Chapter Twenty-Five: The Eager Liu Renliang The firepower of armed merchant ships is full of deterrence in the eyes of other fleets, but for Li Zhen, who has a warship, he can't look down on it at all, even if it is a fifth-level warship, it is not something that an armed merchant ship can compete.
Although the fourth- and fifth-class battleships are not as good as the third-class battleships and cannot carry out ocean-going voyages, they are also warships armed to the teeth after all, and if they are protected by the fleet, it is still no problem to make two turns in the South China Sea.
Back at the Yue Wang's Mansion, Li Zhen saw Liu Renliang waiting in front of the door at first sight.
This year's Liu Renliang is in his forties, and his face is full of beard and tea, probably because he has been at sea for a long time, his skin is extremely rough by the sea breeze, and he looks even older.
Liu Renliang came to Yuezhou a few days ago, he has been practicing for so long in Dengzhou, he has learned everything he should learn, it's time to pull it out and slip away, just when the third-level battleship on Yuezhou's side was completed, Li Zhen transferred him back.
"Righteousness, why did you come back so soon?"
When Li Zhen saw Liu Renliang, she couldn't help but smile and asked, "Didn't you go to see your fleet?"
Why did you come back so soon?
” Liu Renliang said anxiously: "Don't talk about this yet, Your Highness, how is my battleship?"
Did the launch go smoothly?
Did you encounter any difficulties?
” "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"Can I not be in a hurry?"
Liu Renliang said anxiously: "This is my fleet, I'm not in a hurry, who is in a hurry?"
” "Since you're anxious about your fleet, why don't you follow me to see for yourself?"
Li Zhen laughed and said: "You didn't go to pull you over before, but now you are so anxious, why are you suffering?"
” "Battleships are important, but fleets are also important."
Liu Renliang said firmly: "After all, it is the first time for my subordinates to go to such a far place, everything is ready to be replenished, how can I do it if I don't personally check it?"
Let's not talk about this for a while, what about the battleship?
” The more anxious Liu Renliang was, the more Li Zhen wanted to tease him, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but spread his hands and said, "How do I know about the situation of the battleship?"
This time I went to preside over the launching ceremony, the battleship has just been launched for sea trials, what is the situation, it will take a while to give feedback, how can I know now?
” "Huh?"
Liu Renliang was immediately disappointed, although he was already in his forties, his experience was said to be far above Li Zhen, and it was impossible to be deceived by Li Zhen according to the situation, but as the saying goes, if you care, you will be chaotic, and now he is thinking about the matter of the Zonghai-class battleship, where is he in the mood to distinguish the truth from the falsehood in Li Zhen's words?
"Okay, I'm kidding you."
Seeing Liu Renliang's disappointed look, Li Zhen laughed even more: "Don't tease you, you can rest assured about the situation of the battleship, the situation is okay at present, although there may be a little problem in the future, but overall it is still very good, there should be no major problems." ” "Whew!
Then I'm relieved.
Liu Renliang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, please don't hang people's appetites like this in the future."
Do you know?
At that moment, I really wanted to beat you up. ” "Uh......
Forget it, let's not talk about it.
Li Zhen smiled and changed the subject: "Didn't you just say that you went to see the replenishment of the fleet?"
Why is it back now?
” "Originally, my subordinates were not at ease, but I saw Old Man Luo at the dock, and he was much more experienced than me, so I came back."
"Is Luohan born?"
Li Zhen suddenly remembered that after he came to Lingnan, he was indeed such a person, he was an old sailor, and he was a navigator with rich experience in navigation, he had been crawling in the waves all his life, and he had even led the fleet to Srivijaya in the farthest place, and he should be regarded as a more outstanding navigator in this part of the South China Sea.
At that time, because he did not have enough ships, he opened an ocean academy for him, and asked him to select talents in the Wentian Academy to help him train navigators.
Unexpectedly, he had just brought the fleet here, and the old man took the initiative to run over by himself, which shows his desire to go to sea.
"That's right, with him, there's really nothing to do with you."
Li Zhen said with a smile, Luo Hansheng is an old sailor, although the tactical command of the fleet battle formation may be far inferior to Liu Renliang, but after all, he has run the sea all his life, and he is much stronger than Liu Renliang on the sea, and he knows exactly what to put on the ship and what to want.
"So, when will the warships arrive?"
Liu Renliang asked.
"Do you still expect to take the longitudinal sea class this time?"
Li Zhen glanced at him and said: "The Zonghai class has just been launched, and it will take at least three months to complete the sea trials, and after three months to confirm that the battleship is fine, it will be the time for the Zonghai class to really start construction, but you will have the first voyage in seven days at most, and when you come back, it is estimated that the Zonghai class should have just completed the sea trials, so don't think about this in a short time." ” The reason why I say this is not how unkind Li Zhen is, Liu Renliang just came to Yuezhou not long before he let his family go to sea.
But time waits for no one, he has been waiting for more than ten years, and now he has finally waited for the big ship in his mind to be successfully manufactured, and he can't wait for a moment.
Especially now is November, the hot summer and autumn have just passed, although the sea is not calm, but like the summer three or five days to come once a typhoon is gone, this is undoubtedly a very important condition for the Tang Dynasty that has just developed by shipping, whether it is a voyage or return, you can avoid typhoon weather very reasonably, and there is undoubtedly a greater guarantee in safety.
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If you leave too late, you will be cured for more than half a year, and you will not be worried when you go, but the return of the fleet is likely to coincide with the summer, which is the peak period of typhoons.
In the face of typhoons, no matter how large your fleet is, it will disappear in an instant, and it is lucky to be able to leave one or two small sampans behind - especially in ancient times, there were no satellites, and there were no effective means of forecasting, let alone a typhoon of the caliber of Hurricane Katrina, even if it encountered the smallest typhoon of the caliber of sail age......
Hehe......
Therefore, whether it is for your own urgent mood or for safety, going to sea in winter is the best choice. “…… The subordinates did not ask about the longitudinal sea class. ” Liu Renliang smiled bitterly: "Of course, my subordinates know that it is impossible for a third-level battleship to equip the navy in a short period of time, so my subordinate is asking about a fourth-level battleship, didn't you say it, Your Highness?"
I want to equip my subordinates with ten fourth-class warships, but my subordinates looked around the beach just now, and it seems that they only saw merchant ships, not a single warship. ”