Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 230: Manison lacks a sense of security
It's at the Third Fleet Naval Base not far from where Ivan and Gary lived.
Fleet Command.
This is a solemn Gothic marble building, the main theme is pure white that matches the navy. It has a total of five stories. On both sides of the building, a two-story clock tower stands on top of the tower. Above is a high spire that pierces the sky.
In the main conference hall, a controversy concerning Irvine's vital interests and even the future has been going on for a long time.
"Although the Kingdom promises to make exceptional promotion for the'Navy Rising Stars', there is a limit to such promotion. Young people still need to experience more, and the promotion of seedlings may destroy a good seedling!"
"That’s right, the 16-year-old navy captain who has just grown up has enough to show that the kingdom attaches great importance to this outstanding young man.
If you are directly promoted to battleship captain within three months of serving as captain, not only the navy has no precedent, but colleagues from other countries in the alliance will laugh at Falitis as having no talent at all! "
, headed by a silver-haired old man in a general's uniform, several high-ranking naval officers who belonged to the staff room talked a lot. All the words are from Aiwen's point of view, every word is for his sake, for fear that excessive awards will "affect" the growth of this young officer.
In fact, everyone knows the qualifications of Irving's "Navy Rising Star", and it's not that they can point fingers at the top of the Third Fleet.
But.
The ownership of the captured battleship "Cape Storm" is the focus of controversy!
Although Falettis said that in recent years the national power has been booming, both economic and naval power have made great progress compared with previous years, but there is still a big gap with the veteran sea power such as Hilius. .
is reflected in naval equipment, that is, the overall displacement of the Falettis naval battleship is smaller and the number of artillery is less. In particular, as the first-tier battleships that can establish the victory, the firepower is pitiful compared to Hilius, and can only be supplemented by more low-level battleships that are cheaper to build and have weaker firepower.
is a very simple example. If the navy's life was really prosperous and had a sufficient number of battleships, it would have been impossible to "exile" the peak knight Gehr.
Therefore, in the navies of Falettis and most ocean kingdoms, Tier 4 battleships are enough to enter the backbone of the fleet "main battle line", and become the one that can determine the ultimate national transport in large-scale fleet operations. gear!
Because at least in this era, the main battle line is not available. Once it is out, it will be the ultimate gamble that will determine the national fortune and maritime hegemony in the future for dozens or hundreds of years!
Although, even in the entire history of navigation, this kind of national battle is rare, but the number of warships is already the greatest deterrent!
From the cost of a battleship, we can see how rare it is.
Take a third-tier battleship with the highest cost-effectiveness in the Navy, a perfect combination of firepower, speed and cost, and equipped with seventy-four artillery. Just wood needs to harvest more than 2,000 high-quality oaks planted a hundred years ago, and it took six years to build.
And these oaks must be high-quality wood that was previously planted on private estates, riversides, and sidewalks. The interval must not be too close, and each tree must be free to receive light, heat, rain, and dew so that it will not just blindly uplift like the trees in the forest and compete with brothers and sisters for sunshine.
Only in this way, an oak tree that has grown calmly for a century and reached a height of more than 20 meters can produce a piece of wood in the trunk that can be used to build the ribs of a battleship.
It is completely conceivable how much thick wood is needed to form such a battleship fleet, what a long growth cycle, and what a staggering purchase price!
Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that the result of a large sea army battle is enough to affect the national movement! If the family is gone, even if you have money, it will not be possible to quickly replenish it!
Of course, if you want to use inferior pine and cypress wood like a low-cost merchant ship to create a so-called battleship that is not much stronger than a paper shell, then I didn’t say it.
Of course, status is commensurate with one's worth.
Regardless of the previous rank, becoming a battleship captain signifies that he has stepped into the rank of middle-level officer and meets the prerequisites for further promotion in the Navy. The treatment and status are completely different.
This is a real benefit!
"One yard into one yard, even if a pirate battleship was captured. But after all, our Major Irwin lost the excellent battleship "Conch" belonging to the Third Fleet.
What's more, the military law stipulates that all seizures in wartime state except for the distribution of crew members are actually public property belonging to the fleet and the kingdom.
should be handed over to the Fleet Headquarters for redistribution, I think he should be placed in the hands of more suitable people in order to achieve greater value! "
At this time, the atmosphere is almost over. The silver-haired old man stood up and summed it up with a single-minded attitude. At the same time, he also faintly revealed his little abacus.
