Lin Xiao was on the phone with Liu Xulei on the "Qinzhou......

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Three days ago, Lin Xiao and the others were about to board the ship and set off, when Sun Lei suddenly came to Qinzhou on the "Unicorn".

It turned out that since Fang Yuchun was transferred to the machine battleship "Qinzhou" as the captain, Zhang Jinshan, the captain of the sail battleship "Unicorn", and Guan Erdao, the captain of the gunners, held back their strength and took the sailors to train in Qinzhou Bay every day, looking forward to President Lin taking them to the expedition together and making contributions.

A few days ago, I finally looked forward to Mr. Lin coming back, but Mr. Lin only took away the "Qinzhou"!

They were so anxious that they jumped to their feet, and even felt that the soldiers under them looked at them with disgust, so they pestered Sun Lei every day, asking him to come to fight for them.

It happened that Sun Lei had something urgent to report to Lin Xiao, so after a little hesitation, he took them to block the door.

Sun Lei's urgency is that since the "Qinzhou" was successfully delivered to the navy, the craftsmen of Tiger Harbor have been elated and energetic, and the second self-built warship is about to be completed and launched.

At the same time, on the Haiphong side, after receiving Sun Lei's technical guidance, the progress of sister ships of the same type is also similar, so there are not enough sailors, and it is urgent to continue to recruit and train a group of sailors.

This time, Lin Xiao returned to Fangcheng Town, and his stay was too hasty, so he didn't go to Tiger Harbor to meet Sun Lei, so he personally asked for instructions.

Of course, Lin Xiao was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately agreed that he would definitely discuss with Li Hanzhi and Xiao Kaifeng, and let them recruit a group of sailors in Qinzhou and Haiphong respectively, and they must be trained with high requirements and strictness.

As for the "Unicorn", Lin Xiao thought that it was too slow to keep up with the "Qinzhou", and finally politely refused Zhang and Guan's request for war.

The reconnaissance battalion, guard company, and special operations brigade he led were less than 1,000 people in total, and a "Qinzhou" ship could fit just enough with men and supplies.

However, since the soldiers of the "Unicorn" were eager to fight, Lin Xiao pondered for a moment, and still wrote an order by hand, asking them to go to Haiphong to find Xiao Kaifeng.

Listening to the rumors, there has been constant friction on the north-south border on the Annan side recently, and depending on the situation, I am afraid that the war is about to start, and they may be needed there.

When Zhang and Guan Er heard this, they grinned and smiled, as long as there is a battle, they will succeed, and they pat their chests again and again to ensure that the task is completed!

After the two of them saluted and left, Sun Lei secretly told Lin Xiao: "Lao Cao is trying to develop a machine gun, which looks like an imitation of the Czech ...... There was also a large-caliber breech gun, which by chance I saw the drawings and looked at its bulky appearance...... It was supposed to be the main gun developed for battleships. ”

"Huh? No way! ”

Lin Xiao looked incredulous, "I've only been away from him for a few days, why don't you know at all?" ”

"Is that still fake? You still don't know that old Cao? That old guy, his mouth is very tight, and he will let you see it before the finished product comes out? ”

Sun Lei rolled his eyes and said angrily, "Don't forget your identity, you are the commander-in-chief, and the researchers will not take the initiative to report to you if you are not sure." ”

"Uh......"

Lin Xiao looked innocent, and the people who co-authored scientific research have this strange temper?

"Therefore, I came to you this time for another purpose, that is, to ask for instructions, do you want to continue to build the sister ship of the 'Qinzhou'?"

Sun Lei looked at Lin Xiao's strange expression, and said with a faint smile, "There are not many diesel engines, if Lao Cao's cannon is really done, I think it will still be an ironclad ship worthy of it." ”

"Really? Ironclad? In your opinion...... How much hope is there for success at one time, and what is the risk of failure? "Lin Xiao was overjoyed when he heard this, ironclad ship? Of course it's good if you can do it, aren't you afraid you won't be able to do it!

