Qin Kai pondered about the matter of North Korea, and Zhang Peilun still needed to contribute more to this matter, Qingliu These cadres have always been worried about the occupation of Ryukyu Island by the Japanese, and Zhang Peilun's 1,000 newly recruited Fujian Navy Marines are still staying in the training camp, and they are all completely implementing the training of the Protector Army.

What we need now is to continue to create opportunities and expand the power in our hands, and what we need is the name...... Name! Regarding Ding Richang's euphemistic reminder, Qin Kai naturally understood it very well.

He took a sip of the teacup and arched his hand towards Ding Richang, "My lord, this battle with the French is ready to be sent, we don't want to fight, and the French will have to do it sooner or later, I think that only by fighting a big battle in the north of Vietnam and dividing the winner can we set a tone for this matter in the north of Vietnam!" ”

Ding Richang naturally understood what Qin Kai meant, he was also worried that Qin Kai would fall and fight in North Vietnam, after all, there was more than one French opponent on the opposite side, and in this officialdom, those who rushed to the front were all up-and-coming birds, "Gale Wind, what are your plans in North Vietnam, I think your Protector Army still has some combat power, but it is not a good idea to stand up to the front!" ”

"My lord, I understand this, I have ordered the Protector Army to abandon Hanoi, where is the battle defense, I am afraid that the fiercest battle will be where, in addition to the land of Shanxi, I also consider changing the defense, but; 、I'm afraid that no one will be able to take over、Willing to take over! And the loss of Shanxi City may not be conducive to the battle situation, which I am still considering! ”

Qin Kai naturally knew the concern between Ding Richang's words, so he briefly said his arrangement, anyway, in this war in northern Vietnam, his own protector army was originally a soy sauce character, so those lords were hoarding over there, eating imperial food and receiving salaries, how could they not let them do something......

Lao Ding nodded, this Qin Liefeng's mind is still very clear, and he doesn't need to worry about this matter himself.

Zhang Peilun still has some ideas about Qin Kai's comments on his combat strength, but in his opinion, the 50,000 or 60,000 troops in the north of Vietnam are stationed, and the French are coming, so it is more defeats and fewer victories, and Qin Kai is definitely not just talking about this matter today, so he is still very patient and waiting for the next topic.

"Gale Wind, then this matter of the North of Vietnam, I plan to report to the imperial court to guard against the French! All ports should refuse to trade and supply coal and supplies to the French! If France wants to be the enemy of the Qing Dynasty, it must bear the losses! ”

"Lord Zhang is really courageous," Lao Ding put together a lively scene on the side, this kind of words, that is, these Qingliu cadres, who are not afraid of heaven and earth, dare to play, if they win with the French, it will be counted, in case they lose, the French will definitely have to find some reasons for this, and the court will inevitably pay more compensation...... When the time comes, it will be miserable to investigate!

Qin Kai smiled slightly, this Lao Zhang's opinion is enough, but he still lacks courage in doing things, he, the superintendent, has no soldiers and no power at hand, and he is really a wretch, but it is a big mouth like him, this Manchu court dares to release it to be a governor, and it is a matter of will to repeal it.

"I thought Master Zhang's strategy was feasible, but I'm afraid that this military aircraft department can't make this determination!" Qin Kai kindly began to induce Lao Zhang, "Besides, I want to hear what the adults mean, it's about this North Korea!" ”

Lao Ding on the side glanced at Qin Kai, this Qin Liefeng judged the thoughts of these bigwigs in the imperial court very accurately, and looked at Zhang Peilun again, Lao Zhang looked like a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, it seems that he has made up his mind to go to this fold, Qingliu...... Clean...... Zhang Peilun, from a bachelor to a governor, has had a smooth ride all the way, and it's no wonder that he has a temper!

