Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 140 Navy

Strictly speaking, the Ministry of the Navy is not an organization officially recognized by the Executive Committee. It is the Fishery Production Group and the Bopu Port Area on the official organization list.They are respectively affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Civil Affairs.According to the official division of labor, one is mainly engaged in fishery production and maritime transportation, while the other is responsible for managing various affairs in the Bopu camp, including regular maintenance of ships moored in the port.

However, after the private lobbying activities of some ex-naval personnel and some naval enthusiasts, the two departments have recently shown a tendency to merge. It was clear to those in positions that this merger was inevitable.

Unlike the various departments that are enclosing land and building houses one after another, people in the navy look down on red brick buildings with brick and wood structures. What they like most is the baroque naval building. Before such a house could not be built, Fengchenglun became this Office of the informal Admiralty.

The ship Fengcheng has completed its historical mission since the day it dropped anchor on D-day.It can only be anchored in the harbor until the traversers re-establish the oil industry.The ship is well taken care of - this ship has modern navigation equipment: radar, compass, nautical clock... It will play a vital role in the future sea power of the traverser.In the most dangerous situations, it can also be used to escape a way out.

All kinds of furniture, equipment, materials and tools available on board were successively disassembled for use on land.Unused cabins are sealed and locked. A large ship is a complicated world. Without enough manpower to take care of it, it is impossible to leave many blind spots that cannot be seen.

For the Admiralty, the comfort and convenience on board the ship was unmatched on land.Although the generator has been limited to meet the most basic energy needs, it is more than enough to supply office and domestic electricity.The marine high-power radio can easily contact all ships going to sea.There are comfortable bedrooms, separate bathrooms, and well-equipped kitchens on board, which are different from those who eat salted fish, smoked fish, and dried fish all day long. There is a cold storage on board, and fresh fish can be eaten in the kitchen on board. More than enough for even sashimi.Ice cubes are also produced continuously, all kinds of fruit shaved ice are not worth mentioning, and ice cream can be made with the milk powder brought.It is said that Mr. Wen, who prefers the navy, has inspected the Fengcheng ship many times, and he is full of praise for the ice cream and sashimi.

The main task currently undertaken by the unofficial Admiralty is still fishing.There used to be some fishermen living in Bopu. After the travelers took over here, they fled one after another. However, this is a traditional fishing ground in Lingao after all. The fishermen who lost the fishing ground fell into a near-bankrupt situation. In the end, the fisherman had to come forward and cross Negotiating with the investors, they are willing to pay a part of the fishery production in exchange for the convenience of fishing here.Trekkers agreed: They could use less fishing boats, less diesel and less motorcycle hours.The two parties have reached a fishing agreement. Fishing boats in the surrounding areas of Bopu will be divided at a rate of 2:8. For the catches owned by fishermen, those who pass through have the right to buy first according to the purchase price of the fishing pen, and those who pass through have the right to use Various means of payment: materials, food, commodities, and money are all available.At the same time, the fishing boats of the traversers can still fish by themselves.

Soon, this fishing hegemony extended to all fishing boats fishing in this sea area. Any fishing boat willing to follow this rule must go to Bopu to collect a red pennant as a mark.In order to ensure the implementation of this policy, the navy dispatches a fishing vessel to patrol the fishing area every day, while fishing and monitoring the fishing.One is to ensure that no fishing boat conceals its production and receives shipments at sea, and the other is to expel ships without flags.

"We have become Yuba now." Standing on the berth of the "Yu 1" ship, Chen Haiyang glanced at the fishing boats operating in the surrounding waters, and remembered the image of Yuba in the comic strips he read when he was a child.When I was young, my heart was aroused with extreme resentment and hatred for this unfair system, and it also vaguely planted admiration for the People's Liberation Army.This is probably the most original motivation for him to become a naval officer in the future.

At this time, he is maintaining this unjust system, and he is also one of the initiators of this system.The world is so strange sometimes.

"What's wrong with Yuba? The catch rate keeps increasing, and Wu Nanhai shut up! If this continues, it's only a matter of time before our navy is recognized." Li Di stood beside him happily, without any sense of guilt—this After a fat man who was an electronic engineer was a beggar and got into the Admiralty, he proclaimed himself a naval engineer, and spent every day beating in a shed, and didn't show it to anyone. In fact, everyone knew that there was a small The steam engine—a steam engine kit bought from abroad, but this machine has not been operating normally since it was landed.

