After turning a corner with the fleet, the Tai'an was on the left side of the ship, and in front of the observation group was an extremely large warship, and because it was close enough at this time, it could be seen very clearly. www.biquge.info Judging from the shape of this warship, it is the same style as the overseas Chinese warships I just saw, all of them are pointed and flat-tailed, with simple lines, and very few weapons, and there is an empty platform at the tail, and the size of this warship is huge, so the platform at the stern of the ship is very broad, and it is enough to run horses on it.

And next to this warship, there is also a ship of similar size, but this ship is not a warship, because there are four gantries on the ship, the warship does not do this, it should be a ship with a paving function, but it is not easy to build such a huge one.

At this time, all the members of the observation group on the Tai'an came to the port side of the Tai'an, but they were all stunned, stunned by the huge warship. In fact, it is not only the Tai'an, but also the members of the Ping'an, Haiqi, and Hairong are also attracted by this giant ship. After all, greatness is justice, and it was a universal norm both in those days.

On the Tai'an, Martinez said, "This is, this is ......" but even said a few "this is", but there was no follow-up. After a long while, he asked Brown, who was beside him, "Lieutenant Colonel, have you measured the size of this warship?" ”

Brown swallowed a mouthful of water and said: "Colonel, the length of this warship should be between 200 meters and 220 meters, and the width should be about 30 meters, my God, the displacement of this warship is probably about 30,000 tons, and even 40,000 tons is not impossible, why did overseas Chinese build such a huge warship? The length of the other ship is about 180 meters, the width is about 25 meters, and the estimated displacement is about 25,000-30,000 tons." ”

In fact, the warship they saw was the Changbaishan ship, which belonged to the Type 071 amphibious landing ship, with a length of 210 meters, a width of 28 meters, and a full load displacement of 20,000 tons. The same PJ26 single-barreled 76mm stealth gun of the Sanya ship, in the old time and space, this type of warship is the largest surface combat ship of the Chinese Navy except for aircraft carriers, and the other is the Taihu ship, which belongs to the 093A type comprehensive rescue ship, with a length of 178.5 meters, a width of 24.8 meters, and a full load displacement of 23,000 tons.

In fact, it is not impossible to build such a huge ship in this era, but it is generally only a civilian ship, and the warship is not built as big as possible, because the structural strength of the warship and the speed of navigation are not comparable to that of civilian ships.

However, the fact that overseas Chinese have built such a huge warship shows that the overseas Chinese have solved many problems in the meantime, and of course the two do not think that the warships built by overseas Chinese are not like a bad thing. Because with the excellent seafaring performance shown by the two warships just now, it is not impossible for overseas Chinese to build such a huge warship.

Martinez said: "It seems that we have to re-evaluate the overseas Chinese, which shows that the overseas Chinese have extremely strong industrial manufacturing capabilities, even stronger than our Britain, so the country of overseas Chinese will be a country with extremely developed science and technology, and industrial technology and manufacturing capacity are very strong, which will be a terrible opponent of our British Empire." ”

Brown said: "When I was in Shanghai, I heard some legends that the ancestors of this group of overseas Chinese were originally a group of Chinese living overseas, and their country was built on a large island, but this big island had a volcanic earthquake a few months ago and had sunk to the bottom of the sea, leaving only their group, of course, I don't know if this legend is true." ”

Martinez said: "If this legend is true, then God bless England so that we do not have to face such a terrible opponent, but how is it that such a technologically advanced and industrially powerful country has never heard of it before?"

Brown shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know, after all, it's just a legend, to be honest, when I first heard this legend, I didn't believe it at all, because this is simply the oriental version of Atlantis, but now it seems that this legend is likely to be true, at least partially true." ”

Martinez's eyes left from the Changbai Mountain ship and the Taihu ship, and looked at the dock not far away, only to see that on the other side of the port, there were more than ten warships moored, but they were all very damaged, Martinez recognized that one of them was the British armored cruiser Orlando, which seemed to have been captured by overseas Chinese, and on the sea not far from the port, there were two salvage ships carrying out salvage operations. Martinez said: "It seems that this trip to Tianjin is far more important than we imagined, so let's take a look at how much of this legend about overseas Chinese is true." ”

In the midst of everyone's discussions, the fleet, guided by two small boats, marched to the dock for them to moor, and the four ships were divided into two groups and moored on both sides of the dock plank road.

At this time, Li Hongzhang also changed into a full set of official uniforms of first-class officials, embroidered robes and horse coats, wore red feathers, and hung a circle of vermilion pearls on his chest, full of energy, accompanied by Zhang Peilun and Li Jingfang, came to the bow of the ship to look at the dock.

