At the same time, Li Huamei on board the Hangzhou ridiculed Le Lin who was steering the ship, saying that his steering skills would only bring the ship to the rocks. Le Lin's straight U.S. Navy uniform was wet by the flying waves.
She was dripping wet, and was being ridiculed mercilessly by beautiful women. She looked miserable. Then she shouted to the navy who had climbed on the mast and truss for more than an hour and had not lowered the sail but were just holding the mast and shaking: "What on earth are you idiots going to do?"
How long will it last? Are you ready to ask 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
He said it was time to roll up the canvas. He held on to the rope net tightly, feeling that his body was constantly heaving and swaying, and he was complaining repeatedly in his heart - I didn't expect that this sailboat was really not fun. It seems that I will definitely become a hard-core steam ironclad in the future.
group.
Looking at Lao Di next to him, he was even worse off than himself - Lao Di used to work in the Army, but for some reason he wanted to work in the Marine Corps. Because he had served in the coastal defense force for two years, he joined the Navy.
He became the company commander of the Marine Company. He was a good talker about military construction issues. He talked about K98, Tiger tanks, and 88mm cannons all day long. He was one of the few Hades in the navy. He always said that climbing masts was a piece of cake for him.
One dish, I didn’t expect that I would have diarrhea the first time I boarded the ship for sea training. I didn’t even climb up the truss, and I hugged the mast with my eyes closed. nnd, Li Haiping thought that we modern people shouldn’t be afraid of heights.
, no matter where you go, you 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 exert myself." Lao Di immediately emphasized the objective factors, "Really, you see, I'm still numb now -"
"It's God's blessing that you can survive in Lingao until now." Li Huamei smiled, "You still want to sail a boat by yourself? You can't even climb the mast."
It was extremely 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 also admired the Delinger pistols equipped by the navy.
Extremely interested. He saw it and was secretly happy in his heart. As long as there was a weakness, it would be easy to deal with.
Mond, who was panting and his clothes were stained by the mast, protested: "Who said that 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 what it meant.
Boiler, he changed his words and said, "We are high-quality talents who have mastered more advanced technology than mast climbing!"
Although Li Huamei smiled and said nothing, she knew in her heart that what she said was true. She already knew from her sister that Australians had many new gadgets, but the feeling of experiencing it in person was completely different. The huge iron ship in the bay appeared in front of her.
The shock brought by it is unparalleled. In the past, the largest ships that could be seen on the sea were only the large Carlyons of the Spanish and Portuguese. These sea monsters of more than 1,000 tons were simply whales compared with the iron ships in front of them.
The difference between it and a shark, just the bulwarks that were higher than the city wall, amazed her.
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 runner or a flint - what secret was hidden in the small copper piece? This iron match
The ship interested her even more. Not to mention the binoculars that all the officers wore - they could see further and more clearly than any European telescope from the 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 only thought it was a little trick, but when she actually heard the voice coming from the box, and could communicate with her without any difficulty,
As the restless 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 play with all kinds of witchcraft, so Li Huamei has more or less.
I know a thing or two. Not to mention witchcraft, these people don't even have any religious beliefs. Their usual conversation and behavior are like atheists.
During the few days she stayed in Bopu, something like this surprised her almost every day. She could even discover something new and unheard of by accident, 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 it. She felt that Australians were more like Europeans. 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, I heard these navy officers say that
, they were descendants of immigrants from the Song Dynasty, which made her even more convinced of her own judgment.
If Li Huamei has lived in a Chinese-Western family since she was a child, so she can handle two completely different cultures calmly, then what the Australians have is a brand new culture, which she has never felt. This makes
Her original passive attitude of just accepting the lady's task turned into a strong curiosity.
"Your iron clipper is indeed good." Li Huamei agreed, "but it seems 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. I can teach you how to climb the mast easily. In the future
Just sell me a few guns."
"Okay, okay!" Li Haiping nodded repeatedly, forgetting that he was not the head of the navy, "As long as you help us train, a few guns don't matter—"
At this moment, only the rumble of artillery was heard from Lingaojiao, and thick white smoke rose into the sky. This was the weapons design bureau of the Works and Energy Commission test-firing the artillery. This was the Lingaojiao fort that was newly built for Bo
It is a cast caliber 150mm front-loading rifled gun. It is the largest caliber artillery manufactured by the weapons design bureau since D-Day. When firing a 48-pound mini-type shell, the maximum range can reach almost four kilometers - this was a very popular weapon at the time.
Pretty scary numbers.
Everyone excitedly picked up their binoculars 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 kept rising near the sampans.
There was a stir on the sea, and the shaking boat was heaving up and down.
"What kind of hit rate is this? I've fired more than a dozen rounds, 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 we won't be able to hit the target."
, the enemy rushed right in front of us."
Several naval officers also echoed.
Lao Di knows his stuff: "What are you talking about? You are trying to calculate the artillery firing range. 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. Her eyes were shining and she said: "This gun is very good, and the gunner is also very strong. It shoots accurately."
This was tantamount to a slap in the face. However, they were used to Li Huamei's sarcasm and didn't take it seriously. However, everyone could see that Li Huamei was very interested in cannons - she had been at the blog for almost a week and she hadn't seen them yet.
A picture of the cannons of the crossing 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 sneered at each other - the mermaid finally took the bait. There were also a few people with strong organizational disciplines, including Le Lin, who were a little worried: The Executive Committee
It hasn't been approved yet, even if the Navy's own chief doesn't agree, how can you make promises to others casually?
"I am responsible for reporting this matter to the leader! I will definitely meet with you in the next few days."
"Ah, the official airs are really big," Li Huamei curled her lips, "I'm not curious about it. What member of the executive committee is worth a few small wide films. He is the best!"
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 go talk to the leaders and let you get on the boat to have a look. It won't be a big deal."
Although the closeness between the navy and Li Huamei has skyrocketed, due to the caution of the senior management of the Maritime Power Department, the places where Li Huamei can actually move are still limited. Except for sailing ships, all motor ships, from Fengcheng ships to landing crafts, are not allowed to board.
When appointing the main heads of the naval agencies, Ma Qianzhu was very wise and only selected former naval officers, hoping that they would use the consciousness they had been educated 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 the naval organization group composed of former professional officers such as Chen Haiyang, and the other is composed of naval enthusiasts and former navy soldiers. In the future, the two major groups of the navy will be