The end of the military era

The person who spoke was a Lieutenant Colonel of the Tiger Clan who sold warships to Zhou Rui.

The seventeen warships from the Red Tiger Empire Navy, except for an all-steel battleship and two armored cruisers that will be delivered to the Coastal Defense Fleet.

There are also two new all-main gun battleships, two all-steel battleships, two armored cruisers, four light cruisers and four large torpedo boat destroyers.

The seven old ships of the Coastal Defense Fleet, compared to the Red Tiger Empire Navy Fleet, are indeed a bit weak.

"Old Song, issue a semaphore and order our warships to move out of the way."

Song Limin of the Shuguang was not on the Shuguang, but on the side of the military port, waiting to receive three warships.

When the seven warships of the coastal defense fleet moved out of the way, a snowstorm-class all-steel battleship, two ice knife-class armored cruisers, and two transport ships loaded with attached ammunition soon docked at Ganyang City Military Port. pier.

The entire handover process was uneventful. Although Zhou Rui had not sent anyone to inspect the three warships before, the current state of the three warships made the officers and soldiers of the coastal defense fleet very satisfied.

It was just because the two transport ships were loaded with too many accessory ammunition, and the navy officers and soldiers of the Red Tiger Empire needed to move 2.4 silver bricks to the two transport ships, so the transaction did not end until evening.

Zhou Rui smiled and said to a Tiger Clan officer wearing a major general's epaulets: "General Fraso, you are very welcome to visit Ganyang City next time.

The time is too short this time, when you come to Ganyang City next time, I will definitely take you to taste our delicious food in Ganyang City. "

This Rear Admiral of the Tiger Clan named Fraso is the logistics chief of the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy. Because he can speak Chinese and Tang, he was sent to be in charge of the handover between the two sides today.

"Master Zhou is too polite, I am very much looking forward to my next visit to Ganyang City.

After I go back, I will contact the Sixth Fleet as soon as possible, presumably they will be very interested in this business. "

It turned out that Zhou Rui learned from Flasso that in the Ghost Sea War last year, the Chihu Empire Navy captured the Flying Leopard Empire in addition to an all-steel battleship and two armored cruisers that had already been sold to Zhou Rui. The Navy has two all-steel battleships, three light cruisers and two destroyers.

At present, the other two all-steel battleships, three light cruisers and two destroyers are assigned to the Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy by the Navy Department of the Red Tiger Empire.

Since the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy is willing to sell the captured warships, the Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy is likely to be willing to sell a few warships as well.

After all, the Red Tiger Empire is the second most powerful nation in the navy among the six orc nations. Its own country has a very developed shipbuilding industry, and hundreds of warships are launched every year. There is no need to equip the slightly backward warships of the Flying Leopard Empire.

Zhou Rui is very willing to add a few more warships to his coastal defense fleet, even at a high price!

In fact, the price of the three second-hand warships sold to Zhou Rui by the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy was already very high. Even the three new ships might not cost 1000 million silver coins.

However, due to the technical blockade of the six major orc countries against human countries in many aspects, it is rare for the six major orc countries to sell warships to human countries.

Zhou Rui was able to buy a capital ship and two secondary capital ships from the navy of the Red Tiger Empire, which is already very rare.

"General Fraso, I'll trouble you. As long as you can facilitate the deal between our Zhou family and your country's Sixth Fleet, I will offer you my heart."

In order for Flasso to bridge the gap, Zhou Rui asked his officers and soldiers to bring out 400 extra silver bricks from the underground warehouse of the brigade headquarters building and give them to Flasso.

"Haha, Master Zhou, I like a friend like you so much."

"Hehe, I am also very honored to have such a friend as General Fraso."

After Flasso boarded a transport ship and left, Zhou Xiaorong couldn't help but said worriedly: "Major General, are you really going to buy a few more warships from the Red Tiger Empire's navy?

After the addition of these three warships, the annual military expenditure of the coastal defense fleet may cost millions of silver coins, which may not be enough.

Buy a few more warships, even if our Zhou family has mountains of gold and silver, it will not be enough to fill the coastal defense fleet. "

Zhou Rui looked at the sea in the distance, and with the afterglow of the setting sun, he could vaguely see the outlines of more than a dozen warships of the Red Tiger Empire Navy.

