Yangzhou Xingjing Port Port, with a total length of 450 kilometers, originates from the Lianshan River (Yakuy River) in the mountains east of Xing'an Prefecture (Pasu Fundu). It flows from south to east in the middle, and forms the Guazhou River when it reaches Xingjing Port. Guayba River), flows into Penze Lake (Patos Lagoon), then passes through the northern end of Hetao County (Pelotas), and finally flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
The Lianshan River is one of the water systems with the largest cargo volume and the most strategic significance in South America.
Relying on the Lianshan River system, the large-scale coalfield minerals (Saint Jerónimo Coal Mine) located in Hexi County (Santa Maria) and mineral resources in other areas of Yangzhou can be quickly and conveniently transported to Xing'an Prefecture through water transportation. At the same time, with the help of the Lianshan River system, Hung Yen Province and the heavy industrial industrial zones around the basin can also sell various types of industrial products produced to the mainland and overseas regions through water and sea transportation.
The Lianshan River system has a large flow rate and the surrounding areas are fertile. It not only has the largest heavy industry base in Han China, but also has superior climatic conditions for the development of agriculture. Therefore, during the reconstruction of the Xing'an River (Primero River) Hydropower Station, the local Water conservancy engineering experts have also begun to evaluate the possibility of building a hydropower station in the Lianshan River system. If the evaluation results meet the requirements, then in the next five years, the Lianshan River Hydropower Station is likely to become the second large-scale hydropower station to be put into formal operation in the mainland. Power station.
The breeze ripples on the lake and the rice smells fragrant. Twenty years ago, it was here that groups of landless immigrants boarded ocean-going ships and embarked on the road to rebirth in a foreign land along the wide waterway of Pengze Lake.
On the west bank of Pengze Lake, a lowland area with a length of about 290 kilometers has been carefully cultivated into neat ridges of paddy fields by the lower-class people from southern Fujian, Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
Porto Alegre, a small port town named after Portuguese colonists, also became a dual-use military and civilian port with a maximum displacement of 9,000 tons thanks to the construction of Chinese immigrants and the Han army.
Time has witnessed the earth-shaking changes in the Xinjing area, and also witnessed the arduous process of the rise of Han in South America.
Xingjing Port and Pengze Lake, this waterway that was originally unknown under the rule of the Brazilian Empire, has now become a vital strategic transportation line for Han in South America.
Atlantic coast, from Dongsheng County (Joinvia) in the north
, Xinghe County (Floria) to Songjiang Port in the south,
A coastal defense line thousands of kilometers long surrounds Xingjing and Songjiang.
In this coastal defense line, because Xinjing Port is located in the inland waters of Pengze Lake, the water environment is closed, and it is not susceptible to enemy attacks from outside the port. It has become the support point of the Han Navy's Atlantic sea defense line. The Han Navy is the first In the fleet, except for one battleship and one armored cruiser, other main combat warships are docked in Xinjing Port all year round.
There are many warships, and the whistles are sounding constantly. Taking Xinjing Port as the starting point, armored warships set off from the port one after another, sailing from south to north along the fixed route, forming a huge water force on the water of Pengze Lake. formation.
In 1889, joint army and navy military exercises officially began.
In terms of the navy, including two Chaoyang-class battleships with a displacement of 8,500 tons, two Pioneer-class armored cruisers with a displacement of 3,500 tons, a Victory-class cruiser with a displacement of 3,200 tons, and two Yangwu-class dome armored cruisers with a displacement of 2,400 tons, a total of More than 40 warships of various types gathered in Xinjing Port to participate in the exercise.
As for the Army, more than ten representative troops from the First, Second, Third, ... Eighth Troops, totaling about 24,000 people, deployed along the coast of Pengze Lake to prepare for landing and anti-landing tactical exercises.
The fleet sailed along the waterway of Pengze Lake. Half an hour later, the leading formation with Chaoyang as its flagship arrived at Huichang County (Rio Grande) near the entrance of Pengze Lake.
The waters near the Huichang Line are the narrowest part of Pengze Lake, where there is a 1.6-kilometer-wide waterway connecting Pengze Lake to the Atlantic Ocean.
