Early the next morning, the traverser arranged a vehicle to send Li Hongzhang, the observation group, and the working group sent to Shanghai by the traverser, Zhao Weizhong, and others to Dagukou, and they were personally accompanied by Qin Zheng. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the convoy arrived at Dagukou, Qin Zheng also opened the Yueyang ship in accordance with his previous promise and let the observation group visit the ship, of course, only the part above the deck was opened, and the cabins in each room were not included.

In fact, in this era, it is very common for countries to visit each other's warships, and if it is a friendly country, then it is possible to strengthen exchanges between the two countries, and if it is a hostile country, it is to demonstrate to each other. After all, the warships of this era do not have any electronic equipment, and the armaments are basically above the deck, and the visiting cabins are generally only held for some talks, exchanges, and dinners, so they only have symbolic significance.

In the old time and space, the navies of various countries will regularly open their warships to their nationals to visit, and other countries to conduct military exchanges, joint military exercises, will also visit each other's warships, but modern warships are generally not open cabins, but this is to really protect secrets, because modern warships are equipped with a large number of electrical equipment, which directly affects the combat effectiveness of warships, in a sense, the advantages and disadvantages of electronic equipment are the foundation of the strength and weakness of modern warships. Therefore, after receiving the order, the command of the Yueyang ship did not object, but made preparations early in the morning. Generally, when modern warships are open for visits, they will pull up blocking ropes at the guns, vertical launch boxes, missile launch boxes, etc., so that people can see them closely, but they cannot touch them, and the soldiers of the whole ship will change into official uniforms to guard these places and hatches, and the rest of the soldiers will be on duty at the bow and stern to maintain order.

Knowing that they were able to visit the warships of overseas Chinese, many people in the observation group were very excited, because on the way to Tianjin, the superior maneuverability and seaworthiness displayed by the Yueyang and Sanya warships left an extremely deep impression on the observation group, and these two warships had superior performance, but they were only equipped with very little armament, which also made some members of the observation group very puzzled.

Since he was a British representative, Colonel Martinez and Lieutenant Colonel Brown, who thought that he was the Royal Navy of the British Empire, had enough experience to always think that there must be some hidden weapons on the warships of overseas Chinese, and if he could step on the other side's warships and pay close attention, he would definitely be able to find them.

Li Hongzhang was not very interested in visiting the warship, but Sa Zhenbing was quite eager, after all, he was in charge of the warship, and the warships of overseas Chinese had a very strong mystery, and he also wanted to go to the warships of overseas Chinese to see, and Li Hongzhang was not easy to arouse everyone's interest, so accompanied by Qin Zheng, he boarded the foredeck of the Yueyang ship.

Because the Yueyang ship is a fully enclosed structure, there is no deck that is customary to the front and back, and if you want to go from the front deck to the rear deck, you must pass through the passage of the cabin, so the general open visit to the warship starts from the front deck.

Li Hongzhang didn't pay much attention to it, after boarding the Yueyang ship, he just looked at it casually, and didn't even go to the stern, so he got off the warship to rest, Li Hongzhang got off the ship, Li Jingfang and Zhang Peilun were not good and stayed on the warship, so they all got off the ship with Li Hongzhang, only Sa Zhenbing was still watching on the warship. And Qin Zheng also accompanied Li Hongzhang to get off the ship, leaving Wang Hailong and others to greet others on the warship.

Some members of the observation mission also got off the warship, and even the head of the observation mission, the Englishman McLiney, also got off the warship to rest, but the people who stayed on the warship were basically soldiers, and Colonel Martinez and Lieutenant Colonel Brown observed carefully, not letting go of every detail, from the front deck to the rear deck, and then from the back deck to the front deck, but did not find any hidden weapons, what I couldn't understand before, but now I am still confused and can't understand.

However, after all, the two of them have considerable naval experience, and after turning around for three rounds, their attention is focused on the vertical launch platform at the bow of the Yueyang warship, the position of the Haihongqi 16 air defense missile, first, this is the largest place, and there are also barrages around it, and there are many soldiers guarding it, so it must be an important place; second, there must be articles in the cover-like thing on this platform, and maybe it is some kind of secret weapon.

It's just that the two of them circled around the vertical launch platform a few times, and they couldn't see any reason, but the behavior of the two also attracted the attention of other people, and they circled over one after another. At this time, Wang Hailong accompanied Sa Zhenbing to the vertical launch pad, and Sa Zhenbing said: "Captain Wang, isn't there anything under this stage?"

