"Sir, do you think our trip is really worth the hard work?" Standing on the broken deck, a sailor squinted against the scorching sun and stood next to a shirtless man.
complained.
"It's not worth it. This is our mission, so we must complete it." The shirtless man grinned, showing his white teeth.
The ship under their feet was originally a sailing warship made by the Arant Empire. It was equipped with two large ballistae and had a very good speed. After it was built, it served in the offshore force of the Arant Empire Navy, responsible for patrol and security.
Later, due to disrepair, the two ballistas on it were damaged, and the ship lost its combat capability. In addition, due to the aging of the hull, the speed also decreased a lot, so it was abandoned to the Fukou City in the north.
It became the "battleship" of the Dukou City Navy.
Later, because the navy in Dukou City did not have any decent combat missions, and the ship's speed was not bad, it was often sent out as a fishing boat to catch some marine products. It became the flagship of the Dukou Navy and also became an armed ship.
fishing boat.
What is even more sad is that Eiland Hill invaded the ferry and developed it into a large port. Now more advanced fishing boats can be produced here, and trade products such as sea salt are available, so several broken ships of the navy have become
Got to have nothing to do.
Because there is no need to prepare for any naval battle in a short period of time, the fort outside the port is covered by 20 artillery pieces that are backward but still powerful, so the demand for warships in the navy has become very low, so this is a situation that makes the navy officers dumbfounded.
The reality is before them: they have become the most useless people.
In the current ferry city of Ireland, new fishing boats are faster than the shabby warships of the navy. In the most painful days, the navy docked in the port had to watch ten people during their exercises every day.
Several new fishing boats sailed out of the port, and the taste was really sour and refreshing.
Finally, based on the crazy idea of using waste, Navy Commander-in-Chief Lawns personally led three old naval warships to go to sea and go south to search for rubber, the resource that Eiland Hill was in urgent need of.
They stayed away for two months, even losing a battleship halfway, and finally found the island on the south. The defenders of the Dothan Empire on the rubber island saw the gold coins and the flag that Lawns was carrying.
Later, he was very generous and sold three shiploads of rubber to Genesis.
Although a ship sank halfway, they still brought back two full ships of natural rubber. Even judging from the losses and gold coins spent, the natural rubber they got this time was definitely a sky-high price, but
Lawns still feels that they have accomplished an amazing feat.
After all, along the way, they had to avoid the naval interception of the Arant Empire, and they had to overcome bad weather and unfavorable sea conditions. It was a great thing that they could return to the ferry alive.
"Look! Starboard side! The royal flag of Eilandhir!" A sailor lay on the broken railing on the side of the ship, pointed at the sea in the distance and shouted loudly. His words aroused the ideas of many sailors, and everyone was excited.
Lying on the side of the wearer, he looked in the direction of his finger.
There, on a huge sailing boat pulling a fishing net, the black Golden Eagle flag was fluttering in the sea breeze. That may be a newly designed new boat, because it is significantly larger than the older generation fishing boats.
.
"Raise the signal flag and greet your compatriots!" Lawns held the steering wheel with one hand, with a smile on his face as he took off his burden. There were many difficulties and dangers along the way, and today they finally saw their own
Compatriots.
A red flag and a blue flag were hoisted together. Because they had been drifting at sea for too long, the two triangular flags were a little dirty and a little worn. However, they were still hoisted to the top of the flagpole.
Hunting and fluttering in the wind.
Soon, two flags were hoisted on the opposite ship, the blue flag at the top and the yellow flag at the bottom. Just like the red and blue flags representing friendship, the blue and yellow flags represented welcome.
The officers and soldiers of the Navy let out selfless cheers, and there were also faint cheers from another old battleship behind them. Five hours later, the two old battleships of Eiland Hill finally
I saw the fort in Dukou City and the artillery emplacements covered by canvas.
"Finally, home!" Turning the steering wheel to adjust his course, Lawns let out a sigh of relief and happily hummed a war song from the sea:
"This fine sailing ship is made of wood,
Light as a seagull cutting through the waves.
Raise the sail! My sailboat!
What a joy it is to be a sailor on this ship!
Fight the strong wind and fight the evil waves.
Raise the sail, wooden boat.
If you move forward courageously without any hindrance,
Then we will keep driving,
Drive all the way to the end of the sea.”
