Lord of Ming Dynasty

This is no performance, a mediocre soldier's career, if it is a soldier who shows courage and takes every opportunity, he will rotate between the role of soldier and officer, or in the logistics department, combat department, fleet department, the Marine Corps department, and even went to the Army for a transfer. The logistics department was transferred to the combat department and transferred at the same level. Come back to improve your military rank and position, and then either go to the army department for a turn, or go on a battleship to serve as the captain of a transport ship, or various officer positions.

In short, alternate promotion is the only way to promote military officers in the new Qin State.

"Thank you, sir," Zhang Siyuan said goodbye to Song Qing after saluting, Song Qing said to him after saluting, "You are very good, our Lord Governor wants to see you, you can go to see him."

The meeting between Zhang Siyuan and Jin Lin was very enjoyable. The two met for the first time, and there was nothing to talk about. Jin Lin is nearly 60 years old, and Song Qing is also in his 40s. For a young officer like him, he is only encouraged and optimistic, and he is open. some.

After that, Zhang Siyuan was busy forming his own second squadron of the Xindingzhou Coast Guard.

The previous cruiser and four frigates entered the maintenance plant in Xindingzhou for upgrades. Song Qing sent him fifteen repaired frigates, one cruiser, the cruiser was newly upgraded, some armor was added, and the More rapid-fire artillery firepower has been added, and the 120mm artillery has been replaced. This artillery is faster than the 128mm artillery, and the types of shells have increased, including incendiary shells, armor-piercing shells, and explosive shells.

All the new frigates were also transformed into this kind of main gun, with a crew of 175 frigates and 321 cruisers.

The destroyer transferred thirty ships, ten of which were used as a transport squadron, ten were frigates, and ten were reconnaissance ships.

The marine corps is equipped with 120 people on the cruiser, all of whom are Han Chinese, and 65 people on the frigate, half of which are Han and half mercenaries. The mercenaries are carefully selected. The destroyer has only 20 marines, three Han officers, and five Han guards The remaining 12 people are mercenaries, which not only continues the policy of using mercenaries, but also does not need to idle mercenary troops.

Because of this mercenary rebellion and the disagreement between Zhang Siyuan and the naturalized mercenary major in Puerto Rico, the new Qin State cautiously used naval mercenaries. Important bases, with the increasing population of the Han Chinese, the use of mercenaries is becoming more and more land-based. Although the navy is hindered by the previous policy, some defensive adjustments have been made.

This is the most comforting news Zhang Siyuan heard in Xindingzhou. If you are not of my race, your heart must be different, so it is good to use it with caution.

Chapter 1 Alternating thinking gap between old and new [-]

The Second Squadron of the Xindingzhou Coast Guard was established quietly. There was no celebration, no festive look, and not many people knew that it was established in St. John's Harbor, a harbor bordering the British colony.

On the opposite side is the state of Maine in the later United States.

Their harbor is only about [-] miles away from the British colony, and the land transportation is only a road close to the beach leading to the Nova Scotia peninsula and the North American continent. Thirty miles in front of the town is the line of defense of the mercenaries stationed, and the town of Moncton is surrounded by the Han Chinese brigade stationed, and there is a front line defense headquarters in the town.

Spreading from the town of Moncton to the surrounding area, one side reaches the sea for tens of miles, and crossing the sea is Prince Edward Island in Xindingzhou. Lin Li, Tunpu guards, and then southward has been a diagonal line down, until 100 kilometers.

Then 120 kilometers, 120 one kilometer, 120 five kilometers, 130 kilometers, 120 eight kilometers, 120 seven kilometers, 110 five kilometers, 130 four kilometers, about [-] miles near the sea, there is a road leading to St. John's port.

Opposite St. John's port or into a not too wide port, tens of kilometers, both sides are the territory of the British, the British stationed a dispensable fleet, and the two sides are in peace.

Compared with the previous passage that only Nova Scotia Island connected to the North American continent with a narrow neck, the current Xindingzhou has expanded the area of ​​​​the North American continent by 150 kilometers.

This area used to be a colony of the French, and the province of New Brunswick outside was also a colony of the French, but the Spanish throne war in 1714 made the French lose it. Although their immigrants still lived here, but later After the British took over here, the new Qin Empire did not give the British and French face, drove out the French immigrants and British immigrants, and occupied this place, but because of the population relationship, it did not continue to spread to other places in New Brunswick. advance.

With the completion of the preparatory work for the Second Squadron of the Coast Guard and its establishment quietly, Zhang Siyuan officially took office. Own repair shipyard.

After work, Zhang Siyuan began to think about the warships in his hands. He didn't pay attention to it before, but now he realized that there are three cruisers, nineteen frigates, and thirty destroyers. They all have to be rich, and they all have to be large in scale. What is this coast guard squadron? This is simply a squadron slightly inferior to the main fleet of Xinding Yangzhou.