"Second Uncle, just one squadron of the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy can produce so many warships, and with a squadron of this size, the Fifth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy can still form several.

There is an old saying that people who are not of our race must have different hearts. Perhaps our Han and Tang Empires may break out war with the Chihu Empire in the future.

Ganyang City is a port city. In order to protect the foundation of our Zhou family, I think we must plan ahead. "

It is impossible for Zhou Rui to tell Zhou Xiaorong that in about six years, the Red Tiger Empire and the Silver Wolf Empire will jointly invade the western coastal areas of the Han and Tang Empires.

In the last life, Wei Jie took advantage of this war to completely control Fengwu Town, annexed Zhenwei Town and Boting Town, and became the powerful Marshal Wei of the Han and Tang Empires.

The fleet under Wei Jie's command also severely damaged the Fifth Fleet and Sixth Fleet of the Red Tiger Empire and the Third Fleet of the Silver Wolf Empire during the naval battle, shocking the entire world.

Now it is impossible for Marshal Wei to appear, so can he become Marshal Zhou who shocked the Han and Tang Empires?

Zhou Rui felt that he should be able to do it. After all, his lottery system is an enhanced version!

Zhou Xiaorong frowned, "Major General, if our Han and Tang Empire really breaks out with the Red Tiger Empire, even if our Zhou family goes bankrupt and expands the coastal defense fleet, it will not be able to stop any main fleet of the Red Tiger Empire Navy, even the A squadron."

"Hehe, Second Uncle, I'm just making an analogy.

Anyway, I am not short of money now, so why not do it if I can add a few more warships to the coastal defense fleet!

What's more, the original seven old ships of the coastal defense fleet should have been phased out long ago. The only ones that can really be used in the coastal defense fleet are the newly purchased all-steel battleship and two armored cruisers. "

Hearing Zhou Rui's words "not short of money", Zhou Xiaorong couldn't help asking: "Major General, do you still have a lot of silver bricks in your hand?"

"Second Uncle, there are more than you can imagine!"

The fact that the Zhou family purchased an all-steel battleship and two armored cruisers could not be hidden from the eyes of other families in Ganyang City. Therefore, during the handover of the three warships today, almost all families in Ganyang City, Send people to Ganyang Military Port to confirm whether this matter is true.

Not long after Zhou Rui sent Flasso onto the transport ship, a group of people came over.

"Haha, nephew Zhou Xian, your Zhou family has done a great job this time!

I heard that these three warships and the ammunition they were equipped with cost a total of 1200 million silver coins.

I really didn't expect that your Zhou family turned out to be the biggest local tyrant in Ganyang City! "

The person who spoke, although more than ten years had actually passed, Zhou Rui still recognized him at first sight.

Shen Zhi, the third son of Shen Xiao, the current Fengwu Jiedu envoy, and the commander of the third division of Fengwu Army.

The Third Division of Fengwu Army is also among the several troops stationed in Ganyang City, the only one directly related to Fengwu Jiedu Mansion.

In the previous life, when Wei Jie joined forces with several major families in Ganyang City to deal with the Zhou family, the Fengwu Jiedu Mansion chose to be neutral, and Shen Zhi's third division of the Fengwu Army did not launch an attack on the Zhou family's troops.

Later, Shen Zhi's father, Shen Xiao, passed away. With the help of Wei Jie, Shen Zhi defeated his two elder brothers and became the new Fengwu Jiedushi.

It's a pity that Shen Zhi only served as Fengwu Jiedu envoy for more than a year before he died of a sudden illness, and the entire Fengwu Town was immediately acquired by Wei Jie.

Zhou Rui felt that Shen Zhi's death might have something to do with Wei Jie.

"My nephew greeted General Shen.

I've been very busy today, and I don't know when General Shen will come over. Please forgive me for my negligence. "

Shen Zhi looked at Zhou Rui in surprise, and couldn't help but said with a smile: "As the saying goes, you should look at him with admiration after three days away.

I didn't expect that after Nephew Zhou Xian became the head of the garrison brigade, his speech would become rough, haha! "