His song floated on the sea, and the sailors around him also sang along. They missed their hometown so much and missed this ferry city they had not seen for more than two months.
All the sailors sang a familiar melody to the tune, and to the familiar melody they docked at the new straight pier in the harbor:
"I will leave my lover Margot for a few months and go on a voyage.
Raise the sail, my sailboat
I really miss home! I feel so panicked!
The further away you get from the light on that bright beacon.
Fight against the strong wind, fight against the evil waves
Shengfanluo, you're a broken wooden boat.
On the stormy sea,
Drive all the way to the end of the sea.
Some people say there are treasures everywhere.
Raise the sail! My sailboat!
The bottom of the sea is full of gold."
"General Lawns! Welcome back! Did you have a smooth journey along the way?" The officer who was already waiting on the dock pressed his sword and watched the stubble-faced Lawns jump off the ship's board, stepped forward and stood at attention, saluting.
"We lost dozens of sailors and soldiers, and one ship sank. Other than that, everything went smoothly." Lawns returned a military salute and said, "We found the route and got a lot of rubber.
"
"Rubber? This is the raw material that everyone is waiting for." Hearing the word rubber, the officer no longer cared about the comrades who died on the way. He immediately said: "You should come and take a look at this.
This was started before you left, but it was not of such a large scale at that time."
On the other side of the pier, there is actually a huge freight train station, where there is also a train maintenance workshop and extended rails for wrong trains. At the train station, there are even two cranes that can lift heavy goods. It is simply
It is a miniaturized container freight station.
"The fish caught by fishing boats, as well as the goods obtained from future sea transportation trade, will all pass through here and be sent to the inland. His Majesty Chris said that the era of the sea has come, and the navy is no longer optional.
None." The officer pointed to the freight station and said to Origins.
"Yes, they belong to our navy. Just those two broken ships? Haha." Lawns smiled at himself, feeling that all the changes in front of him seemed to make his two remaining broken ships look even more shabby.
Already.
In fact, it is indeed too shabby. Their navy can only rely on boarding battles to fight hand-to-hand with their opponents. They don't even have a modern cannon. Although the coastal defense force is also placed under the command of Origin's navy, he still cares more about those two.
A sad broken ship.
"Sir, it's not those two broken ships anymore!" The officer pointed to the dedicated pier at the other end in the distance and said to Lawns: "After you left, the navy launched three brand-new warships and also trained a
Catch the sailors."
"New battleship?" Upon hearing this, Genesis's eyes lit up. He pushed aside the port officer in front of him and walked quickly towards the dock. Then his eyes gradually bypassed a giant cargo ship.
, and saw three new ships with streamlined and beautiful shapes hidden by the cargo ships.
The appearance of these three new ships is much larger than the old naval warships. What is even more exciting is that each of these ships has huge sails and numerous masts. You can tell at a glance that they are traveling at extremely high speeds.
quick.
"It can run at a super-fast speed of 30 kilometers per hour in a tailwind condition." The officer following Genesis introduced these new warships with a strong sense of pride on his face: "New hull design
, 2 guns in the front, 2 guns in the back, 8 guns on each side of the ship, a total of 20 75mm long-barreled breech-loaded guns, with enough ammunition, these three ships can sink a fleet!"
"It's so beautiful! I really want to drive these battleships out right away! This time I won't take a long way around, and I won't hide from the naval battleships of Arant, just kill them all the way!" Lawns said loudly and boldly: "I can definitely do it.
Much faster than before.”
"And you will also be able to transport more than before." The port officer pointed to the huge cargo ship that had just blocked their view and said: "Just wait for two days, and two more such cargo ships will be launched. Your Majesty
The order is that all be used to transport rubber!”
"Are you still taking the gold south?" Lawns, who was already impatient, turned back and looked at the port officer and asked, "I think we can just grab it this time."
"No, this time we will only bring part of the gold. In the remaining space, we will bring porcelain, silk, soap and various products. In short, whatever is popular, we will carry it to Dothan." The officer smiled.
He replied: "Then, we will only collect the rubber and bring it back."
"If they dare to raise the price again." Looking at the opened gun windows on the new warships and the dark muzzles of the artillery protruding from the gun windows, Genesis showed an expectant expression.
"Then we'll save money, won't we?" Hearing what Lawns said, the port officer also smiled.