Although these battleships were all injured and repaired, some of them were quite old, at least seven or eight years old, but their combat effectiveness was not much less than the combined combat effectiveness of the two new Dingyangzhou main fleet squadrons. .

According to his idea, the coast guard can give himself three or four old frigates, maybe the first generation of ironclad type IV warships before improvement, and then give himself some wounded or old frigates collected from everywhere. The three-type battleship, which is 20 years old, is about to laugh. I didn't expect the equipment of the Xindingzhou Coast Guard to be so powerful.

He thought that Song Qing must have done something wrong, otherwise the Coast Guard would not be so powerful. He replaced the manpower and weapons in the establishment. It was obviously the Coast Guard, but it was actually a squadron.

Sure enough, after the establishment, Song Qing sent a major officer to camouflage the warships they received, and brought some old and dilapidated warships, all of which were captured by the British and Spaniards. After their new warships were camouflaged Hiding in the port, there are some old warships that I don't know where to buy.

The camouflage work was still going on, and Zhang Siyuan and the major were smoking on the balcony of the fleet headquarters in the port.

Both of them are naval officers, but the major is an officer of the navy's logistics department, responsible for port camouflage and protection. He has a port camouflage battalion, a marine corps, and a dozen ships with thousands of tons of offshore supplies. Transport small fleet.

Compared with Zhang Siyuan, his qualifications are much higher. He survived step by step as a soldier in the neighboring peninsula campaign, and participated in many naval battles. At the same time, when Zhang Siyuan was at the local naval logistics headquarters, he was already a naval logistics captain. At this time, he was promoted to the same rank as Zhang Siyuan. At that time, Zhang Siyuan was just a reserve warrant officer.

The two are old friends, old acquaintances and colleagues, and they have endless topics about logistics. One is 25 years old and the other is 44 years old, but they seem to be friends for many years. One of the reasons for holding one’s breath in the logistics post is to understand the latest local and high-level ministers or kings, the thoughts of the prime ministers and the new kingdom’s dynamics, so they can’t help but chat a little deeper.

"Has there been any movement up there recently?" Zhang Siyuan asked, smoking the Huaxia brand cigarettes he handed over as a logistics major.

"It's still not the same. Not only did the British not give friendly returns to the new Qin State's attempt to reconcile, but they also strengthened the strength of the super fleet in the Caribbean. You did a stupid thing. The British super fleet in the Caribbean changed For the Caribbean Fleet, you helped the British make a decision. They replaced those old first-generation warships and transferred thirty second-generation ironclad ships. Although they were some old warships that had not been improved, they also strengthened them The strength of the British Caribbean Sea Fleet is now stronger than before.

They have sixty second-generation ironclad ships, of which there are thirty improved second-generation ironclad ships, thirty newly transferred second-generation ironclad ships that have not been improved, and thirty improved first-generation ironclad ships, fifteen without The improved generation of ironclad ships also has 35 steam engine warships and 65 armed steam engine merchant ships.

We can't be weak, but what about us, it says that in order not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of the British, at this moment, we must remain calm and restrained. The final result is that the remaining dozen warships in your original squadron have been cut down. I went to the Moroccan base to enhance the strength of the fleet. Hehe, the top is also bullying and fearing hard. They dare not provoke the British, but they want to provoke the Spaniards. The Spaniards are now stepping up their attack on the Moroccan base. Where there are heavy losses, it is basically the same as you Similarly, nearly forty transport ships and forty old warships were lost. Now there are no Type [-] and Type [-] ironclad ships in our fleet, and the Type [-] ironclad ships were also mostly sunk by the Spaniards at the Moroccan base. "

Zhang Siyuan asked a little puzzled: "Then, what warships are there in the Morocco base? Isn't a squadron of Wunan and the others in the Azov Islands?"

The major smiled, "Hiding in the port and not daring to come out, even those old fleets were allowed to perform missions to combat pirates and maintain sea routes. Many Han sailor officers and soldiers refused to go. Those mercenaries won After gaining some rights in the country, I had to grit my teeth and swallow this bitter fruit. Now the old warships are driven by mercenary sailors and officers and soldiers. Where were the officers and soldiers of the division sent to fight and consume the Spaniards? The Spaniards are different from the British. Some mercenary sailors and officers and soldiers thought they could bully others. As a result, more than 1 officers and soldiers were captured or fled, or died in battle. the sea."

Chapter 2 Alternating old and new thinking gap [-]

Hearing the introduction of the logistics major about the crisis in the Morocco base, Zhang Siyuan was moved. It would be great if he could go to Morocco, Africa, where he would have his own piece of sky. However, it seems that Jin Qishun and Jin Sheng’s descendants controlled it. is this okay?

Jin Sheng can be regarded as an old courtier who founded his own dynasty. Now that he has passed away for decades, it seems not good to grab the position of his descendants by himself.

