Qiao Haipeng was standing on the sailboat, frowning and looking at the calm sea. Yesterday the flotilla had just experienced a storm, three ships and the flotilla were separated.

Although the lost ship was contacted by radio, two days have passed now, and the lost ship still has not joined the fleet, which makes Qiao Haipeng very anxious.

Without modern ships, they really can't play with sailboats. If it weren't for experienced Dutch captains like Van Pitt, it wasn't certain that they would have survived this storm.

Since the beginning of the Navy Sailing Internship Program, a qiē has been very smooth. After a month of internship on board, everyone also had a rough grasp of some basic knowledge of sailboats. With the arrival of the second and third groups of Dutch sailors, the number of Dutch sailors hired by the Admiralty also reached more than 500. All ten sailboats were configured.

Qiao Haipeng began to organize the officers and men of the Admiralty, with the help of Dutch captains and sailors, to conduct a sea practice exercise of sailing ships in the waters near Vladivostok.

After several months of continuous training, the officers and men of the Admiralty were taught by hundreds of Dutch sailors to basically master the operation of the sailboat. However, as the weather cools down, the freezing period of Vladivostok is still more than a month away.

For this reason, Qiao Haipeng specially asked Van Bit to know about Tongguò's training this year, and whether the people from the Admiralty could sail the sailboat on an ocean voyage next year.

Van Bit thought for a moment, and then said cautiously, sir, with all due respect, in a calm harbor, or only in the offshore waters as now, you can only learn some basic operations of a sailboat. Only in the vastness of the sea. In the midst of the storm, real captains and sailors can be honed. ”

Listening to Van Pitt's words, Qiao Haipeng's heart suddenly turned cold. The long winter in Vladivostok left the navy to stay ashore and do nothing, which made Qiao Haipeng depressed. He thought about it for a long time and decided to leave Vladivostok this winter with a fleet of sailing boats for a training voyage of several months.

When he told Li Ming and Gao Jianguo about this idea, he was immediately strongly opposed by everyone. However, Qiao Haipeng's attitude was extremely resolute this time, and in the end, after discussion, the Military Commission finally agreed with Qiao Haipeng's opinion.

Gao Jianguo, on behalf of the Military Commission, made demands on him. Be sure to stay safe. Bring back the officers and men of the Admiralty safely. also repeatedly emphasized that Qiao Haipeng was not allowed to make a cameo appearance as a pirate, nor was Qiao Haipeng allowed to go ashore to plunder. And repeatedly reiterated that this is an order.

Li Ming and Gao Jianguo know Qiao Haipeng's pirate plot too well. This time, Qiao Haipeng was ruthless, and he didn't bring a modern warship. So everyone is still worried. After all, relying on a sailboat on a rough sea is indeed dangerous.

Song Tao heard the news that Qiao Haipeng was preparing to go to sea. Running around and running around, I want to follow. But Li Ming and Gao Jianguo slipped away with one ear.

What are you kidding, one has a strong pirate plot, and the other is not afraid of heaven and earth. If Song Tao and Qiao Haipeng are allowed to get together, these two guys who are not afraid of big things may be able to go to Southeast Asia and rob Batavia.

For the sake of safety, Fujita led 200 Japanese daredevils to set off with the fleet, and in case of emergencies, he would give the fleet close combat support. The fleet also brought a large amount of provisions, and all ten sailing ships were well maintained.

At the end of November, all the officers and men of the fleet took advantage of the freezing of the port of Vladivostok to slowly sail away from the Golden Horn with ten sailboats and sail towards the southern seas.

Just as Qiao Haipeng was anxiously waiting for the news, the excited shout of the navigation staff officer suddenly came from behind him: "Commander, three separated ships are converging with us, and it is estimated that they will arrive in the sea area of the fleet in half an hour." ”

Hearing the news, Qiao Haipeng breathed a sigh of relief. It's finally time to catch up, and if you lose these three ships, it will be a lot of fun.

Fan Bit next to him smiled and said to Qiao Haipeng: "Sir, congratulations...... Your fleet will surely become more mature after this storm. ”

Although Fan Bitt's words were a little sycophant, Qiao Haipeng's mood was still good. He turned around and smiled and said to Van Pitt: "Thank you, you have fulfilled your responsibilities during this time, and after returning to the base, I will propose to the Military Commission to make you the captain of the No. 1 sailboat." ”

Van Bit was very excited when he heard this, he bowed slightly, and said respectfully: "Thank you, sir, I will definitely fulfill my responsibility as a captain and make the No. 1 sailboat a sword in your hand." ”

Today's No. 1 sailboat can be said to be no longer what it used to be. After all aspects of the improvement have been completed, it has completely surpassed this era, and now on the ship, there are many things that make Van Bit unbelievable.

Just like the iron box on the ship, if it weren't for this inconspicuous thing, the whole fleet would probably have been scattered in that violent storm last night. However, it was the iron box that kept the fleet in formation. Although in the final stage, because of the storm, the last three ships were still left behind, but through guò, it was able to let those three ships get back again.

