The end of the military era

However, for the coastal defense fleet that lacks warships, these four warships still have some value.

Song Limin suggested to Zhou Rui: "Major General, these four warships can be included in the sequence of the coastal defense fleet, and let them continue to play their role.

Moreover, among the more than [-] pirates captured this time, many of them can be absorbed into the coastal defense fleet. Of course, our coastal defense fleet will not want some vicious people.

In terms of picking people, with the help of Shaoqing, there shouldn't be any mistakes. "

Zhu Shaoqing nodded, "Major General, these more than a thousand pirates are all human beings, and many of them, like me, were forced to become pirates.

Presumably many people are very willing to join the coastal defense fleet. "

In fact, among the pirates captured by the coastal defense fleet, there were originally more than 300 orcs, but Song Limin drove all these orc pirates to a surrendered armed merchant ship, and then ordered the armed merchant ship to be bombed and sunk.

Song Limin did this, so he couldn't be blamed for being cruel.

If the coastal defense fleet brings these orc pirates back to Ganyang City, people from the major orc nations will come to them soon and ask the coastal defense fleet to release the hunters from these major orc nations.

In the six major orc countries, the orcs who robbed human merchant ships were not pirates, but hunters, but the target of their plunder was not ferocious beasts but humans.

Zhou Rui nodded, "This matter, if you think it's okay, then deal with it according to your ideas, but you must be careful not to recruit some black sheep into the coastal defense fleet, so as to avoid a rat droppings from ruining a pot of soup .”

"Don't worry, major general, we will strictly control the intake of those pirate captives."

After Song Limin and Zhu Shaoqing walked out of Zhou Rui's office, Song Limin smiled and said to Zhu Shaoqing: "Brother Shaoqing, I gave you a guarantee in front of the Major General, so don't let me carry you in front of the Major General in the future. Don't start."

Zhu Shaoqing hurriedly said: "Limin, don't worry, I, Zhu Shaoqing, am not an ungrateful person.

What's more, today's Ganyang City Coastal Defense Fleet is exactly what I dream of, where I can display all my knowledge. "

"Brother Shaoqing, you will never regret your choice today.

The major general attaches great importance to the coastal defense fleet, and the major general is also contacting the Red Tiger Empire, planning to purchase several more warships, including all-steel battleships.

In the future, our coastal defense fleet will definitely occupy an important place in the naval sequence of the entire Han and Tang Empire. "

"What? How many warships do you want to buy from the Red Tiger Empire?

Limin, with the Zhou family's financial resources, can they support such a large fleet? "

"Hehe, brother Shaoqing, I can only tell you that the background of the Zhou family is simply unfathomable."

Chapter 29 Preemptive strikes

The news that the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet defeated the pirates quickly spread throughout Ganyang City.

Ganyang Daily, the only newspaper in Ganyang City, used two full pages in the newspaper on the 21st, introducing the entire process of the naval battle in detail.

At this time, many people in Ganyang City knew that the coastal defense fleet actually had two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers.

You must know that these four warships can serve as capital ships and secondary capital ships even in the navies of the six major orc nations.

Unexpectedly, such a powerful warship would appear in the sequence of the coastal defense fleet, which made the beach near Ganyang Military Port very crowded.

A large number of people from Ganyang City rushed over excitedly, wanting to see the four warships of the Coastal Defense Fleet with their own eyes.

Song Limin felt that this was a good opportunity to promote the Haiphong Fleet, so he opened the dock of the military port, so that the people of Ganyang City could get close to the warships of the Haiphong Fleet.

At the same time, Song Limin asked people to set up a recruiting point at the military port dock, hoping to take advantage of this upsurge to recruit some recruits for the coastal defense fleet.

After the four captured pirate warships joined the coastal defense fleet, the shortage of the coastal defense fleet became more serious.

Cui Hong casually threw a copy of Ganyang Daily on the desk in front of him, and then said to his eldest son Cui Tao in a deep voice: "I never thought that the Zhou family would hide an all-steel battleship.

Tao, your third independent brigade must immediately prepare for combat.

