Yu Dapeng chuckled and stood up straight, and the dark energy disappeared without a trace.

Finally, I could look at my young hero up close, dressed in silk casual clothes, wearing a kerchief, and dressed like a nobleman. But I looked exactly like an old sailor.

"The governor-general's several water battles on Poyang Lake and Dongting Lake not long ago made the water bandits cry like ghosts and howls. They were completely defeated and raised their hands to surrender. It was very fascinating. Even though Yu was in Chongming, his blood boiled after hearing about it!" said

At this point, Yu Dapeng couldn't help but feel waning.

Na Huisheng was afraid that Yu Dapeng would take advantage of the topic and say something unpleasant, so he hurriedly said: "Commander Yu, the Governor has given you a lot of respect by being able to come to Hailing. Why don't you please invite Mr. Chen to your flagship?"

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"That's right, that's right!" Although Yu Dapeng had a smile on his face, but if he looked closely, he showed a somewhat embarrassed expression, saying:

"Then I don't care if you don't know anything. The Governor is not an ordinary civil servant. He is both civil and military. The Wolf battleship in his Yangtze River escort fleet is much stronger than the Changping ship. He is also very familiar with naval vessels.

, I feel ashamed of my humble position. Please give me some advice after you board the ship, please.”

It is true that these broken ships did not arouse Chen Tianhua's interest, but since it was an investigation, of course he had to board the ship to see what happened. Besides, Yu Dapeng, the naval commander, was very interested, so he took the lead immediately.

Behind him, Na Hui pulled Yu Dapeng aside and whispered something into his ear. The latter's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

It must have been Na Hui who told Yu Dapeng about some of the misdeeds of the navy officers and soldiers just now.

"Don't worry, that officer, I will definitely let the Governor see the brave men of my Chongming Navy." He whispered, and then added angrily, "Please take that officer back and talk to the military.

The navy can't behave like this, it's really too embarrassing."

Hearing what Yu Dapeng said, Na Hui immediately closed his mouth because it was difficult to answer the words.

Yu Dapeng's flagship, the Changping, is actually a duplex multi-story ship. The ship has three floors. Climb up the string ladder and you will find the deck. The deck is made of wood and is somewhat worn out. Some places are even cracked.

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But it was packed up in an orderly manner. There were some simple breech-loading cannons on the deck and along the side of the ship. Chen Tianhua looked at them and found that they were all solid bullets rather than blooming shells. The power of these shells was small, and these breech-loading cannons were

The gun speed is low. In short, this is an old-fashioned ship from the mid-Qing Dynasty, similar to the ones used by water bandits on Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake.

This kind of breech-loading gun requires a lot of people to operate, and precise aiming is basically out of the question. It can really only be used for cruising on the Yangtze River or inner lakes, but it obviously does not meet the conditions for cruising on the sea.

Seeing Chen Tianhua paying attention to these naval guns, Yu Dapeng stepped forward and said:

"Sir Governor, the effective range of these simple breech-loading cannons is about one kilometer. There are about twenty of them on a ship and require about a hundred soldiers to operate them. They are mainly used to attack the enemy at medium and short ranges. Several Western cannons are needed for long range.

Produced by the German company Krupp, we arranged it on the third floor so that adults can see it later."

Chen Tianhua nodded and followed Yu Dapeng to climb upstairs. On the third floor, he saw a Krupp 105mm caliber artillery squatting there.

This kind of cannon needs special shells. I believe no arsenal in the country prepares them specially. Cannons without shells are specially used to scare people.

There is a very small platform at the top, which is obviously a lookout on the ship. There is no retaining wall on the side of the ship, which is used to resist enemy bullets and shell fragments. At the same time, there are stacks on the retaining wall to facilitate soldiers to use guns in close combat.

Or grenade to attack the enemy.

"Commander Yu, the retaining walls of warships should be separated by steel plates. If there are no steel plates, they should be covered with rawhide or other leather to prevent enemy attacks? Why didn't I see it?" Li Qing asked puzzledly.

Yu Dapeng glanced at Na Hui and hesitated to speak. Na Hui quickly said: "These military sects are raising funds, and I believe they will be equipped for the navy soon."

Chen Tianhua smiled slightly, not bothering to expose the other party's lies. He walked to the side of the ship and looked out.

Yu Dapeng walked to the side of the ship, looked at the large and small ships in the port, and said: "Mr. Chen, compared to the Beiyang, Guangdong, and Fujian navies, the Chongming Navy currently belongs to the second- and third-rate level, and none of them are customized from the West.

The armored gunboats are all old-style warships that were eliminated by others a few years ago during the Qing Dynasty."

Yes, it is not as good as the Taihu Navy of the New Army of Zhejiang Province Li Cunzhi. He has six new German-made iron-clad warships. Except for the two that were given to Chen Tianhua's Fengzhong escort fleet, there are still four ships left. His combat effectiveness is even worse than that of Li Cunzhi's Taihu Navy.

Chongming navy is strong.

"Our Chongming Navy's current warships are divided into building ships and Ge ships. These are large warships. The one we have now is a building ship. Sir, please see, which one is called Xiandeng. It is the first to attack the enemy in battle.

manned warship, and that narrow ship

The long warship is called Banyu, which is used to attack the enemy. There are some small boats over there, the red ones, we call them Chima, because they are extremely fast." When talking about the ships of the Chongming Navy, Yu Dapeng gushed.

Continuously, the face is full of color.

Chen Tianhua had no interest in this old naval warfare method at all, but he had to pretend to be interested in it.

Yu Dapeng graduated from the Fujian Naval Academy and learned all the knowledge and tactics of modern Western gunboats. Moreover, he also experienced the Sino-Japanese War of Sino-Japanese War. He should understand that this tactics can only deal with water bandits, and I am afraid it will also be difficult for pirates.

Then why did he tell Chen Tianhua these things? His intention was very obvious. He was actually stating the shortcomings, shortcomings and backwardness of the Chongming Navy in disguise.

Although Na Hui didn't know much about the navy, he saw that Chen Tianhua was listening attentively, but his entourage, especially the captain of the Blood Wolf, Li Zhonglai, kept following the people around him, sighing, curling his lips and shaking his head.

He saw some clues coming, but seeing that Chen Tianhua was listening with great interest and it was difficult to interrupt, he finally waited until Yu Dapeng paused and immediately said:

"Commander Yu, it's rare for the Governor to come here. Why don't you let him see your naval athletes?"

Yu Dapeng suddenly realized, and then he remembered what Na Hui said when he got on the boat. This was the only thing he could still get. He walked to the retaining wall, pressed his lips together as a whistle, and suddenly blew a long, sharp whistle.

whistle.

In the puzzled eyes of Chen Tianhua and others, everyone suddenly felt that the ship was slightly swaying, and soon the sound of rumbling footsteps was heard. In the blink of an eye, the deck on the first floor was neatly lined with lights.

There were ten rows of soldiers with big feet, about five hundred people.

Even the few soldiers who were cleaning attachments outside the ship climbed up in twos and twos, untied the ropes from their waists, and ran to the end of the team to stand up.
Chapter completed!