Van Bit has thought about it now, and he will follow the company for the rest of his life. The strength of the Far East Company was much stronger than that of the Dutch East India Company, and if he was asked to be the captain of this modified sailing ship, he would also die for it.

After several months of sailing training, the officers and men of the Admiralty and all the recruits were greatly trained. Now many times it is they who operate the sailboats themselves, and the Dutch sailors are on the sidelines.

The ten Dutch captains were also stunned by the ten converted sailboats. In particular, the revolutionary rudder and tiller cable system made them even more astonished, and they were very uncomfortable when they first started to operate.

But after a few days of familiarization, I immediately fell in love with this system, and the originally clumsy Dutch merchant ship had this system, and the handling performance immediately changed dramatically.

There are so many things that shook these Dutch captains and sailors. The transformation of various sail rigging, which originally required a few people's hard work, can now be completed very easily by only two people, and the speed is not a little bit.

Qiao Haipeng learned the news that the three ships were about to arrive. The mood was obviously much better, so I chatted with Van Bit next to me.

"Old Fan, you tell you the truth, what level have we reached after these months of training?"

Van Bit thought for a moment and said, "If you sail normally, there should be no problem, but if you encounter a storm or encounter a naval battle, you are still not competent to sail a ship alone." ”

Qiao Haipeng nodded, he still agreed with Fan Bit's words. This is indeed the case. That's not bad already. After all, it's only been a few months. Moreover, in the future, they will drive a sailing ship, and in case of special weather or naval battles, they can completely rely on the power of steam engines to deal with it.

He smiled and nodded, then turned and walked to the cabin. Van Bit respectfully stepped back. Waiting for Qiao Haipeng to take two steps. He just kept up with Qiao Haipeng.

After entering the cabin. Qiao Haipeng came to the captain's room, sat down at the table, took out a cigarette and threw one to Van Pitt. Then he lit a cigarette and looked at it on the chart.

Fan Bidt took a cigarette and took a puff of beauty, since he joined the Far East Company, he was taught to smoke by a group of ruffians in the Navy, and he smoked quite diligently.

When Van Bit saw the charts on the table, he couldn't take his eyes off it. It was the most detailed and accurate chart he had ever seen. If this chart were to be sold in Europe, it would sell for a sky-high price, and the navies of various countries would be vying to buy it.

Suddenly, the ship's alarm went off. At the same time, a staff officer on duty ran in and said loudly: "Commander, I have received a telegram from the sailing ship No. 8 or 90, and the three ships will make peace with us soon, but they may be targeted by the pirate ship and are approaching them. ”

As soon as Qiao Haipeng heard this, he immediately rushed out of the captain's room and went to the adjacent communication room, where several staff officers were busy. Seeing Qiao Haipeng coming, they all saluted him.

Wu Wei, the deputy captain of the ship, introduced the situation to Qiao Haipeng: "Now the three ships are about to join us, and there are a few ships surrounding them, which may not be professional pirates, but armed merchant ships of foreign devils, these guys may have inadvertently discovered Li Shaojie and their three ships, and they feel that they want to take advantage of them." ”

Qiao Haipeng nodded and said, "Sue the ships are ready to fight, this time we have a deal." Haha......"

With that, he grabbed a steel helmet next to him and put it on his head, then picked up an AK-74 rifle and strode out of the cabin. Qiao Haipeng stood on the deck with his hands behind his back, and Van Bit walked behind him and stood respectfully, smiling: "Sir, the battle will end soon, these pirates can't be our opponents at all." ”

Qiao Haipeng nodded, but he was thinking about something else. This way is all about others thinking about him, paralyzed, even if he is a clay man, he has three points of anger. Thinking of this, he summoned the soldier with the radio on his back, picked up the microphone and said: "Old road, we have been harassed by others several times along the way, we can't always be so passive." ”

"Old Joe, do you still want to fight back, my duty is to look at you, haha...... The Military Council has issued a death order, ordering us not to play guest pirates, let alone go ashore to plunder, you can think about it. ”

Qiao Haipeng scolded with a smile: "Why don't you give me this set, am I good at self-defense." Just allow them to rob me, and we will suffer it again and again, it doesn't make sense. Our location is in the southeastern waters of the Ryukyus, and we are close to the island of Luzon, so do you think these pirates should be in Luzon? ”

Lu Gambo's laughter suddenly came from the microphone: "Haha...... Old Joe, you're exposed now, what do you mean? Don't grind, we can't watch pirates run rampant and let the lives and property of the people here suffer. ”

"Haha...... It's still the same old way, you can talk nonsense. You said that we were going back soon, and we couldn't go home empty-handed. How embarrassing it is to spread this especially well, and it will also damage the reputation of our navy, isn't it, and we are also responsible for the people here to fight piracy? What kind of spirit is this, this is the spirit of internationalism. (To be continued......)

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