After Jia Liwen and Li Zhongtang negotiated the arms purchase, they immediately sent a telegram to report to the country.
The Army is the happiest person about this purchase list, because these materials require the Army's cooperation, and of course a large part of the profits will be left to the Army.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that the Army will collect the materials on the list and they will be shipped to the Far East in less than a week."
Looking at Marshal Cadorna who was extremely excited about eating meat, Admiral Yagier, as the Minister of the Navy, could only show envy. At a time when the Navy is trying to raise money to build new ships, such a purchase list,
It is simply impossible to say that I am not envious.
However, because the sale of warships by the Navy has a strong political nature, the sale of warships is not a purely economic issue (compared to the sale of weapons by the Army).
Of course, Carlo understood Admiral Yagir's jealous thoughts, but it was rare for the Army to come across such quick money, so Carlo couldn't let the Army come up with part of it. Besides, the Army would need to be used next, not to mention too much.
Harsh Army.
"Admiral Argyle, wait a moment."
When the admiral was about to leave, Carlo stopped him.
"Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions?"
Facing Admiral Yagir's question, Carlo said, "What do your navy think of the confrontation between the two navies in this war in the Far East?"
Facing the king's inquiry, Admiral Yagir, as the head of the navy, had also paid attention to this issue before. There has been no naval war in the world for a long time in recent years, and naturally he is looking forward to the battle between the two navies in the Far East.
Moreover, the Italian Navy also has an advantage, that is, it has a very good understanding of the real combat effectiveness of the Beiyang Navy. Who has so many Italian consultants in the Beiyang Navy? How could they miss this opportunity to observe at a close distance?
Therefore, Admiral Yagir is very confident. "Your Majesty, according to our understanding at the Navy Department, the Chinese Navy is slightly inferior to the Japanese Navy in terms of warship strength. As for the comparison of the capabilities of the two officers and soldiers, since we do not have much information on the Japanese Navy officers and soldiers,
, so we can only get an approximate
Intelligence, but based on the intelligence we have learned, the Japanese side still has the advantage in terms of the capabilities of the officers and soldiers of the two sides. Therefore, the Japanese navy should have the advantage in this war. The best choice for the Chinese side should be to rely on its geographical advantages to defend the Bohai Sea Circle
line, and then let the Army open things up."
Yes, the Italian Navy made such a judgment, which has a lot to do with the strength of the two navies. At present, the main warships of the Beiyang Navy are still centered on the Four Greats, two Dingyuan-class armored ships, and two Venetian-class armored ships
Cruiser Zhiyuan, Jingyuan.
You must know that in this era of rapid technological advancement, these four warships are all products of the 1980s and are more than ten years old. The Yangwei, Chaoyong, Jingyuan, and Pingyuan ships are all small ships of two to three thousand tons.
Ships. Looking back at Japan, not to mention the three scenery ships. Especially the two 10,000-ton-class cruisers Yoshino and Akitsusu purchased by Japan from the United Kingdom.
These two 10,000-ton patrol ships are the result of Carlo's butterfly instigation. The single ship has a full load displacement of 10,900 tons and is equipped with 4 254mm rack-mounted guns, 6 152mm barreled guns, and 6 120mm barreled guns.
, can be said to be armed to the
Teeth, in addition, the speed of this class of battleships is not weak, it can run at a maximum speed of 18.5 knots, and the armor is also good. It is a very representative masterpiece of Britain. Of course, this did not drain Japan's pockets. The cost of 1.09 million pounds is indeed
Not cheap.
From the perspective of the Italian Navy, the Chinese Navy has no advantage at all. The two 10,000-ton patrol ships are a problem that it cannot solve. It can only rely on defense and use the advantages of the Bohai Sea to consume its opponents. Of course, this is because Italy does not know my Qing Dynasty.
The reputation of the army.
Although General Yagir didn't know, Carlo still didn't know. In terms of army equipment between China and Japan, the Qing army actually had the advantage. But one was an old-style army and the other was a new-style army.
So after thinking about it, Carlo decided to end the topic.
"Your navy is preparing a batch of warships, mainly small coastal defense armored ships, cruisers, torpedo boats and other ships. Maybe someone will come to buy them."
That's right, Carlo had already prepared a response after the failure of the Beiyang Navy. The effect of his own instigation made the Beiyang Navy much stronger than in history, but the consequence was that the Japanese Navy became even stronger.
So there is no need to think about the outcome of the next naval battle. When the warships and personnel are not as good as the other side, what can we do to win the other side?
Indeed, the strength of the Japanese combined fleet is much stronger than in history, but Carlo is not worried at all. Because the strength of the Italian task force is not something it can resist, the powerful firepower of the three Turin-class battleships can defeat them all
sink.
As for when Italy will come on the stage, it depends on the timing. Only when the opponent is almost at the end of their rope, Italy's appearance can make the opponent appreciate themselves even more.
Some people may ask why they didn’t come on stage earlier. Why do you say that the Qing Dynasty is also Italy’s largest overseas market? To say this is to say that you don’t know much about diplomacy. Every country will compete for the best interests. It can push Italy to end directly in the Sino-Japanese War of 1884-88.
This is Carlo's greatest ability as a Chinese in his previous life.
Italians have their own needs. Carlo cannot have his own way, and he does not have to do so. He is the king of Italy and needs to consider Italy's interests.
As for whether the Qing Congress would give up Italy's help because they could not agree on the price. It is possible. If this situation occurs, it can only be blamed on the Qing court's ignorance, and it deserves to lose money and cede territory.
However, although the senior officials of the Qing court were said to be all kinds of bad things in later generations, through understanding, Carlo knew that these people still had basic political literacy.
This is not like later generations of comedians coming on stage and turning the entire country into a hilarious comedy.
After communicating with the Minister of the Navy and asking him to prepare a batch of warships, Carlo was waiting for the next news.
In Japan, the Combined Fleet is temporarily stationed in Nagasaki, and the navy is undergoing final mobilization. Next, they need to cut off the land and sea transportation of the Qing army in Pyongyang.
Yes, for the current Qing army and the Japanese army, sea transportation is the most important supply route for both parties.
Of course, the Japanese Navy also has a more important task, which is to seize control of the Yellow Sea and drive back the Beiyang Navy. To this end, the staff of the Japanese Combined Fleet have already formulated a complete plan. They need to stir up the nerves of the Qing court.
The Beiyang Navy had to come out to fight.
Now is the training stage before the departure of the Japanese Navy. After the training is completed, the Japanese Combined Fleet will need to set sail.
In the afternoon, the Japanese Combined Fleet, led by the flagship Matsushima, set out to sea.
