Xu Chuanlong then said to Sanbon Gonbei: "Let's go forward and take a closer look at this warship. By the way, let Chief Designer Liu introduce you to the performance of this armored cruiser."
Sanben nodded, and then followed Xu Chuanlong to the battleship.
At this time, Sanben felt that this battleship was different, because there were two forts on this nearly completed battleship, each with two main guns. This kind of firepower was considered to be the highest among armored cruisers.
Very powerful.
Liu Guoan, who was following the two of them, began to introduce the battleship that was about to be completed. "This armored cruiser is based on the American Olympia-class armored cruiser. Its standard displacement is 5676 tons, and its full load displacement is 6694 tons."
"Although the original Olympia, our Hefei, can reach a speed of 21 knots, our commander is still not satisfied, so we have used new technology to enable this armored cruiser to theoretically reach a maximum speed of
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"The main guns are four 203mm naval guns, which are installed in two twin turrets, respectively located on the center line of the warship's bow and stern. In addition, 10 127mm naval guns are installed in the gun profiles on both sides of the superstructure. In addition, there are 14
57mm guns, 6 37mm guns and 6 450mm torpedo tubes."
"Then there is the armor of this battleship. The inclined part of the armored deck is 121 mm thick, the horizontal part is 51 mm thick, the main turret armor is 89 mm, and the turret base armor is 110 mm. But our current armor is not what is called internationally.
Advanced Harvey steel is a new type of armor composite material developed by ourselves, and its defense level is twice that of Harvey armor steel."
Liu Guoan's face was full of pride when he said this, because the warship on this slipway is also a very advanced warship in the entire world.
After listening to Liu Guoan's introduction, the three powerful soldiers on the side looked at the warship on the slipway, and their eyes shone.
If what the chief designer next to him said is true, the battleship in front of him, except for its slightly weaker firepower, can already rival the ironclad ship in terms of defense.
What's more, he has a speed of up to 25 knots. Once he encounters a battleship, he can completely throw away the opponent with his own speed and engage in guerrilla warfare.
"Mr. Xu, is the commander-in-chief's promise to our navy the same level as this battleship?"
Xu Chuanlong nodded, and then said with a smile: "The four armored cruisers that the commander promised you should be of the same level as the ones on this slipway."
Sanben let out a long breath when he heard this, and he already recognized Liu Hai more in his heart, because from this incident, it can be seen that Liu Haibei did not hide anything from them. Such an advanced battleship is
It is also rare in the world. Since it can equip their navy, it shows that Liu Hai values the navy.
But this was his wishful thinking. How could Liu Hai sell them the most advanced warship.
Next, Xu Chuanlong took Sanben to visit. Several other warships were already laying keels on several other slipways.
And Xu Chuanlong clearly told Sanhon Gonbei that these warships were of the same class as the one on the slipway, and should be the cruisers given to their naval fleet by the commander-in-chief.
Sanben was very satisfied with this, "Mr. Xu, there are still some shipyard workers in our country. I think it is better to transfer them to the Shanghai Shipyard to participate in the construction of warships. This will also speed up the construction of warships."
After Xu Chuanlong heard San Ben Quan Bingwei's words, he didn't know how to answer him. He knew about the Shanghai Shipyard, but no outsider had ever come in on Bang Hai's precious pimple. Today, San Ben Quan Bing Wei was asked to come near to appease him.
Japanese Navy.
"Mr. Sanben, I can't make the decision on this matter. Why don't we send electricity to the commander in Nanjing after we go back and let him make the decision? What do you think?"
Sanben nodded repeatedly, "It's me, Meng Lang. I must report this matter to the commander-in-chief."
There was nothing left to see next, so Xu Chuanlong left the Shanghai Shipyard with Sanben and came to Shanghai Wusongkou Wharf. He arranged him in an inn, and then he went to the Nanyang Navy Yamen and headed to Nanyang.
Report from Acting Admiral Liu Wei of the Navy.
As the acting admiral, Liu Wei attached great importance to the Shanghai Shipyard. Now he heard Xu Chuanlong say that Sanben wanted to send shipbuilders to the Shanghai Shipyard, which made him a little angry.
"What's going on with these Japanese? Don't you have any self-awareness? The Shanghai Shipyard is the foundation of our Nanyang Navy. If these Japanese cause trouble for us in the future, we won't even have time to cry."
"Besides, there are so many secrets there, how can you let outsiders see them casually?"
Xu Chuanlong stood nearby and kept wiping his sweat, lowering his head and not daring to look at Liu Wei at all.
Liu Wei got angry in the Yamen lobby, and then calmed down, and then said to Xu Chuanlong: "There is no need to report this matter to the commander-in-chief. You just go back to the three books and tell him that the Shanghai Shipyard is a military
It is an important place, so everyone and every ship worker must go through strict screening, and the shipyard does not need too many workers for the time being."
