Kai Fu Han

Chapter 335 Navy Reorganization
February [-], Baishiwan Shipyard.

Three newly built warships were officially delivered to the Navy.

The carrying capacity of these three ships has reached six thousand stones, which far exceeds the current state-class ship standard of the Xinghan League.

Liu Xinqi called these three ships Shanyue class, which means that these ships are like mountains in the sea, supporting the Xinghan League's sea control.

The first ship launched was named Taishan, and the other two ships were named Huashan and Hengshan respectively.

After the three mountains and five mountains are named, there are many other famous mountains in the Kyushu Continent, enough to name all the mountain-class ships built by the Xinghan League in the future, so don't worry about not having names to use.

The three warships Taishan, Huashan, and Hengshan were assigned to the first, second, and third fleets and became the flagships of the three fleets.

"Why call it a 'ship' instead of a ship?" Gao Yuan asked Liu Xinqi doubtfully.

"'Ship' refers to a large military ship. These three ships are worthy of the term 'warship'." Liu Xinqi explained.

In later generations, battleship was a military term, generally referring specifically to combat ships, that is, various military vessels.Warships were ships used for water warfare in ancient times. In later generations, "ship" tended to describe civilian ships.

"These three ships are really powerful. If we had hundreds of warships of this level, we would be able to sail freely on the sea." Gao Yuan praised.

Liu Xinqi nodded, agreeing with Gao Yuan's words very much, and then reminded:

"Get ready, later you will represent the navy to participate in the handover ceremony of the warship, you must not lose the chain."

"Certainly not."

Sishi, the auspicious time has arrived.

The shipyard director, as the representative of the shipbuilder, and Gao Yuan, as the representative of the navy, stood on the high platform together.On the dock of the shipyard below stood neatly the naval officers who came to participate in the handover ceremony, and the shipwrights of the shipyard also stood in formation below.

Liu Xinqi stood in the middle of the stage, watching the handover ceremony with excitement.

The delivery of the Shanyue-class battleship represented that the Xinghan League had entered the ranks of sea powers since then.No matter what happens in the inland war in the future, whether it will affect the road trade of the Xinghan League, as long as there are mountain-class battleships, the Xinghan League can continuously obtain resources from overseas.

The handover ceremony ended with the factory manager handing over the models of three Mountain-class battleships to Gao Yuan. The red silk covering the names of the three ships was also removed by the soldiers, and the names of the ships were revealed.

Navy officers and soldiers began to board the ships, and then the six cannons on the outer sides of the three ships roared and played (air cannons) at the same time, and the atmosphere at the scene reached its climax.

The soldiers and shipwrights shouted in celebration together.

"Long live the Xinghan Alliance!"

...

"The adaptation and training of the new ships must be carried out as soon as possible. We will return to Penglai tomorrow to start reorganizing the navy. It just so happened that the three fleets have returned." Liu Xinqi said to Gao Yuan.

"it is good."

Under the unskilled control of the navy officers, the three warships slowly sailed away from the shipyard pier, and the sails were gradually raised.The three ships, very far apart, sailed westward in formation.

Only simple adaptability training will be conducted today, and then the three warships will dock at Penglai Port. The training will not officially begin until they are reorganized tomorrow.

...February [-]th, Chen hour.

At the naval station in Penglai Port, Liu Xinqi, Gao Yuan, and all captains and captains sat in a large conference room, and the reorganization of the navy officially began.

The reorganization has been planned for a long time, and this is the final announcement procedure.

The first fleet of the Xinghan League, captain Zhao Liang, has the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The flagship of the fleet, the Taishan ship, is captained by Zhu Lang and has the rank of major.There are 300 naval officers and soldiers on the ship. These 300 people include all technical personnel such as mates, lookouts, helmsmen, sailors, and rigging hands.

In addition to the Shanyue class, the fleet also has three state-class warships, namely Dengzhou (Fu ship), Zizhou (sand ship), and Yizhou (sand ship); eight county-level armed transport and logistics sand ships, which have been modified to travel Five boats.The state-level ship has a crew of 130 people, the county-level ship has a crew of 80 people, and the crew is 20 people.

In terms of marine soldiers, there are 100 permanent personnel on the mountain level, 20 permanent personnel on the state level, and a total of 240 personnel on the county-level logistics ship.

The fleet has a total of 2000 naval officers (including 400 marines, fleet captains and guard troops).

...

The Second Fleet of the Xinghan Alliance, captain Ye Chuan, has the rank of lieutenant colonel.

The flagship of the fleet, Huashan, is captained by Zhao Shui and has the rank of major. There are also 300 naval officers and soldiers on board.

In addition to the Shanyue class, it also has three state-class ships, namely the Mizhou (Fu Chuan), Qingzhou (Fu Chuan), and Yanzhou (Fu Chuan); eight county-level armed transport logistics sand ships, and five modified gondola boats. ship.

The Yanzhou is a second-hand lucky boat newly purchased by Zhao Liang in Hangzhou during his most recent trip to the south. It was only two days after returning to Penglai Port, and was directly assigned to the Second Fleet by Liu Xinqi.

The Second Fleet has the same number of sailors as the First Fleet.

...

The third fleet of Xinghan League, captain Li Cang, rank of lieutenant colonel.

The flagship of the fleet, Huashan, is captained by Liu Xinkuan, with the rank of major.The last time Zhao Liang went south, according to Liu Xinqi's arrangement, he took Liu Xinkuan back and handed over all the intelligence work in Hangzhou and Yangzhou to Zhao Nan.

Liu Xinkuan had been working conscientiously and diligently in Hangzhou to promote the Jiangnan trade of the Han Alliance. Liu Xinqi could not let him continue to waste his talents in this small post in Hangzhou.

On the other hand, the proportion of Liu Jiabao's direct descendants among the upper-level naval officers has become smaller and smaller, and Liu Xinqi had to transfer Liu Xinkuan back.

In addition to the Shanyue class, the Third Fleet also has three state-level warships, namely Qizhou (Fuchuan), Laizhou (Shachuan), and Weizhou (Shachuan); eight county-level armed transport logistics sandships, refitted There are five small boats.The number of naval officers is the same as that of the other two fleets.

In addition to the three combat fleets, this reorganization also added a new coastal defense fleet.

The captain of the fleet is concurrently served by Gao Yuan himself.The main ships of the fleet were the warships seized to Ye County, Huang County, and Muping in Linhai County. Among them, ten county-level sand ships were selected. After armed transformation, the carrying capacity was reduced and the armor was increased.There are one hundred sailors and soldiers (including twenty marines) on each warship.In addition to these ten warships, other official and large transport ships of the Xinghan League are also under the control of this coastal defense fleet and will be requisitioned when needed.

In the future, this coastal defense fleet will be responsible for defending the Xinghan League's super-long coastline, allowing the three battle fleets to go out to perform missions without having to worry about their home base being undefended and being attacked by others.

During this reorganization, all [-] navy recruits in the new camp were integrated into active service. Some of the elite and innocent former puppet Qi navy officers and soldiers captured in Yexian, Huangxian and Mouping were also selected and joined Xingxian. In the Han League Navy.

Eventually, the number of naval officers reached 7000.

(End of this chapter)