"Wang Da, what are you giggling about? Look at you, your mouth is watering!"

A familiar voice came from behind. Wang Da came back to his senses instantly, wiped the non-existent saliva, stood up, patted the dust on his butt, and turned around.

"It turns out to be Captain Zhao. What's wrong? What's going on?"

This man is the captain of his team. His surname is Zhao. Wang Da has forgotten his name. Anyway, just call him Captain Zhao!

"It's okay. The boss asked us to rest for two days until the transport ship in the dock over there is built!"

After Captain Zhao finished answering Wang Da's words, he sat down where Wang Da was sitting just now.

After Wang Da heard that nothing was wrong, he sat down next to Captain Zhao again with confidence and chatted: "Captain Zhao, it's good to rest for a few days, but it's a pity that you can't leave the military camp!"

"It will be good to have some rest. Once the ship is built, you will be busy!" Captain Zhao replied without looking back. He looked at the sailors training in the school yard and asked Wang Da.

"Wang Da, did you know? These sailors will not operate battleships this time, but transport ships instead!"

Wang Da heard this and asked curiously: "Why don't we drive battleships? What does a battleship look like? What kind of transport ship is it?"

When Captain Zhao heard Wang Da's question, he ignored him and said to himself: "These natives are going to suffer now!"

After saying that, he stood up, patted his butt, glanced at Wang Da, and left without looking back!

Wang Da’s head was full of questions, what’s wrong with Captain Zhao? What he said was so hard to understand!

Just when he was still thinking about what Captain Zhao meant, a sentence came from a distance: "If you want to know what a battleship is, just go to the military port and have a look!"

Wang Da turned his head and looked in the direction where Captain Zhao was leaving, thinking, are you talking to me?

Anyway, it's okay. You might as well go to the military port and have a look. Anyway, the military port and the military camp are connected together. If you go and take a look, you will know what Captain Zhao is talking about!

Wang Da stood up and walked around the barracks, passed through several areas, turned a corner, and came to the military port, where he saw a scene he had never seen before!

Three tall and mighty ships are docked in the military port, lined up neatly, with a pier between each ship, and people are coming and going to carry these things!

There are some people on the boat who are cleaning the surface of the boat, as if they are applying a layer of paint!

"This is the battleship Captain Zhao is talking about! It's so big!" Wang Da thought, but he became confused again, where is the transport ship?

Wang Da didn't get the answer. He stood outside the barbed wire fence and watched these big ships from a distance for a while. He didn't return to the barracks until he was bored!

The days of rest passed so quickly. In Wang Da’s impression, it didn’t seem to take long. Why did three days pass by like that?

"Dong dong dong~!"

The loud beating of drums sounded in the military camp. This was the order to gather!

"Gather~, gather~!"

The captains in the military camp were shouting everywhere, shouting 'assembly'!

Whether they were sailors or militiamen, they all quickly stood in the military camp grounds under the command of their respective commanders!

An unknown general who looked like a general stood on the general stage and issued an order: "Order, all soldiers of the navy cooperate with the militia and escort the prisoners to the transport ship!"

"Order, prepare the flagship to go to sea and escort the transport ship!"

"Order……!"

This man who looked like a general just issued a series of orders without saying a word, which made Wang Da dizzy! Fortunately, he was not an officer, so he did not need to understand these orders, he only needed to obey them!

This man is Li Bao. As the commander of the navy, he was originally planning to explore the north. Unexpectedly, he received an order from your Majesty and asked him to lead the sailors to escort these prisoners to the Guano Island that he had discovered before!

A lot of the preparations he had made were useless, but he was not a ungrateful person. After knowing the role of bird droppings, he raised his hands to agree with this decision!

He only took his ship with him this time, and the other sailors were assigned to two other transport ships. As for the newly trained sailors, they only went to sea twice with him!

I'm not a novice, but I'm not an experienced veteran either. So this time I went to sea to transport prisoners, I asked experienced sailors to help me. After I come back this time and I'm familiar with the route, I can safely transport these two ships.

The ship is handed over to them!

The three warships are equipped with only 150 officers and sailors, which is just enough for three frigates. Now that the manpower of two warships is divided, only one warship can be launched for escort!

As for the captain, first mate and other key officers on the transport ship, they were all separated from the original twenty officers and will continue to be so in the future.

The vacancies are promoted to boatswain, outstanding sailors are promoted to boatswain, and ordinary sailors are recruited and trained to fill the vacancies!

In this way, the navy's promotion and transfer procedures are basically completed. As for the problems of declining combat power and unskilled operation, the only way to hone it is through time!

After working overtime, the two transport ships were finally completed some time ago, and today, the sea trials have also been completed. The results of the sea trials are of course no problems!

After all, there are three ship templates placed here, as well as drawings and a complete set of construction materials in the library!

But even so, it took several years for these shipbuilders to fully understand these technologies!

It can be said that from now on, Xia Kingdom will not be short of construction technology and talents in a short period of time. After this training, small sea ships and Haijun Town are completely able to build themselves!

It's a pity that we still can't produce artillery, otherwise Xia Guo can build warships!

Xia's arsenal, to be precise, should not be able to produce qualified artillery. It can still produce inferior artillery, with substandard range, insufficient service life, and artillery with a slight difference in caliber!

But what is the use of such defective artillery? It’s not that the factory lacks technical data, but that it lacks technical talent. Just like building these transport ships, it can only succeed after slowly testing, exploring, and cultivating!

These transport ships and frigates are completely carved out of the same mold. Only when you look at the fat body will you notice the subtle differences between the two!

Primary transport ship: sixteen meters long, four meters wide, with a full load displacement of 350 tons. The hull is divided into three layers. The superstructure is at the stern of the cargo ship and is used for command and accommodation. The open deck can carry large cargoes, and the middle layer and bottom layer are

On the storage floor, there is also a ballast leak-proof layer at the bottom. Thirty crew members are needed!

Such a transport ship can carry more than one hundred tons of cargo at a time. If it carries people, such as prisoners, who do not need a living environment, the lower two floors can carry thousands of people at a time!

Two ships are two thousand people. Of course, the first time they will definitely not carry so many, only half of the carrying capacity will be used to carry the indigenous people, and the other half will be used to transport supplies.

These materials include mining tools, tents, and of course food!

The first ones to be picked out were the male prisoners of war collected on the way to attack. Taken together, there were still a thousand prisoners!

Drive these natives into the lowest level and lock the door. Anyway, it won't last for a few days. Just send some water and a small amount of food every day. This can also reduce the garbage on the sea!

The natives were imprisoned, supplies were put on the ship, and the personnel were in place. With the sound of "set sail"! The three ships, with their sails fully hoisted, turned their backs to the sunset, and headed toward the east, and set out to sea!
Chapter completed!