Chen Haiyang did not continue this topic.Since D-Day, regardless of the political orientation among the time travellers, utilitarianism has basically gained the upper hand, and what is beneficial to the time travelers is good-in the first place, right and wrong are largely determined by where the buttocks sit.

In the distance, a large fishing boat is opening its sails and heading west. This is "Dengyingzhou", and it is carrying out its third shipping mission.Since the first trip to Guangzhou, the ship has hardly stopped, and a large number of urgently needed materials for the industrial sector have been brought back from Guangzhou.Yu 1 is responsible for protecting it in the waters near Bopu, but it's up to them to go there.Chen Haiyang sighed: the modernization of the navy without a material foundation will still have limited effect.

"Attention! 3 nautical miles ahead, three large fishing boats were found without flags!" Lelin, the lookout post, suddenly shouted.He is a Hong Kong native and an avid military enthusiast, especially the navy. After arriving in the navy, he wears a civilian version of the U.S. navy uniform every day.

"Turn the rudder, heading 120. Go forward two, lean up." Chen Haiyang issued an order, and Yu 1, which was originally running at a slow speed, turned over the bow and headed towards the fishing boat.

This kind of random inspection used to happen several times a day. As more and more fishing boats were confiscated, fishing boats fishing without flags became less and less, and almost disappeared. This time, three boats appeared at once. Chen Haiyang was somewhat puzzled. :

"Sound the battle alarm and prepare to jump for inspection!"

As the alarm bell rang on the ship, more than 30 people on the fishing boat quickly took their positions, put on their helmets and fireproof combat uniforms—in this era of naval battles along the coast of China, arson is a common means of attack.Arms at the ready.Yu 1 does not have heavy weapons such as artillery, and the most basic firepower equipment is to rely on sailors to fire salvos with SKS rifles.However, there has been a slight improvement recently. Although the Ministry of Industry lacks metal materials, there are still a lot of things like wood, bamboo rattan, and animal skins.In addition, Lin Shenhe, who claims to have played with all weapons except the atomic bomb, joined, and quickly copied several Ballistas according to the information.

The so-called Ballista is the most successful large-scale mechanical crossbow in the ancient Roman era, and it is also the most famous mechanical crossbow in the world. Strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as a crossbow. Twisted springs accumulated on both sides. Ballista has a nickname: shieldpiercer (shield piercer), the giant arrow it fires can easily pierce any known shield and armor.A qualified Ballista has a killing range of up to 500 meters, and can penetrate a homogeneous plank with a thickness of about two inches within 200 meters.And it can launch a variety of weapons, including arrows, javelins, stone bombs, incendiary bombs and so on.In the ancient Roman army in its heyday, each legion was equipped with more than 50 Ballistas.

The structure of the mechanical crossbow used by the Crossing Navy is the same as that of the Ballista in ancient Rome, and it is even worse—the best Ballista in ancient Rome uses a lot of steel and bronze components, which is not as stingy as the crossing crowd, so This time-traveled Ballista is a bit bulkier than the real original.A little more advanced is that it has a 360-degree rotating turntable, and there is a low gun profile on the turntable, which can give the shooter some basic protection.

Yu 1 is equipped with two such mechanical crossbows, one on the front and rear decks.Several experimental shootings by the Navy on the sea proved that if you fire at a distance of 500 meters, whether you can hit or not depends entirely on luck, and the hit rate is much better when you get close to about 200 meters.

Fortunately, in this era, the ships of various countries on the coastal waters of China are not much better equipped. As long as they pass through the navy and do not get hotheaded, they are ready to rely on mechanical crossbows to dominate the sea. OK.After all, they had better ammunition than the Romans.

"Prepare the No. 2 bomb!" The gunnery commanded.

"The No. 2 bomb is ready!" A large firecracker-like thing was installed on the mechanical crossbow.

Seeing Yu 1 approaching, the three fishing boats turned their sails in a panic, as if they were about to flee. The tweeters on the fishing boats began to play a pre-recorded recording in multiple dialects and Mandarin: order them to lower their sails immediately, accept examine.

After the recording was played, the sails on the fishing boat really fell down, and some people were running around in a panic between the deck and cabins.

"Ready to jump on the boat."

This is something they are already familiar with. The jump team members put on life jackets, each with a pistol and a machete, and stood on the side of the ship, waiting for orders.

"Let's jump." Following the order, the five team members jumped over the side of the ship one by one and landed on the opposite deck. Before they could stand still, the sound of rumbling guns came from their ears.

(End of this chapter)