Rebirth of South America as King

In the southern port of Xinjing, three newly-painted iron armored ships docked at the front of the port, followed by wooden battleships and gunboats.

The naval formation ceremony was held as scheduled. Li Mingyuan wore a special navy white dress and rode among a group of senior officers.

There are soldiers standing in the open space on the shore of the harbour. Two hundred and fifty navy officers and soldiers are lined up in five neat squares. They are led by a group of young naval officers and wait for the arrival of the navy.

"Treading." More than ten guard soldiers rode into the naval camp with their heads high. Nathan officers such as Chen Sen and Feng Guoan immediately stood tall and stood upright, looking away from the gate of the camp.

First, the guard officers and soldiers who entered the naval camp were divided into two columns, instead of the navy soldiers on duty at the door, riding on the sides of the gate, more than 300 guard officers and soldiers were stationed in order to defend the camp, and then the senior military and political officer of South Rio Grande led by Li Mingyuan. Start entering the camp.

A group of officers marched to the central area of ​​the barracks, waiting for the neat salute of Chen Sen and others to express their welcome to Li Mingyuan, a naval commander.

The Chinese army is extremely short of naval talents. The highest ranks of naval officers such as Chen Sen who are promoted are just lieutenant colonels. As a technical arm of the navy, the commander's position is not ordinary young officers. As a result, after careful consideration, Li Mingyuan himself became the commander of the navy, with both the army and the navy grasping it.

Although Li Mingyuan attended the inauguration ceremony of the navy as commander of the navy this time, his rank is not part of the naval system.

Under the current system of military and maritime ranks, the highest rank awarded to a general is major general. Li Mingyuan, as the monarch of Rio Grande do Sul and the commander of the two armies, ranks as a marshal tailored for him.

The rank of in-service military officer until the admiral, the marshal's military rank is dedicated to the monarch, in terms of practical use, it is more like an honorary title.

Chen Sen and others made military salutes, walked quickly to Li Mingyuan, and said respectfully: "All naval officers and soldiers are here, waiting for the commander to review!"

"Let's get started!" Li Mingyuan returned a military salute and said.

The order was issued, and the navy soldiers who were ready to begin the armed exercise immediately.

The three iron armored ships docked at the port started the power plant. Dense black steam and smoke were emitted from the chimney. The Chaoyang observation tower raised the battle flag. The three iron armored ships quickly set up a combat formation and rushed towards the exercise target on the sea surface of the port. .

The target ship was served by an abandoned sail ship. The sails on the ship were all deployed. After the drill order was issued, the soldiers near the abandoned ship immediately unlocked the reins of the fixed ship. The ship was driven by the wind on the sea and sailed downwind. .

On the Chaoyang, the Prussian officer Hans, who was the commander of the exercise, stood in the command room with a telescope and ordered loudly: "Left full rudder, two cars in two, target enemy ship to the left!"

"Full rudder left, two cars in two, target enemy ship to the left!"

The commander repeated the command aloud, and at the same time operated the rudder stock to correct the course of the armored ship.

Both vehicles of Chaoyang started to move, the cornering speed accelerated, and they were getting closer and closer to the target warship ahead.

"Target enemy warship, range 1200, 20 to the right, one reload, one calibration gun,"

"Target enemy warship, distance 1200, 20 to the right, one reload, one calibration gun."

The sailor on duty repeated the order, and the main gunners on both sides of the battleship quickly reloaded the shells.

"Ready, ask for order!"

"put!"

"Let's go!" The cannon pulled down the bolt, and a loud boom sounded in the sea, and the shell fell into the water not far from the abandoned warship.

"Target the enemy ship ahead, distance 1130, 20 to the right, reload, 7 rounds, ready!"

Hans corrected the position of the abandoned warship and gave a loud command.

The rushing battle order echoed on the Chaoyang. Dozens of gunners quickly reloaded the shells. After the shells were refilled, Hans ordered the abandoned warship to be broken into two pieces in a round of salvo artillery and quickly sank into the water.

The navy's first performance was a success. Within half an hour, all six drill ships were sunk, and two of them were sunk by the Chaoyang.

