Hong Jun's "Diary of the West": "...... To the port of Brest, see the French sailor 'Mario'. The length www.biquge.info of the ship is 26 zhang 3 feet, the width is 5 zhang 3 feet, the water is 2 zhang 7 feet, the iron armor is about 8 inches thick, the inner lining is 1 foot 2 inches, the bottom is embedded with an iron cone, and the huge cannons are surrounded on all sides, weighing 16,000 catties each, each of the cannons weighs hundreds of catties, and dozens of catties are drugged. When the cannon was fired, the sound was like a huge thunder, and it was like a flying dragon. The whole body of the ship is divided into sections, and each section is covered with iron plates, and the thickness is the same as that of armor. There were cracks in the middle of the front and back sections of the ship, but the rest was still unharmed, and the preparation was extremely exquisite. …… The tail is equipped with double dark wheels, and it is extremely fast. Hearing the Fa Shui Division's explanation, this ship is the ship of the Lone Admiral who attacked the Puguo Xi'er Estuary, and it was invincible at the time, and there was no one who could do it. All the members of our sailors were amazed when they saw it...... Yu is in the country, and the water master who once said that the law is not afraid, and when I see it today, I am ashamed of the well frog and summer worm......"

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The battleship's graceful angle of attack cut through the blue waves of the sea like a sharp axe, and in the engine room, sweaty African-American laborers quickly shoveled high-quality anthracite coal from the North Calais coal mine into the boiler, and the steam engine was running at high speed. The 7,580-ton ironclad ship was gradually accelerated to a maximum speed of 14 knots.

This is a large three-masted single-chimney battleship with typical French warship characteristics, the warship has beautiful curves, and the artillery arrangement is staggered and layered -- four Schneider factory 270 mm caliber guns are in a "ten" layout, which are respectively secured in the bow and stern of the warship and the earrings on both sides. Four 240 mm guns from the Schneider factory were arranged behind the first main gun and four more 240 mm guns from the Schneider factory, which together with eight 140 mm guns constituted the powerful main battle firepower of the warship.

At this time, Liu Buyun was standing on the flybridge behind the mainmast in front of the ironclad ship "Ocean". At the top of the foremast, directly above his head, a large French tricolor flag was hunting and dancing in the sea breeze.

Liu Buyun changed into a very formal Western-style naval dress today, and hung a pair of strange epaulettes on his shoulders that Westerners had never seen before-on the gold bottom plate inlaid with stone blue borders, impressively inlaid with gold dragon ornaments and three gold stars lined up. Of course, this is from Lin Yizhe's design.

Through this extremely wicked move, Lin Yizhe finally achieved an unknown life goal in the original time and space in advance: to design the military emblem and national emblem with traditional Chinese ornamental patterns.

Although it was only temporarily realized in one or two people, it was already a great sense of accomplishment for him.

Of course, at this moment, Liu Buyun did not feel that there was anything wrong with his military uniform, and now, he was standing next to the secondary gun on the left side of the flybridge, using a French navy-standard binoculars to observe the target ship in the distance. With a tremor from beneath his feet, a cloud of white smoke rose from the muzzle of the 240 mm main gun at the bow, and the two guns of the same caliber in the amidship and stern began to fire one after the other.

After completing several rounds of test firing of the main gun, the 140-mm gun appeared on the stage, spitting tongues of fire under the gaze of Liu Buyun, Lin Taizeng and Yan Fu on the flybridge. Under the heavy artillery fire, the target ships were blown to pieces one by one.

"Sure enough, it's extremely sharp," Yan Fu, who was standing on Lin Taizeng's left, read the artillery description in his hand, and couldn't help but be amazed, "This kind of firepower is really invincible......

"Yes......" Liu Buyun, who was standing in front of Lin and Yan, put down the binoculars in his hand and muttered, "It is difficult to be sharp when all the ships of my Great Clear Water Division are gathered......

A blonde-haired figure peeks out from the gangway connecting the flybridge to the deck, "Gentlemen......"

Louis-Eacute-mile Bertin, assistant designer at the Farassena shipyard, walked up to the flybridge with a cheerful face and laughed and asked, "How?" Do you like this boat? ”

This is a Frenchman in his early thirties, with a sunny face under his fluffy blonde hair, and a slightly raised mouth that seems to be always smiling, and his presence has dissipated the dull and oppressive atmosphere that had shrouded the flybridge a lot.

