The end of the military era

However, because of the previous disastrous defeat of the Zhenwei Navy Fleet, Sun Tong has been removed from the position of Zhenwei Navy Fleet Commander by the Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion.

The new commander of the Zhenwei Navy Fleet will be replaced by a cronies of the current Zhenwei Jiedushi, but this cronies are from the army.

When Zhou Xiaozheng formed the coastal defense fleet, he tried to win over Sun Tong, but was rejected by Sun Tong.

But these years, the Zhou family's relationship with Sun Tong has not been broken. The two offshore gunships Jinlong and Yinlong of the original coastal defense fleet were purchased through Sun Tong's relationship.

In Ganyang City, Sun Tong secretly bought a lot of property, and these properties will also be taken care of by the Zhou family.

This time Sun Tong was dismissed, and he was very dissatisfied with the Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion. After all, the strength of the Zhenwei Navy Fleet was not small compared to the Xiyun Fleet of the Fengwu Army.

You can't blame Sun Tong even if you lose the battle. If Sun Tong hadn't ordered the retreat immediately, the entire Zhenwei Navy fleet might have ceased to exist.

Sun Tong, who was dismissed, then took the initiative to contact the Zhou family and asked if the Zhou family was interested in the two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers purchased by Zhenwei Jiedu Mansion.

After Zhou Rui knew the ins and outs, he couldn't help getting excited, "Father, it's really suitable to buy two Tekken-class ships and two Seahorse-class ships with 600 million silver coins!

I just don't know if Sun Tong is reliable or not? "

The four warships that Zhenwei Town bought from the Flying Leopard Empire were all captured by the Red Tiger Empire.

Two of the Tekken-class all-steel battleships are of the same model as the Jinghai of the Coastal Defense Fleet.

The two Seahorse-class armored cruisers have a full load displacement of 9500 tons and a maximum speed of 22 knots.

拥有3座双联装四十倍口径230毫米主炮，6门四十倍口径150毫米副炮，8门30毫米高射炮，12挺13毫米高射机枪，3具500毫米鱼雷发射管。

The side armor belt is 40 mm to 100 mm, the main deck armor is 45 mm, the main turret armor is 160 mm, and the crew is full of 680 people.

Zhou Xiaozheng pondered for a while and said: "That Sun Tong has some abilities, but he has more problems, especially greedy and lustful, and he is 52 years old this year. I think he wants to rely on these four warships to finally make a fortune. Very likely."

Zhou Rui said without hesitation: "Since that's the case, how can I hand over the 600 million silver coins to that Sun Tong? I'll send someone to pull the silver bricks now!"

Zhou Rui was so straightforward that Zhou Xiaozheng couldn't help but shook his head with a smile, "I really want to know, how big a treasure did you find? Take out 600 million silver coins, just like 600 silver coins!

Sun Tong secretly bought many properties in Ganyang City, and Sun Tong had several relatives in Ganyang City.

As for the matter of giving money, just leave it to Ah Fu to do it. "

"Hey, dad, anyway, as long as things can be solved with money, it's nothing to our Zhou family!"

Chapter 32 Received

While the atmosphere in Ganyang City was still very tense, the two armored cruisers Pinghai and Anhai of the coastal defense fleet quietly left the wharf of Ganyang Military Port on the night of June 6.

At this time, in addition to the original officers and soldiers of the two armored cruisers, Ping Hai and An Hai carried more than [-] officers and soldiers of the Coastal Defense Fleet, including more than [-] pirates who had just joined the Coastal Defense Fleet.

Most of the human pirates under Cui He, the king of hell, escaped from the orc country and are homeless.

More than 1000 human pirates who were captured knew that they could join the coastal defense fleet of Ganyang City, and they would be paid generously every month. They were unwilling.

So except for the dozens of vicious ones picked out by Zhu Shaoqing, the rest of the pirates transformed into soldiers of the Coastal Defense Fleet.

The more than [-] coastal defense fleet officers and soldiers onboard the Pinghai and Anhai were preparing to receive the two Iron Fist and two Seahorse ships.

Zhou Rui followed suit this time. Originally, Zhou Xiaorong strongly opposed Zhou Rui's personal risk taking. To the Coastal Defense Fleet.