On the land on both sides of the waterway, there are two large forts on each side. With four forts equipped with heavy artillery as the core, the Huichang Fortress defense system firmly protects the safety of the Pengze Lake entrance to the sea.
In the shore area far away from the fortress, dozens of ocean-going transport ships that had moved their anchorage from Xinjing Port to Huichang Port due to military exercises, and more than 20,000 immigrants who got off the ship, carefully carried their only belongings.
Wrapped in rags, they craned their necks like the local people who had been waiting early, eagerly anticipating the appearance of the Han navy fleet.
"I'm coming!"
As the warship headed by the Chaoyang sailed into sight, hundreds of local people standing in the front row shouted excitedly.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
When the battleship Chaoyang, with a displacement of 8,500 tons and a warship power system and artillery system that have been strengthened compared to the Dingyuan ship, sailed to the waterway exit,
The turbine's horsepower increased, making a dull whistle sound.
Chaoyang began to turn to sea, and the side of the huge ship was displayed in front of the people on the shore, causing waves of sensations!
"Long live your Majesty! Long live the great man!..."
The local people and newly arrived immigrants expressed their excitement and shock in different ways. Although some new immigrants have not yet assumed the identity of local citizens, when they saw the Chinese soldiers standing on the huge warships, their
I couldn't help but feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy and pride in my heart.
Every Chinese citizen who immigrated to Han in South America has a history of unknown hardships. They left their homeland and had no relatives abroad. If they had not been able to survive on the mainland, a few of them would have been willing to take the risk of being bumpy on the sea.
Moved to an overseas location thousands of miles away.
If you step on an ocean-going transport ship to move overseas, you will probably never return to the hometown where you were born and raised, and you will never be able to see every plant and tree in your hometown. Even an adult man will inevitably have to bear the pain when making the decision to move overseas.
I couldn't help but cry for my parents, wife and children who were left alone in my hometown.
However, as a member of the lower class, if you don't go to sea to make a living, you will only be dead. If you go to sea, as long as your luck is not too bad, you can live a comfortable life in South America.
Comparing the two choices, in order to live, even if they are reluctant to give up, one after another low-level people are wiping away their tears, grabbing a handful of soil from their hometown, and embarking on the road of survival overseas.
In the shabby packages, a few thin clothes and a handful of soil from their hometown contained all the new immigrants' memories of the past. Hundreds of new immigrants, carrying packages on their backs, were persuaded to stand up by the local people around them.
Looking at the huge and ferocious war beast on the water of Pengze Lake, a relaxed smile appeared on his face for the first time.
With strong arms, their lives will be secure, and they will not have to worry about their hard-won new life being broken by the ships and cannons of the Western powers.
One after another, the armored warships sailed through the Huichang section of the waterway, and the cheers of the people on both sides of the coast became louder and louder. When all the warships sailed away from Pengze Lake and entered the offshore waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Li Mingyuan turned his eyes from the farther and farther shore.
, turned to the center of the fleet.
"Your Majesty, the 14th batch of cadets from the Naval Academy have requested to join the ship for internship."
Facing Li Mingyuan's gaze, Navy Chief Chen Sen asked for instructions.
"allow."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After receiving Li Mingyuan's permission, Chen Sen turned around and gave some instructions to the staff around him. Then, a row of nearly a hundred military academy graduates, led by two naval officers, quickly formed five rows and stood facing Li Mingyuan and others.
"A total of 80 graduates of the 14th batch of the Naval Academy and volunteer sailors were incorporated into the battleship Chaoyang on April 7, 1999. Come and report now!"
A staff officer in a white uniform took two steps forward and said loudly.
"salute!"
"The ceremony is over!"
As the supreme leader of the Army and Navy, Li Mingyuan returned the power of allocating graduates to the Navy after temporarily accepting the report of the 14th batch of Navy graduates entering the ship.
"Peng Wanli, Gao Dashan, Xie Dahai, Ma Hongyu,... Huang Qianghui!"
"arrive!"
"Group 305mm main gun group!"
"yes!"
"Zhang Hanfu, Fan Changjiang, Lin Junxiong, Tan Pingshan,...Gan Tiesheng!"
"arrive!"
"150mm secondary battery!"
