its establishment, equipment and personnel composition are different: the sources of soldiers are diverse, and the equipment has also been simplified - changing from long trousers to shorts is just one of them.
The Fubo Army wears long trousers mainly because field troops have to climb mountains and wade through rivers. Long trousers can reduce thorn scratches and mosquito bites. In addition, there were several accidents in previous training - soldiers sometimes caught the hammer on their pants when lifting the minie gun. Therefore, European armies in the flintlock era wore tight pants and used complex armed belts to tie up their upper bodies. The hem of the coat is also tied back before fighting.
Miniguns are much safer than flintlock guns: because the flash cap cannot be installed until the gun is lifted. However, there is no guarantee that sparks will not emit when the hammer hits the empty flash cap chamber, or someone puts the gun down after installing the flash cap. After learning from experience and lessons, the clothing factory modified the pattern of the new military uniforms. The trousers were redesigned with reference to the pattern of jeans, and the trouser pockets were placed on the side and back, and leggings were added to avoid danger.
However, the security forces mainly stayed in residential areas and maneuvered along roads. Generally speaking, there is no need to climb mountains and wade in water, so the shortcomings of British colonial style military shorts are not big. Some people have pointed out that the security forces are not only on duty in tropical areas, but also that in this time and space, the winter in Hainan and Taiwan is a bit unbearable just wearing shorts. However, the Planning Institute's answer is that the current training stage can be completely overcome - the weather is not cold now, so if you really can't bear it, just change into long pants.
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