In case this is a trap set by the Zhenwei army, Zhou Ruike will be sent to the door by himself.

But Zhou Rui said to Zhou Xiaorong righteously: "Second Uncle, I, the head of the Zhou family, can't always stay behind, I will go to the battlefield after all.

What's more, it's not a war this time, even if something happens, with the speed of Ping Hai and An Hai, they can evacuate safely. "

Standing on the bridge of the Ping Hai, Zhou Rui looked at the dark sea through the observation window, feeling a little uneasy.

What can't be kept in the back all the time, what is going to be on the battlefield after all, it's all false!

The reason why Zhou Rui insisted on coming here in person was because the task bar of the lottery system was refreshed again.

Task: Go and receive four warships in person.Reward a one-star lucky draw card, 10 points

To be honest, because the 1 gold bricks worth 2 million silver coins have not been withdrawn by Zhou Rui, he doesn't care much about the one-star lottery card rewarded by this mission.

But Zhou Rui didn't know what punishment the lottery system would have if he failed to complete the task. Zhou Rui asked the lottery system about this, but the lottery system didn't give a clear answer to this.

Just to remind Zhou Rui that he must work hard to complete all the tasks issued by the system.

It was precisely because of this reminder from the lottery system that Zhou Rui had to take the risk of boarding the Pinghai.

This lottery system, taken from Wei Jie, can be said to be Zhou Rui's biggest reliance after his rebirth. He is unwilling to let the lottery system make any mistakes.

In his last life, Zhou Rui was just a playboy for more than [-] years, and he has been hiding in the Colosseum to feed fierce beasts for more than ten years.

If eating, drinking, having fun or feeding ferocious beasts are also considered skills, Zhou Rui has it. As for the others, he can only hehe.

If there is no lottery system, Zhou Rui may not be able to think of any way to change the crisis facing the Zhou family even with the extra ten years of memory.

Zhou Rui still has a clear understanding of his abilities, so even if he takes some risks, he must complete the task released by the lottery system this time, and not let the lottery system have any accidents.

Cai Mingan, the captain of the Pinghai, saw Zhou Rui's dazed expression, and asked with concern: "Major General, is this your first time boarding a ship? Do you feel unwell?"

Cai Mingan was originally the captain of the iron-ribbed wood-hull ship West Wind of the Coastal Defense Fleet. After Wang Hongchun went to serve as the captain of the all-steel battleship Jinghai, Cai Mingan took over as the captain of the armored cruiser Pinghai.

In the previous battle with the pirates, the light cruiser that Cui He, the king of hell, escaped from was sunk by the Pinghai under the command of Cai Mingan.

Originally, Cai Mingan had a very bad impression of Zhou Rui, a playboy, thinking that Zhou Xiaozheng was severely injured and disabled, and after Zhou Kang died in battle, the Zhou family would sink.

It never occurred to him that after Zhou Rui took power, the strength of the Zhou family began to soar, and he also became the captain of a large armored cruiser.

This caused Cai Mingan's attitude towards Zhou Rui to undergo a 180-degree reversal. Now who dares to say that Zhou Rui is a bad one, Cai Mingan is the first to refuse.

"It is indeed the first time to go out to sea by boat, but I am fine now, and I don't feel seasick.

I'm worried about that Sun Tong, whether we can successfully receive two Iron Fist-class ships and two Seahorse-class ships as planned. "

Cai Mingan pondered for a while and said: "The two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers of the Zhenwei Navy Fleet have just arrived at Jingsheng Port, and they may not even have many personnel.

Even if something happened, the four warships should not have much combat effectiveness.

As long as there is no threat from those four warships, Pinghai and Anhai can escape smoothly. "

Zhou Rui smiled, "I'm just worried, since that Sun Tong dared to promise, dared to offer 600 million silver coins to our Zhou family, he must have already made arrangements.

But once the situation is not right, let's try not to get entangled with each other, and first withdraw to Ganyang City. "

The sea route between Ganyang City and Jingsheng City is only about 500 kilometers, which is about 270 nautical miles.

Zhou Rui and the others traveled day and night, and arrived at the sea near Jingsheng City in the early morning of June 6.