Chapter 709 Exercise (Part 2)

Seeing that Su Cheng wanted him to talk about the navy's equipment, Mu De did not refuse.

He nodded, and then began to talk about the composition of the navy under his command.

"The navy under my command has a total of 520 warships and 20,679 soldiers."

"Currently, the Empire has four types of warships, and my fleet is also composed of these four types of warships."

"Ship No. 1 is the main ship of our fleet. It is made of 'iron wood', a specialty of the west. It is extremely hard and strong. It has four decks and is specially used to ram enemy ships. The flagship of the fleet, the Hyperion, is the model of Ship No. 1."

"There are 50 Ship No. 1, which is the main ship."

"Ship No. 2 is smaller and is mostly used for close combat and chasing the enemy. There are 150 ships in total."

"Ship No. 3 is a sentry ship, the smallest ship, specially used for patrolling and searching for the enemy. There are 50 ships in total."

"Ship No. 4 is a transport ship, used to transport food and supplies and to accommodate logistics personnel such as military doctors. Although they are not ships specifically used for fighting, when the war is tense, the transport ships can be slightly modified and used as No. 2 warships specifically for close combat. "

"The number of No. 4 ships is the largest, with a total of 270 ships. "

"The number of transport ships in my fleet is not enough to send most of the troops of the Michael Knights to the rear of the Holy Xilan Empire, so the central government has now issued a national mobilization and recruited all the craftsmen who can be recruited in the country to urgently build a transport fleet sufficient to transport most of the troops of the Michael Knights. "

"According to the current progress, by the beginning of September this year, the transport fleet sufficient to transport most of the troops of the Michael Knights and their necessary supplies will be completely built and docked at the port of Lot. "

After listening to Mude's words, many people present were excited.

Although everyone present did not understand naval construction and naval warfare, and therefore did not understand whether a naval force of this scale was strong or weak, after listening to Mude's words, they only felt that it seemed very powerful.

There are 520 warships, although some of them are logistical ships without combat capability, but they sound very strong.

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On the second day after the welcoming banquet, Su Cheng decided to rush to Port Lot to inspect the naval forces.

He is now the commander-in-chief of the "Northern Great Turn" operation, so it is reasonable to inspect the troops participating in this operation.

Now the situation on the northern front is in a stalemate, and the two armies are staring at each other, fighting a war of food and soldiers that will not end until an unknown time, so Su Cheng dares to leave Avalon Fortress boldly.

However, even if the Xilan army suddenly attacks Avalon Fortress in a large scale while he is away, Su Cheng is not afraid.

Su Chengcheng is in charge of his subordinates, believing that even if he is not in the fortress, his subordinates will definitely withstand the fierce attack of the Xilan army until he comes back.

After Su Cheng temporarily handed over all the affairs of the Knights of Michael and the northern front to Willy, he was relieved to rush to Port Lot with Mud and Blaise.

Port Lot is a rare year-round ice-free port. It is a large commercial port, a military port, and one of the main bases of the Imperial Navy.

In order to prevent the intrusion of spies, the Imperial Navy blocked Port Lot after it arrived,

preventing any ordinary people and ordinary ships from approaching.

The people living here are accustomed to this and don't find it strange.

Because Port Lot is one of the main bases of the Imperial Navy, fleets have always stopped here from time to time, and then started routine exercises and training.

After the navy stopped at Port Lot and started exercises and training, the port would be blocked to prevent spies from stealing information about the navy.

The previous blockade lasted for a long time, and the longest blockade lasted for a full month.

In order to weaken the suspicion of the people and strengthen the blockade effect of the port, the Northern Territory General Administration lied to the outside world that the infrastructure of Port Lot was in disrepair, so it was necessary to start large-scale replacement and repair, and it would be blocked for a long time.

The Northern Territory General Administration also put a circle of black cloth around the port of Lot, and transported many building materials and facilities into the port of Lot, making it look like they were really going to overhaul the port of Lot.

Thanks to various "deceptions", the people and spies of the enemy country really thought that the Imperial Navy was stationed here again and started routine exercises and overhauling the port.

For the blockade of Lot Port, ordinary people just felt accustomed to it and didn't care, but it was hard for those sea merchants.

After arriving at Lot Port, where no ordinary people or ordinary ships were allowed to approach, Su Cheng finally saw the Empire's naval fleet.

Even someone like Su Cheng who was used to seeing big scenes couldn't help but show surprise when he saw this huge fleet for the first time.

The fleet composed of hundreds of warships was endless, and this picture was full of impact and deterrence.

Su Cheng came to Port Lot this time to inspect the naval forces, so he didn't waste much time. After arriving at the port, Su Cheng immediately asked Mud and Blaise to take him to the ships of the fleet to check the equipment of each ship.

Flagship, No. 1 warship (main battleship, mostly used for ramming), No. 2 warship (mostly used for close combat), No. 3 warship (sentry ship), No. 4 warship (transport ship) - Su Cheng boarded the deck of each type of ship to check their equipment.

After roughly checking the fleet's equipment, Su Cheng asked Mud and Blaise to drive the fleet out of the port and start the sea exercise.

To review the troops, the best way is to see the results of the exercise.

The flagship of the fleet is Ship No. 1, and the battleship number is - Hyperion.

Because it is the flagship, the materials and workmanship used are exquisite, which are not comparable to ordinary Ship No. 1. The whole ship is a circle larger than the ordinary Ship No. 1.

After Su Cheng boarded the Hyperion and the warships were ready to sail, the fleet secretly sailed out of the port and began the exercise in a remote sea area.

With 30 small rafts as imaginary enemies, Mud and Blaise commanded the fleet and showed Su Cheng various naval tactics.

The transport ship detached to the rear, the sentry ship advanced to search for the enemy, the No. 2 warship launched the boarding tactic close to the enemy, and the No. 1 warship, as the main battleship, assembled into an impact formation to collide with the enemy's ship formation...

After watching the navy's sea exercise, Su Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

The combat power of the navy exceeded his imagination.

Both the equipment and the exercise effect exceeded Su Cheng's expectations.

Su Cheng was still very worried about the combat power of the navy at the beginning.

After all, the navy has always been unpopular, and the empire has never attached importance to the construction of the navy.

So Su Cheng was very worried that the navy was a bunch of mud that could only fight pirates...

But fortunately - Mud and Blaise, as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief of the navy, did not sit there and do nothing.

The two of them managed and built their fleets well.

Thanks to their ability, the navy fleet has the appearance of an army and is fully capable of participating in the "Northern Great Turn" operation! There is hope to defeat the Northern Navy of Bishui Port!