"North Korea!" Hearing this word, Zhang Peilun obviously came to the strength, the court has been noisy in the past few days, and the news sent from the embassy in Japan shocked everyone, France dared to play hard with the Tian Dynasty, that is the name of the world's second navy and Europe's first bull X army, but until now, it still looks a little vain......

The battle that the French fought in Vietnam was also a little too watery, and it was quite powerful when it came up, and it was also a smooth defeat when it was defeated, but what about the naval battle...... Although there has not been a serious battle, this has sunk a lot of ships for the Nanyang Naval Division!

What I didn't expect was that this Japanese country is now also bold, taking advantage of the fact that the imperial court is at war with the French, he came to play yin, and he actually wanted to secretly Chen Cang and quietly stationed troops in South Korea, which is worth it! In the past few days, "Fujian New News" has been waiting for a large number of articles by Qingliu celebrities. ,

And the excerpts received by the military aircraft department are dozens of times more than those in this newspaper, even if they are the old and young remnants of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the anger of the foreigners is a last resort, this Japanese country is the green onion, and it is necessary to let the Tian Dynasty make concessions, how can this be done, for a while, the old and young in the capital are scolding the little man of the Japanese country!

"Gale Wind, nothing has happened in Vietnam, this Japanese slave is really good at picking time, it's really an eventful autumn!" Zhang Peilun shook his head, and also felt that there was a lot of difficulty in this matter.

"What does the court mean in this matter?" Qin Kai asked, he didn't have any eyeliner in the court, so he relied on Zhang Peilun and Ding Richang to deliver the news, but Zhang Peilun's news was very well-informed, and the Qingliu party had no power in their hands, so they came and went by one mouth, but they were all over the court.

"As far as I know, it's a lot of shouting and beating, but who's going to fight? That's the crux of the matter! Now apart from the Huai Army, who can go to Korea to fight......" Zhang Peilun raised his eyes and looked at Qin Kai, "Gale Wind, do you mean to?" ”

Qin Kai had a black line on his face and nodded! Now I can see that I have this meaning, hehe, little Japan is purely idle now, the army of small Japan, I can't help but say that it is indeed a bit of a level, more than ten years of reform, has been playing and making trouble, but, persimmon pick soft pinch, we have a plan.

As soon as they heard that Qin Kai had a plan, Ding Richang and Zhang Peilun were both energetic, and they had been cooperating with Qin Kai for a long time, so they naturally knew that he was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and every time he made a move, he would definitely get a ...... The three of them pointed to the map and began to make calculations.

The brewing of the conspiracy lasted until the evening before it was settled, Qin Kai left the governor's yamen with a smile and went straight to the Mawei Ship Administration, he naturally didn't come to Fuzhou just to find two bigwigs to engage in conspiracy!

Hu Changchang and Xu Shoushan had been waiting at the gate of the ship master for a long time, and as soon as they met, Qin Kai asked: "Long term (Hu Changchang), how is the progress!" ”

"My lord, it's all done, and the overtime that hasn't been spent in the past few months has finally missed time!" Hu Changchang looked relieved.

"The conversion of the Atarante has also been completed?"

"Hmm", Hu Changchang nodded affirmatively, "My lord, the ship's power system modification is a little more troublesome, the steam engine room is too small, only two sets of double-expansion steam engines can be modified, the boiler has no time to make adjustments, the speed has increased from 12 knots to 14 knots, the layout of this gun can not be moved, this ship is a 200mm gun and 140mm gun in the sidestring gun position, we don't have that model in the horsetail, 10 guns have been dismantled for me, but the time is in a hurry, only a bow 254mm (35 times diameter) turret gun was replaced, In addition, another 9 150mm rapid-fire guns have been added to the bow, side and stern!"