Zhang Siyuan at the moment

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Chapter 610 new mission

Zhang Siyuan took the Shadow Fleet on a trip, took advantage of the night and sailed out of the Bay of Fundy at a high speed of [-] knots, and then turned to the small island of Cape Verde. Of course, he will not really go to the small island of Cape Verde. Where is the Indian Ocean after bypassing Africa? The transfer station of the caravan, there are as many merchant ships as the crucian carp crossing the river, which is not a good thing for his fleet performing secret missions. He is going to arrive at the Moroccan base in the name of an escort in the vicinity and from the Caribbean Sea. The new Dingyangzhou Squadron of Panama rendezvoused.

He can also cross [-] nautical miles directly to Morocco, but this is impossible. There is a British super fleet patrolling on the way. There is only a gap in the sea between the African coast fleet and the British super fleet, which can pass through and then reach the Strait of Gibraltar. At that time, the Azores fleet will cover them and enter the Mediterranean Sea in disorder.

That squadron is said to be a transportation and supply fleet, but it is actually for supplying them. After the rendezvous, they will resupply, and the transportation fleet will return under the escort of several warships. Pass through the gap, and then cross the Strait of Gibraltar under the cover of the Azores fleet to reach the Moroccan base to support the Moroccan base.

It took half a month to arrive at the scheduled location, where the Panamanian Squadron was already waiting for him, twenty transport ships, ten destroyers, three frigates, and one cruiser, they only traveled a thousand nautical miles, and The danger is not great, because the Spaniards have no fleet in this area, and the British patrol fleet does not come here. In the deep sea, they waited here for two days.

After Zhang Siyuan handed over to the captain of the fleet, the captain left him three frigates and four destroyers. After the transport fleet replenished his fleet, the captain led the transport ship, six destroyers and a cruiser back to Macaibo Bay, Panama.

Through the captain's dictation, Zhang Siyuan knew that the Macaibo Bay Squadron had expanded, the old warships were still kept and handed over to the Coast Guard, and the new squadron was downsized. It has thirty destroyers, 21 frigates, six cruisers, and one capital ship.

Compared with when he was there, the combat effectiveness of the fleet has increased and the number has decreased.

The Panamanian main fleet has a total of three squadrons. Their forces have reached the Virgin Islands as far as they can, and Puerto Rico was given to the Spaniards. It can be said that they fought for nothing. Along the route, most of the troops are deployed on the Colombian border and in the mountains, in various mines and large towns.

However, the Spaniards will not be restrained because of this. They are still attacking the military depot line, and the friction between the two sides continues.

Luo Zuo’s life in Colombia was not easy either, relying entirely on the depot line for supply and transportation of mined materials, about one-third of the materials were lost on the depot line every month, while the south of Panama was relatively stable, Lu Fang and Zhuang Lin The guarding is still good, a squadron is in the city opposite the port of Cologne, and a squadron is in Panama City in the Pacific Ocean, where there is no danger, the main fleet is in the port of Cologne.

While trading through the canal, the Spaniards and the British continued to exert pressure to share the benefits of the canal, and urged the indigenous Panamanians and indigenous Mexicans in the north to take back Panama on the grounds that the development of the canal was accumulated with their bones The canal, so the Mexicans and Panamanians on the north bank kept attacking. Lu Fang tried his best to restrain himself. Small frictions wiped out the enemies. Big frictions negotiating between the two sides and giving the enemy a chance to indulge, but here they are swallowing their anger.

This is why Zhuang Lin and Lu Fang supported Jin Lin, Wu Nan, and Song Qing's actions.

After bidding farewell to the Panamanian Squadron, Zhang Siyuan took his own fleet, six cruisers, 21 frigates, and 24 destroyers, and continued to turn around and head for the deep sea at a speed of [-] knots. It took seven days to reach the outside of the Strait of Gibraltar. After contacting the Azores fleet by telegram, they waited for them to create friction with the super fleet patrolling the British African coast to attract the British super fleet, and then they looked for opportunities. Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar to the coastline of Morocco, Africa.

Waiting is boring. While waiting, he dispatched the destroyer fleet and divided the destroyer fleet into a warning squadron, a reconnaissance squadron, a cover squadron, three squadrons, and arranged three lieutenants to serve as the commanders of each squadron.

The reconnaissance squadron and the cover squadron were dispatched for reconnaissance, and the security squadron served as a security guard ten nautical miles away from the main fleet in the direction of the African coast.

Zhang Siyuan regards this fleet as his rising family property in the future, so the destroyer squadron is commanded by a captain, the following squadrons are commanded by a lieutenant, and the captain of each destroyer is a second lieutenant.

The frigate is divided into three squadrons, with a major as the commander, and the first, second, and third squadrons below. The first squadron follows the six cruisers of the main fleet. During the battle, the first fleet acts as the front , An important task after the break, the second fleet is the left wing cover squadron, the third fleet is the right wing cover squadron, the fleet commander is the captain, and the fleet captain is the lieutenant.