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Chapter 1007 Establishment of the Fourth Fleet (three more)
When Weihaiwei's Zhili fleet was mobilizing for war, Lushunwei's new fleet also received orders from the military department.The captains of more than a dozen new gunboats were ordered to form a temporary fleet—the Fourth Fleet, to distinguish it from the three old fleets of the Zhili Fleet, the Beiyang Fleet, and the Nanyang Fleet.

In the past, the two generals Ruan Youjin and Ruan Youyi of the Annan State Navy were in the Fourth Fleet, each serving as the captain of a gunboat.Since they took refuge in the Kyushu Army, they have studied the naval tactics of the era of sailing battleships in the Navy Lecture Hall of Tianjin Wei, and successfully passed the assessment and have a warship under their command.

Ruan Youjin and Ruan Youyi were very satisfied with the gunboats of the Ministry of the Navy.The frigate commanded by Ruan Youyi has 36 artillery pieces, of which 24 are 10-pound smoothbore guns, and the rest are 12-pound smoothbore guns, both long and short.Ruan Youjin commanded a new battleship, the Soochow, with 64 artillery pieces and even more brutal firepower.

Moreover, the sailing warship manufacturing technology used by the Kyushu Army was the technological achievement of the empire on which the sun never set between the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the time when the sailing battleship technology was at its most mature. Summarize and improve, even in the eyes of naval soldiers, it is full of beauty.

Standing on the deck, Ruan Youjin and Ruan Youyi were filled with emotion as they looked at the calm surface of the Yellow Sea.

"I didn't expect that one day we would become officers of the suzerain country. Now my position is a lieutenant colonel in the navy. It would be great if I could be a general in the suzerain country in the future." Ruan Youjin said.

"You are commanding Soochow, one of the three battleships of our Fourth Fleet, and I am just a frigate, Lieutenant Commander. We are obviously students of the same naval lecture hall, and the Ministry of the Navy pays too much attention to you. .” Ruan Youyi and Ruan Youjin accepted the Kyushu army’s surrender at the same time, but now the two have separated, which makes Ruan Youyi slightly envious.

Among the different captains of the Admiralty there are also high and low ranks and statuses.Below the Secretary of the Navy are the fleet commander, captain, deputy, naval petty officer, ordinary soldier, and handyman.There is also a clear distinction among captains. Generally, those who can command battleships are admirals at the rank of lieutenant colonel, colonel, and general.The second is the captain who commands ordinary gunboats such as frigates, which are divided into large frigates and small frigates, and then the captain who commands auxiliary ships such as supply ships and troop carriers.

The Fourth Fleet has a total of three battleships and eleven large and small frigates.

The commander of the fleet is Sun Xu, a newcomer to the navy. The former captain of the sailing battleship Dazhao of the Nanyang Fleet was almost at the same time as Deng Qianlong. He was the first batch of students trained by Nelson when he came here. It can also be said that he has experienced many battles.

In addition to Sun Xu, Ruan Youjin, Ruan Youyi and other generals from newly conquered areas were also awarded positions to win over the people in Annanguo and other places, and let them see that as long as they are willing to accept Sinicization transformation, they can also climb to the middle and high levels.Moreover, Ruan Youjin and Ruan Youyi were originally the two most talented people in An Nanguo's era, but it was a pity that they were easily defeated when they met Chu Yun with the golden finger.

"The Ministry of the Navy sent an order to prepare for war. The fourteen warships of our Lushun Guard formed the Fourth Fleet, and we did not inform who the target of the battle was. Which side do you think our Fourth Fleet will fight against?" Ruan Youjin Ruan Youyi asked.

"I guess it's either the Koryo Kingdom or the Dongying Kingdom. There are only these two kingdoms with navy and independent armies in the sea near here." Ruan Youyi said.

"Aren't you talking nonsense? I also know that there are only two countries, Korea and Japan. If you want to conquer other sea areas other than these two countries, it is impossible to rush to prepare for the war. At least give us a year of preparation time." Ruan Youjin said.

While the two were talking, a messenger came over and said, "Boss, the commander of the fleet called all the captains to gather to confirm whether the ships are in good condition and whether they are ready for war."

"Let's go now!" Ruan Youjin and Ruan Youyi replied.

Below the newly built sailing battleship "Cao Wei", the newly appointed naval fleet commander Sun Xu summoned all the captains of the Fourth Fleet.

In the past, they were just a temporary fleet and trained separately, but now they have their own numbers and have been integrated into a new fleet to independently undertake combat missions.

"The Ministry of the Navy has let the Zhili Fleet serve as the main force this time, and our Fourth Fleet will serve as an auxiliary. This will be the first time our Fourth Fleet has entered a war. The so-called raising troops for a thousand days and using them for a short time, I hope you will not embarrass our Fourth Fleet!" Xu scolded with a straight face.

"Commander, is the target of our battle this time Koryo or Dongying? To use the Zhili Fleet and our newly established Fourth Fleet at the same time, I think it is more likely that the target of the battle is Dongying. The sea is wide, and two fleets are required to carry out a complete blockade. And if the target of the battle is Korea, you still need to rely on the Ministry of War." Ruan Youyi speculated.

"You don't have to care about who the combat target is, as long as you faithfully complete the combat target according to the order. According to the order of the Ministry of the Navy, our Fourth Fleet was officially established, and we are always ready to go to sea to fight." Sun Xu said.

In addition to the Fourth Fleet in Lushunwei, there are also a group of low-level students who came to visit from the Navy Lecture Hall in Tianjinwei.These low-level students usually study cultural knowledge in the naval lecture hall in Tianjin Wei, and sometimes visit the fleet in Lushunwei, Weihaiwei and other places, and board the training ship for drills.

"I see that the navy soldiers of Lushun Guard have been in a hurry in the past few days, and it is very likely that a war is about to break out." A short-haired junior student of the Navy Lecture Hall said.He is only eleven or twelve years old.

"Zheng Chenggong, do you mean that Lushunwei's fleet is going to go to sea to fight against the enemy?" The other children gathered around and asked.

"Of course, when my father led the fleet to Korea, the Beiyang Fleet was making preparations in such a hurry. This is the war mobilization of the Ministry of the Navy. War mobilization is different from exercise mobilization. At that time, everyone will have a This kind of uncontrollable tension can't be pretended no matter how you pretend." Zheng Chenggong, who entered the naval lecture hall, said firmly.

"Where do you think Lushunwei's fleet will go to crusade?" A group of young students asked eagerly.

Among this group of low-level students, Zheng Chenggong may be the one who knows the navy best.

"Of course it was Dongying. When my father brought people to suppress them, they didn't dare to say anything. Later, when my father brought the Beiyang Fleet to Korea, they became arrogant and wanted to kill Sister Dayuer. So Lushunwei's fleet It must be to attack Dongying Kingdom." Zheng Chenggong said.

(End of this chapter)