Chapter 856: The tightrope walk of the Cassie Kingdom
Unified fire control seems to be a simple concept, but in fact it is not easy to implement it, at least based on the current technical reserves of various countries.
That is to say, the Kingdom of Krul has the confidence to do it directly. As for other countries, we don’t know when.
Even in the Kingdom of Krul, they still need time to conduct research. If they don't have three to five years, they won't be able to do it. Even after three to five years, whether this can be done smoothly is still a big problem.
Therefore, the Daheng Empire can export the 300mm 45x caliber naval gun, but the top-notch unified fire control technology is not exported, and will not even be mentioned.
Even if an old friend like the Orr Kingdom comes to visit, the Daheng Empire directly denies the existence of such a thing.
Of course, battleships with multiple main guns are beginning to be built. Without advanced equipment such as telephones and firing directors, it does not mean that unified fire control cannot be implemented, but the efficiency is relatively low.
Therefore, whether the Daheng Empire gives it to the Oran Kingdom, the Orr Kingdom, or the Mongol Khanate, when they come to purchase new warships, the supporting exports are artificial fire control systems.
Buy a first-class rangefinder or something, use a microphone for message transmission, and then optimize the distance between each rangefinder to simplify information transmission. For calculations, most of them are calculated directly by hand, and old instruments from the past are also used.
, barely able to achieve unified fire control.
Even if the efficiency is relatively low, the accuracy is relatively low, and the limitations are relatively large, it can still be regarded as unified fire control.
In fact, in addition to the Kingdom of Krul, even the Kokel Empire and the Varia Empire now plan to use this traditional fire control technology. So the Daheng Empire exports this thing!
In the seventeenth year of Qian Sheng, because of a leaked photo of Quping Military Port, the Kingdom of Krul began to shift to large-scale research and development and construction of unified all-heavy artillery warships. Other countries also quickly followed suit, which directly led to the beginning of this year.
, the entire Blue Star seemed to have entered the era of unified all-heavy artillery overnight.
In fact, the Daheng Empire is the only one with such advanced warships.
Currently, the Daheng Empire has built and put into service two Ningyu-class ships, two Zhongluo-class ships, and two Qiping-class ships.
A total of six battleships and battlecruisers were built and put into service.
Of course, there are more similar battleships under construction, and it is expected that two more will be commissioned this year, and four battleships and battlecruisers will be commissioned next year.
There are also six 10,000-ton River-class heavy cruisers that have been built and put into service, and there are also a number of improved heavy cruisers on the slipway.
Therefore, the current Daheng Empire is in an absolute leading position in the new generation of battleships.
And now that we have a leading advantage, we naturally have to do something, otherwise it will be a waste...
It happened that there was some turmoil in the Khasi Kingdom to the south of the Daheng Empire, so the fleet of the Daheng Empire ran over to watch.
This time, the Daheng Empire took advantage of the internal turmoil in the Khasi Kingdom to completely solve the problem of the Khasi Kingdom.
The Khasi Kingdom is located to the southwest of the Daheng Empire. Because the place where the two countries meet is a huge mountain range, it is very troublesome to get from the land. At the same time, the terrain of the Khasi Kingdom is not that good either.
The side near Daheng is mountainous, while the hinterland in the middle is a desert. Only the west side is better, but it is also a hilly area.
In the eyes of the people of Daheng, this kind of place is simply a barren land, not as good as the Kingdom of Danner. After all, the Kingdom of Danner still has several small plains in the east and south.
If this place hadn't been so bad and the terrain too complex, the Khasi Kingdom would have been wiped out by the Daheng people in the era of forward-loading guns, and it wouldn't have survived to this day.
However, although the Kingdom of Khasi has always maintained its independence, it is still inevitably affected by the great influence of the Daheng Empire. For the past few hundred years, it has existed as a vassal state of the Daheng people, and its status is worse than that of the Kingdom of Dana.
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However, after the Heng'ao War, the Daheng Empire fell into civil strife, and the Orissa Empire began to enter this country and established a close relationship.
So in recent decades, the Khasi Kingdom has been on the opposite side of the Daheng Empire.
With the rise of the Daheng Empire, especially after the outbreak of the Danner War, the Daheng Empire directly expelled the Orisa Empire from the Danner Kingdom, and after completely controlling the region, the Khasi Kingdom also began to save itself.
How to save yourself?
Naturally, he stayed far away from the Orissa Empire and actively moved closer to the Daheng Empire!
But after all, the Kingdom of Cassi has not been baptized by cruel wars, and it has not embraced the Daheng people's lap as simply and directly as the Kingdom of Tanner, willing to be their little brother.
While the Khasi Kingdom is embracing the Daheng people, it is also trying to use the Orissa Empire and even the Krul Kingdom to counter the constant influence of the Daheng Empire.
The Daheng Empire was naturally dissatisfied with this situation, but it was just that the Daheng Empire was too lazy to pay attention to them before, so it turned a blind eye to their little actions.
The competition among various countries in the Khasi Kingdom has also led to the formation of multiple factions within the Khasi Kingdom. Its royal family is a staunch Daheng sect. Although their royal family is not a descendant of the Daheng people, they also relied on Daheng people more than two hundred years ago.
It is the people of Daheng who come to power.
After the First Heng'ao War, the forces of the Orissa Empire began to enter the country, and the royal family of the Khasi Kingdom was forced to give up most of its power and adopt a constitutional monarchy. The royal family became a symbolic royal family.
Therefore, the royal family is very dissatisfied with the Orissa Empire. At the same time, they also want to restore the power of the royal family. Of course, their country has implemented a constitutional monarchy for decades. This cannot be changed even if they want to, but a certain amount of power can be restored.
It can still be done.
At the same time, the country's current prime minister and some high-level generals belong to the neutral faction and resolutely implement bilateral policies, that is, they not only move closer to Daheng, but also maintain friendly relations with the Orissa Empire. To put it bluntly, they want
Walking a tightrope, walking between two big countries to gain benefits.
In addition, part of their civil and military strength is the Orissa faction. They are naturally inclined towards the Orissa Empire. Many of them have defected to the Kingdom of Krul. They are opposed to getting too close to the Daheng Empire.
This kind of internal contradiction is mixed with their internal economic interests. For example, their industrial and commercial circles are also divided.
For example, the businessmen who are engaged in light industries such as textiles and other industries in the Kingdom of Khasi do not like to work with the Daheng people. If they have too close contact with the Daheng people and directly open markets with each other, they will have to