I saw that on the plank road of the wharf, it was already full of people, all looking at their boats, and on both sides of the right plank road, there were soldiers standing with guns, all of them were wearing gray-blue military uniforms, wearing steel helmets, and wearing a pair of wide sunglasses on their faces. Li Hongzhang is also a person who has led soldiers, fought in battles, and seen the battlefield, and knows that only soldiers who have really experienced the flames of war can have such a strong murderous aura. It seems that the overseas Chinese were able to defeat the Eight-Nation Alliance in a row, and seized Weihaiwei and Qingdao from the hands of Britain and Germany, which really makes sense.

At this time, Zhang Peilun came to Li Hongzhang's side, stretched out his hand and pointed to a man wearing a brimmed military hat and a blue military uniform in the crowd on the dock, and said: "Zhongtang, this person is Qin Zheng, one of the leaders of overseas Chinese, he holds the position of political commissar among overseas Chinese. ”

Li Hongzhang nodded, now he is very familiar with several leaders of overseas Chinese, and knows that this Qin Zheng is the second leader of overseas Chinese, and the last time Zhang Peilun visited Tianjin, he came forward to greet him. However, that time Qin Zheng greeted Zhang Peilun on the Haihe Wharf in Tianjin, and this time to greet him, Qin Zheng personally rushed to Dagukou, which shows that the attitude of overseas Chinese towards themselves is obviously much more important than Zhang Peilun, so Li Hongzhang also has some self-satisfaction in his heart, it seems that this group of overseas Chinese know how to be polite.

And while they were talking, the Ping'an and Tai'an also stopped at the dock one after another, anchored and cast the cable, and lowered the gangway to the shore. At this time, the military band on the shore immediately played music, and Li Hongzhang also straightened his clothes, and with the support of Li Jingfang, he walked down the gangway and walked down the Ping'an.

After Li Hongzhang stepped down the gangway, Qin Zheng greeted him, and Li Hongzhang also took a few steps, and at the same time stretched out his right hand to Qin Zheng. It turned out that Li Hongzhang heard Zhang Peilun say that overseas Chinese have the gift of shaking hands, no matter how high or low they respect the spleen, since up to now, the etiquette of overseas Chinese is very thoughtful, and he should not put on a stand in the middle hall, after all, this time he came to Tianjin, he still had to ask for others, so he took the initiative to shake hands with Qin Zheng with the etiquette of overseas Chinese.

When Qin Zheng saw it, he also stretched out his hand to shake Li Hongzhang, and at the same time shook it vigorously to show his welcome to Li Hongzhang, and among Qin Zheng's entourage, someone had already taken pictures of the moment when the two shook hands with a camera or camera.

And in Qin Zheng's heart, he couldn't help but feel unreal. After five months, I have also met several famous historical figures, such as Zhang Peilun and Wadexi. But they are far from Li Hongzhang in terms of weight. Although in the old time and space, the evaluation of Li Hongzhang was mixed, some people thought that Li Hongzhang was an out-and-out traitor and a despicable and shameless traitor; some people thought that Li Hongzhang was the greatest statesman in the late Qing Dynasty and a great man in history; and some people believed that Li Hongzhang was a pioneer in the process of China's modern industrialization.

However, whether Li Hongzhang is a traitor or a great man, but one thing can not be denied by anyone, in the old time and space, before the Xinhai Revolution in China's modern history, there is no one who can occupy such an important position as Li Hongzhang, his influence on the history of the Qing court in his lifetime, far beyond China's national borders, in his later years, he is the main pillar of this crumbling huge empire, his every move not only determines the national fate of this old empire, but also involves almost the entire trend of the modern history of the Far East, it can be said that without Li Hongzhang's modern history of China, must be a fragmented history, but also a history that cannot be narrated。

Such a person who is the most prestigious and unique figure in modern Chinese history is standing in front of him, and is clasping his hands, in the history of this time and space, he will always remember this moment, even a person like Qin Zheng, who has already passed the age of fanaticism, is a little excited.

However, although Qin Zheng's mood was excited, he did not forget the business, and while shaking his hand, he said: "On behalf of the Provisional Government of Tianjin New Area, on behalf of the Executive Committee, and on behalf of all our overseas Chinese, I welcome Li Zhongtang's visit to Tianjin, and hope that Zhongtang's visit will go smoothly." ”

Although these words are very fresh, Li Hongzhang can also hear that what the other party said is good, and said with a smile: "The old man came to visit this time, how can you be treated with some hospitality, it is really deserved, deserved." ”

Qin Zheng said: "Zhongtang is too polite, we have heard of Zhongtang's name overseas, and we know that Zhongtang is an important minister of the Qing State, and this Tianjin was originally the territory of the Qing State, although we are descendants of China, but we have been living overseas, and now we hope to return to China, but after defeating the Eight-Nation Alliance, we temporarily live in Tianjin in order to accommodate a place, so Zhongtang can come to Tianjin to visit, we are very welcome." ”