"Yes, yes, I will go and explain to Sanben now."
After Xu Chuanlong hit a snag with Liu Wei, he went to Sanbon Gonbei on the second day and angrily rejected his proposal to send workers to the Shanghai Shipyard.
After listening to Sanben, he also felt a sense of regret, because he believed that the most important thing in the Shanghai Shipyard was not those warships.
What is really important in the Shanghai Shipyard is the construction equipment. He took a casual tour of the Shanghai Shipyard yesterday and found that the equipment of the Shanghai Shipyard has reached an incredible level of advancedness.
Whether it is the keel or the assembly of armor, they have completely abandoned riveting and instead used welding.
This method is simply a black technology in Sanhon Gonbei's opinion. When building ships in this way, both the quality and construction speed of the ship are greatly improved compared to before.
Not to mention that there are many technical equipment that he cannot understand. If he learns all these technologies, he can slowly figure out the development direction of the future shipyard even if there is no ready-made equipment, which will be of huge benefit to the country's shipbuilding industry.
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Sanben did not get the consent of the Nanyang Navy, so he could only leave Shanghai angrily and go back to prepare to train naval personnel. He was already preparing to receive four armored cruisers.
As for Dashanyan of the Army, he followed Lu Chun, the actual person in charge of the military department and the commander of the Third Army of the Hunan Army. After returning to Jingdong, he immediately made a proposal to Lu Chun to let the Second Division, which had completed preparations,
Head to Nandu immediately.
Lu Chun was naturally satisfied when he saw the other party moving closer to Liu Hai so actively. At that time, he approved Dashanyan's plan and dispatched warships and transport ships to help transport the nearly 15,000 army soldiers.
Why is this Dashanyan so actively moving closer to bangs? That's because during the war, he had completely offended the king's family. The only thing he can rely on now is bangs. Without the support of bangs behind him,
He has long since been ousted.
Besides, after Liu Hai waited here for more than ten days, he finally arrived at the first batch of troops that came to accept reorganization, the Army's 2nd Division.
After the Japanese Army Lieutenant General Sakuma Mata led the 2nd Division to Nanjing by boat, Liu Hai personally went to Nandu Wharf to greet them. This also represented the importance Liu Hai attached to these soldiers.
Army Lieutenant General Sakuma Mata, after getting off the ship, immediately jogged to Liu Hai, gave him a military salute, and finally said: "Army Lieutenant General Sakuma Mata, come and report."
Liu Hai was very satisfied with the general's attitude. Looking at him like this, he didn't need to enlighten him on his own.
"Very good. Now that we are here, let the troops rest for a day. We will make adjustments immediately tomorrow."
"Completely obey the commander's orders."
Next, the 2nd Army Division was just outside Nanjing, resting in the barracks they had prepared long ago.
On the second day, Liu Hai brought nearly 200 cyborgs to the station of the 2nd Division.
Naturally, Sakuma Samata went to the camp gate to greet him in person, and then followed Liu Hai into the Japanese 2nd Division's garrison. At this time, all the men of the 2nd Division lined up on the school field.
And Liu Hai brought many senior officials to the high platform to review the troops.
Liu Hai looked at the soldiers passing by one after another in front of him, and thought about it again. The Qing troops he had seen could not help but shake his head. No wonder those Qing troops couldn't defeat these elites.
If nothing else, this formation alone showed the majesty of the soldiers, and those Qing lords were so lazy that they didn't look like a regular army at all.
After reviewing the troops, Liu Hai led the officials back to the conference room of the headquarters.
Liu Hai sat in the middle, and generals at all levels of the Army's 2nd Division sat at attention on both sides, waiting for Liu Hai's instructions.
"This reorganization of the 2nd Division has two purposes."
Liu Hai was very relaxed now. While talking, he picked up the teacup at hand and took a sip.
"The first purpose is that although the army is still elite, its combat methods are old-fashioned and cannot keep up with the trend of the times. This time I will send some officers to the 2nd Division to serve as squadron commanders, and these people will train the grassroots
soldiers."
Liu Hai said this and looked down, trying to discern some clues from the faces of these generals.
But the people below were all sitting upright, without any expressions.
Liu Hai's heart changed when he saw these people. If these people were not too deep in the city, they should not have any strong objections to him. Otherwise, he would not be like this when he heard that he was deploying men into their army.
calm.
Therefore, Liu Hai is quite satisfied with the current attitude of these generals, and has decided not to exclude these people from the army's establishment for the time being.
After all, these people have been through the battlefield and have undergone formal military training. It will not be easy for Liu Hai to find such a group of people again.