"It's not difficult to get the drawings, I have a lot of reference materials on hand, but there are still risks...... There are some construction details, I still have to carefully scrutinize, some of the shipbuilding technology of future generations, such as the welding of large bearings, large steel plates, etc., whether it is equipment or technology, it is still difficult to achieve in time and space, so I can only think of alternative methods. ”

"Well, there are three or four ships like the 'Qinzhou' that are enough for the time being, so you can concentrate on attacking the ironclad ships, after all, this road is ...... Sooner or later, don't you, don't you, hard work! ”

After speaking, Lin Xiao made a straight face and solemnly gave Sun Lei a military salute!

The two muttered for a long time, and after discussing it repeatedly, Sun Lei decided to go back and design it well, and see if he could directly build an ironclad ship, and the first displacement should not be too large, about 2,000 tons.

For the sake of safety, Lin Xiao accepted Sun Lei's suggestion, and on the Haiphong side, he would continue to build the sister ship of the "Qinzhou" for the time being, and the craftsman team on the Tiger Harbor side would work with him to tackle technical problems.

As long as Lao Zhou's steel production can go up, after Lao Cao's hydraulic press is successfully developed, the key conditions for building a new type of warship should be ripe, after all, the number of diesel engines is limited, and he has to save a few for ironclad ships.

Even if the first-generation steam engine can be developed in time, Lin Xiao doesn't want to put the cart before the horse, after all, the large marine diesel engine is much more powerful than the first-generation steam engine, not only has more horsepower, smaller size, and much higher reliability!

Sun Lei was also very happy that the true purpose of his trip had finally been achieved!

Personally building the first ironclad battleship for the Chinese Empire was exactly what he dreamed of.

"More riveting, turret supremacy! Billions of turrets, billions of glory! ”

In the future, the ironclad giant ship designed by him was able to seize the Western bandits, holding high the muzzle of the black hole, galloping across the oceans, and the Chinese flag hunting......

That's exactly what he dreamed of! It's his supreme glory!

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Sun Lei and the others returned satisfied, and after going back happily, Lin Xiao said goodbye to Lu Hua and the others and embarked on a journey to Guangzhou.

The speed of the "Qinzhou" is very fast, and it can reach a maximum of 20 knots, which has surpassed the oil tanker "Lufeng" and is about to catch up with the freighter "Longsheng".

It can be said that in this era, in this world, except for the "Longsheng", there is no ship that can catch up with it.

After the "Qinzhou" left the port, it sailed all the way along the coastline at a speed of about 15 knots.

There is a distance of nearly 400 nautical miles to Guangzhou, and even if you sometimes use the sail to borrow the power and walk for more than 10 hours a day, it will only take about three days to arrive.

In the evening of the same day, the "Qinzhou" sailed into the Qiongzhou Strait, looking out of the port side, the coastline stretching for hundreds of miles in the distance, Lin Xiao's heart was surging.

He knew that there was the Leizhou Peninsula, and that coastline was Xuwen County, the capital of Leizhou, where there were also many ancient seaports, which were the starting ports of the Maritime Silk Road as early as the Han Dynasty.

He also knew that Xia Bomin, a big local tyrant, had mobilized six independent battalions and two main companies equipped with automatic firearms at the beginning of the Eastern Expedition Campaign, and had swept away the entire Leizhou Peninsula and the Qing army in Lianzhou Prefecture (now Beihai City).

Today, the entire southwest region of Guangdong has all returned to the hands of the Ming army, and is connected with Wuzhou Mansion, Qinzhou Mansion, Jiangzhou Mansion (now Chongzuo City) and other places in Guangxi.

(Question: Let's send a question today, Daming household registration, in addition to civilian registration, military registration and craftsman registration, in fact, what kind of household registration is there, but it can't be on the table?) ）

Thanks: "Quasi-proposed" tip, thank you baby!

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