I will also order that the Ninth Division immediately begin to arm the streets near the barracks. "

The Ninth Division of the Fengwu Army and the Third Independent Brigade of the Fengwu Army controlled by the Cui family, Cui Tao served as the brigade commander for the latter, and Cui Hong served as the division commander for the former.

Cui Tao hesitated for a moment, "Father, Seventh Uncle is dead, so there is no proof of death, and besides, the Zhou family may not dare to confront our Cui family."

Cui Hong shook his head, "I'm not worried that the Zhou family will trouble our Cui family because of your seventh uncle.

What I'm worried about is that the Zhou family's power in Ganyang City will expand more and more, so now it's not the Zhou family who comes to trouble our Cui family, but our Cui family has to find trouble with the Zhou family.

I will announce to the outside world that our Cui family has obtained enough evidence that the real culprit behind the bombing of the bullet factory is their Zhou family! "

The words of his father Cui Hong made Cui Tao frowned, "Father, although the combat power of the Ninth Division and the Third Independent Brigade far exceeds that of the garrison brigade, the Zhou family controls five forts after all, and the Zhou family's coastal defense fleet also It can help the battle, once it really starts, I am worried.”

Before Cui Tao finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cui Hong, "The Zhou family's coastal defense fleet has not only added two all-steel battleships and two large armored cruisers, but now they have captured your seventh uncle's two armored ships." Battleships, an armored cruiser and a light cruiser.

Coupled with the fact that the Zhou family's garrison brigade is still recruiting new recruits, the Zhou family has broken the balance of the major families in Ganyang City.

The other families in Ganyang City will not stand on the sidelines at this time! "

"Father means that he plans to join forces with other families to get rid of the Zhou family?"

"Sigh, with the coastal defense fleet and the five forts in the port, it's not easy to get rid of the Zhou family.

However, it is still possible to take the opportunity to suppress the Zhou family.

In addition, this can also divert the public's attention. If the matter of your seventh uncle is revealed by the Zhou family, it will affect the reputation of our Cui family. We have to preemptively strike. "

Cui Tao nodded, "Father is still considerate. Once we disclose the matter of the bullet factory first, even if the Zhou family makes a fuss about Uncle Qi, we can still accuse the Zhou family of slandering our Cui family in order to shirk responsibility." Home."

Cui Hong suddenly looked serious, with a hint of sternness in his tone: "Tao, the Zhou family's power has expanded rapidly recently, and money is inseparable.

The Liu family's billions of dollars of wealth are crucial to the future development plan of our Cui family, so you must pay more attention to that girl of the Liu family.

For some things, you have to grasp the scale yourself. Do you understand what it means to be a father? "

Cui Hong's tone made Cui Tao's heart tremble. Could it be that his father already knew about that matter?

"Father, don't worry, although Liu Dongsheng rejected our Cui family's marriage proposal, as far as I know, Liu Dongsheng is already terminally ill and won't live long.

Once Liu Dong is ill and dies, I should be able to marry Liu Yiqiu soon. "

Cui Hong's tone softened immediately, "Tao, you have never disappointed my father before, and I believe you will not disappoint my father this time."

After Cui Tao left his father's study, he rushed back to the third independent brigade headquarters in the east of the city with a dozen guards.

The third independent brigade of Fengwu Army has five infantry regiments, one heavy cavalry regiment, one artillery regiment, one logistics regiment and one brigade guard battalion under its jurisdiction. Each regiment has a strength of more than 1500 people. The regiment even has more than 2000 Gale Cavalry.

The strength of the entire third independent brigade of the Fengwu Army even exceeded 13500 people, which was larger than the average division-level troops of the Fengwu Army.

After Cui Tao arrived at the brigade headquarters of the Third Independent Brigade, he immediately summoned officers above the battalion level and issued an order for combat readiness and mobilization.

In Cui Tao's office, Geng Junfeng, the deputy brigade commander of the Third Independent Brigade, asked in a deep voice: "Brigade commander, are you really going to start a war with the Zhou family?