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Chapter 1561 New Navy Students and Giant Ships
"This Miss Hannah is a new student who recently applied to be transferred to our second-year martial arts hall. She is a knight of the Western Hospital Knights. She has been working hard to learn Chinese and travel along the coast of the empire for the previous year. Her age may A little older than most of you, but you must get along well with her. The Knights Hospitaller and our Fourth Fleet defeated the evil Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean Sea. They are trustworthy partners." Naval Lecture Hall The instructor introduced this special transfer student to the students in the Navy Lecture Hall who were looking around curiously.

"I'm honored to be able to join the naval lecture hall. I come from a small island called Malta. It's not a big island, but there are also fishermen, farmers, and businessmen. It's no different from other islands." Hannah looked at this A group of students who may generally be younger than her.

Ordinary trainees at her age had already almost completed their studies in the naval lecture hall, and were going to train on a training ship for half a year before being assigned to other actual combat ships as naval cadets.

The naval cadets who come out of the naval lecture hall are different from ordinary naval cadets. They have mastered hydrology, thermal science, astronomy, climatology, drawing, and surveying. They are basically reserve officers of the Ministry of the Navy. Basically, they only need to survive for two years You can become a low-level but official naval officer.

And the knowledge she has now is not as good as the group of people younger than her in front of her.

"New students are not welcome yet!" The instructor tapped the podium again with his training stick.

Soon the astonished naval cadets burst into warm applause.

"It looks like a newcomer, but why doesn't she start studying from the first grade, but directly enters the second grade?"

"Do you think she is a related family? It's normal. It is said that the Fourth Fleet often fights in the Western Ocean. In order to win over some people, they may allow their children to join the Admiralty."

"Your guess is not unreasonable. Heck, the instructor is here, so let's not talk too much."

The instructor knocked on the podium for the third time to calm down the troublesome naval cadets, and pointed to the seat next to Zheng Chenggong: "From now on, you sit in that empty seat, Zheng Chenggong, you always like to make troubles, don't think about bullying your classmates this time."

"Got it, sir!"

Zheng Chenggong responded loudly, drawing roars of laughter.

"These guys are full of energy. I will send you to the sea to be tortured for a year and a half. I promise to make you complain endlessly." The instructor felt a headache for Zheng Chenggong, a group of freshmen from the Admiralty.

The preferential treatment in the naval lecture hall made them not have to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and correspondingly these people were particularly active outside of their studies.

Hannah sat next to Zheng Chenggong and nodded slightly to him.

"Sister, my name is Zheng Chenggong. Is your small island called Malta in the Mediterranean Sea?" Zheng Chenggong asked her in a low voice.

"How do you know that the island of Malta is in the Mediterranean Sea?" Hannah was a little surprised.

"Look at the map on our book, there is a sign." Zheng Chenggong handed over a book.

Sure enough, Hannah saw a few Chinese characters for the island of Malta on that map.The island of Malta appears small in the entire Mediterranean, but the people who drew this map obviously thought that Malta was very important and marked it on purpose.

"I didn't expect the location of our island of Malta to be marked on the map of the East..." Hannah muttered in her heart, probably guessing the intention of the officials in the East to send her to the Admiralty for further study.

The other party may have coveted the island of Malta located in the center of the Mediterranean Sea.

However, the naval lecture hall and the naval power displayed here made Hannah reluctant to leave.Obviously knowing that this arrangement is because the other party has other plans, but one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

"I think Malta is very important. It can be used as a fleet base. It can threaten the hinterland of all the kingdoms along the Mediterranean Sea, and it can keep the maritime trade lines in the Mediterranean Sea." Zheng Chenggong didn't know the details, but expressed his judgment.

"You want to use it as a fleet base?!" Hannah almost stood up in surprise.

"Hush!" Zheng Chenggong hurriedly held Hannah steady, and he suddenly realized that he seemed to have uttered a terrible fact unintentionally.

He did not know the plans of the Admiralty, but happened to talk about the island of Malta, and made a strategic judgment based on what he had learned.Unexpectedly, it seems that some plots of the Admiralty have been exposed...

"I just think that if any kingdom can own this island, then it can pose a threat to other surrounding kingdoms, not that we want this island... Dear sister, I will show you our school building later, Let you get familiar with this place as soon as possible?" Zheng Chenggong was afraid that what he said would be wrong, so he quickly changed the subject.

In the First Shipyard of the Empire, a brand-new steam ironclad ship floated peacefully in the harbor.

This steam ironclad ship has a standard displacement of 6000 tons and a full load displacement of 9000 tons. It is even larger than the previous steam ironclad ship General Fuba, and it really shows people the coming of the era of ship giant guns.

"Four 203mm naval guns and twenty 178mm broadside guns are all rifled front-mounted guns. It's a pity that the rear-mounted guns and turret technology are not yet mature, otherwise it can destroy a fleet by itself."

Nelson brought Sun Xu, the commander of the Fourth Fleet brought from Portsmouth, to inspect this giant ship. Walking on the deck of the armored layer, watching the increasingly huge artillery, his heart was surging.

"Daunting industrial power! I thought that the General Fubo was already the pinnacle of ironclad ships, but I didn't expect that the General Fubo was just the beginning!"

Sun Xu finally came back from Portsmouth. He had only spent a few days in the capital with his family when he was invited by Secretary of the Navy Nelson to visit the new ships at the First Empire Shipyard in Dalian.

Hearing that it was the real first-generation main ironclad ship, he couldn't restrain his inner curiosity, and immediately took a boat to Dalian Port.

And after this arrival, he lived up to expectations. The sheer size of the main ironclad ship of the "Daqin class" shocked him by the industrial power.

"It's a pity that our Fourth Fleet already has General Fubo. This ironclad ship should be for the Zhili Fleet or the Nanyang Fleet." Sun Xu couldn't help feeling sorry.

"To be honest, I have the cheek to ask the military master for this ironclad ship for the Zhili Fleet. From the beginning of its construction to its completion, I will come from Weihaiwei to check it from time to time." Nelson said.

"Ahem, minister, my subordinates received a telegram from the capital this morning, requesting the Ministry of the Navy to assign this completed main ironclad ship to the Fourth Fleet and escort Princess Sophia back to England to take the throne." An adjutant poured water on Nelson. Basin of cold water.

"..." Nelson was a little embarrassed.

Sun Xu was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the latest ironclad ship would be given to them by the Fourth Fleet.The treatment of the fleet at the front line is also too good.

(End of this chapter)