"Well, very good, in the long run, you will do your best in the production of our shipyard, and don't stop every dock every day," he turned his head to look at Xu Shoushan, "Brother Yushan, what is the result of the trial of the new battleship 701 heavy cruiser?" ”

Xu Shoushan smiled, and the result was naturally self-explanatory, "My lord, it's very good, in addition to the armor and firepower are not as good as the 501 ship, the angle of fire of this artillery and the speed of the battleship have been greatly improved!" ”

"Oh!" Qin Kai was naturally very interested in the new ship, "Lu Zhiyuan, Chen Mo, do you have any news about them?" ”

"I should be back soon, I received a message from Lu Zhiyuan from Subic Bay four days ago, saying that he was returning at full speed!"

"Okay, when they come back, we'll be ready to go," Qin Kai smiled slightly, "Brother Yushan, what's going on with the Mawei Security Regiment and the recruit company in the training camp?" ”

"The security regiment is no problem, but there are not too many manpower, and the safety work of the shipmaster still needs a large number of manpower, but there are a lot of recruits in the training camp, and 800 people can be transferred after completing the training and passing the training, and I am ready!"

Qin Kai glanced at Xu Shoushan, this old Xu is really a number one, he has grasped the training of this sailor and the defense of the horsetail, and he has done it very carefully, he nodded, "Brother Yushan, go and see the battleship, I'm still looking forward to it!" ”

The new warships are all moored in the secret harbor behind the Mawei shipyard, and the three ironclad ships look from afar, like a hideous giant beast in the dark night, and the naming of the new warships, according to Qin Kai's plan, is still in a numerical way, and this way is also an important part of the development of his big navy plan.

After that, the warships of the same model will be named after the necessary period, and even the same number, in this era when the consultation is not developed, it will be easy to hide the strength of the Nanyang Naval Division! When encountering two warships of the same name and type in different places, anyone will subconsciously treat them as one ship! And this is exactly the effect that Qin Kai needs......

Of course, within the naval division, there will be a way to distinguish between them, and according to the sequence of successive production, the battleships will be equipped with numbers ranging from A to Z, but this kind of information will not be known to outsiders.

In addition to the 601 light fast cruiser launched a few years ago, the other two ships with larger hulls are both warships with a displacement of 3,800 tons, but the size of the two battleships is very different. The hull of the 701 heavy cruiser was significantly longer, and although it was modeled after the 501 in early keel technology imitations, the hull became more slender when it was actually built.

The 701 Heavy Patrol has a total length of 91 meters and a width of 13.1 meters, which is very close to the 7:1 standard of modern ships, with a standard displacement of 3,800 tons and a full load displacement of up to 4,200 tons.

Qin Kai did not put forward the future technologies such as "bulbous bow", "stabilizer fin", and "keel" that he knew, the main reason was the process problem of the battleship system, and he hoped that these horsetail shipbuilders who were growing up could have their own ideas and form their own style.

It can be said that this is fully reflected in the design of the 701 heavy cruiser, although the design of the hull still imitates a large number of German battleships, after all, it is an imitation ship, but in the outfitting and artillery system of the battleship, the designers of the horsetail shipmaster have exerted full imagination, in order to install as powerful firepower as possible in the limited tonnage, and to take into account the lack of keel technology, so the battleship adopts the design scheme of the newly designed turret heavy guns with one front and two back.

The turret layout of this design scheme can reduce the displacement of water, lower the center of gravity, and increase the stability of the battleship. Considering the firing angle of the two guns installed in the tail, the design team, under the leadership of team leader Qingying, optimized the scheme to achieve a rear main gun firing range of more than 300 degrees, which means that the battleship only needs to turn a compass point (30 degrees) to the left or right, and all the main guns can fire at the same target.

Boarding the 701 heavy cruiser, at this time the officers and soldiers on the ship are still in intense training, facing the new battleship, a new team needs at least a few months of running-in period, in order to master the performance of the new battleship, after all, this requires a familiar process, in the bridge, Qin Kai saw an acquaintance, Tang Qingshan, the shooting officer of the No. 1 gun position of the 501 ship, he has been promoted to the shooting commander of the 701 heavy cruiser.

