Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1014 Oceanic Fleet
"Wind direction 230, wind force 4..."

Several staff officers around the site reported changes in wind direction and speed at any time.

The navigator holds a small flag to indicate the position of the ship, and judges the speed of the ship and the essentials of sailing according to the wind speed at this time.

The gunner holds a long bamboo pole in his hand. The length of the bamboo pole is almost the same as the direct shooting distance of the naval gun scaled down. When it is necessary to shoot curvedly, he has to take the bamboo pole to the vicinity to draw the range of firepower, and then draw an estimated hit rate. number.

The chief mate took the "chart" and notebook to record at any time.

Ming Qiu sometimes walked along with the queue, and sometimes stood outside the arena and thought while watching.There are blue troops playing pirates or officers rushing over from the sidelines, sometimes three or two, sometimes a large group, and sometimes forming an encirclement and interception from different directions...

These people are all authentic pirates, and they put up various formations according to the habits of pirates back then. The "fleet" led by Ming Qiu has to find the most effective way to deal with various battlefield conditions.

Li Di craned his neck with great interest to watch the tactical drill from the sidelines, and there were a few veterans standing around watching the excitement.One of them is Mingqiu's son Minglang -- seeing his father's serious and cheerful expression, his expression is both happy and helpless.

His father's desire to make a name for himself at sea was quite understandable to a son--even though he was not interested in it at all.However, sitting on a [-]-ton "self-produced ship" emitting black smoke, we still have to go to war.He was really worried.Minglang, the elder, was a bit half-hearted, and didn't really like the feeling of absolute confidence and conceit that filled the Senate.In his view, the industrial system established by the entire Senate is a system that is a collection of counterfeit and shoddy products.It's full of knockoffs—including their current political system and organizational system, especially so.

His father was going to command a counterfeit navy full of fake and inferior products to go out to fight. Of course, as a son, he was very worried.

However, this matter cannot be left to him, nor can it be Li Mei.

Minglang had already received the document about this appointment a week ago—based on his past years of experience in organizational departments, he quickly discovered that this appointment violated organizational procedures, or in other words, did not conform to the principle of "ruling the country by law."

The separation of the Naval People's Commissariat and the Naval Military Command was the original intention of the Second General Assembly to separate military, political and military orders, and it was a measure for the civilian government to control military power.It does not mean that the people's commissar must be a non-military civilian; but the head of the military and political department should not assume the post of military order in any case.

Since his father's position as a People's Commissar of the Navy, concurrently serving as an admiral of the High Seas Fleet, which is a military order, is obviously a violation of the rules.In the engine operation, even if he needs to rely on his professional skills, he should be given a consulting position such as the chief consultant of the fleet.Those who are really in charge of military orders must be professional soldiers who are not involved in military affairs.

So he immediately met with Wen Desi and asked him what the problem was.

Wen Desi proposed a compromise plan: Ming Qiu's naval people's commissar could be removed from his post first, and then he could be appointed as the fleet admiral.After Operation Engine, he was relieved from the fleet and reappointed as People's Commissar of the Navy.Shi Minglang said that although this plan conforms to the organizational process, it seems very far-fetched.Furthermore, after the end of the engine operation, he was reappointed immediately-it seemed too rash for the appointment and dismissal of the position.

"Furthermore, the procedures for dismissal and then appointment are too cumbersome—" Minglang said cautiously, "Although the People's Commissars of the Army and Navy are not directly elected, their dismissal and appointment must be approved by the Standing Committee of the Senate." The leader didn't take this plan seriously, but the leader said it was about the same.

"We are now in the initial stage of creation, and some things can be delegated, so don't be too tight." Chen Haiyang proposed another plan, "It is better to appoint Mr. Ming as the general counsel, and stipulate that the command authority should be delegated when the admiral is absent..."

Specifically, Li Di is also the admiral of the fleet. Of course, Li Di has no command ability, and he is actually in command.Because it is just appointed as the general counsel, there is no need to be promoted to such a high level, and the procedures are much simpler,

However, the idea of ​​appointing the general counsel aroused Chen Haiyang's objection—after all, fighting a war as a general counsel and fighting a war as a commander-in-chief are completely different concepts.After all, the honor belongs to the commander, not to the advisor.Just as the Dien Bien Phu victory was organized and directed by the Chinese advisory group, Chen Geng played a decisive role, but the final honor belonged to Vo Nguyen Giap.

"Going to war with Ming's current status and status is nothing more than trying to make a name for himself. Ming is already in his early sixties, and he will not have more opportunities than us young people in the future." Chen Haiyang continued to insist.

"I'm afraid this matter can't be avoided." Wen Desi said, "I see it this way: the flag of Ming Qiu will be hung on the flagship."