呸! It's too ugly to eat, and you don't even need your face!
You can say that the lowest Tier 6 ship in the Tier 6 battleship sequence is an excellent warship. Then TM is just an offshore cruise ship! Is it comparable to battleships?
If someone can drive a Tier VI ship out and switch back to a battleship, we will collectively elect him to be the commander of the fleet! Give him all the "excellent" warships of the fleet!
The high-level fleet representatives who represented the interests of all parties around the conference table, most of them watched his performance with expressionless faces, but they cursed secretly in their hearts.
However, the advantage of officialdom is here.
Even if you have a harder fist and stronger strength, but under the hierarchy of the system, even if you are not convinced, you cannot use force to solve the problem, nor can you solve the problem.
Seeing that a group of high-level officials did not speak, they all looked at themselves with inexplicable eyes. The silver-haired old man who had already gone shirtless and personally left the field coughed and continued:
"Of course, Major Irwin is a rare naval talent after all. He has done a lot and won honor for the kingdom and the fleet.
According to the battle power distribution system, we can completely convert battleships into golden lions according to the highest standards and distribute them to Captain Ivan and the crew of the "Conch".
And, I propose that, given that our "Navy Nova" has no warships available for the time being, the fleet can make an exception and assign him a Tier 5 ship. I heard that the fleet just launched two brand-new Tier 5 ships last month? "
‘Bah, shameless! ’
Hearing this, the same Lieutenant General Snett just wanted to punch this shameless old man in the face. The ownership of the two Tier 5 ships has been determined before they are launched, and they have gone through various The result of the game of power.
Moreover, there are half-paid captains on the shore who are half the number of captains in service waiting for vacancies, wanting to go to sea to make a fortune... ahem, it is for the Queen's allegiance!
As soon as this proposal came out, didn’t it mean that the person in charge of the logistics department should offend a large number of people?
It’s a good calculation to not only want to benefit from yourself, but also to be generous with your fleet! And no one in the fleet knows that Ivan is his own. Who do you look down on when you lead your group of shrimp soldiers and crabs with their teeth and claws? !
However, I am not suitable for directly fighting the old stuff in this staff room, and winks at a major general who belongs to the logistics department next to him.
Major General immediately understood, he stood up and directly pierced the silver-haired old man’s layer of disguise of “public use for private use” under the name of “public heart”, implicitly said:
"Your Excellency Manison, the Third Fleet has not had a captain of a battleship for more than two years. This time the return of Cape Storm, you don’t want to assign this battleship to your “excellent” Grandson?"
The silver-haired old man can be regarded as an acquaintance of Aiwen. To be precise, his housekeeper had a relationship with Aiwen. It was the Manison family who had nearly given the extraordinary characteristics of the "Blue Flag Magic Shark" that Geer had acquired in the logistics department.
Although the major general officer did not express it in his words, he felt that the old general was afraid that he was too old to be Shi Lezhi.
The high-level officers in the fleet next to them did not speak on the principle of irrelevant to them~IndoMTL.com~, but they all had the same thoughts as the major general.
Anyone with a discerning eye does not know that although Major Alvin is young, his transcendent level is not too high. But judging from the captain's appointment letter sent by the military department, it is clear that this man has already entered the eyes of the crown prince.
As long as he doesn’t make a big mistake, it’s only a matter of time before it becomes too yellow.
Hearing the relentless questioning of the major general officer, the silver-haired old man's face was slightly stiff, but he couldn't say anything in the negative.
Actually, as an old bureaucrat, how could Manison lose sight of the situation?
But the two uncles and nephews had already been severely offended in the matter of extraordinary characteristics before. Although he failed to succeed, the enmity had already been forged. To save others by oneself, if you suffer a loss when you are weak, you must find a way to retaliate severely after you rise!
Since he is destined not to be a friend, even if he can't make any big moves, but now he has the opportunity to suppress and delay his progress, how can he let it go?
And he didn't use extravagant tricks. He relied entirely on the military rules and regulations of the fleet, and no one could spot his own mistakes on the official side.
What's more, my only grandson in the military is over 30 years old. He didn’t pass the Naval Academy entrance test, nor did he meet the minimum qualifications for the short-term training course. So far, he is just an ordinary person. Captain of Tier 5 ship.
When I retire after two years, who can my family rely on to support it?
Manison is insecure, this is something everyone knows!