"Zhang Wuzu, Ma Jizu, Cheng Xiaoxian, Zong Jingxian, Nian Guangsi, Tang Shaoji..., Sun Nianzu!" "Group into torpedo teams!"
"yes!"…………
Newly commissioned naval cadets, according to their majors, are divided into different positions such as main battery group, lookout group, damage control group, communications group, guard group, machine gun group, rapid-fire gun group, and engine group for internship.
After surviving the one-year internship period and passing the fleet internship assessment, they will say goodbye to their status as students and begin to plunge into this turbulent era as formal naval officers...
On May 22, 1889, the joint army and navy military exercises came to an end. Two days later, the Navy Department made some adjustments to the positions of current fleet officers.
Navy lieutenants Xu Zhixuan and Chen Binshi were respectively promoted to captains of the 3,500-ton Pioneer-class armored cruiser, and their military ranks were promoted to lieutenant colonel. Navy lieutenants Yang Guangzong and He Linshu were respectively promoted to captains of the 2,500-ton Yangwu-class cruiser! Their military ranks were promoted to lieutenant colonel.
In addition to the four young officers who were promoted, two other young officers, Lu Wenhui and Chen Jurong, who performed well in the exercise, not only did not receive promotion opportunities, but were transferred out of the surface fleet.
"Major Lu, Major Chen, I have good news for you. You have been selected to serve as the commander of the Navy's submarine brigade. This is the new uniform of the submarine force. Do you like it or not?"
Chief of Naval Staff Li Han called the two men into the office and said with a smile.
"General, I don't understand why the General Staff Headquarters transferred the two of us away from the main fleet?"
The Han Navy was established nearly 20 years ago. During these 20 years, the status of surface ironclads as the main force of the fleet has not been shaken. Therefore, after learning that he was transferred from the First Fleet of the Navy, Lu Wenhui was puzzled and angry.
.
"The reason for transferring you from the First Fleet is not because the General Staff Headquarters has doubts about your combat capabilities. On the contrary, the General Staff Headquarters has transferred you here precisely because it values your abilities."
Li Han still had a smile on his face and explained: "This time, the Navy Ministry and His Majesty agree to transfer the two of you to the submarine force. Think about it carefully. If you are transferred to the submarine force alone,
Does an insignificant government department need to alert the Admiralty and His Majesty?"
"The submarine force? Is it the kind of submarine that can fight underwater and rely on underwater torpedoes to attack enemy warships?"
The development of submarines was a confidential matter in Han Dynasty, but as a young naval officer, it was necessary to understand the latest naval military weapons and tactics of Western powers. Therefore, when Chen Jurong learned that his new position was the commander of the submarine force, he
This question.
"Yes, it is the kind of submarine that can be used for underwater combat. At the end of last year, the Navy successfully developed a new submarine. Its combat performance has been improved to a certain extent compared with Britain, France and the United States. Therefore, His Majesty decided to set up an experimental submarine.
The submarine force is temporarily organized into six Jiaolong-generation submarines. In the early stage, it will be responsible for exploring underwater combat tactics. In the later stage, when the submarine construction technology matures, it will be organized into a regular fleet for actual underwater combat."
Li Han roughly stated the submarine's combat objectives, then placed two professional books on submarine performance and maintenance on the table, and ordered: "Your Majesty is very optimistic about the future development of submarines. You two work hard and the future will be bright."
There are plenty of opportunities for you to perform.
Okay, here are your new military uniforms, with the rank of lieutenant colonel. Take them back and put them on, and then think carefully about how to select submarine soldiers. I don’t care about the specific matters. As long as you select the soldiers, report them to the staff headquarters.
Submit a list and the Naval Staff Headquarters will help you solve the personnel transfer problem."
"General, can you give us more time to think about it?"
"There is no time for you to think about it. The appointment letter has been sent out. You have only two choices, either accept it or reject it."
"It is the bounden duty of a soldier to obey orders! We accept the arrangements of the General Staff Headquarters!"
After bargaining failed, the two accepted the appointment.
"Haha, this is what a soldier should be like. Don't worry, His Majesty's vision has always been accurate. Since His Majesty attaches great importance to the development of the submarine force, it means that submarines will definitely have great prospects in future underwater operations. You
The future development of the two in the navy will probably be smoother as a result."......