Being targeted by so many ballistas and catapults, Zeng Yi and others did not dare to make any move. They watched the small boat approaching the Jiaolong. After a while, the boat drove next to the Jiaolong, and then a flying grab was thrown up, and several
The navy climbed aboard the Jiaolong!
Several people boarded the Jiaolong and were still cautious. One of the little bosses asked everyone: "Who are you?"
Everyone looked at Zeng Yi, and Zeng Yi hurriedly stepped forward, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! I am from the Jinyiwei Yamen! Brothers, you have misunderstood!" Zeng Yi also showed his waist card! The leader looked at it and said,
He frowned, "Why don't you reply to the semaphore?"
Zeng Yi was a little embarrassed, "Um, um, isn't this just new to the water and doesn't know how to speak semaphore!"
"..." The leader of the navy was so frightened that he was speechless. He didn't even know the most basic means of communication between ships, including semaphores. No one dared to sail such a large warship out to sea!
The little leader didn't say anything. He glanced at his subordinates. The man took two small flags and waved them. In a moment, the warships on guard opposite received the message that their weapons were no longer aimed at Zeng Yi's Jiaolong!
After a while, the battleship on the opposite side came over, and a middle-aged general boarded Zeng Yi's Jiaolong. The young leader who boarded the Jiaolong first saw this man and said respectfully: "Master Qi, this is a misunderstanding.
This is the ship of my colleague Jin Yiwei!" The little boss told him about the misunderstanding, and the middle-aged general was speechless! After decades of traveling on the sea, this was the first time he had seen such an unreliable captain!
Although the middle-aged man was speechless, he did not show it. Instead, he smiled slightly and said: "It turns out he is a colleague of Jin Yiwei! How disrespectful and disrespectful! I am the captain of the fourth patrol team of the second fleet of the Dengzhou navy.
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"It turns out that I am a colleague of the Dengzhou Navy. I have admired you for a long time! I am Deputy Qianhu of Jinyiwei!" After both parties reported their homes, they felt that their official status was similar. Then they became polite and had a friendly exchange!
Zeng Yi took this captain to visit his Jiaolong. The captain had no opinion on the arrival of the Jiaolong. After all, the main battleships of the Dengzhou navy were all similar, and the flagship was even bigger than this.
It was sent out several times and was under guard, so I wasn't surprised at the Jiaolong, but the weapons on the ship attracted the captain's attention!
Zeng Yi briefly introduced the weapons and emphasized that these were the drawings he had obtained and dedicated them to the Ministry of War. The Ministry of War should soon redress them! The general was very excited after hearing this and thanked him endlessly.
Zeng Yi’s contribution to the Navy!
With the weapons, the relationship between the two parties has become much closer. The general has begun to call Zeng Yi brother. Although he has not reached the point of worshiping his master, his words are no longer so perfunctory. The general asked Zeng Yi: "Brother! What are you doing?
Did you drive here?"
"It's a long story. To put it simply, I was too high for a while and got lost!"
The general looked at Zeng Yi in surprise. This is offshore, how could he get lost? "Brother, you don't have a navigation compass and a chart, do you?"
"Well...you know, it's my first time to go to sea, so I lack this experience!"
"..." The general was completely speechless. He originally thought that there was no one on the ship who could speak semaphore, which was unreliable enough. But he didn't expect that it would be even more unreliable. There was no chart, and there was no navigation compass.
, it’s understandable that you can get lost in offshore waters!
Having said this, Zeng Yi naturally climbed up the pole and said pitifully to the general: "Well, look at me, I'm so poor here, why don't you give me some support! Help me train a few people who can speak semaphores.
Sailor, can you get me a chart and a compass?"
Although Zeng Yi felt a little shameless, considering that he had made such a great contribution to the navy, the captain did not refuse. After all, these things were not important! He called a few commanding officers,
Among the sailors who went to teach Zeng Yi, the fourth child was more curious about semaphores and followed them. Zeng Yi was not interested in these things at all. He was studying the charts and navigation compass that the captain gave him!
The nautical compass sounds very fancy, but it is actually a compass. Although it looks simple, it is very practical. If it is used with the nautical chart and follows the fixed route, it is generally impossible to get lost! Zeng Yi attaches great importance to the nautical chart. After all, he has made this
The main purpose of this warship is to go to sea to find deep-sea black iron, and also to find the lair of the owners of the seventy-two islands!
However, the chart that the captain gave Zeng Yi was very simple. It only covered the nearby sea area, and no further. He secretly cursed the man for being stingy, and asked: "Why is the range of this chart only so large?"
"This, I don't have this detailed sea map anymore. They are all military secrets and cannot be obtained by someone at my level!"
Following this small fleet, Zeng Yi's Jiaolong finally returned to the Dengzhou port. It was the first time that the Jiaolong officially went to sea. This ended. The captain told Zeng Yi many things to pay attention to when going to sea, and Zeng Yi also felt it.
Going to sea like this is indeed a bit risky. I can only come back to rest for a few days. After replenishing my supplies, I can choose a day to go to sea!
Instructing the sailors to watch the ship, Zeng Yi and the five returned to the capital. The main purpose was to replenish ammunition. The ammunition brought with the weapons last time could not withstand several battles. Half of them were consumed in experiments alone. Don't look at those weapons.
The power is abnormal, but the consumption is equally terrifying. If Zeng Yi hadn't produced those arrows by himself, Zeng Yi would really not be able to afford this warship!
Returning to the blacksmith shop, they ordered the hammer to quickly make a batch of arrows. Zeng Yi and the four of them gathered around to design a flag. After running around on the sea, the four of them discovered that their Jiaolong didn't have a flag yet!
The flag is equivalent to the facade of the battleship. The four of them are very attentive. The boss wants to be more domineering, the fourth wants personality, and the third even suggests hanging a skull and crossbones flag to get it done!
The suggestion of the third brother's skull and crossbones flag will naturally not be adopted, but Zeng Yi and the others feel that they can indeed prepare an extra skull and crossbones flag. When they go to sea in the future, if they encounter a merchant ship that is easy to deal with, they can just hang up the skull and crossbones flag and rob it!
The flag was finally determined. The white dragon hovering on the black flag was simple but domineering. It matched the skull of the snake on the bow of the Jiaolong. It was very suitable for the occasion! After the flag was decided, Zeng Yi hurried to the tailor shop to make one.
At that time, when Zeng Yi asked the tailor to make a skull and crossbones flag, if he hadn't been wearing Jin Yiwei's flying fish uniform, the tailor would have almost reported it to the government! (To be continued.)