Steel, Guns, and the Industrial Party that Traveled to Another World

"Hah!"

Occam held a wooden sword in his hand and stabbed at the opponent fiercely.

But the opponent easily blocked his wooden sword, and while his arm was not yet retracted, he stabbed his waist with a wooden sword in his backhand.

"Don't attack blindly, remember to keep your chassis stable at all times!"

Quick, the former pirate leader and now a private in the Alda Navy, pointed out the opponent's shortcomings loudly.

Occam rubbed his waist that was stabbed by the wooden sword, and re-set an offensive posture, looking for loopholes in Quick's defense.

After staring at Quick for a few rounds, he found an angle that he thought the opponent could not counterattack, and stabbed it quickly and accurately, but this time Quick just dodged...

With a "plop", Occam rushed too hard and fell into the water.

The sailors of the Alda Navy were practicing how to fight on the water. Six naval warships and more than a dozen fishing boats that were temporarily recruited were full of sailors who were "fighting" fiercely.

Just when everyone was training enthusiastically, they suddenly heard the call to assemble on the shore.

Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and rowed towards the naval port dock.

By building and collecting and modifying civilian ships, the Alda Navy now has 6 larger paddle boats, each controlled by about 50 people. The navy also set aside a piece of land in Fulan Port to build a naval base and a dock specifically for docking military warships.

On the shore, Paul and his "naval commander" Austin were already standing there.

After landing, the sailors quickly ran to the playground in the naval port to assemble. They formed 6 square formations under the leadership of the captain according to their warships, with a total of more than 300 people.

Although the weather gradually cooled down after the fall, due to training, everyone only wore a blue and white striped shirt on their upper body. This cotton shirt named "sea soul shirt" by the lord was deeply loved by the majority of naval officers and soldiers.

It not only protects sailors from wind and sun, but also has a very practical function: when someone accidentally falls into the sea from the deck, it can be quickly discovered.

Accompanied by Austin, Paul reviewed the sailors' square.

He saw "Quick I" in the square and smiled at him playfully.

Quick's face turned red. Frightened by military regulations, he did not dare to turn his head, so he had to turn his eyes slightly to one side to avoid looking directly at Paul.

Faced with this slightly rude behavior, Paul did not blame him. This guy was made ugly during the interrogation and forced confession in Huxin Town. Now he would naturally be very embarrassed to see him.

These criminals selected from pirate captives into the navy were only provided with food, clothing and shelter by the army, and they could not even think about salary. Unless they could make outstanding contributions or perform well after serving for a period of time, they could get the same treatment as normal sailors.

Quick was the second batch of prisoners selected to join the navy. Fortunately, he made great contributions in resisting pirates' landing harassment. He was immediately promoted to private and was able to receive half pay. If he continued to perform well, he would be able to receive full pay.

Looking at the nascent maritime forces, Paul was full of enthusiasm. Although this was just a small sapling, it would grow into a towering tree sooner or later.

This army would sail across the seas sooner or later. Thinking of countless warships lined up in neat formations, with thousands of cannons on the sides firing countless shells at the enemy, he could feel excited.

He asked Austin: "Has the artillery training started?"

Austin replied: "It has already started. We built a simulated deck on land and placed the two naval guns and four swivel guns that have been manufactured on it to practice the operation of the artillery."

Paul was very satisfied. The two naval guns were still cast directly according to the army's 6-pound guns, but the gun carriages were modified according to the environment on the ship. However, the warship can carry heavier guns. He has asked Marlowe to start trial production of 12-pound guns. As for the heavier 24-pound guns, it is better to wait until a larger ship can be built.

As for the small-caliber guns such as swivel guns, they are mainly installed at the head and tail of the warship to make up for the area that the ship's side guns cannot cover. In addition, when a boarding battle occurs, the swivel guns are used to fire shotguns to smother the enemy.

After the review, the sailors were ordered to continue training, and the naval officers gathered in the conference room in the base to listen to the lord's introduction of the next development and arrangements.

Paul sat in the first seat and said, "Gentlemen, I believe you all know that the shipbuilders from the south are in place and will start the construction of new ships soon."

Everyone nodded to show their understanding. When Paul led the shipbuilders from the south to the shipyard that day, their commander Austin and several other officers went there as naval representatives.

They also knew what the new ship looked like. Two models of the Throop ship were placed in the shipyard for shipbuilders to refer to and draw detailed designs, and two were placed in the naval base for naval officers to study.

Paul said: "In the first phase of the navy's development plan, I plan to build six Throop ships, but after building two and training them a little, the navy will start to clear out large and small pirate groups in the northwest bay, so you have to hurry up and prepare for war."

Although the pirates who came ashore to plunder were wiped out, the Northwest Bay was far from peaceful at this time, because the navy of Alda was still very weak, so it adopted a passive defense strategy, only going to fight when the pirates attacked, and not provoking them if the pirates did not come.

No mistakes, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

Even so, there have been several pirate invasions since the public trial, but fortunately they were all repelled by the Alda army, and each invasion would be reported to the Lake Center Town in a timely manner.

When the navy is equipped with two sloops, a total of 28 cannons can be installed on the ship. With such powerful firepower, the Alda navy will no longer be afraid of any pirates.

Paul also made another request:

"The State Council has decided that after clearing out the pirates, merchant ships will be sent to the south, and the navy must play the role of exploring routes and escorting."

"From now on, you will send people south along the coastline to find out the information of various ports along the way, so that our ships can stop, resupply and repair when accidents occur on the road."

The Earl is really far-sighted, which is the idea of ​​many people present.

...

After the meeting at the naval base, Paul went to the shipyard not far away.

At this time, the shipyard has not yet built the Throop ship, because according to the results of the inspection by the old shipbuilder Benjamin, the equipment here is a bit outdated, so he and Director Rubin are directing the craftsmen in the shipyard to upgrade and repair the equipment.

Paul promised Rubin: The navy will be the focus of the next fiscal expenditure. If there is any trouble in upgrading equipment or purchasing shipbuilding materials, just ask the Ministry of Finance.

When he left, he asked Rubin to cooperate well with the shipbuilders from the south, and Rubin nodded in agreement.