"We like it very much." Liu Buyun turned to face Portion, and a big smile appeared on his face, "This is really a powerful battleship." ”

"Thank you for the compliment." The designer named Portion leaned over lightly and bowed elegantly to Liu Buchan, he immediately got up, the corners of his mouth rose, and a big smile bloomed on his already cheerful face: "This is the latest warship in France, don't you want the navy of the Qing Empire to have a warship as good as it?" ”

Lin Taizeng, who was standing behind Liu Buyun, and Yan Fu glanced at each other when they heard this, and they both showed a meaningful smile - from the moment they arrived in France, the major shipyards in France had already targeted them.

Until now, no shipyard in any country has received an order for even a single shell from the Chinese Navy......

"It's a real steel floating city." Liu Buyun nodded, "I always dreamed that our Qing Dynasty sailors could have such a giant ship. ”

Portion looked eagerly and said, "Sir, I know that there are other shipyards that are selling their solutions to you, but I can assure you that the one at the Lassena shipyard will be even better!" Our ships have been designed to withstand the rigors of war and have proven their superior performance! ”

"I am very grateful for the sincerity expressed by your factory." Liu Buyun smiled and nodded, "I am personally very satisfied with the battleships built by your factory......"

"France has been your country's best friend in the construction of warships since the beginning of its shipbuilding business. And now the friendship is growing further, isn't it, sir? ”

"Yes." Liu Buyun looked at this impatient designer who was doing sales for his shipyard, and nodded with a smile.

He knew that the other party might have regarded himself as Lin Yizhe.

"As a sign of our friendship, sir, as long as your country orders a warship at our shipyard, we will give it as much as possible in terms of price and payment method."

"This is really ......" Liu Buyun seemed to be deeply moved, his face showed sincere gratitude, his lips pursed, and he said after a long time: "How can this be made?" ”

"It's totally fine." Portion's face was full of smiles, "Then I wonder when we can sign the contract?" ”

"Don't worry, sir, we'll provide you with the design requirements and the other shipyards in due course, compare the design options, and then make a decision." Liu Buyun said with a smile.

"Alright, gentlemen, I hope to get your design requirements as soon as possible." Portion said seriously, "We promise that the designed warship will be world-class!" ”

Perhaps anxious to gain the trust of the Chinese in front of him, this enthusiastic designer took out an atlas and began to show it to the three Chinese officers on the deck.

After completing the sea exercises, the "Ocean" slowly headed for the port of Brest.

"General! See! The Ocean is back! The lone adjutant said, pointing to the sea in the distance.

Guba got up from the balcony seat and looked at the shadow of a ship on the blue sea in the distance, and the corners of his eyes were a little wet.

Every time he saw this ironclad ship, he had a feeling of blood boiling.

It was on this mighty battleship that he achieved the pinnacle of his life's work.

As a navy soldier, I have no regrets in this life to be able to serve the motherland in this way.

Although, there are too many coincidences and unbelievable places in this.

And today, it's time to unravel all the mysteries.

"Our guests, we should be here today." Guba turned his head to look at the calendar on the wall in the room, and said something to himself.

"I went to the door and waited for them. I'll let you know as soon as there's news, General. The adjutant said.

"Thank you, El." Guba nodded.

The adjutant saluted and turned to leave, Gu Ba returned to the desk in his office, looking at the model of a warship hanging the red ground and golden dragon flag on the table, and his eyes unconsciously showed eagerness.

This exquisite wooden and bronze model is the "Weiyuan" ship of the Chinese Navy, a Chinese warship that participated in the French Emperor's Parade ceremony.

Today's Guba, with an anxious mood, is anxiously waiting for the arrival of Lin Yizhe in the office of the principal of the French Navy Mine School in the port of Brest.

In his heart, there are too many mysteries that need to be solved by this famous "great underwear designer" and "liberator of women's clothing" who is famous in France.

He sat for a while, then got up and went to the balcony and looked out at the harbor in the distance. At this time, in the port of Brest, there are many masts, flags are hunting, and almost more than 100 warships from all over the world gather here to participate in the upcoming grand parade.

There was the sound of hurried footsteps at the door, and Lone returned to his office, and Adjutant El walked in briskly, with a look of surprise on his face.

"Mr. Lin is here! Checkmate! El said excitedly.

"Let's go to the living room." Lonely barely suppressed the excitement in his heart and said to El.

When he came to the living room, Gu Ba saw that the Chinese envoy in front of him turned out to be a young man with clear eyebrows and slightly weak eyes, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

Lin Yizhe was stunned when he saw Gu Ba in a military dress and formal suit, and he was secretly amused in his heart, he just stretched out his hand, but he didn't expect Gu Ba to open his arms and make a warm gesture that only good friends can have when they meet.

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