Chen Haiyang felt that this was the only way to go—it was very clear that he would not agree to the plan of first dismissal and then appointment anyway.

"I also agree with this arrangement." Wen Desi said, "But this matter still needs to be discussed at the meeting before it can be decided."

He continued: "I heard that the navy named the fleet the High Seas Fleet?"

Chen Haiyang nodded and said, "We do have this plan, but it hasn't been formally finalized yet. In addition, we don't plan to organize the fleet headquarters for the time being - we lack enough officers. It's just a name. The specific organization..."

"It doesn't matter how you organize it," Wen Desi interrupted him, "The name High Seas Fleet is too unlucky-you forgot the rainbow in Pascal Bay? I think it should be called Ocean Fleet."

Chen Haiyang thinks this trivial matter is worth asking yourself.However, if you think about it carefully, the name High Seas Fleet is really unlucky. The engine operation is the navy's first large-scale sea operation. It is only natural for Mr. Wen to want to seek luck.

On September 1631, 9, it was already dawn at Saintes Bay in the north of Hong Kong Island, and the sun was slanting towards D-Day, and the fleet under the Senate was concentrated to the greatest extent after D-Day.

The anchorage of the navy is located in Causeway Bay, which is located in the central bay of Hong Kong Island, very close to the west exit waterway of Virgin Bay.

Around the anchorage of Causeway Bay are many hilly islands, most of which are deserted islands, scattered with some fishing villages.Now, these fishing villages have been relocated.Observation posts are set up on small islands in key locations to monitor the surrounding sea and land.From the sea, you can see the Venus flag flying on the Qiqi Mountain - that is the fort that has just been completed.

From the bay, you can see the huge Hong Kong Fortress at the Central Pier—even though it is called a commercial station, the huge square castle-shaped building and the cannons on the corner fort all declare a clear force.

The anchorage at Causeway Bay is large enough to accommodate the entire Senate Navy and is far from the merchant shipping lanes.This is the standby anchorage for the newly established Oceanic Fleet.Since Operation Engine began, the newly formed Oceanic Fleet Command has relocated here from Lingao.

On the red water drum at the anchorage, there is the flagship of the Rear Admiral, the general adviser of the Oceanic Fleet and acting admiral of the fleet, the 68-ton cruiser Lichun.Through the radio transmitter on the ship, you can directly communicate with Bopu's Admiralty.Around the "Lichun", there are [-] ships of various types and a large number of small boats, accounting for most of the main surface forces of the Ocean Fleet.

The First Fleet under the direct command of Rear Admiral Ming Qiu included the cruiser Lichun, which formed the main force of the fleet with the four first-class gunboats of Shudian, Yufeng, Chenglang, and Yangbo.

The Beginning of Spring is in the center, surrounded by four first-class gunboats, and other ships are moored on the outside, which is to protect the main battleship from the enemy's sudden attack.They are: 3rd, 5th, 13th, 14th Special Boat Squadrons.Each squadron has 4 spy boats.

All spy boat squadrons participating in the engine operation have been refurbished, and all ships with a standard displacement of less than 200 tons have been eliminated and replaced with larger tonnage ships.Due to the rush of time, the artillery on the ship has not yet been modified.However, the level of equipment and the condition of the ships are even better than those in the Battle of the Pearl River Estuary.

The flagship of the Second Fleet, the first-class gunship Zhenyang and its subordinate first-class gunboats Nongchao, Daishuang and second-class gunship Fubo, were moored not far from the First Fleet.In addition to these four main battleships, there are another 5 squadrons of spy boats under its command.

At their outermost periphery, there are four H800 converted sail-steam engine hybrid fast coal carriers: Haifeng, Haiyu, Haikang and Haifu.They will accompany the fleet to perform maritime coal supply missions when necessary.

这是发动机行动的海军主力，在主力的北面，停泊着海岸警备队司令部指挥的21艘单桅和双桅巡逻艇；第一航洋杆雷艇大队的16艘杆雷艇；第一输运船团EMS号及其所属的24艘H800和谐轮。第二输运船团的33艘杂式运输船
This huge light-black fleet dropped anchor quietly, and every ship was preparing to sail.Coal and supplies were filled at the naval port, so that the water line was kept low.On the entire anchorage, only the navy yellow big hairboats spewing thick smoke from the tall chimneys made the chug sound and came and went frequently.There was no sign of activity on those warships except for the occasional fluttering of the comms signal flag.Despite the silence at the anchorage, people felt that excitement permeated the entire fleet.

Today is the anniversary of D-Day.Three years have passed since the day of landing.The Senate has grown from scratch, and its achievements have been earth-shaking.All are in high spirits.Both veterans and naturalized people are aware that they are engaged in another career.Everyone was sure that it would add a new and glorious page to the Senate.

(End of this chapter)