When Qin Kai boarded the ship, Tang Qingshan was lying on the shooting table copied from the 501 ship, calculating the shooting parameters, after all, there were still many differences between the shooting officer who controlled a heavy gun and the shooting commander of a battleship, he specially went to Chen Ying to study hard for a few days, and almost emptied the little inventory in Chen Ying's mind before stopping!

Seeing Lord Qin appear on the battleship so late, Tang Qingshan was also very surprised, and hurriedly got up and saluted!

"Tang Qingshan, it depends on your ability in the future, this ship is the new baby of our Nanyang sailors, you can handle it well!" Qin Kai laughed and cheered up his students.

"Instructor, I can't disgrace you, can I! What's the matter, it has to be better than Chen Ying's cannon! Tang Qingshan knew that his instructor didn't have any shelves on weekdays, so he spoke very casually, "Instructor, what is the best skill in this artillery shooting, I studied this shooting table, and I feel that this table is not completely universal, fortunately, our guns are of the same caliber as the 501 ship, but there are still some errors!" ”

This made Qin Kai quite satisfied, his students have a foundation, this subtle difference can be found, although this shooting Zhuyuan is not much different from the same caliber artillery, but there are still slight differences, after all, the fineness of the processing caliber of artillery in this era is not very high, and there are always slight differences!

However, how to reduce the error is a very difficult problem, and the only thing that can be relied on is experience...... This thing is really hard to express, only after enough shooting experience, can you deduce more accurate shooting parameters!

The two discussed this shooting experience, Qin Kai is more of an endorsement, his shooting experience is the number jù stored on the 501 ship, and to calculate it manually through guò's own experience formula, to obtain more accurate shooting parameters, this aspect is not as good as Tang Qingshan, those complicated work, he must hand over to the light brain to deal with. After sorting out some information and communicating with Tang Qingshan, Tang Qingshan gained a lot! ,

Boarding another ironclad ship, the "Huashan" battleship converted from the captured "Atarante" ironclad ship, the old ironclad ship that has been launched for 12 years has been upgraded very well after hull renovation and modification, and all the outdated side guns have been eliminated, and the new 254mm, 35 times the diameter of the bow gun has injected a new energy into the battleship-

The next day, Qin Kai received a message from Zhou Ruidong from the newly recovered Haiphong City - the coastal defense was conquered, in fact, it could not be regarded as a conquest, and the soldiers of the Fourth Battalion of the First Association of the Protector Army rushed into Haiphong City almost all the way, and the remaining more than 100 indigenous soldiers in the city were all temporarily recruited as cannon fodder.

Obviously, the cannon fodder has no consciousness of cannon fodder at all, and as soon as the French slip away, they immediately open the door and surrender! The territory along the northern coast of Vietnam was now completely under the control of Qin Kai, but these territories were too unstable, mainly because the French could land from a certain place at any time and ......

Zhou Ruidong thought twice, and after appointing a group of indigenous officials controlled by the Protector Army to manage the local civil affairs, he shrank the main force to the Zhiling line, and the coastal cities were defended by the local militia groups, and made up his mind to exchange space for time, but for coastal defense, he did not plan to let the French occupy it again, as a base for attacking northern Vietnam.

The walls of Haiphong were completely destroyed, and the port was blocked by mines, and Haiphong had been slaughtered by the French, and there were very few inhabitants.

Wherever the army went, Zhang Bang announced that he recruited Vietnamese indigenous soldiers, and at the same time recruited a large number of workers, facing almost generous treatment, these bandits were more diligent than those children of well-off families, and what made Zhou Ruidong headache was that the recruited workers were a little exceeded, and they didn't dare to send them to the mine.

After receiving the news, Qin Kai did not rush to inform Zhang Peilun and Ding Richang, he lay on the huge chart and gestured, pointed to a series of islands in the sea, and muttered in his heart, Dog, let's start here!!