The Chaoyang and Dawn suffered minor injuries during the battle of the Jovian Sea, and returned to the fleet after repairing for one and a half months, while the other iron armored ship was a heavily wounded battleship captured in the Paraguayan war, and was repaired by Prussian mechanics for two months. It was listed in the Navy sequence a few days ago and was named the Victory by Li Mingyuan.

The main naval forces to be established include the Chaoyang, Liming, and Victory three iron armored ships, ten wooden warships of more than 1,500 tons, and fifteen gunboats. And supporting twenty-five troop carriers, supply ships, patrol ships,

Hundreds of large and small vessels seized by the Chinese troops, except for the aforementioned vessels which remained as the main naval vessels of the navy,

The Caribbean Fleet and the Inland Fleet were divided into more than 70 ships, 90 ships with a tonnage of more than 500 tons after carrying out the transport mission, and more than 50 ocean-going ships purchased from other countries. The scale of the establishment of the South Rio Grand Ocean Shipping Company is mainly responsible for the task of transporting Chinese immigrants. At the same time, when the airboat sails, it carries the goods produced in South America and sells them to merchants in the Nanyang region, and then sells them to other regions as middlemen.

When the Chinese navy division was at its strongest, it had more than 150 small and large ships. After the reorganization of the army, the main fleet had less than 40 ships.

Steam power is widely used in the marine industry. Gasoline-powered electric motors will also soon develop in the next few decades. The role of wooden warships is getting smaller and smaller, so Li Mingyuan tried hard to disagree and replace most of the wooden The battleship eliminated the naval forces.

The eliminated wooden warships were not directly used for immigration transportation. Instead, they were retrofitted at a civil shipyard near the Xinjing port, and steam engines were installed as a power system to increase the speed of ships.

The exercise of the three naval fleets dominated by ironclad ships was completed. Hans and some naval officers and men disembarked in turn and reported to Li Mingyuan the exercise.

After returning from Colonel West, Hans remained in Rio Grande do Sul as a Chinese army instructor. Two months ago, Prussian experts and the regiment arrived in Rio Grande do Sul and brought domestic news. The Prussian government allowed the regiment to privately Join the Chinese army as their status, and their treatment is the responsibility of the Chinese army ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Prussia allows officers of the Army Corps to join the Chinese army. Li Mingyuan sent people to negotiate with them. Most of the more than two hundred Prussian officers were captains. Only a few Prussian staff and the newly promoted Hans were majors. Although the ranks of officers in the officer group are not high, the formal military education they receive in the Prussian army is urgently needed by the Chinese troops. In order for them to truly serve the Chinese troops, Li Mingyuan not only issued excellent military treatment, but also encouraged them to join the National Defense Forces. , Give them good housing and additional military subsidies.

Under the guise of Li Mingyuan's use of money and various conditions, three-quarters of the officers in the regiment promised to join the Chinese army in a private capacity, and Hans was among them.

Li Mingyuan first affirmed Hans' performance in face to face, and then received a letter of commission from the escort, saying positively: "Major Hans, in view of your outstanding performance during the training and command of the naval forces, I am the commander of the Navy in South Rio Grande. Status grants you the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in Rio Grande do Sul as Commander of the Second Fleet. "

"Observe, Your Majesty!" Hans took the appointment letter solemnly with the traditional and stable character of Prussian soldiers. At the same time, Li Mingyuan took out a colonel epaulette to replace the major epaulette of Hans' shoulder.

After issuing the commissions to Hans, Li Mingyuan successively appointed new positions of naval officers such as Chen Sen and Feng Guoan. Chen Sen was promoted to the next rank, with the rank of lieutenant colonel, responsible for commanding the first fleet of Chaoyang and Liming. And the second fleet consisting of the Victory and some wooden warships was in charge of Hans, Feng Guoan was officially the commander of the Marine Corps and the rank of lieutenant colonel.

After the ceremony was completed, Li Mingyuan personally announced the establishment of the South Rio Grande Navy. From this day, the National Defense Force officially has the combat forces of the two forces, a major step in the development of the South American Chinese.