Wang Hailong laughed and said, "Yes, what is contained here is the strongest weapon on our warship." ”

When the members of the observation group heard this, they immediately came to their senses, and there was indeed a way in it, so they immediately surrounded Long, and Martinez said: "Captain Wang, what kind of weapon is it in here, is it a cannon or a torpedo, and why is it here?"

Wang Hailong spread his hands and said: "I'm sorry everyone, this is a military secret, I have nothing to say, I can only tell you that the weapons in this place represent our highest level of science and technology, and nothing else can be said." ”

This reply made the others almost vomit blood, but this is also reasonable, a country's strongest weapon naturally cannot be easily revealed. However, there is finally a clear research direction, so everyone is not reconciled, and they circle around the vertical launch platform, but no matter how many times they turn, it looks like a rectangular platform, with 4 rows on it, 8 in each row, a total of 32 covers, the size of each cover is about 50 centimeters, and there is really nothing to see in addition. Unless he could go over and take a look at the lid, but Martinez looked at the heavily armed soldiers on either side and quickly dispelled the idea.

In fact, the traverser was not worried at all that the observation group would be able to see anything on the Yueyang ship, because the technological gap between the warships of this era and the traversing warships was too great. For the people of this era, the technical level of crossing the warship is not something they can understand at all, so even if they are allowed to go around the warship for three days and three nights, it is impossible to see anything clear. And the traverser is naturally happy to pretend to be generous.

At this moment, McClini boarded the Yueyang ship again and said, "Have you finished visiting, if you have finished visiting, let's go down, our ship is ready." ”

Wang Hailong said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, you can just look at it, if it's not enough today, you can live in the barracks and watch it tomorrow." ”

The members of the observation group could not hear Wang Hailong's sarcasm, although they were annoyed, but they had nothing to do with him, and it was meaningless to look at him any longer, they could only bring humiliation on themselves, so the members of the observation group had no choice but to bow their heads and walk down the gangway to get off the warship.

Martinez was in the middle of the procession and was about to get off the ship, when Brown, who was behind him, tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Colonel, you see someone playing football over there." ”

Martinez was stunned and looked in the direction of Brown's finger, only to see a group of people playing football on a grass field behind a row of walls in the distance, and there were many people watching. Because they were standing on the warship, they could see the scene behind the wall, and of course, their attention was on the warship just now, so they didn't notice it.

England is the birthplace of modern football, and with the expansion of the United Kingdom, the game spread to the world, eventually becoming the number one sport in the world. Although at this time, there was no professional football in the old time and space, but football in the United Kingdom, and throughout Europe, but it is recognized as the highest level of football in the United Kingdom, in the second Olympic Games held in 1900, football was listed as an official Olympic sport, Britain won the first football gold medal in the history of the Olympic Games, the best proof of this.

In the armies of various countries, football is also the favorite sport of soldiers, and football is a team sport, which can not only train the body, but also cultivate teamwork and team spirit among team members, so the armies of various countries also encourage the widespread development of football in the army, which is one of the reasons why football is called a war in peacetime.

In the British Navy, football has become a tradition, and each warship organizes a football team, which is often played not only against each other, but also against the military football teams of other countries. And because the level of football in the UK is the highest, there are always more wins and fewer losses in football matches between the armies. Martinez and Brown are both football enthusiasts and members of the team, and now they are naturally very interested when they suddenly see overseas Chinese playing football.

In fact, although in the old time and space, China's football level is not very good, but the Chinese love for football is not inferior to other traditional football powers, so football is also one of the most popular sports of the Chinese army, in addition, in the Chinese Navy's foreign exchanges, it also often plays football matches with the armies of other countries to enhance exchanges and friendship. On each passing warship, a football team of the ship was formed, and there were several soccer balls, as well as a full set of jerseys, sneakers and other equipment, and these things didn't take up much space anyway.

Later, after the navy stabilized the Dagukou base, it immediately set aside three football fields in the base, built a goal, and hung a net. Let the crossing warriors play football activities in addition to training, after all, there are not many entertainment activities in this era, so these three football fields are not idle almost every day. Moreover, the traverser not only plays football himself, but also teaches local fighters to play football, which can enhance the understanding and affection between the fighters.

Wang Hailong said: "Colonel Martinez, football has always been the favorite sport of our fighters. ”

Martinez said: "I see, football is also the favorite sport of our British Navy, if we knew that you also like football, we should have organized a football team to Tianjin, everyone can play, our Centurion football team, in the British Navy, is very famous." ”

Wang Hailong smiled and said, "Yes, there will definitely be opportunities in the future." ”